Seeing that the head of the village was a little confused, Xiaoman explained with a smile: "I don't run a charity. As for the people who come to work for me, I have to make sure they are well fed so that they have strength."
"I also paid them, so they don't have to worry about their families going hungry, so do you understand, Li Zheng?"
The head of the village nodded. No matter what, he was actually very grateful that Xiaoman and the others were waiting here. "I understand, Madam Gu. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter."
After all, things are different now than at the beginning. Yesterday, Xiaoman and the other person tried every means to stay, but today it is them who want the two of them to stay.
Gu Xiangning saw that everything was almost arranged, so he went back to the inn in the city. The next day, Bai Zhen and others also arrived early.
Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning had just finished eating when they arrived, so the group set off. Li Zichun began to speak: "The place we are going to this time is called Changshan."
"If we ride on horseback, it will take about two days. In addition, we can rest in the villages we pass by during the nights of these two days. We just need to give some silver."
The group set off on horseback. Bai Ziyan was very happy seeing Bai Zhen was having so much fun. He couldn't help but feel speechless. If this continued, when would they be able to transfer to the Li family
Moreover, the affairs of the Li family don't seem to be that simple. Li Zichun seems to know nothing about this, which makes Bai Ziyan a little uncertain.
Bai Ziyan was completely confused about what was going on with the Li family. Forget it, it was still early and they could investigate slowly.
In the evening, everyone saw a village and came to the entrance of the village. Then they saw a few children again. It was obvious.
These children were probably standing guard at the entrance of the village again. These people usually had to do things, and even their children were used. People in the village rarely saw horses.
They all stared with their eyes wide open, wanting to come closer but not daring to, which made people feel sad. Xiaoman coughed twice and put on an expression that he thought was very kind.
"Little boy, where are your parents?"
The oldest child took the baby next to him and took a step back, then quickly ran towards the village, shouting as he ran: "Grandpa, a horse is coming..."
Poof… Xiaoman and the others were shocked when they heard the sound of a horse coming. They were obviously human beings, right? Could it be that this kid only saw the horse
Soon an old man came out and looked at Xiaoman and his group: "What do you guys need?"
It was Xiaoman who spoke again: "Old man, this is what happened. We are from Bingcheng and are going to Changshan to hunt. We passed by here and wanted to go to their house to eat something. Is that okay?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, then he looked embarrassed: "It's not that I don't want to, but we farmers eat coarse grains, I'm afraid you are not used to it."
Xiaoman laughed when he heard this: "Old man, we are very hungry now, and we won't be disgusted if we have food."
After hearing this, the old man did not dare to drive them away by force. These rich people came from Ice City. How could he know whether they had good tempers
If he was a bad guy, he would probably cause more trouble if he was driven away, so he had no choice but to bring him in. Then he looked at his wife and said, "Old woman, go and prepare some food."
"Kill that chicken."
She still seemed a little reluctant to let it go, and the old woman was also stunned for a moment: "My chicken still needs to lay eggs! You also know that Goudan is weak, and he relies on the eggs laid by the chicken to replenish his body."
The old man was also upset: "What can we do? Are we really going to only give sweet potatoes to those nobles? What if our entire village is implicated?"
As they were talking, many people came over with their belongings. "Head of the village, these are the wild vegetables we just picked this morning. We brought them to you."
The one who spoke was a little girl. Others also brought food and looked at the head of the village: "Head, everyone has little food at home, and there is not much to come and find you."
"Everyone just put together a little bit, is that enough?"
Everyone looked at the head of the village, and the head nodded: "That's enough. We don't have much food. Just eat what you can. Kill this chicken and it will be enough."
The old man felt sad, but compared to a chicken, the lives of the entire village were obviously more important. Of course, this group of villagers didn't know what they said outside, but Xiaoman and the others heard it clearly.
After all, martial artists have much better hearing than them. Xiaoman glanced at Gu Xiangning, then at the others: "It looks like we've caused them some trouble."
"I just don't know why the people in this village are so afraid of the people in Ice City?"
Li Zichun was also puzzled: "Why don't we ask?"
Bai Jia shook his head: "If you ask me this way, I'm afraid it won't work. Let's stay here tonight and ask around. What do you think?"
"Also, don't expose these people. Everyone knows the order from above. There are children standing guard at the entrance of the village, so they must know about it. We should pretend that life is fine."
"It might not be good for them if we expose it."
Xiaoman nodded: "Sister Jia is right. Let's do it this way."
Bai Zhen suddenly spoke up: "Old man, have you eaten well? We have been traveling all day and don't want to eat greasy food. We want to eat some light vegetables."
