The woman quickly went to the stove and brought a small porcelain basin over, holding it to Li Yuan to take care of.
Li Yuanzhao stretched out his head and saw that there was a mess inside, mixed with vegetable leaves. He couldn't see the exact ingredients, but there was a faint rancid smell wafting to his nose.
Guo Tianyang came over and took a disgusted look, then stepped back.
"What's this?"
"This is porridge made from grain bran, yellow rice, and wild vegetables, with some salt added..."
Li Yuanzhao frowned.
He couldn't imagine that this thing was for people to eat... In Taoyuan County, he had seen people squatting on the street to eat.
The food inside is rice and the vegetables are vegetables. Everything looks normal.
But the thing in front of me doesn’t look good and doesn’t smell good. Is it really edible?
"Is this food edible?"
"It's edible. This is what a woman's family eats every day!"
Hearing the woman's affirmative answer, Li Yuanzhao still couldn't believe it.
Curiosity suddenly aroused: "Can I try it?"
Guo Tianyang trembled with fright, rushed forward and grabbed the porcelain basin, crying: "You can't eat it! You can't eat it, young master!"
"What should I do if I eat this unknown thing and damage my body? I have to kill me!"
After saying that, he looked back at the woman with a fierce look on his face.
The woman was so frightened that she quickly cowered into the corner.
"Then you eat!"
"ah!?"
Guo Tianyang wants to cry but has no tears, why should we eat this thing!
Wouldn't it be better to just go back to the palace honestly, and have to wallow in the garbage? Damn it, Fang Zhengyi, damn Taoyuan County, the prince went there and was demoted?
Guo Tianyang held the porcelain basin and looked at Li Yuanzhao eagerly without saying a word.
Seeing his appearance, Li Yuanzhao became even more excited: "Haha, don't you dare?! Bring it to me!"
After saying that, he grabbed the porcelain basin directly.
"Get away!"
Guo Tianyang quickly tried to grab it, but was kicked away by Li Yuanzhao.
Li Yuanzhao looked at the mess in the bowl and suddenly became timid.
This thing... looks really inedible.
Then he glanced at the woman hiding in the corner and asked again.
"Is it really edible?"
"It's edible."
Li Yuanzhao's throat felt tight as he looked at the contents in the basin. Then he felt a sudden change in his heart, picked up a small piece with his fingertips, and quickly put it into his mouth.
The paste slowly melted in the mouth, and an indescribable taste suddenly filled the mouth.
Sour, bitter, rancid, and a little salty...
"Ugh~~"
Unable to hold it back, Li Yuanzhao bent over and vomited, choking with tears and runny nose.
The porcelain basin also fell to the ground.
Guo Tianyang secretly thought that he was going to die, so he quickly stepped forward to help him and kept patting Li Yuanzhao on the back.
After coughing for a while, Li Yuanzhao felt better.
At this time, a hint of heartache flashed in the eyes of the woman in the corner, and she tremblingly wanted to step forward to help Li Yuanzhao.
Li Yuanzhao swung his arm hard and knocked the woman off her feet!
He said angrily: "How dare you! How dare you lie to me! You don't know how to live or die!"
Guo Tianyang also bared his teeth and shouted toward the door: "Here comes someone!"
Five or six people immediately rushed into the house!
The already small room now seemed even more crowded.
Li Yuanzhao's chest was heaving, and he was obviously very angry that he had been teased by this unruly man.
Just as he was about to speak, the man in the room was awakened by the sound and staggered out.
I was scared when I saw so many people gathered around the room.
He knelt down with his sick leg and said in a trembling voice: "Masters! What happened to my family?"
Guo Tianyang pointed to the mess on the ground and sneered: "How dare your mother-in-law lie to my young master that this food is edible! You two unruly people!"
The man looked honest and honest, and explained in a panic: "It's edible! It's edible! I'll eat it right now to show it to the gentlemen!"
After saying that, he ignored the woman's pull and lay down on the ground to eat the mush.
Li Yuanzhao was shocked...this thing is really edible!
And judging from the man's expression, it seems that eating is not difficult.
Guo Tianyang noticed his doubts and whispered in Li Yuanzhao's ear: "Your Highness, this is how the people eat. Maybe Your Highness is not used to it!"
.....................
Li Yuanzhao was stunned on the spot, his face turned from pale to red, and he felt extremely ashamed for a moment.
Then he kicked Guo Tianyang and said angrily: "You bitch! Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
Guo Tianyang held his butt in grievance and said, "What are you talking about?" You insist on eating it, and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Our family is really in bad luck!
Looking at the man who was still lying on the ground eating mush, Li Yuanzhao blushed and said, "Get up! Get up quickly!"
The man staggered up and Li Yuanzhao saw a lot of dust on the man's face, feeling even more ashamed in his heart.
He whispered: "I vomited in your house and ate your food. I should pay compensation."
"Guo Da, give them ten taels of silver!"
The honest man waved his hands quickly: "No need for that, sir! Those things are worthless! worthless!"
"If I give it to you, you must take it!!" Li Yuanzhao said sternly.
Guo Tianyang directly slapped the ten taels of silver notes on the man's hand.
Seeing that the money had been given, Li Yuanzhao left the room without saying a word.
Guo Tianyang followed closely and came to the street.
Seeing the prince's back looking a little sad, he stepped forward and said softly: "Your Highness, please go back to the palace."
"Do you think the little eunuchs in the palace also live in such a house and eat such food?"
Guo Tianyang smiled apologetically and said, "How can you, Your Highness! The worst place in the palace is a hundred times better than this, and the food is much better than them!"
"This is the outer city after all, not good! Inner city, good! Your Highness can go to the inner city more in the future."
"Then what did you eat before entering the palace?" Li Yuanzhao asked
After he asked this question, Lao Guo remembered his sad childhood again.
He sighed: "Maybe it's not as good as them! It's not bad to have porridge every day. It's common to have one meal in three days and one meal in two days."
"Your Highness, don't worry. It's only been two years since Ansheng was born. Some people may be in a worse situation now, but good times are still to come!!"
Li Yuanzhao nodded and suddenly realized: "No wonder so many people are willing to become eunuchs in the palace!"
Guo Tianyang: "..."
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