She looked at him with a smile, skillfully picked up the radishes with a kitchen knife, and cut all the pieces of radishes cut on the cutting board into shreds, and quickly took a large bunch of coriander and chopped into finely chopped vegetable foam on the side and put it aside.

Ning Nan looked at the radish that was neatly cut into a balanced size and length by her, and asked curiously, "Ah Luo... This kitchen knife is top-heavy, obviously very difficult to use... How do you cut this? ”

Jiang Chengjia said helplessly, "Although the knife is blunt, I have already polished one side with a stone, as long as I rely on the sharper side, I can naturally cut it." ”

She put the shredded radish in the pot for a while, then took it out and put it cold.

Then, she used the only ingredients on the stove to make a sweet and sour juice, then put all the boiled vegetables in a large basin, poured the juice and stirred evenly, and finally put it on a plate and sprinkled it with coriander crushed into vegetable foam, and the thick aroma wafted out.

Then, Jiang Chengjia lifted the lid of the steamer that was steaming hot, and a thick milk fragrance came out of it.

Ning Nan came over, stared at the round ball-shaped snack lying in the steamer and asked, "What is this?" ”

"There are still a lot of cheese and milk cakes left from Luoyang. Now that summer is approaching, and there is no place to store things in this house for the time being, I thought about making some small pastries. Jiang Chengjia smiled sweetly, pointing to the small pastries lying in the center of the steamer surrounded by a cloud of mist, "These pastries are steaming for a while, and they will be ready immediately." Erlang don't be in a hurry. ”

Ning Nan smelled the fragrance worriedly, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times, indeed a little greedy. But when he heard Jiang Chengjia say this, he immediately turned his head and pretended not to care: "You do it slowly, I'm not in a hurry." ”

Jiang Chengjia's eyebrows immediately bent, and the stars in her eyes sparkled, and she felt particularly funny when she saw him with his back to her, looking around in the middle of the stove room.

She turned around and continued to busy. inadvertently glanced at him, and found that Ning Nan was secretly scanning the cold dish he had made with his spare eyes, licking his lips from time to time.

Jiang Chengjia couldn't help but laugh at such a scene, so he found a small plate to wash, served some for him and brought it to him, hooked the corners of his lips and said gently: "Why don't you taste it first?" ”

Ning Nan stared at the refreshing aroma of the side dishes on the plate, his eyes lit up, so he coughed lightly a few times, and said calmly: "Since that's the case, I'll taste it for Ah Luo first." ”

She smiled but didn't say anything.

Ning Nan took the dishes and chopsticks and tasted them with satisfaction.

Jiang Chengjia looked at his childlike temperament, shook his head amusefully and helplessly, and turned around and continued to work on himself.

Shao Yan, a sudden call from behind him came: "Sister Jun? What are you doing here? ”

Jiang Chengjia couldn't help but be stunned, turned his head and saw a dignified and elegant woman standing in front of the threshold. The woman noticed her gaze, looked at her, and politely saluted her, "Brother and sister." ”

Jiang Chengjia owed a debt and returned the courtesy.

The room was full of smoke, Ning Nan frowned, put down the dishes in his hand, and walked towards the young woman in front of the door: "Sister Jun, there is a lot of smoke here, you are not in good health, so it is not appropriate to come here." Get out of here. ”

Although his tone returned to his usual coldness, Jiang Chengjia clearly noticed that there was a trace of concern and pity in Ning Nan's worried tone.

The corners of her mouth gradually sank, her interest slowly decreased, and she turned around without saying a word, and continued to go about her business.

Ning Nanwei and Li Xiangjun went out of the stove house and went to the courtyard outside, and they didn't care about Jiang Chengjia's sudden low mood.

Li Xiangjun confronted him, and when he saw the sweat stains and charcoal marks on Ning Nan's worried face, he couldn't help but nag, "Brother Zhao, you are also the commander of this Linhe soldier and horse... Why don't you pay attention to yourself as if you were a child? ”

She raised her sleeves, wiped the sweat beads on her forehead and the stains on her face for Ning Nanwu, and said with a look of pity: "I heard Uncle Ji say that you still have injuries on your body, how can you come to a dirty place like the East Kitchen Stove House?" The smoke is heavy, which is not good for your injury. ”

Ning Nan smiled worriedly, and said in a warm voice: "Neiko is alone in the stove kitchen, I'll come and take a look." ”

Li Xiangjun looked into the stove house, and saw the petite figure busy in front of the stove, a trace of unknown emotion appeared in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched softly: "I didn't expect it... It is very rare that the younger siblings are proficient in cooking. Which lady in the capital is not ten fingers that do not touch the spring water. Only the younger siblings can endure this kind of suffering. ”

Ning Nan said gently: "Neiko made Sister Jun smile. ”

"How did Sister Jun find here?" He asked again.

Only then did Li Xiangjun remember to answer: "My aunt has been waiting in the front hall for a while. Seeing that you and your siblings had never come, he sent someone to the north courtyard to look for you. Unexpectedly, the servants and maidservants in the north courtyard said that you and your husband went to the east courtyard. My aunt asked me to take a look. ”

"Mother is in a hurry? But hungry? Ning Nan slapped his head worriedly, almost forgetting that there were still a bunch of people waiting in the front hall, all of whom had never had lunch.

