Lu's mother quickly joined their team. Although she was old, she loved spicy food, and eating spicy food in winter made her feel warm all over.
The three of them ate until they were sweating profusely, their faces slightly flushed, and they were breathing heavily.
Lu's mother ate until she was sweating, and fearing that eating too much would cause her stomach pain, she stopped eating.
"Mom, what do you think of the taste?" Gu Nanjiao asked, her lips sticking out like sausages.
"It tastes great, very satisfying. However, your mouth..." Seeing Gu Nanjiao's expression, Lu's mother suddenly wanted to laugh.
Gu Nanjiao touched her mouth; it felt numb and a little sore, probably from eating too many spicy snacks.
"I miss it so much, I ate too much without realizing it." Gu Nanjiao reluctantly put down the spicy strips in her hand.
Lu's mother then looked at Lu's younger sister, who had the same sausage lips, and said with a wry smile, "You two should eat less spicy food, or you'll get stomach aches! Go drink some cold water to cool down the spiciness."
"You can't drink ice-cold water, the more you drink, the more your mouth will burn."
Based on Gu Nanjiao's years of experience eating spicy snacks, the colder the drink, the spicier it becomes, making her mouth feel like it's on fire, and possibly even causing stomach pain. Warm salt water or warm sugar water can relieve the spiciness.
Gu Nanjiao went to the kitchen and made some sugar water. The winter air was cool, so she strained the sugar water from both bowls, and it cooled down quickly. She handed one bowl to Lu Xiaomei and kept one for herself.
"That's great!" Lu Xiaomei exclaimed, feeling very happy. After eating the spicy strips and drinking the sweet soup, she felt both satisfied and delighted.
Gu Nanjiao also felt very refreshed, much like the feeling of chugging a bottle of beverage after eating hot pot in modern times.
When Lu Yanzhao returned from the mountains, he couldn't help but laugh when he saw Gu Nanjiao and his younger sister's comical appearance.
When did we buy sausages?
"What sausage? We didn't buy any sausages!" Lu Xiaomei asked her brother, looking completely bewildered.
Upon hearing this, Gu Nanjiao's face darkened. Lu Yanzhao was subtly criticizing her again.
She looked at Lu Yanzhao and stared at him for a while, making Lu Yanzhao feel very uncomfortable.
Did she find out about my affair?
Gu Nanjiao beckoned to Lu Yanzhao with her finger: "Come here!"
Lu Yanzhao asked guiltily, "What are you doing?"
"Just come over when I tell you to. Why do you look so guilty?"
Lu Yanzhao walked over slowly, and Gu Nanjiao brought out a bowl of bright red stuff from behind her. She picked up a piece with her chopsticks and handed it to Lu Yanzhao: "Try it."
"What's this?"
"This is spicy strip, try it!"
Lu Yanzhao looked at the bright red, fragrant, and oily spicy strips, his mouth watering, and he couldn't help but open his mouth to take one.
Gu Nanjiao moved her chopsticks away, leaving Lu Yanzhao with nothing to eat: "Eat by yourself, you want me to feed you?"
Lu Yanzhao...
Didn't you use chopsticks to pick it up and put it to my mouth so I could taste it?
The moment the spicy snack entered his mouth, Lu Yanzhao felt like vomiting from the spiciness. He felt his ears ringing, his head rushing with blood, and he was covered in sweat from the spiciness.
Although it's very spicy, it's really satisfying to eat. The more you eat, the more fragrant it becomes, and the more you want to eat. Gu Nanjiao is really amazing; she can invent such divine food.
Gu Nanjiao nudged Lu Xiaomei with her elbow and said, "Look at your brother, with those panda eyes and sausage lips, what does he look like?"
"What are panda eyes?" Lu Xiaomei was confused. She thought her brother looked a bit funny, but what on earth were panda eyes?
"He just has those dark circles under his eyes. If he were to sing 'Little Duck' right now, that would be just awful." Gu Nanjiao looked at Lu Yanzhao and the more she looked at him, the more she thought he resembled Ouyang Feng, the Western Poison from the movie "The Eagle Shooting Heroes".
"Hahahaha." Gu Nanjiao couldn't help but burst into laughter. Lu Yanzhao, where's your image of being pure and upright?
Lu Xiaomei was confused. She saw her sister-in-law laughing and burst into laughter as well. Although she didn't know what made her sister-in-law laugh, she felt that playing along was definitely the right thing to do.
Seeing the two laughing, Lu Yanzhao's face darkened. He didn't say anything, but pretended to be angry and went back to his room.
