- Soon two guards walked in, and both of them saw the strangeness on Lin Shan's face, but because the one on the left was a little quicker, he couldn't help but say curiously: "My lord, why is your face a little strange?" ”

"Really?" Lin Shan hesitated for a moment, and didn't ask the guard what the strange method was, but turned to say: "Your eyesight is good, and your eyes are burning, so you can go out first." ”

The guard was stunned, a little unclear, but vaguely aware that he seemed to have said something wrong, and withdrew in a daze.

The guard, who didn't speak, watched this qiē, but at this time he understood a little. He had been staying in the vicinity, and when Chen Jiu ran out just now, he had seen it, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised by the picture he had silently deduced.

The more silent guard sat down in front of the stove, and kept throwing books into the stove as Lin Shan commanded, and he pressed his head very low, not afraid of being smoked by the smoke wafting from the stove, but laughing.

But after only enduring it for a while, the guard couldn't bear it anymore, because the fire was suddenly fierce and high, and the porridge in the iron pot on the stove boiled so much that the rice soup overflowed.

When Lin Shan lifted the lid of the pot, the guard glanced at the pot, and couldn't help but worry and said, "This rice is too late to be harvested, and it can't be made into rice, so I can only drink porridge tonight." ”

These guards in the residence have to carry out two rounds of strong training every day, and the body consumption is large, and they all have a dry meal, and they are not used to drinking the gruel with water and rice, and it is not without reason.

Lin Shan had only heard the same words from Chen Jiu once, so he didn't think there was anything strange about the result of cooking rice into porridge. He just lifted the lid of the pot and felt that the bubbles on the porridge noodles were a little strange, and the white mist and water vapor also smelled a little burnt.

After hesitating for a moment, he remembered what Chen Jiu had just said, stirring in the pot from time to time. Although these words were ambiguous in the atmosphere full of ** in the room just now. But I have to say that this is indeed an important note for cooking porridge.

When Lin Shan took the big iron spoon and stirred it into the pot, he found that although there was rice soup on top of the porridge, the rice under the rice soup was about to be slowly boiled into a cake by the flickering fire. When he shoveled down with another spoon, he saw a slightly charred ...... Pot ......

Wait for him to stir it up a few more times. This pot of porridge is completely dry and unable to move.

Without hesitation, Lin Shan immediately walked to the water tank, scooped up a full scoop of water and poured it into the slightly boiling porridge pot. He has always been prepared and resolute. The inside of the pot was indeed "quiet", and there was a soup that could be used to cook rice grains, so that the layer at the bottom of the pot would continue to increase.

The guards who were sitting under the stove to add fuel to the fire couldn't help but squint.

Add cold water directly to the boiling porridge, this is still a pot of porridge with burnt rice, God, even a layman knows how strange this pot of porridge will be.

Throwing the ladle back onto the lid of the water tank, Lin Shan saw the strange expression on the guard's face on one side. casually said, "Is there anything strange?" The old wine was originally intended to be cooked, but later it was cooked into porridge and rice by me, a novice who burned the fire, and the water was naturally not enough, so it was right to add a little. ”

The attendant was afraid that the dazzling adult in front of him would make some new tricks of the scorched rice porridge, so he only dared to cling to and replied: "That's right." Right. ”

"Well......" Lin Shan nodded with basic satisfaction, his eyes flickered, and he saw the handkerchief that Chen Jiu had accidentally left just now, he quickly picked up the handkerchief and held it in his palm, and then said to the guard: "I'll go out first, your wine sister said that cooking porridge is a very simple thing." Approximately...... You boil the porridge in the pot one more time and it's ready to eat. ”

"Yes, yes." After listening to Lin Shan's words, the guard almost couldn't help but speak in a hurried tone, but he finally reluctantly held back, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "If your lord has something to do, leave it to his subordinates to take care of." You can rest assured. ”

"Good." Lin Shan didn't say anything more, tied his hands behind his back, and finally went out.

The guard got up and took a few steps, and when he withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the stove, his face visibly collapsed. I can't smile bitterly.

The slightly burnt smell wafting from the kitchen was already telling him with the most honest testimony that the strange smell of the porridge had been frozen.

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His cheeks flew like a flower, and he lowered his head and smiled and ran into his room, closed the door tightly, and never came out for a long time.

Sitting in front of the dressing mirror, she touched her cheeks that were as warm as usual, but they seemed to be baked on the fire, and looked at herself in the mirror like a clumsy girl who was learning to grind fat, accidentally smeared too many bright colors on her face, but she couldn't wipe it off.

