When Lin Qixia came to her senses, the other person had already come over and taken over the task of washing vegetables.
"The water is too cold," he said.
She stood empty-handed to the side for a moment and then said, "Then I'll trouble you. Take it to the kitchen after you've washed it. I'll give it to you first when the food is ready."
After saying that, Lin Qixia turned around to do something else, while Huo Yanqing squatted on the ground to continue washing.
After Lin Qixia left, only Huo Yanqing remained in the large courtyard.
Suddenly, a familiar figure in red appeared on the courtyard wall not far away. Ning Shi's voice teased, "I never expected that a descendant of the dignified Huo family would stoop so low as to serve a little girl like this."
Huo Yanqing paused in his actions, then asked him, "Which Huo family are you referring to?"
After all, there were quite a few people with the surname Huo in the Great Yin Dynasty.
Ning clicked his tongue, looking surprised.
Unexpectedly, the young man in front of him was asking him this question very seriously.
Ning Shi retorted, "Don't you remember?"
"It's none of your business anyway." Huo Yanqing stopped trying to get an answer from him, replied in a deep voice, and turned to continue doing his own thing.
Meanwhile, Ning Shi, perched atop the wall, stared at Huo Yanqing's retreating figure, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
He had also heard some of the news about the Huo family's troubles in northern Xinjiang.
But they never expected that their only offspring would be in such a state.
It really is—a regrettable and lamentable situation.
In the kitchen, Lin Qixia and He Zhilan were having a lively conversation when Huo Yanqing walked in from outside.
"Everything's washed." He handed the things to Lin Qixia.
Lin Qixia took the bowl of potatoes and sweet potatoes and looked up to thank Huo Yanqing.
However, the other person walked very fast, and by now they were no longer visible.
"That's strange," she murmured.
He Zhilan asked her, "What did you say?"
"It's nothing!" Lin Qixia replied immediately.
Anyway, Huo Yanqing is not a very normal person to begin with.
She smiled and said to He Zhilan, "Sister-in-law, please add more firewood so the oil doesn't get cold. I'll cut up the potatoes and sweet potatoes and fry them right away."
He Zhilan: "Okay."
She had already finished frying the peanuts, so she went to help add firewood so that Lin Qixia could prepare the food she wanted.
Lin Qixia worked quickly and finished cutting everything in no time, since all she needed to do was cut the potatoes and sweet potatoes into strips or shreds.
She plans to make both: some of the potatoes will be fried into French fries, and the rest will be shredded together with sweet potatoes and flour, then fried into potato cakes.
Sizzle—
The first batch of fries was quickly cooked all at once.
Lin Qixia stood by the pot, already looking forward to eating the delicious food.
When they were almost done frying, Lin Qixia took them out and continued frying the next batch.
After frying everything once, it is fried again. The process is very fast, and the finished product looks quite good, although it is still a little bit inferior to the appearance of the food she remembers eating.
However, given her current limited resources, she has already done quite well.
"They're done cooking!" Lin Qixia scooped out the fried potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Another pot was filled, and it looked so appetizing.
However, Lin Qixia thought of something and packed a small portion of French fries, saying, "I need to take this to Huo Yanqing to try first."
"Go ahead," He Zhilan said with a smile and a wave of her hand.
It's not surprising at all that Lin Qixia is like this.
Lin Qixia took the fries to find Huo Yanqing. After leaving the kitchen, she looked around the yard but didn't see him.
However, she soon noticed that Huo Yanqing's room door was open.
She simply went to Huo Yanqing's door and knocked.
Huo Yanqing was inside; he only showed her his back and didn't turn around.
However, he could tell from the sound of her footsteps that it was her, so he said softly, "Come in."
Lin Qixia responded and said as she walked into his room, "The fries are ready, would you like to try some?"
As she spoke, she had already walked to Huo Yanqing's side.
They discovered that Huo Yanqing was holding the jade pendant that he always wore with him.
"Thank you, Xia'er. You can put it there for now," Huo Yanqing replied absentmindedly.
"good."
Lin Qixia put down the fries and turned to leave.
At this moment, Huo Yanqing called out to her, "When we first met, you seemed particularly interested in this jade pendant."
"Uh, yeah."
Lin Qixia stopped and looked at him, puzzled. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
She was a little nervous, thinking that Huo Yanqing would suddenly hold her accountable for this.
After all, she thought he was going to die and even wanted to pick up the jade pendant and leave.
"I am—" Huo Yanqing hesitated as he spoke, "There are many things I can't remember, but you seemed to know me back then."
At first he wasn't sure, but as he spent more time with him, he became more and more certain of it.
This is also why he became more and more determined to follow her.
She might be the only person in the world who knows who she is.
The boy's clear voice held a hint of confusion than usual, and Lin Qixia felt a pang of heartache as he stared into his dark eyes.
She frowned slightly, trying to make her voice sound calm, "You're probably mistaken, I didn't know you at all back then."
"I saved you out of kindness, I hope you don't overthink it."
After saying this, she turned and quickened her pace to leave.
Huo Yanqing didn't stop her, but frowned as he looked at her back.
"Is that so?" he murmured, his eyes filled with suspicion.
During the New Year's Eve dinner, everyone sat around the dining table in the main room.
It was snowing heavily outside. The night was cold and quiet, and the earth was covered in a vast expanse of white, creating a peaceful yet pleasant scene.
Inside the house, the Lin family sat around the table in a lively atmosphere. The table was laden with a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
"Come on! Cheers, everyone!" Lin Qixia said cheerfully to everyone.
Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together happily.
Then Lin Qixia took a big gulp.
The fruit wine, with its alcoholic flavor but also a slightly sweet taste, suited her palate perfectly. This wine was even more expensive than the batch of fruit wine she had previously purchased from the system.
The taste is naturally even better.
One bite, and you feel refreshed and invigorated.
"Ah~ Delicious!" Lin Qixia exclaimed, picking up food with her chopsticks.
As always, He Zhilan advised her, "Xia'er, you should drink less. You're really getting better and better at drinking."
She's someone who gets drunk easily, but surprisingly, she managed to increase her alcohol tolerance.
Lin Xiao said, "It's okay, let her drink. She's happy today."
"You two are really—" He Zhilan glared at him reproachfully.
But there was nothing they could do about the brother and sister.
Lin Qixia poured wine for He Zhilan with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you should drink too, this wine is delicious!"
"The eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Lin family!"
They were having a lively time when someone suddenly shouted from outside.
The entire Lin family looked out the door and saw village chief Chen Weizhong standing at the gate.
Lin Qixia stood up and asked him, "What is it, Village Chief?"
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