They say it's sick

Chapter 33

Yun Zhi and Li Yan stood in front of the cliff for a while, until the gorgeous sunset gradually disappeared from sight, and the sky became completely dark, with only the moon hanging high in the sky, reflecting a cool light.

There was silence all around, Chen Jin and the others didn't know where they went, and there was no movement at all.

Yun Zhi glanced in the direction of the main hall, only to see the darkness, not even a single candlelight: "Are you all resting?"

"Well, life in the mountains is simple, I'm used to the sunrise and sleep every day..." Li Yan took a look after him, thought for a while, then looked back at Yunzhi, "Are you hungry?"

In the night, the man's eyes were still shining brightly.

Yun Zhi stared at those eyes for a moment, then nodded and answered truthfully: "It's a little..."

There is a vegetarian meal in the temple, and I don’t mind sharing it with foreigners, but the time is fixed and will not be changed for any reason-the Taoist priests are not ordinary people after all.

And today's last fasting meal was over when they entered the monastery to freshen up and rest.

Even though summer has not been very appetite, after a bumpy day dragged on until this time, I am indeed hungry.

"I don't know how long it will take for them to come back..." Li Yan turned his gaze and pointed in a direction, "There is a small kitchen built separately in the yard, go and have a look?"

After speaking, taking advantage of the moonlight above his head, he carefully stepped across the ridge of the vegetable field and walked outside.

Yun Zhi looked at his back, did not move, and hesitated for a moment.

Growing up to this age, he has been to many places and can do many things, but he has almost never been in the kitchen—even when he was hungry and went to the kitchen to steal food when he was hungry, he was the one outside the door.

It's not that I insist on "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen", but it's just that I was in the mansion when I was a child, and I was in the army when I grew up. Three meals a day are prepared by someone, so I never thought about cooking.

Naturally, nothing will happen.

Li Yu took a few steps forward and noticed Yun Zhi's hesitation: "What's wrong?"

"Why don't we wait for Chen Jin and the others to come back?" Yun Zhi touched his nose and said frankly, "I might not even be able to boil a pot of water."

Li Yan laughed: "There is me..."

Only then did Yun Zhi think of this person's growth experience, and just as she was about to feel relieved, her eyes fell on Li Yan's face, and then she thought: "You are still sick."

"It's cooler in the mountains, it's much better..." Li Yan said, "But if you continue to be hungry, it's hard to say."

"That's good..." Yunzhi thought for a while, then simply nodded, "You can teach me, and I will do it."

When he said this, he was full of confidence, thinking that although he didn't know anything before, he could always understand what he said. Li Yan could do what he said, and it shouldn't be too much effort to simply make some food to satisfy his hunger.

Then I froze in front of the interview, not knowing where to start with the small half bag of flour.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Yan, who was placed by Yun Zhi on the low stool at the door, looked at him for a while, then stood up with a smile: "Let me do it!"

Yun Zhi looked up at him, then looked down at the flour in his hand, nodded with self-knowledge, took a few steps to the side, and gave up his seat in front of the interview.

Li Yan rolled up his sleeves, went to wash his hands first, and then stood in front of the face table, scooping up noodles and adding water in one go.

Yunzhi's gaze unconsciously rested on those slender white hands for a moment, and when she raised her eyes again, the flour had already turned into dough.

"The conditions in this temple are limited, and it's late today, and many things can't be found..." Li Yan said while kneading his dough, "I can only make plain noodles and make do with it."

"Sometimes I look a bit pretentious, but that doesn't include food. After so many years of marching and fighting, there are always times when I can't eat. It would be nice to have a piece of dry food..." Yunzhi moved closer and looked at Li Yan's hands curiously. "Besides, I think the plain noodles you make will be delicious too."

"I can only cook these simple things. Li Gui doesn't know how to cook, and I have nowhere to learn..." Li Yan shook his head as he spoke, "It's not really delicious, but it's okay to eat well."

Yun Zhi raised her head and glanced at his face: "What the hell is going on with that Li Gui? Why did the Li family arrange such a person to raise you?"

"I heard him mention it when he was drunk when I was a child. He used to be a soldier under Li Xuan. He broke his leg because he saved Li Xuan on the battlefield. After that, he went to Li's mansion as a servant. He eats and drinks every day. The wine field has been raised for two years.

You have also dealt with Li Xuan, he never spent too much on useless people and things, just at that time Madam Zheng wanted to send me away, so she chose Li Gui..." Li Yan chuckled when he said this He said, "At the beginning, I gave him some money, but after that, the Li family wished that I had never existed before, so naturally they ignored me, and Li Gui was not allowed to return to the Li residence.

Li Gui was living a good life without worrying about food and clothing, but suddenly he was thrown into such a small village to fend for himself... He felt that it was all my fault. "

Yun Zhi frowned: "He really knows how to find reasons from others, how old were you then..."

"Although I was young at that time and I was confused about many things, I knew clearly that I hadn't missed anything. The reason why Li Gui didn't have a good life was because he was Li Xuan's abandoned son. He said he raised me up. .

