Chapter 79: A Gentleman? I'm Pretending
Ever since he openly admitted his bastard nature last night, Xu Yu has started to behave like a monster.
The specific ways of being an unhuman being are indescribable, including but not limited to saying that you are cold with your eyes open, crawling into her quilt with your long arms and legs stretched out, showing your body without restraint when changing clothes without hiding from others, teasing with words and seductive eyes, and so on, as well as the current gossip.
Sang Zhixia was so angry and amused that she felt exhausted. She rolled her eyes at Xu Yu and said bitterly, "You weren't like this before!"
After being together for such a long time, she had the impression that Xu Yu always maintained the proper demeanor and attitude, and adhered to the bottom line and principles.
How could such a grown man deteriorate after sleeping?
Xu Yu's eyes were full of frankness, and he had the confidence to speak idioms to Xu Mingyang: "Are you talking about before?"
"Yeah, weren't you good like that before?"
If it really doesn't work out, it would be good for you to continue being a handsome mute!
"That one, I pretended."
Everyone mistakenly believed that Xu Yu's personality change was due to the dramatic changes in his family. Even Sang Zhixia felt that the rumors in Kyoto were too false and could not be trusted.
Only Xu Yu himself knew clearly why he had pretended to be a silent and upright gentleman for such a long time.
If he wasn't afraid of scaring the timid Sang Zhixia, why would he do that?
Now that he has successfully climbed into bed, and his partner is sleeping right next to the pillow within reach, what else is there for him to pretend?
Xu Yu placed the three dissected pig skulls into a sack while Sang Zhixia looked incredulous. He smiled faintly and said, "I kept them there for a while longer because I was afraid you'd be scared."
"Zhizhi, am I quite good at pretending to be a gentleman?"
The remaining smile on Sang Zhixia's face completely disappeared. She picked up a small stone on the ground and threw it at Xu Yu.
"roll."
"Okay."
Xu Yu followed suit and ran away with the sack in his hand. In the yard, a few little ones were lying behind the door listening to the noise outside. Xu Mingyang looked thoughtful.
His left hand suddenly slapped his right hand: "I was saying, why did Big Brother suddenly become like a different person? Turns out he was just pretending!"
Fortunately, his mother praised him several times, saying that his elder brother was much more stable and asked him to learn from him. It turned out that his elder brother did it on purpose!
Xu Yanran had obviously heard similar comments from her parents before, and a sigh crossed her delicate face: "Big brother is really good at pretending."
At least if the eldest brother didn’t say it, no one would have noticed it!
Xu Mingxu didn't understand and started nodding along with the crowd, but before he could express his opinion, Xu Yu, who had returned, kicked him in the butt.
"Have you read? Have you learned idioms?"
Amidst the terrified gazes of the little ones, Xu Yu smiled gently, "I just thought, you guys have been living in a muddle for so long, spouting all sorts of idioms, which is not a good idea. How can you sleep at this age without studying?"
"I'll mention it to Grandfather when he gets back."
"Everyone should study hard and practice martial arts."
"Brother, don't do this!"
Xu Mingyang rushed over in despair: "Brother, I really will get spanked by the teacher if I study!"
“Brother…”
Xu Yanran said softly, "Brother, I will study hard."
"read?"
“How can I just read?”
Xu Yu squatted down and smiled warmly. Under Xu Yanran's shocked gaze, he said softly: "Brother, when you were your age, you would have broken three pairs of plum blossom piles."
Xu Yanran was terrified: "Brother, I'm a girl..."
"What happened to the girl?"
"You are weak, so practicing martial arts can strengthen your body. You won't make mistakes if you learn it."
"Oh, and you guys too."
Xu Yu looked at Xu Mingxu and Xu Jinxi, who were still unaware of what was happening, with a smile, and said, "Did you enjoy my joke, big brother?"
Xu Mingxu shook his head cautiously: "No, no, no, big brother..."
"Grandfather can personally teach you about reading, and I will teach you martial arts well."
"Does anyone want to say anything now?"
The little ones hugged each other tightly and shook their heads vigorously: "No, no, no!"
"there is none left!"
Xu Yu smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, then everyone go inside and think carefully about the words you just said incorrectly. I will test you later."
The little ones ran so fast that smoke was coming out of their feet. Sang Zhixia, who was outside the door, witnessed this scene and clapped his hands in amazement.
