Although she seems unreliable and talks too much, in fact she has already established an independent personality. She wants to do it in her own way and does not want him to use forceful means to interfere with her and Mei Ruoling. between.
Along the way, it was impossible to say that I was not angry or angry with Yu Wensheng.
She thought about a lot of things, such as scolding him and scolding him angrily. Then she realized that she didn't have the guts yet, so she suppressed her emotions and planned to use emotion and reason to tell him to let Mei Ruoling go and not have anything to do with her. Difficult.
However, what she didn't expect was that when Mei Ruoling saw Yu Wensheng, her attitude was completely different from the previous time when she visited the grave.
Mei Ruoling always had the face of a royal lady with a bad temper, but now she was no longer cold-blooded, and even forced out a smile.
"General, the medicine has been prepared. When are you going to give it to the General's wife to take it and see the effect first?"
Zheng Quchi stood behind her, his indignant expression shattered.
Yuwen Sheng looked past Mei Ruoling with a keen gaze like a siren, and caught a glimpse of "A Qing" who was following her. Her eyes were wide and round, like a frightened wild cat... The corners of his mouth were thin and red. He raised his eyebrows and smiled slowly.
"Then now."
Mei Ruoling followed his gaze, looked at the people following behind, and then turned back: "Now?"
After she was surprised, she frowned and told him.
"You may not understand medicated food. This boiled decoction must be drunk while it is hot. Repeated heating will reduce the efficacy of the medicine... Unless your wife is in the camp, she will serve it after it is cooked..."
Yu Wensheng said straightforwardly: "Yes, right now."
Mei Ruoling looked a little uncomfortable after being interrupted, but the meaning of her words was conveyed anyway. Since he understood and insisted on sticking to his original intention, it didn't matter to her.
"Okay, I'll pick up the medicine and brew it right away. As for what you said before..."
Yu Wensheng withdrew his gaze, and the look he cast on Mei Ruoling would be like a cold-blooded snake if you ignored his compassionate smile that was good at confusing people: "I said, you cured my wife, I will call you As expected."
Seeing him happy, Mei Ruoling was also happy: "Okay!"
The development of the matter was quite beyond Zheng Quchi's expectation. There was no tension or smoke of war between the two people as she thought. Seeing them as if they were stunned, they agreed on an unknown "deal" in just a few words. ", she was quite confused... What the hell are they doing?
It seems that things may be different from what she thought.
It's over. The courage and toughness that I had just gathered up, and the angry accusations that I had filled up, were now a little relieved.
...What should I say in a moment to make him lose his temper and make him feel free to pay?
After Yu Wensheng sent Mei Ruoling away, the two of them were left alone.
Yu Wensheng took off the Shura mask representing General Ye, tied up his hair, and showed his true face with his beautiful face.
He asked with a smile: "So, why did Qu Chi come to me?"
Zheng Quchi was just like every migrant worker who seeks payment from his contractor, he was confident and courageous.
If things went as she originally imagined -
"Yu Wensheng, why do you threaten Aunt Ling and ask her to nurse me back to health? I know you do it for my own good, but I don't need this kind of kindness. You don't know that your existence has almost suffocated me. You If you continue to interfere in my affairs, it will only make me feel more uncomfortable."
When she opened her mouth and ignored everything, she looked extremely painful and sad.
Yu Wensheng would definitely say: "I am doing this for your own good."
She yelled with a look of ignorance: "No need, I just want you to stay out of my business from now on, I can handle it myself."
She directly possessed the protagonist of Qiong Yao's drama, and she was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood.
Yu Wensheng said angrily: "Okay, then I won't care about you from now on."
She was secretly happy in her heart, but she said sternly on her face: "It's best this way. Now that we have drawn a clear line, what about the wages you owe me?"
"I'm so disappointed in you. I didn't expect you to be a woman who loves money so much. If you want money, I'll give it to you. Get out!"
"Humph, just get out. Don't think that I will come back again."
——At this point, Zheng Quchi was so happy with the beautiful imagination that he started to chuckle.
However, in fact, she had no chance to implement her preemptive strike, and he did not give her a chance.
He also took off his mask in front of her. Looking at this face that was as beautiful as a spring flower, she remembered her former husband who was weak and couldn't take care of himself, and she couldn't open her mouth for a moment.
"Well... let me ask, what have you been busy with recently?"
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she wanted to slap her mouth and ask you to ask for money, but you were just making small talk.
