Just like going on an outing, they kept playing and lingering by the lake.
Even for lunch, we chose to sit on the ground with a tablecloth by the lake and finish it on the spot.
Eating fish caught in the lake, wild vegetables dug randomly in the grass by the lake, wild fruits picked from the fruit trees in the woods...
Everything seemed so random and unstructured.
But in the eyes of the old lady, the dishes Zhang Ling cooked for her were so grand and full of flavor.
The fish bones were specially removed so that the old lady could eat them without any scruples;
The bitter wild vegetables were washed once with boiling water and washed twice with clean water. Only then were seasonings used, which were refreshing and refreshing in the mouth;
A fruit that looks like an apple but is much smaller than an apple. It tastes sweet and delicious.
…
The old lady thought she had learned a lot from Zhang Pengtian back then.
But there are some common-sense foods that appear to be poisonous.
After Zhang Ling's simple processing, it turned into delicious food.
For example, many people say that bracken is poisonous.
This is not false at all.
Mild poisoning caused by excessive consumption will cause gastrointestinal symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, and abdominal pain, mainly periumbilical colic.
Occasionally, severe pain in the lower abdomen may be seen, accompanied by diarrhea, unformed stools, and symptoms of tenesmus.
Severe bracken poisoning will cause neurological symptoms such as dizziness, headache, vertigo, and occasionally unconsciousness.
That’s because bracken contains a component called protopterin, especially in the young parts. Protopterin is classified as a Class 2B carcinogen by the World Health Organization.
In fact, as long as you know how to eat bracken, you won't get poisoned by eating it.
As long as you blanch the water, preferably baking soda water, before frying or mixing, the toxic protopterin will decompose.
Then you can enjoy this delicious food from nature.
period.
The old lady has been deliberately guiding Zhang Ling to talk about some things from her childhood.
This can be regarded as an indirect experience of Zhang Ling's childhood.
For example, when eating cold day lily, the old lady asked Zhang Ling how she learned to make day lily?
Zhang Ling smiled and said that she would start by eating raw day lily.
At that time, my father Zhang Pengtian picked a lot of day lilies from somewhere.
Zhang Ling generally learned from her father that those beautiful yellow flowers can be eaten.
So some greedy people secretly ate some raw.
Fortunately, my father discovered it early.
She just suffered from diarrhea for a long time.
It was also from that time that she learned that fresh day lilies must be blanched in boiling water first.
…
Until the two of them were already on their way back to the cabin.
The old lady was full of praise when she saw the wild vegetables she had eaten for lunch.
It's just that Zhang Ling was tired from worrying too much.
That's why he spoke out to stop Zhang Ling from picking again.
In front of the wooden house.
Mother Ning was already waiting at the door for their return.
After a few simple greetings, he arrived at the dinner table.
Zhang Ling saw that there was still no one else on the dining table.
She asked curiously:
"Mother Ning, where is my friend Wu Man who came with me? She hasn't come out to have dinner with me yet at night."
Mother Ning smiled and explained:
"Miss Ling, since you and the old lady came back a little late, I was worried that they would be hungry, so I sent dinner to their room in advance."
At first glance, this sounds like there is nothing wrong with it.
But Zhang Ling felt something unusual.
Wu Man had previously made an excuse to say that he wanted to play with her.
But after arriving at the place, Wu Man was too lazy to get out of bed early in the morning.
She and the old lady had invited Wu Man before they left.
But Wu Man used the excuse that he didn't have a good rest last night.
Decided to stay and sleep a little longer.
When Zhang Ling had dinner with the old lady at noon.
She called again and invited Wu Man to come out.
But Wu Man still used the excuse that he didn't come out because he didn't have a good rest.
It was obvious that Wu Man was sleeping in bed and dreaming.
Zhang Ling looked specifically at the old lady beside her and said:
"The owner of the wooden house hasn't come back yet. Wu Man, this is not good."
Wu Man lives here as her friend.
Now he is sleeping on the bed so impolitely.
To be honest, she was the one who lost Zhang Ling.
So she must stand up and take this responsibility.
The old lady naturally understood Zhang Ling's intention.
There are very few people in this era who think like Zhang Ling.
But such people are often the most rare.
So the old lady smiled and explained:
"There's nothing wrong with that. Lingling's friends are my honored guests. You must never let your honored guests go hungry. Mother Ning did a great job! It's just about the food..."
Zhang Ling could clearly see the doting smile on the old lady's face.
Obviously, the old lady wanted to eliminate Zhang Ling's doubts in this way.
Little did he know that this behavior would make Zhang Ling feel that there was something wrong with this trip.
