self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 27

After Madam Su finished speaking, she fixedly looked at Mrs. Su, her resolute expression and resolute gaze moved everyone present, even An Ran, a modern man in the shell of an ancient human, wanted to applaud Madam Su.

This is a brave woman. In such a society where her husband is the most respected and men are absolutely dominant, it takes a lot of courage for a woman to take the initiative to go to court, especially since her natal family is not prominent and her husband has In terms of status, An Ran believes that the vast majority of women will choose to be patient.

What's more, although Master Su tried his best to take other women back, he didn't want to shake Mrs. Su's position. In an era when almost all men had three wives and four concubines, Master Su's approach would probably be called "the old lady" by many people. Love and righteousness, a wife of dross who does not go to court is already a virtue that can be praised for a lifetime, even if a man marries a hundred wives, no one cares, so women are really sad.

And Mrs. Su's move, even if it was not true, even if she just wanted to use the last method to remind this man, don't forget the love between the husband and wife who were in trouble back then.

There is no bottom line for a man, if Master Su is thinking of divorcing his wife, wouldn't it be in his heart, An Ran feels that since Mrs. Su dared to make a risky move, she has already prepared for the worst. Husbands and wives in need don't care about their love, so it doesn't matter if they don't want such a husband, if he still remembers the past, it means that this man is not a scumbag to the end, and there is still some hope for his life.

An Ran will not look down on Mrs. Su because of this, but thinks that Mrs. Su is very smart. People's backgrounds and growth experiences are different, which also determines people's choices. Mrs. Su is a woman who grew up in an environment where men are heaven and women must obey the three rules and four virtues , Naturally, it will not be the same as your own choice.

And An Ran also saw the obvious guilt and reluctance on Mrs. Su's face. She had to say that Mrs. Su's timing was quite good. She probably knew about Mrs. Su's concubine's pregnancy before today, but she never stopped. Calmly, she was coaxed by Master Su, but revealed on this day, she has both the courage to break the boat, and the wisdom to put death to life, a very smart woman.

Mrs. Su didn't give her husband too much time, but walked out, passed by An Ran, stopped, and smiled at her: "Sister, please call me sister, thank you for this bowl of Yangchun noodles, I'm afraid I won't be able to talk to my sister today My son, if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely give birth and thank you sister." After speaking, he opened the door and left, and the two servants behind him also hurriedly went downstairs.

Mr. Su was stunned for a moment, then he stood up abruptly: "I will host a banquet for the two younger brothers to have a drink some other day. I have something to do at home today, so please stay with me." He clasped his hands and hurried away.

For a while, only An Zi, the Elder Master and An Ran were left in the room. An Ran suddenly felt something was wrong, and was about to leave when An Zi and the man next to him said, "Are you the old grandson? You were sent by the big kitchen in the house." ? Why is it a little girl?"

The tone was a bit puzzled, An Ran was startled, and broke out in a cold sweat. Although she was not sure if this man was the old man, there were eight or nine out of ten. If this man recognized her, she guessed that her days of rest would be over. .

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it, he suddenly heard An Zihe said: "This way of buckling three silks is really skillful, but it was done by you?"

An Zihe's words attracted the attention of the man next to him. The man looked at it for a while and nodded: "This knife is indeed much better than the old grandson. When did such a skilled cook come out in the mansion, I didn't know?"

An Zihe smiled and said, "You are busy, so it's okay to ignore these things." He blinked at An Ran while talking, "Chef An has been tired all afternoon, let's go down and have a rest."

An Ran ran away in a hurry, as if a ghost was chasing her, ran to the back kitchen yard and sat down on a chair, touched her forehead, and was sweating. What does what I do have nothing to do with me, but I used this girl's body, and I have to bear this girl's bad luck, but, is that the old man?
Just as he was thinking, he saw An Zhi approaching, grabbed him and asked, "Who is toasting the birthday wine at Mrs. Gangsu's table?"

An Zhi: "Isn't it the chief steward and our elder? I came here specially to offer Mrs. Su a birthday wine, and I didn't want to make such a fuss. However, the guys had fun today, and the dishes on the table didn't move much. Well, they are all good things."

An Ran knows that most of the leftovers in restaurants are the guys' meals, and if they catch up with such a quiet table, they can have a good meal.

The chef, An Ran, didn't need it. He told me what he wanted to eat, and some people brought it to him. Sure enough, when he was almost done with his work, Li Dashao walked over with a shy face. Now he is no longer as arrogant and polite as before. Many, and bowed his waist to apologize: "Just now, I, Li Dashao, can't see gold and inlaid jade. There are a lot of girls, don't be as knowledgeable as me. From now on, I, Li Dashao, will be a cow and a horse for girls. If there are half of them who don't Li characters, I write Li characters upside down."

An Ran took a sip of tea, and glanced at him: "I don't know what your Li character is upside down, and you don't have to do that, I know what you're thinking, just keep your heart in your stomach, I'm Fu The people in the big kitchen, if your master hadn’t been ill, I wouldn’t have been seconded to Anji Restaurant. Besides, I haven’t left my teacher yet, just because there is an important banquet in the mansion, and my two senior brothers can’t spare it. The master asked me to come out to experience and practice when I was free, and if I was really on my own, I was still waiting for the fire, and when your master came back, I would go back to my residence."

