Then again, on the night of falling into the water, perhaps because of nervousness and soaking for too long, Xie Xun caught a cold when he came back. Jiang Shuyao quickly asked the maid to cook him a bowl of ginger soup to drink.
Xie Xun was holding a standard large porcelain bowl, still in the fog, his eyes were blank, and he seemed to be carefully recalling what happened.
"Hurry up and drink the soup." Jiang Shuyao passed by behind him, ready to remove the bun.
Hearing her voice, Xie Xun suddenly trembled, and quickly buried his face in the bowl.
It's just... This bowl is too big.
Jiang Shuyao passed by behind him again, saw that he was still stunned, and said again, "Why don't you drink?"
Xie Xun shook again.
He wanted to answer, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the image of Jiang Shuyao approaching when he fell into the water appeared in his mind, a warm and soft touch suddenly rose on his chin, his heart began to beat wildly, and his face turned red.
"What's wrong?" Seeing that he didn't answer, Jiang Shuyao walked towards him suspiciously, and found that his cheeks were blushing, and quickly reached out to check the temperature of his forehead.
hot.
"It's not a fever, is it?" she muttered.
Xie Xun moved his head in a panic and poured the sea bowl of ginger soup into his mouth in one breath.
Only then did Jiang Shuyao realize that he was holding a large porcelain bowl that he often used and dedicated to. He was speechless: "Why do you have to use such a large bowl for ginger soup? Don't drink too much at night."
Xie Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and immediately put down the bowl. The bottom of the bowl hit the wooden table and made a "bang" sound. Before Jiang Shuyao could see his expression, he hurried away.
When the lights were about to go out, Xie Xun walked in from outside and looked at her from a distance.
To be honest, Jiang Shuyao was also shy and nervous after communicating with Xie Xun, but she had been with Xie Xun for a long time, and some intimate actions were made casually without even realizing it.
She saw Xie Xun standing in the distance and didn't dare to come, and she felt that Xie Xun was... shy
The candlelight was dim, casting a wobbly shadow.
Xie Xun stood in the distance, still with a cold face, unable to see what his eyes looked like.
Jiang Shuyao looked at him, and suddenly felt that the world was strange. He had been complaining about his coffin face a few months ago, but looking at him now, he just felt that he was cute and cute even when his face was paralyzed every day.
Only then did she have a real feeling of being in love, and the numbness in her stomach gradually poured into her heart, like countless butterflies flapping their wings.
"What are you doing standing there, don't you sleep?"
Xie Xun hesitated for a moment and walked over slowly.
Jiang Shuyao was lying on his side, and when he came over, he propped up his upper body and couldn't help smiling at him.
Xie Xun looked pale and looked down at her.
When he lowered his eyes, his thick long eyelashes covered his eyes, casting a shadow on his lower eyelids. Judging from his cold and handsome facial features, there was a sense of alienation and arrogance.
Fortunately, Jiang Shuyao knew his virtue, and there was no misunderstanding, but his smile became even bigger. Looking at his handsome appearance, he always felt that he had kidnapped some poor Taoist priest.
Before she could speak, Xie Xun took a step forward and suddenly bent over to approach Jiang Shuyao.
There was a fresh water vapor on his body after bathing, and there was a gentle cool breeze between his movements. When he leaned over, Jiang Shuyao's eyes just fell on his neck.
Fair skin, clear Adam's apple.
Xie Xun lowered his gaze and glanced at her, his expression more alienated and abstinent, Jiang Shuyao suddenly felt a little hot.
"I… "
She just opened her mouth, but Xie Xun got closer again. This time, she felt that she was completely enveloped by the fresh water vapor on his body.
He is tall, with broad shoulders and long legs, and his arms are also very broad. When he is so close, she seems to fall into his arms.
Jiang Shuyao suddenly bit his lower lip, his face flushed instantly, and his heart was beating wildly uncontrollably.
She felt like her mind went blank, and questions popped up one after another. what happened? Is Xie Xun going to hug her? Or kiss her? Should I kiss her
Just when she was nervous and shy, Xie Xun suddenly moved. He suddenly stood up straight and took a half step back away from Jiang Shuyao - holding the pillow he was accustomed to sleeping in in his hand.
"I'm going to sleep in the study."
He said it in a calm, rigid tone, hugged the pillow, turned and left.
Jiang Shuyao: ? ?
So he was holding a pillow just now? Or is it a pillow that I only took because I was going to sleep in the study
The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and he looked back at 250.
She gritted her teeth: "Xie Boyuan!"
