Chapter 91 An unexpected surprise
Some older people certainly won’t think about these things in detail. Although young people have ideas, their skills are immature and it is difficult to realize them.
She leaned against the bed, the pressure in her heart preventing her from sleeping, but she couldn't tell anyone.
She is the person in charge of this matter and cannot complain or slack off in any way.
Ye continued walking. Considering that she was a woman, the government office gave her a separate room. At this time, everything was quiet, and the gentle moonlight became silver foil under the white snow. She stood up, put on her cloak and walked out.
Amidst the vast sky and earth, there were occasional crisp sounds of ice breaking, which startled some birds sleeping under the eaves and made them fly out.
Yu Huatang looked up and saw the icicles from the eaves that had fallen into the snow reflecting a colorful halo in the moonlight. She had an idea and picked up the icicles on the ground and put them under the moonlight. Sure enough, colors appeared, and a bold idea came to her mind.
She carefully observed the shape of the ice spikes. Everyone was impressed by the exquisiteness of the glass and enamel themselves, so they were always led astray and thought that more eye-catching materials were needed to win.
But only today did she feel that this was wrong.
As long as the lamp conveys the beauty it wants to express, it doesn’t matter whether the material is expensive or not.
She thought of glass!
At this time, she heard footsteps from behind her. She turned around immediately and found that it was Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan said guiltily, "I hope I didn't scare you. I saw the light in your room was still on, so I came to check."
Yu Huatang shook his head and said with a smile, "I couldn't sleep, so I thought I'd go out for a walk to see if I could get any inspiration. Who knew I'd actually find it."
Zhao Yan was surprised and immediately looked at the ice cone in her hand. He said, "You want to use the transparency of the material to show the movement of the twenty-eight constellations. The material is transparent, and those who see it will naturally understand the mystery. They will also know that the mechanism of this lamp must be ingenious."
"Yes. But there is still a problem. The beauty of glass and enamel needs to be replaced with something else. I hadn't thought of it before, but now that I see you, sir, I think of it."
She stepped forward and stroked his thousand-feather cloak, using her fingers to make the feathers waver in the moonlight. Sure enough, the naturally generated light was reflected, and thousands of crow feathers looked like fireflies under the snow-white night sky.
A look of surprise flashed across Zhao Yan's eyes, and he knew that she would be able to come up with a solution. This was part of his thoughts and part of his understanding of her.
A moment later, Yu Huatang returned to the inner courtyard and lit the lamp again. This time, he did not say anything to persuade her. He just took off his cloak silently and took off the feathers she needed one by one.
The moonlight is exceptionally bright tonight, and the sound of melting snow can be heard from time to time in the quiet night.
Yu Huatang focused on finishing the frame. Looking back, she saw Zhao Yan moving a stool to sit at the table. It was already late at night, so she said, "Sir, why don't you go back and rest? I'll go to bed after I finish testing one lamp."
"It's late, and you're not very familiar with this place. If you need anything, I can help you find it." Zhao Yan said, "Although my skills are not as good as yours, as a parent official, I also want to do my best."
Yu Huatang couldn't argue with him, so he stopped talking.
By the second watch, she had finally glued the material to the entire lamp surface. Seeing that she would not go to sleep for a while, Zhao Yan quietly got up and walked out.
When he reached the servants' quarters, he woke Anfu and asked him to help light the fire. Under Anfu's guidance, he cooked the noodles himself. He did a good job and the fried eggs were very satisfactory.
Although the soup for the noodles is not chicken soup, it uses mushrooms and vegetables, which is also very good.
He brought the noodles over. Yu Huatang was a little surprised when she saw it, but she really hadn't eaten anything tonight, and now she had used up her energy.
She sat down at the table without looking away. The bowl of noodles was very good, and she naturally didn't expect him to have made it. However, she couldn't finish the whole bowl. She said, "It's a bit too much. How about I give you some..."
"Okay." Zhao Yan brought the bowl next to her, picked up the chopsticks and said, "I haven't used these chopsticks yet."
While he was putting the noodles into his own bowl, he also naturally put the eggs from his bowl into her bowl.
"Okay, you can eat it now," he said.
She just felt that he had changed a lot now. When they were husband and wife, they had never eaten together like this. Now that they were divorced, they could sit together so calmly because of some things.
Yu Huatang said nothing more and started eating quietly.
Zhao Yan also took a few bites and asked nervously, "Is it okay?"
Yu Huatang smiled and said, "Not bad. It's hard for Anfu to prepare these things so late..."
"He's not tired, you should eat more." Zhao Yan said casually.
At this point, the place quieted down again. Zhao Yan put down his chopsticks and said, "The last time I went to Baoxianglou, their boss introduced me to a dish called earthworm jelly. I originally thought it was made with spring bamboo shoots, but when it was served, I realized it was actually earthworms (star worms), which are unique to the coastal areas."
"Has the adult eaten it? Most people will definitely think it tastes good if they don't know the ingredients. But after knowing the ingredients, they may not want to eat it anymore." Yu Huatang asked with a smile.
"Of course I ate it. You underestimate me too much." Zhao Yan replied.
Yu Huatang smiled and said, "If adults still want to eat some local snacks, why not try salty rice. This was my favorite when I was a child, and it is also something that people in the countryside eat more often."
"Oh? I really don't know this. What is it made of?" He took a few mouthfuls of noodles and stopped to ask.
"Well, probably pork belly, carrots, mushrooms, dried shrimp, dried oysters, etc. It varies from shop to shop, but it tastes good no matter how you prepare it."
"Since you said so, I must try it when I have time."
Yu Huatang smiled and finished her noodles after a while. "Master, take your time eating. I'll go get busy first."
Zhao Yan also quickened his pace, finished the last bite, and followed her to the table covered with sawdust.
Anfu came quietly to clean up the dishes. It was rare to find that his son drank half a bowl of soup. As expected, he used to be picky, but now after coming here, he not only corrected many bad habits, but even learned how to cook noodles.
Yu Huatang selected several types of feathers, mainly those of white cranes, parrots, white peacocks, and nightingales. The colors of these feathers were both bright and light, which just matched the movement of the twenty-eight constellations.
Zhao Yan no longer disturbed her. He just sat at the table with a book in his hand, flipping through the pages one by one, just to keep her company.
By four o'clock in the morning, all the feathers were glued on. Yu Huatang couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep on the table.
Zhao Yan originally wanted to wake her up, but he was afraid that she would continue doing it after waking up. He felt sorry for her being tired for so long.
He stood up and put the thousand-feather cloak on her, then carefully tied a knot to cover her hands.
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