Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

Jiang Li listened attentively and sorted out the information. It seemed that there were many internal problems in the country of Qi. The emperor was incompetent, treacherous ministers were in power, and loyal ministers were struggling to maintain the country. This was a sign of the country's demise.

It has nothing to do with her. As long as you have the ability, you can survive anywhere.

But now she might be a princess. Once the Qi Kingdom is destroyed, she would certainly not be able to escape. Her fate would be predictable. She frowned, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Let's take it one step at a time. It seems that Mo Jia is a loyal minister, the left prime minister is a treacherous minister, and the imperial concubine is not a good person either. This is the key information, so keep it in mind first.

After Jiang Li regained her composure, she prepared to go somewhere else to find something to eat. She didn't need to look at the men in the tent to know that they were not easy to deal with. She had just arrived, so it would be better for her to stay hidden.

He took two steps back and was about to fly away, but his stomach rumbled. His heart tightened and he disappeared in a flash.

The two people in the tent looked in the same direction at the same time. One of them stepped out and looked around. There was no one paying attention. Just as he was wondering, a mouse ran out with a rustling sound.

Gongzi Yu heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It turned out to be a mouse. I thought there was someone there. I thought too much. There are guards all around, how could there be someone there?"

Mo Yuan's gaze fell on a small footprint, his eyes flashed, and without saying anything, he turned back to the tent and continued to review official documents.

Jiang Li flashed back to the tent, lay there quietly, holding his stomach which was growling with hunger. He felt a little helpless. He thought he could have a full meal, but he didn't expect that the army couldn't have enough to eat either, as the treacherous officials above him were withholding food.

But today is not a waste of time. At least I have a better understanding of this world. Let's take it slow.

The next day came and it was still dark.

A soldier shouted, "Everyone, get up, go chop wood, fetch water, and prepare lunch. Don't dawdle."

Jiang Li usually slept with his clothes on, so he just lifted the quilt and put on his coat, took off his headscarf, and smeared dust on his face. He looked so dusty that he couldn't be found in the crowd.

Meng Fei rubbed his eyes and saw the man who was already dressed. He was surprised and said, "Boss Jiang, you are too fast. When did you get up?"

"... Stop wasting time. People outside are urging us to eat. When will we eat? I didn't even eat last night."

"We don't eat at night. There is a shortage of food and grass now. People like us who don't go to the battlefield usually only eat one meal at noon. We don't eat in the morning or at night. Boss Jiang, didn't the person who brought you here tell us that?"

Jiang Ning was silent, pursed her lips and said nothing, her eyes were a little unhappy, she was hungry, her superpowers recovered too slowly, she had to think of a way to find food.

She would sneak out to look for it at night. She also wanted to go out to wash up. This was not the end of the world and there was no shortage of water. She could wash as much as she wanted, but she had to find a place where there was no one so that her identity would not be discovered.

Ten people walked out of the tent and came to the kitchen, doing their own things skillfully. Only Jiang Li stood there, not knowing what to do.

Seeing him coming, Wang Dashan said cheerfully, "Brother, you are here. How did you feel yesterday? Are you adapting well? I have an easy job for you. Go peel potatoes."

Jiang Li stared at him and said, "Brother Wang, you said that you won't be hungry when you join the army, but I didn't eat last night. We only have one meal a day here, and I can't get enough."

"...Um, you're hungry, right? I'll get you two steamed buns. Wait for me."

"Here, try the whole grain steamed buns. They were just steamed this morning. Considering that you're new here, I'm giving you two. How do you think? I guess I'm taking good care of you."

Jiang Li swallowed and stared with shining eyes. She hadn't eaten food for several years. In the apocalypse, humans and plants mutated, and the only thing they could eat was nutrient solution, which was like drinking disinfectant. Every time she drank it, she felt like dying.

He stretched out his hand to grab it, his movements were so urgent, as if he was afraid that if he was a step slower, it would be snatched away by someone else.

Wang Dashan was just about to tell him to eat slowly when he saw the dwarf opening and closing his mouth, and the two palm-sized buns disappeared. He couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"You...how did you eat it? I didn't even see you chewing it, and it just disappeared like that."

Jiang Li finished eating two steamed buns and looked at him eagerly, with three words revealed in his eyes.

No! Eat! Full!

The corners of Wang Dashan's mouth twitched, and he looked up and down in disbelief. How could such a small person eat two large steamed buns in no time and still look like he had never eaten before?

"When you are at home, do you eat a lot?"

What Jiang Li understood was that when he asked Mo Shi, the nutrient solution was such a disgusting thing that it couldn't be compared with steamed buns, and he really had never been full.

Nodding obediently: "Well, I'm never full..."

"Hey, no wonder you're so short, Xiao San. But there are rules in the army. You get a certain amount of steamed buns for each job. If you peel the skin, you can only get three steamed buns for lunch."

Jiang Ning's eyes dimmed instantly: "Brother Wang, that job has a lot of buns, I can do it, don't look at me as thin, I am actually very strong."

Wang Dashan pointed and said, "Chopping wood and carrying water require physical labor. You can get ten steamed buns at noon. Do you want some?"

Before he could finish his words, he heard a firm voice.

"I can chop wood and fetch water. You tell me how much I need to do. If I finish the work early, I can do other things and earn some money."

Wang Dashan was silent for a while, and then a burst of laughter broke out from the side: "Haha, Dashan, just let the dwarf have a try. With his small body, even peeling the barley would be very tiring, let alone chopping wood and fetching water."

Jiang Li listened to their laughter and said nothing, just looked at him: "Brother Wang, to fetch water you need to fill up the dozens of water tanks over there, and to chop firewood you need to chop all the firewood over there, and you can get twenty steamed buns, right?"

"Yes...but"

"No buts. I understand the principle of more work, more pay. Just wait and see. I will earn my living with my own ability."

Are you kidding? It's just a little physical work. How could a superpower be afraid of this? Not having to fight zombies and mutated plants is already a heavenly day.

Jiang Li walked to the water tank and piled up the wooden barrels, five barrels in each hand. He shook them and nodded secretly, thinking it was okay, not too heavy, and with the weight of the water, it would be enough to carry it.

He walked quickly towards the river, quickly filled ten buckets of water, piled them high, picked them up, walked towards the water vat, put them down, and poured the water bucket by bucket, very quickly.

Everyone was dumbfounded. They just watched him go back and forth several times without even breaking a sweat, but the water tank was full.

"Where... where did this monster come from? How can he be so strong? No, he is so small, how did he do it?"

"Don't get close to me. If you ask me, I won't ask a single thing. The person was brought here by Chef Wang. He will definitely know the answer if you ask him."