Do you like Dr. Lu?
Lu Guangbai approached and asked Xie Ronghua, "Is something the matter?"
While asking Xie Ronghua, his eyes were fixed on Zheng Nanle.
Zheng Nanle glared at him; she really didn't only contact him when she needed something.
Lu Guangbai was taken aback.
Zheng Nanle's eyes were too bright, as if two stars were twinkling inside, making people afraid to look directly at them.
He looked away.
Xie Ronghua walked up with a grin and put her arm around Lu Guangbai's neck. Lu Guangbai raised his hand to block the excited Xie Ronghua, but Xie Ronghua didn't mind, withdrew her hand, and said happily, "I want to have dinner with you."
He took the rabbit ears from Zheng Nanle and held them up in front of Lu Guangbai.
Lu Guangbai let out a sigh of relief. "You want to eat with me because you're craving my cooking, right? I'll charge you one ten-yuan bill for every meal I cook."
"Here you go, I've got money." Xie Ronghua pulled out a ten-yuan note and stuffed it into Lu Guangbai's hand, then ordered, "Braised rabbit meat."
Zheng Nanle's gaze swept over the large coin in Lu Guangbai's arms, and she lowered her head slightly guiltily.
She ate for so long, but it seems she didn't pay.
After a moment, she straightened her back.
She provided the ingredients.
Lu Guangbai accepted it. "Go and deal with the rabbit."
Xie Ronghua smiled and replied, "Okay."
With that, he picked up the rabbit and left as nimbly as a rabbit.
Lu Guangbai looked at Zheng Nanle, who thought for a moment and suggested, "Shall I prepare some side dishes for you?"
Lu Guangbai chuckled.
This is the first time Zheng Nanle has offered to lend a hand; competition brings pressure.
“Okay.” Lu Guangbai went to the vegetable garden that had been cultivated next to the cowshed. “I’ll pick some cucumbers and lettuce.”
"good."
The vegetables in the garden are regularly tended and grow well. Not only are there no weeds, but the greens are also whole and beautiful, with few insect holes or withered leaves.
Zheng Nanle originally wanted to ask if pesticides had been used, but remembering Lu Guangbai's superb insect repellent powder, she couldn't help but ask, "Can your prescription repel these vegetable bugs?"
Seeing Zheng Nanle staring at the lettuce, Lu Guangbai walked over and squatted down, pinching the lettuce roots as he answered, "It's not the same formula as the insect repellent from the mountain. The one sprayed here is specifically for repelling vegetable bugs."
"No wonder it's so beautiful. Are the pesticides expensive? Are they poisonous to humans if we eat it?"
"It's inexpensive and harmless to the human body."
Zheng Nanle momentarily conjured up sketches of projects such as getting Lu Guangbai to invest and cooperate in building a pesticide factory or a high-end ecological park, but in an instant, she dismissed all these thoughts.
Not to mention that individual private businesses are not allowed now, even if they were, she would still have to discuss it with Er Ya before making a decision.
"You're really amazing."
Zheng Nanle spoke from the heart.
In her past life, she had a friend whose family was in the catering industry. In order to avoid being held hostage by others in terms of ingredients, they specially leased mountains and fields and built their own ecological farm. All fish, shrimp, vegetables and fruits were produced by their own farm.
She once complained to her that high-end ingredients are difficult to process. Pesticides are necessary, but even if they are used, it doesn't work. Various high-tech devices are installed to repel insects, but the effect is only so-so. It's better to hire people to catch the insects by hand.
Later, after much effort, they learned of a skilled ancient doctor who could concoct insect repellent formulas. However, the ancient doctor was shrewd and wanted to exchange his pesticide formulas for one percent of the shares.
The formula obtained by exchanging shares is more effective at expelling insects than high-tech methods, but it still failed to achieve the expected results. The only advantage is that it is harmless to the human body.
This is the best we can do right now.
Therefore, Zheng Nanle knew that the technical skill Lu Guangbai displayed with such nonchalance was far more sophisticated than he had made it out to be.
If her friend knew that the medicine powder Lu Guangbai casually concocted had such a powerful effect, and that the vegetables that grew from it were stunningly beautiful, she would definitely beg Lu Guangbai to sell her the formula.
Lu Guangbai smiled and said, "I still have many shortcomings."
Zheng Nanle thought to himself that technical experts are always humble. The more they learn, the more they realize how vast the knowledge is and how insufficient their own expertise is. It is precisely because of this ambition that they are able to continuously improve their professional skills.
The two chatted casually as they picked vegetables. The rows of lettuce were very close together, and their fingers and the backs of their hands would inevitably brush against each other.
Zheng Nanle was insensitive to such minor frictions, but Lu Guangbai was.
He was just a naive young man who had never been intimate with a girl in his twenties. The friction between his skin and hers always stirred up tiny electric currents that coursed through his body, causing an inexplicable fire to rise up without any outlet.
He carefully avoided Zheng Nanle's hand, but his attempt backfired. When he reached for the lettuce that Zheng Nanle had his eye on, Zheng Nanle's hand landed on the back of his hand.
The warm, soft touch felt like a battery, crackling out a powerful current that made his heart race.
He looked at Zheng Nanle.
While chatting with Lu Guangbai, Zheng Nanle's eyes were unfocused. He subconsciously pinched his thumb and forefinger together, then noticed something was wrong and looked down.
