Border Cook

Chapter 695 Reciprocity

After a long time, Xia Yunji panted slightly and looked at Fan Jinglan, whose cheeks were completely red at this time, "People who play tricks must be punished!"

"So..." Fan Jinglan narrowed her eyes, "Is this a punishment?"

Xia Yunji, "..."

It seems he said the wrong thing.

Is it too late to correct it now?

Just when Xia Yunji was hesitating and panicking, he heard Fan Jinglan giggling, "General Shenhu has been away on the expedition for several months, and his temper has become even more calculative. But I'm different. I've always been open-minded, so..."

Fan Jinglan stretched her neck and kissed Xia Yunji on the cheek, "This is a reward."

This time, it was Xia Yunji's turn to blush!
After a moment, he touched Fan Jinglan's forehead lightly with a smile, "Reciprocity?"

The two of them were talking back and forth, and Ying'er, who was sleeping in the west room, was awakened by the noise.

After getting up, she saw that the bed in the east room was empty, and the door to the main room was open. Ying'er's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and she hurried out to check what was going on.

In the end, this doesn't matter...

Ying'er looked at Xia Yunji and Fan Jinglan who were being affectionate with each other, and her face flushed red.

When Xia Yunji and Fan Jinglan saw Ying'er suddenly running out, they immediately let go of her hands, left her mouth, and stood still.

Ying'er: "..."

Look no further!

But now that I have seen it, what should I do?
After quickly thinking of a countermeasure, a white light flashed through Ying'er's mind.

Got it!

She yawned first, then rubbed her eyes with her hands. She walked back silently, muttering, "Qingtuan, where are my Qingtuan? I want to eat Qingtuan..."

Sleepwalking and the like can always be covered up!
After entering the house, Ying'er trotted all the way to her room, quickly lowered the curtains and covered herself with a quilt.

She saw nothing, nothing...

Xia Yunji, "..."

Fan Jinglan, "..."

The two smiled at each other, held hands, and sat down at the table in the yard.

"Has Jin Weiguo's matter been settled?" Fan Jinglan asked.

"It's done. Everything went smoothly." Xia Yunji said, "Leave the rest to my second brother and brother-in-law. I don't have to worry about it anymore."

"Second brother?" Fan Jinglan narrowed her eyes and smiled, "We haven't even gotten married yet, why are you changing your mind so soon?"

"It's only a matter of time. Just get used to it." Xia Yunji said with a playful smile, "I'll go to Beijing after I'm done with this busy period."

"Going to Beijing..." Fan Jinglan asked knowingly, "What for?"

"Busy with my lifelong affairs!" Xia Yunji straightened his back, "By the way, I'll also ask the Queen Mother and the Emperor if the wedding date can be moved forward."

Although he and Fan Jinglan had been granted marriage, the wedding date was directly set to next spring. The reason was that wedding etiquette was indispensable and had to be done step by step.

Xia Yunji naturally knew that marriage was a serious matter, but for some reason, he would not feel at ease until he married Fan Jinglan into his family.

It is better to get married early so that he can be completely relieved.

Even if I have to exchange all my military merits for it, it would be fine!
The emperor's words are as good as gold, so there is no reason for him to change his orders every day. Fan Jinglan felt that what Xia Yunji said was a bit ridiculous, but she also felt warm in her heart and couldn't help but smile.

The two were talking affectionately when Xia Yunji's stomach growled.

Xia Yunji held it down embarrassedly.

But this press triggered the second sound, and the third sound...

"Are you hungry?" Fan Jinglan laughed.

"Well, my brother-in-law and I rode back at full speed and didn't have dinner..." Xia Yunji stood up, "It's okay, I can go to the kitchen and make something to eat."

He has cooking skills, so he doesn’t have to worry about food and drink!
"But there's nothing in the kitchen." Fan Jinglan scratched her ear.

She usually went to Xia Mingyue's house for three meals a day, so although there was a kitchen in the courtyard, it was as clean as a face and there were almost no ingredients prepared.

This made Xia Yunji suddenly feel troubled.

Even if he has good cooking skills now, he can't create food out of thin air.

In this case, it can only be...

Xia Yunji was considering whether to go home and find some usable ingredients.

Fan Jinglan stood up at this moment, "It's okay, just wait a moment..."

As she spoke, Fan Jinglan went into the house. After a short while, she came out with two baskets in her hands.

In a basket were neatly tied oil paper packages of various sizes. When they were opened, there were various pastries, stone cakes, pot-cakes, and even two braised pork steamed buns.

