Chapter 340: Happy Times in the Villa (Part 2)
The setting sun dyed the lotus pond amber, and the dried clothes swayed in the wind, casting swaying shadows.
Yuan Wanru brushed her fingertips across the half-dried clothes and sighed, "I wanted to grill fish tonight, but it looks like we'll have to wait until tomorrow."
Hearing this, Lu Jiangnian pinched her nose and said, "It's not difficult. I'll catch a few more for you."
"Going into the water again?"
Yuan Wanru frowned, a look of disapproval in her eyes.
Lu Jiangnian had already neatly brought the boat to the shore, helped her onto the lakeshore, and said, "Wait for me."
He strode away and soon disappeared from Yuan Wanru's sight.
Yuan Wanru gathered her hair that was blown by the wind, looked into the distance, and stared at the beautiful scenery in a trance.
The soft skirt is occasionally blown by the wind, just like lotus petals swaying in a pond.
She heard footsteps behind her and looked back. Lu Jiangnian was walking towards her with a harpoon made of green bamboo, with fresh cut marks on the bamboo joints.
The setting sun gave him a golden edge, the corners of his lips raised more freely than usual, and his eyes and brows revealed some of the youthful vigor and vitality of a young man.
"Watch it."
He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his well-defined arms.
The bamboo fork turned a beautiful arc in his hand, and the tip flashed a cold light in the setting sun.
Yuan Wanru showed a happy smile. It was really rare to see Lu Jiangnian like this.
He lost the calmness and steadiness of a young general and became more like the young knight in fine clothes and riding a vigorous horse as described in books.
With a "whoosh" sound, the bamboo fork broke through the water.
Lu Jiangnian shook his wrist, and a silver-scaled perch was pierced through the gills and pulled out of the water.
The fish's tail swung desperately, and the water droplets thrown out drew sparkling arcs in the air.
"how?"
He raised his eyebrows and looked at her, with a rare look of pride in his eyes.
Yuan Wanru was about to clap her hands when something unexpected happened.
The fish suddenly struggled violently and slipped off the bamboo fork, splashing back into the water, splashing water all over Lu Jiangnian.
"Ha ha."
Yuan Wanru burst out laughing.
Lu Jiang was unusually dazed, still standing there stupidly with water beads on his head.
Yuan Wanru couldn't help but bent over with laughter.
The laughter startled the egrets on the shore, which fluttered across the water, creating ripples.
"Laugh at me?"
Lu Jiangnian raised his eyebrows and approached her, stretching out his hand to tickle her armpit. She quickly dodged to the side, but stepped on the water splashed by the fish just now, and her foot slipped and she fell forward.
She exclaimed, but she was not afraid.
After all, Lu Jiangnian couldn't let her fall.
Sure enough, soon he hugged her around the waist, but the jade hairpin in her hair was thrown out and sank into the water with a "ding".
The two looked at each other and suddenly laughed out loud at the same time.
"Compensate me for the hairpin."
She poked his chest and said angrily.
Lu Jiangnian grabbed her rebellious fingers, his eyes suddenly darkened: "Can you pay me with fish?"
Yuan Wanru's face felt slightly hot, and she felt that the man's eyes suddenly seemed burning.
"No, you promised to catch me the fish."
Lu Jiangnian's slender fingertips touched the corners of her eyes that had just burst into tears from laughing, but his voice was full of indulgence: "How about you take me as compensation?"
"night……"
Yuan Wanru twisted his arm and said, "It's not even a month yet, don't think about those random things."
Lu Jiangnian's face suddenly turned cold and he carried her towards the lake.
"If you don't allow me, I will make you experience the feeling of being soaked to the skin."
He pretended to throw her into the water.
Yuan Wanru was not afraid of him. She widened her eyes and stared at him: "You dare, just try it!"
Lu Jiangnian looked down at her flushed cheeks, and a smile returned to his eyes: "I dare not, and I can't bear to."
