Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1239 Delicious
Wan Anfu's scrutinizing gaze swept over Shi Jia, passing over her rough hands, the dirt on her clothes, and finally landing on her unrecognizable cloth shoes.

The cloth shoes were badly worn, with a hole in the front.

Wan Anfu frowned, then glanced at Wang Tieshan and Wang Tiehua before finally fixing his gaze on the little guy lying on the straw mat.

The little guy has dark skin, but big, bright eyes that make him look very clever.

The little guy was staring at him with wide, curious eyes. Wan Anfu's heart softened, and he smiled at the little guy.

The little one smiled when he saw her smile.

"Ahem." Wan Anfu bowed to Shi Jia. "Please forgive us, Madam. We haven't eaten all day, and my younger brother is too young to bear the hunger. That's why we were so rude to you."

Shi Jia quickly waved her hand, "It's okay, I still have plenty of food here. If you don't mind, you can eat with me."

These people seem to be of high status, and she should befriend them now, as they might come in handy in the future.

Wan Anfu was taken aback, not expecting Shi Jia to be so enthusiastic. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then we'll have to trouble you, Madam. However, since you are so kind, we can't be so presumptuous."

As she spoke, she took out a silver ingot from her pocket, weighing about ten taels, and handed it to Shi Jia.

"Please accept this as payment for our meal, Madam."

Shi Jia was taken aback. "No need. Simple meals aren't worth that much money."

Wan Anfu shook his head and stuffed the silver directly into Shi Jia's hand. "Madam, please take it! If you don't accept it, I will leave immediately."

Shi Jia hurriedly said, "Then thank you very much, heroine. I will definitely cook you a delicious meal."

Wan Anfu smiled but didn't say anything. He found a place to sit down, and the others tied up their horses and came over to sit down as well.

With five more people to feed, the original food was definitely not enough, so Shi Jia asked Wang Tiehua to pick wild vegetables and Wang Tieshan to fetch water. She took out the remaining cured pheasant, chopped it into pieces, set aside a small handful of dried mushrooms, and then roasted sweet potatoes in the charcoal fire.

Just then, Wan Anshou, who was cutting bamboo, returned. He excitedly said to Shi Jia, "Here, this is my bowl."

Although Wan Anshou's bamboo bowls are rough, the cut edges have been smoothed with a knife, so there's no need to worry about them pricking your mouth when drinking soup.

"Please wait a moment, sir." Shi Jia smiled as he took the bamboo bowl, then looked at Wan Anfu and the others and said, "Could you make a few more bowls, sir?"

“No problem!” Wan Anshou said, but his eyes were fixed on the little soup left in the earthenware pot, and he didn’t move an inch.

Wan Anfu and Wan Anlu couldn't bear to look. They had never lacked food, so why were they so captivated by this ordinary wild vegetable soup?
"Wan Anshou!" Wan Anfu reminded him.

"Huh?" Wan Anshou was startled. "Sister, why did you call me?"

Wan Anfu glared at him. How dare he ask such a question! Wan Anshou felt utterly bewildered.

"Young Master Wan, please eat first." Shi Jia smiled and poured the last bit of soup from the earthenware pot, mixed with wild vegetables and cured meat, into a bamboo bowl.

Wan Anshou's eyes lit up, and he quickly took his bowl, then took out the chopsticks he had made, and began to eat with slurping noises.

Wan Anfu and the others looked away in disgust, the words "I can't bear to look" clearly etched on their foreheads.

"Delicious! So delicious! This is definitely the best stew I've ever had. It's a pity there's no rice," Wan Anshou said, savoring the meal one moment and regretting the next.

"It's quite nice to eat with roasted sweet potatoes, Young Master Wan, please try some." Shi Jia handed him the last remaining sweet potato. "Okay, thank you!" Wan Anshou said quickly. He couldn't wait to take a bite, and the aroma of the sweet potato roasted at high temperature, as well as its smooth texture, instantly made him feel extremely satisfied.

He ate a few bites of sweet potato, drank a sip of soup, and chewed a few pieces of wild vegetables, his eyes shining with an astonishing brightness.

"Cough cough!"

Wan Anshou blinked in confusion. "Second Brother, what's wrong? Is your throat sore? Want some water?"

Wan Anlu glared at him, thinking, "You clueless brat, did he mean that? How unfilial! You eat all by yourself, neglecting your eldest sister and second brother! Looks like you haven't had enough training."

Wan Anlu glared at him while glancing at his bowl, and even the slow-witted Wan Anshou knew what it meant. He instinctively backed away, but quickly realized his behavior was inappropriate.

Wan Anlu glared at him.

Wan Anshou scratched his head, looking conflicted. In the end, he gritted his teeth and handed over the remaining soup, "Second Brother, would you like to try some?"

Wan Anlu was surprised that this kid was actually willing to give it up. "Alright, let me have a taste!" he said, reaching for the bamboo bowl.

However, Wan Anshou held on tightly, and for a moment he couldn't lift it. "Hmph! You brat, let go of me!" Wan Anlu used force and snatched the bowl away.

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Wan Anlu's eyes lit up; it really smelled delicious! He quickly took a sip and found it surprisingly good, with a perfect balance of salty and sweet—truly a rare find!
However, just drinking soup is not very interesting. Wan Anlu looked up at Wan Anshou and saw that his eyes were red and he looked like he had been wronged.

"Alright, that lady promised to make us another pot," Wan Anlu said.

"Really?" Wan Anshou looked at Shi Jia with surprise.

Shi Jia nodded, "Yes, it takes half an hour to simmer the soup. Please be patient, heroes."

“We’re not in a hurry, Madam, please do it.” Wan Anfu waved his hand.

"That's great!" Wan Anshou was overjoyed, but the next second he looked at Wan Anlu accusingly, "Second brother, since there's more food later, why did you steal mine?"

Wan Anlu glared at him, "What do you mean by 'stealing'? This is sharing, don't you understand? You let your eldest sister and second brother go hungry and watch you eat alone. Do you feel ashamed?"

Upon hearing this, Wan Anshou froze. "Uh, I..." He quickly looked at Wan Anfu, who deliberately avoided his gaze.

Wan Anshou immediately felt even more guilty. "Big sister, I'm sorry, I was just too hungry..."

He talked for a while, and Wan Anfu got annoyed and just grunted in response.

Wan Anshou breathed a sigh of relief; his older sister had forgiven him. He shouldn't need extra training anymore when he got back, right?

But... "Huh? Where's my sweet potato?" Wan Anshou looked at his empty hands, then at the white granules on his second brother's lips, and instantly turned into a pufferfish in anger, "Wan Anlu, give me back my sweet potato!"

How could Wan Anlu wait for him to pounce? He had already darted far away.

Shi Jia, who was cooking soup, would occasionally glance over curiously. This was the bond between brothers.
"Ahem, my younger brother is mischievous, please forgive him, Madam." Wan Anfu smiled apologetically at Shi Jia.

Caught red-handed, Shi Jia was a little embarrassed and quickly waved her hand, "You're joking, heroine. These two heroes are clearly...brothers in love?" She thought for a long time before she could come up with the word, but then she felt that it didn't seem right, so she became even more embarrassed.

"Ahem, please don't call me Madam, I'm just a country bumpkin. My surname is Li, just call me Lady Li." Shi Jia quickly changed the subject.

"Alright, Madam Li!"