But she was not anxious at all, and she was only full of joy at this time.

can rob his tenderness, even if he only does it this time in this life, it will not be in vain for so many years of hard work and loneliness.

In fact...... It doesn't seem too difficult......

Do you want to give it another try?

Chen Jiu's face burned again.

got up and left the dresser, walked to the table next to the side and sat down, pouring cup after cup of herbal tea from the teapot, and the heat on her heart and face cooled down slightly.

Just now her heart was so excited that she almost wanted to climb the mountain to announce her victory to Guangye, but after all, she was not fifteen or sixteen years old, and she chose to store the feeling of joy and happiness more carefully than to want everyone to know about it, so that it could be tasted for a long time.

After sitting quietly at the table for an unknown amount of time, Chen Jiu felt that the heat on his face had returned to normal, and when he walked back to the dressing mirror to take a look, he saw that the two strange rouge colors had finally faded a lot. She breathed a sigh of relief, she hadn't really been a woman yet, so she still had to go out to meet people tonight.

Don't know what's going on in the kitchen? Almost all of the young people in the house did not want to drink porridge, and it was better to go back and get them some appetizers.

Chen Jiu didn't know that she had been sitting in the room for half an hour, and some kind of bad situation in the kitchen room was no longer able to recover.

At the same time, she didn't know that although in her opinion, the red tide on her face had receded a lot, but in the eyes of others, she was still a little unusually delicate and moving at this time today, as if it was rare to decorate herself with a delicate face.

After following Lin Shan to this remote place three years ago, the old wine has always been plain. In addition to the fact that Lin Shan, who was seriously injured and weak at the beginning, couldn't smell the smell of fat powder, later Chen Jiu himself became accustomed to this simple but real way of life.

Most of the women in the town are plain. Living in such an environment, if you pay too much attention to the smear on the skin, it is a bit different. Also, I have to cook from time to time. If you want to enter the fermentation room of the winery with a high temperature environment, it is actually a burden to wear heavy makeup on your face.

But once a woman who is used to her appearance is used to makeup, she will be very conspicuous.

Although Chen Jiu didn't really smear rouge on her face, the smear that her originally fair cheeks revealed from the inside out would be brighter than rouge, and it would be more difficult to completely remove the traces.

The lips are gentle and comfortable, do you know what you want to do with a gentleman?

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Chen Jiu stood up with her sleeves clutched, and finally walked out of her room, but she hadn't gone a few steps far. I met a servant girl who came to me. At this time, the night outside had gradually deepened, but the maid carrying the small lantern on the road still saw the strangeness on Chen Jiu's face at a glance, and immediately said "Huh".

Although Lin Shan didn't officially announce anything, Chen Jiu was actually the chief steward of all the maids in the residence, and even those guards of Lin Shan had to respect her for three points. But in fact, Chenjiu is not a person who often shows his power. This is somewhat similar to Lin Shan, so while these maidservants respect her, they probably have the temperament to say anything.

But today the situation is clearly somewhat different.

Seeing the maidservant girl say "huh", Chen Jiu's face tensed slightly.

But the maid seemed to ignore this, and her attention was still on the strange complexion of Chen Jiu's face, and after a puzzled moment, she said slowly: "Sister Jiu, did you put on makeup today?" Although at first glance it is a little strange. But if you take a few more looks, you will find that Sister Jiu is already a beauty, and she is even more beautiful after the powder makeup is sparse, and even the little girl is almost fascinated! ”

There is indeed some flattery in the words of this servant, but it is undeniable that most of what is said is the truth. However, at this time, whether in the face of flattery or sincerity, Chen Jiu expressed his resistance.

In short, no one is allowed to see her red-faced.

She didn't know why her shy energy suddenly rose so high.

Obviously she robbed him?

Shouldn't he be the one who is embarrassed? You should come up with the winner's ...... That's it...... Be ashamed!

Looking at the sleeves tightened, he didn't say a word. The big sister who seemed to be still stunned walked away quickly with a small broken step, and the little maid with the lantern stood in place and was stunned, and only after a long time did she pout slightly and muttered: "I didn't say anything wrong, right?" ”

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Walking to the position near the kitchen, Chen Jiu's pace slowed down unconsciously, but his heartbeat unconsciously increased again.

But it didn't take long. She calmed down again, for she did not see the man who had touched her heartstrings in every move, standing at the door, waiting for her to come back in order to inflict some kind of punishment, but she was only surprised to see seven young guards squatting in a row at the door of the small stove room, each holding a bowl in his hand.