“That’s amazing…”
Who could possibly withstand this ruthless and cruel display of anger and rage?
Xu Yu was not ashamed but proud of it, and smiled playfully: "Zhizhi, there is a price to pay for watching the fun."
Sang Zhixia was not intimidated at all: "Why? You want to force me to study and practice martial arts too?"
This trick works for the kids, but not for her.
Facing Sang Zhixia's provocative eyes, Xu Yu lowered his eyes and smiled silently.
"Zhizhi is an adult, how can they be compared with you?"
but……
It’s not that there is no way to deal with her.
With an unspeakable smile, Xu Yu threw away the broken bones that Sang Zhixia didn't want, and when he came back, he started to scrub the pig intestines and stomach in the wooden basin repeatedly with flour and wood ash as Sang Zhixia had said.
When it was finally washed to Sang Zhixia's satisfaction, it was immediately taken over to have the meat removed and chopped into stuffing.
Sprinkle a little sorghum wine, salt, pepper powder, and some powdered five-spice powder on the chopped meat filling, mix well, then use a piece of bamboo tube with the nodes cut off to find one end of the intestine and start stuffing the meat.
After receiving instructions, Xu Yu took up the temporary post and was a little hesitant in stuffing the meat: "If I stuff all of these with meat, won't there be enough meat filling?"
“You don’t have to drink it all.”
Sang Zhixia dragged over the wooden basin filled with large intestines and explained, "The small intestines are used to stuff meat into sausages, and these large intestines are braised with the pig's head. Are we going to have braised meat hotpot tonight?"
Xu Yu nodded absentmindedly: "Is this preparation for the younger generation?"
"yes."
The New Year was approaching in the blink of an eye. She had been wondering whether she should buy some meat when someone in the village slaughtered a pig to prepare for the New Year. Fortunately, Xu Yu saved the money by going into the mountains.
Although Xu Yu's talkativeness had become much more frivolous, it did not interfere with his work.
He has obviously been honed in his ability to help out.
While chatting about useless gossip, Sang Zhixia quickly prepared the medicine bags for braising the meat.
The three pig heads that were cut off could not be eaten all at once, so she only put one in the pot. She put the rest and the cut meat in a wooden basin filled with marinade, and rolled them around. After they were covered with marinade, they were placed in a large wooden barrel wiped clean with water, pressed into blocks, covered with a lid, and pressed a large stone on top.
"After marinating for three to five days, open the lid and turn it over. You can also take some time to cut some pine branches and cypress strips. Once it's marinated thoroughly, you can build a rack for smoking."
The stuffed sausages were tied into bunches and hung next to the stove to dry out the moisture. When Xu Yu finished hanging the last bunch, he accidentally hit his head. He raised his hand to cover his face and frowned unconsciously.
"Can't you hang it somewhere else?"
Sang Zhixia was checking the brine in the pot and said without looking up, "There's heat on the stove, so it'll dry out easily here."
She glanced at Xu Yu, who had to bend down to avoid him, and said with a smile, "Who made you so tall?"
The ceiling of the kitchen is already high, so even if these sausages are hung there, no one who comes in will touch them.
Except Xu Yu.
Xu Yu bit his tongue and said nothing. He bent down, covered his head, and walked out of the kitchen in a posture that was not elegant.
Sang Zhixia didn't pay attention at first, until the man in the west shed called out, "Zhizhi!"
"Zhizhi, come here!"
Sang Zhixia was very confused: "What's wrong?"
"I can't find something, come and help me find it."
"What?"
Sang Zhixia wiped her hands and pushed open the half-open door. Before she stepped over the threshold, she felt a pair of big hands on her waist.
"you……"
"Shhh."
Xu Yu put his hands on his waist and lifted up, pulling Sang Zhixia up from the spot with the force of pulling onions in dry land.
Sang Zhixia hadn't come back to her senses yet, and when she looked down again, she found that Xu Yu was holding her up and sitting her on a cabinet that was half a person's height!
She suddenly looked down at her dangling feet, and two big hands suddenly pressed down on her side.
Xu Yu supported himself on the counter with his hands, his feet did not move but his upper body was slowly approaching.
He relied on his height to enclose Sang Zhixia in his arms, staring straight into her eyes, listening to the collision of their breaths, and smiled with crescent eyes: "If I weren't this tall, how could I hold you?"
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