After a thrilling encounter last night, Lin Xi was so busy that she didn't go to bed until late at night. She didn't wake up until nearly noon the next day.
Last night's sleep was the most sound sleep she had had in the past half year.
Her two younger siblings woke up earlier than her and stayed in the room to play obediently without making any noise to disturb her.
Lin Xi was fully dressed and asked the two children to go to the well to fetch water and wash their faces.
The moment they pulled up the bucket, Lin Yan and Lin Yu saw a large bowl of meat and screamed happily.
"Wow! Sister, there's meat!" Lin Yu clapped her hands excitedly, as if she had received some extremely precious treasure.
Lin Yan is the elder brother, three years older than Lin Yu. Although he is not that excited, his eyes are wide open, and he is probably very happy inside. You can tell how happy he is inside by looking at his hand tightly holding the corner of his clothes. .
Seeing the two little ones reacting like this, Lin Xi felt inexplicably sad.
It was very difficult in the past, having to feed the family and take care of two young siblings.
The acre of land at home was also sold because she wanted to bury her original mother, and then she was entangled by a scoundrel named Liu San. She lived in fear, without much thought or energy to think about making money.
Now that she is better, she can plan carefully.
It's almost autumn now, and if they don't think of a way, it is estimated that they will have a hard time surviving this winter.
Lin Xi quickly washed the faces of the two little ones and washed herself. She looked at the sun and saw that it was already lunch time. Lin Xi planned to make some simple noodles and heat up the bowl of meat to have a delicious lunch.
"Ayan, help my sister light the fire, and she will make noodles for you."
When Lin Yan heard his sister say that he wanted to make pasta for them, he nodded happily, led his sister to sit in front of the stove, skillfully grabbed a handful of hay, lit it on fire and stuffed it into the stove, then slowly added firewood.
The fire started quickly. He was even more skilled than Lin Xi in making fire. He succeeded in just one try. It was obvious that he had burned it frequently.
Lin Xi opened the cupboard to get the flour, and saw the half bag of crystal clear good flour left in the cupboard last night. After thinking about it, she took out both bags of flour.
She added water to the pot first, intending to boil some water and pour it into the clay pot.
Since she came to this home, she no longer lets the two little ones drink boiled well water, but requires them to drink boiled and cooled water with her.
"Ayan watched the fire. Sister, send these things to the noble man next door." After saying that, he put the things into the basket one by one, picked up the bamboo basket and went to open the courtyard door.
The two courtyards were next to each other, and Lin Xi arrived in two steps. She originally planned to knock on the door, but it was ajar, so she opened it as soon as she knocked.
Lin Xi poked her head in and asked in a low voice: "Is there anyone there? I'll deliver the remaining ingredients from last night."
"come in!"
Upon hearing the answer, Lin Xi bumped the bamboo basket on her back, carefully opened the door and walked in.
Gu Huaiban, who was lying on a bamboo chair and basking in the warm autumn sun, opened his eyes and watched the girl walking towards him in the courtyard.
The night was too dark last night, so I couldn't see the whole thing clearly, but now I see that she is indeed a beautiful and delicate girl.
Uncle Guo, who had seen many beauties of all kinds, looked at the people approaching. They looked pretty good, but they were too thin and lost their looks.
No wonder that scoundrel wanted to take advantage of her. If she had some flesh, she would indeed be a great beauty, but what was she wearing? The patches all over his body are so ugly!
Lin Xi did not dare to look directly at the eyes that were looking at her. As soon as she opened the door and walked in, she met those deep and sharp eyes. She was so panicked that she immediately looked away and did not dare to look.
Although this man looked weak and pale, his cold and noble aura, especially those peach blossom eyes, seemed to make people feel numb all over. It was so alluring.
Walking to him and standing still, slowly taking off the bamboo frame behind him, Lin Xi lowered his head and said:
"These are some ingredients and condiments that the young nobleman brought to me last night. I'm here to return them to you. They are all here. Take a look, nobleman."
