She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

"You're in charge of cooking, so you get to decide. But I've already hunted the game, so I'm not going to worry about what happens after that. I'm just waiting to eat it," Mu Rongyi said, waving his hand dismissively.

No matter how it's divided, the best thing is to keep it for myself; I can't let him miss out on a bite.

Although it's autumn now, the weather is still hot during the day, and the meat won't keep for long. It's better to be generous and share it with everyone. Besides, Mu Rongyi isn't a stingy person.

Compared to Mu Rongyi's deer, Shuanghua's prey was far inferior; she only managed to hunt a few pheasants. There was nothing she could do, after all, she was raised in a courtyard and couldn't compare to Mu Rongyi, who lived in the mountains, in terms of eyesight.

By the time she discovered the deer's tracks, Mu Rongyi had already succeeded.

However, while venison is delicious, it shouldn't be eaten in excess. It's better to eat pheasant instead.

Rarely having the leisure to cook outdoors, besides making deer antler soup with pinellia, I also wrapped three chickens and buried them under the fire to make beggar's chicken.

Banxia had only seen others make beggar's chicken in short videos; this was her first time making it herself. But it wasn't a big problem, since the ingredients were all free.

The meat was caught from the mountain, and the seasoning was mostly freshly dug by Xiaohua. At most, they added some oil, salt, and other seasonings. With so many people, even if it wasn't very tasty, they could finish it off with just one bite each.

Fortunately, the food tasted pretty good. The best thing about eating natural, wild food is its freshness. Everyone ate their fill around the fire.

"Beggar's chicken is so delicious, Sister Banxia is so amazing." Xiao Shuang'er was happily gnawing on a chicken leg.

The other children nodded frantically, completely captivated by the aroma of the beggar's chicken, and had no time to speak.

"Junior Sister, your beggar's chicken recipe is amazing! I think I can make it too." Mu Rongyi also enjoyed the meal. Sure enough, following Junior Sister meant getting to eat new and exciting things.

He never knew that by doing this and that with a chicken and then burying it under the fire, he could make something so delicious.

"How about tomorrow, Senior Brother goes and hunts a few more pheasants, and we can try your cooking skills?" Banxia said cheerfully, naturally happy to have a free meal.

Although beggar's chicken is delicious, Banxia still prefers venison soup. Hehe, after all, in her previous life before the apocalypse, venison was very hard to come by, as most of the meat came from protected animals and could not be eaten.

Later, in the apocalypse, deer became mutated beasts. Although they could still be eaten, with her strength, she would have to accumulate a lot of points to exchange for even a small piece of mutated beast meat. And deer meat was basically not something that ordinary ability users like them could eat.

After a hearty meal, everyone set up camp on the spot and set off early the next morning. That evening, Mu Rongyi also made beggar's chicken as he had said, and the taste was surprisingly good.

This made Mu Rongyi fall in love with the dish, and afterwards he would make beggar's chicken whenever he had free time, saying that the dish was simply a blessing for lazy people.

Banxia felt that this statement was incorrect. Although the method was simple, it actually required a lot of seasonings, otherwise the beggar's chicken would be very fishy and not delicious.

Although it was a route they had taken many times before, it was nothing new to the adults, but for the children, it was something new and exciting every day. This time, it wasn't as arduous as fleeing from war as before; it was more like a relaxing trip.

Banxia takes turns leading her two younger brothers on horseback every day, in Changshan in the morning and Selaginella in the afternoon. When it's not her turn to ride with her sister, she is led by the older brothers from Yaoli Village.

As for Lian Chengmo, he always took Xiao Shuang'er with him, while A Yu was always taken by his senior brother Mu Rongyi.

On the way back, because there were children with us, we didn't run very fast, so we didn't get out of the Ten Thousand Mountains for two days longer than when they came. By then, it was already the end of September.

When the group arrived in Li County, the guards at the city gate immediately spotted them. As soon as they approached, they ordered the city gate to be opened to welcome them into the city.

"Sister, is this Brother Mo's city?" Changshan sat in front of Banxia, ​​looking curiously at the towering city walls and huge city gate.

Having fled all the way, this was the highest city wall and the largest city gate he had ever seen, and Changshan's eyes were filled with curiosity and excitement.

He had heard from his brothers who had returned from the village that Brother Mo was managing a large county town, which had an army and crossbows. Brother Mo was the town lord there and the most powerful person.

“Yes, this is your brother Mo’s city. If nothing unexpected happens, this will always be your brother Mo’s city.” Banxia raised her free hand and patted her younger brother’s head gently.

She witnessed the growth of this city firsthand and saw how much effort Lian Chengmo had put into it. Moreover, she had also contributed to many of its developments. She hoped that this would be a free city, no longer subject to the constraints of the imperial court.

Even if the future imperial court is ruled by the Yan family, by her relatives, it will be no exception.

In fact, Banxia already felt a sense of belonging to Li County, and she hoped that everything she did would spread from here, benefiting the country and its people.

Perhaps one day her name will spread throughout the country and she will be remembered for a thousand years. Who knows?

Thinking back to that day, Banxia smiled and took the opportunity to teach her younger brother a lesson.

"Don't be fooled by how big this city is; your brother Mo has sacrificed a lot. He deserves the position of city lord."

"Changshan, if you ever rise to a high position, you must be a good official who serves the country and its people. Of course, this must be done without harming your own or your family's interests."

Although Banxia hoped that her younger brothers could be upright and good people, she did not want them to be too pedantic and become selfless benevolent people who sacrificed themselves to light up others.

While such an act might be celebrated and even remembered for generations, it would cause pain to one's family and could potentially harm them.

"Sister, what situations constitute harming oneself and one's family?" Changshan asked, eager to learn.

"Well, for example, if you want to do a good deed, you can use 80% or even 90% of your money, but you can't go bankrupt, sell your belongings, or even go into debt to do it."

"For example, if you save someone, you can suffer minor injuries, or even lose an arm or a leg, but you can't lose your life, let alone sacrifice your family."

"This is about not harming yourself or your family. Of course, there are many other situations, and you need to learn gradually and weigh them yourself," Banxia explained.

Then, whether he understood or not, Qi Changshan nodded seriously and said he remembered it.

Banxia was very pleased to see her younger brother's serious expression. She didn't know if teaching him this way was the right thing to do, but she hoped that he would be safe, healthy, and live a long life.

This is probably the common wish of all parents.

After all, Banxia's mental age is what it is. Although she hadn't graduated from university in her previous life, if she were the same age in this era, she would already be a mother of several children.

So, nominally, Banxia is the older sister of the Qi brothers, but in reality, she has raised the two children as her own sons, and naturally hopes for their well-being.

The siblings' conversation also reached the ears of Lian Chengmo and Mu Rongyi, who turned to look at them, their eyes flashing with contemplation.

"Your subordinate respectfully welcomes the city lord back to the city."