Tao Yaoyao loved to make Yusheng laugh because he looked good when he smiled and was inexplicably sweet.
Although he had a foxy white face, he had a pair of slightly raised eyebrows and a pair of shuttle-shaped beautiful eyes with a layer of coldness. His nose bridge was high and straight, and there was always a thin loneliness at the corner of his mouth. He no longer had a foxy aura.
Especially when he smiled, the coldness in his eyes instantly dissipated, and it was actually as bright as sunlight being sucked into his eyes. Tao Yaoyao concluded that any handsome man who looked solemn would definitely be mesmerizing when he smiled.
These two children, who had no one to care for them, had been climbing trees, climbing walls, roasting chickens and rabbits recently. They were just short of setting the house on fire.
Tao Yaoyao would never forget to drink some wine when she was eating chicken and rabbit. As she drank, she asked Yu Sheng if Yu Lang was really as godly as he said.
Feng Xian War God should be a seasoned veteran who had experienced hundreds of battles and a desperate man who licked blood from his blade. Yu Lang was so young, but he did not look too strong. Most importantly, he was dressed in white as a young master. No matter how he thought about it, he did not live up to his name.
The portrait of the God of War in her mind should be dressed in black, and he should be older. His face should be red and black, and he should be full of divine might.
Yu Sheng gulped down a mouthful of wine, not convinced by her focus, and said,""Why do you care so much about such a trivial matter like youth and Bai Yi? My young master started practicing martial arts when he was three years old. He was trained by these family generals in the residence. At 15, he went to the battlefield with the Old Marquis to temper himself. At 17, the Old Marquis died of illness. He led his troops alone to wipe out the Northern Barbarians. At 20, he led his troops to attack Di Rong. At 21, he subdued the 18 Turkic tribes. At 23, he chased the Jurchen back to his hometown. You think these are just bragging, but they are risking their lives. His body is covered in injuries!”
Speaking of Yu Lang, Yu Sheng's eyes were full of stars, and her face shone brightly.
Tao Yaoyao estimated his age and concluded that most of his deeds were hearsay.
But this time, he came back with Yu Lang, so what happened in the past three years should be true.
She couldn't help but feel dejected. At the same age, Yusheng had already trained in the army for three years to protect the country, while she had nothing to do all day long and was entangled in such trivial matters as marrying or not marrying.
As expected, when one's heart had a small corner, one's palm-sized worries were as big as a mountain.
For a moment, Tao Yaoyao had new thoughts about the meaning of her life. When she first came to this body, she did plan to eat and wait for death. However, at this moment, compared to the youth of others, she felt that waiting for death was not interesting.
When Tao Yaoyao asked if he could follow the army to train, Yu Sheng naturally did not dare to agree. How could he make the decision? He only said that life in the army was hard and that people who lived like kings would never be able to adapt. Besides, what could he do there?
Yu Sheng's question made Tao Yaoyao unhappy." Then what can you do? Leading troops to war? Charge forward?
Yu Sheng explained that his duty was only to take care of his young master's food and clothing.
Tao Yaoyao asked where the jade carving was. What was he doing? Knowing that the jade carving was following Yu Lang as his personal guard, he would also charge into the battle. After all, he would be wherever Yu Lang was.
Tao Yaoyao blinked and smiled at Yu Sheng.""I can also take care of my brother's food and clothing.”
"There's no need, I'm here."”
Tao Yaoyao drank and spoke without any hesitation,"Alright, let's not talk about following the army for the time being. What do you think I can do in this mansion? Wasn't freeloading a parasite? I can stay in the Prime Minister's residence as a parasite, but I still have my father and brother to protect me. But I definitely wouldn't feel good about living like this in the marquis 'fu. Although big brother is good, he doesn't have the obligation to care about me for the rest of my life. So, I think we can work together. It's not like we're stealing your job. Is it possible to divide the work? Look, there's only you and the jade carvings in our courtyard. The jade carvings aren't doing anything, and the maidservants aren't allowed to enter. Forget about brother's clothes, food, accommodation, and transportation. Just these sweeping chores are enough to keep you busy.”
Yu Sheng hurriedly declined." I don't dare to order you around. I can't afford to offend either the Prime Minister or the Young Master."”
