Chapter 60

60 Fragrance

“I didn’t expect you to not only write well, but also draw better!” Ji Zhao silently gave him a thumbs up.

No wonder Shen Yao’s calligraphy and paintings would be hard to come by in the future!

“I also think that this peach is very beautiful.” Shen Yao looked into her eyes and smiled sincerely.

Meeting that pair of smiling phoenix eyes, Ji Zhao suddenly felt that he seemed to be implying something. For a moment, even her face was a little hot.

Looking at her sudden blush, the smile in Shen Yao’s eyes deepened.

“Cough… It’s getting late. I want to rest.” Ji Zhao hurriedly looked away, not daring to look into his eyes again.

“Okay.” Shen Yao carefully put away the pen. Before he left, he said goodnight.

After he walked out of the house, Ji Zhao hurriedly closed the door.

She leaned back against the door, breathing heavily. Only then did she feel the rhythm of her heart slow a little.

Fifteen minutes later, Ji Zhao, who was lying on the bed, emptied her mind and quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, Ji Zhao woke up early.

When the others woke up one after another, she had already prepared breakfast.

“Ah Tao, what delicious food are you cooking now?” Second Sister-in-law Shen, who had a sharp nose, hurriedly walked into the kitchen after smelling the fragrance and asked impatiently.

“Grilled cold noodles,” Ji Zhao replied with a smile. “Second Sister-in-law, do you want to try it?”

“Yes!” Second Sister-in-law Shen nodded without hesitation!

When she finished a portion of grilled cold noodles, her lips curled up in satisfaction.

“It’s delicious!”

“Second Sister-in-law, I also made red bean porridge. Why don’t you have a bowl while it’s hot?” Ji Zhao smiled and said, “I heard that pregnant people will look better if they eat more red bean!”

A bowl of hot and fragrant red bean porridge entered her stomach, and Second Sister-in-law Shen let out a satisfied sigh.

The feeling of enjoying delicacies was too good~

Ji Zhao’s grilled cold noodles were praised again.

After breakfast, Shen Dashan took Shen Yao to the fields to work. As Shen Yao’s follower, Ji Chen followed him.

An hour later, Zhao Lanhua returned home with a basket full of ingredients.

“Mother, thank you for your hard work!” Ji Zhao hurriedly took the basket of ingredients and smiled gratefully.

“Not at all.” Zhao Lanhua heaved a sigh of relief after drinking a large bowl of warm salt water. “But Ah Tao, can these offal really be made into delicious braised food?”

“Of course you can.” Ji Zhao smiled confidently. “Mother, don’t underestimate these offal. Cow hearts, cow tongue, tripe, and beef can be made into a particularly delicious cold dish.”

“I’ll make it for you to try. You’ll definitely like it!”

Ji Zhao began to clean up the offal. After washing all the beef and beef intestines, she poured them into the pot and added water until it covered the beef. After boiling it, she removed all the foam and placed the beef aside.

“Ah Tao, what did you throw into the pot just now?” Zhao Lanhua asked curiously when she saw what she was doing.

“Mother, that’s a spice bag. There are peppers, cinnamon, and star anise inside to carry the fragrance,” Ji Zhao explained as she boiled the brine.

After the spice packet in the pot emitted a fragrance, she immediately added white wine and salt. Then, she picked up a large bowl of clear water.

About an hour later, the entire kitchen was filled with a unique fragrance.

That fragrance made one drool.

After a while, all the villagers in Shanghe Village smelled the fragrance coming from the Shen family’s courtyard.

This was the so-called fragrance that wafted for ten miles.