Chapter 240: Washing Hands Discovered
When Lin Xiaoyue came back, Chen Yunyun had already steamed rice under the tent and boiled a large pot of water.
"Sister Lin, look, all the things have been delivered, and they are very useful! Especially this wooden barrel for steaming rice, it can steam a lot at a time! I saw so many refugees, and three big stoves were all steaming rice. Everyone has been hungry for so long, at least we can let them have a full meal!" Chen Yunyun introduced happily.
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the three large wooden barrels and had no idea whether they were enough to eat!
"How about we make some more steamed buns? In case it's not enough, we can still eat the steamed buns. If we can't finish them, the steamed buns won't go bad until the next day!" Lin Xiaoyue said hesitantly.
Chen Yunyun didn't think about that. She looked down at Lin Xiaoyue's empty hands and asked anxiously, "Sister Lin, didn't you buy any vegetables? Some meat would be nice too. The vegetables and meat we brought from the teahouse won't last for a few days!"
Lin Xiaoyue said helplessly, "So many refugees have suddenly poured into the city, and the people are scared. They won't sell to us. It's okay, we'll eat it today, and tomorrow we'll go to the mountains to dig up winter bamboo shoots and wild vegetables. As for the meat, let Zhan Hu and the others go to the mountains to hunt some prey. We can always get by with just making do! Who knows, maybe in a few days the people will change their minds again?"
Chen Yunyun said angrily, "Why are they doing this? If it doesn't work, let's go back to Dongyuan Town and buy some!"
Lin Xiaoyue didn't want to talk to Chen Yunyun anymore. She really couldn't bear to hold the mouse in her hands. Although she was wearing two pairs of cloth gloves at the time, she still felt uncomfortable all over!
She raised a clean hand, waved it, and said, "That's not the case yet! We'll talk about it later! Go ahead and do your work. I have somewhere else to go!"
With that, she disappeared without a trace.
Chen Yunyun thought Lin Xiaoyue went to find Liang Jingyao, so she didn't care and went into the tent to get vegetables and pork. She was going to start cooking!
There is a small river in Yangming Town, which is formed by the flow down from Yangming Mountain.
Lin Xiaoyue squatted here and rubbed and washed her hands repeatedly until both hands were rubbed red, but she still felt uncomfortable.
At this moment, a voice came from behind Lin Xiaoyue, "What are you doing?"
Lin Xiaoyue turned around and saw that it was Liang Jingyao who came!
She immediately stood up, tucked her hands into her sleeves, and said with a wry smile, "I just came to wash my hands. Brother Liang, why are you here?"
Liang Jingyao lifted Lin Xiaoyue's arm and gently rolled up her sleeve. When he saw her red hand, his eyes darkened. "I hadn't seen it before, and I was worried, so I came here. What's wrong with your hand?"
Lin Xiaoyue knew that the rats in Fengshou Grain Store would be discovered sooner or later, and by then, everyone would know that all the grain had been stolen. So if she leaked even a little bit of information about Fengshou Grain Store now, Liang Jingyao would definitely associate it with her!
So, Lin Xiaoyue made up an excuse and said, "I got some tung oil on my hands when I was wiping the linen cloth with it. I always felt that I couldn't wash it clean, so I washed it a few more times. I'm fine, Brother Liang, don't worry!"
Liang Jingyao picked up his other hand and took a look. The skin on his hand was rubbed red!
"Don't wash it, it looks very clean to me! Let's go back, I bought you your favorite roast chicken!" Liang Jingyao took Lin Xiaoyue's hand and prepared to walk towards the city gate.
Lin Xiaoyue paused and asked in surprise, "Roast chicken? Where did you buy it? I went to the street, but all the shops were closed!"
Liang Jingyao smiled and said, "The county magistrate's wife made this for the empress dowager. I knew you liked it, so I asked her to make an extra one. I guess Yunyun is already warming it up, so go back and eat it!"
Lin Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, then asked worriedly, "Is this okay? What if the Queen Mother finds out? Will she blame you? Don't take it from now on. We can cook whatever you want. If you don't know how to cook, you can buy it."
Liang Jingyao knew clearly that Lin Xiaoyue had been unhappy because of the Queen Mother's difficulties. Although he wanted to ease the relationship between them, he had not found a breakthrough yet. He hoped that he would find an opportunity in the future!
"It's okay, I'm here, don't be afraid!" Liang Jingyao rubbed Lin Xiaoyue's head, then pulled her and continued walking forward.
When they returned to the tent, Chen Yunyun was already very busy and Zhan Hu was helping her. Even though it was winter, there were tiny beads of sweat on Chen Yunyun's forehead.
Seeing this, Lin Xiaoyue immediately pulled back Liang Jingyao's tightly grasped hand, ran forward in two quick steps, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Yunyun, I've been running around and left you alone here. Go and have a rest for a while, eat some roast chicken, and I'll cook the rest of the dishes!"
Chen Yunyun knew that Lin Xiaoyue was busy with work, and she was so happy that she could help here, so how could she possibly blame her?
Just when Chen Yunyun was about to refuse, Liang Jingyao stepped forward and said, "I see there's only one dish left. You two sisters can have some roast chicken together and take a good rest! Just leave this here for Zhan Hu and me!"
Lin Xiaoyue understood Chen Yunyun and knew that she was too embarrassed to accept the offer, so she immediately nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Liang. Yunyun, let's go into the tent and eat some roast chicken!"
Chen Yunyun was too embarrassed to refuse again. Besides, she was really tired after a busy day, so she took out a pot of steaming roast chicken from the steamer and said, "Thank you, Brother Liang, thank you, Sister Lin, let's go!"
The tent was quite large. Even with food piled inside, half of the space was still empty. The empty space was used to place a bed, a dining table, and a dressing table.
Chen Yunyun put the plate on the table, tore a chicken leg for Lin Xiaoyue with her bare hands, and said, "Sister Lin, eat it while it's hot!"
Seeing that Chen Yunyun only tore off a chicken wing for her, Lin Xiaoyue said dissatisfiedly: "Yunyun, you are being polite to me again! You worked the hardest today, so you should eat the chicken leg!"
As she spoke, Lin Xiaoyue snatched the chicken wings from Chen Yunyun's hand, and then stuffed her own chicken leg into Chen Yunyun's hand.
Chen Yunyun’s mentality is the same as Lin Xiaoyue’s, both want to give the best to each other.
"Sister Lin, you are so annoying. You are trying to snatch this from me! I just like to eat food with more bones." Chen Yunyun said with a helpless smile.
Lin Xiaoyue didn't believe Chen Yunyun's words. She took a bite of the chicken wing and said, "We are really good sisters. It turns out we like the same things! Yunyun, this roast chicken is even better than the one my godfather bought! Come and try it!"
Chen Yunyun burst out laughing and started eating the chicken leg. "Hmm, it's really delicious! I heard that the county magistrate's wife made this specially for the empress dowager. I guess they used the best ingredients. We are all indebted to Brother Liang! Let's leave the rest for Brother Liang and uncle. It's perfect for them to eat with their wine."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
