Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 223 Longevity Noodles

Xuan Li waved his hand dismissively, asking, "Where are the clothes?"

Pear Blossom turned sideways and stretched out her hand.

"this way please."

Pear Blossom led her through several rooms and stopped at room number seven.

"please."

Xuan Li pushed open the door and saw the dress she had taken a liking to a month ago.

The room was small and dimly lit, with a few white and blue crystals piled on the floor. Perhaps due to their placement, the light refracted perfectly onto the clothes.

It made it appear hazy and sparkling, like stars twinkling in a tranquil blue night sky; it was very beautiful.

Xuan Li nodded in satisfaction, "Pack it up."

"okay!"

Pear Blossom beamed with joy and immediately took out the gift box to pack it herself.

Xuan Li took out the money he had prepared and handed it to her, but Li Hua refused, saying, "Miss Bai, Manager Cai has already paid."

"Paid?"

Xuan Li was somewhat surprised, "When did I buy clothes here? I didn't tell him."

Upon hearing this, Lihua paused, and explained somewhat nervously, "It's like this, that day your portrait was circulating in Qianshui City, and that's when I learned that you were actually a member of the Bai family, so I took the liberty of going to bother you."

"Upon hearing about this, Manager Cai voluntarily paid the money..."

portrait?

Could it be that day?

"His money is his money, and my money is my money."

"Different."

“You accept mine, and you can return his share later. The person who gives the gift should naturally pay for it. If he pays for it, how can the gift be considered as mine?”

Pear Blossom nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I understand."

"And what portrait were you talking about earlier?"

Pear Blossom hurriedly took out a scroll from her storage bag and handed it to Xuan Li.

The painting depicts a scene from that rainy day.

"I must say, it's incredibly lifelike."

The painter's brushstrokes perfectly captured the scene of that day, making it extremely lifelike.

The oppressive aura emanating from Qingqing and Shenya was like that of terrifying beasts awakening from ancient times.

Xuan Li tilted his head.

Is it really that scary?

graffito.

“I’m taking this painting. I imagine you have many more.”

"Yes Yes Yes."

Xuan Li put the gift box and scroll into his ring, took two steps toward the door, then turned back to ask her, "Do you know where in Qianshui City the chef who makes the best longevity noodles?"

Longevity noodles?

Pear Blossom paused for a moment.

............

In a quiet courtyard in Qianshui City.

"For longevity noodles, use cold water to make the dough. After the dough has rested, make sure your hands, the bowl, and the dough are all smooth. This will prevent it from breaking easily and make it soft and chewy."

"First, flatten the dough with a rolling pin, then slowly roll it into a strip of uniform thickness, coat it with oil, and then slowly stretch it into a thin noodle."

"Put it in the pot, make the soup, you decide the soup base yourself, the most important thing is how to make a single noodle look beautiful and break it."

Beside the chopping board, an elderly woman stood pointing and instructing Xuan Li.

"This is not right. You need to go slower. If you go faster, the thickness will be different."

"The surface isn't smooth enough, wait a little longer."

Xuan Li spent the entire afternoon listening to the old woman's constant "something's not right."

Now, covered in dust and dirt, she was no longer as refined as before; her cheeks, nose, forehead, and hair ends were all covered in white flour.

Pear Blossom looked on, almost laughing. "Miss Bai, if I didn't know you were celebrating another lady's birthday, I would have thought you were making longevity noodles for your sweetheart."

Why should these privileged individuals do anything themselves?

Xuan Li replied,

"My love, how did you figure that out?"

That's how I feel.

"Little Pear, don't disturb Miss making noodles!"

Seeing that Xuan Li was about to get distracted again, the old woman immediately whispered something to her.

Pear Blossom stuck out her tongue, "Okay!"

Finally, after another hour, Xuan Li, whose hands were sore and weak, managed to make a barely presentable bowl of longevity noodles. The old woman was satisfied.

"Miss Bai, you learn very quickly."

Xuan Li did not forget to express his gratitude.

"Thank you."

Is it fast?

She was exhausted.

Xuan Li shook his hand, glanced at the sky outside, and frowned slightly. "It's no use, we're running out of time!"

She tossed down a bag of spirit stones and ran out with lightning speed. "Pear Blossom, consider this money as payment for your mother. Thank you all for today. I'll be going now!"

"Oh, that won't do!"

The old woman picked up the bag and placed it in Lihua's arms, then hurriedly pushed her out the door, saying, "Quickly return it to Miss Bai! What are you standing there for?"

It's just teaching you how to make longevity noodles, why would I pay you?!

"Huh? Ouch!"

But by the time Pear Blossom chased after him, Xuan Li had already vanished without a trace.

Pear Blossom was dumbfounded, clutching the money bag. Why did they run so fast?

Is it really that rushed?

If Xuan Li were here, he would definitely retaliate.

With only an hour left before dark, she still needed to wash up, right? Plus, starting a fire and cooking noodles would take a lot of time.

Feng Siyue felt that the desert was unusually quiet today.

The two chose a sand cave as their lodging, sheltered from the sun and wind. Usually, Ali would have returned by this time, so why was he so slow today?

Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive.

"Feng Siyue, I'm back!"

Feng Siyue looked at the person coming in through the door and asked, "Why are you so late today?"

"Is it late? Are you alright?"

Xuan Li walked to the small wooden table and said calmly, "Are you done? I bought some noodles, come and have some~"

"it is good."