"Mm," he replied.
Bai Lu slowly reached out and touched the face so close to hers, feeling the imagined warmth in her palm.
He took her hand, pressed it against his cheek, and whispered in a low, mellow voice, "Are you hungry?"
Hunger instantly swept over her brain, a sudden shock that jolted Bai Lu from her dazed state of mind.
"Hungry."
She only ate egg porridge for breakfast, how could she not be hungry? "What time is it now?"
"Four o'clock in the afternoon."
Xiao Cheng put her little hands back under the covers, pulled them up, and asked her, "What do you want to eat?"
Bailu wanted to eat wontons, but she had refused once in the morning and was a little embarrassed to ask.
Xiao Cheng chuckled: "Then let's have wontons."
Bai Lu: "!!!"
"Okay, okay!"
Xiao Cheng quickly went to buy wontons and came back. Bai Lu didn't want to eat them in the room because the smell would linger for a long time.
The smell alone at night can wake me up from hunger.
Bai Lu woke up naturally after a nap, feeling a little bit of strength restored, and was able to get out of bed.
You can also get out of there gradually.
But Xiao Cheng was afraid she would be so hungry that she would eat the wontons with her eyes open, so he helped her out.
The wontons on the table were already served in bowls, each one steaming hot and fragrant.
Bai Lu ate with a beaming smile, completely satisfied.
Xiao Cheng bought wontons and also bought vegetables for dinner. Bai Lu was eating wontons while he was preparing the vegetables.
Since there were vegetables in the backyard garden, Xiao Cheng bought meat and vegetables, and now he was picking pumpkin vines.
Pumpkin vines have a layer of fuzz on the outside. You need to peel off the fuzz to get the tender, crisp vines underneath. You can stir-fry them with chili peppers or add some lean meat to make soup.
Xiao Cheng bought some lean meat and placed it on the kitchen cutting board, which Bai Lu could see from afar across the window.
But these pumpkin vines, while delicious, are a real treat. Peeling them is a task that requires patience.
You have to tear the vine leaves into pieces, but you can't just tear them blindly. If you tear them blindly, the tendrils will break and you won't get the vines completely off. They'll be tough and chewy when you eat them. You have to hold the vines down as you tear them to make sure they're completely torn.
Pumpkin vines with their sweaters completely torn off are more flavorful when used in cooking, especially when seasoned with oil, salt, and other condiments.
While eating wontons, Bai Lu watched Xiao Cheng peel pumpkin vines. He started by peeling the first vine with some difficulty and intermittent steps, but progressed to peeling the second vine with ease and finally tearing the third vine to the bottom.
Perhaps people with extraordinary abilities find everything they do pleasing to the eye, especially when their large, well-defined hands pick up the crisp, green pumpkin vines, instantly creating a picturesque scene.
He also picked a few pumpkin blossoms.
You also need to peel the fuzz off the pumpkin flower stems, but not the flowers; just break off the bitter-tasting stamens inside.
If someone else had broken off the flower stamen, they would certainly have been accused of cruelly destroying the flower. But when Xiao Cheng broke off the pumpkin flower stamen, Bai Lu felt it was perfectly natural, because it was pleasing to the eye.
Bai Lu's admiring gaze was too open and blatant, while Xiao Cheng tore at the glass unhurriedly and methodically.
Until there was a knock on the door.
With rhythmic beeps, Xiao Cheng put down the last pumpkin blossom and got up to open the door.
Bai Lu took the pumpkin flower and slowly tore off the flower stem.
After many twists and turns, the first batch of students learning to make roasted chestnuts finally came to fruition in the hands of Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao, making it a day worth celebrating.
They brought the first batch of tuition fees they received as teachers for the first time in their lives to hand over their share.
Their intentions and purposes were good, but the reason they were coldly driven away by Xiao Cheng was that each of them had brought a bottle of wine and said they wanted to drink to celebrate that night.
