Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 195
Chapter 195 Uncle Gu Tasted It
Gu Jinzhen looked at her in surprise and immediately understood.
How could his eyesight be bad?
The girl he had taken a fancy to was definitely different from the others.
Qiao Yunxi thought that Gu Jinzhen would roast the game directly, so he was surprised to see him cut the hare and pheasant into pieces.
Gu Jinzhen naturally wouldn’t let go of the chance to win favor in front of Qiao Yunxi. He said proudly, “I didn’t expect that, did I?”
“I really didn’t expect that,” Qiao Yunxi nodded honestly. “Are you trying to explode?”
“Did you see this?”
“Even though my cooking skills are not good, I still have some experience in eating all over the world.” Said Qiao Yunxi.
The two of them were busy in the small kitchen while they didn’t have anything to talk about.
Uncle Hao came in halfway and brought over the dishes he had picked from the small vegetable garden.
Qiao Yunxi had nothing to do, so it was not good to leave Gu Jinzhen alone in the kitchen. He simply stood aside and casually took a cucumber and chewed it.
The small kitchen in the wooden hut was very simple and crude. It was also sunny. It was almost noon, and the sun had not yet completely risen above his head. It shone through the window, and it was impartial. It just hit Gu Jinzhen’s face, shrouding him in a golden halo.
Gu Jinzhen was dressed in a black robe today. The handsome couple’s eyelashes cast a faint shadow on their eyelids. They looked at the food on the chopping board with half-concealed eyes. Their slender lips curled up slightly and their slender fingers moved gently. The kitchen knife moved quickly.
While he was clearly doing something bloody, Qiao Yunxi could see a sense of ceremony in his actions.
What the hell?
Qiao Xi chewed on the cucumber fiercely.
The intensity of the sunlight increased, and Gu Jinzhen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Under Qiao Xi’s gaze, she felt a little uncomfortable at first and her hands and feet were stiff, but as the atmosphere in the room became charming, Gu Jinzhen started to show off without a teacher. Every movement had been calculated at an angle that was perfect to the point of being impeccable.
Qiao Yunxi ate two mouthfuls of cucumber and looked at the remaining two-thirds in his hand. He handed it to Gu Jinzhen with an evil taste and said, “Are you hungry? Eat something to cushion your stomach.”
Gu Jinzhen didn’t even raise his eyelids. He tilted his head and took a bite from Qiao Yunxi’s hand, chewing on it.
“Isn’t it delicious?” Qiao Yunxi asked.
“Uncle Hao personally planted it. What do you think?”
“Eat more if it’s delicious.” Qiao Xi secretly poked at the cucumber and handed it over.
“Do you not like it?” Gu Jinzhen finally turned his head and looked at Qiao Yunxi.
Qiao Yunxi raised his eyebrows.
Gu Jinzhen laughed and shook his head, “My hand is not free. Feed me.”
Without waiting for Qiao Yunxi to reply, his gaze returned to the table.
Little Qiao Yunxi curled his lips angrily. It was rare for him to not choke as he handed the cucumber to Gu Jinzhen.
“You really know how to cook?” Qiao Yunxi asked without a word.
“Training in the barracks, marching to war, can eat is good, hungry for a few days is common, sometimes, very difficult to get some game, circumstances do not allow, raw food is also available. Therefore, when there was nothing to do in the camp, they would cook some food with the soldiers, and it could also enhance their feelings for each other. “However, I haven’t done anything. It’s Tang Yuan and rice cakes.”
“So, this is your first time?” After saying that, Qiao Yunxi felt that something was wrong and added, “The first time I cooked, I succeeded a lot, but the taste …”
She rubbed her chin, expressing her suspicion, and looked at Gu Jinzhen’s movements with scrutiny.
“It’s not bad if you have something to eat. You’re also picky.” Gu Jinzhen gently pinched Qiao Yunxi’s nose with his left hand. His cold fingertips touched Qiao Yunxi’s slightly moist nose, causing both of them to be stunned for a moment.
Gu Jinzhen quietly retracted his hand and hid it in his sleeve. He gently rubbed his finger and said, “Don’t worry, although I haven’t done it many times, I can still do it.”
“This is your first time?” Qiao Yunxi leaned over bitterly and got into a fight with the question.
Actually, she did not directly stick to Gu Jinzhen, but Gu Jinzhen’s senses were sharp. The two of them clearly did not even touch their clothes, but the temperature of his arm suddenly increased. An abnormal body temperature rushed towards the top of his head along the tendons in his arm.
With a gentle cough, Gu Jinzhen pretended to be fine and used his Qi Luck Dantian to suppress the abnormality in his body.
Qiao Xi looked at Gu Jinzhen mockingly before she could discover any clues.
“Who taught you to be like a hooligan?” Gu Jinzhen was in a good mood and teased him before saying, “In the barracks, you just do whatever you want. You didn’t need to waste any more time. You did a simple barbecue or two. Today, you have all the ingredients and you can make something different.”
“That’s more like it.”
Qiao Yunxi was satisfied.
Even though she didn’t understand where the awkwardness came from.
Anyway, this was the first time Gu Jinzhen had cooked meals seriously for her. When the meal started, he would at most say a few more nice words.
She thought to herself that the feeding action was a little careless.
On the other side, Gu Jinzhen was also a little apprehensive, so when Qiao Yunxi handed the cucumber to his mouth, he subconsciously bit down on Qiao Yunxi’s finger.
The two of them trembled at the same time, and then their bodies stiffened.
