worthless [rebirth]

Jiang Chi quickly bought back the ingredients, and Zhang San also dug a lot of wild vegetables from the fields.

"Mother-in-law, your eyes are not good. Go back home and rest, I can handle it myself." Chen Ling said to Zhang Sanniang while taking the ingredients from Jiang Chi and counting them.

"How can this be done? You are a guest, and you are also my son's benefactor." Zhang Sanniang said: "How can I let you go into the kitchen and cook for us?"

"Go, I'm still here." Jiang Chi winked at Zhang San.

Zhang San was stunned for a moment, looked at Chen Ling and then at Jiang Chi, thinking that the two of them had something to say, so he coaxed his mother back into the house: "Mother, just listen to the young master and go back to the house, you The wind and cold in your body are still not healed, the doctor said to let you take a good rest."

"Oh! I'm old, it's useless!" Zhang Sanniang sighed with a smile, and followed Zhang San back to the house.

Chen Ling picked up a handful of wild vegetables, glanced at Jiang Chi lightly, and said with a smile, "What can you do here?"

"Cooking." Jiang Chi said calmly, with a serious face.

Chen Ling looked Jiang Chi up and down, with a face full of disbelief, raised his chin, and said, "Just you? Can you?"

"No." Jiang Chi replied bluntly, "But I can learn it, I don't believe it, I can learn a book as thick as "Emperor Policy", how can it be difficult for me to pick vegetables? "As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of wild vegetables and picked them up like Chen Ling, picking off some withered, yellow and withered leaves, and cleaning out the places with insect eyes.

Chen Ling couldn't help but find it funny when he saw that he seemed to be competing with that wild vegetable, frowning tightly and staring at the vegetable leaves earnestly picking vegetables.It's already August, and Jiang Chi just went to the city to buy ingredients, and he walked in a hurry on the road, sweating all over, and there are still a few beads of sweat hanging on his forehead.Seeing this, Chen Ling reached out to wipe away his sweat with his sleeve by accident.

"!" After picking vegetables, Jiang Chi suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Ling in surprise.

"..." The arm raised in mid-air froze for a moment, Chen Ling withdrew his hand stiffly and pulled the corner of his mouth in embarrassment, he turned his back to Jiang Chi to avoid his sight, and said, "That... just ran so far away Shopping...it's too hot."

Knowing that Chen Ling must be awkward again, Jiang Chi smiled, but maintained a calm tone, and said, "Fortunately, compared to farmers who work hard on the fields with their faces facing the loess and their backs facing the sky, my running this distance is nothing."

Chen Ling let out a "hmm", and put the wild vegetables that he had picked on the cutting board aside, he clapped his hands to wipe off the ashes from his hands, and said, "Then...the rest of the wild vegetables are handed over to you, I'll go and buy them Marinate the meat that comes, and then clean up the fish.”

"Okay." Looking tenderly at Chen Ling's busy back, Jiang Chi curled his mouth and lowered his head to continue picking vegetables seriously.

Chen Ling, oh Chen Ling, what the hell were you doing just now!

Turning around, Chen Ling spat at himself hard in his heart. Why did he have to run to wipe Jiang Chi's sweat? It's none of your business whether he's hot or not!But despite thinking this way, just now he was a little scared by the surprise and surprise in Jiang Chi's eyes when he raised his head. He just wiped off his sweat for him. Is there any need to be so happy?

But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that I really seldom take the initiative to do such intimate and caring actions to that person, not to mention Jiang Chi, didn't I also take a moment?

Glancing at Jiang Chi secretly from the corner of his eye, Chen Ling was relieved to see that the other party stared at him for a while before continuing to lower his head to pick vegetables.After washing his hands with clean water, he picked up a piece of pork and put it into the jar, and sprinkled a little salt on it to marinate it.When doing these things, Chen Ling himself didn't know how obvious the smile on his face was, and how comfortable he was.

