Chen Jiao can stew bones, and it is a farmer's stewing method. Wash the big bones and put them into the pot, boil them, pour out the first pot of soup, then add water again, add onion, garlic, ginger and other large ingredients, first boil over high heat, then turn to low heat to simmer. After an hour, the bones are almost stewed, and Li Mu should come back and add salt to the pot.

Before leaving the kitchen, Chen Jiao pretended to check the soup in the pot, and then deliberately put her fingers on the edge of the pot. The pot was boiling and hot, Chen Jiao's fingers were burning. She didn't say a word, and returned to the upper room for a while, and soon a bubble appeared in the hot place.

Even though the pain hurts, Chen Jiao was a little proud. Times have passed, and Li Mu is no longer the poor child he used to be. How could he love to eat bones? What Chen Jiao wants Li Mu to see is her willingness to cook for him.

At sunset, Li Mu returned to his house, and his cousin Wu Xiu'e had been waiting in the front yard for a long time, holding a food box in her hand.

"Cousin, yesterday you praised the delicious pork rib soup, so I stewed you another bowl." Wu Xiu'e said with a smile.

She lifted the lid of the food box and the aroma of pork rib soup remained the same.

Li Mu looked at the soup and smiled and said, "No matter how delicious it is, you can't drink it every day. My cousin will take it back, and you won't have to give it to me again in the future."

The man smiled gently, but his words directly expressed his attitude.

Wu Xiu'e was very disappointed and begged pitifully: "I cooked for a long time, can I try it at least?"

Li Mu sighed: "My cousin is tired, go and rest first. Please come back, please."

After saying that, Li Mu went straight to the inner room.

Wu Xiu'e bit her lip and left with her head hanging down.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Mu took a shower and changed his clothes, went to the backyard wearing a sky-green robe.

He came at mealtime. Chen Jiao sat with him for a while, and the maids arranged their meals one after another.

"It's the first time I've learned to make soup. My husband tried it." Chen Jiao picked up a soup bowl and helped him fill it with 70% full with her own hands. She held the handle of the spoon with her little hand, and her thumb must press the handle of the spoon. The other four fingers should have gone around from behind the handle of the spoon, but Chen Jiao deliberately put her index finger on the handle of the spoon, making her look a bit weird.

Li Mu thought she was used to holding the spoon like this.

The bone soup is delicious and delicious, but compared with my aunt's bone soup, I can't say anything special.

"The soup is delicious, my wife has trouble." After taking a sip, Li Mu praised with a smile.

Chen Jiao lowered her head and the corners of her lips curled up sweetly.

After the meal, Ruyi served Li Mu and Jixiang served Chen Jiao. When Chen Jiao took the tea, Jixiang suddenly found the blisters on her fingertips. He immediately put down the tea bowl, anxiously held Chen Jiao's hand, and said with a distressed heart: "Madam, you are burned?"

Li Mu looked over.

Chen Jiao quickly retracted her hand and said with a red face: "It's okay, it'll be fine in two days."

"That won't work. You must pick it up, otherwise you will suffer if you encounter a lady a little." Jixiang asked Chen Jiao to wait, and she hurried to find the needle.

Chen Jiao continued to lower her head.

"Why don't you say it when your wife is injured?" Li Mu asked with a little reproach, the kind of careless rebuke.

Chen Jiao glanced at Ruyi.

Like consciousness retreated out with interest.

Chen Jiao then said lonely: "I'm afraid that adults will dislike me for being clumsy."

Li Mu was about to speak when Jixiang got back the needle.

"Madam, don't move." Jixiang squatted in front of Chen Jiao, pinching Chen Jiao's index finger with one hand and holding a needle with the other.

Li Mu sat next to Chen Jiao. Chen Jiao was hiding quickly just now, but he didn't see it. Now he saw her injuries clearly. Her slender fingers, which looked like white, had a dazzling blister on her finger. This kind of injury was nothing to anyone else, but she was the delicate lady of the uncle's mansion.

