The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a rare and lively time of the year. Li Qingyou used to go to see the lanterns every year, but I'm afraid she won't be able to go this year.

You can't leave my brother alone at home.

Compared with the disappointment of not being able to watch the lanterns, Li Qingyou felt more sorry for his brother. Children love fun the most, but this child can't even go out of this house, let alone go to the county town.

"Sister, what should we eat tonight?" Adi looked at Li Qingyou shaking his teeth while making a bowl of noodles, shaking the flour all over the floor, and the flour in the bowl was suddenly messy.

Li Qingyou was also confused. She remembered that this was how Mrs. Li used to make glutinous rice balls, but why was it different when she came here?

"Tangyuan?" Adi's mouth twitched.

After a while, Li Qingyou put down the basin, hesitated for a while and said, "How about we steam the sugar buns instead?"

Adi, "..."

"Okay, okay, the sugar buns must be delicious." Adi tried his best to show a bright smile. The difference between sugar buns and sugar buns is probably a few more pleats... right?

Steamed buns are different from glutinous rice balls. Tangyuan are made from loose noodles, while steamed buns need to be kneaded with water.

As a result, Li Qingyou forgot to pick out the sugar cubes in the noodles and poured a ladle of water in. All the sugar melted and too much water was poured in, so he had to add more noodles. As a result, there were too many noodles, so he added more water...

Seeing the basin for kneading noodles changing from a small basin to a medium basin, and then to a large basin, Adi expressed a little worry, but looking at Li Qingyou's chatter, he was very considerate and pretended that no matter what Sister Qingyou did, it would be fine.

The way you eat.

Li Qingyou's face felt a little feverish, but she still had to pretend to be calm immediately. She was her sister and she couldn't embarrass herself in front of her sister.

"Aren't you tired of eating sticky bean buns recently? It just so happens that we order more noodles and take out the food for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Li Qingyou tried her best to hide her guilt and said plausibly.

It is said that she can also cook, but she is limited to simple home-cooked meals. The technical difficulty increases a little and she can't handle it. She also expressed her frustration about this.

"Okay, sister is the best." Adi was very considerate.

Seeing that there was too much noodles in the basin, Li Qingyou decided to break it into parts, put some of it into a small basin, and tinkered with it again.

I used up all the sugar before, so I cut another cabbage and chopped some meat filling into it. The sugar buns turned into vegetable buns.

By the time the vegetable buns were cooked, it was already dark.

No matter what, I finally steamed a pot of steamed buns, but as soon as the steamed buns were taken out, before I could eat them, there was another knock on the door.

Adi returned to Xili Room as quickly as possible. When Li Qingyou went out, he saw that Zhang Tieniu was here, holding a wooden box in his hand.

"Sister Qingyou, where are you cooking?" Zhang Tieniu looked at the smoke curling up from the chimney with bright eyes, unable to hide his longing. He had not eaten the rice cooked by sister Qingyou yet.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Li Qingyou's face, "Brother Tieniu, is something wrong?"

Zhang Tieniu came back to his senses, handed the box over, and met Li Qingyou's clear eyes. His heart was beating wildly, and his ears suddenly turned red. He scratched his head and said, "That's it, it's for you."

The workmanship of the box is relatively rough, but considering Zhang Tieniu's salary, it's already pretty good.

Li Qingyou was holding the box, but it was like she was holding a hedgehog. She knew what Zhang Tieniu was thinking about her, but when she thought of his mother's attitude...

Li Qingyou was blocking the door. Zhang Tieniu wanted to go in but was embarrassed. After all, her parents were gone and being alone would damage her reputation, but he didn't want to leave.

"What are you cooking for something delicious?" Zhang Tieniu was at a loss for words. He glanced at Li Qingyou from time to time, but when she looked over, he quickly moved away and looked into the yard.

Li Qingyou forced a smile and said something perfunctory to make some food.

Regarding Zhang Tieniu, Li Qingyou's feelings were a little complicated. In this era, marriage and love were not as free as in modern times. Marriage was all determined by the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. She knew that she should keep a distance from Zhang Tieniu.

But the deaths of the old couple of the Li family were obviously caused by others, and Zhang Tieniu also needed to be troubled about her brother's matter. She couldn't take advantage of his feelings when she knew that there was no result between them.

But besides him, she couldn't find anyone to help her.

"You, why don't you take a look at what's inside?" Zhang Tieniu scratched his head and looked at Li Qingyou expectantly, looking forward to her surprise when she saw the silk flowers.

Girls Qingyou will definitely like it.

"I..." Just when Li Qingyou was hesitating to return the box to him, a shy and timid voice suddenly sounded in front of him.

"Brother Zhang?"

It was Qin Xiu who spoke, and even though the sky had darkened, he could still feel the warmth in her eyes.

"Brother Zhang, I just lost a purse on the street. Could you please help me look for it?" As he spoke, Qin Xiu had already come to the front, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he stood between Li Qingyou and Zhang Tieniu.

His eyes fell on the box in Li Qingyou's hand. Qin Xiu's eyes darkened, and then he looked at Zhang Tieniu with a hint of resentment.

Zhang Tieniu didn't notice the resentment in the girl's eyes. He was a policeman in the yamen, and finding lost things was his duty. Hearing this, he nodded, "Sure, tell me what your purse is like and where you lost it.

I’ll help you find it.”

Qin Xiu's dim eyes suddenly brightened up, and when he looked at Li Qingyou again, he said with a hint of pride, "It's right over on East Street. Let's go there now. Maybe we won't find it when there are too many people."

There were lanterns on the street tonight, and she couldn't tell him if he were to accompany her to see the lanterns. She wanted to go see the lanterns with Zhang Tieniu, but didn't want to lose her reserve, so she came up with this idea.

Qin Xiu felt that she was extremely smart.

"Sister Qingyou, why don't you go out for a walk too?" Zhang Tieniu looked at Li Qingyou reluctantly. Originally, he wanted to invite her to watch the lanterns together.

Li Qingyou couldn't see Qin Xiu's little thoughts, and she hadn't figured out how to face Zhang Tieniu and her brother in the room, so naturally she couldn't go.

"I won't go. I feel a little uncomfortable. You can go and play." Li Qingyou declined politely.

"Are you not feeling well? Are you catching a cold? Why don't you go check with the doctor?" Zhang Tieniu immediately forgot about everything else, while Qin Xiu looked beside him and was furious.

"It's okay, I just didn't sleep well last night. I'll just have a good sleep later. You can go ahead." After Li Qingyou finished speaking, he closed the door. Qin Xiu's urging could still be heard through the door panel.

He couldn't help but sigh and turned around and entered the house.

Adi was already sitting at the table, looking at the bun after taking a bite with a complicated expression. When he saw Li Qingyou coming in, he hurriedly invited her to come over for dinner.

His eyes touched the box in her hand, and he immediately guessed who sent it. Then he looked at Li Qingyou's thoughtful eyes, and silently handed the bun to her, "Sister, eat it quickly, it will cool down later."
Chapter completed!