NOVEL NEXT Chapter 21: Dried Fruit
After a simple meal, Xu Xiang cleaned up the bowls, chopsticks and iron pan, and put them back on her mule cart. As usual, she would sleep in her mule cart after dinner. Before getting in the car, she took a glance at the medicine pot that was still boiling on top of the bonfire.
Thinking for a while, she climbed onto the cart and took a pack of assorted dried fruits from her space. According to her life experience, most men don't like sweets. So instead of giving him candied fruit, she prepared dried fruit for him.
She opened the plastic bag and poured the dried fruit into a ceramic jar that she took out from her space. Because she didn't know if there was glass in this world, she chose ceramic jars instead of glass jars just to be on the safe side. After putting the empty plastic bag back into the space, she got off the cart with the ceramic jar.
Seeing that the Xiao family was still chatting by the bonfire, she walked to them. Seeing her approaching, Xiao Han said, "Elder Sister Xu, it's rare that you haven't slept at this time."
She smiled at him, handed him the ceramic jar, and said, "I'm here to give this to your family."
Xiao Han took the ceramic jar from her curiously, and said, "Thank you, Elder Sister Xu."
"Then I will rest first. Good night."
"Good night, Elder Sister Xu."
After speaking, she yawned and walked back to her mule cart. Seeing that she had climbed onto her mule cart and closed the cover, Xiao Jing looked at the ceramic jar curiously, and urged Xiao Han to open it.
"Er Lang, quickly open it up and let me see what's inside." She said while staring at the ceramic jar.
"Looking at the design and quality of this ceramic jar, the contents inside must be of great value." Wen Wan said after looking carefully at the ceramic jar.
Listening to his mother's words, Xiao Han was also very curious, and quickly opened the lid. The moment the lid is opened, a sweet fruity aroma emanates from the ceramic jar. Sniffing the air, Xiao Jing's eyes lit up.
"It's actually dried fruit!" She said in surprise.
Xiao Jing picked up a piece of dried mango, smelled it a few times, and took a closer look. With curiosity inside her voice, she said, "But... What kind of fruit is this? I have never seen these fruits in my life."
They looked at each other and thought the same thing. This Miss Xu is really not simple.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Han looked inside and saw that the ceramic jars were filled with various dried fruits. The combination of various fruits is really fragrant and beautiful. He looked at the dried fruit for a while, and then suddenly looked at the pot of medicine simmering on low heat on top of the bonfire.
Following his gaze, Xiao Jing realized something, glanced at her elder brother and asked, "She gave us this because…"
With her words, the whole family looked at Xiao Shao. Receiving the curious gazes from his family, he calmly said, "There is nothing between me and Miss Xu."
"Elder Brother, are you sure?" Xiao Han shared the dried fruit with his family while asking his elder brother in passing.
Hearing Xiao Han's question, the others looked at Xiao Shao again. Although he really had nothing to do with Xu Xiang, when he heard Xiao Han's question just now, he suddenly became a little uncertain. While he was still pondering about Xiao Han's question silently, the medicine was ready.
Xiao Han poured the medicine into a bowl and brought it in front of him. "Elder Brother, drink it while it's hot."
"Mhm."
He took the bowl and drank the scalding medicine without changing his face. Seeing him drinking the hot medicine like this, his family couldn't help worrying about his tongue and throat.
His mother couldn't help reminding him gently. "Drink slowly."
Before Wen Wan finished speaking, Xiao Shao had already handed the empty bowl to Xiao Han. After chatting for a while, they went to sleep. Xiao Jing and her mother slept on the sleigh, while the three men from the Xiao family slept outside, guarding the women.
After tonight, they must be more vigilant. When people are cornered, they are even more ruthless than beasts. Unlike the Xiao family and Xu Xiang, the rest of the prisoners did not have a good night's sleep. Hungry, thirsty, and tired, most of them were unable to fall asleep.
The next morning, Xu Xiang already woke up before dawn. Inside the mule cart, she moved everything inside the cart into her space. She left behind only two wooden boxes containing some dry food, utensils, and an almost empty wooden barrel containing her lake water. She slings the water bag over her body after she refills it with water.
Then she pulled out a box of assorted cereals and a carton of milk from her space. She poured the assorted cereal on a piece of paper and wrapped it up. She also poured the milk into another water bag.
She took the repacked assorted cereal and milk, then walked to the sleigh. They parked the mule cart quite close to the sleigh that she had only a few steps to get to the sleigh.
Seeing that everyone was still sleeping, she planned to go back first and deliver food to them when they woke up. But before she turned around and walked back to her mule cart, Xiao Shao called her with a slightly hoarse voice, which was more sexy than his usual deep and magnetic voice.
"Miss Xu?"
Xu Xiang stopped, turned around and saw him sitting up while yawning. She stared at his slightly messy hair and lazy appearance for a few seconds, before approaching him with an expressionless face. Standing in front of him, she put the pack of assorted cereal and the water bag containing milk on the ground. She said nothing, and returned to her mule cart. Xiao Shao sat on the ground, looking at her back in puzzlement.