Traveling through the Three Kingdoms: She brings unlimited supplies to build infrastructure

Chapter 68 Departure
The wooden wheels slowly rolled away from Xiangguan.

The sun shone on the rammed earth city wall, which was a bit dazzling.

The maid Ah Qing turned her head and glanced at the Xiangguan Tower that was gradually going away. She felt a little scared but also a little excited.

She grew up in Xiangguan and has never left.

Although Lingzhi was only two days away from Xiangguan, she might not have the chance to return to her hometown in such a short two-day journey.

"Boom!" The sad little girl received a blow on her forehead.

"Oops." She cried out in pain and looked at her mother-in-law in confusion.I don't understand why she got beaten.

Ah Qing's mother is a capable woman. She nodded her daughter's forehead with hatred, "If you don't serve me well, what are you going to do?"

The mother and daughter walked along the long queue and talked at the same time.

The long procession walked out of Xiangguan City Gate like a snake, with knights on tall horses leading the way, wandering and patrolling the galloping road from time to time.

A Qingniang took a look at a white flour pancake that A Qing sent to her. She was originally a cook on the kitchen stove and had been working as an errand in Xiangguan Xiaowei Mansion for many years, so she still had some experience.

The flour cake Ah Qing brought in front of me was about the size of a disc, about a knuckle thick, and white. At first glance, I could tell that it was made from the finest ground and sifted white flour, with some flax grains sprinkled on top.

Not to mention that a bowl of white flour has to be ground, shelled, crushed and sieved, and it takes several cooks on the stove and servants to work for a long time. Even the flax grains on this cake are not seen by ordinary people.

The bread is wrapped in plain white linen and exudes the fragrance of cereals.

Mother A Qing immediately said seriously: "Where did you get such a good thing?"

Ah Qing rubbed her forehead with inexplicable grievance. Her mother's strong hands caused her forehead to turn red.

"My wife gave it to me! My wife said that I am young, um..." Ah Qing paused and recalled Gongsun Yan's original words, "It is the time when the body is growing. It is necessary to eat well and supplement nutrition in order to grow taller."

Ah Qingniang paused, then raised her hand and hit Ah Qing on the forehead with more force: "Madam, what are you doing with this gift? Why don't you just eat it yourself?"

As she said this, A Qingniang stuffed the cake back into A Qing's hand: "You should remember your kindness more. Why don't you go back quickly to serve me? If I can't find anyone, I will punish you."

Hearing this, Ah Qing puffed up her cheeks and said, "My wife wouldn't do that!" Her wife, Ayan, is the best person in the world, so she wouldn't punish people for such trivial matters.

Although she was thinking this way, Ah Qing felt that her mother was right. She should go back quickly. What if her mother had something to do?
Before her mother could react, Ah Qing stuffed the pancake back into her mother's arms, picked up the hem of her skirt and ran away: "Mom, eat it, this pancake is so soft and sweet! "

Seeing her daughter's skirt disappearing into the queue in front of her, Ah Qingniang sighed in annoyance, but a smile appeared on her lips.

She lost her husband in her early years and remarried a Muhu from the school captain's mansion. However, the husband she married later was a veteran who had been injured on the battlefield. Although they could have a married life, they could not have children.

She only has A Qing as her daughter. It is truly a blessing from our ancestors that A Qing can serve beside such a kind, honest and filial girl like Mrs. A Yan.

She was really worried that if Ah Qing's temperament made his wife displeased, he would be driven away from her, so she always gave him instructions.

Looking at the cake in her arms, Ah Qingniang felt even more grateful.

"A Qing Niang, what did you reward A Qing with?" Several people who were walking beside the ox cart baggage gathered around her, including men and women, old and young.

They were all Xiangguan servants or workers from Gongsunda who Zhao Yun exchanged for the captured armor and long swords and the Wuhuan people's military exploits.

Forty households with more than [-] people were organized.

Except for 50 people who were servants of Xiaowei Mansion, the rest were all workers or farmers.

They were also quite envious of Ah Qing's ability to serve the master's wife. Because of this, Ah Qing's family had a slightly different status among the forty or so households. The same was true for the maid Alan's family.

