Chapter 19: On the Way (1)
Zeng Mao spoke: "This should have been done by them last night, we just rested on the spot for less than two quarters of an hour, and the Lan family couldn't catch up with such a big cake in such a short time." "The implication is that you don't have to eat in the future, so don't expect too much.
When Zeng Mao drank the chicken porridge, he was secretly surprised that ordinary chicken porridge could be made so delicious...... This Lan family's cook is really capable!
The drivers also had a good meal, and they were all satisfied. The chickens and rabbits in the Lan family's car were killed, and they were actually distributed to all the subordinates to eat, and there was a frangipani in the chicken porridge at the end, and finally everyone also shared a boiled egg. It's not the first time they've been sports cars, and it's rare to see such generous customers.
- Host, your merit has increased by four.
Lv Yingfang: Can you increase your merit by eating?
- Those coachmen are very grateful to you, in the past, the food of the powerful and the subordinates was separated, and you planned it together. They were very moved, because it was a stranger relationship, and it was only a little bit of food, so it didn't rise much.
There were more than fifty people in their group, and she naturally wanted to let them eat well. Especially on the first day, you have to have hope to be motivated, and tomorrow when you pass through the village, you can buy some fresh food.
As for the Lan family, there is another food prepared by Zhuangzi tonight, and they can also open a small stove, hoping that they can get used to sleeping in the open at that time.
Lu Yingfang looked around and found that one of the coachmen had the highest merit value, with 0.5.
Lv Yingfang: Why does that coachman have the highest merit value?
- Host, you are now in an employment relationship, and he is not from the Lan family, so the system cannot be investigated.
Okay, okay! Lu Yingfang was helpless. Their meal tonight was good, mainly because of the white flour flatbread prepared by Zhuangzi at three or four o'clock in the morning. Luckily she made some ice, otherwise the flatbread would have gone bad.
Along the way, she didn't plan to make ice all the time, she was supposed to travel in a low-key manner, and there was no need to let these coachmen or those generals worry about it. The most unpreventable thing is people's hearts.
The next day, when the sky was still bright and everyone was ready to go, everyone was surprised to find that there were eggs to eat.
Qiu Da rode a horse and shouted on the side: "One egg per person, hurry up and leave after eating." ”
It is convenient to have a small stove, a little firewood can boil the water, and the eggs are cooked quickly.
From yesterday to today, more than a hundred eggs have been consumed like this. Because she could get to the vicinity of the village tonight, Lu Yingfang generously let everyone eat eggs.
There was Qiu Da riding a horse between the two teams, so the Lan family set off in advance and did not hinder the team transporting grain.
Lu Yingfang scratched her neck, even if she lit anti-mosquito incense yesterday, there were too many mosquitoes in the wild, not to mention that those drivers were spending the night outside.
Isn't it time to buy how to make mosquito coils? No, no, lighting incense in the wild is easy to cause fire.
Just as he was thinking about it, Biling's voice came from the carriage, "Old lady".
Lu Yingfang lifted the curtains, and Bi Ling trotted and said, "The second young master and the fourth young master have a fever, and the eldest and third ladies have wiped the oil, but it doesn't work." ”
The second young master Dingxin and the fourth young master had a fever before Dingqian, Lu Yingfang was naturally nervous, and the death rate of children in this era was very high.
Lu Yingfang hurriedly explained: "You go to Aunt Gu, and then turn out the medicinal materials in the carriage, and let Aunt Gu consider boiling the medicine." ”
The Qian family really loves their daughter, then Aunt Gu understands some pharmacology, and the Qian family should promise her to accompany the Qian family for five years, and she can get a free body.
According to Lu Yingfang's meaning, most of the medicinal materials were also packed with oiled paper, indicating which were typhoid prescriptions, which were prescriptions for treating fever, and which were prescriptions for protecting the fetus.
Fortunately, there is a small stove, and when you open the curtain behind the carriage, you can decoct the medicine directly on the carriage without delaying the trip.
When the time came, Chunyu brought another bad news: the boss Lan Rongqi was sick.
After Aunt Gu went to see Lan Rongqi, she picked and chose the medicine in the oil paper bag according to her experience, and arranged for Chunyu to decoct the medicine.
Zhao couldn't believe Aunt Gu, so he approached Lu Yingfang and said, "Mother, isn't there a doctor in the village in front of you?" Can someone please come over? "It's impossible to go back to the capital to please, you can only go to the village doctor, which is better than a woman.
Lu Yingfang shook her head: "Let Aunt Gu try it first." "The Qian family dares to send people here, they must have confidence. They have prepared a lot of medicinal herbs, which is considered good.
Fortunately, some grain was consumed yesterday, especially for the horses, and the carriage was empty at once. This time, let Lan Rongqi sleep alone in the empty carriage, so as not to give the child too sick.
