Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第3/246页)

itssurroundings.Anakedbeautywaswilybefechoppingboard,herbeautifulfaceflushedwiththebloomofhealth,herrgedewyeyestratedontheworkathand.Itwasthegeus.Shewasslowlykneadingapieceofsoftdough,fitintoalong,uniformrollbeforebreakingitintosmallpieces,eachthesameinsizea.Shepcedthemirowbeforeher,likeagroupidly-trainedsoldierswaitingforherand.Shethentookafoot-longrollerandrolledthesmallpiecesofdoughintoround,thiners,eachthesameincircumfereakingpainstospraydryflourontoeachbeforestagthemintoapilesoastopreventthemfromstigtogether.Hereverymovementwasslowbutorderlyandsystematic,goingfromonesegmenttoarictlyacctopn,withnowastedmotion,allcarriedoutinabsolutesileerfinishingthisdemandingpreparatorywork,herbackmusthavefelttiredbecauseshegedherpositionandsatdownonaroundstooltorest.Howcouldherslender,willowywaistsustainherfigureforsolongaperiod?Theioworksilentlyon.Takingupaer,sheputitintoherleftpalm,scoopedupsomepre-preparedvegetablefillingfromthewhiteapteandputitinthemiddleoftheer.Dippingherfioabowlofwater,shewettheedgesoftheertoehemtosticktogethermoreeasily.Nimblefingersworkedquicklyaly;oeranotherarowofdumplingsemerged,readytobesteamed.Eachtastymorsertisticallyshaped,edgesstandingoutdistinctlyvisible.Shewaslikeasculptorpyingwithunmoldedcy,makioperfectspesofherowndesign.Soon,thirtywhitedumplingswerelyarrahesteamer,eachtheproductofherexagskill.

    Inaerofthisluxuriouskitwasafortableday-bed,whereaall,slender,nakedbeautyysoundasleep.Afewstrandsofblondhairwerescatteredonhervoluptuousbreasts.Herhalfcurvedleftarmreedonthepillow,whileherrightarmysoftlyonherabdomen.Herslightlycurledrightlegrestedonherleftone,whichrexedlengthwiseonthebed.ThisVenus-likeposeatedthecurvaceousrhythmure.Shewasindeepslumber,onewhichshehadnotenjoyedforalongtime.Yes,shewasthebeautifulpoetess,Angelica,longtorturedbyinsomnia.Ragherbrainsinpursuitoftheperfe,sheentrappedherselfintheshackleoftensionandworry.Herclearblueeyes,fullofintelligence,werereadilyfrightenedlikeapieceofpurecrystal,beautifulbuteasilyshattered.Justthen,Lotusraisedhereyesandlookedatthesleepingform;asmileofsatisfatouchedherlipsbecauseshefoundthathermovements,slowahodical,whichwerecharacteristicofheralone,hadthepowertosoothAngelica’stautnervesandrescueherfromtheabyssofworryandtension.AngelicalovedtosleepwhileLotusbusiedherselfwithherwork.Whetheritaintinginherbrightlylitstudio,embrinherfragrantbedchamber,orcookingi,ongelitratedherattentiononLotus’slowmovements,shewouldfeedrowsytirednessovertakeherandwouldsoonfalsleep.Theslowahodients,naturalborncharacteristics,wereinperfectharmonywithherquiet,geure.

    CookingwasherLotus’dutynorherdailywork.Tourmetcookingassion,soshethrewherselfintoitheartandsoul.Treatingitasaformofarttoberesearchedandpracticed.Theresultwastheinspiredcreationofaninalteique,ingeniousandunique,whiotonlysatisfiedherpersonalurgeofcreativity,butalsowontheappuseoftheBeauties.EvenKingDimitri,thepickygastronomer,rofuseinhispraise.Thisgreatlyencedher,strengtheningherresolvetotinueimprovieique.Differentmaterialsputtogetherind