Gao Zangfeng was a little stunned and hadn't reacted yet. It was the person behind him who reminded him: "Crazy, she wants us to find something to put the food in."
Gao Zangfeng looked at Ye Nuan's sincere eyes, cursed inwardly, and said to the person behind him: "Bring the cloth bag!"
The person behind her handed over a cloth bag. Ye Nuan stuffed the vegetables in the basket into it one by one in front of everyone, saying as she stuffed them in, "Could you please ask Gao Shoucheng to talk to your city lord and ask him to give less jewelry and more salt next time?"
There is not much salt in the wilderness, and they have to exchange their salt with the Creation Pavilion, which is extremely expensive.
Of course, Gao Zangfeng wouldn't say this. He just said, "I'll talk to the city lord. Okay? We're in a hurry to go back for lunch!"
"Alright." Ye Nuan stuffed two dragon fruits in and said, "These two are fruits that can be peeled and eaten. Take them to your city lord as well."
Gao Zangfeng was impatient, thinking women were just nagging. Just as he was about to leave, Ye Nuan handed him another paper bag: "This contains red bean cakes, also for your city lord."
The soldiers behind Gao Zangfeng were stunned and suddenly felt envious of their city lord. They thought: This girl is really honest. Although she is not good-looking, she always wants to share some delicious food with their city lord.
Well, I must have a good chat with the city lord when I get back!
Gao Zangfeng himself also began to waver: although this woman is greedy, lustful and shameless, she really cares about their city lord.
Ye Nuan was simply following Su's instructions, being nice to her benefactor and taking as much as she could. She hadn't expected the other person to misunderstand her so deeply. Finally, she smiled again and said, "Please, Gao Shoucheng, go back quickly. These red bean cakes won't be crispy anymore if they get cold."
It would be a waste if you don’t eat good food when it’s at its most delicious!
But what she said to Gao Zangfeng and others meant: Please hurry up, I want your city lord to eat the loving red bean pastry I made as soon as possible.
"Damn it!" Gao Zangfeng jumped onto his horse and the rolled-up sand choked Ye Nuan's face.
After rushing to the City Lord's Mansion as quickly as possible, Gao Zangfeng asked his subordinates to go back first, and he himself carried the cloth bag and went to the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion was rebuilding the kitchen, and Qi Wuze was sitting there with his feet up, supervising the work. Several cooks were afraid that he would get closer, so they stood in front of him in a uniform manner.
"Old Li, move aside!" He pushed away the people in front of him, but soon someone else blocked his way.
Qi Wuze sneered, stood up and went to the backyard. The chefs were delighted: the troublesome master has finally left!
Bored City Lord Qi wanted to plant some flowers, but the housekeeper politely said, "City Lord, there aren't many green plants in the mansion. If you have nothing to do, go to the training ground and practice with your knife." Whatever their City Lord raises will die. If a good flower is moved to his house or study, it will die within seven days!
This huge City Lord's Mansion is good in every way except that it lacks a little green!
Luomu City is nestled against Luomu Mountain, beneath which lies the Heavenly Lake. In recent years, the lake has become increasingly shallow, showing signs of drying up. Luomu City once cultivated land and vegetables; Qi Wuze even worked there with his mother when he was very young. However, as the lake dried up, the surrounding land became increasingly difficult to cultivate. When food ran low, they could only buy it from the Creation Pavilion. Fortunately, Luomu City was rich in treasure mines.
With the arrival of autumn, most fields had begun to be harvested, and without the intrusion of bandits, Luomu City had truly enjoyed a period of peace. As the city lord, he had little time to do except for training the troops, and now he was disliked wherever he went.
Qi Wuze was depressed, so he simply dragged Qi Ya to the training ground.
It would be better to deal with this bastard so that he wouldn't have to spend the whole day looking for that ugly girl. Strangely enough, Qi Ya only met Ye Nuan once, but he had a very good impression of her. He even asked her name, someone he rarely talked to. In the end, he even tried to sneak away to Dahuang Village in the middle of the night. Fortunately, he discovered her in time.
