Beautiful step by step

Chapter 49

As soon as Dongfang showed his fishy belly, Yan Heng woke up.Hugging the fragrant Ah Mao in his arms, even when he fell asleep, she still stuck to his chest.Last night she got into his arms like this, stuck it to his heart, and told him over and over again:
"You've done a good job. How can you repay kindness with kindness? I like this kind of Ah Heng."

Although he was ruthless last night, according to the previous plan, he locked Yan Baihu and the Zhou family into the dark room that was built earlier in the morning.But there is still a trace of uncertainty in his heart. Doing so will definitely damage his reputation.It was fine for him to be alone before, but now he has Ah Mao, and they will have children in the future.He was afraid that today's momentary cheerfulness would eventually hurt them.

However, Ah Mao said in his chest over and over again, the soft voice hit the deepest part of his heart, letting him let go of the last trace of worry.

He did it right!
Falling asleep with this knowledge, he woke up refreshed after a night without dreams.

Grabbing the pillow and stuffing it into Ah Mao's arms, he looked at her with nostalgia, and kissed his forehead tenderly.He got off the bed lightly, picked up his coat, and put it on outside.

Uncle Chen has already woken up and saw that he hesitated to speak.

Yan Heng walked to the second small kitchen. Chen Boan used to live here. He pays attention to food and has all kinds of cooking utensils such as pots and pans.After washing his face with the water in the kitchen, he picked up the ladle and began to dig out the flour and noodles.

Add some water that has melted the old noodles, and knead clockwise to form a dough.The washbasin that ordinary women need to put on the board is lightly held by him in his hand, and the agitation is very even.Walking to the door, continuing to stir with his hands, he winked at Uncle Chen and called him over.

"How about those two?"

Uncle Chen looked anxious: "They applied golden sore medicine, and the wound stopped bleeding, but they were a little emotional all night."

Yan Heng sneered: "I'm emotional, are you scolding me?"

The adults don't seem to mind at all?Uncle Chen looked at his face and replied honestly: "And Madam, those words are really ugly. I've lived most of my life and I'm ashamed to hear it."

Just after finishing the first four words, Yan Heng, who was originally smiling, was covered with dark clouds.When Chen Bo finished speaking and looked up again, for a moment he thought that the person standing in front of him was Shura from Purgatory.

Yan Heng and Mian's hands remained unchanged, the corners of his lips were tilted to one side, and Zhou Zheng's face showed a few traces of evil for no reason.

"Swearing? Why have I never seen the guards in Jiuquan swearing at people? Sure enough, they are too full and have nowhere to vent their energy. Uncle Chen, has the resting fennel harvested yesterday been put into storage?"

Why did you suddenly ask this?
Although Chen Bo didn't understand why, he still replied: "Not only resting in fennel, but also taking stock of all the things that were collected in the mutual market yesterday. Fortunately, Yan Baihu and the others came late, otherwise we would not have enough manpower. Before the curfew, there may be more than [-] people. Can't finish it."

Yan Heng narrowed his eyes, making it difficult for people to see his true emotions.

"Uncle Chen, I have to trouble you for something."

"Although your lord tells you to."

"This yard is also Brother Bo'an's family property. If it is damaged, it should be compensated. I thought last night that whoever broke it will be responsible, but some people are not so easy to obey. But they can't be let off so easily, so live Do it, but not now."

Chen Boyi said: "My lord, do you want them to do some casual work, to sharpen their temper, and to waste their energy by the way?"

Although Chen Bo's last sentence was in a very low voice, Yan Heng still heard it clearly, that's what he meant.

Just as he was about to nod, a lazy voice came from beside him: "Aheng, why do you get up so early. Uncle Chen also got up so early, what are you standing there talking about?"

Chen Bo looked at Yan Heng. These days, Yan Heng has been used to discussing things with Wei Wei, so he told his plan.

Wei Wei fell into a drowsy sleep, feeling that there was no heat source around him.Opening his eyes to see that Yan Heng was not there, he pulled up his shoes and walked out because he was afraid that he would hide outside alone and make a fool of himself.She wasn't very sober just now, but after hearing Yan Heng's plan, she regained her energy.

I didn't expect him to be so good at Taoism, not only didn't get into a dead end, but got up early in the morning to suffocate the water here.

"It's a good idea, but it's too wasteful to use resting fennel. Yan Baihu thinks very highly of himself, and the Zhou family is pampered, so he certainly won't feel at ease doing the work of grinding cumin powder."

Yan Heng also thought the same way, and dragged Ah Mao into the kitchen to prevent her from blowing the wind outside. He explained: "I originally thought that if they dared to spill it everywhere, I would collect it and cook it into soup for them to drink."

Cumin soup... Wei Wei admits that cumin is delicious with any meat, but eating cumin powder alone makes the taste drunk.

She blinked and said with a smile: "The three major ingredients in cumin powder, star anise and cinnamon are not too expensive, but benzo fennel is unique to the Western Regions, and the price is more expensive than gold. Ah Heng just gave them to drink, don't you feel bad I still feel bad."

