For lunch, we had braised fish, mixed cold vegetables, and scrambled eggs with green onions. Qi Qige wanted to eat hot pot, but Cao Xi voted against it.
"Eating hot pot often will make you fat, and if you are fat, you will not look good." After hearing that it would affect her appearance, Qi Qige stopped talking about eating hot pot.
Cao Xi likes to eat fish and has an impatient temper. Every time he eats fish, his mouth will be scratched by fish bones. Qin Zhao will pick out the fish bones and put the fish meat into Cao Xi's bowl.
Cao Xi: "I can do it myself. You have to go to the academy in the afternoon and go to the house to take a nap later."
"Um"
Qin Zhao still picked up the fish bone for Cao Xi in a leisurely manner, but Qi Qige was eating it like a wind turbine. Although he was fast, he was very steady. His body neither leaned forward nor backward. It is not difficult to see his own cultivation. very good.
But after eating a few mouthfuls, he was called away by the maid who came in a hurry, saying that a friend of his had come to Yajian and asked him to come and get together.
After dinner, Cao Xi took Qin Zhao to his room and asked him to lie on the bed for a while while he picked up the waste paper balls on the floor and arranged them in order.
Qin Zhao was lying on the bed, "What are you discussing?"
"To make a membership card, I designed several plans, but none of them were suitable. In the end, I just used the word Runxiangyuan."
Cao Xi collected the waste paper and walked to Qin Zhao, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
"If you can't sleep, please lie down with me for a while." Qin Zhao moved his body inside.
It was originally a single bed, but it was a bit crowded for two people to lie on. Cao Xi was afraid of affecting Qin Zhao's rest.
"I won't lie down anymore. I'll call you when you're almost asleep."
Qin Zhao stretched out his hand to hold on to the hem of Cao Xi's clothes. Cao Xi tugged but could not pull it out.
I couldn't help but squeeze into a small bed with him. I wanted to get up when Qin Zhao fell asleep. Unexpectedly, it was already afternoon when I woke up, and the person beside me was gone. He must have gone to the academy.
Qi Qige looked at Cao Xi strangely all afternoon, with every look burning with the flames of gossip.
Cao Xi felt uncomfortable looking at him.
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The hot pot restaurant is gradually getting on the right track, and Cao Xi does not need to go there every day. He will occasionally go there to check the accounts and see the situation in the store and the popularity of the dishes.
Survive the fittest by replacing unpopular dishes or reducing the quantity purchased.
The weather is getting colder and the autumn wind is howling.
Cao Xi bought a few large pots and a bunch of cabbage. She wanted to eat dumplings stuffed with pickled cabbage, stir-fried pickled cabbage powder, Northeastern stewed vegetables, pickled fish and many other delicious dishes.
While Qin Zhao was resting, the two of them were cleaning a large vat and cabbage in the yard. The well water was a little cold, and Qin Zhao wouldn't let Cao Xi touch it.
He cleans the cabbage, and Cao Xi is only responsible for arranging it in the jar. After arranging it, sprinkle salt and seal it with stones.
The two of them worked hard for a whole day before pickling several jars of sauerkraut and having a simple meal for dinner.
Cao Xi looked at the roof and couldn't help but sigh.
"Picking sauerkraut is still a laborious task."
Thinking that Qin Zhao had been bending down to wash cabbages all day, his waist must have been very uncomfortable. Cao Xi was not resting, so he got up and went to Qin Zhao's bedroom.
"Qin Zhao..."
Cao Xi knocked on the door to signal, and when he pushed the door open, he saw Qin Zhao lying flat on the bed as tired as a dead fish.
Seeing Cao Xi come in, Qin Zhao was full of doubts: "Why don't you rest?"
Cao Xi sat on the edge of the bed, "Lie down quickly and I'll come over to see if your waist is sore."
Qin Zhao: "A little bit"
There were so many big cabbages, and after a whole morning of cleaning, his waist was almost broken, but he didn't want Cao Xi to know.
When Cao Xi heard what he said, he knew that he was very tired. His stubbornness had not changed at all over the years.
