Chapter 114
Ling Si was a little surprised to hear what Lu Xiaobai said.
In his eyes, Lu Xiaobai has always been a spoiled young master who knows nothing, but unexpectedly, he sees it quite clearly.
He also admired Lu Xiaobai's courage. After all, Lu Xiaobai was a man before, not a woman or boy who could give birth to a child. He suddenly came to a strange place, got married, suffered, and finally got pregnant and had to grit his teeth to give birth to a child.
If it were him, no, if it were him and anyone between Zero One Zero Two Zero Three who experienced this, they would draw their swords and kill everyone without leaving any room for mercy.
Moreover, Lu Xiaobai's words were full of dependence on and deep love for He Qin, as if he would do whatever He Qin liked.
Ling Si looked at He Qin, whose expression was moved behind Lu Xiaobai, and smiled slightly. He raised his hand to touch his hair and said, "Master Xiaobai is very obedient. We will wait for you for our entire lives and protect you and your master."
"That's not the case."
Lu Xiaobai didn't understand why Ling Si touched his head like a child. He frowned slightly and dodged, saying dissatisfiedly: "Why do you always protect us? Don't you have a family in the future?"
Getting married and having children is something that everyone does, especially in ancient times. I heard that not having children was a great sin.
Ling Si smiled helplessly and said, "I will have a family, but I will not leave you."
Unless that fool doesn't want to.
After saying that, Ling Si added, "I'm taking Ling Er to make the stone mill. You should have a good talk with the master and stop arguing."
Lu Xiaobai nodded obediently: "Okay."
Zero Four looked at his master, then turned and went to find Zero Two.
They had to finish the stone mill as soon as possible so that they could not only grind flour but also grind some tofu for eating.
After Ling Si left, Lu Xiaobai touched his head in confusion and muttered with a laugh: "I just asked a question, why do I feel like I'm being lectured?"
Besides, when did he ever quarrel with He Qin? It was obvious that He Qin was the one who provoked him first every time.
Lu Xiaobai pouted and turned his head while speaking, just in time to see He Qin standing behind him.
Before Lu Xiaobai could say anything, He Qin hugged him in his arms.
Lu Xiaobai suddenly became a little nervous. He didn't know how much of what he had just said to Ling Si that He Qin had heard. How embarrassing!
Not only is it embarrassing, it's also disgusting.
He didn't want He Qin to hear it.
But he was too embarrassed to ask, and He Qin didn't say anything. He just hugged him and said, "It's time for lunch break. Are you sleepy?"
Lu Xiaobai didn't understand what He Qin was thinking, and shook his head gently: "It's okay, I want to see how the stone mill is made."
He had seen a stone mill before in the village.
But he didn't understand how such large stone plates were stacked together and could be ground into flour and soy milk. He wanted to go and see.
But He Qin shook his head and said, "It's too hot, and they have to go quarrying first, so they will be very tired. You should get some sleep first, and then go and see them after they bring the stones back."
"Oh well."
Lu Xiaobai nodded.
He had also heard of stone quarrying. If the family needed stone for something, they would go to the caves in the mountains, use tools to mine a piece of stone they needed, and then carry it home to carefully carve it.
This cave is the same as a jade mine. To build houses, make foundations, and carve stone pillars, you have to go to the cave to mine.
Moreover, there was a great demand for stone in ancient times, and there were also special industrial links.
But quarrying is very hard work. The sun is scorching like fire. While others are resting at home, the quarry workers still have to pick up their hammers and continue working.
Lu Xiaobai pursed his lips. After coming here, he seemed to understand a lot about the sufferings of the world.
He tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Then let's go make some soup, let it cool down and wait for them to come back to drink it. We can go to bed after it's done."
The weather is too hot, be careful of heatstroke.
But they had other farm work to do in the morning and afternoon and had no time to go to the mountains, so they could only go at noon.
Then cook some summer heat soup and wait for them to drink it when they come back.
He Qin knew that Lu Xiaobai always treated them as his brothers, so he just let him do what he wanted. He nodded and asked, "Okay, but what should I cook?"
They only have some peanuts and soybeans at home now, which are not suitable for making summer heat soup.
Lu Xiaobai didn't know what to cook either.
He looked up at He Qin, who was also puzzled, and turned to go to the kitchen. As he walked, he asked in his mind: "Xiao Baicai, do you know how to make the summer heat soup?"
Xiao Baicai: [I'm not sure, but it's usually sour plum soup or mung bean soup. I only have mung beans here for making soup, so you can buy some to make the soup. For sugar, you can buy some sugarcane seeds, chop them up into small pieces, and use them in the soup. Or you can have your man grab the sugarcane and twist it hard to squeeze out the syrup.]
"Okay, thank you, Xiaobaicai."
After Lu Xiaobai finished speaking, he bought several kilograms of mung beans and some sugarcane.
Sugarcane seeds are two sections of sugarcane with spores. When planting, just bury them directly in the ground. They can be planted and eaten.
And this time Lu Xiaobai learned his lesson. He stood in front of the table and asked Xiaobaicai to put the food on the table.
Then he turned to He Qin excitedly and said, "Look at me, I made mung bean soup with mung bean and sugar cane. I'll just have to trouble you to twist the sugar cane to get the juice out. I'll go light the fire..."
Lu Xiaobai pointed at the things on the table and walked away while talking.
"etc!"
But just as he turned around, He Qin grabbed his arm. Puzzled, he turned around and saw He Qin frowning and saying, "Let the water go first."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaobai looked embarrassed and nodded with a red face: "I know."
As Lu Xiaobai spoke, he went to add water and light the fire, while He Qin poured the mung beans into a wooden basin and soaked them in water. Then he rolled up his sleeves, took another wooden basin to wash the sugarcane, and then prepared to wring the sugarcane.
