Book2:KigdomIteDreams
s.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.Herhalfcurvedleftarmreedon