PAMPERED CONSORT OF THE FRAGRANCE ORCHARD.BOOK 1

Chapter 16. Discovering a Clue.

Du Xiao Li held the snake’s head and tail in one hand, and used the other hand to slowly stroke down the protruding abdomen. Once she felt something hard, she slit a cut underneath, and had the snake gall inside extracted out. After using water to rinse it clean, she threw it into the wine jar that she’d just moved out. Afterwards, she skillfully had the snake dissected, using the knife to cut it into approximately five millimeter size pieces. Then, she put on fresh ginger and other seasonings, and began to stew it.

“Big brother, are you hungry? What do you want to eat, I’ll make it for you.” Du Xiao Li saw Du Xiu Heng silently sitting on the short stool below the eaves, and walked over to ask.

Du Xiu Heng shook his head, still not saying anything.

Du Xiao Li saw Du Xiu Heng’s appearance and thought that he was still frightened because he got bit by a snake. Because in the past, there was someone in the village that got bitten to death by a snake. She crouched down and reached out to hug Du Xiu Heng’s waist. She had her head leaned against his arm, lightly shaking, as she said, “Big brother, rest a.s.sure, with me here, I won’t let anything happen to you.”

Speaking of which, she was actually quite reliant on Du Xiu Heng. Thinking about how she was someone who’s lived twenty some years in her past life, and he was just a ten year old child, even she herself felt it was somewhat laughable.

But in her past life, she’d lived for that many years. In her childhood, she’d attended all kinds of supplementary cla.s.ses. Just in music, there were already quite a few cla.s.ses, zither, flute, piano, and so on. She even got awards in all of them before. At that time, her parents never asked whether she was willing or not.

(T/N: eeeeeeeeeee <– the=”” sound=”” of=”” your=”” translator=”” cringing=”” at=”” all=”” these=”” cliche=”” skills=”” getting=”” piled=””>

Afterwards, during that period when she lived in the village, she further didn’t have a sense of self. In ordered to not get kicked out, she could only work at all cost. And after being discovered by the organization, she further wasn’t asked whether she was willing to do this mission or not, willing to kill someone or not.

If she could, she would definitely say, she wasn’t willing. But, no one asked.

That’s why, when Du Xiu Heng said she could do whatever she wanted and he would support her, when the very poor him was willing to take out ten* taels of silver to make those silver needles for her, he’d already walked into her heart. What she wanted was actually very simple, just to simply be cared for, that’s all.

(*T/N: I have no idea why the author wrote ten taels here when it should definitely be one tael of silver, I don’t think they even have ten taels of silver to begin with….)

Du Xiu Heng looked to the person nestled up against his side, and could feel her dependence and concern towards himself. He used his other hand to stroked her head, his gaze looked into the distance, distant and deep.

After Du Xiao Li had the snake stew cooked, she poured a bowl for Du Xiu Heng and placed it on the stool next to him, saying: “Big brother, this snake stew is very nutritious. Let it sit for a while first, and drink it when it cools, okay.”

Afterwards, she also poured a bowl for herself. When she finished, she went to go flip the drying medical herbs she dug up yesterday.

When it was about noon, Niu Jing and the others returned. Seeing them, Du Xiao Li shouted, “Grandpa Niu, I left the snake stew for you!”

“Oh? Perfect, I just happened to be thirsty and hungry. Get me a bowl then.” Niu Jing walked in, and found himself a stool to sit down.

Leng Er also very causally found a placed to sit down, yelling to Du Xiao Li, “Don’t forget about me, I paid money.”