Making pork floss isn't actually difficult, it's just complicated. First, you have to cook it, then separate the lean meat into thin strips, then dehydrate it, and finally stir-fry it with seasonings like sugar until it's completely dehydrated.
To prevent burning, you need to keep stirring.
Her hand got tired after frying for a while, and someone came up behind her and naturally took the spatula from her.
"I'll do it."
The local education system teaches men to stay away from the kitchen, but Qi Yu doesn't care. Not only does she help brew medicine when she sees patients, but she also sometimes takes over cooking. In fact, Qi Yu's cooking is quite delicious.
Xia Yixin had also wondered how he knew so much, but then she realized that he had lived in the cold palace since childhood.
That's why Qi Yu was able to remain calm even when he was in a difficult situation.
She sat on a small stool, watching the man with his sleeves rolled up, looking as refined and handsome as if he were painting a picture even while frying pork floss on a hot day. Suddenly, she had a thought: if there were no mission, it might not be so bad to just stay with him like this.
She patted her cheeks to banish the strange thought.
She still has to leave.
The pills for disguising her appearance and changing her voice were ready, and the pills she had prepared for Qi Yu were almost finished. It was time for her to leave.
That evening, Xia Yixin gave more than half of the stir-fried pork floss to Aunt Li. Aunt Li had never seen anything like it before, but the thirteen-year-old boy's eyes lit up. He stared wide-eyed at the fragrant aroma of the meat.
Before leaving, Xia Yixin gave Aunt Li the recipe for pork floss, which moved the Li couple so much that they almost knelt down. This pork floss was much more delicate than meat, and it was also dry and easy to carry. It was absolutely delicious with white porridge, and it was suitable for both children and the elderly.
This is a priceless remedy for them!
Aunt Li didn't have much to offer them, but she repeatedly invited them to her house for a whole pig feast three days later. The two couldn't refuse, so they agreed.
When we left Aunt Li's house, it was already dark. It was late August, and the sweltering weather had brought many people out of their homes to cool off.
"How about we go out for dinner tonight? It's on me," Xia Yixin suggested.
Qi Yu couldn't help but chuckle, "Our money is all with Wan'er, so is this your treat?"
Since settling in, Qi Yu had given her all his silver notes and assets. Only then did she realize how many shops and mansions Qi Yu had bought at some point, spanning four kingdoms. It was clear that he had made thorough preparations long ago.
But was he really prepared to live under a different name for the rest of his life? Xia Yixin didn't ask, afraid that asking would only make it harder for him to leave, so she simply pretended to be confused.
"Who said I didn't treat you?" Xia Yixin rolled her eyes silently and took him to the biggest restaurant in the small town—Zui Linglong.
The restaurant is located on the shore of Longyuan Lake in the center of the small town. A gentle night breeze blows, and there are some lantern-lit boats on the lake carrying young men and women who come out for a rendezvous or a night stroll. There are also some children playing around, making it quite lively.
The owner of Zui Linglong happened to be one of her patients, so the meal was free.
Qi Yu couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the smug woman. The aloof and noble man smiled, like spring flowers blooming, immediately attracting the attention of many young ladies from noble families who were boating on the lake, while the man himself remained completely unaware.
The smile hadn't faded even when they reached the second floor and entered the room overlooking the lake and enjoying the night view; even the servant who led the way glanced at them several times.
Xia Yixin looked at the man whose smile hadn't faded and realized that he seemed to be smiling a lot lately.
"Qi Yu, you seem to be in a good mood lately?"
Qi Yu calmly admitted, "Because of Wan'er."
She was secretly annoyed at herself for asking such a silly question earlier, and with a dry laugh, she looked away, her ears already bright red.
Qi Yu, however, seemed to have flipped a switch, and looked at her with even greater intensity.
"For the past two weeks, I've been able to see Wan'er's sleepy face every morning, eat the meals she cooks, and drink the medicine she brews. I know that everything Wan'er does every day is for me, and I can see Wan'er all the time. How can I not be happy?"
What started as a happy remark turned into a sudden change of tone at the end: "It's a pity Wan'er is leaving, isn't it?"
Her heart skipped a beat, and she stared at him in astonishment.
Zui Linglong is the largest restaurant in the small town. At this moment, the sounds of people coming and going fill the air. The moonlight, combined with the dim yellow light from the lanterns inside, shines on the man, giving him a slightly cold and aloof air.
Xia Yixin opened her mouth, having countless ways to argue, but she gave up on saying, "You know."
Qi Yu chuckled self-deprecatingly, picked up the osmanthus wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
The aroma of the wine was so strong that it perfectly masked the drug that Xia Yixin had sprinkled into the glass under the guise of pouring the wine.
He once said that even if Wan'er gave him poison, he would still drink it.
"For the past two weeks, you haven't asked where we've been, and you've never truly smiled. A third of the medicine you've prepared has disappeared, and those pills you hid in the medicine furnace—they're probably all compensation for me, aren't they? Wan'er, there are flaws everywhere. How could I not know?"
He smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
She did indeed refine enough pills for Qi Yu to fully recover, and she had kept them hidden in her storage ring until tonight, yet he still knew about it.
Xia Yixin clenched her hands tightly, pondering a solution, when the man opposite her grabbed her wrist across the table.
Whoosh!
The table was overturned, just as the facade of peace and tranquility that the two had maintained was shattered.
"Qi Yu!" She panicked a little. His grip wasn't strong, but he held her firmly in his arms.
She heard a man's suppressed, hoarse voice in her ear.
"Wan'er, if you want to leave, you don't need to drug the wine. Why not just kill me?"
His forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, clearly a forced attempt to remain calm and resist the effects of the drug, yet his eyes were so deep that she felt as if she had fallen into a gentle trap.
By the time she realized what was happening, she already had a black and gold dagger in her hand.
He held her hand, the blade pressed against his chest. Qi Yu smiled, but she felt as if he were crying.
“If you don’t kill me, I will bring you back even if it’s to the ends of the earth.”
He eventually succumbed to the effects of the drug and fell into a deep sleep.
She looked at him, unaware that the boy had grown into a man, handsome enough to make anyone fall in love at first sight.
but……
She sighed, took a deep look at Qi Yu lying on the ground, said "I'm sorry" in her heart, and left the house.
She knew she was attracted, but it should end there.
Someone was secretly watching her in the restaurant, so she took a disguise pill in the back courtyard.
In fact, the Healer's cheat also has a way to temporarily change a person's voice and appearance. However, she didn't have the opportunity to make a high-end human skin mask. Instead, she used drugs to make parts of her face red and swollen to achieve a similar effect, and then changed her clothes and hairstyle.
She wore several layers to make herself look fatter.
She touched her face, which was now swollen like a steamed bun. Even Xia Jingfeng probably wouldn't recognize her. Just then, a group of women arrived, and she took the opportunity to go outside.
Anwu, who was on guard outside the restaurant, vaguely felt that the slow-moving, bloated woman who brushed past him looked familiar. Just as he was about to chase after her, the exclamation of the waiter upstairs drew his attention.
Xia Yixin dared not stop. She bought a horse with her spare silver and left the city overnight.
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