Chapter 42 Keeping Promises]
After resting for a while, Chen Wu asked Yuan Xun to deliver the money from selling wild boar meat, a total of two taels of silver, to Chen Fenghe, and then notified everyone to hurry on their way.
Chen Fenghe had taken advantage of the break to boil the wild boar's fat into white lard and put it in a small jar.
The wild boar legs and remaining ribs are marinated with fried salt and spices, and then wrapped in large leaves.
Qin Mengyue came forward and said she wanted to carry the meat, but Chen Fenghe said, "Mom, it's okay, I'll carry it. It's not heavy."
Nothing matters when traveling a long distance. After walking for a long time, even the lightest things will become a burden.
However, Chen Fenghe naturally would not really carry it all the way. She planned to put it into the space when no one was paying attention, which would save energy and keep it fresh.
Otherwise, even if it is pickled with salt, it will easily rot and deteriorate.
Qin Mengyue felt bad after hearing this: "Feng He, thank you for your hard work along the way."
As she spoke, she took out the gold hairpin and the letter of severance, handed them to Chen Fenghe, and said, "Fenghe, keep these two things."
Chen Fenghe quickly declined, "Mom, these two things are too important, how can I keep them?"
In ancient times, women had a low status. They obeyed their fathers at home and their husbands after marriage. They had to rely on men for a living, even legitimate daughters.
So this letter of marriage can indeed determine the fate of both of them.
If they were lost, the Qin family would only have the male descendants of Qin Jinzhong. Although Qin Mengyue had bluffed when the relationship was severed, once they were exiled to a place where they were unfamiliar with the place, there was no guarantee that Qin Jinzhong would not find a matchmaker to sell them out.
Although Qin Jinzhong couldn't do anything to her, it was different for Qin Mengyue and the three little ones.
It is impossible for her to stay with Qin Mengyue and the others all the time. Didn’t Qin Huanhuan take advantage of her absence to cause trouble this time?
Qin Mengyue insisted, "Feng He, I'm a soft-hearted person. I'm afraid those bastards will do something bad later. They're thinking about this hairpin and the letter of severance! You keep it for me, and I'll feel at ease. If you need to buy something on the way, you can exchange this hairpin for silver. It's better than having it taken away by those bastards!"
After hearing this, Chen Fenghe thought about it and realized that she had her own space, so even if the Qin family did something bad, she wouldn't be afraid of it being stolen, so she agreed.
"Very well. I'll keep it for now. But I have two taels of silver on me, and the money from selling the half piece of wild boar meat that Yuan just gave me is enough to last me a long time."
Qin Mengyue nodded and said, "You can keep it for now. We'll probably need money a lot during this journey, so it will be useful eventually."
Chen Fenghe agreed and put the golden hairpin and the letter of severance into the space.
Just as I put it away, the officials urged me to hurry on.
Everyone ate meat, so their strength was restored a lot in the afternoon. Only the Qin family was reluctant to buy meat and continued to eat steamed buns. They were whipped by the officials or slapped with black and blue faces, and were dragged all the way at the end of the team.
Because he was a lag, he was whipped many times.
Fortunately, at dusk, they finally came out of the mountain, returned to the official road, and stayed overnight in a larger town.
Chen Wu still found a more affordable inn and stayed in a large dormitory for thirty cents, or in a guest room for eighty cents.
Chen Fenghe chose the guest room without saying a word.
After paying the money, she found Zhang Zhou and Sun when no one was paying attention, and gave them two taels of silver each as agreed.
Zhang Zhou and Sun were overjoyed when they saw the white change in their hands.
In fact, they were skeptical at first about what Chen Fenghe had said to them before.
But the double temptation, coupled with the fear of being discovered and punished by the officials for telling lies, made them tell the truth.
Now that they think about it, even if they followed Qin Huanhuan's words and lied for her, there's no guarantee that she wouldn't turn the tables and say that they stole her money under the pretext of a body examination!
So, later on, they were only concerned about the consequences, and how could they dare to hope for Chen Fenghe's promise?
Unexpectedly, Chen Fenghe is a man who keeps his promises!
"Mrs. Shen, this...how can we be so embarrassed? We are just reporting the truth."
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "You two maids, you don't have to be so polite. It was because you two told me the truth that I was able to clear my name. I naturally can't go back on my word, otherwise I wouldn't disappoint you two maids."
Zhang Zhou and Sun couldn't help but admire Shen Fenghe.
Look at how they behave! And then look at how that little whore Qin Huanhuan behaves!
What a world of difference!
The two men took the money with great gratitude and left.
Chen Fenghe did the same thing as last time. She found the waiter and asked for hot water. She also gave him another hundred coins and borrowed the inn's kitchen for use.
She put the meat from the day into the space to dry. After a few days, it should be dried into bacon.
She told Qin Mengyue about borrowing the kitchen, and Qin Mengyue rolled up her sleeves and said, "I'll go help too."
Chen Fenghe saw that she, the queen who had once been the mother of the country, had not lived a life of luxury and complained about the hardship. Instead, she did everything herself. She learned from her how to clean fish and how to identify wild vegetables and mushrooms. She had never acted like a mother-in-law in front of her. This was truly commendable.
She now: "Okay. Then mother, please help me."
She had already taken out eggs, Chinese cabbage, green and red peppers, mushrooms, black fungus, and the large intestine, heart and lungs of the wild boar from the daytime from the space - these were all put into the space in time, so they were still exactly the same as if they were fresh.
Seeing so many ingredients, Qin Mengyue couldn't help but ask, "So many...?"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "Not much. These intestines, hearts and lungs are from wild boars, the mushrooms and fungus are picked by us, and the other eggs and vegetables only cost us twenty coins to buy from the store. We open our eyes every day and rush on the road. Yichuan, Hao'er, and Xing'er are in their growing years, so how can they survive without eating something nutritious?"
As they talked, Qin Mengyue was responsible for washing, cutting and lighting the vegetables, while Chen Fenghe went into the kitchen to cook, and soon several dishes were ready.
There was a scrambled egg with black fungus and green peppers, a stir-fried large intestine, heart, and lungs with mushrooms, green and red peppers, and a stir-fried Chinese cabbage with lard and vinegar. In addition, there was a pot of white rice cooked in another pot.
Chen Fenghe left some food and asked Shen Yichuan to carry it in a lunch box to Chen Wu as a thank you for being a witness and helping them successfully break up the engagement during the day.
After the delivery, the two adults and three children sat down at the table and ate all three dishes and several bowls of rice without leaving anything. Most of the hard work of the day was relieved!
Chen Wu specially gave some of the dishes made by Chen Fenghe to the injured Chen Shi, and ate the rest with the other officials.
The officials couldn't help but praise her endlessly: "I didn't realize that Miss Shen's cooking skills are really good. These dishes are probably better than those made by the imperial kitchen!"
Someone couldn't help but joked, "Imperial Kitchen? You sound like you've eaten food made there!"
"I...I ate it in my dream, is that okay..."
While several people were chatting and laughing, Chen Wu noticed that only Li Yong was eating his meal silently, while secretly stuffing a chicken leg into his clothes.
Chen Wu probably guessed that this was probably for Qin Huanhuan.
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