The next day.

Qiao Xin went to the restaurant with excitement and anxiety.

When she arrived, Ji Huai and Ji Mu were already busy. Seeing her here, Ji Mu was surprised.

"Yunhao is sick. Aunt and uncle are afraid that you will be too busy, so let me help." Qiao Xin explained, squeezing out an unnatural smile.

She was very nervous, her eyebrows drooped, and she did not dare to look at Ji Huai's end.

"That's really embarrassing, is he seriously ill? We don't know about it. If you haven't come, you really can't finish it, thank you." Ji Mu said hurriedly.

The ingredients are ready, and they can't finish without a helper.

Qiao Xin's expression was relaxed, and he said softly, "He's okay, it's not serious, he just needs to rest for a while. What can I do? Don't hesitate to tell me, I also work at the inn, and do everything."

Although Mrs. Yun would also protect her, she had to pay her own labor under the fence. She had been washing and cooking since she was a child, and was busy in the inn. She could be a junior, but she never paid.

In fact, the He family is not at all disadvantaged, but there is no way, she can only live like this, only to marry a good man in the future and go out of this family.

"Then make a fire." Ji Huai said, turning his head.

"Okay." Qiao Xin got up to hold the hay and sat in front of the stove, his hands and feet swiftly starting to make a fire.

Ji Mu was "kneading" the noodles and Ji Huai was making stuffing. He gestured skillfully, and he could make a bun in threes or twos, all of which had a pointed head and a round belly, all of the same size.

One cage after another.

When Ji Mu went out to Zhang Luo, Qiao Xin took over the job of "kneading" the noodles. She "kneaded" carefully and hard, very seriously.

"Use less force, or you won't be able to raise your arm tomorrow." His voice sounded in her ears, mellow and clear, she heard it very clearly, and quietly blushed.

"Yeah." She deserved a low voice, her hands kept moving.

"Have you had breakfast?" he asked again.

"I'm not hungry." Qiao Xin answered without looking up.

When she was at the inn, breakfast was often a bowl of white porridge. The chef treated her well, and when Xu saw her pity again, he often quietly boiled an egg for her and asked her to take it back to her room to eat.

Ji Huai nodded and turned around to continue making stuffing.

As soon as the day breaks, there are too many people on the street, and there are all people in front of Ji's house, all in line.

Qiao Xin wanted to do more work, "kneading" the noodles, and waiting for Ji Huai to chop the fillings, she went to help him fill the fillings, put the fillings in the flour, and he would knead it, because she would not knead it into this shape.

It was the first time that she did this job, she was very rusty, afraid that the stuffing would be too much and the cost would be high, and she was afraid that the filling would be less and the guests would be dissatisfied! Satisfied, always have to look more.

Ji Huai squeezed it quickly, she hurriedly handed it to him, and accidentally stumbled into his hand.

In an instant, the place where she was rushed was hot and extremely hot, and she was at a loss for a while.

"Don't worry, just look at the feeling." Ji Huai looked calm, took it from her hand, gently stroked her palm with his fingertips, but as if he didn't notice it, he continued to wrap his hands, and said, "You can also learn, like this, practice a few more times, practice makes perfect."

He put it in slow motion and began to squeeze it.

Qiao Xin withdrew his hands and clenched his hands tightly. The palms of his palms seemed to be scratched by feathers, and there was still his temperature. He didn't pay attention to what he said, and then nodded obediently like a chicken pecking at rice, "Okay, Ok."

Ji Huai turned her dazedly, and the corners of her mouth "exposed" an extremely shallow arc.

She tried to make one, squeezing it too ugly, she didn't dare to waste it, and obediently filled him with stuffing.

After finishing her work, she said again, "Brother Huai, I'm going to pick up water, the water in the tank is gone."

Yun Hao said that his daily job is to make fires, carry water and "knead" noodles.

"No, it's enough." Ji Huai stopped.

"Okay." She put down the barrel, standing aside without knowing what to do.

"'Knead' some noodles, just a spoonful of flour." Ji Huai walked to the stove.

"Yeah." Qiao Xin moved his hand.

His voice still rang in his ears from time to time:

"Adding salt to increase muscle strength, adding more water, and then beating the noodles is not enough."

"Just beat it as you are now, and start to kick it."

""Knead" into a ball."

