Chapter 364: Chapter 358 It’s a Pleasure to Spend Money on Her
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Once Xie Heng said this, Zhao Chuchu wanted to tease him more instead.
“But I can’t help it. You know that I am not a child.”
“Then, can you spare me this time?
It wasn’t that Xie Heng disliked Zhao Chuchu teasing him. He was just afraid that he would lose control.
Zhao Chuc.hu was still physically a child. Therefore, no matter how much he liked her, he could not do anything to a maiden of that age.
Hugging and kissing her was already the limit for him.
Xie Heng could not bring himself to do any more than that.
Zhao Chuchu put her arm in his and looked into his eyes. She blinked and said,
“Then we will see how well you behave.”
“Alright,” replied Xie Heng as he lifted his hand and patted her head. Xie Heng did not want to stop touching her soft hair, which was as smooth as silk. However, carrying two baskets with one hand was too cumbersome. He could only retract his hand. He suggested, “We can go into town tomorrow.”
“Hmm. You’re the one paying anyway.”
“Alright. ”
Xie Heng felt that it was a pleasure to spend money on her.
“We’ll buy everything you want.”
“We are not bringing Junjun along, right?”
“Yes.
They had less couple time now that they were home. Of course, Xie Heng did not plan to bring Xie Jun along.
Moreover, Xie Jun was a smart kid. So he would most likely feel reluctant to follow them along to town.
Old Mrs. Chen’s daughters-in-law were already starting the fire and preparing the meal.
Xie Heng asked for a wooden basin and washed some glutinous rice. He squatted in the courtyard and mixed the pig’s blood and glutinous rice together. Then he added some seasoning.
Madam Zheng and Madam Liang exchanged a glance, and both of them shared a tacit understanding to stay out of Xie Heng’s way. Instead, they would leave some room for Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng to work together on their own.
Even though Zhao Chuchu was a horrible cook, she knew how to make glutinous rice stuffed with pig’s blood.
She squatted beside Xie Heng. She planned to help him support the equipment so that it would be easier for him to stuff the sausage skin with the glutinous rice and pig’s blood mixture.
Xie Heng instructed, “Wait a second. Please help me roll up my sleeves. If my clothes get stained with pig’s blood, it will be hard to wash it off.” As he said this, he gestured to Zhao Chuchu by raising his jaw and lifting his arms.
The sleeves of his clothes were very loose. Zhao Chuchu asked for two pairs of armbands from Madam Zheng for Xie Heng and herself. It would be easier for them to work after wearing the armbands.
Zhao Chuchu’s slender arms moved before Xie Heng’s eyes as she was helping him put on the armbands. Her skin looked exceptionally fair with the pig’s blood in the background. Xie Heng was mesmerized by her beauty.
He sighed internally.
Zhao Chuchu had a greater influence on him now.
He forced himself to stay focused and get his mind out of the gutter.
Frankly speaking, in his previous life, he had encountered countless women attempting to seduce him after he became the grand secretary. Some of them were even more physically attractive than Zhao Chuchu. However, even when those women stood before him naked, he could remain as calm as still water.
Sometimes, he would even pick up the clothes dropped by those women tasked to seduce him, help them get dressed again, and say to them, “It’s getting colder. Girls should learn how to stay warm.”
At that time, everyone in the government thought that he was gay. Therefore, some gave him some handsome young men as presents. However, those men similarly could not arouse his interest.
Xie Heng had once thought that he was a cold-blooded person with no emotions or love.
Now that he was reborn and this young maiden had appeared in his life, Xie Heng knew that his emotionless state was just because he had not met the right person.
He could also desire a woman. She was extremely attractive to him even when she was not doing anything. She made him fall helplessly in love with her. Although it was tormenting at times, Xie Heng mostly felt that his days were happy and sweet.
He enjoyed this feeling of longing for a person.
“Da Lang, what do you plan to do with the remaining pig’s blood?” asked Zhao Chuchu when she saw that there was still half a wooden basin of blood remaining. “Are we planning to cook it?”
