Now that it was almost time, due to the heavy rain, the sky was even more gloomy, and Meng Xiaoran came back with a body of water vapor, and couldn't help sneezing as soon as he entered the house.

"Come and drink some hot tea, be careful if you catch a cold."

Meng Xiaoran glanced at him, and saw him sitting on the floor like a master, boiling tea on the stove, and she was speechless for a while.

"I don't know, I think you're the master here." Meng Xiaoran walked over angrily, picked up the teacup and took a sip, finally feeling a lot warmer, now that it is winter, it is gradually getting cold outside, especially today It is raining, I am afraid that it will be even colder this time.

"Xiaoran, I don't know if I can eat the fish you made tonight, I haven't eaten it for a long time." Shen Qian looked at her and said suddenly, his eyes full of nostalgia.

Meng Xiaoran looked at him when she heard this, but in the end she couldn't say anything to refuse, she stood up and walked out again, fortunately, the yard was very small, and she soon came to the kitchen, where Zhenniang and Aunt Lan were busy, and they were a little surprised to stop what they were doing when they saw her come in.

"Girl, what are you doing here? If there is anything for them to order, let you run in person on this cold day. Zhen Niang said with a smile.

Although Meng Xiaoran has a somewhat cold personality, she is a good master, she came back these days, and the people in the house were a little frightened, because she had been so powerful in front of everyone, so everyone thought she was a difficult person, but I didn't expect her to be very good to everyone, just like a family member, and not like an ordinary master's family to call people around.

Zhenniang and they have been getting along well with her in the past few days, Meng Xiaoran asked with a smile, "Can I buy fish back today?" ”

Zhenniang nodded, "I know that you love fish the most, so the house will buy some fresh fish every day." ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, looked at the dishes on the kitchen table again, and had an idea, so she said to Zhen Niang: "Zhen Niang, you don't have to cook my food tonight, I'll do it myself, you help me kill and wash the fish, slice it into fish fillets, and then wash all the vegetables on the table for later use." ”

Although Zhen Niang was curious about what she was going to do, she didn't ask, and went to prepare after answering, while Meng Xiaoran looked in the kitchen and finally found a small iron pot of a good size, washed it and put it aside for later use.

Fresh fish, she used to make a boiled fish, put some vegetables, and used the boiled chicken broth as the bottom of the pot, washed a lot of vegetables and meat and put them on the plate, Zhen Niang looked at the novelty and asked, "Girl, what are you doing here?" It's really fresh. ”

Meng Xiaoran said with a smile: "The hot pot I made, put the bottom of the chicken soup pot on the stove in the house to heat it, and put these dishes into it little by little, it is warmer to eat this in winter." ”

Zhen Niang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she clapped her hands and said, "Girl, this method is really good!" ”

The two of them put the boiled fish and dishes into the food box, and the iron pot containing the chicken soup was held by Aunt Lan, and the three of them walked cautiously to the inner courtyard.

Shen Qian sat in the room, and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw them come in, Zhen Niang and Aunt Lan were slightly stunned when they saw him, and then reacted, they naturally knew Shen Qian, and after bringing out the dishes in the food box one by one, the two of them retreated.

Shen Qian looked at the dishes on this table and asked with some surprise, "What are you making?" Are these dishes raw? Except for the plate of boiled fish, the rest of the dishes were raw, and he was a little puzzled.

Meng Xiaoran walked to the edge of the collapse, brought the stove on the low table and put it on the table, put the iron pot on it, carefully adjusted and placed the position, and then opened the lid of the pot, and a fragrance came, and there were some sun-dried mushrooms floating on the chicken soup, all of which Meng Xiaoran asked them to buy back on weekdays.

"After a while, when the soup is boiling, let's put these dishes in slowly, and when they are cooked, they can be eaten." Meng Xiaoran looked at the soup pot and explained.

Shen Qian was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with some emotion, "How can you have so many novel methods?" I've never seen such a way to eat, and if there are almost no places in this big business country that I haven't been to, why don't I know that there is such a way to eat? ”

Speaking of the back, he was a little puzzled, looking at Meng Xiaoran's eyes were also full of inquiry, he had always been curious, who was she?

Meng Xiaoran didn't expect that she just wanted to make a hot pot on a whim and aroused Shen Qian's suspicions, and she couldn't help but regret it a little, but she wasn't worried, Shen Qian couldn't find out her identity at all, he could only be suspicious at most, what could he do?

Thinking about it like this, she was relieved, and raised her eyebrows in Shen Qian's usual appearance, "I came up with this by myself, is it possible that you still don't allow others to be smart?" ”

It was the first time for Shen Qian to hear Meng Xiaoran say such a scoundrel's witticism, he couldn't help laughing, and the little doubt in his heart was also put to the back of his mind, at this time, the soup in the pot was also boiling, tumbling and tumbling, Meng Xiaoran picked up a stack of fresh meat and poured it in, and said to Shen Qian: "Eat it, I made the fish you want to eat." ”

Shen Qian smiled with a smile on his face, nodded and sat down, picked up the chopsticks and took a piece of fish, as soon as he entered the mouth, it was a familiar feeling, he missed this taste for a long time, and even once he thought that he would never taste it again in this life, and for a moment his heart was full of mixed feelings.

