Gao Zhijun broke off two pieces of cactus, removed the thorns, and cleaned them. She wanted to roast them and eat them.
Qinglong set up the rack to roast the chicken.
Coat the processed pheasant and hare with seasoning and grill them.
Soon the fragrance wafted out, and Liu Ningchu and the Shangshu's wife couldn't help swallowing hard.
It smells so good!
As a man, Minister Liu tried to hold it in, not being as exaggerated as the others, but his stomach was growling at an inopportune time.
Gao Zhijun took a pheasant, tore off a chicken leg for Liu Ningchu, gave the other chicken leg to the Shangshu's wife, and gave the rest to Shangshu Liu.
The three of them started to eat the pheasant. The skin was crispy and the meat was smooth, which made them really unable to stop eating.
"Zhijun, how can you make something so delicious?"
While swallowing the chicken leg, the Shangshu's wife asked Gao Zhijun incoherently.
"Grandma, it's the ingredients. Without them, the chicken wouldn't be so delicious."
Gao Zhijun attributed everything to the seasoning, all of which she prepared.
"Our Zhijun is truly amazing, able to make such a delicious seasoning."
The Shangshu's wife said with praise.
"Grandma Miao praised it!"
Gao Zhijun said.
After eating roast chicken and roast rabbit, Gao Zhijun roasted cactus for everyone to try.
Everyone was given a little bit of cactus, but no one could taste the flavor, it was just soft and delicious.
After eating and drinking, Gao Zhijun was no longer interested in treasure hunting. She just wanted to go back and make rouge as soon as possible.
"Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, everyone is tired today, let's go back."
Gao Zhijun spoke to Minister Liu, his wife, and Liu Ningchu.
"Okay, let's go back. Your grandpa is going back to the capital tomorrow, so you need to have a good rest today."
The Shangshu's wife agreed.
Qinglong and the others packed up their things and got on the carriage, and everyone got on the carriage back to Huojia Village.
As soon as Gao Zhijun returned to the Gao Mansion, she asked Qinglong to prepare some materials. She scraped some cochineal insects and went into the small kitchen in her yard to start making rouge.
She wants to make rose and jasmine scents.
Dry the cochineal, mash it into juice, then add soapnut powder and bring to a boil.
Pour into gauze and squeeze out the juice.
Wash the rose flowers, dry them, mash them into juice and squeeze out the juice.
Put the rose water into the cochineal juice and heat until it becomes sticky. Add a little ground rice flour and mix well. Pour it into a ceramic bowl and let it dry.
Gao Zhijun didn't walk out of the small kitchen until the jasmine-scented rouge was ready. By then, it was already dark.
After dinner, the rouge had dried and solidified. Gao Zhijun took it out from the small kitchen and went to Liu Ningchu's room. The Shangshu's wife was there too.
"Grandma, Mom, the rouge is ready, please try it!"
Gao Zhijun came over with two ceramic bowls of rouge and said.
"Really, let me try."
Liu Ningchu took the rose rouge and applied a little rouge powder on her face, making her face look tender, delicate and particularly charming.
"Mom, you are really beautiful!"
Looking at the rose rouge, Gao Zhijun couldn't help but praise it.
"My daughter, you are really beautiful!"
The Shangshu's wife couldn't help but praise him.
"Really? Let me see!"
Liu Ningchu walked to the dressing table excitedly and looked at herself in the mirror.
Is that charming and beautiful woman inside herself? Liu Ningchu caressed her face in disbelief, and her cautious and helpless look made Gao Zhijun and the Shangshu's wife smile at each other.
"Grandma, you should give it a try. You will definitely amaze Grandpa. He will stare at you intently and will never look at other women."
Gao Zhijun teased the Shangshu's wife.
After all, women dress up to please themselves, and when my grandfather saw this, he would definitely take good care of and pamper my grandmother.
"You, you girl, you actually dare to tease me."
The Shangshu's wife was so embarrassed that her face turned red and even her ears were touched. She was so embarrassed that she started to act coquettishly and get angry.
"There, I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, ask mother."
Gao Zhijun was not afraid, nor did she restrain herself. She even went further and dragged her mother into the water.
"Mom, your daughter is right. Dad will not be able to sleep tonight after seeing this."
Liu Ningchu also joked along.
"You, both of you are teasing me, I will punish you."
The Shangshu's wife pretended to hit Liu Ningchu and Gao Zhijun. The two started running, and the Shangshu's wife chased them from behind. The three of them played and fought together.
After playing for a while, all three of them were out of breath.
Gao Zhijun and Liu Ningchu half-pushed and half-pulled the Shangshu's wife back to her room, and the two of them eavesdropped outside the door.
When Minister Liu saw his wife, his eyes lit up as Gao Zhijun had said, and he almost glued his eyes to her face.
He seemed to see his wife's appearance when she was young, and to be back to his wife's appearance on their wedding night.
"Ma'am, you are so beautiful!"
Minister Liu couldn't help but say.
"Master, you are old, what nonsense are you talking about?"
The Shangshu's wife felt even more embarrassed and her face turned even redder, which made Shangshu Liu even more fascinated and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
"Madam doesn't look old at all, she looks just like she did back then."
Minister Liu said.
"We are not old yet. Our granddaughter is already this big. We are old now. We are an old couple."
The Shangshu’s wife said with emotion.
"Madam, we are old in age, but our looks are not, and our hearts are even younger. Look at how delicate you are, you don't look old at all, just like a little wife."
Minister Liu looked at the beautiful lady in front of him with affection and couldn't help but say sweet words.
Liu Ningchu and Gao Zhijun, who were eavesdropping outside the door, were both shocked and looked at each other in disbelief.
Liu Ningchu——
Her father really surprised her. He was such a father. However, she was relieved because her father doted on her mother so much and they loved each other so much.
Gao Zhijun——
Grandpa is still as good as ever. He is so good at flirting at such an old age, which really impressed her.
He exchanged glances with Liu Ningchu and quietly left.
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