Tao Yaoyao snorted and said,"I'm Yu Tian. Remember, I still have any relationship with the Prime Minister's Estate? Didn't the Prime Minister's daughter go missing earlier? Also, what relationship do I have with your Young Master? I'm just a pitiful worm that was picked up halfway. People should know how to repay kindness. What was the point of freeloading here? There was no free lunch in this world. Besides, if you don't let me do something, I really won't be at ease. I might really not be able to stay here and might even have to wander.”
When Tao Yaoyao said the word "wandering", there was a bit of true emotion, which made Yu Sheng feel uncomfortable. He could only say that he would talk to Young Master later and listen to his opinion.
However, Yu Lang's intention did not come. Tao Yaoyao had not seen the figure in white for half a month. It was said that she had not yet woken up when he went to court. When he returned at night, it was already late at night, and she was already asleep.
Do you get paid for working overtime all day? This job was really tiring. Wasn't the war over? What else was there to talk about in the imperial court?
Tao Yaoyao threw all these questions to Yu Sheng, only to find out that it was about the peace talks between the two countries and the mining disaster.
Tao Yaoyao was surprised that he didn't know about this. Only then did she know that Yu Sheng had woken up at five in the morning to prepare breakfast. At night, she also waited for Yu Lang to return to serve supper and wash up before going to bed. She immediately felt ashamed of what she had said before about splitting the work with him.
She secretly reminded herself to be diligent and remember her identity as a " servant." She would be looked down upon if she ate and drank for free.
The next morning, Tao Yaoyao struggled to get out of bed at dawn. She soaked her face in cold water to wake herself up. She lived next door to Yu Lang, and it was said to be her former bedroom. She heard the door next door open with her sharp ears and jumped out to greet him."Good morning, brother."
In the milk-like mist, the jade-like figure stood with a sword in his hand. When he heard the voice, he turned around in surprise."Yaoyao, why are you up so early? It's cold in the courtyard. Go in and sleep for a while.”
At this moment, Yu Sheng, who was carrying tea, came over. He placed the tea tray on the stone table under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard and called Yaoyao over to drink tea. He turned to Yu Lang and said,"Yaoyao said that she wanted to serve Young Master with me.”
"I don't dare to trouble the young miss.”Yu Lang came over to drink some tea with a faint smile on his lips.
Tao Yaoyao was depressed, but she didn't argue with him. She only muttered to Yu Sheng. Seeing that the jade carving was also coming over with a sword in hand, she felt that staying here was unnecessary, so she hopped all the way to the kitchen with Yu Sheng.
There was a separate small kitchen in the courtyard where they lived. Because of Yu Lang's schedule, it was inconvenient for the people in the big kitchen to work. Yu Sheng often cooked some food for Yu Lang.
Tao Yaoyao volunteered to start the fire. She was covered in dust and dirt as she learned how to change the size of the fire freely while coughing. "No coal?" she asked.
"We've been walking for a long time and forgot to get coal when we came back. We might as well use the firewood stored here. Besides, the rice cooked with firewood is more fragrant.”
Yu Sheng only knew that her daughter did not understand these things and desperately tried to pull her away. Tao Yaoyao refused no matter what, indicating that she would definitely hone her fire skills to perfection.
In fact, Tao Yaoyao was a person who liked the kitchen. When she was a good-for-nothing lady in the modern world, her hobbies were not only dancing but also thinking about new ways to eat in the kitchen. She was even so obsessed that she wanted to sign up for a chef training class.
In her dictionary of life, living was nothing more than eating and wearing. If she was satisfied with these two words, nothing else mattered.
That's all life needs, and everything else is just a lack of people's hearts. This was one of Miss Trash's vulgar sayings at that time.
Yu Sheng's breakfast was really simple, so simple that it reminded her of the breakfast she had when she was a poor person in the city in modern times. The Prime Minister's residence's breakfast was also complicated and nutritious. When Tao Yaoyao saw the porridge and pancakes, she couldn't help but ask,""Just this?"
"Yes." Yusheng was certain.
"Do you do this in the morning? Do you know anything else?"
Tao Yaoyao was indeed curious as to why the noble Marquis ate this every day. It wasn't like he couldn't afford a chef.
Tao Yaoyao recalled Yu Lang's words of poverty at the city gate and was a little puzzled.
"Sometimes I make noodles too. It's just that it's very troublesome to do it in the morning."
