After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 40 Mother and Daughter Alienation
"It's just an ordinary yeast pancake, nothing fancy."

"Then why does the smell float so far away? I can smell it from afar."

Someone laughed and said, "I'm afraid you're hungry. I just saw it. It's just that the flour is fermented and fried in a pan. It's very simple."

Fourth Sister Fang was also aroused by everyone's conversation, but the upbringing of the aristocratic family was imprinted in her bones. Several times she wanted to reach out and take it, but she felt embarrassed.

Xu Zhenying saw her eyes glowing and staring straight at the cake, so he cut off a small piece with a spoon and handed it to her while it was still hot.

Fourth Sister Fang tasted a piece under the gaze of everyone, and felt the fragrance in her mouth.

The dough is soft but not rotten, with a golden crust fried all over. It has a light sweetness, not greasy, not greasy, sweet and refreshing.

Fourth Sister Fang narrowed her eyes with satisfaction and couldn't help but praise: "It's so delicious...even better than my previous chef from southern Guangdong -"

Xu Zhenying couldn't help but smile slightly, "As long as you think it's good, I'll bake it for 20 people first."

There were a few people nearby who wanted to ask for a taste, but after all, they were all exiles and knew the importance of food, so in the end they were too embarrassed to ask.

Everyone swallowed their saliva and felt bored.

Xu Zhenying baked about fifty or sixty pancakes. He was so tired that he was sweating and felt hungry and weak.

Fortunately, when the work was done, Fourth Sister Fang was very satisfied and handed her four cakes. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. It's as we agreed."

Xu Zhenying took it with both hands, expressed her gratitude sincerely, and took off her apron, "Thank you, Fourth Sister Fang."

The fourth sister Fangfang looked at her expectantly, "Then can I come to you next time?"

Xu Zhenying was slightly startled, but still kindly reminded him: "Food is very precious on the way to exile."

Fourth Sister Fang blinked her eyes. With just these words, Xu Zhenying was pleased with everything she saw.

She enthusiastically took Xu Zhenying's hand and said, "Food is not a problem. At worst, we can just buy it after we eat it. Those escorts don't dare to embarrass our family. But as you can see, I really don't know anything about cooking. Without your help, I would have been scolded by my mother-in-law——"

Xu Zhenying did not ask why a branch of the Fang family asked a person who was not good at cooking to cook. Was it because of embarrassment or something else.She just smiled lightly and said, "It's good if I can help Fourth Sister."

Xu Zhenying earned a meal with her own hands, and she immediately devoured a pancake.

It was the first time she discovered that pancakes were so delicious.

After one sip, it felt as if all the internal organs came to life.

She suddenly realized that it might not be that her cooking skills were at its peak, but that everyone was really hungry.

Looking at the remaining three pancakes, Xu Zhenying thought for a moment and decided to leave them to Xu Qingying's parents.

After all, she had taken over the original owner's body, so she still wanted to try her best to protect them under conditions.

As for the rest of the people, she was more than capable.

When Xu Zhenying returned to the camp where the Xu family lived, her eldest aunt had already started cooking porridge, and Mrs. Miao, Mrs. Xiao Huang and her fourth aunt were all helping to cook.

Everyone in the second room hid under the tree, and only Xu Yinxi and Xu Minglu were sent out to collect firewood.

Xu Zhenying summoned Xu Meixiao and asked Xu Meixiao to find Miao.

Xu Meixiao really carried her little baggage everywhere and everywhere, for fear that others would snatch it away. She also had a pair of straw sandals tied around her waist, and she jumped up and down as she walked, as if she was not at all suffering from the two days of exile.

I don’t know where she got all this energy.

Xu Meixiao followed her sister's instructions and pulled Miao over who was doing the trick.

Miao felt a little guilty when she saw Xu Zhenying. She felt that her daughter had been wronged yesterday, and she often wanted to say a few words of comfort, but Xu Zhenying seemed to have forgotten the matter, and her mood was not affected at all. She was interrupted several times when she tried to mention it.

She vaguely understood, and Xu Zhenying didn't want to mention it again.

Xu Zhenying didn't say much and only gave Miao three pancakes. "I just taught Sister Fang how to cook. She kindly gave me pancakes. You can take them."

Miao was stunned for a moment while holding the hot pancake.

But Xu Zhenying had explained the cause and effect very clearly, and she seemed to have no questions, so she could only ask with concern: "Then did you eat it?"

"I ate one."

Miao frowned, as if she didn't know how to divide the three pancakes.

