Let's say that Zhu Jinghong and his wife came to Shanglin Yuan, and they were both stunned after getting off the carriage.

In front of him was a brand-new thatched house, with a bamboo fence in front of the yard, and even weeds growing in the yard.

"Father-in-law Cheng, that's what you said...... Accommodation? Zhu Jinghong asked in astonishment, he was sure that this thatched hut was built in less than half a month.

Cheng Ying replied calmly: "Since it is a farmer, it is a thatched thatched cottage!" ”

I saw him walk to the front, pull open the fence and enter the courtyard, and then said: "Thirteenth master, here is the granary, here is the bedroom, and this is the kitchen......"

"Ten days ago, the palace maid came here to cook, and the two of them must learn it, and then they have to make it themselves......

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong and Baochai were shocked, they didn't expect to cook by themselves.

led Zhu Jinghong and the others to see the house, Cheng Ying took the two of them into the courtyard again, pointed to the front and said, "Thirteenth master...... This is the Imperial Field, there are five acres in total, it has been fallow for a year, and you have to plant it this year! ”

"Someone will teach you about farming, so you don't have to worry about it......"

Listening to Cheng Ying's crackling speech, Zhu Jinghong's heart was cold.

After Cheng Ying left, the two of them entered the hut together and came to the place where they slept.

I opened a wardrobe, and there were indeed clothes in it, but they were all the most ordinary cloth clothes.

Buyi, since Zhu Jinghong crossed, he has never touched this thing, let alone worn it on his body.

Of course, Baochai is in the same situation as him.

Taking out one of the sets of clothes, Baochai said with a smile: "Since it is a farmer...... It should be like a farmer, let's change clothes! ”

"Let's change it...... It's all ready, wouldn't we be angry if we didn't wear the old man! ”

Compared to their current robes, the cloth clothes prepared here were ordinary clothes, and they were much easier to wear, but the two of them also helped each other to put them on.

It is said that it is cloth clothes, but this cloth is not bad, at least it is not panicked when worn on the body, it is much better than coarse cloth or even linen.

Of course, in the eyes of the two of them, this is only wearable, and the body feeling is far worse than that of fine silk.

In addition to the different body feelings, this cloth is also decorated with no patterns, it is really just a piece of clothing.

After wrapping her hair in a headscarf, Baochai walked out of the bedroom and saw Zhu Jinghong fiddling with the hoe.

"This thing...... Haven't used it in years! Zhu Jinghong sighed unconsciously.

At this time, Baochai asked, "Could it be that the prince used it before?" ”

"I used it in my dreams!" Zhu Jinghong casually gave an explanation.

Baochai couldn't help laughing: "So that's it...... The prince also has the intention of returning to the farmer in his heart, and he thinks about it day and night! ”

Seeing that Baochai was still smiling, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but be amazed, the huge change in her living standard did not make her mentality unbalanced.

How would Zhu Jinghong know that for Baochai, if she can choose the princess and marry her beloved as a wife, she is already the luckiest person in the world.

The two talked and laughed for a while, but someone outside came to bow.

Zhu Jinghong went out and found that it was two old eunuchs and old palace maids who came.

"What are you?" Zhu Jinghong was a little curious.

I only heard the eunuch reply: "Lord Qiqi, the two servants are ordered to sow seeds and cook!" ”

Zhu Jinghong asked slowly: "I heard Cheng Ying say that you only stay here for ten days?" After that, we're going to do it ourselves? ”

"This ...... The Lord commanded this, how dare the servants and others disobey! ”

The old eunuch emphasized that this was the emperor's will, that is, to prevent Zhu Jinghong from being angry with him.

"So today is the first day?" Zhu Jinghong asked again.

"Exactly!"

Glancing at Baochai beside him, Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "Princess...... Time is tight! ”

Baochai smiled: "Then let's take care of each place, and I will learn to cook with you!" ”

She is now more and more aware that the so-called return to farming this time is more of a test for her, so Baochai is very active in taking the job for herself.

