Chapter 7: Ingratiating with Officials

"My child has been in poor health since he was born. I thought that if I learned some medicine, I might be able to take better care of my child, so I learned a little bit in private."

  Jiang Tangtang said: "Although I haven't learned any medical skills, I have some medical skills . I still know the common herbs."

  The official didn't agree at all, and only said: "You pick it first, and I will look at it when we set up camp."

  After speaking, he licked his lips again with unfinished meaning.

  Jiang Tangtang lowered his head and pretended not to notice his little movement.

  For the sake of convenience, she can bring something appropriate to please the official. But not too much. Firstly, it will arouse suspicion. Secondly, too much will increase people's appetite.

  During the rest of the journey, Jiang Tangtang didn't dare to take anything out of the space to eat. He led Lu Tiantian to search for medicinal herbs while working hard on the way.

  Before Jiang Tangtang traveled through time, she was a homebody who liked Ge You to lie down, but she happened to be in the body of a fat man who was also physically disabled. Now she has to collect herbs with her children. You can imagine how difficult this journey is.

  She finally managed to survive until the escort officer in front called for camp. She was already as tired as a pug.

  However, thinking about gaining favor in front of the escort officer and seeking more convenience, Jiang Tangtang endured his tiredness and walked over with the herbs.

  "Sir, these are the herbs I picked on the road. I'll lend you your cauldron to make some medicinal soup to prevent the cold!"

  Seeing Jiang Tangtang going to the official, Jiang Caiwei immediately followed her. I heard that she actually picked the herbs. I made medicine for everyone to prevent colds, and suddenly burst into laughter.

  "Sir, don't listen to her. We grew up together. How can I know her temperament? She only eats and sleeps, just like a pig. She doesn't know any herbs! Let her make medicinal soup, but Don't drink people to death!"

  Jiang Tangtang casually took a handful of herbs to her and said: "You know so much, then tell me, what is this?"

  Jiang Caiwei said with a contemptuous expression: "What kind of messy vines are you pulling on this mountain? , How do I know this damn thing!" She is a noble girl from an aristocratic family. All she needs to do is learn how to recite poems and compose them correctly. What kind of medicinal herbs can she recognize?

  Jiang Tangtang glanced at her and said, "Since you don't know her, what can you say?"

  Jiang Caiwei raised her neck unconvinced and said, "I don't know her, so you know her?"

  "This is honeysuckle vine, which has heat-clearing and detoxifying properties. The effect."

  Jiang Tangtang said, explaining what herbs were in his hands and what their effects were, and then said to Guan Cha: "Sir, if you are really worried, I will try the medicine first after the medicinal soup is prepared. , how about you drink it after you are sure that the medicine is ok."

  Liang Jiamin has been an escort officer for many years and travels in the wilderness all year round, so he knows some common herbs.

  At a glance, it was obvious that what Jiang Tangtang had just shown to Jiang Caiwei for identification was indeed the honeysuckle vine. There is also wild ginger, which is indeed a local medicine that can prevent wind and cold.

  There were also a few medicinal herbs that he didn't recognize, but they seemed too different.

  He immediately scolded Jiang Caiwei, handed the pot to Jiang Tangtang, and let her make the medicinal soup to dispel the cold.

  Jiang Caiwei was so angry that she glared at Jiang Tangtang and turned back to where the Lu family rested.

  The escort officer began to distribute dry food to the prisoners.

  The dry food that prisoners eat is prepared by the local official post. They eat two meals a day, morning and evening. Sometimes they are given coarse grain cakes, sometimes they are given steamed buns.

  Officers and soldiers need to eat for three to five days each time. Today is already the fourth day, and there are already mold spots on the heads of the buns.

  Jiang Caiwei frowned in disgust when she saw the mildew on it, but was reluctant to throw it away. Just the two palm-sized whole grain cakes she had eaten in the morning, she was already hungry. She picked off the moldy spots on it and ate it hungrily.

  Here, Jiang Tangtang quickly made the medicinal soup and drank a bowl of it by himself very knowingly.    

  Seeing that Jiang Tangtang was fine after drinking, the officials also filled a bowl each and drank heavily.

  The medicinal soup mixed with ginger and honeysuckle vine had a spicy taste. The officers and soldiers drank it and sweated, but they felt very refreshed, as if they had relaxed a little.

  The officers and soldiers who originally looked down upon Jiang Tangtang now looked at Jiang Tangtang a little better, "I can't tell, although you are fat, your skills are still somewhat good. This medicinal soup is quite good."

  Jiang Tangtang took the opportunity to say: "Actually, In addition to making medicinal soup, I can also cook. How about I help you by the way?"

  Prisoners eat dry food, but the officers cook small stoves.

  However, there are not many official officials who are good at cooking, so they cook and eat indiscriminately. Compared with the dry food distributed to prisoners, the taste is not much better.

  The only good thing is that their food is cooked every day and tastes fresh.

  Guan Cha was a little hesitant about Jiang Tangtang's proposal.

  Jiang Tangtang knew what they were worried about, and quickly promised: "Don't worry, I will never dare to do anything small.

  You also know that I am a glutton. The only thing I ask for is that the next time the adults receive rations, they can I can't exchange dry food for my family into grain, I want to cook and eat it myself."

  The officials have seen how greedy Jiang Tangtang is along the way, so they believe her reason.

  Jiang Tangtang said again: "If you are really worried, you can watch from the sidelines." "

  Boss, let her try it!" The official who just ate Jiang Tangtang's cherry tomatoes advised: "No, I won't let her do it next time. She just does it."

  "Then you can make our meal tonight and try it!" Liang Jiamin was the main person in charge of escorting the prisoners this time. He nodded, and the other officials had nothing to say.

  Jiang Tangtang immediately got busy.

  But before she was busy cooking, she sent back the remaining cold-repelling soup in the big pot for the children to drink.

  There were about twenty people on this trip. After everyone drank a bowl, there was not much left in the pot. Jiang Tangtang only filled the water bag half-full.

  Jiang Tangtang took it back, intending to give it to Lu Shiyan so that she could feed it to a few cubs, but from a distance, he saw him using gravel as a tool on the edge of the jungle to shoot down birds in the sky.

  She couldn't bear to disturb him, so she entrusted the water bag to Lu Zhixi and said, "This is a medicinal soup to dispel the cold. Pour it out for me and feed it to a few children."

  "Don't you have any hands yourself? Let me help you! Seeing

  Jiang Tangtang giving her the water bag and going to the official station again, Lu Zhixi said angrily: "What are you going to do again? Can you not embarrass yourself and cause trouble for the Lu family? You still think our Lu family is not troublesome enough." Is it big?"

  Jiang Tangtang was in a hurry to go back and cook, so as to leave a good impression on the officers and soldiers and get benefits for the rest of the trip. He didn't bother to argue with her, so he took the water bag back and gave it to Lu Tiantian. He said, "Mom will bring you delicious food. You should put the water bag away first. When your father comes back, let her pour it for you and your brother to drink, okay?" "

  We can pour the water ourselves." Lu Tian Tian's voice was soft and authentic.

  This water bag was different from those of later generations. It was big and bulky. Jiang Tangtang was worried that she would accidentally burn it, so he touched her head and said, "Good boy, wait until your father comes back and let him feed you."

  Lu Tiantian blinked her dark eyes and bright eyes. With big eyes, he said obediently: "Okay then