The two people's eyes gradually became fixed on each other. Lu Jiangnian's lips were about to fall on hers, but the sound of fish jumping in the lake disturbed this beautiful moment.
Yuan Wanru tilted her head and asked in a low voice: "Still catching fish?"
Lu Jiangnian looked at the darkening lake and said, "Of course we have to catch them."
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The dusk deepened.
Lu Jiangnian finally caught five big fish, enough for the two of them to have a full meal.
They prepared today's meal entirely by themselves. Everyone else was sent away, leaving only the couple in the courtyard.
Lu Jiangnian scraped the scales and removed the gills skillfully. The joints of his fingers holding the knife were distinct, and the sight of the blade moving across the fish's belly was even more elegant than holding a pen and splashing ink.
Yuan Wanru praised sincerely: "Your technique really looks like that."
Lu Jiangnian raised his eyes and smiled: "I learned a lot of things at the border, and this is one of them."
At dusk, the bonfire was lit.
The orange-red flames made Yuan Wanru's face warm. She knelt on the futon, holding a small celadon bowl, dipping her fingertips in amber osmanthus honey sauce and carefully smearing it on the lines on the bellies of the two crucian carps.
"My lady, this sauce..." Lu Jiangnian suddenly leaned closer, his tall nose twitched a few times, and he took a deep breath.
"Isn't it possible that the hives have been emptied?"
I always feel that it’s too sweet.
Yuan Wanru snorted and deliberately poured half a spoonful of honey sauce on it: "These two are mine, I just like sweet things."
She raised her sauce-covered index finger and pointed at the three fish that were not coated with sauce. "That's yours, please do as you please."
Lu Jiangnian shook his head and laughed, picking up the coarse earthenware salt shaker.
He shook his wrist lightly, and the snow-white salt grains fluttered like fine snow, evenly scattered at the junction of the fish gills and tail fin.
"Whatever."
He suddenly leaned over and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Lady, if you are willing to give me a bite later, I would like to taste this sweet taste."
Yuan Wanru's ears suddenly felt burning and she wanted to push him away, but he was already sitting upright, as if Meng Lang had not been the one to touch her just now.
The firelight cast a swaying shadow on his chiseled profile, making the lingering smile even more alluring.
Next to the campfire, there was a low wooden table with crispy pickled cucumbers, candied plums, and a glass of osmanthus wine on it.
Lu Jiangnian patiently turned the grill. The tail of a fish was already brown and curled, and the fat dripped into the fire, and green smoke with pine scent rose up with a "hiss".
Yuan Wanru held her chin with her hand and looked at his focused eyes.
The firelight dyed his eyelashes golden and cast fan-shaped shadows under his eyes.
"My lady, it's done."
Lu Jiangnian picked up the bamboo skewer with the fish on it and handed the fish to her to see.
The fish skin has been roasted into beautiful tiger-skin patterns, and the honey juice has an attractive caramel color under the firelight.
Yuan Wanru wanted to take it, but Lu Jiangnian grabbed her wrist and said, "My lady's hands are too tender, be careful not to burn them."
He placed the fish on a plate on the table and picked up the chopsticks to pick the fish for her.
Lu Jiangnian placed the fattest fish belly meat on a plate. The snow-white fish meat was covered with crystal honey and topped with a small piece of crispy fish skin.
"Try it."
Yuan Wanru picked up the fish and put it into her mouth. The sweet fragrance of honey spread first, followed by the fragrance of osmanthus, and finally the tenderness of the fish.
The three flavors linger on the tip of the tongue, it's really good.
"Is it delicious?"
Lu Jiangnian looked at her intently, with fire flickering in his eyes.
Yuan Wanru nodded heavily, picked up a piece and handed it to his lips: "Try it too."
Lu Jiangnian shook his head, "Eat it yourself."
She thought he didn't like it, so she shrugged and put the fish into her mouth again.
But who knew that after she finished eating this bite, someone came over and said, "Let me try it and see what it tastes like..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he entangled her with an eager kiss.
It turns out that he wanted to taste it this way.
This person has so many bad intentions.
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