[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace":3,"chapter-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-914":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},411149,676,"Chapter 914: Tempering","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-914",914,"\u003Cp>\"This is my mother! These are my two sisters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen’s words made their identities crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing couldn’t hold back a laugh or a cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue and Zi Su, who had always been following behind, were astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With those identities, how dare they!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the old woman didn’t suspect a thing and asked again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... who are you...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how well they were dressed, all in pure cotton clothes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was very puzzled as to why they would come to such a place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen continued to explain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are headed to the Capital City, passing through here, extremely hungry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We wish to have a meal here before continuing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you be so kind to grant us this favor, Grandma?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Chenchen spoke, he looked at Xia Ruqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was clear: Quickly take out the silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing gave a helpless smile and took out two taels of small pieces of silver from her purse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, this is our meal cost; please take it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman was still hesitant at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the silver, her eyes lit up, but then she dared not accept it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much isn’t necessary!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, it’s really not needed that much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, this is just two pieces of small silver!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For just a meal, is two taels of silver really too much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... how about this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen picked out a piece of silver worth about Five Coins Money from the small silver pieces and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman looked at it, hesitated, and accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still too much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must be from a wealthy family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A meal that costs a family’s entire year’s living expenses is certainly not ordinary folks’ fare!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, anything left over, I will return to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preparing a meal for guests naturally meant going out to buy ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble ladies and young gentlemen surely couldn’t be served rough grains, right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke while patting the dirt off her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the sweet potatoes she had just dug up and placed them in a basket on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were laborious and shaky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her already hunched back was even more bent under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was alarmed watching and quickly stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, let me help you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, she went over to support her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman refused vehemently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, you’re delicately raised; don’t dirty your clothes! Just follow along!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My home is nearby, we’ll be there soon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued walking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing had no choice but to follow behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen couldn’t bear it, so he ran up front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, let me help you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you alone? Where are your family members?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a good child!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma doesn’t need your help, Grandma can still manage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked at the shaky back ahead, trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears welled up in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandma was like this back in the day too, really so alike, so very alike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the old woman slowly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My husband passed away early! We didn’t have a son, only a daughter, but she was unfortunate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She and my son-in-law both got ill and died!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving just my little granddaughter and me to rely on each other!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears of murky water began to flow from her eyes as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing lifted her head to push back the tears, and smiled to comfort her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, you are blessed; your granddaughter will surely be filial to you in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman wiped her eyes and then laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your kind words, Honored Lady; my little granddaughter is indeed good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s clever, capable, and cheers me up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s wonderful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing sighed in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You see, no matter how tough life gets, it leaves a little sweetness for those who live earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they arrived at the old woman’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a simple thatched cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard was empty, almost nothing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... upon hearing footsteps, a little girl with pigtails, about seven or eight years old, came running out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She called out joyfully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma!\" Her voice was clear and full of vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing watched her, as if seeing her younger self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow! Grandma dug up so many sweet potatoes, there’ll be delicious food for lunch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl clapped her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh? Grandma, who are they?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman introduced them, and the little girl came over with a cheerful smile to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing struggled to contain her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled lightly and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then everyone entered the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman was quite reserved, repeatedly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The house is really simple; please don’t mind, Honored Ladies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing glanced around, her expression not pleasant: it was heartache!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen looked at the nearly bare thatched house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His little face looked even more solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt such heartache!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They settled them in the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman took the Five Coins Money and went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, she brought back white rice, eggs, and smoked dried meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not much, but seemingly only enough for one meal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those were pieced together from neighbours and friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, these items only cost just over two hundred coins, not even using up half!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here’s the remaining copper coins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over two hundred copper coins, two large strings, and they were not easy to come by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, please keep them well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman handed them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two strings of copper coins in her hand seemed like a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held them in her withered hands, wrapped in a cloth, fearing they’d drop, get lost, or dirty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s eyes turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma, you’ve been working hard all day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is for your hard work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman was very surprised and quickly lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it’s too much, really too much, don’t need this much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was Zi Su who took the copper coins and put them into the side pocket of her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s from Madam, just keep it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman wept and finally accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking: Hundreds of copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve never seen so much money in my whole life; this truly is the encounter with an Honored Lady!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman prepared two kinds of meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was for them to eat: rice, smoked meat, and eggs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was what the old woman and granddaughter ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black cornbread and pickles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An enormous difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen looked at the table opposite, black and unappealing bread, curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, what is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cornbread!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to try it too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then go ahead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen went to taste the meal of the grandmother and granddaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then... returned with a green face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he didn’t say it aloud, every expression on his face was saying one word: nasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two words: inedible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The food here was slightly better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least it was swallowable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chenchen still found it incredibly awful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this smoked meat, so hard and salty, and the vegetables too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though slightly better than black cornbread, it was still extremely disgusting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything here was constantly refreshing his worldview!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, this is how some people among the common folk live!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back to the palace in the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen lay in Xia Ruqing’s arms, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the life of ordinary people really so tough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing is believing! This is but a part of it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1234,"2026-05-30T07:41:23.310Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","63d3470d4bc95680705481a5e85ea9d2c380c67eb6c86402fa7755403d91cfc2","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-915","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-913",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]