Chapter 67: Pingyang's Visit
Under the flickering candlelight, Qi Niang was lying on the bed like a little angel and sleeping soundly, Li Xiu sat next to her and guarded quietly, every once in a while he would reach out and touch her forehead to see if she had a fever again, I have to say that the doctor of that hospital is really clever in medical skills, Qi Niang drank his medicine and sweated on the way back, and there was no fever again after coming back.
"Master, dinner is ready, will I bring it to you now?" At this time, Liu Er walked over lightly and whispered to Li Xiu.
"No need, I'll wait for Qi Niang to wake up and eat together!" Li Xiu also replied in a low voice, today is the first day they get together, so he wants to have a reunion dinner with Qi Niang.
"Brother, I want to eat eggs!" But as soon as Li Xiu's words fell, he heard Qi Niang on the bed speak, and a pair of big eyes that had just opened flashed with a few hints of cunning.
"Little girl, didn't you wake up a long time ago!" Li Xiu saw Qi Niang's energetic appearance, and couldn't help but reach out and scratch her little nose at the moment.
"Giggle~, I like it when my brother touches my head." Qi Niang smiled mischievously, she did wake up a long time ago, but she enjoyed her brother's concern for her very much, so she deliberately pretended to be asleep, and Li Xiu didn't even notice it.
Qi Niang woke up, Li Xiu immediately asked Liu Er to bring dinner, Qi Niang clamored to eat eggs, this little girl has liked to eat eggs since she was a child, whether it is boiled eggs or steamed eggs, she likes them, Li Xiu in order to make Qi Niang believe that she really knows how to cook, and personally ran to the kitchen to fry an egg for her.
"It's delicious, this omelette is better than boiled, where did you learn it, brother?" Qi Niang bit the fried egg into a crescent moon in one bite, and asked with a pair of big eyes that smiled happily.
"If you like it, my brother will cook a lot of delicious food!" Li Xiu smiled and touched Qi Niang's little head and said, but did not answer her later questions.
Qi Niang's attention was on the fried egg at this time, and she finished the fried egg in a few gulps, and then raised her head and said, "Brother finished eating, I still want to eat it!" ”
"No, your illness is not completely cured, your stomach is relatively weak, eggs are not easy to digest, just eat one, today Yuechan specially boiled porridge and made a few light side dishes, can you taste it?" Li Xiu refused this time, although he doted on Qi Niang's sister, he would not have any restraint.
"Oh!" Although Qi Niang was disappointed, she nodded sensibly, and then picked up the chopsticks and tasted a few dishes today, but the big eyes lit up again, and the chopsticks kept sending food to the mouth, but the small mouth was full, and she couldn't swallow it no matter how she chewed, and finally drank the porridge before sending the food in her mouth down.
"The dishes made by Sister Chan this month are really delicious!" Qi Niang also praised with a smile at this time.
"Of course, Yuechan's cooking skills are still taught by me, and I don't have time today, otherwise I will personally cook a delicious meal for you?" Li Xiu said with a smile.
"Giggles, my brother is talking big, I don't believe that the food you cook will be better than the current food!" Qi Niang shaved her face and said ashamedly when she heard this, although she had just eaten the fried egg made by Li Xiu, it didn't look very complicated, so Qi Niang still didn't believe that Li Xiu would know how to cook.
"Then you wait, my brother has to convince you!" Li Xiu also smiled at the moment, when he was free tomorrow, he must personally cook a delicious meal for Qi Niang.
At that moment, Li Xiu and Qi Niang finished eating with a smile, and took advantage of the opportunity for Yuechan and Liu Er to clean up, Li Xiu helped them introduce each other. In the past, when Li Xiu and Qi Niang were in Li Mansion, they had always been taken seriously, coupled with Mrs. Xing's harshness, their brothers and sisters didn't even have a maid by their side, so Qi Niang didn't have any concept of master and servant, plus she had a sweet mouth, and as soon as they met, they kept calling "Sister Yuechan" and "Sister Liu'er", which made the two girls also happy, and praised Qi Niang for being cute and sensible.
However, when he went to bed at night, Li Xiu found a problem, there was only one main room and two wings in the house, the east wing room was used as a kitchen, and the west wing room was lived by Yuechan and Liu'er, and the main room was lived by himself.
"It seems that we have to hurry up and build the new yard, otherwise we will have to lay the floor every day!" Li Xiu couldn't help but say to himself before going to sleep, as for the craftsman who built the house, he already had some ideas in his heart.
But not long after Li Xiu lay down, a petite figure ran quickly barefoot, lifted the quilt and got into his arms, which made Li Xiu smile bitterly: "Qi Niang, you are a big girl, how can you sleep with your brother, go back quickly!" ”
"Brother, I'...... I'm scared! Qi Niang shrunk in Li Xiu's arms, and her big eyes also showed a pitiful expression, last night she was locked up alone in the Buddha hall full of hideous Buddha statues, frightened her helplessly cried, and finally fell asleep when she was tired of crying, and now she closed her eyes full of those terrible Buddha statues, so she didn't dare to sleep alone.
