After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 59 Making Liangpi in Ancient Times
Unexpectedly, this made Da Bao jealous, saying, "San Lang, you're biased! Why do you only let Mother play the flute, but not the two of us?"

Xiao Bao also pouted and pushed his bowl towards Sanlang.

"Xiao Bao wants to blow it too!"

The two children surrounded Sanlang, each wanting him to blow on their bowls to cool them down.

Saburo, however, didn't find it annoying at all, and even took their bowls and blew on them to keep them warm.

The wind blew softly, and Da Bao and Xiao Bao happily circled around San Lang, looking just like a family. Su Xiaoxiao unconsciously thought of those TV dramas where handsome men take care of cute kids, only the costumes were changed to ancient ones, but they were still very pleasing to the eye.

"Xiaoxiao, the vegetables you planted in the garden a few months ago have all sprouted. I'll go pick some in a bit, otherwise they'll all rot in the ground."

Sanlang said this to Su Xiaoxiao while they were eating.

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback, still lost in her own fantasy. "Okay, I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it."

Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao was in a daze, Sanlang walked to her side, then slowly bent down and gently wiped her lips with his long, well-defined fingers.

"Look, it's already almost in its mouth."

Su Xiaoxiao was caught off guard by Sanlang's sudden teasing, making her even more flustered.

She stood there stunned, while the flirtatious man, after finishing his meal, said to the two children, "Who wants to come with me to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables later?"

Da Bao and Xiao Bao both eagerly raised their hands, "I, I want to go pick vegetables with San Lang."

Not to be outdone, Xiao Bao wiggled his little body, trying to squeeze into Sanlang's arms like a little mudfish.

I don't know where this child learned her skill at being coquettish. Although she doesn't know anything and sometimes doesn't understand what adults are saying, she just refuses to show weakness and will never lose to her older brother, Da Bao.

Whatever Da Bao wants to do, she has to copy him.

In the afternoon, Su Xiaoxiao plucked the feathers from the wild pheasant and stewed it with ginseng and astragalus to make a delicious chicken soup.

It's ready to stew tonight, to nourish Sanlang's body.

Once May is over, the weather gradually gets warmer.

After several rain showers, the vegetables in the garden have sprouted, lush and green, a truly delightful sight.

When the weather gets hot, some people choose to stay at home to cool off, while others go to the big tree at the entrance of the village to chat and enjoy the cool air.

As they passed by Su Xiaoxiao's house, they peeked through the fence and saw a young and very handsome man picking vegetables in the garden, with two adorable and well-behaved children beside him.

Such a pleasing scene is truly eye-catching.

Some women in the village, regardless of their age, were so jealous that their eyes turned red.

We say that it's only natural for older women to like handsome men.

There's no way around it, handsome guys have that kind of magic, an irresistible allure.

For dinner, Su Xiaoxiao decided to eat something cool, as the weather had started to get hot and dry lately.

She wanted to eat some cold noodles and cold rice noodles, so after simmering the chicken soup, Su Xiaoxiao started sifting the gluten with a sieve.

First, add salt to the flour and water, then stir with chopsticks until it forms clumps. Next, gradually knead it into a round shape by hand.

She started letting the dough rise again, and after the dough had risen properly, it was time to wash it.

Each step was essential. Su Xiaoxiao added water very carefully, and as the dough gradually separated, gluten appeared.

After filtering through the filter several times, the water used to wash my face started to become cool.

Finally, it was time to steam it. She placed the dough on a flat tray, steamed it in boiling water for about two or three minutes, took it out and rinsed it with cold water, and then started to peel the dough off little by little.

Finally, the cold noodles were ready. Su Xiaoxiao felt that it was really quite a hassle to get anything to eat after going through all these steps.

Previously, liangpi (cold skin noodles) was sold everywhere. You could just walk over, hand the vendor money, and get a fresh serving of liangpi in less than two minutes.

Now, if Su Xiaoxiao wants to eat, she has to do it herself, which is not easy at all. After Sanlang and the two children finished picking vegetables and came back, they saw Su Xiaoxiao busy in the kitchen and came over to watch out of curiosity.

"Xiaoxiao, what delicious food are you making?"

"All you three know how to do is eat."

Su Xiaoxiao pretended to be annoyed.

"Sanlang, go wash a cucumber for me."

Su Xiaoxiao gave the order.

"Okay, as ordered."

Saburo immediately went out to wash the cucumbers.

"And cilantro."

Su Xiaoxiao gave her instructions.

"Mom, Da Bao wants to help too."

When Xiao Bao saw Da Bao say that, she also raised her little hand, "Mom, I want to help you too."

"You two go peel some garlic for me!"

Su Xiaoxiao realized she couldn't just stop them from doing anything, or the two darlings would get upset.

As if given a command, the two little ones immediately rushed out to peel garlic.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the two children and smiled helplessly but also with great affection.

After washing the cucumber, Sanlang handed it to Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao took a look and saw that these were newly grown cucumbers with flowers and thorns on top, growing in their backyard.

They were incredibly fresh. In her previous life, if Su Xiaoxiao wanted to eat cucumbers, she could only get the ones sold in supermarkets that were grown with chemical fertilizers. They were strangely large and had been sitting for who knows how many days. The supermarket staff had to keep spraying water on them to keep them from getting any freshness.

These cucumbers are very expensive, and although they don't taste good—the skin is thick and hard, and the flesh inside is wilted—they are quite expensive.

But there was no way around it; the family's bungalow was forcibly demolished, and they were forced to move into an apartment building that was extremely poorly soundproof, like a coffin box. If they wanted to eat fresh, dew-covered vegetables grown in their backyard, they would have to wait until their next life, or perhaps travel back to ancient times.

Su Xiaoxiao cut the cucumber into shreds and added them to the gluten and cold noodles, along with a little salt, vinegar, and sugar.

If only there were soy sauce, Su Xiaoxiao thought. After mixing the cold noodles, she took a sniff and it still smelled delicious.

She called over Sanlang, Dabao, and Xiaobao, and asked them to try it together.

In this sweltering heat, being able to enjoy a bowl of cold noodles and gluten is truly a great blessing.

"What is this, Mother?"

Neither Da Bao nor Xiao Bao had seen them before, so they looked up and asked Su Xiaoxiao in unison.

"This is cold skin noodles and gluten. It's the coolest thing to eat in the summer."

The two children happily gathered around, took a bite, and exclaimed with delight.

"We've never eaten anything like this before, it's so delicious."

Sanlang also came over and took a bite, then gave Su Xiaoxiao a thumbs up and said, "Wow, that's amazing! Your cold noodles are really delicious."

Seeing how much effort Su Xiaoxiao put into cooking, Sanlang couldn't help but feel moved.

"Speaking of which, Xiaoxiao, you really think of me. You even made me cold noodles because it was so hot."

When he spoke like that, Su Xiaoxiao truly felt Sanlang's gratitude towards her.

(End of this chapter)