Chapter 181
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Xie Zhinuan was skilled in cookery, yet she wasn’t picky. If there were good foods to eat, she’d enjoy them, and if not, she would still manage to eat coarse grains or cornbread.
Her own steamed buns, Xiaoyuan’s braised meat from the town, had a really nice flavor. A bite of steamed bun with some braised meat, topped with a little chili sauce, was both spicy and savory.
Finishing off with some hot soup, she could quickly fill her belly.
Xie Zhinuan’s eating manners couldn’t be considered elegant, definitely a bit rougher compared to Li Hengyi. But when compared with other guards gulping down their food, she appeared much more delicate.
Li Hengyi ate a poached egg, glanced at the attending guards, and then at Yuanbao eating like Piggy Zhu, his brows slightly furrowing.
It was truly an embarrassing sight.
After filling her stomach, Xie Zhinuan went to feed the three animals. Dahuang was even smarter than Li Hengyi’s horse; knowing it was time to rest, it would automatically unload the Mule Cart, run around, play with Routuan and Grey Wolf for a while, and then pester Xie Zhinuan for Spiritual Spring Water, sensing there was some inside the Mule Cart.
Grey Wolf and Routuan were happily eating chicken casually cooked by the tea house owner, unbothered by whether they had Spiritual Spring Water or not.
“Behave!” said Xie Zhinuan, rubbing its head, “I’ll give you some when we reach the county town!”
Dahuang understood and rubbed its snout in the palm of Xie Zhinuan’s hand.
Quite docile, indeed.
While they were resting, another group arrived, also by horse-drawn carriage. The accompanying guards were on horseback. When the carriage stopped, an elderly lady alighted first, followed by two delicate-looking young ladies, and then a beautiful young woman in a pink dress was cautiously assisted out.
“Miss, be careful!” the older woman said softly.
The beautiful woman glanced into the tea house.
Seeing Xie Zhinuan feeding the dogs and the wolf, she frowned slightly.
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She considered herself beautiful but had never seen a woman more beautiful than herself.And this woman was dressed so plainly, she must be a maid, she thought.
Then looking at the wolf and the dog, so well-behaved, especially the wolf… it must belong to her master, she assumed.
The beautiful woman gestured to her maid.
The maid immediately understood, approached Xie Zhinuan with an air of superiority and said haughtily, “Hey!”
“…”
Xie Zhinuan looked up.
Routuan and Grey Wolf also raised their heads to look at the pretty maid.
Even Dahuang, who was drinking water on the side, looked over.
Silly girl walked out of the tea house and reached for the Soft Sword at her waist.
Li Hengyi was sitting inside the tea house, out of sight from outside, but he could see everything happening outside.
Seeing Xie Zhinuan being disrespected, he glanced at Yuanbao, who nodded quickly.
Xie Zhinuan looked at the maid before her, her voice very gentle, “Yes, can I help you?”
She seemed to have no sharp edges, no prickly thorns, the kind that would be very easy to bully.
“Are these your master’s wolf and dog?” the maid asked tentatively.
If they had an owner, they couldn’t simply be snatched away.
“…” Xie Zhinuan shook her head, “No, they are mine!”
The maid looked back at the young lady, and upon receiving a slight nod, she said, “Oh, they are yours? My young lady has taken a fancy to your wolf. Here, this is the Silver to buy the wolf!”
The maid took out a pouch and tossed it into Xie Zhinuan’s arms.
Full of arrogance.
Grey Wolf, hearing this, immediately bared its sharp teeth and let out a low growl.
Routuan also started barking.
Dahuang, from behind, snorted vigorously through his nostrils.
Startled, the maid stepped back several paces, looking angrily at Xie Zhinuan.
Accustomed to bullying others, she was still wary of the wolf potentially leaping up and biting her.
Xie Zhinuan looked at the pouch in her arms, smiled softly, stood up, and threw the pouch back at the maid’s face, ceasing to smile, “I’m sorry, but this little amount of Silver is nothing to me!”
Chapter 182