It seems that this is really the case, Yan Heng looked at Wei Wei: "Then what does Ah Mao think?"

"When I went to roast the whole lamb yesterday, I saw that the stones along the way were weathered. They can be blown away by the wind, so they must be quite soft. We live in a big house, but the decoration is too monotonous. A few stones are ground for the table. It’s good-looking, and it’s not afraid of being hit by people. You see, how about bringing some stones to let them grind their temper.”

What else, he objected to what Ah Mao said once?
Yan Heng really didn't just blindly listen to his wife this time, if he had thought about other reasons, he had to choose this reason.

"It's still Ah Mao who is considerate. Yan Baihu loves to collect strange stones. Now he doesn't need to repair the door, he doesn't need to grind cumin powder, but to do what he likes most. He must be very happy."

After a whole night of thinking, Yan Heng couldn't understand anymore, no matter how eccentric the father of other people's family is, there is a limit.And his father at the booth has regarded him as an enemy since he was a child.Be kind to him, after letting the tiger go back to the mountain, he will only use his seniority to suppress himself, and even run amok outside under the banner of his appeasement, and then seek benefits for the Zhou family under the Zhou family's instigation.

Even if he had kind thoughts towards the beggars on the street, he would never show any mercy to him again.

To Yan Baihu, he only wanted revenge.For myself and for Ah Yun, get back all the pens that he abused these years.He doesn't have such a big heart, he just wants to toss Yan Baihu down and down, and after he can't get up again in this life, he will be kicked aside, out of sight.

However, Ah Mao's idea made him suddenly enlightened, and he began to work on what Yan Baihu was best at.Seeing his son's filial piety, his expression must be wonderful.

"Uncle Chen, please take Batu with you and ride a horse to pick some stones outside the city. Get some sandpaper, a carving knife..."

Wei Wei hurriedly said: "The carving knife is too dangerous."

"Well, just send in stones and sandpaper. Tell him that this is my son's honor to him. If you have strength, it is better to use it here, otherwise you will have no food or water to drink."

"Okay."

Uncle Chen responded, calling Batu who was also in a daze just after waking up, and rushed out of the city gate without even eating breakfast.

And Wei Wei, who was yawning, was sent back to the bed by Yan Heng in his arms.

"Go back to sleep again, and get up for breakfast later."

Wei Wei wiped away the tears from yawning, and muttered, "Early? I forgot, this is not the capital, and there are not so many breakfast shops, so I have to call Lixia to get up and make breakfast."

Yan Heng looked at her in a daze, and he really loved and pitied her.Covering her with a quilt, and kissing her forehead again, he softly ordered:
"Ah, sleep peacefully, I will wake them up."

"Ah Heng not sleeping?"

"kindness."

"Then I'm sleeping."

With the ending sound, Wei Wei quickly fell asleep again.

Yan Heng tucked in the quilt for her, walked out lightly, pulled out the reconciled noodles from the basin, and concentrated on kneading them on the chopping board.After getting engaged, he lived in Guangyuan Building and learned a little cooking from Chen Bo'an.When he was a child, his mother was cooking beside him. After more than ten years, he has a good foundation in cooking, and he can learn it easily.

The dough was squeezed and rolled in his hands, and soon became smooth and tender.Then he lifted the covered basin, and there was a lump of minced meat inside.When slaughtering and roasting the whole lamb last night, he specially asked the butcher to prepare some stuffing, which can be used after mixing it with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.He tasted that the stuffing was almost the same, and he started to roll out the steamed buns.

It was more than half of the daylight, and when the yawning Li Xia entered the kitchen, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

The big hand of the man next to the chopping board is holding the rolling pin, and it is flying around in a daze, forming a round skin with even thickness.The movements are smooth and smooth, much better than the mother who taught her cooking skills in the dental shop.

She rubbed her eyes in surprise, then was surprised.This, isn't this an adult?
"grown ups?"

Yan Heng rolled out the last piece of skin twice, pinched it in his hand and began to stuff it, and squinted to give her some attention.

"Oh, is Li Xia here to cook?"

Li Xia nodded, looking bitterly at the steamed buns in his hands.The skin is thin and the stuffing is big, and the folds are even in a circle. She originally wanted to help, but now she is a little timid.The buns she made were not bad, but they were not good enough compared to adults.

"There are still empty boards over there, you are busy. By the way, you don't have to do my part and Ah Mao's."

Li Xia moved over carefully, and another board was not far from Yan Heng.Li Xia didn't need to look carefully, he could see the adult's flying fingers from the corner of his eye, and the steamed buns that were soon formed one by one.

On a quiet morning, there were only two people in the small kitchen.Li Xia relaxed her movements, and she could hear each other's breathing, and she felt her heart beating a little faster.

"beginning of summer?"

"Ah, my lord?"

Seeing Lixia running up to him, Yan Heng was taken aback for a moment, and then raised the corners of his lips: "Small steamed buns are the exclusive secret recipe of Guangyuan Building, and I won't teach it to others without the owner's permission. You don't have to go this way all the time." Look."

