Chapter 69: The master is talking to you
While she went to the small house to look for tools, Mrs. Takeda put on a new outfit?
Standard modern elite dress.
The white suit is cut very well, and he wears a pair of black wide-leg pants.
The brown windbreaker is from Burberry, but it doesn’t have too many decorations.
The whole person is dressed very simply and smartly, which is different from Mrs. Takeda's previous showy appearance.
"When did you run outside?"
Ryukawa Toru held the mortar and thought about it. Mrs. Takeda also wore a suit a few nights ago.
But it was black.
The woman looked at this courtyard, which was a bit crude for her.
The sky and the earth were dark, like the roofs of ancient houses covered with cobwebs.
There were a few places where the wall powder peeled off on the edge of the wall, revealing uneven stones inside.
‘It was quite beautiful last time, but has it become like this now? ’
The woman frowned and turned her attention to Ryukawa Tetsu who was talking to her.
The boy was wearing a sweater and rolling up his sleeves. The way he worked was not annoying, but the frivolity in his eyes made Takeda Mafei a little uncomfortable.
"Are you Toru Ryukawa?"
The woman spoke calmly, put her hands in her pockets and took a few steps forward.
Stepping into the courtyard, you can see the green pomegranates, mulberry trees and grape vines in the garden.
One can imagine how prosperous they were in midsummer, but now they are drooping there, making the courtyard look a bit sparse and desolate.
"Master, don't you shout anymore?"
Longchuan Che smiled and hit the mortar on the glutinous rice in the mortar bucket.
These white glutinous rice are soaked a day in advance and then steamed for ten minutes.
Ryukawa Toru needs to crush the glutinous rice hard, beat it into soft and glutinous rice balls and then take it to shape.
"Master?"
Hearing the boy's words, the woman raised her eyebrows. She looked around at Ryukawa Tetsu for a while, as if she was wondering why he was called this.
Longchuan Che smashed the stone mortar until it made a loud noise, but did not hear the woman's doubts.
He hurriedly smashed the rice cakes and then returned to the house to warm himself by the fire.
The wind at the end of the year swirled around the plum blossom tree at the door of the house, and the faint floral fragrance seemed to be smashed into the glutinous rice balls in front of me.
The woman in a white suit stood in the yard and watched, looking at Ryukawa Toru and then inside the house, as if hesitating whether to go in or not.
"What are you looking at? Come here and help."
Seeing the other party standing there stupidly, Ryukawa Tetsu stopped and said.
Smashing rice cakes requires at least two people. Originally, he planned to call Takeda Akane, but now that the maid is here, it saves trouble.
The woman showed no sign of anger after being bitten by Ryukawa Tetsu.
She rolled up her sleeves, exposed her white and slender little hands and walked to the stone mortar.
"How can I help?"
The woman raised her eyebrows and showed an interested smile. The glutinous rice was soft and white, which made people particularly fond of it.
"Soak it in water and turn it over."
Ryukawa Toru pointed to the small basin next to him, and then pointed to the rice cake.
After the glutinous rice balls are formed, they need to be constantly turned. Toru Ryukawa can't do the work of two people by himself. Someone needs to put his hand inside to turn the glutinous rice over when he lifts the mallet.
The mortar made a clanging sound when it hit the glutinous rice. Ryukawa Toru's strength was not weak. The woman just thought about it for a while and wet her hands with water.
Glutinous rice sticks to teeth and skin, and will become stringy if not wet.
Looking at the woman's refreshing movements, Ryukawa Tetsu laughed.
"Tsk, you are getting bolder."
In the past, Takako Takeda would not do this kind of work. Toru Ryukawa remembered that one year he tried it with great interest, but his hand was injured. From now on, his body would tremble when he saw a stone mortar.
This is why she asked Ryukawa Tetsu to smash the rice cakes.
The woman didn't speak, but stared straight at the sticky rice. Every time Ryukawa Toru smashed it until it shrank, the woman reached out and turned it over.
The movements are quick and there are no unnecessary movements.
A completely different person from the clumsy person before.
The sound of smashing rice cakes came from the courtyard and echoed in the valley. One sound, two sounds.
The same sound gradually came from next door.
Smashing rice cakes is a tradition at the end of the year, and the sound of mortar smashing noodles can be heard from house to house.
This is a tradition at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.
"Ouch."
Watching 'Takako Takeda' wrap the glutinous rice balls in wet cloth, Ryukawa Toru wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hands.
Smashing the glutinous rice into such a soft and chewy shape would be very tiring for ordinary people, even if Ryukawa Tetsu was young and strong.
"Can't you just go take a shower?"
Seeing Ryukawa Tetsu wiping sweat randomly, the woman got goosebumps all over her body.
Her mysophobia is quite serious. If it weren't for the fact that the stone mortar was very clean, she would never do this.
At this time, Ryukawa Tetsu's clothes were wet with sweat, and his whole body was steaming with heat. He wiped the sweat on his sleeves randomly, making him look a little sloppy.
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"Take a bath?"
Ryukawa Che pulled the collar of his sweater, and a wisp or two of heat came out of his collar.
"Okay, can you help me wash it?"
The cold wind in December makes Lake Yamanaka somewhat chilly.
The woman looked at Ryukawa Tetsu blankly as if she couldn't believe why he dared to say such a thing.
"You, what did you say?"
Takeda Zhenbi rubbed her ears, as if she suspected that she didn't hear clearly.
Ryukawa Tetsu washed his face twice with water in the basin and looked up at her strangely.
"Help me wash it. It's not like I haven't washed it before."
Beads of sweat mixed with water dropped gently from the boy's brow bone.
The woman walked up to Ryukawa Tetsu and looked at him with very strange eyes.
"You are talking about your childhood, right? How old are you now, and do you still need others to bathe you?"
The woman looked at Ryukawa Tetsu as if she were looking at an idiot who couldn't take care of himself.
The wind in the mountains is cold and refreshing.
The sun is hanging at noon, and if you open your mouth gently, you can exhale a long white mist.
The water drops on Ryukawa Tetsu's face gently slid down his collar.
He slowly stood up and looked at the woman in the white suit with strange eyes.
The strong smell of sweat was the smell that Takeda Princess hated the most.
"What are you talking about, madam."
After Longchuan Che looked at the other person for a few times, he showed a strange smile.
The strong wind lifted the hem of clothes.
Princess Takeda instinctively sensed the danger and turned around to hide.
There was a "pop" sound.
After the sound of the gavel disappeared, a loud banging sound came from the courtyard.
It was like someone was testing the texture of elastic rice cakes, touching the firm skin.
The tip of the buttocks swayed gently in the breeze, and its elasticity was better than the best rice cakes.
Ryukawa Tetsu grabbed two paws and showed a frivolous smile in the woman's shocked eyes.
“Didn’t I do it two days ago?”
"Ryuukawa Tetsu!"
Before the boy finished speaking, a frightened voice sounded at the door of his house.
Takeda Takako, who looked exactly like the woman in the white suit, stood at the door with a white towel in her hand.
There was a naughty child knocking down two bitter plums from the branches at the door.
Takeda Takako looked at Ryukawa Toru's hand in horror.
He left a sweaty finger print on his troublesome sister.
(End of chapter)