Although her fingers don't touch the spring water, the vast majority of women in the world have to cook, so why can't she!

"It's good!"

Zhu Jinghong answered, and then said to the old eunuch in front of him: "Let's go...... Let's go around the fields! ”

"Lord Wang, please!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong sneered, and then said: "You have seen a prince who has his own farming!" ”

How dare the old eunuch answer this, he can only laugh twice and follow.

Zhu Jinghong and the others walked away with their hoes, while Baochai stayed in the courtyard and entered the kitchen under the guidance of the old palace maid.

The so-called kitchen is naturally very simple, in addition to the stove and iron pot, there is also a stove for boiling water.

As for the dishes, chopsticks, cups and plates, they are naturally the most ordinary and ordinary things.

When I opened the rice bowl, the rice inside was also the most ordinary, but it was much better than that of a real farmer.

"Princess, let's learn to cook rice today, before cooking, we must wash the rice grains, scoop them up with this scoop and add water, and then ......"

The old palace maid began to teach, and as a grassroots "employee" of the Shangshi Bureau, she was doing these things every day, so she was also handy in demonstration.

To be honest, cooking isn't too difficult, it's just a little tedious.

Baochai is an extremely intelligent woman, and when watching the demonstration, she will take the initiative to ask questions, such as how many times to wash rice, how much water to cook, and how to master the heat......

Even in order to learn as soon as possible, Baochai practiced it for the first time, and successfully made a pot after an hour.

"This ...... It looks like it's broken, so I have to throw it away! ”

"Mother, you made such a big pot, if you throw it away...... These days are not enough! The old palace maid reminded.

"Why?"

"Rice, flour, grain and oil, as well as fruits, vegetables, and meat are delivered here once every three days...... I wasted so much today, and I was afraid that I would starve for the next two days! ”

As soon as he heard this, Baochai was not calm for a moment, and then asked, "Can't you send more?" ”

"Niangniang forgives sins, this is the Lord's decree, how dare slaves and maids change it!"

Looking at the pot turned out of the pot, Baochai hesitated: "Can you keep this thing, can it be eaten?" ”

"Don't hide it from Niangniang, ordinary people's homes can't eat this kind of polished rice all at once, even the pot is a good thing to satisfy hunger!"

"You say it's polished rice?"

The old palace maid replied: "For ordinary people, it is rice polishing!" ”

"Niangniang, the meal is ready, it's time to cook!"

"Hmm!"

This time, Baochai didn't dare to mess with the actual operation, after all, there were still nine days left, and she could seriously learn for two days before operating.

The so-called cooking, the current conditions can only ensure cleanliness and hygiene, and any complex dishes are impossible, which also means that it is not difficult to learn.

Even if Baochai is smart, it is really not something that can be learned in a short period of time when it comes to all aspects of things.

Soon the sun was about to set in the west, and Zhu Jinghong, who was hoeing, put down the hoe, poured himself a bowl of water and drank it, and then felt more comfortable.

"Five acres of land, one person plant...... Isn't it going to exhaust me! Zhu Jinghong wanted to cry without tears.

He can farm is not the same as loving farming, this kind of pure hardship life, normal people will feel repulsed.

"Thirteenth Master, why don't you stop here today?"

"Okay, okay...... So be it! Zhu Jinghong clapped his hands, picked up the hoe and walked back.

Seeing that dinner was about to be eaten, Zhu Jinghong invited the old eunuch to eat together, but this guy said that he was afraid that there would not be enough food, and then said goodbye and left.

When Zhu Jinghong returned to the courtyard, Baochai had already laid out the meal under the eaves.

"Lord Wang...... It's time to eat! ”

Putting down the hoe along the root of the wall, Zhu Jinghong said, "What kind of meal today?" ”

Baochai replied: "The staple food is white rice, a scrambled egg, a fried lentil, and winter melon soup!" ”

Seeing that there was no one left and right, Zhu Jinghong asked in surprise: "You did this?" ”

"How can the concubine have this ability, it was the old mother who did it just now, and now the person is gone!"

