Scholar's Sweetheart

She looked up and counted the peaches on the tree. There were about fifty of them, and they were only the size of a thumb right now. She estimated that they would only grow in two months.

Soong Xintong had never thought that one day, she would actually covet so many peach buns. It was too heart-piercing!

There was not much fresh fruit to be seen in this backwater, and even if there were, it was for the rich and the rich, and the common people like her could only thirst for the walnuts.

However, when she thought of how she would be able to earn another fortune by selling the root of the broken ear tomorrow, she felt a sweet feeling in her heart.

Soong Xintong dug out a ginger from the ground and washed it before bringing it back to kitchen. Soong Xintong planned to cook the rest of the pig belly cold tonight because there was no oil to spice it up. She also felt that using the dogwood sauce to mix the vegetables really wasn't good, so she could only add a bit of spicy ginger flavor.

In the modern world, Soong Xintong was not an expert in cooking. She closely followed the wind and ate some delicious food to make some small dishes. Occasionally, she would also find some special dishes online and try them herself. However, she was not a picky eater. As long as the taste was suitable, it wouldn't be difficult to eat it. She would prepare all kinds of spices when she had the conditions.

Soong Xintong cut the pig belly into long and thin strips and put them all into a big bowl. She put in all the chopped ginger and garlic, then added in the ground pepper powder, then added in some fresh dogwood color. Soon, a bowl of pretty good cold mixed pork belly silk was made.

He picked up one of the chopsticks and tasted it. It tasted good, very light.

Soong Xintong took off the lid of the pot and steamed it. It was so hot that Soong Xintong hurriedly hid behind her for a few steps. When the steam was gone, she walked back to the pot and quickly took out the egg soup.

The fried egg soup had a meaty flavor to it and could be smelt from far away.

The twins who hurriedly ran back followed the scent and entered kitchen, "Big Sis, it's so fragrant."

"Big brother, it's a chicken egg soup." Little Treasure was leaning on Big Treasure as he looked at the glistening yellow egg drop. He said in an excited tone, "I can't help but swallow my saliva."

Da Bao couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Then, he pretended as if nothing had happened as he teased Xiao Bao. "You're too greedy. You even ate oil dregs yesterday."

"But I didn't eat any egg soup." Little Treasure said matter-of-factly.

Big Treasure looked up at the sky in speechlessness, "…" He was really tired of having such a greedy little brother!

"Alright, you two come over here and wash your hands." Soong Xintong scooped some water from the water jar and poured it into the wooden basin. She then placed the soap corner beside the wooden basin and rolled up the sleeves of the twins.

"Alright." The two of them answered crisply.

"Big Treasure, keep an eye on Little Treasure. Don't let him just focus on playing with the water." Soong Xintong got up and carried the dishes to the living room. After setting up the dishes, the two boys finished washing their hands and followed her.

"Wow, it's delicious." Little Treasure continuously stuffed food into his mouth. He even managed to find the time to say a few words. He had another ability that was even more powerful. Some children cried until they couldn't speak, but the harder he cried, the smoother his words became.

"Sister, do we eat this much every day?" Great Treasure was still worried, afraid that he wouldn't be able to eat his fill tomorrow.

Soong Xintong stopped eating and asked, "Dabao, did you forget what sister told you?"

"I haven't forgotten." Big Treasure hung his head and spoke in a low voice.

Soong Xintong knew that a plate of steamed eggs with cold mixed pork belly was nothing in the eyes of the rich, but it was already considered the best in a wooden house like theirs. However, saving money was not a good idea, and making money meant spending it.

"Big sister, I just want us to still owe you …" Big Treasure just said a few words and then stopped.

"Sister, I know. Sister, didn't you say that you would give everything to Sister?" Soong Xintong patted Big Treasure's head. Such a sensible child made her heart ache. "Big Sis will pay the money as soon as possible. But look at Little Treasure, has he lost weight?"

Big Treasure looked at his younger brother who was staring at him with his big eyes. His face was not even the size of a palm and his body was still weak. He nodded.

"You guys are still growing. If you don't have enough to eat, you won't grow too high." Soong Xintong scooped half a spoonful of steamed eggs into his bowl.

"I know, if you don't eat well, you'll be like Grandma Liu, short and not as tall as Goudan." Little Treasure was the first to speak.

Big Treasure looked at his sister doubtfully and asked for confirmation.

Soong Xintong thought for a moment. Grandma Liu? That person should be a dwarf, right?

"Sister, is it?" Little Treasure asked again.

Soong Xintong didn't really want to nod. "I don't know either, but I do know that if you guys don't eat your fill, you'll definitely get smaller and smaller in the future. You won't even be able to pick a bucket."

"Alright, hurry up and eat." Soong Xintong also added a little rice and sweet potato rice for the two of them, "Sister asked Second Aunt Hee to help us ask if there are any chickens to sell, when the time comes, I'll give the chickens to you two to raise, right?"

"Alright." Big Treasure crisply agreed, "I know how to raise chickens."

"Me too." Little Treasure was also unwilling to be outdone.

"…" In Soong Xintong's memory, the twins could at most catch a chicken. Since when did they know how to raise a chicken?

However, he was in no hurry to do so. He would buy it after he returned.

After dinner, he took a hot bath.

Soong Xintong put on the twins' new clothes.

"Oh, oh, oh. There's new clothes."

"Big brother, look at my new clothes!"

Big Treasure looked at his chattering little brother, then lowered his head to look at his own clothes. He felt that these clothes were very strange, why was there no button?

"What's wrong? "You don't like it?" Soong Xintong walked in with an oil lamp in her hand and saw the look of suspicion on Dabao's face.

Dabao shook his head. "Sis, why are these clothes different from the clothes we wore in the past?"

"Eh …" What did Soong Xintong have to say about this?

She had originally planned to make the old style, but she felt that the buttons were not good to look at and would fall off easily. More importantly, it was very troublesome to make, so she directly cut them into the shape of a pullover, and then she could wear it with a simple stitch. In any case, she didn't need to embroider, it hadn't even taken two hours to make these two sets of clothes.

"This is a new style. I learned it from the lady boss of the cloth shop." Soong Xintong was making up randomly, "Big Treasure doesn't like it. Big Sis will make you other models next time."

"I like everything that sister does." He was afraid that Soong Xintong was unhappy, so he said it sweetly.

Soong Xintong pursed her lips and smiled. She placed Oil Lamp on the table and said, "Alright, let's continue studying."

The summer night breeze blew, the clear and bright rays of light from outside the window sprinkled on this shabby straw house. The sound of insects and frogs rose up from all directions, accompanied by the sound of recitation.

The moonlight shines in front of the window,

It was probably the frost on the ground.

Raising his head and looking at the bright moon,

He lowered his head and thought about his hometown.