Chapter 115
The family members suddenly disappeared. Although this had happened before, it usually happened in the morning when Lingyi and the others went out to work, and Lu Xiaobai knew about it.
But it was dusk now, and not only were Lingyi and the others not there, but He Qin was not there either, which made Lu Xiaobai a little panicked.
He didn't know where they went, and ran out of the kitchen a little scared, intending to look for someone, but as soon as he came out, he saw He Qin and Ling Yi and others walking towards him from the backyard.
"He Qin!"
Seeing He Qin, Lu Xiaobai finally breathed a sigh of relief. He rushed over and threw himself into his arms, asking, "Where have you been? Where's the soup in the pot?"
Although Lu Xiaobai wasn't showing much, his belly was growing. He Qin was worried he'd bump into it, so he reached out when he saw him running. When he got close, he grabbed Lu Xiaobai's armpits and pulled him into his arms, "Don't run so fast. What if you fall?"
"It's not fast, it's just that it's almost dark, you're not here, and I'm scared to be alone."
As Lu Xiaobai spoke, his eyes turned red. He had never slept alone since he traveled through time. This place was so dark, he really didn't dare.
He Qin was stunned after hearing this. They had been grinding the millstone in the backyard, and the noise should have been very loud. How could Lu Xiaobai not hear it?
Could it be that they just stopped to rest and Lu Xiaobai woke up?
So I didn't hear any sound and thought they were gone.
He Qin touched Lu Xiaobai's head with some heartache and said, "Don't be afraid, we won't abandon you."
"What about the soup? The soup is gone too..."
This was what Lu Xiaobai cared about the most. His eyes were red and his lips curled, "You guys didn't finish drinking and didn't leave a bowl for me, did you?"
He worked so hard to prepare it, but you didn't even leave him a bowl. That's too much...
Lu Xiaobai pouted, sniffed sadly and said, "I didn't even drink a single sip..."
After hearing this, He Qin suppressed his smile and said nothing.
Ling Si smiled and said, "Master Xiaobai, don't cry. We didn't even drink a single sip of the mung bean soup. We just put it in a wooden bucket and lowered it into the well. I'll go and pull it up right away."
"Put it in the well?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiaobai was completely stunned. He looked up at He Qin in confusion and asked, "Why put it in the well?"
He Qin held his hand and walked towards the kitchen while saying, "It's too hot in the summer, but the well is cool. Put the mung bean soup in the well water for a while and it will taste better."
Lu Xiaobai nodded in understanding. He knew that mung bean soup tasted better when chilled for a while.
He just thought that there were no refrigerators in ancient times, so it could not be chilled. It could be drunk directly after being cooked and cooled. He never thought that it could be put in the well.
Lu Xiaobai looked towards the well expectantly, then followed He Qin into the kitchen. After a while, Ling Si came back with mung bean soup.
Lingyi and his friends sat at the table in silence, just like they always did, waiting for Lingsi to serve them the mung bean soup.
Although the well is not as good as the refrigerator in cooling effect, the mung bean soup chilled in the well does taste good. Lu Xiaobai couldn't help but drink two bowls, and he nestled in He Qin's arms and hummed with satisfaction.
"It's really delicious. It's so hot in the summer. I wish I could drink it every day."
He Qin looked back at the remaining mung beans in the basin and said, "There are still quite a few left. We can boil them."
Lu Xiaobai can keep it up for a long time by himself, but if everyone drinks it together, it won’t last for more than a few days.
Lu Xiaobai nodded: "That's not enough at all, I'll take out some more when the time comes."
Anyway, he has a lot of planting coins, so buying some mung beans is no problem.
After drinking the soup, Lingyi felt very satisfied. After all, their master was thinking about them wholeheartedly.
Ling Si did the same. After drinking, he smiled and said, "Thank you, Master Xiaobai, for making soup for everyone. I'll go down to the river and catch some fish for you tomorrow."
Eat fish?
Lu Xiaobai originally wanted to refuse, but he really hadn't eaten meat for a long time. However, although he still didn't want to drink fish soup, he could make grilled fish.
It’s different now than before, he has seasoning.
Apart from anything else, the three musketeers of removing fishy smell, namely onion, ginger and garlic, and salt, can make the fish taste better.
As for the chili peppers, he would buy some chili seeds from Xiao Baicai to see if they were spicy. If they were, he would use them as seasoning.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaobai's eyes lit up, and he immediately got up from He Qin's arms and said expectantly, "Okay, then can you catch fish with fewer bones? I'll teach you how to grill it. It's so delicious."
"Grilled fish?"
Ling Si was stunned for a moment. Isn't grilling fish the same as they usually do by sticking it on a tree branch and adding some salt? The taste is just average, and it may even be unpalatable if it is not grilled well.
But Lu Xiaobai said it was "very fragrant", is there any other way to roast it?
Although Ling Si didn't understand, he still nodded and said, "Okay."
There is grilled fish to eat!
Lu Xiaobai smiled happily, but turned around and saw Lingyi with his head down, not saying a word.
His smile disappeared instantly, and he turned to look at He Qin with some heartache, but he knew there were some things he couldn't say.
After all these days and the incident in Lufeng, he had guessed Lingyi's feelings for him.
However, this kind of long-term relationship is indeed difficult to handle.
He wanted to persuade Lingyi not to like him, but the other party never brought up the topic, and he couldn't take the initiative to talk about it.
Otherwise, He Qin would get angry with him again, and might even be mean to Lingyi, so he didn't dare and could only pretend not to know.
