Chapter 74 A slap in the face

A young wife whose belly was not yet visible raised her hand and said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, Auntie, I think this smells very fragrant."

I didn’t know I was pregnant before, and I didn’t think much about the slight change in my taste. Now I know what’s going on.

When Bai Tao heard this, she realized that pregnant women’s taste would indeed become strange, and some pregnant women even liked to smell car exhaust.

"It's up to you then. As long as you don't vomit, you can eat if you want."

The young wife was overjoyed: "Thank you, Auntie~"

At this point, no one in the village doubted it anymore.

However, no one had any doubts about the fact that Bai Tao was testing poison for the villagers, and no one thought that Bai Tao was hiding away to eat special food.

The matter was resolved, but Bai Dashan was still beside him. Bai Tao was puzzled: "Dashan, do you have anything else to say?"

"Aunt, could you please not come in person for things like this in the future?" Bai Dashan is the village chief. If he doesn't tell about this matter, the villagers will probably blame him.

Bai Tao looked at Bai Dashan. What did you mean? Should he ask someone else to come?
Bai Dashan continued, "If there is something that really needs to be tested for poison, there are so many adults in our village, and they can handle it better than you, my aunt."

It's true that she said so much, but she... Bai Tao's face flashed with embarrassment, and she said hurriedly: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it next time."

And next time?

Say more?

Bai Dashan was not fooled and disagreed: "Aunt, we all know that you care about everyone, but you are our aunt, and we are one Taohua Village. There is absolutely no reason for you to shoulder everything alone."

"Aunt, you are an aunt, but you haven't grown up yet, and we are all adults."

Bai Tao: "...Okay, okay." She thought to herself, I'm not carrying anything.

"Also, grandma, you are very precious. Don't save people recklessly next time." The people in Taohua Village would always talk about the matter of her being used as a hostage to exchange for others every time it was mentioned.

Bai Tao blinked: "Ah? When?"

Bai Dashan counted on his fingers: "Last time you sacrificed your life to save two people who came from nowhere."

As soon as he said that, Bai Tao remembered it. The corners of her mouth twitched. Could she say it was a misunderstanding?

The snail noodles were ready very quickly, and when the smell of snail noodles filled the entire campsite, the flavor didn’t seem so overpowering.

As I smelled it, I didn't think it smelled bad anymore.

Bai Tao had just taken two bites and was already drooling, stretching her neck and waiting.

When Bai Duoxi brought her portion, Bai Tao was so happy that her eyes were curved with laughter.

So happy, I finally got to eat it!
When others saw it, they became even more excited about the snail noodles.

If even my aunt wants to eat it, then it must taste good.

Bai Tao never imagined that there would be a day when she would lead a group of ancient people to hide in the mountains and eat snail noodles.

The villagers either had two poached eggs like Bai Tao, or one fried egg, and they held lunch boxes, or squatted, or stood, or gathered in groups of three or four.

After the first bite, everyone looked at each other and thought, hmm, it still tastes pretty stinky.

The second bite, after savoring it carefully, hmm, I think it tastes pretty good.

After the third bite, everyone’s eyes lit up. Hmm… although it stinks, it’s really delicious.

By the fourth, fifth, and sixth bites, everyone was so busy eating that no one cared about why the snail noodles were smelly.

Smelly?
What's smelly about it? This is what snail noodles smell like!
The people in Taohua Village wear camouflage clothes, use lunch boxes, and eat snail noodles. No one would know that except Bai Tao, they are all ancient people. If a modern person suddenly passes by at this moment, he will definitely wonder why a group of migrant workers are eating snail noodles together in the mountain valley.

Bai Dongdong and her three friends were in confinement for the past three days. They drank crucian carp soup, ate pork ribs, and had five eggs per meal, which they would have never dared to think about before.

They don't even need their mothers-in-law to nag them, they themselves feel that they are living a fairy-like life now.

But at noon today, looking at their confinement meals and smelling the stench outside mixed with the indescribable tempting aroma of food, their appetites somehow became much worse.

Hearing the people eating outside enthusiastically, even though they had never eaten it before, they felt particularly greedy.

Just, inexplicably I wanted to eat some snail noodles.

After finishing her rice noodle soup, Auntie Liu went into the tent and saw that Bai Hemiao hadn't eaten much, so she asked, "What's wrong? Aren't you hungry?"

Bai Hemiao shook her head and asked a little embarrassedly: "Mom, is the snail noodle delicious?"

"It's delicious." Aunt Six said with a smile, "You know what, although the taste is a little special, it's really delicious."

After saying that, seeing Bai Hemiao's envious expression, he immediately knew what was going on.

"Since my aunt said that it's not suitable for you to eat during confinement, forget it. You guys have fish, meat, and eggs, which are all good things that others can't even think of."

"As a person, you must know yourself and not be greedy..."

"Mom, I know. I was just suddenly curious. Yes, I was curious about the taste of the snail noodle."

Bai Hemiao was not such an ungrateful person, and she was too embarrassed to say that she was greedy. As she spoke, the chopsticks in her hand moved faster.

These meals cannot be wasted. Although my aunt gave some of them on the grounds that everyone had made a great contribution, it allows her to rest assured and feed her baby.

But everyone knows that it doesn't matter whether they have made any merit or not. It was my aunt who was thinking of ways for everyone along the way. They were just digging stones and clearing wood, which could not be considered a meritorious service.

Bai Hemiao looked at the child lying in the thick swaddling clothes and felt grateful again, because even the swaddling clothes were given by her aunt.

Although she gave birth to her child in the wilderness, she and her child did not suffer at all. They were well fed and well dressed.

Bai Tao ate slowly. When she finished, she handed the lunch box to Bai Dashan and asked casually, "How is it? Is the snail noodle delicious?"

It’s hard for this kind of carbohydrates that are high in oil and salt to taste bad.

Bai Dashan nodded and said with a smile: "It's delicious."

Today's after-meal fruit is tangerines, three for each villager, and six white peaches.

She picked one up with her little hands and asked as she peeled it, "Don't you think it stinks?"

Bai Dashan shook his head: "It doesn't smell, not at all."

He seemed to have forgotten that he had caught Bai Tao and eaten her by following the smell in the beginning.

At this moment, Bai Dashan would not admit that he had previously thought that the smell was someone pooping nearby.

"But you can't eat too much of this."

Bai Dashan nodded in agreement. It was just a taste, but there was no way you could eat as much as you wanted.

Bai Tao finished her words and immediately muttered, "Eating too much oil and salt will make you fat."

Bai Dashan was puzzled: "Auntie, is it bad to be fat?"

Only those who live a good life can get fat because they have enough oil and water.

(End of this chapter)