Food

Chapter 33 Food

He looked at Li Wuxiang and slowly let out a breath in his heart.

This is really a smart guy... You can't call him a child, but a smart man.

Before meeting him, Chen Xin had two thoughts.

First, is this person really a member of the Li family? He has seen many cases of people disguising themselves, recommending themselves to marry into the family, and then trying to seize the family property, especially for families like his own who only have one daughter.

Second, if it is really Li Jiye, how should he deal with it? At present, the road to Lijiawan is blocked, and the people he sent to investigate the situation before can't come back for a while. But judging from the situation a few days ago, it should have been washed into a wasteland. But the population of Lijiawan is nearly twice that of Jinshui. As time goes by, the people who suffered from the disaster slowly gather together. This is really the only remaining seedling of the Li family. When he himself figures it out, I'm afraid things will become troublesome.

So he agreed to let his daughter talk to Zhao Qi about accepting a disciple. It was one thing to not be able to stand his daughter's pestering, and it was another to first use the eyes of the immortal master to explore.

Zhao Qi came back and praised the child, which was rare, which made him know what was going on. But before, he only thought that he should be a smart young man. At this moment, after hearing these words from him, he realized that he was so smart -

He only mentioned it a little, and he immediately understood and resolved all his worries - he just wanted to practice, and had no other thoughts.

These words may be sincere, or they may be said to reassure him. But no matter which one it is, it shows that this child has a clear mind and is not the kind of person who will ignore the consequences once he gets excited. He has seen such a delicate and clear person, but he has never seen one who has reached this point at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

This is a good thing... It is a good thing to be such a smart person, because smart people will not do stupid things that harm others and themselves.

So Chen Xin stood up, put his hand on Li Wuxiang's shoulder and squeezed it gently: "Okay, what did I say just now, you will have good fortune after surviving a great disaster! Isn't your fate as an immortal a good fortune in the future? Now that you have come to Jinshui, don't think about the past-"

While speaking, he blinked at Li Wuxiang and lowered his voice: "Is Master Zhao easy to get along with?"

So he saw that Li Wuxiang still had tears in his eyes, and was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that he would suddenly become like this. After a while, he wiped his eyes very quickly and smiled with a sense of relief: "Master Zhao..., hey, old man, as a disciple, it's not good for me to talk about Master behind his back."

Chen Xin patted him on the shoulder heavily and laughed: "Okay, you are such a likable boy, he won't have the heart to embarrass you too much. Come, sit down, let's not talk about the things that make you uncomfortable, let's talk about something else. Old man will tell you..."

Then they talked about Zhao Qi. Li Wuxiang abided by the duty of being a disciple and the upbringing of a son of a rich family, and listened quietly to Chen Xin talking about Zhao Qi. It seemed that he had temporarily let go of his worries and vigilance, or buried other thoughts. Chen Xin's words made people feel comfortable. He told everyone how to serve Zhao Qi well, and then interspersed a few jokes. When Chen Xiu couldn't help but look in from the door, he saw that the old and the young were already talking happily.

So she ran back to the kitchen happily and whispered to her mother: "Dad likes him too! Do you think he's good too?"

Liu Jiao nodded: "I saw him in person, he's a pretty good young man."

Chen Xiu grabbed Liu Jiao's sleeve: "When will you propose to me?"

Liu Jiao pinched her hard: "What nonsense are you talking about again? Go away and see if the meal for that person in the room is ready. I tell you, if you keep talking nonsense, don't go to Qingjiang City in the future, so as not to be driven crazy by your friends over there."

Chen Xiu muttered: "Lian Yue'e got married last year, why shouldn't I be anxious? Every time I go back, people laugh at me, I can't let them outshine me——"

Liu Jiao was too lazy to pay attention to her. She rinsed the dishes and chopsticks in the hot water in the small pot again, prepared the wine and food, and pinched Chen Xiu a few more times, asking her to bring the food to the main room together.

At this time, the sun was about to rise to the zenith, and it was hot outside, but the main room was high and deep, but very cool. Liu Jiao prepared four dishes, including a plate of diced braised chicken, a steamed river perch, a plate of stir-fried bamboo shoots, and a dish of river clams seasoned with scallion, ginger and salt.

