Xie Ming

Chapter 39 Dinner
Xiao Jingchuan came with empty hands, said some flattering congratulations, exchanged a few words with the host, and then shamelessly entered the banquet with the intention of getting something for nothing.

Because the four of them looked noble no matter how they dressed or how they looked, the host was very hospitable and dragged them to sit at the main table.

After several attempts at refusing, Xiao Lang finally managed to shake off the host and quietly took Zhizhong and the others to the last seat.

It's not for any other reason, but mainly because the main table is right under people's noses, and people can't do anything freely when eating and drinking!

You know, a mile away, behind a rock hill in the forest, there is a group of people craning their necks and waiting!
After finding a place to sit down at the last table, Xiao Jingchuan looked up.

There were three or five old ladies, two old farmers with white hair and beards, and a pretty young wife among them.

She was holding a baby in her arms, with her hair tied up. She looked to be no more than twenty years old. She was wearing a plain jacket, with a thin neck and an oval face. Although she was a farmer's daughter and her skin was not fair, her eyebrows and eyes had a natural and elegant beauty, and were delicate and pretty.

She wore a pair of loose black cotton trousers which looked incongruous on her lower body. When she sat there, her big round buttocks were propped up on the ground, which suddenly added a touch of simple and unique temptation to her!

Xiao Jingchuan sat down and looked around, intending to at least say hello to the villagers sitting next to him.

Hello, uncle and aunt, you seem to be in good health. How is the harvest this year? And so on.

Since you're new here, you should always be polite!
But just as Gu Changting and Xiao Lang sat down, the last dish of old hen, which was served on every table, was brought out steaming hot. There were more than a dozen tables at the banquet, so it was understandable that the main dishes were served later.

But no one expected that, after the whole plate of chicken was placed on the table and no one had touched their chopsticks, Gu Changting suddenly stood up and grabbed the whole chicken without paying attention to anyone around him, and put it into the cloth bag he brought with him! !

He finished this set of movements smoothly and in one go. After finishing the chicken, he sat down again and continued eating as if nothing had happened!
My goodness, not to mention the old ladies who were about to pick up the food with chopsticks, even Xiao Jingchuan and Qiu Zhizhong were stunned! This is too rude! Isn't this scene instantly awkward!

"Chang Ting, could you please give me some face?"

"I asked you to bring something back, but you shouldn't be so stupid!"

"Wait until the folks have finished eating, can you wait and see?!"

"You're trying to take revenge on me! Just wait and see how I'll deal with you when I get back!" Xiao Jingchuan lowered his voice and pulled Gu Changting over to complain.

"General, Young Master, it wasn't you who asked me to do that." Gu Changting vented his anger, looking very aggrieved.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan was afraid that this kid was doing this out of anger, so he hurried forward and covered his mouth.

"I was wrong, it's okay if I was wrong, you are my master, this should be okay!"

"Don't make trouble for me, put the overall situation first, put the overall situation first, do you hear me, ancestor!"

Xiao Lang admitted his mistake in a whisper. After hearing this, Gu Changting's anger subsided a lot and he stopped making trouble!

During the meal, Xiao Jingchuan was not idle. He caught an old farmer next to him and chatted with him about family matters, asking about his well-being.

How old are you? How many people are there in your family? How many pieces of land have you opened up in the mountains? How is the harvest this year?

Also, how is the mountain product collection in the forest? Are there other peddlers traveling through the mountains to collect mountain products and grain? Where are the grains stored? What are the prices in this year? And so on.

First, he wanted to prove his identity as a mountain businessman in the casual conversation, so as to avoid suspicion. Second, he also wanted to get some information about the grain storage and price in the village, so as to make some preparations for the next grain collection in the village.

After all, they left the capital in a hurry, and they did not have much silver with them. After the battle of Yixiantian, they confiscated the spoils and saved some money, but with an army of several hundred people, who knows how long they can last if they do not spend carefully.

Apart from Xiao Lang, Qiu Zhizhong, Gu Changting and Wang Chuanwu seemed to have much more free time and were only concerned with eating!
But no matter what, these guys all came from pretty good backgrounds. Qiu Zhizhong came from a prominent family, needless to say, while Changting and Chuanwu also had some background. So, these three brothers were like vicious wolves when they entered the village, but when they really got to the dinner table, they did not eat like wolves, showing a sense of propriety and upbringing.

He ate a lot because he was really hungry, but his eating manners were still acceptable.

The pretty young wife sitting opposite them would steal glances at Xiao Jingchuan and the other three from time to time.

This is inevitable. Qiu Zhizhong has a noble scholarly appearance and is a handsome and romantic young man. When he was in Beijing in the past, he had a group of young ladies from royal families who were his fans, not to mention this rural farm.

Xiao Jingchuan has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and he looks heroic and imposing. A man of his appearance, now among the farmers in the mountains, is really too conspicuous.

So during the casual chat, Xiao Lang whispered and asked, and found out that the pretty wife opposite was a young widow who had lost her husband.

Upon hearing this news, he couldn't help but sigh, and felt a little pity and distress for him.

"Oh? By the way, old man, this time I went into the mountains, in addition to collecting some mountain products and food, I also wanted to ask for some gypsum for medicinal use. I wonder if any family in our village still has some, so I can buy some with money!"

Xiao Jingchuan was concerned about the prince's illness, so he asked about the food supply and hurried to inquire about medical supplies.

"Oh? Gypsum? This..." The old farmer leaned on a jujube wood walking stick, squinting his eyes and thinking in his heart.

"My dear boy, if you had come a month earlier, I would have some left at home."

"But a few days ago, my grandson was caught in a mountain wind and had a cold. He had a high fever and it wouldn't go away, so I used it!"

"If you want to ask for some, it's easy. Wait until the Sun family has finished their busy work on the wedding and everything is settled. You can go and ask old man Sun for some. He will definitely have some!" said the old man.

"Okay, okay, that's good, thank you very much, old man!"

As he said this, Xiao Jingchuan smiled restrainedly, bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Suddenly, someone slapped the corner of the table!
Although the palm force was not too strong, the long wooden table in the countryside was quite unstable. The dishes on the table shook as soon as the palm was hit. The sudden impact scared everyone present.

"Hey, Qiao'er, why are you sitting alone at the last seat?!"

"Brother went around in circles looking for you, and it was me who was looking for you. It was so hard!"

As he spoke, a shabby man with a bald head and a mouth full of alcohol, relying on his drunkenness, pretended to be crazy and foolish and deliberately flirted with the young widow holding a baby at Xiao Lang's table.

"Qiao'er, Lai Wang has been dead for more than half a year. You are a young wife, guarding an empty room all by yourself. How miserable it is!"

"As your brother, I feel sorry for you as I've watched you grow up, huh?!"

(End of this chapter)