Ren Yuan saw Lu Qiqi come out and said with a beaming smile.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi felt even more guilty. She hurriedly said "Wait a moment" and then turned back to her tent.

She was giving special treatment in her private space, which she couldn't let outsiders know, but the thought of abandoning her teammates made her feel a little guilty.

So she used her mind to control the space and took a small bag of pork jerky.

When she came out of the tent again, she had a small cloth bag in her hand.

Bartering, Lu Qiqi took the flatbread and white porridge, and gave the pork jerky to Ren Yuan.

Ren Yuan took it with a blank expression, and only after he opened it did he realize what was inside.

Ren Yuan felt his small bag burning hot as he traded the pancakes and porridge from the mess hall for dried meat.

Just as I was about to return it, I heard Lu Qiqi's cheerful voice, "Thank you for bringing the food. It's getting late, you should go home too."

If there's any news from the distillery, just let me know as soon as possible.

After saying that, she took the food and went into the tent.

Ren Yuan looked at the dim candlelight in the tent and knew that it was inappropriate for him to stay outside for too long, as it would not be good for Lu Qiqi's reputation. He could only take the cloth bag and return to the tent.

When Physician Ren saw the extra dried meat on his desk, he picked up a piece and started chewing it. Ren Yuan wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

Ren Yuan glared at his father, gripped the cloth bag tightly, and tied it with a rope several times. "Two broken pancakes and a bowl of white porridge were exchanged for a bag of dried meat. I feel so guilty, how can you still eat it?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Imperial Physician Ren made no attempt to hide his mockery, saying, "The Princess of Kang Le has plenty of good stuff."

Since I gave it to you, I won't take it back. Think about it, you still have a few taels of silver on you, and has the other party been pressuring you to return it?

Yes, the money the village head had entrusted to him to buy the pig is still in his purse.

When the time is right, he'll have to buy pigs and send them to Changlong's brothers to be made into jerky.

Thinking of this, he let go and put the cloth bag back on the desk.

Like a cat, the imperial physician carefully opened the cloth bag, pinched off a small piece, and began to chew.