Cao Xi reached out and pushed him, "turn over and lie down."
After Qin Zhao lay down, he asked puzzledly, "What are you doing?"
Cao Xi took off his shoes and went to bed without talking to him, and directly sat on Qin Zhao's body.
Qin Zhao was frightened and turned over in a hurry. Cao Xi was unsteady and threw himself into his arms.
The women and men looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Qin Zhao's face turned completely red and he stuttered, "You...come down quickly."
Cao Xi was a little angry when he staggered around, but seeing him look like a good boy being bullied, she found it very funny.
Cao Xi lifted Qin Zhao's chin with his hand and said in a frivolous tone, "Good boy, why are you so excited? I can still eat you."
Cao Xi was teasing him again, and Qin Zhao was ashamed and angry.
"You bastard, get off of me quickly." His attitude of not being able to say anything seemed to suggest that he wanted to refuse but to welcome him back.
Cao Xi laughed out loud at his amusement and reached out to rub his face.
"Turn over quickly and I'll massage your back. Have a good night's sleep and you won't have back pain tomorrow."
"No, I'm not tired."
Qin Zhao turned his head and didn't look at her. Cao Xi didn't care whether he needed it or not, so he turned him over, sat on his lap again, and began to massage him.
Without being able to see, the touch became more sensitive. Cao Xi pressed up and down on his legs, and kept pressing his little hands on his back. The force was not very strong, but it was very comfortable.
The comfort gradually turned into torture, and he didn't know what Cao Xi was pressing wrong. Qin Zhao felt hot all over.
Qin Zhao felt uncomfortable and buried his face deeply in his arms, leaving only his red ears exposed, which made people want to tease him.
Cao Xi didn't know his specific situation. Seeing that he was like an ostrich and didn't dare to raise his head, he smiled and pinched his waist.
"Don't bore yourself to death"
Qin Zhao was aroused by her pinch, and he gritted his teeth and thought, the shameless scumbag knew how to take advantage of him.
Qin Zhao didn't dare to turn over now. He felt uncomfortable lying down. He just wanted to move slightly, but unexpectedly, he was spanked by Cao Xi.
"Lie down and don't move."
Qin Zhao had no choice but to endure the discomfort and lay down again. This was not enjoyment, this was suffering.
After about an hour of incense, the massage was over, and Qin Zhao hurriedly asked Cao Xi to go back and rest.
At night, Qin Zhao didn't know what he was dreaming about. He clenched the quilt with his hands, his face was covered with sweat, and his expression seemed to be in pain and enjoyment.
When he woke up, Qin Zhao was still in a trance.
Thinking of the dream just now, Qin Zhao wished he could rush to Cao Xi's room now.
He was a slut and a female hooligan, he was shameless, and he wouldn't let him go in his dream. He knew that this slut was greedy for his body.
Looking at the stained trousers, he frowned and stood up to change his trousers, then quietly took the stained trousers outside and washed them.
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When he woke up early in the morning, Cao Xi found that Qin Zhao looked at him in the wrong way. If he looked at her, he would be glared at, which made Cao Xi feel inexplicably innocent.
She didn't dare to ask, and she didn't dare to say. You know, Qin Zhao was not so easy to coax when he made trouble. It wasn't until Qin Zhao went to the academy that Cao Xi could breathe.
In the academy. Qi Qige has poked Qin Zhao three times.
"Qin Zhao, why are you so distracted today?" Qin Zhao is a great master in the academy. He never falls asleep or loses focus in class. Why are you so distracted today?
Qin Zhao retracted his thoughts and said calmly: "It's okay."
After a while, Qin Zhao was lost in thought again, okay! Today’s soul cannot come back. Qi Qige was too lazy to pay attention to him and listened to her class carefully.
Cao Xi felt that her posture was wrong when she got up today. She always noticed that Qin Zhao was glaring at her, and only said a few words before leaving.
She decided to go out for a walk. She first went to Runxiangyuan and found that everything was good and business was booming.
Since cooperating with Qi Qige, she has truly realized technology investment and lived a life of only taking money and not doing any work.
