Ji Chenzhou massaged He Xianqiu for more than ten minutes. He Xianqiu felt that her hands were not so sore anymore. She moved her fingers and looked up at Ji Chenzhou.
"Chen Zhou, my hands are no longer sore."
Ji Chenzhou nodded and took away the cloth covering her hands. Thinking of what had just happened, Ji Chenzhou blushed.
He Xianqiu looked at Ji Chenzhou with his eyelashes drooping, his head lowered and not daring to look at her, his ears still red, and she chuckled.
Ji Chenzhou noticed that He Xianqiu was laughing at him, his face turned even redder, and he hurried into the house with the cloth.
He Xianqiu looked at him like a shy little wife and laughed out loud, her voice clear and pleasant.
Afraid that Ji Chenzhou was too shy to come out, she stopped laughing, cleared her throat and called into the house.
"Chen Zhou, why did you take so long to put the cloth? It's almost dark."
Ji Chenzhou in the room was still blushing. When he heard He Xianqiu calling him outside the room, he answered and fanned himself with a fan. When his face was no longer so hot and red, he walked out.
He Xianqiu waited at the door for a long time, but Ji Chenzhou didn't come out, so he planned to go in and find Ji Chenzhou.
He Xianqiu thought, maybe he is so shy that he doesn’t dare to come out to see her. If she had known, she would not have teased him.
As soon as He Xianqiu entered the main room, he ran into Ji Chenzhou. The other party's face looked normal and there was no trace of shyness from before.
Seeing He Xianqiu coming in, he was startled: "Why are you here?"
"Let me come in and take a look." He Xianqiu said.
Seeing Ji Chenzhou looking normal, He Xianqiu touched her nose. She was overthinking it. Ji Chenzhou was a villain after all. Although he was still young and a little shy, he would be able to return to normal soon.
He Xianqiu felt inexplicably disappointed because he didn't see the shy Ji Chenzhou when he came in. Ji Chenzhou was so cute with his rich and vivid expressions.
However, He Xianqiu was only lost for a few seconds before returning to normal.
She smiled, grabbed Ji Chenzhou's hand, and pulled Ji Chenzhou out of the house.
"Camellia oil is very fragrant. There are some purple sweet potatoes in the kitchen. Let's make something to eat."
Ji Chenzhou looked down at the hand that was holding him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, he nodded and said softly: "Okay."
Then they walked into the kitchen hand in hand.
He Xianqiu looked at the purple sweet potato on the ground and thought about the various ways to make desserts with purple sweet potatoes. Considering the current situation, he decided to make a purple sweet potato cake.
He Xianqiu told Ji Chenzhou his idea. Ji Chenzhou had no objection and just nodded in agreement.
He Xianqiu let go of Ji Chenzhou's hand, put the purple sweet potato into the basin and prepared to wash it.
Ji Chenzhou looked at his hand being released and felt a little lost and reluctant. It would have been better if it could have lasted a little longer.
However, seeing He Xianqiu taking the purple sweet potatoes to wash them, he took the basin of purple sweet potatoes from her arms.
Seeing this, He Xianqiu had no choice but to follow Ji Chenzhou and go to the water tank outside the yard with him.
Ji Chenzhou bent down to wash the purple sweet potatoes, and He Xianqiu squatted down and picked up a purple sweet potato and rubbed it to clean the mud off it.
When Ji Chenzhou saw that her hands were covered with mud, he frowned and decided to let him do the dirty work.
"Xianqiu, just stay aside. I'll do it. There's too much mud on the sweet potato. Your clothes will get dirty."
He Xianqiu shook his head and refused: "It will be faster if we wash together."
As he spoke, He Xianqiu picked up another purple sweet potato and washed it carefully, not afraid of getting his clothes dirty at all.
Seeing He Xianqiu's carefree look, Ji Chenzhou smiled helplessly, his eyes full of tenderness.
However, he was faster in washing the purple sweet potatoes. The faster he washed them, He Xianqiu didn't have to wash so many purple sweet potatoes.