Xie Xun turned his head sideways, with a high nose bridge and a strong profile, his expression was so cold that he looked like a ruthless heartbreaker who had abandoned his wife.
"What?" he asked.
Jiang Shuyao took a deep breath and rubbed his back molars: "Come here." Unable to hold back his anger, he slapped the bed twice, "Sleep here!"
The "ruthless heartless man" hesitated in seconds, hugged a pillow and walked to the bed, under Jiang Shuyao's angry gaze, he quickly put the pillow and took off his shoes on the bed and lay flat.
"Humph." Jiang Shuyao turned over and faced the wall, not wanting to pay attention to him.
The nervousness was gone.
Xie Xun was a little puzzled: "Are you angry?"
"No."
"I went to the study to sleep because I thought it was too hot—"
"Um?"
"… because I'm in a bad mood."
Jiang Shuyao did not speak.
After a while, when Jiang Shuyao thought that Xie Xun was about to fall asleep, he suddenly asked in a low voice, "Is what you said tonight true?"
Jiang Shuyao asked, "Which sentence?"
"You said you liked me too." His voice was even smaller, and it would be inaudible if it was smaller.
Jiang Shuyao suddenly felt better, and answered with the corners of his mouth up, "Yeah."
Xie Xun stopped talking. Hearing the sound, he should have turned over and found a comfortable sleeping position. Then he stopped moving. He should have fallen asleep.
With him by his side, Jiang Shuyao has always felt very secure, and also fell asleep.
A good night's dream.
When he woke up the next morning, Xie Xun was no longer by his side. Jiang Shuyao rubbed his temples and got up, calling Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi came in from the outside and served Jiang Shuyao to get up.
"Why didn't you call me when you overslept?" Jiang Shuyao asked.
"In reply to Miss, the uncle said that you were frightened by falling into the water last night. You should sleep a little longer today, and let the servants not disturb you." Some time ago, Jiang Shuyao had her menstrual period, and Bai Zhi knew that she had misunderstood that she was pregnant, and was very disappointed.
"Have you brought food?"
"Bring it. It's the cold noodles prepared yesterday. The seasonings are reloaded into a small bowl according to your instructions."
Jiang Shuyao nodded and came out of the room after washing and dressing.
The sun was shining, she raised her hand to cover the sun, and just saw Mrs. Zhou coming from a distance.
She frowned and looked a little worried. After seeing Jiang Shuyao, she gathered her emotions and said with a smile, "You don't wake up now, do you?"
Jiang Shuyao defended: "I slept a little late last night."
Zhou Shi nodded and said, "I was really excited when I went to the snack street yesterday, and I fell asleep very late." She looked at the sun and sighed, "It's also hot, this morning I was too hot to eat. Just eat some cool drinks and pad your stomach."
"Yes, I just want to eat some ice now." Jiang Shuyao clapped her hands and invited Mrs. Zhou to go to the small kitchen, "Speaking of ice, I have something good to show you."
Zhou Shi was aroused by her curiosity, and quickly followed.
When they got to the small kitchen, Jiang Shuyao pointed to the ironware on the table: "That's it."
Zhou Shi saw the strange appearance of this iron tool, so he stepped forward and touched it, but he didn't find anything.
"This is?"
"Blender." Jiang Shuyao turned on the blender and showed the blade to Zhou Shi. "It's used for blending ingredients. Since it's a solid iron tool, it can also be used to shave ice, but it should be very laborious."
Before the beginning of summer, Jiang Shuyao drew the drawings of the mixer and handed it to Lin. The Lin family has been focusing on shipping and shipping for generations, and there are many skilled craftsmen who are proficient in machinery. After getting the drawings, they made several revisions to create this mixer.
Zhou shi touched the sharp blade, felt the chill, and couldn't help but admire: "This skill is really exquisite." After she finished sighing, she returned to the topic, "What can be broken?"
Jiang Shuyao glanced at the ingredients in the corner, his eyes lit up, and quickly walked over to pick up a piece of tofu.
Zhou Shi was puzzled: "Tofu? Tofu is so soft and tender, do you still need to use a knife to break it up?"
"When I demonstrate it, you'll know the beauty of the blender."
Jiang Shuyao tied up his sleeves, cut the tofu into pieces, scalded it with hot water, and then put it in cold water to cool it down.
Then put the cold tofu cubes, milk, sugar, and black sesame powder into the blender, hold the handle and start blending. Because the knife edge is sharp and the tofu is tender, turning the handle doesn't take much effort, and it turns quickly. After a while, she stopped and opened the lid to see that all the ingredients inside had been stirred into a fine and flowing thick milky shape.
