After packing their things, Chen Xiaomi and her group prepared to set off.
Chen Xiaomai helped move the things, while Wei Qiyu peeked around from the side.
Yuanbao sat on the doorstep with his chubby little legs crossed, watching longingly as people moved things around.
Yuanbao rested his chin on his hand and suddenly fixed his gaze on Wei Qiyu. Yuanbao stared at Wei Qiyu for a while, his cheeks puffing out more and more.
Wei Qiyu saw Yuanbao staring at him with wide, round eyes. He subconsciously smoothed his hair and checked himself for anything amiss. After checking himself over, Wei Qiyu found nothing wrong and opened his fan to fan himself with satisfaction.
Chen Xiaomai walked past Yuanbao, and Yuanbao tugged at her arm.
What happened to Yuanbao?
Yuanbao whispered to Chen Xiaomai, "Uncle, that guy is acting suspiciously."
Chen Xiaomai glanced at Wei Qiyu and thought to herself: This guy seems to be Ji Yun'an's friend. My second brother said that this guy is a big fat sheep.
He's Yun'an's friend! Even a fat sheep can't be too bad. This guy certainly doesn't seem like a decent person.
Wei Qiyu listened intently to Chen Xiaomai and Yuanbao's conversation. When he heard Yuanbao say that he was acting suspiciously, he became somewhat displeased. Wei Qiyu walked over to Ji Yun'an and complained, "Yun'an, that brat said I was acting suspiciously."
Ji Yun'an glanced at Wei Qiyu and said, "You are indeed acting suspiciously."
Wei Qiyu's face suddenly turned red, and he said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
“You’ve been peeking into Brother Xiaomi’s carriage the whole time, and you looked like you had ulterior motives,” Ji Yun’an said.
Wei Qiyu: "..." Is his image really that bad?!
"I was just checking to see what delicious food the magistrate's wife had brought. I heard that when the prince left Sha County, he took a lot of smoked meat from the county government office with him, and he praised it highly after returning to the capital."
Ji Yun'an looked at Wei Qiyu, vaguely sensing that he had stumbled into a major problem. "So, did you see the meat?"
Wei Qiyu shook his head and said, "No, but I saw a bow. It looks like a snow iron bow. This bow is very powerful; ordinary people can't draw it. What is your brother-in-law carrying this thing for?"
Ji Yun'an subconsciously said, "The road is not safe, so we might need it."
Ji Yun'an was somewhat surprised that Chen Xiaomi would bring a bow. Ji Yun'an thought to himself: This brother-in-law really came out fully armed.
Chen Xiaomi was a hunter in her early years. Although she has been living a life of luxury in recent years, her skills do not seem to have declined. Sometimes, the military camp organizes soldiers to hunt in the mountains and forests. This serves two purposes: firstly, it can help them improve their skills, and secondly, the meat dishes they hunt can be added to their meals. Chen Xiaomi sometimes goes with them, and the soldiers who go hunting with her seem to admire Chen Xiaomi very much.
Wei Qiyu said with some worry, "Your brother-in-law doesn't seem like someone to mess with!"
Ji Yun'an glanced at Wei Qiyu and thought to himself: Wei Qiyu only realized now that Chen Xiaomi is not to be trifled with. What a blockhead. Brother Xiaomi is a man who has killed tigers.
With everything prepared, Chen Xiaomi and her group set off.
The carriage slowly drove to the county government office. Chen Xiaomi watched the county government office gradually disappear into the distance, and a sense of reluctance flashed through her heart.
From the moment Lu Lin married into the family, Chen Xiaomi and Lu Lin have always been together.
Having long been accustomed to Lu Lin's presence, the sudden separation left Chen Xiaomi feeling somewhat empty.
"Big brother, are you alright?" Chen Xiaomai asked Chen Xiaomi.
Chen Xiaomi reached out and ruffled Chen Xiaomai's hair, saying, "It's okay."
Chen Xiaomi looked at Chen Xiaomai and felt a surge of warmth in his heart. In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed. Because of Xiaomai's mental disability, Chen Xiaomi had always raised her as a child. In the blink of an eye, Xiaomai was about to get married. Chen Xiaomi couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. Originally, he wanted to raise Xiaomai for the rest of his life, but in the end, his third brother also found someone he loved.
After Chen Xiaomi left, Lu Lin felt that the house was much quieter.
Without Chen Xiaomi to keep an eye on them, Yuanbao and Chongchong run wild all day long, driving Lu Lin crazy.
"Father, the food the cook makes at home isn't as good as my uncle's," Yuanbao complained, looking up.
Lu Lin glanced at Yuan Bao and said, "That's your misconception. You think your uncle's cooking is the best, so you think everyone else's cooking is bad." In fact, he also thought that no one's cooking was as good as Xiao Mai's. Xiao Mai's cooking skills had been honed to the point where she was definitely a master chef.
Yuanbao blinked, lowered his head, took another breath, and said, "It really isn't that delicious."
“Brother is right,” Chongchong said, looking at Lu Lin with his round eyes.
Lu Lin looked at the two kids on the same side, snorted, and said, "You should be grateful to have something to eat. Don't be picky. When your dad was your age, we only had one meal a day and couldn't even get an egg."
Yuanbao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Daddy, why don't you have any eggs to eat? Because there aren't many eggs."
"Daddy, you're so stupid! If we don't have eggs, we can just raise more chickens!" Yuanbao exclaimed.
Lu Lin: "..." Raising chickens doesn't require feeding them. But if you raise too many chickens, it becomes a hassle to manage them.
Chongchong looked at Lu Lin and said, "Daddy is so stupid, but brother is so smart."
Lu Lin: "..." These two brats have no idea about the hardships of life!
