Yan Rushan did what he said. Two days later in the evening, he delivered a lot of beef, mutton and pork; all together, about twenty pounds, they were all moved into the kitchen.
"Sister Li, use mutton and beef to make a nourishing soup for Comrade Zhong tomorrow."
Li Yun nodded with a smile, "No need for tomorrow, I'll prepare it and stew it now. Beef and mutton need to be stewed for a long time to be fragrant."
"Yeah." Yan Rushan went to the tap to wash the blood off his hands. When he wiped his hands and left the kitchen, he bumped into Zhong Yuxiu and quickly offered her a hand. "Be careful."
After being helped to steady herself, Zhong Yuxiu smiled and thanked, "Thank you, Comrade Yan."
"No need to thank me, it's just a piece of cake." Yan Rushan took back his hand and rubbed his fingertips secretly. "I only got a part of the meat today. I'll bring you the rabbit tomorrow night."
Zhong Yuxiu walked past him into the kitchen, her eyes falling on a pile of bloody meat. A smile spread across her face. "How much is this amount of meat? I'll ask Sister Li to give it to you. You're trading on the black market, right? Do you need a ticket?"
"Give her money. They collected it from the countryside." He was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable if he didn't ask for money.
"How much?"
A low, hoarse, and magnetic voice came, "Just give me forty."
"So cheap?" Zhong Yuxiu turned around suddenly, looking at him in disbelief. "Don't think of charging a small amount as a token of appreciation. Just take whatever's due. I'm not short of money, and this pickled meat will last me a long time."
She hasn't used her bonus yet, and with the living expenses allocated by her superiors every month, she is completely in a state of income with no expenditure.
Yan Rushan chuckled, "It's just a relationship, I gave him some capital, he didn't ask for much."
"How close a relationship do we have to be to be able to give you this?" This was Zhong Yuxiu's first reaction.
"We grew up together, so we all know each other well. When you have time, I'll take you to meet some people. It will make business easier in the future."
Zhong Yuxiu was slightly startled, then quickly shook her head, "Thank you, I'm not going to the black market."
Yan Rushan put his fist against his forehead and laughed heartily; if there wasn't a computer in the girl's laboratory, he would have believed it.
She felt inexplicably guilty, but she could handle it.
"Okay, you don't have to go to the black market. Tell me what you want and I'll ask someone to get it for you."
"It's okay to buy it once in a while, but you shouldn't go to the black market too often."
The little girl raised her chin slightly, looking quite proud, and the words she said made people laugh and cry.
Yan Rushan touched the tip of his nose lightly, and the smile on his handsome face became more obvious. Embarrassed by his laughter, Zhong Yuxiu pursed her lips and glared at him, then ignored him. "Sister Li, pay the money for the meat later. Don't give me too little."
"Okay." Li Yun glanced at the two of them and turned back to continue his work.
"No need to be so calculating. I'm eating here too, so let's just split it in half, okay?"
Zhong Yuxiu finally gave up and said, "That's fine, half for each of us. How much is half? If it's less than what I budgeted, you won't be eating at my house from now on."
"Okay, okay, it will definitely be a small amount." Yan Rushan smiled and said indulgently, "It cost a total of 180 yuan. Mutton and beef are more expensive, but pork is cheaper."
One is willful, the other is indulgent.
Li Yun shook his head. It was really rare for one of them to be willing to fight and the other to be beaten.
"Sister Li, give him ninety yuan." Zhong Yuxiu's tone relaxed, not as cold and hard as before.
"Okay, Comrade Zhong, I'll go get the money."
After Li Yun left, Yan Rushan leaned forward and asked, "Comrade Zhong, you are not angry now, are you?"
"I'm not angry." What's there to be angry about? I'm just sticking to my principles.
Yan Rushan nodded, feeling slightly relieved; their eyes met and they remained speechless for a long time before Li Yun turned around and broke the silence, handing the money to Yan Rushan.
"Comrade Yan, ninety yuan, please count."
"No need to order." Yan Rushan put his hand in his pocket and turned his gaze away. "Comrade Zhong, it's getting late today. I have to go home first. School registration is the day after tomorrow. I'll wait for you to go to school together."
Zhong Yuxiu nodded slightly, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." The moment Yan Rushan turned around, the corners of his lips curled up slightly and a faint smile spread across his face.
Another step closer.
At daybreak, Zhong Yuxiu went downstairs to wash up, and sat around the table with Haonan and the other two for breakfast. There was nourishing mutton soup on the table, which Li Yun had started cooking since last night. He added medicinal herbs to remove the fishy smell, and the soup base was very delicious.
After putting down her chopsticks and finishing her meal, Zhong Yuxiu couldn't help but drink another bowl of soup. "Sister Li, what medicinal herbs did you put in your mutton soup? It doesn't taste fishy at all."
In ancient times, this delicious mutton soup was carefully prepared by chefs; among the common people, only a few simple medicinal herbs were used to remove the fishy smell, but it could not achieve the level of freshness.
"I put in Codonopsis pilosula, dried tangerine peel, and Amomum villosum, just these three." Li Yun raised his eyes and said.
Zhong Yuxiu hummed softly, nodded, and said, "It tastes like star anise."
"I added a star anise for seasoning."
"Are there any other seasonings?" They were no worse than those made by the chefs of the aristocratic families she lived in ancient times.
Li Yun smiled slightly. "Yes, I marinate it with ginger, wine, and Sichuan peppercorns for half an hour before stewing it. When it's time to cook, I add vinegar and cumin, and then the three herbs I mentioned earlier. Eating it this way warms and nourishes the body, perfect for this season."
"Yes, it's delicious. It's just right for nourishing the body. I feel warm all over after drinking it." Zhong Yuxiu stood up and stretched. "Comrade Hao, Comrade Tian, have you finished eating? We have to go to school."
The process is not difficult, but it doesn’t matter, she doesn’t know how to do it; every time she uses the same process, she always takes an unconventional approach and makes a dark dish.
"Okay." Haonan drank the last mouthful of soup, wiped his mouth and stood up.
Tian Shangguo nodded, put down his chopsticks and stood up, "Comrade Zhong, I'm full."
"Then let's go. I still have things to do at school. School starts the day after tomorrow, and Professor Ding has a lot of work to do that hasn't been completed yet." Her lesson plan book and lessons were already prepared. Going to school to help Professor Ding do things within her ability was also what she needed to do.
The three of them left the house one after another. As usual, after leaving the compound, Zhong Yuxiu walked alone on the street; Haonan and Tian Shangguo followed from a distance, neither attracting attention nor losing sight of the target person.
When I arrived at the office, Professor Ding had already arrived at some point and was busy preparing lessons, with no time for anything else.
"Good morning, Professor Ding."
"Good morning, Comrade Zhong. You're here so early!" Professor Ding looked up at her, then lowered his head and started writing quickly.
Zhong Yuxiu walked into the office and said, "It's getting late. It's almost eight o'clock. When did you come?"
"I arrived around 7:30." Professor Ding looked at his watch. "It's already 8:20. Time flies by so fast, it's gone in the blink of an eye. I haven't done much preparation for today's lesson yet."
"That's how it is when I'm busy," Zhong Yuxiu said with a smile. "When I'm busy, I also feel that time flies by! Why is a day not forty-eight hours, but twenty-four? When I'm done and think about it, I find it quite childish and funny."
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