Chapter 19 Corn and Beans
"Rebellious son, do you dare to give me three high fives?"
In this era, there were no imperial examinations, and the social status of a family was of great importance. Those who were kicked out of the family lost all opportunities for promotion and protection within the clan.
Xie Jinrong was sure that Xie Anfeng would kneel down and beg for mercy.
"What are you afraid of?"
Xie Anfeng went over and high-fived Xie Jinrong three times.
"Master, calm down. How can you say such hurtful words to a child?" Shen was furious and immediately stopped him. She was still hoping to sell Xie Yanyan to help her eldest granddaughter get rid of the crime!
Xie Jinrong snorted. He really couldn't hold his temper.
The three high-fives failed, but Xie Anfeng didn't plan to care about Xie Jinrong anymore.
He returned to the room with a gloomy face and packed his things. Before leaving, he and Xie Ning helped Xie Yanyan mix the ingredients for the soap.
Su Moqing has come to teach Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu.
Li Rong came over and said to Huangfu Ming's guards, "Go back and tell your master that we are being escorted to exile and no outsiders are allowed to accompany us. Please keep your distance and don't follow us anymore."
The guard walked to the carriage and said to Xie Jinrong and Xie Anhuai, "Since the marriage cannot be completed, return my master's carriage and silver."
He threw Shen and Little Shen's packages on the ground and said to Shen, "Where is my master's 500 taels deposit?"
How could Shen return the money when it was in her hands? She said forcefully, "It's all spent. The money is gone. You can take the third girl away."
Li Rong urged the guards to leave quickly and not to come near again, so the guards had no choice but to drive away in the carriage.
Song Lingling saw that Shen and Little Shen didn't want to be polite at all and kept plotting against her sister-in-law. Originally, there was still her mother-in-law Jiang Shuang. According to filial piety, she should not disobey her mother-in-law, but she really couldn't stand it anymore.
Pointing at Shen, he angrily said, "You are already in this state, and you still want to harm others. What qualifications do you have to decide my aunt's life? There is a god above us. God is watching us. If you do bad things, you will get retribution."
Shen was about to start cursing, but Xie Anfeng and Xie Ning would not let her. They angrily said to Shen, "Aunt Shen, please don't interfere in our family's affairs in the future, otherwise don't blame us for being rude."
Xie Yanyan looked at Shen indifferently.
“Ga ga~”
The magpie that had been watching the fun on the tree was suddenly hit by a stone falling from the sky and flew away with a scream.
A bunch of sparse replies fell from the sky and landed right on Shen's head.
"Ahhh, damn magazi~"
Magpie: It really wasn’t me who pulled it!!
Xie Yanyan was making breakfast on the earthen stove in the yard as if nothing had happened.
When the other families saw the old lady's reply, their sad faces suddenly became happy, as if the road of exile was not so hard after all.
Su Moqing was a smart student. He took his youngest son Su Zhe to the fields with Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu early in the morning to look for wild vegetables while checking the brothers' schoolwork.
He didn't know much about wild vegetables, but Xie Lingyu learned to identify some of them from Xie Yanyan, so he and Su Zhe followed them to dig wild vegetables.
While digging wild vegetables, Su Moqing was assessing the academic progress of Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu.
The two of them did not learn very well and their foundation was not solid. Su Moqing was very dissatisfied because when he was as old as Xie Lingyu, he was already well versed in poetry, songs, astronomy and geography.
Xie Yong had already read the Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly, but he had not grasped the essence of classics, historical records and other subjects. Su Moqing felt that with his level, it was a stretch for him to be rated as a scholar.
As for Xie Lingyu, his knowledge was far inferior to that of the 8-year-old Su Zhe, so he planned to teach Su Zhe and Xie Lingyu together.
They picked half a basket of wild vegetables, washed them, and gave them to Xie Yanyan to make porridge.
Xie Yanyan soaked soybeans and half a stalk of dried kelp in a bowl last night. In the morning, he used a mortar to crush the soybeans, cut the kelp into shreds, and took a handful of vermicelli from his pocket in the carriage, soaked it in hot water for a while, and cut it into small pieces for later use.
