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The old woman was busy cooking in the kitchen, and she was rather surprised to see Chen Ping'an. According to the teachings of sages, noble gentlemen were supposed to stay out of the kitchen. [1] While the sagely teachings advised using the best possible ingredients and preparing food as meticulously as possible, that didn't mean that noble and virtuous individuals would cook in person.
However, the old woman was only surprised for a moment before realizing that for someone like Chen Ping'an, who clearly traveled extensively, he would've had no choice but to cook and fend for himself. On top of that, he didn't seem to be a child from a highly educated family.
Having said that, the old woman didn't think that Chen Ping'an would be able to help her much, so she assigned him with the simple tasks of cleaning the vegetables while also keeping an eye on the stove.
Chen Ping'an readily accepted these chores, helping out wherever he could, and it didn't take long before the rhythmic sound of the old woman's chopping rang out in the warm kitchen. Meanwhile, Chen Ping'an was seated on a little stool, peeling some spring bamboo shoots.
"What happened to your left hand, Young Master Chen?" the old woman asked.
Chen Ping'an took a glance down at his own bandaged left hand, then replied with a smile, "I fell over by accident and injured it a little, but it's no big deal."
The old woman was happy to have someone chatting with her, and she smiled as she said, "You have to be more careful when walking on the slick ground while it's raining. This estate has already been around for a very long time, and we were in a very difficult predicament prior to this, so we had to keep a low profile.
“At the very most, all we did was perform some simple repairs on the yard...
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