Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 51
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 51: Rice Porridge and Steamed Eggs
Xie Xun let go of Jiang Shuyao, and held her face with worries. Seeing her crying hard like this, he panicked.
His eyes met Jiang Shuyao's, and she slowly calmed down under his soothing eyes.
Xie Xun wiped away her tears with extremely light movement, but Jiang Shuyao could still feel him trembling.
The two looked at each other. The air clearly smelled of blood, but there was a strange sense of peace of mind.
Jiang Shuyao stopped crying. It was reasonable that Xie Xun should take his hand away from her face, but he still held her face as if he had forgotten it.
His palms were warm and dry, making Jiang Shuyao's cheeks slightly hot. The two were still embracing each other. Jiang Shuyao realized this and awkwardly retracted her hands around his waist.
Xie Xun hadn't reacted yet, but Xie Pei had rushed in from the door and shouted, "Third sister-in-law! Third sister-in-law—"
She was suddenly speechless, and an anxious expression froze on her face.
From this perspective, Jiang Shuyao was cuddling Xie Xun weakly, and Xie Xun was holding her face as if she was interrupting something.
The guards came later than Xie Pei and followed her in. They also froze in place after seeing the scene in front of them.
Xie Pei turned around and saw a group of guys with wide-eyed eyes and odd expressions, and said viciously, "Don't look! Close your eyes!"
Then she turned her head and said weakly to the two people cuddling, "Let's go out first..."
She was stopped by Xie Xun as soon as she raised her foot.
"Wait. Come back with a piece of clothing."
Xie Pei was taken aback. She looked at Jiang Shuyao and was relieved when she saw that only her sleeve was torn apart.
The carriage from Duke Xie's mansion rushed over after a while. After Xie Pei returned from the car to retrieve some clothes, the two were no longer in an embrace, but Xie Xun was afraid that Jiang Shuyao would see the corpse, so he kept blocking her sight.
Xie Pei walked over and handed a robe to Xie Xun. Xie Xun wrapped Jiang Shuyao and helped her out.
Jiang Shuyao was not injured but was frightened, but Xie Xun still protected her with his hands for fear that she would fall.
He carefully guarded Jiang Shuyao into the carriage and was suddenly stopped by Xie Pei when he was about to climb up.
Xie Xun turned her head and motioned to her to speak.
Xie Pei stopped talking. She dragged him aside and whispered, "Third brother, my life was saved by third sister-in-law."
Xie Xun nodded when he heard her words and couldn't bear to think about how scared Jiang Shuyao was at the time. He suppressed the astringency in his heart and said, "I understand that she is kind to our Xie family."
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Seeing him frowned, Xie Pei was uneasy and pulled his sleeves, "Brother, don't you mind if third sister-in-law is okay? I know you think that women like us will cause bad reputations, but why? We are innocent, and it is the bandits who deserve to suffer. Third sister-in-law wouldn't have come to this point if it wasn't for me. Even if they were in the same room and her arm was seen, she is innocent."
Xie Xun didn't respond and still has the same expression.
Xie Pei became even more anxious and blurted out, "If you leave third sister-in-law, then I, I..." She didn't expect to threaten him, so she could only say, "I will definitely ask you to settle the account!"
She stared at Xie Xun furiously.
After a second, Xie Xun finally changed his expression.
He slowly raised his eyebrows, and then his eyes widened slightly. Finally, his usual cold face slowly turned into dismay.
"What are you talking about?" he said.
It is clear that Xie Pei was still anxious just now, but at this moment, she felt that she was emotionally scrambled. Her third brother looked like this when he was not cold, so he is too lazy to make an expression...
Xie Pei didn't know how to answer him for a while, "Do you mind?"
"What do I mind?"
"Third sister-in-law, she, she was taken away, and she was in the same room with the gangster—"
Xie Xun later realized what she meant and interrupted Xie Pei's words, "Why would I mind?" After speaking, he put on that cold face and gritted his teeth, "This matter is due to my negligence. Recently, the suburbs of Beijing has even unsafe, and I let you come out for praying."
He suppressed his anger, calmed down a bit, and said, "So you can't let other people know about this. I'll take care of it." After that, Xie Pei looked at him blankly. He remembered that Xie Pei just threatened him just for Jiang Shuyao, so he softly explained to her, "I did not think that she was stigmatizing her reputation, but I don't want her to be scolded. You don't have to worry."