This kid really thinks Ye Nuan is his mother!
He refused to let Qi Ya leave, and Qi Ya got angry and refused to cooperate. Qi Wuze shot an arrow with all his strength, and then he saw Gao Zangfeng running towards him with a cloth bag in his hand. Qi Wuze, who was worried about having nowhere to vent his anger, drew his bow and shot an arrow at him.
The sharp arrow flew off the bowstring, carrying a strong wind with it. Gao Zangfeng subconsciously blocked the way with the cloth bag. The arrow was so powerful that it directly sent the bag flying, and the vegetables, fruits, and red bean cakes inside splattered all over the floor.
Lush green vegetables are rare in the City Lord's Mansion.
"Oh! City Lord, your vegetables!" A large cabbage fell on Gao Zangfeng's head, and he was so anxious that he chased the corn all over the ground.
Qi Wuze didn't expect that there were vegetables in the cloth bag. He put down the arrow and walked over, and asked casually: "Where did you buy these vegetables? Did the falcon take you there?" The color and aroma of the vegetables were very similar to those brought back by the falcon before.
Gao Zangfeng shook his head: "Miss Ye gave it to me. She said she didn't want anyone to see her helping her prepare medicine, so from now on she'll just say she went to her place to buy groceries."
"She's quite clever!" Qi Wuze squatted down, picked up some leeks from the ground and sniffed them. This was what the falcon often brought back. His eyes flickered slightly, and he thought: Were the vegetables grown by her family before? That's not right. So many families in Dahuang Village grow vegetables. Maybe the falcon took them from someone else's family.
He wondered if it was her family who grew it. This woman could prospect for minerals, make medicine, and grow delicious vegetables. She also knew a lot of strange recipes. It was even more confusing!
"Crazy, get someone to check the origins of the Ye family."
Gao Zangfeng stopped what he was doing, looking distressed: "City Lord, you, you..." He was a little unable to continue, and suddenly caught sight of the cracked dragon fruit at his feet, oozing red juice. An idea flashed in his mind, and he handed it to Qi Wuze: "City Lord, eat!"
The bright red juice flowed all over Qi Wuze's hands. The surface of the fruit was covered with dirt, and the layers of skin looked particularly ugly. He frowned in disgust: "What is this? How can I eat something so ugly?"
Gao Zangfeng nodded desperately, almost bursting into tears, and agreed: "Yes! City Lord, how can you eat something so ugly." So you'd better not investigate. That woman is greedy, lustful and stingy. She is not worthy of you!
The purple-red juice slowly revealed a sweet fragrance. Qi Wuze wondered: "Is this a fruit? Can it be eaten?" Considering that everything Ye Nuan brought was good, he suddenly wanted to try what this ugly fruit he had never seen before tasted like, so he took a bite and ate it with the skin.
As Gao Zangfeng stared in amazement, he smacked his lips and said, "It's quite sweet and juicy inside, but the skin isn't tasty."
Gao Zangfeng, who had been a little relieved just now, was completely depressed. After a long while, he squeezed out a sentence: "City Lord, Miss Ye said she wants to peel off my skin!"
Qi Wuze made two "Pooh" sounds and said angrily, "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Gao Zangfeng: You actually ate such an ugly fruit? You moved too quickly and didn't even give him time to react!
Qi Ya was attracted by the sweet fragrance, and he quickly took away another fruit and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
“You bastard!” Qi Wuze broke the fruit in his hand into two halves and handed one half to Gao Zangfeng: “Try it too, it’s delicious.
"Hey, why are there sesame seeds in this fruit?"
Gao Zangfeng felt that this fruit was like Ye Nuan. The City Lord had eaten it, so how could he eat it? He immediately shook his head, quickly picked up a paper bag from a pile of vegetables, stuffed it into Qi Wuze's arms, and said, "And this, which was also given by Miss Ye. She said it was red bean crisps."
