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The sun is shining brightly in the East Market.
"Roujiamo! Delicious roujiamo!! Come and try the delicious roujiamo!"
"Oh, you look so happy today. It seems like you had a good holiday! Give me two roujiamo." Fatty Liu came to buy roujiamo and said happily.
"Yes! The roujiamo is ready! Put it away!" He Yingchun had a smile on her face the whole day. Even her mother was a little tired, but she looked full of energy and enthusiasm.
"What's wrong with you today? Why are you so happy?" Mom muttered a few words and continued to work.
"Mom, look at those two people over there, are they looking at us?" Because of drinking spiritual spring water for a long time, He Yingchun's five senses are stronger than others, and she is particularly sensitive to those vague gazes.
"Don't look, don't look. Just pretend to pick up the food and take a few casual glances." She bent down to add firewood and lowered her voice.
Mom pretended to get some vegetables, and glanced over there. After a while, she also added firewood and said, "No, I don't see anyone."
He Yingchun stood up and looked over there again, and sure enough, there was no one there.
"That's strange..." She wiped her hands. She clearly saw two people. Could she have seen it wrong?
At this time, someone came to buy Roujiamo, "Boss! Give me two Roujiamo, one meat and one vegetarian!"
"Okay!" He Yingchun stopped hesitating and started chopping the meat.
In the evening, when it was almost time to close the stall, He Yingchun kept looking to the left, as if looking for something. "Waiting for the young master?" her mother hit the nail on the head.
He Yingchun nodded generously, "Well, it's almost time, why haven't you come yet?"
Mum looked over there and said, "Oh, he'll be here soon. The young master will definitely come to pick you up, don't worry."
Before he finished speaking, Wen Jingzhao and Zhang Chao came together, and Zhang Chao greeted He Yingchun and her mother.
"It smells so good, boss. It's time to close the stall! Unfortunately, I don't have the pleasure to enjoy it~" Zhang Chao kept glancing into the pot, looking eagerly.
"The meat is sold out. Would you like some vegetables, plus some braised eggs?" He Yingchun said with a smile.
"Hahaha, that's great!" Zhang Chao had an expression that said she really understood.
He Yingchun made him a steamed bun with vegetables and said, "I'll add two more spoonfuls of sauce for you."
"Thank you, boss!" Zhang Chao put the money on the table and said, "Keep it."
He Yingchun waved her hand and gave him the money. "No need. Why should I charge you for eating?"
"No, no, no, take the money and leave first!" He took a bite of the vegetable bun and said vaguely, "It's delicious... mmm... not bad."
He patted Wen Jingzhao's shoulder, his tone full of envy and jealousy, and said with a sigh, "Old Wen, you are so lucky!"
After that, he lowered his voice and said, "Think about that matter again."
"Why are you leaving? Let's go home and eat together?" After meeting him twice, He Yingchun felt that Zhang Chao was a good person. He liked to talk nonsense and seemed to be out of place, but he was a very particular person.
"I'm leaving now. I won't disturb you two tonight. Yanran is still waiting for me!" He waved his hand, his back looking elegant.
"Who is Yanran?" He Yingchun reacted and asked.
"He has a lover." Wen Jingzhao loaded the things into the cart and pushed it back. He had long legs, so he slowed down his pace and waited for her.
He Yingchun took two quick steps and asked, "My lover?"
She pursed her lips and said, "You...before...forget it, it's okay." She wanted to ask Wen Jingzhao if he had a lover before, but when she thought about it, how could such a rich and dissolute young master not have one?
Mom disliked how slowly they walked, and didn't want to disturb them, so she walked a long way ahead and disappeared as soon as she turned the corner.
"What's wrong?" Wen Jingzhao slowed down and waited for her. "It's okay, let's go!"
Wen Jingzhao was worried, so the two of them didn't say much. They just took two quick steps to catch up with their mother and soon returned home.
"Yingchun, I want to discuss something with you." Wen Jingzhao called He Yingchun into the west wing.
He Yingchun's heart skipped a beat. Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be about to say anything good.
Could it be that she regretted it? He Yingchun bit her lip. Did they kiss last night? She was indeed drunk, but it seemed like they did kiss.
Did you kiss? Did you not?
Kissed her, it was soft and sweet. Could it be that she was drunk and had lost her mind?
"Did you kiss?" Oh no, he blurted it out?
"Kiss." Wen Jingzhao seemed to smile, held her face with his left hand, leaned down, and kissed her gently.
The taste of yesterday's sugar painting seemed to spread immediately on the tip of her tongue. She hadn't drunk anything today, but she was already drunk. He Yingchun had never kissed anyone before, so she slowly extended her tongue and licked it tentatively.
The hand supporting her cheek paused, Wen Jingzhao's eyes darkened, and the strength of his fingers increased. He rubbed her cheek with his index finger and thumb, and then stroked her ear bone. He Yingchun's legs went limp, and she felt that all her breath had been robbed. All the strength in her body was in Wen Jingzhao's palm, which was now ravaging her waist.
Heavy rain, lightning and thunder, this is how He Yingchun felt after the kiss.
He Yingchun panted on his shoulder. Wen Jingzhao touched her head and chuckled, "Prosperity."
After a while,
"What did you want to discuss with me?" He Yingchun asked as if he suddenly thought of something.
Wen Jingzhao lowered his eyes and said, "I'm leaving the city tomorrow."