Just woke up, Zheng Quchi!
Yu Wensheng's eyes were very calm, and the pale gold light was cut into diamond shapes, reflecting light curtains of different colors: "Qu Chi, are you caring about me?"
After coughing, she took a deep breath and tried to regain her composure: "I..."
As soon as a word came out of her mouth, her eyes widened and all the words stuck in her throat.
Yu Wensheng didn't know when he was approaching her. He bent down and came close to the tip of her nose. He pursed his lips and smiled. He seriously said to Bai Meisheng, "I thought you would no longer care about anything about me." ”
Are you happy?
Zheng Quchi took a step back, wanting to get away from this distance that was not friendly to his heart, but he never thought that when she took a step back, he would take a step forward, always intertwining their breaths and refusing to let her go.
Zheng Quchi: "..."
I just want to collect a debt, but you want to take the opportunity to kill me?
"I, I have something serious to say, can you step aside first?" She held her breath until her face turned red.
Seeing that she was so amused, Yu Wen Sheng laughed happily. He straightened up and stared at her: "This face... After looking at it for a long time, it seems to be pleasing to my eyes. So what do you want to say to me?" ?”
It turned out that he was deliberately teasing her.
It's just a waste of small talk, just say it and be done with it.
"As for the money you promised me before... you told the Casting Department to give me a monthly salary increase. Although I am no longer working on Guixuan Ridge, I was the one responsible for building the fortifications. Let’s finish the final part. Let’s see when you can settle the payment for me. I’m a little short of money...”
She lowered her head and sounded like a mosquito.
"This matter." Yuwen Sheng seemed to be thinking about it.
Zheng Quchi immediately raised his head, his eyes full of anticipation: "Yes, have you remembered?"
"Yeah, I remembered." Yu Wensheng had a good attitude and didn't look unhappy at all.
Zheng Quchi stretched out his little hands and spread them out.
Okay, give it, I'll continue.
Yu Wensheng laughed again, unable to restrain himself: "Then how much do you want?"
This time I asked Zheng Quchi. It was the first time I heard that the contractor asked the workers to set their own prices: "How much? Well, you can give it as you see."
She didn't agree on a specific price at the beginning, and she didn't understand the current going price, so she had no choice but to let him decide.
"How can this be done? If I give you less, you will have objections. But if I give you more, won't it disturb the market price?" Yu Wensheng looked at her with a smile.
"Then let me think about it." She counted on her fingers.
The price of iron ore is not low, and there is a lot of charcoal... plus she has to hire a skilled blacksmith...
"How about a piece of silver?" she said loudly.
"A piece of silver?"
He repeated her words and asked a question, which immediately made Zheng Quchi think that he thought she wanted too much, so he immediately changed his mind.
"If it's too much, then..."
Yu Wensheng smiled and said, "No problem, it's just that I haven't had a good appetite lately. Can you stay and cook me a meal?"
Before Zheng Quchi had time to be happy, he heard that there was a condition behind his salary.
Cooking? Why does he suddenly have such a need?
She scratched her head.
This is not a difficult task.
Besides, she was so generous and offered her such a high salary, so being a cook was worth it.
"What do you want to eat?"
"Anything is fine."
How is this different from someone who says "whatever"?
"Then I'll borrow the kitchen..."
"I have a private dining room. I will ask someone to take you there. You can tell him whatever you want and someone will prepare it for you."
...There are people with private dining rooms, but no one can prepare whatever they want to eat? If he pointed at her, would he still be able to prepare a table full of people?
A weirdo.
——
In almost half an hour, Zheng Quchi prepared a plate of cold wild vegetables and pork tongue, egg and scallion pancakes, and steamed a pot of wheat buns and white porridge.
The porridge was ready-made, someone else had cooked it, and she had done some processing.
Someone else kneaded the dough for the wheat buns, and she made the subsequent parts, so that she could produce the food so quickly.
When she brought the tray in, Yu Wensheng was flipping through books on the desk. There was a bowl of black and red soup and porridge that smelled of Chinese medicine in his hand.
Could this medicine be the medicinal diet prepared by Aunt Ling?
What kind of things are added to it? The whole feeling of dark cuisine.
"Done?" He raised his head.
Zheng Quchi kept his eyes on the bowl of medicinal food and said casually: "Yes, you should eat it while it's hot."
"What did you do?"
