Chapter 682 Pain
The boy pursed his lips and seemed a little unconvinced, so Zheng Wenting ordered him to move the salute into the two side rooms.
Soon, after the meal was ready, Chu Cong took the dishes used by Chu Jingqi and Xia Zihan, filled a bowl with each dish, and sent it into the east room.
Xia Zihan, on the other hand, had already finished taking a bath and climbed into bed comfortably to sleep.
Maybe it's been a long time since she slept in a bed, or maybe it's been raining for the past few days, which made her feel a little anxious. As soon as she relaxed, she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow, which made her, who didn't like sleeping in unfamiliar beds, feel... He didn't recognize his life at all.
Chu Pang came in with the food and saw Chu Jingqi tucking her in. Chu Pang subconsciously stepped lightly and put the food on the cabinet without saying a word. He just pointed at the food on the table and signaled Chu Jingqi to eat it by herself.
Chu Jingqi nodded silently and waved to her. Chu Cang bowed and retreated quietly.
Chu Jingqi sat in front of the cabinet. On the cabinet, there were three dishes and one meal. It was very simple. To say it was simple would be an exaggeration. It was very simple.
He could feel that the people in this village lived a really miserable life.
In the countryside, you can't see any meat all year round. Although the village chief's family is richer than other villagers, it only has enough food and clothing. All year round, they only have a meal of meat during the Chinese New Year. On weekdays Here, I couldn’t bear to spend any money to buy meat. The family relied on farming some land to eat, drink, and eat, and there was no money left to buy meat.
To be able to do this, the village chief’s wife has tried her best.
A dish of potato stewed pumpkin soup, a dish of vinegar-stewed Chinese cabbage, a dish of spicy radish, and a plate of barbecue specially prepared by Chu Cong.
Among the three dishes, there was no trace of oil at all. The potatoes and pumpkin stew were just boiled in water, without adding oil, and only a little salt was added. Once cooked, take it out of the pot.
Chu Jingqi took a bite and found it difficult to swallow.
Not only is there no oil, but there is also little salt. It seems as if no salt is added. When you eat it, it is full of bland taste. Fortunately, there is still some sweetness from the pumpkin, which can be regarded as edible.
Although the vinegar-coated Chinese cabbage did not have any starch seeds and the taste was bland, it was a little sour. Chu Jingqi took one bite and then a few more.
The spicy radish slices had little oil and salt, and were not very tasty. There was only a little bit of spiciness, and they were not as flavorful as the spicy radish he had eaten in the military camp before. The food in the military camp also had less oil, but had a salty taste. .
Due to the spiciness, sourness, and sweetness, Chu Jingqi reluctantly swallowed most of the bowl of sorghum rice. She couldn't eat any more, so she put the bowl down.
And he didn't touch a single piece of the plate of barbecue.
Outside, it started to rain again, and the sound of raindrops became louder and louder. Listening to the sound, it seemed that another heavy rain was coming at night.
This rain, I don’t know when it will stop.
It rarely rains in the northwest, but every time it rains, it lasts for half a month. Judging from the past weather, this time it will rain for at least half a month, followed by snow.
The rain will stop when it snows.
However, after it snows, the road becomes more difficult to walk on.
But now... we can't walk on the road either. Not to mention the rain blocking the road, it's still unknown whether the road ahead is still passable.
It seemed that they would have to live in this village for a long time, and he would leave these barbecues for Ayu to eat.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't eat meat for a few months. He's used to suffering in the military camp anyway, but Ayu can't.
Ayu has never endured hardship since he was a child, and he is even more particular about food. But now that he has to endure such hardship for his sake, he feels very sad.
When Chu Cong came in to collect the bowls, he ordered her, "From now on, keep those few kilograms of barbecued meat for the princess to eat as snacks." He didn't explain, but Chu Cong was so smart, and Chu Jingqi just said a few words, and she understood. What he meant.
She responded with a yes.
Chu Jingqi frowned when she remembered the taste of the food just now, and said, "Discuss with the village chief, let's set up another pot station to cook, and buy some vegetables from him. If his family doesn't have them, go to someone else's house to buy them, and give him more money. Tomorrow, I don’t want Ayu to eat such a dish without oil or salt.”
It was raining these days, and Ayu was in the carriage. He couldn't eat well or sleep well. Some of the meat he had just gained back had lost weight again. His chin was pointed and his eyes were wide. He looked at it with dismay. I feel so sad.
I had some food and was always thinking about him.
This silly girl...
He wanted to give her some nutritious food, but apart from half a basket of eggs and some barbecued meat, there was no good food.
Ayu had already given a third of the chicken as a return gift to Zheng Wenting, and gave half of the rest to Li Sangwu. The remaining half was given to Chu Cong and several others.
Two pieces of chicken were gone after one meal.
"My servant is going to cook some sugar-water eggs for the princess to eat. There is sugar on the carriage." Chu Cong whispered. Seeing that he didn't eat much, he added, "My servant is also going to cook some for the prince. It will be ready in a while."
"Let's cook it tomorrow. The princess is asleep and won't wake up tonight." Chu Jingqi said, "I don't need this. I'll leave the half basket of eggs for Ayu to eat. I don't know if it's going to rain yet." How long.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The prince clearly couldn't eat himself, but he still thought about his master. This affection... No, she had to go and inquire about it tomorrow morning to see if there were any villages nearby and buy some nutritious meat for the two masters. Okay, you can eat pumpkins, eat potatoes and cook cabbage all day long. Not to mention the two masters, even they can have enough for one meal.
Chu Cong took away all the remaining food. It was already getting late, but Chu Cong was so sad that he couldn't sleep. He asked Chu Fei, the raw land mabao who was keeping vigil on the carriage, to discuss buying food.
Shengsheng said, "First, I will set up a temporary small stove in the village chief's stove and cook with my own small pot. There are not many of us, and it is enough to make one pot of rice. Then I will buy some firewood from the village chief, and Ma Bao, you and Chu Fei go around and see if you can still sell something good.”
"Well, that's settled." Ma Bao nodded.
Chu Fei and Chu Cang went to live in the west room, while Ma Baosheng stayed in the carriage to guard.
There was also a priceless piece of warm jade on the carriage. They did not dare to ignore this treasure.
Early the next morning, Xia Zihan woke up.
This night, she slept so deeply that she didn't wake up even once because she didn't eat much the night before. When she woke up in the morning, she felt hungry.
She looked around and saw that Chu Jingqi had already stood up and was no longer in the room.
She touched the place next to her. The place where he slept was already cold. He must have been up for a long time.
She sat up and was about to reach for the clothes hanging on the back of the chair next to the bed when Chu Cong opened the door and walked in.
"Master, you're awake."
(End of chapter)