Chapter 461 Escape
There is no need to add anything extra, just add a little rock sugar when cooking, and you can get a pot of extremely sweet rock sugar water chestnuts.

The cooked water chestnuts still taste extremely crispy and make a crackling sound in the mouth, which is very relaxing and comfortable.

Water chestnuts have a slightly sweet taste to begin with, and with the addition of rock sugar, the sweetness becomes even more lingering in the mouth, leaving a lingering sweet fragrance.

The aftertaste of cooked water chestnuts is a bit like a mixture of sugarcane, sweet reed root and corn silk, which is slightly mellow and very unique.

Xia Mingyue liked this taste very much, so she simply cooked a small pot every morning and enjoyed it.

In addition to making sweet soups, water chestnuts can also be used in cooking.

After peeling, the whole thing can be used as a side dish for hot pot. Whether it is the clear soup base for copper pot hot pot or the spicy soup base for Sichuan hot pot, water chestnuts can be fully integrated into it and retain their own sweet and delicious taste, which is extremely delicious.

The minced pork belly and minced meat together make the pork belly with a unique crisp taste, which fully eliminates the greasy feeling of large pork belly, enhances the flavor and makes it delicious...

After enjoying the delicious water chestnuts during the day, Xia Mingyue lit a few candles at night to illuminate the bedside. She leaned on the soft pillow and happily read the storybook sent by Shen Shujun.

Like the previous book "The Mistress of the House", it is a refreshing story of revenge and slapping in the face. The difference is that this time the heroine is not an ordinary lady from a wealthy family, but the daughter of an official.

It is still a plot about dealing with a scumbag, but everything happens before the rich girl gets married. She suddenly realizes her mistake, throws away the disgusting plaster, opens her eyes, and seeks her true lover...

Xia Mingyue read the storybook with great interest and even clapped her hands in admiration when she saw some exciting parts.

After staying up late for several days, Xia Mingyue finally finished reading the entire storybook, but she felt that she was still unsatisfied, so she simply opened it again...

Therefore, even though Xia Mingyue deliberately controlled the time she stayed up late every day, dark circles still appeared under her eyes.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue decided to go out for a walk more often during the day to speed up the body's metabolism and alleviate the damage to her eyesight.

I just happened to take a look around and see if there are any rare items or food recently.

It is already the twelfth lunar month, and the festive atmosphere is getting stronger. Many farmers have begun to go to the city to buy New Year's goods, purchase cloth to make new clothes for the New Year, and prepare for the New Year. Therefore, the county town is very lively at this time.

Many stalls on the street also began selling couplets, window decorations, New Year pictures, red lanterns and other items, which looked very festive from a distance.

But there were also many people in ragged clothes, carrying children and large and small bags on the street. Some of them took a rest on the street, while some simply put out rough porcelain with many cracks and begged when there were many people on the street.

Xia Mingyue frowned slightly when she saw this, and took the opportunity to ask a few questions while chatting with Hong the butcher.

Seeing Xia Mingyue's doubts, Hong the Butcher smiled and said, "It seems that Commander Lu has not sent any letter to Madam Xia in this period of time. He is probably afraid that Madam Xia will worry."

"What do you mean?" Xia Mingyue's brows furrowed a little deeper.

"But I also heard that it's not necessarily accurate. They said there's going to be another war!" said Hong the butcher. "Didn't it snow a while ago? It's not a big deal here, but in Jinwei, outside the Great Wall, it snowed heavily one after another. Many livestock and people froze to death, so much so that the people of Jinwei are now full of resentment and are very unstable."

"The Jin Wei Kingdom began to attack villages and towns near the border, looting property and food, and a lot of trouble happened. I also heard that since Changzhou City was originally an important place for the Jin Wei Kingdom, the Jin Wei Kingdom has been holding a grudge since our Great Zhou Kingdom captured Changzhou City, and they are thinking of fighting back. Maybe this time they will take advantage of the people's anger to start another war!"

"The villagers of David, who were harassed by the Jinwei army, had already begun to flee for their lives. Now that they heard that a war was coming, many people fled to the north and east. Our Jinqiu County is quite close to Changzhou Prefecture, so naturally there are more people fleeing."

"So that's it." Xia Mingyue suddenly realized, and a wave of worry rose in her heart. Another war was about to begin.

I don’t know how Lu Qiyan and An Yunji are doing now.

Just when Xia Mingyue was distracted, soft and cool fingers touched her cheek.

Xia Mingyue came back to her senses and saw the daughter in Hong the Butcher's arms reaching out to touch her cheek. When Xia Mingyue looked up, she immediately smiled with her eyes curved.

It was already very delicate and beautiful when alive, and the food it ate made it even plumper and cuter. Now it was grinning, and it looked exactly like the doll holding a koi in the New Year pictures.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue's heart softened as spring water and she reached out and touched her little head.

The little baby smiled so much that his eyebrows and eyes disappeared, and he stretched out a pair of chubby little hands, wanting Xia Mingyue to hold him.

Faced with the embrace of the man, Xia Mingyue did not refuse.

Instead, Hong the butcher hurriedly tried to stop her, "This girl eats a lot and is very heavy. I'm afraid Madam Xia can't hold her!"

The little girl obviously understood what was said, and was very dissatisfied with her father calling her fat. Not only did her face wrinkle like a bun, but she also snorted angrily and turned her face away angrily.

"Well, he has a bad temper." Butcher Hong was speechless.

Xia Mingyue teased, "Isn't that because of Brother Hong's indulgence?"

When Hong the butcher's wife was pregnant, he had been hoping for a baby. Later, his wish came true and he treated the baby like a treasure.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as holding the baby in his hands for fear of dropping it, and holding it in his mouth for fear of it melting. Not only is he the one who takes care of the baby on weekdays, but since the beginning of the six months, Hong the Butcher has been holding the baby all day long and does not want to let go for even a moment.

Just like just now, Hong the butcher said that his daughter was a little heavy and he was afraid that Xia Mingyue couldn't hold her. In fact, he was afraid that others would not be comfortable holding her, or get bumped or dropped, which would make him heartbroken.

"Of course you have to love your daughter." Butcher Hong chuckled.

The little girl was obviously not happy about these words. Instead, she stretched out her hand and pulled the beard on Hong the butcher's chin, causing him to grimace and beg for mercy.

The father and daughter were playing together, and Xia Mingyue didn't want to disturb them too much, so she said goodbye and left.

Seeing that there was no one around, the little girl attacked even harder, causing Hong the butcher to almost cry in pain. "My dear little ancestor, this is a part of my flesh. It hurts so much when I pull it out!"

Seeing that the other party was unmoved, Hong the butcher began to tempt him with food, "How about this, Daddy will get you some maltose?"

The girl didn't answer, but reached out and grabbed it.

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"Instead of maltose, eat osmanthus cake and chestnut cake!"

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