Qi Wuze raised his eyebrows: "Hongdou?"
How does the poem read: This thing is the most nostalgic...
Gao Zangfeng saw the strange look in his city lord's eyes, and his heart was instantly hurt: This is terrible, the city lord is serious! He didn't care about the vegetables on the ground, he got up and ran, shouting: "City lord, I have something to do, you pick up the vegetables yourself!"
Qi Wuze stood up with the bag of sweet red bean cakes and shouted, "Take the vegetables off your head. How can a man have green on his head?"
Gao Zangfeng: “….” The city lord spoke in a strange tone.
Qi Wuze added: "Next time, tell her not to do any tricks. She can make some mung bean cakes, soybean cakes, chestnut cakes, etc...." Alas, being too likable can also be worrying. This city lord's knife is the best. It is always straightforward and doesn't have so many tricks.
City Lord Qi sighed as he ate a mouthful of red bean pastry, and then thought again: Should I leave such delicious pastry to Aya?
It’s better not to do it, otherwise Aya will think of looking for that woman again!
I wonder what other vegetables she has. When did Dahuang Village grow so many exotic things? What does her vegetable garden look like? She must have grown the vegetables before, right? It must have been her!
What is the name of this ugly yet sweet fruit?
While Qi Wuze was thinking, Su was also thinking: What is the name of this ugly yet sweet fruit?
Ye Nuan peeled off the "Dragon Fruit" skin, cut the flesh into dices with a knife, placed them neatly on a plate, and inserted three thin bamboo sticks into them, pushing them in front of Ye Xiaohu.
"Dragon fruit?" Su was puzzled. He had heard of the divine dragon, the blue dragon, and the little white dragon, but what was a fire dragon?
She asked again, "Why are there sesame seeds in it?"
Ye Nuan stretched the corners of her lips to the maximum: "It's not sesame seeds, it's seeds. You can save these seeds and plant them in the ground later. They will grow back in the future."
Seeds? I've never seen seeds this small!
Just as she was wondering, she saw her son's face was covered in red juice, his tongue tip was red, his palms were red, and juice was still dripping. She groaned and said angrily, "You kid, your sister peeled the juice for you, but you still ate it like this? How are you going to wash your clothes?"
"Mom, it's okay. Let him eat. After he finishes eating, take off his outer clothes and rub them. He'll be fine."
After hearing her say this, Su suppressed her annoyance and asked again, "How many did City Lord Qi give you? He bought vegetables and gave jewels, how can he have the nerve to accept fruit? Give him more vegetables next time."
Ye Nuan said as she ate, "About six. I gave two to Aqiu. I kept six for myself. When the tomatoes and watermelons are grown, I'll give him a few more so he doesn't suffer any loss."
"That's good!"
Ye Nuan and her mother shared one, and Ye Xiaohu and each of them had one, and they sat in the sunset and ate slowly.
The tomato fruit was too numerous to support the sapling, and it was about to topple. She broke off the few remaining bamboos and built a few simple tripods to support the trunk. Just as she was done, Feng Dazhuo brought a large table through the door. His view was blocked by the tabletop, and he got stuck several times.
Ye Nuan quickly put down what she was holding and ran over to help him carry it. The two of them carefully moved the table under the eaves. Feng Dazhu said awkwardly, "Miss Ye, can you take a look at this table?"
The table was square, just reaching Ye Nuan's waist. The surface was planed smooth and shiny, and coated with tung oil.
"Yes, Brother Feng does a really good job."
Feng Dazhu scratched his head embarrassedly, "Okay, there are still four stools. I'll go get them now. The barrels will probably take another two days."
Ye Nuan said, "It's not easy for you to carry four by yourself. Let me go with you."
