Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Chen Afu originally said it as a joke, but because the little girl was too serious, it seemed like she was praising herself. She was a little embarrassed, but she held on and didn't show it.

At the same time, she thought the old Marquis was very interesting, not like a feudal old stubborn at all, and quite humorous. There is such an open-minded patriarch, such as Mr. Chu San, Chu Lingxuan, and these men in the Chu family are all good. The old Chu family should be very harmonious.

It seems that that princess is nothing but a rat, and she ruined the Chu family's soup. I just don’t know what kind of man the Marquis of Chu is and his consort, and how he could get along with the princess. He forced his first wife to become a monk, and forced his only son to live far away from home. He also had a cold personality. Little Miss Chu got that disease right under his nose. Maybe his daughter-in-law's death was not normal...

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a slight smile on Chu Lingxuan's face. This smile was as warm as the clear sunshine after snow. Although not hot, it is clean and bright.

Chen Afu's old face seemed to be stained with a layer of rouge. She lowered her head slightly, blessed the old Marquis and Chu Lingxuan, and said, "Old Marquis, Lord Chu, have a happy New Year."

Chu Lingxuan's face returned to its previous calmness, and he nodded and said, "I'm sorry, Master Chen. Today is the Chinese New Year, and I asked you to make a special trip to cook a spoon for my grandfather."

Chen Afu said with a smile, "It's an honor for me that the old Marquis likes to eat the dishes I cook." Then he said that it was too late to make hot pot now, so she would stir-fry a few vegetables first and then make hot pot in the evening.

The old man laughed and said, "It would be even better if you can enjoy the little girl's cooking for two meals."

Seeing Chen Afu and Mr. Wei going to the small kitchen in the backyard, the old man became sullen, puffed up his beard, and said to Chu Lingxuan, "Boy, you are more greedy than me, but you use me as a shield. . If you don’t say that the food she cooks is delicious, how can I know?”

Then he took Chu Hanyan and invited Qiqi and Huihui to play on the other side of the yard.

Chu Lingxuan, who felt bored, had no choice but to walk away and strode into the house.

Chen Afu looked at the dishes in the kitchen and ordered a recipe. Golden pork ribs, braised fish, stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts, stir-fried dried tofu with garlic sprouts, vegetarian stir-fried bean sprouts, vegetarian stir-fried lotus roots, and a fish ball soup.

She knew that her cooking skills were not really better than those of the cooks in Tangyuan, but the quality of her water was better, so the dishes she cooked were more fragrant.

In addition to the golden ribs and soup, every dish today must be topped with some garlic sprouts poured out with bird's manure for seasoning. Due to limited garlic seedlings, not much is put in each dish.

Thinking of the wealth of the Chu family, he did not skimp on the ingredients and even carved a few flowers out of white radish, carrots and oranges. After the dishes were ready and plated, he used those flowers as decoration.

This is taste! In her previous life, even if she was alone at home, she would wipe the sides of the plate clean with a handkerchief when putting food on the plate. When I have free time, I will carve flowers out of cucumbers and radishes to make shapes. She didn't like to see the soup dripping on the edge of the plate and put it on the table. She felt sloppy.

The Chu family's dishes are all exquisite, and with those "flowers" as embellishments, they look even more beautiful.

Mrs. Wei and the cook both laughed and said, "This is really beautiful and delicious, Master Chen's clever thinking."

Chen Afu did not stay here for dinner, and declined the Chu family's kindness to invite Dabao and Alu to dinner. Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, so she had better go home for dinner. After dinner, we went to Tangyuan to make hot pot. Before leaving, he asked the cook to make soup with a hen.

After returning to Luyuan for dinner, Chen Afu told Chen Ming and Wang about how old Wang came and was driven away by her.

Chen Ming said angrily, "Ah Fu did the right thing, we can't let him in. He is a father in vain, his son was sold, and he didn't even ask where he was sold and whether his life will be easy in the future."

Wang just covered her mouth with a handkerchief and cried.

Chen Afu tried to persuade her again, and then went to Tangyuan to make hot pot. When Dabao wanted to get out of the way, Chen Afu told him, "You can go play today, but you can't stay there to eat."

Seeing Dabao nodding, he took him and Zhui Feng, and asked Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu to carry the special charcoal stove and table, and went to Tangyuan together.

The old man and Chu Hanyan were still taking a lunch break. As soon as Chen Dabao entered Yiran Courtyard, Chu Lingxuan called him under the eaves, saying that he was going to teach him real martial arts. Dabao was so happy when he heard this, he ran over with a big grin on his face.

Chen Afu stir-fried the hot pot soup, put the boiled chicken soup in and simmered slowly, and secretly put a little agarwood residue into the pot. When she had prepared all the dishes and the soup was ready, it was full of flavor.

She took the pots and dishes to the upper living room.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and snowflakes started to fall in the sky again.

When we came to the front yard, the lanterns on the trees under the porch were already lit, illuminating the ground in red. Orange candlelight also seeped out from the sash window in the upper hall, and with the candlelight came the sound of laughter. The voices of Old Marquis and Dabao were the loudest, followed by the voices of Qi Qi, Hui Hui, and Zhui Feng, and occasionally Miss Chu's giggles and Chu Lingxuan's voice.

Before people even entered the house, they could already feel the deep warmth in the house.

The girl opened the door and lifted the thick curtain. Chen Afu walked in, and a warm current hit his face. Dabao and Miss Chu all rushed to call "mother" and "aunt", and Qiqi and Huihui were not far behind.

Because the person behind Chen Afu was carrying a copper pot filled with soup, the two children, two birds and one dog were all being held back, for fear that he (it) would pounce on them.

Chen Afu smiled and agreed softly while directing people to put the pots and vegetables on the table. He also said that the bottom of the pot will become thicker and more fragrant as it cooks. Just add some chicken stock to the pot and it will last for at least a few days.

Then, Chen Afu took Dabao and Zhui Feng to say goodbye.

Qiqi and Huihui hadn't had enough fun yet, so they shouted, "Don't leave, don't leave, I'm going to be a deadbeat..." This was Dabao's voice.

Everyone burst into joy again. Silly Zhui Feng didn’t even know that he was lying on his back.

Chen Afu and Dabao both walked down the steps, and Chu Lingxuan opened the door and walked out. He said, "Dabao has a talent for writing. I have a rubbing by Wang Youjun. It is very beneficial for him to copy it every day. The rubbing is placed in the outer study. I will go get it now."

Without waiting for Chen Afu to agree or refuse, he took the lead and walked to the front. Chen Afu had to hold Dabao and follow him. After walking for a while, we went up to the verandah. There was a lantern every other section of the verandah. The lantern glowed red, illuminating the way forward and the slender figure in front of him.

When he came to the outer study room, Chu Lingxuan went in and out again. Not only did he hand Dabao a calligraphy post, but he also handed him two pens and one ink. He said, "Study hard. If even Mr. Jiang from the private school can't teach you in the future, I will find a way to ask a better teacher to teach you."

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