"Didn't you like the scallion pancakes I spread before? This time I spread the pancakes thinner. You can wrap them with salad and eat them later. If you want to eat something light, drink white chestnut porridge and wheat buns. "
"Wheat bag?"
"I steamed it and then grilled it on the edge in a dry pan. You can eat it. It's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I also coated it with a layer of honey."
The conversation between the two was finally no longer as unfamiliar and awkward as before. They chatted about trivial matters in daily life and answered fluently.
It should be said that Zheng Quchi's cooking skills are really average, and she is only good at a few things, but she has eaten a lot of things and has many ideas. She is more creative in her cooking skills, and it is quite good to eat it once in a while.
"good."
Yu Wensheng had no objection. He picked up the small wheat bun and tasted it. It was indeed crispy on the outside and soft and tough on the inside. The combination of wheat aroma and honey doubled its aroma.
"There is also porridge, you can try it."
Everything seems to be back in Sang's house. Every time "Liu Fengmian" has a bad appetite and refuses to eat the food cooked by Brother Sang, she will cook something for him when she has time. Although sometimes the cooking is not satisfactory, he will eat it with honor. Some.
She was tired from the cooking station. When she saw him starting to eat, she squatted beside the table and introduced him to increase his appetite while urging him to use more.
From the corner of his eye, Yu Wensheng caught a glimpse of her finally relaxing a lot, with a natural smile on her lips. He looked away and asked, "Why are the porridge and vegetables you cook different from others?"
Seeing that he had eaten it, Zheng Quchi grinned with a sense of accomplishment: "Is it delicious? Of course it's because I included the secret."
Yu Wensheng took a bite of the egg and scallion pancake: "It's very good, I like it."
Seeing him praising her so seriously, Zheng Quchi's proud expression immediately faded a little.
"Actually, this is nothing special. I guess your taste is more southern. You don't like spicy food but prefer sweet food, so I put a little sweetness in everything."
Yu Wensheng didn't expect that this was the secret she told him. He added, "My sugar bag is already empty."
He remembered that she had said before that she would buy him more candy when she finished eating it.
Apparently, Zheng Quchi also remembered it.
But she was talking to "Liu Fengmian", not Yu Wensheng.
She laughed and said, "You are a general. If you want to eat, you can ask others to buy it."
Yu Wen Sheng stopped and said with a half-smile, "I remember I gave you my monthly salary, right? What do you want me to give others to buy?"
Zheng Quchi was dumbfounded. Yes, he paid her the money. Although she saved it all, she didn't use any of his money.
"I've been very busy recently. If I have some free time someday, I'll buy it for you."
Such an excuse made Yu Wensheng just respond coldly, "Yeah."
He glanced at the medicinal food placed next to him: "It's almost cold, take it and drink it."
really.
Zheng Quchi stepped forward and picked up the bowl. After all, he couldn't hold back: "You and Aunt Ling, what's going on with you?"
"I know what you are thinking. Don't worry. After all, she is Muke's wife. Muke saved me once. I will not embarrass Mei Ruoling."
When he said this, she was speechless.
He has such a subtle insight into people's hearts that if he wants to, he can make it impossible for anyone to find an excuse to blame him.
She lowered her head, thinking about something in her mind, and took a sip: "Hiss——"
Damn, it’s so painful!
"This is medicine, not soup." He reminded.
"I know."
She chewed it in one gulp, and her tongue was numb with bitterness.
Seeing that she was so well-behaved, Yu Wensheng made an exception and explained one more sentence: "Her affairs can wait, but the hidden wounds on your body cannot wait. The longer you delay, the worse it will be. That's why I specially invited her to come over. These days are... During the critical period, I will ask Runtu to send you the prepared medicated meals every day."
"……Thanks."
"You have never been so familiar with me before. After learning that I am Yu Wensheng, do you regret marrying me?"
Yu Wensheng wanted to ask this question, but in the end he swallowed it back. Why ask when he knew it.
His eyes fell into the cold air, and he whispered slowly: "Runtu will give you the silver, you can go back."
Zheng Quchi was caught off guard: "..."
Just put down the dishes and chopsticks and chase people away, you heartless bird.
Although the process was different, the result turned out to be back on the original track she envisioned?
Of course Zheng Quchi wanted to leave, but her eyes lingered on his face for a while, and then she suddenly asked: "Yu Wensheng, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Yu Wensheng paused and looked at her inquiring eyes.
"Why do you ask?"
(End of chapter)
