"Eat, it's lunch."
"lunch?"
Nan Xiangyun blinked in disbelief, were he sure Ying Qingci wasn't joking with him?
"This thing is dark, can it be eaten?"
"Of course, these are roasted sweet potatoes, they taste great."
Ying Qingci picked it up and broke open a roasted sweet potato, revealing the red flesh inside, which looked soft and waxy.
Moreover, it also exuded a sweet smell that kept making its way into his nostrils.
Nan Xiangyun swallowed subconsciously, stretched out his hand involuntarily, took it, lowered his head and took a sip.
After just one bite, his eyes widened in shock.
"What is this? It's so delicious!"
Nan Xiangyun was eating the sweet potato in his hand while talking. Soon, he had wiped out every sweet potato.
"These are sweet potatoes. I dug them in the mountains."
"Sweet potatoes?" Nan Xiangyun frowned. How come he hadn't heard of this kind of food before? Never seen this kind of food before?
"Yes, that's it."
Ying Qingci pointed at the sweet potatoes not far away. There were one or two that were not roasted and were placed on the ground. Nan Xiangyun looked in the direction she pointed and saw the sweet potatoes on the ground at a glance.
That is……
He squinted his eyes and took a closer look. He was sure that he had seen it correctly. Wasn't it something from a foreign race? How would it appear here?
"You said you found that from the mountain?"
"Well, that's the barren mountain today."
Ying Qingci nodded and was about to leave when he stopped him again, "Then how do you know this food is edible?"
"These are lean years. No matter what we dig up, our first instinct is to eat it."
Yes, it is a famine year, and the people are so hungry that they are even chewing the bark of the trees. These things look tender and tender, so naturally the people will not let them go.
Ying Qingci stood up and walked a few steps, turned around and glanced at Nan Xiangyun, who was deep in thought, and was sure that his identity was not simple.
Judging from his appearance, he has obviously seen sweet potatoes before, and he must know something about its origins.
Nan Xiangyun looked at Ying Qingci's back and laughed helplessly. He was overthinking. If she was really a spy, how could she save him?
However, after learning about the unexpected way to eat this thing, he had some thoughts in mind. When he went back, he might be able to ask for some reward from him.
Near noon, Ying Shuangsong took Ying Qinghan and others back to the ruined temple. As soon as they came back, they smelled the sweet smell in the air, and naturally noticed the looks of the refugees around them.
They were tortured this noon, and they didn't know what the family was eating, but it smelled so fragrant that it almost caught up with the smell of meat.
"Aniang, milk, sister, what delicious food did you make?"
Ying Qingjia couldn't help it first and went straight into the ruined temple. She saw Ying Qingci and others sitting in front of the fire. One of them was holding a black object in his hand.
Ying Qinghao's face and hands were all dark, like a little tabby cat.
"Xiao Qi, what did you eat? Why are you so embarrassed?"
Hearing Ying Qingjia's voice, Ying Qinghao raised his head subconsciously. When he saw it was him, a smile appeared on his face, "Second brother, eat, good time (eat)~"
"Second brother, these are roasted sweet potatoes. They are fragrant and sweet. I have saved them for you and dad. They are all freshly roasted. Come and eat them quickly!"
Ying Qingjia didn't pay attention to it. He sat down directly, picked up a sweet potato that was a little black on the outside, and followed Ying Qingci's example, peeling off the skin to reveal the meat inside.
When he took a bite, it was sweet and delicious, with plenty of moisture, and the taste... tasted even better than the steamed buns he had ever eaten!
"Well, sister, this is so delicious!"
Although Ying Wangzhu and the others did not praise it, they couldn't help but nod after hearing Ying Qingjia's words. This food was indeed delicious, and they felt a sense of fullness as soon as they had eaten it.
This is too much!
After lunch, Huang Xuecao asked what she had buried in her stomach.
"Old man, how's it going? Is there any news about the boss and the others?"
Hearing this, Ying Wangzhu and the others fell into silence one after another, sighed, and then said, "Well, we asked a lot of people and found out how many of them had met the boss and the others. It's just that , It’s almost the same as what the person before said.”
"Boss and the others encountered horse bandits, and their current whereabouts are unknown..."
Although his whereabouts are unknown, his life and death are also unpredictable, but Ying Wangzhu and the others don't want to believe it.
"How...how could this happen?"
Huang Xuecao murmured, grief flashed in her eyes, she stretched out her hands to cover her face, tears streaked across her palms.
"Grandma, grandpa, we should have confidence in uncle. Maybe uncle and the others have good luck and have escaped the disaster. You should take care of yourself and wait to meet uncle and the others."
When Ying Qingci saw this, he sighed. Now he could only place his hope in God, hoping that his uncle and the others were really safe and sound.
"Yes, yes, Xiao Liu is right. Before I saw them, I didn't believe they were in trouble. Maybe, maybe, they just wandered in a wrong direction and would always come back..."
Nan Xiangyun was not far from them and was a martial arts practitioner, so he could naturally hear what they said.
I think it was because the family got separated while fleeing.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Huang Xuecao's voice coming over.
"Old man, what should we do next?" If they stay here, they don't have enough capital, but if they leave, she is worried that the boss and the others can't find them.
All of a sudden, I was in a dilemma.
"Well, when we were inquiring about the whereabouts of the boss, we also inquired about the current situation. Unfortunately, we didn't find out anything."
Ying Wangzhu sighed.
"Ahem, that..."
As soon as Nan Xiangyun spoke, he directly attracted the attention of everyone in the Ying family. When he saw the man over there, Ying Qingjia cried out in shock.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
Nan Xiangyun:......
Man, I've been here a long time, okay? I'm a big living person, can't you see me?
"Second brother, I picked this up from the mountain today..."
Ying Qingci briefly talked about Nan Xiangyun's origin. After listening to it, everyone couldn't help but sigh, and instantly looked at Nan Xiangyun with sympathy.
Nan Xiangyun:......
"What do you want to say?"
Ying Qingci looked at him, what did he want to say just now?
"If you believe me, I suggest you go south."
"Relatively speaking, the south is relatively stable now. If you stay here, you are likely to be involved in unnecessary danger..."
What Nan Xiangyun said was very vague, but Ying Qingci heard it. This was the hint he gave her.
"Thank you."
Nan Xiangyun looked away and sighed in his heart.
He can only do so much. He has a special status and cannot tell her openly. Otherwise, it will inevitably cause chaos and most likely bring trouble to them.
"Okay, then we'll go south."
