After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 10 Da Bao Recognizes His Father
Grandma Wang's old hen is quite plump. One is in a clay pot to make chicken soup, which will be given to the injured young officer tomorrow to help him recover. The other is just right to make beggar's chicken for the children today.

Now that she's traveled to ancient times, how could she not experience the pleasures of ancient life? Just thinking about how to eat beggar's chicken made Su Xiaoxiao swallow hard.

Without further ado, they first removed all the chicken feathers, then took out the chicken's internal organs, washed them clean, stuffed them with some peppercorns and salt, wrapped them in lotus leaves, covered them with mud, and then put them into the fire to roast.

When the time came, the aroma of beggar's chicken began to waft out. The two children clapped their hands happily upon smelling the chicken. Su Xiaoxiao pried open the beggar's chicken and peeled it off with her bare hands, removing all the dirt and leaving only the tender chicken meat inside.

Da Bao and Xiao Bao quickly came over. Su Xiaoxiao tore off a small piece and put it in her mouth. It was smooth, tender, and delicious. Success!

The old hen's meat was firm and delicious. Apart from not having enough seasoning, everything else was perfect.

Su Xiaoxiao tore off a chicken leg and handed it to Da Bao, while giving the other chicken leg to Xiao Bao.

"Eat up, you two are so hungry!"

The two children were eating beggar's chicken for the first time, and they clapped their hands with joy, soon turning their faces into little cat faces from eating so much chicken.

Su Xiaoxiao also ate with relish. She quickly thought of the wild chrysanthemums she had seen on the back mountain earlier that day. In her eyes, those wild chrysanthemums were like a vast expanse of gold and silver.

After eating and drinking her fill, she stewed the old hen in a clay pot overnight so it could be fed to the young officer the next morning.

The two children went to bed early, and she went to check on the young officer. She found that his complexion was gradually improving and his fever had subsided.

Su Xiaoxiao wiped the sweat from his face and looked at his young face, saying, "You'll be fine once the fever breaks tomorrow. Luckily you met me today, otherwise..."

Before Su Xiaoxiao could finish speaking, she found her hand being grabbed by the young officer's outstretched hand.

That hand was warm and generous, enveloping Su Xiaoxiao's hand.

"you're awake?"

Su Xiaoxiao was very surprised, but found that the young officer did not open his eyes, and the hand that had been holding her fell down again.

Su Xiaoxiao was terrified, thinking he was having a final burst of energy before death. She quickly checked his breathing and listened to his heartbeat, only to find that everything was normal.

"But who exactly is this person? Why does he seem so familiar?"

Lost in thought, Su Xiaoxiao fell asleep next to the young officer.

When I woke up that night, my arm was numb from sleeping.

She quickly went to check on the chicken soup simmering on the stove. Fortunately, after simmering overnight, the aroma of the chicken soup filled the air as soon as the lid of the clay pot was opened, with a layer of golden oil glistening on top.

Su Xiaoxiao only added a little salt; she didn't add any other seasonings.

Da Bao and Xiao Bao also got up, rubbing their eyes as Su Xiaoxiao woke them up to wash up.

"Mom, what smells so good?"

Da Bao swallowed hard and asked Su Xiaoxiao.

"It's chicken soup for that older brother, you can't drink it!"

"Oh, is he awake?"

Da Bao walked over, wanting to take a look at the officer lying there, only to find that the man was gone!
"Mother, that person has disappeared!"

Su Xiaoxiao was serving soup in the kitchen when she heard this and was quite frightened. She put down the soup bowl and went back to the inner room. She saw that the spot where the person was lying on the kang was empty, and the quilt was piled up to the side.

"They shouldn't have gone very far..."

Su Xiaoxiao touched the blankets and found they were still warm. She quickly chased after the person outside and found him lying motionless by the fence.

"Why are you running around everywhere before your injury has healed?"

Su Xiaoxiao rushed over and helped him up from the ground. The young officer remained silent. Su Xiaoxiao then saw a pair of beautiful, starry eyes shooting towards her with a cold and stern gaze.

Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled. Why was she looking at her savior with that kind of gaze?
In the blink of an eye, Su Xiaoxiao was caught off guard when she saw the man's hand, gleaming coldly, stabbing towards her heart.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly dodged, then grabbed the man's wrist and discovered that he was holding a pair of scissors, which belonged to their family.

"You're so ungrateful! I saved your life, and you still stabbed me with scissors?"

The young officer clutched his wound, large beads of sweat appearing on his face. It seemed that the forceful struggle had reopened the wound.

Blood was seeping out of the gauze on his shoulder. Su Xiaoxiao looked at his face, which was contorted with pain, and felt both angry and heartbroken.

She snatched the scissors and dragged the young officer back into the house.

Seeing the officer's pale face, Su Xiaoxiao quickly helped him lie down and said gently, "Let me tell you, you have two children at home. Don't scare them. If you dare to run around again, I'll break your legs!"

The young officer closed his eyes again and remained silent.

Su Xiaoxiao brought the chicken soup over and fed it to the man, saying, "Drink up!"

The man kept his mouth closed and wouldn't open it, so Su Xiaoxiao went over and pried his mouth open, feeding him little by little.

"This is chicken soup to replenish your nutrition, it's not poison. Look at your lips, they're all cracked, you haven't eaten for days, have you? But that stab you with the scissors just now, it was quite forceful."

The young officer didn't want to drink it, but he had no choice but to be forced to drink half a bowl of chicken soup by Su Xiaoxiao.

After Da Bao and Xiao Bao finished washing up and came in, Da Bao stared at the person and suddenly froze, then shouted, "Daddy..."

Da Bao rushed over, pounced on the person, and wouldn't let go.

The young officer opened his eyes, saw Da Bao in front of him, and was momentarily dazed, but then showed an incredulous expression on his face.

Xiao Bao timidly called the man "Daddy" from the side. Su Xiaoxiao looked at him and wondered, "What's going on? Calling him Daddy?"
"Da Bao, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to tell them that their father, Liu Xiaozhuang, had died on the front lines, and that his belongings had been sent back home by the army.

However, because the children are still young, we didn't tell them about this.

“He’s not your father. You’ve mistaken him for someone else. Look, he doesn’t even recognize you.”

Why does every man call someone "Dad"?

A hint of pain appeared on the young officer's handsome face. He stared blankly at Da Bao in front of him, then suddenly clutched his head, seemingly in great pain.

"Stop bothering him, hurry up and go eat your breakfast."

Da Bao and Xiao Bao, who were also confused about what was going on, both looked bewildered. Da Bao, still looking incredulous, was pulled away by Su Xiaoxiao.

"Don't disturb his rest. Listen to me, go eat!"

Su Xiaoxiao glanced thoughtfully at the man lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), then turned and closed the door to the inner room.

Breakfast was enjoyed amidst the sounds of my neighbor, Granny Wang, cursing.

"Which despicable, heartless bastard stole our chickens? Shameless! I'll catch you and I won't let you get away with it..."

"Mother, what's wrong with Granny Wang? Why is she cursing so early in the morning?"

"Don't worry about her, she ate too much this morning and is just practicing her voice!"

(End of this chapter)