After being driven away, he was completely confused and went to find out what was going on. Luo Shiliu focused on teaching Li Zi and neglected to keep up with the news.
Fortunately, there are Zhang San and Li Si, so you can find out the answer with just a few questions.
The three of them threw down the wine and ran back excitedly.
The boss was keeping accounts and distributing money to his brothers, while Bai Lu listened to them talk about the "funny stories" from their teaching days.
To be precise, it's the frustration of being a teacher for the first time, mainly because I lack patience.
However, I still persevered.
The process was a bit arduous, for example, Luo Shiliu limped in.
"What happened to your foot?" Bai Lu asked.
After being reprimanded by Xiao Cheng last time, he shouldn't be fighting anymore, so how come he still suffered such serious injuries?
Luo Shiliu didn't actually fight, he just had a lot of bad luck: "It was raining today, and I wasn't paying attention to the road on my way back, so I fell into a ditch with my bike."
Bai Lu felt that this was not a suitable time to laugh, but she couldn't help it, so she could only cover her mouth and laugh silently.
Wang Hao and Xiao Dazhuang went even further than her, bursting into laughter and gloating.
"He also smashed the horn off his motorcycle, and the neighboring motorcyclist complained about it for a long time. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he changed his original plan to get the motorcycle repaired the next day and drove the motorcycle to the city before coming here to have the horn reinstalled before returning."
After Wang Hao finished speaking, Xiao Dazhuang added, "He could only trade his motorcycle for a bicycle, saying it was more convenient for sightseeing."
"This reason is really something else. People say you can take a gamble and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. But with sixteen, it's like he went straight from a motorcycle to a bicycle. Even if he took three gambles, he wouldn't be able to get a motorcycle back."
Wang Hao and Xiao Dazhuang were exchanging sarcastic remarks when Luo Shiliu "rewarded" them with a slipper.
The slipper wasn't hit, and someone even picked it up and threw it at his limping feet.
Luo Shiliu lost his balance while putting on his shoes and almost fell on Xiao Cheng, who was keeping accounts. Fortunately, Xiao Cheng had foreseen this and immediately moved aside.
Luo Shiliu collapsed onto the chair.
That graceful and handsome posture was like an ancient prisoner lying face down on the ground, utterly despondent, when being flogged.
Bai Lu tried to hold back, but couldn't help herself. Using Xiao Cheng's shoulder as a shield, she chuckled softly.
Xiao Cheng stood up and moved away from the spot where Bai Lu was sitting, so his shoulder was just the right place for her.
Impartial and trustworthy.
Bai Lu didn't laugh for long; she stopped after a while. After all, these were her employees, and she couldn't let them fail before they even got started. She still had to care about them.
“When Acheng and I went back to Xiaojia Village to pay respects to our ancestors during the Qingming Festival, the grandparents gave us a bottle of medicinal wine. It’s very effective for treating sprains and bruises. Take some back and rub it on your wounds.”
The medicinal wine is kept in the drawer of the high table, which is right behind Bailu's seat; you can reach it just by turning your head.
But when she turned her head, Xiao Cheng had already taken out the bottle of medicinal wine and a small empty bottle and placed them on the table in front of her.
He put it away and continued keeping track of the accounts, showing no sympathy whatsoever for his unfortunate friend who almost fell on him.
Luo Shiliu was clearly used to being ignored by the big boss and didn't care at all. He limped straight towards Bai Lu.
He used all his strength to push Xiao Dazhuang away.
Sitting down opposite Bailu, he looked at her expectantly and said, "Sister-in-law, my legs are counting on you. You have to give me the strongest and most effective medicinal wine, otherwise my legs won't get better, and I'll be relying on you for the rest of my life!"
Xiao Cheng glanced at them coldly.
"I'll break your legs."
Luo Shiliu, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, spread his legs and said, "I don't believe you dare to break me in front of my sister-in-law."
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