Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 62 So I'm an Outsider
The queen mother and her party went back to the city first, and Liu Yunxiang rested in the camp for one night because of his inconvenient health, and was escorted back to the city by Jiang Yuan the next day.

In the carriage, Liu Yunxiang looked at the several bags of grain piled up in front of him, and was very speechless.

According to Jiang Yuan, this is the food they raised outside the city for the camp in the suburbs of Beijing.

Uh, it's only enough for one person to drink a bowl of gruel.

Although Yan Mu, under Liu Yunxiang's reminder, had an early insight into the situation of the granary and urgently dispatched it from various states, man-made disasters can be prevented but natural disasters cannot be prevented.

It rained continuously for more than ten days, the official road to Beijing was washed away, and food could not be brought in at all.

The car stopped at the back door of Hou Mansion, and Liu Yunxiang was helped out of the car by Jinyan.

"Ma'am, the master asked you to carry a bag of rice home."

Seeing Jiang Yuan carrying a bag of rice, she shook her head at him.

"On the street just now, you saw it too. The people leaning against the wall were all people who hadn't eaten for two or three days, and all the grain shops in the city were closed. Oh, there is only one newly opened store called 'Yun Xian's grain shop, because it is preparing for the opening of the new shop, has prepared a large amount of grain, but there are too many hungry people, they sell in limited quantities, only [-] shi per day, and each household can only buy half a bucket. The owner is a Honest and honest, even though the food is so scarce, he didn’t raise the price, it’s still [-] yuan a stone. This grain shop has become a Bodhisattva for the people’s life, every day before dawn, there is a long line outside.”

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he realized that he was getting further and further away.

"In short, the rich officials and ordinary people are all hungry. Madam, you eat this bag of rice first, the master will never let you go hungry."

Liu Yunxiang snorted softly, she accepted his love.

"You take it away, we have food to eat, we can't go hungry."

"what?"

"If your master is really helpless, you can ask him to beg me."

"Please?"

"If I'm in a good mood, I'll give him a bite to eat."

After speaking, Liu Yunxiang turned around and entered the back door.

Back in the courtyard, everything remains the same.Liu Yunxiang sat on Luohan's bed, and heaved a sigh of relief.

This trip really experienced life and death, and I am still afraid after thinking about it.

But since she has returned home, she still has to go to the old lady's place to say hello as soon as possible.

I didn't see any servants along the way, so I guess they were fired.

It was just in time for noon, and when she entered the yard, Yulian was slightly startled when she saw her.

"Third Madam, are you back home?"

"Ah."

After entering the hall, I saw the eldest wife and the second son, the second husband and wife, the third son and the fourth girl were all there, and they had lunch with the old lady.

The old lady frowned when she saw her, "Why are you back?"

"Mother is right. I will follow the Queen Mother to pray for blessings. When the Queen Mother returns to the palace, I will naturally return to the residence." Liu Yunxiang laughed.

Mrs. Xue snorted, "Didn't I want you to become a nun?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Your second sister-in-law said that?"

"Why are you pretending to be confused, it's clearly..."

"Okay, shut up!" The old lady glared at Mrs. Xue.

Knowing that she was talking too much, Xue quickly lowered her head to eat.

Liu Yunxiang glanced at the dining table. He used to eat delicacies from mountains and seas, but now he has one meat dish and two vegetarian dishes.

"Hey, just in time for dinner, my daughter-in-law will eat with her mother."

Liu Yunxiang was about to sit down, when the old lady snorted, "No, I see you upset, so hurry back to your own yard, don't run to the front yard if you have nothing to do."

Liu Yunxiang pretended to be wronged and said, "Mom, I'm hungry."

"Hold on if you're hungry, I don't have any food for you here!"

Liu Yunxiang stood up and saw that the rest of the people were eating quickly, as if she was afraid that she would steal their jobs.

The second son has read poetry and books and is extremely cultivated. At this moment, he is devouring food.The third young master is strong and healthy, he can't lift his head at the moment, but the fourth young lady looks at her, gloating at her misfortune.

The eldest lady was so ill that she could only take care of herself, and the second master bent over this bowl of rice right now.

In her last life, she never missed a bite of food from them!

"Third brothers and sisters, the Hou Mansion doesn't support idlers." Xue sneered coldly.

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Who is not idle?"

"But some people are from the Hou Mansion, and some people are outsiders after all."

Oh, she is an outsider?

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Then I, an outsider, will leave first, you guys eat well."

Leaving the east courtyard, Liu Yunxiang was not angry, but thought it was quite funny.Back in the courtyard, Jinyan had already cooked the meal.

Cooked a pot of rice porridge, a plate of vegetables, and a plate of bacon.

In the evening, Zijin came back with a pair of fresh lamb chops.

It turned out that there were some people in the family who were raising food, and they couldn't afford food, so they killed their own sheep and exchanged mutton and lamb chops for food.

"It's not easy to store fresh ones, shall we roast them at night?" Jinyan turned to ask Liu Yunxiang.

"Bake it, satisfy your hunger."

As soon as he heard that there was grilled lamb chops to eat, Zijin asked for help with joy.

Jin Yan said: "You go to Lan Yuan to pick up Miss Wu first."

Zijin took a sip of saliva: "Okay."

A charcoal fire was set up in the courtyard, and soon the smoke rose, and then the aroma of barbecue also overflowed, crossed the high wall, and floated to the east courtyard.

The fourth girl who was eating in the old lady's courtyard sniffed it hard, "Who's roasting lamb chops?"

Mrs. Xue knocked on her forehead, "You must be confused!"

The fourth girl flattened her mouth, "It's really fragrant."

"Hurry up and eat, or the vegetables will be gone."

There is still a plate of meat dishes at noon, and there are only two plates of green vegetables left in the evening.

The old lady ate a few mouthfuls, but she really lost her appetite.

"The old man can smell the smell of meat no matter what."

After the old lady said this, other people began to agree.

"It's really delicious!"

"Could it be the pianist next door?"

"No, they borrowed food from us yesterday!"

The old lady asked Yulian to go outside to have a look, and after a while, she came back with an ugly face.

"Which one?" the old lady asked.

Yulian paused for a moment, then said, "It seems to be at the third lady's place."

(End of this chapter)