Lu Yingfang saw him cowardly, looking loveless, so she had to comfort him quietly: "Mother still has some recipes in ancient books here, and I will hand them over to you when I get to Youzhou, you have to cheer up, the Lan family still depends on you!" ”
Lan Rongqi Huo Ran widened his eyes: "Mother, what you said is true?" ”
He struggled to get up, but was pressed down by Lu Yingfang: "You have a good rest, take care of your body, and I will rely on you in the future for my mother!" You don't want to say that they don't have a father, do you? ”
Lan Rongqi: "But, mother, don't you have no other way?" ”
Lu Yingfang looked like she hated iron but not steel: "Aren't I afraid that you will tell Yuetong?" If they all said it, would the three daughters-in-law tell their in-laws? When you get to the boundary of Youzhou, I will naturally take it out and throw stones for you to ask for directions. I'm not talking about leaking your mouth! ”
Yuetong is Zhao's maiden name. Lan Rongqi replied to the letter, and immediately became energetic: "Mother, if you are worried, the child will get better soon." ”
Lu Yingfang saw that he was in good spirits, and nodded with satisfaction: "You are the eldest son, and you are the eldest son when you make mistakes, and your mother doesn't blame you." After you get better, follow Qiu Da to learn, he has been in the army for more than ten years, and he has followed your father for the longest time. Food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way are also knowledge! ”
Six merit points appeared above Lan Rongqi's head.
This is the first time that the Lan family's direct relatives have contributed merit points!
Lu Yingfang almost burst into tears, she was too difficult! Working hard for this family, the merit points are not his own children in the first place, but three daughters-in-law and two aunts.
The ancestors of Dingbei Hou were martial artists, although they were fancy in their generation, they also exercised regularly. Lan Rongqi has been eating brocade clothes and jade for thirty years, and his body and bones are good, plus Lu Yingfang's encouragement. So he drank two pairs of medicines, and when it was time to rest in the evening, he was able to get out of the carriage and take a walk.
Zeng Mao sent Zheng Wu to a nearby village to procure water, and also sent people to a nearby river to fetch water. Of course, all of this will be brought to the Lan family.
The river was not far away, and the men from the Lan family's side went over in two groups. Soldiers and farmers came in groups, some fetching water from the upper river, others simply bathing downstream. The Lan family put a large bucket on the carriage and carried water three times in the past, and the ladies poured the water on the basin with wooden spoons, and then returned to the carriage to wipe themselves. Although I can't take a bath, it makes the ladies much more comfortable. It's really hard to sweat in the hot summer.
When it got dark, Qiu Da and the others brought a doctor and a lot of things from the village.
It was not the first time that the doctor had been called to the official road to see people, he checked the pulse of all the masters of the Lan family, then wrote the prescription, and finally went to the carriage where the medicinal materials were stored and picked up some medicinal materials and handed them to the maids to boil.
It was too dark to travel, so the doctor slept here for one night.
The villagers have long been accustomed to dealing with people passing by, so they will have a lot of things at home. In particular, some villagers opened shops in the capital, and they knew that the army escorting grain and grass was going to pass by, so they had already prepared a lot of grain and grass and food.
Zheng Wu vaguely said that it would be enough to bring three carriages over, after all, the army purchased more.
After listening to Qiu Da's report, Lu Yingfang learned that the things in the village were not cheap, and the eggs were more expensive than those in the capital.
At the current rate of turtles, you must buy as many things as possible.
Qiu Da bought twenty chickens, after all, the army mainly buys grain, and those who can buy chickens to eat are generals.
Lu Yingfang waved her hand and killed ten chickens.
Later, Zheng Wu and the others happily ate pumpkin and chicken porridge, but this time it was not a white flour flatbread with meat filling, but a hard cake.
Zeng Mao looked at the cake in front of him, which was different from the dry food cake they usually ate.
"My lord, the young man just said that this cake can be stored for a few days, if it is true, then we don't have to bury the pot to cook at noon in the future, but it will save trouble."
Zeng Mao also thought of this, the dry food cakes they usually made were hard and unpalatable, and in the end they became scum, and they choked on it.
He thought about it, so he left the bread in his hand and went to break the cake of the general next to him.
"Your Excellency!" The other looked at him incredulously.
"Keep mine, see how many days it can be left, your cake, give me a taste." Zeng Mao's face was solemn, so frightened that the other party didn't dare to speak.
The cake is not as hard to swallow as expected, but it is chewy and slightly sweet.
Mrs. Lan, is this going to surprise us constantly? Zeng Mao's heart rejoiced, as long as it was useful, this favor would be owed.
The next day, the doctor checked Lan Rongqi, Dingqian and Dingxin again, saying that the three of them had improved, and let them continue to take the medicine according to the prescription. The doctor received the consultation fee and went back to the village.
That morning, there were no eggs to eat, but there was nothing to complain about. I heard that the eggs in the village cost three cents a piece, and the chicken they ate last night was twenty-five cents a pound. This price is already much more expensive than that in their village. Even in my own home, I don't dare to eat eggs and chicken in a row like this.
However, everyone was given a palm-sized cake, which was a pot helmet cake made last night, and this cake was better than the coarse grain cake I had eaten before, and it would not be dry and scratched.
When the soldiers in the distance saw it, they felt even more hungry.
"Yesterday was an egg, today is a cake...... Xing Guan secretly thought, this Lan family really still has some family background, and he is also generous, if he becomes the eldest aunt of the Lan family, life must be much better than now.
Because he manages the middle position of the team, it is difficult to have the opportunity to run to the front position to get close to the Lan family. You can only get to the front when you eat. But during the meal, all the ladies of the Lan family came out, and the maid and maid stood in front of him, and he couldn't get over! Let him observe for a few more days to see how to get close to Miss Lan.