“We will make blood sausages with it. Have you tried that before?” Xie Heng returned to reality.
“I can’t remember.”
Zhao Chuchu liked glutinous rice stuffed with pig’s blood, so she missed its taste. As for blood sausages, even if she had eaten them before, she could not recall their taste.
“We can steam them in a while so you can try them. You will like it.” Xie Heng had never seen Zhao Chuchu dislike eating anything.
This young maiden had a good appetite. He enjoyed seeing her eat.
“Hmm.”
When the sausage skin was filled, Xie Heng asked Madam Zheng and the others to prepare another pot of water for steaming.
Only then did Madam Zheng ask, “Da Lang, do you need any help?”
“Nope. We are all done here.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“You’re welcome.”
Madam Zheng revealed a meaningful smile. Then, she went into the kitchen with her sister-in-law to clean up the pig’s internal organs.
Zhao Chuchu remembered the braised pork they had last time. She felt that cooking the internal organs in clear soup with ginger like they usually did was a waste.
“Da Lang, why don’t we braise the offal? It’s still early. They will be ready by dinner time.” “There’s not enough time for the offal to soak up the brine.”
“Alright. ”
Zhao Chuchu could only obey Xie Heng’s commands when it came to food.
Terrible cooks had no right to speak in the kitchen.
“If you want braised pork, we can make it tomorrow,” said Xie Heng gently.
“It’s too late to make it today.”
“Alright.
Xie Heng subconsciously wanted to pat Zhao Chuchu i s head, but he discovered that his hands were covered in blood, so he gave up to prevent a terrifying sight like a murder scene.
When Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng finished filling up the blood sausages, Chen Dashan and the others returned with the pig that had been cleaned and hung it on the door.
“Da Lang, do you need help cutting it up? “Yes, sorry to trouble you, Uncle Dashan.” “It is no trouble at all. We are all family.” Chen Dashan laughed heartily.
He did not mind doing such things at all.
This was nothing compared to the benefits Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng had brought them.
Their Chen clan only reached this point because of Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng. Even if they had to work the fields for the Xie clan for free, they would willingly do so.
The two women of the Chen clan worked quickly, and soon lunch was ready.
Xie Jun and the others were assigned tasks to call others for lunch.
Madam Yang just happened to pass by the entrance to the Chen clan residence. When she saw the big, fat pig in the courtyard, she was envious from the bottom of her heart.
Sadly, after knowing it was Zhao Chuchu’s pig, she did not dare snatch it, even if she wanted it.
Zhao Chuchu was too incredible and had completely suppressed them.
The Yang clan did not dare cause any more trouble.
They did not even dare to speak with Zhao Chuc.hu to get to the bottom of Zhao Zhizhi’s death.
Everyone knew that Zhao Zhizhi had suddenly screamed and startled the guard, who stabbed her to death. However, they would not link Zhao Zhizhi’s death to Zhao Chuchu.
However, one person was an exception.
That person was Zhao Zhizhi’s mother, Madam Ma. She had always held a grudge against Zhao Chuchu. She felt that if it weren’t for Zhao Chuchu, her daughter would not have died.
However, Madam Ma had seen many people end tragically when they went against Zhao Chuchu. Therefore, she also did not dare act recklessly. She could only keep everything she felt to herself and await the day she could get her revenge against Zhao Chuchu.
Ever since Zhao Chuchu cured Xie Heng and Xie Jun, Madam Ma felt that the current Zhao Chuchu was a ghost.
Madam Ma was well aware of the life Zhao Chuchu experienced in the Zhao clan. Even after the latter had married someone in the Xie clan, she was cold toward Xie Heng. Why would Xie Heng suddenly teach her how to read?
However, Madam Ma did not dare to say anything. She was afraid that she would also offend Zhao Chuchu and that the latter would kill her in the middle of the night. She truly was afraid to die. She had yet to seek revenge for her daughter. She absolutely could not die yet!
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