Chapter 30 Make something sweet to eat

Although it was summer, at this moment, Ye Annian felt the small breeze blowing in from the crack of the door and felt a chill on his legs.

　　With his two bare white legs exposed, he felt particularly insecure.

　　"I'll go back to the house first. Call me when you're ready."

　　Jiang Zhu coughed lightly, turned back to the east room with a smile.

　　Ye Anyian was holding the hem of his clothes in his left hand and was about to cry but had no tears. The outside here was not very soundproof.

　　In the dead of night, you can clearly hear the chirping of cicadas and frogs outside.

　　But there was nothing he could do. He was feeling uncomfortable holding back, so he could only grit his teeth and start to drink.

　　After it was over, he was too embarrassed to call anyone, so he tried to lift his pants and straighten his clothes.

　　After fiddling with it for a while to no avail, the east room door suddenly made a soft sound, and Jiang Zhu's voice rang out.

　　"Are you okay? I'm out?"

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　He silently recited "all are men" and "all are men" several times in his mind, and then pretended to be calm and said "hmm".

　　Jiang Zhu then came out and thoughtfully helped him lift his pants, tie his belt, and tidy up his clothes.

　　Ye Annian's eyes were elsewhere. Fortunately, it was late at night. There was only a candlestick in the main room, so he couldn't see anything clearly.

　　"Okay." Jiang Zhu helped Ye Annian smooth the wrinkles on his clothes, holding the candlestick in one hand and supporting his arm with the other, and the two returned to the east room.

　　Continuing to finish the unfinished acupuncture, Jiang Zhu watched Ye Anyian finish drinking the Dingchuan Decoction and then went out with the medicine box.

　　Ye Anian was lying on the bed, and as soon as he closed his eyes, the scene just now was in his mind, and he couldn't get it out of his mind.

　　His face was also hot. Ye Annian angrily buried himself under the quilt and fell asleep like that.

　　Jiang Zhu went to the medicine house. After clearing the table and medicine shelves, he took the handkerchief and bath beans and went out, heading straight to the small river at the foot of Wangyue Mountain under the moonlight.

　　Afraid that Ye Anyian would keep waiting for him, he washed quickly, but when he got home, he found that Ye Anyian had fallen asleep under the quilt, with only his ointment-smeared hands still outside.

　　Jiang Zhuwu curled his lips helplessly and dug the person out from under the quilt. Ye Anyian's face was already a little red.

　　After covering him with the quilt again, Jiang Zhu didn't waste any more time and took the time to get on the kang to sleep. He planned to go to town tomorrow.

　　…

　　Early the next morning, Ye Anian was awakened by the warm touch on his hands.

　　It was just dawning outside, and Jiang Zhu had already gotten up and was using a hot handkerchief to wipe the ointment on his hands.

　　Seeing his sleepy look, he said, "Did I wake you up?"

Ye Anyian's eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes after adapting to the light. He said with a "hum", "It's okay, I happened to have enough sleep."

　　After wiping the ointment on Ye Anyian's hand, Jiang Zhu said, "The swelling has subsided, does it still hurt?"

　　Ye Annian took back his hand. The red and swollen palms had indeed recovered. He clenched his fist hard. Everything was normal and there was no pain at all.

　　"It doesn't hurt, everything is fine."

　　"That's good. I've prepared the morning and lunch meals and heated them in the pot. I have to go to town today and I'm in a hurry. I'll take you with me next time."

　　"Yeah." Ye Annian responded, "Then let me help you share some medicinal materials at home."

　　He had followed Jiang Zhu to identify some herbs before, and now that they were prepared, he could help put them on the medicine shelf of the medicine house.

　　Jiang Zhu thought that if he was unsure, he could ask Ding Qiu, so he agreed.

　　Ye Anyian wanted to do some light work, and he was happy to do it. After all, staying at home all day with nothing to do would be boring.

　　"I will help you buy all the tools you use for wood carving. But the custom-made carving knife may have to be sold next time. Is there anything else you want besides these?"

