Chapter 165: Because Yue'er likes it!
Liang Jingyao felt very distressed. He leaned Lin Xiaoyue's head on his shoulder and covered her with a thin blanket.
Even when they arrived at the teahouse, Liang Jingyao was reluctant to wake Lin Xiaoyue up. He directly carried Lin Xiaoyue out of the carriage and went into the backyard.
Lin Xiaoyue was awakened by the cold wind outside. She opened her eyes dazedly and found herself being held by Liang Jingyao. "Liang, Brother Liang, how did I fall asleep?"
Liang Jingyao reluctantly put Lin Xiaoyue on the ground and said, "You're too tired. You fell asleep as soon as you got on the carriage. Go take a shower and go to bed. I'll have a chat with the drunkard."
Lin Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "I just slept and I'm not sleepy anymore. I'll go with you! It's still early anyway!"
Liang Jingyao did not refuse and let Lin Xiaoyue follow him into the west wing.
When Jiu Laoguai saw Liang Jingyao and Lin Xiaoyue coming back, he felt relieved. "You are finally back. If you don't come back, I will have to ask Zhan Ying to find you!"
Lin Xiaoyue and Liang Jingyao exchanged a glance. She sat down next to the old drunkard and said, "Dad, the bamboo courtyard where Big Brother Liang used to live was destroyed by the cavalry. It's all in ruins, so we were so busy that we only came back now."
The drunkard said gloomily, "I've been to the Bamboo Courtyard. It's a shabby yard with nothing of value in it. Are the cavalry just bored? Well, don't move for now. It's the same for me living here. You guys are so busy, and you still want to build a house for me? It's too much trouble!"
Lin Xiaoyue quickly persuaded him, "Dad, Brother Liang has already asked the Cheetah Army to build a house there. He said they'll be working in two shifts and it will be finished the day after tomorrow. So don't worry, Dad. Everything has been arranged!"
The drunkard glanced at Liang Jingyao and said distressedly, "Why are you bothering with all this? Isn't that guy in the capital enough for you? I'm just an old man, so where does it matter if I live? I'm not afraid of death!"
Liang Jingyao hesitated for a long time before finally saying one sentence, "That's where Yue'er and I met. I'll build it up whether you live there or not! Because Yue'er likes the bamboo courtyard!"
The drunkard looked at Lin Xiaoyue, whose face was flushed red, and laughed: "Hahaha! That's fine. I won't get involved in the affairs of you young people!"
Lin Xiaoyue glared at the drunken old man who looked like an old naughty boy and said, "Dad! You should go to bed early! I won't talk to you anymore. Yunyun, let's go back to the room!"
Chen Yunyun smiled secretly, Lin Xiaoyue was shy!
She waved her hand at the drunkard and said, "Uncle, have a good rest. I'll come to see you tomorrow."
The next day, at daybreak, Lin Xiaoyue sat up from the bed, "Oh, why did I oversleep? I still want to make breakfast!"
Chen Yunyun rubbed her eyes and asked curiously, "Sister Lin, what did you just say about making breakfast? I can even recite storybooks by myself now, so why do you still have to get up so early? I'll make uncle's medicine when I get up to cook."
Lin Xiaoyue said as she put on her clothes, "It's not because of these things. You don't know how simple the food was in the valley yesterday. So many people worked day and night to build houses. Today, I have to prepare something delicious, otherwise it will be too unreasonable!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yunyun also sat up and said, "You're right! What do you need? I'll help you prepare it!"
Lin Xiaoyue thought for a moment and said, "I need two large iron pots, a small stove to boil water, and pots and pans, meat, and vegetables..."
Chen Yunyun frowned and said, "Sister Lin, isn't that equivalent to moving the kitchen over there? I think you and I can prepare the food here, and then have Zhan Ying deliver it! You don't have to run around all the time!"
Lin Xiaoyue frowned and said, "But what about the tea? Someone has to make tea, right?"
Chen Yunyun smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? I'll have Zhan Ying bring a small stove and a kettle over first. After I've finished cooking for you, I'll have Zhan Ying run over. This way, it's definitely easier than you working alone in the valley, right?"
Lin Xiaoyue thought about it and realized that if she needed anything here, she could just ask someone to go out and buy it. If she were in the valley, she would have to send someone out to buy it, and there was no telling when she would even have food to eat! She also cooked the meal yesterday and made dozens of rice dumplings. She was really exhausted!
She nodded and agreed: "Okay, then I'll listen to you!"
Opening the door, Lin Xiaoyue saw Zhan Ying sitting on the roof holding a sword. She waved towards the roof and shouted, "Zhan Ying, come down quickly. I need your help!"
Zhan Ying flew down from the roof and asked, "Miss Lin, please tell me what's going on. The master told us to listen to you."
"Come with me!" Lin Xiaoyue walked to the kitchen, took out a small stove and a kettle, and put several bowls in a basket. "There's no place to even drink hot water in the valley right now. Hurry and deliver these over. It's cold, and everyone needs to at least have some hot water! As for lunch, wait until I'm done, then you can help me run another run. In the morning, buy some more sesame seed cakes and steamed buns on the street. I'm afraid they'll be too hungry by the time I finish cooking!"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue took out a purse and placed it in Zhan Ying's hand. "Buy as much as you can. If you don't have enough money, come to me again."
Zhan Ying propped up his heavy purse and said, "There's still plenty left! Don't worry, Miss Lin. I'll be on my way first!"
After Zhan Ying left, Lin Xiaoyue was not idle either. She took out the flour and planned to make breakfast for the drunkard herself.
After Chen Yunyun finished lighting the fire behind the earthen stove, she stood up and saw Lin Xiaoyue had already started kneading the dough. She asked curiously, "Sister Lin, are you planning to make dumplings? Or steamed buns? Let me help you!"
Lin Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Neither. I'm planning to make noodle soup. Can you help me wash some more vegetables? I'll need them later."
Chen Yunyun searched her mind for a moment, but she had never heard of this noodle dumpling. She washed the vegetables, cut them into sections, and set them aside. She went to Lin Xiaoyue and asked, "What is this delicious dish? Teach me! When we get to the valley, if Old Monster Jiu wants to eat it, I can make it for him."
Lin Xiaoyue couldn’t believe that Chen Yunyun had never eaten it. Could it be that it was not available here?
As she did it, she explained, "This is very simple. Just knead the dough like I did, then let it rest for less than half an incense stick of time, knead it until it's smooth, and then put it in the wok. Let me cook first!"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue scooped some lard into the lard. After it turned into liquid, she beat three eggs into the lard, fried them and set them aside.
Then, Lin Xiaoyue rinsed the pot clean, scooped a piece of lard and added it to stir-fry the vegetables. When the vegetables were almost done, she poured in a lot of water, then took the dough and kneaded it until it was smooth, then cut it into thin strips with scissors and put it into the pot.
After the noodles were cooked, Lin Xiaoyue sprinkled salt in them to adjust the taste.
"It's ready! I'll serve it to you. It's cold, so this will warm you up!"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue had already served a bowl and put a fried egg on it. "Hurry, eat it while it's hot!"
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