Adorable Food Goddess

Chapter 26 - Belt Tightening

The Broken Dragon Stone was opened, and Black Wind Hill began a large-scale plunder. On the first day, two teams were sent down the mountain, but the harvest was minimal, because it was not the harvest season. The next day, seven teams were dispatched to further villages and towns to search for food, grass and property. However, in the evening, only four of the seven teams came back empty-handed. The people in the team handed over, but there is no news of the other three teams.

The top executives of the cottage immediately held an emergency meeting, and even the second leader who was still recovering from his injuries also attended.

Aunt Jiang came to help with the laundry, with a rare dignified expression.

"Aunt Wu's man is gone, and it's a miserable cry. If we hadn't dragged her, she would have been bumped to death." Aunt Jiang sighed. Although she and Aunt Wu didn't get along well, she is already in such a miserable state. , Those little grievances will not be mentioned.

"Uh... Aunt Wu's men's team didn't come back? How do you know they're gone?" Ye Jiayao knew that many people died this time, but the detailed list didn't seem to come out yet.

"Just now the brothers from Panlongling sent back more than 20 corpses. They said that people from Xinyi Town threw the corpses down the mountain and left. Aunt Wu's man's body was almost split in half..." Aunt Jiang thought I couldn't help but want to vomit at that terrible scene.

Ye Jiayao shuddered. Since she came up the mountain, although she had felt aggrieved at times, in general she had a pretty good life. She is not in a hurry to escape, and always feels that there is still a lot of time to plan slowly and look for opportunities slowly. However, this sudden change made her feel a strong crisis.

She wasn't sure if the officers and soldiers would listen to her explanation after breaking through the stronghold, even if she explained, no one would believe her, Chunyu's analysis was right, if the news of her being kidnapped by Heifenggang spread, it would damage the Ye and Wei families reputation, so the Ye and Wei families will definitely conceal the news and try to remedy it. Therefore, no one would believe her when she said that she was the eldest daughter of the Ye family and the daughter-in-law of the Wei family. Her identity will only be the wife of the third head of Heifenggang.

"I see, this time we're going to copy the cottage." Aunt Jiang couldn't help shaking her head.

"Aunt Jiang, if the cottage is breached, do you think we can survive?" Ye Jiayao asked worriedly.

Aunt Jiang smiled wryly and said, "If officers and soldiers attack, we women may survive, but if Xinyi people attack, it's hard to say, their people are more ruthless than the people in our village! But... like the third lady Pretty and young girls, they might be merciful or not, like my bad old woman, she's not as good as chopping melons and vegetables, and she can't even blink her eyes."

Ye Jiayao couldn't even smile wryly, even if she survived, she must have become another bandit's woman! Then it's better to follow Chunyu! At least Chunyu is handsome, invincibly handsome, pleasing to the eye, and sometimes Chunyu is very gentle and caring, like these two nights, he covered her stomach for a whole night, no matter what sleeping position she changed, his hands Always clutching her stomach.

Comparing her heart with her heart, she thinks that she may not be able to do it if she is in a different place.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, I believe that the head of the family will have a way, no matter how bad it is, there will be the third head of the family, he will protect us." Ye Jiayao said without confidence.

Just as they were talking, Chunyu and the others came back.

"Third master, then I will set off after a little preparation." Peng Wu clasped his fists and said.

Xia Chunyu nodded solemnly: "Be careful yourself."

Ye Jiayao followed Chunyu into the house.

"Where is Peng Wu going?"

"Go down the mountain." Xia Chunyu said concisely, went straight to the study, took out the map and spread it out to study.

"Going down the mountain so late? Isn't there an ambush down the mountain?" Ye Jiayao asked concerned.

Xia Chunyu glared at her impatiently: "Can you leave me alone?"

Ye Jiayao snorted resentfully, and turned to look for Song Qi.

Song Qizheng sent Peng Wu out, and gave Peng Wu his short knife: "This dagger is passed down from my family. It is so sharp that it can seal your throat with blood. Take it with you and return it to me when you come back."

Peng Wu put a dagger in his waist, and patted Song Qi on the shoulder: "Thank you, brother."

Ye Jiayao also stepped forward and warned: "Peng Wu, be careful, if you can't beat him, run away."

Peng Wu smiled: "Sister-in-law, it's okay, I just took a few brothers down the mountain to find out the situation, and try not to fight with others."

After sending Peng Wu away, Ye Jiayao asked Song Qi: "Is the situation very bad?"

Song Qi scratched his head: "It's a bit troublesome. The government and Xinyi people seem to have settled down at the foot of the mountain. As soon as the nearby villagers saw our people, they ran to report the news. If we can't get food, we will have to be trapped in the It's up the mountain."

Ye Jiayao's heart sank, it was really troublesome.

That night, Chunyu and Song Qi patrolled and strengthened their defenses, and Chunyu didn't come back to sleep until midnight.

When the crisis came, Ye Jiayao felt that her physical discomfort had disappeared, so she got up early the next day and went to the kitchen to get the ingredients in person.

Today's ration is less than yesterday's, only two catties of rice, one catty of noodles, one section of lotus root, two loofahs, and three eggs. Ye Jiayao knows that supplies are tight now, but it's not so tight that she needs porridge, right? Did Lao Yu make a mistake? There are several people in her room!

