Xu Lai took out honey from the refrigerator, boiled water, and made him a cup of honey water. She was also feeling a little dizzy, so she made herself a cup as well.
The honey water was very hot, so she let it cool for a while before taking it out for him. Zhao Qingyun remained in the same position, and Xu Lai tugged at his sleeve, "Why don't you drink the honey water?"
Zhao Qingyun opened her eyes and replied, "Okay."
He took it, intending to drink it all in one gulp, but when he touched the cup and found it was a little hot, he took a small sip.
After finishing his drink, Xu Lai was about to take the cup back when, to his surprise, he stood up and went to the kitchen to wash it.
For a moment, she wondered if the man was drunk.
After washing the cup, Zhao Qingyun shook the water off her hands and walked out normally, saying, "No need to see me off, I'm going home, I can walk by myself."
Xu Lai watched him talking to thin air and couldn't help but facepalm. She didn't intend to take him back; it was just a few steps, he shouldn't fall, right?
As she was thinking this, she heard a loud crash as he slammed into his own gate, causing Xu Lai to burst into laughter.
She laughed for a while before going over to help him up, saying, "Where did you bump into? Let me see."
Her voice was gentle, and Zhao Qingyun felt his heart pounding, especially when she got close; he felt all the blood in his body rushing.
Xu held his head and examined him carefully. She breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, his face isn't disfigured, otherwise I would have been in big trouble."
She pulled him up, and Zhao Qingyun leaned against her as if he had no bones. Xu Lai complained, "Can't you stand up straight? You're so heavy."
Whether it was psychological or not, the weight on her shoulders lessened considerably after she said those words.
Dragging him along like this isn't a solution, so Xu Lai tried to reason with him, saying, "Zhao Qingyun, how about this: you hold my hand, and I'll take you home."
He held out his hand: "Okay."
Xu Lai felt much more relaxed this way; since he could stand steadily, she only needed to support him slightly.
Upon entering the neighboring yard, Grandma Jiang heard the noise and came out to see what was happening. Then she laughed and said, "You're actually drunk?"
Xu Lai looked at him and said, "Yes, it's my fault. That liquor must have been quite strong."
Grandma Jiang came over and grabbed his other hand, saying, "It's because he can't hold his liquor. He used to work outside and didn't drink much baijiu."
As they talked, they arrived at Zhao Qingyun's room. Grandma Jiang ran to open the door, Xu Lai pulled her inside, and then withdrew her hand.
Zhao Qingyun felt a little disappointed, so she held his hand for a while, just by pulling his wrist.
Grandma Jiang helped him to bed and covered him with a blanket. Xu Lai noticed that he hadn't taken off his shoes or clothes and asked with some concern, "Won't he be uncomfortable like this?"
Grandma Jiang didn't bother with him and just said, "It's okay, he'll wake up on his own soon. He won't sleep without a bath."
The door closed, and Zhao Qingyun slowly opened his eyes. He got up, took off his T-shirt, and went to take a shower with his upper body bare.
He wasn't drunk to the point of losing consciousness; even bumping into the door was an "accident."
After taking a shower, he stared blankly at that hand, the hand that had once been so close to her.
Xu Lai returned to her room and felt a faint smell of alcohol on her, so she took a shower and then edited videos.
Halfway through cutting the rice dumplings, Xia Ning called, "Xiao Lai, I saw your message during the day. Could you please deliver the package to me as soon as possible? I want to eat the rice dumplings you made."
Xu Lai said with a smile, "The delivery guy must be exhausted from delivering your packages."
Xia Ning rested her chin on her hand and said, "I really don't want to do this anymore. I work like a beast of burden every day and get paid a pittance."
Xu Lai noticed something was wrong with her and asked, "Why are you suddenly thinking like that?"
Xia Ning smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'm just tired from work and wanted to vent to you."
Xu Lai was still worried, but she said, "If there's anything you need, you can tell me. If I can help you, just let me know."
After hanging up the phone, she was still worried, but since Xia Ning didn't want to talk about it, she wouldn't keep asking. After all, everyone has secrets they don't want to tell.
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Taking advantage of the good weather that day, she went up the mountain to dig up some yellow soil, preparing to make salted duck eggs.
There was some duck droppings on it. Grandma wiped the egg clean, then took three basins: one for strong liquor, one for salt, and one for mixed yellow mud.
Xu Lai also burned some wood ash to make salted duck eggs with wood ash, wanting to see how the two methods would taste different.
Crush the burnt wood ash, add half a packet of salt, add water and stir well to make a wood ash paste.
The method for making yellow mud salted duck eggs is to coat the duck eggs in white wine, then coat them in salt, and finally drop them into yellow mud, then take them out and put them in a jar.
The method for making wood ash is the same as above, the only difference being that a layer of wood ash paste is applied at the end.
Salted duck eggs made from yellow mud need to be stored for about 20 days, while those made from wood ash can be eaten after a week. If you want the yolk to be sandy, you should wait a month before eating them.
They made a hundred salted duck eggs this time, and they will give some to the villagers and she can also send some to Xia Ning.
There are still some eggs at home, even more than before. When people came to buy eggs, Grandma sold dozens of them.
The eggs at home are all green-shelled eggs, also called black-shelled eggs, which have higher nutritional value and a particularly dark yolk color.
She plans to make a spicy egg dish. She boils six eggs, peels them, slices them, and stir-fries them with chili peppers, garlic, and bird's eye chilies. She had eaten it at a restaurant before and thought it tasted pretty good.
After finishing her meal, she dozed off on the recliner. The grapes were still green. She had picked one earlier to taste it, but it was so sour that she frowned and quickly spat it out.
The weather is getting warmer every day, and it's been sunny lately. The green beans at home are ripe, so she picked some this morning and made a stir-fried green bean and pork dish for lunch.
In the evening, she took a water ladle to the field to water the vegetables. There was a stream next to the vegetable garden, and she could reach the water with her arm slightly longer.
The cantaloupes and cucumbers have also blossomed. Grandpa planted them because he knew she loved them, so he planted several more.
Before Xu Lai knew it, two dogs had appeared beside her. Xiao Hei and Lai Fu had grown bigger and bigger, and were now two medium-sized dogs.
She watched as Little Black caught grasshoppers, and mischievously scooped up a ladle of water and splashed it on him.
The puppy whimpered and looked at her pitifully. Xu Lai couldn't hold back anymore and burst out laughing. She squatted down, picked up Xiao Hei, and went down the steps to the water to give the dog a bath.
After washing Xiao Hei, she tried to grab Lai Fu, but as soon as her hand touched it, Xiao Hei splashed water all over her. Lai Fu took the opportunity to dart away, and the two dogs ran away.
Xu Lai wiped the water off her face and gritted her teeth: "Xiao Hei, Lai Fu, you two stop right there!"
She picked up the water ladle and walked forward. Their figures had already disappeared into a small dot. Xu Lai snorted, "They ran pretty fast."
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