Li Min felt she was being a bit oversensitive. Pure white flour疙瘩汤 should taste good regardless of its color.
As expected, after just one taste, Li Min abandoned her spoon and directly lifted the bowl to her mouth, making slurping sounds.
Tian Jing frowned, "A woman can eat quickly and even a bit crudely, but don't make so much noise."
Li Min immediately put down the bowl and picked up the spoon she had discarded on the kang table. "Big Brother, I think our bamboo spoons need to be remade, bigger ones this time."
"No time."
Because of Tian Jing's words, Li Zhengguo, who was busy feeding himself quickly without making unpleasant sounds, didn't want to bother with his sister. She was looking for trouble. He was very busy.
Li Mu only ate one bowl but had two eggs. Tian Jing ate one and a half bowls. Li Min's two bowls were, of course, all finished, and the rest went into Li Zhengguo's stomach.
Li Zhengguo patted his belly with satisfaction. It had been four years since he returned, and this was the first time he had eaten white flour. He actually liked noodles the most, any kind of noodles.
But there wasn't enough food at home, and they couldn't eat their fill. Tonight, he ate white flour疙瘩汤 until he was stuffed. He was truly happy.
"Do you like it?" Tian Jing asked, looking at Li Zhengguo's satisfied smile.
This man had eaten five eggs and four bowls of疙瘩汤. The bowls in the countryside were coarse porcelain, almost as large as soup bowls in later generations.
"My elder brother likes noodles, especially white flour noodles," Li Min quickly answered for her brother. She liked them too, and so did their mother.
"Alright, we'll have white flour noodles tomorrow night."
"Yay! Thank you, sister-in-law!" Li Min was so excited she almost jumped.
"What are you thanking me for? I didn't say I was making it for you."
Uh, the excitement on Li Min's face froze, but she quickly smiled again. "Sister-in-law, I can eat black flour noodles too. I haven't had noodles in many years."
The reason Tian Jing was willing to help her sister-in-law with the broken engagement was precisely because of this simple, foolish enthusiasm. The original owner's memories were already unreliable, and she only used them as a reference.
When she pointed out Zhang Fangcao's scheme, this sister-in-law immediately went to verify it. After verifying it, she didn't complain or blame anyone. Instead, she drew closer to Tian Jing and listened to her arrangements. Tian Jing was willing to have such a helper at home.
There was no shortage of men in Kūshān. Keeping the sister-in-law in Kūshān would earn her the gratitude of the Li family and gain a capable helper.
With her here, Li Mu wouldn't have any accidents. If Tian Jing left later, and if Li Zhengguo, this stubborn man, also left, Li Mu's life and safety would still be guaranteed.
Especially now that Li Min felt her life had a direction and was no longer so calculative, Tian Jing quite liked this simple, older sister's temperament. "Okay, I'll make black flour noodles for you separately tomorrow."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Li Min was still smiling.
Li Zhengguo watched the interaction between Tian Jing and his sister, and his heart was filled with emotion.
A different Tian Jing meant a different outcome, and he and Tian Jing would surely have a different outcome too. Heaven must have called him back to make up for his losses.
Li Zhengguo rested for a bit before going to wash the dishes and pots. He also boiled water and filled both hot water bottles. He also brought medicinal tea to Li Mu. "Mother, your medicinal tea."
"Put it on the kang cabinet. I'll drink it later."
After her son left, Li Mu carefully examined the so-called medicinal tea. There was only a tiny amount of something resembling fine grass inside, likely ginseng root.
Li Min, smelling the faint medicinal scent, asked, "Mother?"
Li Mu nodded. "Keep your mouth shut. Knowing fewer secrets will make you happier."
"Mm!" Li Min nodded vigorously. "Mother is right. I should prepare for bed. Tomorrow will be a day that decides my fate."
"You child," Li Mu chided her. "Didn't you cause this trouble yourself?"
"If it weren't for that, sister-in-law wouldn't have come to our home, right?" Li Min absolutely refused to admit she was of no use.
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In the west room, Li Zhengguo brought hot water to Tian Jing and handed her a small wooden box. "Put this away. It's prepared by Doctor Yang."
"You keep it," Tian Jing didn't need it. "You manage it. Give it to whomever you want."
She wasn't unaware that this man was secretly taking care of others, but he was too cautious, only sending steamed pumpkin and pumpkin cakes, and then nothing more.
Li Mu's health was not just due to her good mood and drinking ginseng tea. It was also because she ate food that had been nurtured by Tian Jing's wood-element special ability. Pumpkins and wild vegetables alike. When Tian Jing found an opportunity to go into the mountains, she would nurture more wild vegetables for this man.
Li Zhengguo looked at her nervously. "You know?"
"I don't know," Tian Jing lowered her head and rubbed the towel. "I only know I don't need this. When I want it, I'll go pick it. There's a whole patch of it."
At that time, she had also planted over a dozen optimized seeds. If she wanted them, she could just nurture them.
Li Zhengguo looked at Tian Jing, who was washing her face with her head down, deeply moved. He didn't know how to express his joy.
A large patch of ginseng wasn't a treasure. The thin girl in front of him was the great treasure he possessed.
"Then, shall I go out for a bit?"
There was obvious excitement in Li Zhengguo's voice. Tian Jing thought he was happy about receiving these ginseng slices and waved him away. "Go, and come back quickly. We need to get up a bit earlier tomorrow."
"Mm." Li Zhengguo agreed with a smile. Tian Jing's mention of getting up earlier carried a hint of resentment in her tone.
As soon as Tian Jing lay down on the kang, Li Zhengguo returned. He was really fast, running back and forth, wasn't he?
She had no idea what Li Zhengguo was thinking. He was just eager to return to hold his wife and sleep.
When she was pulled into a warm embrace, Tian Jing finally understood what had happened last night. "Where's your quilt?"
"It's dirty, not washed."
"Then why didn't you tell me? I could have asked Li Min to wash it before you carried out your plan."
"I forgot. Too many things. Let's sleep."
Tian Jing... You expect me to believe that?
However, this embrace was very warm and comfortable, and it exuded a sense of security. No wonder she hadn't reacted at all last night and had slept so soundly.
Since that was the case, she wouldn't be polite and would accept it. After years of living in the apocalypse, she felt she had developed some neurasthenia.
Tian Jing comforted herself, then calmed down and quickly fell asleep.
Li Zhengguo curled the corners of his mouth and smiled silently. The "rogue" mode was the right approach.
After another peaceful night's sleep until dawn, Tian Jing suddenly sat up. "What time is it? It's time to make breakfast."
"Mother is making it."
"Where's the food?" Tian Jing turned to look at him.
"I took it out last night and put it on the table in the main hall. Mother will see it when she gets up."
"What is it?"
"Rice. We're having rice porridge."
"Mm, let's eat fine grains for a couple of days, but we still need to mix in coarse grains," Tian Jing said as she put on her clothes and got up. "I'll go boil the medicine."
"Mother has definitely boiled it. I put the medicine packet on the table too."
"Alright then, get up and wash up. We need to go to Zhangshan's family early."
Without managing to pull him back into her embrace, Li Zhengguo could only get out of bed.