Bai Ruozhen didn't know what his face looked like, he just felt uncomfortable, so he wiped it with his hand, but the dust on his face was spread more evenly. Gu Changqing curled the corners of his mouth and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
"Are you making a fire?" Gu Changqing asked.
"Oh, yes." Bai Ruozhen suddenly came to her senses. She still had to boil water. Her daughter Xiaoli was still washing clothes with cold water. She hurried into the kitchen to continue lighting the fire.
Gu Changqing frowned and looked at her, then realized that this girl didn't know how to light a fire. He smiled and walked in, saying, "Let me help you light the fire."
Bai Ruozhen sat on a small stool and looked up at him. "Can you help me?"
Her eyes were so bright and moist, appearing even brighter against her dark face. Gu Changqing's throat tightened, "Hmm."
Bai Ruozhen wanted to refuse, but when she thought of her daughter Xiaoli standing up, she said, "Look, I think it's quite simple, but..." It was so embarrassing that she couldn't continue.
"Well, let me take a look." Gu Changqing hummed and looked down at the stove. He pulled out the extinguished soybean seedlings from the stove and took another look. "Did water spill in there?"
Bai Ruozhen nodded, "Sister Lai Di came to boil water and put out the fire just now."
Gu Changqing sneered. That girl was quite mean. It would be strange if there was still water in the stove that could be boiled. He didn't say anything. He just used an iron hook to dig out the ash soaked in water from the bottom of the pot, and then took the soybean seedlings over.
The slender fingers pinched a match and lightly struck it, and the small flame immediately caught fire when it touched the dry soybean seedlings. Then it was stuffed into the stove and it caught fire with a whoosh.
Bai Ruozhen suddenly shouted, "Oh, I forgot to drain the water." Then he hurriedly ran to the backyard.
Gu Changqing: “…” Which teacher taught you to make a fire if there is no water?
Bai Ruozhen ran to the backyard. Gu Xiaoli was squatting on the well washing clothes. Seeing her coming, she hurriedly asked, "Why are you out in such cold weather? Go back and warm up." When she got closer and saw her face clearly, she frowned and said, "What's wrong with your face? Did someone bully you?"
"No." Bai Ruozhen came up and said, "Don't wash yet. Wait until I boil some hot water." As he said that, he was about to get a bucket of water.
Gu Xiaoli's hands were cold, so she didn't dare touch her. She pursed her lips and smiled, "It's okay. It's not cold."
"It's not cold yet, my hands are frozen red." Bai Ruozhen looked at Gu Xiaoli's red hands and felt so distressed that tears were about to fall. It was all her fault. If she had washed it herself, she wouldn't have to trouble Xiaoli. If she had washed it earlier, Xiaoli wouldn't have to do the work.
Gu Xiaoli knew Bai Ruozhen's personality well. She thought she was powerful, but in reality, if she didn't have a good father and mother, she would have been bullied to death long ago. But she didn't realize it herself. She thought she was powerful and could win over the women in the palace, but she didn't expect that she would be killed by the bastard Emperor and the slutty Concubine Xian right after entering the palace, before she could even consummate her marriage. But she wasn't much better off. To put it bluntly, the master and servant complemented each other. When they got serious, they would be destroyed in a matter of minutes. She didn't know what their eldest princess was thinking, so she had to let her master enter the palace to become queen. But her master didn't realize it, thinking she was born to be queen.
Well, fortunately, all that was in the past. Both she and her master had a new life. And now she seemed to have discovered that her master had special skills, and there was no shortage of people who liked him wherever he went. This was very good, very good. It would be even better if more people liked her master.
Hehehe, Gu Xiaoli was very happy to think of this. Although this place is a bit poor, it is very suitable for the life of the master and servant.
"It's really okay. The well water we just drew is cold." Gu Xiaoli grinned.
Bai Ruozhen pouted and went to fetch water, "Listen to me, boil some water before washing."
Gu Xiaoli smiled, "Can you make a fire?"
Bai Ruozhen froze for a moment, then continued, "Your fifth brother is lighting the fire over there."
"My fifth brother." Gu Xiaoli smiled, then took out some water from the well and scooped a bucket for her to wash her face. "Then let him wait for a while." Then she took out a handkerchief from her pocket, wet it, and wiped Bai Ruozhen's face.
Seeing that Bai Ruozhen didn't come over, Gu Changqing thought that he might not be able to carry water, so he came to the back. Unexpectedly, he saw from a distance that his youngest sister was wiping Bai Ruozhen's face with a handkerchief.
Bai Ruozhen closed his eyes and let Gu Xiaoli wipe him obediently. After Gu Xiaoli had wiped him skillfully, he opened his eyes and smiled at her. They had such a tacit understanding.
Gu Changqing glanced at Gu Xiaoli and suddenly felt a little jealous of his sister. It would be great if she could show him that kind of smile.
When this thought came to his mind, Gu Changqing shuddered. What on earth was he thinking?
Gu Xiaoli wiped Bai Ruozhen's face, then picked up the bucket and said, "I'll carry it over."
"I can lift it." Bai Ruozhen said, I should be able to lift it.
Then when Bai Ruozhen looked up, he saw Gu Changqing.
Thinking of the ash from the pot that Gu Xiaoli had just washed off, Bai Ruozhen blushed again. It was so embarrassing. She had never been so embarrassed before.
Gu Changqing came up to her, looked at Gu Xiaoli meaningfully and said, "Let me carry it."
Gu Xiaoli glanced at him and handed it over without thinking, "Go boil some water, I'll do the laundry."
Gu Changqing frowned and glanced at Gu Xiaoli, who carried water to the front yard. Bai Ruozhen said, "Then what should I do?"
Gu Xiaoli nodded towards the front yard and said, "Go watch my brother light the fire. I'm afraid he'll poison me."
"No." Bai Ruozhen smiled, "Brother Changqing is your biological brother, he won't poison you to death."
Gu Xiaoli blinked and suddenly said, "Brother Changqing? You're calling me that so affectionately." Seeing Bai Ruozhen blush, she hurriedly said, "Master, to be honest, I really think my fifth brother is quite good. Although he is not worthy of you, he is still quite good in this country. The dog emperor is a thing of the past life. We should look forward to it."
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