Chapter 315: Cooking a Special Meal for Him

"Students where I come from jump rope," Bai Wei said with a smile, "jumping three thousand times a day can help you keep in shape."

Xiao Dabao held the jump rope, his mouth twitching as if he were about to cry.

He had fully expected something delicious, but never imagined it would be a jump rope; exercise was the thing he disliked most.

Seeing Xiao Dabao's mournful face, Han Guiying nearby was nearly laughing herself into a fit.

"Dabao, this is a good gift! Look at you, you're so fat you've even split your clothes."

"Bai is doing this for your own good, too. She brought you a jump rope from so far away; you must jump several thousand times every day, don't let down Bai's kind intentions."

Xiao Dabao could only pull a long face and squeeze out a sentence.

"I understand, thank you, Bai."

Bai Wei nodded, "Dabao, this jump rope of yours has a counting function, so it's no use trying to slack off; if you skip one, the jump rope won't count it."

After saying this, she spoke to Xiao Lujing.

"Lu Jing, from today on, I'll trouble you to supervise Xiao Dabao jumping rope. Three thousand times a day, not a single one less."

Xiao Lujing nodded earnestly, "Okay, I will definitely supervise him."

Having said that, he tilted his head and looked at Xiao Dabao.

"Three thousand jumps; if you skip one, I'll chop off one of your fingers..."

Before he could finish, Bai Wei was so startled she covered his mouth with her hand.

This child!

His mouth is full of "kill, kill, kill."

That is his own older brother.

"Lu Jing, there's no need to use a blade. If Dabao slacks off and doesn't jump, just don't let him eat."

Xiao Lujing was very obedient and nodded immediately, "Okay, I understand."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Xiao Dabao's face turned green.

He was already lazy and disliked moving; now that he was being made to jump three thousand times a day, it would be better to just slaughter him!

Xiao Moting walked over from behind, "Dinner is ready."

As he spoke, he looked toward Bai Wei.

"Bai, what would you like to eat? I'll have the Cook Battalion prepare it right now."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wei immediately said, "I've already eaten. Xiao Moting, I brought you a gift too."

"A gift?"

Xiao Moting scanned the area and saw everyone holding things, and he understood immediately.

Bai Wei smiled and raised her hand, taking a fresh ear of corn with silk still attached from her space, and shook it at him.

"Xiao Moting, I sold the antiques you teleported to me, and used the money to build a very good school for our village."

"The villagers were very grateful, so they sent me some corn they grew themselves."

"This school also has the credit of you and the Northern Frontier Army, so I brought the corn the villagers sent over for everyone to have a taste."

After saying this, she teleported all ten crates of corn over, placed them on the ground, and tilted her chin.

"There, this is corn. The corn seeds I gave you will grow into fruit just like this in the future."

Corn only arrived in the country during the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the people of Daliang now had almost never seen corn.

Seeing the large pile of corn, the people around gathered around one after another.

"So this yellow fruit is called corn?"

"Shennü Daren gave us corn seeds before; I never expected it to look like this."

"Such a big fruit, it looks delicious just by looking at it."

Xiao Moting immediately called the people from the Cook Battalion over to take the corn away and cook it.

Suddenly, the sound of Xiao Dabao coughing came from the side.

"Cough, cough... why is this corn so hard to chew?"

Bai Wei turned her head quickly and saw at a glance that Xiao Dabao was clutching his throat with his hand, his face full of pain, with a few corn leaves hanging from his mouth.

She was shocked, "Dabao, what's wrong with you?"

"Cough..." Xiao Dabao gasped for air, finally managing to dig a wad of chewed-up leaves from his mouth, "Bai, Bai, my teeth aren't very good; I might not be used to eating this corn, I can't chew it at all."

Bai Wei was stunned, and then nearly choked on her own laughter.

"Dabao, you're eating the corn husk; you can't eat that part."

"Ah?" Xiao Dabao was stunned, looking at the corn in his hand in confusion, "But I peeled off several layers; I thought I had peeled off the outer skin and was chewing on the inner skin."

"Move aside, let me!" Han Guiying strode forward and kicked him away, "Who told you to be so greedy and not wait for Bai to finish speaking before stealing corn to eat? You can't eat the husk, you have to eat this!"

After saying that, she grabbed a handful of corn silk and stuffed it into her mouth.

"General Han, wait..." Bai Wei wanted to stop her, but it was already too late, and she watched helplessly as Han Guiying ate the corn silk in big mouthfuls.

Han Guiying's mouth was full of corn silk, and she nodded while chewing.

"Not bad, this corn is quite fragrant."

"Really?" Seeing this, Xiao Dabao immediately followed suit, hurriedly picking up some corn silk and stuffing it into his mouth, "It really is quite fragrant."

Watching these two, one chewing on corn husk and the other eating corn silk, and both chewing with such relish, Bai Wei really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

She had thought Xiao Dabao was already boisterous enough, but she hadn't expected Han Guiying to be even more reckless than him!

She hurriedly walked forward, peeled open an ear of corn, tore off several layers of leaves together, and then stripped away the corn silk wrapped around the outside, finally revealing the corn cob inside.

"Everyone stop eating, you have to eat this part."

The peeled corn was golden and bright, just like pieces of yellow jade.

Xiao Dabao and Han Guiying both froze, corn silk hanging from their lips.

The soldiers all around suddenly burst into a roar of laughter.

Han Guiying's face flushed red, and she hurriedly spat out the corn silk in her mouth.

"So, this can't be eaten either."

Seeing their embarrassment, Bai Wei quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"No, actually, the corn husks and corn silk can be eaten too."

"Huh?"

Bai Wei gestured with the corn, "Peel off the dirty outer husks, then throw them into the pot along with the corn silk to boil. Once cooked, you can eat the corn, and the soup made from the husks and silk can also be drunk; the soup is fragrant and sweet, and corn soup is also a good thing for clearing heat and reducing internal fire."

The crowd suddenly realized the truth.

Xiao Moting gave the order, "Quickly take the corn down and prepare it according to Bai's instructions."

Before long, ten large baskets of steaming boiled corn were brought up.

Besides the corn, there were also ten pots of fragrant corn soup.

"It smells so good!"

The crowd immediately swarmed forward, scrambling to eat the corn.

Xiao Moting stood still.

The Northern Frontier Army had over a hundred thousand men, and there were only ten baskets of corn here, which was nowhere near enough to go around, so he did not compete with the soldiers.

Xiao Dabao ran the fastest and snatched one.

He didn't care that it burned his hands and immediately took a bite, then shouted in surprise.

"Delicious! This corn is so sweet!"

The ten baskets of corn were snatched clean in the blink of an eye; the remaining soldiers who didn't get any were full of regret.

Bai Wei smiled and said, "Everyone, don't be anxious. The corn in the Beijiang fields will be ripe in another two months, and by then, everyone will be able to eat corn."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and winked at Xiao Moting, who was standing behind her.

"Come with me."

As she spoke, she tugged on Xiao Moting's sleeve and pulled him to the side.

Xiao Moting was confused, "Bai, what is it?"

Bai Wei hurriedly looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, she raised her hand, took a plastic cup out of her space, and handed it to him.

"Drink it quickly, this was saved for you."

Xiao Moting took it instinctively, "This is..."

"This is corn juice; I used a soy milk maker to make it specifically for you this morning." Bai Wei winked at him, "I only made this one small bottle, keep it for yourself and don't tell anyone else."

Xiao Moting's breath hitched, and then a sweetness filled his heart.

Was she cooking a special meal just for him?