"Eat up, or you'll go hungry and lose weight. Look at all your round faces!"
Yuanbao glared at Lu Lin with a frustrated expression, then shoveled down his rice.
As Lu Lin watched the two children eat, he thought to himself: You can't spoil children; the more you spoil them, the more unruly they become.
Chen Chi looked at Chen Xiaocai and said, "Big Brother has left."
Chen Xiaocai nodded and said, "Yes, Big Brother is gone. Yuanbao and Chongchong seem to be causing some trouble. Achi, if you have time, go to the yamen to see them."
Yuanbao is alright, but Chongchong seems unable to adjust to his older brother's sudden disappearance and is constantly making a fuss, which seems to give Brother Lin a real headache.
He seemed to be shouting that he wanted to sell Chongchong, which made Chongchong very angry. He took the water gun that Lu Lin had made for him and splashed water on Lu Lin.
Chen Chi nodded and said, "Okay."
As soon as Chen Xiaomi set off, the Prince's Mansion received the news.
"Your Highness, we have already set off."
Prince Cheng said with satisfaction, "Finally, the road is open."
Two beautiful women entered the house.
"Your Highness, you seem to be quite interested in this Third Young Master Chen!" said Princess Lou.
“Yes, Your Highness is so fond of him, I’m getting jealous,” Consort Zhuang chimed in.
Prince Cheng said irritably, "What are you all guessing? I just want to eat roast whole lamb."
The two princesses were in the prime of their youth, but Prince Cheng had no interest in them. At first, when the two heard that there was someone named Chen Xiaomai who the prince was thinking about, they felt a little jealous. However, after inquiring, they found out that she was just a cook.
The prince paid so much attention to Chen Xiaomai that even though the two princesses knew that the prince was only interested in her to satisfy his appetite, they were still a little jealous.
Seeing that Prince Cheng was angry, the princess stopped joking. "Your Highness, I've heard that this whole roasted lamb is said to be unparalleled in heaven and earth. Is it really that delicious?"
Princess Lou was a relative of the Empress and occasionally entered the palace to accompany her. She had eaten the imperial meals in the palace and often took pride in having eaten them. The Prince had also enjoyed the imperial meals in the palace. However, although the Prince was the Prince's uncle, he could not eat the imperial meals all the time.
Ever since his trip to Shaxian, the prince seemed to have lost interest in the imperial cuisine of the palace, but instead couldn't forget the delicacies of Shaxian and became obsessed with a stew.
At first, the princess really liked hot pot, but after eating it a lot, she suddenly realized that there was no special skill involved in making hot pot; it was just a matter of putting different ingredients into one pot to cook.
Seeing how much Prince Cheng valued Chen Xiaomai, Consort Zhuang thought that once Chen Xiaomai arrived, she could learn some cooking skills from her. However, after thinking about it for a moment, Consort Zhuang felt that doing so would be too unfair to her, so she decided against it.
Patrol battalion.
Liu Yun brought ten free trial vouchers for the hot spring resort.
"Mr. Liu, is this the entrance ticket to the hot spring resort? Can I use this to get into the hot spring resort over there?"
Liu Yun nodded and said, "That's right. However, this voucher only allows you to soak in the hot springs; you can't eat there. Even so, it's still quite rare. Mr. Liu, where did you get this voucher?" "It was given to me by Young Master Chen."
"Mr. Liu, could you give me one?"
Liu Yun put away the entrance ticket in his hand and said, "This thing is worth several hundred coins. How can I just give it to you, Mr. Liu? You don't want to eat it all by yourself, do you?"
Liu Yun glanced sideways at the person who asked the question and said, "The general has a use for this voucher. If you want it, you have to make a contribution. It will be given to whoever completes the task well."
The veteran standing to the side looked at Liu Yun and said, "This is so troublesome!"
Liu Yun thought to herself, "Yes, it's that troublesome."
Scarcity makes things valuable. Since it's too easy to get, these seasoned soldiers don't really value the voucher. It costs one or two taels of silver to enter the hot spring, and not many soldiers in the camp are willing to go. With this voucher, they can slowly arrange for their men to go and experience it.
The people in the camp heard that there would be a reward for completing the mission well, so they were full of energy. Even Ji Chengkang did not expect that the hot spring resort would be so tempting.
"Whoosh." Chen Xiaomi fired an arrow and accurately hit a roe deer.
Chen Xiaomai clapped her hands, somewhat excited, and said, "Big brother, you're really amazing."
Chen Xiaomi smiled and said, "It's alright, it's alright."
Wei Qiyu glanced at Chen Xiaomi and thought to himself: This little Shuang'er is really amazing. She can hit a target from a hundred paces away without missing a shot. She is not like a Shuang'er at all. No wonder the people in Sha County think that Lu Lin is afraid of his wife.
Chen Xiaomai started a fire and roasted the roe deer.
Chen Xiaomai sighed and said, "It's too inconvenient to eat in the wild. We can only roast the meat. If we were at home, we could clean the roe deer, slice it, marinate it, add cooking wine, soy sauce, and red peppers, and stir-fry it to make stir-fried roe deer meat. That would be so delicious."
Chen Xiaomi nodded and said, "Yes, it's too inconvenient in the wild."
As Chen Xiaomi ate the roe deer meat, she couldn't help but think of Lu Lin. Chen Xiaomi thought with some worry that Lu Lin was a picky and fastidious guy. She wondered if Lu Lin could get used to being alone after he and Xiaomai left.
Wei Qiyu couldn't help but prick up his ears as he listened to Chen Xiaomi and Chen Xiaomai chatting about food.
After the roe deer was roasted, Chen Xiaomai took out the jar of seasonings and sprinkled them on. Life in the wild was very harsh, and if you wanted to eat something better, you could only rely on seasonings.
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