Gu Nanjiao pouted. How petty! He's allowed to laugh at others, but no one else can.
Inspired by making spicy strips, Gu Nanjiao also made spicy beef jerky, spicy dried anchovies, and spicy dried bamboo shoots...
After discussing it with Lu's mother, we decided to put these spicy snacks next to the braised food when we were selling braised food, and see how they sold. If they sold well, wouldn't it be wonderful to open a shop specializing in snacks in the future?
Lu's mother thought the suggestion was excellent. She had never imagined that one day she would leave this small village and do business and earn money in public like the men. At first, she was a little reserved, but after venturing out, she discovered that the world outside was vast and full of opportunities. Even women are no less capable than men.
When Gu Nanjiao pushed open the door, Lu Yanzhao was already asleep in bed. Considering that he hadn't even eaten dinner, he must be extremely tired.
After washing up, Gu Nanjiao stepped over Lu Yanzhao and went to sleep on the inside of the bed.
The bedding on the inside was a bit thick. When Gu Nanjiao stepped over it, she lost her balance and landed on Lu Yanzhao's lap. The awkward position made Gu Nanjiao blush.
Lu Yanzhao was in a daze and felt very uncomfortable. His stomach was burning. Hearing rustling sounds, he knew that Gu Nanjiao had come over. In his half-asleep state, he suddenly felt as if he had been hit by a heavy object.
He was instantly wide awake, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Gu Nanjiao straddling him, her face slightly flushed.
this?
this?
this!
What is Gu Nanjiao trying to do? Does she want to pounce on him again? But if she really does, he can reluctantly accept it.
Seeing that Lu Yanzhao was awake, Gu Nanjiao quickly got up and hid on the inside, her face flushed: "I'm sorry, I accidentally slipped and fell!"
A woman who says one thing but means another!
It saw that I was asleep and tried to sneak up on me, but I caught it red-handed. And it still stubbornly denies it.
Lu Yanzhao sat up and slowly approached, his eyes fixed intently on Gu Nanjiao, his voice carrying an indescribable allure: "Oh? Is that so?"
"Yes. I really didn't mean to." Gu Nanjiao was really embarrassed. She didn't know how to explain to Lu Yanzhao. Judging from his expression, it seemed like he had misunderstood.
Trying to cover it up only makes it more obvious!
In Lu Yanzhao's eyes, Gu Nanjiao's explanation was just a cover-up, and he didn't believe that Gu Nanjiao had no improper thoughts about him.
"Lu Yanzhao, don't misunderstand. I really don't have any feelings for you right now, really, really don't. I just slipped and fell by accident." Gu Nanjiao explained again, afraid that he would misunderstand.
Lu Yanzhao was taken aback upon hearing this. Did she no longer have any feelings for him?
The same sentence was said so many times!
He really didn't want to believe that Gu Nanjiao, who had gone to great lengths to marry him, no longer cared about him.
Thinking about the changes in Gu Nanjiao during this period, her eyes were filled with money, business, her mother, and her younger sister, but she didn't care about herself at all.
She didn't eat dinner tonight and her stomach was upset, but she didn't say a word of concern.
Seeing that Lu Yanzhao kept his head down and didn't know what he was thinking, Gu Nanjiao decided to just say what she needed to say and hope that Lu Yanzhao wouldn't misunderstand anymore. With that thought, she burrowed into the covers and fell asleep with her back to Lu Yanzhao.
Feeling that she seemed to be asleep, Lu Yanzhao covered his stomach with his hand, but couldn't fall asleep after lying down.
At the age when he was just beginning to experience romantic feelings, he never had any romantic thoughts about any woman, not even Gu Nanjiao, who had thrown herself at him back then.
He was single-mindedly focused on the imperial examinations. After waiting for eight years, he finally passed the exams and was admitted to Nanfeng Academy, qualifying for the prefectural examinations. However, his qualification was revoked due to his moral depravity, and Nan Jiao was the culprit.
He was confident of passing the imperial examination and becoming a scholar, but he lacked only one opportunity. Even after his qualification was revoked, he didn't lose heart. He found out the whereabouts of a government-subsidized student, paid someone to pose as a local ruffian and rob him at night, and then happened to appear and save the student. This gave him the qualification to take the prefectural examination as a guarantor.
He's not like that fat bastard Wang Sang, whom Gu Nanjiao can just kick out whenever she wants.
Regardless of whether Gu Nanjiao still has feelings for Lu Yanzhao, he can't let go!
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