"The kitchen in the east courtyard is also very dirty, and Ah Luo has just cleaned it up a little, and then he has started to make meals, I'm afraid I will have to wait for a while." Ning Nan called Jiang Chengjia's nickname smoothly, and said with some apology on his face: "I also want to trouble Sister Jun to tell Uncle Ji and ask him to go to the neighborhood restaurant and ask someone to bring some meals." ”

"Uncle Ji has already called someone, how can he really make my aunt hungry. But my aunt has to wait for you and your brother and sister to come with her, so she will eat it. "Wonderful Pen Pavilion

Li Xiangjun heard the man in front of him call out Jiang Chengjia's nickname, and the obvious dimness in his bright eyes flickered.

"That being the case, I have to ask my mother to wait a little longer, and I want to come to Ah Luo soon. Sister Jun, don't worry, wait a while, the three of us will go together. Ning Nanwei remained respectful, and the whole person was also gentle as jade, very modest, completely different from the coldness when talking to people.

Jiang Chengjia quietly moved from the house to the door, listened to their conversation, and said at this time: "Don't wait. Jiro, cold food and dessert are ready. The dried meat (bacon) marinated at the beginning of the year in the house was still well preserved, so I made a big pot of dried meat fragrant rice. The whole house was exhausted. Why don't you tell them to eat? ”

Ning Nan turned his head to look at her, patiently waited for her to finish speaking, nodded and said, "It's okay." Let Uncle Ji do this well. ”

Li Xiangjun, who was listening to the conversation between the husband and wife, heard Jiang Chengjia's call of "Erlang", and moved his brows slightly.

"Don't keep your mother waiting. Let's go to the front hall first, and let Xiaocui serve the meal. Ning Nan waved to the little girl standing motionless on the threshold.

Jiang Mengluo nodded immediately, and just as she was about to follow, she smelled a smoky smell on her body, so she hurriedly called Ning Nan worried, and said gently: "Erlang! My mother was not in good health and could not smell smoke. Why don't we go and change our clothes first? ”

Ning Nan was reminded by her, and then she noticed that she was wearing dirty clothes with a pungent smell of smoke, and couldn't help laughing: "You reminded me." ”

He turned around and took a few steps back, bowed to Li Xiangjun and said respectfully, "Sister Jun, let's go to the front hall first, and Ah Luo and I will go back to the courtyard first to change our clothes, and we will come immediately." ”

Li Xiangjun stiffened, and when he saw Jiang Mengluo pacing over, he naturally took Ning Nan's worried hand, and he felt even more uncomfortable, so he forced his face and said, "It's okay." Brother Zhao, hurry up. ”

She nodded at Jiang Chengjia cordially and friendly, and then turned to leave.

At this moment, Jiang Chengjia's tense heart suddenly let go, and somehow he felt relieved.

Ning Nan lowered her head, saw her looking at Li Xiangjun's departing back in a daze, frowned slightly, and said, "What are you still in a daze?" Let's go. ”

He gave her an affectionate and soft reminder to wake her up immediately.

Jiang Chengjia smiled at him, and then the two walked towards the north courtyard.

Less.

The husband and wife changed into new clothes, freshened up again, and then went to the front hall.

The family had a meal with harmony.

In the dining room, Ning Nan, who was sitting side by side with Jiang Chengjia, talked and laughed with Li Xiangjun non-stop.

Mu Yunhe looked at it from the side and felt very embarrassed.

But it's hard to say anything, so I can only watch quietly.

Jiang Chengjia ate without changing her face, and on the way, Cao praised her for the delicious taste of the cold food and glutinous sweet cakes, and she smiled back without moving, courteous and meticulous.

Li Xiangjun's eyes drifted to her from time to time, and she didn't care, eating her own, and not participating in the topic of Ning Nan worrying about Li Xiangjun.

After lunch, Mu Yun pulled Jiang Chengjia out and asked, "What is the origin of that Mrs. Xiang?" Why did you live in the main room of the South Courtyard? ”

Jiang Chengjia quipped: "What? Could it be that you still want to live in a yard with your mother? Aren't the rooms in the North Courtyard very good? ”

Mu Yun glanced at her and said, "Poor mouth!" You know that's not what I said. ”

"Mrs. Xiang is the widow of the former Great Sima Wei Cao... Why do you care so much about other people's identity? Jiang Chengjia mentioned it indifferently, and walked towards the guest room where Mu Yun lived as he spoke.

"Don't tell me you didn't see the careful thinking of this Xiang lady..."Mu Yun nodded her forehead and said unceremoniously: "I look at her, it is a little interesting to the prince." ”

Jiang Chengjia laughed out loud and comforted: "I'm not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry?" Even you can see her little bit of caution, and it is estimated that the whole house... The only one who can't be seen is the prince... If the prince doesn't care, why should I care? ”

"How do you know that Ning Nan doesn't care? You know it again? I tell you, when you meet this kind of woman, you should be on guard... Lest you..."Mu Yunxu babbled.

Jiang Chengjia's heart became annoyed, and immediately interrupted her words: "Mu Yun, you don't have to worry about this matter." Let's think about it, how can we find the Chinese and North Korean spies hidden in the city of Linhe. ”

Mu Yun choked on her words, rolled her eyes at her and said, "Okay, good!" It's me who meddles. It's good to pay attention to yourself. ”