"That's thoughtful of you."
Jiang Hua continued reading the medical book in her hand. Since the dog system was gone, although her body had returned to the state it was in when she first transmigrated into the original body, she recovered in less than a month thanks to the blessing of the spiritual spring water in the space.
The next day, not long after breakfast, the blacksmith delivered the barbecue grill. Three had been ordered beforehand; two were placed in the shop in town, and one was kept at home.
After Granny Luo saw off the people who had delivered the barbecue stall, Bai Heng arrived, followed by an uninvited guest, Zhou Yingxuan.
"Bai Heng, what brings you here today?"
Jiang Hua selectively ignored Zhou Yingxuan and greeted Bai Heng with a smile.
"Jiang Hua!"
Seeing Jiang Hua's differential treatment, Zhou Yingxuan felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"I've decided to go to the border battlefield."
"Then what?"
Jiang Hua's gaze shifted from Bai Heng back to Zhou Yingxuan. Did she come all this way just to talk about this? There was no need for that.
"Yan Yan said she knew she was wrong and shouldn't have stopped me from fighting on the border battlefield."
"Jiang Hua, please don't blame Yan Yan. She's still young. She calls you 'sister,' so please be understanding and forgive her."
"You and she wait for me to come back in the village."
"Why did we wait for you to come back?" Jiang Hua frowned and carefully examined Zhou Yingxuan.
"Wait until you come back, then you can enjoy the bliss of having two women on each side?"
"Zhou Yingxuan, you have a brain, don't you? I'm already married. Who gave you the audacity to provoke me time and time again?"
Does she really look that easy to bully?
"Jiang Hua, you are not good enough for Jiang Xingzhou."
Zhou Yingxuan's words were astonishing, even Bai Heng, who was standing to the side, was surprised by them.
"Then you're worthy?"
Zhou Yingxuan met Jiang Hua's darkening expression and realized he had said something he shouldn't have, so he quickly explained, "Jiang Hua, that's not what I meant."
"What I mean is that I was wrong before, and I shouldn't have ruined your feelings."
"Alright, I don't even know what you're thinking here. Next time, think before you speak."
"Whether I am worthy or not is not for you, an outsider, to decide with a few words. As for men, even if Jiang Xingzhou doesn't come back, it's none of your business, Zhou Yingxuan. You are nothing."
Zhou Yingxuan was immediately hurt and looked at Jiang Hua in disbelief: "Jiang Hua, you weren't like this before!"
"You weren't like this before. Go back to where you came from, or your Lin Daiyu will be worried when she can't find you. Don't disturb my rendezvous with the handsome young master."
"Jiang Hua, you!" Zhou Yingxuan glanced at Bai Heng, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two of them several times.
How did it turn out like this?
Is it really true, as Yan Yan said, that Jiang Hua has become promiscuous?
"Granny Luo, see the guest out." Jiang Hua directly issued the order to leave, looking at the man's half-dead appearance as if she had done something heinous, but what did it have to do with her?
Instead of enjoying the sight of beautiful women, he looked at Bai Heng and found that he was also looking at him.
"Have you finished with the business at the government office?"
"Yes, I'm coming over for a secret rendezvous with you." Bai Heng nodded seriously.
"Okay, we're not busy today, so let's stay and have some barbecue."
Jiang Hua instructed Shuanghua and Songzi to prepare the ingredients and bamboo skewers. After giving them instructions, Jiang Hua then asked Granny Luo, who had brought the people back, to bring the charcoal from the house.
"Shall we go sit in the pavilion for a while?"
The two sat down in the pavilion in the second courtyard.
"Shifang Academy is going to expel Xu Yaozu. The doctor examined his injuries, and he'll never be able to hold a calligraphy brush properly again," Bai Heng said casually.
"If you can't handle it, you can't handle it. It's good enough that you're still alive, don't you think?" Jiang Hua said as she refilled Bai Heng's tea.
“I went to Shifang Academy yesterday, and your son Ayi said a few words to me.”
"Ahem." Jiang Hua coughed lightly, and she had a bad feeling about it.
"He told me you weren't feeling well, that you must have been seriously injured." Bai Heng understood her reaction, and just as she breathed a sigh of relief, he added:
He also said that if I were interested in you, I would come to see you more often.
Good, good, this unfilial son is actually quite good.
"Children speak without thinking; he's been reading too many storybooks." Jiang Hua put down her teacup and smiled sheepishly.
"Miss, the kitchen has prepared the ingredients according to your request." Frost Flower suddenly walked over.
"Then you sit here for a while, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare something."
Meeting Bai Heng's meaningful gaze, Jiang Hua immediately got up and went to the kitchen with Shuanghua.
In the kitchen, the pork belly had already been sliced into thin slices according to my request, and the lean pork had also been cut into chunks. Eggplant and garlic were also prepared.
"Are the skewers ready?"
Jiang Hua started marinating the meat slices while preparing the seasonings for the barbecue later.
"Have Songzi light the charcoal fire on the barbecue grill. Dongling, come here and skewer the meat."
Jiang Hua chopped the garlic, heated oil in a wok, and sautéed the garlic needed for the roasted eggplant. She then poured the garlic, which had just been rinsed in water, into the wok, and a sizzling sound filled the entire kitchen with the aroma of garlic.
Some people love spicy food while others can't handle it, so Jiang Hua made two different flavors and had them brought to the courtyard.
With the help of several people, the meat was quickly skewered, and a cabbage was also cut and skewered. The barbecue was a last-minute decision, so the ingredients were not prepared in advance and were all what was available at home.
Lean pork, pork belly, ribs, eggplant, cabbage, and chicken feet—it's a rather simple meal.
"Miss, something terrible has happened! Young Master Bai and those two girls are fighting in the courtyard!" Shuanghua rushed over, her face full of anxiety. They started fighting as soon as they met, and she had no idea what was going on.
Do these three have a grudge against each other?
After washing her hands, Jiang Hua walked towards the second courtyard, where the two sisters were locked in a fierce battle with Bai Heng.
"Huahua." Upon seeing Jiang Hua appear, Bai Heng immediately stopped.
"How come there are people from the Gu Sect in your house? Are they here to harm you?"
"What kind of eyes do you have! She's perfectly fine, isn't she? How did we do anything to her?" Qingyue retorted indignantly.
"They were just passing by; it was a misunderstanding."
"That's good."
Seeing that Jiang Hua had said so, Bai Heng finally felt relieved, but he still remained wary. People from the Gu Sect and the Poison Sect were all cunning and ruthless, so he had to be careful when he encountered them.
"Hmph." Qingyue looked at Bai Heng and snorted coldly.
With the charcoal ready, Jiang Hua ignored the group and went off to tinker with her new oven with Dong Ling, Song Zi, and Shuang Hua.
The iron mesh on the grill was already red-hot. Jiang Hua placed the skewered meat on the grill, brushed it with oil, and immediately a meaty aroma wafted out. The aroma of the marinated meat was naturally tempting.
"It smells so good!"
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