She went to the Malatang shop again. There were not many people in the shop. The counter where she used to work was replaced by an unknown girl. When the girl saw her coming in, she greeted her warmly, "Is this Cao Xi?"
Cao Xi didn't expect that she knew him. When he looked carefully, he realized that she was the girl who was with Li Feng some time ago.
Cao Xi smiled, "Yes, you are?"
"I am Li Feng's..."
Before the girl could finish her words, Li Feng walked out of the kitchen, "Why do you have time to come here today?"
Cao Xi: "I haven't been here for a long time. I miss you all. Aren't you busy?"
"We're done, let's go to the backyard to chat. Have you had lunch? I'll ask Xiaorui to make something delicious." Li Feng led Cao Xi to the backyard.
Cao Xi: "Is that girl helping here?"
"No, she came to find me."
After Qiu Ju left the house, she was arranged by Li Feng to live in a newly purchased yard. Li Feng also moved there, and the two of them lived together without any explanation.
Qiu Ju wanted to get married to Li Feng, but Li Feng never agreed. This made Qiu Ju think there was someone outside, so she ran into the shop from time to time.
Xiaorui was very happy when she saw Cao Xi coming. She kept talking around Cao Xi, and was finally dragged away by the buffalo.
Buffalo: "Why are you so indifferent? Didn't you see that Brother Li wanted to talk to Sister Xi?"
"He said I'm not in the way of him."
Xiaorui turned around and approached Cao Xi again, but the buffalo grabbed her arm.
"Go to the kitchen and cook some dishes. Sister Xi probably didn't have lunch."
"Okay." Xiaorui heard that Cao Xi didn't have lunch, so she turned around and went to the kitchen to cook.
Li Feng poured a cup of tea for Cao Xi, "How is the business at Runxiangyuan?"
“Very hot”
Cao Xi took a sip of tea and said, "How are you doing?"
“It’s the same as before, just a few shops that make spicy hotpot have appeared recently.”
Li Feng refilled Cao Xi's cup of tea, got up and went to the room to take out a plate of dried fruit and put it in front of Cao Xi.
"Try this, I bought it from a foreign businessman."
Dried fruits were very expensive, so Li Feng bought some and kept them until Cao Xi came over to give her a taste.
A plate full of raisins was placed in front of Cao Xi, and she was surprised "raisins"
Cao Xi pinched one with her hands and put it in her mouth. It was sweet and sour and tasted better than modern raisins.
Cao Xi praised without hesitation, "Are you so awesome? You can do this."
Raisins cannot be bought with money, you need to have access to them.
It would take at least two months from Qizhou to the Western Regions. The goods shipped from the Western Regions were snapped up by dignitaries before they even entered the capital.
Li Feng was a little embarrassed by her straightforward praise.
"I have been dealing with businessmen from the Western Regions recently. I want to wait for them to go back to the Western Regions and follow them there to make some money by reselling some things."
"It is true that you can make money by selling goods, especially items from the Western Regions, but the risk is too great. You'd better not go there. I have other ways to make money, so I won't let you take that risk."
Hearing that there were many thieves outside the city, Cao Xi was a little worried that Li Feng had made a mistake.
Cao Xi's words warmed Li Feng's heart. He smiled, "I can't always rely on you. I will only run twice. I will stop running when I have earned enough money."
Ever since Qiu Ju left the government, his job as a prefect had been cut off. He wanted to be a master, so he had to keep making money. He had a sudden idea of going to the Western Regions, and Cao Xi was the first person he told.
"I still feel it's dangerous, you must think carefully"
Cao Xi was concerned about not being adulterated at all, but Li Feng still decided to go out and have a try. He had thought about what kind of life he wanted to live, but there was still a gap between ideal and reality. Not everyone was as lucky as Qin Zhao.
In the evening, when Cao Xi talked about today's events, Qin Zhao's tone was slightly sour, "He can go if he wants to. For such a big man, you don't have to worry."
Cao Xi sighed, "After all, we have known each other for many years, and we were somewhat worried before."