Xie Pei had never seen his third brother talk so much before and nodded stupidly.
Xie Xun turned around and strode towards the carriage.
Xie Pei watched him walk away. Her eyes fell on the official uniform that he had no care to change, and she habitually raised her eyebrows for a long while and said, "You better be, otherwise...huh."
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Jiang Shuyao was nestling on the carriage, and Xie Xun came in and brought a light breeze.
He waved his hand to let the maid who was serving Jiang Shuyao went down the carriage. He hesitated for a moment and still sat quietly beside her.
Jiang Shuyao was closing her eyes and rested. Hearing the noise, she opened his eyes to look at him.
Xie Xun asked, "What's wrong? Where is it uncomfortable?"
Jiang Shuyao shook her head.
He reached for the kettle, "Drink some hot tea?"
Jiang Shuyao still shook her head.
Xie Xun's heart became more uncomfortable when he saw her look so weak, and his mouth was tight.
Jiang Shuyao felt the displeasure emanating from him and felt a little uncomfortable when thinking of Xie Pei's concerns.
She persuaded herself not to care about Xie Xun's opinion, but the more he persuaded her, the more she became anxious. Finally, she shrank into a corner, away from Xie Xun.
Xie Xun's tone was gentle after he saw this, for fear of shocking her, "It's okay, don't be afraid."
Jiang Shuyao ignored him.
Xie Xun dared not approach her and sat silently aside.
After all, he was a young man. He was so uncomfortable and couldn't hold back any words. After a while, he suddenly said, "I'm sorry."
A thoughtless apology made Jiang Shuyao look up at him.
"I said I would protect you, but it still caused you to suffer such a thing." He lowered his head and dared not look at Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao looked at the top of his dark hair, and it took a few seconds before she understood what he meant.
She remembered that she was also in the carriage at the time. She was so sad and depressed because of Lin-shi's matters. After pouring her bitterness, Xie Xun said something like this- "I will protect you."
She was very upset at the time and didn't take it to heart. After so long, she had forgotten Xie Xun's words.
So for Xie Xun, this is not a casual comfort, but a promise?
Suddenly she felt sore on the tip of her heart, numb and itchy, as if a green sprout emerged from the ground.
Suppressing that strange feeling, Jiang Shuyao warned herself not to think too much about what happened. Zhou-shi and Lin-shi are not miserable enough? As a girl, to not be delayed, you must keep your heart.
After Xie Xun said those words, he didn't speak anymore. The two went back to Duke Xie's mansion in silence. After Jiang Shuyao took a shower and changed clothes, she went back to the room and fell asleep deeply.
It was evening when she woke up, and because she was still resting, the maids did not light up the lights.
She called, and Bai Zhi came in from outside. She tied the bed curtain, tucked a cushion behind her, and waited for her to sit up.
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Bai Zhi has always been loyal. If she knew something happened to her, she would be worried and anxious, but Jiang Shuyao did not see any worry on her face.
Seeing her staring at her face, Bai Zhi couldn't help but rub her hands with her hands, "Miss, is there anything on this slave's face?"
Jiang Shuyao shook her head and asked hesitantly, "Do you know..." After half talking, she held back.
Bai Zhi didn't notice that there was something wrong with her. The smile on her face had not disappeared since she came in. Her eyes were bent into crescents, and she asked cheerfully, "Is the young lady hungry?"
Jiang Shuyao was indeed a little hungry. She nodded and said, "I want to drink porridge."
After hearing this, the smile on Bai Zhi's face even worsened, "Okay, good. Porridge then." After speaking, she bowed and left the room.
Jiang Shuyao was aching all over, and because of the shock today, she lost her strength, so she simply leaned on the cushion and didn't want to get up.
After a while, footsteps came from outside.
Bai Zhi came back so soon. It seems that the kitchen has been warming the porridge.
She looked up but only saw Xie Xun coming in with the porridge.
Jiang Shuyao was stunned.
Xie Xun put the dinner tray on the low table beside the bed and saw that Jiang Shuyao's expression recovered. He was finally relieved.
"Why are you here? Bai Zhi?" Jiang Shuyao asked in surprise.
Xie Xun hesitated and changed the subject, "Shall we let the maid come in and feed you porridge?"
"No, I didn't hurt my hand." She suddenly patted her forehead and said in a shock, "Second sister-in-law, how is she? Is she injured?"
