Chapter 38: Unusual Talent
"Well, Xiaodie's cooking skills are really good!"
Chen Xue bit the chicken in her mouth and couldn't help but praise it. It was her first time to eat the food cooked by Xiaodie, and she didn't expect it to taste so delicious.
"It's really good."
Mother Chen also praised him, "None of the chefs in the mansion have such skills."
Xiaodie felt embarrassed when she was praised, but when she thought about how she was frightened by Chen Xue just now, she looked at her resentfully.
"Girl, please don't scare me next time. I almost cut my finger, and now my face still smells bloody."
“Ahem!”
Chen Xue was a little embarrassed. She had no idea that Xiaodie would react so strongly to the word "bug". "It's my fault this time. I won't do it again next time."
After a while, the three of them were full.
"Mom, why don't we go out after lunch break? There's a bed here anyway."
Chen Xue moved all the beds in the house, except for those in her own room, her parents' room, and some of the servants' rooms. All the others were moved into the space.
So, there are now seven or eight beds in the space, enough for them to sleep in, and there are not only beds, but also quilts and pillows.
"Okay then!"
Mother Chen hadn't slept in a bed for a long time. When she lay on the soft sheets, she immediately felt wrapped in comfort and fell asleep immediately.
Chen Xue also found a bed and climbed onto it. Before going to bed, she always felt as if she had forgotten something, but she couldn't remember it, so she stopped thinking about it and decided to think about it after she woke up.
It was unknown how long it took before Chen Xue woke up from her nap. She rubbed her eyes and suddenly thought of something, and everything changed.
“Oh no!”
When Chen's mother heard her daughter's cry, she quickly got up and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Mom, have we forgotten something?" Chen Xue smiled bitterly.
"Forgot what?"
Mother Chen was a little confused and had no idea for a while.
"The master is still outside and hasn't eaten yet..." Xiaodie came over at some point and reminded him.
When Chen's mother heard this, her face suddenly changed. She looked at her daughter with some embarrassment.
It’s true.
It was agreed that they would come in to eat first, and then let Lord Chen come in to eat after they finished eating. But they ended up taking a nap after they were full, leaving Lord Chen outside.
"Dad won't be angry!"
Chen Xue said weakly, after all, they didn't know how long they had slept, and her father was probably starving.
Mother Chen also felt somewhat guilty, but then she argued confidently, "How dare he! Isn't it just asking him to wait a little longer?"
"Mother, domineering."
Chen Xue immediately gave a thumbs up.
Mother Chen coughed and said quickly, "Ahem, okay, let's go out quickly. Who knows if there's anything going on outside."
The three of them immediately left the space and appeared in the carriage. Lord Chen was still guarding outside. When he heard the noise, he immediately lifted the curtain and came in.
"Did you eat and go to sleep?" Lord Chen said a little unhappily. It was obvious that he knew his wife and daughter very well and guessed it at once.
"Ahem, Dad, we didn't sleep for long!"
"You said you didn't sleep for long." Lord Chen glared at her, "Look outside, it's getting dark. It's time for dinner."
Chen Xue opened the curtain and saw that the sun was about to set. She suddenly felt a little guilty.
"I'm starving, but you guys went to sleep in." Master Chen said speechlessly, "Now it's fine, we can have lunch and dinner together."
"Besides, Xu Tian also came to our house. Fortunately, he didn't ask to see you, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain it clearly."
"Okay, okay, it's just a matter of forgetting. You won't do it again next time. Why are you angry?" Chen's mother interrupted him.
"How could I be angry?" said Lord Chen, his eyes wide open, looking unhappy.
"You're not angry, why are you staring so wide-eyed?" Mother Chen curled her lips, "I don't know you yet."
"I just want to remind you not to stay too long next time, otherwise if the bailiffs come, I won't be able to call you out..."
"By the way, what delicious food did you guys eat? You ate so much that you almost forgot about me." Lord Chen complained, "I feel like I'm superfluous."
"Didn't you say that you wanted us to eat first?" Mother Chen glared at him.
"Ahem." Chen Xue coughed, interrupting her parents' bickering. "Dad, what did Xu Tian say when he came to our house?"
"He came over and said that when we rest at night, we can send a few servants to go hunting with him."
In the evening, they set up camp to rest and stopped traveling, so they had time to go hunting for a change of pace.
However, these prisoners still could not go too far, except for the yamen runners, so Xu Tian and his men would take the opportunity to go hunting to satisfy their cravings.
However, this time Xu Tian thought of the Chen family, so he acted as a guarantor and brought the Chen family's servants with him, asking them to go hunting together.
In this way, the Chen family will have meat to eat and can also supplement their nutrition.
However, this approach is risky. Once the servants of the Chen family escape, Xu Tian will be held responsible.
But Xu Tian still did it, which touched Lord Chen a little.
If someone gives you a peach, you should give him a plum in return.
Lord Chen naturally had to choose loyal servants who would not run away to help.
"I want to go too!"
Chen Xue immediately became interested. It was her first time hunting, and she also wanted to take the opportunity to catch more animals to raise in the space.
After all, there is too little meat in the space, only chickens, ducks and geese. You will get tired of eating them after a long time. If you can catch rabbits, pheasants and other animals, you can change the taste.
"No, it's too dangerous."
Master Chen refused without hesitation, "Hunting is no small matter. You might encounter tigers, bears, and other ferocious beasts. It's too dangerous..."
"father!"
"I'll go with you. It won't be dangerous. Aren't there servants here? Besides, Dad, don't you want to eat meat..."
"I don't want to." Lord Chen said without hesitation, but his stomach started to growl, making Lord Chen feel a little embarrassed.
Chen Xue suppressed her laughter and said, "Dad, look at your stomach, it's craving meat."
"It's because you forgot about me and I didn't have lunch."
Master Chen glared at them and asked the servants to prepare their own lunch. Thinking of going to Chen Xue's space to eat, he did not eat with the servants.
Who knows what will happen, we will wait from noon until night.
They only came out when he was almost starving.
"Why would my daughter go and stop her? There's no danger anyway."
"How can there be no danger? It's getting dark. What if I fall on the road? What if I encounter a snake?"
"It's almost winter, there are no snakes!" Chen Xue muttered.
"There are no snakes, but there are poisonous insects, and..."
"Cough cough cough."
Mother Chen coughed and stared at Mr. Chen, meaning to continue talking. Mr. Chen immediately stopped talking.
"My daughter has grown up. There's no need to restrict her here or there."
Mother Chen glared at him and finally made the decision. Mr. Chen wanted to refute, but when he saw that Mother Chen's face was not right, he quickly swallowed his words of rebuttal and finally changed it.
"Be careful, come back immediately if anything happens."
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