Lu Xiaobai was not a fool. With the experience from the previous two times, this time was much smoother. He put the water in before lighting the fire, and used the method taught by He Qin and succeeded in one go.
He added more firewood and then went to find He Qin.
He Qin was twisting sugarcane and had already twisted three pieces. There was a lot of sweet juice in the wooden basin. Lu Xiaobai hadn't eaten sugarcane for a long time and wanted to eat some, but didn't want to peel it, so he took a knife and prepared to peel it.
When He Qin saw him holding a knife, he quickly put down the sugarcane he was twisting and went to help him.
He Qin said as he peeled the seeds: "There are many kinds of seeds you can take out."
They do have sugarcane here, but the production area is not widespread. Most of it is used to make brown sugar. Few people eat it on a daily basis, and no one uses it to make mung bean soup.
Lu Xiaobai looked at the tender white sugarcane with anticipation, smiled sweetly and said, "Yes, I can take out a lot of seeds. As long as you can tell me the correct name of the seed, I can take it out."
He has a golden finger, what can't he get?
Moreover, he also took out strawberry seeds, but the weather is too hot now and it is not suitable for planting. He has to wait until August or September when the temperature drops.
He Qin curved the corners of his mouth, cut the sugarcane into small pieces, put them in a bowl and handed it to Lu Xiaobai: "My little husband is really amazing."
Lu Xiaobai happily took the bowl, took a piece and handed it to He Qin's mouth: "Of course I'm awesome, come, have a piece."
He Qin originally wanted to refuse to eat, but when he saw Lu Xiaobai's bright eyes, he opened his mouth helplessly.
Recently, he has always been fed by Lu Xiaobai, and it has become a habit. If Lu Xiaobai doesn't feed him one day, his mood will become gloomy.
Seeing him chewing, Lu Xiaobai asked expectantly, "Is it sweet?"
He Qin: "Sweet."
Lu Xiaobai's eyes lit up and he immediately stuffed a piece into his mouth. While eating, he sat down in front of the stove and watched the fire.
He Qin: ...
I always feel like something is wrong...
The two of them were working hard to make soup at home, while Ling Yi and a few others were carrying stones on the mountain with their bare chests.
The four of them paid the money, mined two large pieces of stone, and then put them on a cart to take home.
Ling Er walked in front, his shoulders red from being squeezed by the rope. He wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Just for a bowl of noodles, it takes so much effort to pull the stone back and then carve and polish it. Is it really worth it?"
Ling Si, who was pushing the cart in the back, looked up and said, "If you're tired, you can go back. For the next few months, you'll eat corn porridge by yourself, and we'll eat noodles."
Zero Two: ...
After hearing this, Lingyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, General Meng. Go back and rest. Lingsan and I will take care of the polishing."
"Although I'm tired, I'm not that disloyal."
While pulling, Ling Er said, "Let's do it together, but we'll have a break and drink some water when we get to the stream ahead."
The others nodded: "Okay."
This is in the mountains and the road is difficult to walk on. Oxen and horses cannot come here, so the cart can only be pulled by manpower.
Fortunately, most of them were young and strong men, so this was not difficult for them. It was just that the weather was too hot and it was a bit painful.
Ling Si looked at Ling Er's back which was red from the sun, and helplessly increased his strength and pace, hoping that it would be easier for him in front.
In fact, the reason why the four of them can work for He Qin is not only because they are very capable, but also because they have good looks.
Otherwise, if they are too ugly, they must wear masks to avoid their masters being unhappy when they see them.
None of them wore a mask, and each had his own style.
Lingyi is the person who is most inconsistent with his identity. He looks gentle and his smile makes people feel like spring breeze. If it weren't for the farmer's or secret guard's clothes on him, he would look like a young master from a noble family.
But Lu Xiaobai never knew how ruthless and ruthless he was behind the scenes, and how much blood was on his hands.
Although Ling Er has a handsome appearance, he always has a bit of a ruffian feeling, but when he smiles, he is very sunny and playful, making it difficult for people to resist him.
Ling San has a stern face, a calm personality and is not talkative. People rarely want to get close to him. At the beginning, Lu Xiaobai was even a little afraid of him.
As for Ling Si, he is a real young man from a noble family. He has a handsome face and a very gentle smile, but when he frowns, he looks a bit fierce and scary.
When they reached the stream, the four of them sat down to rest.
Ling Er took a sip of water, looked at the stone on the cart with disdain and said, "If this mountain road wasn't so difficult to walk on, I would carry this broken stone back!"
Ling Si looked at him helplessly without saying a word, obviously not believing it.
The stone was half a person's height, a cube with a diameter of about one meter, and weighed at least three or four hundred kilograms. It would be strange if Ling Er could carry it.
Seeing that Ling Si didn't believe him, Ling Er, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, said helplessly: "Forget it if you don't believe me."
In order to save time, the four of them rested well and then pulled the cart again to continue their journey.
At home, Lu Xiaobai had already fallen asleep. He Qin put him on the bed, pulled the quilt over his stomach, and then went to the kitchen to check the fire.
Because the mung bean seeds were dried, and I was in a hurry to make the soup today, many of the beans were not softened. They were hard and had a strange taste in my mouth. I had to add more water and cook it longer.
When Lu Xiaobai woke up, it was already dusk.
He rubbed his eyes, sat up and looked out the window. Suddenly he remembered his mung bean soup and quickly got up and ran out.
There was no one in the yard, He Qin was not there, and the mung bean soup in the pot was gone.
Lu Xiaobai was stunned, looked around in confusion, and said with some fear: "Where's He Qin, where's Tang? Haven't Brother Lingyi and the others come back yet?"
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