In the other basket there were various bottles and jars containing various dried fruits, canned foods, dried meat and other snacks.

Fan Jinglan brought out the small charcoal stove used to boil tea, placed it in the yard, and slowly baked the cakes on the fire. When the skin and the inside were both hot, she gave them to Xia Yunji and asked him to eat them while they were hot.

Snacks were also taken out for him to pair with.

Fan Jinglan even found the oil tea noodles that Xia Mingyue had made earlier, poured steaming water over a bowl of it, and handed it to Xia Yunji.

"Thank you, Madam Fan." Xia Yunji took it with a smile. After saying thank you, he didn't care about the heat and drank it along the edge of the bowl, and then wolfed down the biscuits.

While eating, he did not forget to ask, "How come you have so much food here?"

"Yes." Fan Jinglan raised her chin, "I stocked up on these and eat them as midnight snacks when I'm hungry."

"It's fine to eat it as a midnight snack, but all this food can't be kept for long. You've stored so much at once..."

Xia Yunji was a little worried that Fan Jinglan might get an upset stomach because of her greed.

"Don't worry, I'm not a three-year-old child. I know what to do." Fan Jinglan laughed, full of pride, and shared her little trick with Xia Yunji, "The weather is fine now, so those that can be stored for a long time are fine. If they can't be stored for a long time, I will only store enough for one day. If I can't finish it, I will eat it with everyone the next day, and store the food for the night, so the food every day is fresh."

There is no need to worry about getting an upset stomach.

"Smart!" Xia Yunji gave Fan Jinglan a thumbs up.

As for Fan Jinglan stocking up on so many kinds of food for midnight snacks...

That’s because when you’re stocking up, you don’t know what you want to eat in the evening, so naturally you have to buy some of everything. This way, when you want to eat, you can have whatever you want!
So, his future wife is smart!
However, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Even if we stock up every day, many foods may not be kept until the evening.

If he wants to satisfy Madam Fan's midnight snack, he has to cook and eat it right away. So, he has to continue learning his cooking skills!
Not to mention catching up with my sister's level, at least I have to satisfy my wife's need for midnight snack!

While Xia Yunji was eating the various cakes that Fan Jinglan had baked for him, he was thinking about such an important matter.

After eating and drinking, Xia Yunji was reluctant to go back to rest, and just kept talking to Fan Jinglan.

Fan Jinglan hadn't seen Xia Yunji for a long time, and she was worried and missed him. When they met again, she had a lot to say to him.

The two people were of the same mind, and once they started talking, they seemed unable to stop, and they kept chatting until the sky in the east turned pale.

The sun rises high and the morning light is dim.

Even though he hadn't slept all night, Lu Qiyan was still full of energy.

Xia Mingyue felt a little sleepy when she woke up in the early morning, but she didn't want to sleep in and be given a mysterious smile by others, so she simply got up and stretched her sore muscles.

Especially the waist...

When Xia Mingyue thought of what happened last night, her face turned red. She simply stopped moving and went to get some water to wash up.

Lu Qiyan helped from the side and even prepared the toothbrush and toothpowder in advance, and placed them next to Xia Mingyue along with the soap for washing her face.

Seeing how attentive he was, Xia Mingyue simply enjoyed herself with peace of mind.

Wu Jin was also washing up nearby.

However, his washing method is a little different, and most of the time it is dry cleaning.

He used his front paws to scratch his big head twice to smooth the hair on his forehead, then used his hard bones to grind his teeth. Finally, he drank some water from the clay pot and cleared the rice bowl so that he could eat later.

Yinqiao and Qingju had already gone to prepare breakfast, and Xia Mingyue went to prepare food for Wujin.

Lu Qiyan was still helping, and even suggested adding a meatball and a white flour bun to Wu Jinduo's meal.

"It's easy to get hungry in spring, so we need to give Wu Jin some food." Xia Mingyue agreed with Lu Qiyan's suggestion, but she was also a little curious, "When did your relationship with Wu Jin become so good?"

Lu Qiyan smiled and said, "My relationship with Wu Jin has always been very good."

"Right Ugin?"

Wu Jin turned his head to look at Lu Qiyan and let out a breath through his nose.

fart!
Who has a good relationship with you? It’s just that it didn’t make it public when you climbed over the wall last night.

But it's not because he has a good relationship with you that he didn't make it public. It's just that he saw his owner sitting at the door, feeling pitiful. It just so happened that you, a conspicuous bag, came back at this time. He just wanted to see the conspicuous bag and make his owner happy.