But most of the time I rely on myself, even I often feel that if there is no Li Gui, I will live a little easier these years..."

The movements of Li Yan's subordinates paused, and he said slowly, "The capital ordered Li Xuan to send his heirs to the capital. Mrs. Zheng was worried about Li Shao, so she sent a letter to me quietly on her own initiative, so the day the bandits entered the village, I was originally I'm leaving... I hid under the pile of firewood, watched the bandits drag Li Gui away, and watched the bandits stab him with a knife, but I didn't have the slightest idea of ​​coming out to save him.

Later, when I saw his dead body, I didn't even feel a bit of grief. I just felt that a problem was solved and there was no need to worry about the future. "

Speaking of this, the smile in his eyes dissipated, and his gaze at Yunzhi became darker: "So don't feel sorry for me, because I'm not a good person in the first place."

"I didn't think you were pitiful, and I never thought you were a good person..." Yun Zhi stood up straight, raised her chin slightly, and looked back at Li Yan, "Actually, I think you have misunderstood me."

He lowered his eyes slightly and glanced at his hands: "My hands have killed countless people."

Li Yan lowered his head and looked at those hands.

"I may look kind and upright, but in fact I don't believe in the idea of ​​"restraining oneself and returning to propriety". I am paranoid and hold grudges, and I can do whatever it takes to achieve my goals..." Yunzhi squeezed her fingers , raised his head, "So Li Yan, I'm actually not a kind person. "

Li Yan opened his eyes slightly, looked at him for a while, and nodded: "I see."

Then he lowered his head and grabbed a handful of flour, and started rolling the dough.

Seeing his calm expression, Yun Zhi curled her lips.

In fact, Li Yan's words are also true, plain noodles are indeed very simple, at least from Yunzhi's perspective.

He stood by the noodle table, watching Li Yan turn the flour into dough, and the dough into noodles, with clean and skillful movements.Except for two hands, the whole body is clean without any trace.

Instead, it was because Yunzhi got too close that a small piece of white was stained on the cuff.

Li Yan spread the rolled noodles on the chopping board and clapped his hands: "Okay, we can start the fire and boil the water."

It is not difficult for Yun Zhi to make a fire, after all, when marching and fighting, there are always times when he spends the night in the wilderness, and it is common to build a bonfire to keep warm.

There was some chopped firewood piled up at the door of the kitchen, I don't know if it was Guanli's original, or Xiao Luo had someone prepare it in advance.

Without Li Yan's instructions, Yun Zhi brought firewood in by herself, picked some small ones, stuffed them into the stove together with some firewood, found tinder, and then took the flint and hit it twice heavily.

The flames spread in the stove, and finally a strong flame rose up. The tongue of fire licked the stove, and the water in the pot gradually boiled.

Heat gradually spread in the small kitchen, blurring his vision. Although he was just a few steps away, Li Yan suddenly felt that he couldn't see Yunzhi's face clearly.

He had indeed misunderstood Yunzhi once.

Born in the Zanying family, he is a spoiled and pampered young master of the Hou family.

Afterwards, I also saw what he said, "holding vengeance, paranoia, and unscrupulous methods", as well as the deep thoughts that are still able to do a job with ease in this treacherous capital city.

Even so, he still felt that Yun Zhi was frank.

He never concealed his "not good enough" thoughts, and he never changed his decision because of others' opinions.He is always stubborn and determined to do what he wants to do.

Wanton and free and easy.

"The water is boiling!"

Yun Zhi opened his mouth suddenly, interrupting Li Yan's thoughts. He glanced along and smiled softly: "It seems that it can still boil water."

"That's natural..." Yun Zhi walked up to him and helped move the chopping board to the stove so that it could be easily used. "Give me a few days, and I will cook noodles for you before going down the mountain."

Li Yan put the noodles into the pot: "Okay, I'll wait."

This was probably the simplest bowl of noodles that Yun Zhi had ever eaten. The clear soup lacked water, and there was not even a vegetable leaf. Only at the end, Li Yan put some salt in it for seasoning.

However, he ate all the noodle soup all night, probably because he is really not picky when it comes to food, or maybe because such a bowl of noodles is already rare when he is hungry.

It may also be because of Li Yan's face that he always wants to eat a few more bites.

Li Yan's illness has not yet recovered, and his appetite is not very good. He only ate half a bowl and put down his chopsticks.

Yun Zhi looked up at the noodle bowl, and then at Li Yan: "Last time I discovered that you eat very fast, as if you don't even need to chew."

"It's also a habit I developed when I was a child..." Li Yan said, "After all, if you don't eat quickly, you may not be able to eat the next bite."

"Then there's no rush now..." Yunzhi tilted her head to look at him, "My mother said that eating slowly is good for your health."

Li Yan and him looked at each other for a while, then nodded: "Okay..."

Then I really picked up the chopsticks again and started eating slowly.