Exiled, the Medical Concubine emptied the warehouse and escaped from the famine

Today, Xie Ling and his team walked about forty kilometers. It was not until the sun set and the night wind blew that leader Shen set up camp beside a river.

The evening wind was chilly. Sister Song and Ru stayed in the carriage, while Xie Ling took Qiuyue and Pei out of the carriage to get some food.

Not far away, the official came over and gave each person two steamed buns and half a taro.

Looking at the black brown rice steamed bread, Xie Ling could already imagine the feeling of having her throat pulled after eating it, so she put all of it into the small bag beside the carriage.

Gu Li picked up some dry firewood from a distance and the family started a fire.

Xie Ling noticed a bamboo forest not far away, took a sickle from the space, and walked over.

She picked out a wider bamboo, selected the best sections, processed them a bit, and then prepared to go back.

Just as she turned around, Xie Ling spotted a small patch of bamboo shoots not far away!

The winter bamboo shoots were short and plump, so she quickly ran over and broke off five or six and held them in her arms.

When other people saw Xie Ling coming out of the bamboo forest with a bunch of bamboo shoots, they were jealous and rushed over to grab the shoots, fearing that they would miss out if they were too late.

The bamboo forest was bustling with activity, with old ladies fighting and children crying.

As soon as they returned to the carriage, Yu Niang came over with a pottery jar in her hand and handed it to Xie Ling, "Miss Xie, this is the fish that Xu Xingzhi caught. I'm bringing one to you."

Xie Ling gladly accepted it and gave Yu Niang two bamboo shoots in return.

The fire was just right, so Xie Ling asked Gu Li to prepare the fish while she made bamboo tube rice.

First cut off a piece of the bamboo tube, then take out glutinous rice, sausage, peas, and corn from the space and put them into the bamboo sections in proportion, then add soy sauce, salt and other seasonings, and finally seal it with bamboo leaves.

Put all the bamboo tubes into a big iron pot and cook them.

Gu Li’s fish was also ready.

The fragrance of the bamboo tube rice wafted out, and Gu Li's stomach began to growl.

Xie Ling chuckled, took out a piece of cake from the space, and let him and Ru Jie'er eat it first.

Then he found a thin stone slab nearby, washed it clean, and planned to use it to fry the fish.

Her frying pan was neatly arranged and beautifully shaped. It would have scared these ancient people to death if she had taken it out.

Fry the big, plump fish until golden brown on both sides, add a spoonful of secret sauce, and simmer over low heat in a small clay pot.

The bamboo tube rice over there was also cooked, and the fragrance of bamboo leaves mixed with the fragrance of rice filled the entire camp.

Everyone looked around, trying to see where the fragrance came from.

Gu Li reached out to take it, but Xie Ling patted his hand and said, "You need to bake it."

Xie Ling thought about it and decided not to cook the bamboo shoots and save them for the next meal.

While everything here was arranged in an orderly manner, the second branch of the Gu family was in chaos.

Zhang twisted Liu's ear and said sternly, "You come from a farming family, how come you can't even cook? Look at what you have done to the good rice!"

In the clay pot, the white rice had become a mass of mushy paste. It looked pitch black and had a burnt smell.

Liu complained bitterly, "Mother-in-law, I haven't cooked since I married into the Gu family. I have long forgotten everything. Didn't you also come from a farming family?"

Zhang glared at him, "Am I the same as you? I am a princess."

Liu thought to herself, you were even worse than me before you were sold to the human traffickers!

At this moment, the aroma of cooking in the eldest room wafted over, making people feel itchy and their tongues constantly secrete saliva.

Gu Dong swallowed his saliva, hugged his concubine and slapped Zhang on the face, "Hurry up and continue cooking. If it's not delicious, I'll beat you up."

The second wife's grandson, Gu Zhaofeng, started crying when he smelled the fragrance. He angrily imitated Gu Dong and slapped Liu on the face, "I want to eat! Cook quickly!"