However, as of now.
Zhang Ling has always felt goodwill from the old lady.
So she decided to look at the situation quietly.
Mother Ning immediately continued what the old lady said:
"Don't worry about this! I've given them a portion of all the food on the table here. I promise I won't treat them badly."
Ning’s mother’s words.
Simply understand it from the text.
Zhang Ling couldn't see any problem.
But she heard a hint of arrogance in Ning's mother's tone.
It felt like letting Wu Man and the others eat it. The food on the dinner table was a kind of congratulation, or a reward.
This is just Zhang Ling's feeling.
nature.
She couldn't question Mother Ning just based on her feelings.
The old lady raised her hand and stroked Zhang Ling's back and said:
"Lingling, Mother Ning has been with me for more than ten years. I always feel most at ease with her when doing things. I believe she will not treat your friend badly. Okay, Lingling, sit down. Let's have dinner first."
That’s all the words are said for.
Naturally, Zhang Ling sat down without any doubts.
He picked up the chopsticks and glanced around the table.
I found that the food on this table was very similar to what I had when I first arrived yesterday.
But what made Zhang Ling a little confused was that the taste of the food was obviously different from yesterday.
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Ning's mother must have noticed the subtle expression on Zhang Ling's face while eating.
So I took the initiative to stand up and explain:
"Miss Ling, do you think tonight's meal is not to your liking?"
Zhang Ling stopped the chopsticks in her hands, looked up at Mother Ning and explained:
"I can't talk about it! It just feels like tonight's meal is clearly not cooked by one person compared to last night's."
Mother Ning glanced at the old lady nervously before explaining to her:
"Last night's meal was cooked by the old lady herself. What about me? Although I tried my best to imitate it, I still couldn't imitate the essence of the old lady. This made Miss Ling laugh. I'm really ashamed!"
Although Zhang Ling had already guessed the answer, she still said in surprise:
"Old lady!"
The old lady smiled calmly and nodded and said:
"Lingling, if you like the taste of the food I cook, then I will cook all your meals from now on."
Zhang Ling saw that Ning's mother always reminded the old lady to take medicine on time.
Presumably the old lady must be in poor health.
Naturally, she couldn't bear that the old lady was too tired.
So he smiled and waved his hands and said:
"No, no need. Your body..."
The old lady smiled and waved her hand to interrupt her words:
"It's okay. As long as I cook a few homely meals for Lingling, my old bones can still hold on."
Zhang Ling's nose felt inexplicably sore.
This is probably the greatness of maternal love.
No matter when, I will think of my children.
How could Zhang Ling bear to let the old lady work hard for her?
She said a little anxiously:
"Mom, I don't know what this means. In fact, the taste made by Mother Ning is also good. I just thought it tasted strange and I asked out of curiosity. So mom, you don't have to work too hard for me."
The old lady continued:
"It's okay! As long as Lingling is happy, it doesn't matter if mom is tired. Well, I decided to make this decision happily."
The old lady has decided to use practical actions to make up for Zhang Ling.
So all this is just a pretext she designed.
Zhang Ling wanted to evade.
But the old lady didn't give her a chance to speak.
Then he looked directly at Ning’s mother and said:
"While Lingling is here, you don't have to prepare meals for our mother and daughter."
Ning’s mother promptly responded to the old lady’s words:
"Okay! Madam, I've written it down."
This matter was decided without her consent at all.
He is a principled person.
The thing she hates most is that others make decisions for her.
In the past, she would have felt very uncomfortable and made a fuss.
But tonight she felt extremely happy inside.
In other words, she didn't know when she fell in love with this feeling of being arranged?
Maybe her father Zhang Pengtian never thought of forcing her to arrange her life.
Therefore, Zhang Ling's true heart is very much looking forward to having relatives to take care of and make arrangements for her.
The human heart is so strange!
Seriously, no matter what happened since childhood, his parents had already arranged it for him.
Some people will be very resistant and want to escape the arrangements made by their parents.
It's always ridiculous that I keep asking my parents for free space all day long.
His parents have always been indifferent and indifferent towards him since he was a child.
Some people also look forward to it and want their parents to have some plans for their life.
It’s always ridiculous that I spend the whole day clamoring for the love I deserve from my parents.
Zhang Ling may be the kind of person who expects her parents to have some plans for her life.
Little did she know that her father, Zhang Pengtian, seemed to have no mandatory requirements for her.
But her father's requests for her were subtle.
For example, her father originally wanted her to go to college directly in Wuchuan.
My father never directly raised his requests and wishes to Zhang Ling.
