Chapter 70: Chapter 70
When the government officers saw the wild boar was injured and had little ability to resist, they swarmed it! Read complete versıon only at novelꜰire.net
Dazzled by their craving for meat, they stabbed it several times, and the wild boar was soon motionless.
However, these officers took the opportunity to line their pockets, thinking they could eat the wild boar meat, but people would have to exchange it with silver.
Just like buying supplies from a post station.
For those without silver, they would issue a credit note, listing tasks that needed to be done to offset the debt.
Ruan Mian saw clearly that these government officers were planning to make a big haul after arriving at Wuheng.
People from Uncle’s Mansion had connections in Wuheng, so someone would definitely pay the silver for them.
Those without networks would bring them manual labor, all to the benefit of the officers.
Who could resist the rare wild boar meat?
Everyone flocked to exchange it for meat.
Meanwhile, Ruan Mian aimed for the pig’s offal, noticing Qi Nanfeng approaching, she pretended to be unaware and summoned Cui Zhu.
"Zhu’er, later go ask Lord for some pig intestines and stomach with offal, remember not to clean them, just boil them like that, then give them to my big brother to eat, it’s a huge supplement for men! It boosts energy and enriches the blood, similar in effect to the deer antler."
"Miss, eat it without washing? Is it really effective?"
"Naturally, if you wash it clean, it loses its effect, I wouldn’t tell most people this,
the Liu Family is still waiting for their son to bring good things, they’ve even set up the stove.
Instead, they saw the stinking pig offal and the intestines not fully cleaned, holding back nausea, they said incredulously.
"Nanfeng! Is this what you bought? We didn’t have much silver to begin with, and you bought those..."
Qi Nanfeng didn’t want to hear her nagging, so he stuffed those things into the pot on his own accord.
His discomfort must be due to the fake medicine fed by that tigress!
Ruan Mian knows medicine, so what she said must be true.
As long as he could eat these things, he would surely regain his vigor, and be restored to his former self!
Thinking of this, regardless of how foul the smell was in the pot, he closed his eyes and swallowed everything in one go.
Holding his nose, he ate it all in one breath.
But as soon as he let go, the pungent smell attacked him back, his stomach turned, no matter how hard he tried to endure, he couldn’t digest the foulness filling his mouth!
He immediately vomited it all out.
The others looked at him with disdain, as if he was going to throw out his whole insides.
Completely exhausted, he collapsed on the ground, feeling extremely miserable, wishing he could dig out his stomach.
Ruan Jiao only saw him in discomfort from afar, not knowing why.
Out of concern, she avoided people and went to comfort him, but upon catching a whiff of the smell, she immediately regretted it.
She cursed her bad luck, thinking how did she get involved with this man!
But looking around the group, Qi Nanfeng was the only one who could give her a glimmer of hope, now that the old lady was gone, and everything in Uncle’s Mansion was managed by Mrs. Wang, she had no hope of turning her fortunes around.
If she didn’t find a backer, she’d spend her life in the shadow of Mrs. Wang upon reaching Wuheng.
As she thought this, Qi Nanfeng saw her, had a quick idea, got up, took a sip of water, smiled at her, and led her to a nearby bush.
He deliberately said, "Jiao’er, I know you care about me. Though I am down now, once I reach Wuheng, I’ll definitely rise again! By then, I’ll let you enjoy the luxuries with me."
Ruan Jiao felt disdain for him in her heart, but still felt a sneaky joy, coyly saying, "Master, you’re not lying to me?"
"I’ve seen all the hardships you’ve endured along the way, and I know how good you are to me. I, Qi Nanfeng, am not an ungrateful man."
"Anyone good to me will receive my gratitude, and those who are not, I keep score in my heart!"
Ruan Jiao knew he was referring to Ruan Mian, covering her face with a gentle act of shyness, "My face is now, do you really not mind?"
Qi Nanfeng was touched, immediately leaned in to kiss her cheek, hurriedly grasped her small hand and guided it under him.
In the secretive bushes, the two indulged in reckless intimacy, but no matter the gestures, Qi Nanfeng didn’t react, the more so, the more anxious he became!
Could it be... he truly wouldn’t function as before?
He was unwilling and wanted to prove himself.
Ruan Jiao, seeing they were already so involved, and he, a man, was still indifferent, worried about being found out by others, quickly withdrew from the grove.
Before she could speak, Qi Nanfeng quickly defended himself, "Jiao’er, there are too many people here, I didn’t feel anything, once I find a suitable opportunity, I’ll surely cherish you properly."
Ruan Jiao wasn’t foolish, whatever was causing the lack of sensation wasn’t something she wanted to expose.
So she turned on her heel and left, leaving Qi Nanfeng alone in frustration.
He didn’t want to be like a eunuch, he was a man! A man!
At this moment, Ruan Mian also noticed Ruan Jiao, with a pale face, returning to the crowd and glanced in the direction she came from, vaguely seeing someone in the bushes.
No need to think much, it must be her useless ex-husband.
But considering he’d been tormented by that tigress for days, surely his mood had sunk to rock bottom by now, like an ant on a hot pan?
Otherwise, how could he even stomach those stinky things?
Although some pig intestines were wasted, she managed to buy some wild boar liver and stomach, along with an entire hind leg.
During this time, even Ruan Qingsong had become unusually skilled in kitchen matters.
Especially after Mrs. Chen’s belly clearly grew, he became extra cautious, everything Mrs. Chen ate was cooked by Ruan Qingsong himself.
Like those pig stomachs and liver, he cleaned them thoroughly.
Up ahead was a small lake, breaking a small mouth in the ice with a stone allowed for washing.
Ruan Mian started by stewing the pig stomach, then set up another stove, taking out fresh chili and seasonings from her space, and stir-fried the liver.
She then found a long, thin stone, used it as a grill, and roasted freshly cut pig meat on it.
Once cooked, she dipped it in some dry chili powder to eat.
The government officers also made pig meat porridge, so she conveniently bought several bowls for the family, thus having staples and side dishes.
It had been a long time since they had a proper meal, the fresh pork didn’t have an unpleasant smell, instead, the texture was robust, with flavors filling their nostrils on entry, it couldn’t be described with mere words like delicious.
Even Mr. Ruan couldn’t stop eating, praising continuously, "Mianmian, I never knew you had such craftsmanship. Perhaps when we reach Wuheng, we could open a tavern or something."
Mrs. Zhang shook her head, "That place Wuheng is desolate and cold, there’s nothing there, if we can survive exile with our lives, I’d be content."
Ruan Mian smiled reassuringly, "Dad, mom, don’t worry, we’ve managed this arduous journey of exile, why not fear living in Wuheng?"