When Jixiang was acupuncture, Li Mu's gaze moved upwards and saw that she closed her eyes tightly in fear, and her long eyelashes were dark and thick. Jixiang agreed, and she opened it again, and a layer of mist floated in Peach Blossom's eyes.

Li Mu thought that the word "jiao" in her name is really suitable for her.

As night fell, the couple entered the tent.

The maids all went out, and Li Mu sighed: "Miss has been doing well since she was a child, so why should she cook soup for a reckless man? I will ask her to cherish herself in the future. It is not worth it."

Chen Jiao turned her back to him and said bitterly: "My lord remembers the past, and she only treats me as a lady. I forgot everything. When I wake up, I am the adult by my side. In my heart, the adult is my husband, and I am willing to do whatever I do for you."

Li Mu did not answer the conversation.

Chen Jiao didn't expect to get his heart in just a few days, so she was not disappointed and fell asleep slowly.

In the middle of the night, Chen Jiao unconsciously got into Li Mu's arms again, holding him with his little hands relied on him.

Li Mu went to lift her arm, and the woman's skin under her palm was as delicate as jade.

The weather is getting warmer and the season for spring plowing has come. As the prefect, Li Mu has the responsibility to supervise the people in the county to farm spring plowing. By the way, he can see if there are any landlords and gentry who occupy the people's land and invade the people.

"When will the sir be back?" Chen Jiao asked reluctantly while lying beside him.

Li Mu said: "About January."

Chen Jiao gritted her teeth, reached out her little hand, and clenched his sleeves in a false way: "Sir, take me there, I can dress up as an adult's maid."

In one month, she can't waste it in vain!

Li Mu didn't expect her to say this, and thought for a moment: "I went on a tour in a mini-dress, and I was traveling lightly. I only had two guards around me. I was busy with boats and cars, and I was in a simple way, and I was also exposed to the wind and sun..."

"I'm not afraid, I just want to be with the adults." Chen Jiao interrupted him, his voice firm.

Li Mu still wanted to refuse, so Chen Jiao got up and called the maid who was watching the night outside to light the lights.

"Miss? "Li Mu followed and asked in confusion.

Chen Jiao smiled and said, "I have packed my luggage, so I have to bring a few clothes to avoid packing tomorrow morning and delaying my departure."

Her words were full of excitement that she could travel with him. Li Mu thought about it and thought it would be better to take her there. The petite lady's memory might be restored at any time. If she recovered when he went out, remembering the revenge of her cousin pushing her into the water, she would definitely punish her cousin severely. If she was with her, she would at most lose her temper and dare not punish him.

Since she was going to dress up as a maid, Chen Jiao asked for two sets of spring clothes from Jinxiu, who was most similar to her, and she brought her own clothes, and then brought two silk clothes for spare. After packing up the bag, Chen Jiao returned to the bed and saw Li Mu sitting on the head of the bed waiting for her. Chen Jiao smiled shyly and crawled inside happily and lay down.

Li Mu lay down and finally reminded: "The officials are in charge of official duties. This trip is not about traveling around the mountains and rivers. Miss must think twice."

Chen Jiao snorted: "Sir, don't look down on women. If you can endure hardships, I can also bear it."

Li Mu laughed and said nothing about her. After setting off, she should not expect to be merciful.

The next morning, Li Mu took Chen Jiao to say goodbye to his aunt.

Li saw Chen Jiao dressed up by the maid and was stunned: "This, this..."

Chen Jiao blushed and said, "I'm afraid my husband will work hard, so I will go with him to take care of him, so my aunt will take care of him at home."

"I'll go too!" Wu Xiu'e jumped out immediately, Chen Jiao stood on Li Mu's left, and she grabbed Li Mu's right arm and shook it and acted coquettishly: "Cousin, you take me there too, I promise to be good!"