"Okay." Feng Dazhu was walking in front, and suddenly saw Ye Xiaohu holding an empty plate with his hands full of blood, his face and body all covered with blood. He was so scared that he took two steps back and almost stepped on Ye Nuan's foot.
"What's wrong, Brother Feng?"
Feng Dazhu pointed at Ye Xiaohu and stuttered, "Xiao, Xiaohu, why is his face covered with..." It wasn't blood, but he had never seen any food so red.
"Oh, it's okay. He's eating a red fruit. I saved the seeds and will give them to your family when they grow."
Feng Dazhu scratched his head awkwardly, looked around, and saw a bunch of red tomatoes hanging on the tree. He asked, "Is this the kind of fruit?"
"No, these are tomatoes. You can eat them raw or cook them. They're sour and sweet and very appetizing. They should be ripe in the next two days. You can use these as your wages. You can choose some other dishes."
Feng Dazhu really wanted to ask when the watermelons would bloom and bear fruit; his mother loved them. But since the vines had only just begun to climb, he thought it would take a long time, so he hesitated to ask.
The two of them made a detour to Feng's house. Old Lady Li was very happy to see her. She greeted her warmly and said ramblingly, "My yard is not big, only about a foot wide. I've opened it up today. Miss An Nuan, if you have time, come and teach me how to grow vegetables."
"I was worried your rapeseed and wheat wouldn't grow well, but this morning when I went to do laundry, everyone was saying they were already calf-high and lush green, a delight to the eyes. The village hunters have been out there a few times and even managed to catch some pheasants. They all say your land is blessed with spiritual energy!"
Ye Nuan agreed while thinking: This old lady eats her family's food every day, so she is in good health. She can say so many words in one breath without even taking a breath!
Old Mrs. Li was still chattering, and Ye Nuan unconsciously quickened her pace.
After the tables and chairs were ready, Feng Dazhu helped move them to the main room. Before leaving, Ye Nuan gave him a handful of leeks.
The sun was about to set, and Ye Nuan gathered all the dried grass together and set it on fire. The smoke was blown away by the wind, and Su Shi hurriedly put away the clothes she had washed that morning.
That night, the three of them ate sour and crispy dried radish with porridge. While lying in bed, Ye Nuan took out the jewelry Qi Wuze had given her and looked at it. It was mostly jadeite, with a small amount of white jade and agate.
Su looked at it and smiled, "The jade here is really good. Any piece would be worth a hundred taels in Kyoto, but it's worthless here. It's really good that the Creation Pavilion knows how to do business. They exchange the vegetables and rice that can be found everywhere in the interior for jade. They can make a lot of money from this round trip."
"Who is this Jiang Ji? No one in Kyoto has ever heard of the name of the Creation Pavilion."
Ye Nuan shook her head. "I don't know. Jiang Ji seems to have a good relationship with City Lord Qi. Mother, you can keep these jewels."
Su rolled her eyes at her and said, "What do I need this for? I can't eat or drink it and it's worthless. And it only gets in the way of weeding and farming." She had never cared about this thing before, and now she cared even less about it in the wilderness.
"Keep it for yourself. Go down to the Creation Pavilion and exchange it for anything you want."
Ye Nuan put her things away, feeling somewhat sullen. She hadn't dared tell her mother about her encounter with Wei Qian at the Creation Pavilion, and she wouldn't be able to leave the village for a while. Wei Qian had threatened to kill her if she dared leave the village.
Fortunately, we now have City Lord Qi as our replacement, and we can ask him for help if we need anything.
In the stillness of the night, Ye Nuan pondered: She could grow all sorts of vegetables and grains, but not salt. Even in the desert, there were salt lakes. Could there be salt lakes in such a vast wasteland? She'd find a chance to ask Jin Qiu, or perhaps City Lord Qi.
Zaowuge has a monopoly on the business, so they have to buy it no matter how expensive it is. If there is a salt lake, they can extract fine salt, which they can use themselves or sell cheaply to villagers.