Instead, after deliberately getting lost, he broke into the Wuchuan University campus.
By chance, she met the enthusiastic dean of the department at her university at the time.
The head of the department enthusiastically sent them off campus and explained some interesting things about artificial intelligence.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ling was very fascinated at the time.
The department chair finally simply invited me.
After Zhang Ling returned home, she immediately enrolled in Wuchuan University.
Now think about it.
Zhang Ling only regretted that she was still a little too naive at that time.
He fell into the trap of his father Zhang Pengtian so easily.
after dinner.
Maybe the old lady was in poor health.
I am really tired after playing with Zhang Ling all day today.
So I could only reluctantly say goodbye in advance and go back to my room to rest.
Zhang Ling felt that this was the right time to go to Wu Man to understand the situation.
I knocked on Wu Man's door for a while but couldn't hear any response.
She thought of making a phone call.
What's even more strange is that no one answered Wu Man's phone call.
At this time, Cheng Jing heard the commotion and came out.
Cheng Jing seemed to be smiling.
But her tone of voice was full of hostility and she said:
"Hey, who was I at that time? It turned out to be my aunt's new goddaughter! I can't sleep at this late hour. Why are you knocking on the door?"
Zhang Ling felt uncomfortable listening to the words.
But Cheng Jing and Wu Man live across the street.
She also wanted to find out something about Wu Man from Cheng Jing.
So I could only endure the discomfort and say:
"Sorry for disturbing your rest. Cheng Jing, do you know where Wu Man who lives here has gone?"
Cheng Jing glanced at the door with disdain and said:
"That ugly woman you were talking about! She's gone, she's gone a long time ago."
Cheng Jing’s words are unbelievable.
Why didn't Wu Man tell her when he left?
What's more, during dinner, Ning's mother said that Cheng Jing had eaten dinner.
Zhang Ling asked in surprise:
"When did she leave?"
Cheng Jing pretended to be unhappy and said:
"Hey, that's strange! Aren't you friends? You should go to that friend who left without saying goodbye. Why are you asking me?"
Zhang Ling asked with the momentum of a company leader:
"Stop talking nonsense! Tell me! When did Wu Man leave?"
After all, Cheng Jing is just an ordinary employee in the group.
For a moment, she was frightened by Zhang Ling's leadership aura and said:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "She seemed to have left with that Xiao Qin after you went for a walk on the lake with your aunt."
After Zhang Ling heard the truth about Wu Man's departure.
Suddenly I understood the ridiculous excuses Wu Man had made before.
It’s not that I’m too sleepy and want to sleep in a lazy bed.
But he is no longer in the cabin.
Maybe after a happy day with the old lady.
From the bottom of her heart, Zhang Ling regarded the old lady as her family.
So she attributed Wu Man's departure entirely to Wu Man's personal behavior.
This has nothing to do with the old lady.
Even the old lady and Ning's mother had been hiding the truth from her.
Zhang Ling could understand it as a white lie told by the old lady.
Since it's a white lie.
Then she will naturally be forgiven.
Zhang Ling was very angry with Wu Man's behavior.
I secretly vowed in my heart that if I meet Wu Man again in the future.
She must give Wu Man some color.
at this time.
Cheng Jing finally woke up.
I thought this was not the company.
Why should she be afraid of Zhang Ling?
What's more, the owner of the wooden house by the lake is her aunt.
There is no need for her to be afraid of Zhang Ling.
So Cheng Jing mustered up her courage and shouted "Zhang Ling" and then nothing more happened.
Zhang Ling, who was about to turn around and leave, turned around and asked:
"What's up?"
It turned out that as soon as Cheng Jing called out "Zhang Ling", she saw a pair of cold eyes staring at her not far away.
That person is none other than Mama Ning, my aunt's confidant.
She was about to ask Zhang Ling for help and ask her aunt to ask a doctor to treat Qi Diaozhe.
But after seeing Mother Ning's stern eyes, I didn't dare to have such thoughts anymore.
It seems that Xiao Qin is right.
The aunt really wanted to put Qi Diaozhe to death for Zhang Ling.
Because the thirty-kilometer radius of the lakeside wooden house belongs to my aunt's private property.
Qi Diaozheruo really died here.
The cause of death was all a matter of a word from my aunt.
Absolutely no one would question Auntie.
Cheng Jing thought of this.
Her body couldn't help but shudder.
Even Zhang Ling noticed her strangeness and wanted to ask why.
Cheng Jing's face was full of fear, as if she had done something bad and was afraid of being discovered.
He turned around and immediately hid in her room.
No matter how Zhang Ling called at the door, she stopped making any sound.