Chapter 55 Mutton Sauce
After finishing their meal and cleaning up, Lu Yao's family returned to their seats. As usual, they secretly gave everyone some medicine to prevent colds and stomach problems, and took the two children for some simple exercises before taking a rest.
In fact, according to Beijing time, it is only seven o'clock now, but they have to get up early tomorrow to prepare breakfast for the soldiers, so they go to bed early.
The family closest to them was the family of the socially anxious brother. Seeing that they were all resting, they hurriedly told the children to be quiet and not to disturb others.
Pu Zhiwen, the big brother with social anxiety, was originally a small official in the Ministry of Industry. His family had a house and land, which was considered a small fortune. He managed to make a decent living by guarding his own piece of land every day.
However, when the gods were fighting, he, the mortal, suffered in the end, and the socially anxious brother was the unlucky guy who was pushed out by his superiors to take the blame.
His family was simple, consisting of his parents, the couple, and three children: two sons and a daughter. The eldest son was nine years old, the daughter was seven years old, and the youngest son was four years old. They had suffered a great disaster, but fortunately, their superiors saw their behavior and showed mercy, so their family did not suffer and were allowed to pack a lot of clothes and valuables before being exiled.
But they don't show off their wealth. They are all ordinary people and know how to survive. So except for spending money to remove the shackles of one family in the beginning, they are very low-key in their daily lives. They are naturally grateful for the care that Rong Yanhui's family has given them.
But their abilities are limited, so they can only remember it in their hearts.
Fortunately, they have been noticed by General Lin, and I believe they will do well in the future.
The next day, Lu Yao woke up early. Seeing that no one else was awake yet, she decided to go to the cave entrance to check the situation.
Rong Yanhui felt the movement of the person next to him, opened his eyes instantly, and stood up as well.
Lu Yao knew the man's character and didn't say much. Instead, she pulled the quilt for the two children and quietly walked to the cave entrance with him.
A night passed and the rain continued to fall.
The area around the cave was covered with dense forests of tall trees, which blocked out the light and made the place even gloomier.
Rong Yanhui frowned: "I don't know when the sky will clear up."
Lu Yao recalled the plot in the book and said, "It should be smaller today."
We can stop at night, and tomorrow will be sunny and windy.
The book is mainly written from the perspective of the protagonist Shen Yaoming, so it does not mention what the outside world is like. However, judging from the people and things encountered along the way, this rainstorm has had a great impact on the people.
She looked up at the sky blocked by trees, feeling a little heavy.
Although natural disasters and man-made disasters are hardships brought by nature, Lu Yao would also think that if she had paid attention to it from the beginning... Well, she was just an exiled prisoner, and even if she thought about it in advance, she couldn't do anything.
"What's wrong?" Rong Yanhui felt that the person next to him was in a low mood and asked with concern.
Lu Yao smiled soothingly and shook her head to indicate that she was fine. She only said, "I wonder how many people outside are affected by the disaster."
When I was a child, I often heard my father sighing and talking about what disaster had happened somewhere, and how people were displaced and had to leave their homes.
There are often refugees pouring into the area under my father's jurisdiction, and he becomes extremely busy at that time. It is normal not to see him for ten days or half a month.
Rong Yanhui held her hand and said, "In front of nature, everyone is insignificant. Sister Yao is amazing and has saved so many people."
Lu Yao curled her lips. Does this man drink honey every day now? He's getting better and better at talking.
While they were talking, they washed their faces with rain water and began to prepare breakfast.
Lu Mingxiu and Mo Zhu had also packed up and came to help. Lu Yao did not refuse, but arranged things one by one.
She planned to make knife-cut noodles and pair it with fragrant fried mutton sauce. It must be a very happy thing to have a bowl of it in such an environment and weather.
There are two secrets to making delicious knife-cut noodles.
First, the dough must be kneaded well, so that the knife-cut noodles will be chewy. The second thing is, of course, the sauce. As long as the sauce is good, even the most unpalatable food can be enhanced with flavor.
The mutton had been simply processed last night, and Mo Zhu was quick, so it was ready in a short while.
Lu Yao had already started the fire and put an iron pan on the stove. She put the chopped mutton fat into the pan and waited until the white oil blocks slowly turned brown. Then she poured the minced mutton in and stir-fried it. After it was broken up, she stopped stir-frying. More resources can be added to the knock-knock group: Drugs and Phase 2, 528-1. She then began to add cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, tangerine peel, fennel and other spices one by one and continued to stir-fry. When the mutton began to turn golden, she added ginger and green onions and continued to stir-fry.
The fragrance instantly filled the cave, making many people's stomachs growl.
"I don't know what Lu Yao did this morning, why does it smell so good?"
"How can this person be so capable? Not only do they know how to prevent disasters, but whatever they do also smells delicious."
"Marrying a child like this is a blessing for our ancestors."
"It's a pity that some people don't know how to cherish."
As for who the people are who don’t know how to cherish, it goes without saying.
The Shen family members were in a very bad mood as they were stared at with contempt and gloating eyes.
Before, they could spend money to buy extra meals and eat something good, but these past two days in the cave, they had to rely on the little food they were given, which not only tasted bad but also couldn't fill them up. They had been hungry for two consecutive days, and if they couldn't get out quickly, they would probably starve to death.
"Yalan, go find those ungrateful people later and ask them to give me the food." Old Lady Wang had already made a decision.
"But," Wang Yalan hesitated, "they don't listen to us at all now."
"Then I, your mother, will turn a blind eye and not make a fuss!" Old Lady Wang pounded her cane. "They used to say they wanted to be filial to me, their grandmother. Now it's time for them to show it."
