200 meters away from the courtyard, Xu Manman used all her life's acting skills to act out an encounter with Tongzi.
As the two passed each other, the net bag in Xiao Jin's hand "coincidentally" broke, and the apples inside were scattered all over the floor.
Xu Manman exclaimed in a low voice, very embarrassed, "Ah! Sorry, I bumped into you just now, I helped you pick it up."
Xiao Jin replied very gentlemanly, "It's okay. This net bag has been used for a long time."
One of them squatted down and worked together to pick up the apples on the ground. Because they had nothing else to put them in, the two of them could only hold them in their hands.
"I'm sorry, but I might need your help to get it again. My house is just in front. Can you...?"
"It's okay. This is what I should do. I have nothing to do right now, so let's go."
The performance was fine except for being a little unnatural. The only problem was that the time was miscalculated. It was the time when people were getting off work and having lunch, and there were no audience members in the alley.
So, for the first time, Xu Manman walked into her own courtyard at Peking University in broad daylight.
She put the apple in her arms into the kitchen and looked around. She seldom came here during the day, and every time she came, the feeling was different. Moreover, it was obvious that Xiao Jin was seriously experiencing the life of "people". Not only the kitchen, but the whole yard was full of the atmosphere of life.
Looking from the kitchen, the vegetable garden is growing very well. There is also a grape trellis in a large open space in the yard. The vines are climbing very well. There is a large sunbed under the trellis, with a small table and cushions on it.
The shade cast by the jujube tree adds a bit of coolness to the courtyard. Xu Manman can imagine how comfortable it is to lie on a cool bed in the summer, feeling the breeze and picking grapes to eat.
"Host, you haven't had dinner yet, right? What would you like to eat? Xiao Jin will prepare it now."
Xu Manman picked up an apple and took a bite. "Stir-fried shrimp, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, stir-fried sweet potato leaves, and a deluxe egg fried rice."
After she ordered the dishes, Xiao Jin did not turn around and order dishes immediately as he did in the space in the past, but stayed where he was.
Xu Manman looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Xiao Jin didn't buy any shrimp today. He just caught some at the farm. Host, please wait a moment. I'll make it right away." After saying that, he turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Xu Manman stood up and followed him. "??? Are you planning to cook it yourself? In this kitchen?"
"Xiao Jin's physical form can cook a little, but the taste might be a little worse than what's produced in the space kitchen. Hmm... it's also better than the host's current cooking skills."
When I first bought it, it seemed to be an all-purpose skin, but I didn’t expect it to be so all-purpose.
Xu Manman ate an apple while watching Xiao Jin cook. He skillfully picked vegetables, washed them, cut peppers, sliced meat, deveined shrimp, and smashed garlic.
If its disguise hadn't been removed, the scene would definitely be more pleasing to the eye.
After confirming that Xiao Jin could really make it, and did it well, Xu Man Man stopped watching and went out to the yard. Under the jujube tree was a women's bicycle that Xiao Jin had made look a little old, but now it looked 90% new.
She hasn't ridden a bike for a long time, so she's eager to try it.
He threw the apple core into the trash basket in the corner, washed his hands in the pool in the yard, and came to the jujube locust tree. He first kicked up the bicycle stand and stepped up with his long legs. Xiao Jin had already thoughtfully adjusted it to the appropriate height.
She rode her bike around the yard a few times. Although the space was small, she was skilled and had great technique, so avoiding several obstacles was no problem for her.
Not long after playing, Xiao Jin poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Host, the meal is ready. Where do we want to eat?"
"Under the grape trellis." Xu Manman put the bicycle back under the jujube tree. Xiao Jin had already placed the dishes and chopsticks on the small table.
"This grape trellis is nice, and so is that jujube tree. We should be able to pick dates after a while, right?" Xu Manman picked up a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers. Xiao Jin's cooking skills are also good, not worse than those in restaurants outside.
Xiao Jin washed his hands, sat opposite Xu Manman, and helped her peel the shrimp shells. "Well, for the grape tree, I used the host's favorite green and red grapes, but I didn't change this jujube tree. It's still the oldest variety, so the taste may be a little worse."
"The old varieties actually tasted pretty good. If you couldn't finish them, you could give them away or make them into dried red dates for tea or snacks. It's a pity I can't pick them myself."
The jujubes should be ripe in July and August. At that time, she is either in Haishi or on the southern islands.
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