Chapter 13 Engagement Token
Shen had already marinated the meat at home, and all he had to do was wait two days for it to absorb the flavor before hanging it up.
When the Qin Zhen sisters returned home, Shen had already started making a fire and cooking.
Qin Zhi saw a pile of pig offal on the ground, so he found a basin to put it in and took it to the stream to wash it.
The location of this thatched house was originally chosen well. There was a stream less than fifty meters away, making it very convenient to use water.
Qin Zhi used the flour he took out from the space to scrub the pig intestines over and over again until they were clean and had no odor at all. If Shen saw this scene, she would be heartbroken. This pig intestine that even dogs wouldn't eat actually consumed so much flour.
Qin Zhi carried the cleaned pig intestines into the kitchen, and Shen's eyes widened when she saw it.
"This pig intestine stinks. Why are you washing it? We still have plenty of meat at home, enough for the three of us to eat." Shen took the basin from Qin Zhi and prepared to take it out and throw it away.
"Mom, please don't throw it away. I washed it with great difficulty. Just wait, I promise to make a pot of delicious food that you won't be able to stop eating." Qin Zhi blinked and said to Shen playfully.
Qin Zhi asked Shen to go out and take a rest, and started to stew things. Pig intestines, pig hearts, pig lungs, pig livers, pig ears, pig tongues, and two big pig heads were all thrown into the big pot. There were plenty of marinade bags and spices in the kitchen. Soon, the whole hut was filled with bursts of rich fragrance, which made people unable to stop.
Half an hour later, Qin Zhi came out with the prepared food. A pot of maoxuewang, a braised food platter, a pot of pork stewed with vermicelli, the vermicelli was taken from the space, and a plate of stir-fried vegetables sent by the villagers, and the coarse grain rice made by Shen Shi before. This meal had both meat and vegetables, and the aroma was very appetizing.
Qin Zhi picked up a piece of pig intestine with chopsticks and fed it into Shen's mouth.
"Mom, come and try my cooking."
Shen chewed it for a few times and his eyes lit up. The pig intestine didn't have any bad smell at all. It was soft, tender, chewy and left a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth.
"My daughter's cooking skills are amazing." Shen gave a thumbs up.
Qin Zhi smiled with his eyes curved. Of course it was delicious, this special sauce package was so delicious that even a brick would be delicious.
"It's not the best time to eat it yet. Put the rest in the braising pot and continue to soak overnight. It will be more flavorful tomorrow and it will be so delicious that it will make your eyebrows drop."
"Let's eat soon, I can't wait." Qin Zhen's mouth was watering at the aroma.
"Let's eat!" At the command, the mother and daughter ate heartily for the first time without any image. Shen and Qin Zhen praised the food as delicious. Only Qin Zhi ate with his head down. Since he traveled to this era, the family's diet has always been very light, and his mouth is so light that he is almost nauseous.
It was not until half an hour later that the three of them slowly stopped, touched their round stomachs, and kept shouting that they could not eat another bite.
After dinner, the mother, daughter and her two daughters walked around the foundation of the new house to help digest the food. Everyone was excited as they imagined what the new house would look like after it was completed.
After digesting the food, Qin Zhi took out a folding bed from the space as he did before, made it out in the hall and gave it to Shen and Qin Zhen to use, and then he returned to his room alone.
They all knew that Qin Zhi now had many secrets and were worried that she would be exposed outside, so they insisted on giving the room to Qin Zhi.
Qin Zhi entered the space, took a shower, changed into pajamas, and lay on the sofa comfortably to watch TV series.
When Qin Zhi came out of the space, he immediately noticed the presence of another person in the room.
She picked up a stool and threw it into the corner.
Zhan Xiao caught him steadily. Strange, when he came, there was no one in the room, how did she appear out of thin air? The corners of his lips, hidden in the darkness, raised, this girl is not simple.
"It's me," Zhan Xiao said.
Qin Zhi let down his guard, took out a tinderbox, lit the oil lamp on the table, and the room instantly became bright.