Qiao Xin did exactly what he said. When he "kneaded" the noodles, he said again, "Take the cloth, soak it with water, and cover it."

She took one side of the white cloth, carefully covered it, and looked up at him.

Ji Huai turned his back to her and started peeling the shrimp shells.

She was a little greedy and looked at him a few more times. His back was as straight as an ink bamboo, and his slender fingers placed the peeled shrimp on the cutting board and began to chop. After a while, her thin lips lightly opened, "Help me set the table. Bring the meat."

There is a large piece of pork meat on the table, which is the hind leg part.

After Qiao Xin passed, he only took the fat on top, chopped it to the end, smashed it with the back of the knife, and stopped when it hit the "hair", and put it together with the chopped shrimp.

Immediately afterwards, pour the scallion, ginger, garlic and various spices into it, add corn flour, two egg whites, and start to "knead", and the filling inside is very elastic at the end.

She didn't dare to watch it, after all, Ji Huai didn't even teach Yunhao, but! He didn't seem to say anything, and she didn't cover up, and she became more and more bold.

Except for not knowing how much to use, she knows the approximate ingredients.

During the period, he turned his head to look at her, and said softly, "Knead the noodles, the size of a dumpling wrapper, the thinner the better, as long as eight slices, and then sprinkle with a layer of corn flour."

Qiao Xin nodded, brought the dough over on the table, and began to rub it.

Fried in the pan, one after another.

The eight pastries just finished filling, no more, no less.

They floated in the pot, Ji Huai stirred a few times, and Qiao Xin felt strange, getting more and more fragrant, and couldn't help but stand aside and watch.

After being fried into a golden "color", pick up the pan and place it on a plate.

"Should I taste it?" Qiao Xin was surprised, and his first reaction was to shake his head.

These are all made with shrimps, they are still big shrimps, which are rare things. She has never eaten big shrimps, and no one has sold them. It is said that the big families use fresh shrimps when they cook.

Ji Huai said again: "The shrimps sent yesterday are too big to make shrimp paste. They can only be kept for eating. Newly made dishes, try them."

She hesitated for a while, and then refused to save face, thanked him, and carefully picked up a piece.

The dough was deep-fried to golden brown, and it was crispy and crispy with one bite, and the shrimp was tender and delicious. I couldn't bear to finish the piece in my hand.

"It's delicious." She narrowed her eyes, thinking that Ji Huai had developed a new pastry and was happy for him. "This will definitely sell well."

Ji Huai then said: "Fresh prawns are hard to find. They taste bad when they die. Occasionally, they are okay, but they can't be sold. If they are delicious, you can eat them up for breakfast."

Before he finished his words, Qiao Xin's movements had froze, and he hurriedly refused, "I'll just taste one, and I will keep you and auntie to eat."

"We don't like to eat shrimps, and my mother doesn't thrash. You have worked hard today. Just treat you as a treat. You should finish eating quickly and don't waste it." Ji Huai covered the pot, said mildly, and smiled at her. Laughed.

Qiao Xin was stunned, strands of warmth seemed to enter her heart through a gap, her heart moved slightly, and her eyes rippled.

The last time I had this feeling was when he bought her candied haws. Although it was just by the way, it was actually bought for Yun Shiqiao, but she was still very happy.

Seeing him cleaning the stove, she wanted to get up and help him clean again. He took the lead to stop him, "Eat everything is good, eat it! Now, just wash the dishes. There is mung bean soup in the pot. Drink some to avoid getting angry."

"Thank you, Brother Huai." Qiao Xin was forced to sit down and bit her cherry-red lips. Shui Lingling's eyes stared at his thin and tall figure, uneasy and hesitating, but the excitement in his heart could not be contained.

"You're welcome." Ji Huai carried a bucket to carry water outside.

She didn't dare to finish it, and only dared to eat it under his urging. After eating so many shrimps, she felt guilty in her heart. If no one eats it, she can sell it on the street. It will definitely be robbed and let her eat it all. Up.

Ji Mu sold out the buns and began to close the stall.

She also bought meat and vegetables back, and bought some more, leaving Qiao Xin to eat here. In the past, Yun Hao used to eat here before going back.

Seeing that Ji Huai was about to cook, she wanted to rush to cook, so Ji Mu stopped her, "Let him come, every day he will study some new dishes, "color", practice skills."

"But don't worry, it's just that it looks bad and tastes good."