The two of them lowered their heads and rubbed the mud off the sweet potatoes carefully, head to head.
The purple sweet potato was almost washed, with one left on Ji Chenzhou's side. He Xianqiu bent down and reached out to take it.
But she didn't expect to hit her head with Ji Chenzhou's. She hissed and covered her head.
When Ji Chenzhou saw her convulsing in pain, he immediately looked at her with concern and wanted to cover her head, but when he remembered that they had nothing to do with each other, he stopped.
"Is Xianqiu in pain?"
He Xianqiu shook his head: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt too much."
But seeing Ji Chenzhou's worried and nervous look, she thought it was a little cute and laughed out loud.
Ji Chenzhou was a little confused, but when he saw that He Xianqiu was fine, he felt relieved.
After the two of them finished washing, He Xianqiu took a knife and peeled off the skin of the purple sweet potato.
Ji Chenzhou was so nervous when he saw her peeling purple sweet potatoes with a kitchen knife that was bigger than her face. He was afraid that she would accidentally cut her hand, so he spoke up immediately.
"Xianqiu, let me peel it. This one is not easy to peel."
He Xianqiu also felt that it was difficult to peel the purple sweet potato. The kitchen knife was too big, and it was tiring for her to peel the purple sweet potato with it, so she didn't try to be brave and handed the kitchen knife and the half-peeled purple sweet potato to Ji Chenzhou.
Ji Chenzhou cut the knife very carefully, fearing that he would accidentally cut He Xianqiu with the knife.
He Xianqiu had nothing to do, so he just stood by and watched him with his hands.
Ji Chenzhou felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by her, but being stared at by the person he liked made him feel sweet inside, but he didn't show it on his face and continued to peel the fruit diligently.
Seeing that Ji Chenzhou had almost finished peeling the vegetables, He Xianqiu went to get some hot water.
After Ji Chenzhou cut the purple sweet potatoes into pieces and the water began to boil, He Xianqiu directed Ji Chenzhou to put the purple sweet potatoes into the pot to steam them.
After steaming for about forty to fifty minutes, the purple sweet potatoes were cooked. He Xianqiu followed Ji Chenzhou to mash the purple sweet potatoes into a paste, and then added some sugar and milk.
Ji Chenzhou had never eaten purple sweet potato cakes before, so he didn't know how to make them exactly. He just did whatever He Xianqiu told him to do.
When it came to the step of kneading the glutinous rice flour, He Xianqiu first poured the prepared milk powder into the flour, stirred it with chopsticks to make the glutinous rice flour into flocs, and then began to knead the dough.
But Ji Chenzhou put the flour in front of him first, and then began to knead the glutinous rice flour. He Xianqiu could only watch from the side.
Ji Chenzhou was very strong. He kneaded the glutinous rice flour for a long time until the flour became dough, and then let the dough ferment for fifteen minutes.
The dough is ready, and the purple potato puree is also ready. Now you can start making purple potato cakes.
He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou had a clear division of labor, one rolled out the dough, while the other put the purple sweet potato balls into the dough and then wrapped them to make a pancake.
After wrapping the purple sweet potato cakes, He Xianqiu poured some camellia oil on a flat pan, then put the purple sweet potato cakes in and fried them. After they were cooked for a while, He Xianqiu also added sesame seeds for garnish.
The purple potato cake should have sesame seeds on the surface, which is the most fragrant.
When both sides are golden brown, the purple sweet potato pancake is cooked. He Xianqiu handed the freshly fried purple sweet potato pancake to Ji Chenzhou. Because it was very hot when it came out of the pan, He Xianqiu wrapped it in a piece of paper before handing it to him.
"Chen Zhou, how about you give it a try?" He Xianqiu looked expectant.
"Okay." Ji Chenzhou reached out to take it, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Ji Chenzhou took a bite and his eyes lit up. It was soft, glutinous and sweet. The sweetness of purple sweet potato and the rich aroma of milk filled his nose, making it very fragrant.
