Waves of attractive fragrance floated from the kitchen in the backyard to the room. Huzi was still studying the desk lamp. When he smelled the smell, he immediately became energetic and said to his mother on the bed: "Mom, what kind of fragrance is this? It smells so good, I’ve never smelled something so fragrant.”
The couple also sniffed hard, and Huzi's father sighed: "This is the smell of braised pork. I smelled it once before at the door of Lao Li's house, and what I saw them serving on the table was braised pork." He thought That braised pork made me swallow my saliva.
After a while, another strong fragrance wafted in. Huzi asked again: "What is this smell? It's more fragrant than the one just now."
Hu Zi Niang said: "This is the smell of roast chicken. I had it once when I got married. It tasted similar to this, but not as fragrant."
There were other smells coming from the back, but they were not as strong as the first two dishes. Huzi was so hungry that his stomach growled and he stared at the door eagerly, imagining what the braised pork and chicken would taste like. .
After a while, Xia Yuanqiu brought out four dishes of two meat and two vegetarian dishes on a large tray, as well as a pot of white rice with white flowers, which was so fragrant that people almost bit their tongues.
The tiger girl hurriedly asked: "Miss Xia, where did you get all these things?" She clearly remembered that when Miss Xia brought her back, she didn't even have a baggage on her, including the sun lamp just now, and she didn't know what she was doing. Where did she take it out from? There are obviously no pockets on her body!
Xia Yuanqiu smiled and said: "I brought all the food on the road, and there is a lot more. You're welcome, you can eat more!"
Hu Zi's mother wanted to ask again, but Hu Zi's father winked at her and signaled her to stop talking, so she shut up.
Huzi had never eaten braised pork or roasted chicken before. After taking one bite, he couldn't stop eating. Even the vegetables he usually ate every day felt that they tasted particularly different.
Xia Yuanqiu was not very hungry, so she took a few bites and then stopped using her chopsticks. Seeing the three of them eating happily, she felt happy in her heart. However, it was already too late today and it looked like she would be delayed for a whole night's journey.
"I will stay at your house tonight and leave early tomorrow morning!" Xia Yuanqiu said.
When Huzi heard this, he quickly stopped the chopsticks in his hand, turned around and said, "Sister, can't you stay a few more days?"
Xia Yuanqiu smiled and rubbed her hair, and sighed: "Sister, I still have very important things to do. I'm afraid I can't delay it any longer. I'll come see you when I'm free in the future, okay?"
When Huzi heard this, he immediately became happy: "Sister, you must keep your words and not lie to others, right?"
Looking at Huzi, she thought of Yuan Hao. When she first came to this world, Yuan Hao was still a child, as thin as Huzi, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
"Sister never tells lies!!" she promised.
Hu Zi Niang said: "The house is simple and there is no guest room. I am afraid that I will be wronged by having to spend the night with Hu Zi today."
Xia Yuanqiu waved his hand: "It's okay, I don't mind."
Late at night, Xia Yuanqiu was lying on the bed, telling Huzi interesting anecdotes about Kyoto until Huzi fell asleep.
The next morning, she got up early. It was just dawn and foggy in the mountains, but she was ready to go. Zhu Yan was always on her mind and she didn't want to delay even a moment.
Looking at Huzi who was sleeping soundly, she took out the two cloth bags she had prepared last night. One bag contained some broken silver, and the other contained a bag full of copper plates. She placed the things behind Huzi's bedside. Then he left quietly.