Chapter 17 The rainstorm came early

She said, "Mother, cook this and give it to my husband."

Mrs. Xue was shocked when she saw the ginseng: "Where did it come from?"

Su Nuan replied in a low voice: "I encountered it while collecting herbs. Don't tell anyone. Use the pottery pot over there to make ginseng soup. There is salt here to prevent the ginseng soup from spoiling quickly."

Xue excitedly took a small bag of salt and started to cook ginseng soup for her son.

She opened the sack and looked inside. The upper half of the sack was filled with bamboo tubes, and the lower half was soft and she didn't know what it was.

She took out everything inside and was a little amused when she saw it.

The bamboo tubes are filled with vegetables. The weather is not very hot now, but these vegetables have been there for a day. If they are not eaten up, they will have to be thrown away, which is such a waste.

The soft bedding underneath is wrapped in oilcloth, which is good as it can keep out moisture when spread on the ground.

Su Nuan said, "Mom, you and grandma can sleep in the car with Tuan Tuan at night, and we can sleep outside."

Although Xue had not spent much time with Su Nuan, she could tell that Su Nuan was a person with her own ideas and filial piety, so she nodded obediently.

This family is old and young, and whether it is a strong laborer or a fool, it needs a backbone to support it, and that is Su Nuan.

The old lady asked worriedly, "Girl, it will be cold if you sleep outside. What if you get frozen?"

Su Nuan quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, Grandma. I will take good care of myself. I don't look that weak. Taking care of yourself is the greatest help to me."

The old lady also understood that she was already a burden, and if she fell ill again she would be too ashamed to live and cause trouble to others.

Su Nuan saw the sadness on her face and was afraid that the old lady would be upset, so she smiled and said, "Grandma, people say that having an old person in the family is like having a treasure. You must be healthy and keep us naughty kids in check, otherwise we will have no one to make decisions."

The old lady was amused and scolded: "Okay, girl, I'll listen to you."

Su Nuan likes sensible people and is afraid of those who are willful and capricious. However, if anyone dares to be willful and capricious to her, she has a hundred ways to deal with it.

She poured the vegetables from the bamboo tube into the pot, mixing everything together without caring what was in it, filling the pot up completely.

Su Nuan smiled and said, "Let's start eating."

The bowls and chopsticks were ordinary pottery and bamboo chopsticks. They just thought that Su Nuan bought them in town, and no one suspected anything wrong.

The food in the pot smelled so good that it just covered up the taste of the ginseng soup. The aroma spread everywhere and attracted countless people to look.

Some people were ready to make a move, but they were scared when they thought of Su Nuan holding a kitchen knife and about to chop people, so they could only watch them eat.

Seeing Ling Yun eating with his hands, Su Nuan frowned and scolded him, "What are you doing? Stop it now."

Ling Yun froze, hugging the bowl tightly as if protecting his food. He asked warily, "What are you doing? Are you trying to steal my food?"

Su Nuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She took out a handkerchief, wet it with water, carefully wiped Ling Yun's hands, and then picked up the chopsticks.

"Come, learn from your sister-in-law and eat with chopsticks."

"Our hands have touched many things and are very dirty, so we can't eat with our hands."

"You'll regret it when your stomach hurts. Even though we're in exile and our clothes can be a little dirty, our food and drink must be clean."

Listening to Su Nuan's soft voice, Ling Yun's cheeks quickly turned red.

Su Nuan thought he was embarrassed by what she said, so she smiled and said, "Just don't grab it with your hands in the future. You probably have the IQ of an eight-year-old now, so you should understand these principles at the age of eight."

Ling Yun didn't know how to behave appropriately at the moment, so he could only lower his head and use his chopsticks to scoop food into his mouth.

Although Xue felt that the way the two of them got along was too intimate, she changed her mind and thought that it was a great blessing to have someone take care of her silly son without any disgust. She must not say anything wrong to hurt her daughter-in-law's feelings.

The old lady tilted her head in thought, but she said nothing.

What rules are there to follow in this situation? We are no longer the wealthy family we used to be. We are even worse than ordinary peasants. It is better to just let things take their own course.

The Ling family adapted the fastest and changed their mindset the fastest. At this moment, the family was truly united.

After they finished their meal, Su Nuan went to the river to wash dishes and found many small fish as big as fingers in the river. Unfortunately, she had no tools to catch them.

As she washed the dishes, she thought, "How great would it be if these fish could enter the river in the space? Then I would have endless fish to eat."

Although she thought so, she did not look at the fish in the water again, and did not notice that the small fish in the water disappeared in an instant.

When it was almost dark, the Ling family returned to the carriage, and Tuan Tuan, who had been sleeping all day, finally woke up.

Su Nuan held Tuan Tuan in her arms and asked, "How are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Tuantuan replied in a baby voice: "Sister-in-law, I'm not feeling unwell. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Looking at the sensible and well-behaved Tuantuan, Su Nuan couldn't help but kiss her on the cheek, "No trouble at all, our Tuantuan is the best."

Seeing his sister-in-law being so gentle, Tuantuan instantly threw away all the anxiety in his heart.

Xue smiled and said, "Your sister-in-law specially cooked porridge for you. Put on your clothes and eat something."

"Thank you, sister-in-law, and thank you, mother."

Xue took Tuantuan over and went into the carriage to dress her.

Su Nuan scooped out two bowls of snake porridge from the clay pot and handed one bowl to Ling Yun.

"Eat it. I've seen you staring at it for a long time. You can't finish it all."

Ling Yun held the bowl of porridge with a smile on his face, but a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes.

It is said that ladies from aristocratic families are spoiled and willful, but this sister-in-law seems to be different. She has the temperament of a lady from aristocratic families but without those bad habits.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with getting along like this, just like having another blood relative.

He took a sip of the porridge and expected it to have a strong earthy smell, but it turned out to be unexpectedly delicious. Could this be something that could be made by someone who had never touched water before?

He hid in the darkness and whispered, "Go check..."

However, after saying two words, he paused again, and after a moment he sighed deeply, "No need."

So what if I checked Su Nuan's past? The past is the past. What matters now is looking forward. As long as the future is good, that's all that matters.

Thinking of all the things Su Nuan had done, Ling Yun couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, but he didn't even realize he was smiling.

At this moment, Su Nuan was happily feeding Tuantuan, and both of them had warm smiles on their faces.

Mrs. Xue and the old lady also looked at them lovingly. Only Cuiyi stood aside a little stiffly, but she also had a smile on her face.

Ling Yun felt particularly warm-hearted when watching this scene. The sorrow of his broken family dissipated a little, but the hatred was still there. It was just that at this time he could only bury the hatred deep in his heart.

He clenched his fists, tried his best to control his emotions and forced a silly smile on his face. He knew that he had to be stupid, otherwise he would not be able to reach the North alive.

The sky gradually became completely dark and most people fell asleep.

Su Nuan looked up at the dark, starless sky, her brows furrowed slightly. Could she have remembered it wrongly? Would the rainstorm come earlier?

As she was thinking, a drop of rain fell on her face. She quickly said, "Hurry up and get in the carriage. It's raining."