Chapter 1204 Survival Is Not Easy

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On New Year's Eve, the whole family sits together for a reunion dinner. Therefore, every household will make a special New Year's Eve dinner.

Brother Xuan also had a hearty meal this evening, including sweet and sour pork ribs, braised fish, chicken stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried cabbage, and glutinous rice balls.

Pang Jinglun rubbed his hands, smelled the fragrance and said with a smile: "Ah San, your cooking skills are getting better and better." When Ah San first started cooking, he could only say that it was not bad. But now, it is full of color and fragrance. This tonic can be said to be a god.

Brother Xuan was also a little curious: "Ah San, have you never cooked before?"

Ah San shook her head: "No, I've never cooked before." Before, she was very good at knives, swords, and spears, but she had never touched a kitchen knife, and had never been in a kitchen.

"Then you are very talented in cooking." If you didn't come out with them, Ah San's talent might never be discovered.

Pang Jinglun ate several mouthfuls, seeing Brother Xuan hadn't moved his chopsticks, he asked, "Why don't you eat?"

"My parents must be having New Year's Eve dinner now." It's the first time to spend New Year's Eve outside at such a young age. Thinking of this, Brother Xuan felt sore in his heart.

Pang Jinglun put a piece of chicken into the bowl, and said while eating: "Don't worry about the delicacies of mountains and seas that the master and his wife ate." When I came back, the food was basically cold, but the hot and fragrant meat dishes were delicious.

Seeing a layer of oil floating on the surface of the chicken soup in the bowl, Brother Xuan took a sip and felt that it was very delicious. Immediately he couldn't help but said: "The chicken soup I eat at home does not have a drop of oil." If there is oil , he will not eat. But I didn't expect this oil flower to be so delicious.

Ah San said: "Master, the cook used to tear off all the fat from the chicken you ate at home, stew it, and then skim off the layer of oil on top. Then add Codonopsis pilosula, red dates and mushrooms, etc., and roll away Then boil it slowly over a low heat. No matter whether you drink this soup directly or serve it with noodles, there is not a single drop of oil." What they eat is the original taste.

"Only big families are so particular about it. Ordinary people can't eat this chicken oil." This chicken oil is also extremely nutritious.

Brother Xuan nodded and said: "Before I gave Dahe and the others a bowl of bone soup, they were very grateful to me. Teacher, do you think most of these people are as poor as they are?" New Year's Eve Even if you can't eat a meal of meat, you are poor enough.

After eating a piece of fish, Pang Jinglun said: "What kind of hardship is this? The people in the previous dynasty lived a miserable life! At that time, there were too many miscellaneous taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people worked hard for a year without even being able to eat. Eat bark and grass roots. Although you can’t eat meat often, as long as you work hard, you can still have some food.” The reason why Dahe’s family is so poor is because Dahe’s father is in poor health and needs to take medicine all year round. With such a medicine jar, the family is naturally destitute.

Brother Xuan paused, and said: "My father said that he also ate grass roots before." As for eating mice and insects, he didn't say anything.

Ah San interjected: "It is actually good to eat some bark and grass roots. In times of famine, the government does not provide relief, so the bark and grass roots will be eaten up. If there is nothing to eat, some people are too hungry to eat Guanyin." earth."

"Avalokitesvara soil? What kind of food is that?" I have never heard of such a food since I grew up so much.

Ah San smiled wryly, "Guanyin Soil is not food, it's a kind of white mud. Eating it won't make people feel hungry."

Brother Xuan said in disbelief: "How can this mud be eaten? It will kill you if you eat it?"

"The feeling of being hungry is so uncomfortable that many people can't bear it. But the white mud couldn't be pulled out of the stomach. In the end, it hurt so much that it rolled on the ground, and then was suffocated to death." Because I saw it with my own eyes, I described it It is also more lively.

Brother Xuan was shocked.

Ah San put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said, "Master, when people are so hungry that they can't bear it, they will eat people..."

Pang Jinglun hurriedly interrupted: "Can you still have a good meal?" If Ah San were to continue talking,

Not to mention Brother Xuan, even he definitely has no appetite.

Ah San was silent, then picked up the chopsticks, lowered her head, and slowly ate the food.

Lying on the bed at night, Brother Xuan asked: "This man is very hungry, can he really eat people?" He has also been hungry and knows what it feels like to be hungry. But eating people, as long as he thinks about Brother Xuan, he will shudder.

Ah San hummed and said, "Well, they like to eat children the most, because the meat of children is tender. My cousin was murdered by these villains." Ah San's ancestral home was in Hebei, and everyone couldn't live happily after the drought. I heard that there is food in the northwest. The crowd flocked to the northwest.

Brother Xuan was stunned: "You, you actually..." You have experienced such a thing yourself.

Pang Jinglun asked without changing his expression: "How many people were there when you came out of your hometown?"