"Leaving the city? Why leaving the city suddenly? Where are you going?" He Yingchun was surprised. Wen Jingzhao was a military advisor and rarely had missions to leave the city.
"There's a group of foreign enemies roaming around in the northwest. They've killed more than a dozen civilians and dozens of livestock and then escaped. They're deliberately provoking us. Ma Tongguang asked Zhang Chao to take some men there."
"As a military strategist, you usually just give advice and suggestions..." He Yingchun looked into his eyes and was silent for a moment, "You want to go to the battlefield?" It was clearly a question, but both of them knew the certainty in his words.
"I request Ma Tongguang to go with Zhang Chao. From now on, I will also go to the battlefield. Only by killing the enemies and gaining military merits will I have the opportunity to see the emperor and redress my father's grievances." Wen Jingzhao looked into her eyes, and the determination in his eyes never changed.
"So you started practicing martial arts just to go to the battlefield one day?" He Yingchun asked him, and Wen Jingzhao nodded.
"I understand." He Yingchun nodded, and she forced a smile. "Then I'll go cook first." He Yingchun lowered her head and walked outside.
Wen Jingzhao held her back, "Yingchun, I..."
"I'll go cook first." She broke away from him, opened the door and was about to go out.
Wen Jingzhao grabbed her and locked the door.
"Don't pull me, I said I'm going to cook first..." She turned her head and tears fell like pearls from a broken string, hitting Wen Jingzhao's palm.
He lowered his head, held her face, and sighed, "Why are you crying?"
"I told you I'm going to cook, don't touch me!" He Yingchun shook off his hand, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
"Are you discussing this with me? Wen Jingzhao? You're informing me! You'll know on the Lantern Festival! Zhang Chao, you three are talking about this!"
She choked, "Then why did you kiss me? You went to the battlefield with ease, and I pretended nothing happened between us."
"If anything happens to you... Ugh... Ugh... I..."
"No, no." Wen Jingzhao bent down, held her face, and wiped away the tears on her face with his thumb.
"I can't bear to leave you." He kissed her cheek, tears streaming down his face. "I can't bear to leave you."
He actually didn't need to say anything. Those eyes that were usually indifferent and even a little cold were now affectionate and gentle. Just by looking at them, He Yingchun's heart softened.
No matter what, we still have to eat. He Yingchun focused on cooking. They were going to have dumplings tonight. Every time she left home, she would have dumplings for the last meal before leaving.
Chop the pickled cabbage, add the pork filling with fat and lean meat, add chopped green onion and garlic, add some salt and soy sauce, and stir with chopsticks.
"What's wrong?" Mom asked when she saw that He Yingchun looked unhappy.
"It's okay, I just stung my eyes from cutting onions." He Yingchun wiped her eyes, which were a little red.
Mom didn't dare to ask any more questions. "Okay, go wash it quickly and I'll make the stuffing."
"It's okay, I'm fine now."
After the dough had risen, He Yingchun rolled out the dumpling wrappers and opened the dumplings with her mother. He Yingchun specially made a bowl of dumplings with pure pork filling to exchange for points.
"Wen Jingzhao will be going out tomorrow, so I'll make two more dishes." He Yingchun hurriedly made fried dried meat and mutton soup.
The pork is fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It is crispy and delicious, and most importantly, it is convenient to take away.
The mutton was sent by Li Bin on behalf of the king's wife on the Lantern Festival. It was very tender. As soon as it came out of the pot, the aroma of the meat slices penetrated through the crack in the door. Gesan ran in, stuck out his tongue and barked twice.
"Ding! One serving of pork dumplings, +10 points, one serving of fried dried meat, +10 points, one serving of mutton soup, +10 points. Current points are 108."
The meal between the three of them was not as lively as usual. They talked about this and that. He Yingchun didn't say anything and her mother spoke a few words in a dry voice before falling silent.
There was a moment of silence. After the meal, Wen Jingzhao and his mother cleaned up the dishes, while He Yingchun continued to work in the kitchen.
She wanted to fry some more fruits and meatballs, all of which she could wrap in paper and take away.
The oil pan was hot and she burned her hand on the edge of the pan without paying attention, and screamed in pain.
Wen Jingzhao came over and held her back, "Stop it, Yingchun."
"You're leaving tomorrow, so I'll make some extra for you to take with you." He Yingchun put the meatballs in.
Wen Jingzhao was stunned. He thought she came to cook because she was in a bad mood, but he didn't know she brought it for him.
"What are you making...meatballs?" he asked.
"Well, bring some meatballs, dried meat and fruits. You can eat them directly and they won't spoil easily. The dried meat is hard, so you can use it to hit the enemy if you don't have any weapons..." As she spoke, she didn't stop working. Sweat broke out on her forehead, both from the heat and the anxiety.
Wen Jingzhao bent down and hugged her, burying his head in her shoulder, his eyes a little hot.
He Yingchun was still holding the chopsticks in one hand. The meatballs in the pot were sizzling and emitting the aroma of meat.
His shoulders were broad, and He Yingchun could only reach his shoulder blades, which she patted gently.
"He Yingchun." His voice was very soft. "I like you so much."
He Yingchun's hand paused, her nose sore, "Wen Jingzhao, I like you too."
Wen Jingzhao hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to embed her in his arms.
"Yeah, I know."
He Yingchun, you may not know that your eyes can speak. Every time I look back, I see your eyes, which speak before you do.
I like you so much.
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