Chapter 82: Bad Intentions
There is a reason why Hejia Qianzhuang can endure for a hundred years, look at the rigorous and responsible attitude of people, you can know one or two, this is just a small town, a small branch, you can imagine, in the bustling city in the head office, what it looks like!
The most important thing is that Xiaoguo has inexplicably become a rich man!
She left some silver for her spare life, and the rest was stored in Qianzhuang!
When Xiaoguo returned to the inn with emotion, the others had already eaten dinner.
Jiang Shang left two chicken legs and a few steamed buns for her.
Xiaoguo is full of gratitude to him.
But there is a pot and a stove, and then touch the silver taels in her pocket, and eat leftovers, it is not her Ma Xiaoguo's style!
She first settled with the merchant leader, settled the total cost of going to Qingyun with a partner, and took out a piece of broken silver and threw it to Xiao Er, so the entire kitchen was immediately in charge of her!
Xiaoguo rummaged through the kitchen, and only found some sweet potato vermicelli, a few chives and a handful of coriander, but there was still a lot of rice in the rice bowl.
Xiao Er apologized: "The store generally only purchases the ingredients used on the day, the weather is too hot, and if you can't use up the more you buy, it will break!" ”
Xiaoguo said: "It's okay! ”
She rolled up her sleeves and scooped up some rice into the pot.
Jiang Shang watched the stove for her.
Xiaoguo took advantage of the steaming rice to soak the sweet potato vermicelli in hot water, and then deboned and dismantled the two cooked chicken thighs, and chopped them into small cubes with a knife.
When the rice fragrance wafts out of the pot, the vermicelli is soaked through.
Chop the vermicelli into small pieces, wash the chives and coriander, and cut them off.
She started another pot, put in some vegetable oil, waited for the oil to be hot, stir-fried the green onions, put diced chicken and vermicelli, stir-fried slightly, added an appropriate amount of water, and scooped a few spoonfuls of the remaining chicken broth into it.
Wait until the soup in the pot boils slightly, then pour in a little soy sauce, an appropriate amount of salt powder, sprinkle like a coriander segment, and a pot of fragrant "frustrated chicken" is born.
Xiaoguo took a bowl and handed it to Jiang Shang, and said with a smile: "Uncle Jiang, how about tasting Xiaoguo's craftsmanship?" ”
Jiang Shang only smelled the pungent fragrance and couldn't help salivating, but thinking that Xiaoguo hadn't eaten dinner yet, he hurriedly pushed: "Aunt Ma, no, you don't have to be polite to Uncle Ma." I haven't eaten dinner so late, I must be hungry, so let's eat quickly! ”
Xiaoguo smiled: "Don't worry, there are still many in the pot!" Enough for us to eat! ”
Jiang Shang glanced at the pot, and sure enough, there was still a lot left, and the sweet potato vermicelli was soaked and opened, and the amount increased exponentially.
Jiang Shang was no longer polite, he took the bowl, scooped some with a spoon, put it in his mouth, and felt the deliciousness of the chicken soup, perfectly integrated into the vermicelli, making it full of taste and fragrant!
Xiaoguo served him some rice, and he ate it himself!
She ate a few bites, and was surrounded by Xiao Er's hot gaze, feeling uncomfortable: "Or, why don't you come a little too?" ”
Xiao Er didn't wait for her voice to settle down, and consciously started to fill herself a bowl.
Soon the pot bottomed out, and the three of them smacked their mouths unsatisfied!
Xiao Er wiped his mouth and praised: "Childe, good cooking!" With your craft, you can also get a good job in the restaurant and support your family! ”
Jiang Shang was also convinced: "It's the first time for an old man to eat chicken in this way, it's really delicious!" ”
Xiaoguo was a little embarrassed to be praised, and said: "It's just commonplace, how can it be so exaggerated!" ”
Hongyan Palace, inside the Funing Palace.
Xiao Bai's big eyes were full of tears: "Aunt Bai, did my mother really leave me and go outside to play by yourself?" She promised me that she would take me and ride a tall horse together! ”
Bai Ling lovingly hugged him into her arms and said, "Little Bai is good, your mother has her troubles, so she can't take you out." ”
Xiaobai sobbed: "What's the trouble of the queen mother? ”
Bai Ling sighed: "You are still young, adult things, many things you can't understand now!" But, Xiaobai, think about it, how could she abandon you if she didn't even care about her life for you? She's just away for a while! In her absence, you have to work harder. In this way, when she came back, Xiaobai had grown up, a man who stood up to the sky, a qualified and excellent monarch, how happy she was in her heart! ”
Xiaobai put away her tears, looked up at Bai Ling, and nodded as if she didn't understand: "Aunt Bai, will you also leave home Xiaobai?" ”
A flash of sadness flashed in Bai Ling's eyes: "Aunt Bai is going to a place in a few days to deal with some things." ”
She smiled hard: "But Aunt Bai promised you that once the matter is over, she will come back to you!" ”
Xiaobai had overheard that his favorite Aunt Bai would also leave the palace, and when he heard that she would come back, he was in a better mood: "That word is decided, Xiaobai is waiting for you!" ”
There was tenderness in Bai Ling's eyes that could not be dissolved, she touched Xiaobai's soft hair, and said, "Okay, a word is a certainty!" ”
Li Yi stood outside the hall and watched quietly, the weeping willows swaying their soft branches from side to side.
Catching a glimpse of Bai Ling walking out of the hall, he turned around.