Seeing Qi Niang's frightened look, Li Xiu also felt distressed, and immediately held her tightly in his arms, stroked her hair with one hand, and hummed a lullaby very naturally in his mouth, which also made Qi Niang slowly relax, and after a while, Qi Niang fell asleep, and then Li Xiu hugged her to the bed again, and then went back to continue to rest.
Qi Niang is not a serious illness, the next day can run and jump, Li Xiu in order to make Qi Niang believe that he can cook, ready to make a hearty meal at noon, the materials are entrusted to Liu Boss to buy, and he also personally went to the greenhouse to pick a lot of fresh vegetables, and when the materials are ready, Li Xiu rolled up his sleeves and began to work.
In fact, it is said to be a big meal, which is nothing more than some home-cooked dishes, and Li Xiu will not do a real big meal, which can also be seen from the dishes he prepares, such as classic braised pork, sweet and sour loin, roasted eggplant, fried bean sprouts, mixed cucumbers, etc., although these dishes are simple, many dishes have not yet appeared, so it is also very novel for Qi Niang.
Seeing that it was almost noon, Li Xiu also cleaned up a table full of dishes, of course they couldn't eat it all by relying on their brothers and sisters alone, but from the beginning, Li Xiu planned to call Liu Er and Yuechan, anyway, there was no one at home, and it was lively when there were many people together.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a rhythmic knock outside the door, which made Li Xiu also stunned, this is about to have lunch, ordinary people will not choose to visit the door at this time, the only possibility is to have Ma Ye who has never seen him outside, but Ma Ye has never had the habit of knocking on the door, every time he directly enters over the wall, in the past, Xiao San would protest twice, but now even Xiao San is too lazy to pay attention to him.
At that moment, Li Xiu walked out of the kitchen with an apron, and Qi Niang also hugged Xiao San and followed step by step, since she saw Xiao San this morning, she quickly bought Xiao San with meat and bones, and has been holding it until now.
Li Xiu went to open the door in person, but to his surprise, it turned out to be Princess Pingyang in a wheelchair outside the door, with only a few maids behind her, and no one else.
When Princess Pingyang saw Li Xiu wearing an apron, her beautiful face was obviously stunned for a moment, and then she smiled and said, "Why is Captain Li dressed like this?" ”
"Hehe, this is called an apron, it is to prevent oil from splashing on your body when cooking, why are you here, princess?" Li Xiu explained with a smile, and then asked in surprise, Princess Pingyang has inconvenient legs and feet, and she is a daughter, so Li Xiu was also quite surprised that she suddenly came to his home.
"What, Captain Li doesn't welcome me?" Princess Pingyang did not answer Li Xiu's words, but asked with a quiet smile.
"Of course not, the princess came to the cold house, which naturally made me feel puffy, princess, please!" Li Xiu immediately smiled, and immediately invited Princess Pingyang in, after all, it was indeed rude to let the guests stay outside the door.
The maid wanted to push Princess Pingyang in, but she refused, but ordered them to stay outside the door, and then pushed the cart into Li Xiu's yard, looked around curiously, and found that although the courtyard was not big, it was very tidy, and at this time she also found Qi Niang behind Li Xiu, and said with a smile: "Captain Li, this must be Qi Niang, right?" ”
Li Xiu also knew that after Ma Ye went back, he would definitely tell Princess Pingyang about yesterday's incident, so he was not surprised, and said with a smile: "Yes, she is my sister." When he said this, Li Xiu touched Qi Niang's head a little doting and said, "Qi Niang, hurry up and salute the princess!" ”
"Qi Niang has seen the princess!" Qi Niang saluted in a timid whisper, a pair of big eyes half shy and half curious looking at Princess Pingyang, with the reputation of Princess Pingyang, it is estimated that Qi Niang has also heard of it.
Princess Pingyang looked at the cute appearance of Qi Niang's round face and big eyes, and was very happy at the moment, reached out and pulled Qi Niang to her side, then took off the bracelet and put it on her: "What a cute little girl, this is for you as a meeting gift!" ”
Qi Niang was still a little timid and didn't dare to accept it, until Li Xiu nodded to her, and she thanked the princess in a whisper. At this time, Li Xiu turned his head to look, and suddenly said with a smile: "Princess, why didn't Uncle Ma come with you?" ”
"Giggles, yesterday Uncle Ma came back from you with a heavy rocking chair and gave it to me, and called the carpenter, planning to let the carpenter make another one for his own use, but the carpenter told him that this rocking chair was originally made by him, and Uncle Ma was not very angry at the time, and he is still sulking today!" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but smile when she mentioned Uncle Ma.
Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he couldn't be blamed for this, it was Ma Ye himself who didn't listen to his explanation. But after laughing, he was very curious about what Princess Pingyang was doing when she came to him today?