Chapter 123: 6 duck eggs and a few goose eggs
Chapter 123: 6 duck eggs and a few goose eggs
Now that Zhao Qiaoniang has worked with Naitang many times, she naturally understands it.
Mulan and Cui Ya also hurried to catch up, they had big swords in their hands. The swords were very heavy, but they made them feel very safe in their hands.
Naitang led them through the reed marsh. All the reeds fell to one side. Soon Naitang stopped and Zhao Qiaoniang hurried to dig in.
"Duck eggs, there are duck eggs here..." Zhao Qiaoniang took out two duck eggs, and soon, they took out more than ten duck eggs.
Zhao Qiaoniang laughed heartily and said, "I didn't expect there were duck eggs here!"
Those brothers of Toffee kept "squeaking", they kept digging, digging, digging...
Soon more than sixty duck eggs and a few goose eggs were taken out.
Zhao Qiaoniang, Mulan, and Cuiya smiled at each other. Cuiya said, "It can be used to nourish the children!"
Zhao Qiaoniang nodded and said, "That's right! Let's go back!"
The duck eggs here were almost empty, and Nautang returned to the camp with his head held high.
Madam Bai counted and said:
"Sixty-eight duck eggs and eight goose eggs, ouch! Not bad!
Let's eat here at noon today. I'll make you some noodles and you can eat the pheasant too!"
"This... this is too extravagant!" Zhao Qiaoniang looked at the pheasant, feeling a little hesitant.
Madam Bai said, "What's so extravagant about it? If we don't eat it now, it won't be so convenient to eat when we join the main force."
"That's right..." The villagers kept their eyes on them and knew what they were eating.
If I knew they could eat pheasants, I would be even more jealous.
Mrs. Bai looked at Lin Wanwan and said, "Make a bowl of chicken soup for our Wanwan when the time comes."
"Can she drink chicken soup when she's so young?"
Mrs. Bai smiled and said, "Let's drink less, just a small bowl. We can skim off the oil later, so it won't be a big problem."
When Lin Wanwan heard this, she kicked her feet hard and became impatient.
Mrs. Bai asked Master Bai and the carpenter to kill a chicken. The two of them now cooperated very well and killed and cleaned the chicken quickly.
Master Bai is not really pedantic. The ancients said that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, but Master Bai often helps Mrs. Bai cook. When Mrs. Bai cooks, he lights the fire, and when Mrs. Bai stir-fries, he helps pass things around.
I don’t say love or affection, but love is everywhere.
To be honest, when Lin Wanwan saw this couple, she felt really envious, but Mrs. Bai and Master Bai had such a hard life.
Mrs. Bai cooked for half an hour, and the chicken soup became very rich. She smiled and said, "We can eat now..."
She first served Lin Wanwan a small bowl, blew it cool, and then began to feed her. This was the first time Lin Wanwan had drunk pheasant soup since she came to the other world.
How do you describe the taste?
It was very delicious, much more delicious than the chicken soup she had in her previous life. Her evaluation was definitely objective.
She wanted to drink more, but Mrs. Bai touched her little head and said, "We have to take it slow. Let's drink a few more sips in the evening..."
Well! She looked at the toffee next to her and instantly envied her. Toffee was eating a chicken drumstick.
Mrs. Bai pulled the meat off the legs of the two pheasants. Toffee is easy to raise, and so are its brothers.
Looking around, I saw dozens of mice gnawing on chicken legs, which was quite interesting.
Milk tea ate the apple and a few mouthfuls of rice, and gurgled contentedly: "Delicious... so delicious..."
After Zhao Qiaoniang fed Lin Wanwan, Lin Wanwan fell asleep immediately.
She was awakened at night and heard a voice from above:
"I don't believe they can fly, so you guys just stay here and guard them.
If they want to leave, they must take this bridge, and they will focus on checking teams with elderly people and women.
The mother of Baihualou said that if anyone can find these people this time, she will reward them with 5000 taels of silver."
The soldiers looked at each other and said, "My dear, how could she bear to give up five thousand taels?"
Someone whispered:
"The mother of Baihualou is called Youyou. She was once a daughter of a wealthy family. I heard that her father committed a serious crime and the whole family was exiled.
Later, she was sent to the Jiaofangsi, where she was said to have stayed for over 20 years. The person she cared about most was her younger brother, but she unexpectedly found him burned to death a few days ago.
"Hey! I just don't understand why she sent her brother to that kind of place?"
The soldier said helplessly:
"You don't know this, right? He's called her younger brother, but I heard he's her illegitimate son, raised by her since he was young.
Her younger brother was uneducated and had some connection with all kinds of things, so Youyou sent him directly to a beggars' den, wanting him to experience the sufferings of the world.
Little did I know that the experience would kill him."
"How do you know so clearly?"
"Hey! Isn't my brother a pimp in Baihualou? Don't I know what's going on in Baihualou?" the soldier said with a smile.
Master Bai frowned, looked at them and said, "Let's leave here first..."
The group circled back to the reed marsh. Madam Bai sighed and said, "They've blocked the bridge. What should we do?"
Master Bai frowned and said, "We have to wait until they all leave."
"But it won't be possible for at least ten days or half a month..." Mrs. Bai had just finished speaking when she heard Master Bai say, "Shh...someone..."
They quickly carried the cart and entered the reed marsh.
Then I heard several soldiers' voices: "Who would come here? I feel like the higher-ups are just too idle."
"Whether we've come here or not, we have to come here and take a look. 5000 taels of silver, aren't you tempted?"
"That's right! If we can really catch those guys, we can get 5000 taels of silver, and we won't have to worry about anything for the rest of our lives."
"The whole of Baihua City is in an uproar right now. We have to catch those four people..."
"Isn't it? Some gamblers are so excited. We have already posted a reward on the Baihua City Wall, and those disaster victims will see it soon.
By then, it won’t just be us, so many people will be there to arrest people, it will be a lively scene.”
"Hahaha... then let's keep looking! There are exactly five of us, and 5 taels per person is not bad!"
After they left, Master Bai slowly walked out and said, "Huangmao, go to Baihua City and see what the reward is."
Huangmao nodded, smeared his face with black ink, and then moved towards the bridge. These people were not guarding it strictly, so he soon found a gap and climbed directly onto the bridge.
After getting on the bridge, he walked towards Baihua City. There were disaster victims everywhere along the way, but his clothes looked particularly tattered and his face was dark, so no one took him seriously.
He reached the foot of Baihua City and was shocked to see the bounty. This bounty was three or four points similar to that of Master Bai and the others.
Huangmao frowned and went back under the bridge and told Master Bai what he had seen.
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