"Hmm!"

Immediately, Zhu Jinghong sat down at the table, and when he looked at the two dishes on the table, it made him feel unreal.

"Lord Wang, please use it!" Baochai scooped a bowl of white rice and handed it to Zhu Jinghong.

"Princess, eat it too!" Zhu Jinghong said with a smile.

After the two sat down opposite each other, they each picked up their rice bowls, and then ate the dishes.

Zhu Jinghong didn't take two bites, but saw that Baochai was eating with extra effort, so he said with a smile: "Baochai...... It's not going to be a good day! ”

"It's all my fault...... That's why the prince suffered this ordeal! Baochai put down the bowl and said with a gloomy expression.

And when she put the bowl, Zhu Jinghong found that her bowl was full of pots, and secretly said no wonder she ate so hard.

"Baochai...... What are you? ”

Hurriedly picked up the bowl, Baochai replied calmly: "I think this kind of rice is very delicious, but it is a bit tooth-consuming!" ”

Although she behaved like no one, Zhu Jinghong still noticed that she was insincere.

Miss Gui, who has been dressed and eaten since she was a child, how can she think that the hard pot is delicious!

After smiling helplessly, Zhu Jinghong said: "A gentleman doesn't take away the beauty of people, but you know that I am not a gentleman...... So you're welcome! ”

With that, he snatched Baochai's rice bowl and handed his own over at the same time.

"Lord Wang...... This is what I made, so I'll eat it! Baochai couldn't bear it, and felt more guilty.

"How...... You can't bear a bowl of rice, so let's eat! Zhu Jinghong picked up by himself.

He has excellent teeth, and he doesn't feel too uncomfortable to eat, but he just feels a little choked.

Fortunately, Baochai was observant and immediately served him a bowl of winter melon soup.

"Baochai, the rice is made like this...... Why don't you throw it away, why don't you eat him! ”

Hearing this question, Baochai said with a little weakness: "The old mother said that we have a fixed number of grains and vegetables here, if we throw them out...... I'm afraid it won't be enough to eat! ”

"What do you mean...... Not enough food? Zhu Jinghong was more and more surprised, the situation was worse than he imagined.

"Exactly!"

"The old man is really ruthless, I don't think he treats me as a son, maybe we were enemies in our last life!" Zhu Jinghong was very dissatisfied.

Even if there was no one around, Baochai was deeply flustered when he heard him say this, and hurriedly persuaded: "The prince should say a few words!" ”

"Forget it...... I don't know as much as he does! ”

After that, he took a big bite of rice into his mouth, and the pot was chewed by him with a bang.

Seeing him like this, Baochai only felt extremely distressed, and at the same time secretly made up her mind that she must learn to cook and cook seriously, and she can't let her husband suffer and suffer.

Soon night fell, and after they had eaten, they washed the dishes together, and then sat down side by side in front of the hut.

The area of Shanglin Yuan is very large, and at this moment they are located close to the imperial city, and there are some houses and warehouses a few hundred meters apart from the thatched huts, all of which are managed by eunuchs.

Therefore, outside their courtyard, there are eunuchs and palace maids passing by from time to time, but they are not really isolated from the world.

Compared to the palace, it is very quiet after nightfall, and there is not even a light around, which is an environment that Baochai has never experienced.

The insects around her were singing one after another, and Baochai grabbed the corner of Zhu Jinghong's clothes tightly, obviously she didn't feel sleepy in this scene, but made her feel extremely scared.

Reaching out to take Baochai into his arms, Zhu Jinghong turned his head to look at her.

"It's not going to be a good day!"

