Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 345 Candle Making

The honeycombs have been picked out and the sun is shining brightly today.

The big pot built in the yard was used again.

Pour all the honeycombs in the wooden barrel into the pot, add water and boil.

The fire in the stove was burning brightly, but the person in charge of lighting the fire was replaced by a new person today. The tall figure sat uncomfortably on a small stool, which was a special stool used by many people to watch the stove.

Xu Zhi was quite perceptive and went to play with her good sisters. Many Japanese sweets went to the main hall as usual. In the yard, there were only Gu Qinghan who was making a wish, and Lai Fu who was lying on the ground with his belly turned up to bask in the sun.

"Ayuan, do you think I'm learning skills in secret?" Gu Qinghan chuckled and looked at Xu Yuan who was preparing Cantonese dishes on the side.

"That's perfect. Come, call me Master. You don't have to be sneaky. I will teach you openly." Xu Yuan hooked his lips and said teasingly.

"That won't do. Isn't that messing up the order of generations? You are my wife." Gu Qinghan added a large piece of firewood to the stove, then stood up and sat next to Xu Yuan.

Pick up the rhizome of a Chinese cabbage and tear off the skin.

"Don't shout, I'm not the one who's talking." Xu Yuan corrected him. The man didn't speak seriously.

"It's only a matter of time." Gu Qinghan raised his lips and touched Xu Yuan's shoulder. "A Yuan, I'm going to the county town tomorrow. Is there anything you need me to bring for you?"

Make a wish and touch it back.

Gu Qinghan was helpless. This girl really wouldn't suffer any loss.

"Are you going to sell those fish balls?" Xu Yuan thought of Gu Qinghan bringing him a plate of prepared fish balls early in the morning. The fish balls were as chewy as the ones he made himself, so it was quite a success.

Gu Qinghan nodded.

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Then please buy me some lard boards with rough surface."

Steam came out of the cover of the stove and there was a bubbling sound in the pot.

"Ayuan, do we need to filter out these residues next?"

Gu Qinghan stood up and first put out the unburned dry firewood in the stove, then opened the lid. The tiny pieces of honeycomb were still floating on the surface of the pot, like a pot of residue. Gu Qinghan was very interested in what Xu Yi was going to make.

"Guessed it right, but there's no reward."

Xu Yuan clapped his hands and went into the kitchen. After a while, he came out with two dustpans, placed them on the wooden barrel, and handed a wooden spoon to Gu Qinghan.

Filter all the water in the pot and then just wait for it to cool down.

"And then, Ayuan, is that it?"

Seeing Xu Yuan sitting back down and tearing the stalks of Guangcai, Gu Qinghan walked over and asked humbly.

"Of course, after it cools down, the liquid will solidify into hard lumps..." Xu Yuan roughly told Gu Qinghan the steps to be done, and Gu Qinghan couldn't help but smile.

He pinched Xuyuan's earlobe and said, "Ayuan, aren't you afraid that I will sell your secret recipe?"

What responded to Gu Qinghan was Xuyuan's smiling face, which was threatening.

Gu Qinghan immediately smiled, and rubbed Xuyuan's face with his big hands, "Ayuan, you'd better smile more, but only in front of me."

"Let go." Xu Yuan patted Gu Qinghan's hand and glared at Gu Qinghan.

What's wrong with this man? Why does he pinch his face all the time?

No wonder Xiaoduo said it was childish when he saw it.

Gu Qinghan curled his lips, but did not let go of the hand that was holding Xu Yuan's face. Instead, he moved closer and pressed a kiss on Xu Yuan's lips. Then he moved away, staring into Xu Yuan's eyes with a look of triumph on his face.

Xu Yuan pushed the man in front of her away angrily and kicked Gu Qinghan.

Being a hooligan again.

"cough……"

Suddenly, a light cough was heard outside the courtyard gate.

The visitor couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the intimate behavior in the yard.

When working in the yard during the day, people usually leave the gate open.

Xu Yuan and Gu Qinghan turned their heads to look at the gate and nodded to the visitor.

"Uncle Zhushan, why are you here?" Xu Yuan stood up to greet him, not missing the gossip fire burning in Liu Zhushan's eyes as he looked at him and Gu Qinghan.

Forget it, destroy it.

I don’t want to explain Xuyuan anymore, so let it be.

Fortunately, although Liu Zhushan was gossipy, he just smiled and didn't ask any questions. He retracted his gossiping eyes and replied seriously: "Isn't this the refined honey? I sent you both mine and Uncle Wang's."

"Where should I put you, girl?"

Xu Yuan took Liu Zhushan into the utility room and put the jars of honey into the cabinet.

They didn't stay for long and left in a hurry. They also told Xuyuan Gu Qinghan that they didn't need to cook at noon and could go to his place to eat when it was time. Many of them went directly to his place when they got off work, saying that it was to celebrate the good harvest in the past few days.

On the way back, Liu Zhushan was smiling all the time. He was happier than if he had picked up silver. He guessed it right. He guessed it right.

"Ayuan, I feel a little hurt." After Liu Zhushan left, Gu Qinghan held Xuyuan's little hand and said aggrievedly. Xuyuan didn't want to say much, just like a puppy acting coquettishly.

The cold and expressionless male god suddenly turns into a coquettish little man?

Hey!

"Gu Qinghan, be more normal."

Xu Yuan couldn't stand the man who seemed to have taken over her body.

"You should read less of those storybooks. Those plots are not suitable for you."

Xu Yuan was totally unaffected by the man in front of him's flirting tactics and spoke in a stern and impartial manner.

"Oh." Gu Qinghan returned to normal in a second, pursed his lips slightly, pulled Xu Yuan to sit down, and began to deal with the Cantonese dishes on the ground.

"Ayuan, after I pass the imperial examination, will you marry me?" Gu Qinghan suddenly said with a serious face, lowering his eyes to look at Xu Yuan.

Gu Qinghan felt a little disappointed for a moment because he didn't hear Xu Yuan's reply immediately.

When Xuyuan heard these words of promise, he felt somehow heavy. He lowered his head slightly, paused his hand, and did not answer immediately.

"Ayuan, it's okay if you don't want to answer. I'll wait for you."

Gu Qinghan put his big hand on Xuyuan’s head and comforted himself softly, “If you don’t answer, I will take it as your agreement.”

"Ayuan, are you moved to tears? Why are you lowering your head?" Gu Qinghan leaned close to Xuyuan's ear and asked jokingly.

"Who's crying?"

Feeling the wetness near his earlobe, Xuyuan suddenly raised his head and shouted.

Gu Qinghan's cheeks flushed visibly, and his depressed mood suddenly improved. He raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Xu Yuan touched his face, thinking there was something on it.

"Gu Qinghan, what are you laughing at?"

"Gu Qinghan shook his head: "Nothing."

"Nothing, what are you laughing at?"

"Ayuan, why are you so overbearing? Why don't you smile at me?"

"Oh, Ayuan, why are you pinching my waist again?"

"Just pinch me. Am I that funny? Do you think I'll laugh just because you see me?"

……