"Don't worry, Xiaobai has accepted the fact that the Queen Mother left, he was tired of crying, relaxed and fell asleep!" Bai Ling said.
"Thank you!" Li Yi said sincerely.
Bai Ling smiled lightly: "Why do you want to thank me for this?" He is my child, I didn't know he existed before, I didn't do my duty, a mother's responsibility. Now, I'm afraid I'll use less distraction and less effort for him. ”
Li Yi's lips were pursed, and after a while, he said: "If you want to tell Xiaobai the truth of the matter, no one will stop it!" The reason why she chose to leave must be because she doesn't want to embarrass you. I don't want you to confess your feelings to Xiaobai, and there is a burden in your heart. ”
When Bai Ling saw the tenderness in his eyes when he mentioned her, he raised his head and looked at the sky: "Let it be!" ”
"What do you think about the matter of stones and green ru?"
"Although Luru untied my ** last time, on the way to escape, he hit his head and was a little confused, but in the end he was pregnant with a child with a stone! I hope you can open up and spare her once. ”
Bai Ling felt a little distressed about the stone.
The person he regarded as a relative over the years turned out to be the initiator who used to deceive him, causing his closest relatives to almost die, forcing him to waste the most precious teenage time, and changing the trajectory of his fate.
Although Bai Ling said that he didn't want him to hate Luru mother and daughter because of himself, he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
Li Yi said: "I once promised Mama Wang that I would not harm Lu Ru's life, so you don't have to worry about this." ”
Bai Ling bowed slightly: "That's good, thank you!" ”
"I should have called you the imperial sister-in-law, we should be a family, why be too polite," Li Yi hesitated, and then said, "You went back to the valley this time, but you need help?" ”
Bai Ling's heart warmed, and he smiled: "There are some things that can't be solved by a lot of people!" Don't worry, there aren't many people who can hurt me easily! It's you, but you have some clues, where do you plan to start looking for her? ”
Li Yi smiled and sighed: "Although she is frank by nature, she is also very cunning, and she really has the idea of hiding from it, and it is not so easy to find!" But no matter where she's hiding, even if she digs three feet into the ground, I'm going to find her! ”
Bai Ling looked at his eyes, and the pet in his tone when he mentioned Xiaoguo, doting, was vaguely sour in his heart.
As soon as this feeling appeared, she was crushed to death in her heart, she smiled slightly, and said sincerely: "I can only wish that you will have a lover as soon as possible!" ”
Let's talk about the other side.
Xiaoguo's deposit of all his belongings into He's money was revealed by Jiang Shang intentionally or unintentionally.
The few who were ready to move on her belongings felt sorry in their hearts.
Xiaoguo's next journey is less troubled because of this.
In her spare time, when she passed through the barren land, she would also take local materials and help Jiang Shang cook some food and eat it with everyone.
Her cooking skills were well received by everyone, and in the end, she was invited to cook almost the meal. But obviously, some people are just white-eyed wolves who can't be raised, and they don't know what gratitude is!
On this day, it was the second day of continuous camping in the wilderness, and it was difficult to meet other passers-by on the way.
At twilight, the caravan chose to camp by a river, and Xiaoguo and Jiang Shang had already set up an iron pot.
Jiang Shang went to the nearby woods to collect firewood, and Xiaoguo took the bag containing the ingredients out of the carriage.
"Sister Ma, but do you need my brother to help?" A malicious voice sounded abruptly behind itself.
What should come will always come, Xiaoguo's men's clothing showed flaws, she expected this day.
Quietly, holding the hosta hidden in her sleeve in her hand, she slowly pretended to be over.
I saw five or six mercenary dart men blocking behind her, staring at her with twinkling eyes.
Xiao Guo knew that the other dart riders, and even the three merchant brothers, although they did not follow around, they had been secretly paying attention to the movements here.
Not only did they not take action to break the siege, but even the few people who came over were instigated by them.
The journey has just begun, if you don't stop them and make an example, this journey is destined to not be peaceful!
Xiaoguo secretly took a deep breath and said calmly: "No need, thank you!" ”
"You're welcome! Tired of my sister, my brothers are distressed! ”
"Look, delicate beauty, you have to dress up like this, and in the future, you can wear a beautiful skirt boldly with your brothers!"
"Come, first accompany my brother to play in the carriage, and then it's not too late to cook food!"
A tone of voice, laughter, buzzed in Xiaoguo's ears.
Seeing that Xiaoguo didn't react, they began to pull the food bag in her hand, and even wanted to take the opportunity to pinch her wrist.
Xiaoguo couldn't bear it anymore, she threw the food bag on their heads, and the flying flour covered their faces and covered their eyes and noses.
Several people didn't expect her to react so violently, they all coughed again and again, and hurriedly wiped the flour on the person's face with their sleeves.
Xiaoguo took advantage of the chaos to prick a needle on each of several people, although she couldn't fly needles, her ability to poke people was getting better.
Several people only felt as if they had been stung by bees, and after a wisp of pain, their bodies began to go numb and could not move.
Xiaoguo made a move, clapped her hands proudly, she looked at the few motionless faces in front of her, and sneered: "If you want to beat your aunt's idea, you won't worry about how many catties and taels you have!" ”
She walked up to them, her eyes widened, and she said viciously: "Let me tell you the truth, aunt and grandmother, I use a sorcerer to collect evil souls for Lord Yama and go to the underworld to do drudgery!" ”