It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 204

In the corner, Jiang Yan took off the bamboo basket full of miscellaneous things on his back and stood on the side of the official road to stretch his body.

Turning his head again, he looked at the blurred city tower behind him and the three big characters "Houhe County" engraved above the city gate for the last time, and couldn't help but smile.

She had been walking in Zhongyuan Prefecture for twenty days, and today she finally left and entered the territory of Heding Prefecture.

Jiang Yan hummed an unknown tune, picked up the bamboo basket again, and walked with a much lighter pace.

If all goes well, she will be able to move into the land temple built between the two palaces before dark.

Jiang Yantong had inquired with the traveling merchants he met in Houhe County and learned that the land temple had complete walls and tiles, and was also equipped with two high-quality wooden doors. After entering, he could block the doors, light a fire, and have a good sleep without having to worry about being attacked by wild beasts.

It sounded good, but when Jiang Yanren stood in front of the land temple, she found that what the peddler said was true.

Jiang Yan touched the two heavy black-painted wooden doors in front of him, then stepped back a little to look at the old, grayish-yellow land temple with mottled walls... It didn't look right.

But no matter whether the appearance matched or not, Jiang Yan carefully inspected the land temple to make sure there was no cellar or secret door, and then propped up the wooden door. Her sense of security really increased.

She took down the bamboo basket, took out her self-defense weapons and placed them on the ground, then sat down next to them and stared blankly.

After feeling that he had regained much of his energy, Jiang Yan took out two dry steamed buns from the basket, strung them on branches and roasted them, and then grabbed a handful of dried wild vegetables and mushrooms to make soup.

The flames forced out all the wheat aroma contained in the dry buns, and the fragrance in the temple gradually became stronger. Jiang Yan, who was already hungry, picked up one and held it in his mouth. When he raised his eyes, he met the kind-looking Earth God head-on.

Jiang Yan was stunned for a few seconds, but then he quickly reacted, took out two clean bowls and plates, filled them with another intact dry bun and vegetable soup, and carefully placed them on the altar in front of the statue.

Then he looked at it again and again, and it seemed a bit shabby. Should the offerings to the gods be in odd or even numbers?

Jiang Yan only had experience in placing offerings for her mother and the ancestors of Dongshan Village, and she knew that it had to happen in pairs.

Jiang Yan looked hesitantly at the untouched dry bun in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he muttered as if to explain, "I've already eaten this one and can't put it on the table. I'd better wait a moment and bake a new one."

She took one out of the bamboo basket, then felt something was wrong and took out another one to bake.

After putting the two into the offering bowl, Jiang Yan felt relieved and started to eat the warm food in big mouthfuls.

Late at night, Jiang Yan was lying on the ground sleeping soundly when he heard a vibration in his ears again.

She woke up with a start, holding a stick, and listened vigilantly to the noise outside the temple.

It was a group of people and horses. Jiang Yan could clearly hear the heavy breathing of the horses and the sound of their hooves stepping on the ground.

A man outside the door asked in a gruff voice, "Boss, are we going to rest in this land temple?"

After a few breaths of silence, the leader of the group replied, "No, we'll travel overnight, so we'll be back as soon as possible."

Jiang Yan didn't dare to make any noise the whole time. She waited until the people outside had gone far away and she could no longer feel any vibrations when she lay on the ground. Only then did she relax her tense nerves and collapse to the ground.

Those people's identities and temperaments were unknown, and they were all strong men. If she really planned to spend the night in the temple, would she be nervous inside the temple or outside the temple?

Jiang Yan blinked her dry eyes, then suddenly froze, unable to stop feeling scared.

It was getting late and the dew was heavy. The firewood she had added to keep warm before going to bed had not yet burned out completely. She didn't know how clearly the tiny flame could be seen outside the temple.