The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

While Mr. Wang has not given up on his plan to target Li Xi and her brother, Li Xi has already forgotten about him and Madam Liu. She still trusts her ally Gu Jingzhi, and since he said he would solve the matter, she no longer pays attention to it.

After returning home, Hu Zi's mood had recovered. When Li Xi arrived home, he and A Wei were writing big characters in the room. Li Xi knocked on the door and brought them some water. Seeing that he was in good condition, she left the room.

Hearing the door close, Ashe breathed a sigh of relief.

Hu Zi stopped writing and looked at him, "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Awei shook his head. He couldn't say that he just thought your sister was annoying and treated him too harshly before, but after seeing how she treated her own mother outside this morning, he thought she was going easy on him.

He didn't know whether Hu Zi saw him and his master watching the fun outside today, but he thought that he probably didn't want others to know about this kind of thing.

Hu Zi knew that A Wei and his sister did not get along. Every time they met, his sister would deliberately tease him. So when he heard him say that, he did not ask any further questions and just nodded.

Li Xi came out of the room, but Gu Jingzhi hadn't left yet.

Li Xi raised an eyebrow, "You, a major general, have so much free time?"

Gu Jingzhi: ...

He looked at Li Xi with a complicated expression, "I've been quite free lately."

This time it was Li Xi's turn to be speechless. She didn't care about whether he was free or not. She just didn't believe that he couldn't see that she was asking him why he didn't leave.

"Really? Have you found out the identities of those people who stopped me that day?" Li Xi glanced at him.

Gu Jingzhi was somewhat helpless, "You want me to leave so much?"

Li Xi: What else? Stay for dinner?

Thinking of eating, Li Xi suddenly remembered the skill he had once shown off. Recalling the two dishes he had eaten that day, Li Xi couldn't help but saliva in his mouth.

"Ahem, of course not. It's almost time for dinner, so how can I let you leave like this?"

Gu Jingzhi looked at Li Xi suspiciously. She suddenly changed her words, so there must be something fishy going on.

Seeing Gu Jingzhi's suspicious eyes, Li Xi was not panicked at all. It was time for dinner, so it was normal for her to invite guests to dinner.

Of course, if the customer is tactful, he will take the initiative to help. If he is not tactful, Li Xi smiled and said that she could remind him.

"Let's go and see what ingredients are in the kitchen." Li Xi said, glanced at Gu Jingzhi, stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, Gu Jingzhi stood up and followed.

Although Li Xi and Hu Zi seldom cook, they still light the fire in the kitchen every day. After all, they need to boil hot water, so there are still signs of use in the kitchen, but there are not many signs, mainly around the stove.

There were pots, pans, and other things that other kitchens would have, all of which were prepared in the kitchen before they came, but they didn't come very often.

When Gu Jingzhi was preparing the house, he had everyone prepare everything, and also prepared a lot of vegetables and meat in the kitchen.

However, this thoughtful gesture was the least thoughtful in Li Xi's eyes, because she didn't want to cook at all. But the food was ready, and she was not a person who liked to waste, so she had to eat a little every day and send some to Dr. Wu next door.

Even so, it still took three days to use up all the ingredients. After that, no more vegetables or meat were brought into their kitchen. At most, they just put some fruits in it for consumption.

Li Xi said that it was also good to eat meals bought outside every day. This was in ancient times, and it was not like modern times with all the technology and hard work. Because they were regular customers, they could bring back the plates and bowls directly when they bought meals, and they didn’t have to wash them after eating, they could just send them back.

There is also a Hu Zi who is responsible for running errands. Li Xi said it is not too convenient.

The only drawback is that the food preparation methods are too simple. She likes heavy flavors with thick oil and sauce, but there is none here.

When I was in Jiangning City, I could go to Yunlai Restaurant to change my taste, but now it is completely gone.

However, Li Xi's eyes lit up when she looked at Gu Jingzhi. Isn't this a very talented chef? When he first cooked, he was able to make such delicious meals just by narrating. It would be a waste of his talent if he didn't become a chef.

Gu Jingzhi looked at Li Xi's bare kitchen and her shining eyes, and he already understood what was in her mind. He should have thought of it earlier. Li Xi was not a good cook and hated cooking. When she was in Lijiazhuang, she would not cook if she could, and when she had to cook, the food she cooked was just enough to fill her stomach.

"So, your way of entertaining guests is to let them cook?" Gu Jingzhi looked at her with amusement.

