Chapter 35: Exile
Lu Yingxun is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. He has no real ability, and his injuries haven't healed yet, so he is really not a cause for concern.
What Lu Shiyan was worried about was that there were people hiding in the dark who wanted to deal with him. He was worried that they would be so cruel as to capture his wife and children as a threat.
But after hesitating for a moment, he didn't express his worries.
She was already scared last night. Wouldn't telling her this make her even more worried?
Forget it, let him take more care of it!
Not long after the two of them returned to the camp, the officer shouted for them to continue their journey.
Jiang Tangtang carried the dandelions to the donkey cart and cooked a bowl of dandelion soup for Lu Shiyan on a small charcoal stove.
However, when I served him the soup, I secretly dissolved an anti-inflammatory pill in it.
At this time, several children also woke up.
"Are you hungry?" Jiang Tangtang asked the children.
"I'm so hungry. I want to eat the yam cake made by my mother." Lu Tiantian supported her head with her little hands. While looking at Jiang Tangtang talking, she smacked her lips, as if she was savoring the deliciousness of the yam cake.
"We didn't dig yams today, but we can make some other pastries to eat." Jiang Tangtang said with a smile.
"What kind of cake?" Lu Tiantian blinked and looked at Jiang Tangtang excitedly.
Jiang Tangtang thought for a moment and said, "Let's make a sweet potato thousand-layer cake! And a chestnut syrup to go with it."
"What is sweet potato mille-feuille?" Lu Tiantian stared at Jiang Tangtang curiously with her big eyes.
Not only was Lu Tiantian curious, but even Lu Jingcheng couldn't help but take a second look at Jiang Tangtang. Clearly, he was very interested in the sweet potato mille-feuille she was talking about.
But the little guy kept pretending to be mature. Although he was obviously curious, he refused to ask any more questions.
"You'll know when it's done." Jiang Tangtang kept them in suspense and pulled them out of their beds, saying, "Alright, when you wake up, get out of the car and take a walk. And find some water to brush your teeth and wash your face. Don't be like a little cat."
Although they bought a donkey cart, it is not possible to stay on the cart all day long. So as long as it doesn't rain, Jiang Tangtang will ask a few people to get off the cart and walk around to exercise.
Of course, letting the little guys exercise was only one reason. The main reason was to get rid of them so that she could get things out of the space more easily.
Several little guys got out of the car one after another, and Jiang Tangtang acted quickly.
First take out the chestnuts from the bag.
This was picked up in the mountains by him and the Lu brothers and sisters when they were taking a break.
It rained a few days ago and everyone was crowded in the carriage with nothing to do, so they peeled chestnuts to pass the time.
Now, almost all the chestnuts in the bag have been peeled.
She simply washed the chestnuts and put them in a casserole to cook.
When cooking, I secretly added a few pieces of rock sugar.
Then start peeling the sweet potatoes and cutting them into thin slices, then blanch them in water.
Hearing the occasional voices of Lu Shiyan and the children outside, she smiled with relief, but just in case, she still closed the doors and windows tightly.
I took out milk, eggs, and flour from the space, mixed them into a batter, and then coated the blanched sweet potatoes with the batter, spread them evenly in the container, and finally poured the batter in. I quickly entered the space and put it in the oven to bake.
The reason why she dared to be so bold was because she found that Lu Shiyan had the same educational philosophy as her.
He also thinks that children need proper exercise, especially since the child has been in much better health recently.
He would usually take the children out for more than half an hour before sending them back.
Jiang Tangtang calculated the time very accurately. The sweet potato mille-feuille in the oven was baked a few minutes before the child came back.
She took out the baked cake and placed it in an ordinary copper basin.
When Lu Shiyan brought the children back to the donkey cart, he smelled a strong fragrance that he had never smelled before.
"Mom, what did you make? It smells so good!" Lu Tiantian was the first to climb onto the donkey cart and said happily.
"Be careful, there's sugar water boiling in the pot, don't overturn it." Jiang Tangtang cut a piece of soup onto a plate and handed it to her, saying, "Try it and see if it tastes good."
Lu Jingcheng and Lu Jingheng came up one after another. Jiang Tangtang gave them each a piece, then cut a piece for herself and started eating it with big mouthfuls.
Lu Jingcheng smelled the delicious cakes on the plate, which made him drool. He secretly swallowed his saliva, but resisted the urge to eat. He stood up and said, "I'll take it to Dad."
"There's still some in the bowl!" Jiang Tangtang said, "Eat it quickly! I'll call your father and the others up to eat. If you take this out, you'll be inviting others to come and eat!"
Only then did Lu Jingcheng sit down and start eating with great dining etiquette.
However, even with the doors and windows of the carriage closed, the aroma of the sweet potato mille-feuille still wafted out.
Soon, the exiled team was in commotion. Some people cursed, and some sniffed hard, hoping that the eldest wife of the Lu family would be kind enough to give them some alms.
The people from the second and third branches of the Lu family looked at the donkey cart with resentment.
After a while, Liang Jiamin came over and asked Jiang Tangtang if she could get some food for the officers.
Jiang Tangtang cut a large piece of sweet potato thousand-layer cake and handed it to him, saying, "Sir, try this cake. It's a bit tricky to make, though. I dug up these sweet potatoes in the mountains a while ago, and there aren't many left. I'm afraid it's hard to make them again, but you can make something else."
Liang Jiamin took the plate and sniffed the aroma of the pastries before enjoying the food. "It's fine to make something else, as long as it fills my stomach."
Jiang Tangtang felt relieved when he said that.
She moved Lu Shiyan, Old Madam Lu and others to the carriage to eat, while she and Liang Jiamin went to the official's grain cart to get food.
On the way, Jiang Tangtang took the opportunity to find Liang Jiamin to ask how much time was left to reach the place of exile and where exactly they were being exiled.
From Liang Jiamin's words, Jiang Tangtang learned that it would take more than half a month to reach the place of exile.
The place where they were exiled this time was called Yazhou.
If it was Yazhou in Hainan Province, then her time travel wouldn't be too bad. After all, she lived by the sea, so she could just treat it as a vacation.
However, through the original owner's memory, Jiang Tangtang knew that this dynasty had never appeared in Chinese history.
She was not sure whether this Yazhou was the same as the modern one.
I just hope it’s like what’s described in the novel, a parallel space or something, not too different from the modern world.
No matter what, Jiang Tangtang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that they would reach the exile place in more than half a month.
She was just about to take some pumpkin and flour to the donkey cart when she saw Li Dayong approaching with a few river clams in his arms. "Jiang, can you make something delicious out of these clam shells?"
"Sure! Braised, stir-fried, stewed, or grilled, it's all fine, as long as you get it." Jiang Tangtang couldn't help but slurp as she spoke. She hadn't had spicy and sour stir-fried river clams in a long time, a dish her grandmother had always loved.
Thinking of her grandmother, she felt a little depressed.
I don’t know what happened to her relatives in that world.
"Then I'll take people to the lake and get some." Li Dayong went over to discuss with Liang Jiamin for a while. Soon, Liang Jiamin announced to everyone that they should rest for half an hour before continuing on their journey.
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