Mu Qiange slept very soundly this night, and Village Chief Liu helped her calm down the rumors, and she also thought that if she went to the city, she would buy something to go to his house to thank her.

She thought that she was going to the city to buy food stocks, so she got up early to make breakfast and brought it to her room to eat with Ah Jin.

It was still white porridge with side dishes, Ah Jin frowned slightly, but he still picked up the bowl and took a sip.

In fact, the daily white porridge did not make Ah Jin tired of eating, although he didn't like it too light, but the porridge cooked by Mu Qiange had a fragrance, and he could accept it.

"Ah Jin, since the rice was recovered, there is not much left after the tax, taking advantage of the fact that the price of rice is not rising too much, I will go into the city to buy more rice in the afternoon, do you need me to help you bring something back?"

Mu Qiange finished drinking the porridge in the bowl, watched Ah Jin eat slowly, and shook his head, "No need." ”

"Is there anything you need me to do for you, such as a letter from home or something?"

Mu Qiange asked again with some uncertainty.

Ah Jin has also lived with her for a month or two, isn't he worried that his family will be in a hurry?

"No, I don't."

Ah Jin's eating movements were noble and elegant, and he didn't understand what Mu Qiange meant, but once he asked Mu Qiange to help him spread the message, it would be equivalent to exposing him, and that group of people would not die so easily, it was better to wait a little longer, and when the news of looking for him outside faded, it was not too late for him to find a way to contact his own people.

"Okay." Mu Qiange pursed her mouth, everyone said it so clearly and understood, what else did she want to say. As long as Ah Jin knew his current form in her heart, she didn't have to worry much about his safety.

After breakfast, Mu Qiange fed the chickens and ducks in the yard, and watered the vegetables in the yard, she simply cleaned up, and then went out of the courtyard gate, came to the entrance of the village and waited to take an ox cart to the city with the villagers.

It's been a long time since the last time she entered the city, and Mu Qiange almost forgot the route to the city, she went to the rice store first to buy some rice noodles, as well as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

Seeing that everything was bought, she came to the location where Aunt Li often came out, and saw that Aunt Li was packing up her things and preparing to go back, so Mu Qiange stepped forward to help clean up together.

"Qiange, you are going to the city today, why don't you tell me in the morning, I'm waiting for you!"

Mu Qiange raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I also remembered it in the morning after eating, but it's not expensive for me to take a uh-uh-uh ox cart with the people in the village."

Just a copper plate for the fare, she thinks it's really not much, she hasn't been in the city for so long, she also wants to go into the city to go around, there are a lot of them in the city, she still wants to join in the fun,

It's really not a penny for the journey, she just came out to take a look, the city is different from the village, there are many people in the city, she can still come over to join in the fun.

Mu Qiange and Aunt Li set up their own carriage and went back, Mu Qiange led the carriage to the backyard, cut some grass for the horses, and saw that Xiao Yang and Zhuangzi were concentrating on learning to write big characters, so she went into the kitchen to prepare for cooking.

Ah Jin has also spent some time with Xiao Yang and Zhuangzi, and he finds that these two children are not only intelligent, but also have unique ideas and opinions on every word. These two children just didn't go to school, so their understanding was limited, but after he taught the two children for a while, they were able to understand some simple words on their own, which was still very good.

After dinner, Mu Qiange had nothing to do, and when he saw the stars shining in the night sky, he moved a small stool and sat in the courtyard to look at the starry sky.

In the past, when she was in the Xiangfu, she liked to sit in the courtyard with Lan'er and watch the stars, but now when she comes out of the Xiangfu, Xu is mood is different from before, she thinks that the stars in the night sky in the countryside are the most beautiful.

"In half a month, it should be the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

Ah Jin's magnetic voice suddenly came from behind her, and Mu Qiange turned his head to look at it, and saw that his charming face was hidden in the night, making it impossible to see the look on his face.

"yes, it's almost half a month! Today, I went into the city and bought all the ingredients for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then we asked Dayang and Aunt Li to come over and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together, which will be very lively. ”

"Have you ever wondered how long I'll be staying here?"

Ah Jin's words fell, and Mu Qiange chuckled in his heart.

What does he mean by that?

Could it be that he is leaving so soon?

The expression on Mu Qiange's little face changed, and Ah Jin saw it in his eyes.

He turned his head to look at her, and suddenly the laughter of autumn water added color to the quiet night.

"Girl, did you misunderstand, I don't mean to leave. Zhuangzi and Xiao Yang still need me for the time being, and they won't be left behind for at least a month or two...... And you. ”

Besides, he still has some confusion in this Baishui Village that has not been solved, if he doesn't find out, even if he returns to Beijing, it will be a big thing in his heart, so it is impossible for him to leave now.

When she heard the word you in Ah Jin's afterwords, Mu Qiange's heart warmed, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that he would not leave so soon.

"You should stop moving around and teach your two children well at home. In addition, when I entered the city today, the men in black who were looking for you still haven't left, but the portraits they hold are only five points similar to yours, so you don't have to worry too much. ”

"They're still blatantly searching for my portrait in the city?"

Mu Qiange nodded, "It seems that they can't find you, and they won't give up easily." How did you offend someone, what kind of identity do you have, and how dare they look for you everywhere so blatantly. ”

Ah Jin didn't answer Mu Qiange's question, and she didn't ask more, she knew in her heart that this kind of complicated thing would not come to a conclusion.

"By the way, Ah Jin, I'll make you pumpkin pie for you tomorrow."

"Pumpkin pie?"

Ah Jin's eyes flashed a little confused, and he knew at a glance that he hadn't eaten that kind of thing.

"Yes, even though it's called pumpkin pie, it's not all made of pumpkin, it's still made of flour, and it tastes very sweet, so I'm sure you'll like it."

