Crossing the Homeland

Chapter 18

Xia Junyan suddenly remembered that many of her friends had never seen the original pepper before. What everyone often saw was the finished product sold in the supermarket, that is, pepper powder. She quickly added: "It's the kind of very small particles. It turns dark brown when it is powdered, and it smells a bit pungent.”

The strong man took a deep look at Xia Junyan twice.

Xia Junyan trembled with fright while holding the bowl, did she say something wrong?But the strong man buried his head in his meal again in a blink of an eye. Xia Junyan thought for a while—could it be because the strong man had never seen pepper before, so his self-esteem was hurt now?
What a poor big brother.

After a surprise lunch, Xia Junyan handed over the small accounts of these few days to the strong man for a review.Brother Zhuangshi was even more surprised when he saw the crooked brush calligraphy——she can still write!

This Xia girl not only knows pepper, but also can read!
Is she really a village girl?
There are many strange people in the world, even if the other party is just a village girl, who in this world stipulates that a village girl cannot have a lot of knowledge.The strong man was a little ashamed, he was so superficial, he only judged people based on his status.

Had it not been for Miss Xia, he would have died in the barren hills long ago.Most of the people in this world are people who want to repay their kindness, and in order to dispel his doubts, Miss Xia put the bamboo basket aside and pretended to go to the stream to drink water, so that he could get two steamed buns and some simple snacks in the bamboo basket. vulnerary.

Seeing that Xia Junyan cleaned up more and more swiftly, the strong man felt more and more ashamed.Miss Xia is not only noble in morality, she does not expect to repay her kindness, but she is also so hardworking, she is really a good girl!
"I've packed everything up, and I'll put dinner in the kitchen. Goodbye, Brother Strong, I'll come back tomorrow." Xia Junyan hurriedly picked up the bamboo basket and fled the wooden house like a gust of wind.

Just now, the strong man stared at her coldly, it was so scary!

Isn't it just a word of pepper? It's nothing if you haven't eaten it. Why do you need to be so narrow-minded!

Fortunately, the pepper storm passed quickly.

In the next few days, Xia Junyan went to the mountain to cook honestly, and did not think about trying any new dishes. The strong man really stopped staring at her coldly.Xia Junyan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like she was alive again.

The wooden house of Orion in the mountains has become more and more beautiful under the repair of the strong man.The fences outside the small courtyard were all tied up, the roof doors and windows were also repaired, and even a new layer of paper was pasted on the windows.In the yard, a chicken coop was specially built for the chicks that Xia Junyan brought.The water tank in the kitchen was always filled with water, and it was all picked out before Xia Junyan came.

In addition, the strong man also specially left a water tank to hold fresh live fish.Xia Junyan's kimchi and rice wine jars were neatly arranged by him.

Xia Junyan felt that although the strong man always had a cold and gloomy face, he really knew how to live.The small yard is very clean and comfortable.Surrounded by beautiful mountains and clear waters, living in such a place really feels like living a leisurely life in seclusion.

It's a pity that this is not her house, so I can only enjoy my eyesight.Instead, looking at the fresh and plump crucian carp swimming around in the water tank, Xia Junyan wanted to try a new dish again, how about she make it less spicy this time?
Just as I was about to discuss it with the strong man, the strong man said, "I'm going to leave for a while."

"Ah?!" Xia Junyan was very surprised, "Why are you leaving all of a sudden? Is there something urgent? Are you coming back?" What about her wages? After finally getting a job, is it time to go back to being hungry again? ?
The strong man didn't explain anything, just said: "You can help me look at the house."

(End of this chapter)