The woman hurried to the stove and brought back a small porcelain basin, holding it for Li Yuanzhao to look at.
Li Yuanzhao stretched his head and took a look. It was a paste mixed with vegetable leaves. He couldn't see clearly what the ingredients were, but there was a faint sour smell wafting to his nose.
Guo Tianyang came over, gave him a disdainful look, then stepped back.
"What's this?"
"This is porridge made with bran, millet, wild vegetables, and some salt..."
Li Yuanzhao frowned.
He couldn't imagine that this thing was for people to eat... In Taoyuan County, he had seen people squatting on the street to eat.
The rice inside is rice, the vegetables are vegetables, everything seems normal.
But this thing in front of me doesn’t look good and doesn’t smell good either. Is it really edible?
“Is this edible?”
"It's edible. This is what my family eats every day!"
After hearing the woman's affirmative answer, Li Yuanzhao still couldn't believe it.
Curiosity suddenly piqued: "Can I try it?"
Guo Tianyang was so frightened that he rushed over to grab the porcelain basin and cried, "You can't eat it! Young Master, you can't eat it!"
"What if I get sick from eating this unknown thing? The master will have to kill me!"
After saying this, he turned around and looked at the woman with a fierce look in his eyes.
The woman was so frightened that she shrank into a corner.
"Then you eat!"
"ah!?"
Guo Tianyang was in tears. Why should we eat this stuff?
Wouldn't it be better to just go back to the palace honestly? Why do you have to roll around in the garbage? This damn Fang Zhengyi, this damn Taoyuan County, the prince was put under a spell after just one trip there?
Guo Tianyang held the porcelain basin and looked at Li Yuanzhao without saying a word.
Seeing his expression, Li Yuanzhao became even more excited: "Haha, you don't dare?! Bring it to me!"
After saying that, he snatched the porcelain basin.
"Get lost!"
Guo Tianyang tried to grab it, but was kicked away by Li Yuanzhao.
Li Yuanzhao looked at the mess in the bowl and suddenly became timid.
This thing...it really looks like it's not edible.
Then he looked at the woman hiding in the corner and asked again.
“Can you really eat it?”
“Yes.”
Li Yuanzhao's throat tightened as he looked at the things in the basin. Then he made up his mind, hooked a small piece with his fingertips, and quickly put it into his mouth.
The paste slowly melts in the mouth, and an indescribable taste immediately fills the mouth.
Sour, bitter, rancid, and a little salty...
"Ugh~~"
Unable to hold it back this time, Li Yuanzhao bent over and vomited, choking with tears and snot running down his face.
The porcelain basin also fell to the ground.
Guo Tianyang thought to himself that it was a disaster, and quickly went over to help, and kept patting Li Yuanzhao on the back.
After coughing for a while, Li Yuanzhao finally felt better.
At this moment, a trace of heartache flashed in the eyes of the woman in the corner, and she trembled as she tried to step forward to support Li Yuanzhao.
Li Yuanzhao swung his arm hard, causing the woman to stagger!
He was furious and said, "How dare you! How dare you lie to me! You are asking for your own death!"
Guo Tianyang also bared his teeth and yelled toward the door: "Someone come!"
Five or six people rushed into the house at once!
The already small room now seemed even more crowded.
Li Yuanzhao's chest heaved, and he was obviously very angry. He was actually teased by this unruly citizen.
Just as he was about to speak, the man in the room was awakened by the noise and staggered out.
Seeing so many people gathered in the room, I was scared.
He dragged his sick leg to his knees and said in a trembling voice, "Gentlemen! What has happened to my family?"
Guo Tianyang pointed at the mess on the ground and sneered: "Your wife actually dared to lie to my young master and said that this thing is edible! You two unruly people!"
The man looked honest and explained in a panic, "Yes, I can eat it! Yes, I can eat it! I'll eat it right now for you masters to see!"
After saying that, he ignored the woman's pulling and lay on the ground to eat the porridge.
Li Yuanzhao was shocked... this thing is really edible!
And judging from the man's expression, it doesn't seem like it's very difficult to eat.
Guo Tianyang saw his doubts and whispered in Li Yuanzhao's ear: "Your Highness, this is probably how the common people eat. Maybe Your Highness is not used to it!"
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Li Yuanzhao was stunned on the spot, his face turned from pale to red, and he felt extremely ashamed for a moment.
Then he kicked Guo Tianyang and said angrily: "You bastard! Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Guo Tianyang covered his buttocks in grievance and said, "What are you talking about! You insist on eating, and I can't stop you. Our family is really unlucky!"
Looking at the man still lying on the ground eating porridge, Li Yuanzhao said with a red face: "Get up! Get up quickly!"
The man staggered to his feet. Li Yuanzhao looked at the man's face, which was covered with dust, and felt even more ashamed.
He whispered, "I vomited in your house and ate your food. I should compensate you."
"Guo Da, give them ten taels of silver!"
The honest man waved his hands quickly: "Master, don't use them! Those things are worthless! Worthless!"
"You must take it if I give it to you!" Li Yuanzhao said sternly.
Guo Tianyang directly put the ten-liang silver note into the man's hand.
Seeing that the silver had been given, Li Yuanzhao left the room without saying a word.
Guo Tianyang followed closely onto the street.
Seeing that the prince's back looked somewhat gloomy, he stepped forward and said softly, "Your Highness, please return to the palace."
"Do the eunuchs in the palace live in houses like this and eat food like this?"
Guo Tianyang smiled apologetically and said, "How could that be possible, Your Highness! The worst place in the palace is a hundred times better than this, and the food there is much better than theirs!"
"This is the outer city after all, which is not good! The inner city is good! Your Highness can go to the inner city more often in the future."
"So what did you eat before you entered the palace?" Li Yuanzhao asked
After he asked this question, Lao Guo recalled his sad and painful childhood.
He sighed and said, "Maybe we are not as good as them! It is good enough to have porridge every day. It is not uncommon to have one porridge every three days or one porridge every two days."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. We have only been living in peace for two years. Some people may be having a hard time now, but good times are yet to come!!"
Li Yuanzhao nodded, and suddenly realized: "No wonder so many people are willing to become eunuchs in the palace!"
Guo Tianyang: “…”
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