Chapter 18: Chapter 18

In the end, they accepted the small dishes brought by Uncle Man, a whole jarful, smelling quite good.

Xu Qi and Uncle Man expressed their gratitude, and then Uncle Man went to see Ye Lan. Ye Lan stood timidly by Xu Qi’s side. When he saw Uncle Man looking at him, he quickly followed Xu Qi in saying thank you.

Uncle Man took Ye Lan’s hand and said gently, “It was wrong of Uncle Man yesterday to say some unpleasant things. Please don’t hold it against me.”

With him saying that, how could Ye Lan dare to hold a grudge? He quickly shook his head in response, “I, I don’t hold it against you.”

Having been a slave for twenty years, he almost instinctively wanted to use that word, but fortunately, he remembered his mistress’s words in time.

“Well, that’s good. You two have a good meal together. I’ll be leaving now.”

“I’ll walk you out.”

Xu Qi hurriedly crossed three steps and two steps to catch up. As soon as they were out of the door, she asked Uncle Man about where they usually gather wild vegetables.

Uncle Man was surprised, “You want to go gathering wild vegetables? If you’re willing, I’ll bring your husband with me when I go tomorrow. It’s not common for women to go up the mountain to gather wild vegetables.”

Xu Qi blushed but still replied, “Ah Lan is new here, and I want to take him out to see.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Then just follow the path through your fields, and the first mountain ahead is where you’ll find them. There are plenty of wild things up there, not just vegetables, but also wild mushrooms and game. Women often go up the mountain to hunt for game, and my husband often goes too.”

Wild game probably refers to things like wild rabbits.

Xu Qi understood and thanked Uncle Man before returning to the house.

Inside the house, Ye Lan was standing in front of the stove, ladling noodles into two blue and white bowls. Xu Qi looked closely and saw that one bowl was full of noodles, while the other was quite sparse, mostly filled with broth.

Xu Qi frowned, “What’s the point of drinking so much broth? Eating more noodles would keep you from getting hungry.”

Ye Lan explained again, “I have a small appetite and can’t eat much.”

“In the afternoon, I’ll take you out for a walk, so eat more then to avoid getting hungry outside.”

With that, Xu Qi took the large iron spoon from Ye Lan’s hand, scooped out most of the broth from the bowl, added more noodles, blocked his attempt to take the bowl, and carried both bowls to the table.

“Sit down and eat quickly.”

Ye Lan came over from behind Xu Qi, with a smile on his lips, looking extremely handsome.

Xu Qi was momentarily stunned, then subconsciously lowered her head and quickly took several spoonfuls of noodles to calm herself down.

“Ah”

As the sweet voice came, Xu Qi also felt the burning sensation on her tongue, spreading from the tip of her tongue to her throat, and finally scorching into her stomach.

“Damn it, it’s hot!”@@novelbin@@

Xu Qi jumped up suddenly, and Ye Lan hurriedly grabbed a cup of water and brought it to Xu Qi’s lips.

The water was cold, and Xu Qi gulped it down.

“Mistress, are you okay? Does it still hurt?”

Ye Lan poured her another cup of water, anxiously asking.

The burning sensation only lasted a few seconds, and now it was gone. It just felt a little sore on the tip of her tongue.

With the person beside her holding her hand so tightly, the touch was unforgettable, Xu Qi leaned down to Ye Lan, “It’s okay, it doesn’t hurt anymore. It was just because I wasn’t paying attention. Don’t you dare remember this, it’s too embarrassing.”

Yes, she was scalded in front of her husband, and wailing in pain, which was too embarrassing.

“Pfft.”

The other party couldn’t help but laugh, greeted by Xu Qi’s glare, and immediately stifled the laughter.

Replacing it with a nervous look.

Xu Qi couldn’t help feeling a little annoyed, “I’m not angry, I’m glad you laughed just now.”

Ye Lan was stunned.

Xu Qi continued, “You know, only a family will tease each other.”

She hugged Ye Lan into her arms again, rubbing his neck affectionately, looking very intimate.

The two sat quietly for a while, waiting for the steam to dissipate from the surface of the noodles before they started eating.

They didn’t pay much attention before, but now that they started eating, they realized how delicious the noodles were.

The soup was delicious!

After eating the food they made themselves in this broken place for several days, this bowl of noodles was already godlike in Xu Qi’s heart.

Sniff sniff sniff, the money spent was really worth it. With her husband looking so good and cooking so well, and being so gentle, she hit the jackpot.