Gu Yunsheng could feel many gazes falling on her, but she was already used to it.
However, when Huo Chengxuan saw everyone staring at her, including several unmarried men, what made him most uncomfortable was Chu Ziheng’s gaze.
Speaking of which, he had heard quite a bit about Chu Ziheng, but he had not expected that their families would be assigned to the same place.
Whether this arrangement was intentional from above or Chu Ziheng’s doing, he did not know.
After finishing the mung bean soup, he handed the container back to Gu Yunsheng.
“Be careful on your way back. As for Qianjin Primary School, you don’t need to go. I’ll handle it tomorrow.”
Huo Zhenguo also reminded her with concern,
“Shengsheng, listen to Chengxuan. Be careful on the road. The wheat stubble can be quite sharp.”
“That’s right, Shengsheng. Watch your step on the way.”
Huo’s mother was equally worried.
Her daughter in law was not in good health, and she had just become pregnant. The first three months were especially important.
The wheat had just been harvested, leaving sharp stubble in the field. If one was not careful, it was easy to trip and fall.
Coming all the way to the fields made them uneasy.
Gu Yunsheng felt happy about how the Huo family treated her, and at the same time, she felt a bit of heartache for them.
Not everyone could adapt to falling from a life of comfort into hardship.
She truly felt for them, but if it came to working in the fields herself, that was out of the question.
Call her selfish or delicate if they wanted. If she was being pampered, why should she force herself to suffer?
She was not a masochist.
“I know. There’s still plenty of mung bean soup at home. You can drink it after work.”
Huo Chengxuan felt a warmth in his heart.
“Alright. Head back quickly. The sun is still quite harsh.”
“Okay, I’m going.”
Gu Yunsheng knew it well. In just this short time, she had already worked up quite a sweat.
Since Huo Chengxuan said he would go ask about the school, she no longer needed to go. After returning home, she boiled water and took a bath.
Looking at the yard, she saw the land that Huo Chengxuan had already turned over.
From the mall in her space, she selected a floury potato variety, cut them into pieces, and buried them in the soil.
She also scattered some chili seeds.
After returning from the fields and bathing, she stayed busy. She even mixed some spiritual spring water and used it to water the plants.
Since she had never tested it before, she did not dare to use only the spiritual spring water.
If it caused abnormal growth, she would have no way to explain it to the Huo family.
By the time the sun began to set, she looked at the small patch of land she had planted.
Gu Yunsheng felt very satisfied and accomplished.
Although farming was tiring, she still felt happy. It gave her a sense of fulfillment she had before transmigrating into the book.
After a simple wash, Gu Yunsheng hummed a tune as she began preparing dinner.
She first took some flour and started kneading the dough to let it ferment.
After setting the dough aside to rest, she began chopping minced meat.
She opened the cabinet and took out her bottles and jars, the seasonings she often used.
Although Huo’s mother and the others did not know exactly what they were, they knew they were seasonings.
They rarely cooked, so they did not know how to use them.
After preparing the minced meat, Gu Yunsheng bought a large piece of prepared aspic from the mall in her space. This was the advantage of being alone at home.
She cut the aspic into small cubes. Then she gradually added scallion and ginger water into the minced meat along with various seasonings, mixing it until it became sticky.
After that, she added the aspic and continued mixing.
Since the dough had not finished resting, she started preparing other ingredients.
She planned to make mala xiang guo. She washed all the available ingredients and briefly boiled them. It was a pity she could not take out coriander.
Gu Yunsheng bought a packet of hot pot base from the mall.
However, most packaged hot pot bases only had a straightforward spicy taste and lacked the rich aroma of homemade ones.
Before transmigrating, she always made her own.
She heated oil in the wok, added a large piece of the hot pot base, and stir fried it until fragrant before adding the cooked ingredients.
After a simple stir fry to coat everything evenly with sauce, the dish was ready.
Without coriander, she sprinkled white sesame seeds instead.
Once the mala xiang guo was done, the dough had finished resting.
Gu Yunsheng began wrapping the buns. Her speed was fast, finishing one in just a few seconds.
Before long, she had made ten batches of soup dumplings.
She used small steamers from the mall, each holding eight dumplings.
She added water to the pot and started steaming them.
Worried that they might not handle too much spice, she also made honey glazed char siu.
By the time the soup dumplings were ready, Huo Chengxuan and the others had just returned from work.
As soon as he entered, Huo Chengxuan noticed something different.
“Shengsheng, you tilled the land.”
Gu Yunsheng had just come out.
“Yes, I planted some potatoes and scattered chili seeds. This way we can have them whenever we want.”
“Why didn’t you wait for me?”
“It’s fine. I had nothing to do anyway. Come eat, I made soup dumplings.”
Huo’s mother came in behind and, upon hearing about the planting, said,
“Shengsheng, farming is tiring. Don’t do it next time. Leave it for us.”
Gu Yunsheng felt helpless, but also touched. She smiled and said,
“Alright.”
The family looked at the meal and were no longer surprised.
Each of them first drank a bowl of mung bean soup, feeling their tired bodies relax.
“Dad, Mom, let’s eat. I’m not sure if you can handle spicy food, but there’s also honey glazed char siu and soup dumplings.”
“Good, let’s eat.”
“Mm.”
Gu Yunsheng took a few spoons. She carefully picked up a soup dumpling.
Wan’er saw that the bottom sagged slightly, and through the thin skin, the broth inside was clearly visible.
It had to be said that aside from being beautiful, Gu Yunsheng was not without her merits.
Gu Yunsheng placed the dumpling onto a spoon, blew on it gently, then bit a small opening, sipping the rich broth before eating the whole dumpling.
Mm, so delicious.
She handed a clean spoon to Huo Chengxuan.
“Lift it gently, move it slowly, bite a small opening, drink the soup first, then eat it in one bite. It will be full of flavor. Try it.”
Huo Chengxuan glanced at her and followed her method. His eyes lit up unconsciously.
“So hot…”
On the other side, seeing Gu Yunsheng’s satisfied expression, Wan’er eagerly stuffed one dumpling after another into her mouth.
Huo’s mother said,
“You’re already grown, why are you in such a hurry? No one is fighting you for it.”
“It’s hot, but it bursts with soup and tastes amazing. How can no one fight for it? Look at my brother. At this rate, there will be none left.”
Gu Yunsheng looked over. Not only Huo Chengxuan, but even Huo Zhenguo was eating quickly with his head lowered.
Huo’s mother picked up a piece of honey glazed char siu and put it into her mouth.
“Shengsheng, how did you make this? It’s so delicious.”
Gu Yunsheng smiled.
“If you like it, Mom, eat more.”
“Alright, you eat too, Shengsheng.”