Chapter 702 Ancient Young General vs. Rich and Beautiful Lady 5
When they heard it was candy, everyone's eyes lit up.
Sugar is a rare commodity. Among the six countries, only Lu has the technology to produce sugar. The royal family of Xia can eat the sugar tributed by Lu. The sugar is yellow in color and hard in texture, far from being white and soft like this one.
If the King of Wei wanted to eat candy, he had to buy it from the State of Lu at a high price, so ordinary people could not afford it at all.
Huo Xiao took out a small dagger and wiped it carefully three times. He found that there was a small gap in the top layer and there were several layers inside. Each layer was fluffy and soft, and seemed to contain various fruits. It was very delicate.
He carefully dug out a flower next to the gap. The petals melted in his mouth, and the sweetness went all the way to his heart. He had never tasted anything so sweet.
"I once ate a piece of Luguo candy, but even Luguo candy was not as sweet as this one. Not only was it sweet, it also seemed to have a hint of milk flavor. I heard that candy can save lives. If someone faints, drinking candy water will sober them up. It is also a great tonic for seriously ill people."
Zhao Shan swallowed his saliva, his stomach growled, and he tried hard to suppress his hunger. He suggested, "Then we should leave it for the injured soldiers. Eating it can save their lives!"
"General, please eat more. This is a gift from God. Maybe it will heal your injury."
Huo Xiao said: "This should be some kind of pastry. Pastries enjoyed by gods must be more delicate and sweeter."
"Look, there are words written on it. Although they are not the same as the words we use and they are missing some parts, we can still guess the general meaning. Birthday should refer to the day of birth. Today may be the birthday of the god. This thing is called a cake and is used to celebrate the birthday of the god."
The cake was divided into three layers, and the top layer had "Happy Birthday to Huanhuan" written on it.
The coupons given by the merchant are also placed on the cake base, with the merchant’s name printed on them and various birthday cakes painted on them.
Huo Xiao divided the top layer of cake into many portions, put them on small plates he brought with him, and distributed them to everyone.
"Everyone has been hungry for many days. Let's have a taste. The rest will be sent to the wounded camp to nourish the wounded."
"Don't refuse. I think the gods will give us more food."
The soldiers then took the small piece of cake, licked it carefully, and the sweet taste bloomed. They had never tasted such deliciousness before.
Some people finished the meal in just a few mouthfuls. Although they were still very hungry, they soon regained their strength.
Some people just took a bite and stopped eating. Everyone in their family was hungry, so they wanted to take it back to feed their families. If each person ate a bite and drank some water, they could hold out for a few more days.
Huo Xiao waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, come back soon, the food I gave you is yours, you can do whatever you want with it."
There were eight soldiers following Huo Xiao, four of whom had families in Pingyang City. They bowed deeply to Huo Xiao and hurried home with the cakes.
Food was so precious that the soldiers should have eaten it first. However, they could not bear to let their families go hungry, so the major general agreed to let them take the food home, and they were very grateful.
Not long after, a young general came back, tears in his eyes. He knelt down in front of Huo Xiao and choked up:
"The magic mirror belongs to the major general, and the cake was also obtained by the major general. The major general gave me such a magical object and saved my mother. From now on, Peng Haichang's life belongs to the major general!"
"My mother raised me alone. She was sick for many days and couldn't even drink a few sips of water. She was about to die. She even thought about committing suicide and leaving her body to me. She said that this way I would survive. I threatened to die, and she gave up the idea."
"That cake is truly miraculous, it's so soft, my mother was able to swallow it, and as long as she can eat, she can live. My mother can even talk to me now, she said the Major General was so kind, and asked me to repay him!"
The remaining three soldiers also came back. They gave the cake to their family and saved their lives.
"My little son was so hungry that he didn't even have the energy to cry. He swallowed a few bites of cake and finally came back from the brink of death. My wife held her son in her arms and almost died with him."
"I melted the cake in water and cooked a pot of soup. The soup was sweet. Although everyone in the family only drank a bowl of soup, they looked much better and had a little more strength."
As soon as Huo Xiao helped the person kneeling on the ground up, he smelled a strong aroma of meat.
A plate of four-happiness meatballs appeared on the shrine. The fist-sized meatballs were attractive in color, and just looking at them would make people drool.
Plate after plate of dishes floated out one after another, and Huo Xiao simply placed the bronze mirror on the table. Soon, the table was filled up.
A bucket of rice fell from the sky. When the lid was opened, hot steam came out. Grains of rice were crystal clear and plump, each one distinct and white without any impurities.
"Oh my god! Is this the food from the God Realm? There's so much meat! There's even fish and shrimp. Are they sea fish? Wei State is not near the sea, and the water source is not abundant, so we basically can't eat fish and shrimp."
"This is even more sumptuous than a state banquet! Even the boxes for the dishes are so exquisite, with patterns printed on them. The lid is transparent so you can see the food inside."
"The gods have really blessed us with food. I have never seen rice grains this big. In the past, when we distributed military rations, we only received broken rice mixed with sand and gravel. They were all stale grains, hard and difficult to swallow."
Huo Xiao called Wen Bo, gave him half of the rice, and asked Wen Bo to cook it into porridge and share it with the soldiers.
The porridge is cooked with mashed four-happiness meatballs, which are neither dry nor watery, and exudes a rich meaty aroma.
Everyone's stomachs had been growling for a long time. Everyone was given a bowl of porridge. No one wanted to eat any vegetables, so Huo Xiao distributed the vegetables to everyone. Each person had a piece of sweet and sour spareribs, a piece of fish, a salt and pepper shrimp, and a piece of braised pork...
Zhao Shan declined again and again, "I don't want meat, I just want porridge. It's only thanks to the young general that I can drink such delicious rice porridge. There's already meat in it, I can eat my fill!"
"Major General, you are injured, you should eat more meat. There are other people in the General's Mansion, you should also leave some for them, you can't give it all to us."
The soldiers were unwilling to ask for more food because they were right beside the major general, so they got so much food. They had already eaten enough, and there were still many people who were starving in Pingyang City.
Wen Bo dragged his feet in. He had just eaten Guanyin soil and his stomach was bloated. He tried his best not to look at the delicious food and pretended to be relaxed and said, "There are only three people left in the general's mansion. They have already eaten. I just drank porridge and I am full."
"You are going to fight, so you naturally need to eat more. We don't do much in the mansion, so we just lie down and save energy, so we can't eat much food."
Huo Xiao felt a pain in his heart.
There were originally hundreds of people in the General's Mansion, including grooms, coachmen, cooks, stewards, guards, etc., each with their own duties. Last time, when the Northern Rong attacked the city, all those who could go to the battlefield went, and more than half of them died in the battle, and the rest starved to death!
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