After a while, the meat in the pot floated, and Meng Xiaoran knew that it was cooked, so she picked up the soup spoon and scooped a few pieces into Shen Qian's bowl, "Try the hot pot I made, I don't know if it suits your appetite?" ”

Shen Qian glanced at her, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, the entrance was smooth and fragrant, and the taste was surprisingly good, he nodded, "Not bad, it's delicious." ”

Meng Xiaoran smiled and ate it himself, the two of them ate this meal happily, Meng Xiaoran didn't expect that Shen Qian, the hot pot he made, liked it so much, most of it went into his stomach, and almost all of the boiled fish were eaten by him, looking at the empty plate, both of them couldn't help laughing.

The atmosphere was very good, Meng Xiaoran also relaxed, and teased Shen Qian with a smile: "You are like this, others still think that you haven't eaten enough for many days!" ”

Shen Qian hooked his lips, "It's true that I haven't eaten enough, I drink medicine every day these days, where do I have any appetite, and what I eat is bitter in my mouth, thank you today, you can let me eat so happily, but unfortunately there is no wine." ”

Meng Xiaoran couldn't help but put away the smile on his face when he heard this, he looked at Shen Qian's emaciated face, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and when he heard him say to drink, he said: "You still want to drink after you are like this, not to mention the eldest brother and Doctor Lin, even if it is Qingfeng, he will not allow you to mess around." ”

Shen Qian smiled and said a little helplessly: "Yes, they look at it stricter than anything else, today it was because Qingfeng left because of something that I was able to sneak out, and when I go back tomorrow, I am afraid that I will be scolded by your big brother again." ”

"Well deserved!" Meng Xiaoran said with a smile, the atmosphere was better for a while, Shen Qian looked at her smiling face, his heart was very satisfied, and he had a thought in his heart: If he could be with her every day in the future, even if it was such a dull day, he would feel content.

"Do you remember this year's Mid-Autumn Festival? That day, as today, you made a lot of dishes, and we drank and talked together in the yard, and it was really happy at that time, and time passed so fast, and it was winter in a blink of an eye. Shen Qian suddenly said with some sadness.

Meng Xiaoran also sighed, "Yes, time flies so fast...... "It has been almost two years since she crossed over to this strange country, she has gone from being helpless at the beginning to now having her own home, and there are emotions that make her worry but annoyed, no matter what, she has gained a lot.

At least compared to before, she was content with everything except the strict hierarchy and the inequality between men and women, at least it made her feel at home and gave her a taste of love.

The rain outside gradually stopped, Meng Xiaoran pushed open the door of the house, stood by the door and looked outside, it was dark outside on a moonless night, but for some reason there was a different kind of tranquility, which made her heart involuntarily calm down.

Shen Qian walked over, stood beside her, and looked out with her, in fact, they couldn't see anything, but they felt that there was a scenery in front of them.

No one spoke anymore, the two of them were silent, just looking outside, a gust of wind blew, Meng Xiaoran couldn't help but shiver, Shen Qian saw this and immediately walked to the screen, took off a cloak hanging there, and walked over to put it on for her.

Meng Xiaoran's face turned red involuntarily, and he said softly, "Thank you." ”

Shen Qian said again: "Since the rain has stopped, I will leave, and the provincial Jingfeng is worried. ”

Meng Xiaoran nodded, it was good that he could leave, although she was now in charge of this courtyard, but it was not good for her to leave a foreign man to stay overnight, she didn't find it, and unconsciously her thoughts had gradually been assimilated here......

Shen Qian naturally understands these truths, in fact, even if the rain doesn't stop tonight, he will leave, the reason why he said that is just to be able to stay with her for a while, he is already very satisfied with this.

The two came to the front yard together, and when Laifuzheng saw them, he immediately greeted them, and Shen Qian turned his head to Meng Xiaoran and said, "Since the rain has stopped, I'm leaving, thank you today, otherwise I'm afraid I'm going to catch the cold." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left, Meng Xiaoran was a little surprised at first, didn't he already say these words just now, how could he say it again, when she saw the look on Laifu's face that suddenly realized, she finally understood Shen Qian's intentions, and her heart couldn't help but warm, he did this just to explain for himself, although he believed in Laifu's person, but he was still worried that these things would hinder her reputation.

Shen Qian, am I really worthy of you treating me like this? Meng Xiaoran stood in place, looking at the direction Shen Qian left, and then secretly sighed and turned to leave, and ordered Laifu to find someone to clean up in his house.

Meng Xiaoran walked to the inner courtyard, and did not notice that on the tree not far away, a black shadow flashed, and after the black shadow left, Shen Qian walked out of an alley outside the door, looking at the departing black shadow, a smile appeared on his face.