I made a pot of salty bean paste with millet, chopped soybeans, wild vegetables, chopped vermicelli, shredded kelp, and chopped old tofu.
The aroma of rice and beans hits your nose from the freshly cooked bean paste.
When you drink it, it is thick and mellow, combining the essence of strong and light fragrance; the peppery aroma of sesame salt lingers between your lips and teeth, making you intoxicated.
Li Rong, Liu Mingjie and Zhu Ba all came over. They couldn't figure out how Xie Yanyan had so many recipes in his little head.
Xie Yanyan said: "In the past, I never had enough to eat, so I would dig up some wild vegetables and cook some porridge for myself."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone had a new understanding of Xie Jinrong and Old Shen. In a dignified marquisate, the legitimate daughter was so hungry that she had to go find wild vegetables to cook porridge.
Xie Yanyan didn't care. Since Shen was disgusted by her, she would just smear the past.
She had expected that Li Rong and his friends would be interested in her porridge, so she deliberately cooked more porridge. After doing a favor, Li Rong and his friends just raised their hands, and she had a comfortable trip.
The little bun followed his aunt to drink porridge and eat white steamed buns these days, and his little face has gained a lot of flesh. While drinking porridge, he squinted his eyes and said to Xie Yanyan: "Aunt, I want to follow you forever."
Xie Yanyan rubbed the soft hair on his head and said "OK".
Xie Yong and Xie Lingyu sent two bowls of porridge to Su Moqing as usual. After Xie Yanyan nodded, they also sent a plate of yellow rice and date cakes from Wanghai Pavilion. There were four pieces in total, the crust was crispy and not greasy, and it was chewy.
Unexpectedly, before they reached Su Moqing, a boy about the same age as Xie Yong came out with a bundle of white things in his hands, blocking their way, and begged earnestly: "My name is Tang Zhan, my grandfather and sister are dying, please, can I give you a piece of cake in exchange for the impotence roots?"
Xie Yong shook his head: "My sister asked me to give this to the teacher."
Tang Zhan said, "All these roots are for you. If you give me a piece of rice cake today, I will dig wild vegetables for you every day. You can do anything you want."
"If you have any trouble, go find the escort. We are exiles just like you, and we don't have enough to eat either."
"Zhan'er, come back and don't embarrass others." An old man was lying on the ground, his face was pale and he was snoring.
"I don't want my grandfather to die..." a little girl with disheveled hair cried, "Brother, I'm scared."
Xie Yong made up his mind, bypassed Tang Zhan, and gave the breakfast to Su Moqing.
Su Moqing had already seen that Xie Yong had rejected Tang Zhan. He silently took the bean paste and yellow rice and date cake and distributed them to his children and wife.
Now is not the time to be kind. If Third Miss Xie hadn't given him a chance, his wife and children would have starved to death. Moreover, this was given to him by Third Miss Xie. How could he use it to do good? It's immoral!
Xie Yong went back, not daring to look at Tang Zhan and the others. He lowered his head and went back to his sister, took a deep breath, and forced a smile.
Xie Yanyan had already heard the noise over there, but she said nothing. If she started, this team of more than 200 people would dare to come to her for food.
"What's that person's name?"
"Tang Zhan."
Tang Zhan? What a weird name.
When Li Rong heard her asking about Tang Zhan, he hurriedly said, "Tang Feihu was the general who surrendered to the enemy and betrayed his country. He has been ordered to be executed by the court. Tang Xiaolin is his relative who was in mourning. He originally lived in Shuangmulin. Tang Xiaolin's son and daughter-in-law are all dead, leaving only a grandson and granddaughter."
Tang Xiaolin had never benefited from General Tang's influence. He had been living in the countryside with his children, making bamboo baskets and doing carpentry work to support his family.
This is the clan’s collective punishment. Even if they have surrendered, they will still be exiled to the countryside.
Xie Yanyan didn't say anything.
There are three things in this world: your own business, other people's business, and God's business.
The only thing she can manage is herself, and the only thing she can do well is her own affairs.
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