After simply handling the pork, Chen Ling grabbed the fish that Jiang Chi bought and planned to pull out the fish scales, but as soon as he picked up the oily paper bag containing the fish, he was startled by the big noise inside: "Ah!"

A fish's tail hit the back of his hand, and Chen Ling was so frightened that he threw the fish out.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Chi, who was picking vegetables with his head down, thought that Chen Ling was hurt when he heard the voice, so he hurriedly dropped the vegetables in his hand and went to have a look.

"It, it...how is it alive?" Chen Ling choked out a few words for a long time.

Jiang Chi looked at the live fish on the ground, and then at Chen Ling's red hand, and couldn't help laughing: "The fishmonger said freshly slaughtered fish tastes better when cooked, so naturally he wants to buy live ones." Jiang Chi leaned over He grabbed the fish by its gills and picked it up. When he turned around and saw Chen Ling's blushing face, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he said, "No way...don't tell me...you don't know how to butcher fish."

"That..." Chen Ling rubbed his hands, his eyes flicked around but he didn't dare to look at Jiang Chi.

"Really?" Jiang Chi moved forward and asked again.

ridiculed...

Yu.

Hee.

alone.

Family.

Chen Ling took a deep breath and then exhaled heavily. He raised his chin, widened his eyes, gritted his teeth and growled, "No!"

"Hmph! Who am I to be so good!" Jiang Chi hummed, holding the fish high, looked at it for a long time, but finally lowered his tone, and said, "I don't know..."

Chen Ling opened his mouth, but he was speechless, and finally burst out laughing, "What should we do now?"

"Zhang San!" Jiang Chi shouted.

In the end, it was Zhang San who helped butcher the fish, and he slammed the head of the fish hard with the back of his knife. The big fish weighing six catties was immediately blinded, and it didn't move, letting others slaughter it. .

"At first glance, you are the sons of a rich family. It's really difficult for you to do this kind of rough work." Zhang Sanhan said with a smile.

"People are created equal, there is no distinction between high and low." Chen Ling smiled, took the slaughtered fish to clean up, and turned to Jiang Chi and said, "Ah Chi, you can go to the house too, the rest is by myself That's it."

"Beware of burns." Jiang Chi said.

"The current Holy Majesty also said that all people are created equal, but..." Zhang San shook his head and sighed, "Who can say good things, but it's really difficult to do it... since ancient times, people have been divided into three, six and nine classes, alas..."

"There will be such a day." Looking at Zhang San with narrow and deep eyes, Jiang Chi said in a deep voice, as if promised.

"Huh?" Zhang San tilted his head, not understanding where Jiang Chi, an ordinary person, came to be so confident, but Jiang Chi didn't look at him anymore, but went to wash his hands in front of the sink.

Chen Ling glanced at Jiang Chi, pursed his lips, and did not speak.

"You haven't finished answering the questions I asked you before, let's go into the room and talk." Wiping his hands with a handkerchief, Jiang Chi said.

"Yes, young master." Zhang San agreed, and followed Jiang Chi back to the house.

What can Jiang Chi and Zhang San have to say?Chen Ling couldn't help thinking that the two of them seemed to be talking when he entered the room before, and if it wasn't for his sudden entry, they would not have been interrupted.Frowning slightly, Chen Ling felt a little uneasy. Did he think too much, or did Jiang Chi deliberately hide something from him?

***

Chen Ling made four dishes and one soup, one dish of braised fish, one dish of tofu with green vegetables, one dish of fried meat with green vegetables, one dish of sweet corn, and a large bowl of porridge with lean meat and vegetables.

Zhang San broke the corn from the neighbor's field when he came back. There were only four corns, barely enough for a small plate.But in this way, there are meat, vegetables and desserts on the table, which is considered rich.

Chen Ling took four pairs of chopsticks and distributed them to everyone one by one. When he arrived at Jiang Chi, he said softly, "Try it quickly."

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry!" Zhang San and Zhang Sanniang said with a smile, and took the chopsticks to pick up vegetables.

