“Where are the potatoes?”
Zhao Lang was now a bit annoyed that the system only said that the rewards had been given out.
He searched around for half a day but couldn’t find it.
He was sitting on the steps in front of the room and fretting.
“My lord, what are you doing sitting on the ground? The ground is cold, be careful not to catch a cold.”
From the side came Xiao Jiu’s voice.
Zhao Lang shook his head indifferently.
“It’s alright, I’m in good health.”
He had been rewarded with a special soldier’s physique before, and this bit of coolness was not yet in his mind.
“Then, does Your Excellency have something bothering you that you can talk to Little Nine about? Although Little Nine doesn’t know anything big, you might feel better if you talk about it.”
Xiao Jiu walked over to Zhao Lang and squatted down.
A pair of plain hands gently rested on Zhao Lang’s shoulders and began to massage gently.
Smelling the fragrance of Xiao Jiu’s body and feeling the massage, Zhao Lang’s impatient mood relaxed slightly.
“Well, I was looking for a very important thing, I just never found it.”
Zhao Lang said with a bit of helplessness.
The system was outright ignoring him right now, and he didn’t even have a clue if he wanted to look for it.
Xiao Jiu nodded obediently and didn’t ask Zhao Lang what he was looking for, but said, comfortingly
“Duke, don’t worry, you are so nice, whatever you are looking for, you will definitely find it.”
Zhao Lang smiled, accepting this kindness from Xiao Jiu in his heart, and then casually asked
“Where is Xiao Qi? How is she doing.”
Xiaojiu returned that
“Seven rested yesterday and is much better, and she wasn’t injured in the first place.”
Zhao Lang nodded, being locked up in the cellar was similar to being confined in prison, it was mostly mentally damaging.
“Oh yes, Xiao Qi even said she wanted to give you a present, thank you for letting her out.”
Xiaojiu added.
“And give me a present?”
Zhao Lang didn’t even know what to say, Xiao Qi would be locked up, or because of him.
As for what gift, Zhao Lang wasn’t curious.
As a small servant girl, Xiao Qi couldn’t get anything.
At most, it would be something like a scented bag, a handkerchief, or some snacks and food made by hand.
Not long after, Xiao Qi came over with a bamboo basket, blushing and saying.
“My lord, Xiao Qi would like to thank you for saving my life.”
“The family sent over some snacks earlier, please try them.”
Sure enough, he hadn’t guessed wrong.
However, as the gift was light, Zhao Lang wouldn’t mind.
Looking at Xiao Qi’s nervous look, Zhao Lang smiled and said
“I’m hungry too, just in time to try it.”
Xiao Qi opened the bamboo basket to reveal a few square, pale yellow pastries, somewhat like green bean cakes.
Zhao Long had an average history and wondered if there were green beans in China at this time.
Picking up a piece straight away, he put it in his mouth under Xiao Qi’s expectant gaze.
Zhao Long already had it in mind that he would praise it whether it was good or not.
When the pastry was put into his mouth, Zhao Lang’s eyes lit up slightly, it was actually not bad, so he said that
“Mmm, it’s soft in the mouth with a hint of sweetness, it’s very good.”
Hearing the compliment, Xiao Qi also relaxed and smiled, saying
“Have some more if you like it, Your Excellency.”
Zhao Lang nodded his head and took another piece of
“Well, Xiao Qi, this pastry still tastes a bit like, the earth I’ve had before…”
Zhao Lang snapped to a halt.
Suppressing his excitement, Zhao Lang slowly said that
“Xiao Qi, what are you using to make this pastry?”
Xiao Qi said, confused.
“My family was afraid I would go hungry and asked someone to send it over, I don’t know exactly what it is made of.”
By this time Seven had realised that something was wrong and hastened to explain that
“Don’t worry, my lord, I’ve eaten these pastries, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with them.”
Zhao Lang took a deep breath and said that
“Xiao Qi, where is your home?”
Xiao Qi did not dare to conceal it and returned to.
“Xiaoqi’s home, not far from the manor.”
“Good, Seven, you and I will go.”
Zhao Lang jerked to his feet and walked towards the outside as he said
“Uncle Fu, prepare the car for me!”
Seeing this, Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu also hurriedly followed.
Uncle Fu, who had hastily dared to come, discouraged to
“My lord, it’s getting a bit late now, why must we go out?”
Although the Great Qin was now united, it was not safe at night.
“I must go out today, the sooner you arrange it, Uncle Fu, the sooner I can come back.”
Zhao Lang said with extreme determination.
If the pastry was really made of potatoes, going later was made into pastry.
That would really be the end of it!
If you want to blame it, just blame this system, just give it to him.
Why beat around the bush?
Seeing that he couldn’t stop it, Uncle fo*k blurted out that
“Quickly give me the bullock cart to be ready!”
“Wangcai! Wangcai! Where the hell are you! Go and get the Hefs and their brothers!”
Soon, the whole manor was busy.
Taking a break, Fubo found another servant to speak to and
“Go and tell the master of the house that the gongzi wants to go out!”
The only one who could stop Zhao Lang on the estate now was the family head.
Soon after, Qin Shi Huang received word that
“Your Majesty, Gongzi Long suddenly wants to go out, and it is about to get dark.”
Zhao Gao, who was guarding the door, came in to report.
Qin Shi Huang, however, only spoke lightly to
“It’s just a night out, what’s there to worry about.”
“If you don’t even have the guts to do that, how can you be successful in the future?”
“Yes.”
Zhao Gao nodded at once and retreated.
When the room was empty.
Qin Shi Huang frowned slightly and suddenly spoke to the empty room, saying
“Go two men to follow.”
“Yes!”
The room rang with an answer.
By this time, Zhao Lang had already sat down inside the ox cart.
Uncle Fu got the message and knew there was no stopping it.
It was only to a young man beside him that he spoke harshly to
“Wangcai, if the Duke loses a hair, you won’t have to not come back!”
And then to a couple of old men on the side, who looked just like old farmers, he said
“Brothers Hef, the gongzi is counting on you.”
The old man at the head of the group nodded and took his own seat as a coachman.
A few others got into another ox cart.
Soon the small team of bullock carts was out of the village.
Along the way, everyone was urged on by Zhao Lang, except for Xiao Qi, who pointed the way.
It was only when the sun was almost down that Xiao Qi nervously pointed to a straw hut scattered across the wilderness and said that
“My lord, that’s my house!”
As soon as Zhao Lang heard this, he jumped off the ox cart without saying a word and ran over towards it.
“Gongzi!”
The others hurried to follow.
Zhao Lang had only just reached the door of the straw hut when he heard a woman’s shouting and cursing coming from
“You useless one, you talk every day about how you are the heir of a farming family.”
“My son is dying of hunger, and you’re still guarding these pieces of crap that your senior brother brought back.”
“I’ll be clear with you today, if you don’t give these to my son to eat today, I’ll hang myself right now!”
