Chapter 34 Energy Bar
Looking at Song Liyun's smiling face, Xiao An calmed down and nodded vigorously.
After just one day of contact, he fell deeply in love with this smiling second sister.
My brother also said that this sister is the one who loves and cares for him, and she is completely different from the cousin at home who beats and scolds him every day.
Now that my second sister tells me to eat, I’ll eat.
Song Zhenan held the energy bar in both hands, like a little mouse, carefully nibbling off a tip with his teeth, savoring it slowly, a look of joy on his face, and he touched the energy bar again and again.
Seeing that he didn't mind, Song Liyun was about to let him finish it, but she saw Xiao An stuffing the energy bar into his arms.
Song Liyun was puzzled and couldn't help asking, "Xiao An, isn't the stick delicious?"
Song Zhenan shook his head vigorously.
This stick tastes strange in the mouth, even fishy.
But to him, it was better than the usual hard and irritating coarse grain steamed bread, and even better than the rotten and smelly leftovers.
He wanted to leave some for his brother.
Song Liyun only saw Xiao An shaking his head and refusing to eat, and couldn't help frowning.
Although this food tastes bad, it is formulated by nutritionists after all, is rich in nutrients and very suitable for human needs.
Compared to millet cakes that are mainly composed of carbohydrates, these things are actually more suitable for people like the Song Zhenping brothers, who are really lacking in protein and fat.
Song Liyun was ready to start treating the two brothers immediately, including her own current body.
Without a healthy body as a foundation, some biological muscle strengtheners in one's own space cannot be used.
"Xiao An, although this stick doesn't taste good, it's good for your health. You should eat more." Song Liyun advised patiently.
Song Zhenan remained silent, covering the energy bar in his arms and shaking his head.
Seeing him like this, Song Liyun suddenly thought of a question and quickly took out another energy bar: "I have another one for you, brother, you can eat yours!"
See there is another one!
Song Zhenan's eyes lit up, and he looked up at Song Liyun. Seeing her nod, he suddenly grabbed the energy bar in his hand, covered his mouth with his clothes, and lowered his head to chew it.
Hiding in secret, Song Zhenan's skillful stealing action hurt Song Liyun's eyes. Doesn't this child have a normal way of eating?
The net weight of an energy bar is 50 grams. Because it is a highly compressed food, it will swell up when it comes into contact with water and it will actually make you feel very full. Even an adult can only eat one bar.
Xiao An wolfed down his food but only managed to finish one-third of it. He then touched his stomach and groaned.
When Song Zhenping woke up from his coma, he also tasted the energy bar.
He was also reluctant to eat it at first, but when he realized there were more, he wolfed down one.
The car did not stop along the way until dark, when it stopped at an inn. Amid the soldiers' angry shouts, everyone hurriedly got off the car and gathered together.
The field was filled with a sea of people, more numerous than when they set out from Qingping Town. It was obvious that there were also laborers sent from other places.
In the open space at the entrance of the post station, dozens of soldiers holding torches surrounded the civilians.
A general shouted, "Two hundred men will be assigned to each location. You only have one stick of incense to choose your own. Once you've chosen, leave immediately. The government is chasing us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen people rushed out from the soldiers like wolves and tigers, and started to rob the civilians, forcing anyone they caught to follow him.
At this time, the laborers were tossed around by the car until late at night, and they were tired, hungry and scared.
During the day, at least there were clerks in the town government housing who could verify the other party's identity. Now, in the dark, they were being dragged out without even knowing what was happening. They were all terrified.
For a while, there was a lot of noise, crying, shouting and yelling.
Some people wanted to resist, but how could they be a match for the soldiers? They quickly rushed to the car and disappeared into the dark night.
Song Liyun and the other three stood together, watching the people around them being dragged away one by one. Occasionally, a soldier came to them and wanted to take Song Zhenping and Song Dekui away, but they were scared back by Xiao An, who was holding their hands.
What I want is laborers who can build barracks and guard posts before the snow falls, not a nanny who can take care of a baby.
As for the woman Song Liyun, the soldiers didn't know her face in the dark and only picked those with strong bodies, so they naturally disliked her.
Song Liyun put her hands behind her back, looking relaxed.
Song Dekui munched on an energy bar, and without stopping, he chattered to his three siblings in a vague voice, "Yun girl, this bar of yours actually tastes pretty good. If you hadn't said it was made from leftovers, I would have eaten it long ago.
Oh my! Why don’t they come and choose us? We’ve been riding for most of the day, don’t let them get left behind, will you?
In the afternoon, not only Xiao An ate the energy bar, but Song Zhenping also ate it. Only Song Dekui didn't eat it.
Because Song Liyun told them that this dry food stick was made by drying the leftover soup and rice from the restaurant, so it is convenient to carry it with you and eat it at any time.
The two brothers had been starving since childhood and had to eat even pig food. Besides, the leftovers from the restaurant were tastier than the coarse grain steamed buns with bran and vegetables, so naturally they didn't mind.
Song Dekui had never suffered such hardship before. He felt sick when he heard that it was made from leftovers. He held on until now and finally ate it because he was too hungry to bear it anymore.
Not to mention, even though the taste is a bit weird, it’s really filling.
Song Liyun ignored him and just talked in a low voice with Song Zhenping.
In the afternoon, Song Dekui received news from the coachman that this group of people was indeed the Zhenbei Army.
Barracks needed to be built on the border, but local laborers were unsuccessful, so they came to the inland to rob.
As for why they were robbing people, the reason was simple: the government was unwilling to help the Zhenbei Army recruit civilians.
The Zhenbei Army was no pushover either. Knowing that various places were conscripting labor during the slack season, they simply robbed people on the road.
The Zhenbei Army has been stationed in Yunzhou for more than 20 years, and it is inevitable that there are some unpleasantness with the government.
Usually, the conflicts between the two sides are basically around the stationed areas of officers and soldiers. To ordinary people, it is just a fight between gods and has little impact.
This is the first time that someone has run hundreds of miles away to snatch someone away. No wonder the local authorities have not reacted yet.
Others were worried about being too far away from home, but the three Song siblings wanted to be as far away from Xiaoshi Village as possible, so they were naturally happy to see it happen.
Song Dekui was also a person who couldn't sit still. He had long wanted to visit the border town and was even more eager to try it now. He was afraid that others would not want him, so he kept moving forward.
As expected of a soldier, he gets things done like a whirlwind.
Just when a scout came riding over and shouted the news, there were only about a hundred people left in the field.
The bearded general who had been standing behind the torch frowned. He was used to seeing soldiers with quick skills, but now he felt a headache when he saw the remaining civilians carrying backpacks and bowls, who were timid, tall and short, fat and thin, old and female, and even some of them had children.
He couldn't help but sigh. Were those brats blind when they robbed people during the day?
I am here to do manual labor, not to have a feast and drink and have fun with others.
Looking at the local officers and soldiers chasing them on the official road in the distance, the leading general realized that he had to leave quickly. If he was caught, not only would the civilians be lost, but his own lord would also be impeached.
Forget it, just consider it a bargain for those brats, and I’ll have to pick up the leftovers myself.
"Someone, drive the car over here..."
Time was running out, and Song Liyun and the other three were almost thrown into the car, and in the blink of an eye they were on the road again.
(End of this chapter)
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