Only Jiang Chi didn't speak, just looked at Chen Ling and smiled.But only Jiang Chi could tell that Chen Ling's words were addressed to him.

"Hurry up!" Embarrassed by Jiang Chi's stare, Chen Ling pulled her face down feigning anger, knocked Jiang Chi's bowl with chopsticks, and said, "You can't say it's not delicious."

"Delicious." Jiang Chi smiled lightly, propped his chin with one hand, and didn't pick up the vegetables while holding the chopsticks.

"You say it's delicious before you eat it?" Chen Ling said.

"You don't need to eat it, you can tell it just by looking at it." Jiang Chi smiled and played tricks with Chen Ling.

Chen Ling was at a loss for what to do with him. He might have something to eat or not.Taking a blank look at Jiang Chi, Chen Ling lowered his head and went to eat alone, ignoring him.

"It's delicious! My lord, I didn't expect you to look expensive and have such craftsmanship." Zhang San picked up a piece of braised fish, and couldn't help admiring just after taking a bite.

Embarrassed by being praised, Chen Ling gave a soft "hmm" and said, "I'm overwhelmed."

Jiang Chi hadn't moved his chopsticks yet, seeing that Chen Ling's cooking had been snatched by Zhang San, although he didn't say anything, he was still a little unhappy.Because he didn't try to hide it, he naturally showed his displeasure on his face.

Chen Ling was picking rice into his mouth, and seeing Jiang Chi's sullen face without moving his chopsticks, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.Looking at Zhang San, who was eating so hard, and Zhang Sanniang, who Balabala had been admiring all the time, he realized that Jiang Chi was sulking because he was left out.

It was rare when Jiang Chi was still so childish, Chen Ling smiled and sighed, picked a piece of fish that looked the best to cook on the plate, put it in Jiang Chi's bowl, and said: "It's getting late, let's eat I'll go back when I'm done."

"Understood." Jiang Chi hummed pretentiously, but his heart was already full of joy. He picked up the fish and put it in his mouth, but unexpectedly, the tip of his tongue hurt, "Wow..." He let out a strange cry.

"Achi?" Chen Ling was taken aback, and said, "Are you okay?"

"There are thorns... There are thorns..." Jiang Chi swallowed the fish with difficulty, pointed to his mouth and said: "Tongue pierced..."

"Pfft!" Chen Ling laughed unkindly, "Why are you so stupid, you don't even look at it."

"Who knew you gave me the thorns. I used to pick out the thorns for you..." Jiang Chi said a little aggrieved, the fishbone stuck on his tongue, and the pain made it difficult for him to speak.

Zhang San's mother and son were also amused by Jiang Chi's tongue-in-cheek expression.

Son of heaven, when did Jiang Chi make such a fool of himself? He was so ashamed and angry. If it were anyone else, he would have crushed him to death, but it was Chen Ling who made him make such a fool of himself. He had to grit his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

After laughing, Chen Ling still felt a little guilty when he saw Jiang Chi was in so much pain that he couldn't speak.Turning Jiang Chi's face, Chen Ling held his chin and said, "Open your mouth, let me see."

Jiang Chi opened his mouth obediently, sticking out the tip of his tongue a little.

The light in the room is too poor. Chen Ling squinted his eyes and struggled to see a translucent fishbone no longer than half the length of a fingernail sticking straight on the tip of Jiang Chi's tongue. I feel pain but can't feel where the fishbone is.

"Don't move around, I'll pull it out for you." Chen Ling said, his tone was soft, with a hint of comfort that he didn't even notice.

Jiang Chi blinked pitifully, and didn't dare to move. He didn't feel comfortable until the tip of his tongue suddenly hurt again.

"Okay." Chen Ling let go of Jiang Chi's chin, and couldn't help scolding him: "I told you to speak without seeing clearly, so you can remember better in the future."

"Hehe." Hearing Chen Ling's rambunctious lecture, Jiang Shengchi not only didn't feel annoyed, but kept smiling happily.

