Moreover, Mr. Xue often brings Amu over to eat, and the mother-in-law who cooks for Mr. Xue's house will show a resentful appearance every time she sees Ning Yan.

made Ning Yan feel weak, and almost handed over his own cooking methods.

For Mr. Xue, who came uninvited, what could Ning Yan do, continue to walk towards the stove room, and cook a little more noodles.

Anyway, there is still a lot of bone broth at home, and after serving Mr. Xue a second meal, Ning Yan sat down and continued to eat.

Mr. Xue walked around the yard and saw more cattle in the stable.

"Ning girl, are you going to be a big cattle farmer?"

"No, I'm thinking about getting some milk for me to drink and replenish calcium."

Mr. Xue didn't understand what "......" calcium was, but Mr. Xue didn't want to remember what milk tasted like.

When I was young, I didn't drink this thing to satisfy my hunger, and the taste was ...... Mr. Xue looked at Ning Youyu with pity.

Looking at Mr. Xue's expression, Ning Yan could guess that Mr. Xue had drunk pure natural milk without additives, and milk needed to be heated repeatedly, but it could not be boiled when heated, otherwise the nutrients would deteriorate.

It is best to add some sugar or honey to effectively reduce the fishy smell.

Ning Yan's idea was not told to Mr. Xue, but how should I get honey?

"You need honey?" Mr. Xue was deaf and clear-sighted, and when he heard Ning Yan muttering, he asked directly.

"yes, honey is a good thing."

"If you want honey, you can exchange it with the mountain people, but you have to be careful not to be discovered."

"Mountain people?" Ning Yan reacted instantly.

The mountain people are the black households of this era, and many people can't pay taxes for various reasons, so they hide in the mountains to avoid taxes, and many people gather after a long time.

These people reclaimed their own land in the mountains, and they did not have to pay taxes when they had a harvest, so they could live together.

In addition to not being able to appear in the bright light and not being able to participate in the imperial examination, it seems that there is no difference from other people.

However, there are fierce beasts in the mountains, and the environment is even harsher in comparison.

It's just that once you run to the mountain, there is no room to come down, and no matter which dynasty the officials see, they will be treated as mountain bandits when they see the mountain people.

Therefore, when trading with mountain people, you must be careful and careful.

"I'll pay attention, does Mr. Xue know so much about the mountain people?" Ning Yan saw that Mr. Xue's face was a little unnatural, and he instantly understood what was going on.

The old man certainly didn't deal with the mountain people once or twice.

If you don't see through it, you won't continue to ask.

"The mountain people live in the mountains, almost every adult man can hunt, and the land on the mountains is not very good, so they are not short of meat and food, and if you want to trade with the mountain people, you can use books or use food."

"Yes." Ning Yan nodded.

She is the most lacking in food now.

Although I don't have land, I can buy land, I have to buy it, and next year I have to expand cotton planting, and I can't lack peppers. Thinking about it like this, Ning Yan was instantly full of energy.

After Mr. Xue left, Ning Yan carried a sack of grain to the mountain, the mountain people lived in the deep mountains, and they could not be found only by looking for them on the periphery.

Finding the place Mr. Xue said, Ning Yan could already see scattered mountain people in shabby clothes.

When these people saw Ning Yan, they fled in an instant like a cat and a mouse.

Especially children, who run away faster than monkeys, have probably been taught many times by their families, and seeing outsiders is like seeing a beast. It can be seen that the living environment of the mountain people is not very good.

After a while, four or five men with firewood knives came over and surrounded Ning Yan in a circle.

Ning Yan threw a sack of grain on the ground, then stretched out his hands and made a gesture of surrender, one of the people with a scar on his face stepped forward, opened the sack, saw the grain, and turned back to his accomplices.

"What are you doing here?"

"Exchange something." Ning Yan said very frankly.

However, the mountain people, who were no different from the frightened bow bird, did not believe Ning Yan because of this, and continued to ask Ning Yan: "Who asked you to come?" ”

"Mr. Xue."

......" Ning Yan didn't hide anything, since Mr. Xue dared to tell her about the mountain people, he must have a purpose.

Mr. Xue, whatever he says has a purpose.

When talking to this person, your brain must be tense at all times, otherwise you will be trapped.

When the mountain people heard the words 'Mr. Xue', the defense on their faces decreased a little, and the firewood knife in their hands was also put back.

How can Mr. Xue be so influential among these mountain people? Ning Yan was thoughtful.

"What are you here for?"

"Honey." If you have milk and honey at home, you must not be missing, otherwise the taste will be much worse.

"You wait." The man with the scar on his face winked at one of the men.

And the man withdrew.

It was nearly an hour before the man came over with a jar.

When he opened the jar and saw the honey inside, Ning Yan was very satisfied.

"Then I'll go back first."

After Ning Yan finished speaking, the mountain people did not stop him, and watched Ning Yan leave from a distance.

Ning Yan walked away with the jar for a while, and glanced behind him, was there anyone following?

So worried?

What a worrying situation!

Ning Yan suddenly remembered that Zhao Liang had followed those mountain bandits to encircle and suppress them, were those mountain bandits really mountain bandits?

A fleeting thought was left behind, and Ning Yan pretended not to notice that there was someone behind him.

Continue to walk down the mountain, to the foot of the mountain, it is dark, Ning Yan is still in a hurry, but the breath of the people following behind him is already chaotic, if it is a battle, the anti-reconnaissance ability is a little stronger, you can feel the exact location of the people behind you.

After hesitating, Ning Yan didn't pick people out, Ning Yan walked to the foot of the mountain, but instead of going home, he walked to Mr. Xue's house.

Who knows if these mountain people are good people, even if there are old troubles in the family, they don't let down their vigilance, right?

Walking to the gate of Mr. Xue's house, Ning Yan found that the person following him had left.

Knocking on the door, there were several lanterns hanging in the courtyard, illuminating the courtyard very brightly.

Amu squatted in the pharmacy, holding a piece of medicine in his hand that he didn't know what to put in his mouth.

Xu is medicine is too bitter, and Amu's brows are furrowed.

Seeing Mr. Xue drinking tea on the side, Ning Yan asked directly: "Is he tasting herbs?" ”

"It's far away from tasting herbs, that is, to distinguish the types of medicinal materials, you can try it now, and after a few years, you can directly identify it according to the smell."

"......" Ning Yan suddenly felt that Ning Youyu's future would not be easy.

Aren't all the taste of herbs bitter?

"Got the honey?"

"Hmm." Ning Yan held the jar in his hand and didn't send it away, and when he met Mr. Xue's gaze, Ning Yan took a step back: "Don't beat the idea of honey, at most, I can send two bowls of milk every day." ”

"......" Mr. Xue waved Ning Yan out. Don't drink milk, don't eat anything related to milk in this life.

Ning Yan walked out of the Xue family's courtyard with a narrow smile in his eyes. Mr. Xue has been slapped in the face so many times, why doesn't he have a long memory?