　　Ye Anyian thought for a while and shook his head: "No more."

　　"Well."

　　Jiang Zhu told him some more family matters before leaving with the medicine box on his back.

　　After Ye Anyian finished washing, he went to wake up the two younger ones.

　　As a result, as soon as he pushed the door open, Fu Zai's eyes widened. The moment he heard him entering, he quickly stuffed something into the bed.

　　Ding Qiu on the side was obviously awake, and he heard a voice calling him politely: "Good morning, Brother Ye."

　　"Morning." Ye Annian responded, "Since you two are awake, get ready for the morning meal."

　　"Okay!"

　　Fu Zai responded very positively, his bright black eyes blinking smartly.

　　Um...

　　Something is very wrong.

　　Ye Annian pretended not to know, and reached out to help him put on clothes. Fu Zai had a smile on his little face, but he quickly covered the quilt tightly with his little hands.

　　"Brother, I can do it myself. I've grown up."

　　Ding Qiu also said: "Brother Ye, go and do your work. We will finish cleaning up soon."

　　"Okay." Ye Anyian responded, pretending to turn around and go out.

　　After a while, he suddenly opened the door and came in again, saying, "Hey, I forgot to bring some clean clothes for Fu Zai."

　　"ah!"

　　Fu Zai screamed and hurriedly scrambled, but it was too late to hide anymore.

Ye Annian saw that Tongqian was getting into his bed with the help of Fu Zai. He was halfway in, but his buttocks and wagging little tail were still exposed, and he was moaning anxiously.

　　"Yes, it ran in by itself!"

　　Fu Zai blinked at Ye Anian, pretending to be pitiful.

　　Ding Qiu was very protective of Fu Zai, and rushed to say: "Brother Ye, the copper coins really came by themselves, I heard it."

　　Ye Annian felt helpless looking at the two children protecting each other.

　　He reached out and touched Ding Qiu's head, then touched Fu Zai's head, and then took the copper coins out of Fu Zai's bed.

　　"You can put it to bed, but you have to wait until you give it a bath, and it's best to wipe its feet before going to bed."

　　Seeing that his brother was not angry, Fu Zai's eyes suddenly lit up, he got up from the bed and said, "Then can we give the copper coins a bath today?"

　　Ye Annian looked at the sun that had risen outside and said, "Okay. But I can only do it. It's not easy for your feet to get wet, and it's not easy for Ding Qiu's eyes."

　　"Okay!" Fu Zai agreed readily, pulling Ding Qiu to get up and get dressed quickly.

　　Ding Qiu was already very skilled in dressing, and Ye Anyian only had to help Fu Zai put on his pants.

　　After taking care of the two children and washing them, Ye Annian went to the main room to bring the warm meals that Jiang Zhu had placed in the pot.

　　It turned out to be a few boiled corns, boiled eggs and six large steamed buns.

　　When he thought about Jiang Zhu getting up early to prepare the day's food and putting it in a pot to warm before going to town, Ye Anyian felt as if he was raising him like a child.

　　He's such a big man, and it's not like he doesn't know how to cook. Although it's not as delicious as Jiang Zhu's, it's not hard to swallow.

　　As a result, he has lived here for so long that except for the bacon stewed rice last time, he has never cooked once. Even if it was bacon stewed rice, he was only responsible for putting some side dishes and making a fire.

　　Fu Zai and Ding Qiu were sitting around a low table eating steamed buns. The steamed buns were stuffed with sour beans. Although they were vegan, they tasted good.

　　Seeing the two children eating so deliciously, Ye Anyian suddenly became interested and planned to make a small dessert.

　　It is said that sweet things can make people happy, and the two children will definitely like it. Jiang Zhu can try it when he comes back in the evening after a tiring day.

　　It's too complicated to make, so Ye Anyian plans to start with something simple and make almond tofu.

　　He remembered that Aunt Li's house next door to Zhao Lizheng had an apricot tree. The apricots were almost ripe this season, so he could trade the old man's things for some sweet apricot kernels.