Gentle has no long things, and she only sleeps in a cramped hut shared by eight people, and now she naturally can't bring back these bean halva and sugar raw materials, so she has to hide in Xiaohuan, and repeatedly told her not to be discovered by Sister-in-law Liu. After calculating the time, it was almost time to go back to wash the vegetables and prepare dinner, so I stuffed a few pieces of bean halva that were not tied with a red thread to Xiaohuan, locked the door with her, and went to the big kitchen.

At dinner, Sister-in-law Liu pulled her to sit with her and discuss the menu for tomorrow's fasting, so Wen Wen wanted to ask Xiaohuan if anyone could buy the bean halva, but she always had something hanging in her heart, and she didn't have the heart to think carefully about the menu, so she only answered a few words perfunctorily. Who knew that Sister-in-law Liu suddenly put down her rice bowl and said slowly: "There is something I want to ask you, but I haven't had a chance." ”

Wen Wen was shocked in her heart, and reluctantly smiled: "What's the matter?" ”

"I heard that your family has always been very poor, so your mother will sell you to this house for a few dollars to buy rice for the pot, right?"

Sister-in-law Liu's words made her doubly confused, could it be that she wanted to ask about Ruhua's family? Please, please, she really didn't know much, but she couldn't change the topic, so she just nodded and continued to listen.

"Looking at it this way, your family can't afford chicken, duck and fish, right? So where did you learn the art of cooking? I see that you are very skilled in killing chickens and fish, and the dishes you make are often a little new, and the taste is even better than that of me, who has been cooking for more than ten years. Sister-in-law Liu spoke softly, but her eyes kept on her gentle face.

"This-" Wen Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and lied helplessly: "When I was at home, there lived an old cook, he saved some money when he was young, but he lived alone in widowhood, I often went to help him do some work, earn a few money to supplement the family, he occasionally had the interest to teach me some cooking, and after a long time, I naturally learned a little fur." ”

When she said this, she remembered her grandfather, when she was a child, she often moved a small bench to watch her grandfather kill chickens and fish or cook, and her grandfather often smiled and pointed out some cooking tips to her, so she was not completely lying, she revealed her true feelings when she spoke, and her face naturally brought out a little sad look, and in the eyes of Sister-in-law Liu, she believed her.

"That's a famous teacher and a high apprentice!" Sister-in-law Liu sighed and dragged a sentence.

"Yes, he's a very good cook." said gently, the corners of his eyes were slightly red, for fear of being seen abnormally, he hurriedly lowered his head to pick up the cold rice grains in the bowl.

"Eat some food, don't just focus on the steak." Sister-in-law Liu unprecedentedly sandwiched a piece of braised pork for her and said, "Try this, my specialty dish!" Presumably her old thoughts were stirred by gentle words, and she also sighed and sighed: "My family was also poor when I was a child, but fortunately I married a good man, that is, Xiaohuan's father and a cook, this idea and craft, or learned from him, but it is a pity that he has a short life, he went early, leaving our mother and daughter ......" said, she put down her chopsticks, lifted the corners of her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Gentleness has never been comforting, and when she was sad, she didn't know how to explain it, so she had to pat her on the back to show comfort.

Fortunately, Sister-in-law Liu came to her senses not long after being sad, and laughed at herself: "Look at me, I have nothing to do with these things about Chen sesame and rotten grain." Eat, eat! You should go back early to rest after washing the dishes today, think about a few more dishes, and tell me when you get up tomorrow, so that I can send someone to buy vegetables. ”

Nodding gently, she went back to cooking. After the meal, she washed the dishes and fetched water, and finished the chores in the kitchen, she went back to the house with the lantern, passing through a gravel path lined with weeping willows and fragrant flowers, and suddenly saw a black shadow flashing next to the rockery in front of her, which frightened her almost to cry out, but fortunately she covered her mouth in time, so as not to alarm people, and then she heard a familiar voice say: "Don't be afraid, it's me." ”

"Zhao An?" Gently stroked the beating heart of the porphyr, and lifted the lantern suspiciously, and sure enough, he saw that the person standing in front of him was Zhao An, so he breathed a sigh of relief, stabilized his mind and complained a little: "What are you hiding here for?" It almost scared the hell out of me! If she hadn't thought that she was dazzled and saw a ghost, she didn't expect the thief to go up, and if she didn't dare to make a noise, I'm afraid she would have raised her voice and made the house uneasy.

"I ......" Zhao An looked a little confused, and he hesitated for a long time before handing over the thing he was holding tightly in his hand and said, "This is for you, I got up early and went out early and brought it for you." ”

"Huh?" Gentle puzzled that she didn't let Zhao An bring anything for her, took a look, and saw that it was a small porcelain box with blue and white glaze, thinking that Zhao An had been holding it in his hand for a long time, and the tentacles were slightly warm. When I opened it, it was filled with white and solidified oil, exuding a faint, good-smelling aroma of bluegrass. This is an ancient face fat, right? She saw that several maids in the same room had used it, but the kind they used, the aroma didn't seem to smell very good, and it was obviously inferior to this box of flour.

Gentle is a clever and intelligent person, Zhao An is so obvious, after taking this box of facial grease, she already fully understands his intentions, and she is inevitably secretly surprised in her heart, but she can't show it on her face, so she is anxiously thinking about what to do with it by looking down at the facial grease for a moment.

Seeing that Wen Rou hadn't raised his head, Zhao An probably couldn't stand this silent atmosphere a little, and first explained: "I see that your hands are rough when chopping wood and washing dishes...... And when the weather is cold, the face is prone to dryness...... Therefore...... Bought this ......"

He stammered for a long time, and said a paragraph in a rambling manner, the meaning of which was self-evident. Gentle and funny, but also embarrassed, I was not mentally prepared at all, so I had to pretend not to understand, raised my head with a smile and said, "I didn't expect you to be so careful, I forgot to buy this myself." Thanks, but how much does this fat cost? I'll count it to you. ”

"No, no money." Zhao An was so embarrassed that his face turned red, he was a little disappointed in his heart, and he couldn't say it, so he had to hurriedly wave his hand and say no to it vigorously, in order to alleviate his embarrassment.

What a kind and honest man! Don't talk about feelings, just talk about marriage, marrying such a person, you should be able to live a dull life, right? Wen Wen sighed secretly in her heart, but she has a very heavy burden now, and she has just crossed into this world not long ago, and she has no mood to talk about her children's selfishness at all, and she really doesn't have any special feelings for Zhao An, this is something that cannot be forced, so she had to continue to clear up the relationship between the two with a hard heart, and insisted: "This fat is a good thing at first glance, the price must be very expensive, I can't take advantage of you, the money must be repaid." "Alas, thinking about it, she owes Zhao An a lot of money, and she hasn't paid back the money for the hanging stick and wound medicine! It's really in debt!

"No, not really." Zhao An really couldn't cope with this kind of scene, his voice trembled in panic, and he almost wanted to run away.

Gentle couldn't bear to ask any more, so she had to take out all the more than forty dollars left in her arms, grabbed Zhao An's hand, stuffed all the money into him, and then said with a smile: "I know that this face fat must be more than this money, even if I take advantage of you a little." After speaking, without waiting for him to shirk again, he said "see you tomorrow", and fled with the lantern.

Woo woo, feel sorry for the money while running gently! She obviously doesn't want to buy such a luxury thing as flour! I'm so poor that I don't have a penny anymore! The only hope is that the bean halva will be sold!