Li Xi felt very guilty, "This shows that our relationship is good. I never treated you as a guest, but as a member of this family."

When you ask someone to cook, you naturally have to speak in a nice way. Li Xi knows this.

Gu Jingzhi paused when he heard that, and avoided her gaze a little uncomfortably. It was all because of those strange things Lao Zhao had just said. He always felt uncomfortable looking at Li Xi now.

He didn't know, but sometimes it's like this, love arises without knowing and becomes deep and lasting.

"Ahem." He coughed twice uncomfortably, and when his emotions calmed down, he spoke, "So what do you want me to do?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the empty kitchen. Judging from the things in her kitchen, she was afraid that they would have to wait for the northwest wind to come.

Li Xi also glanced at the "barely-covered" kitchen and said with a wry smile, "That's not a big deal. Just sell it now. It's still fresh."

Gu Jingzhi: “…”

He raised his eyebrows. It was rare that he could see a guilty look on her face.

Gu Jingzhi turned around and left without saying anything. Li Xi's face changed. It was a mistake. She forgot that there was nothing in the kitchen. If she had known, she would have bought some on the way back.

It seems that I won’t be able to eat the delicious sweet and sour spare ribs and sweet and sour pork today.

"Aren't you going to buy groceries? Why don't you follow me?" Gu Jingzhi walked to the kitchen door and said this before going out.

Li Xi's eyes lit up, "Here I come."

"Hu Zi, you don't have to buy lunch at noon." Li Xi shouted into the house and chased Gu Jingzhi out of the house.

"Hey, hey, hey, you've gone the wrong way. The market is over there!" Li Xi grabbed Gu Jingzhi's sleeve.

Gu Jingzhi looked at Li Xi along the sleeve that was being pulled, "Are you sure you can buy fresh vegetables now?"

Although Gu Jingzhi had never bought vegetables before, he had common sense and knew that there would be no good vegetables left at this time.

Li Xi paused. Well, what he said made sense. Vegetable sellers set up their stalls in the morning, and vegetable buyers also got up early to buy vegetables. So what about this time?

Li Xi looked up at the high sun, fearing that all the fresh vegetables were gone.

"Then where are we going?" Li Xi asked.

"You'll know when it arrives."

Two minutes later, Li Xi looked at the familiar house in front of him and the plaque hanging high above the house - General Zhenbei's Mansion.

She looked at Gu Jingzhi beside her, and realized that he had brought her here to take advantage of their family.

The knife-wielding guards at the door were curious when they saw Gu Jingzhi coming with a young girl, but they had all seen big scenes, so they didn't show anything on their faces.

"Hello, Major General."

"Major General!"

Gu Jingzhi nodded at them and took Li Xi into the mansion.

Li Xi looked at the Zhenbei General's Mansion in front of him curiously. Well, how should I put it.

It looked very different from what she had imagined. After all, she had seen the luxury of Prince Gong's Mansion, and the General Zhenbei Mansion in front of her was much more crude in comparison.

But it is understandable. After all, this is the border and the conditions are limited. Besides, the father and son of the Gu family are obviously not the kind of people who are greedy for pleasure and plunder the people's wealth. So this house is considered acceptable.

Gu Jingzhi took Li Xi directly to the kitchen. When they arrived, the kitchen was already bustling with activity. After all, it was almost time for dinner.

Seeing Gu Jingzhi coming in, the kitchen steward hurriedly came forward and said, "Hello, Major General. May I know you, Major General?"

Gu Jingzhi glanced at Li Xi and said, "Are there any fresh vegetables and meat?"

"Yes, yes, yes. I wonder what the young general would like to eat. I will ask someone to prepare it right away." The steward thought that this was the young general's first time coming to the kitchen, so he must perform well.

Unfortunately, Gu Jingzhi was destined not to give the kitchen staff this opportunity today.

"No need, prepare a basket and take us there." Gu Jingzhi said lightly.

When he heard him say "we", the steward noticed Li Xi who was following Gu Jingzhi. At first he thought she was a maid in the mansion, so he didn't pay much attention to her. Only now did he notice that the clothes she was wearing were not the maid's clothes in the mansion.

The manager was an old man, and no matter how many thoughts he had in his mind, he did not show them on his face. He hurriedly picked up the basket beside him and took them to the warehouse next door.

In order to ensure the freshness of the ingredients, the kitchen would only purchase three days' worth of fresh vegetables each time, and meat would be purchased once a day. Gu Jingzhi and his friends arrived at the right time, as today's vegetables and meat had just been purchased.

