Mu Xingzhi listened to Su Qingluan's excited expression and looked up at her: "So, what did Qingluan find out after visiting so many stores?"
When Su Qingluan heard Mu Xingzhi ask this, she was no longer sleepy - after all, cooking was her hobby and also her expertise.
So she picked up the little notebook and started talking. "For example, 'Zhenxiuge', their signature dish is braised rabbit meat. They've made sure it doesn't have any fishy smell at all, and the rabbit itself is very tender. Paired with their unique sauce—I suspect they added honey, which has a special sweetness that softens the flavor—the result is a rich flavor without being too harsh."
Su Qingluan pointed the end of the brush at another restaurant. "The food at this 'Banfanglou' isn't particularly outstanding, it's just okay. However, the chef in the kitchen is very skilled with knives. All three of their signature dishes are shredded or sliced. Honestly, this skill is considered difficult even among chefs..."
Halfway through her speech, Su Qingluan felt the opposite side's gaze focused on her. She looked up and saw Mu Xingzhi looking at her with a smile on his face and a teasing look in his eyes.
"What...what are you looking at me like that?" Su Qingluan felt a little guilty for some reason when she was stared at with such eyes - it was an illusion, definitely her illusion.
However, Mu Xingzhi's words made her dispel her lucky illusion: This is not an illusion!
"I heard from the owner of the inn we were staying at that you, Madam, were so worried about my illness that you even prepared my meals so I could eat more. You even traveled over an hour every day to visit several restaurants to get me some fresh food. You really went to great lengths. It seems we were all being overly sentimental."
As he spoke, Mu Xingzhi lowered his eyes to look at the densely written notebook in Su Qingluan's hand: "So, it turns out that it's 'The drunkard's intention is not in the wine'."
"I...how could I not..." Su Qingluan was a little lacking in confidence, but her eyes drifted around involuntarily: Okay, okay, she was indeed suspected of doing private work, but wasn't this just a matter of convenience?
"Oh... forget it," Mu Xingzhi put down his chopsticks and sighed deeply, "It's understandable that you, Madam, despise a sickly person like me..."
Su Qingluan felt a little guilty at first, but seeing Mu Xingzhi's almost pitiful expression, she smiled instead: You're out of breath when I say you're fat, and you're going to open a dyeing factory when I give you a little color?
So she raised her eyebrows and followed suit: "That's right, they say you marry a man and you get food and clothing. But look at our family, they eat my food, drink my drinks, and use my things, and in the end they still blame me, I... I..."
She originally wanted to recite the song and dance again, imitating the cheating characters in the drama and crying and wailing, but the more she spoke, the funnier it became. Moreover, Su Qingluan's acting skills were really average. She wanted to laugh, but there was no external force to force her to hold it back, so she kept saying "I" for a long time but still couldn't continue. Instead, she chuckled and burst out laughing.
Mu Xingzhi was actually just teasing her. Seeing Su Qingluan couldn't help laughing, he also laughed. Instead of his previous sad expression, he said approvingly, "But Qingluan, you are very thoughtful. No one has expressed any doubts about my 'bedridden illness'."
From the smell of medicine in the room, her haggard complexion, and even the details of how hard she tried to improve the taste of her "bedridden" husband, all of Su Qingluan's efforts showed the image of "a wife worried about her husband's illness." To be honest, Su Qingluan's series of preparations and arrangements were much better than Mu Xingzhi had expected.
Su Qingluan felt a little embarrassed by such straightforward praise. She scratched her cheek and looked at Yaoguang beside her: "They also helped me a lot..."
Yaoguang quickly stood up and said she was not worthy of it.
In fact, when Mu Xingzhi and Su Qingluan were talking just now, especially when they were competing with each other in acting and joking, Yaoguang didn't know why, but she always felt that she seemed a little uneasy, and it would be best if she disappeared immediately.
But now she didn't mess up any tasks, and her master wasn't angry with her. Where did this uneasy feeling come from?
If Yaoguang had ever surfed the waves in the future, she would definitely know that this feeling is a kind of redundant feeling like a "light bulb" - although Mu Xingzhi and Su Qingluan are not a couple in a relationship, sometimes, when two people have more or less feelings for each other, this kind of vague aura that isolates the third person will also form.
However, none of the three people present were particularly aware of this - it must be said that in terms of being very emotionally insensitive, Mu Xingzhi and Su Qingluan were quite "compatible".
After breakfast, they changed the donkey cart to a horse carriage as planned, because Su Qingluan said it would be more stable and comfortable.
The innkeeper couldn't help but sigh privately with Mu Xingzhi, "My dear, your wife has taken great pains to care for your illness and has spared no expense on you. With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for? You're truly the envy of others!"
There was one more thing the shopkeeper didn't say, which was that the young man was plain-looking, but the lady, although still young, had a hint of stunning beauty. Under normal circumstances, if a man was not good-looking and had a disability, many beautiful women would definitely not be willing to stay at home.
But the couple in front of him, the girl not only had no other thoughts, but also cared about her husband in every way, which made the shopkeeper, who was used to the fickleness of human nature, sigh.
Of course, these words are too unpleasant to hear and offend people. The store owner is a smart person and will not say things that people don’t like, so he only said a series of auspicious words such as "I wish the couple a long and happy life together and live in harmony."
But this time the auspicious words are three times more sincere.
Mu Xingzhi nodded with a smile, and then the group changed into a spacious carriage and set out on their journey again.
It has to be said that although both are pulled by livestock, horse-drawn carts are indeed faster and smoother than donkeys and mules. Moreover, because the carriage is more spacious, the space inside is also much larger, so Su Qingluan can get up and move around.
However, this kind of dirt road might have potholes or small stones at any time, so it is not only common for the carriage to suddenly shake violently, but it also always makes its presence felt when you are caught off guard.
As luck would have it, Su Qingluan stood up and stretched her body at this moment.
Although the carriage was spacious, it was not like the bus in her previous life, with handrails everywhere to keep people in their seats. Su Qingluan did not have a particularly well-developed core muscle group. As luck would have it, she lost her balance after being jolted so violently and fell to the side - and the side she fell happened to be the direction where Mu Xingzhi was sitting!
I’m going to die! Su Qingluan subconsciously closed her eyes in fear.
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