Chapter 116: It's Not Just a Rumor
How could ordinary people withstand such majestic yet tender, ruthless yet graceful tactics?
Tu Subo didn't care at all, instead he showed a playful smile: "Xuan Xuan, there is always a price to pay for watching the battle."
Gu Yuexuan showed no fear: "Why? Do you want to force me to study and practice martial arts too?"
This trick might work on a child, but it might not work on her.
Facing Gu Yuexuan's provocative gaze, Tu Subo lowered his head slightly and smiled silently.
"Xuanxuan has grown up, how can they be compared with you?"
However, he was not without ways to deal with her.
Tu Subo had a mysterious smile on his face. He threw away the broken bones that Gu Yuexuan didn't need, turned around and followed her instructions to scrub the pig intestines and stomach in the wooden basin with flour and wood ash.
After washing it to Gu Yuexuan's satisfaction, he was immediately called to remove the meat and chop the stuffing.
Sprinkle a little sorghum wine, an appropriate amount of salt and pepper powder on the chopped meat filling, and add some powdered five-spice powder, mix well, then use a piece of bamboo tube with the nodes removed to start stuffing the meat from one end of the intestines.
Tu Subo took over the task at short notice, his movements a bit flustered: "If we stuff all of it with meat, won't there be enough meat filling?"
“You don’t have to fill it all up.”
Gu Yuexuan pulled over the wooden basin containing the large intestines and explained, "The small intestines are used to stuff meat into sausages, and these large intestines are braised with the pig's head. Can we enjoy a delicious braised meat hot pot tonight?"
Tu Subo nodded absentmindedly: "Is this preparation for the New Year?"
"good."
In the blink of an eye, the years have passed and it is already the end of the year.
Gu Yuexuan had considered carefully whether she should take advantage of the opportunity when one of the villagers slaughtered pigs to buy some pork for the New Year. Fortunately, Tu Subo's trip into the mountains saved her the expense.
Although Tu Subo mutters a lot and behaves frivolously, this does not hinder his skills.
In the role of assistant, he has obviously mastered it to perfection.
He chatted casually about trivial matters, while Gu Yuexuan quickly prepared the spice pack for the braised meat.
It was difficult to enjoy all three pig heads at once, so she only put one of them into the pot for braising, and rolled the remaining pieces of meat together with the cut meat slices in a wooden basin filled with marinade, so that the marinade could evenly cover every inch of the meat.
They were then placed in large wooden barrels that had been dried, weighed down with stones, covered with a lid, and a heavy stone placed on top.
"Marinate for three to five days. Remember to open the lid and turn it over. During these few days, you might want to take some time to chop some pine and cypress branches. Once the meat is thoroughly marinated, you can smoke it."
The stuffed sausages are strung into rows and hung next to the stove to dry out excess moisture.
When Tu Subo finished hanging the last string of sausages, he accidentally hit his head on the sausage. He instinctively raised his hand to hold it down, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.
“Can it be hung somewhere else?”
Gu Yuexuan was concentrating on observing the brine in the pot. Without even looking up, she replied, "The stove is warm, so it will dry easier if you hang it here."
She glanced at Tu Subo, who had to bend down to avoid him, and said jokingly with a smile, "Who made you so tall?"
The kitchen roof is high enough so that even if it is full of sausages, it will not hinder everyone from entering and exiting.
The only exception is Tu Subo.
Tu Subo pursed his lips and said nothing. He walked out of the kitchen in a slightly awkward posture, bending over and covering his head.
Gu Yuexuan didn't notice it at first, until he called out loudly in the stable: "Xuanxuan!"
"Xuanxuan, come here quickly!"
Gu Yuexuan was full of suspicion: "What happened?"
"I accidentally lost something. Please help me find it."
"What's missing?"
Gu Yuexuan gently wiped the water droplets from her hands and gently pushed open the half-open door. Before she stepped into the threshold, a pair of strong hands were placed around her waist.
“You are…”
"Silence."
Tu Subo put his hands on his hips and lifted Gu Yuexuan up into the air with an unparalleled arrogance as if she were rising from the ground.
Gu Yuexuan's eyes had not yet recovered from her shock. When she looked down, she found that she had been lifted up by Tu Subo and sat steadily on a half-person-high cabinet!
She looked down in surprise at her toes dangling in the air, and suddenly two solid giant hands pressed against her waist on both sides.
Tu Subo's palms were firmly supported on the counter, his feet did not move, but his upper body slowly approached.
He relied on his tall body to trap Gu Yuexuan in his broad embrace. Their eyes met, their breaths intertwined, and a smile appeared on his face: "If you weren't so petite, how could I hold you like this?"
Tu Subo's previous cover-up was indeed flawless.
Gu Yuexuan had never realized before that Tu Subo actually possessed such unquestionable strength.
It was as if a pool of spring water was suddenly hit by a storm, with waves crashing against the shore and undercurrents surging. The rugged rocks hidden under the water made it impossible to avoid them. The air was filled with an inescapable dullness and a scent that belonged only to him.
Suddenly, their noses almost touched, and as their breaths intertwined, the heat rising from their lungs made her heart beat faster, her fingertips curled slightly, and her throat felt like it was blocked.
Breathing seemed to become difficult.
Gu Yuexuan, trapped in the intertwined cage of Tu Subo's body and gaze, quietly let her ears blush. She managed to maintain her composure, exhaled a puff of warm air, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "My previous understanding of you was indeed wrong."
Tu Subo raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of teasing in his smile: "What's wrong?"
Gu Yuexuan's answer was extremely labored: "I really shouldn't have doubted the rumors in Kyoto."
Facts show that there is no smoke without fire, and rumors always have their roots.
If Tu Subo's early behavior had not been tainted with bohemian tendencies, how could the original owner, deep in the boudoir, have heard those outrageous rumors?
This man has an extremely handsome face and an oppressive aura, so it is easy for him to confuse people.
Especially those narrow eyes like autumn water...
When he gazed at others so unwaveringly, his eyes seemed to be filled with an indescribable smile, as gentle as the deep sea that could drown a soul.
Gu Yuexuan couldn't help but feel suspicious. Even if he only stared at a passing dog with such a look, the dog might mistakenly think that he was pouring infinite affection towards it...
Sure enough, Prince Tu Su's reputation for being a romantic and suave man was not groundless.
This talented and romantic man had not yet realized what kind of comments his inadvertently revealed nature had caused. Seeing Gu Yuexuan's confused expression, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of teasing.
"Xuanxuan, what thoughts are going through your mind?"
Gu Yuexuan took a deep breath and used her elbows to block him an inch away from her. She said helplessly, "I'm wondering when you'll stop this passionate solo dance like a peacock spreading its feathers."
The blood instantly drained from Tu Subo's face.
Gu Yuexuan said in a serious tone: "To be honest, when you are silent, your quiet handsomeness is even more charming."
"Perhaps it would be better for you to continue pretending?"
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