"Fortunately, it was stuck on the tip of the tongue this time. What if it gets stuck in the throat..." Chen Ling had a lot of words in his mind to teach Jiang Chi a lesson, but he stopped after saying a few words and glared at Jiang Chi One glance: "Laugh? Isn't it you that hurts?"

Jiang Chi said: "Heh... the way you looked just now reminds me of when I was a child, my husband beat my palm with a ruler while preaching..."

Chen Ling blushed, and faltered, "Who, who preached..."

"I know." Jiang Chi rubbed his head with a smile, and said, "If you care about it, it will cause chaos. I will be more careful in the future."

"Who cares about you!" Chen Ling said sullenly.If it wasn't too dark in the room, Zhang San would have asked him why his face was as red as a persimmon.

Jiang Chi smiled and didn't say anything more, but he thought in his heart: "Okay, just keep your mouth shut!"

***

Chen Ling felt that there seemed to be something different in the relationship between him and Jiang Chi. He didn't know when, but his feelings for Jiang Chi had undergone a subtle change.

Maybe it was from the time when Yunlingting ran in the rain, maybe it was from the time when Jiang Chi tested the medicine for him, maybe it was from the time when he left the imperial capital... Maybe, even today, Chen Ling couldn't tell.

But as he got more and more in contact with Jiang Chi and got to know him better, Chen Ling found that the person beside him was not at all similar to the paranoid and brutal Jiang Chi in his memory who just blindly imprisoned him.

There was indeed love in this man's eyes, at least he shouted that he loved him every day, but Chen Ling knew that Jiang Chi's heart was more about the great love for the common people, rather than for a small love for one person.

In the past, Jiang Chi was just a paranoid lover who was unacceptable, but now Jiang Chi is a clear monarch.

Chen Ling once thought that maybe it was because of some changes in his personality after his rebirth, and he was willing to soften his attitude and not deliberately contradict Jiang Chi, so that he treated Jiang Chi with the tenderness he has now.But Chen Ling had to admit that even so, the way and the atmosphere between the two of them now did not make him feel depressed or uncomfortable. On the contrary, he would occasionally be greedy for this strange feeling, because of Jiang Chi's emotions. Ups and downs affect your mood.

He couldn't see the other party showing a worried look because of the suffering of the people, so he couldn't help comforting him, and even cooked for Jiang Chi himself to make Jiang Chi happy.Even the unbearable memories of his previous life that he couldn't forget even when he wanted to, and caused him insomnia for countless days and nights, now that he is by Jiang Chi's side, he seldom remembers them.

Chen Ling didn't realize these changes in himself until he was eating. He was a little flustered and at a loss, not knowing what to do.On the way back to Xiao's mansion, he kept his head down and didn't speak.

Jiang Chi could see that Chen Ling seemed to be in a low mood. Although he didn't know why he was like this, since Chen Ling didn't want to talk, he didn't ask.

When they arrived at Xiao's mansion, Xiao Wang had already ordered someone to set up a reception banquet.

Because they had just had a meal at Zhang San's house, the two of them, who were already full of food and drink, looked at a large table full of chicken, duck, fish, meat, mountains and sea delicacies. You looked at me, I looked at you, and couldn't laugh or cry.

Xiao Yu's complexion looked worse than during the day, but his cough seemed to be a little better. Seeing that Jiang Chi and the two had not been seated for a long time, he said, "You two nephews, please sit down. Don't be polite to me."

There were 24 dishes on such a big table, Cao Xun was not present, and there were only Xiao Yu and Chen Ling in the room except for the servants who served with tea.

Chen Ling sat down in front of a plate of cold cucumbers. Eating cold dishes can relieve the tiredness. If he ate all the chicken, duck and fish, he would have to vomit tonight.

Jiang Chi wanted to sit next to Chen Ling, but in the end, like Chen Ling, he chose a plate of spinach to make vermicelli.The reason is the same, relieved.