Liu Rouhan looked at the mess, walked over, picked up the pottery jar, and said, "I know a little bit about cooking, let me do it."

Liu was so moved that she burst into tears, thinking that her two biological daughters were not as good as her niece.

Liu Rouhan felt disgusted, but she was not doing this for Liu’s sake. She just didn’t want to eat burnt rice.

The situation with the side branch was okay. Gu Silang's wife was a good cook, and the whole family ate porridge.

As for those who don’t have extra money to buy ingredients, they can only eat dry steamed bread.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about the main branch of the Gu family.

Xie Ling used two wooden sticks to pick up all the bamboo tubes.

The outer shell of the bamboo was burnt black. When the bamboo leaves were opened, hot air mixed with the sweet fragrance of glutinous rice suddenly rushed out.

The glutinous rice inside is translucent and plump, with a refreshing fragrance.

I took a big bite and it tasted like rice and bamboo, soft, sticky and sticky.

Xie Ling took another bite of the fish that had been simmered over low heat for half an hour.

The fish bones are crispy, the fish meat is soft, tender and fresh, and the sauce is very flavorful. It is so delicious that you can’t help but want to swallow your tongue.

Qiuyue hurried to the carriage to call Song and Rujie.

After a few days of getting along, Song became more lively and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry to bother you, second sister-in-law. Make delicious food every day. I will help you after the baby is born."

Xie Ling handed Song a pill for nourishing the fetus and asked her to take it after dinner.

Then he took a bamboo tube, scooped up a spoonful of fish, lifted the curtain and entered the carriage.

Gu Wei was very familiar with Xie Ling's breath. He opened his bright peach blossom eyes and sat up.

Men usually lie down, but as soon as they sit up, they feel the oppression.

He has broad shoulders, long legs and is tall. Even simple clothes cannot hide his elegant demeanor.

Even though it was not the first time she saw this man's face, Xie Ling was still shocked.

The ancient saying that autumn water is the spirit and jade is the bones is just like this.

Gu Wei's narrow peach blossom eyes casually glanced at the wooden hairpin on Xie Ling's bun and said in a gentle voice, "Thank you."

Xie Ling handed him the bamboo tube.

Gu Wei shook his head gently, with a few strands of hair hanging down between his temples, as beautiful as an ink painting, "Madam, my hands can't move."

The voice of "wife" was so deep and magnetic that it made people's hearts itch.

Xie Ling had no choice but to feed him mouthful by mouthful.

After eating, Xie Ling asked the question in her mind, "Do you have any subordinates? Are they following you?"

Gu Wei nodded and said without hiding anything, "Yes, but only a part of them came. So I released our... our proprietary contact powder."

Xie Ling was a little surprised by Gu Wei's frankness.

Next, take his pulse.

The man's hands on the quilt were whiter than snow. He lowered his eyes and said nothing, allowing Xie Ling to touch him all over.

"It's recovering well. You should be able to walk again in two or three days at most. But your hand doesn't look like it can't move, right?"

Gu Wei pursed his lips, his expression cold and clear, "But I really can't move."

Xie Ling looked doubtful, "Alright. Give me a kiss, okay?"

Gu Wei's eyes curved, "My lady always speaks shockingly."

Xie Ling frowned, "You won't give it to me?"

Gu Wei quickly shook his head, "Shi Jin didn't mean that."

Xie Ling raised her eyebrows and kissed him directly.

Just when she was about to leave, Gu Wei actually bit her lips.

Xie Ling wanted to step back, but the man's big, bony hand suddenly pressed down on the back of her head.

When their eyes met, Gu Wei's calm and cold peach blossom eyes seemed to contain thousands of stars, so handsome that it was captivating.

The lips are deeply ground and the tips of the tongue touch each other.

Gu Wei placed his other hand on Xie Ling's slender waist, and the person in his arms softened into a pool of spring water.

Gu Wei covered his eyes with his crow-feather-like eyelashes and deepened the kiss.

When he let go, Xie Ling gasped for breath and said anxiously, "You!"