Compared to Yun Shiqiao, Qiao Xin's quick hands and feet, not squeamish and not fancy, is indeed the type that her mother-in-law would like.

I don’t use Fendai but it’s good to look at. When I take a closer look, the facial features are still good, but she is a little thinner. She is not dark, but the malnutrition is a little yellowish, and the skin is still delicate and smooth.

Raising a raise is certainly not inferior to "color".

Ji Huai made four dishes and one soup.

Spicy chicken diced, spicy tofu flower, sauce-fried beef, stir-fried scallion with chopped green onion and lamb bone and radish soup.

The aroma hits, and every dish is "color" and fragrant.

The three of them ate so richly that Qiao Xin didn't dare to sit down. The Yun family only had a lot of meat during the Chinese New Year, and she didn't dare to eat more, because He felt that she was spending food.

Once she ate two small pieces of meat when she was a child, He told her grandmother that she had too much appetite and could not afford to feed her, so she chose a delicious food, a white-eyed wolf.

After that, she only asked for fullness, so that the He family felt it was not a loss to raise her.

"Let's eat." Ji Mu pulled her down and enthusiastically served her soup. "This bone soup is nourishing. You should eat more lamb. Look at you, lean, and you don't have much meat."

"Thank you auntie, I'll come by myself, and I'll give it to you." Qiao Xin was flattered, and hurriedly stood up again.

"It's not a big family! How can there be so many rules?" Ji Mu smiled, put the bowl in front of her, and picked up another bowl to serve by herself.

Qiao Xin thanked again, holding the bowl of soup, and waiting for Ji Mu to drink it first before she started.

The soup is delicious, not greasy and sweet, with a touch of traditional Chinese medicine.

During the period, Ji Mu was still feeding her meat, "Still growing, so I need to make up."

Looking at their interaction, Ji Huai chuckled from time to time without saying anything.

The emotion in her eyes was surging, and she was a little sad.

People are different from person to person. Her destiny is mostly due to being kissed by the He family casually. According to the other's "sexuality", it is almost impossible to marry well. She can only ask for good.

As long as the husband and wife are of the same mind, there is nothing wrong with the worse life.

If there were no accidents between her and him, she would not have too much overlap in this life; in the next life, she would like to reincarnate into a good family, and then meet him again.

"Eat more, eat more and then go back." Ji Mu was still feeding her vegetables, and from time to time she would ask Yun Shiqiao some information.

Qiao Xin answered one by one, trying to be as detailed as possible.

She could see that Ji Mu was still very anxious about the marriage of Ji Huai and Yun Shiqiao, and wanted to set a date as soon as possible.

"Mother, eat soon." Ji Huai interrupted Ji's mother and changed the subject, "Didn't you want to eat this spicy tofu for a few days? I made it today, and you haven't had two bites yet."

"I haven't started eating yet? Your cooking skills are getting better. After a while, we will open the restaurant. When we save some more money, we will take your father to the city for medical treatment. This is superb." Ji Mu said and went to pick up the tofu.

This period of time has been a bit hard, but everything is developing in a good direction.

"Uncle will definitely get better." Qiao Xin also said.

Ji Mu was very happy and ate half a bowl of rice.

It was Qiao Xin's happiest half of the day in the Jijia Restaurant. When she walked back, her mouth was full of smiles and she walked briskly.

When she met the Yun family, she calmed down.

He specifically asked her, "What did you do to help today?"

"Make a fire,'knead' the noodles." Qiao Xin replied.

"Let’s say it, just make a fire and "knead" the noodles, who can’t do it? Ji Huai is calling me, early in the morning!, I’m trying to stuff every bun, and I have to fetch water. A dozen is several buckets." Yun Hao rushed over, angrily, "When he is making stuffing, I can't even peek at it, and I can't finish the work."

Qiao Xin frowned when he said, Yun Hao clearly exaggerated, Ji Huai was not so unkind, and let her eat snacks made of shrimps, tired or resting, never called her.

"I asked you to help. I didn't want you to stand up and learn art. Of course I must be busy. Ji Huai praised you and said that next month I will teach you that you are a lazy adult at home. This time, I said nothing. Get used to you!" Yun Shide scolded Yun Hao, his face "blue".

Qiao Xin is still there, this stupid son can't speak his head.

He was so exhausted that no one understood him. This month, Ji Huai's emissary was completely useless, and he actually said he was lazy!

