Chapter 38 There's a ghost
Lin Xiaoyue ignored Cheng Feng and patiently explained to Liang Jingyao, "Brother Liang, I want to use the wide strips of dried radish to stew meat, and the thin strips to stir-fry or pickle with chili sauce. So you see, I put the wide and thin strips separately."
Liang Jingyao understood and said embarrassedly, "So that's how it is. Master Lin is so thoughtful. Although the peppers are not available yet, it looks like the stewed meat will be ready soon! Thanks to Master Lin, Cheng Feng and I are in for a treat!"
"Haha!" Lin Xiaoyue, a seasoned foodie, said without a hint of modesty, "You're truly blessed to have met me! Some people are just being stubborn and might end up eating more than anyone else!"
Cheng Feng knew that Lin Xiaoyue was hinting at him, and angrily retorted: "If you take a bite of me, I'm a turtle!"
Lin Xiaoyue thought happily in her heart, just waiting for Cheng Feng to become a cuckold!
Although she was thinking about it, she did not stop working at all. After cutting a whole basin of radishes, she planned to dry some of them first, so she sprinkled a lot of salt on the radish strips to kill moisture. After turning them back and forth so that every radish was coated with salt, she put them aside and waited for the radishes to release water and become soft.
Wiping the salt off her hands, she said to Liang Jingyao, "Brother Liang, can you bring over a few chairs and ropes? Make sure they're an even number. I want to tie the bamboo strips to two chairs."
Liang Jingyao nodded, turned and walked into the house.
Lin Xiaoyue picked up the freshly washed radish and started cutting it. She stopped only after Liang Jingyao placed ten chairs in the yard.
"Brother Liang, put the chairs back to back like I did, then clamp the bamboo pole between the chairs and tie it tightly with a rope. As for the radish, just stick it in like this. But the radish needs to be boiled to release some juice, so tie the bamboo pole first."
Liang Jingyao hung a rope on his arm and took a bamboo pole to tie the chair. "This is easy. Leave it to Cheng Feng and me! Cheng Feng, come here!"
Cheng Feng was dissatisfied with Lin Xiaoyue ordering her master to do the work. He glared at her and spat at Lin Xiaoyue's foot. Then he walked away with satisfaction.
Lin Xiaoyue really didn't want to see Cheng Feng again for a moment. He was childish, brainless, had a bad temper, and loved to hold his master back. How did he survive to this day and still have a decent job?
Could it be that Liang Jingyao owed him something in his previous life?
Lin Xiaoyue really felt sorry for Liang Jingyao, but fortunately Liang Jingyao would send Cheng Feng out to look for chili peppers in a few days, so she could have some peace and quiet for a while!
After cutting radishes for a while, she picked up the salted radish strips and twisted them to squeeze out some moisture. Then she took a piece of radish and placed it on the bamboo pole. "Brother Liang, just place it like I did. Leave some space between them so they can dry thoroughly."
"Okay, I got it." Liang Jingyao took Lin Xiaoyue's words to heart and took a large basin of radishes that had already blanched from the table. "Cheng Feng, don't just stand there, come dry the radishes with me!"
Cheng Feng didn't dare to refuse his master's words. He followed behind and hung the radish strips to dry.
Lin Xiaoyue returned to the table and continued cutting radishes.
The noisy yard finally had a brief moment of silence.
In the evening, the sky gradually dimmed. Lin Xiaoyue planned to put the dried radish strips into the house first and take them outside to dry tomorrow.
"Brother Liang, let's move the chairs inside together. We'd better leave them like this because they're not dry yet and will break easily if they're piled together."
"Cheng Feng, come here!" Liang Jingyao called Cheng Feng over and stopped Lin Xiaoyue who was about to move a chair. "You've been busy all afternoon. Go and have a rest. Leave the moving to us two men!"
Lin Xiaoyue simply ignored Cheng Feng's eager eyes and said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Liang! I'd better not rest yet. It's time for dinner soon. If I cook it early, you can eat it early. I'm tired from making these radishes today."
In fact, Liang Jingyao didn't feel tired. He usually had to take care of the farm work. "It's okay, take your time. Cheng Feng and I usually eat casually."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and turned into the kitchen.
Because I had to control the heat while cooking by myself, I just made a few simple dishes for dinner.
When it was time for dinner, Cheng Feng saw scrambled eggs with bacon, bacon with carrots, and bacon with potatoes, and complained, "This cooking is so perfunctory. They put bacon in everything. Lin Xiaoyue, how long has it been since you last had meat?"
Lin Xiaoyue added bacon because even if the heat was too high, at most a little more lard would be produced, but it wouldn't burn. She picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, nodding with satisfaction. "I think it's delicious! If you don't want to eat what I cook, go to the kitchen and make it yourself. No one's stopping you!"
Cheng Feng was just a quick-witted talker. If he were to cook, he would rather eat plain rice! Furthermore, he and his master hadn't touched the bacon in the kitchen since they brought it in. The main reason was that they didn't know how to cook it!
But Cheng Feng always speaks stubbornly and refuses to suffer any loss!
"Hmph, I'm going to cook, what use is there for you?"
Lin Xiaoyue curled her lips and said disdainfully, "Brother Liang promised to build me a yard, and since I'm staying here temporarily, it's only natural for me to cook a few meals for him. You're just Brother Liang's subordinate. What qualifications do you have to eat at the same table with your master? Brother Liang didn't ask you to go down to eat, which is already a great honor for you. Don't always keep talking nonsense when the master doesn't give you a word!"
The flames in Cheng Feng's heart suddenly started to burn. Ever since he followed his master, he had always eaten and practiced martial arts with his master. His master never treated him as a servant. Why did this woman point fingers at him?
"Shut your stinky mouth! Don't think the Master will always be on your side!"
Liang Jingyao put down his chopsticks heavily and scolded: "Cheng Feng, Master Lin is my guest, please respect my guests!"
Cheng Feng was very dissatisfied. Why did his master always protect Lin Xiaoyue? Could it be that he really had a crush on this bad woman?
No, I must drive this woman away no matter what. Even if my master hates me in the future, for the sake of my master's future, I must never let a woman of unknown origin climb into his bed!
In this world, only the noble Miss Jingyi is worthy of the master!
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had already seen Lin Xiaoyue leaving the valley.
"Yes! Master, I was reckless!"
Lin Xiaoyue didn't believe that Cheng Feng would truly reflect on his actions, but she was too tired. Traveling, drying radishes, and bickering with Cheng Feng had almost used up all her energy. She quickly ate the rice in the bowl and fetched some water to prepare for a rest.
As soon as night fell, Lin Xiaoyue had already fallen asleep. She was so sleepy and longed for a bed to have a good sleep!
But it seemed like something was always against her. There was no wind during the day, but a strong wind blew at night, and the windows were banging.
Lin Xiaoyue was pulled back to reality from her dream. She looked at the violently shaking window and got out of bed helplessly to close it.
Suddenly, a woman's figure floated past her eyes, her face was pale, only the whites of her eyes were left, her tongue was sticking out, and the key point was that there was no shadow on the ground!
A chill ran down her back, instantly waking her up. "Ah! There's a ghost!"
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