The sun was setting. When evening came, two small figures on the grassland attracted almost everyone's attention.
From the beginning, they were at the back of the pack. Now, they were overtaking all the way. These two figures had reached the thirteenth and fourteenth positions among the 133 people. Especially in the later part of the race, they were overtaken one after another. Those children who were overtaken were not convinced at first and tried to compete with them. However, after running for a while, they no longer had the energy.
Basically, all the adults were more shocked than these two figures. Once they started running, they did not stop. The other children were so tired that they wished they could just lie there and not move, but these two figures did not seem to know fatigue. They were really too tenacious.
At this time, the adults were envious of Zhangjia Zhuangzi and Wang Zhuangzi. Having two sensible and persistent children like them was what any parent would hope for. Unfortunately, these were not their children.
The faces of the parents of the nine children who had already withdrawn from the competition did not look good. Although another five children had withdrawn from the competition, they would only compare their children with the two figures, especially when the two figures were adults who were ten years old.
Look at them. Two children who were five years old could persist and overtake all the way. Why couldn't a ten year old? The food and drinks at home had never been bad. Could it be that they had fed them something else?
When they blamed their children in their hearts, they naturally forgot who was the one who not only did not tell their children when they were running like crazy and wasting a lot of energy, but also praised them from behind.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan naturally did not know what others thought of them. They were still running. In front of them, they could already see the tents set up. They looked at each other and nodded. They slowed down slightly from running to walking. When they reached the tents, they could adjust their bodies.
Now, they had already surpassed the eighth and ninth positions. Of the seven people in front of them, four were twelve years old, two were eleven years old, and one was ten years old. Li Xun was also among them. His Zhuangzi had taken five of the top seven places this time. The children of the villagers could endure hardship and were fed well for a few days. Naturally, they were better than the other children.
"Young Master, you're really amazing. You're actually the first to arrive. Sure enough, no one can compare to you. Young Master, I've prepared something for you to eat."
Li Xun was also exhausted. As for why he was the first to arrive, it was naturally because someone had let him go first. Originally, there were two children in his manor who were faster than him, but at the last moment, they slowed down and let him enter first.
The seven of them had just arrived and were all panting heavily. They didn't even have the strength to speak. They were obviously hungry, but when they saw the food on the table, they were indeed retching. They didn't even want to raise their arms.
Hearing the servant's courteous words, Li Xun grinned and waved his hand. He grabbed the bowl of water beside him and poured it into his mouth. He lay on the carpet and gasped for breath. The other six people were not much better. After drinking the water, they lay down. As for the food, they couldn't eat it now.
"Wow, Xiao Bao, look, there's so much delicious food. After we're done, we can eat. I see some rotten tendons and beef marrow. The chef Between the Clouds and the Water is so good. He knows what we like to eat."
The seven of them were lying there gasping for breath when Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao walked in. Their eyes were fixed on the food on the table. Wang Juan took off her backpack and said happily. There was beef to eat. It wasn't that easy to eat. Not only did it cost money to buy the beef, it also had to pay a fine.
As they spoke, the two of them began to stretch their legs to relax their muscles and tendons. From time to time, they would look at the food on the table with an expectant expression.
"Who's here now? Are you tired? " Li Xun, who was lying there, heard someone speak. He wanted to show off. After all, he was the first to arrive. Even if he was the emperor's nephew, he still wanted to compete. After asking, he turned his head and suddenly sat up from the ground.
"You, you guys, how can it be you guys? That's not right. Why are you guys the first to come?" Li Xun pointed at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who were stretching their legs and didn't look tired at all, and asked with wide eyes.
"Why can't it be us?" Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao replied almost at the same time. They put down their legs, which were almost done, and went to wash their hands in the basin next to them. They sat down at the table and began to eat. They specifically picked good food to eat, such as the beef bone marrow and the beef tendons that were a bit chewy.
As for whether they could still eat good food later, it was none of their business. After eating a few mouthfuls of meat, they didn't eat anything else, especially the soybeans that were fried with meat. The chef knew that the two children couldn't eat too hard, so he specially cooked them. This time, not only did the taste become better, but the soybeans were also soft.
After the two finished the soybeans, they began to eat the vegetables. The nutrition had to be balanced. Today's consumption of their bodies wasn't small, so they needed to replenish it.
"Xiao Bao, look at that roasted chicken. How good is that roasted chicken? It's golden brown. One look and you can tell that it tastes good, "Wang Juan said to Zhang Xiaobao with half a piece of braised meat in her mouth, pointing at the roasted chicken that was cooked the most.
