Chapter 76 I am a fishing master
The gold bracelet was exchanged for rice, flour, cooking oil, firewood, and blankets.
Meng Yanzhi waited in the kitchen early and personally cooked a table full of dishes for everyone.
To help Mingchu recover, Meng Yanzhi specially prepared a large pot of black chicken soup for her.
"Come, come, everyone, try my cooking!"
Meng Yanzhi's eyes sparkled, and she was completely different from before, radiating a newfound vitality and energy.
Seeing this, Lu Ping felt that Meng Yanzhi at this moment was her most authentic self.
After picking up her chopsticks and taking a bite, Lu Ping stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Miss, you, you, you, you cook so well?"
"Do you really think it's delicious?" Meng Yanzhi looked at her expectantly.
The main reason is that in her previous life, she also cooked for Xu Shize with the same care, but Xu Shize said it was hard to swallow. Therefore, Meng Yanzhi really didn't have a good understanding of her own cooking skills.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ping immediately nodded: "It's really delicious, so incredibly delicious! It's much better than the chefs at the Crown Prince's residence. Miss, you're amazing!"
"Then eat more!" Meng Yanzhi smiled happily and quickly put food on Lu Ping's plate.
This was the happiest meal Meng Yanzhi had eaten since returning to the capital. Lying in bed that night, she was still beaming with joy.
Suddenly, a figure appeared beside the bed. The ambergris on the figure made Meng Yanzhi know who it was without even opening her eyes.
She frowned, then sat up, looking somewhat helplessly at the dark figure in the night: "Your Majesty?"
"Good eye." Xiao Xingyuan smiled, then sat down next to her, put his arm around her waist, and held her tightly in his arms, giving her a kiss: "Meng Yanzhi, I'm hungry."
In the middle of the night, he came over just to tell her he was hungry?
Helpless, Meng Yanzhi stood up and looked at Xiao Xingyuan: "Your Majesty, why don't you come with me?"
With that, Meng Yanzhi led Xiao Xingyuan to the kitchen.
Xiao Xingyuan was an emperor who had been born in the palace. This was the first time he had ever set foot in a place like a kitchen. Looking at the empty kitchen, Xiao Xingyuan frowned slightly: "Why is there nothing here?"
Meng Yanzhi awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth and continued chopping vegetables and meat, then kneading dough. Her fair and delicate hands moved gracefully through the white dough, creating a beautiful scene under the dim light.
Xiao Xingyuan had never felt this way before. Looking at Meng Yanzhi's profile as she cooked, he felt a sense of security and belonging that was hard to describe.
Soon, a bowl of shredded pork noodles was ready. Meng Yanzhi brought it over, holding chopsticks in her hand, and handed it to Xiao Xingyuan.
"Your Majesty, our home is simple; this is all we have. Would you like to try it?"
Meng Yanzhi's eyes sparkled as she stared at Xiao Xingyuan, her gaze filled with anticipation.
Seeing this, Xiao Xingyuan subconsciously took the bowl, took a bite, and then silently finished the noodles in the bowl.
Seeing that he had eaten so much, Meng Yanzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then she squatted down and took out the sweet potato that had been buried under the stove. It was so hot that she grimaced, but she still quickly peeled off the skin to reveal the fragrant sweet potato inside. She took a bite and squinted her eyes happily.
"What's this?"
Xiao Xingyuan frowned and looked at Meng Yanzhi. It wasn't that he didn't know what a sweet potato was, but he couldn't believe that someone could be so satisfied just by eating a bite of sweet potato.
Meng Yanzhi tilted her head and glanced at Xiao Xingyuan, then reluctantly handed him the half-eaten sweet potato: "It's a roasted sweet potato, Your Majesty, would you like to try it?"
The sweet potato even had Meng Yanzhi's teeth marks on it, but Xiao Xingyuan didn't mind at all. He took a bite, and the sweet and fragrant taste instantly spread in his mouth.
These things were not available in the palace, so this was the first time Xiao Xingyuan had ever eaten them. He never imagined that such coarse food could be so delicious.
Just like Meng Yanzhi, outsiders say she is a vulgar country girl, but she has the ability to make people unable to resist her.
"Your Majesty, is it delicious?"
Meng Yanzhi stepped forward, looking at Xiao Xingyuan with curiosity and anticipation in her eyes.
Xiao Xingyuan couldn't even remember the taste of roasted sweet potatoes anymore. He couldn't help but kiss Meng Yanzhi's lips, and then things quickly escalated, and the two of them became passionately estranged...
The next day, early morning.
When Meng Yanzhi opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Xingyuan lying next to her. Startled, she jumped up and exclaimed in disbelief, "You, you, you, how come you're still here?"
"What do you mean?" Xiao Xingyuan frowned, looking at Meng Yanzhi with displeasure.
He's not here, where is he going?
Meng Yanzhi belatedly realized her mistake, blushed with embarrassment, and whispered, "No, that's not what I meant. It's dawn..."
"I'm hungry." Xiao Xingyuan completely ignored what Meng Yanzhi said and just stared at her longingly: "I want to eat."
Well……
Speechless, Meng Yanzhi could only resign herself to getting up and going to the kitchen to cook.
She made large pork-filled buns and served them with a bowl of porridge. She brought them in and looked at Xiao Xingyuan, saying, "Your Majesty, after you finish eating, you should hurry back to the palace. If someone finds out you're here with me, it will definitely cause a huge uproar."
"Who are you afraid of finding out?" Xiao Xingyuan frowned, looking at Meng Yanzhi: "Zhang Xuanyun? Zhao Dongzhi? Or the Crown Prince?"
Why are they taking attendance?
Meng Yanzhi blushed awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I didn't mean that. I was just afraid of ruining Your Majesty's reputation."
"You're quite sensible."
Xiao Xingyuan snorted and then began to eat. He ate four meat buns and a bowl of porridge, leaving not a single bite. After he was full, he quickly disappeared from Meng Yanzhi's sight.
Looking at the empty bowl on the table, Meng Yanzhi touched her empty stomach. She helplessly held the empty bowl, then turned around and went back to the kitchen. She took out the remaining buns from the pot and called Lu Ping to eat with her.
“Miss, these are things that I should do.”
"You've worked so hard."
Lu Ping looked at the food that had already been prepared and felt a pang of heartache.
"I like cooking."
Meng Yanzhi smiled as she watched Lu Ping devour the food she had prepared. She felt a sense of happiness that was hard to describe.
Mingchu's health had improved considerably, and she was now able to walk around. Meng Yanzhi took her to fish by the river.
"Let me tell you, I'm a fishing expert!"
With a smile, Meng Yanzhi began to demonstrate her fishing skills.
Sure enough, in no time, a grass carp weighing over three pounds was caught. Meng Yanzhi held the grass carp and waved it at Ming Chu: "We can have fish soup tonight!"
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