Although this picture is not so shabby that she thinks of beggars on the street, it is also really a bit face-damaging, where are these guards squatting at the door with bowls still have a majestic aura, as if they are a group of prisoners who have been taken out of the prison by indifferent jailers to "let the wind go".

It is not difficult to guess that the "jailer" is played by Lin Shan.

As soon as the seven dejected-looking guards saw Chen Jiu coming, they all quickly stood up, as if a lost person had found a star in the dark night, or as if a drowning person had seen a wooden plank floating on the water from a distance.

Seeing the seven people approaching together, Chen Jiu immediately paused and said in surprise: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Sister Jiu, your boss is finally here......" one of the guards wailed before he could explain, "Hurry up and use a magic spell to save us!" ”

"Don't zoom in on people in the kitchen anymore." The other guard, who spoke next, was calmer, but there was a clear sense of depth in his eyes.

"For the first time in my life...... Uh-huh......" The third squire hesitated slightly, as if picking at the adjectives he thought appropriate...... This should not be enough to be called a prison meal, but more like pig food......"

Although the voices of the people in front of him were rising and falling, Chen Jiu had roughly understood what they were eager to express.

However, she can only express regret about this matter, the rice has become porridge, and it is futile to try to change anything.

Chen Jiu pondered and said, "I can only stir-fry a few dishes for you to whet your appetite." After saying this, Chen Jiu picked Jiang Chao out of the crowd with his eyes, walked towards the kitchen together, and asked casually: "Why are you a few of you guilty, and what about the others?" ”

"Summoned, of course, those of us who are close to us are the fastest, how do you know that this kind of thing is on the wheel." Jiang Chao was the one who had been with Lin Shan's side the longest among these guards, but when he thought of what happened to him and the other brothers just now, he couldn't help but show a sense of anger on his face.

Chen Jiu couldn't help but want to laugh, and let Lin Shan go to the kitchen, and it was already lucky that he didn't cause a disaster.

Reining in his appearance, Chen Jiu asked again: "But he left first?" ”

Jiang Chao's eyes moved slightly, and he asked rhetorically, "Didn't he come to look for you?" ”

Chen Jiu had already walked to the stove, and was about to reach out and lift the lid of the pot, ready to watch the "miserable situation" in the iron pot, when she heard the words, she froze her hand again, and said sideways: "I didn't see him." Of course, she wouldn't say why she had locked herself in the house.

Jiang Chao was slightly surprised in his heart, and before he could say anything more, he and Chen Jiu both heard the familiar voice coming from outside.

Lin Shan, who boiled a pot of pig food by his subordinates, came back at some point, maybe he had the ability to deify, and he heard his subordinates talking bad about him from afar, so he had to come back and give a little lecture.

"When you get used to eating and drinking spicy food, you forget the taste of chaff? If you are moved from the rear to the front, will you be wiped out by cutting off your food? Lin Shan's tone of voice was rarely full of strong commanding tones, "Not even half a drop of porridge juice is left!" Otherwise, you'll all go back to Kyoto in a few days! ”

If outsiders listen to this, they will definitely find it very strange.

If you return to Kyoto, a single copper coin can exert its maximum and abundant purchasing power. Compared to this remote town, Kyoto is a fairyland on earth, with all kinds of supplies. With the actual capital accumulated by these few guards who are now looking extremely pitiful, it can be afforded for several years to eat and drink spicy food in the imperial city, and to serve chicken, duck and fish meat in a basin.

Isn't it impossible to send them back to Kyoto?

Why does Lin Shan's tone seem to have a sense of punishment in it?

However, no matter whether anyone at the scene didn't understand these words at this time, at least someone quickly proved how weighty Lin Shan's punishment was with his actions.

"My lord, my subordinates suddenly miss the taste of chaff cakes, can I exchange this bowl of porridge with you?" One of the guards couldn't help but ask, looking apprehensive.

"Where can I go to find chaff for you now?" Lin Shan's tone was obviously not good, "Remember, picking your mouth is your big taboo. ”

No one dared to raise their voices for any chance of relief, and a slight sound of sluping porridge gradually came from outside the house.

Lin Shan walked into the stove house, as if he was about to open the cupboard to get the bowl, and when he saw that Chen Jiu was also in the kitchen room, he was slightly stunned, and then his face softened, and he said with a smile: "You are also here, by the way, try my craft." ”