"Each pancake is evenly divided into four pieces, and then the three of you can each have three pieces."

Miao was startled, and then thought for a long time before she realized that Xu Zhenying was dividing the three pancakes equally.She couldn't help but said blankly: "Ying'er...how did you calculate it?"

Uh... I'm just asking for a common multiple. Is it difficult for primary school courses?
Xu Zhenying coughed and started to talk nonsense: "I used to learn it from "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" on my second uncle's bookshelf..."

Mrs. Miao wanted to praise Xu Zhenying, but for some reason, she always felt that her daughter was getting farther and farther away from her after going to prison.

Even now she doesn't know how to get along with Xu Zhenying.

She had no choice but to touch her head and mutter as she did before: "My mother-in-law Ying'er is really smart——"

It's not that Xu Zhenying didn't see the cautious and overwhelmed look in Miao's eyes, but Xu's mother passed away very early. She lacked experience in getting along with women who were overly maternal, and occasionally felt that it was indescribable to be alone with Miao. uneasy.

She had no choice but to change the subject, "Let's do this for today. I'll find a way to find food tomorrow. I see that most of the roads we take are lined with jungles. The so-called "eating off the mountain" means that as long as there is a breath, we will not die of hunger."

"Mom, I listen to you." Miao said this and broke the cake into pieces. Xu Zhenying was stunned for a moment, but saw Miao smiling softly, "Ying'er is really capable and can support a large family. You Grandma will be happy if she knows it. I will take this cake back and give everyone a share so that they can all remember you."

Miao planned to divide the three cakes equally.

This is really not a secret.

Xu Zhenying was a little speechless, but then she thought about it. With Miao's honest and loving temperament, she probably couldn't do anything like the eldest aunt and the second aunt eating alone.She had no choice but to say: "Mom, the eldest aunt never suffers a loss. The second aunt has a lot of money. Do you really think they are short of food? A disaster is approaching. Everyone has their own plans. Our family is really poor. , I advise you not to be too honest, otherwise it will be us who suffer!"

Miao was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said: "Ying'er, don't talk like that! Who taught you these rebellious things? We are a family. We broke the bones and connected the tendons. What time has it happened now? Don't twist it. You can only be bullied if you become the same. I don’t think the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are like this, not to mention that your grandmother is old. What good things do we have as juniors? It is only natural to show filial piety to our elders. Don’t If you say these nonsense again, be careful if someone hears it and it will poke the backbone of our family——"

Xu Zhenying was truly speechless this time.

Have a debate about filial piety with ancient people?

She really didn't have the energy and was too lazy to argue. She could only wave her hand helplessly, said "I understand" and turned around to leave.

Mrs. Miao felt sad and annoyed when she saw Xu Zhenying's lack of discipline, thinking that maybe it was because of the lack of discipline these days that she became so rebellious and rebellious.

This daughter has grown up and has her own thoughts, and she seems to be getting farther and farther away from her.

She didn't know what to do.

Miao hesitantly took the three pancakes back and handed them to Huang Cui'e, "Sister-in-law, this is what the Fang family gave to Ying'er. Ying'er brought it over and let us share it -"

The eldest sister-in-law frowned and muttered: "Why are the Fang family so shabby? There are so many of us, how can three pancakes be enough? Liu Yatou has such a good relationship with the Fang family, why don't you get more?"

Seeing her sister-in-law's confident look, Mrs. Miao felt aggrieved and retorted: "Why do you have the nerve to keep asking for food from others? My Qingying is not a beggar——"

Huang Cui'e disliked the soft appearance of Sanfang's family the most, and even tried to teach her a lesson, "People are going to starve to death, so why do they care about face? Don't imitate Lao Er's family and think you are in Bianjing City." The uncle here is already in exile, and he still acts like the head of the family. Look at those foxy girls, they don’t even cook anything, they only open their mouths to order us around, and we are not his slaves... The second child is really confused. These concubines are, to put it bluntly, slaves. They must either be dismissed or have to be used as slaves——"

"Then why doesn't sister-in-law ask those aunts to help?"

"Do you think I'm stupid? We only have this bag of rice a day, what if they eat it secretly? I don't worry -"

Miao sighed. She felt that she and Miao had never been able to talk about going together.

After a simple lunch, the escorts started shouting again.

From a distance, Bianjing City can no longer be seen. A straight official road extends into the mountains and forests, with green mountains and green shadows. Only birds can be seen along the way, but no people. If there were not more than a hundred people in their group, it would be really awkward to go on the road alone. Fear.