Zhou Shi gave a surprised "Huh" and asked, "Will this tofu paste taste good?"
"If you don't eat it like this, you have to freeze it for a while."
Jiang Shuyao poured the whey into the bowl, covered the lid, and put it in the ice cube bowl to cool down.
After putting it away, she turned to the expectant Zhou Shi and said, "Okay, now we just need to wait for the tofu ice cream to freeze. Anyway, it's all right now, why don't you talk about what you are worried about?"
Zhou Shi looked at her in surprise and said, "How do you know that I have something on my mind?"
"It can be seen from your face." Jiang Shuyao hesitated for a while, but still asked, "But second brother..."
Zhou Shi was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand: "How could it be him."
Although it was very inappropriate, Jiang Shuyao was relieved to see her attitude.
"It's my daughter." Mrs. Zhou sat down on the wooden bench next to her. "Yesterday we went to the snack street to cheer. Sister-in-law called all the children in the house, and my daughter went too."
Zhou gave birth early, and her daughter is six years old. The old lady likes girls, and seeing her cute, she wants to raise her granddaughter herself. The old lady was from a good background, and her etiquette talents were outstanding. Zhou thought that if her daughter could learn a little bit, she would not be embarrassed at banquets like her, and she would be rejected by others, so she responded to the old lady's words.
Later, because of Xie Lang's concubine affairs, Zhou Shi devoted his whole heart to him, and became more and more estranged from his daughter. When Xie Sheng grew up, he turned into a little adult, like a young version of the old lady.
Zhou Shi has never seen a child like Xie Sheng. He doesn't like to laugh or make trouble, but only likes to read and study. It's not like her nephews and nieces at the border, who are thirteen years old and still go up trees and dig for eggs.
Every time she faced Xie Sheng, Zhou felt restrained all over, for fear that her actions would be out of order and would offend her. And Xie Sheng is arrogant and doesn't like to talk to the Zhou family.
"I saw her yesterday, and I'm even more estranged from her. You say it's strange or not. It's obviously my daughter who was conceived in October, but I'm not very familiar with her. I lost face in front of me."
For many years, Mrs. Zhou was alone, and no one spoke her mind, so she talked a lot with Jiang Shuyao, and by the time she finished speaking, the tofu ice cream was almost frozen.
She just poured the bitter water, and didn't expect any comfort. When Jiang Shu took out the bowl, she instantly cast aside her previous melancholy and looked at the bowl with great interest.
Jiang Shuyao brought two spoons: "Try it, it's not cold enough, but you can taste it first."
The spoon touched the dense tofu ice cream, and the dense ice cream melted immediately, forming a smooth arc along the bulge.
The tofu ice cream is still soft, and the taste is between ice cream and milkshake.
The slightly cool tofu ice cream immediately turned into a thick custard on the tongue. The refreshing coolness blooms on the tip of the tongue, and a fine sweetness swept the taste buds. The aroma of milk, black sesame, and the fresh taste of tofu merged together, as if cream was added to the smooth and delicate black sesame tofu, and the fragrance was thick. mellow.
The tofu only has a bean flavor, without the slightest beany smell. It has a thicker and thicker fragrance when mixed with black sesame seeds. It is thick and dense with milk. It tastes like soy milk, and it tastes like soy milk. It was icy cold, and the cool feeling swayed from the tip of the tongue, and the whole body felt a lot more comfortable.
Zhou Shi looked at Jiang Shuyao in surprise: "It's amazing, it's the first time I've eaten food with such a texture and taste."
Jiang Shuyao said, "Is it delicious?"
"Of course, the aroma is mellow and the sweetness is refreshing, and no one will not like it."
Jiang Shuyao pushed the bowl in front of her: "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Zhou shi nodded.
"Then your daughter should like it too, right?"
Zhou Shi was stunned for a moment and looked at Jiang Shuyao, not understanding what she meant.
"How about giving it to her and tasting it? Tofu nourishes and clears heat, promotes body fluid and quenches thirst, and it's not too cold to irritate the stomach. Children can eat it. I believe the taste and taste are also what children like."
After understanding her words, Zhou Shi was very surprised, and quickly refused: "No way, this is not what I did, and I don't dare..." After saying this, she suddenly became hoarse.
She is not a squeamish person, she is impulsive, she goes straight, slaps the table and stands up: "Okay, you did it originally, you said so, I'm pushing here and there, chirping and crooked like what? ."
She picked up the porcelain bowl, paused, and said after mental preparation, "I'll go find her right away."