The children ate and drank along the way, and escorted their brothers into the mountains to hunt, and the quality of life was super good. But the officials who had already arrived at their destination with Xiaolong were having a miserable life, and they could be regarded as in dire straits.

"Lord Wang! We've been eating wild vegetables for two days, can we find a way to go out of the mountains and get some food back? ”

The one who said this was the one who accused Xiaolong of bringing too many people before, Xiaolong looked at him and said casually: "I heard that when the Emperor Taishang came here unintentionally, he didn't bring anything, and he ate wild vegetables for more than ten days in a row. ”

I heard that the Emperor Taishang had eaten wild vegetables for more than ten days, and the others who originally wanted to give their opinions didn't dare to say any more, so they had to endure the discomfort in their mouths and continue to eat bitter and astringent wild vegetables.

In fact, Second Master Kong knew that Xiaolong had the ability to hunt, but Xiaolong didn't take the initiative to do it, and he pretended not to know. I never asked Xiaolong why he didn't go and hunt a few rabbits and pheasants for everyone to eat? During this period of time, he followed what Xiaolong ate, and he didn't ask Xiaolong for anything.

In this big mountain where they are located, there are actually many rabbits, pheasants, wild boars, and even deer, wild sheep, and bison, which are rarely seen in the big mountain of Xiaolongjia Tea Garden. Xiaolong and the guards all had weapons and crossbows, but he just didn't want to hunt, he didn't hunt and didn't let a few of his guards hunt, the purpose was to make these accompanying officials suffer well.

They live in a large village, where they are generally poor, and their families have no food to spare. Their source of livelihood is basically to get prey from the mountains and go down the mountain to exchange for a little staple food, oil, salt and other daily necessities. The town below their mountain is surrounded by mountains, and there are too many mountain people who come down every day to exchange wild things, so this wild thing has become very cheap. It is much cheaper than domestic livestock in the plains. In the autumn hunting season, the price is even lower, but the mountain people have no choice, they have to store the food for the winter, so they can only grit their teeth and admit it.

The eldest family of this Zhuangzi, five generations in the same house, the old lady saw that several grandsons were carrying quivers and holding bows and arrows and were about to go up the mountain with other young adults in the village to hunt, and anxiously asked the eldest son: "The grandsons are all gone." Who is looking at the acres of rice in our mountain col? ”

"Daddy! I'm at home with my second, third, and fourth brothers! A few of us took turns watching, and we wouldn't let the animals spoil it. ”

The old lady was very dissatisfied with the eldest son's answer, and muttered, "Just a few of you (which line of meaning)." are all old, can they stay up late like Xiao Young? Don't stop the food and burn your body again. ”

"Daddy! You have a point! But as you can see, there are several high-ranking officials from the imperial court living in the village. They are willing to pay several times more than the price of the mountain to buy wild animals. Why don't you hurry up and let the children seize the opportunity to get more wild things back. You don't know! Other people's families also drove their mothers-in-law to the mountains to look for straw mushrooms, chestnuts, and mountain fruits to sell to those who were officials, and if it weren't for the fact that the granddaughters of the family were still young, I would have wanted them to go to the mountains to find mountain goods. ”

The old lady heard what the eldest son said, so he didn't count his son anymore, and began to worry about those officials again.

"The Emperor Taishang only came last time, and these big officials are also here at this time, what good things have they taken a fancy to this mountain hug (meaning inside the mountain)?"

It happened that the old lady's second son came into the house and listened to his father's words. He replied casually: "Dad! I heard that it was not because the emperor came to see us last time, but because the emperor had a hard time last time. I arranged for these officials to come and help us live a good life. ”

The old lady obviously didn't believe it, although the emperor didn't care about his status as a pariah, he still talked to him face-to-face, and cared about whether their daily life was good or not. But if he wanted to say that these officials had come all the way from the capital just to make them live a good life, he would never believe it. There must be something good in this mountain hug, so that the emperor who came before knew that he sent someone to get it this time. Their ancestors were forced by the government to have no way to live before they moved their families to the mountains to make a living, anyway, he didn't believe in the court so much.

"Don't act like a fool, people will believe everything. These officials have come all the way to come here just for us, a villager, do you believe it? ”

"Why don't you believe it? People are not just for our village, listen to the leader of the Lord Wang said, we mountain people in the surrounding mountains must find a way to live a good life. Not to mention that every family has money to spare, at least we must ensure that we can be fed and clothed. We can't eat the last meal without the next meal like we do now, and we can't let those who don't have strong labor at home starve to death. The king also said that the emperor himself contributed money to help us, and did not spend money from the court and the government. ”

Only then did the old lady remember what the Emperor had said: The widow enjoys his own fine clothes and food, but he makes you hungry without clothing. I didn't see it with my own eyes, but I didn't think there was such a thing, but now that I have seen with my own eyes the hardships of your life, if you don't do something, the widow will not be able to sleep well. The old lady thought about this, and silently shed tears, and now he believes that what the Emperor said at that time came from the heart, not to say good and obedient words in front of them, and to win the people's favor for him as the Emperor.