Everyone knew that this was truly leaving Bianjing and embarking on the road of exile.

By the afternoon, Huang couldn't hold on any longer.

She is getting older. Although life was very difficult when she was young, when she is old, she has been following Xu Deyuan, which can be said to be pampered.I haven’t walked such a long distance in about ten years. My feet hurt terribly from the first day. I just endured it and was sweating profusely.

The fourth aunt was still attentive and quickly noticed something strange about Mrs. Huang, and immediately shouted: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Only then did everyone in the Xu family see that the old lady's face turned pale and she was walking unsteadily.

Mrs. Miao hurriedly said: "Mother is tired. Even a strong man can't bear to walk like this, not to mention that mother is old. We have to think of a way. It's best to let mother ride in a carriage-"

Huang Cui'e said: "Where can I find a carriage? Other people's carriages are full and I can't move out of the place——"

"I just saw that Mrs. Fang's carriage was a little empty. It should be able to squeeze one person in. Why don't we ask Mrs. Fang again?"

When Liu Jie saw that the Xu family had stopped again, he approached quickly on horseback and asked condescendingly: "What are you stopping for? Go faster, don't delay the entire team's schedule!"

The eldest uncle said humbly: "Master, my mother can't walk anymore, can you rest for a while -"

"Have a rest, mother, you just rested at noon, and now you come to rest again? Stop pretending to be here. Either you die and are fed to the wolves, or you start moving!"

Liu Jiejiu swung his long whip, making a crisp "snap" sound and splashing a burst of dust on the ground.

Everyone quickly avoided.

Huang was full of complaints, but she didn't dare to express any of them. She could only suppress the trembling of her thighs and said: "I'm fine, keep walking-"

"Look, we can still walk." Liu Jiejie sneered and rode away, "If you continue to be lazy and slippery, I will serve you with a whip! Whoever dares to delay the trip, I will make him look good!"

Mrs. Lian and Mrs. Zhao were now very light. Mrs. Miao looked around and saw that everyone was at a loss, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, I will carry you on my back -"

Huang Cui'e was secretly annoyed that the three brothers had started acting again. They were both children, so why did the third brother like to be the conspicuous one, making it look like he was unfilial to his parents?

Mrs. Miao was born delicate and gentle, and her body was so skinny that she was in poor health.When I was in the countryside, Huang Cui'e did all the hard and rough work at home, and Miao did all the light work. But everyone in the family praised Miao for her meticulous work, and she couldn't even say a word of praise.

Mrs. Pian Miao was polite to her again, telling her that she had nowhere to vent her anger.

Sure enough, the eldest uncle immediately yelled at Huang Cui'e: "Huang Cui'e, what are you doing standing there? Could it be that the third younger brother and sister are really going to carry her? She is as thin as a bamboo pole, how can she carry her mother? As the eldest daughter-in-law, how can you do anything? Next to the hand?"

Huang Cui'e was so angry that she fell down. She just hated that her man was like an elm and didn't know how to feel sorry for others. "I still have injuries on my body. I also cooked the food today. Why, there are so many wives in the Xu family." , I, Huang Cui'e, am the only one working as a cow and a horse? The concubines in the second room are all idle and wasting food. Since the second brother refuses to send them away, then they have to work - "

"What are you talking about, asking you to carry my mother on your back, why are you treating me like a cow instead of a horse? I am the eldest son, and I should be filial to my mother -"

"Why don't you feel sorry for me? My legs are shaking now -"

The fourth aunt said: "Sister-in-law, why didn't you wear leggings yesterday? I feel much better today than yesterday, and my legs don't hurt much anymore——"

The remaining few people were doubtful, "Are leggings really useful?"

Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Xu Anping from the fourth room quickly raised his head and said: "Grandma, the leggings are really useful. I feel much better than yesterday. My legs were cramped last night, but they are much better today. I feel like I can walk more briskly."

"Really or not?" Huang Cui'e pulled Xu Anping and took a closer look, "Just tie your legs and it will work?"

After saying that, she looked around again, "How about we tie it up too?"

"Wait a while, wait for a rest." Huang could only hold on to the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and couldn't help but sigh, "Hey, people are old, they are really useless, and they are dragging you down. It's time for you. I know it’s better to just die and avoid wasting food along the way.”

"Mom, please don't say that. You have to live well. We still have to live in Qianzhou. You are old and eat more salt than we eat. By then, will this big family still have hope? You—”

(End of this chapter)