Jin shook his head, "I'm not interested in those. ”

Also, as a prince, I haven't eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas, so I'm interested in food that I haven't even heard of by name.

"Then I'll make it for you tomorrow, pumpkin pie is delicious, I'm sure you'll like it once you eat it."

The soft moonlight of the night sprinkled on her delicate little face, and Ah Jin's gaze fell on her face, and her eyes couldn't help flashing.

A ray of sunlight shone in the courtyard in the early morning, and a few chirpings of chickens and ducks broke the silence in the courtyard, and Mu Qiange stretched his waist comfortably.

The morning sun was soft and comfortable, and Mu Qiange simply made breakfast. After having breakfast with Ah Jin, she went to Aunt Li's house to get some ingredients for making pumpkin pie.

"Aunt Li."

Mu Qiange came early, and Aunt Li was still cooking breakfast.

"Qiange, it just so happens that I'm cooking, and I'll go back when I'm eating."

Seeing that Aunt Li was disturbed, Mu Qiange smiled embarrassedly, "I came early today, so I won't disturb you!" ”

Aunt Li added some firewood to the stove, hurriedly stood up and pulled Mu Qiange to the main house to sit down, and added tea.

"Where will it be, I still wish you would come to my house more often."

Mu Qiange took a sip of the tea on the table, looked up at Aunt Li and smiled, "Aunt Li, I'm here to borrow something from you." ”

"Huh! I'll borrow anything I have as long as I have it. ”

Aunt Li treats Mu Qiange like her own daughter, so she always cares for her.

"That's right, I want to make pumpkin pie for my cousin, but I don't have pumpkins at home, so I want to pick one in your vegetable garden."

Pumpkins are not rare in the countryside, and they are not a valuable thing, so Aunt Li agreed after hearing this, and asked Mu Qiange to pick a few more.

Mu Qiange went to the field to pick a relatively large pumpkin, and when she returned home, she went to the kitchen.

"Sister Qiange, what are you doing with such a big pumpkin?"

Mu Qiange smiled mysteriously at Zhuangzi, "I'll make something delicious for you, and I'll know what to do with pumpkins later." ”

Hearing that it was for food, Zhuangzi replied cheerfully: "I'll help you." ”

"You're done with your homework?"

"It's done, it's time to rest."

Mu Qiange nodded, and took Zhuangzi into the kitchen. She washes the pumpkin, peels and seeds the pumpkin and cuts it into thin slices, puts it in a pot and steames it.

"Zhuangzi, you help me watch the fire, if there is no firewood under the stove, help me add some to it."

Zhuangzi used to help Aunt Li cook at home, and he knew how to add firewood.

Zhuangzi squatted down and saw that the sparks in the stove were about to be extinguished, no wonder there was no temperature on the lid of the pot, it turned out that the fire was about to be extinguished.

He added some dry firewood to it, and after a while, a stream of smoke rolled up, and Zhuangzi fanned it a few times with a fan, and the flames rose up, and the dry firewood in the stove also made a crackling sound.

It steamed for about two quarters of an hour, until the pumpkin was soft.

It was the first time for Mu Qiange to do it, and seeing that she had just the right grasp, she took out the freshly ripe pumpkin and beat it into a puree. Add sugar and stir into a puree.

"Sister Qiange, can you eat it from this?"

Zhuangzi looked at the mashed pumpkin in Mu Qian's singer with a suspicious expression.

"You don't believe in my cooking skills, you can eat it in a while, you can help me take care of the fire."

The pumpkin gradually cooled down as they spoke, and Mu Qiange mixed the pumpkin puree, glutinous rice flour, and flour into pumpkin dough.

She divides the pumpkin dough into small pieces, takes one and presses it into a cake with her hands.

"Sister Qiange, I'll help you."

Zhuangzi saw that Mu Qiange pressed the dough into cakes, which was very interesting, and he was a little eager to try.

Mu Qiange smiled, asked Zhuangzi to wash his hands, and did it with her.

Then Mu Qiange dug up a spoonful of red bean paste and put it on the dough cake to wrap it into a round ball, and then pressed it into a cake. Place the finished pumpkin pie crust in the breadcrumbs so that both sides are covered with breadcrumbs.

Heat an appropriate amount of oil in a pan, use medium-low heat, and fry the pumpkin pie until golden brown on both sides.

"Alright, let's do this first, and we'll come back in half an hour, and the pumpkin pie will be ready to fry by then."

So, Mu Qiange and Zhuangzi went out to see how Xiao Yang wrote the big characters. When the pumpkin pie is cooked, a smell of pumpkin mixed with the sweet smell of flour rushes over me.

Zhuangzi and Da Yang couldn't help but swallow their saliva, "Sister Qiange, is the pumpkin pie you made ready?" We want to taste it. ”

"Wait." Mu Qiange walked into the kitchen and put out the pumpkin pie that was fried in the pot until golden on both sides, put it next to the stove, and used chopsticks to pick up two pieces of pumpkin and put them in the hands of Zhuangzi and Xiao Yang.

"The pumpkin pie just out of the pot is very hot, you blow it, don't rush to eat it."

I still remember when I was a child when I was eating this pumpkin pie, because I was in a hurry, the corner of my mouth was burned with a bubble, and I couldn't eat for several days.

Hearing this, Zhuangzi and Xiao Yang kept blowing with pumpkin pie in both hands, until the temperature was right, and the two of them ate it in small bites.

The soft and glutinous pumpkin pie was fragrant and sweet, Zhuangzi and now Yang finished eating one and wanted to eat the second one, but the two of them were embarrassed to ask Mu Qiange for it.

But you can eat it later, and you can eat as much as you want, the two looked at each other, and then they went out of the kitchen and went to the yard to continue studying.