Chapter 56 I Want to Eat Meat
"It's your son who's not worthy of Xia Xing'er now, not Xia Xing'er who's not worthy of your son. You don't have to think that asking him to continue the engagement is like giving alms to the Xia family.
You can see that they don't need him, and your son is now a cripple."
Looking at her son like this, Concubine Xi chose to keep silent, and the carriage instantly fell into an eerie silence.
The team walked for another two hours and arrived at the post station in Qingyuan County to rest.
When the people in the team saw the post station, they went to the post station with their last strength like crazy, and then they all collapsed to the ground as if they had been poisoned by cartilage powder.
Their exile team was required to walk at least fifty miles every day. Because they wasted some time at the previous post station in the morning, they only managed to walk less than thirty miles in the afternoon.
These people who have been spoiled for years have never suffered such hardship before. After two days of high-intensity travel and not having enough food, they want to die.
The official looked at the people collapsed on the ground and swung the whip at his waist again: "Everyone, get up, we will go to the post station to rest today. Everyone, go to the back, don't disturb the noble here."
Xuanyuan Yi and the Xia family arrived at the post station first and were already unloading things from the horse-drawn carriage/donkey cart.
It was already completely dark. After arriving at the backyard, the officer put away his whip and said coldly, "You'll have to take care of your own lodging and food tonight. The large bunk bed with 20 people is two taels of silver per bed, the 10-person bed is five taels of silver per bed, and the 5-person bed is ten taels of silver per bed. Of course, there are also single rooms, which cost thirty taels of silver per bed."
"If you really don't have any money, then go to the stables. But don't wander around, especially not to the front. If you are caught, you will be whipped twenty times, and your immediate family members will be whipped ten times. Anyone who dares to escape will be beaten to death."
After saying these words, the officers went to eat meat and drink wine, arm in arm.
They had been traveling for two days and were very tired. Now that they finally had the chance, they certainly had to take a good rest and relax.
This post station is quite large, with rows of earthen houses in the backyard.
The so-called large dormitory for twenty people was just a small room with a brick bed. As soon as you entered the room, you could smell the stinky feet.
The quilt and mattress have become so black that their original colors can no longer be seen.
There was a small earthen stove in one room for heating, and a large black kettle on top of it.
It's said to be a bunk bed for 20 people, but if they're a bit fat, it can't even accommodate 20 people.
The room for ten people is slightly better, but the smell is not so good.
There were exactly ten people in Xia Xing'er's family, so they asked for a large bunk bed for ten people, which cost fifty taels of silver.
Xuanyuan Yi and the others went directly to the front yard.
Liu Youran was busy assigning tasks to everyone: "Big brother, go get the firewood from our cart. Second brother, go chop the chicken. Third brother, get the seasonings..."
After the meal was arranged, everyone got busy.
Xia Xing'er and her two sisters-in-law fetched some water and scrubbed away all the dust in the house. After all, they were going to stay here overnight.
Xia Xing'er took out new bedding from the space and replaced all the bedding on the earthen kang.
Although they are now in exile, they must try to make their lives as comfortable as possible.
The Xia family drank the diluted spiritual spring water that Xia Xing'er took out from the space, and with the blessing of internal strength, everyone was in high spirits and could get twice the result with half the effort.
Xia Xing'er looked at the busy family with a smile, feeling sweet in her heart, "It's great that my family members are still alive and well by my side!"
"Your mother hasn't cooked for many years. It seems we are all in for a treat today." Xia Chengsheng sighed as he was lighting the fire.
Who would believe that the former Marquis of Changxin could actually light a fire, and the former marquis' wife could actually cook.
"Tonight I'll let you taste my cooking skills and show you my abilities. I guarantee you'll want to eat more after you've tried it!" Liu Youran said with a smile.
The aroma of the spicy chicken wafted far away, and the sound of a child crying could be heard from the next room.
"Mom, I want to eat meat, I want to eat delicious meat..."
"I want to eat now. Hurry up and make it for me, or I'll cry in front of you..."
"I want to eat meat that tastes like this, nothing else..."
"Wuwu, mother, do you not love me anymore? You used to buy me whatever I wanted to eat. Do you have other children now? Wuwu... I want mother, I want meat..."
Xia Xing'er and the three little ones were standing at the door of the small mud house, slurping the meat in their hands.
While listening to the crying of children next door and the sound of adults beating children.
"Aunt, why did Xia Qingping's mother beat him?"
"Aunt, why doesn't his mother give him meat?"
"Aunt, does his mother really have other children?"
