Chapter 106
He Qin took Lu Xiaobai by the hand and sat down in front of the fire table. He used the tongs to pick out the flint from the fire chamber, and then pulled the hay from inside to the fire chamber door and said, "Come, take the flint."
Lu Xiaobai held a flint in each hand and was hugged by He Qin from behind. He Qin grabbed his hands, put the flint to the hay, and struck it hard a few times. Sparks splashed into the hay, and smoke began to come out in a few seconds.
"Get close enough so the sparks don't fly around, but don't put your hand inside the flame either."
After He Qin finished speaking, he fanned it with a palm-leaf fan. When the flames came out, he used tongs to put all the hay in.
Only after the fire started to burn did He Qin start stuffing hay into it, and then put in some small twigs. When the fire burned more vigorously, he put in some big wood.
Then he lowered his head and asked the silly boy in his arms: "Do you understand?"
Lu Xiaobai nodded firmly: "I understand."
Then he followed He Qin's example and added a few pieces of firewood into the incense burner.
It was very hot in the summer, even at night. Lu Xiaobai was sweating profusely, but he smiled very happily as he looked at the flame in the incense burner.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I can make fire by myself from now on."
He Qin: "Yeah."
Although he knew that Lu Xiaobai was not a good cook, he still felt inexplicably excited.
There is no husband who does not expect his wife to cook for him.
He Qin hugged Lu Xiaobai and didn't want to let go, even though it was hot.
Since Lu Xiaobai didn't make a fuss, he just hugged her and looked at the fire in front of him. He was a little curious: "So what are you going to cook?"
What to fry?
Lu Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then said, "Stir-fried cabbage."
Last time at Brother Qian Ce’s house, he stir-fried cabbage and he remembered all the steps.
Chinese cabbage?
He Qin was silent for a few seconds before saying, "We don't have any cabbage."
Only then did Lu Xiaobai realize that he seemed to have not prepared any cabbage. No, his family did not grow hot cabbage, and now there was no cabbage in all their fields!
Lu Xiaobai touched his nose awkwardly, turned around and rubbed his head against He Qin's arms and asked, "What should I do? I only know how to stir-fry cabbage."
He Qin: "Let's wait for Ling Si to come back and cook other dishes."
As he was speaking, Ling Si also walked in. Seeing He Qin and the other man sitting in front of the stove hugging each other, he was frightened and stopped in his tracks: "Master, Master?"
Lu Xiaobai was sweating profusely because of the heat, and the clothes on his chest were slightly damp. He sat in He Qin's arms in an ambiguous manner.
Ling Si felt very sick and stood at the door in a daze: What is going on?
Is the bed in the bedroom uncomfortable? Do you have to come to the kitchen?
Ling Si quickly lowered his head and prepared to leave. Before he turned around, he heard Lu Xiaobai say, "Let's go out. It's too hot here."
He Qin nodded, and the two stood up and prepared to go out.
Only then did Ling Si see that there seemed to be a fire in front of the stove, and instantly realized that the two people might not be doing anything improper, but were cooking?
Can they finally eat ready-made meals?
Somewhat surprised, he asked: "Master, are you cooking? What are you cooking?"
He walked over and opened the lid of the pot out of curiosity. He immediately felt a wave of heat coming towards him, and the black iron pot was burned red.
Frightened, Ling Si quickly threw away the lid and scooped a large bucket of water into the pot.
The iron pot that had been burning for a long time suddenly made a crackling sound and emitted a burst of black smoke, which scared the three of them.
The sound was like an explosion, and it scared Lu Xiaobai so much that he hid in He Qin's arms, while He Qin also stood there in a daze.
Lu Xiaobai grabbed He Qin's clothes, shrank his neck and muttered in panic: "What's wrong, what's wrong..."
He Qin didn't say anything, but just raised his hand and patted Lu Xiaobai on the back.
Ling Si looked at the iron pot that was almost burnt and asked, "You didn't put anything in it, but just kept the fire burning. Master, are you planning to cook the iron pot and eat it?"
He Qin: ...
Lu Xiaobai was cooking. There was no vegetable, no water, no oil in the pot, only fire.
He was actually led astray...
I was careless!
After hearing what Ling Si said, Lu Xiaobai remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to put something in the pot before, and kept adding firewood. The fire was so strong, did it burn the pot?
Lu Xiaobai took a guilty look at the pot and found that the pot was not leaking. Then he bent down to pick up the pot lid on the ground and said guiltily: "I, I didn't mean to do it."
Ling Si suppressed his laughter and waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, I don't mean to blame the masters. I am just surprised by their behavior, because iron cannot be eaten."
Lu Xiaobai: ...
He just forgot to put something in, not to eat iron!
Lu Xiaobai curled his lips instantly, and He Qin quickly pulled him out: "Let Ling Si come, I'll take you to rest."
"Um."
Lu Xiaobai curled his lips and said, forget it, cooking may not be suitable for him, so he decided not to do it.
After leaving the kitchen, He Qin went back to the bedroom.
Lu Xiaobai was sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air when he saw Lingyi coming from the well with a basin of washed clothes and about to hang them on the bamboo pole on the other side.
These are the clothes they wore for work today. When they came back just now, everyone had already taken a shower and changed into clean clothes before resting and cooking.
Dirty clothes can be washed immediately and hung up to be dry by next morning. It is very convenient.