Gu Wei's eyes dimmed and his voice was hoarse, "Didn't my wife say to kiss me?"

Xie Ling opened the car curtain and walked out angrily.

Gu Wei smiled as he pulled the quilt over naturally and smoothly.

Where was there any sign of being weak and unable to take care of herself in front of Xie Ling?

When Xie Ling came out, Pei Qiuyue had already cleaned up the pots and pans for food, and even boiled a pot of hot water for Xie Ling to warm her feet.

Xie Ling recalled the strange feeling in her mouth, her pretty face became hot, and she kept comforting herself, it's okay, it's just a kiss...

"Thank you, Miss. Thank you, Miss?"

The woman's gentle call brought Xie Ling back to her senses.

Xie Ling glanced sideways and saw Yu Niang standing next to her, looking like she wanted to ask something.

Xie Ling asked, "Yu Niang, what's the matter?"

Yu Niang looked a little shy, "When you were making the bamboo rice today, my husband smelled it and said it was delicious, so I wanted to ask you if you could teach me how to make it?"

Then, Yu Niang waved her hand again, "It's okay if it's not possible. This is Miss Xie's own original craft. I won't think too much about it."

Xie Ling smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll teach you. This is not a unique skill. I also learned it from others."

As he spoke, he taught Yu Niang how to make bamboo tube rice and also gave her some ham sausage and soy sauce.

Even if the taste is not as good as hers, it should not be much worse. Bamboo tube rice emphasizes the fragrance of bamboo.

While Xie Ling was speaking, Yu Niang brushed her slightly swollen lips imperceptibly.

After returning home, Yu Niang thought about it and decided to tell Xu Xingzhi about this matter.

She felt that this discovery should be more important to Xu Xingzhi.

"My husband, I suspect that the prince is not unconscious, but awake."

Xu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, "What do you mean?"

Yu Niang was too embarrassed to say that she noticed Xie Ling's mouth was swollen from being kissed, so she could only say, "Anyway, this is what I guessed."

Xu Xingzhi knew his wife's character and chuckled, "Okay, I believe you."

After saying this, Xu Xingzhi concealed the thoughts in his eyes.

If the prince is really awake, then the situation in Beijiang is likely to change.

A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in, and it’s time for him to think about his own future.

Xu Xingzhi threw the letters from various forces in his hands into the fire.

The black words on the letter curled up and dissipated into ashes.

"Sir, you are very talented, why do you cling to Beijiang? Why don't you come to our country and serve our lord..."

In troubled times, talented people are hard to come by.

Xu Xingzhi is a man of great talent and is good at planning and strategizing. He is definitely not an ordinary person.

Ever since the news of his exile spread, various forces have been trying to win him over.

The rising flames illuminated Xu Xingzhi's clear pupils, and a fresh fragrance of bamboo and wood lingered around his nose.

He raised his eyes and asked in surprise, "Yu Niang, how come you can also make this bamboo rice?"

Yu Niang chuckled, "Miss Xie taught me. She said this is not called bamboo rice, but bamboo tube rice. She also gave me some seasonings and food. This black thing is called soy sauce, and this long thing is called ham sausage. Miss Xie, you are such a good person..."

Xu Xingzhi's eyebrows raised slightly, and thoughts surged in his long eyes.

After a while, he said, "Yu Niang, do you like Miss Xie?"

Yu Niang said happily: "I like it. Miss Xie is a person with a cold face but a warm heart. She will be nice to anyone who treats her well."

Xu Xingzhi took a deep breath and made up his mind.

"Well, we'll just follow Miss Xie's family from now on, okay?"

"Okay."

Yu Niang didn't know that her words determined the fate of the Xu family and even millions of people.

Xu Xingzhi stood with his hands behind his back, his wide sleeves fluttering, looking towards the dark blue sky where the bright moon was rising.

From then on, he walked slowly and followed Gu Wei.

When historians of later generations wrote about how the famous prime minister Xu Xingzhi was recruited by the greatest emperor of all time, they affectionately called it "bamboo tube fate."