Xiao Yu looked at the weird sitting positions of the two, and Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out, so he could only smile and said: "My nephew must be used to delicacies from mountains and seas in the imperial capital, and when he comes to my poor village, Xiao can't offer anything good to entertain him. Let the two of you laugh."

"Where." Jiang Chi said with a smile, "Zi Ling likes to eat cucumbers, but I just like to eat spinach."

"..." Chen Ling silently rolled his eyes.

"Are those silk nephews in Linglong Pavilion still satisfied?" Xiao Wang asked.

Jiang Chi said: "As expected of the tribute brocade to be sent to the palace, I am satisfied, very satisfied..." After a pause, he dragged out his voice: "It's just..."

"Just what?" Xiao Wang picked up a clam.

"Is it just the price..." Jiang Chi smiled and stretched out two fingers to compare.

Xiao Wang raised his eyes, frowned and said, "200 taels?"

Jiang Chi shook his head and said, "Twenty percent."

"What?!" Xiao Yu was startled, the clam shell fell directly on the table, and he stared and said, "Nephew, are you kidding, the two floors cost 1000 taels of silver, can I still do business in the Linglong Pavilion of the Xiao family?"

"The head of the family should understand that our friendship is friendship, and business is business." Jiang Chi said bluntly: "The batch of satin is good, and it was indeed intended to be sent to the palace, but the problem is...it was not sent to the palace in the end." Palace, so it’s no different from ordinary silk.”

"Huh? Are you right..."

Just as Xiao Wang was about to refute, Jiang Chi interrupted him, and continued: "Since it is ordinary silk, to be precise, it is high-quality silk with better quality, you should buy it at the price of ordinary silk, and your... The first-class embroidery in Suzhou is [-]% more expensive, which makes it really difficult for me..."

"This is Chaozhou, not Suzhou." Xiao Wang said.

Jiang Chi smiled, and said, "That's right, this is Chaozhou! It turns out that the head of the family knows it well. You know, the demand for the color and texture of silk and the embroidery on it will vary every year. The backlog of silk in Linglong Pavilion, In Chaozhou, it’s hard to sell within a single season, right? Except that I’ll buy a lot at once, who in Chaozhou has enough money to buy silk? If they can’t sell it this year, next year’s price won’t be…”

"Ahaha! Nephew has a seven-apertured exquisite heart, and can see things so clearly, no matter what, [-]% is [-]%!" Xiao Yu was convinced by Jiang Chi's words, so he had to agree.

Indeed, if Jiang Chi didn't buy this batch of silk and satin and waited until next year to retail them, he would at least lose half of his profit.A businessman can't get up early if there is no profit, since it is profitable, Xiao Yu can't afford not to agree.

Afterwards, Jiang Chi paid the deposit, set the time for picking up the goods and chartering the boat, exchanged pleasantries with Xiao Yu before returning to the Broken Jade Pavilion.

Seeing Jiang Chi haggling with Xiao Yu for 1000 taels of silver at the dinner table, and talking logically, Chen Ling always felt that it was unnecessary.Chen Ling felt that they were not here to do business, and they were not short of money, so there was no need to waste these words with Xiao Yu for 1000 taels of silver.

"Do you think it's superfluous for me to tell Xiao Yu so much for 1000 taels of silver?"

When they arrived in the room, Chen Ling hadn't asked Jiang Chi what was going on, but he didn't expect the other party to speak first.

Chen Ling looked at Jiang Chi with some doubts.

"Fool, if I don't talk too much about the price, how can he really believe that we are here for business?" Jiang Chi patted Chen Ling on the forehead.

"You mean..." Chen Ling lowered his voice, "Xiao Wang doesn't trust us?"

"Don't you also feel that the whole Xiao Mansion is a bit strange?" Jiang Chi hooked Chen Ling to signal him to come closer, and said in a low voice, "So I think..."

"Click!" At this moment, there was a soft sound outside the door, as if someone stepped on something.

"Shhh—" making a silent gesture to Chen Ling, Jiang Chi ducked to the back of the door and said in a low voice, "Who?"

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