Liu Yanhui put her hands behind her back and said cheerfully, "Of course I bought it. Can I go to the mountains and get it back?"

Shen Yuanjing looked at the big iron pot with bubbling white soup in the middle of the yard and his mouth was watering with greed.

In order to save money these days, the family has been eating steamed bread, and the only dishes are cabbage and pickles. People who do not go out only have two meals a day, while men who go out to chop wood can eat three meals.

In addition, every time a man practices martial arts or chops wood, he will have an extra egg. If he does not chop wood or practice martial arts, he will eat two meals the same as at home, and there will be no eggs.

Although Shen Yuanjing had eggs and three meals a day, he was still at the age of growing up and could not survive without some oil and water, and he also craved meat.

"Big sister..." Shen Yuanjing and his family ran quickly to Shen Lanxi's yard.

Qiu Shuang raised her hand to block the door.

"Be quiet, the young master is practicing martial arts!"

Shen Lanxi had always been dressed in men's clothes, so the two maids were used to calling her that, and they didn't want to cause trouble and have the people in Hongliutun hear it, so they didn't change the name.

Shen Yuanjing quickly shut his mouth.

There were loud whistling sounds in the yard. Shen Yuanjing and his companions wanted to take a peek, but were afraid of disturbing them. They could only endure it and kept standing on tiptoe in the hope of seeing the figure over the wall clearly.

Unfortunately, this stone house has the highest courtyard wall among all the stone houses.

"Come in!"

Shen Lanxi had heard their noise a long time ago, so she put her stick in the yard and called for help.

"Big sister, I hunted a rabbit in the mountains. The sergeant said we are not stationed here, so we don't need to hand it in!"

Shen Lanxi looked at her older brother showing off his prey and smiled.

"Well done!"

A few people chuckled and felt a little embarrassed by the praise.

"Big sister, this rabbit is for you!"

Shen Lanxi didn't answer and smiled, "Give me the rabbit. Does my family know?"

They had not yet returned home and were released by Zhang Liao, so they rushed here.

"Looking at you guys like this, your family must not know!"

Shen Yuanjing and others looked evasive.

"Big sister, you have helped our family so much. If I give you a rabbit, my family will definitely not say anything!" Shen Yuanjing said this with certainty, but he was unsure in his heart.

Shen Lanxi raised her eyebrows: "Why don't you go back and ask your family?"

Shen Yuanjing insisted, "No need to ask, I hunted this rabbit. When I said I was giving it to Big Sister, I meant it. If you hadn't protected us along the way, we might have died once we left the capital!"

"Yes, big sister, just accept it. I will hunt rabbits for you in the future!"

"I also hunt..."

Shen Lanxi raised her lips slightly: "Okay, I accept your kindness. Let's all stay here for dinner tonight!"

When Shen Yuanjing and his companions thought of the big pot in the next yard, their stomachs growled.

"Big sister, let's have dinner at home and won't come over in the evening!" Shen Yuanjing said this even though he was shaken in his heart.

"Big sister, I won't come either. There's food at home!" Shen Yuanqing's voice was not even as loud as the wind!

Looking at the men and women who said one thing and another, Shen Lanxi said cheerfully, "Okay, you all worked hard today, go find Chunxue to get some cakes!"

After Shen Yuanjing and his companions left the yard, they changed from being so excited to being listless.

"Brother, I want to eat meat!"

"I want to eat meat too!"

"There are two big pots of meat, they definitely can't finish them. Why doesn't Big Sister let us take some away?"

"Shut up, don't say such things again. Those things don't belong to Big Sister alone. Big Sister has helped us a lot!"

"But they obviously only listen to the eldest sister, don't they?"

"If you keep saying that, I won't take you to practice martial arts tomorrow!"

……

After nightfall, some men and women kept tossing and turning.

"Brother, I want to eat meat!"

"Sister, I want to eat meat!"

"I'm going to the toilet, do you want to go?"

"I'm not going, it's too cold outside!"

"If you don't go, I'll go by myself. Don't regret it if you don't go!"

About half an hour later, figures appeared outside the yard where Shen Lanxi was.

"Brother Yuanxu, why are you here too?"

"Shh, keep your voice down~"

The gate to the yard was open and several people went in quietly.

Chunxue carried basins of large bones, glanced wordlessly in their direction, and pushed the door open.

"Wow, and it's still hot. I know big sister is thinking about us!"

Why does this voice sound so familiar?

Shen Yuanxu and his companions pushed open the door and saw...

"Yuan Jing, Yuan Jun, Yuan Qing, why is it you?"

There were footsteps behind them, and several people turned around to look.

Wow, all those who said they wouldn’t eat in the afternoon are here!

Heavy snow fell for five days in a row, and in places where no one cleaned the snow, the snow was almost higher than the houses.

Zhang Liao would organize people to collect the first snow every day. Men, women, old and young would all go together to pile up all the snow outside Hongliutun.

The outside of Hongliutun seemed to be surrounded by snow, outsiders couldn’t get in, and people inside couldn’t get out!

"When will this snow stop falling?"

"Luckily we brought back a lot of firewood earlier, otherwise we wouldn't be able to get through the month if we only had charcoal to burn!"

"The charcoal is in short supply. After the snow stops, we must find a way to collect more firewood!"

This is the voice of all exiled prisoners.

Unexpectedly, in such weather, at noon, another group of exiled prisoners arrived in Hongliutun!

The yamen runners kept cursing along the way, but things got better after they entered Hongliutun.

Zhang Liao knew the yamen runner and quickly invited him to his home to warm himself by the fire.

"Old Liu, have you offended someone? It's snowing so hard, and they still ask you to send someone out?"

Old Liu shuddered, put his hands in the brazier to warm them for a while, and then he spoke.

"You almost froze me into a popsicle!"

Zhang Liao laughed.

"The new county magistrate came to the county and brought his own people with him. As soon as they arrived, they targeted us and assigned us the annoying task of exile. They said that whoever refuses to do it should get out!" Old Liu looked helpless.

Zhang Liao patted his shoulder and took two sweet potatoes out of the basin.

"This is what my wife buried this morning. Here, I'll give it to you."

Old Liu was deeply moved. He knew that Zhang Liao's life was not going well, but his stomach felt like ice and he really needed something warm to warm it up.

"Thanks, brother. If anything good happens in the future, I will definitely think of you!"

Zhang Liao said in a straightforward tone: "We are all brothers, so stop being polite!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yan came in carrying a basket.

"Brother Zhang, our family smoked some meat yesterday. I'll bring you a few pieces!" Liu Yanhui lifted the cloth on the basket, which contained three pieces of meat and four or five bones with meat hanging on them.

Wang glanced at Old Liu, feeling a little reluctant.

Zhang Liao was reluctant to part with it, thinking that Lao Liu might be of use in the future, he took a bone from the basket and handed it to Lao Liu with heartache.

"Roast some meat, it's very juicy!"

Old Liu glanced at Liu Yanhui, then looked at the bones with a lot of meat hanging on them. After hesitating for a moment, he still couldn't help it.

After receiving it, he immediately thanked Liu Yanhui and Zhang Liao.

Liu Yanhui moved a small stool and sat down, warming herself by the fire.

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