If it wasn't for Xiao Cui, for the money, he wouldn't bother to do it.

He looked at Qiao Xin, she tried to hide her emotions, and she was really afraid that the other party would not let her go.

After a long while, a smile appeared on He's face, "Xiaohao hasn't suffered much when he grows up so much. It has really suffered him this month. Would you like to help him for a few more days?"

She said it nicely.

"Aunt will arrange it, I can do it." Qiao Xin didn't respond.

"Then go on. If you have any work at the inn this afternoon, you should do your best." He did not give her a choice. In her opinion, Qiao Xin was not as good as the second child in the store. He was just a free call. Girl, she still feels that she has lost.

"Ok."

Qiao Xin often does chores, but it is not the same as "kneading" noodles. Even if this is not hard work, but she frequently does one movement, her hands are still swollen.

During dinner, she "kneaded" and "kneaded" her hands without eating anything. In fact, she deliberately "showed" her discomfort. Otherwise, He would think that she had gone to Jijia to enjoy the blessing, and her heart would be unbalanced.

Moreover, after eating the rice cooked by Ji Huai, I felt that the table was full of clear soup and lacked the flavor.

Everyone saw that she was uncomfortable, Yun Shiqiao took a few glances, and no one spoke. From their point of view, her discomfort was taken by Yun Hao, which made people feel comfortable.

Especially Yun Shiqiao, if Ji Huai was different from Qiao Xin, she would not be so calm.

After getting up the next day, his discomfort was reduced a lot, and Qiao Xin went to Jijia Restaurant after finishing up.

Ji Huai came earlier today than yesterday! He was the only one in the entire kitchen, and he had already "kneaded" the noodles, and the first basket of steamed buns were all steamed.

"Sorry, I'm late." She was very guilty and walked over quickly.

"It's not late. I went to bed early and woke up early yesterday. My mother waited for my dad to go to bed late, so she asked her to come later." Ji Huai went to the side to make stuffing, explained, and looked at her again after speaking, "Today Is your hand sore and swollen?"

Qiao Xin was ashamed and acquiesced.

She "kneaded" her hands, "It won't affect, I used to work and it hurts a lot."

"The steamed buns and dumplings are all cooked, and there is eight-treasure porridge in the pot. Let's have breakfast first, and then work afterwards." He pointed to the side.

"No need, I'm not hungry"

Before she finished speaking, he interrupted, "You can only work hard when you are full. I have used breakfast. It is too harsh for you to work hungry. It's still early."

"Eat more meat, grow meat."

Qiao Xin was confused and arranged clearly. She was sitting on the back kitchen table, with large dumplings with thin skins and lots of stuffing in front of her, and a bowl of sticky eight-treasure porridge.

At the Yun family, she didn't dare to be so viscous.

It's a bit extravagant.

Ji Huai was busy, but he was not in a hurry, he was making steamed buns slowly, and she was eating comfortably, just thinking about how to eat faster.

My mind is messed up, I just want to eat in a hurry.

At this time, Ji Huai, who was facing her back, spoke, "Eat slowly, it rained lightly last night, and there are not many people on the street today. If you make too many, you can't sell it, so I won't do it when I finish this cage."

Qiao Xin: ""

Seeing Ji Huai, who was already busy, sat opposite her, the spoon in his hand was pinched very tightly, and he was extremely ashamed, "I will come early tomorrow."

She came to cheat and eat a few big dumplings. Yesterday she cheated shrimp to eat. She wanted to find a gap to get in. How could she do this? Let him lose money.

"No, you have to stand at the door to feed the mosquitoes when you come early." He seemed helpless to her performance, "There is no shortage of your food. If it is not enough, then eat another big bun."

She shook her head into a rattle, "Enough is enough."

"You are too skinny, you can eat more when you come here, and you can grow more meat." He said the same thing as Ji Mu.

Qiao Xin lowered his head, his eyelashes trembled lightly, and he whispered two words: "Thank you."! He is so nice.

Why don't Yun Shiqiao want such a person?

Except for her grandmother, no one has ever treated her so kindly, and her grandmother's kindness only dared to treat her secretly in my heart, and from time to time to mention a little bit of survival, and teach her how to live better under the He family.

