usatvline Chapter 126: Taking the little ones to a restaurant in Kyoto for dinner
Chapter 126: Taking the little ones to a restaurant in Kyoto for dinner
An Qiao lowered her head and wrote and sorted the bills. The expenses and income during this period were not clearly written down. Fruits and vegetables would be delivered from the farm this afternoon. If she didn't record the bills, they would probably become more and more.
After decorating the yard, I bought chickens, ducks, rabbits, miscellaneous tables, chairs, benches, and a kang...
After comparing the daily revenue from the milk tea shop and the grocery store, there are still more than 400 taels left, so the funds are not tight.
As she was thinking, she saw a group of kids standing in front of the counter. An Qiao couldn't help but look puzzled. Where did these kids come from? And why are there so many of them?
Then I heard a familiar voice, "Is there anything to eat? Everyone is starving."
In fact, An Qiao wanted to ask him where he had kidnapped the child, but she saw that some of the children looked familiar, "Did you find him back?"
"Yes, there are still some that have not been found. They may have been sold somewhere else. If Shuanzi and the others have seen them, please let us know." Gu Qingyun couldn't help but look a little dejected.
An Qiao then remembered the news that the little beggars had received during this period.
Every time the little beggars brought news, An Qiao would write it down on paper and hand it over to the Dali Temple when there were people there. As for whether the news was true or false, it was up to the Dali Temple themselves to determine.
An Qiao handed a few more pieces of paper to Gu Qingyun, which were nothing more than some news proving that the children were abducted by several evil cults.
"The children haven't talked about any news about the abducted children recently. Maybe we can't hear about them. But I think, since they can buy children... most of them are from wealthy families, and there are reports of children dying in infancy or being unable to have children." An Qiao thought for a moment and said.
However, it is easy to find out about infant death, but it is very difficult to find out about childlessness.
This can be regarded as a secret of every family. If the legitimate son or grandson who inherits the throne cannot give birth to children, it would be fatal.
An Qiao also thought of it and could only sigh silently.
The children were randomly assigned to go directly to the backyard, which had now been converted into a chicken coop, duck shed and rabbit shed.
The original garden full of vegetables has been preserved. In the past, Dali Temple often ate in the backyard, and now the stone tables have also been preserved.
"Everyone wait a moment, I'll go check the kitchen." An Qiao said as he led people to the backyard.
In fact, although the original courtyard was converted into a place to raise animals, An Qiao wanted to keep the tables and chairs, so he planted a row of trees in the middle, so there was no strange smell.
In addition to Gu Qingyun, Zhao Huaiqing developed a fever as soon as he returned to Kyoto Prefecture, and Wu Huan accompanied him to the clinic.
Shuangxi and Shuangfu returned to the palace as usual and reported to the emperor, so Gu Qingyun naturally became the leader of the group.
I added a new dish of crispy biscuits to my breakfast today. It is very filling, large in portion, and makes you salivate. You can finish it quickly with a sip of saliva and a bite of biscuit.
The list that An Qiao had drawn up originally included adding meat and vegetables, but the people of the Dayan Dynasty still preferred to add nothing.
It is said that this cake is very fragrant when chewed, but if you add anything else, the fragrance will be lost.
An Qiao brought a bowl of crispy cakes to the children in the backyard, a small bowl of meat soup for each of them, and some tea eggs and brown sugar ginger tea.
"Where's mine?" Gu Qingyun spoke sullenly as he looked at the table full of food and the hungry little kids who were starting to eat.
"What do you want to eat?" An Qiao asked.
Seeing that he didn't look like he was kidding her, Gu Qingyun could only speak hesitantly, "I want noodles, plain noodles without meat."
An Qiao muttered quietly as she walked, "He's really changed. He doesn't eat meat anymore... Ahhhhh, maybe he's out of money and is going broke from eating too much? That's not possible, is it?"
Gu Qingyun heard her mumbling and couldn't help but say behind her, "Anqiao, just think about it in your heart, there is no need to speak it out."
An Qiao: ...? I said it...
How presumptuous.
He quickened his pace and rushed into the kitchen.
Lixia looked at Anqiao, "Young lady, are you being chased by a ghost?"
An Qiao shook her head. "No, no, no, no. I'll cook some vegetarian noodles."
Lixia nodded. It looked like she was being chased by a ghost.
An Qiao brought over the fresh noodles made in the morning. The bone soup in the big pot was still emitting bursts of fragrance. She poured the noodles directly into the large colander.
Take some pakchoy and Shanghai greens and put them in a colander. Take out a bowl, put mint as the base, and when the noodles are cooked, scoop them into the bowl, add a spoonful of boiling and fragrant bone soup, and finally add coriander, chopped green onions, and a little salt.
A bowl of refreshing vegetarian noodles is ready.
An Qiao originally wanted to ask Qitao to take it back, but after thinking about it, she decided to face it with a smile herself and went to the backyard with the bowl.
Gu Qingyun was already drooling with hunger at the sight of the group of little rascals. When he saw An Qiao coming, he ignored the previous incident and said, "You're finally here. I'm starving."
An Qiao put the noodles down, and Gu Qingyun immediately started to gobble them up.
When An Qiao was about to turn around and leave, Gu Qingyun said, "Aren't you good at communicating with children? Come and help me ask them what they experienced there."
In fact, Gu Qingyun had been asking several children questions along the way, but those who were willing to respond to him were hesitant and could not speak clearly, and those who spoke clearly were resentful about being dragged away and not allowed to leave that day.
There were also a few older children who were probably afraid of the "little troublemaker". Since the little troublemaker didn't speak, they were unwilling to speak either.
An Qiao thought for a moment and said, "They may not be willing to listen to me."
"Try it first and I'll give you money." Gu Qingyun took another mouthful of noodles.
The little troublemaker heard the conversation between the two and was even more unwilling to speak.
An Qiao was not in a hurry to go out. She brought in all the portraits of the lost children, flipped through them one by one, and picked out all the children who were found.
"Your name is An Quanze. There is so much water in your name. Are you lacking water in your life?" An Qiao asked half jokingly, half seriously.
An Quanze snorted coldly, indicating that he was unwilling to say it.
An Qiao added, "My last name is An as well. What if we are actually from the same family, nephew?"
The child couldn't stand being teased, and after An Qiao's few words, he felt greatly insulted, "Who says I'm from the same family as you? Don't try to trick me. Who knows if you are good people or bad people?"
"Good or bad? Aren't you in our hands now?" An Qiao continued casually.
An Quanze became even angrier, but the pancake in his hand was so delicious that he couldn't bear to throw it away. He could only rage helplessly, "I don't want to say it."
"Why don't you want to tell us how you were kidnapped? What happened to you there? If you don't tell us, how can we make them get the punishment they deserve?" An Qiao put away her smug expression and looked serious.
He paused, then picked up another stack of portraits of children that had not been found, "And these, if there are no clues, they will probably never be found."
An Quanze pretended not to care and took a few more bites of the pancake before saying, "Of course you can, but I have conditions."