The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The next day, the rain still showed no sign of stopping. Zhao Erhu put on his straw raincoat and went outside for a walk, feeling a little heavy. The rain was so heavy that people could not see the road ahead at all.

Zhao Erhu had no choice but to return to the cave. Because the rain was not normal, the food distributed to everyone today was less than yesterday. Each person only had one steamed bun and some water for a meal.

Xia Mianwan was worried in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Xiaocheng, go get the small cooking utensils on our donkey cart. Let's boil the water and eat it with the steamed buns." Xia Mianwan said to Zheng Xiaocheng.

Zheng Xiaocheng nodded and went to the donkey cart at the door with Zheng Xiaoqi.

At this time, Zhao Erhu was staring at the two of them. Zheng Xiaoqi felt strange and stepped forward to ask, "Brother Zhao, what's going on?"

Zhao Erhu coughed lightly and said, "I know you have extra food, can you share some with us?"

Zheng Xiaocheng had also been through a lot and knew that Zhao Erhu must not be offended. He also knew that the yamen runners only had a small amount of dry food with them and that the rice and grain were still at the front post station.

Zheng Xiaocheng hesitated for a moment and then said to Zhao Erhu, "Brother Zhao, it's fine if I share it with you, but we don't have much rice and grain with us. I'm afraid that apart from what we eat at home, we can only share it with you. It may not be enough for everyone."

Zhao Erhu immediately understood what Zheng Xiaocheng meant. The Zheng family was unwilling to share food with others for fear of attracting covetousness.

"I understand. Just give us some of it." Zhao Erhu was very reasonable.

"I wonder if the rice and grain will be distributed directly to you, or if the family members will make cooked food and then share it with you?" Zheng Xiaocheng asked politely.

Zhao Erhu thought it would be easier to cook the food, so he said, "If someone in the family knows how to cook, then cooked food is better."

"Of course I will do it. If others ask, I will tell everyone that I did it for you officials." Zheng Xiaocheng was worried that he would starve in the cave with everyone else. Who would have thought that when he was dozing off, someone gave him a pillow. It was such a good thing.

After Zheng Xiaocheng and Zhao Erhu made the decision, he returned to the cave and told Xia Mianwan what Zhao Erhu had called him to do. Xia Mianwan felt that Zheng Xiaocheng had handled the situation very well.

Xia Mianwan was worried that he would have no chance to take out the food, and now this happened, and it was a perfect excuse.

So Xia Mianwan took out a small pot, filled it with water and washed the rice, then placed the pot on the stove. He then used tongs to grab a few pieces of almost-burned wood from the fire and placed them among the stones that had been surrounded in advance.

Xia Mianwan lays down on a rock, places a piece of wire mesh, and puts a few rice cakes and steamed buns on it to roast.

The steamed buns became soft in a short while. Xia Mianwan opened a can of meat sauce purchased in Beijing, broke the steamed buns open, and scooped a spoonful of meat sauce into the middle of each bun.

When the rice cakes were baked until soft and fragrant, Xia Mianwan took a wooden brush and brushed a layer of meat sauce on the rice cakes. The aroma wafted out immediately...

Zhao Erhu smelled the fragrance from afar and kept looking towards Xia Mianwan.

There were also those who were nosy, who came over and licked his face and said, "It smells so good, our two families used to visit each other often, you can't eat alone!"

Xia Mianwan glanced at the visitor and said, "This is not ours. We made it for Lord Zhao and other officials."

The visitor said, "You are fawning on the powerful. You are really bringing shame to the General's Mansion!"

When the visitor heard that Xia Mianwan was unwilling to share the food, his face immediately changed and he mocked Xia Mianwan. Zhu Shi had also practiced these days. When she heard someone bullying her sister-in-law, she quickly retorted: "If you have the ability, you can also ask Lord Zhao to come to your family to cook. If you don't have the ability, you come to bully us. You are not worthy of talking to us, but you are just a villain who curries favor with the powerful."

When Xia Mianwan saw that Zhu was able to stand up, he secretly gave her a thumbs up.

Encouraged by Xia Mianwan, Zhu straightened her chest. Things have come to this point. What is face? Can it be eaten?

Seeing that he could not get any benefit, the man returned to his seat in shame.

Seeing that the food was almost ready, Zheng Xiaocheng went to Zhao Erhu to get the bowls and chopsticks they brought, poured out the porridge, and wrapped some steamed buns and rice cakes.

In such an extraordinary period, Zhao Erhu and his other brothers did not think the food was simple at all.

Who knew that after taking a bite of the steamed bun, he could taste the meat sauce in the middle. The taste was so wonderful that Zhao Erhu took a second bite without saying a word.

Seeing that Zhao Erhu and the others were enjoying their meal, Zheng Xiaocheng returned to their seats with peace of mind.

When Xia Mianwan saw Zheng Xiaocheng coming back, she handed him the rice cake in her hand and said, "Grandma is old and can't eat rice cakes. This rice cake is for you and the steamed bun is for grandma."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

On a rainy day, hot porridge and steamed buns really make people feel extremely healed. Even during the summer nap, I couldn't help but drink an extra bowl of porridge.

It’s so, so delicious!