A pile of small firewood burned happily on the stone fence next to the field. Small sparks scattered slightly.
"Hmm...it smells so good."
Xue Xichen sniffed, with a dazed expression on her face, and stared at the big, hot sweet potatoes roasting on the fire with shining eyes.
Seeing Xue Xichen's slanderous look on her face, Feng Qingge couldn't help laughing. He gently scratched Xue Xichen's little nose and said dotingly: "Wait a moment. You can eat it when it's cooked."
"Woooo...it smells so good. I'm so hungry."
Xue Xichen rubbed her hungry belly and stared greedily at the sizzling sweet potatoes on the fire. Her mouth was watering.
"Wait a moment. It'll be over soon."
Crack, peep, plop.
Xue Xichen sat next to Feng Qingge with her chin in her hands. Feng Qingge focused on flipping the sweet potatoes skillfully.
"Qingge. Why do you know how to bake sweet potatoes?"
Feng Qingge didn't feel funny when she heard this. "Why can't I?"
"Because..." Xue Xichen tilted her head and thought seriously. "You are a prince...a man of wealth...you don't need to do the heavy work of roasting sweet potatoes..."
Recalling the past, Feng Qingge showed a faint smile on her lips. "Once, when I was young, I lived in this Yufeng Temple for a period of time. At that time, Qingfei and I lived together, sleeping together day and night. Qingfei taught me how to eat together and roast sweet potatoes."
"It turns out it was Mu Xiang who taught me..."
Xue Xichen cast her eyes on Mu Qingfei. After thinking seriously for a moment, she turned to Feng Qingge and said doubtfully: "So, you and Mu Xiang have established a friendship since childhood. Therefore, we are as close as brothers now."
Feng Qingge smiled and said: "Qingfei and I share the same goals. It was indeed a friendship established at that time. Later, as Qingfei entered the court and became an official, our friendship deepened."
Xue Xichen turned her gaze to Mu Qingfei and asked curiously: "So, was Mu Xiang introduced to the court as an official by the emperor?"
"No." Feng Qingge shook her head. "The top scorer in the Qing Fei imperial examination was awarded an official title by the late emperor when he entered the court. I was far away in the frontier at that time. I only found out later."
"So, Mu Xiang got to where he is today entirely by his own ability. It has nothing to do with the Emperor."
"Yeah. That's true."
Xue Xichen nodded and said she understood. She had never learned about Mu Qingfei's past. It was because Mu Qingfei was too cunning and too evil-minded. It was too dangerous to get along with such a person. Now I heard Feng Qingge talk about it. In fact, Mu Qingfei was too cunning. Qingfei also had a poor and lonely childhood. In fact, Mu Qingfei was once a child with an innocent character and pure thoughts.
"Okay. Tongtong, you can eat."
Feng Qingge handed a sweet potato skewered on a wooden stick to Xue Xichen.
"Wow. That's great. We can finally have dinner."
Xue Xichen couldn't help but hold back the tears that were about to flow out of her mouth. She eagerly picked the sweet potatoes off the stick.
Hereby.
So hot.
Wow wow wow. So hot.
Xue Xichen screamed and subconsciously threw the sweet potatoes into the sky.
In an instant, the sweet potato was thrown high by Xue Xichen. Xue Xichen raised her head and looked up at the little black dot that was gradually submerged in the sun. As it slowly fell, she subconsciously stretched out her hands to catch it...
The sweet potato fell into Xue Xichen's palm obediently. However...
"hot."
"Be careful of burning."
Xue Xichen's exclamations and Feng Qingge's concerned reminders came one after another.
The palm of her hand was so hot that it felt like it was on fire. Xue Xichen panicked and pinched the hot sweet potato with the five fingers of her left hand. She tried it and found that it was not very hot. She quickly switched to her right hand... but it didn't work. Then she changed... to the hot sweet potato. It was as if a cute ball was jumping happily on Xue Xichen's fingertips. Sometimes it was left, sometimes it was right. It was accompanied by the sound of "oh, it hurts" that Xue Xichen made from time to time.
"Are you OK."
Feng Qingge, who was standing aside, took a long time to come back to her senses.
"It's okay. It won't burn if you throw it. Do you and I look like clowns in the circus, playing the game of throwing apples?" Xue Xichen winked and said with a playful smile.
"Put it down first. Don't burn your hands."
Feng Qingge reached out to grab Xue Xichen's sweet potatoes.
"All right."
Xue Xichen took back her sweet potato and did not let Feng Qingge touch it. She put the sweet potato on the ground and touched her earlobes with her two red hands.
Feng Qingge looked puzzled. "Tongtong. Why are you scratching your earlobe?"
"Because the ear has the lowest temperature in the body. When your hands are hot, touch the cool earlobe. It won't hurt so much soon." Xue Xichen answered with a smile.
Soon, the sweet potatoes were no longer so hot. Xue Xichen happily picked up the sweet potatoes and tore off the soft skin. She opened her mouth and took a big bite of the golden sweet potatoes.
Hmm. It smells so good.
Xue Xichen showed a satisfied expression and smiled like a cat that had stolen fish.
"Tongtong. Why are you always so happy?"
Feng Qingge's sudden question caused Xue Xichen to stop all her movements. She held the sweet potato and looked at Feng Qingge blankly. There was a hint of sadness on her dull expression.
Although the sun was shining brightly, it could not shine into Feng Qingge's eyes. At this moment, layers of clouds and mist were lingering in Feng Qingge's eyes, just like a light haze, covering the clear brightness in her eyes, making people feel an indescribable loneliness.
Why.
"The reason is very simple." Xue Xichen smelled the fragrant sweet potato in her hand and showed an innocent expression like a child. "When I was a child, I was forced to practice every day. If I didn't meet the instructor's requirements, I would be punished and not allowed to eat for a day. At that time. The happiest thing is to be able to hold a bowl of white rice and eat a full meal every day. Later, when I grew up, it was common to go hungry for three or four meals every time I went on a mission and had no time to eat. At that time, What I long for most is a bowl of white porridge or a piece of sweet potato like this. You ask me why I am so happy. In fact, the reason is really simple. As long as I have something to eat when I am hungry, I can become very happy. Even I I feel that the happiest thing in this life is to be able to eat well.”
"Tongtong..."
Feng Qingge couldn't help but raise her big palm and gently stroke Xue Xichen's long, silky hair. Her heart was filled with deep pity for her. His poor pupils. How much suffering had she suffered in the past? She now has a persistent preference for food. Feng Qingge silently vowed in her heart that from now on he must be twice as kind to Xue Xichen. He must compensate Xue Xichen for all the hurt and pain she has suffered.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with this." Xue Xichen said with a smile. "At least I've learned to be grateful for life. At least I've learned simple and simple happiness. At least I've learned to be content with what I have. This is you, the proud ones of heaven. It’s something you can’t experience in a lifetime.”
After saying that, she chewed the sweet potatoes with big mouthfuls.
Feng Qingge met Xue Xichen. She was quiet for a long time without saying a word. Such a focused and frozen gaze was fixed on Xue Xichen. The hot temperature burned Xue Xichen's cheeks, making her get hotter and hotter. It's getting hotter and hotter. I can't calm down more and more. I can't help but think...
When she finally couldn't help but want to speak, Feng Qingge suddenly withdrew her fiery gaze. She calmly turned around and took small bites of the roasted sweet potato and ate it slowly.