At this moment, Feiyun suddenly flew in from the window, but because Lu Xiaobai was in He Qin's arms, it did not land on He Qin's wrist, but went to Lingyi.
Lingyi quickly opened the mailbox, took out the small letter and handed it to He Qin.
Seeing this, Ling Si quickly turned around and took the food he had prepared for Feiyun, but as soon as he stood up, Feiyun ran away.
Soon, Xiao Huang was heard shouting happily in the backyard. Lu Xiaobai muttered in confusion, "Could Feiyun be in love with Xiao Huang? Why does it always go to Xiao Huang the first thing after delivering the letter?"
When Ling Si saw Feiyun running away, he chased after him with food.
Ling Er supported himself on the table with one hand, curling his lips in surprise. "That's impossible! One of them is an eagle and the other is a goose. Not only are they different species, but they're both male. How could they possibly be together?"
Lu Xiaobai nodded in agreement: "That's right, how about finding him a goose tomorrow?"
Anyway, Xiao Huang has grown up, it’s time to find him a wife.
And if Xiao Huang had a wife, she could lay eggs, which could not only be eaten but also used to hatch goslings. Then she could lay eggs and hatch goslings, and it wouldn’t be long before his family would have flocks of big white geese!
Xiao Huang can become the boss of the geese!
Lu Xiaobai's eyes were full of smiles. He turned to Lingyi and said, "Brother Lingyi, could you please help me get a little goose tomorrow?"
Lingyi looked up at Lu Xiaobai, then nodded and said, "Yes."
This is not the imperial palace, so they cannot take many things directly and need to buy them from the villagers with money.
Lu Xiaobai thought about it, suddenly stood up and ran back to the room, and took out a purse from the cabinet, which was full of the New Year's money he received.
He wanted to give Lingyi one or two taels of silver and ask him to buy a goose.
But after he took out one or two taels of silver, he suddenly remembered that he had borrowed one or two taels of silver from Lingyi when he bought a hairpin for He Qin, and it seemed that he had never returned it.
Lu Xiaobai blushed instantly: "I haven't paid back the money for so long?"
Lingyi didn't even ask him for it. He has such a good temper.
Lu Xiaobai silently took two taels of silver, and returned to the kitchen embarrassedly, handing the silver to Ling Yidao: "One tael of silver is for buying the goose, and the other one tael is something I borrowed from you before, but I forgot to return it to you, so I'm giving it to you now."
Ling nodded: "Okay."
Then he raised his hand to take the silver: "Thank you, Master Xiaobai."
Lu Xiaobai nodded and smiled awkwardly.
Although these people all called him that, he didn't know why, but when Lingyi called him that, he always felt a little uncomfortable.
Just when Lu Xiaobai was embarrassed, He Qin slowly said, "Thirteen is coming."
As soon as He Qin said this, Lingyi and Lingsan looked up instantly and asked in disbelief, "What is he doing here?"
Thirteen is also a secret guard of the Ling family. His full name is Ling Shisan. He is an exception among the many calm secret guards because he is rather naughty.
Although he is capable, no one wants to bring him along because he always likes to stir up trouble.
And isn’t he on a mission in Beili, looking for the Fourth Prince?
Why did you suddenly come to Lujia Village?
He Qin put down the letter in his hand and said with a serious face, "My royal brother has already sent someone to take over Zhou Zhou's affairs. I don't need to worry about it. The others have already hidden themselves in the dark, but Thirteen said he wants to see you!"
Lingyi: "...But if he comes over, how will we divide the room?"
There are six of them now, and three rooms with two people in each are just right.
But when Thirteen came, the six people became seven. How could seven people be divided into three rooms?
In the summer, someone can sleep in the pergola, but what about in the winter?
You can’t sleep in a pergola in winter, right?
In such cold weather, even if they are martial artists, they cannot accept sleeping in the shed every day.
He Qin: "Let him figure it out on his own."
After saying that, Ling Si just came back from outside. It was getting dark soon. He planned to cook, eat breakfast and then go to bed, as he still had work to do early the next morning.
Zero One and Zero Three had no way to refute He Qin's decision. They could only bow and leave the kitchen, and Zero Two followed him out.
Lu Xiaobai asked He Qin in confusion: "Who is Thirteen?"
He Qin curled his lips and said, "He's a secret guard like Lingyi. Although he's excellent, he's a bit naughty. He used to get into trouble when carrying out missions, and he always let Lingyi take the blame for him. So, Lingyi doesn't like him very much."
"oh!"
Lu Xiaobai nodded: "Then what is he doing here, to experience country life? That's good too, one more person to do the work, and it will be easier for everyone."
He Qin turned his head to look at the sky. It was already dark.
So he began to look forward to tonight's journey, then swallowed and whispered, "Yeah."
After dinner, Lu Xiaobai tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, because no matter what position he slept in, He Qin's hand would be on his chest after a while.
Even when Lu Xiaobai was sleeping on his stomach, He Qin's hand was inserted between his chest and the bed board like a piece of paper.
In the moonlight, Lu Xiaobai looked at the big claws on his chest and reached out to push them away helplessly, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push them away.
It was too hot in the summer, so she had to wear very thin clothes when sleeping at night, as if a layer of gauze covered her body. He Qin felt it was very soft in his hands and couldn't help but pinch it.
Lu Xiaobai had a second growth spurt, and sometimes it was not only itchy but also painful. He Qin's relentless pinch made his body stiffen. He gritted his teeth and said aggrievedly: "He Qin, you're going too far!"
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