Master Kong Er, who finally tasted the taste of meat today, and several other accompanying officials wanted to cry happily. Xiaolong looked at these entourage officials who were gobbling up, eating wolf bèi, and were very unproductive, and the corners of his mouth were crooked. These accompanying officials were still spending money with him at the beginning, and no one was willing to use the silver to buy food by himself, and they all wanted to let him, the leader of the team, spend the money. Can he make them happy? After eating wild vegetables for three days, one by one they finally couldn't stand it anymore, and they took out the money in their pockets to buy rabbits and pheasants from those mountain people.

The children of the village chief's family also bargained, and these Beijing officials who lived in their homes also left a big bowl for them when they ate meat today.

"Mama (grandma means)! Give me another piece of meat! The little grandson of the village chief's family just ate a piece of pheasant breast full of meat, and began to ask for meat behind his grandmother, who was busy making vegetable paste for his family.

The old lady coaxed her little grandson: "Good baby! You can't eat too much meat, otherwise there will be worms and worms in your stomach, and the bar can hurt people to death! ”

The little grandson looked at the bowl of meat covered with a gourd with tears in his eyes, and he didn't hear what his grandmother said. Whose child doesn't feel distressed? But grandmothers also know that it can't be caused by the child's temperament, and the family still has strong labor to support the family, so it is right for them to eat well.

The little grandson was still clamoring to eat meat on the pot, and his brother came over to pull the little brother: "Pine nuts!" Come on, that Lord Wang told us all to come and eat with him. ”

"Nope! Let's not go, Mama will give meat to eat! ”

The old lady who was boiling water scolded her eldest grandson: "Tell you not to go to the adults, why are you disobedient?" Didn't Lord Wang already leave you a bowl of meat! It's time to eat, and you go and call them all back. ”

"Mom! I didn't go to Lord Wang's house, we just played in the courtyard, and Lord Wang told us to go in. He said that the chicken soup was too greasy to eat, so we were going to serve a bowl for him to eat. He also said that the rabbit meat was too spicy, and he couldn't eat so much, so there was a lot left for us to help eat. He didn't see the pine nuts, so he asked me to come and call them over. ”

The old lady knew in her heart that Lord Wang was taking care of the children and letting the children eat something good, but she couldn't ignore Lord Wang's kindness. helped the eldest grandson coax the younger grandson over: "Good baby! I went with my brother to eat meat, and there was rabbit meat, which was better than this chicken. Shrewd! Go with my brother! ”

The little grandson snorted and followed his brother to Xiaolong's place to eat, Xiaolong and a few guards had already searched for all the chestnuts in the chicken nuggets, and the rabbit meat was put down after eating a few pieces. It just so happened that the children had arrived, so they shared a big bowl of chicken soup and straw mushroom paste, three pieces of chicken and three pieces of rabbit meat. The seven children finished dividing it, just in time, and cleaned the paste in the basin and divided the two large bowls of meat.

He poured the remaining meat sauce soup from the two meat bowls to the eldest two children, and the firewood used in the past few days was cut back by these two children on the mountain, Xiaolong felt very sorry for these two children who were about the same age as Wen Zhong.

The mountain people here are different from the real hunters, who do not come home for several days as soon as they enter the mountains, and these mountain people basically go out early and return late. As soon as Xiaolong and the others packed up the empty pots and bowls and sent them to the kitchen, the mountain people who went into the mountains to look for mountain goods all went down the mountain and returned home. As soon as the village chief entered the courtyard, he saw that several grandchildren were holding bowls and eating deliciously, and he felt a little angry. I secretly blamed myself for why my mother-in-law had no rules? The adults in the family haven't come back from their work, and these children have eaten first!

He greeted the few adults who came out to eat one by one, then put down the back basket containing the things, went into the kitchen, scooped water and washed his hands, and asked his mother-in-law in a cold voice: "How did you do it?" The sons and daughters-in-law are still working outside, how can they let the children eat first! Is there any rule? ”

The old lady was usually very in awe of her man, and she was wronged by the man, so she didn't dare to be angry and justify, so she only replied in a low voice: "It was Lord Wang who saw the children playing in the yard, so he let the children eat with him." Our own meal was just ready! ”

The men in this mountain have a very high status, and even if they are wrong, they don't have to pay for it. Therefore, the village chief knew that he was wrong to blame his mother-in-law, and he didn't plan to apologize, but his tone was much softer.

"Bring everything you eat to the table! We are ready to eat. ”

Although most of these mountain people hunt, they rarely eat meat in their own homes, and only when they come to the Chinese New Year or when they come to the people, they are willing to get a little, and they usually take it to the mountains to exchange for food, oil, salt and other necessities. Today, when I suddenly saw the old lady come out with a bowl of meat, my sons and daughters-in-law immediately felt that their saliva was going to come out. They knew that a few adults were looking for villagers to buy wild things, but they really didn't expect that they would also leave such a big bowl for their own family.

Parents have a commonality, that is, they give the best to their children, even if they are uncomfortable with their gluttony, they are still reluctant to eat, so they stretch out their chopsticks and put a piece into their children's mouths.

The old lady looked at it and said, "Eat yourselves!" They were all full at Lord Wang's, and each of them had a big bowl of chicken soup and five or six pieces of meat, and it was time to eat them. Saying that, he asked the eldest grandson to take his younger siblings out to play, don't all stand aside, so that the adults will be uneasy when eating.

The children were also well-behaved, and when they heard their grandmother's words, they all ran out obediently, and none of them stayed at the dinner table. (To be continued.) )

PS: There will be two updates later today!