"Yeah~" Gu Huaiban responded in a low voice, his eyes staring directly at her ugly patched linen clothes.
He was really curious, how could one pair of hands mend such an ugly patch?
Although Lin Xi didn't dare to look directly, she could feel the scrutinizing eyes and she was a little embarrassed.
"Do I need to carry it to the kitchen for you?" Lin Xi asked him, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
"No need~" Gu Huaiban looked away, sat up slowly, glanced sideways at the bamboo frame beside her, and replied slowly:
"Take it back. These are all given to you. My little guard doesn't know how to cook. You've seen my body. We don't know how to cook. It would be a waste to put it here."
"Ah? Gave it to me?" Lin Xi raised her head in surprise, met the man's gaze, quickly looked away, and said, "How can this be so embarrassing!"
"Don't be embarrassed, we already know each other."
Gu Huaibang raised a faint smile and continued: "Good ingredients must be placed in the hands of people who know how to cook them, so that delicious food can be produced. Returning them to us is a waste."
"For fear of being rude last night, can I take the liberty of asking the girl her name now?"
"My surname is Lin, and my last name is Xi." I just asked for my name, and Lin Xi answered calmly and generously.
They saved her last night, which was a great favor to her.
It's just that this man's behavior last night was not very good, and it really didn't match his current sickly and handsome appearance.
Those words and actions last night were exactly the behavior of a playboy teasing a decent woman.
"Which stream? The gurgling stream?" Gu Huaibang asked again.
"No" Lin Xi shook her head: "It's the shining and warm Xi."
There was a hint of surprise in my heart. In this rural village, the little girl in front of me spoke calmly and sounded like a literate person. Thinking about her words and deeds last night, she felt even more interesting.
So he announced his family name: "My surname is Gu."
"Mr. Gu!" Lin Xi nodded towards him as a formal greeting.
Taking a look at the direction of his yard, the little guard was not here today either. They were alone and it was hard for them to be alone for too long. Lin Xi quickly said:
"Then if you give them all to me, I won't be polite. I will take them all back. You don't know how to cook, or I will cook all the ingredients together and send some to the young master after I'm done."
"Okay" This was exactly what he was going for.
"Then I'll take my leave first." Lin Xi bowed politely to him, picked up the bamboo basket again and turned around to leave.
"That's right~" Gu Huaiban said to the thin figure who had not yet walked out of the door:
"My little guard took that man last night and threw him into the county government office early in the morning. He will not harass you again in the future."
Lin Xi stopped and quickly turned around and bowed to him again to thank him: "Thank you, Master, for your help."
Gu Huaibang waved his hand to her: "It takes a little effort."
Sure enough, last night's bet was right. The master and servant were well-dressed and well-dressed. They looked like they were rich or noble. At least they were easier to deal with a scoundrel like Liu San than a little person like her. Lin Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait a minute, young master. I'm going back to make lunch." He's been a big help, so it's only right to repay him by cooking him a meal or two.
After thinking about it, there was only some flour left in the basket and at home for entertaining, so she asked sideways:
"How did the noodles taste last night, Master?"
"To be honest, except for the half bag of flour given by the Master, I only have one liter of brown rice and a few sweet potatoes at home. I'm afraid those coarse things won't fit into the Master's mouth, so I'll make some more pasta. Do you mind, Master?"
It's good to eat some. Uncle Guo, who is naturally not picky, shook his head and said, "I don't mind. The pasta last night was delicious, thank you for your hard work."
"That's good." After saying that, she returned to her yard carrying the bamboo basket.
She made another large pot of noodles using the same method as last night. The difference was that today she did not use the remaining half of the meat to make braised pork, but made shredded pork noodles, adding enough shredded pork to the noodles next door. of.
When the noodles were ready, Lin Xi was in trouble, what should she use to serve the noodles next door? She couldn't use a basin, right? Do you want to ask for the bowl back? They didn't return the big basin to her after they finished eating last night.
While he was hesitating, a familiar young man's voice sounded from the wall.
