After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Zhou Qinghe had a guilty smile on her face: "Third Young Master, you called me?"

The third brother said calmly, "Come with me."

After that, he touched Lao Wu's head and said, "Third brother will be back soon, just wait for me here."

Lao Wu looked at the medicine jar seriously and agreed without hesitation.

Then, the third brother gave a few instructions to his servant Guyan and walked outside.

Zhou Qinghe's heart was pounding as he followed the third brother out of the courtyard.

Seeing that the road under her feet was getting more and more off-track, she couldn't help but ask, "Third Young Master, where are you taking me?"

"If you don't want to go, you can leave."

The third brother stopped and looked at her from the side, with no emotion in his eyes.

Zhou Qinghe gritted her teeth: "That's not what I meant."

Now, she is in a bad situation.

Even though she had pledged her allegiance, Qin Yaoguang still did not trust her completely and only gave her false freedom.

And who knows when this freedom will be taken back?

That's why she was so anxious, eager to find ways to get closer to the children while she could move around freely.

The fifth child was the youngest, so she chose him.

Unexpectedly, it was a bad start.

How could she dare to refuse the third brother's request?

She doesn't have much time, what if this is an opportunity?

Going forward, a hot spring pool with white smoke rising up appeared before their eyes.

The servant guarding the hot spring greeted the third young master and said, "I pay my respects to the third young master."

The third brother nodded slightly, walked past him without stopping, and went inside.

Jealousy inevitably hurt Zhou Qinghe's heart.

No matter how low her status is, it can't be lower than that of this concubine, right?

How could he suddenly become the high and mighty master in just one month?

And she is not taken seriously by the servants at all?

Be patient for now.

Zhou Qinghe warned herself in her heart.

Arriving at the first spring, the third brother finally stopped and turned to look at her.

“Red beans soothe the mind and nourish the spirit, while mung beans clear away heat and detoxify. They are best soaked in hot spring water.”

Zhou Qinghe was confused. What did he mean?

The third brother didn't want to explain.

It was only when Gu Yan appeared in front of her holding a large can of beans that she vaguely realized that something was wrong.

Gu Yan panted and put the can on the snow.

"Master, do you think it's enough?"

In order to follow the Third Young Master's instructions, he ran to the kitchen and searched for a long time!

The third brother squatted down and reached into the jar.

The jar was very deep, and his palm was soon submerged in the beans, reaching up to his wrist before the bottom was reached.

Grabbing a handful of beans, looking at the mixture of mung beans and red beans in his palm, the third brother nodded with satisfaction.

He clapped his hands and told Gu Yan to go find a flat winnowing basket for drying grain and two jars.

Zhou Qinghe had a wooden face and tried hard to suppress the urge to run away.

She already had a rough idea of ​​what the third brother wanted her to do.

This child is so beautiful, but has such a vicious mind!

Where did he learn this method of torture for stepchildren used by stepmothers?

The third brother waved at her: "Come here."

He motioned for her to look at the beans in his palm: "See? You need to separate the red beans from the green beans, and then soak them in hot spring water for an hour, and that'll be it."

"It's not urgent. Just pick it up tonight."

The third brother said calmly, "For breakfast tomorrow, we need to make red bean cake and pumpkin and mung bean soup. If we are late, I don't need to tell you what the consequences will be, right?"

Zhou Qinghe couldn't utter a word.

Of course she could refuse.

But she doesn't have the capital to be willful now.

If she refused, Qin Yaoguang could use this incident as an excuse to deprive her of her freedom again.

She could only stand here.

Gu Yan came back soon with what the third brother needed.

"Put it on the ground."

The third brother pointed at the flat dustpan.

He picked up the jar and scattered all the mung beans and red beans inside into the winnowing basket.

The beans rolled around and filled up a winnowing basket.

"let's start!"

The third brother patted the crumbs on his hands and pointed at the two empty cans: "I got everything for you."

If they were placed in jars, it would be much easier for Zhou Qinghe to sort them herself.

But after being scattered in the dustpan, the corresponding difficulty becomes much greater due to the increase in area.

Just sorting out the mung beans and red beans takes a lot of effort, and you have to soak them in hot spring water for an hour.

This is open air snow!

"okay."

The third brother stood up and told Gu Yan: "You stay here and leave when Miss Zhou finishes picking the beans."

He smiled and patted Gu Yan's shoulder: "It's getting late, I'll have someone bring you dinner."

As he said this, he stuffed a handful of copper coins into his hand.

"For your reward."

Gu Yan immediately smiled happily: "Master, rest assured, I will do my job well!"

He doesn't have to pick the beans, so what's the problem with just standing there?

It's just a little colder.

Being a servant, what kind of suffering have you not endured? There is a reward, so I don't care about this.

What's more, the young master was considerate and even had someone bring him food!

After the arrangements were completed, the third brother was about to leave leisurely.

Zhou Qinghe thought about it and decided that she couldn’t just suffer this in vain, right?

"Third Master, if I do this job well, what will you reward me with?"

Since you can't refuse, you should at least ask for some benefits.

To be honest, there was nothing wrong with her idea, but it was a pity that the target was the third brother.

The third brother's pretty lips slightly raised, and a wicked smile flashed across his face: "Well done, I'll pick sesame seeds tomorrow."

Sesame?

Zhou Qinghe was stunned.

"puff!"

Gu Yan couldn't help laughing out loud and quickly turned away.

He had heard of the saying, "Too clever is half the trick," and Zhou Qinghe was a ready-made example.

But, it’s not her fault.

Even he, who serves by his side day and night, cannot figure out the young master's thoughts!

Watching the handsome figure of the young man walking away, Zhou Qinghe dared not say anything more. She resigned herself to her fate and bent down to sort the beans.

Night slowly falls, bringing with it a deeper chill.

The cold wind blew the steaming white smoke above the hot spring to Zhou Qinghe, enveloped her body, and then disappeared without a trace.

Unfortunately, the white smoke did not bring any warmth, but instead was blinding.

Zhou Qinghe rubbed her eyes.

After staring at the red, green and yellow beans for a long time, double images appeared before my eyes.

After staying in the snow for so long, I was completely cold and even my toes lost feeling.

My stomach is rumbling with hunger.

The fragrant aroma of meat wafted over, and it smelled like braised pork.

Gu Yan was holding the bowl and eating with relish.

The young master did not treat him badly. He had food delivered to him and even added an extra meat dish!

As dusk fell, people in the villa began to have dinner one after another.

In the small courtyard where the wounded and sick were.

Qin Ying was walking towards the kitchen with a soup bowl in her hand and a smile on her face.

Halfway through her walk, she was stopped by Qin Li, who pulled her sleeve and took her to a corner to talk in a low voice.

"Yingying, have you thought it through?"

Qin Li advised, "Don't let your eyes get turned on by Mr. Chang's good skills and good looks. In my opinion, he is not as good as General Huyan."