In the middle of the night, she felt uneasy about leaving the jewelry there, so she simply dropped it at the end of the bed and took it out to absorb it. As the pieces of jade disappeared into her palm, the mechanical voice in her mind kept ringing: "Progress 50%, progress 70%, progress 99%..." The last piece of jade disappeared into her palm, and the progress was stuck at 99%, which made her almost vomit blood. She couldn't sleep anymore.
I've complained countless times, but the progress is still 99%.
Unable to believe it, she got up and ran to the vegetable garden, searching for ripe tomatoes one by one in the faint moonlight. She actually found one, and the moment she plucked it, a mechanical voice echoed in her mind: "Congratulations, host! The Spiritual Spring has reached level three, and you've gained two Spiritual Fields, unlocking sweet potatoes, peppers, and roses. Tomorrow will be a beautiful day too. In a world filled with blooming roses, you'll be Sleeping Beauty. Keep going!"
What the hell?
Sweet potatoes, fragrant roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato porridge, sweet potato cakes!
Chili peppers. She used to like adding chili peppers to everything she ate, but after being in the wilderness for so long, her mouth was almost bland. Oh, finally she could eat chili sauce, chili oil, and chili rice.
Planting peppers tomorrow morning!
She was just feeling happy when she suddenly saw a dark figure squatting on the east wall of the courtyard. A pair of dark green wolf eyes beside him were staring at her motionlessly.
"Who?" Ye Nuan was scared to death.
The dark figure jumped down and rushed towards her like a cannonball, hugging her waist tightly. He rubbed his shaggy head against her body and whimpered like a wolf cub: "Mom..."
Ye Nuan seemed to be struck by lightning!
mother?
When did she have a son this big? She was only seventeen now, and the person holding her was up to her armpits, so he must be at least ten years old.
This is outrageous.
Ye Nuan pushed him away. The cold white moonlight reflected the boy's dark and thin face. His eyes were bright and stared at her without blinking.
He is City Lord Qi’s younger brother, and his name seems to be - Aya!
Why was he here in the middle of the night? He even called her "mother." Did he follow her because he looked like her? Then why wasn't Qi Wuze surprised to see her?
She suddenly remembered that the young man had called her before, but was stopped by Qi Wuze in time. She didn't hear it clearly at that time, but now thinking of Qi Wuze's reaction, she suddenly wanted to laugh.
"Where are you from? Does your eldest brother know? How long have you been squatting there?"
Xiao Hei heard the noise and ran over. Just as he was about to bark, Huajuan at the boy's feet made a low warning sound. He immediately wilted and could only whimper around Ye Nuan's heels.
"Red bean pastry."
He said this out of the blue, and Ye Nuan was stunned for a moment before she realized that he probably wanted to eat red bean pastry.
"No more. How about you try this? It's delicious too." Ye Nuan stuffed the tomato in her hand into his hand.
The boy took it and took a big bite. His eyes widened in the moonlight, and he swallowed the rest. Ye Nuan looked at him suspiciously, afraid that he would choke to death. But he immediately reached out his hand again, indicating that he wanted more.
Ye Nuan had no choice but to rummage under the tomato tree again. He swallowed four tomatoes in a row and reached out again.
Ye Nuan: This must be Taogui, her appetite is even bigger than her brother’s.
She took out five dragon fruits from the space and stuffed them into his arms, saying helplessly, "These are the only ones left. Eat them and go back quickly, otherwise your eldest brother will be worried. If you are still here tomorrow, I won't give you any more."
The boy's dull expression finally relaxed a little. He took two steps and turned back, "Red Bean Pastry."
It’s not over yet, right?
Ye Nuan held her forehead with her hand: "Next time Gao Shoucheng comes, I will definitely make some red bean cakes and bring them over, okay?"
The man and the wolf finally ran out of the yard with satisfaction.