"En, good, it's really good. Then let's leave it for those who need it more. Come, let's eat something bad. This meat is fat, so let's eat this." Zhang Xiaobao swallowed a piece of fish egg in his mouth, then took a small knife and cut some meat from the back of the roasted whole lamb's neck. The fat and lean meat were evenly distributed, and he gave one to Wang Juan.
The two of them didn't touch the chicken. As they ate other things, they kept praising how good the chicken was. Hearing this, the other six people lying there felt hungry and prepared to eat the chicken.
Only Li Xun didn't move. He was still staring blankly at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan who were eating and drinking. He kept muttering, "How could it be them? How could it be them? No, it shouldn't be them. "
When the six people got up to wash their hands, Li Xun was still muttering. The servant next to him had to come over and remind him, "Young Master, shouldn't you eat something? This time we only killed one cow, and it was eaten by the two of them in a while. There's only one fried cow brain left, young master."
When the servant spoke, his eyes never left Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. He found that the two children were really good at eating. They ate everything that was good. Half of the fried cow brain had already been eaten by them.
"You tell me, what's going on? Why is it them? Go get Li Cheng, I want to ask. " Li Xun was finally called back from some kind of profound state. He muttered again, got up to wash his hands, and prepared to eat.
The six people each held a roasted chicken and gnawed there. He wasn't that stupid. He directly sat next to Zhang Xiaobao and pushed the rest of the cow brain in front of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, hinting them to eat it. He picked up a piece of cow bone marrow and slowly ate there.
After eating a piece of cow bone marrow, Li Xun put down his chopsticks and looked at the two people who were still eating and asked, "Zhang Xiaobao, can you tell me how you two came here?"
"Of course we ran here. We are tired. Young Master Li, eat that chicken. I tell you, the best part is the chicken skin. If you don't believe me, you can try it."
Zhang Xiaobao was really not polite. He really divided the cow brain and gave one to Wang Juan. The cow brain, which was not too small, shrank a lot after being fried with oil. While talking to Li Xun, he didn't forget to introduce the chicken.
Li Xun curled his lips. He felt that asking this question was the same as not asking. He didn't get any information. As for the chicken, he didn't want to eat it. He picked up the knife and cut a piece of meat from the roasted whole lamb's chin. He dipped it in the salt and pepper on the side and put it in his mouth, chewing carefully.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were almost done eating and started to drink soup, he asked again, "Then why did you two run so fast? When you two came in, you didn't seem to be tired. I was so tired that I couldn't even stand. "
Zhang Xiaobao finished a small bowl of soup, put down his chopsticks and said to Li Xun, "Who knows why they ran so slowly. We were also puzzled. Of course, you were tired. You came in first, so you ran fast. We came later." Zhang Xiaobao finished a small bowl of soup, put down his chopsticks and said to Li Xun, and then pointed to the roasted chicken.
"Young Master Li, you must not know that the most delicious part of the chicken is the chicken butt. If you remove the thing inside, it will be delicious. Think about it, the butt is full of oil, and then roasted again, the taste, don't mention it."
When he said this, two of the six people really went to bite the chicken butt. Li Xun stopped his chopsticks. Originally, he wanted to pick up some sauced beef. When he heard that the chicken butt was so oily, he felt a little disgusted. He was not a child of a poor family. He didn't like to eat fatty meat.
He opened his mouth and wanted to continue to ask, but didn't know what to ask. What he asked just now was useless, so he had to spoon some soup and slowly drink it, waiting for Li Cheng to come.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan naturally didn't wait for him to continue to ask. The two people finished eating and went out to eat. They digested, took a bath, and went to sleep.
Li Cheng hurried in from outside. At the same time, other people came in one after another. After a few people entered this tent, the people who came had to go to other tents. Naturally, they couldn't eat the cow brain, only one portion.
"Young Master, are you looking for this little one?" Li Cheng came to Li Xun and helped Li Xun to remove some meat from around the eyes of the sheep and put it on the plate in front of Li Xun, and asked respectfully.
"En, did Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan walk here by themselves? Didn't someone take them with a carriage or something? "
Li Xun picked up a bit of meat, stopped in front of his mouth, and asked before putting it in his mouth.
"In reply to Young Master, they came here by themselves. At the beginning, they were the last. Later, when others were tired, they rushed all the way to catch up. In the last part of the road, they ran. Many people didn't want to be overtaken by them, so they also ran. In the end, they were still overtaken by them.
Oh, Young Master, there is one more thing. The two of them slept for a while in the afternoon. At noon, when others were hungry, they made themselves a meal. Maybe it was because they ate something? Otherwise, they would have been so tired at such a young age. "
Li Cheng replied and told what happened at noon. Looking at Young Master's expression, he knew that this was really too shocking.
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