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The family had ground some rice flour and soybean flour before. Meng Chuxi took a small bowl each, added warm water and stirred them to make a slightly viscous paste.She smiled at Zhou Qingwu, who was staring at her curiously, and said, "The food I'm going to cook has a very special name, it's called Shui Shang Piao."

Zhou Qingwu obviously hadn't heard of it, there was something strange in his eyes, and he looked obedient and cute.

Meng Chuxi looked amused: "But don't expect too much, in fact, the name is novel, and the method is very simple."

Added hot oil to the pot and poured an appropriate amount of water. Waiting for the water to boil, Meng Chuxi cut two small garlic into small pieces and prepared it. After the spoon was dipped in water, he scooped a spoonful into the batter.The water in the pot was already boiling, and when the lid was lifted, there was steaming heat in the air.Meng Chuxi put the batter into boiling water. The batter was scalded at high temperature, and immediately condensed into a ball and slipped into the water from the spoon.

Zhou Qingwu stood up and watched Meng Chuxi skillfully put in the rice noodle lumps. As the rice noodle lumps began to cook, each white and fat one floated on the surface of the water, swaying with the boiling water.Thinking of the name Meng Chuxi said again, Zhou Qingwu burst out laughing.

Looking up at the little girl who was suddenly overjoyed, Meng Chuxi also laughed, pointing to the gnocchi floating in the pot: "Do you think it looks special?"

The hot air rolled and steamed between the two of them, and he couldn't really see the expression on the other's face. Zhou Qingwu felt that his smile was not restrained enough, so he blushed slightly, and nodded with a suppressed smile.

Seasoned with salt and garlic, the green garlic leaves and white lumps complement each other, the soup is thick and milky, and the aroma of garlic and rice noodles blend together, which makes people's index fingers move when they smell it.

Meng Chuxi served Zhou Qingwu a bowl, and said with some expectation, "Do you want to try it?"

The temperature in the small mountain village in October is already a little low in the morning. Holding a bowl of steaming soup in my hand, I am satisfied just looking at it.The glutinous rice cake made of rice flour is less tough than flour, and it is slightly sticky to the teeth when bitten down.The freshness and sweetness of the rice noodles and the aroma of the bean noodles are all bursting out in this hot soup, which is very chewy. After taking a sip of the hot soup, the aroma of garlic leaves fills the mouth, which is very delicious.

Before he could swallow the soup in Zhou Qingwu's mouth, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, and gestured with both hands: "It's very delicious."

Meng Chuxi couldn't help laughing, this girl is so cute, she deliberately put down the bowl and chopsticks just to praise her, but she felt a bit of sadness in her smile, which can be easily expressed by others, but Zhou Qingwu just Can communicate with gestures.

At that time, Zhou Qingwu was still praising her seriously: You are very skilled, very powerful.

Meng Chuxi couldn't help softening her expression, and she didn't stop her from just staring at her with a smile until the little girl embarrassedly put down her hands and continued to eat while holding the bowl.

"Eat more if you like it." Meng Chuxi originally wanted to ask Zhou Qingwu why he couldn't speak, but he held back his words.Regardless of whether Zhou Qingwu cared about it or not, Meng Chuxi would be very clear about the pain that this inability to speak brought her.

A meal of "floating on the water" started Zhou Qingwu's energetic day. She also took what she discussed with Meng Chuxi yesterday to heart. If the matter of buying land is decided, she must hurry up. Time waits for no one. This winter will pass Spring plowing is about to begin.

So after dinner, she and Meng Chuxi went to Aunt Liu's house together and explained their purpose.

"Are you ready to buy land?" Aunt Liu's eyes were full of smiles when she heard Meng Chuxi's words. She patted her leg and said, "This is a good thing. Not having any land is really a long-term solution. Girl Qingwu had a miserable life before. Yu Qian, I am also very worried about her, now you two girls are living at home, and it would be great to have a field next to you. How much are you going to buy? Good land, has Zhongtian calculated it?"

Meng Chuxi could see that Aunt Liu was really happy for them, so she seriously expressed her thoughts.

"Aunt Liu, I discussed it with Qingwu, and now I plan to buy two acres of land first, fertile land is the best. Qingwu and I are both girls' families, and we don't have much experience. We can't take care of too many fields. Although two acres of land are small But it’s okay to wrap the belly, and it can be taken care of, and I’ll make other plans when the days get better.”

After all, she was a little embarrassed: "I don't know anything about these things. Qingwu said that Uncle Zhou and Brother Zhou are very popular and knowledgeable. I would like to trouble you to ask Uncle Zhou to help me find out where there is good land to buy and what the market is like. of."

Aunt Liu was really happy for Zhou Qingwu from the bottom of her heart. Now that Meng Chuxi offered to buy the land, there was no reason for her not to help, so she agreed, "What's the trouble? Fortunately, there are nearby fields, which are convenient for you to take care of.”

After finishing speaking, she looked at Meng Chuxi and the two of them, and sighed: "Girl Qingwu is also a good person who will be rewarded. I saved you, and you are kind and gracious. You have helped her a lot. Her life can be regarded as a turning point." .”

Meng Chuxi glanced at Zhou Qingwu and smiled lightly: "She helped me a lot. This time, it was because of Qingwu's favor. It was Aunt Liu who always took care of Qingwu and took the trouble to make arrangements for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to do anything."

After some polite greetings with Aunt Liu, the two thanked each other again, and then went home.

After returning, the two of them processed the medicinal materials dug yesterday, and took them out to expose to the sun while the weather was fine.Thinking of Meng Chuxi's suggestion of boiling pine nuts yesterday, Zhou Qingwu took the hatchet and prepared to go up the mountain.

