When others eat steamed buns, they always eat them with the buns and stuffing, but Shen Qiqi has a bad habit.
When she eats steamed buns, she always nibbles on the skin first and then eats the fillings.
Just like the half-baked bun she is holding in her hand now, the skin has almost been chewed, but the filling is still untouched, which looks a bit strange.
Coupled with the girl's evil intentions, she used her palms to cover the half-eaten buns, instinctively not wanting Xie Beiming to see her having such a strange habit.
Then she suddenly heard that Xie Beiming invited her to have breakfast together. She was so surprised that she clasped her hands together in excitement.
This was great, the mole seemed to be hiding food and was reluctant to eat it. He wanted to save it for the last bite and enjoy the filling of the buns, but it was all smeared on his hands.
Shen Qiqi was dumbfounded, her smile froze at the corner of her mouth, and her face turned red like the rising sun on the top of the mountain.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly. She put her two hands covered with stuffing and oil behind her back, straightened her waist, and said with a smile: "Really, that's great. Then, thank you sir for your warm invitation."
It looked like nothing happened.
Of course, the premise is to ignore her extraordinarily red face.
Xie Beiming also acted as if he didn't see anything, nodded "Yeah" and said, "Come in."
Yan Luo turned around and walked ahead.
Shen Qiqi, who was following him, breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Beiming listened to the thin exhalation behind him, and the corners of his mouth raised uncontrollably in a brilliant arc. He led the people into the yard, pointed to a small room and said: "Wash your hands before meals. Over there is the kitchen. There are Water, you go wash your hands first, I'll come in and change clothes."
Shen Qiqi was worrying about how to clean her greasy hands without being discovered by Xie Beiming. When she heard his words, she was so moved that she almost cried with joy.
As soon as Xie Beiming entered the house, she hurriedly ran into the kitchen, looked around quickly, found the bucket, ran straight over, quickly pulled the sticky bun filling off her palms, and scooped out another ladle of water to rinse her hands. , then wipe your wet palms on your clothes, and you're done.
The operation is as fierce as a tiger, but it actually takes no more than a few blinks of time.
Shen Qiqi felt relieved that the trouble that had caused a little embarrassment to her was solved, and then she had the time to visit Mr. Xie's small courtyard.
The courtyard is a common layout for farmers' houses. There are two side rooms on each side, which can not only accommodate people and store things, but also serve as courtyard walls. Facing the courtyard door are three main rooms.
The small yard is very delicately decorated, with flower vines and grape vines. Unfortunately, due to the season, there are no flowers on the flower vines and no grapes on the grape vines. However, the small yard next to the kitchen has been turned into square vegetable plots. The radishes and cabbages grown inside are growing well.
There is a row of wooden shelves under the eaves next to the vegetable field, and some dried vegetables are drying in the dustpan on top.
There are also a few bunches of persimmon cakes covered with frost hanging on the shelf.
As far as the eye can see, the atmosphere of farm life is rich to the extreme.
Just looking at this courtyard, I'm afraid no one can imagine that this is the Wuji Sect, the holy land of cultivation that everyone in the world of cultivation dreams of.
The Xie family in Lin'an ranks third among the five major families. Lin'an is also a land of plenty and is very wealthy. Xie Beiming, who grew up in fine clothes and fine food, now has to live in this small farmyard. I don't know what he can do. Can't adapt.
Shen Qiqi bit her lip and thought worriedly.
As I thought about it, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of self-blame in my eyes.
Although the small farmhouse in front of me is a little more simple, it is still many times better than the cave where Xie Beiming lived in his previous life, which was dark all year round, and it was dark during the day and night even if the lamp was turned on.
He was supposed to be a dazzling young master from an aristocratic family, but his reputation was ruined overnight. From everyone praising him to shouting about beating him, how did Xie Beiming survive that period of time... He must have been worse off than dead.
Thinking of the cold back figure of a man sitting alone in a cave setting up lanterns, Shen Qiqi suddenly felt heavy and uncomfortable in her heart.
The light in my eyes quickly dimmed like the rising sun covered by dark clouds on the top of Dongshan Mountain.
Xie Beiming, who was said to have gone into the house to change clothes, was standing leisurely by the window, his hands behind his back, his eyes soft, looking at the girl in the yard quietly.
Look at her curiously pulling at the flower vines, and curiously holding up a handful of dried vegetables and putting it between her nose and sniffing... Like an elf breaking into the world for the first time, her clear eyes are filled with surprise and curiosity.
Suddenly, the curiosity and surprise in the elf's eyes froze, his long eyelashes drooped, and his brows showed sadness.
Xie Beiming's raised lips suddenly stiffened, and he subconsciously reached out his hand, as if he wanted to help her smooth her frown.
However, across the window and several vegetable fields, his actions were destined to be in vain.
Xie Beiming pursed his lips, squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, then stepped out.
"Miss Shen, isn't my little yard pretty?"
Shen Qiqi was immersed in sadness. When she heard him ask this and looked at the gentle smile on his lips, not only was she not comforted, but her heart became even heavier. She wished she could commit suicide immediately to apologize.
A large part of the reason why Xie Beiming ended up in that situation in his previous life was because of her.
If she hadn't been so naughty, Xie Beiming wouldn't have fallen into the Ten Thousand Demons Cliff and been seriously injured. If he hadn't been seriously injured due to the fall, with his cultivation level, it would never have been possible for a little evil spirit to take advantage of the loophole and break the golden elixir. , and thus fell into a place of eternal destruction.
It's all because of her!
She is the devil that stands in the way of Xie Beiming's brilliant life!
What a shame that not only did she not realize this in her previous life, she even went to rob Mr. Xie who was in trouble several times... How could she be so bad!
Shen Qiqi, who had never felt that she was at fault even when she was surrounded and suppressed by hundreds of Xuanmen schools, felt a deep sense of weight for the first time. She rubbed the corners of her clothes helplessly with her hands, rested her chin on her chin, and bit her lips. His face turned bluish white, and his eyes were filled with tiny crystals.
Xie Beiming, who was still laying the groundwork: "..."
Mr. Xie stopped paving the way and turned around as if nothing happened. While arranging the dried vegetables in the dustpan, he said in a soft tone: "I had a dream when I was very young. I hope to live in a cave far away from human beings. , there are not so many worries in the world that disturb me every day..."
Shen Qiqi could no longer hear what Xie Beiming said later. Her eyes widened with disbelief and shock written all over her face.
"Mr. Xie, you... why do you have such thoughts!"
If Xie Beiming really thought this way, then in his last life... wouldn't he just get what he wanted!?
The entrance is to the cave on the top of the cliff.
The birds found it too steep and were reluctant to pass by the gate.
The only neighbors were the blue sky, white clouds and mountain breeze, and then there was her, a robber who occasionally broke in and robbed someone... The place where Xie Beiming lived in the previous life was far away from human habitation!
Shen Qiqi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
She bit her lip and looked at the cold and upright figure in front of her, as nervous as a prisoner waiting to be sentenced.
"Because I like to be quiet by nature." Xie Beiming turned over the dried vegetables in the dustpan and turned to look at her with a faint smile, "Why is Miss Shen so surprised? Do you think my idea is shocking? ?”
Shen Qiqi: ...It's not shocking, it's just... quite unexpected!
But there are more surprises!
The kind of unexpected joy that comes unintentionally!
The heavy discomfort in Shen Qiqi's heart instantly eased a lot.
She exhaled a long breath and said with a smile: "Mr. Xie, your yard is really nice, with a quiet elegance in its simplicity!"