I'll be a nanny for the lord

Chapter 30
Xia Ying handed over the painting promised yesterday to Gu Tuo, and she carried a basket on her back and went out humming a song.

When she came back, her basket and back basket were already filled with all kinds of bamboo shoots, radishes and beans.

Although the house has been tidied up a few days ago, there are still too many things missing in this house, especially in the kitchen!

So yesterday Xia Ying bought a lot of spices in the town, and went to the market to buy seven or eight large and small jars.Yesterday, when she came back from solving the problem of the villagers bullying Brother Gu Yuanlong, she washed the jars and dried them, and now the jars were dry.

Now that so many vegetables have been brought back, Xia Ying washed them thoroughly again, then marinated all the bamboo shoots, radishes and beans with coarse salt, vinegar, etc., filled a large jar with all kinds, and then gave the mouth of the jar Seal it up.

As early as when she started to get busy, Gu Yuanhao had already come over to watch the excitement.

"What are you doing?"

"Make pickled vegetables." Xia Ying said, "It's going to be hot soon. Eat some pickled vegetables in bitter summer. It's refreshing and appetizing. It's more popular than hot stir-fried vegetables. By the way, pickled vegetables are also excellent seasonings. After pickled vegetables are ready , take out stewed fish and stewed meat in autumn and winter, the taste is even more unique!"

Gu Yuanhao immediately drooled.

Immediately, his eyes turned to a pile of wild vegetables on the side. "What is this? Why didn't you marinate it together?"

"This is called gray vegetables, and they can really be eaten as cold dishes. But now, the real purpose of picking them is to dye cloth!" Xia Ying announced loudly.

"Dye cloth? This?"

Gu Yuanlong grabbed a gray vegetable and looked at it again and again. "How to dye?"

"Want to know?" Xia Ying winked at the little guy, "Then can you help me? I'll tell you the method while I'm working."

"I want to eat minced meat tofu at night." Gu Yuanhao made a condition.

"There is no tofu at home today, but there are tender eggplants in the vegetable garden. I will make eggplants with minced meat for you. The taste is stronger than tofu with minced meat!" Xia Ying said.

"By the way, I can make garlic eggplant for you later, you must like it too!"

Gu Yuanhao was satisfied. "Okay, deal!"

So, the freshman and the young stayed together, cleaned up the basket of gray vegetables, and then went into the kitchen.Xia Ying instructed Gu Yuanhao to watch the fire for her. She used the fire to cook the ash dish for a stick of incense, and then filtered the juice, leaving only the gray-green soup.Scoop the soup into the wooden basin, put a small piece of alum in it, and Xia Ying cut off a large piece of white cloth bought today and dyed it.

Repeated dyeing three times.When the cloth was taken out again, the white cotton cloth had turned into a light turquoise.

"Wow, it's really dyed!"

Gu Yuanhao took all this process into his eyes, and he couldn't help clapping his hands happily.

Xia Ying was also smiling. "You are also responsible for the dyeing of this cloth now. I will leave two feet for you to make a hair tie later on. What do you think?"

"Okay!" Gu Yuanhao immediately poked his little head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Although he doesn't like this tender color very much, just think that he and Xia Ying dyed this cloth together!Here is his contribution!Deep down in his heart, he immediately felt a sense of accomplishment, so when he looked at the color again, he could see whatever was pleasing to the eye.

He can't wait to put this new headband on his head!

The two enthusiastic people dyed a few more pieces of cloth together, so tired that their waists ached and their backs ached, it was time for dinner.

Xia Ying took out the dyed cloth to dry, then washed her hands and went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, and then cooked in the kitchen.

Gu Yuanhao was in a good mood today, and he also followed her behind, helping her carry the vegetable basket, lighting the fire and doing chores, like a loyal little tail.

Most of the vegetables in the vegetable garden have survived.The tender eggplants are hanging on the branches, very attractive.

Xia Ying picked the four biggest ones and made an eggplant with minced meat from the fresh pork bought yesterday.She then made a bright red braised pork with rich seasonings at home.After all, she didn't cook all the ash vegetables she used to dye the cloth. She left a small handful, blanched them in boiling water, mixed them with salt, and it was another bowl of delicious cold vegetables.Plus a bowl of vegetable soup, three dishes and one soup, it is very eye-catching on the table.

When the food was served, Gu Yuanhao rushed to call his father and brother. "Eat, eat, eat! There are big pieces of meat to eat today!"

Gu Tuo had a deep expression on his face and didn't say a word, Gu Yuanlong only glanced at this heartless younger brother, and he immediately walked away.

Seeing his father and brother's indifferent behavior, Gu Yuanhao scratched his little head, his mouth flattened in depression.But when he returned to the dining table and saw such a sumptuous meal, he immediately smiled again!

Xia Ying thought that Gu Yuanlong was still angry because she teased him before!As for Gu Tuo... She's used to this guy's unpredictable temperament!
And the whole family sat around the table. Although the two men were silent, they ate up all the dishes with great support.Especially for that bowl of braised pork, the last few pieces of meat were almost snatched!
By the time the meal was over, the cloth hanging in the yard had also dried.

The grass-green cloth heads are hung on the bamboo poles and flutter in the wind, forming a beautiful scenery in the yard made of loess.

Gu Yuanhao put down his chopsticks and couldn't help running over, circling around the cloth.

"The color is so pretty! I love it!"

"I'll wash it later and dry it in the sun, the color will be a little lighter, and it will look better then!" Xia Ying said proudly.

Looking back, she waved to Gu Tuo. "My lord, please come here."

Gu Tuo came over.

Xia Ying tore off the cloth and handed it to him. "Now you can see clearly! Have I dyed this cloth? A piece of white cloth, a little alum, and some weeds, and there is such a big piece of blue-green cloth! Now look at this cloth. Tell me, do I have that ability? Do you still dare not believe me in the future?"

The grass-green cotton cloth was pushed in front of him, and the corners of the cloth brushed against his face, bringing a fresh smell of weeds.

But Gu Tuo didn't respond to her words, instead his eyes became deeper and colder!
Immediately grabbed the little woman's arm. "Come with me!"

He felt that it was time to have an in-depth exchange with her!

The man's rough palms rubbed against his arms, and a hot feeling hit her face, as if she had returned to the time when the painting exhibition was over.

That man, he rushed out of the crowd just like that, and took her hand.She rejected him and threw him away mercilessly, then his expression changed abruptly, and he drew out a knife...

"what--"

"Don't touch me! You go away!"

Xia Ying couldn't stop trembling all over, yelling crazily.

(End of this chapter)