It was indeed the man in black that night. After a few days of rest, his face became rosy.
He had sharp eyebrows, starry eyes, a straight nose, thin lips, and clear contours. He was really a top-notch guy. Although Qin Zhi was only eleven years old, her inner core had already been replaced by that of an almost thirty-year-old aunt from the twenty-first century. It was also fun to appreciate handsome men.
"Have you seen enough?" Zhan Xiao asked with a smile.
"Nice look!"
Zhan Xiao...
You are such a small kid, yet you still judge people by their appearance.
"I'm hungry," Zhan Xiao said.
Qin Zhibai glared at Zhan Xiao and said, "Do you think this is a restaurant? You come here to order food in the middle of the night?"
"Wait," Qin Zhi went to the kitchen unhappily.
The braised dishes in the pot were all warm. Qin Zhi scooped out a bit of each, cut them up, and arranged them on a platter.
This was the only pot occupied in the kitchen. Qin Zhi was too lazy to bother with it, so he went to the space and cooked him a big bowl of instant noodles.
Qin Zhi found a clean wooden board and used it as a tray to bring the platter of braised dishes and noodles into the room.
Zhan Xiao was very hungry and ate quickly. Although he ate very fast, he was still elegant.
After eating more than half of the bowl of noodles, Zhan Xiao finally felt better. He gradually slowed down his eating habits and savored the food in front of him.
Qin Zhi sat beside him and watched him eat, enjoying the food as if he was watching a food show. She took a sip of water from the water cup and said, "You dropped a jade pendant here last time. I'll find it for you."
Zhan Xiao grabbed Qin Zhi.
"For you."
Such a valuable thing is given to me just like that. Rich people are really generous. Qin Zhi picked up the water and poured it into his mouth again.
"A token of love." Zhan Xiao swallowed the food in his mouth and uttered a few more words.
Poof! All the water in Qin Zhi's mouth sprayed out, choking himself.
"Don't be so excited. I should repay you for saving my life with my own body," Zhan Xiao said as he continued to sip his noodles and picked up a piece of pork head with chopsticks, eating with relish.
"Don't do that. I did you a favor, but you repaid it with hatred. I'm only eleven years old, my hair hasn't even grown out yet, can you bear to do that to me?"
Poof, now it was Zhan Xiao's turn to choke. How dare this girl say anything?
"My name is Zhan Xiao. I'm the ninth child in the family. Others call me Zhan Jiu." Zhan Xiao was full and put down his chopsticks to introduce himself to Qin Zhi.
"Zhan Xiao, this is a good name. I seem to have heard of this name before. You can't be the legendary god of war, General Zhan, who fought against the Japanese pirates?" No, not long ago, I heard from the storyteller in town that General Zhan had surrendered to the enemy and betrayed his country for personal gain. The imperial court was searching for General Zhan's whereabouts everywhere, and the former god of war had become a man hated by everyone.
Zhan Xiao watched Qin Zhi's expression change several times in an instant.
Qin Zhi asked cautiously: "Now that I know your whereabouts, you won't kill me to silence me, right?"
Zhan Xiao was completely speechless. He really wanted to pry open the girl's head to see what she was thinking.
"If I was afraid of being exposed, would I need to tell you my identity?"
"Our Zhan family has fought in the battlefields for generations, defending our country and never done anything to betray the country. Now all the men in the Zhan family have died in the battlefield, and I am the only one left. I have also been framed by a villain. The women in the Zhan family are also amazing. My eldest sister died to prove the innocence of our Zhan family. My second and third sisters were tortured and forced to tell them where the tiger talisman of the Zhan family army was, but they didn't say a word until they died. They didn't even intend to let my four-year-old cousin go. If that loyal servant hadn't used his body to block the sword, my poor cousin would have gone too." Zhan Xiao's eyes were red, and he tried his best to endure it.
"Then is there anything I can do to help you?" Qin Zhi also didn't believe that the Zhan family had committed treason. All those years, the Zhan family had been guarding the border. If they wanted to rebel, they would have done it long ago.
"Yes, you can come with me to rescue people."