Su Bei followed Chu Younan forward. He still didn't let go and just held on to her. He said to the guard, "Open the door!"
As the guard looked at him in surprise, the door was pushed open. Su Bei felt a cool breeze, which was extremely comfortable on this summer night.
Chu Younan stepped down a step, then turned back and held her hand again.
The two men walked down the stairs, the oil lamp was dim.
The further down they went, the colder the air became. In the dim light, Su Bei saw that there seemed to be a cellar inside, with a lot of big black bricks... uh no... they were actually ice cubes!
The cellar was full of ice! "Is it okay now? Leave it here for a day and a night, it will definitely freeze!" Chu Younan said, breathing out white air.
Su Bei shuddered. She was wearing summer clothes! The temperature here should be below zero. Chu Younan, this fool! She turned around and saw his eyes seemed a little innocent in the dark night. "Didn't you say you were going to be cold?"
"You have to be prepared to freeze though? Won't I freeze to death if I do it here?!" Su Bei said gritting his teeth.
"You didn't tell me. I asked you to do it, but you insisted on freezing it..."
"Okay, okay, I was wrong! Let's go up and do it first!" Su Bei said as he turned around and ran up.
It’s too cold!
After returning to the ground, the two of them took a long time to relax, and Su Bei's stiff hands finally became flexible.
Chu Younan watched her crack the eggs, filter out the egg yolks, and stir them. Then she suddenly stopped and looked at him resentfully, "You also have to boil the milk!"
"Uh..." Chu Younan turned his head to look, walked to a nearby place and broke off a few pine branches, then went down to the ice cellar to get fire, then built a fire and put the milk can on top, "Is this okay?"
"Hmm!" Su Bei was really angry and amused. Have you ever seen someone warming themselves by a fire in the hot summer? She was probably the only one! When the milk was slightly boiled, Su Bei went to pick it up, but her hand was burned again. She pinched her ear and said, "Hold it for me!"
Maybe Chu Younan was too approachable tonight, or maybe he didn't call himself the king, and Su Bei got carried away and just treated him as a teammate.
Chu Younan tore off a few leaves as a cushion, picked up the milk, and slowly poured it into the beaten egg yolk as she instructed.
Su Bei stirred the milk and eggs evenly, then poured the egg liquid in, and then poured the milk and egg liquid back into the jar, "Okay, heat it again!"
Just as she was about to pick it up, Chu Younan had already taken the jar and placed it on the fire.
The branches were burning with a crackling sound. There was a fire in front of the two people and an ice cellar behind them. It was a very sour and refreshing feeling.
After a while, the milk and egg mixture opened slightly again. Without waiting for Su Bei to speak, Chu Younan picked up the jar again and went straight down to the cellar.
Su Bei thought that this man was too smart and was truly able to draw inferences about other situations, but she didn't know that Chu Younan had actually heard her thoughts.
After arranging the jars, Su Bei rubbed his hands and said, "It will probably be frozen for quite a while. Let's go back first! It should be ready by tomorrow morning."
The two men walked up the stairs. The moonlight was still there. Two shadows followed behind them. Chu Younan walked in front and Su Bei followed behind.
Suddenly, he stopped, without saying a word, and just spread a big hand by his side.
But he waited for a long time and there was no response from Su Bei. He turned around and burst out laughing.
Behind him, Su Bei was stepping on his shadow's head, then jumped to his shadow's chest, and then jumped again, stepping on the shadow's waist...
Su Bei heard a chuckle and looked up at Chu Younan in surprise. She didn't say anything, but her heart was full of surprise: He can actually laugh? I thought he had facial paralysis!
The corner of Chu Younan's mouth twitched, the smile disappeared, and a big hand was stretched out towards him again.
This is... holding hands with me?
The corner of Su Bei's mouth twitched, "I walked pretty fast!"
Chu Younan suddenly felt embarrassed and said with a stern face: "I asked you to give me the basket!"
In fact, he was not that considerate, but he felt embarrassed after being rejected by Su Bei.
Su Bei raised the basket in his hand and smiled awkwardly, "I'll do it myself, no need to bother you!"
The two of them were silent all the way. They changed clothes, washed up, and slept in their separate beds as usual. Su Bei dreamed of zombies and his mother's arms again.
In the morning, when the bedroom door opened, Su Bei came out excitedly and said, "Guizi, Guizi! Go to the ice cellar and get the jar!"
Guizi agreed and went out, rubbing his waist.
I spent the whole day cleaning up the library yesterday, but I still didn't find Laozi's Art of War. I have to look for it again today...
Sad! He didn't even know what he had done wrong!
Su Bei was not in a hurry to go back today. He helped Guizi get water, helped Chu Younan wash and change clothes, and then waited for Guizi to come back with ice cream.
When the jar was brought in, Su Bei hurriedly scooped some water in with a spoon and found that it was indeed frozen, and it had not yet frozen into ice lumps. She immediately shouted excitedly: "Oh! It looks like it's done!"
"Let me have a taste!" Chu Younan sat at the table, his mind full of curiosity, but his expression was expressionless again.
Su Bei carried the jar over, scooped out a ball with a spoon and handed it over, "Your Highness, please try it and see if it tastes good?"
Chu Younan took it, took a sip, then frowned, "Less sugar."
Su Bei curled his lips, picked up another spoon and scooped a ball, then took a sip and squinted his eyes happily, "Well, it's not sweet enough, but it already feels like ice cream!"
Then, she looked at Chu Younan and asked curiously, "I heard that you don't like sweet food."
Chu Younan curled his lips, "Who said that?"
Su Bei didn't say anything, but Chu Younan had already heard that she was talking about the princess.
In fact, he once said that the honey-sandwich at Baiweizhai on the street was delicious, but she was absent-minded at the time.
Su Bei noticed something carefully, but she didn't say anything. She turned around and said something to Guizi, then came back.
Not long after, Guizi came in with a small bowl of honey, holding her waist, her face as bitter as coptis, "Miss Abei, I've got the honey."
"Okay, give it to me."
Su Bei took it, but Guizi refused to leave, still with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, I really can't find the "Laozi Art of War"!"
Chu Younan glanced at him calmly and asked, "Is the library ready?"
"Okay! I cleaned up all day yesterday and my waist is almost broken..."
"No need to look for it, just go down!" Chu Younan said.
Guizi immediately smiled and turned away.
Chu Younan turned his head and Su Bei scooped a spoonful of ice cream and handed it to him. "I guess you don't like sugar, but honey is okay. I added honey and let's try it."
Chu Younan took it and took a sip. Why did he feel that today's ice cream was particularly sweet?