noffsinger Chapter 108 Xia Taoyuan and Chu Xingluo will never be separated forever
Chapter 108 Xia Taoyuan and Chu Xingluo will never be separated forever
It was Chu Xingluo’s day to take a rest.
Xia Taoyuan got up before dawn and packed two quilts and some clothes for herself and Chu Xingluo. She gave the maids two days off and told them that if they left the house, they must ask the housekeeper to send two servants to follow them.
After everything was packed, Qingyun and Long Yan drove a carriage to take them to Taotao Garden.
After getting off the carriage, Xia Taoyuan took a deep breath. This was a place that belonged completely to her, far away from the crowd and no one would disturb her.
Because we hired a couple to clean the yard regularly, the yard inside and outside is clean.
Xia Taoyuan put away the bedding and clothes she brought, and called Long Yanqingyun to unload the car. Two days ago, she decided to come to Taoyuan, so she asked them to buy some necessary supplies, pots and pans, and the oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other condiments that could be bought, as well as fruits and snacks and a few bottles of wine brought from the palace. After all, people need to eat.
After hearing from Long Yan that there was a market in a nearby town, Xia Taoyuan decided to go to the market to buy vegetables.
When Qingyun heard that she wanted to buy food and cook, she said in embarrassment: "Princess, we don't know how to cook. Long Yan and I will go to the market to buy some ready-made food to eat."
Xia Taoyuan shook his head and said, "Let's go now. I'll do the shopping!"
Qingyun, Longyan, and Chu Xingluo all looked at her suspiciously.
"Can the princess cook?" Long Yan asked cautiously.
"Why, you don't believe it?" Xia Taoyuan raised his head proudly, "Today I will let you see what delicious food is!"
Several people looked at each other and looked away. Qingyun muttered softly: You won't poison us to death? !
Long Yan pulled him and said, "Okay, let's go. You'll just have diarrhea for a few days at most."
Seeing Long Yanqingyun walking towards the carriage, Xia Taoyuan frowned and turned to ask Chu Xingluo: "You don't believe me either?"
Chu Xingluo smiled and said, "No, no. I believe Taotao can do it well."
The two of them followed and got into the carriage.
The town is very close and it only takes about twenty minutes to get there.
There were a lot of people in the market, and the small vendors were shouting to attract customers.
Xia Taoyuan walked to a stall selling live chickens and said to the owner, "Boss, kill four chickens for me and pluck them clean."
When the boss saw that there was a business opportunity and he wanted four at once, he couldn't stop smiling. After all, there were many poor families in this small place, and it was the first time he had seen someone buying four at once.
She asked Qingyun to wait here while she went to buy a few pounds of pork and eggs. She saw a vegetable seller and bought a few carrots, cucumbers, and celery. She knew that there were few kinds of vegetables in ancient times and many varieties had not been introduced, so she did not hold out much hope. Unexpectedly, she also saw lettuce.
Wanting to find some dried chili peppers, but not seeing any after looking around, Xia Taoyuan asked Chu Xingluo and Long Yan, "Do you know what spicy tastes like?"
Long Yan said: "I know."
"Do you want something spicy?" Chu Xingluo asked.
Xia Taoyuan nodded and asked, "So what do you usually use to increase the spiciness?"
"Cornus officinalis!" Long Yan had no idea what she was up to.
"Oh, Long Yan, go buy some dogwood and Sichuan peppercorns." Xia Taoyuan took a look and decided that they had bought almost everything, so she and Chu Xingluo returned to the chicken stall.
The boss was very efficient and had already skinned the chicken. Xia Taoyuan paid and asked the boss to slice off the chicken breast and then chop the chicken into small pieces.
After the chicken breast was sliced, the boss chopped it a few times. Xia Taoyuan saw that the pieces were too small, so he walked up to the boss, pushed him aside, took the knife, and said, "I'll do it!"
