Angel on earth

Hearing this, Christine also turned back, nodded solemnly to Victor, and then made way for the doctor.

Mikhail yawned and began to prepare dinner. Aaron glanced out subconsciously, then quickly turned his attention back, and concentrated on feeling Victor's pulse from his fingertips.

Christine ran to help Mikhail, but the furniture in this room was too high, you know, even Aaron had to stand on tiptoes to sit on the chairs by the dining table, for which he didn't give much back. Visitors are provided with stools to step on.He heard Mikhail gently ask Christine to help peel potatoes and beans, while the boy himself felt the texture of the meat and began to make beef that needed to be stewed for a longer time.

Aaron snatched away Marino's cash box last night. Today he bought three catties of beef, two catties of mutton, and a large piece of beef tongue. The quality was much better than usual.Mikhail thought about it, and planned to cook a pot of beef stew and a shepherd's pie with lamb; Kristen didn't seem to know how to use a knife and fork, and it would be a bit awkward for her to eat at the same table, so he decided to put the beef on the table. Cut the tongue into pieces, use the extra beef to make some patties, and the pie is ready to eat with a spoon.The mornings in the clinic are always short of time, and sometimes Aaron will even choose to "eat" when he is still awake, which is usually when he has the worst self-control, so he will make a little extra dinner to cope with staying in bed The hectic after that.

Christine was quick at work and quick-witted.Although he hadn't peeled potatoes before, he got started quickly, and he didn't manage to cut potatoes under Mikhail's distracted supervision.Mikhail put the saucepan on the stove, squatted down to pick up the peeled potatoes, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Christine, now go wash your hands. Remember what the doctor told you? Wash and come and eat some fruit. Well, as a reward for work, stay for dinner."

Christine hesitated for a moment: "Thank you, Misha. But... But I don't know enough! I will, I will work hard to make money to pay back, and dinner will, no..."

She took a deep breath as she spoke.Mikhail didn't laugh at her, and still had that gentle smile on his face: "Then, to put it another way. Christine, there are free things in this world."

"Like the oatmeal the church has at holiday time?" Christine said, holding a rattan basket full of potato peels and bean shells. "Victor always leads us in the line. Misha, you know Well, he's very good, once he told me and Liz to go first, and he was the last one when it was his turn."

Mikhail raised his chin slightly, thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The workhouse requires people to rub cotton wool and knock stones, and the church... In short, I got something from you. Believe me, It is more precious than that bowl of gruel."

"So, are you sympathizing with us?" Christine didn't seem to feel insulted, on the contrary she was a little happy as usual.

"No." Mikhail patted her head and stood up, "I don't know what this is, you see, I'm not very old. Maybe I just want to share with you, my sister— He habitually said "my sister", shook his head, lowered his head and grinned, "It's nothing, don't think about it. Go wash your hands, Christine. Help me wash the apples and cherries later , okay?"

"Ah."

The girl went to wash her hands and ran back slowly.Mikhail had put the sliced ​​potatoes on the steamer and was scooping slices of pink and white peaches from a glass jar into a small bowl.The doctor washed his hands in the bathroom and said there:

"Misha, pour me a cup of tea and add some peach water."

Mikhail responded and asked, "Can you taste it?"

"Others are fine." Aaron replied vaguely, "Don't leave any perilla leaves."

Mikhail picked up a wilted leaf and put it into his bowl, muttering, "Didn't you let it go when you boiled the sugar water? The leaves are not tasty."

Aaron heard it, didn't say anything, wiped his hands, glanced at Christine who was sitting on the step stool and was enjoying the candied peach slices, and tiptoed around her, took off his glasses and hugged Mikhail from behind you.

The boy never said stupid things like "you will be discovered", but just accepted his hug frankly. After covering the glass jar, he stuffed scented tea mixed with perilla water into his hand, and changed the pair of glasses , send it to the lips and blow it gently.

Aaron complained:

"I'm so tired, Misha. I have to go to the city to find Joyce tomorrow. And with so many things happening recently, maybe Fox will come again."

"I'll take care of Victor. If Fox comes, I'll tell you you're not here."

"He's still going to Joyce. God, I really want to kill him."

Aaron buried his face in his back, took a deep breath, and sniffed unwillingly, but didn't smell anything, let go of his hand and took a sip of tea.Mikhail put the glasses on for him and squeezed his palm.

After drinking the tea, the doctor went to the basement to fiddle with his pills. Mikhail hummed softly, and occasionally beat a few drums similar to syllables on the iron pot and stove with a long wooden spoon.Christine ate vigorously but slowly. After tasting the crunchy peach slices, she followed Mikhail to the backyard to wash the fruit.

The bucket for fetching water was dedicated to Mikhail. Aaron didn't like "labor" and only occasionally condescended to use this big guy.Kristen opened her eyes wide, and watched without blinking as Mikhail lifted up the wooden barrel, which was not much shorter than hers, but apparently several times thicker, and placed it firmly on the ground without spilling any water. A silent exclamation.

