Chapter 22 Raise Him
Jiang He said with a stiff upper lip: "I saw the prince marrying..."
Huo Zheng said in a deep voice: "It's just a temporary solution, don't talk too much."
"I will keep this matter a secret."
When Jiang He heard the prince say this, he knew that he didn't want this matter to be spread out, so he immediately made a promise.
Huo Zheng's face was expressionless. "Back off."
"yes."
Jiang He retreated in response, jumped onto the roof as he had come, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Half an hour later.
Chunzhi came back with the washed clothes and hung them in the yard to dry. There was a little sweat on her pretty face. She raised her sleeve to wipe it away and turned around to see Huo Zheng pushing a wheelchair out.
Chunzhi asked him, "You're so bored staying in the house all the time. How about I take you out for a walk?"
Huo Zheng said calmly, "No need."
He is just staying here temporarily to recuperate and will leave soon.
It’s better to avoid meeting the neighbors here.
Chunzhi saw that he really didn't want to go out, so she didn't mention it again.
In the afternoon she soaked the beans, went out for a walk, and came back with a pair of crutches.
"It's inconvenient to go out in a wheelchair. I saw this pair of crutches at Carpenter Sun's and they look pretty good, so I bought them for you." Chunzhi handed them to Huo Qi. "Would you like to try them?"
Huo Zheng saw that she was wearing a half-worn blue cloth dress, without even a silver hairpin on her head, only a worthless silk flower.
He had been here for several days, and only yesterday when he saw Chunzhi wearing new clothes and putting on some rouge at her wedding, all other times she wore old clothes, which showed that she was a very frugal person.
But Chunzhi was quite generous in spending money on buying things for him.
Thinking of this, Huo Zheng couldn't help but stare at Chunzhi.
Could it be that she really wanted to raise him as her son-in-law?
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Chunzhi felt a little uncomfortable when he looked at her.
She was thinking about how Huo Qiqiang had struggled to walk during the worship of heaven and earth yesterday, which had affected his wound. Later, when Ji Ruzhen and Lu Jingyun came to cause trouble, he had helped to calm them down.
Chunzhi has always been a person who believes in "if others treat me three points well, I will return ten points of kindness to them". Last night, Huo Qi said that he didn't need a verbal thank you, but when she saw the crutches today, she bought them immediately.
Verbal thanks are empty, spending money on him is real.
Huo Zheng didn't say anything. He took the crutch and weighed it in his hand. It was neither too light nor too heavy, just right.
There are no barbs on the wood and the workmanship is excellent.
He used his crutches to support himself and took two steps, which was indeed more comfortable than forcing himself to stand up and walk.
Chunzhi saw that he was using it appropriately and thought that the money was well spent, and a slight smile appeared on her face.
Huo Zheng glanced at her and suddenly asked, "Were you also willing to spend so much money when you raised him?"
"ah?"
Chunzhi didn't react for a moment.
Huo Zheng looked at her and asked again, "Did you raise Lu Jingyun in the same way before?"
Yesterday, the number one scholar and his wife came to cause such a commotion that Huo Zheng remembered Lu Jingyun's name.
Chunzhi was a little embarrassed. "Why are you asking this?"
Huo Zheng remained silent.
"If we really want to compare..." Chunzhi smiled, "Raising you is much cheaper than raising Lu Jingyun."
Lu Jingyun was a scholar. His annual tuition at the academy was more than ten taels, and the expenses for writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone were also not small. He also had to buy books and hang out with his classmates on a regular basis. After he went to the capital, these expenses doubled.
Chunzhi spent almost all the money she earned from selling tofu over the years on Lu Jingyun.
Now that she no longer had to support Lu Jingyun, she actually had more money.
"Yeah?"
A cold arc appeared on Huo Zheng's lips.
He was the dignified King of Chang'an, but in Chunzhi's eyes, he was not as valuable as Lu Jingyun.
This is simply outrageous!
For some reason, Chunzhi suddenly realized that the man in front of her seemed unhappy.
It was fine just now.
Could it be because she said it would save money to raise him than Lu Jingyun?
But she raised Lu Jingyun for ten years, while she only raised him for a few days. How can they be compared?
Huo Zheng put his new crutch in the corner, sat back in the wheelchair, and pushed the wheels back to the house.
"Huo Qi." Chunzhi called him, "Lunch is almost ready, what are you doing back home?"
Huo Qitou didn't even turn around.
Chunzhi said, "For lunch, I'll make Dongpo pork and lean meat soup!"
The food this girl cooks is really delicious...
Huo Zheng's hand pushing the wheel slowed down unconsciously.
Seeing this, Chunzhi couldn't help but smile and said, "Come and help light the fire."
Huo Zheng's wheelchair turned half a circle, and he turned back to look at Chunzhi. He said in a somewhat stiff tone: "Aren't you afraid that I will burn your house down today?"
Chunzhi said, "I'm watching from the side, it can't burn."
As she spoke, she lit the stove in no time. Huo Qi just had to watch from the side and add some firewood.
Actually, Haruji can do it alone.
But Huo Qi is free anyway, so instead of letting him sulk alone, it would be better to ask him to help with some small things.
When Chunzhi was with Lu Jingyun before, she was reluctant to let him do these rough work.
At that time, she always thought that Lu Jingyun was going to be the top scholar, and that the top scholar's hands should be used to write poems, paint, play the piano and pick flowers, and should not be involved in any mundane affairs.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that Lu Jingyun was not wrong when he said that she was a servant in the family.
Because from the very beginning, Chunzhi put herself in a position where she should endure hardships and work.
Now her relationship with Huo Qi is different.
Even if it is a trivial matter, he should be allowed to do some of it, so as to avoid raising another Lu Jingyun.
Huo Zheng didn't know what Chunzhi was thinking. He saw the girl busy in an orderly manner.
Put oil in the pot, put the pork belly with the skin and meat in and fry it, then blanch it, add ginger slices, green onion segments and cooking wine.
"Huo Qi, add more firewood." Chunzhi said, "It will be more delicious if it is cooked over high heat."
Huo Zheng added two pieces of firewood into the stove, and the fire immediately grew bigger.
After cooking for a long time, Chunzhi took out the pork belly, cut it into large cubes, cut a cross on the pig skin, and then wrapped it with rice dumplings leaves. She added half a bowl of rice wine, appropriate amount of water, cinnamon and star anise, soy sauce and salt to the pot, covered the pot, simmered for half an hour, until the juice was absorbed, then turned it over with the skin facing up.
A dish of Dongpo pork that is fat but not greasy and melts in your mouth is ready.
Chunzhi then made a lean meat soup using the same method as last time and fried some vegetables. The two of them ate with the two meat dishes and one vegetable.
The food cooked by Chunzhi really suited Huo Zheng's taste. After the meal, the unhappiness in his heart miraculously disappeared.
After dinner, Chunzhi went to the small workshop in front to soak beans and asked Huo Zheng to wash the dishes.
Huo Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked, "You want me to wash?"
Chunzhi asked, "Why, your hands are so precious that you can't wash the dishes?"
Huo Zheng thought to himself: My hands are of great value.
Even though he has grown up, no one dares to let him wash dishes.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Chunzhi immediately said, "If you don't want to wash the dishes, you can help me grind the beans."
Huo Zheng pushed the wheelchair and went to wash the dishes.
Let the dignified King of Chang'an grind the beans, and he would not be afraid that those people would shorten their lifespans by eating tofu made from these beans.
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