Wealth and glory seek stability

The bedding that had been dried in the sun during the day seemed to still emit the warmth of the sun, and lying on it felt like being in the clouds.

In Shen Nanxing's memory, he had only slept on such a soft mattress when his mother was alive when he was a child. When he pulled the quilt over his face, he could still smell the faint scent of gardenia.

I really don’t know what Xier did. Why would a boy like him make his bed smell so good?

But this quilt smells pretty good, so it's not impossible to just sleep on it for a night. As I thought about it, I couldn't suppress the smile on my lips.

Shen Nanxing thought about it and rolled over on the bed again. He rolled up the quilt and wrapped himself like a silkworm cocoon, then fell into a dream accompanied by the fragrance of gardenia.

In his dream, he saw his father and mother. His father was still as tall as before, and his mother was as gentle as he remembered. The three of them lived a happy life...

The next day, the big rooster crowed three times loudly.

"It's so annoying. I should have killed it yesterday." Jian Xi muttered, turned over and continued to sleep.

Shen Nanxing was used to the life in the military camp. He would get up early in the morning for training, wash his face with water, put on a set of tight clothes, and start practicing boxing.

The moves were fierce and the punches were powerful. Jian Xi couldn't sleep because of the noise and sat up suddenly.

I can’t sleep like this anymore, get up!

Work!

Jian Xi felt an inexplicable BGM sounding behind her, as if when she came here, there was a very popular female internet celebrity from Northeast China. She felt full of energy when the BGM sounded.

At that time, many netizens joked that if they got up at 5 o'clock in the morning while Sister Y's BGM sounded, they could plow the entire Korean country.

She will be returning home tomorrow. She bought a lot of mutton yesterday and she plans to make some meat sauce and jerky for Shen Nanxing.

She specially left out a piece of meat. Lamb and sauerkraut are a perfect match for making dumplings.

When buying vegetables, an old lady was selling homemade pickled cabbage on the roadside. Jian Xi waved her hand and bought all of it.

Jian Xi rolled up her sleeves, looking ready to fight. "Brother, do you want to eat mutton dumplings today?"

After the meal the day before, Shen Nanxing's stomach had been completely conquered by Jian Xi's cooking skills.

When he was in the palace, Baili Yanhua would also share some delicious food with him. Although the chef of the palace was skilled, the food just didn't taste like home-cooked food.

"Xi'er, I'll eat whatever you cook."

Jian Xi took out a basin full of flour, scooped a ladle of water with a ladle and started to knead the dough, "I have already washed the mutton, you can chop the stuffing."

Isn't it strong? If you disturb her sleep in the morning, don't waste it, chopping stuffing is a strenuous job.

Shen Nanxing happily picked up the kitchen knife and started chopping. "Okay, Xier, let me do any heavy work at home. I'm very strong now." He was very happy to be able to help Jian Xi.

Jian Xi's conscience came back and he rested for a moment. He would rather die than let his friend die. Let him do more if he wants.

There was half a pot of chicken soup left over from the day before. Jian Xi kneaded the dough, separated a strand, and planned to make a pot of sour soup chicken noodles with sauerkraut.

The noodles were soaked up with soup, which made her stomach feel warm after drinking it. Jian Xi served herself a bowl and handed the rest of the soup to Shen Nanxing along with the bowl.

The sound of slurping noodles is endless. The hand-rolled noodles have a strong wheat aroma and are chewy and taste better the more you eat them.

After Jian Xi finished eating, she watched Shen Nanxing finish a full bowl of noodles.

She finally understood why the old people often said, "You little brat, you're going to eat me into poverty." Most people can't afford to feed such a big eater.

Shen Nanxing touched her belly with satisfaction, "Xier, your cooking skills are really getting better and better. You didn't cook before, you just loved embroidery. You said that cooking, cutting vegetables and washing dishes would make your fingers rough and scratch the embroidery."

Jian Xi put away her chopsticks and said nonchalantly, "The situation is stronger than people. I am helping with the kitchen at Yulan Courtyard with Madam Wang. Although I can't cook big dishes, these home-cooked dishes only require some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. I can figure it out by myself."

Shen Nanxing nodded seriously, "Yes, you are much smarter than me, and you learn things quickly. Even Uncle Jian said that if you were a man, you would have passed the imperial examination long ago."

After listening to this, Jian Xi remained silent. She took two bowls, one large and one small, and walked to the well to fetch water to wash the bowls.

Shen Nanxing was afraid that his words just now reminded Jian Xi of her deceased father and made her sad, so he walked to the well and snatched the dishes from Jian Xi's hand, "Let me wash these. As long as I'm here, you won't have to work so hard in the future." He didn't know how to comfort her and could only express it with his actions.

Jian Xi didn't feel anything in her heart. Even if she did feel anything, it was the memory of the original owner. She had no feelings for the original owner's father. In her opinion, it was unforgivable for a man to allow his second wife to bully the child born to his original wife.

Jian Yu didn't know people well, which was why after his death, his biological daughter and Shen Nanxing were sold for a few taels of silver by his second wife, Li. Most of Jian Yu's property was earned by the original owner's mother, and in the end, Li absconded with the money.

Get angry when you think about it.

After dinner, the noodles were ready. Jian Xi mixed the sauerkraut and mutton and started rolling out the dough.

I originally wanted to ask Shen Nanxing to help make dumplings, but after he made just two, he crushed the dumpling skin because he used too much force.

Shen Nanxing stood beside the stove embarrassedly, smiling awkwardly, "Xi'er, my hands are too clumsy."

Jian Xi stroked her forehead. Shen Nanxing couldn't be described as stupid. She was a complete handicapped person. She worked efficiently and couldn't stand seeing people getting in the way in the kitchen. "Then go to the Chengde Trading Shop in the dental shop in the west street market and find a man named Lei Zi. I want to buy some shops and land. I want to ask him,

Don't tell him what you're doing when you go there, just tell him our address and he'll know." The guys in that shop were all tough guys, and she didn't want to cause any trouble.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Jian Xi was the only one left at home making dumplings. She was quite fast, as she learned the skill from the dean's mother in her previous life. She pinched the dough pieces of the same size between her thumb and index finger and applied pressure repeatedly with her hands. In this way, she could make more than a dozen pieces of dough at once.

Put the filling on the dumpling skin, pinch it with both hands, and round dumplings are ready.

She planned to make a basket of steamed dumplings, then boil the dumplings in boiling water, find some seasoning, add salt, vinegar, chili powder, sesame oil, minced garlic, and crushed peanuts to make a bowl of all-purpose sauce.

As soon as the dumplings came out of the pot, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

There was another knock on the door.

Jian Xi brought out a plate of dumplings and placed them on the table, then walked towards the door.

"The door is not locked. What a coincidence! You came back just as the food came out of the pot. Come and eat..." The words got stuck in his throat.

"Why are you here?" Jian Xi was puzzled.

This is not Gao Yunhuai whom I met yesterday.

Why is he here?

Gao Yunhuai raised the gift box in his hand and took a step back. "I'm here to return the favor. Thank you for saving my mother yesterday. I came here today to express my gratitude."