"Xianqiu, it's delicious. You should try it too." Ji Chenzhou said as he finished the purple sweet potato pancake in big mouthfuls, and then took over He Xianqiu's pancake-making job.
He Xianqiu's pancake was recognized. She smiled, nodded, took a purple potato pancake and started eating it in small bites.
The purple sweet potato cake has a crispy crust and a sesame aroma, while the purple sweet potato filling inside is sweet and has a rich milky flavor.
Well, this is comparable to the purple sweet potato cakes Aunt Lin made before she transmigrated into the book.
Thinking of the purple sweet potato cakes made by Aunt Lin, He Xianqiu felt a little depressed. She wondered how her parents and brother were doing. She missed them so much.
Thinking of this, the purple potato cake in his mouth suddenly lost its fragrance. Ji Chenzhou looked at He Xianqiu and wondered what he was thinking about. He felt depressed.
"What's wrong, Xianqiu?" Ji Chenzhou looked at him with concern.
He Xianqiu said in a low mood: "I miss my family a little bit."
Hearing this, Ji Chenzhou wanted to speak to comfort He Xianqiu, but when he opened his mouth he didn't know what to say.
Thinking about the first batch of educated youth who came to the brigade, they have been there for several years and have not returned to the city. They have been staying in Qinggang Brigade, and some have even taken root there.
The hope of returning to the city is very slim, which also means that he will not be able to see his family in the city. Moreover, He Xianqiu is from Kyoto, and the Qinggang Brigade is in Nanfang, which are far apart from each other.
But seeing that He Xianqiu was in a low mood, Ji Chenzhou, even though he had never comforted anyone before, still racked his brains to think about it, even though he felt that what he said was pale and powerless.
"When the grain harvest is good, you can ask the captain for leave to go back and visit your family."
Thinking that what he said was the same as if he hadn't said anything, he paused and then said another sentence.
"It will be soon. There is only one month left before the late rice harvest."
The rice harvest is in late November. Now it is October. By the time the rice is harvested, there won’t be that much work to do. The team leader should agree to grant me leave.
He Xianqiu was originally in a very depressed mood, but when she saw that Ji Chenzhou clearly didn't know how to comfort others but was still racking his brains to comfort her, she felt much better. She laughed and her eyes were filled with smiles.
Ji Chenzhou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was in a better mood. As long as she was happy, that was enough.
"Okay, the purple potato cake will not taste good if it gets cold, so eat it quickly." Ji Chenzhou reminded her with a smile in his eyes.
"Got it." He Xianqiu nodded, then continued to eat the purple sweet potato cake in small bites.
When all the purple sweet potato cakes were fried, it was already 5:30 in the afternoon. The two packed them up and planned to send them to Mr. Zhong.
The purple sweet potato cakes were still hot at this time, and were at their most delicious. The two of them wanted to let Mr. Zhong eat them while they were still hot, so they quickened their pace.
He Xianqiu held the wild flowers he had picked while walking on the road, and the wild flowers spread all around with their fragrance.
Ji Chenzhou was holding the camellia oil for Mr. Zhong in one hand and the purple potato cakes in the basket in the other.
Looking at He Xianqiu walking in front, picking beautiful wild flowers from time to time along the way with a smile on her face, he thought that the wild flowers that could be seen everywhere on the road could also make her happy.
Maybe in the future, he could pick them for her so she wouldn't have to do it herself.
Looking at He Xianqiu's graceful figure, the wind gently blew up her skirt.
Ji Chenzhou was caught off guard and saw her well-proportioned and white calves. His face turned red instantly, and then he lowered his head and dared not look anymore.
But the image of white calves kept flashing through his mind. They were so white that they seemed to be glowing.
But when Ji Chenzhou thought about it, the image of those white calves kept playing in his mind, and he secretly cursed himself for being a pervert and shameless.
But Ji Chenzhou really couldn't control himself. Thinking of this, he silently said in his heart, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, color is emptiness, emptiness is color...
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