After speaking, he clapped his hands, shook off the flour, walked to the stove, and calmly started the fire.There are not many women who are interested in him. The girls of the Zhou family are because of his looks and the ability to kill enemies that they heard from the elders; of course, there are also a few who are more sincere, such as Tofu Xishi, that girl I simply like him.But she didn't like the family he was holding back, and she didn't want to face the risks he had taken along the way.

Only Ah Mao, when everyone said that the Northwest was desolate, and when everyone intentionally or unintentionally alienated or even persecuted him to claim credit for the Wu family because of the Wu family, she was the only one who accompanied him here without hesitation.Even last night, she was able to let go of the filial piety in the worldly concept and firmly supported him.

He is not a person who does not discriminate between good and evil, not to mention that he likes Ah Mao, even if he married Yan Baihu because of family pressure, he would not let Ah Mao down.

Perhaps no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't give Amao the wealth and honor of Beihou Mansion in Amao Town.But he won't make her sad, won't let her be trapped in the backyard, only know to give birth to a son all her life, and then fight for her son with other women in the backyard.

After controlling the heat, put the steamed buns on, while Yan Heng washed his hands, he ordered Lixia in a deep voice:

"From now on, as long as I am at home, I will use the kitchen at this time every day. If you have to cook, come back half an hour later. By the way, when the buns are cooked, ask Gu Yu to send them to Madam's room."

Li Xia bit her lip and almost squeezed out a "yes" between her teeth.

Looking at Yan Heng's leaving back, she stomped her feet, feeling ashamed and annoyed.

That day, I met a horse thief from Oara, and when the horse thief's knife fell in front of her, it was the adult who saved her with a knife.The heroic appearance of the lord at that moment was imprinted in her heart, and since then she has dreamed of him again and again.And this morning, the adults cooked breakfast so tenderly, and that concentration made her unable to restrain her inner emotions.The wife is lucky, she is also born as a maid, she is married by an adult matchmaker.But which official's family doesn't have so many concubines, and as a wife, it must not be able to stop the adults.

She still has a chance.

Thinking of this, she thought, the two people who came yesterday afternoon seemed to be grown-up parents.Although it seems that the adults don't have a good relationship with them, the blood relationship between their biological parents continues.When Madam was working as a maid in the Hou Mansion before, relying on the favor of the old matriarch, even the son protected him, and the wife of the son was helpless.If she takes good care of the second elder of the Yan family...

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and Li Xia started to work harder and harder.She made noodles, kneaded them a little, cut them, put them in water and boiled them. The whole process was faster than steaming steamed buns.

After it was done, she filled two bowls first, and slipped behind while no one was around.It took a lot of effort to find the dark room, and she handed the noodles in.

"Master, madam, have something to eat."

Yan Baihu and Zhou's were locked up all night. Although they scolded them all night, they were still angry.Originally, the two were still a little scared, but Yan Heng's terrifying expression last night did not seem like he was joking.

But when they saw the maid who was stuck in time to deliver the meals, the little luck they had left in their fear was infinitely magnified.Yan Heng is still the same Yan Heng, as long as the Zhou family stays in Jiuquan County for a day, he will not dare to do anything to them.That being the case, there is no need for them to show weakness.

Evil comes from the guts, Yan Baihu didn't even think about it, he picked up his face and splashed it on Li Xia's face.

Clutching her still sore knee, Mrs. Zhou cursed: "Little bastard wants to apologize? It's too late. Tell him, unless he kneels in front of me, pokes his knee and lute bone, and then sells that bitch to be a military prostitute, he won't even think about it." I let him go."

Li Xia covered his face full of faces, a little unbelievable, why are these two people like this?But when she heard that Zhou wanted to treat his wife like this, she knew it was wrong, but she still couldn't contain the faint sense of approval in her heart.So she found a reason for herself, the two in front of her were the master and she was the maid, so it was right for the master to punish the maid when she was angry.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this should be the case. She knelt down and begged, "Don't be angry, my lord. My lord was just instigated by my wife and became confused for a while. If you two want anything to eat, just ask the maidservant."

Li Xia's reaction that surprised ordinary people was very familiar to Yan Baihu and the Zhou family.Before yesterday, they were treated like this in Jiuquan County.They can bully people at will, and those people can only accept it.

Zhou raised her eyebrows: "I told you? What can you do?"

Li Xia hurriedly reported his family background: "There are not many servants in this house, so it is very convenient to do whatever you want."

Not many servants?Zhou Shi and Yan Baihu looked at each other, and both could feel the joy in each other.

"As long as you help me with something, I will give you a good marriage after it is done."

Zhou just said casually, she knows that for a girl of her age, the most important thing is marriage.

Li Xia's mood became even more urgent when he was hit sideways: "You just give orders."

Mrs. Zhou took off her finger and put on the ring: "Take this, go to the biggest house on the street behind to find my brother, and ask him to bring someone to pick us up."

(End of this chapter)