Little Chef [Rebirth]

The next day, Ning Xiuyuan was still the watchman and got up as soon as the five watch gong rang, and then began to dress and freshen up. When everything was done, he walked to the yard and walked to the kitchen. There was a sound, and the footsteps stopped immediately.

Is there a thief?Startled by this thought, Ning Xiuyuan subconsciously turned his head and glanced at a door not far away that didn't seem to have been opened. Turning around, he pursed his lips, stood on tiptoe, and walked lightly and slowly. Close to the kitchen.

When he got closer, he saw that the person who appeared in the kitchen was not a thief but Mo Fanyu. While Ning Xiuyuan relaxed, he was curious, what did Mo Fanyu come to the kitchen so early?

He got up earlier today than yesterday.

Could it be that you are hungry?

Ning Xiuyuan stood at the door of the kitchen without making a sound, watching Mo Fanyu pick and wash the vegetables by himself, and then pour the water into the pot, doing one thing and another, probably because he has never done it before and is not proficient , so he was in a hurry, and when he finally finished these things, he stood there and breathed a sigh of relief, then squatted down in front of the stove, picked up two flints, and prepared to light a fire.

The fire went smoothly, but when adding more firewood later, he seemed to be choked by the smoke and coughed, and Ning Xiuyuan finally made a sound.

Walking behind Mo Fanyu, Ning Xiuyuan stretched out his hand and patted Mo Fanyu's back lightly, comforting him, and couldn't help asking: "Why did you come to the kitchen so early to do this?"

Stopping his cough, Mo Fanyu frowned and looked at the flames that were about to go out because he didn't add more firewood. After a long time, he said, "I want to help you..." He wanted to raise the fire to boil the water first, There will be less things for Ning Xiuyuan to do later.

Hearing this, Ning Xiuyuan was stunned, looked down at the sullen young man squatting in front of him, his heart warmed, he smiled softly, and said, "Is that so, you want to help me boil water and light a fire?"

"En." Mo Fanyu originally wanted to do something else, but he had never been in a place like a kitchen before, and the utensils in it were extremely unfamiliar to him, and he didn't know how to use them at all.

So after thinking about it, Mo Fanyu realized that the only things he could do were lighting a fire, boiling water and picking vegetables, all of which he had learned yesterday.Originally, he wanted to boil the water first, but he still overestimated himself. Even if it was just a simple fire, he couldn't do it well.

"Thank you." Sensing Mo Fanyu's depressed mood, Ning Xiuyuan comforted him and said, "You have done a good job, and you can see that the fire has risen."

After finishing speaking, he squatted down, turned his head to look at Mo Fanyu beside him, saw that the other party still had a dissatisfied expression on his face, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then picked up some dry straw and threw it into the Flames sprang up from the stove, and at this time Ning Xiuyuan picked up a few more dry sticks and threw them in, and there was a crackling sound, which was the sound of burning sticks.

Mo Fanyu turned his head to look at Ning Xiuyuan. Under the light of the fire, the other person's facial features looked very soft, and the way he looked at him was also incredibly gentle. Unknowingly, he felt that he couldn't move his eyes away.

Stretching out his hand and shaking it in front of Mo Fanyu, Ning Xiuyuan tilted his head and asked, "Why do you keep staring at me? What's wrong with my face?"

Mo Fanyu retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes, seemed to be thinking about something, and did not speak.

Ning Xiuyuan didn't hear the answer, he was a little puzzled, he glanced at Mo Fanyu again, saw that the other party was still hanging his head, shrugged his shoulders, and stood up by himself.

He still has a lot to do.

He skillfully kneaded the noodles, rolled the noodles, and chopped the stuffing. Soon, the buns in the drawers were wrapped and ready to be steamed in the pot. Just as he was about to put his steamer into the big pot, he saw a steamer sticking out from the side. One hand took over the work in his hand, put the steamer in the pot for him, and stacked it neatly.

And Ning Xiuyuan still stood there with his outstretched hand.

It wasn't until Mo Fanyu came back to him that Ning Xiuyuan looked up at him: "What are you doing?"

Mo Fanyu's eyes sparkled, and he said, "Help you." After speaking, he looked at Ning Xiuyuan's wrist, and added, "I saw that the one you held was a little wobbly yesterday."

Ning Xiuyuan: "..."

Being looked down upon by a boy who was several years younger than himself, Ning Xiuyuan really didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He wanted to train himself into a strongman one step at a time, but the conditions did not allow it, and he couldn't do it at all.

You must know that he is much better now than when he just woke up. At that time, even if he carried a bucket of water, he would take one step and rest three steps... It is really because the physical strength of this body is too bad. He has not exercised for a long time. They only read and write in the house, coupled with malnutrition, their strength is probably not much different from that of a woman——

Not at all like a 20-year-old man.

Looking down at his arm, it was so thin that he didn't know how to describe it, Ning Xiuyuan sighed, thinking that his short-term goal should be to gain weight.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Ning Xiuyuan looked at the sky, saw that it was almost dawn, shook his head and threw out the mess first, ignored Mo Fanyu standing in front of him, turned around, and started to make pumpkin pie.

