Ahri understood. She gestured that she knew how and that it was safe to leave it to her.
Xue Xiaoniu was very satisfied. See? He now had a free maid.
Ali went to wash the dishes first, and Xue Xiaoniu watched from the side. He found that this person was quite diligent, washing dishes and vegetables, and even managing to tidy up the kitchen in his spare time.
The three of them, being grown men, couldn't handle these tasks, resulting in a complete mess in the kitchen.
After Ah Li finished washing the vegetables, she noticed that Xue Xiao Niu had opened the lid of a rice jar and pointed to the rice inside, saying, "There's rice here."
Ahri took the basin and went over to take a look. The rice in the jar was fine rice, not the kind of brown rice.
Xue Xiaoniu wasn't one to suffer, and he couldn't stand eating coarse rice. Seeing that Ali was hesitant to touch the rice, he picked up a bowl from the rice container, scooped out a few bowls of rice, and poured it into the basin in Ali's hand, so that Ali could cook it.
Ah Li looked at the rice, then at Xue Xiaoniu. "Aren't we going to cook porridge or steam rice?"
Steamed rice was something that only the men in the original owner's family were allowed to eat at the table during the Lunar New Year.
Xue Xiaoniu looked at Ali with confusion, "What, are you cooking?"
Ah Li watched Xue Xiaoniu's lips; he was telling her to cook.
There are two large pots over the stove.
Ahri uses one big pot to steam rice and another to stir-fry vegetables.
Xue Xiaoniu would also help with the fire. He kept observing Ah Li as she busied herself, wondering where she had fled from. He hadn't heard of any villages nearby suffering any misfortune.
Xue Xiaoniu also took a piece of meat that was hanging on a pillar and put it in front of Ali, because he wanted to eat meat.
Ah Li dared not look around; this family seemed very wealthy.
Ali washed the meat, cut it into pieces, and made stew.
Xue Daniu and Xue Erniu came after smelling the aroma. They looked at Xue Xiaoniu and found that he was just tending the fire. They went over and said, "You little rascal, Xue Xiaoniu, you're in charge of cooking today."
"Isn't this what I'm doing to take responsibility?"
Xue Xiaoniu pointed at Ali, who was standing obediently and looking at the three of them.
Xue Xiaoniu smiled and said, "This person is very diligent and quiet. He can stay."
Xue Erniu looked at Xue Xiaoniu and said, "What, you really want to stay and be a shared wife?"
Xue Xiaoniu said, "Otherwise, didn't the village chief's two sons also bring back wives yesterday? The three of us brothers are strong and can hunt in the mountains. It's a bit difficult for each of us to marry one, but we can manage if we tighten our belts. However, no other woman is as good as the one in front of us."
Xue Xiaoniu discovered that Ali had already put meat in a bowl, and the meat was cooked.
A bowl of meat, a bowl of vegetables, and a large bowl of steamed rice.
Xue Xiaoniu also took out a few eggs, and when Ali looked over, he said, "I want some soup too."
Ali started boiling water, beating eggs, and making egg drop soup.
Once the soup was cooked, Ali used the pot he had used to steam the rice to boil a pot of water.
After pouring the water in, Ah Li froze. This was an unconscious action of hers; she was used to boiling water after cooking.
Xue Xiaoniu originally wanted to boil water himself, since he was now a country bumpkin, but he couldn't stand not taking a bath. Seeing that Ali was about to start boiling water, he was even more satisfied.
At this moment, Ah Li didn't dare to look back at the three of them, fearing they would accuse her of wasting water.
As a result, the three of them did not stop her or make any strange moves; instead, they seemed to be discussing something.
Ah Li walked out of the kitchen. She had been busy for so long, and she should have repaid the kindness of the steamed bun and the bowl of water.
Xue Xiaoniu looked at Ali in confusion. Doesn't this person eat?
Xue Daniu glanced at the cooked food and noticed that after Ali left the kitchen, she looked around and then ran off in one direction.
Xue Xiaoniu had been keeping an eye on Ah Li and realized that the person wasn't looking for a toilet but was running away, so he gave chase.
No, he finally found someone quiet and capable of cooking and tidying up; he can't let her run away.
Xue Erniu picked up his chopsticks and said, "We can't be too careful. Who knows if she's poisoned us?"
However, he was just saying it casually; Xue Xiaoniu had been watching her cook the whole time. Besides, they were just a few country bumpkins; who would want to harm them?
Ah Li kept walking forward with her head covered. Xue Xiaoniu had already caught up. He didn't shout because the other person couldn't hear him. He blocked Ah Li's way.
Ah Li quickly looked up at Xue Xiaoniu. She flipped up her sleeves and touched her body; she hadn't stolen anything.
Xue Xiaoniu was almost amused by Ah Li. He said, "Come home with me, and from now on you will be the shared wife of the three of us brothers."
Ahri quickly waved her hand, "No, you can't."
Xue Xiaoniu waved to Xue Daniu behind Ah Li, "Come here, let's tie her up and take her back."
Ah Li noticed Xue Xiao Niu's actions; he was looking behind her, so she turned around too, and as a result, Xue Daniu picked her up.
Ahri was terrified. How could this person do this? Where were they taking her?
Ah Li was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She had thought they were all good people, but it turned out they were bad people too.
Xue Xiaoniu walked up to Xue Daniu and said, "I didn't expect you to be so cooperative, Brother Xue."
Xue Daniu looked coldly at Xue Xiaoniu. This woman was thin and frail, unable to hear or speak, and unaware of any danger she might encounter. Just like now, being carried by him, she had very little strength to struggle.
Ah Li felt she was punching Xue Daniu with great force, but the man's body was hard as a rock, and her own hands were red from punching.
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