She rolled up her sleeves and swung the knife to chop. Chu Xingluo was afraid of hurting her, so he threw the vegetables on the ground and jumped over the stall to snatch the knife from Xia Taoyuan's hand.
Qingyun watched from the side and smacked his lips, thinking: The princess is truly a heroine.
Xia Taoyuan said, "I'm fine. Look, I'm fine. I'll chop it. You move aside so that the meat doesn't get splashed on you."
Seeing that she insisted, Chu Xingluo had no choice but to withdraw.
When Long Yan came back, he saw his princess chopping a chicken with a knife. He whispered to Qing Yun, "Princess, you are working so hard. It seems you can't escape this meal."
When they came, they had secretly discussed not to eat the food cooked by the princess in case they got a stomach upset and delayed their work, but now it seems they have no choice but to eat.
After buying everything, they walked towards the carriage and saw a man selling candied fruits. Chu Xingluo wanted to buy some for Xia Taoyuan, but was rejected by Xia Taoyuan.
"What do you want to eat?" Chu Xingluo asked.
"As for me, I want to eat too much." Xia Taoyuan licked his lips, "It's a pity that there is nothing here."
"Tell me about it. If it doesn't exist in this small place, it must be in Yunjun City." Long Yan said.
Xia Taoyuan laughed and said, "I can't find what I want to eat anywhere in the world."
Chu Xingluo and Long Yanqingyun were waiting for her to continue speaking, to see what rare thing it was that was not found in Lianyun County or even in the whole world.
Xia Taoyuan put her hands behind her back, her expression full of longing, and said, "I want to eat chocolate cake, strawberry ice cream, grilled squid, and red bean oat milk tea. I also want to eat spicy hot pot, snail noodles, Chongqing noodles, cross-bridge rice noodles, and octopus balls!"
The more Xia Taoyuan talked, the more she wanted to eat. She really missed those things that could satisfy her taste buds.
"What are these?" Qingyun looked confused. He had never heard of what the princess said.
Not to mention him, Long Yan and Chu Xingluo were also confused. What was this? It was the first time they heard of it.
"Forget it, you won't understand even if I tell you, let's go home." Xia Taoyuan got on the carriage.
Chu Xingluo secretly took note of all of this. If Taotao wanted to eat it, he would buy it for her even if he had to search the entire Yunjun City.
Back at Taotao Garden, Xia Taoyuan instructed Long Yanqingyun to clean the pot and boil water. She washed the chicken nuggets and put them into the pot and blanched them. She was going to make fried chicken nuggets.
Blanching the chicken first is to make it easier to cook when frying. After blanching, wash it, sprinkle salt on the chicken pieces, pour some soy sauce, and cut some green onions, ginger and garlic to marinate.
Then they went to the lotus pond outside the courtyard and asked Qingyun to go down to see if there were any lotus roots. Qingyun went down to the water and dug up two.
Xia Taoyuan returned to the kitchen and started busying herself, Qingyun and Longyan helped her. Chu Xingluo wanted to help but didn't know where to start, so Xia Taoyuan sent him to wash the wine glasses and dishes.
After a long busy time, Xia Taoyuan made a simple vegetarian mixed dish with cucumber, carrot, lotus root and celery. He fried the remaining cucumber, carrot and chicken breast into Kung Pao Chicken, and made boiled pork slices with pork slices and lettuce. The pepper and dogwood used were indeed spicy.
Finally, the chicken pieces are marinated, coated with a layer of egg liquid, then coated with flour and fried in a pan until golden brown.
When all the dishes were placed on the table, Xia Taoyuan took a deep breath and said with satisfaction, "Let's eat!"
Chu Xingluo handed her the chopsticks and asked Long Yan and Qingyun to sit down as well. The two of them sat down without any hesitation. The master and his servants looked at Xia Taoyuan motionlessly.
Xia Taoyuan ignored them and picked up a piece of fried chicken. The first bite she took made her tears fall. Yes, this was the taste! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the meat was fragrant and delicious. Then she ate with relish. Although she couldn't eat the ones mentioned above, she could still make some of the dishes she loved before.
