Mu Wan'er held the rice bowl and started sucking along the edge. If you were eating like this in a family that values etiquette, it would be considered rude if you were seen eating like this.
But who is she? That was from an era when a woman could wear short skirts carelessly and release her own nature.
So for Mu Wan'er, it's all about being comfortable, and there aren't that many stinky rules.
The sound of sucking made the mother-in-law opposite her smile from ear to ear. "This little girl looks a bit like my mother-in-law when I was young. You see, she is so relaxed even when her lover is beside me."
"Oh, mother-in-law, he..."
The girl who happened to be eating gnocchi was too shy to look up.
"As soon as this young master and you came in, I knew it, mother-in-law. Even if they are not a young couple, at least they like each other. Your eyes can't deceive anyone."
The mother-in-law sat cross-legged on the kang, smiled and put a piece of pickled radish into her mouth, chewing it carefully with her few remaining teeth.
Shen Zui beside him just smiled, and his smile was the strongest when he looked at the girl next to him.
"Eat yours quickly."
Mu Wan'er pretended to be angry, took two chopsticks and put them in Shen Zui's bowl.
For this kind of food that seems to have a bit of earthy smell in itself, I am used to eating fairy fruit delicacies, but I don't have any scorn at all.
He picked it up and looked at it first, then bit into half a piece.
Not bad, although the taste is a bit exciting, it is not as light and elegant as the food on the mountain. But the taste is refreshing and the aftertaste is satisfying.
Paired with the hot gnocchi mixed with eggs, it is really refreshing, comforting and stomach-warming.
"Grandma Chen, let me ask you, is this within the Dali Kingdom?"
Mu Wan'er raised her head and asked.
Grandma Chen shook her head, "This is the Huangting Kingdom. It is still far away from the Dali Kingdom. It is at least several thousand miles away. There are mountains and seas in the middle. If you want to go there, it will take a long time on the way."
In addition to practicing, Shenzui usually spends his limited free time playing chess, calligraphy and painting, and raising and cultivating fairy beasts and spiritual grass.
Most of the paintings he painted were mainly landscapes, so he would also use his sword to travel to the famous mountains and rivers in the world when he had time.
Naturally, they still have some understanding of the secular dynasty's territory.
Huang Tingguo is located in a corner and is not very prosperous. The territory is mountainous and the scenery is pretty good.
Naturally, the sect he belongs to has never paid attention to such a small country. It is conceivable that the government has no channels to contact the Immortality Sect.
Mu Wan'er originally wanted to ask Huang Tingguo what route to take from Dali Kingdom, but when she turned around and saw Shen Zui's expression, she stopped asking.
Anything that makes him frown is definitely not easy to solve.
"It's finished!"
Mu Wan'er showed the empty bowl generously to Shen Zui. It was indeed clean, as if it had been washed with water.
On the contrary, Shen Zui was really brought up according to the teachings of the headmaster since he was a child, and he ate slowly and gracefully.
Not to mention the girl who ate with big mouthfuls, even Granny Chen, who was missing her teeth, put her empty bowl next to her at this moment.
The young girl and the old mother-in-law all looked at the handsome man in front of them.
Shenzui quickly put a few mouthfuls into his mouth, not wanting his tongue to be burned by the lumps of dough underneath, and he was too embarrassed to spit it out, making his face uncomfortable.
"Okay, you eat slowly, no one is rushing you."
Mu Wan'er collected the empty bowls from herself and Granny Chen, and went to the kitchen to wash them first.
Not long after, Shen Zui came to the side and said, "I'll do it."
"Why are you here? You don't know how." Mu Wan'er turned her head and smiled brightly, "You still watch from the side just like when you were cooking. You will also have to do housework in the future."
"Of course."
After wetting the bowl with water, Mu Wan'er picked up the kitchen utensils tied up with bamboo strips. One end of this thing is tied tightly with a rope, the other end is loose, and the used bowl is scraped with bamboo strips.
Anything that is difficult to clean can be quickly removed. Then she dipped a rag in water and washed it carefully again, and finally washed it with running water.
Although there is no running water in this era, we still need to pay more attention to hygiene.
"Listen, this is the only way it's clean." Mu Wan'er took the bowl and rubbed the outside of the bowl with her fingers, making a squeaking sound. "When you use it again, you have to rinse it with boiling water. This way It’s truly clean.”
Shen Zui nodded, "Write it all down."
"Good, quick and eager to learn, great!"
The girl gave a thumbs up to the man she fell in love with.
"Seeing your looks, old lady, I always think of my dead ghost wife. It's a pity that he was not lucky. When he went up the mountain to collect medicine a few years ago, he fell off the cliff and no bones were found."
Grandma Chen felt hurt at the scene, her eyes became hazy, she raised her arm, pinched the sleeve on the opposite side with one hand, and wiped it on her face.
"Grandma Chen, my condolences. By the way, where are your children?"
Mu Wan'er sat sideways on the kang and gently stroked Granny Chen's back.
"The children have grown up and work as sellers outside. They walk around the streets and have no fixed place to live. They come back twice a year at most. They are in such a hurry that three or five days is considered a long time."
"Old man, do you usually do these jobs by yourself?"
Shen Zui also felt sad as he listened. He took a long bench with a polished surface and sat across from the two of them.
Granny Chen nodded, "We farmers, it's okay to do this little thing, but I want you, sir, to love this girl more in the future."
"Mother-in-law..." Mu Wan'er was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say.
Shen Zui said in a deep voice: "We will not bear the burden."
Granny Chen was so happy that she took Mu Wan'er's hand and patted it gently, "Our house is only such a big place, how are you going to sleep tonight?"
"I...I must be sleeping with my mother-in-law."
"Then what should Mr. Shen do?"
"Let him lay the floor." The girl frowned, "Can you do that?"
"sure."
"I'm going to get you quilts. They're all new. I originally wanted to use them when the children come home for the New Year. Now it's just right, so I'll keep a close eye on you first."
Granny Chen took out two new quilts, and carefully brought sheets and other items to Shen Zui to prevent them from getting sick due to the cold weather in autumn and winter.
That night, the two of them had nothing to say and had enough to eat and drink. They fell asleep in the unfamiliar home of a family they had never met before in Huang Tingguo.
Not only Mu Wan'er, but also Shen Zui seemed to have never had such a sweet rest in a long, long time.
In the intoxicated dream, there is the Gate of Immortality, and the freedom of wielding a sword to come and go in the wind. It is the Qionghua grass that he planted with his own hands behind the mountain gate. It's the guqin hanging on the wall of the house.
In Mu Wan'er's dream, there were many white pieces of silver, which were spiritual stones that could never be used up.
It’s the paper people and horses weaving every day in the little shop, and the hot meat buns served at every market in the village.
Even though the two people have different origins, different identities, and different statuses. Even if the scenes in the dreams are different, they all have someone they love, and that's enough.