Ye Nuan sighed: It seems I won’t be able to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes tomorrow.
The two brothers of the Qi family are quite different. One is talkative and sharp-tongued, while the other is dull and can't utter a word for a long time.
Under the moonlit night, the plants in the yard were striving to grow, silently rising taller and condensing into glittering dewdrops. The morning glory on the fence began to bloom as the roosters crowed, the sound of the flowers blooming seeming to reach those under the covers through the window.
Ye Nuan slept restlessly, feeling that something was about to happen. Sure enough, at dawn, the village erupted in commotion. Someone banged on Ye Nuan's door, shouting, "Ye family, get up quickly! Something's happened at the village chief's house."
Ye Nuan was already half asleep, and when she heard the shout, she immediately jumped up. Seeing her get up, Su Shi also wanted to get up, but Ye Nuan stopped her and said, "Mom, you take care of your brother first, I'll go check on him."
She put on her clothes and walked to the gate. As soon as she opened the door, she was pulled out. "Go and see, something happened to Jinbao. His family is crying."
Ye Nuan pulled her headscarf and asked, "What happened?" Why did he come to her house to call for help?
"Tao went to the Wang family in the north of the village before dawn and said Jinbao had stomach pain and blood in his stool and urine, and was dying. Wang Dong prescribed medicine but it didn't stop. Tao said he had eaten something from your house and asked you to go and see him."
Stomach pain and bloody stool?
How could he be so full of energy yesterday and then collapse overnight? Her family had only red bean cakes and dragon fruit, and they all ate them, including Jinqiu. Only Jinbao was sick.
Could it be that I’m poisoned by eating incompatible foods?
That's not right. She has never heard of any food that is incompatible with red bean pastry and dragon fruit!
Everyone in the village ran to the Jin family's house. Feng Dazhu and his mother rushed over. When Ye Nuan arrived, the Jin family's house was already surrounded by many people inside and outside.
"Make way, make way, the Ye family is here."
The crowd made way for Ye Nuan, and under everyone's gaze, she squeezed into Jin Bao's room. A candlelight was burning in the room, dimly illuminating the area around the bed. Jin Bao lay on the bed, his slightly plump face devoid of its usual color, even his mouth pale. He curled up weakly, uttering soft groans.
Village Chief Jin stopped smoking his pipe and sat aside with a solemn expression. Mrs. Tao wept bitterly, clutching Jin Bao's hand and sobbing, "My son, what's wrong with you... Wuuuuu..." Jin Qiu supported her mother and wept beside her.
Suddenly, someone said Ye Nuan was here. Tao suddenly stood up and rushed to her, raising her hands to tear her apart, cursing, "It must be you. You must have poisoned my son. He's like this because he ate something from your house."
Ye Nuan retreated repeatedly. Several villagers who had benefited greatly from Ye Nuan hurried forward to stop Tao and advised, "We can talk it over. The most urgent thing is to save Jin Bao. Didn't you say you would ask the Ye family? Why did you do it now?"
"Yes, it's important to ask first."
Jin Qiu pulled her mother and cried, "Mom, it's none of Sister Nuan's business. I ate what Big Brother ate."
Mrs. Tao said frantically, "How can it be the same? She just dislikes your eldest brother and poisoned him on purpose. Wang Dong has been treating the doctor for so many years, and he always says it's poisoning, so it's poisoning!"
Wang Dong, who was carrying a medicine box on his back, nodded in agreement: "Yes, Jinbao's condition is poisoning!"
Jinqiu felt that her mother was being unreasonable. The food was packed together and she took it home by herself. It was impossible for Sister Nuan to know which piece her elder brother would eat.
"Mom, do you still want to save my eldest brother? Think about our sheep!" Jin Qiu said as she pulled him away. When she heard about the sheep, Tao finally came to her senses. She made way and said angrily, "Hurry up and take a look at my son. If he can't see, it's you who poisoned him!"
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