Baochai replied: "The prince can live with the nobles, but what can't the concubines do!" ”

Zhu Jinghong said with a smile: "In your life, I'm afraid that it will be more difficult than the present!" ”

Twisting his body and lying more comfortably in Zhu Jinghong's arms, Baochai said slowly: "This prince is wrong!" ”

"Do you have more miserable days than you have now?" Zhu Jinghong was more and more surprised.

Baochai replied very seriously: "When I ran for the princess before, the concubines were terrified all day long, for fear that they would not be able to accompany the prince, and those days were much more torturous than now!" ”

"Baochai...... Why are you so attached to me? ”

Baochai propped himself up and asked with a reasonable expression: "A hero like the Thirteenth Master, do you need a reason to be admired?" ”

Is it the affection that started from the attack outside the Heavenly City, or the affection that the two of them cultivated after entering the palace...... Baochai himself can't say clearly.

"The concubine also has questions...... Why did the Thirteenth Master insist on going his own way, and would rather disobey the queen's wishes and choose me as the princess? ”

"The concubine is young and lost, and it is not a good match...... Why should the prince be like this, otherwise there would be no today! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Jinghong smiled even more, and asked in a relaxed tone: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie!" ”

"Of course it'......" Baochai was about to blurt out, and then changed his words: "I'll listen to the lie first!" ”

Since it is to listen to the lie first, it means that you still want to hear the truth, which is obviously suspected of cheating, but it is also the love between husband and wife.

"Of course, it's because of your unparalleled beauty......"

Confident in her appearance, Baochai then asked, "What about the truth?" ”

Zhu Jinghong replied with a smile: "It's because you are talented, and you are exceptionally talented!" ”

Hearing Zhu Jinghong say this, Baochai couldn't figure out which sentence was true and which was false.

In fact, like Baochai, Zhu Jinghong can't figure out when this relationship became so deep.

When the two were silent, a gust of wind blew outside, and the cold wind of late autumn made people feel cold.

"Baochai...... Let's go inside, it's cool outside! ”

"Hmm!"

The two of them entered the house together, but it was also dark inside.

Of course, there are no candles, there are only oil lamps in the hut, and the key is that lighting the oil lamps is better than nothing.

In the end, Zhu Jinghong simply fell asleep, but was pulled up by Baochai.

"What's wrong?"

"I haven't washed yet!" Baochai reminded.

"That's it...... How do I wash? Why wash? Zhu Jinghong said helplessly.

Baochai then said: "After boiling hot water, I'll go fetch water for you!" ”

With that, she turned and went to the next kitchen, and in a few moments she brought a wooden basin with towels in the steaming water.

"You wash up first...... I'm going to get a footbath! ”

At this moment, Baochai behaved very neatly, which reminded Zhu Jinghong of his girlfriend in his previous life, but unfortunately there was no follow-up between the two.

Reaching out and twisting the towel, Zhu Jinghong wiped his face, and then put the towel into the water to scrub.

After more than a year, every day he stretched out his hand to eat and opened his mouth, which caused him to feel unfamiliar when he did these things.

Soon Baochai came back with a wooden basin, and Zhu Jinghong didn't let her be busy alone, and consciously poured the water from the basin into the footbasin.

When he washed his feet, Baochai also fetched water to wash his face, and normally someone should be waiting for her to remove her makeup at this time.

After washing up in this way, the two went to bed and covered the quilt to rest, and tomorrow will be a new and difficult day.

But not long after falling asleep, Zhu Jinghong was woken up by Baochai and asked in a daze, "What's wrong?" ”

"I ...... I'm going to...... Be relieved! Baochai said shyly.

Although there was a gong bucket in the house, she was scared when she got up alone at night, so she woke Zhu Jinghong up.

"Hmm...... Then you get up, and I'll be with you! Zhu Jinghong sat up from the bed.

After some tossing, the two fell asleep on the bed again, and this time Baochai took the initiative to arch into Zhu Jinghong's arms.

It's not because she's afraid of the cold, but because she relies on Zhu Jinghong to have a sense of security.

(End of chapter)