With the arrangement made, Zhao was not idle during the day. She and Liu Po and others started preparing the ingredients for dinner at noon.
Little Lingling, on the other hand, was more relaxed. She went to the backyard to practice martial arts. Everything seemed to be peaceful and tranquil.
However, everything was not as peaceful as imagined.
This is the border after all, and the war with the barbarians has never subsided.
How could Heshu Village, which is located on the border, be peaceful?
Because of the previous poisoning incident, the number of teams patrolling back and forth at the border has been reduced by several waves.
This directly resulted in a lot of time gaps between the two waves of patrol teams, which naturally attracted the attention of the barbarians.
At this moment, a group of barbarian cavalry were approaching quietly, trying to sneak past the patrolling soldiers and infiltrate.
Heshu Village was on the route they planned to pass through.
They moved quickly, but for the sake of safety and concealment, they waited patiently for dark, intending to act under the cover of night so that they would not be easily discovered.
Xiao Lingdang and Zhao were completely unaware of all this and were still fully immersed in the evening banquet.
In the evening, six tables of different sizes had been set up in the yard, each of which was filled with three kinds of fruits, candies, and two plates of snacks.
In order to make the yard brighter, Xiao Lingling specially hung lanterns every three or five steps around, and placed candlesticks on the tables.
It ensures that everyone can see clearly even at night.
Soon, people came one after another, regardless of gender, age or status, except for those who were lying in bed and unable to move, all the others came.
Everyone was busy with their hands, and instead held various homemade pickles and dried vegetables.
These things are not valuable, but they are the only things they can afford now. After all, no one wants to eat for free.
But I have to say, they really made the right choice.
In the first two years, Zhao would still make some, but in the past year, her son and daughter-in-law have been urging her to enjoy herself, and she hasn't tasted these things for almost a year.
Although I taught the cooks how to make it, the taste of the food they made was not right at all.
Now that she could taste the familiar flavor, Zhao quickly called over Mrs. Liu.
"Oh, these are all good things! Aunt Liu! Come on, get me a plate and take out some of these pickles and soybeans.
I have been craving this taste for a long time, and finally I can taste the authentic one.
I don’t know if it’s the soil and water in the south, but even with the same beans and vegetables, the taste always seems a little off.”
Seeing that Zhao really liked him, everyone felt relieved.
"Ah? This, can't be made in the south? We really didn't know that. We really don't have anything good at home, so we just have this left, so we brought it here. I hope you don't mind it."
"That's right. If this had been made in the past, it would definitely not have been presentable. That's why we dared to bring it out because Guihua guessed that you must be eating less or not having any food at all now."
Zhao was so happy, "Osmanthus is smart. I also made it myself at first, but the taste was always a little worse, but it was still acceptable.
Later, when I asked someone else to make it, the taste was even worse. I haven't eaten it for almost a year. How could I not miss it!
Come on, come on, don’t just stand there like idiots, take a seat quickly. Let’s just treat ourselves as a family today, there’s no need for all those messy rules.
There was a special table for the children, and the children all sat next to Xiao Lingling. They just had to tell her what they wanted to eat.
Today, we have good wine and delicious food. Everyone has worked hard for so long, so let's take a good rest.
Don't be afraid of drinking too much, haha. If you drink too much, the worst that can happen is that Deng Zhuo and the others will carry you back! Come on, come on, everyone, take a seat."
With Zhao's greeting, everyone's initial awkwardness quickly dissipated.
Apart from the fact that men and women sat separately, no one cared about anything else like seniority.
The male guests didn't need to be invited. As soon as the wine was served, they started chatting on their own. The women's side was also lively. Zhao cared about their lives, and of course they were curious about Zhao's as well.
Finally getting the chance, I pulled Zhao aside to have a quick chat.
When they learned that the Lin family now opened several stores, they were all extremely surprised, and the topic even turned to Princess Xiao Lingdang.
The children were simpler. Once their initial restraint disappeared, they started eating happily.
There are all kinds of fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and snacks.
These ingredients and the water used are all from the space. Although it looks a bit too oily and watery, it will not cause any gastrointestinal burden.
In short, everyone had a great time.
Wine was served at both the men's and women's tables, and after three rounds of drinks, the night began to slowly darken.
The children also started to get familiar with each other. After everyone had eaten, they began to play in the yard in groups of three or four.
After all, Xiao Lingling was not familiar with them. In order not to affect the atmosphere, she simply leaned on the chair in the yard to rest.
I didn't sleep, I just closed my eyes and rested, listening to the noisy sounds of playfulness, which was quite comfortable.
This continued until late at night, and the noise gradually weakened. Little Bell, who was originally a little sleepy, suddenly caught something with her sensitive ears.
She frowned and listened attentively, as if trying to confirm something.
Soon, she suddenly opened her eyes and sat up, with a serious look in her eyes.
After looking around the yard, I found that the children who were having fun before had already fallen asleep on the table due to exhaustion.
She was wearing the clothes and blanket that Mrs. Liu had found for her, so she wasn't cold.
The women had quieted down by now, drinking tea in groups of three or four and chatting in low voices.
The drinks and food on the table had been replaced with various fruits and snacks, but the man was still eating and drinking at the table.
There were just two who seemed to be too drunk and had already fallen unconscious on the table.
Xiao Lingling took a deep breath and did not alarm anyone. Instead, she quietly retreated to the backyard, climbed over the wall and headed north out of the yard.
Sure enough, she didn't hear it wrongly, there was indeed the sound of horse hooves.
Not just one or two, but at least a dozen or twenty horses.
It is not surprising to see so many horses, but seeing them here makes people suspicious.
Xiao Lingdang had seen the border patrol route map in Chu Yu's tent. She knew very well that Heshu Village was no more than twenty miles away from that route.
She tapped her ears with her small hands, using her hearing to the fullest extent.
Very good, they are indeed coming from the north, and judging from the sound, they have successfully crossed the line and are rushing towards Heshu Village at full speed.
It is now less than ten miles away from Heshu Village.
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