The reason why Chen Yi and his friends were so motivated was that they hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and everyone was extremely greedy.
The others were also busy, chopping wood for fire, boiling water for porridge, feeding water and grass to the horses, etc.
With so many people, they only brought five cooks, and the others just helped out, and they were able to barely cook the meal.
After killing the pheasants and rabbits, Chen Yi took a fat pheasant and a big fat rabbit and marinated them with salt.
This is specially saved for Yuan Xichen to eat later, after all, his body really needs nourishment.
For people like them, being able to receive the master's favor is already a great fortune.
The cook chopped up the chicken and rabbit meat, preparing to make a chicken soup, and then make a braised rabbit with dogwood and radish.
The people in "Tuyan Village" have spread the news that Yuan Yi and his team have hunted a lot of prey throughout the village.
It wasn't even dark yet, but most of the villagers already knew about it.
Not far from Chen Yi and the others, there were also many villagers looking there eagerly.
Most people have the same idea in their minds: it would be great if they could get a piece of the pie, but if not, at least it's okay to just smell it.
Chen Yi and the others worked quickly, and soon all the meat was prepared and put directly into the pot.
As the fire grew bigger, the smell of meat in the pot became stronger and stronger.
The fragrance immediately spread for ten miles, and the entire "Tuyan Village" was filled with the smell of meat.
There was a young woman in the crowd, holding a baby about three years old in her arms.
The woman was wearing a cotton dress that had been washed so much that it was hard to tell what color it was.
She looks pretty, but her figure is very thin.
The child in her arms was also wearing a coarse linen shirt full of patches.
The meat cooked by Chen Yi and his friends not only made the people nearby go crazy with greed, but also made the skinny little boy in the young woman's arms cry with greed.
"Wow! Wow! Wow! I want to eat! I want to eat meat! Mom! I want to eat meat!"
The little boy kept struggling in the young woman's arms, crying and shouting for meat.
The young woman looked helpless and tried her best to comfort the crying person in her arms.
She didn't think about it anymore, and she stepped forward courageously and asked:
"Big sister, can you please give me some? The child is crying out for meat, there's nothing I can do!"
The young woman also found a very good excuse, using her child as an excuse.
In fact, the main reason is that she wants to eat, and the child is just a cover.
The elder sister who was cooking also took a few deep breaths and felt satisfied only when she could smell the meat.
When she heard someone calling her, she seemed a little impatient and ignored the person who called her.
The young woman was ignored and felt very embarrassed, but she continued to ask shamelessly:
"Just a little bit will do. The child is too greedy and can't resist the temptation of this taste!"
Seeing that the elder sister ignored her, the young woman pulled her sleeve and continued asking questions.
The eldest sister looked very unhappy, and then she said with disdain: "Sister, how can you be so shameless?
Why should I give it to you for no reason?
And I can’t make the decision on this. This belongs to our master. How can a servant like me make the decision on this?
Besides, if your children want to eat meat, let your man go hunting or buy meat himself.
Just come and ask for it shamelessly. No one owes you anything, so why should I give it to you? "
The elder sister spoke without mercy, exposing the young woman's hypocritical mask.
After all, the young woman is still young, and it would be embarrassing for her to be spoken of in this way.
She held the child in her arms and suddenly burst into sobs.
In the eyes of others, it was as if she was being bullied, and she looked so pitiful!
"Oh! Isn't this bullying? Isn't it just that the child wants to eat something?
How much can a child eat? Why are you so stingy and not giving him anything?
They even made people cry. Isn’t this bullying? A group of outsiders are bullying our villagers! "
The other women in the crowd, as if they had caught something, began to speak in a sarcastic tone on the young woman's behalf.
Their thoughts were the same as the young woman's, but they just didn't go up directly.
How could I let go of such a good opportunity?
"That's right! Are you bullying us because there's no one in our village? You're bullying us like this!
Even a child doesn't know how to show mercy, this is too much!"
The men in the crowd also began to exaggerate, as if Yuan Xichen and the others were truly unforgivable and owed them something.
The eldest sister was also furious when she heard what these people said. She then scolded fiercely:
"Don't lie with your eyes open, I didn't do anything to her just now.
She just started crying suddenly, what does it have to do with me?
Don't talk nonsense here and throw dirty water on me!"
The young woman holding the child felt more confident when she heard that there were people around her supporting her.
She said in a soft and weak voice: "Sister, I was wrong!
I shouldn’t ask you for food just because my child wants to eat it!
I will comfort the child myself, I can only let him go hungry.
Don't be angry, I'm leaving now!" The young woman said she was leaving, but her body was honest and didn't move at all.
The eldest sister was also merciless, pretending not to understand the meaning of her words, and said directly:
"Humph! You know what's going on! Hurry up and leave! Are you going to watch us eat later?"
"Woo!" The young woman was completely embarrassed and ran away with the child in her arms.
"What kind of person is this! So domineering! Really!" Seeing that there was no hope, the others also walked away cursing.
They also had to leave because Chen Yi knew about the farce here and sent people to defend it.
They had been living in the village all year round and had never seen guards holding big swords, so they had to leave in shame.
Chen Yi came to the elder sister who had just quarreled with the young woman. The elder sister was also very nervous when she saw Chen Yi coming.
Afraid that his behavior just now had angered Chen Yi, he waited for Chen Yi to get closer.
The eldest sister was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and begged in panic, "Master Chen, please forgive me! What I said just now did have a bad influence."
Chen Yi's face showed no expression, but he frowned and said: "If you encounter such a thing in the future, remember to report it in time!
Remember to be extra careful about what you eat and don't allow any negligence, okay?
You did a good job today by not letting that person get any closer.
The master said that you guys can get some meat later as a reward!"
When the eldest sister heard this, she was not scolded but praised her.
Suddenly her heart was filled with joy and she felt more confident when speaking.
She said gratefully, "Thank you, Master Chen, for speaking so kindly to the master. I will definitely stick to my post!"
Chen Yi looked at the young woman's back as she left in the distance for a few seconds before walking back.
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