Yu Sheng saw through Tao Yaoyao's thoughts and felt a little embarrassed. She said," Young Master doesn't allow the people from the big kitchen to come over. He also doesn't want to hire a chef to take care of the small kitchen. Young Master doesn't mind if my cooking isn't good. He said that people who come from the military aren't so expensive."”
Tao Yaoyao thought about the lack of kitchen appliances in this era. Everything had to be done by hand. It was indeed troublesome to make complicated breakfast. Even the noodles were not ready-made, so she did not say anything else. She only suggested,"You should at least get some vegetables and eggs.”
Tao Yaoyao scanned the kitchen, checking what vegetables were on the chopping board. She then rummaged through the cabinets to see if there were any other ingredients. She still found a few things that could be used for breakfast: mushrooms, cucumbers, century eggs, shallots, sesame seeds, lettuce, a small piece of meat, flour, eggs, and so on.
She asked if there was any milk, but Yusheng said that he didn't bring it over. Tao Yaoyao felt that this was enough. Therefore, he decided to take action himself and plan to be self-reliant.
It wasn't a problem for her to make breakfast quickly. In the modern world, rushing to work in the morning was like fighting a war. Who didn't know how to make a few simple and convenient breakfast?
She rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands, and kneaded the dough. She chopped the meat, chopped the green onions, crushed the mushrooms, and washed the vegetables and cucumbers…Not long after, the century egg, lean meat, mushroom porridge, and egg pancake were ready. The room was filled with a rich fragrance, and Yu Sheng couldn't help but secretly eat them.
As he ate, he praised Tao Yaoyao's dexterity and took the initiative to put her breakfast under Tao Yaoyao's name. He had completely forgotten his previous words about not daring to offend the Prime Minister and the Young Master.
Tao Yaoyao didn't refuse, as if she had suddenly discovered the value of her existence. She kept muttering about carbs, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals, diet fiber, and so on. Yu Sheng was baffled, but she didn't bother to explain. She said,""Forget it for today. I didn't prepare anything. Bring a few fruits over."
Yu Sheng didn't know what she was going to do again, but he listened to her every word. He brought a few varieties of fruits over and asked her which one she wanted.
Tao Yaoyao ordered a little of each and in the blink of an eye, she made a plate of colorful fruits.
She wanted to make a salad, but there was no salad dressing or yogurt. She secretly decided to make some ingredients herself.
Just as she was about to leave the kitchen, Tao Yaoyao remembered that she should add a refreshing side dish and immediately turned back.
Yu Sheng said," That's enough." When he heard Tao Yaoyao say that she only wanted to bid for two cucumbers, he followed her back.
Tao Yaoyao raised her knife and quickly made a refreshing cucumber. She didn't have time to marinate it, so she simply added some salt to the water, garlic, millet pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, coriander, and finally, sesame oil.
Yu Sheng was about to drool just by smelling it.
Breakfast was placed under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard. The fragrance made the two people who had changed their weapons to knives let go and withdraw.
"Just by smelling it, I know Yusheng didn't do it.”
Yu Lang looked at Tao Yaoyao. She was covered in ashes and flour, and her entire body was emitting a lively smoke.
"Yaoyao, when did you learn how to cook?" he asked in disbelief. Uh, you look like a multi-colored cat."
The jade carving also spoke," Yes, Miss. What have you been learning at home these past few years? You're completely different from before."”
Tao Yaoyao replied with a smile," I often come to my kitchen to play. As I play, I also know a few dishes." You guys use it first, I'll go wash up."
The thought of her sloppy appearance being seen by a few men made her run away quickly. It was in her nature to love beauty. It had nothing to do with whether there was someone she liked present.
Breakfast under the osmanthus tree was a wonderful start, or at least that was what Tao Yaoyao thought. Looking at Yu Lang and the others gorging themselves, she felt extremely happy. The feeling that she was still "useful" arose spontaneously.
She was inspired by the fragrance of osmanthus, and all of them were related to eating and drinking. Osmanthus porridge, osmanthus cake, osmanthus wine, snow pear and osmanthus soup, osmanthus glutinous rice, lotus root, osmanthus tea, osmanthus wine, osmanthus duck...
She was so tempted by the osmanthus feast that she could not wait.
As soon as Yu Lang and the others went out, she immediately destroyed the flowers and was extremely busy.
Under the lingering sweet fragrance of the osmanthus, Tao Yaoyao was still in the mood. She planned to do something else besides eating.
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