Chi Xingyue didn't know what horse blood tasted like, but she knew it must be fishy and salty.
But those people who drank horse blood seemed not to smell it. They drank it in big gulps with an expression of enjoyment on their faces.
Chi Xingyue suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. How was this scene any different from zombies eating?
Seeing how delicious the drink was, others were eager to try it too.
Finally, the extremely thirsty people rushed forward, pushed away the "zombies" around the wooden barrel, buried their heads in it, and their faces and necks were covered in blood.
Chi Xingyue swallowed and stepped back calmly.
Gao Hongbin seemed to enjoy their situation, laughing loudly. When the crowd was almost full, he whipped the people away: "Stop fighting, what nonsense!"
He raised his hand to call his deputy and distribute the blood to the exiled personnel.
They wouldn't touch this thing until they were at their wit's end. Sharing it would also save them some water.
As for the horses, they could not be preserved due to the hot weather and were also cut up.
The exiles, who had not eaten meat for several days, were so moved that they cried, with tears streaming from their mouths.
During the one-hour break at noon, people temporarily forgot about the worry of lack of water, found dead branches from the surrounding woods, lit a small fire, and roasted the horse meat on the fire.
It didn't take long before the tempting aroma wafted into the air.
Many people swallowed the horse meat without waiting for it to be cooked.
Although the Ling family members stared at it eagerly, they still had to wait until the meat changed color before tearing it into small pieces and sharing them.
That’s right, tear it apart.
Exiled prisoners were not allowed to have weapons, so the Ling family could only use their blackened hands to tear the roasted horse meat into strips.
Chi Xingyue looked at Ling Weiyuan's big, black hand and had no illusions about horse meat. She shook her head, indicating that she didn't want it.
The other people in the second house also said that they wanted to leave the meat for the younger generation because they had eaten beef jerky.
As a result, Ling Mingyue, Ling Minghao, Ling Weiwei, and Shu Rui received more weight than the adults.
The children ate with smiles on their faces, and thanked Chi Xingyue with their greasy mouths. Chi Xingyue nodded and took Ling Jiheng to the woods to relieve himself.
"Honey, what do you want to eat?" Chi Xingyue blurted out this ambiguous name.
Ling Jiheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Steamed buns, they don't have much taste and won't be easily discovered."
Chi Xingyue nodded, took out two vegetable packs, one for each person, and there were more left after they finished eating.
I waited until my stomach was almost full before drinking a bowl of egg drop soup.
Thinking of Ling's father and mother who had not eaten yet, Chi Xingyue took out a pheasant and stuffed it into Ling Jiheng's hand, as if they had hunted it.
So, when the two of them returned, everyone was shocked.
Who would have thought that the "weak-armed" Second Young Master Ling could actually hunt prey? It's amazing!
"Heng'er, this chicken..." Ling Weiyuan glanced at the woods in surprise, thinking, how could a kind-hearted person appear in broad daylight?
However, it was quiet over there, with no signs of human presence.
Ling Jiheng chuckled, "I caught it in the woods. This chicken must have injured its leg, so it's limping when it walks. I got a good deal on it!"
"No wonder!"
Ling Jiheng didn't say much. Amidst everyone's envious gazes, he came up to Gao Hongbin and borrowed the guards' knives in exchange for half a chicken.
Gao Hongbin took the chicken from Ling Jiheng and examined it carefully.
Seeing the bright fur, warm body, and obvious fracture in the right leg, I knew Ling Jiheng was not lying.
He threw the dagger he was carrying to him: "Roast it well, don't ruin it!"
Ling Jiheng bowed to Gao Hongbin before returning to the Ling family's resting place with the dagger and pheasant.
First, the chicken was bled. With Gao Hongbin's experience as a lesson, the blood was not wasted and was taken away by the Li family.
The Wang family arrived late, but didn't want to make a wasted trip, so they exchanged a pearl for the pheasant's internal organs.
Then, Ling Jiheng put the plucked pheasant on the fire to roast. The fat dripped onto the fire, making a sizzling sound.
Everyone around suddenly felt that the horse meat no longer had a good flavor, it was dry and not tasty.
But it is absolutely impossible to make them spit it out.
It was the first time in three days that I had eaten meat. Even though it had no taste, I held it in my mouth and was reluctant to swallow it.
Ling Jiheng was a very good cook, and in no time, he had roasted the pheasant until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
He opened the salt packet given by Chi Xingyue, pinched a small pinch with his fingers, and sprinkled it on the chicken.
Then he cut it in half and gave the slightly larger half to Gao Hongbin.
"Sir, I don't have any seasoning, please don't be disgusted!"
Gao Hongbin sniffed it and thought it was quite fragrant. He nodded with satisfaction and asked his assistant to fill a water bag for Ling Jiheng.
Everyone: “…”
Don't be too envious. If I had known earlier, I would have known earlier...
Even if they had known earlier, they would not have been able to shoot the pheasant.
The one with the most complicated emotions was Old Master Han.
It took him one hundred taels of silver to exchange for two water bags, but Ling Jiheng only used half a pheasant to exchange for one water bag.
With this calculation, half a pheasant costs fifty taels, which is more expensive than gold.
Old Master Han didn't feel bad about the banknote he gave out. After all, his sister gave him a lot. After seeing the miserable situation of the Ling family, he also made some preparations.
That's right, some people are envious of other people's grandchildren. Not only are they tall and big, but they are also so capable.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but step forward and took Old Master Ling's arm to discuss: "How about letting my Shuqi be your Ji Heng's equal wife?"
Old Master Ling quickly shook his head: "No, no, my Ling family doesn't have the rule of taking a concubine."
In fact, after the experience of being drugged by the wife, the Ling family did not even allow him to take a concubine.
The reason why Ling Jiren of the first wife had a concubine was because he was plotted against and had to marry her out of helplessness.
Fortunately, Wan Chunqin wasn't a troublemaker and behaved well after entering the Ling residence. It wasn't until she gave birth to Ling Minghao that she was truly recognized.
Old Master Han was not giving up. He pulled Old Master Ling aside and praised his granddaughter, saying that she was definitely more educated and well-mannered than that fire-making girl.
But in the past two days, Old Master Ling had already witnessed Fuxing's abilities, so how could he possibly cause trouble for Chi Xingyue?
The refusal was so blunt that it almost pissed off Old Master Han.
In the end, they parted on bad terms, and Old Master Ling went forward to take credit.
"Granddaughter-in-law, let me tell you..."
After hearing this, Chi Xingyue was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and took out two pieces of mung bean cake as a reward.
Old Master Ling's eyes lit up, and he stuffed the things into his sleeves like a thief, and asked quietly: "Xiao Yue'er, aren't you afraid that I will agree?"
Chi Xingyue raised her eyebrows and said, "If you agree, then agree. At worst, you can just return the mung bean cake to me!"
Old Master Ling turned aside and said a little arrogantly: "No, I don't want it. You only know how to give me delicious food, but you don't know how to feel sorry for me!"
After saying that, he ran away, but Chi Xingyue noticed that after he went back, he called Rong Fangqing aside, and the two of them whispered to each other, and finally turned their backs to people.
No need to think, he must be stealing.
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