Chapter 406: Ignore
Judging from the other party's reaction, he should be telling the people in the carriage about the situation here.
Hong Xiaoduo analyzed that the other party was probably walking a long way. At this time, he must have planned to stop to rest and eat something for lunch before continuing on his journey.
But he was worried about causing trouble, so he ordered someone to come over and inquire about the situation.
Hong Xiaoduo didn't care at all whether the other party would stop here to rest, as long as he didn't cause trouble.
After mixing the bait, Quan Jinghuai was originally going to return to the lake to continue fishing. When he saw a carriage stopped on the roadside, he stood there and looked at him.
As expected, the three carriages did not continue moving forward. People got out of the carriages, including men and women, old and young.
People who got off the bus stretched their waists, kicked their legs, and some people hit their lower backs.
After they looked around, their eyes fell on Hong Xiaoduo and the others, and they saw that there seemed to be a stove steaming here.
"Sir, would you like me to go down and ask for some hot water from them?" the attendant who had just gone to take a look asked the man in his late fifties.
"It's better to pick up some firewood and light it. You can burn it yourself. How dare you drink the water you asked for from someone who doesn't know your roots?" Before the man in his fifties opened his mouth, the gray-haired old woman said.
When the attendant heard this, he looked at his master.
"Just listen to the old lady, gather some firewood and make a fire, boil some water and heat up the food." The man in his fifties said.
The attendant responded and called a companion to collect firewood with him.
"Father, my son doesn't want to eat those cold buns or pancakes anymore. They are too unpalatable." An eleven or twelve year old boy whispered to the man next to him.
"Yan'er, why can't you stop suffering so much? If you continue to endure it, don't let your grandfather hear it. Your grandfather took you with him when he went to Beijing to serve as a junior." The man warned in a low voice.
When the young man heard this, he had no choice but to nod.
The man looked at his son's obviously haggard face and felt distressed.
Not to mention my son, I ate the cold buns and cold pancakes myself, even if they were hot or grilled, they were still hard to swallow.
How could a whole family have ever endured such suffering and suffered such sins!
But there is no way. With such a long journey, it is inevitable that there will be days when there are no restaurants on the way.
But my father was promoted and took a post in the capital. After arriving in the capital, life will definitely be better than before. Thinking about it this way, it seems that it doesn’t matter if he suffers so much on the road!
The servants brought here were busy making fires and boiling water. The water was drawn from a well in a town that they passed through the day before yesterday.
But these servants like them can't drink this water, but the master's body is precious!
As a servant, water from any stream on the roadside or lake water will suffice.
Originally, it was fine for the two groups of people on both sides of the official road not to disturb each other. However, just as the group coming from the opposite side was eating cold steamed buns that had been roasted over a fire, and the meat cakes were hard to swallow, they smelled something coming from not far away. The aroma of meat.
"Master, we are also traveling. Look at people, they are still cooking. Why can't we?" An older woman couldn't help complaining.
The man who was called the master looked at his wife speechlessly and said: "We are on our way. Others are not in a hurry, so how can that be the same? Didn't you see that they still have tents set up?
I told you to keep a low profile on this journey, as long as you reach the capital safely, why can't you remember it? What to complain about? If you complain again, you can change direction and go back later. ”
"Father, mother just said it casually, and didn't mean to complain." The young man said quickly. I don't know if it was because of the smell of meat on the other side of the road, but the family felt that the food in their hands was even more difficult to swallow. They gritted their teeth and finished the food in their hands, preferring to go hungry rather than continue eating.
The man in his fifties got up and saw that the horses were still grazing. He remembered the reminder from his entourage that there were two horses pulling the cart. It was obvious that they were exhausted, so he asked everyone to rest for a while before setting off.
It was boring to stand and wait, so I walked towards the lake, followed by several family members behind me.
When they passed by, Hong Xiaoduo and the others were preparing to eat. There were six children and three adults sitting around the long table. Although there were only four dishes, there were fish and meat, and they looked delicious. .
The scent became clearer as I got closer.
The key is that two of the four dishes are served in copper basins.
I am from an official family and have never eaten any good food, but when I saw that the whole family, old and young, swallowed silently.
The three adults and six children were sitting down to eat, eating their own naturally. Tianxuan stood up to find duck legs for her younger siblings and put them between them.
Three wild ducks were stewed at noon today, and there were six duck legs. Tianxuan didn't keep them for herself, and gave the sixth duck leg to Feiyan.
Master never eats duck legs, but my mother only likes to eat duck necks and duck paws.
"Oh my god, why are these people in the world so cruel, hunting so many wild ducks and fish, so bloody?" The old woman first saw a bunch of wild ducks with their hair on the side, and a big fish with scales shaved off. , said loudly and exaggeratedly.
Hong Xiaoduo and the others heard clearly, and the young ones looked at Hong Xiaoduo together.
"Ignore it, eat from us, and don't let irrelevant people affect our appetite." Hong Xiaoduo said to the children with a smile.
When this group of people just walked past, with their greedy eyes and jealous expressions, Hong Xiaoduo judged that these people were not easy to get along with, so even though she saw them coveting the food on the table, she did not invite them to sit down and eat together. point.
The man in his fifties just wanted to remind his mother not to do this, but he saw that he had clearly heard what his mother had just said, but he was still eating with relish, as if he didn't care at all about what he heard.
When the old woman saw that there was no reaction at all, a fire broke out in her heart. How could her mother, a dignified deputy third-rank official, be so despised?
No, my son is already a second-rank official.
Why is it that my mother, who is a second-grade official, eats cold buns and pancakes, while these people can eat a lot of meat and fish?
With this thought in mind, the old woman walked toward Hong Xiaoduo and the others. When her son, grandson, and followers came to their senses, it was too late to stop them, so they could only follow them quickly.
"Hey, did you hear what I just said? How do the adults at home teach you?" The old woman pointed at Hong Xiaoduo and the others and scolded.
Hong Xiaoduo was grabbing a duck paw and chewing it. Hearing this, he frowned and placed the duck paw in the butterfly in front of him, then raised his head and looked at the old woman.
"No, who are you? Do you have something wrong with your brain because you are old? I don't even know you, so why are you so crazy about relying on your elders?" Hong Xiaoduo retorted unceremoniously.
"You?" The old woman didn't expect that this little girl would dare to say such words to herself, and she couldn't react for a while.
"Little girl, she is my mother. Even if what she said is not appropriate, it is not appropriate for you to be so rude and abusive, right?" The man in his fifties was annoyed when he heard someone being rude to his mother in front of him.
"That's right, do you know who my grandfather is?" The young man on the side also said...