si-mexico Chapter 343: The Dark Little Radish
Chapter 343: The Dark Little Radish
Then, the guards of the royal guard discovered that across from them, many herdsmen were eating happily with square lunch boxes in their hands.
The chopsticks picked up a full piece of meat and some juicy green chilies.
The guards who were escorting the supplies up the mountain were stunned.
"I've only seen peppers as a condiment on the tables of the royal family. And only royal banquets would use ingredients like this that were obtained from merchants from other countries! How can everyone eat it here?"
Imported products such as chili peppers are rare in the country of Mi, and common people generally use ginger and garlic for seasoning.
"The meal they eat is white rice! The dishes taste so good, and there is also egg drop soup!"
The guards looked at the wild vegetable steamed buns in the basket again, and by comparison, they suddenly wondered what these were that the king had asked them to send!
When they looked again, they saw that the four strong men who were helping to distribute lunch boxes were silent but had smiles on their faces, as if they were trying hard to fit in.
Why do these four strong men look so much like the legendary Moon Tribe members!
Their voices immediately trembled: "Those who distribute meals to the herdsmen are from the Moon Tribe?"
"How could it be a member of the Moon Tribe? The goddess hired someone to impersonate her, to act together and deceive the herdsmen, right?"
Seeing how obedient these Moon tribe members were to Jiang Lili, Xiya began to suspect that these people were invited by Jiang Lili to act together. How could the Moon tribe members be so polite to them, the herdsmen?
"Let's not talk about this for now."
The herdsmen who followed Xiya in refusing Jiang Lili's meal and waiting for the king to come for support now felt like a joke.
They asked unwillingly, "Brother Xiya, are we really just going to eat steamed buns with wild vegetables?"
The herdsmen had already swallowed their saliva several times at this time, and they were so regretful in their hearts!
In fact, Xiya was also very envious of the lunch boxes given by Jiang Lili and the others.
He quietly swallowed his saliva. Since he had already sided with the king, he had to stick to it until the end: "Do you think you are still embarrassed to go over and receive the food they give you now?"
"And the goddess also promised that every meal in the future will have meat and peppers. This is too extravagant! I don't believe they are really that generous."
Master Liao was standing near Xiya and others at this time. He had come over to see what good things the king had given to the herdsmen.
But when he saw the basket of steamed corn bread and heard Xiya comment that the boxed lunches they gave to the herdsmen were "luxury", he could no longer hold it in.
I never thought that my daily life would become what they call a luxury!
The more Xi Ya spoke, the more she felt that her guess must be correct: "This meal must have been carefully prepared to trick us into surrendering. Once we surrender to her and are trapped, we will definitely not eat this. Their stored food will definitely not last for a few days."
After Xiya's analysis, the herdsmen immediately felt that it made sense. "If we eat the goddess's meal, it would be equivalent to accepting her bribe, and we would not be in the right."
The herdsmen led by Xiya tried their best to convince themselves.
My stomach was growling with hunger, so I had to grab the steamed corn bread in the basket and eat it with the wild vegetables. There was not even anything to swallow, and the food was very dry. The more I chewed, the more I wanted to drink the egg drop soup in the hands of the herdsmen opposite. The more I chewed, the more I found the steamed corn bread in my hand hard to swallow.
Jiang Lili was observing Xiya's movements, and also noticed that the old, weak, women and children who were eating lunch boxes on her side, although they were eating happily, could not help but look at Xiya. It was inexplicable that Xiya was with their husbands and sons.
They were always worried about whether their families were eating well, but they were embarrassed to mention it because of the attitude these people had just shown towards the two messengers.
Jiang Lili rolled her eyes and sent a message to Master Liao.
After receiving the news, Master Liao looked at the group of people eating steamed buns miserably, sighed, and called a few shepherd boys to move the wooden barrel containing soup to Xiya's side.
Seaweed egg drop soup is the school cafeteria’s favorite soup. It is large in quantity, filling, delicious and economical.
But at this time, when it was placed in front of these herdsmen, it was like nectar.
Master Liao placed a stack of soup bowls in front of them, "Uncle, it turns out you don't like fried meat and rice, but prefer steamed bread. Drink it with the soup, don't choke."
The herdsmen who were stuffing food into their mouths to relieve their hunger were very upset when they heard Master Liao's words. It's not that they don't like meat, they just like steamed corn bread!
Watching Master Liao push the bowl of soup in front of them and smelling the rich aroma of seaweed and egg drop soup, everyone was shamelessly moved!
Even the guards of the royal guard were no exception. Under the urging of the king, they delivered supplies to the mountain without stopping for a moment. When they smelled the rich aroma of the soup, they really wanted to switch sides to the goddess.
Everyone looked hesitant.
Master Liao showed a puzzled expression on his face. He tilted his head and acted cute, and said in a soft tone: "Do you need me to help you serve the soup?"
Master Liao gestured in front of everyone to compare the height of himself and the soup bucket. His movements were adorable. He frowned and said aggrievedly, "But I can't reach the spoon."
The series of actions of the little carrot-shaped boy, who looks as cute as a New Year picture doll, simply captured everyone's heart.
Little did they know that this little white radish hides a dark and cunning heart, and every move was planned in advance!
Master Liao is certainly not stupid enough to repay evil with kindness. He knows why Li Li asked him to do this.
Sure enough, after Master Liao's operation, the elderly, the weak, women and children who were originally worried about their families having only steamed buns to eat, saw the little envoy of God repaying evil with kindness, and they no longer worried about what their families would eat. They only felt guilty towards the goddess and the envoy of God!
This is what we call pattern!
In contrast, the herders now feel that Xiya, the herder leader, is not as good as they imagined. He leads the young herders to resist the goddess, but it does not seem like he is fighting for everyone's rights and treatment.
At this time, they began to teach their sons/grandsons a lesson without mercy:
"I'm not saying you guys are shameless. You just treated the little envoy like that. He's just a two-year-old kid, but you guys are being fussy. You're adults after all."
"They brought you soup, but you refused to drink it. You're wasting their kindness. Little angel, please ignore them. It's up to them to drink it or not!"
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The people led by Xiya blushed as they heard the scolding, and when they looked at the sincere and innocent face of the little messenger of God, they felt even more guilty.
"No, no, no, we'll serve the soup ourselves. Thank you, little angel!"
Master Liao gave them a way out and the herdsmen stood up one after another to serve the soup.
After drinking a bowl of warm soup, they who were almost choked to death by the steamed buns suddenly felt relieved. Even though they were eating the steamed buns sent by the king, all they could think about was the good things of the gods and goddesses.
All the tensions that had been building up before slowly melted away during this meal.
After the meal, Xiya watched as the positions of the two camps gradually became unclear. While the crowd was still there, he called out to Jiang Lili, "Goddess, where are those people who actually stole the horses you mentioned?"