Old Yutou said: "The two eggs are for the second head. The head of the family has ordered that from now on, except for the second head who is recuperating, the food for the rest, including himself, will be halved. Everyone has to tighten their belts. "

But the belt was too tight all of a sudden, Ye Jiayao had no choice but to take the ration and go back to the small courtyard, and started to cook porridge, with such a small amount of rice, she could only drink porridge. The flour was added to the old noodles to make a few steamed buns, and the steamed stuffed buns were already unbearable.

Fortunately, Uncle Jiang sent Aunt Jiang's moldy tofu. Song Qi and Chunyu each had a bowl of porridge and two steamed buns, so they had enough breakfast.

I thought Chunyu would not be used to it, but Chunyu didn't react at all. Seeing that Ye Jiayao only drank porridge and didn't eat steamed buns, he asked, "How many steamed buns did you make in total? Why don't you eat them?"

Ye Jiayao smiled and said: "I don't want to eat it yet, you can eat it, there is still in the pot, I will eat it later."

Xia Chunyu just ate the second steamed bun.

"Song Qi, let's go." Xia Chunyu raised his sword and went out when he was full. Song Qi hurriedly drank his porridge, waved to Ye Jiayao, and chased after him.

Ye Jiayao chewed slowly and finished her breakfast. She counted the steamed buns in the pot. There were eight more. She only made twelve in total. She didn't eat them. Song Qi and Chunyu each had six. It can only be divided into four. They are men, and they have to work hard. Even if they can't eat well, they should try their best to eat as much as possible.

After tidying up the bowls and chopsticks, Ye Jiayao picked a weed plant from the backyard and put it in her pocket, then took the basket to find Aunt Jiang. During this critical period, she also had to find a way to play a role and not become a burden to others. If you can't do it, you should still be able to find something to eat.

"Aunt Jiang, I want to go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables." She dared not go up the mountain alone, and wanted to encourage Aunt Jiang to be brave.

Aunt Jiang said: "Just in time, Aunt Zhao and the others are also going to dig wild vegetables, let's go together!"

So, Ye Jiayao and Aunt Jiang went to gather a few aunts to go up the mountain together.

"There are many traps on this mountain, be careful." Aunt Zhao was more experienced, and warned everyone along the way, leading everyone to avoid traps, iron clips and so on.

"In fact, there are signs, as long as everyone pays attention to it." Aunt Zhao pointed to a piece of ground covered with withered grass, and pointed to a branch stuck beside it.

"Moreover, each trap is marked with whoever dug it, so that there will be no competition for prey." Aunt Jiang whispered to Ye Jiayao.

Ye Jiayao was afraid for a while, she almost stepped on it just now, she thought that she would encounter a snake when going up the mountain, but in the end she had to beware of traps. Fortunately, she went to join Aunt Jiang, otherwise no one would have known about her death in Shangshan.

As for wild vegetables, Ye Jiayao only knows wild onions, shepherd's purse, dandelion, purslane, and bracken. Under the guidance of Aunt Jiang, she also knows Artemisia persicae, whose sprouts are delicious for scrambled eggs; calamus, which can be stewed Soup; big bitter fennel, which has the effect of cooling and detoxifying; and red amaranth, which is the most refreshing cold salad...

"Don't dig it up all at once, leave the roots behind, and they will grow back in a few days." Aunt Jiang said.

"Yeah!" Ye Jiayao was digging wild vegetables excitedly. There are wild vegetables all over the mountains, and there are also small animals all over the mountains and plains. This Heifenggang is simply a cornucopia! Ye Jiayao was worried that she would starve to death after running out of ammunition and food, but now she is not worried at all.

It didn't take long for everyone to return home happily.

Ye Jiayao deliberately picked Artemisia persicae, calamus and red amaranth, one was used for scrambled eggs, the other was used for cold salad, and calamus was added with stewed meat, so there were three more dishes. Ye Jiayao was overjoyed and decided to pick wild vegetables every day in the future.

After finishing lunch, Ye Jiayao waited for a long time before Chunyu and Song Qi came back.

"Why did you come back so late today, the dishes are cold, why don't I go to reheat them?" Ye Jiayao said.

Xia Chunyu waved his hand: "No, just eat whatever you want, and you have to go out later."

The two sat down, and Ye Jiayao went to pack the porridge and steamed buns.

Looking at the vegetables on the table, Xia Chunyu couldn't help frowning, isn't this a wild vegetable? Yesterday, the head of the family just ordered to tighten his belt to live, but today he will eat wild vegetables?

"Who sent these wild vegetables?" Xia cChun asked.

Ye Jiayao said proudly, "I went up the mountain to pick it myself."

Xia Chunyu's face suddenly darkened, and he shouted: "Who told you to go up the mountain, do you know how dangerous the mountain is?"

Yo, you care about her so much! For the first time, Ye Jiayao felt that his roar was full of humanity, and said with a smile: "I will go with Aunt Jiang and Aunt Zhao, there will be no danger."

Only then did Xia Chunyu calm down, and said coldly, "Why isn't it dangerous? You girls, if you run into wild boars or wolves, you won't be able to run or fight. Isn't that a dead end? It won't be allowed in the future." went."

Song Qi echoed: "Yes, sister-in-law, I will go to the mountain to get some food every day in the future, so you don't want to go."

"What are you doing? We're not going far away, we're just on the nearby mountain, so there's no danger, you gentlemen just worry about your own affairs, and don't worry about women's affairs." Ye Jiayao curled her lips resentfully, she didn't want to mess around and wait. Dead waste.

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