After she finished speaking, she thought of something and continued, "Just say that as long as they are obedient, I won't care about what happened before, and I won't let the boss settle the score after he gets better."
Wang Yalan agreed. She hadn't eaten enough in the past two days. Thinking that her son was so big and must be even hungrier, she didn't hesitate and went straight to find Shen Yulian and others who were packing.
After hearing her intention, Shen Yulian neither agreed nor refused. Instead, she asked, "We've given you all the food, so what should we do?"
"That's your business," Wang Yalan rolled her eyes in her heart, "I just came here to give you instructions at your grandmother's behest."
Shen Yulian said, "General Lin said before that in order to prevent others from snatching away food and leaving those with weak tempers without food, everyone's food will be personally delivered to their own hands."
"Can't you take the child first and then give it to us?" Wang Yalan frowned. This illegitimate child could not be compared with her Yaoming and Jiaojiao. He couldn't think flexibly.
Shen Yulian smiled: "What happens after we give it to you? Will there be a share for us after the meal is ready?"
Wang Yalan frowned: "That's your grandmother, shouldn't you be filial to her?"
"In other words, we are starving and enduring it ourselves?" Chen Zhao sneered, "I've never seen anyone so shameless. Now I finally learn something new."
"Watch your words!" Wang Yalan said, "Even if the Shen family is in trouble, I still have the right to sell you guys."
Zhao Ruolan's face turned pale. She was a concubine, just a man's plaything. It was her freedom to do whatever the mistress of the house wanted with her.
"You dare!" Shen Yulian glared at her hatefully, "I'm telling you, don't even think about it!"
"I've already delivered the message." Wang Yalan sneered and turned away.
Just come and get your things when the time comes. It doesn’t matter whether these people agree or not.
Watching the other party leave arrogantly, several people gnashed their teeth in hatred.
"Do you really want to give it to them?" Shen Yulian looked at Shen Yu.
"What about you?" Shen Yu asked instead of answering.
"I won't give it to you anyway!" Shen Zhao said without thinking.
Shen Yulian also echoed: "Just because we are concubines and illegitimate children, do we have to let them take advantage of us?"
"In that case, we should do what we should do. If they want to come, we don't mind making things bigger." Shen Yu said.
Several people nodded.
Xu Danhui, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said, "If possible, try to get along well with Big Brother and the others."
“Brother…”
They didn't spend much time with the eldest brother and there were no conflicts, but their relationship wasn't very good either. They were doing well on their own before, and they seemed to be getting along better and better, but now that they're getting closer, it seems like they're very powerful.
Although the other party has severed ties with the Shen family, the only thing they lack now is a letter of severance, so that they can leave the Shen family and take care of each other, but the eldest brother and the others really don't need it.
"My purpose in building good relations with them isn't to gain any benefits," Xu Danhui explained hastily, fearing they might misunderstand her. "After all, we're blood brothers. We can't sever our blood ties just because of what happened to my father and the others."
Chen Zhao smiled bitterly: "We all know what life Big Brother has been through these years, but I...will it be bad if I move forward now?"
Relying on his father's favor over the years, he has become a bully in the Shen family. Although he has restrained himself in front of the eldest brother, his attitude is not that good after all.
"Big brother is not like Shen Yaoming. After all, we haven't done anything bad to him." Shen Yulian is now unwilling to even call him by his name.
"You should have a better relationship with the eldest brother, right?" Xu Nianwei thought of something and looked at Shen Yu.
Shen Yu was silent for a moment, "I'll talk to Big Brother when I have a chance."
Xu Danhui didn't expect that her husband and her elder brother were friends. After a moment of surprise, she understood.
Shen Yu squeezed her hand and explained in a low voice: "After my aunt passed away, my mother took care of me for a while, and then she passed away too. My eldest brother and I depended on each other for survival, and then..."
At this point, he glanced in the direction of Wang Yalan and Shen Yaoming and continued, "Big Brother saw that they wanted to target him, and he didn't want me to be tortured as well, so he stopped associating with me."
He actually didn't care about that, but his eldest brother threatened that if he didn't obey, he would no longer recognize him as his younger brother...
"My elder brother and mother protected me, but I pretended to be unfamiliar with him." Shen Yu didn't dare to look at his wife's eyes and lowered his eyes: "Am I a coward and incompetent?"
Xu Danhui touched his face distressedly and shook her head: "If you two had insisted on being together, those people would have been angry and even more aggressive. Big Brother did that to protect you while also protecting himself."
He is really smart.
"They are all exiled prisoners. There is no need to worry about them anymore." Xu Danhui said.
It is really hard to not have enough to eat every day and have to travel in shackles. It would be best if the eldest brother and others could help. They will definitely repay this kindness in the future.
But it is human nature if one is unwilling to help. Blood ties are there, and the more time you spend together, the closer you will become. Later, when we arrived in Ganzhou, we had another brother to help each other.
Rong Yanhui and others were unaware of the Shen family's thoughts and plans. They were busy preparing breakfast.
As the moisture content decreased and the spices seeped in, the meat became more and more fragrant, making everyone swallow their saliva again and again: When will this breakfast be ready?
Meng Hu was a straightforward person and asked directly.
Lu Yao smiled and said that it would be fine soon.
If I had to give a specific time...
Seeing the morning meal being distributed not far away, he said, "Just wait until they're done."
When Meng Hu heard this, he was very happy and hurried to urge those waiting in line to hurry up.
Lu Yao: “…”
The meat foam in the pot was bubbling with oil. Lu Yao added some salt and soy sauce, and also took out some homemade seasonings that Lu Mingxiu brought from home. After stir-frying it again, the taste changed again.
The rich meaty aroma is mixed with salty flavor, and the unique fragrance of various seasonings blended together makes people can't wait to eat several big bowls.
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