Shen Manchu was a little surprised today.

He had seen Cheng Xi twice before, and the woman had always been his mother-in-law, and the impression that this niece and daughter-in-law gave him could only be said to be familiar.

However, today's reminder at the gates of the city reminded him that this was no ordinary woman.

Whose wife will notice the change at the gates?

Even he didn't find out!

Look, now that he has said such unmeritorious words, anyone who listens to them is extremely comfortable.

Young and unassuming, low-key will do things.

Who said that Xingluo's daughter-in-law would pull out a knife without saying a word and get rid of a dominatrix alive?

Rumors, absolutely rumors!

"Anyway, Uncle still has to thank you today, one day let your aunt cook a meal and go to my house to eat!"

"Okay."

"Go back, come to me at home if you have anything to do in the future."

"Okay, I remember."

Cheng Xi left the entrance of the village under Li Zheng's kind and amiable gaze, and always felt that something was wrong.

Am I not low-key enough?

No, few of the bear-wrapped men in the village recognized her, otherwise they would have been three feet away from her.

I don't understand, I don't understand.

Seeing that the familiar courtyard was getting closer and closer, Cheng Xi simply didn't want to, Cheng Xi strode towards home.

After two steps, he suddenly stopped.

At this time, there was a person standing 50 meters away from her, it was Shen Xingluo who came down from Shennong Mountain.

"Coming back?"

"Yes, you're in the mountains?"

Cheng Xi glanced at him again, a slender figure in the wind and snow was slowly approaching, although he was wearing a sister-in-law's thick cotton jacket, he still couldn't hide his upright posture, and there was a momentum that could not be ignored in his indifference.

She shouldn't be able to see each other clearly at this distance, but she was extremely sure that the black eyes as bright and dazzling as obsidian revealed an impenetrable depth.

I really don't look like a scholar.

It's like ...... A veteran who has been up and down in the treacherous officialdom for many years.

Shen Xingluo walked up to her and stopped, and took the fifty catties of grain with his empty left hand.

"Try your luck and get some medicine."

"Looks like luck is good."

Cheng Xi looked at the bamboo basket behind him, it was heavy, and the gray thick roots in the gap were faintly visible.

And in his right hand he carried a large wild animal with a colorful tail that could be dragged to the ground.

... Well?

It's the kind of weird-looking "pheasant" again, why is it just for him to run into it every time?

Shen Xingluo noticed her gaze, and there was a slight smile between his eyebrows.

"Well, good luck indeed."

A strong fragrance wafted out of the small courtyard, and the two people who hadn't eaten well all day suddenly felt hungry.

"What did Xingqi do, so fragrant?"

"I killed a pheasant before I went up the mountain, they were so noisy."

It wasn't your average bustle.

The pheasant from the orc plane is so good-looking that Shen Xingqi has been reluctant to eat it when he sees that he likes it.

However, their destructive power is also quite orcs, and they bullied the three natives to the death of less than half a day when they were thrown into the chicken and duck pen, with the arrogance of "I am the eldest brother, don't hurry up and bow down when you wait for the younger brother".

It can be seen that Cheng Xi has to pinch their necks and nod his head every time he passes by, and personally teach them what it means to "even if you are a dragon, you have to coil it for me".

The effect is naturally significant.

As soon as the two pheasants saw her, they were stunned for seconds, and they were like two quails.

But when she couldn't see it, she relapsed, and the natives were depressed for half a month.

Killed...

Cheng Xi was stunned for a second after hearing this, and then passed.

Nonsense, she will never be unable to live with food in her life!

"Let's go, try Xingqi's craftsmanship."

It smelled very good, and the sense of anticipation immediately came up.

Facts have proved that after being taught by Cheng Xi, Shen Xingqi's cooking skills can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.

The pheasant, which weighed more than 20 pounds, was divided into two, half of which was thrown into the natural refrigerator in the courtyard for retention, and half of which was stewed over low heat for two full hours.

In addition to the cinnamon bay leaves and other large ingredients, a layer of chestnut kernels wrapped a few days ago is also sprinkled.

The moment you lift the lid of the pot, the flavor is rich and fragrant.

A few minutes later, the three of them sat down around a plate of chicken, each with a bowl of chicken soup in front of them.

The iron stove in the living room burns charcoal and makes a snoring sound, and the whole room is warm.

Cheng Xi took a sip of chicken soup from the bowl, which had both the aroma of chicken and the fragrant aroma of chestnuts, and the intensity was appropriate.

But......

It's still a familiar feeling.

"Strange, why do you feel like you have endless strength after eating this pheasant meat?"

Shen Xingqi hugged the bowl and asked a fatal question.

"It's the same as the wild boar last time."

Shen Xingluo's face did not change, "The prey of this generation is all from Shennong Mountain, and it must be caused by accidentally eating hundreds of years of precious medicinal materials in the depths of the mountain forest. ”

The little girl suddenly realized, "I see! ”

Cheng Xi: "......"

But really, one dares to say and one dares to believe.

***

The sky overhead seemed to be leaking, and the heavy snow continued until the wax moon without stopping.

Due to the large population of Shenjia Village, Li Zheng organized several more grain buying actions.

Cheng Xi would occasionally go with him, first, to inquire about Cheng Daqian's news at the post station, and secondly, to observe the changes in grain prices in Fucheng.

As she expected, Fucheng was indeed not allowed to enter on a large scale.

"What? Can you only get in 500 people a day? What kind of truth is this! ”

"It's not that we don't hand over those two copper plates, why don't we let people in?"

"What, the silver coins that entered the city gate are not two copper plates for a long time?"

"Ten copper plates?! Hey, you can buy a pound of black noodles, black heart~~"

......

However, the fact is that the black noodles have risen from the original five wen a catty to 15 wen a catty, and the unit price of ten wen has long been gone.

When the news reached Shenjia Village, the villagers who bought the grain secretly rejoiced.

"I saw a lot of people lining up at the city gate at night, just so that they could enter at dawn."

"It's still snowing outside, it's freezing cold, you're sinned!"

"Thanks to Uncle Six's reminder, a few days ago, we were forced to buy grain, but now we really can't afford it, and the price of grain has tripled compared to usual!"

"Hey, no, didn't you complain the day before yesterday that you shouldn't have bought food, why did you change your mind so quickly?"

"Who, who do you say? It's not me, I don't! ”

......

The price of grain has risen, and the city gate has limited the number of passers-through, so naturally some people are happy and some are worried.

Unlike the mood of most of the villagers in Shenjia Village, other villages that were unprepared for the heavy snow were not so lucky.

Being trapped at home by heavy snow for more than ten days has already exhausted the surplus food, and finally mustered up the courage to leave the house and encountered bad news, and the collapse of the mentality is just a thought.

The villages around Lin'an Mansion immediately complained, and the people were miserable.

At this time, the Shen family's small courtyard was happy.

Getting up early in the morning, the three of them first went to the yard to shovel snow as usual, and exercised. After breakfast, those who should go up the mountain and those who should stay at home stay at home, the division of labor is quite clear.