"What do you want to eat?" Li Xi asked, looking at the wide variety of vegetables and meat in the house.

Gu Jingzhi glanced at her. She was very good at pleasing others. "Just choose what you want to eat."

Don't think you don't know what she's up to.

The steward standing nearby was observing the girl closely, wondering if this girl was the one the major general liked. He had never seen the major general be so kind to any girl before.

Hearing what Gu Jingzhi said, Li Xi didn't hesitate to take the basket from the steward and started to choose.

Spare ribs, beans, and potatoes - stewed spare ribs with beans and potatoes, and save the braised spare ribs for next time.

Pork, starch, eggs—Pork in Sweet and Sour Pot.

Grass carp, Sichuan pepper, pepper, and cornel - a low-end boiled fish without the peppers.

After choosing the meat dish, Li Xi finally picked out a handful of baby spinach, which she would blanch and mix with water to make a refreshing cold dish.

Three people, four dishes, just right.

Li Xi walked to Gu Jingzhi with a satisfied look on her face, carrying the basket. "I have chosen the meat and vegetables. We also have seasonings and rice and noodles at home, which is enough."

Gu Jingzhi took the basket from Li Xi. Neither of them noticed the steward with wide eyes standing beside them. Although he had guessed that there was something unusual between the young general and the girl, he still couldn't help being shocked when he saw the familiar movements between them.

"Once you've made your choice, let's go."

The steward saw them off in a daze, then returned to the kitchen in a daze.

Seeing him like this, the people in the kitchen came forward curiously and asked, "Butler, what happened to you? Were you scolded by the major general?"

Hearing this, the manager came back to his senses, frowned, waved his hands and said, "What are you all doing here? Have you finished the work at hand?!"

Seeing the steward getting angry, everyone left angrily.

The steward looked at the busy kitchen and checked around with his hands behind his back.

He was just a young man, and it was not for them, the servants, to comment on their master's affairs.

But some people can hold it in, while some people can't. The news that the young general took a strange girl to the kitchen quickly spread throughout the Zhenbei General's Mansion.

Yuqingtang.

"What did you say! Jingzhi brought a girl back!"

General's wife Feng Wenji stood up suddenly from her chair. Aunt Feng beside her hurried forward to support her and said, "Madam, the person who will answer the call is right here. Don't worry."

"Madam, the Major General did bring a girl back just now. He took her directly to the kitchen. When he left, he took a basket of vegetables with him."

Mrs. Feng's eyes lit up. "What does the girl look like? Is she pretty?"

"I haven't seen this little one either, but I heard that she is very beautiful."

"Okay, you go down first." Nanny Feng said and glanced at Mingyan beside her. Mingyan took out a purse from her sleeve, walked over and stuffed it into his hand.

"Thank you, madam, for the reward." The servant smiled so hard that his teeth were not visible and accepted it with gratitude.

This is exactly why he came here.

After the servant left, Madam Feng looked at Madam Feng with some dissatisfaction, "Madam, why did you send him away like this? I haven't asked clearly yet."

Madam Feng helped Madam Feng sit down. "My Madam, what else do you want to ask? I think the servant may not know what you want to ask."

Mrs. Feng sat down somewhat angrily. What she wanted to ask was definitely what the girl's name was, where her home was, and so on.

Seeing the lady sitting down in disappointment, Nanny Feng said, "Madam, don't be so disappointed. Just ask the young general directly when he comes back."

Mrs. Feng clapped her hands and said excitedly, "That's right, when Jingzhi comes back, I will definitely ask him about it.

I don’t know what kind of person that girl is, to be able to control my son.”

A mother knows her son best. Although Jingzhi appears to be a bright and cheerful person on the outside, he is actually as cunning as a sieve and most people cannot control him.

"Look at how happy Madam is. If the young general has a girl he likes, it would really be a relief for Madam." Mingyan also said with a smile.

Everyone in the mansion knew that the young general's marriage was a source of worry for his wife.

However, the smile on Hongxiu's face next to Mingyan seemed a little stiff.

Mingyan glanced and said nothing.

Li Xi didn't know that just by following Gu Jingzhi to their house, rumors of an affair between her and him would spread. She was now in the kitchen instructing Gu Jingzhi on how to cook.

Following her instructions, the aroma in the kitchen became stronger and stronger, and the anticipation in Li Xi's eyes became stronger and stronger.