She gestured to Meng Chuxi and said, "You rest at home today, and I'll go alone."

Meng Chuxi naturally disagreed, and Zhou Qingwu pointed to the medicinal materials: You keep the medicinal materials at home, and put them away when the sun goes down.Your feet, to rest.

The little girl is usually very soft and sticky, but some things are very stubborn. Meng Chuxi couldn't screw her up, so she had to stay at home.

The outer skin of medicinal materials has wilted after a day of drying, but it will take a few more days to dry.Looking at the sun that had already set in the west, Meng Chuxi moved the medicinal materials back to dry, then locked the gate, closed the gate in the yard and walked towards the path that went up the mountain yesterday.

It has been more than 20 days since I came to Zhoujia Village. Meng Chuxi has basically never gone out alone, and she is not very familiar with the people in the village.Walking on the road, I ran into Lin and her youngest son Xu Weibei who had met once.

Meng Chuxi was so impressed with Lin because she was the one who came to Zhou Qingwu's house with Chang to make trouble that day.Mrs. Lin was born a little fat, wearing a gray linen shirt, with a floral scarf wrapped around her head, revealing her unfriendly round face, her pair of small eyes slanted around slightly when looking at people, and she seemed to be full of small thoughts.

"Hey, isn't this the young lady rescued by the mute? What are you going to do here?"

Meng Chuxi was born to be good-looking, and she looked like a fairy in this small village. Although she was dressed plainly, compared to the village girls who worked in the fields, she was already well dressed.

In Lin's heart, she only thought that this woman was too beautiful, and she seemed restless at first glance. Many men in Gou's village always stopped at the gate of Zhou Qingwu's courtyard, just to see the beauties Zhou Qingwu picked up.

Meng Chuxi was in a hurry to pick up Zhou Qingwu, and didn't want to deal with this woman who deliberately found fault.He just glanced at her and said lightly, "Go to work."

"Oh, miss..."

"That's right, Missy also has to eat and work. She doesn't have much time to chat with unimportant people. Everyone is very busy, so I won't bother you when you go home." Meng Chuxi stopped Lin's words neatly, saying yes She smiled, then staggered away from the field beside her and left.

Lin naturally knew the meaning of her words, she found it boring, and her face darkened.Turning around, I saw my son staring at Meng Chuxi in a daze, without moving his eyes, he was even more angry from the heart, and shouted: "Can you be a little bit promising, the eyeballs are almost on people's bodies! Such a charming appearance, what kind of lady is you?" , I don’t know which unscrupulous place raised it.”

Xu Weibei was dazzled by Meng Chuxi's smile, blushed after being scolded by his mother, felt very embarrassed when he heard what Lin said, and said in a low voice: "Mother, don't say that, she didn't Trick you to mess with you."

Lin gave him a sideways glance: "You were fascinated by this little goblin. I'm your mother, but you help her speak instead."

Meng Chuxi was not deaf, so after hearing these words for a long time, she frowned a little helplessly. Living with such a group of people, one can imagine how much malice Zhou Qingwu suffered.

On the other side, Zhou Qingwu had already cut down several pine branches that were rich in pine nuts and sugar as Meng Chuxi said.Because of the limited carrying capacity of one person, she kept many pine needles and shaved off the branches, but the fresh pine trees are very heavy, and it is still quite heavy to carry most of the baskets.

At this time, Wang Orion of the village also went to the mountain to collect a circle of traps and returned. He saw a thin figure from a distance, but when he walked in, it was Zhou Qingwu.

"What are you doing back with this live pine branch? Don't you think it's heavy?" Wang Orion held two wild rabbits in his hand, and couldn't help laughing when he saw what Zhou Qingwu was carrying.

Zhou Qingwu didn't have much contact with him. Looking at the tall and thick people, he flinched a few steps and nodded slightly.

"What are you afraid of me doing? The pine needles are the best for firewood, but you want to pick up the dry pine needles on the ground, which are fluffy and light. You can't carry much and still suffer. It's really stupid."

Zhou Qingwu glanced at him and made a few gestures: Got it, thank you.

Wang Liehu couldn't quite understand it. Seeing that she had no intention of letting go, he scratched his head: "Forget it, go as you go, it's getting dark, you have a heavy back, don't waste time."

Seeing that Zhou Qingwu was a little afraid of him, Wang Orion stroked the beard on his face, shook his head and left.

Seeing him humming a ditty down the other path, Zhou Qingwu heaved a sigh of relief.She is indeed not used to getting along with these big and three rough guys.Moreover, some not-so-good images flooded into his mind, Zhou Qingwu pursed his lips and eyes with fear.

As Wang Orion left, her tense back slowly relaxed, and her palms were sweaty and cold.Seeing the sun that was about to set completely, she collected her thoughts and quickened her pace down the mountain.

When he was about to see the road at the foot of the mountain, Zhou Qingwu put down his backpack and took a rest, wiped the sweat from his forehead, but when he looked up, he found a smear of light blue on the path. body.

Meng Chuxi saw her, with a brisk smile on his face, and called her, "Qingwu."

Her footsteps also became brisk, and she walked from the weedy path all the way through the bushes and walked in front of Zhou Qingwu.

From seeing the hem of the clothes to when she appeared in front of her with a reddish complexion, Zhou Qingwu was a little dazed.It wasn't until Meng Chuxi frowned slightly and wiped the sweat from her forehead, glanced at the back basket and said, "It's too heavy, you must be exhausted." Only then did she recover from her trance.

It has been almost three years, and this is the first time that someone walked towards her from the lush forest and weeds in the afterglow of the setting sun at dusk.For an instant all the light and heat fell on that person, and then on her as well.

Meng Chuxi, come to pick her up.