Listen carefully, this is for the owner’s sake, not because you are conspicuous!
Wu Jin was afraid that Lu Qiyan didn't understand, so he even barked at him for a long time to make him understand his thoughts and intentions.

It was just that Lu Qiyan did not understand this "woof". Even though he could roughly guess what Wu Jin was thinking from his expression at that moment, he pretended not to understand and said with a smile, "Look, my lady, Wu Jin thinks so too."

Wu Jin: "..."

You are repaying kindness with enmity!

Okay, you wait, it’s never too late for us dogs to take revenge!

When it gets the chance in the future, see how it will deal with this conspicuous bag of yours!

Wu Jin glared at Lu Qiyan fiercely.

Xia Mingyue saw through the trick, but she didn't expose Lu Qiyan's thoughts. She just comforted Wu Jin, "Okay, he also suggested giving you an extra meatball and steamed bun, didn't he?"

Is there any grudge that can’t be resolved with a meal?

If so, then two meals are needed!
After hearing what Xia Mingyue said and seeing the fragrant meatballs already poured into his earthenware pot, Wu Jin's anger subsided a lot.

He barked twice at Xia Mingyue, indicating that he had understood what she said, and then Wu Jin happily began to enjoy his hearty breakfast.

When Yinqiao and Qingju put breakfast on the table, Xia Yunji, Fan Jinglan, Yin Lingyou's master and apprentice, and Lu came to eat together.

Yin Lingyou and the other two were unaware that Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji had returned, so when they saw them, they couldn't avoid exchanging pleasantries.

"This time I went straight back from the capital of Jinwei State. When I arrived at the camp of the Western Frontier Army, I only met with Commander Fan and explained some things to him before going back. I didn't have time to meet Brother Zhao."

Lu Qiyan smiled and said, "But I heard from Commander Fan that Brother Zhao is doing fine, and because of his previous merits, Commander Fan has reported Brother Zhao to be promoted to deputy battalion commander. He just needs the Ministry of Personnel to verify and seal it and send a receipt back."

In wartime, promotions within a military camp are usually required by the situation. The commander of a wing can be promoted first and then the clerk can be filled in. However, the war has been over for half a year now, and all matters need to be done according to normal procedures, which is much more complicated.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu smiled and said yes repeatedly.

It doesn’t matter whether Zhao Youcai is promoted to deputy battalion commander or not. What matters is that Zhao Youcai is safe.

This time, when Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji led their men to Jinwei State, they did not arrange for Zhao Youcai to go with them. In addition to the fact that Zhao Youcai was lacking in skills compared to the young soldiers, there was also Lu Qiyan's selfish motives.

Mrs. Lu understood the implications and thanked Lu Qiyan repeatedly, "It is thanks to Qiyan that he has taken good care of Youcai in my family in the past two years..."

"Sister-in-law, you are being polite." Lu Qiyan interrupted her, "If it weren't for Brother Zhao taking care of me in the early years, I wouldn't be here today. It's just a matter of coming and going, and it's what we should do."

Xia Mingyue also echoed.

Mrs. Lu smiled even more. "Okay, you're welcome! But when you return to the military camp, tell your elder brother Zhao to remember to bring back all the salary money after he gets promoted. Don't hide any private money!"

"Okay, I'll definitely bring it there." Lu Qiyan agreed with a smile.

Xia Yunji on the side winked and said, "Brother-in-law also heard it, you are not allowed to hide your private money."

Lu Qiyan, "..."

This matter can't be resolved, right?

You know, now apart from his body, all his belongings have been given to his wife!
No, that's not right, his body is also a woman's...

They are all women’s!
Thinking of this, Lu Qiyan glanced at Xia Mingyue.

His eyes were full of ambiguity, so soft that they were almost tearing.

Xia Mingyue saw it clearly and used the bowl to cover her blushing cheeks, "Eat, eat quickly."

But he secretly stretched his foot under the table and stepped on Lu Qiyan's foot.

Lu Qiyan felt pain and frowned slightly, but he didn't show it on his face. He just moved closer to Xia Mingyue and whispered, "My lady, please be careful not to hurt your feet."

snort!
Xia Mingyue turned her face away and continued eating breakfast.

Shaomai stuffed with glutinous rice, mushrooms and meat, steamed buns stuffed with pork and green onions, pot stickers stuffed with gourd and eggs, cold mixed shredded vegetables, pot-fried tofu, and sticky rice and red date porridge...

The breakfast was light and delicious, and everyone enjoyed it with relish.

Xia Yunji was busy picking food for Fan Jinglan.