I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 209 It's Hard Not to Agree

"You still haven't told me where these came from."

Li Yan was somewhat curious; the brazier and fire tongs showed heavy signs of use.

There was also firewood, each piece split into two semi-circular halves, each about the length of a forearm.

This was clearly made by someone.

"The basin and pliers belong to my family; I brought them with me."

Hua Junshu said with a smile, and then pointed to the burning firewood.

"The firewood was given to us by Grandma Zhou next door."

Li Yan did find that the next room still had a traditional wood-burning stove and kitchen, but he didn't find any firewood there, so he assumed it was stored somewhere else.

"So that's how it is. Why did Grandma Zhou next door give us firewood?"

Li Yan asked curiously as he removed the little Laba from the edge of the brazier.

This damn cat, isn't it afraid of getting set on fire?

“Wow wow wow!”

Laba Festival is here, and it keeps meowing.

Li Yan released it again, raised his hand and flicked it, and a protective barrier appeared around the brazier.

If Laba tries to squeeze in, he will be blocked.

As soon as Laba Festival arrived, they rushed to the brazier.

It bumped into the edge of the brazier with a thud, squatted down on the ground, and started licking its paws to ease the embarrassment.

Hua Junshu smiled, finding it amusing, and answered Li Yan's question.

"Grandma Zhou's granddaughter wasn't doing well in school, so I helped her out by making a study plan for her and giving her the supplementary materials I had left over from elementary school. Grandma Zhou was very grateful for the help."

Li Yan looked strange, shook his head and chuckled, went inside and put the things his grandmother had given him into the refrigerator, then moved a chair outside to warm himself by the fire.

Not long after, Jiang Yingzhu and Mei Mengqian woke up one after the other and went to the kitchen to get the breakfast that Hua Junshu had made that morning.

They were served in front of the brazier to eat.

While eating, the two of them stared curiously at the brazier and the cat sleeping beside it.

"How cozy!" Mei Mengqian exclaimed. It was the first time she had ever seen a brazier and the first time she had ever warmed herself by a fire.

Jiang Yingzhu is different; she grew up in the countryside. She's seen all of these people before, but it's been a long time since she's seen them, so it's a bit of a novelty.

She picked up the fire tongs, grabbed a steamed bun from the plate on the stool, and put it over the fire to roast.

"so fun."

After chuckling, Jiang Yingzhu coughed and, noticing the three people staring at her, said in a serious tone.

"I'm not just playing around. Baked buns taste even better because they absorb the aroma of herbs and plants."

Mengmeng was surprised; her eyes lit up when she heard it was delicious.

"Really, Zhuzhu!?"

"of course."

"Is the fragrance of plants due to the presence of plant ash on them?"

Mei Mengqian pointed to the gray marks that had appeared on the steamed bun.

Jiang Yingzhu shook her head. "So what if it's a little dusty? A little dirt won't make you sick."

Hua Junshu chuckled lightly, not interfering with the two, but simply staring at the scene in a daze.

Mei Mengqian didn't say anything, just watched Zhuzhu bake the steamed buns. After half a minute, a special aroma emerged.

The smell made her think it actually looked delicious.

But she still couldn't bring herself to eat it, even with the dust on the outside.

So she continued to observe, and her pupils suddenly dilated.

After baking the steamed buns, Zhu Zhu even dropped them on the ground.

"hiss!"

Zhu Zhu hissed as she picked up the steamed bun and tossed it back and forth between her hands.

"Hot, hot, hot!"

Mei Mengqian touched her chin; it was too hot. But now the steamed bun was completely inedible.

But all I saw was Zhu Zhu exclaiming in surprise as she grabbed the steamed bun and began to peel it.

But she didn't peel it all off; she only peeled off the parts that had fallen to the ground and the parts with a lot of dust.

After peeling off a ring of slightly charred skin, she tore off a piece and stuffed it into her mouth, then made a nasal sound of enjoyment.

"Hmm—, that's it!"

Jiang Yingzhu looked at Mengmeng, who had been observing, and asked, "Mengmeng, do you want some?"

She tore off a piece of the steamed bun with the skin still on. "The skin wasn't completely peeled off."

"So what? Let me tell you, it tastes better with the skin on."

Jiang Yingzhu stuffed it directly into her mouth, chewing as she spoke:

"The baked bun crust smells so good. If I hadn't been so careful not to burn my hands, I wouldn't have been so reluctant to tear it off. The ashes can be wiped off easily."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Hua Junshu.

"You agree, right, senior?"

"Yes, the baked buns are indeed delicious." Hua Junshu nodded and went to the kitchen to get two buns.

"Shushu, there's some braised beef and braised pig's trotters in the fridge that I brought with me, bring them over too," Li Yan said.

"it is good."

Jiang Yingzhu turned to look at Li Yan, "You bought all this when you came back."

"Grandma made this. You can try it later."

"Oh."

Jiang Yingzhu nodded without reacting, but Mei Mengqian's eyes showed a hint of anticipation.

Looking down, I saw Laba picking at the crusts of a steamed bun on the ground, just smelling them but not eating them.

After smelling the steamed bun skin, Laba jumped onto Zhuzhu's lap and then started tugging at her.

Li Yan watched as the little kitten stepped on Zhu Zhu's flat chest, getting closer and closer, and sniffed at Zhu Zhu's mouth with its little head.

"Wow, it's going to kiss me!"

Jiang Yingzhu exclaimed, "That lecherous cat!"

Mei Mengqian, standing nearby, wasn't envious; she had already experienced it and understood the principles.

"Zhuzhu, it's just curious about what you're eating and wants to smell your breath."

"Oh, you little glutton, I was so happy for nothing."

Jiang Yingzhu rubbed the Laba Festival tatter that had fallen to the ground with dissatisfaction.

Laba ignored her and gave her a pitiful look.

Low-level two-legged creatures will eat things that have no nutritional value.

Just then, the senior student came out carrying a plate and some barbecue tongs.

Each person held one, which was cleaner than fire tongs, and began roasting steamed buns, beef, and pig's trotters.

The aroma of meat quickly attracted Laba.

Li Yan tossed it a piece of beef.

The little glutton has a small belly; if you give him too much, he won't be able to finish it.

Jiang Yingzhu grilled the food diligently and, as always, wanted to show off and share it, so she took photos and posted them in the class group chat.

Well, although school hasn't started yet, we don't know the class assignment results for next semester.

But this person already considers himself part of Class One.

She not only infiltrated small groups, but also large groups.

However, this is being shared in a small group.

"Wow, this looks so nice, is it a farm stay?"

Yu Bing replied in the group.

"I guess so, isn't it amazing?" Jiang Yingzhu said, feeling that little Yu Bing had definitely never seen anything like this before.

"It's nothing special, nothing that's novel to me."

As always, Yu Bing wanted to prove herself superior, so she immediately posted a picture.

That must be a photo of an outdoor wedding.

The reason I say "should" is that the photos don't feel like a wedding.

The site is in front of a traditional Chinese-style building with neat gray tiles, soaring eaves and brackets, and an archway in front.

These things are nothing special, but the key point is that the archway is decorated with white gauze curtains and a large number of white and light pink flowers.

In front of the archway are chairs arranged neatly for guests.

Jiang Yingzhu looked at the picture and asked somewhat uncertainly:
"What are you doing, a funeral?"

Yu Bing replied immediately:

"It's a wedding, a wedding that combines Chinese and Western elements."

Below, Xiao Shuai, a classmate, immediately said, "I can see that. It's a perfect combination. I'll do it this way when I die."

“It’s hard not to agree,” Liang Xueyi said.

(End of this chapter)