Chapter 77 A Busy Day
"Red chili oil, but it's what the second brother brought back last time. You know what, it smells delicious."
After Wang Cuiqin finished speaking, she went into the house and served Xun Ge'er the medicine. Today, she rarely nagged him, and went out to watch Xu Qingmeng process the peppers.
The shop has been closed for several days now. I have an appointment with Master Li Quan, who is renovating the shop, to come tomorrow. It just so happens that my home is quiet today, so I can properly process these peppers.
Sister Tang and Aunt Li also came over. Knowing that they were here to help with the cooking, they cleaned up the place on purpose, which looked very neat.
With Xinting and He also able to help, the group of five were already busy with the work.
This batch of peppers was almost twice as much as last time. He took three large wooden barrels to wash them and fried them over low heat to dry out the moisture. Xu Qingmeng turned on two large pots and two stoves at the same time, and took turns working on the four pots. He was so busy that he was sweating and never had a moment to rest.
Wang Cuiqin, the eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family, felt distressed when she saw this, and hurried over to say, "Little sister, use a low fire to dry up the water. It will be fine as long as it doesn't burn, right? I'll watch over these two pots."
Xu Qingmeng was still a little worried. After all, the last time He helped to look after the baby, she ended up getting confused.
After thinking about it, I just let my sister-in-law watch over a small pot. She kept stirring the pot with a spatula. She had a very good grasp of it, and the food was crispy, spicy and very good in the end.
Xu Qingmeng was relieved and handed over the two stoves to Wang Cuiqin with confidence. Xu Qingmeng's pressure was relieved a lot.
But even so, the quantity was too much, and Xu Qingmeng and Xu's eldest sister-in-law were busy until the afternoon before the fire was extinguished, and the four people who were grinding in the yard were also exhausted.
"This pestle and mortar is really too much trouble." He said, rubbing her old waist.
It’s not that we don’t have graphite at home, but it’s not practical to use a stone grinder. Not only is it easy to stick to the surface, but it’s also difficult to control the coarseness.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family said, "Find a craftsman to make a bigger medicine grinder with a deeper opening. It will save a lot of effort than this one."
He patted his thigh and said, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? I'm really old now, and my brain is working better."
As the saying goes, it comes to rain. He immediately planned to buy a few in the afternoon.
Xu Qingmeng did not get involved because she was too tired and no longer had the energy to think about cooking any hard dishes. However, she felt that it was not appropriate for her sister-in-law to come here for the first time.
Xu Qingmeng sat down and was just about to struggle to get up when He had already bought some steamed buns and four stir-fried dishes from outside. They ate them greedily and went for a nap.
Xu Qingmeng entered the room and looked at the small bamboo couch, feeling very melancholy. Then he thought, since it is daytime anyway, I will sleep on the big bed first. It will not be too late to sleep on the bamboo couch when Gu Yunyi comes back at night.
The decision was made happily, and finally I lay comfortably on the big bed with the quilt in my arms. As soon as I lay on the bed, I thought I would not be able to fall asleep because Gu Yunyi had slept there before, but in the end, I was probably too tired and fell asleep quickly.
When Gu Yunyi came back from the yamen, he found the yard quiet.
Just when I was wondering where everyone at home had gone, I saw Xun Geer coming out, apparently to go to the toilet. He lowered his voice and said, "They were all busy with the chili peppers. They just stopped for a while and are now resting."
Gu Yunyi nodded, pushed the door and entered his room.
As soon as I entered the room, I noticed some movement in the house. I saw at a glance that the empty bamboo couch had been filled with things.
On the bed, the woman was hugging the quilt with her hands, curled up there, like a kitten.
She frowned slightly and looked like she was worried about something.
Gu Yunyi walked over and just looked at him, raising his arm and then putting it down, repeating this for a long time.
Perhaps because the window was not closed tightly, a gust of wind blew past, and the people who were already huddled together shuddered unconsciously and hugged the quilt even tighter.
Gu Yunyi walked to the bamboo bed under the windowsill, picked up the quilt on it, and covered Xu Qingmeng with it.
The woman suddenly turned over and mumbled something, but I couldn't hear it clearly.
Gu Yunyi stood quietly beside the bed, his eyes falling on her face gently and complicatedly.
He had seen her determination and intelligence when she was busy, but he was also fascinated by her calm and innocent appearance at this moment.
The sunlight outside the window shines through the mottled leaves, and the light and shadows dance on the ground like lively elves.
The breeze gently blew the curtains, bringing a faint scent of flowers. Gu Yunyi bent down slightly, wanting to smooth a strand of hair on her forehead, but his fingers stopped at the moment they were about to touch her skin, as if he was afraid of disturbing her sweet dream.
There were ripples in his heart. He didn't know when this woman had quietly entered his heart.
From the greedy and selfish person at the beginning to the gentle, generous and smart person now, every moment they spent together was like pearls that connected the softest part of his heart.
In the afternoon, He and others woke up after sleeping for most of the hour. Seeing that the door of the east wing was still closed, they planned to call for help, but were stopped by Gu Yunyi who came out.
"Mom, let Meng Niang sleep a little longer. I don't know how long I will be busy at night."
He looked at her son's face carefully, her eyes full of scrutiny.
Gu Yunyi was not afraid of these things normally, but at this moment, he felt that there was something different in his mother's eyes, and his ears quietly changed color: "Mom, what are you looking at?"
"Okay, I got it." He retracted her gaze, with a look of slight regret.
My son is still that silly son. Alas! I don't know how long the Buddha said that we should let things take their own course.
He said, "Meng Niang is a light sleeper. I guess she didn't sleep well last night. Let her sleep a little longer."
"Since Meng Niang is asleep now, you can't be lazy. The exam is over now, so just help out at home and don't go around wandering around. I don't think you are very good at cooking. Come with me and grind the chili powder later."
Gu Yunyi agreed: "Okay."
So, the work outside continued in full swing, but after receiving He's instructions, everyone spoke in much lower voices.
Xu Qingmeng slept soundly. When he got up and stretched, he realized something was wrong.
She looked at the quilt that was covering her body and was supposed to be on the bed. Her mind, which was not yet fully awake, had a moment of memory confusion.
She had made the quilt on her bed before going to bed, so how come it was lying on her body now?
"Awake?" Gu Yunyi just pushed the door open. The setting sun shone through the door over the roof of the kitchen, painting the room red.
Xu Qingmeng was startled and stood up immediately: "What time is it?"
"Don't worry, it's still early. Boss Shen also said before that this batch of red chili oil is not urgent to use, so there is no need to rush to make it. You can also keep some to make the other two kinds of hot sauces." Gu Yunyi handed her a wet handkerchief.
(End of this chapter)
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