Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 62

Hungry For A Long Time
When the assistant heard what Duan Yixin said, he swallowed again, smiled, and said politely, “Then I will be shameless and accept Miss Duan’s invitation.”

Seeing Tang Sanniu standing there awkwardly, Duan Yixin said, “Village chief, please join us. I have made enough food for everyone.”

Thinking that there was no food at home, Tang Sanniu thickened his old face and accepted her invitation, “Then I won’t be polite. Thank you for your invitation, Xin Niang.”

When the three of them sat down around the old wooden table in the front yard, Duan Yixin said, “There are still some side dishes in the kitchen. Please help yourself, everyone.”

With these words, she returned to the kitchen. Tang Sanniu noticed that the assistant’s eyes had never left the pot of fish porridge, so he said, “Da Ren, please help yourself.”

Due to frequent bandit attacks, Chunshan Township’s economy has been seriously affected. As an assistant to the local magistrate, his monthly salary is only ten catties of grain, which is not enough to support his family.

In the past few months, he has skipped breakfast every day and only drank a bowl of gruel at night to fill his stomach. At this moment, the assistant was very hungry, but he still said calmly, “Let’s wait for Miss Duan so we can have a meal together.”

Hearing this, Tang Sanniu nodded in agreement and waited patiently for Duan Yixin. Soon, Duan Yixin walked out of the kitchen with a tray filled with a few side dishes. She placed three small plates on the table and sat down.

There aren’t many side dishes, but they look delicious and colorful. Looking at a plate of enoki mushroom salad, a plate of shredded eggs, and a plate of stir-fried Chinese yam with tomatoes, the village chief and the assistant swallowed their saliva again.

Seeing that no one moved their chopsticks, Duan Yixin filled the bowls with the thick and fragrant fish porridge, served it to the others, and said, “I don’t have many ingredients at home, so I can only make these simple dishes. I hope everyone will not dislike them.”

The assistant looked at her embarrassed look and said, “Miss Duan, these are more than enough. Thank you for your hospitality.”

After he said that, Duan Yixin smiled and said, “I’m glad that Da Ren likes them. Please enjoy the meal.”

Following her words, the four of them picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Unlike Duan Yixin, who ate slowly because of her weak stomach, her three guests ate as if hungry ghosts had chased them. Seeing them eating with gusto, Duan Yixin couldn’t help but think of what Chi Xinru had said to her a few days ago.

‘It seems that Xinru is right. After the bandits attacked the villages, most of the villagers did not have any food left. But why does the assistant of the local magistrate also look like he has been hungry for a long time? Is the situation in Chunshan Town worse than it seems? If that’s really the case, it looks like I need to speed up my plan and stock up on food.’

While she was deep in thought, three men had already cleaned the food on the table. When she came out of her thoughts, Duan Yixin was surprised to see empty pots and clean plates.

When the assistant put down the empty bowl, he was embarrassed and felt he had lost his demeanor. He coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment and said, “Thank you, Miss Duan, for the food. It is very delicious.”

Sensing his embarrassment, Duan Yixin smiled politely and pretended not to notice anything.

“I’m glad that you enjoy the simple meal, Da Ren.”

After saying that, she finished her fish porridge quickly. As she put down the empty bowl, the assistant handed her the land deeds and said, “I have marked the land, and these are the deeds.”

Duan Yixin took the land deeds from his hand, put them into the warehouse using her sleeve as a cover, and said, “Thank you, Da Ren.”

The assistant smiled and said, “This is what I should do.”

Seeing that it was getting late, he stood up and said, “I still have something else to do, so I will take my leave now. If you need any assistance, please feel free to find me at the local magistrate’s office.”

“All right. Please walk slowly, Da Ren.” Duan Yixin and Tang Sanniu stood up, escorted him and the coachman out, and watched the horse carriage drive away.

After the horse carriage disappeared from their sight, Tang Sanniu looked at Duan Yixin and said, “Xin Niang, I need to go back too. If you need anything, just come to my house to find me.”

Nodding at him, Duan Yixin said, “Thank you, Village Chief.”

Tang Sanniu waved to her and left with his hands behind his back and a satisfied smile on his face. Looking at his slightly hunched back, Duan Yixin muttered, “Although his grandson is not a good person, the village chief still can be depended on for this kind of thing.”

When Duan Yixin returned home to clear the table and wash the dishes, the old village women, who were watching everything that happened in her house from a distance, began to gossip again.

The oldest woman clicked her tongue and said, “That Tang Erlang is really blind. Did everyone hear what that official said? She can go to find him anytime, ah. Doesn’t this mean that she already has a connection with the officials of the local magistrate’s office? Not only that, she also bought more than forty acres of land! This Xin Niang is really a hidden treasure!”

After hearing what she said, other old women nodded in agreement.

The most gossipy woman said with a hint of satisfaction in her voice, “This Xin Niang is really a good candidate to be my granddaughter-in-law. She has land, is hardworking, has a good personality, and is an orphan.”