Chapter 17
He Qin's face looked unhappy and his tone was very fierce. Lu Xiaobai was so frightened that he dared not move. He sat upright on the small stool, pouting his lips as if he was about to cry.
He Qin looked at it and felt a surge of anger in his heart. He said angrily, "Eat the fruit."
Lu Xiaobai looked down at the fruit in his hand, then shook his head: "I don't want to eat..."
Hearing this, He Qin sneered, glanced at the rabbit on the grill and said, "You don't want to eat that meat either."
When Lu Xiaobai heard this, he could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes. As expected, He Qin was the one who made the decisions in this family. No one dared to disobey He Qin. If He Qin said he would not give him food, no one dared to speak up for him.
Lu Xiaobai lowered his head in grievance, looking at the green fruit in his hand, and took a bite with great perseverance. However, the sour taste he imagined did not appear, but was sweet instead.
Lu Xiaobai's humiliated expression disappeared instantly, and his tearful face was full of confusion. He looked at He Qin, then at the fruit: "Sweet, sweet~"
He Qin didn't say anything, but his expression relaxed a lot.
Lingyi and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded and whispered, "It's different from last time."
"Isn't it different?"
While eating, Lu Xiaobai looked at the other whole fruit in his hand. He couldn't tell the difference at all. They were both green and round, but they tasted good.
“Hehehe…”
Lu Xiaobai laughed as he ate. After two fruits were eaten, the rabbit was almost roasted. However, there seemed to be no seasoning in this era. He didn't see any other seasoning except salt.
However, even without seasoning, it was still quite tempting for Lu Xiaobai, who hadn't had a proper meal for several days.
He looked expectantly at Lingyi as he took out a needle and pricked the rabbit from head to toe. Then he smiled and said, "It's ready to eat."
Then he pulled out a thigh and handed it to He Qin.
He pulled another leg for Lu Xiaobai, and then shared it with his brothers.
"Thanks."
Lu Xiaobai took a bite. It was a little hot and tasted a little bland. But after being hungry for several days, he wasn't so picky about food anymore. He said as he ate, "Brother Lingyi, the way you check if it's done is so weird. I thought you were poke holes to make the salt more flavorful."
He Qin suddenly felt that the meat in his hand no longer tasted good.
Lingyi's forehead was covered with a few beads of sweat. He said with a smile: "I'm used to it. Also, don't call me brother. It's disrespectful to me."
"What's the matter, he, he..."
Lu Xiaobai turned to look at He Qin with some fear, then leaned over to Lingyi's ear and whispered, "He's like an emperor, even more pampered than me. He's just like a king, with everything he does for him. I've never seen him work."
Lingyi swallowed and looked at Lu Xiaobai helplessly. Their sister-in-law never stops saying shocking things and dares to say anything.
Besides, doesn’t he know that people who practice martial arts have very good hearing?
Being so close, even if Lu Xiaobai spoke in a low voice, Lingyi knew that everyone present heard it.
He raised his hand to support his forehead: This generation of masters is so difficult to lead!
He Qin snorted coldly, pretending not to hear, and finished eating the rabbit leg. Ling Si immediately scooped a bowl of chicken soup from the kitchen and handed it to He Qin.
This operation stunned Lu Xiaobai. He nodded, it was indeed like this!
Seeing the way he was looking at He Qin, Ling Yi thought he wanted to drink too: "The pheasant is stewed in soup. I'll serve it to you after you finish eating the rabbit legs."
"Really? That's great."
After Lu Xiaobai finished speaking, he started eating the rabbit legs in big mouthfuls.
He is good-looking and has a tender face. He eats meat with big mouthfuls, his cheeks are chubby, and he looks very cute when he moves.
Lingyi sighed in his heart. He knew that the reason why Lu Xiaobai was so brave was because he was too naive and believed whatever others said.
It’s okay in the mountain village now, but what if I go back in the future?
That night, Lu Xiaobai ate a leg and drank two bowls of chicken soup. He put down the bowls only when his stomach was full, and laughed happily.
After he put down his bowl, the brothers Ling Yi and others took their bowls to get some soup to drink.
Lu Xiaobai tugged at He Qin's clothes and pouted, "You're too arrogant! Why do they have to wait until we finish eating before they can eat?"
At first he thought Lingyi and the others didn't want to drink the soup, but he didn't expect that they would wait until he and He Qin finished drinking before they drank.
He Qin looked at Lu Xiaobai coldly, opened his mouth, but said nothing, just glanced at Lingyi.
Lingyi immediately understood: "No, we weren't thirsty just now. We just wanted to drink more after finishing the meat. Big brother is not arrogant."
The others nodded in unison, "Yes, Big Brother is not arrogant."
Lu Xiaobai looked at He Qin suspiciously, and He Qin raised his chin proudly.
Lu Xiaobai was so angry that he got up and left.
Lingyi boiled some hot water for him to wash his face and feet. Lu Xiaobai finished washing with a red face and lay on the bed, feeling pretty good.
He didn't have to do farm work, wash clothes, or cook. He didn't even have to fetch water for washing his feet. Although he felt embarrassed to fetch water himself, Lingyi was stronger than him and he couldn't grab it, nor did he dare to. He was afraid that the water would spill everywhere, so...
In modern times, he thinks this kind of life is very normal, but in ancient times, that was a life only enjoyed by emperors. He suddenly felt that he should not be at a disadvantage.
Lu Xiaobai fell asleep while hugging the quilt and smiling.
When I woke up the next morning, my eyes finally couldn't take it anymore. I had cried too often in the past few days and I felt very uncomfortable.
But as soon as he went out, Lingyi took some ice cubes from the basin and gave them to him to apply on his eyes.
Lu Xiaobai took it and said thank you, then walked into the yard while applying the mask to his eyes. He heard someone talking in the yard and wanted to go and see.
The village chief frowned and asked, "When did you plant the seeds?"
He Qin looked at the dishes and said, "Yesterday morning."
The village chief sighed and said helplessly, "I don't know what's going on these past few years. The seeds we planted haven't grown evenly, and many can't germinate properly. I'm afraid the vegetable seeds we've planted in our village this year will be less than half of what we had in previous years."
He Qin's expression was also very serious: "Although we have traveled far and wide, it is the same all over the world. There is no place where the seeds have a germination rate of more than 50%."
"What shall we do then?"
The village chief was stunned for a moment: "Food is becoming less and less, and the imperial court's levies are becoming heavier and heavier. If this continues, we will have another famine. How many people will die!"
A trace of guilt flashed across He Qin's brows. After a long silence, he said, "I'm sorry."
The village chief waved his hand. "Forget it. If you don't have any, forget it. Your seeds probably won't produce many. Plant more. The same goes for the spring. Whether it's rice or beans, find a way to get more seeds. Plant more and hide some before the officials come to collect the harvest. Otherwise, you won't be able to eat all year and will starve."
"He Qin understands, thank you."
The village chief touched his eyes and turned away.
Lu Xiaobai stood there blankly, looking at He Qin at a loss and asked, "No, no food?"
If the seeds don’t grow, is famine coming?
Lu Xiaobai was a little scared. The village chief was not young anymore, and seeing him crying made him feel very uncomfortable, not because he was worried about not having enough to eat in the future.
But he had really heard about the famine times in ancient times, when even children were eaten, and people were forced to become demons.
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