Wenren Qingyi Who Never Knocks

Mu Zibai arrived at the kitchen. The Tianling Temple kitchen was filled with vegetables, no meat, and the ingredients were a bit scarce. However, there was plenty of rice.

At this moment, the monks of Tianling Temple were still chanting scriptures. Only a young monk was busy in the kitchen. It was the same young monk Mu Zibai had met when he first arrived on the island, named Qingran.

Normally, Qingran helped out in the kitchen. Despite his young age, he was quite skilled at cooking the vegetarian meals. Mu Zibai didn't interact with the young monk very deeply.

He gave Qingran twenty coins, and Mu Zibai was free to use whatever ingredients were in the kitchen.

"Qingran, I have some eggs here. Go to the market this afternoon and exchange them for some silver. We're running low on rice, buy some more."

Just then, a monk carrying a basket of eggs walked in. Mu Zibai recognized him as the monk who had been guarding the chicken coop not long ago.

His name was Qing Shu.

"Benefactor Mu, I didn't expect to see you here," Monk Qing Shu said with a smile, greeting Mu Zibai.

Mu Zibai stared at the eggs in his hand and remembered the incident with the rooster. He asked with a smile, "How was the medicine I gave you? Did it work?"

Monk Qing Shu smiled and replied, "I have to thank Benefactor Mu for your prescription. Now, the ducks and geese next door are also laying eggs."

Mu Zibai: "???"

What kind of logic was that? What did it have to do with the ducks and geese next door?

Monk Qing Shu explained, "Not long after Benefactor Mu left, that rooster climbed over the fence again and ran into the duck pen and the goose pen, respectively. This morning, they both laid eggs."

Mu Zibai was utterly shocked, his mouth could have swallowed an egg. He rubbed his ears, seriously doubting if he had heard correctly.

"That's… intense?"

The corners of his mouth twitched.

Wasn't this a bit exaggerated? In one day, it dealt with all the chickens in the coop, then visited the neighboring ducks and geese, making them lay eggs.

This wasn't just intense; it was truly f*cking animalistic.

Looking at the two types of medicine in the storeroom, an immature idea suddenly popped into his head.

"I wanted to ask if Benefactor Mu still has that medicine," Monk Qing Shu asked with a smile.

"No, not a single bit left. All used up," Mu Zibai refused outright. Such a good thing, of course, he had to keep it for himself. Who would give it away for no reason?

"That's a real shame."

Qing Shu looked regretful, thinking that if there were still some of that medicine, he could get some and the egg-laying problem would be easily solved.

"How much for these eggs? Or perhaps I can buy a chicken from you?"

"Benefactor, if you wish to buy one, you may. Regarding the price…"

"Don't worry about the money; you won't be shortchanged," Mu Zibai said. If Monk Qing Shu hadn't come, he would have forgotten that Tianling Temple even had chickens.

He gave Monk Qing Shu some money and took a few eggs. He'd deal with the eggs in the morning. It was too late to slaughter a chicken now; he'd do it tonight.

"By the way, is it okay?" Mu Zibai asked tentatively. After all, this was a temple, and monks didn't eat meat. Was it alright for him to use their kitchen to cook meat?

"Benefactor has already eaten here, and now you're being so particular? Don't worry, we don't eat it anyway," Monk Qing Shu said with a smile.

Mu Zibai nodded slightly.

After bustling around for a while, he packed several plates of stir-fried dishes into a food container.

"Little Qingran, you seem quite happy today," Monk Qing Shu said, looking at Qingran's cheerful expression.

"Benefactor Mu gave me twenty coins," Little Monk Qingran replied with a smile.

Monk Qing Shu chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Don't get too happy too soon. I heard that people from King Qi's mansion are arriving soon."

"Ah?" Little Monk Qingran frowned, his previously happy face instantly falling.

"What do we have?" Wenren Lingmeng asked expectantly when she saw Mu Zibai return.

"All vegetables. I bought two eggs from the monk. We'll have chicken for dinner."

"That's great," Wenren Lingmeng said happily. Finally, she could have a change of taste.

She placed the dishes on the table, a full spread. Wenren Lingmeng ate heartily, wolfing down the food, no longer caring about her ladylike image. She had clearly been starved for a change.

She had to properly reward her stomach; it had suffered too much recently.

Looking up, she saw Mu Zibai's gaze. She gave a charming smile, straightened her posture, and wiped her mouth, thinking, He probably didn't see that just now, right?

Mu Zibai wiped the corner of Wenren Lingmeng's mouth, which had some oil on it, and said, "Eat slowly. If it's not enough, I can make more."

"Did you learn to cook before? Your culinary skills are so good," Wenren Lingmeng said with satisfaction.

Although Mu Zibai only knew how to cook some simple home-style dishes, he had recently purchased a cookbook from the System Shop. With this cookbook, cooking had become a piece of cake for Mu Zibai.

His cooking skills had directly risen to the level of perfection. However, he hadn't had a chance to show it off until now. Today, he was just trying his hand at it.

"It's alright. I'm used to living alone, so cooking is a must," Mu Zibai said with a smile. "It seems to be somewhat useful now."

Wenren Lingmeng looked at Mu Zibai, knowing about his past hardships. She felt she had to take good care of him, as she was a good wife and mother, hee hee.

"Brother-in-law, I heard you made breakfast?" Wenren Qingyi's voice came from outside, followed by a creak as she burst through the door.

She still hadn't developed the habit of knocking first.

"Qingyi! You came in without knocking again!" Wenren Lingmeng said angrily. This girl, after all this time, still hasn't changed her habit.

Before, it was fine when she was alone. But now that she's married, and Mu Zibai is right here, how awkward would it be if she suddenly barged in while I was being affectionate with my husband!

"Sister, you... you're awake?" Wenren Qingyi looked at Wenren Lingmeng in surprise, then happily rushed over and threw herself into Wenren Lingmeng's arms.

She cried with excitement, snot and tears streaming.

"Sister, you're finally awake. Do you know how much I missed you?" Wenren Qingyi hugged Wenren Lingmeng tightly, unwilling to let go. Wenren Lingmeng shot Mu Zibai a helpless look.

"Alright, stop crying, be good," Wenren Lingmeng wiped away Wenren Qingyi's tears and said, "Your face is all smudged from crying, you won't look pretty. How will you get married?"

"I don't want to get married! I want to stay with you forever, sister," Wenren Qingyi said, hugging Wenren Lingmeng and clinging to her.

Mu Zibai inwardly cried out: That's totally unnecessary!

"You'll have to get married eventually. Let me see if you've grown taller during this time."

Wenren Qingyi stood up and turned around in front of Wenren Lingmeng, saying with a silly grin, "I've grown quite a bit taller."

Wenren Lingmeng looked her up and down. She had indeed grown taller. Finally, her gaze settled on Wenren Qingyi's backside, her expression tinged with confusion.