"Wild vegetables are best. I haven't tasted wild vegetables for a long time. Cook more wild vegetables."
But she heard that some wild vegetables had just been delivered, which should be able to save the chicken. After all, the chicken now meant the life of that Goudan.
Xiaoman and everyone else stared at Bai Zhen. How did this girl suddenly become so smart? Bai Zhen glanced at everyone and asked, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"
"I've been eating too much meat lately, and I feel a little greasy. How about some wild vegetables? Boil the wild vegetables and add some sauce, and they taste great."
Xiaoman burst out laughing: "You are right, I think I should do it myself. I haven't cooked for a long time, and my hands are itching."
Hearing this, Bai Jia and Bai Zhen's eyes lit up. They knew that Sister Chen's cooking skills were superb! They also nodded.
"Yes, yes, yes. If you don't practice cooking, you will definitely lose your skills. Come on, Sister Chen."
Seeing Bai Zhen like this, Xiaoman was helpless for a moment, but still stood up and walked out: "Two elders, please give me the ingredients and I will cook it."
If they hadn't missed the town in the middle, they wouldn't have been ordered to stay overnight in the village. Of course, that was intentional.
The two old men were stunned for a moment: "Madam, do you want to do it yourself?"
Xiaoman nodded: "Yes, my husband is not used to eating food made by others, which is already disturbing you. Can I do it myself? Where is the kitchen?"
The village head didn't dare to offend him, so he had to point to the kitchen. Xiaoman walked straight in. The kitchen was not big, but it was very clean and looked very warm.
Xiaoman nodded with satisfaction, at least it wasn't dirty. Then, looking at the things that Baixin had just brought over, she quickly cleaned them up and washed the wild vegetables.
Then he found out millet and sweet potatoes, cooked a big pot of sweet potato porridge, and then stir-fried the wild vegetables. While Xiaoman was doing this, he secretly added some space water.
So some fragrance soon wafted out of the kitchen. The food was almost ready. When Xiaoman was about to take it out, he saw a child appear opposite the kitchen.
The child looked at her with some hatred. Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, a little puzzled. What was going on with this doll? It seemed that there was a secret in this village.
Looking at the little kid, he said, "Kid, are you hungry? If you are, come here and I'll serve you some food."
The child glanced at Xiaoman, then turned and went in. Xiaoman was turned away and felt a little depressed, but Bai Zhen had already smelled the fragrance.
But she still hadn't come to the table yet, so she couldn't help but shout, "Sister Chen, I'm starving! Are you ready? I'm exhausted after a whole day."
Xiaoman rolled her eyes: "If you want to eat, come to the kitchen and get it yourself."
Bai Zhen didn't hesitate and stood up to serve the dishes. Li Zichun followed her when he saw this. Bai Zhen kept talking all the way.
"Sister Chen, what did you make? It smells so good. Hey, why did you divide it into two portions?"
Xiaoman rolled her eyes. "If you occupy someone's kitchen, they won't have to eat!"
As he said that, he asked Bai Zhen to bring two large plates of wild vegetables, Bai Ziyan to bring a bowl of pancakes, and Xiaoman to bring the porridge herself and go to the table.
Seeing that the village head was still standing nearby, Xiao Man couldn't help but speak up: "Villa head, I left some noodles in the kitchen. You guys should go eat too. You don't have to stay here."
The head of the village was stunned for a moment, and felt that the nobleman from Bingcheng who came this time was different from the last time. The head of the village nodded and said, "Thank you, madam."
Then he went out and called the old woman back from the backyard, and also called the eldest grandson outside and the younger grandson in the room to the kitchen.
Seeing that the remaining food was just enough for the four people in their family, he couldn't help but feel touched. He smelled the delicious food and picked up a pancake and gave it to his wife.
"Old lady, eat quickly."
He gave the eldest grandson a pancake and the youngest grandson a bowl of porridge. Then their eyes lit up. It was so delicious. They had grown up eating it.
I never knew sweet potato porridge could be so delicious. I almost wolfed it all down, and the little grandson of the village head's eyes sparkled.
I don't know what he was thinking, while everyone on the other side kept praising Xiaoman's cooking skills, especially Li Zichun: "Mm, delicious."
"Sister Chen, you are really amazing. You can make such ordinary things so delicious. If you are so capable, why don't you open a restaurant?"
“Business is definitely booming.”
Xiaoman couldn't help but roll her eyes. Is this person stupid? Does he have to open a restaurant just because he's a good cook