Mikhail smiled, and turned a small basin upside down for her to use as a stool.Christine handled the apples and cherries carefully, and sat on the bench scrubbing the peaches himself, asking:

"Do you prefer apple pie or apple pie, Christine?"

The girl pursed her lips, and said shyly, "I... I haven't even tasted it."

"Ah, sorry! Then I recommend apple pie. Well, Aaron forgot to buy sour cream, and I haven't had time to make it recently, so I don't need it. Today's apples are very fresh."

Christine swallowed.Normally, she might not be able to take in the calories from the bowl of peach slices in sugar water just now, but now Mikhail's words and the smell of meat wafting from the room made her feel like she hadn't eaten anything. The first time I went to get the porridge from the church, I was hungry for a whole day and I was so hungry for food.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Mikhail continued: "Did you talk to your parents before you came, Miss Christine? If possible, I hope you can stay overnight until tomorrow. Look, Aaron I have to go to the city to see a doctor early in the morning, and it will be a little inconvenient for me to take care of Victor alone, after all, I can't see it. If you can help..."

"No problem, no problem! He is my brother, I will take good care of him, thank you!" Christine replied repeatedly, subconsciously wanting to scratch her hair, but finally held back.She sniffed, thinking that those hairs smelled so good in the sun, if only they got dirty later.

Mikhail started to wash the mushrooms, went into the kitchen after washing, and soon returned to the backyard with a deep-mouthed container.Although he can control the fire himself, he is still willing to bake the shepherd's pie in an earth kiln for an hour or two for better taste.He didn't throw away the leftovers such as potato skins and bloody minced meat. He just boiled them in water, mixed in some nepeta crumbs, and put them in the front yard to lure wild cats.Aaron loves his hands, but occasionally enjoys letting the critters rub against his ankles.On rest days, Mikhail will catch a few cats who are not afraid of life to take a bath and have a chat. They will help eat the mice near the clinic.

Christine rubbed her stomach violently, looked in the direction of the ward, put down her hands, bowed her head for a while, and continued to wash fruits and vegetables.It was a much easier job than washing and ironing clothes, and even the well water was just the right temperature.

Mikhail and she ate half of the basin of cherries before starting to wash the blood and stained sheets and quilt soaked in the tub.She was a little curious, because "Misha" didn't seem to be bothered at all, and the words "I won't be able to eat dinner" just now were just for her alone. Eat them with restraint.No, it was more like he would wash the sheets, and the cherries would roll in the water and fly into his mouth.

Christine was thinking wildly there, but she still remembered to help Mikhail wash a few pieces of white cloth that he didn't know what to do with.Mikhail didn't want her to continue at first, as it would be bad for the opponent to get wet too much, but when he heard her sucking saliva, he didn't insist anymore.Christine could even wash those cloths as clean as he did, and at the end happily said to him, Misha, your soap is so good!Mikhail was stunned with half a bar of soap she returned.

After drying the sheets and quilt covers, the sun has already reached the top of the mountain in the distance.Mikhail felt it, took out a blanket and asked Christine to rest in the living room for a while, and took another larger blanket to the basement to ask Aaron for cinnamon powder for apple pie.Sure enough, Aaron also fell asleep on the table, struggling to turn off the fire before going to bed.Mikhail carried him upstairs in a blanket and put him in the bedroom.

When putting Aaron down, the vampire dazedly stuck out his tongue and licked his neck.Mikhail did not move, and did not wait for a long time, so he had to put him down, touched his lips, and wished him well away from bad luck and nightmares.

Before six o'clock, Mikhail brought pots of goulash, shepherd's pie, and apple pie to the table.After preparing Aaron's presentation, the soup was ready.Aaron came out after smelling the smell. Tonight's apple blossoms, strawberry blossoms and sunflower petals are not in this season. stuff it in your mouth.While eating habits aren't exactly healthy for humans or vampires, Aaron still pays attention to the seasonality of ingredients; on the other hand, unhealthy food is always a little tastier.

The doctor lifted Christine into an elevated chair and served her and Mikhail stew and hot tea.Mikhail actually doesn't like potatoes very much, and he only tastes one or two bites of the ones he made himself.Considering that tonight's dessert is apple pie, there is enough sugar and starch, and Aaron didn't put too much mashed potatoes on the top when he served him the shepherd's pie.Sure enough, Mikhail, who was waiting with his hands on his knees, shrugged his nose, and shook back and forth contentedly.

The author says:

Baidu said that shepherd's pie and farmhouse pie are the same thing, both use beef; but I saw a video made by a British person before saying that the former uses lamb and the latter uses beef, covered with a layer of mashed potatoes, and the latter is used here Saying (Misha usually doesn’t eat this, in short, it’s the stereotype of us noble foreigners) (Hello)