Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Stove
The three of them simply took a turn in this house, and after Du Ruo looked around this not small house, he finally chose a side courtyard and decided that they would live here temporarily.
This side courtyard is not big, there is a bedroom, it is a suite, which is what Ye Yuanzhou is more satisfied with.
In their current situation of "knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, they prefer to go to the tigers", it is obviously an unwise choice to rest separately, such a suite can not only facilitate Du Ruo's rest, but also ensure that they can take care of it in time when there is a situation.
This side courtyard is not far from the kitchen, and they always need to have a hot soup and hot rice to fill their stomachs, after all, this murderous house is not convenient to enter and exit frequently, and if it is not good, it will attract people's attention and cause some unnecessary fright.
Du Ruo looked at the room they chose, it looked like the girl's boudoir, and it should be the residence of the daughter of the Zong family before her death, although the furnishings were very old, there were no obvious cobwebs in the house, only a thin layer of dust.
Simply put away the bunk he brought on the bed in the middle of the room, and Du Ruo took advantage of the bright light to indicate that he was going to take a turn in the vicinity.
Although it was not dark yet, Ye Yuanzhou was still not very relieved, he asked Ye Long to stay and clean up, and he followed Du Ruo around the neighborhood again.
In addition to the wild grass that pops up everywhere is full of vitality, the rest of the house is in a depression, Du Ruofang has generally seen the structure of this house, and he has no intention of going far at this time, so he has looked at the three kitchens in the house, large and small.
The large kitchen near the courtyard where they lived, where the stove was almost out of sight, Du Ruo squatted down, reached into the hearth and touched it, it was cold, as if there was still a little dampness.
She walked to two smaller kitchens, both dusty, one of which had a clay stove that had collapsed, and the other one was still strong like the larger one.
Reach out and touch the stove pit of this small kitchen, it is also empty, cold, there is no charcoal ash or anything like grass ash, but it is drier than the stove in the big kitchen, and there is no obvious tide.
Du Ruo withdrew his hand, patted the dust on it, twisted his fingers thoughtfully, didn't say anything, and Ye Yuanzhou continued to walk around elsewhere for a while before going back to the side courtyard where they lived.
"Doesn't you need to inspect this house thoroughly?" Ye Yuanzhou thought that Du Ruo would want to find out after settling down, but he didn't expect that she was just going back after such a simple turn, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"That's not necessary." Du Ruo shook his head and waved his hand at him, "When we first arrived, we thought that we had found an inn to settle down to rest and rest, so we just stayed and didn't care about anything else!" Have some reverence! ”
The last sentence clearly meant a little ridicule, but when Ye Yuanzhou saw her say this, he didn't have any doubts, and did everything according to her wishes.
In this way, the three of them "set up camp" in this murderous mansion and lived.
Before coming, Ye Long brought some simple salted jerky, dry pancakes and some rice, although the Zong family's house has been silent for many years, the well in the kitchen yard is still sweet and clear.
It's just that I haven't used that stove for too long, this stove is more damp, and Ye Long finally managed to light the fire, boiled some porridge, and cut some dried salted meat into the porridge to cook together.
The Zong family hanged themselves all of a sudden, and although someone came in after that, with the mysterious death of those people, the house was also famous, and no one in the house came in and touched it.
Therefore, there are all the utensils that can be used in the kitchen, except for the dust that needs to be washed one by one, there is nothing else wrong.
The three of them dared to live in this murderous mansion, naturally there were no taboos against these things, Ye Long washed three bowls, and specially picked the most beautiful blue flowers on a white background for Du Ruo, and served three bowls of porridge.
"Du Sima, when we marched and fought at the border in the past, when we encountered that the grain and grass were not enough, and we couldn't change it every day for food, we just used the rice and dried meat on our own backs to cook porridge and drink together."
Ye Long handed Du Ruo's bowl to her first, and said to her cautiously: "Let's go into this deserted house this time, and it's not convenient to buy vegetables and meat, so we have to ask you to follow along with the grievances!" ”
He knew that his master's family was a hard-suffering person, and when he was thrown to the border to train earlier, let alone eating dried meat and porridge, even if he was hungry, it was commonplace, but no matter how Du Ruo sealed the male official, he was a woman after all.
Women are already more delicate and weak than those who practice martial arts, and their backgrounds are not bad, so if they are ordinary girls, they are afraid that they will not be able to endure this hardship.
Du Ruozhi didn't particularly care about these, although the porridge cooked by Ye Long was very sloppy, but it fused the aroma of dried meat and rice grains together, and there was an unadorned salty aroma.
Far from being tasty, at least it's not something hard to swallow.
Du Ruo has never been picky about eating and drinking, but he was really hungry at this time, so he scooped a spoonful and blew it, tasted it, and nodded at Ye Long with a smile: "The taste is quite good, I didn't expect Ye Huwei's martial arts skills to be good, and his cooking skills are not bad!" ”
Seeing her say this, Ye Long was also a lot more relieved, grinned, handed Ye Yuanzhou's bowl to him, and took his own bowl to the side to drink.
"This ......" Du Ruo couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw Ye Long sitting outside the door with a bowl to eat because of the cramped environment, "Ye Escort has always been so polite and refuses to overpass?" ”
Ye Yuanzhou was also a little helpless, and nodded: "He and Ye Hu have been by my side for many years, and they are unwilling to live in many situations at home, and they are unhappy for me.
I don't know how the two brothers discussed, they couldn't do anything else, so they used this way of abiding by the number of respects and humility to try to remind the other subordinates in the general's mansion that the master is the master, and no matter how much they are not subject to the blue eyes of the general, it will not be the turn of other subordinates to be scornful at will.
I tried to stop them, but the two brothers were so stiff that they couldn't stop them, so I just let them please and let them go. ”
Du Ruo nodded knowingly.
General Ye Jin's intentions, as the person concerned, Ye Yuanzhou could not be realized at the first moment, and he also needed to figure it out over time to understand, not to mention outsiders like Ye Long and Ye Hu.
As guards, the two brothers are commendable for their loyalty, and they are indeed loyal and brave with a bit of stubbornness, and they already feel aggrieved by their masters, and this kind of thing can make them feel better if they follow their wishes.