She saw her slightly yellowish little hand land on the back of a pair of large, claw-like hands, the palms warm, radiating a temperature and heat that did not belong to her.
A tingling sensation spread from where their palms met, as if tiny downy feathers were tickling their hearts, leaving them suddenly numb and weak.
She looked at Lu Guangbai with a puzzled expression.
Getting too close, Zheng Nanle noticed for the first time that Lu Guangbai's eyes were the legendary phoenix eyes—narrow, with sharp lines, dark and deep pupils, and long, curled eyelashes.
When he looks at someone intently, his deep affection is evident in his gaze.
The sky was still, the wind was still.
At this moment, there was complete silence between the two.
Zheng Nanle was the first to look away, calmly withdrew her hand, and stood up. "I'll go pick some cucumbers."
Her movements were unhurried and unhurried, as if the soft touch of jade had no effect on her.
Lu Guangbai withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes to stare at his hands, his eyelashes trembling.
He was the only one whose spring water was stirred up.
He remained silent and continued picking lettuce.
As the sun dipped below the green hills and the light gradually dimmed, Xie Ronghua, who had finished processing the rabbit, came to find them. Seeing the pile of lettuce beside Lu Guangbai, she exclaimed in shock, "Guangbai, you picked so much lettuce, are you planning to feed us like rabbits? Even if we were rabbits, we couldn't eat this much!"
The lower leg is about the same height as the pig's.
Lu Guangbai realized that he had picked too much lettuce and had been distracted, picking it only on instinct.
“I’m going to make pickled lettuce,” he calmly added.
"You're preparing to make it so early? Then make more, give me a jar." Xie Ronghua said without any politeness.
Lu Guangbai glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Dinner was eaten with the people in the cowshed. Besides Grandpa Lu Guangbai, there was a professor couple and a retired cadre living in the cowshed. The dinner included braised rabbit meat, stir-fried lettuce, rabbit meat soup with poria cocos, and cucumber salad.
Apart from Zheng Nanle, everyone else ate very restrainedly, which made Zheng Nanle slow down the frequency of picking up rabbit meat. Is it not good for her to be the only one grabbing the braised rabbit meat and eating it like crazy?
Lu Guangbai used serving chopsticks to serve Zheng Nanle, and soon Zheng Nanle's bowl was filled to the brim with rabbit meat. He explained, "My grandfather and the others have weak stomachs, so they can only taste the braised rabbit meat. You should eat more. Once you've eaten enough, Xie Ronghua and I will finish the rest."
Xie Ronghua chuckled, "I won't fight you for the rabbit you hunted."
Forehead.
Zheng Nanle underestimated the importance of meat in this era. In her previous life, no one would care about such a small amount of rabbit meat, and naturally no one would be modest. But in this era, if you eat more meat when visiting or entertaining guests, you are considered ignorant and greedy.
Nobody will eat someone else's meat.
She used serving chopsticks to put a lot of rabbit meat on Lu Guangbai's plate as well, saying, "Eat up, there's plenty more."
Both of their bowls were overflowing, a world where only Xie Ronghua was injured.
He sullenly stuffed corn into his mouth, his resentful gaze sweeping over Zheng Nanle. "Er Ya, it's not right for you to be biased."
Zheng Nanle calmly replied, "Don't you have hands? Do you only agree to lend a hand if I beg you a thousand times?"
Xie Ronghua chuckled twice, "Then I won't be polite."
He really didn't stand on ceremony; he first used the bowl to take half of it.
However, when he ate it himself, he still restrained himself, taking more side dishes and less rabbit meat.
Zheng Nanle looked away and focused on eating.
Lu Guangbai's cooking skills are something I don't know how he developed, but even the simplest stir-fried lettuce is delicious. The lettuce isn't sweet, but its refreshing taste makes up for that, and it nicely cuts through the greasiness of the rabbit meat.
After finishing her bowl, Zheng Nanle wanted to get another serving, but Lu Guangbai stopped her.
Zheng Nanle was unhappy, but obediently put down his chopsticks and bowl.
The people in the cowshed were very quiet; if you weren't paying attention, you could hardly notice their presence. After eating, the middle-aged couple put the dirty bowls and chopsticks in a basin and left the cowshed.
Zheng Nanle felt a rare hint of embarrassment.
She wouldn't feel embarrassed to exploit Lu Guangbai, but wouldn't it be impolite to make an elder do the dishes while she herself only has one mouth to feed?
Noticing Lu Guangbai quietly watching her, Zheng Nanle glared at him, then left the cowshed and returned with a pheasant.
Xie Ronghua was nowhere to be seen in the cowshed. Old Master Lu and another old man were making straw sandals out of straw. Zheng Nanle glanced at them, tossed the pheasant to Lu Guangbai, and said in a low voice, "A gift for the elders."
Without waiting for Lu Guangbai's response, he turned and left.
Lu Guangbai chased after Zheng Nanle out of the cowshed, carrying the dead pheasant. Zheng Nanle's figure had already gone far away, leaving only a silhouette in the dim night. Lu Guangbai watched for a moment, chuckled softly, and then carried the chicken back to the cowshed.
Inside the cowshed, Old Master Lu looked at him with concern.
Given their social standing, what respectable family would want their daughter to marry into their family?
In the Zheng family's outhouse, Er Ya sat on the edge of the bed, resting her chin on her hand, and asked Zheng Nanle, "Sister, do you like Doctor Lu?"
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