After frying the pumpkin pie, Ning Xiuyuan started cooking porridge again. Seeing Mo Fanyu standing aside and staring at him, Ning Xiuyuan thought for a while, afraid that he would be bored, so he stuffed a pumpkin pie for him, and then said to him: "Take some brown rice Feeding * in the backyard doesn’t need to be too much, just pour the rice on the ground when feeding.”

"Okay." Mo Fanyu took the pumpkin pie in his hand, put it in his mouth and took a bite, then walked to the rice vat in the corner, took out a handful of rice from it, turned around and walked away.

When Mo Fanyu came back again, Ning Xiuyuan had already put the rice porridge on the table, with a pot of fried vegetables and a small plate of sour radish. The sour radish was pickled when he just woke up, and it is almost It's ready to eat.

"Come over for breakfast." Ning Xiuyuan waved to him, and sat down first.

Hearing this, Mo Fanyu walked to the table and sat down, took the bowl in front of him, looked at the gruel in the bowl, then looked up at the situation in Ning Xiuyuan's bowl opposite, and saw that the other bowl was obviously rarer than his own. Rice grains, his long eyelashes trembled, and waves of warmth flowed through his heart.

Raising one hand to cover his chest, Mo Fanyu unconsciously narrowed his eyes, feeling extremely warm.

Ning Xiuyuan was the first and only person who treated him so well - even his mother, under various interests, never treated him like this.

Seeing that Mo Fanyu hadn't put down his chopsticks, Ning Xiuyuan raised his head and looked at him suspiciously: "Why don't you eat, it doesn't suit your appetite?"

Mo Fanyu shook his head: "No, I was just thinking about something."

"Yeah." Ning Xiuyuan didn't ask him what he was thinking, just nodded, and picked up another chopstick of vegetables for him, "Eat more." After speaking, he lowered his head and started eating again.

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After breakfast, Mo Fanyu helped Ning Xiuyuan move the steamer and cauldron to the donkey cart, and the two set off to the morning market together.

When Ning Xiuyuan and the others arrived, his usual place was already occupied by a fruit vendor, and today there were so many vendors that almost filled up both sides of the street, and there were very few vacant seats.

After searching around, he couldn't find a suitable place to set up a stall, so Ning Xiuyuan had to lead the donkey cart to the big banyan tree not far away, tied up the donkey, and started to set up a stall.

The location here is not good, there are a few vendors blocking the front, and they are not very noticeable.

Seeing so many people, Mo Fanyu couldn't understand, "Why are there so many people today?" He remembered that there were not many people yesterday, and there were quite a few vendors.

Ning Xiuyuan prepared everything, thought for a while, and then replied: "There is a temple fair today, and this road is the only way to go to the temple fair." How could he forget this day.

Mo Fanyu was even more curious when he heard the words, and asked again: "What kind of temple fair is it, is it very lively?"

Ning Xiuyuan didn't raise his head, but he said from memory: "There is a Yuelao Temple in Nancheng, which is said to be very effective. Many young men and women only need to go there to offer incense, make many wishes, and the marriage they seek will come within a few months. Therefore, every year In March, temple fairs will be held.”

"It's said to be a temple fair, but it's actually a day when men and women who haven't been married get together. Whether it's a man or a woman holding a peach blossom in his hand, if he meets someone he likes, he will give the peach blossom in his hand to the other party. If the other party agrees, or also intends, then he will also give the flower in his hand to the person who gave her/his peach blossoms, so that the two people's marriage is destined, and the red rope from Yue Lao has tied them together."

Ning Xiuyuan finished explaining in one breath, then looked up at Mo Fanyu, and said with a teasing smile: "Does Xiaoyu want to try it too? Your appearance and temperament are so outstanding, I just want to stop there, go there There must be a lot of people in your hand who give flowers."

Hearing this, Mo Fanyu stared at Ning Xiuyuan intently with deep eyes, and he asked, "What about you?"

Ning Xiuyuan was taken aback, then waved his hands and replied, "Where do I have such thoughts now? It's not easy to be fed and clothed, so how can I expect extravagant marriage?"

What's more, he likes men. Although he knows from the memory of the original owner that the people of this dynasty are open and even allow men to marry men, he has never liked anyone in the two lifetimes combined, and he has not done a good job in finding it. One person accompanied his plan, so even if the love between two men was allowed, he didn't have the courage to take a step forward.

Without continuing to discuss this issue, Ning Xiuyuan smiled after finishing speaking, and then he was busy entertaining guests. Seeing more and more people coming in front of him, he turned to Mo Fanyu and said, "Little Yu, come here and help to collect it." money."

Looking at Ning Xiuyuan's busy appearance, Mo Fanyu lowered his eyes to cover up the expression in his eyes. After a while, he raised his foot and walked to Ning Xiuyuan's side, and took the copper plate from the guest.