The Peasant Wife: The Prime Minister's Beloved

Xie Tianyi, who was lying on the bed, heard the children's conversation and his cheeks couldn't help but turn slightly red, looking a little embarrassed.

"Dad, your face is as red as mom's. Do you feel hot too? Let me fan you." Xiao Chen obediently picked up the fan made by Chen Xi and gently fanned Xie Tianyi.

Xie Tianyi couldn't find the right words to respond for a moment, so he had to let the children do whatever they wanted.

As the night deepens, the drizzle falls silently again, and the raindrops hit the eaves, making a crisp sound.

In the middle of the night, a loud thunder broke through the night sky, and then the rain became more severe.

Chen Xi was immersed in a dream, and was suddenly awakened by a sudden thunder. His heartbeat accelerated, as if resonating with the thunder outside the window.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly looked out the window. She saw dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and raindrops pouring down like beads from a broken string, indicating that the rain seemed to have no intention of stopping that night.

The walls of the adobe house looked particularly thin in the wind and rain. Every flash of lightning that streaked across the night sky made this simple hut look shaky.

At the same time, on the official road outside Xianghe Village, Chen Yongfeng was struggling forward in the continuous drizzle. Although the rain was not as heavy as in Xianghe Village, the drizzle penetrated the clothes silently like a needle tip, making people feel cold from the inside out.

"Are you missing home?" His companion asked with concern when he saw that he looked lonely.

Chen Yongfeng said nothing, but his deep eyes penetrated the rain and went straight to the direction of the Xianghe Village that he had been dreaming about.

The next morning, just as the sky was turning pale, Chen Xi got up quietly, packed up briefly, carried the bamboo basket, and set foot on the wet mountain road after the rain.

In the mountains and forests, after the baptism of rain, all things revived and became full of vitality. Various herbs seemed to have received the call of nature and competed to show their talents, and those colorful mushrooms were everywhere, which was eye-catching.

Chen Xi was secretly delighted, thinking that tonight's table would be richer because of these gifts from nature.

After returning from collecting herbs, she carefully selected several types of mushrooms that were both beautiful and safe, and returned with a full load.

Near noon, Chen Xi returned home. She washed the mushrooms she had collected one by one, and carefully prepared chicken, pork, and fresh vegetables such as cabbage and radish, and washed them one by one.

Then, she deftly skewered the ingredients with bamboo sticks, threw them into the boiling water, and waited patiently for them to slowly release their enticing aroma in the steam.

During the cooking break, Chen Xi was not idle. She prepared a bowl of attractive, fragrant five-spice sauce. The rich aroma instantly filled the entire kitchen, making people salivate.

When the skewers in the pot are cooked to perfection, she quickly takes them out, places them all in a large bowl, and evenly pours homemade sauce on them. The color is golden and the luster is attractive, and you can tell how delicious they are at a glance.

Although he prefers spicy food, considering the tastes of the elderly and children in his family, Chen Xi still chose the five-spice flavor that is more acceptable to the public.

She brought the colorful, fragrant and delicious skewers to the table, and personally pulled out bowls of chewy noodles, without any extra sauce, just to let the deliciousness of the skewers be the star.

In the yard, Xiaoyang, Xiaochen and Xuanxuan from Mrs. Xiong's family were playing and laughing, looking carefree.

"Kids, it's time for dinner. Xuanxuan, stay here and eat with us at noon." Chen Xi called gently.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanxuan shook his head sensibly. He remembered his mother's teachings and knew that Aunt Chen's family was not well off, so he shouldn't always trouble her.

Although he refused verbally, his eyes were involuntarily attracted to the bowl of skewers on the table.

Chen Xi saw it all and felt pain in her heart. She quietly took a bowl, filled it with skewers and handed it to Li Xuanxuan, asking him to take it home and savor it slowly.

Li Xuanxuan declined several times, but finally took the bowl embarrassedly at Chen Xi's insistence.

The family sat around the table. The children tasted such special skewers for the first time. They were so delicious that they forgot to talk and just focused on eating.

In the afternoon, the sun shone through the clouds, casting mottled shadows. Li Xuanxuan came to Chen Xi's kitchen, carrying a pair of washed dishes.

"Aunt Chen, I'm here to return the bowl." There was a hint of shyness in his childish voice.

"Aunt, are those mushrooms you gave me at noon? My mother said that this kind of mushroom is only sold in the county town."

Chen Xi smiled and explained: "Yes, those are mushrooms, but we have them in the back mountain of our village, so there is no need to go to the county town to buy them."

Li Xuanxuan nodded thoughtfully, put down the bowl and ran out the door impatiently, thinking in his heart that he also wanted to go to the back mountain to pick some such treasures.

However, he did not know that the more colorful the mushrooms in nature, the more deadly dangers they often hide.

Soon, on the back mountain, Li Xuanxuan was carrying a small bamboo basket and excitedly walking through the woods. Every time he found a colorful mushroom, he felt like he had found a treasure.

At this moment, Chen Xi looked at his receding back.

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On the other side, a hurried shout suddenly came from the village: "Tianyi family, Tianyi family, is your master here? Come and help my Xuanxuan!"

It turned out that Fang Wenfu had just recovered from his leg injury and had been wandering around the village these days. The villagers all knew that Chen Xi's family had taken in a skilled doctor.

But today, Chen's second brother and his wife went to town, and the doctor was not there.

"Sister Xiong, what happened? Did Xuanxuan get into any trouble?" Chen Xi's voice was full of genuine concern, and a bit of anxiety was revealed between his brows.

In the afternoon, he saw Xuanxuan jumping around and playing with his friends at the entrance of the village, but in the blink of an eye he heard that something happened.

"Hey, Xuanxuan is a playful kid. He went up the mountain to pick some colorful mushrooms and brought them back. He insisted that I cook them into a dish. But he started foaming at the mouth not long after he ate them. What should I do? Tianyi family, please ask your master, Old Fangtou, to come and save my Xuanxuan!"

Sister Xiong's eyes were red and her voice was trembling. She held Chen Xi's hand tightly, her eyes full of helplessness and pleading.

Xuanxuan is her life. If anything happens, she really doesn’t know how she will survive.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi did not hesitate at all, immediately turned around and went into the house, quickly picking up the old medicine box filled with various medical instruments.

"My master went to town today, but I have been studying medicine with him for some time. Let me go and take a look at the situation first." Her words were light but firm.

Although Sister Xiong was worried, she could only place her hopes on this young girl and hurriedly led Chen Xi home.

As soon as I stepped into the Li family's doorstep, a tense and heavy atmosphere hit me.

Li Xuanxuan was seen lying on the bed, his face as pale as paper, his breathing weak, and he was obviously in a deep coma.