"A knife injured second sister-in-law, but the doctor said it was okay." Seeing Jiang Shuyao worried, he replied carefully, "Even though she injured her leg, but the cut was not deep."
Jiang Shuyao was worried, "I'll go see her now."
Xie Xun pressed her shoulders. "Second sister-in-law is resting. What are you going to do? Wait until tomorrow."
Jiang Shuyao stopped thinking.
Xie Xun picked up the dinner tray and held it in front of her, "Eat."
His action made Jiang Shuyao wants to laugh and cry, "I said that I was not injured. As for you—"
Halfway through the conversation, the rest was stuck in her throat.
Her gaze fell on the dinner tray, and she saw a bowl of white rice porridge and a bowl of steamed eggs on it, steaming with a warm aroma.
Seeing her stunned, Xie Xun asked nervously, "Isn't it right?" When he went to visit Zhou-shi, Xu-shi asked about Jiang Shuyao's situation. Xie Xun said a few words to her, and then Xu-shi mentioned that Jiang Shuyao once said that when she was sick, she would want to eat rice porridge and steamed eggs made by her mother.
Xu-shi said that Jiang Shuyao could only feel at ease if she eats her mother's own cooking. Xie Xun could never go to Lord Xiangyang's house and ask Lin-shi to bring them over, so he just went to the kitchen and made two bowls.
When Jiang Shuyao looked at Xie Xun, she could clearly feel the anxiety on his facial paralysis face.
She picked up the porridge bowl and took a spoonful in her mouth.
The white rice porridge was boiled so slowly, on low heat, until the rice is thoroughly boiled. There was a bit of crushed vegetable leaves inside. The seasoning was only salt and a few drops of sesame oil, but it has a light and warm taste.
Xie Xun couldn't help asking, "How is it?"
He was so nervous. Jiang Shuyao looked at him weirdly and said, "It's okay."
Xie Xun was relieved. After wasting three-pots, this porridge was finally made successfully.
Jiang Shuyao took a few more bites. The porridge was really soft and melted without chewing. It was soft and thick, with rice's original flavor and a little bit of sesame oil.
It seems that the person who cooked this porridge was really caring. To make this kind of porridge, one has to stand by the stove and constantly stir so it's not mashed.
Xie Xun had been sitting by the bed looking at her. After seeing her holding a bowl and drinking a small bowl of porridge, he said, "Have some steamed eggs, don't let it cold."
Jiang Shuyao looked up, and he had already brought the tray again.
She had to put the porridge bowl on the wooden tray and lifted the steamed egg bowl.
Although the steamed egg is simple, it looks very good.
The color is light yellow. The surface is smooth and flat, sprinkled with emerald green onion. A small amount of soy sauce mixed with the water made the surface turn into a clear light brown.
The surface of the steamed egg shattered with a light touch from the spoon and trembling. It was extremely tender and smooth.
The steamed egg inside was a little hot. Jiang Shuyao put it to her mouth and blew it lightly before daring to take it in her mouth.
The tender steamed egg melts in the mouth, and the pure egg aroma has a subtle, reassuring taste, with a light soy sauce aroma, salty and tender.
You don't need to chew carefully. Just swallow it so that the warmth can slide down the throat all the way to the stomach.
Obviously, it was just a simple steamed egg, but Jiang Shuyao took it very seriously, as if she had returned to the time when her mother was taking care of her when she was a child.
After eating the steamed eggs, she handed the empty bowl to Xie Xun and asked, "Did sister-in-law told you?"
Xie Xun nodded and took the bowl.
She looked at Xie Xun's handsome and elegant profile. Although she had already guessed the answer, she still asked, "Did you make it?"
Xie Xun's stopped his movement and felt a little frustrated, "You could taste it?" She usually cooks on a daily basis, and she would use to eating her own food. A bowl of porridge already stumped him. It seems that there is still a difference between him and the cook.
Seeing him unhappy, Jiang Shuyao held back her smile. How could you taste it? Did he really think she can't see his nervousness?
Xie Xun thought that he had completely failed in his first attempt to cook. He even let Jiang Shuyao finish a whole bowl of steamed eggs that tasted bad. His face was a little embarrassed, "I will let the maid come in and wait for you to rinse your mouth." Then he held the dinner tray and left depressed.
After he left, Jiang Shuyao couldn't help but laugh. Thinking of him cooking by himself, the corners of her eyebrows curled up with warmth, "Well, it seems that feeding him these days are not in vain."
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