Ah San said: "Our family consists of ten people including grandparents, my parents, uncles and aunts. My grandparents were the first to fail, and then my brother and cousin collapsed from hunger. My father and uncle Looking for food, my aunt neglected my cousin for a while because she was taking care of my cousin, and my cousin was caught by those people and cooked for him."

Brother Xuan's hairs stood on end.

Pang Jinglun glanced at Brother Xuan, and then continued to ask: "And then?"

"When my uncle came back and found out about this, he fought with those people, and ended up getting himself involved. My aunt heard that my uncle was gone, so she didn't cry or make a fuss. But when my cousin was gone , she hacked the person who ate my cousin to death with a knife, and then hit the wall and died." When Ah San said these words, her tone was very calm.

Brother Xuan didn't expect Ah San to have such a tragic experience: "Ah San, what about your parents and younger brother? Are they all okay?"

Ah San shook her head and said, "In order to save my brother, my mother cut off her own flesh and gave it to him to eat. My brother died, but my mother left. In the end, my father took us two brothers to the Northwest, just in time for recruiting soldiers. My dad was lucky enough to be chosen, and then my brother and I entered the Northwest." At that time, he really thought that the Northwest was a paradise, because there was food, and he didn't worry about someone coming to snatch his food.

After a pause, Ah San said, "My father died in battle when he attacked Taiyuan. But the government has always taken care of us as brothers. Not only do we have food and clothes, but we can also study and practice martial arts." So, he was very happy. I am grateful to Yuxi and Yunqing. Later, he was selected to enter the dark guard, and he has been doing his best as an errand.

After a long time, Brother Xuan said: "I'm sorry." I should have brought up this topic if I knew it earlier, and it just reminded Ah San of the sad past.

Ah San misunderstood Brother Xuan's meaning, and said, "Master, you didn't feel sorry for me. What you were sorry for was Madam." When he was in disaster, Brother Xuan hadn't even been born yet, so it had nothing to do with him anyway.

Pang Jinglun really felt that Ah San was hardworking, and in order to let Brother Xuan know that life was not easy, he even made up such a tragic life experience.

Ah San said: "Master, since you were young, you don't know the hardships of the people. Not to mention the famine years, even in the peacetime, the people's life is very hard. In order to fill their stomachs, they work hard all day long. But a month, but can’t eat a meal of meat.” Brother Xuan’s life of rich clothes and fine food was given to him by the emperor and empress. As a result, the child didn't know how to be grateful at all.

Brother Xuan fell silent.

Pang Jinglun murmured in his heart, he used to think that Ah San was a boring gourd, but now he realized that he was completely mistaken. This eloquence is better than him: "Ada, don't think too much. Whoever didn't commit crimes when he was young, as long as he doesn't want to die for a woman in the future."

Brother Xuan was so ashamed that he wanted to drill a hole in the ground: "I know I was wrong."

Ah San said, "Knowing your mistakes can make you better. If you really change, young master, the master and madam will be very happy."

Brother Xuan also felt better after being relieved. I lay in bed thinking for a while, then fell asleep.

After about half an hour, Ah San got up to add firewood. If firewood is not added, the pit will not be hot in the middle of the night. He is fine, but Brother Xuan can't bear it.

After adding more firewood, Ah San will go back to the house. As soon as he climbed onto the bed, he heard Pang Jinlu say: "Your life experience is too miserable. When Ah Xuan knows the truth, what do you want him to think?" He would definitely think that the empress wanted him to do these things.

Afraid of going to bed, Ah San covered her with the quilt and said, "It's not made up."

"No..." At this point, Pang Jinglun's tongue was about to tie up: "You, what you said is true?"

"Ok."

Pang Jinglun hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that just now."

Ah San lay down under the quilt, and said in a low voice, "My brother and I are very lucky to have survived. At least, the incense in our family has not been cut off."

Pang Jinglun was very surprised and asked: "Are you married?" He thought that the secret guard would not get married and would be devoted to the royal family for the rest of his life.

"My younger brother is married and already has two children." After a pause, Ah San said, "When I return to Beijing, I will marry a wife and have children." After this mission is completed, he will be able to turn from darkness to light. Live a normal life. Of course, he is willing to be a secret guard. It's just that I still want to marry a wife and have children in my heart, and live a normal life.

"Then what's your real name?" Ah San, it must not be her real name.

Ah San shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, sir." The lives of her and her family were at stake, so I couldn't talk about it casually.

Pang Jinglun also realized that he was a little overstepped, and hurriedly said: "It's very late, let's go to bed quickly!"

As soon as the two of them lay down, they heard brother Xuan say: "Father, mother, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong."

Pang Jinglun was helpless. They didn't know until they lived in the same room that Brother Xuan had the habit of talking in his sleep. Fortunately, we only talk for a short while, otherwise I really can't sleep.

Ah San said: "Sir, if the young master does something wrong in the future, you can tell him more." As a guard, he always speaks badly.

"Don't worry, I will." The Empress selected Ah San as Brother Xuan's guard, she was really discerning.

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