Chapter 25 Bathing Difficulties

"Everyone in the capital says Baixiangzhai's roast duck is the best. I don't think they've ever tried wolf meat. That's what we call delicious!"

Qin Feng held a wolf leg in each hand, gnawing on it until his face was covered in oil, and he mumbled incoherently.

The elders all ate sparingly. Most of them would take a quick bite and then say they were not hungry, and then take out the hard biscuits in their arms and start to eat them.

Qin Xiangnuan could guess what they were thinking. They probably felt that the road to exile was extremely difficult, so they had to be prepared for danger in times of peace and were unwilling to eat more.

It’s impossible to persuade him, I can only think of a way later.

"Beibei, why are you hiding here? Don't you like meat? Didn't you say you were hungry a few days ago and asked big sister for some dried meat?" Qin Xiangnuan saw Qin Xiangning curled up in a small ball, hiding in the corner. She approached with some concern and asked gently, "Are you scared?"

The two wolf heads that Qin Feng had cut off were hanging at the entrance of the cave. It was normal for the little girl to be scared.

She held Beibei on her lap. Beibei avoided her gaze and twisted her body as if she wanted to jump off. She was really restless.

After a while, Beibei saw that he couldn't break free, so he started crying, and his crying became louder and louder.

When Zou heard this, she ran over and asked Qin Xiangnuan with her eyes, "What's wrong? Beibei, where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"I don't want to be here."

Qin Xiangning pouted, rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand, bit her fingers in grievance, and tears fell like golden beans.

Everyone gathered around, talking at once and trying to coax the little girl.

But the little girl cried even harder, her throat became hoarse, her speech was intermittent, and she almost passed out.

Qin Xiangnuan was bewildered. She watched Qin Xiangsong biting the wolf leg beside her, his face unhurried. Squinting her eyes, she guessed that he must be involved. Thinking about it, she walked up to Qin Xiangsong, snatched the wolf leg away, and held it high.

Qin Xiangsong jumped up in anger and wanted to pull Qin Xiangnuan's clothes, but he was not tall enough.

"Give it to me! Give it to me!"

The naughty child started to make noise, and the sound became more and more harsh.

Qin Xiangnuan grabbed his collar and led Qin Xiangsong outside the cave, nodding her lips and saying, "Tell me how you provoked Beibei, or I'll hang you at the entrance of the cave and leave you alone with Wolf Head in the middle of the night. A wild beast might come and take you away too!"

"You're lying, I don't believe you!"

Qin Xiangsong was used to being spoiled. He put his hands on his hips and stiffened his neck to retort, "My mother will scold you!"

"You can try. Look, did Third Aunt say a word of disapproval when I brought you out today?"

Qin Xiangnuan was so confident that Qin Xiangsong was not confident enough.

After the turmoil of the past few days, Qi's relationship with Qin Wen became increasingly cold. She was naturally a little panicked. As a weak woman, the only people she could rely on were her husband and his family, and she didn't want to offend them.

Qin Xiangnuan is now the head of the general's mansion. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that her opinion is sought for all matters, big or small.

No matter how much resentment Qi felt in her heart, she could not show it on the surface.

Qin Xiangsong's eyes rolled around. Although he was young, he could read people's expressions and judge the situation very well. He sniffed, his eyes still fixed on the wolf's leg. He closed his mouth reluctantly and said, "I just said she smelled, very smelly."

"She might feel embarrassed, so she won't let you get close to her or hug her."

Qin Xiangsong felt more and more guilty as he spoke, but he raised his head to give himself courage, and his voice became a little higher, "But she stinks! We've been out for a long time and haven't taken a bath. I always smell too, and my mother always washes me with water..."

Water? Bath?

How could she forget about this!

There were few official inns along the way from the capital, and the number of opportunities they had to take a bath could be counted on one's fingers.

Qin Xiangnuan looked back and saw that the men were fine, just a bit sloppy and rough on weekdays. But the women's hair was already greasy, and Second Aunt was scratching her body occasionally, obviously she had reached the limit of what she could bear.

Beibei is a little girl and is in a sensitive period of time, so her reaction will be bigger.

Qin Xiangnuan understood the crux of the matter. Standing on the rock protruding from the cave, she surveyed the Savage Valley and the surrounding terrain until she spotted a shallow source of water reflecting the moonlight. It was more of a puddle than a pond, but it was perfectly adequate for washing.

She thought of a solution, returned to the cave, picked up Qin Xiangning, and rubbed her cute face. "Tomorrow, big sister, take Beibei to wash your body, okay? Have you been feeling itchy lately?"

"Really?"

Qin Xiangning asked with her big watery eyes blinking. Qin Xiangnuan nodded and stretched out her hand to her, "When have I ever lied to you?"

Beibei got a positive answer and quickly came out of her sad mood. She wiped her tears and started eating.

Qin Xiangnuan walked up to Liu and looked at the already asleep Madam Qin. "Mother, I will take you to a water source tomorrow, but time is very limited. Grandmother still has wounds on her body and needs your care. Be careful and just wipe her a few times."

"Don't worry, Second Aunt, I'll take care of Beibei."

Qin Xiangnuan finished speaking and looked back at Qi, who was standing quietly in the corner. Any other time, she would have jumped up and down, but today, she was speechless and guilty. Qin Wen cared about his wife after all, so he walked over and said, "Take Song'er with you tomorrow, and I'll keep watch for you."

"I think Brother Song shouldn't need it, right?"

Qin Xiangnuan did not want to save face for Qi and spoke in public.

Qi's face flushed crimson, and she angrily asked, "Why? That pool is yours? Why don't you let us go?"

"Brother Song only washes once every two or three days. His skin is delicate. I mean well, but I'm afraid he might get hurt."

Qin Xiangnuan looked at Qi and smiled sarcastically, "I guess Third Aunt has been saving all your drinking water these days to give Brother Song a bath, right? I've really put a lot of pressure on you. If someone doesn't know, they might think you've secretly moved the water bag from the mansion."

"you……"

Qi was choked by her and was speechless. Although Qin Xiangnuan didn't say it directly, once she said it, everyone knew the selfish things Qi had done in secret. Eyes full of resentment and anger fell on her. She simply said, "Yes, I did embezzle it. Why? The people in the mansion didn't die of thirst!"

Oh, if she hadn't added some mineral water to the water bag every day, the general would have died on the road.

Not only did the Qi family not know their mistakes, but they became even more powerful.

"In that case, starting tomorrow, food, clothing, water, and supplies will be distributed individually. Let's each take care of our own things, okay?"