frightfiction Chapter 294 Mahjong Tiles
Chapter 294 Mahjong Tiles
Xiao Cao carefully put the pieces of paper she had just drawn together, picked them up gently, turned around and said sweetly to Old Lady Yang who was sitting next to her: "Grandma, let's go, accompany me to the kitchen to cook. I'm going to cook braised pork myself today, and I need you to keep an eye on me to see if I'm doing it right!"
Old Lady Yang smiled and stood up, following Xiao Cao'er, muttering as she walked: "Okay, my dear granddaughter, grandma will go with you to take a look. But for dangerous work like cutting meat, you have to ask the chef to help you. Wait until he has prepared all the ingredients, then you can start cooking. But don't touch the knife!"
Xiao Cao nodded obediently and responded cheerfully, "Okay, grandma, everything is up to you!" Then she walked ahead.
Soon, they arrived at the yard. Xiao Cao walked straight to Xiang Er, hurriedly took a few steps to greet him and said, "Brother Yun, can you do me a small favor?"
When Yun Er heard the voice, he immediately put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and responded: "Miss, please feel free to speak. As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely help you with all my strength."
Xiao Cao smiled, reached out from her sleeve and took out the carefully drawn paper, handed it to Yun Er and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to ask you to bring this paper to Brother Xingyun and ask him if he can make it according to the design on it. If he can't make it, it doesn't matter. At worst, I can find some wood and try to make it myself, but it may not be as beautiful as this one."
Yun Er solemnly took the piece of paper and held it in his arms and said, "No problem, don't worry, young lady. I will deliver it to the master right away." After saying that, he was about to leave.
"Then you should come back quickly. Is Brother Xingyun's mansion far from here? I'm preparing to cook now. Can you make it back for dinner?" Xiao Cao'er asked.
"It's not far. It won't take long to get back by horse. But I don't know if the master is at home now." Yun answered truthfully.
"Oh, so that's the case. It doesn't matter. Even if Brother Xingyun is not at home now, it will be the same if we give it to him when he comes back. There's no rush." Xiao Cao'er said with a smile, turned around and walked into the kitchen.
"Yes, young lady." Yun Er responded and walked out with big strides.
In the kitchen, pots and pans clattered and Xiao Cao cooked skillfully, her movements flowing like water. Soon, she cooked delicious dishes one by one.
Coincidentally, just when Xiaocaoer had just brought the last dish to the table, Yun Er appeared at the door, and Qi Xingyun came with him.
"Brother Xingyun, you're here! You look so hurried, are you busy dealing with some affairs? Have you had lunch?" As soon as Xiaocao'er saw Qi Xingyun, her eyes immediately became bright and sparkled with joy.
"Not yet. I just ran into Yun Er when I got home." Qi Xingyun smiled and walked naturally to Old Lady Yang and sat down.
"If you haven't eaten yet, come over and eat with us." Old Mrs. Yang greeted warmly.
"Thank you, grandma." Qi Xingyun said.
"You must be tired after being busy all morning. Come, try Xiaocao'er's cooking. She knows you're coming over for dinner, so she specially made some braised pork for her. Try and see how it tastes." Old Mrs. Yang used a serving chopstick to put a piece of braised pork into Qi Xingyun's bowl.
It was Xiaocao'er's request that the Yang family use serving chopsticks. She thought it was more hygienic to do so. Also, if you use the chopsticks you have used to pick up food for others, that would be taking up your saliva, right? So serving chopsticks should be used when conditions permit.
Xiao Cao'er: Grandma, when did I have the ability to predict the future? I only knew that Brother Xingyun was coming now that I saw him, okay?
Yun Er: Old lady, didn’t you say that the delicious braised pork was made for me? How did it become made for my master? Should I eat it now or not?
The others didn't care what Yun Er was thinking. The food Xiao Cao'er cooked today was very tasty, so no one had time to pay attention to Yun Er.
After everyone had finished eating, Xiao Caoer stood up to clean up the dishes, but was stopped by Yun Er, who said, "Miss, let me do it. Tell my master about the letter he asked me to send back."
The cook, who had been standing at the kitchen door without taking his eyes off the place, came running over like an arrow when he saw the commotion here, and helped to clean up the place with swift hands and feet.
At this time, Xiao Cao'er blinked her big watery eyes, looked up at Qi Xingyun, and asked, "Brother Xingyun, is there anything wrong with the kind of cards I wanted to make just now?" Her words were full of concern.
Qi Xingyun smiled slightly, also gazing at Xiao Cao'er, and responded softly: "There's nothing wrong. You have described the patterns clearly. I have ordered them to start making them immediately. It will be done soon." His voice was gentle and steady, which made people feel at ease.
Hearing this, Xiao Cao'er's face instantly blossomed with a smile as bright as a flower, and she said happily: "That's great! Thank you, Brother Xingyun. After the cards are made, I will teach you how to play, and then we can play together. It's better than sitting and chatting like this every day, which is really too boring." As she spoke, she pouted her little mouth mischievously, looking very cute.
Seeing this, Qi Xingyun couldn't help but feel pity for you and suggested softly, "If you feel bored at home, why don't I take you and grandma out for a walk? Or we can go to the Huguo Temple for a walk."