"Don't mess around." Li Mu with a calm face retracted his arm. Without waiting for Wu Xiu'e to reply, he saluted to Li and said, "It's not too early, my nephew leaves first, so don't worry about aunt."

Mrs. Li was not worried about her nephew. She repeatedly reminded her while sending her off: "Madam, the first time she goes out with you, you must take good care of her and don't just be careful about doing things."

Li Mu agreed perfunctorily, Wu Xiu'e's eyes turned red with anger, and Chen Jiao followed Li Mu liked Li more and more liked him.

The mule cart was prepared outside the prefect's mansion, and Li Mu wanted to help Chen Jiao get on the car. Chen Jiao started acting now. She stood by the car respectfully and lowered her head and said, "Sir, please, first."

The two guards Li Mu led this time, one was Gao Jun and the other was Gao Lang, who were brothers, both of whom were in their early twenties. Gao Jun was calm and Gao Lang loved to laugh. Seeing that the once arrogant and rude lady of the prefect showed such a pretty and charming appearance, Gao Lang was so shocked that his eyes fell to the ground and stared at Chen Jiao in disbelief.

Li Mu said helplessly: "Get into the car." As he said that, he had already held up Chen Jiao's little hand.

Chen Jiao looked at him affectionately and then got into the car obediently.

Li Mu turned around and bowed to his aunt standing at the door, and then stepped forward.

The mule cart sets off and goes further and further.

Wu Xiu'e looked at the back of the mule cart and stomped her feet in anger, and cursed Chen Jiao's vixen in her heart!

Li was quite pleased, hoping that his nephew and niece-in-law would be together day and night, and they could have feelings for her and give birth to a nephew and grandson for her as soon as possible.

The mule cart turned out of the alley where the prefect was located, and the street gradually became lively.

Li Mu has official duties, so Chen Jiao pretended to be out for a trip. Seeing a sold-out goods on the street, Chen Jiao's eyes lit up and turned around to the man sitting next to him, closing his eyes and resting: "Sir, I want to buy some snacks."

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes, and ordered Gao Jun who was driving the car: "Stop."

The mule cart stopped immediately.

Chen Jiao looked at Li Mu flatteringly: "I want to go to the shop to have a look."

Li Mu had a temper that didn't hit the smiley person. When he met her shiny eyes like a cat, he nodded and went down with her.

The roasted goods store is not big, but there are all kinds of roasted goods inside. There are five or six flavors of fried melon seeds alone. Chen Jiao pinched a melon seed from the bag and tasted it. Finally, she bought half a pound of two flavors of five-spice and salt-baked.

It was about to check out, Chen Jiao suddenly remembered something and asked Li Mu: "What flavor do you like with adults?"

Li Mu smiled slightly: "I won't eat this."

Chen Jiao was a little disappointed, but when she took two big bags of melon seeds from the store, she regained her innocent and carefree smile.

The two turned back to the car. Gao Jun rushed the car outside, and Gao Lang sat on the other side of the shaft.

Before the mule cart left the city, Chen Jiao kept raising the curtain to look outside, as if she had never seen the world. When she saw the monkey-playing man, she would pull Li Mu's arm and ask him to watch it together. Li Mu kept smiling and began to feel tired inside.

After the mule cart left the city, there was a lot of fields outside, and gradually there was nothing good to look at, so Chen Jiao focused on eating melon seeds.

"Sir, should you eat it too?" Chen Jiao grabbed a handful of five-spice melon seeds and handed them to Li Mu.

Li Mu smiled and declined.

He didn't eat it, Chen Jiao poked her head out and asked the Gao brothers with a smile.

Gao Jun was taciturn and shook his head to say no. His younger brother Gao Lang hesitated. When Chen Jiao saw it, he enthusiastically stuffed a handful of melon seeds into his hand: "Eat it, pass the time."

She was approachable like a girl next door. Gao Lang blushed inexplicably and lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Madam."
To be continued...