Place the radish on a cutting board and cut it in half. Then make a few vertical cuts to make radish strips. Cut them into appropriate sizes, rinse them several times with water, drain them, and then add salt to draw out the moisture.
She went to prepare the seasonings, which terrified the villagers watching nearby. They thought, "She cut so many strips and put in so much salt. Won't it all go to waste?"
As Xu Yuehuai was flipping her hair, she glanced at them and saw their surprised and curious expressions. She just smiled and ignored them.
She needed lots of garlic and chili peppers, as well as vinegar, sugar, and salt. Everything was ready. The radish strips over there had released a lot of water, so she squeezed them dry with her hands and then divided them into two bowls.
Five spoonfuls of vinegar, two spoonfuls of sugar, two spoonfuls of salt, plus a handful of radish strips, make sweet and sour radish.
Slice the garlic and cut the chili peppers into sections. Pour hot oil over the garlic, add a spoonful of vinegar, two spoonfuls of sugar, two spoonfuls of salt, and finally add a handful of radish strips. This is spicy radish.
Okay, now we just need to wait a little while until the mutton is cooked and the radish is pickled. Combining them together sounds absolutely wonderful.
Zhang Ting, who had taken Qi Guze away, returned just then. While packing up the things she had forgotten, she heard that someone was inquiring about Qi Guze, and that it was a man and a woman. Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurried over here.
"What are you doing?" Zhang Ting saw what Xu Yuehuai was doing and stepped forward to pull her away, her eyes showing no concealment of wariness.
"Just helping them out, is there a problem?" Xu Yuehuai said naturally, without any trace of lying on her face or in her eyes, which left Zhang Ting speechless for a moment.
Anyway, she just couldn't stand these outsiders. Who knows what their purpose was in coming here? Trying to blend in with them so quickly and lower everyone's guard is not a good thing.
"Alright, you guys get out of here. We don't need you here." After saying that, Zhang Ting headed straight home. Xu Yuehuai wasn't even a local, so there was no need to continue.
So she followed Zhang Ting directly.
During their time here, while others were only initially wary, Zhang Ting was different.
The longer they stayed there, the more obvious this person's wariness became.
“She must know something,” Xu Yuehuai murmured to Pei Xuan in a low voice. “Let’s split up.”
Xu Yuehuai originally intended to continue following them, but considering the other party's attitude, she turned back.
Zhang Ting felt relieved when she realized that no one was following her anymore, and she quickened her pace.
Xu Yuehuai did not follow them any further; she headed back to where the two had been resting.
Soon they arrived at their destination, but Pei Xuan seemed to still be outside and had not yet returned.
After entering the room, Xu Yuehuai closed the door and sat down to the side. She began to analyze her recent findings—the people here seemed to be gradually eliminating their rejection of them, or rather, they had begun to gradually ignore their existence. They would even ask for help with simple matters.
But Zhang Ting seemed different. The longer they stayed here, the more likely that woman would secretly come to inquire about their situation.
So, Zhang Ting must know something, otherwise, she shouldn't be so wary.
While she was thinking, she heard a noise at the door. Xu Yuehuai stopped thinking and walked towards the door.
Seeing Pei Xuan return, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why that expression?" Pei Xuan saw Xu Yuehuai standing at the door as soon as he entered, looking like she was about to do something.
"I've roughly figured out some things, and now I want to verify their authenticity."
Tell me about it.
Hearing what Xu Yuehuai said, Pei Xuan became interested and quickly approached.
“I feel that Zhang Ting knows inside information, so our current goal is to investigate her.” This statement was already a close call, and Pei Xuan knew the urgency of the matter, so the two quickly sat down to discuss it.
How do you plan to conduct the investigation?
The two discussed it on the spot and quickly made a decision.
Since Zhang Ting is already wary of them, let's start with the others.
For example, people around Zhang Ting, some who have a good impression of her and some who are hostile to her, will generally pay more attention to her presence.
"Okay, then let's do it tonight."
"good."
The two agreed to set off to investigate that evening. Firstly, everyone would be home by then, and their vigilance would be lower. Secondly, going a little later would allow them to bring some food, making it easier to start a conversation.
Having calculated everything, the two began preparing food, which was crucial, and they both took it very seriously.
...
Back home, Zhang Ting still seemed a little worried about something.
After looking around to make sure no one was following him, he hurriedly went to make something to eat. The other person hadn't eaten yet, and he wondered how he was doing.
With worry in her heart, Zhang Ting headed towards the Tibetans' territory.
She had saved this person some time ago, and she had been on high alert, worried that someone might come looking for him.
Unexpectedly, someone still came, and so quickly at that.
Seeing that the two strangers had been living in the village and showed no intention of leaving, but instead were trying to get along with the other villagers, Zhang Ting became even more flustered.
She always felt that the two men's target was the person she had saved, so she was quite wary of them and even somewhat hostile towards them.
She doesn't want anyone to disturb her life.
She has now determined that the person she rescued poses no threat to her, and in the process of spending time with her, she has even developed some feelings for him.
The discovery itself had already made her somewhat flustered, and before she could figure out how to handle it, an outsider appeared...
"Why did you come so early today?" Qi Guze, who was lying down, asked Zhang Ting curiously when he saw that it was not too late.
“Strangers have come to the village. They seem to be looking for someone. I’m worried… it might be related to you.”
Zhang Ting paused for a moment before speaking, something she hadn't originally intended to say, but Qi Guze had asked, so she couldn't help herself.
It seemed that she had reached a certain level of trust with him, and she always couldn't help but tell him the truth.
"oh?"
Qi Guze was also a little stunned; he hadn't expected strangers to appear so quickly.
He was the regent, the emperor's younger brother. He had fallen off a cliff while being chased, but was rescued by Zhang Ting by chance. After waking up, he was falsely accused of treason.
Having barely escaped death, he had the idea of recuperating and then making a comeback.
But right now... he also became a little nervous.
Not wanting to see the person in front of her worry, Zhang Ting quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "It's alright, they're just two strangers, a man and a woman, maybe not? Don't worry so much, I'll be careful, and if there's any danger, I'll help you!"
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