Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1490: New Year [7]

The style, arrangement, and the bedding of the inner room are all identical.

"The Double Happiness characters are still up." Gu Jinli looked at the big red Double Happiness characters pasted in the middle of the room, on the windows of the outer and inner rooms, with surprise in her eyes, and asked Qin San Lang, "Did you have Uncle Mu Tong set this up?"

Qin San Lang nodded, "Yes, we set off westward shortly after getting married, barely living in the new house for a few days. Now that we have finally reached the Manor, we naturally need to set it up nicely."

Although he and Xiao Yu had purchased many Manors, they couldn’t disclose all of them, so this time he figured it might be their only stay at a Manor on their westward journey, hence everything needed to be well-arranged.

Qin San Lang moved closer to her, bowed his head to look at her, his voice gentle, "Xiao Yu, we are still newlyweds."

Gu Jinli was startled, suddenly remembering, right, they just got married less than two months ago, after a month-long journey full of events, she nearly forgot she was newly married.

"Hmm!" Gu Jinli was in a daze when he suddenly kissed her. She hurriedly retreated a few steps, turned around, and said, facing away from him, "I have a lot of tasks to do, you mustn’t misbehave."

As she spoke, she raised her hand to peel off the acne patch on her face. It’s not good to be kissed with such an ugly thing on, better tear it off first.

But the acne patch was too sticky, it needed to be dissolved with warm water to be removed, and it couldn’t be peeled off now.

Qin San Lang laughed, feeling very happy, took two steps forward, hugged her from behind, and kissed her earlobe, "Xiao Yu, you are caring more about me now, I’m very glad."

Gu Jinli: "It sounds like I treated you poorly before."

Qin San Lang: "Xiao Yu, you have always been good to me, but now it’s even better."

Indeed, truly inseparable from him.

Speaking, he lifted his hand to hold her hand which was removing the acne patch, saying, "Don’t tear it off, I know Xiao Yu is beautiful, wouldn’t mind the acne patch."

Gu Jinli shook her head, "It’s fine, I’ll tear it off first, let my face breathe, then put it back when going out. Anyway, these two courtyards are all ours, no outsiders will see."

Qin San Lang, hearing this, let her be, "I’ll bring you some hot water, you can apply to your face first before peeling it off."

Saying so, he released her, left the room, and went to the small kitchen to fetch a bucket of hot water and a pot of hot tea for her.

"Have some tea to rest first." Qin San Lang blew on the hot tea in the bowl, handing it to her once it cooled a bit.

Gu Jinli took it, drank, and asked Qin San Lang, "Is there a small kitchen here? Great, I can use the small kitchen to make crystal cake for Sister Yu and roasted fish for you, don’t need to go outside."

Qin San Lang said, "It’s too cold, don’t do these, let Erqing and Xiao Ji handle them."

It’s much colder here than in He’an Prefecture, with ice forming on dead trees. At such times, he couldn’t bear letting her wash her hands to cook.

But Gu Jinli said, "I promised Sister Yu, it wouldn’t be good not to do it. And your roasted fish, you love roasted fish, on New Year’s Eve, you should enjoy what you like."

Qin San Lang laughed, turned to look at her, his eyes warm... what I like isn’t roasted fish, but you.

"What are you looking at again?" Gu Jinli put down the tea bowl, seeing him staring at her, amusingly picked up a cotton cloth towel, tossed it onto his face, "Wet the cotton cloth towel, I’ll apply to my face to peel off the acne patch."

Qin San Lang took down the cotton cloth towel on his face, put it into the hot water to wet it, slightly wrung it, let her sit down, and applied the cloth towel to her face.

Gu Jinli said, "There are plenty of tasks outside, you should go out and work. With Nanny Tao, Erqing, Sanqing, and Xiao Ji helping me, I won’t get tired."

"Alright." Qin San Lang nodded and explained carefully, "Time is still early now, rest for an hour before doing, let the chores be handled by Erqing and them, you just supervise, don’t touch cold water. Just roast two fish, no need to do too much."

Gu Jinli: "Got it, you’re so nagging."

Qin San Lang laughed, looked at her, turned, and left the room, instructing Sanqing at the door, "Don’t let the madam do too much work."

"Yes." Sanqing replied respectfully.

After a moment, Gu Jinli took off the cotton cloth towel and began peeling the acne patch. The acne patch soaked in warm water peeled off easily.

She washed her face, applied some herbal ointment, and called Sanqing, "Let’s go, to the small kitchen, let’s make some delicious food."

She asked Sanqing again, "What would you like to eat?"

Sanqing said, "I want to eat sweet and sour pork!"

The madam once made sweet and sour pork, sour and sweet, very delicious. She had craved it ever since tasting it once, but recalling the master’s word, not to let the madam do too much work, she changed her mind and said, "I’ll eat the stewed meat outside."

Gu Jinli laughed, "If you want sweet and sour pork, let’s make it, don’t change your mind, let’s go."

She donned her sleeve covers, went to the small kitchen.

In the small kitchen, Erqing, Xiao Ji, Ye Jingzi, and Nanny Tao had already started working.

"Madam, the osmanthus, red dates, gardenia, and tea water are all cooked, and sesame also ground." Xiao Ji pointed at the rows of wooden bowls on the kitchen table and said, pointing at a pottery basin of water chestnut flour, "The flour is ready, madam just say the word, we can start making cakes."

Gu Jinli said, "Not enough, go mix another basin of sweet potato flour, let’s make sweet and sour pork."

"Making sweet and sour pork, sounds great, I’ll go get sweet potato flour!" Xiao Ji loved sweet and sour pork too, was happy running to the small storeroom next door, fetching a big bag of sweet potato flour.

Uncle Mu Tong was very efficient; two courtyards had two storerooms, one storing dried goods, another storing fresh meat, vegetables, and eggs, Gu Jinli could have whatever she wanted.

"Is the fish prepared? Prepare more, roast six, and fry some fish chunks." Gu Jinli said, "It’s New Year’s, we should dine lavishly."

Nanny Tao chuckled, "Madam, rest assured, the river outside the Manor is deep, raising plenty of fish, after Mu Tong and the others arrived at the Manor, they had people break the ice to get fish, filling ten big jars, make as much fish as you want."

Gu Jinli hearing this asked, "Were the fish given to everyone? New Year’s must have fish."

Nanny Tao said, "Given. Mu Tong has the list, he already sent them according to the list. Soybean oil, flour, vegetables, and bean sprouts were also sent, won’t delay their New Year’s Eve dinner."

Gu Jinli felt relieved, began to prepare the sauce for roasted fish, was busy in the small kitchen for over an hour, finally finished all the food she wanted to make.

Xiao Ji seeing the dazzling array of food on the table nearly drooled, "Madam, this crystal cake looks so pretty. And the ham stewed tofu smells amazing."

Gu Jinli wanted fresh tofu, beforehand instructed Uncle Mu Tong to prepare vinegar water according to the ratio, after Uncle Mu Tong arrived at the Manor, he started making tofu, she arrived and could eat.

"Madam, Happy New Year." Siqing didn’t know when she ran over, lay at the kitchen door, watching Gu Jinli who was cutting ham.

Siqing was only eleven, had a round face, specialized in studying medicine, now following Doctor Dai and Ye Dakou treating patients, was quite skilled, but she had a quirk, loved eating ham, upon smelling the ham, couldn’t resist, sneakily ran from the front courtyard.