Gu Jinzhen opened his mouth slightly. He didn’t know what to do, but the remaining cucumber was stuck between his teeth, attracting and seducing the taste buds on the tip of his tongue.
His throat moved and swallowed the saliva in his mouth. The moment he closed his mouth, he held Qiao Yunxi’s finger again.
This time, Gu Jinzhen didn’t dare to move at all. He looked at Qiao Yunxi with a nervous expression. He didn’t know if he would offend her.
Would he destroy the relationship that he had only managed to close with great difficulty?
Qiao Yunxi was the first to regain her senses. Before she could think about the astringent feeling in her heart, she slowly pulled her finger back and said, “Just how hungry are you?”
He changed the topic and resolved the awkwardness.
Gu Jinzhen’s drifting eyes finally stopped on the kitchen knife on the chopping board. “Very, very soon.”
“I’ll wait for you outside.”
Without giving Gu Jinzhen a chance to speak, Qiao Yunxi left the kitchen.
Seeing that Qiao Xi wasn’t angry, Gu Jinzhen felt a little more at ease. However, what followed was a dense sense of loss, and he felt that something was missing.
Qiao Xi pretended to be calm as she walked out of the kitchen. Tang Yuan and Rice Cake were busy at one side, while Astragalus membranaceus and Angelica sinensis were helping.
Gu Jinzhen was only responsible for him, Qiao Yunxi, and Uncle Hao’s food. They had to prepare their own food.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Qiao Yunxi calmly walked to the stone table and sat down. His gaze was fixed on the patterns on the table.
This was a stone table that had been cut and polished from an entire piece of stone. It had been several decades, with a smooth surface and clear lines.
Qiao Yunxi carefully counted the lines on the table, forcing himself to concentrate. However, his heart was already rippling. On the surface, it looked calm, but deep down, there were water lines.
He placed his hands on the table and supported his cheeks.
“Qiao Qiao, dinner is ready.” Uncle Hao’s voice came from the kitchen. Qiao Yunxi got up and went in to take out the bowls and chopsticks.
Her gaze deliberately avoided Gu Jinzhen. She did not know what she was avoiding.
Gu Jinzhen cooked very simple dishes. Stir-fry the pheasant with green pepper, stir-fry the chicken with soaked pepper, roast the rabbit with soy sauce, two vegetables, and one vegetable soup.
Color, fragrance, and fragrance.
“Daughter, come and have a taste.” Uncle Hao enthusiastically helped Qiao Xi with the dishes.
“How is it?” Gu Jinzhen looked at her nervously.
Qiao Xi chewed it carefully and swallowed it slowly. She hurriedly nodded her head, “Mm, it tastes good. The cooking is pretty good.”
Gu Jinzhen heaved a sigh of relief. “It’s good that you like it. I’ll cook it for you next time.”
After drinking and eating, they sat down for a while and prepared to go down the mountain.
Uncle Hao took out the pickled prey that he had dug out from the traps he had dug.
Qiao Yunxi was embarrassed and looked at Gu Jinzhen.
Gu Jinzhen took the initiative and said, “Uncle Hao’s cured meat is very delicious. When we were in the southern border, countless people fought over our heads. However, Uncle Hao doesn’t usually do it personally. Only my uncle and I can enjoy it. Mm, now I have you.”
Gu Jinzhen added.
“Daughter, next time you have time to play, Uncle will prepare more jerky for you.”
“Thank you, Uncle Hao.”
The path down the mountain was very easy to walk. The Fragrant Mountain was not steep, and the people would occasionally maintain the mountain path on their own initiative. Therefore, the group walked smoothly.
Gu Jinzhen and Qiao Yunxi walked side by side, their sleeves rubbing against each other from time to time. The atmosphere between the two of them was somewhat strange, but it was exceptionally harmonious.
After getting on the carriage, Gu Jinzhen said, “Let’s go to the teahouse. Zhong Chenglin and Jin Baijin will arrive later.”
Qiao Yunxi nodded.
This was arranged yesterday.
“Qiao Qiao, you said yesterday that you have something to discuss with me?” Gu Jinzhen asked without a word.
“I want to talk to you about Wei Nanshui.”
Gu Jinzhen’s heart sank.
It was actually Wei Nanshui?
Qiao Qiao was so attentive to this fellow!
Gu Jinzhen did not understand where the sour feeling in his heart came from. In short, hearing this name made him very angry!
If he still had some ideas about recruiting Wei Nanshui, Wei Nanshui would be his enemy now!
He didn’t care how much Wei Nanshui had helped him in his previous life or what the two of them had conspired against. In short, from now on, Wei Nanshui was on his enemy list!
Qiao Yunxi did not notice Gu Jinzhen’s awkwardness. He buried his head and said to himself, “Wei Nanshui came to the capital with me this time. I want to keep him and return his deed of sale to him. Back then, he followed me, but I didn’t go to the government to file it. Therefore, strictly speaking, he is not a slave.”
“What do you want me to do?” Gu Jinzhen asked sarcastically.
This was the first time Qiao Qiao had asked him for help. It was actually for a man!
Gu Jinzhen was extremely angry, but hearing Qiao Yunxi’s soft voice, he didn’t want to refuse. No matter how awkward and unwilling his heart was, he still nodded and agreed.
Qiao Yunxi heaved a sigh of relief. “There’s no need to do anything. Just help me keep an eye on him and prevent him from causing trouble.”
“You … care so much about him?” Too concerned, Gu Jinzhen asked in a petty tone.
“I care about him? What do I care about him for?” Qiao Xi said inexplicably, “I just don’t think it’s convenient for him to follow me.”