The General's Wife
Shen Jin sat on a small wooden stool, breathing in and out while trying to chew the meat in her mouth so that she could swallow it. There was a piece of oil paper on the small table in front of her, with the barbecued meat cut into pieces on it. After just one bite, Shen Jin couldn't stand the spiciness. Her eyes and nose were red, and she complained to Chu Xiuming in a low voice, "It's so spicy..." She thought she was able to eat chili peppers well, so when the barbecue seller asked her, she said with certainty that she wanted it spicy. She liked chili peppers very much, so she could put more!
"Spit it out." Chu Xiuming said helplessly and stretched his hand in front of her.
Shen Jin held the signature in one hand and covered her mouth with the other. She even sped up a bit. She couldn't do such a thing as spitting out what was in her mouth outside, especially into Chu Xiuming's hand.
Chu Xiuming did not force her. He just poured a cup of cold tea and waited for Shen Jin to put down her hands after she swallowed the meat. Then he fed it to her mouth. Shen Jin hurriedly drank it in small sips. She felt her mouth burning, and the inside was spicy and bitter. After she finished the cup, Chu Xiuming filled it up again, then put the cup in her hand and let Shen Jin drink it herself. He held the other hand of Shen Jin that was still holding the bamboo skewer, and pushed it towards himself, then lowered his head and ate the barbecue that Shen Jin had taken a bite of.
Whether Shen Jin was in the capital or in the general's mansion, the peppers she ate were all seeded, so they were not too spicy. Not only that, the varieties of peppers and the places where they were grown were different. The peppers bought in the general's mansion were mainly spicy and spicy, while the peppers outside were really spicy. Chu Xiuming knew this but Shen Jin didn't. Why didn't he tell Shen Jin in advance... Looking at Shen Jin's white rabbit eyes, Chu Xiuming's eyes became softer, "Let someone roast some for you without the peppers."
"Yeah." Shen Jin drank two cups of tea, but still felt uncomfortable in her mouth, so she poured a third cup, "Order less." Because in the border town, we have developed the habit of not wasting things, unlike in the Rui Wang Mansion in the capital, where we have to eat a lot of dishes every time, but we only use chopsticks for a few times for each dish, and then it will be wasted. "Husband, it's too spicy, I can't eat it."
Chu Xiuming stopped Shen Jin. He called the stall owner next to the barbecue and asked her to bring a big bowl of almond tea. It was a full bowl of almond tea, topped with black and white sesame seeds, crushed peanuts, hawthorn and other things. It was very solid and beautiful. "Eat this." Chu Xiuming stirred the things evenly before pushing it in front of Shen Jin. Shen Jin responded. The almond tea was a little hot, and it made her mouth feel even more uncomfortable when she took the first sip. However, it tasted sour and sweet. After Shen Jin drank a few sips, the spicy taste in her mouth subsided.
"It tastes good." Shen Jin smiled contentedly and continued in a tender voice, "Don't eat this one with too much chili."
Chu Xiuming sighed helplessly, picked up the barbecued meat that Shen Jin disliked with a bamboo stick and started eating it, saying, "Some people in some places have strong tastes, so you can't get used to it."
"Then I'll ask you before I eat next time." Shen Jin said in a clever and servile manner.
Chu Xiuming then nodded, as if he had no choice but to agree because of Shen Jin's request.
The new barbecue had been delivered. Shen Jin took the bamboo skewers and started eating. He looked at Chu Xiuming and asked, "Aren't you afraid of spicy food?"
Chu Xiuming looked at the barbecue with chili peppers, then looked at the one without chili peppers in front of Shen Jin, and finally raised his eyebrows at Shen Jin. Shen Jin quickly drank a small portion of the almond tea with both hands, "My husband is the best. Drinking this won't make it spicy."
The two of them finished the barbecue and shared a bowl of almond tea before moving forward again. However, this time Chu Xiuming did not let Shen Jin sit on his shoulders. Instead, he held her hand and led her to eat along the way. Because there were too many varieties, not only did he buy small portions of many things, Chu Xiuming also did not let Shen Jin eat more, and the rest went into Chu Xiuming's stomach. Even Chu Xiuming could not bear it after eating all the way, so he pulled the reluctant Shen Jin to a place where dead things like leather were sold.
The market is divided into clothing, food, housing and transportation. Clothing does not only refer to cloth and clothes, but all things that can be used. Shen Jin saw that there were not only leathers for sale here, but also spices and even medicinal herbs. The ginsengs displayed outside were not of very good quality. Some were seven taels and some were eight taels of precious ginseng, and the thickest one displayed outside was no more than a thumb. "I remember that there was a ginseng weighing more than seven taels and nearly eight taels in mother's dowry." Shen Jin whispered, "At that time, my eldest brother was seriously ill, and mother cut the ginseng to make soup. The imperial physician said that if it weren't for that ginseng, my eldest brother might not have been saved."
Shen Jin's tone was calm, but this memory was deeply engraved, because when his eldest brother was seriously ill, the entire Rui Wang Mansion was uneasy, and even the meals of Concubine Chen and Shen Jin were perfunctory. It was the first time Shen Jin had eaten cold food, but no one dared to make a fuss. The eldest brother Shen Xuan was not only the legitimate son but also the eldest son, the one that Rui Wang and Rui Wangfei valued the most. After he recovered from his illness, Rui Wang asked to confer the title of Crown Prince on him.
Chu Xiuming responded, "Why is he so seriously ill?"
"I don't know." Shen Jin and Chu Xiuming were very close, and she would stop him from time to time to look at the little things on the stall. "I remember... it was carried back from outside..." She was still young at that time, so she didn't remember it clearly. "I heard my eldest sister mention it once. It seemed that she went out with a prince. Most of the ginseng was used up, and then it was nurtured for a long time. But my eldest brother is still a little weak. Every year when autumn and winter turn, mother will be particularly worried."
Although they are all children of Prince Rui, concubines like Shen Jin rarely enter the palace and rarely meet those princes and princesses. However, Shen Qi, Shen Xuan and Shen Xi often interact with those people. They will go to the palace every now and then to chat with the Empress Dowager and the Queen. Every time they come back, they are rewarded, sometimes with new jewelry from the palace, and sometimes with cakes. "Every time the eldest sister comes back from the palace, she will share the rewards from the palace, but you have to be careful of the second sister the next day. She is jealous of the eldest sister but dare not find trouble with the eldest sister." After saying this, she wrinkled her nose, "It's annoying."
Although Shen Jin didn't say it, Chu Xiuming heard it. If he didn't dare to find his elder sister, how could he vent his anger? He couldn't vent his anger on his biological sister, right? Shen Jin would be the only one left to vent his anger on. No wonder Shen Jin felt annoyed. Listening to Shen Jin's words, Chu Xiuming felt a little distressed, "I won't do that again in the future."
However, this matter is hidden very deeply. Shen Xuan and the prince almost died when they came back from going out. I'm afraid something happened to them. If it is related to the prince, it would be even more interesting.
Shen Jin smiled with eyes curved, "I will not be foolish enough to let my second sister bully me, because I have my eldest sister. Later, my eldest sister got married, and I was brought by the princess to her side." Shen Jin never talked about how much hardship and sadness there was, she had learned her lesson because she had suffered too much. "And after the news of my marriage to my husband spread, the palace gave me a lot of rewards from time to time."
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