Xia Xing'er...
The one beating the child next door was Wang, the daughter-in-law of the Xia family's branch branch, and her son Xia Qingping.
Xia Qingping is seven years old this year. She is usually very spoiled. Her family members hold her in their hands for fear of dropping her, and hold her in their mouths for fear of melting her.
The sun really rose from the west today. Mrs. Wang actually beat her son so hard that he felt as painful as her eyeballs.
Before Xia Xing'er and the others finished eating the meat in their hands, Xia Qingping ran out crying, and then flew out with her embroidered shoes torn.
It can be seen that he was really sad, crying bitterly, squatting in the corner, as if he was abandoned by the whole world.
"Aunt, he's crying so sadly. Is it because he didn't get to eat meat?"
Little Xia Zibo asked a soul-searching question.
"But we have so much meat! Grandma is making spicy chicken, goose stewed in an iron pot, braised pork, halal fish, pork rib soup..."
Xia Qingping had been crouching in the corner crying silently, but now she burst into tears, more heartbroken than if her parents had died...
"Aunt, is there something wrong with this guy's brain? He won't get any meat if he keeps crying."
Xia Zibo hit hard again.
Well, now Xia Qingping’s heart-wrenching cries could be heard throughout the entire backyard of the inn.
Xia Ziyu said disdainfully: "His crying is so ugly, it's still prettier when mother cries!"
Xia Zichuan agreed: "It's really ugly. Even Xiaohua looks better when she cries."
Xia Xing'er asked curiously, "Who is Xiaohua?"
Xia Zibo: "Xiaohua is the little dog raised by the housekeeper. It has white fur with black dots, so we call it Xiaohua."
Xia Qingping was driven into autism by them. They were really too much. They actually said that he was worse than a dog?
It's really abominable. They are really bullying people.
"In the past, after we finished eating meat, we would give the bones to Xiaohua. Xiaohua loved it so much that she would even wag her tail at us," Xia Ziyu recalled with a look of reminiscence.
Xia Zibo blinked his big eyes and said innocently: "Then if we give her the bone to eat, she will stop crying and smile at us like Xiaohua."
Xia Zichuan said thoughtfully, "He probably doesn't want the bones. Let's just ignore him. Look, his mother dislikes him and kicked him out."
Xia Xing'er tried so hard to hold back her laughter that tears came out.
Xia Xing'er suppressed her smile, adjusted her mood, rubbed the three little ones' heads, and said softly, "Okay, let's go back quickly. Your grandmother should have prepared the meal."
Xia Qingping, who was squatting in the corner, heard them leaving and couldn't stop crying. She hurriedly said, "Do you want to go back and eat meat? Can I go back with you to eat meat? Don't worry, I will... I will... I will only eat one piece, and I will definitely not eat more."
When Xia Zibo heard this, his jaw dropped in shock. How could this man be so shameless? He even wanted to go back with them and steal their meat. He was so shameless.
The uncle couldn't stand it, but the aunt couldn't. She said sternly, "Xia Qingping, your mother doesn't want you anymore. Do you want to go back with us to snatch her away and eat our meat? You really want to eat shit!"
After hearing the rejection, Xia Qingping said anxiously: "I don't want your mother, I just want to eat a piece of meat, just one piece, I really want to eat meat, woo woo woo..."
As he spoke, he started crying.
Xia Zibo was a little overwhelmed by his actions and even began to doubt himself: "Did I really go too far? This shouldn't be the case. He didn't say anything or do anything. Besides, this meat is ours, why should I give it to him?"
Xia Qingping was really sad and heartbroken. He hadn't eaten meat for two days. He had to walk so much every day and still couldn't eat enough. The steamed buns were so hard that they hurt his teeth.
Woo woo woo…
Xia Zibo was really annoyed and yelled, "Stop crying, it's so ugly. A man crying like a woman is like crying. Forget about the chicken, I won't even give you the chicken butt!"
Woo woo woo…
He doesn't want the chicken butt, he doesn't want to eat the chicken butt. No, what Xia Zibo just said was that he won't be allowed to eat the chicken butt either. Wow... This is really too much. Why can't he even eat the chicken butt!
Xia Xing'er and the three little ones turned around and were about to go back to the house. Xia Qingping, who didn't know where he got the strength from, stood up from the corner and ran behind them in two steps: "I don't want meat anymore, I want the chicken butt, okay?"
Xia Zibo used his arm to push Xia Ziyu and said, "Brother, did I hear wrongly? He actually wants to eat chicken butt? This is what Xiaohua used to eat."