Such food is considered a delicacy for ordinary people, but Li Wuxiang now eats these ordinary things just like a person drinking water when hungry. Although it can slightly fill the stomach, it can't relieve real hunger. So while talking to Chen Xin, he tasted a little and chewed slowly.

When Liu Jiao saw her daughter eating, the more she ate, the happier she felt. At this time, seeing Li Wuxiang eating, chewing slowly and stopping after a little taste, she also felt happy, thinking that this is indeed the style of a noble family.

But he was worried that his cooking skills, which he was always proud of, might not be to his taste, so he couldn't help asking, "Child, are you not used to it? What else do you want to eat?"

Li Wuxiang immediately put down his chopsticks and smiled warmly, "It's delicious. Auntie's river clams should be boiled until they are slightly cooked and then rinsed with cold water. They are elastic and tender, very delicious, and there is no muddy smell--"

He frowned slightly, "I think Auntie should have added a few peppercorns when cooking."

Liu Jiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to Chen Xin and Chen Xiu, "I usually cook for you but it's in vain, or this child knows how to eat it, you will know after one taste-are you used to eating bamboo shoots?"

"It's delicious too, not bitter at all. Auntie worked hard, I guess it's because it was cut into strips and soaked in water for a long time... Well, sugar and vinegar were added to remove the bitterness and enhance the freshness."

Liu Jiao patted her hand lightly on the table and said with a smile on her face: "Listen, are you eating for nothing? Do you usually know how much effort I put into it?"

Chen Xiu widened his eyes, looked at the dishes on the table, and then looked at Li Wuxiang: "Then can you tell me what's weird about this fish?"

Li Wuxiang laughed: "When ordinary people handle this fish, they only remove the gills and internal organs, but it still has a bit of fishy smell. Madam, this fish also removes the fins and tail, and all the blood attached to the spine of the fish in the cavity. After cleaning it and scraping off the white film on the fish ribs, it only tastes fishy, ​​but the fishy smell is just right and it makes it fresh. "

Chen Xiu smacked his chopsticks and widened his eyes: "Oh my God, you are so amazing. How do you know so much? Zhao Qi——"

She quickly lowered her voice: "Zhao Qi has been saying all day that they are good here and there on the mountain. They seem to be very particular about it. I think it is just a wild boar and I can't eat it..."

Liu Jiao patted her on the head: "I can't even shut your mouth with food, you can say anything!"

The meal was slowly eaten until the soldiers from the Chen family who went to work in the fields came back. Li Wuxiang drank another cup of tea, went to Zhao Qi's house to say hello, and left.

After he left, Chen Xin spent a while to get rid of Chen Xiu, who was pestering and noisy, and winked at his wife. The two of them walked out of the back door while talking and turned to a path in the bamboo forest behind the house facing the river.

When only the faint sound of wind and birdsong in the bamboo forest were heard in her ears, Liu Jiao breathed a sigh of relief: "You should feel at ease now, right? This child seems to be the young master of the Li family. Ordinary people can't imitate that kind of behavior." of."

He couldn't help but smile again: "It's also a mouthful. It looks like he was raised by a wealthy family. I'm afraid that my craftsmanship will still not be able to get into his mouth. But he is so sensible and doesn't have the slightest bit of dandy habits. Oh my god. If we were to blame, if it hadn’t been for this disaster, our son-in-law wouldn’t be in this situation.”

Chen Xin put her hands in her sleeves and walked a few steps in silence before looking at her: "I thought about this before he came, but now, I don't think it's possible."

Liu Jiao was stunned for a moment: "Why can't it work now? Did you hear him say that he wanted to practice and become immortal? Master, do you believe this too? There are so many people in the world who practice, but in the end they will get old, sick and die like us? No. Are you delaying getting married and having children? He is still a child. Even if he is a smart child, he still talks like a child. He will gradually understand it in a few years. "

Chen Xin stood down and looked at Liu Jiao. Only then did Liu Jiao realize that her husband had a serious look on his face. The last time he saw this look was when he was about to take someone back to Jinshui a few years ago.

"I'm not just talking about him, but also Zhao Qi." Chen Xin lowered his voice and glanced over Liu Jiao's shoulder in the direction of his house, "Don't you realize there's something wrong with the food we ate today?"

The second update is at 8am.