Chapter 237 This is a good omen
Each family was only given a little oil and salt, but Ah Xiu managed to make a delicious aroma that filled the entire yard. The women in the village were secretly envious of her.
Zhang Xiu hurried out from the kitchen: "Sisters, what's going on?"
"A Xiu, did your Xiaodie catch any cicadas today?"
"Caught?"
Zhang Xiu blinked his eyes and said, "Didn't almost every kid catch it?"
Could it be that a fight broke out because of uneven distribution?
Ding Xiaodie, who was standing aside, was very upset. She was just standing there, but no one asked her.
Yang said, "Yes, almost every family with children in the village has caught one. This is originally a good thing. Some time ago, every household ate dried meat, and their mouths were full of blisters. Now the dried meat is almost gone. Catching cicadas is a good thing, but..."
As the village chief's wife, there are some things she is not able to say at the moment.
Miao Dayou's wife said worriedly, "Some people in the village said that the cicadas were flying all over the sky at that time. They said it was a strange phenomenon and a bad omen."
Ah this? o(╥﹏╥)o
Ding Xiaodie was completely speechless: "Auntie, who said that?"
Bai said, "I don't know where the wind came from, but now the whole village has heard of it. But before, every household didn't take precautions, and they all ate the cicadas. Now it's unlucky, what should we do?"
Ding Xiaodie couldn't help rolling her eyes. Isn't this just worrying about nothing?
Zhang Xiu was at a loss for words: "My family eats them too. They're just bugs, what good omen can that be? If there really is an omen, then it can fill our stomachs. What do you think is good or bad?"
"Of course it's good. If you ask me, it means God is protecting us. It's a good omen." Ding Xiaodie cooperated with her mother very well.
"Really?"
The women looked at each other in bewilderment, but some of the rumors were very scary, saying that when the cicadas came, it was like a gust of evil wind.
It’s just that I haven’t told Zhang Xiu and her daughter yet.
Zhang Xiu smiled and said, "Of course it's true. My Xiaodie is a lucky doll. If she says it's a good omen, then it's a good omen."
Zhang Xiu knew very well where those cicadas came from. How could it be some strange phenomenon?
At this moment, Dabao suddenly pushed the door open and came in hurriedly. Seeing his mother and the others there, he patted his chest and said, "Mom, you made me look so hard. Dad told you to hurry to the city gate to light a fire and cook. General Min's troops are entering the city!"
Everyone was stunned: "..."
Although they were wondering why General Min had not entered the city yet, their hearts tightened when they heard that he had really come.
After realizing what was happening, Yang quickly took everyone to the city gate.
Zhang Xiu was also chosen to cook the big pot meal, so without saying a word, she told Xiaodie a few words and followed her sisters out.
Ding Gui, who heard the noise in the room, quickly drank a lot of water and hurried over.
Soon, there were only grandma and I in the room.
In order to keep an eye on her, Ding Xiaodie couldn't go anywhere, otherwise she would have to go to the street to see if Yun was in the team.
"Hua Ni, my dear Hua Ni."
On the millstone not far away, grandma was holding the gray rabbit and coaxing it softly.
Ding Xiaodie smiled and looked back at the street outside...
When they heard that General Min was coming into the city, every one of the twelve households that had just settled down had to go out, and except for the young and the old, no one could be lazy at home.
After all, there are so many people in the army, and it is impossible for the two maids in the county government office to serve them all.
At this moment, some people were running towards the city gate, and in a short time, the streets became quiet.
…
After Zhang Xiu and his companions arrived at the city gate, they hurriedly chopped wood and started a fire in front of the newly built stove. As for food, County Magistrate Hu also prepared some, but not much.
Water and food are both problems, so I can only cook two pots of porridge to keep them hanging on, which can be considered as fulfilling my duty as a host.
When he saw the mighty general riding into the city on horseback, County Magistrate Hu hurriedly welcomed him to a house he had cleared out on the street. They exchanged a few pleasantries before getting down to business.
"General, I knew you were coming, so I ordered two pots of porridge to be prepared. I'm really sorry for the disaster during this year."
When General Min heard about the two pots of porridge, his army had tens of thousands of people, and his face immediately fell: "What did you say?"
Magistrate Hu was so frightened that his legs were shaking. He fell to his knees and said, "Please forgive me, General. I really... I really tried my best. I had to dig up that pot of porridge and grain with great difficulty from the granary. I am very sorry, General. I used to have a blessed face, but now I have starved to this extent to save food for you. I hope General will understand."
Min Yuan looked at the Magistrate Hu in front of him. Although he didn't believe that he was trying to save food rations, he could see with the naked eye that this man was indeed skinny.
He said, "Then what do you want our soldiers to eat? Why don't you go to the people's homes and find food?"
Magistrate Hu had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "The people are starving, and there's no extra food at all. If the general is trustworthy, why don't you take out some of the food from your troops? We don't have food, but we have excellent cooks..."
"fart."
When General Minyuan heard that his own food was to be taken away, he almost smashed the table with his palm.
The army’s food is their life, how can they give away even a single grain?
They originally thought that they could relax after retreating to Wo County, and the county magistrate would never dare to treat them lightly for food and drink. However, they didn't expect that so many people would still have to rely on those two pots of porridge.
At this time, County Magistrate Hu was so frightened by his fart that he trembled like a sieve, but even so, he could not give any more food.
Logically speaking, even a small county magistrate would not dare to coax him.
Although General Minyuan was straightforward, he also knew the actual situation. In the end, he could only wave his hand helplessly: "Forget it, you can't take out those two pots of porridge to entertain our distinguished guests. Go to the quartermaster to get some food, and have someone carefully prepare another one, just for our distinguished guests."
"Yes, thank you for your understanding, General."
Magistrate Hu thought that General Min was already a distinguished guest, but he didn't expect that there was another distinguished guest in his army that even he had to please. Who could that be?
Naturally, he didn't dare to ask, but just hurriedly got up and wanted to collect the supplies.
But then he heard General Min say, "Wait a minute."
Magistrate Hu stopped in his tracks and said, "I will follow the general's orders."
"Is Ding Xiaodie okay?"
"Ding Xiaodie?"
This is a girl's name. Magistrate Hu narrowed his eyes and thought carefully. Oh, why would General Min be thinking about a girl's name? Could it be...
His evil thoughts actually took ten turns.
That look was so vulgar that General Minyuan shouted coldly, "She's Ding Gui's daughter, what are you thinking?"
"Ding Gui?"
Magistrate Hu narrowed his eyes again, and this time he remembered who it was. Ding Gui was very capable, and it was his idea to build those stoves at the city gate. In that case, his daughter should not be even a teenager yet.
(End of this chapter)
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