"It's the food that the lady rewarded." Although she punished Ah Qing, Ah Qingniang raised her voice slightly at this time and flashed the cake in her hand. "The lady said that the young man is young and is growing up. The face of the reward pancake."

"Oh, this is made of fine white flour!" A thin, dark woman who was also the cook on the stove with Ah Qingniang had an exaggerated expression on her face. She was indeed surprised by the good ingredients used in this pancake, but such an exaggeration was not necessarily true. There is no flattering component.

She and Ah Qingniang were assigned the task of distributing food to the more than [-] people during the march.The shaking of her hands when she was putting the food away was a warning of favor. Because of this job, she received a lot of compliments and flattery today.

But she also knew that she got this powerful job thanks to Mother A Qing's recommendation, so she did her best to perform at this time.

"You are so filial to your mother if you don't eat such good food as Ah Qing." The thin black woman's voice was louder, attracting a lot of attention, and she directly used the most praiseworthy treatment in the Han Dynasty - praising filial piety. .

Seeing that many eyes were focused on her, Madam A Qing raised her chin a little more. She said in a more reserved tone: "Our lady is still good at teaching."

Who in Xiangguan doesn't know that Gongsun's wife Ayan is a pure and filial woman?

In order to honor his father, brother, mother and sister, he did not wear mink fur, did not sleep in bed, and did not drink or eat for several days.

Hearing A Qingniang thinking about Gongsun Yan, the faces of the people around her showed respect.

The most respected virtue in the Han Dynasty was filial piety.

It is rare in this world for a woman to be as good as Mrs. Gongsun.

When Ah Qingniang saw the expressions of the people around her, she looked proud and proud. Her Ah Qing was the only maid close to Lady Gongsun!
Ah Qingniang touched the cake in her hand again, gritted her teeth, broke off half of the cake, and wrapped the remaining half in cloth and put it in her arms to share with her husband later.

She lifted up the half of the pancake that she broke off and said, "I'm not a stingy person. I will share the food with everyone today so that everyone can share in the lady's reward and blessings."

Hearing this, everyone around him kept pushing and rejecting her, but no one left, they all looked at A Qingniang.

Ah Qingniang did not laugh at her, and first broke off a piece the size of her index finger for the thin black cook standing beside her.

The thin black cook hurriedly took it with gratitude, pinched off a piece the size of a fingernail and put it in her mouth to sip, while the rest was wrapped in a handkerchief and put into her arms.

Her two sons served as auxiliary soldiers in the army, so the precious things made of white flour should be left to their brothers to share and gain knowledge.

Ordinary civilians in the Han Dynasty worked so hard that they might not be able to eat a piece of white flour cake the size of a fingernail throughout their lives.

The thin black cook cherished the pancake on the tip of her tongue, melted it in her mouth and spread it, letting the batter evenly spread on her tongue, savoring the sweetness of the wheat.

"It's so sweet." She couldn't help but smile on her face, "It's soft and sweet." There wasn't any rough wheat husk crumbs.

Seeing that she was eating deliciously, the people around her couldn't hold back any longer and reached out to ask for it.

Ah Qingniang divided each of them a little bit as big as a thumb joint. She carefully shook the crumbs in her palm into her mouth and signaled that they were gone.

Those who didn't get a share were dejected and regretted that they were late.

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the patrol sergeant.

A tall man riding a white horse rode over: "What are you doing? Spread out."

If you don't disperse and block the road, I will question you. He Zhou sat on his horse and swallowed the last sentence.

The military has repeatedly mentioned that they should be polite to the people.

Although he had not entered military law, He Zhou still listened to a lot after many days of education. He sat on his horse and looked down at the people who were as silent as a chill due to his arrival.

Somehow, Yang Qiuli came to mind.

Thinking of the villagers who knelt on the long slope to see them off, and the corpses of the villagers that were reduced to ashes in the raging fire.

"Okay, let's disperse." He didn't even notice that he lowered his voice, "There are still two days to go, so save more energy."

After thinking for a while, he added: "We Wu are responsible for your safety. If there is any trouble on the road, come to me."

"My name is He Zhou! I will keep you safe."

(End of this chapter)