Chapter 371 - Departure 2

Su Xiaolu was still young and ignorant, so it was normal for her not to understand.

Su Xiaolu was her biological sister, the sister she liked very much. When Su Xiaolu asked, she was willing to answer her sincerely.

She hoped that Su Xiaolu could understand her true feelings.

It did not matter if she did not understand these words now. In the future, when Su Xiaolu experienced love, she would understand.

Su Xiaolu rubbed against Su Xiaoling and said, “Sis, you will definitely be happy.”

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Knowing that Su Xiaoling really liked Zhou Heng, Su Xiaolu was relieved.

Perhaps this path would be bumpy, but so what? No matter how bumpy it was, it would be smoothed out and a bright path would be created.

Su Xiaolu was also planning how to protect Zhou Heng and take back his identity.

At night, they went to Chen Hu’s house for dinner.

After dinner, the two families sat together and chatted. They only went home to rest after they felt at ease.

On the morning of the 18th day of the first lunar month.

Su Sanlang’s family drove the carriage away.

Su Xiaolu and Su Chong drove the carriage while the rest sat in the carriage.

After meeting up with He Hai, they left together. He Hai had brought a lot of things with him. There was only a coachman following him. After greeting him, he left.

They left the town and gradually drove away.

Before long, they were far away from the town.

Su Xiaolu asked Su Chong, “Brother, how did Liu Zijin arrange it?”

During the last village examination, they had gone to An County to meet up with Liu Zijin.

Liu Zijin often exchanged letters with Su Chong. Su Chong should know about his arrangements.

Su Chong smiled and said, “Zijin has already entered the capital first. He set off after the New Year. He settled down in the capital first. We can look for him directly when we go.”

Su Xiaolu nodded. “That’s good too.”

It would take them at least ten days to travel there. Liu Zijin would be more familiar with the capital if he went there first.

During the afternoon break, Su Xiaoling felt a little uncomfortable. She vomited after getting out of the carriage.

Su Xiaolu took out the car sickness medicine she had prepared for Su Xiaoling.

Madam Zhao handed Su Xiaoling water. As she smoothed her back, she said, “How is it? Are you feeling better? Fortunately, Xiaolu was prepared. Otherwise, I really don’t know what to do. I didn’t expect you to feel sick in the carriage.”

The family did not experience this. They did not expect Su Xiaoling to feel sick.

After Su Xiaoling vomited, she took some medicine and drank some water before sitting on the side to rest.

Zhou Heng walked over and handed Su Xiaoling a packet of dried oranges. He said gently, “Xiaoling, take a piece and hold it in your mouth. It should ease your discomfort.”

Su Xiaoling took it and thanked him softly. “Thank you.”

Zhou Heng smiled. Afraid that Su Xiaoling would feel uncomfortable, he walked away.

After Zhou Heng left, Su Xiaoling heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she could not help but smile. She thought that with Zhou Heng’s intelligence, he knew everything, so he would create a very comfortable environment.

From these small details, Su Xiaoling could feel that Zhou Heng cared about her.

She thought that as long as Zhou Heng’s heart did not change, she would not regret her decision. As long as he was willing to let her win, she would definitely win.

At noon, everyone casually ate some dry rations and water before continuing on their way.

After traveling for a while, they found a suitable place and stopped to rest.

He Hai also came over to talk to Su Sanlang warmly. He smiled and said kindly, “Brother Su, I’ve prepared some food. Why don’t we start a fire and eat together? You can try my cooking.”

Su Sanlang nodded. “Okay.”

He Hai was warm and sincere, and he did not put on any airs at all. Su Sanlang did not feel uncomfortable getting along with him. He had the intention of inspecting the capital this time, and this period of traveling was a good opportunity to understand He Hai’s character.

Su Sanlang asked Su Chong and Su Hua to gather firewood to start a fire.

Madam Zhao and Su Xiaoling took a pot and prepared it.

Su Xiaolu could not do this, so she followed He Hai to see what good things he took out of the carriage.

He Hai smiled at Su Xiaolu. “Girl, what do you like to eat? Tell me and I’ll make it for you.”

He was in his early sixties and his youngest granddaughter was about the same age as Su Xiaolu.

Su Xiaolu was lively and likable.

Su Xiaolu looked at He Hai and asked, “Do you know how to cook everything?”

He Hai smiled confidently and said, “I know almost all of the dozens of cuisines. I’ve been dealing with the kitchen my entire life.”

His ancestors were royal chefs, and his descendants were all busy in the kitchen. It could be said that they had dedicated their entire lives to cooking. Even his closest wife did not have that much time to accompany him. He held a kitchen knife in his hand far more than he held his wife’s hand.

Su Xiaolu thought for a moment and said, “Then what dishes did you prepare in your carriage?”

He Hai thought of the rich ingredients in half a carriage and said with a smile, “Cow, sheep, chicken, duck, everything. There’s also the sauerkraut and pickles sold at your house. I also brought two jars into the capital.”

Su Xiaolu smiled and said, “Then I want to eat sour and spicy mutton soup.”

In the first month of the lunar calendar, the weather was still cold. It was also cold in the wilderness. If one could drink a bowl of hot and sour mutton soup, the coldness in their bodies would be warmed.

He Hai smiled and agreed. “No problem. My ancestor was an imperial chef. Today, I’ll let you try the cooking skills of an imperial chef.”

He Hai got into the carriage and opened the box containing the mutton. He let Su Xiaolu watch him disassemble the mutton.

He Hai’s knife skills were superb. Su Xiaoling came over to take a look after she was done.

He Hai took out the lamb’s belly and even dissected the skin and bones into a total of 500 grams.

He Hai smiled and said, “There’s a way to dismantle meat. For someone like me, there won’t be any broken bones after I cut off my flesh.”

The sharp kitchen knife was like his hand in He Hai’s hand. It was extremely agile.

Su Xiaolu gave him face and said, “Wow.”

Su Xiaoling also had a look of admiration. When He Hai dismantled the mutton, he placed it on the table and distributed them one by one. He asked Su Xiaolu and Su Xiaoling, “Girls, look. What’s different between this meat?”

Su Xiaolu took a look. She really couldn’t tell. It was just mutton.

Su Xiaoling said in surprise, “Sir, none of the mutton you cut has bones or skin. They’re all ordinary-sized. This is too amazing.”

Su Xiaoling often cooked, so she understood at a glance.

He Hai smiled. “Little girl, you have good taste. I’ve been practicing my knife skills for decades. I’ve been using kitchen knives since I was three years old.”

He Hai cut every piece of meat into an average size. It looked very beautiful.

Each piece was squarish and pleasing to the eye.

Su Xiaolu asked, “Then if you fail and take a little more, won’t there be some uneven size in the end?”

He Hai laughed at Su Xiaolu’s question and said proudly, “Little girl, you underestimate me. Not to mention this bit of mutton, even if it’s an entire sheep, I can disassemble it into the same size and weight.”