Border Cook

Chapter 542 Current Edition
When Xia Mingyue saw that her little trick had been exposed, she pouted and her face wrinkled into a bun, "Okay, if you don't want to pick it, then don't pick it."

"You might consider going fishing in the pond."

There are green trees next to the pond, so you don't have to run around to fish and you won't be exposed to too much heat.

"Okay." Xia Mingyue reluctantly agreed, "Then help me pick lotus flowers!"

"No problem." Lu Qiyan agreed readily.

"I'll make you some lotus rolls."

"No."

"Cook lotus leaf porridge?"

"Neither."

"What can I do..."

"Stay, I'll do everything else, including cooking."

"You?" Xia Mingyue glanced at Lu Qiyan with distrust, "Can you cook?"

"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Madam, how about you try my cooking tomorrow and give your opinion?"

Lu Qiyan raised his chin slightly as he spoke, confident and determined.

"Then I'm very much looking forward to it." Xia Mingyue smiled like a flower.

This sentence is the true word.

Ever since she got married to Lu Qiyan and met him, she had always been the one cooking for him, so Xia Mingyue only knew that Lu Qiyan had a big appetite, but never knew that he could cook.

I really don’t know what kind of food Lu Qiyan, who has been in the army for several years and is now a military commander, can cook?
Xia Mingyue was full of anticipation, and was even in a state of joy and excitement on the way to the orchard the next day.

After all, there is nothing more important and interesting than eating the food cooked by your own husband, right?

And precisely because of her full of expectations, Xia Mingyue, who usually felt sleepy as soon as she sat in the carriage, was now extremely energetic. She ate some snacks, drank some tea, and then lifted the curtain of the carriage to look at the scenery along the way.

Lu Qiyan was worried that Xia Mingyue would be bored on the road, so he simply read the script he had prepared the night before to Xia Mingyue.

This time the story is about strange folk stories.

After practicing for a few days, Lu Qiyan's ability to tell stories had greatly improved, and he had also made preparations in advance. When he told the stories, he was fluent and skillful, with rich emotions. Xia Mingyue could only hear the cold wind whistling on her back. She only grabbed the corner of Lu Qiyan's clothes all the way, curled up in the corner of the carriage, and dared not move at all.

Seeing Xia Mingyue was so scared, Lu Qiyan stopped talking and planned to talk about something else.

But Xia Mingyue poked her head out and asked impatiently, "Then what? Then what? What happened to the headless ghost?"

Lu Qiyan, "..."

Well, this means you are both afraid and want to hear it?

The rest of the plot was described in an even more horrifying and bloody way. Lu Qiyan was afraid that if he described it in too much detail, Xia Mingyue would have nightmares at night, so he only slightly modified it and mentioned it briefly, and still managed to tell the complete plot.

Xia Mingyue heaved a sigh of relief when she found out that the story below was not as scary as she had imagined. After listening to the whole story, she sighed, "It turns out that everything is man-made."

"Yes." Lu Qiyan nodded, "Many times, human hearts are scarier than ghosts."

That's right.

Xia Mingyue also nodded and looked at Lu Qiyan, "My husband, do you know any other stories about real ghosts? Can you tell me one or two?"

Well, he really has become both a novice and a playful person. But if his wife wants to listen, then as a husband, he must satisfy her.

It's just that he has limited time. He only did his homework on this storybook last night. Now he suddenly wants to listen to something else. He...

You can make it up now!

He agreed first, and then after a brief thought, Lu Qiyan spoke, "This is a story about a peony demon. A long time ago, there was a peony flower that absorbed the essence of the sun, moon and heaven every day. After hundreds of years, it finally became a peony demon. Unfortunately, one day there was a violent storm..."

Roughly speaking, it's a story about a peony flower demon who cultivates very quickly, is envied by her own kind, encounters hardships, is rescued by a scholar, and then reincarnates as a human to repay the scholar.

During this period, they experienced all kinds of worldly things, overcame difficulties and obstacles, and finally had a happy ending.

The plot is the old-fashioned story of a talented scholar and a beautiful woman, but the protagonist changes from a rich lady to a peony flower fairy, which is quite special.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Qiyan, the "audio host", has both skills and strength, this story has risen from the original six points to a nine-point level.

"This is a good story." Xia Mingyue felt a little unsatisfied after listening to it.

"Really?" Lu Qiyan couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips, "As long as my wife thinks it's good."

The story he made up was actually recognized by his wife who had been reading storybooks for a long time?
Does that mean he has the ability to write vernacular novels?

In the future, he might be able to write some stories for his wife to read, so that she wouldn't have to look for them everywhere...

While Lu Qiyan was thinking, the carriage had already arrived at the orchard.

Someone had been sent in advance to inform Guo Kanglai of Xia Mingyue's visit to the orchard, and Guo Kanglai had been waiting there early in the morning. When he saw the carriage from afar, he hurriedly brought people to meet them.

"Madam Xia, Commander Lu."

Guo Kanglai led a group of people to pay respectful tribute, and then hurriedly led Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan to the shade of the trees near the house to cool off.

There are several big tung trees connected together, blocking out the sun. The sun cannot penetrate at all. They are next to a pond, so the breeze brings moisture and makes it very cool.

Guo Kang had people bring in a few soft rattan chairs for Xia Mingyue and Lu Qiyan to rest on, and also placed two small square tables, on which were placed tea, cold drinks, and various fruits and snacks.

Knowing that Xia Mingyue was going fishing, Guo Kanglai had already prepared fishing rods and bait for the two to enjoy.

The bait is fresh earthworms, which are hung on fish hooks and thrown into the pond. Then the fishing rod is fixed on the shore. All they need to do is enjoy the cool air while waiting for the fish to bite.

Besides enjoying the cool breeze, it is natural to drink tea and eat.

The tea is ordinary tea, picked from a few tea trees planted randomly on the hillside in the orchard, but it is fresh and tender, and the taste of the tea is sweet and clear.

The peaches, watermelons, grapes and other fruits on the table are all from orchards and farms, and are fresh and delicious.

In particular, there were several fig trees planted near the house. Guo Kanglai specially selected a few large and fully ripe fruits, which he could eat directly after peeling the skin.

Figs are sweet and soft, with a unique fragrance, and are very delicious.

As for the snacks, they were the mung bean cakes and red bean cakes that Xia Mingyue had taught in the orchard before and that Chunhua and others had made. They were all delicious.

Xia Mingyue ate with relish, praising the food, "The fruits are delicious, and the snacks are delicious too!"

"Madam Xia must be hungry." Guo Kanglai said with a smile, "I will ask someone to prepare a meal right away."

"Someone said he would cook today, so why not let him cook the meal?" Xia Mingyue smiled mischievously.

Anyone want to cook?
Who?
Guo Kanglai was stunned.