Xia Ziyu's mouth twitched as he replied, "You heard right, he wants a chicken butt?"
"So should we give it to them?"
"Give it to me. Xiaohua is not here now, and no one is eating the chicken butt."
"Well, that's a good deal for him. I'll give him the goose's butt later!"
This was the biggest concession he could make, after all, no one in his family would eat animal butts, and Xiaohua, who specialized in eating butts, was not around.
Xia Zibo went back to the house and picked out the chicken butts and goose butts, and considerately put them in a bowl.
Xia Qingping carefully took the bowl, took out the chicken butt with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth.
While stuffing it in, he mumbled, "It was a good time, a really good time."
There was still snot on his hands from wiping his nose, but he didn't care at all. He just knew that the chicken butt was really good and more delicious than any meat he had eaten in recent years.
He finished eating the buttocks in no time, and asked unsatisfiedly: "Is there any more? I want more!"
Xia Zibo said disdainfully: "No more, you should go back quickly, I also want to go back to eat!"
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the house without caring about Xia Qingping's expression.
Wang, who had been hiding in the house watching all this, came out barefoot, calmly picked up the embroidered shoes on the ground and put them on, walked to Xia Qingping, who was standing like a chicken-watching rock, and walked into the house cursing.
"What are you looking at? Look at your useless appearance. You haven't eaten meat in your eight lifetimes, right? You even eat chicken butts. You really embarrass me."
"I just want to eat meat. Chicken butts are so delicious. Mom, please buy me some chicken butts!"
"All you do is eat all day long. What the hell do you want to eat?"
The Xia family listened to the conversation between the mother and son outside, and it was hard to describe.
The three little ones were almost drooling as they looked at the table full of delicious food.
As soon as the head of the family, Xia Chengsheng, said "Let's eat," everyone started eating.
Spicy chicken: delicious!
Braised pork: delicious!
Mutton pancakes: delicious!
…
Sanxiao had no choice but to listen and speak without asking for money.
"Why is grandma's cooking so delicious? It's like she's a culinary god!"
"Grandma, can you please not cook so deliciously in the future? It's so delicious that I want to eat my tongue!"
"Grandma, how did you get these hands? How can you make such delicious food? It's even better than the first imperial chef's!"
The First Imperial Chef cooks specifically for the emperor. Even if the empress dowager wants to eat his dishes, the emperor has to ask for it in person.
Liu Youran felt so comfortable with the flattery that he couldn't stop smiling.
Although Xia Xing'er was not very particular about food, she had to admit that Liu Youran's cooking skills were really good. She had never eaten such delicious food in her two lifetimes.
In the past, there was a cook in the family, and the four brothers and sisters had never eaten food cooked by Liu Youran.
For the opportunity to eat such delicious food, we have to thank the dog emperor for raiding their homes.
She decided that when she had the chance to go back, she would thank the Dog Emperor properly.
Shun Kangdi: Thank you for listening to me!
Liu Youran was so happy watching her husband, son, daughter, and daughter-in-law enjoying their meal, and her grandchildren constantly flattering her.
"Grandma's grandchildren love to eat it. I'll make it for you whenever I get the chance. The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that I make is delicious, and everyone who's tried it says it's delicious. And the preserved duck with soy sauce is also delicious..."
When the three little ones heard that they could eat more delicious food in the future, they were so happy.
Dinner was spent with the family laughing and chatting.
After dinner, they quickly cleaned up and lay down on the kang to sleep.
The quilts and mattresses are all new, each person has a bed, and it feels warm to lie on.
Soon everyone fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
Xia Xing'er thought about treating Xuanyuan Yi at night, so she lit some sleeping incense in the house, entered the space and began to practice the soul refining technique given to her by the system.
As her mind sank, Xia Xing'er seemed to be under a vast and boundless starry sky.
The stars were like tiny diamonds, slowly spinning around her, each emitting a soft and mysterious light.
As Xia Xing'er practiced the first level of the Soul Refining Technique, "Feeling the Soul," she became more and more aware, as if she had broken free from the constraints of her body and was wandering in the boundless ocean of stars.
Her consciousness gradually condensed into a tiny light and shadow, shuttling between the stars. Every time she touched a star, she could feel the ancient wisdom and vast energy contained in it.
She opened her eyes and found that she had already mastered the first level of the Soul Refining Technique. Feeling that the time was almost up, she left the space.
It was already midnight. She quietly got off the kang, opened the door and walked out, not forgetting to place a formation plate outside the door to protect her family.
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