Qiao Xin didn't know what he meant by saying that. She sounded like she wasn't satisfied. She didn't think it should be better to feed her? There was a hint of thought in her mind, but it was too fast, she didn't catch it, and Ji Huai didn't say any more.

It's almost dawn, and Ji Mu is here.

She took breakfast and started to work.

Qiao Xin went to help her sell steamed buns. Some people saw it and laughed and joked, "Is this your daughter-in-law or daughter?"

"It's good to be a goddaughter, my daughter is caring." The person who came to buy the buns continued.

Qiao Xin's eyes are moving, can she?

The little flames were extinguished again before the extravagant expectations. He and Yun Shiqiao would not agree. Grandma would support it, but her grandmother was not in good health in recent years, and she didn't want her to worry about it anymore.

After the buns were sold out, Ji's mother was going to get Ji's father "medicine", but also to go back to fry, Qiao Xin took the initiative to take care of some finishing work.

After she finished packing, Ji Huai also came back. He still had a bunch of candied haws in his hand and some snacks.

"Here you are." He handed over the bunch of candied haws and said, "You should like this kind of sweet food. I just saw Xiao Wa and bought him a bunch, and there was the last bunch left and bought the old gentleman. I can go back sooner."

Xiao Wa is a child who lives opposite to Ji's house. His grandfather is Ji Huai's elder enlightenment. He used to be a child and everyone in the town knew him.

"I"

"Take it, you can help me and I haven't paid you any money." He stuffed her into her hand, walked aside, put down the snacks on his hand, "I bought some food, you come see what you want to eat, you can bring it. go back."

Qiao Xin didn't dare to ask for it. She came to help for a long time and had a meal of shrimp and some meat, which was worth a lot of money. She was embarrassed enough.

"Don't choose?" He turned to look at her and reminded, "You eat faster, the sugar will melt in a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiao Xin looked at the candied haws in his hand, really frightened, and took a bite in his mouth.

"Sweet?" he asked suddenly.

Her face flushed suddenly, like a ignorant little cat, standing awkwardly, her heart trembling slightly, press! Uncontrollable throbbing.

Sweet.

Sweeter than all the sugar she has eaten.

He didn't wait for her to answer, and picked up the snacks on the table, "If you don't choose, I will get you two, peanut crisps and pine nuts, they all taste good."

"Here you are." Ji Huai replied without thinking about it, ignoring Yun Shiqiao automatically, and then continued, "Didn't you tell me? You come to help, always get some benefits, or if you want to eat something, you can talk to me Say."

Where would she make a request?

Ji Huai forced her to take those two things back.

She was reluctant to eat and hid in the bottom of the cabinet in the room.

She is like a thief who stole this happy day, cherish it, longing to go slower, slower, with excitement and hiding.

Every day Jihuai always asks her to eat breakfast first, and lunch is too good. She has to control herself every time, otherwise she will have to eat two bowls of rice, which is too shameful.

But Ji Mu always asked her to eat more. Sometimes Ji Huai would take the last remaining rice and share a little in each bowl, saying that it should not be wasted.

At least she has to eat a bowl and a half at every meal.

Her clothes are a little tight, and I think she must be fat. If she can't wear it, what can I do?

Before I had time to worry, the end of the month came. Yun Shide said to Yun Hao at the dinner table that night, "From tomorrow, you will help. Have you heard?"

"Oh." Yun Hao had been lazy for stealing for so long, and he was reluctant to return.

He took the opportunity to say to Qiao Xin, "You just help out at the inn, and a lot of work has been left out these days, so hurry up and do it."

I don't know if it's her illusion, I feel that Qiao Xin has recently become taller and has some fleshiness.

Observe carefully, it seems that there is no.

"I see." Qiao Xin was very disappointed, lowered his head and sipped her white rice.

The Yun family waited for Yun Hao to learn Ji Huai’s craftsmanship back, and then opened a store to grab business. Yun Shiqiao couldn’t wait. The county master’s son had made appointments with her several times. If she didn’t go again, it would be shameless. I am also afraid that the other party has no patience.

In the end, I couldn't help it, and I secretly went to see it a few times in private, and I agreed.

And Yun Hao hadn't learned anything yet, Ji Mu had saved enough money, and then came to Yun's family and proposed to set a date for the two children to get married.

"I'll let people see. There are a few good days next month. You can choose one for your in-laws. The marriage of the two children is settled earlier and we can rest assured.

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