Seeing Xia Taoyuan eating so devotedly, Chu Xingluo also picked up a piece of fried chicken to support her. The moment he took a bite, he realized that chicken could be cooked so deliciously.
Seeing Chu Xingluo eating, Long Yanqingyun also started to eat. It was not until the moment they put the food in their mouths that they realized that the princess was not bragging. Not only could the princess cook, but she also cooked so deliciously, it was a well-deserved delicacy. The worry of being poisoned and having an upset stomach had long been thrown out of their minds.
After a delicious meal and plenty of wine and food, Xia Taoyuan went back to his room to rest, while Qingyun Longyan stayed behind to clean up.
Chu Xingluo also followed him back to the house, looking at Xia Taoyuan with gentle eyes. He was surprised in his heart, he didn't expect that his Taotao could cook, and cook so deliciously.
"Are you tired?" Chu Xingluo gently rubbed Xia Taoyuan's shoulders.
Xia Taoyuan smiled and said, "It's just cooking a meal, it's not tiring." She lives a life of luxury every day, and if she doesn't move, she's going to be exhausted.
Seeing Chu Xingluo's concerned face, Xia Taoyuan smiled and said, "I'm really not tired. I used to cook a lot at home."
Chu Xingluo knew that she was talking about her home before coming to Yue State, not the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Xia Taoyuan added: "I used to cook a lot and eat out occasionally, but eating out often is not healthy."
Chu Xingluo listened silently. In his mind, cooking for himself was very hard.
Xia Taoyuan saw his expression full of concern and said with a smile, "Why, are you feeling sorry for me?"
Chu Xingluo pulled her into his arms.
Xia Taoyuan added: "In our place, only the rich can afford to hire servants, while ordinary people have to do everything by themselves. Isn't it the same here in North Vietnam? The rich and powerful have a large number of maids and servants in their homes, while ordinary people have to do everything themselves."
"I am a child of an ordinary family, and a child of an ordinary family at the bottom of society. I have to find a job to support myself after graduation." Xia Taoyuan actually felt a little nostalgic when he thought of the time when he was a social animal working overtime until late at night.
She smiled bitterly. Sometimes people are really mean and not easy to satisfy. When they are living an extremely stressful and high-intensity work life, they want to live a leisurely retirement life. But when they live a leisurely and comfortable life without working hard, they occasionally miss the experience of being a beast of burden.
"Are you homesick?" Chu Xingluo asked softly.
Xia Taoyuan nodded and shook her head, "I do miss you sometimes, thinking about the past, thinking about my grandparents. But now my home is where you are. Wherever you are, that's my home."
Chu Xingluo hugged her tightly. He had the same idea as her. Taotao was his destination and wherever Taotao was was his home.
Xia Taoyuan told Chu Xingluo about her home and what she had experienced. Chu Xingluo listened carefully. He wanted to remember everything about Taotao. He felt that this would make their relationship closer.
After staying at Taotao Garden, Chu Xingluo took Xia Taoyuan to the hillside to watch the stars at night, and Xia Taoyuan snuggled in his arms. The stars twinkled, the autumn insects chirped, Xia Taoyuan enjoyed it very much, the most beautiful thing in the world was nothing more than this.
She suddenly broke away from Chu Xingluo, stood up, looked at the starry sky, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted: "Stars in the sky, hidden moon, you must testify for me that Xia Taoyuan and Chu Xingluo will never be separated forever and ever!" After that, only bursts of insects chirping could be heard.
Chu Xingluo knew Xia Taoyuan's feelings for him, but when he heard her say that they would never be apart, his heart still trembled. He stood up and hugged her from behind, saying affectionately: "Taotao, we will never be apart."
Xia Taoyuan turned around in his arms, looked into Chu Xingluo's star-like eyes, put her arms around his head, stood on tiptoes, and kissed him.
The sky is full of stars, bright and twinkling, which is the witness of their love for each other.