Chapter 216 - Chapter 216: Chapter 216. The Brat Knows How to Dote on
Chapter 216: Chapter 216. The Brat Knows How to Dote on
His Wife
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Qing sliced the potatoes that the girls had peeled and washed. Her knife skills were excellent. The potato slices were cut quickly, thin, and evenly. Soon, a large basin was filled with them.
There were too many people, so she wanted everyone to try it. Although her cooking skills had already reached level eight, she was still two levels away from level ten. The higher the level, the harder it was to level up. Only by making new dishes could she gain experience points.
There was still some meat oil refined with wild boar fat last time. Su Qing poured it all into the big pot. The white meat fat quickly turned into oil in the hot iron pot. Su Qing waited for the oil to be 80% hot before pouring some potato slices into it.
The oil was not enough to pour too much at once. A large pot of potato chips was divided into four times.
Su Qing sprinkled the homemade spicy fresh on the fried potato slices. She had bought a lot of seasonings last time. If she wanted anything, she could get it from the carriage. She didn’t even need to ask Xiao Qi for it.
The crispy golden potato chips emitted an alluring fragrance, making the children drool. They looked at Su Qing eagerly, waiting for Sister Su Qing to give them some.
Su Qing asked them to go back and get a bowl. She scooped a bowl for each of them. The children were so happy that they were competing to see whose potato chips were crisper and more fragrant. They all said their potato chips were the best and chattered and laughed.
Su Qing also filled a bowl for Xiaoying and Madam Li. Then, she sent a bowl to Qin Feng. After all, he was still in the name of her father. She had to be filial.
“Su Qing, your hands are really good.”
When in Rome, do as the locals do. Qin Feng was no longer so particular about it. He didn’t use chopsticks and just used his hands to pick up the crispy potato slices and put them into his mouth. With a bite, it made a crisp sound. It felt a little like a snack but much more delicious than a snack. It was salty, spicy, and fragrant.
After dividing the first pot, Su Qing fried the second pot. This gave her an indescribable sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Pairs of eyes were wide open as they watched.
After Su Qing finished frying the last pot of potato chips, she divided them into several portions for Ji Shuisheng and Qu Da. Ji Shuisheng’s gaze was fixed on Su Qing’s busy body. His heart ached when he saw her hard work, and he refused to accept it. He pushed the potato chips to her and insisted that she eat first.
Qin Feng looked at his grandson with a smile. This little brat finally knows how to dote on his wife.
Everyone was full of praise for Su Qing’s cooking. They only ate a bowl of potato chips and were very happy.
A group on the mountain road came over after smelling the fragrance!
It was a team escorting prisoners. The male prisoners wore fetters and shackles, but the female prisoners were not. Even without these heavy things, it was still difficult for them to walk.
The prisoners were all very thin, so thin that they were only covered in a layer of skin and bones. Their eyes were deeply sunken, and no meat was on their cheeks. They were hungry, tired, and thirsty. When they smelled meat fragrance, their eyes emitted a terrifying light. It was the light in the eyes of starving beasts eager to eat and survive.
The clothes on their bodies could no longer be called clothes. They were only wrapped in two pieces of rags to barely cover their modesty. The shoes on their feet had long rotted on the way to the funeral. Their bare feet were black and coated with layers of blood scabs.
The male prisoners had different degrees of whip wounds on their bodies, and the alternating between old and new was shocking.
Although the bailiffs were not that thin, they were not much better off. They were severely dehydrated, and their lips were dry and cracked with bloody cuts. Their bailiffs were covered in soil. They carried a bag on their backs, held whips and sabers in their hands, and pulled a carriage. The carriage was loaded with cooking tools, bedding, and other sundries.
There were more than a dozen bailiffs and more than twenty prisoners. There were women and children who did not know what crime they had committed.
Initially, more than 70 prisoners were under escort, but after being tortured and starved, some died of disease, and more than 40 could not take it anymore. The remaining prisoners could not continue to die, or they would not be able to report their work.
The bailiff’s eyes lit up when he saw Ji Shuisheng and the others stewing meat. They had not had a good meal along the way and did not expect such fragrant meat in the wilderness.
If it were in the county town, these bailiffs would have to serve whatever peddler they wanted to eat with both hands. However, there were many people in the wilderness and sword-wielding Jianghu people. The bailiffs did not dare to act tyrannically.
A bailiff walked over and looked around. He felt that Ji Shuisheng seemed to have the final say among these people, so he directly ran towards him.
Ji Shuisheng had been on high alert ever since the bailiffs appeared. Qiu Yongkang was glad that Su Qing had suggested covering all the coal. Otherwise, if these bailiffs saw it, it would cause trouble.
“This brother, please.”
The bailiff cupped his fists at Ji Shuisheng politely.
“Sir, please.”
Ji Shuisheng also cupped his fists and returned the greeting. He did not ask and waited for the bailiff to explain his purpose.
“Where did you get the water for cooking? We haven’t had water for three days.”
The bailiff held back the saliva in his mouth and did not dare to look at the big pot of fragrant meat. He only asked for water.
“Head southeast from here. You’ll see the water source when you reach the bottom of a valley.”
It turned out that he was here to ask about the water source. There was an endless water supply, so it was unnecessary to hide it.
“Thank you, brother. We were also hungry along the way and wanted to buy food from you.”
Seeing that Ji Shuisheng was easy to talk to, the bailiff told him his ultimate goal.
He used the word ‘buy’ instead of ‘want.’ In this remote place, who would give away the food they had painstakingly obtained when they couldn’t even buy anything with money?
Moreover, when the bailiff leader saw the bloody tiger skin, he was instantly in awe. These people could even kill a tiger. How could they, a dozen bailiffs, defeat them?
“We are not doing business. It was difficult for us to get some food, but I couldn’t let him ask for nothing since the official had asked. I’ll sell you some potatoes and tiger meat. Tiger meat is twenty taels of silver for one piece, and potatoes are two taels of silver for one tael.”
Ji Shuisheng pretended to be in a difficult position and asked for an exorbitant price. The bailiff’s eyes widened when he heard this. They felt they were already black enough, but this kid was even blacker than them.
No way, they were so hungry that they were shaking when they walked. If they didn’t eat, they would faint from hunger.
Taking the money he had painstakingly obtained from these exiles was heartbreaking.
“Then give me two pieces of tiger meat!”
The bailiff weighed the pros and cons. Twenty taels of silver was tiger meat. Tiger meat could not be eaten in the city even if one had money, so it was not too much of a waste.
The potatoes didn’t look big, but two cost one tael of silver. It was too damn expensive.
Ji Shuisheng nodded and extended his hand to the bailiff. He would first collect the money before giving the tiger meat.
Seeing this person was not polite, the bailiff head had no choice but to return and get the silver.
When they heard that a piece of tiger meat cost twenty taels of silver, the bailiffs’ hearts ached so much that they gritted their teeth and reluctantly took out the money.
The prisoners all had despair in their eyes, and their faces were ashen. The government runner would not give them the tiger meat worth twenty taels of silver. Was it lucky or unlucky to starve to death by smelling the meat?
Old Qin kept looking at one of the prisoners. The more he looked at him, the more familiar he looked..