However, I don’t know if it was because Lingyi heard He Qin say that he wanted to transfer him away last time, but from that day on, Lingyi rarely appeared in front of Lu Xiaobai.
He rarely takes the initiative to talk to Lu Xiaobai.
Lu Xiaobai sat there somewhat embarrassedly, looking at Lingyi hanging clothes, not knowing what to do.
He likes Lingyi, the older brother who takes care of him like an older brother, and he also likes talking and chatting with him.
It’s just that He Qin is always jealous. Besides not wanting to make He Qin unhappy, he also doesn’t want to implicate Lingyi, so he can only keep it to himself.
After a while, He Qin came out with two plums in his hand. He washed them by the well and put them in his hand: "Eat the plums first."
Dinner should be a while away, and he was worried that Lu Xiaobai was hungry, so he took out the two remaining plums in the room.
Lu Xiaobai took the plum and took a bite. Just as he was about to ask He Qin if he had any prejudice against Lingyi, he saw a bird that looked very similar to Feiyun resting on He Qin's arm.
Lu Xiaobai and Feiyun are familiar with each other, so he is no longer afraid of Feiyun.
But this was another strange bird, and its eyes were even more ferocious than Feiyun's. Lu Xiaobai was so scared that he quickly hid to the other side of He Qin.
He Qin smiled and told Lu Xiaobai not to be afraid. He then touched the bird and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
He took out a small note from the small mailbox on his leg and said, "Go to the kitchen to eat."
The bird immediately flapped its wings and flew towards the kitchen.
As soon as the bird went to the kitchen, Feiyun and Xiaohuang came running from the backyard, and the two animals went straight to the kitchen...
Lu Xiaobai looked at them in confusion, not understanding what they were thinking at all. He curled his lips helplessly and turned to ask He Qin what was written in the letter.
It’s not that he was curious about He Qin’s affairs, he just felt it was too boring and wanted to know some other news.
"What does this letter say?"
Lu Xiaobai didn't know the Nanhe language, so he couldn't understand it.
He Qin shook his head and said, "It was from my eldest brother. There's no important news. He just said that he has taken over all matters and told me not to worry about the Imperial City. He is also looking for Zhou Zhou."
Speaking of Zhou Zhou, Lu Xiaobai also felt a little sad: "After searching for so long, do you have any clues about Zhou Zhou?"
"No."
He Qin's face was gloomy, and he seemed to be blaming himself. After a few breaths of silence, he said, "There is no news about Zhou Zhou, but General Han Xiao of Beili is indeed missing. The time of his disappearance matches that of He Zhou. So, it is possible that Han Xiao really has abducted He Zhou."
Is Han Xiao really missing?
Lu Xiaobai frowned and asked, "Then, is what Li Yuan said true?"
Was it really Han Xiao who did all this?
But why?
Li Yuan said that Han Xiao wanted to rebel, but if Han Xiao wanted to rebel, wouldn't it be better to just force the emperor to abdicate? After he came to power, he could find a way to exchange food with Nan He, or just rob him directly.
Why go through so much trouble and use Li Yuan's name to rob it when he never shows up?
Could it be that Han Xiao wanted to wait until Beili had enough food before forcing the emperor to abdicate? Not only would he have food, but he wouldn't have to fall out with Nan He?
Well, this scheme is too deep!
Lu Xiaobai couldn't figure out what was going on. He asked He Qin, but He Qin remained silent. After a while, he said, "No one can jump to any conclusions before He Zhou comes back."
They didn't know what secrets and twists were involved, so they couldn't jump to conclusions, lest they stand on the wrong side and put He Zhou in danger.
"Too."
Lu Xiaobai curled his lips: "Didn't they say that this matter would be resolved by the end of the year? I really want the end of the year to come soon!"
By the end of the year, there will be a bumper harvest of grain, Zhou Zhou will come back, and he will be able to earn more planting coins, and he will also have to give birth to the little thing in his belly.
So many good things happened at the same time. Although he was a little afraid of having a baby, he was still looking forward to other things.
Especially in the spring after the New Year, once his seeds are planted, he will have the opportunity to go home.
Thinking of these hopes one by one, Lu Xiaobai felt that the days now were passing too slowly.
He pouted unhappily and kicked the mud on the ground.
Seeing that he was unhappy, He Qin quickly pulled him over and hugged him in his arms, saying, "Don't worry, Zhou Zhou will be fine."
"Um."
Lu Xiaobai nodded: "Zhou Zhou will definitely be fine. She will be very happy by the end of this year, and the little thing in her belly will be born. Oh, by the way, the baby is already four months old, and you haven't given him a name yet!"
Lu Xiaobai touched her belly. It was only four months pregnant, so her belly wasn't noticeable, but it had a slight curve. She lowered her head to look at her belly, then suddenly thought of something, raised her head and glared at He Qin: "Don't you like this child?"
Otherwise, why didn't you give the child a name and wanted to adopt him to your eldest brother?
"No."
How could he not like this child?
He just wishes he could have more children, doesn't he?
But worried that Lu Xiaobai might misunderstand, He Qin quickly explained: "How could I not like him? As for the name, I have already thought of it."
He Qin always thought that the child was a boy and planned to adopt him to his eldest brother, so he wanted his eldest brother to name him.
But now Lu Xiaobai was pressing him angrily, so He Qin could only think of something and said, "If it's a girl, we'll name her He Yi. If it's a boy or a boy, we'll name her He Huaijin. What do you think?"
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