The first time in history

Chapter 180 Li Shishi smiled shyly

Qian Mingduo smiled and said, "I am just a passer-by of this era. Miss Li's story is legendary, but my story... is incredible, or... beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Sometimes even I don't understand it."

"Give me something to eat!" Qian Mingduo looked at Li Shishi and said, "I was originally going to the city to be a storyteller these days, hoping to earn some money to eat. I didn't expect that after being your personal maid for a few days, my family has run out of food."

Li Shishi smiled embarrassedly, "I'm sorry for causing you all this trouble!" After that, she slowly stood up and took out an exquisite lacquer food box from the cabinet on the west wall. She put it on the table and opened the lid.

"I gave you these foods yesterday, but you didn't appreciate it." Li Shishi pushed the food box towards Qian Mingduo.

"You can eat something first," she sat back on the bed, and after a while, Li Shishi came over with some change. "I don't have anything to eat here, so you can go to the market after you finish eating and buy some vegetables and meat."

Qian Mingduo chewed the crispy food and asked, "Can you cook?"

"No." Li Shishi shook her head.

"Then what do you usually eat?"

Li Shishi smiled and said, "I don't eat much. I usually eat what you are eating now, and I will ask Han Jiangshi to buy some cooked food for me."

"Why haven't you eaten fried food in these years?" Qian Mingduo opened his eyes wide.

Li Shishi rolled her eyes at Qian Mingduo and said with a sweet smile, "I would like to eat some. Is there anyone who can cook it for me? I don't know how to cook it myself."

"Then you can try my cooking skills later." Qian Mingduo wiped his mouth and put the money on the table in his pocket. "My cooking skills are quite good."

He walked to the door, thought for a moment, then turned back and said, "When I come back later, can you go out and open the door for me? I can't always climb over our wall!"

"Please turn it over again today!" Li Shishi stood up shakily, "I don't dare to walk too much. I feel dizzy."

"Okay, I'll turn over." Qian Mingduo helped Li Shishi to the bed, "Wait for me, I'll be back soon."

Although Li Shishi didn't cook, she had all the utensils needed to cook. Qian Mingduo quickly cooked three dishes.

One was stir-fried cabbage with meat, one was stir-fried eggs with leeks, and the other was sweet and sour wild rice stem. The soup was winter melon with meatballs. Qian Mingduo bought a few pancakes at the market as a staple food.

While Qian Mingduo was cooking, Li Shishi sat on the armchair, watching Qian Mingduo busy at the stove behind the door.

She sat quietly, her eyes gently falling on Qian Mingduo's man. When the aroma of cooking filled the hall, a warm current gradually surged in her heart, and a ripple appeared, rippling in her heart.

In this ordinary moment, she seemed to see the peaceful years, as if they had been together for a lifetime.

He was like her destined husband, who provided her with a warm world in this mundane world. She couldn't help but smile slightly, her eyes full of happiness and satisfaction, wishing that time could stop at this moment and let this beauty continue forever.

Qian Mingduo moved a low table to the middle of the hall and placed two stools there. Then he stood beside Li Shishi and extended his hand in a "please" gesture.

Li Shishi smiled shyly, and just as she stood up, her body swayed a little. Qian Mingduo hurried forward to support her, but he was anxious to reach out his hand, and Li Shishi was swaying back and forth. Qian Mingduo's hand slid across her chest, and the two looked at each other awkwardly.

"Eat quickly!" Qian Mingduo carefully helped Li Shishi to a small stool and handed her a pair of chopsticks.

Looking at Li Shishi picking up the leeks one by one, "Sister, let's eat with big mouthfuls, okay? No one will laugh at you. The way you eat, you can't finish this dish in one day. Come on, eat with big mouthfuls."

Qian Mingduo picked up a large egg with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and ate it with a piece of pancake. He finished the pancake in just a few bites.

Li Shishi watched Qian Mingduo eat and thought it was delicious. So she also took a large chopstick of food, glanced at him, and slowly put it into her mouth.

The dish was delicious, and Li Shishi, who had not been eating properly, let go of her reserve and ate it in big mouthfuls, as if she was competing with Qian Mingduo for the food.

"That's right!" Qian Mingduo winked at Li Shishi.

This was a true clean plate campaign, as they ate all three dishes. Qian Mingduo took out two pieces of paper from the cabinet and handed one to Li Shishi, "Here, wipe your mouth."

Li Shishi looked at Qian Mingduo in surprise, "This is... this is used for..."

"I know." Qian Mingduo wiped his mouth. "This is the paper you use to wipe your butt. We call this kind of paper two-tissue paper. It can be used to wipe your mouth and your butt."

"I don't need it." Li Shishi's face turned red with embarrassment.

Qian Mingduo picked up the bucket and said, "Just take a rest. I'll go to the river to get some water to wash the dishes. If you're tired, just go back to bed and lie down for a while."

"How could he, a poor scholar, know about this kind of paper?" Li Shishi looked at Qian Mingduo's back. "He also knows how to light clean coal. These things are probably things that ordinary people have never seen. But he knows them. And I've never seen him cook, but his dishes are delicious."

Qian Mingduo closed the courtyard door and walked into the house with a chill on his body. "It seems to be particularly cold today, and there are some drizzles."

After washing the pots and bowls quickly, Qian Mingduo added some clean coal to the small red clay stove. He boiled a pot of water in another clay pot and put some tea leaves in a small bowl. He brought the brewed tea to Li Shishi and said, "Try it. This is the correct way to brew tea."

Li Shishi looked at Qian Mingduo curiously.

"Sister, I'm not as pretty as you, why are you staring at me?" Qian Mingduo pointed at the teacup, "Try to see if it's better to drink tea like this, or to grind the tea leaves into a paste?"

Li Shishi smiled and slowly took a sip of tea.

"Don't eat the tea leaves." Qian Mingduo said, "This way of drinking tea is called brewing tea, and your way of drinking tea is called matcha. They are different."

Li Shishi took another sip of tea. "How did you know how to drink tea this way? It tastes lighter than matcha, but it tastes more fragrant than matcha."

"Just drink tea like this from now on." Qian Mingduo also picked up the teacup.

"Did you buy the tea today?" Li Shishi asked indifferently.

Qian Mingduo quickly took out the change from his pocket and said, "I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me this. This is the money left over from buying vegetables. I also bought tea today."

Li Shishi shook her head. "Keep the money. We need to buy food tomorrow."

"Sister, do you want me to continue cooking for you tomorrow?"

"Don't cook for me, cook for us."