The terrain is really amazing. One side faces the sea, and the other side is a large forest, which is also connected to Xidi.
No wonder Xidi can invade here repeatedly.
Fu Manman saw a sunken sea area, which is where her ship probably came from, arriving at Xizhou.
Instead of taking the water route, if she came to Xizhou, she would have to go through this forest.
This forest is also the legendary misty forest.
"Manman, you are in Shili Village now. Is it feasible to transport coal and iron to you through this waterway?" Helian Jingce pointed to the sunken channel road.
With shipping, the goal is still huge.
She has space, so just move her things into the space.
"You prepare the coal and iron ore, I will take one batch away first, and transport the others slowly!" Fu Manman suggested.
Helian Jingce knew Fu Manman had a secret, but he didn't want to reveal it. Fu Manman would never do anything unprepared.
He just had to prepare things as she said.
After talking about the business, Fu Manman asked him about his next plan.
Is it really necessary to hand over Xizhou to others?
I really like this place after paying a lot. It is a big treasure house, including coal, iron, and maybe natural gas!
These will all be energy sources in the future.
She was unwilling to give up such a good place to Zhongli's family.
"I told you, this place will be given to you later." Helian Jingce said seriously.
"Are you kidding?" Fu Manman blinked.
This is his hometown, and he is willing to give it to her.
Helian Jingce stared at Fu Manman closely.
Fu Manman felt very uncomfortable being stared at by him and was about to leave the desk.
Helian Jingce grabbed her wrist, and they were separated from each other by the desk. He leaned closer, Fu Manman stared nervously at the handsome face that was getting closer, thinking, what is he going to do?
"I announced to the outside world that I would give it to you as a betrothal gift." Helian Jingce joked in Fu Manman's ear.
…
The tips of Fu Manman's ears felt slightly hot. She pushed him away and said seriously: "Stop making trouble, I'm not the real fifth lady."
"But I only recognize you." Helian Jingce looked at Fu Manman with great sincerity.
He really wanted to give her all the good things in the world.
She is also the only person he wants to protect in his life.
"I want something, and I can get it by my own ability." After Fu Manman said that, he turned around and left.
She didn't want to be alone in a room with him here anymore.
Although she doesn't recognize him as her younger brother, she doesn't want to have any other emotional entanglements with him.
Fu Manman admitted that his heart is not so easy to trust and accept someone now.
"It's so late, there's a curfew on the street, you can rest here!" Helian Jingce said.
Fu Manman looked at the room and saw a bed behind the screen.
"This is not your room?"
"Well, you sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the couch." Helian Jingce said, having already gone to the cupboard to get a quilt and put it on the couch.
He suddenly thought that Fu Manman might not have eaten yet, so he said, "Wait a moment and I'll have someone prepare something for you."
Fu Manman touched his stomach and found that he was really hungry.
"No, I can't stay today, otherwise the people who came with me will worry about me." Fu Manman still insisted on leaving.
"I will inform them, so you can stay with peace of mind." After Helian Jingce finished speaking, he turned back, took Fu Manman's hand, and led her out of the room.
She was so scared that as soon as he left, she ran away quietly.
"Where...are you taking me?" Fu Manman was really ready to run away. She wanted to go back to report that she was safe. Although she told everyone that she wanted to find an old friend, she might go back later.
But I didn’t say I wouldn’t go back!
When they got to the kitchen, Helian Jingce took Fu Manman to look for food in the kitchen.
The ingredients are all there, but not ready-made.
"Manman, whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you." Helian Jingce said.
Fu Manman was really hungry when he looked at the food on the table.
She saw the fish that had been killed and smelled it. It was not bad, it was fresh sea fish.
"I want to eat fish." Fu Manman said.
She likes to eat fish and seafood!
This place is close to the sea. If shipping is opened in the future, then the people of Xingyue City will also be able to eat fresh seafood?
It's quite exciting when I think about it.
Helian Jingce noticed the subtle smile on Fu Manman's face and wondered what she had in mind.
"Then I will make you fried fish. This kind of sea fish is delicious as long as it is fried, and then I will give you a bowl of noodles."
After Helian Jingce finished speaking, he started cooking.
I saw him skillfully lighting the wood on the stove, and soon the cold kitchen became warm.
He washed his hands again and looked for a basin.
He often came to this kitchen when he was a child, and his mother took him to cook together.
He wasn't surprised at all that these payments were full.
After all, when we were fleeing famine, we all suffered together.
Watching him kneading the dough, Fu Manman recalled some of the days when he was fleeing from famine.
At that time, everyone was very happy and satisfied to have a meal of hand-made noodles.
"Manman, do me a favor." Helian Jingce extended his hand to Manman.
Fu Manman looked at his hands and asked curiously: "What do you want to do?"
"Roll up your sleeves for me." Helian Jingce said.
Fu Manman said oh, stretched out his hand to help him roll up his sleeves. This inadvertent skin contact made Fu Manman feel ripples in his heart. What happened to him? He was just pulling up his sleeves. She could think about it all.
His eyes fell on Helian Jingce's arm. The skin was white and delicate, and the muscles were well defined. The forearm looked quite strong.
I was really blind when I was in Nanling. How could I think that he was a sick man?
"Okay, you knead the dough and I'll fry the fish myself." Fu Manman said, holding the killed fish and leaving.
Helian Jingce grabbed her wrist and said, "I'm here. Sit down and have a good rest. You have an injury on your hand."
Fu Manman saw that his hands were bandaged like steamed buns, so he could only put down the plate and sit at the small dining table, waiting to eat the ready-made food.
But... looking at the crumbly dough that Helian Jingce had kneaded, Fu Manman frowned.
"Can you knead dough?"
"Isn't that right? I think my mother did this before!" Helian Jingce looked at Fu Manman innocently.
"You have too much water, now you need to add flour." Fu Manman said.
Helian Jingce raised his hand full of noodles and looked at Fu Manman eagerly, "Manman, please help me add it!"
I really believed him, thinking he could cook.
Fu Manman came over and took a ladle to add flour. As he added it, he said: "Knead the dough hard, your action is wrong, it must be like this."
Unable to bear it any longer, Fu Manman started teaching him personally.
She only had one hand, and her porcelain-white hands were whiter than dough. Helian Jingce unknowingly wrapped Fu Manman in his arms.
"Are you ready?" Fu Manman raised his head and swept his lips across his chin.
At this time, some subordinates came looking for the little lord, but they couldn't find him in the study or in the room. Finally, they found that the kitchen light was on and hurried over.
As soon as he came in, he was surprised to see that his noble little lord was hugging a man and kissing him in the kitchen!