Li Dashao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He wanted to run on her before, but it was completely underestimating. After seeing An Ran's craftsmanship, he felt guilty and began to feel uneasy. This girl's craftsmanship is much better than his master. Here, in the future, there will be no room for his master and apprentice to stand in Anji Restaurant, so he came to make an apology because he wanted to use words to test him out. After hearing An Ran's words, he knew that this person was a passer-by, so he raised his voice. Eye heart finally let go.

Zhu Zi listened on the sidelines, secretly thought that the girl hadn't mastered this skill yet, and if she could return it, she would be a little disappointed. She had hoped that Chef An would stay in the restaurant so that she could learn some real skills along with her. Now that I heard that I have to go back to the mansion, my thoughts are in vain.

I was depressed, and suddenly heard An Ran ask the steward: "Is there any important meeting tonight?"

An Zhi hurriedly said: "Today, Master Su's dinner is the most important thing. There are no important guests tonight. It doesn't matter if the girl comes later. I'll let Zhu Zi take the girl to rest."

An Ran glanced at Zhu Zi, and shook her head: "If you are busy, can you let Zhu Zi go out with me for a stroll, I haven't been out very often, I'm afraid I won't know the way if I go out by myself."

An Zhi was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Zhuzi, thinking that this kid was really unlucky, so he nodded and told Zhuzi to take good care of him.

Zhu Zihuan had no place to put his hands and feet, he ran to his own room to wash his face, changed into clean clothes, and followed An Ran out of the backyard of the restaurant.

The guide Zhuzi is extremely competent, at least much better than An Zihe, probably because he has been in charge for a long time, and he is used to making decisions. The last time I went shopping with An Zihe, he was completely in charge. Thinking about it, I didn’t go shopping at all. , was directly taken by An Zihe to the yard where his books were collected, and stayed all afternoon, the bustle of the street in the serious market passed away before he even read it.

The pillars are different. The boy who works in the restaurant usually goes out for a stroll after work, so he is very familiar with the surrounding area. He will take Anran to walk around the streets without getting lost, and he will point out which shop Anran has. The pastries are delicious, which wonton fillings are authentic.

At first, they were afraid that An Ran would not like to hear it, but then they found that An Ran was listening carefully, so they opened up the chatterbox and talked all the way. Finally, the two of them found an inconspicuous little shop, and ate two donkey meat with gruel for lunch. .

The donkey meat fire in Jizhou Prefecture is a special feature. It is quite authentic. The rectangular fire is roasted in a hanging furnace to make it crispy. The donkey meat is marinated and cut into thin slices. In the fire, take a bite, the outside is charred and the inside is tender, crispy and delicious, more fragrant than anything else.

An Ran ate a full two, and when she looked up and saw Zhu Zi looking at her, she couldn't help saying: "What do you want me to do if you don't eat fire?" If you have a lot, you have to digest food.

The two ate and strolled around for a long time. Anran paid attention to a few facades with auspicious houses for rent, but they were not to their liking. One was too remote, and the other was too lively. Anran wanted to live while doing business, but it was too remote. It's hard to do, it's too busy, and it's not suitable to live in. Fortunately, she also knows a suitable house, and she can't meet it in a day or two. She has to find it slowly. Anyway, there is no rush, just find it first.

Guessing that it was almost time, the two of them returned to the restaurant. Before they entered the courtyard, they saw An Zhi wandering back and forth at the door, looking this way from time to time, and when they saw An Ran come back, they were obviously relieved, and rushed over a few steps: "I Said aunt, where did you go shopping, and it took so long to come back?"

An Ran raised her eyebrows and glanced at him: "Shouldn't it's time to take the seat, besides, I didn't ask you at noon, you said you don't have any important dinner tonight, why are you looking for me in such a hurry?"

An Zhi's face froze, and he chuckled twice: "Well, it's actually okay, I'm just afraid that the girl won't come out very often, and the neighborhood will be chaotic. If I meet a frivolous boy who doesn't do business, I'm afraid the girl will get into trouble."

An Ran: "Don't worry, there are still pillars." There are no pillars, and it doesn't mean who will suffer if they meet. For a chicken, strength is a necessary condition. It can support a whole table in front of the stove. It is useless to have superb cooking skills, and it needs a lot of stamina beyond the average person. Therefore, a cook must have a good body.

It is absolutely impossible to have a good body without exercising. Therefore, in modern times, apart from studying cooking, An Ran spends almost all of his time on sports. He must go to the gym every day, and regularly participate in outdoor activities such as mountain climbing and rock climbing. The woman learned yoga and practiced Xingyi together.

An Ran originally wanted to practice Taekwondo, but Lin Xinger disdainfully complained that she worships foreigners, saying that Taekwondo is a thing for foreigners, and as a Chinese, one has to practice Chinese Kungfu, forcing herself to learn Xingyiquan from her, and I specially found a master of Xingyiquan.

An Ran is too lazy to be serious with this woman, practicing Taekwondo is admiration for foreign countries, is it true that yoga is made in China, and there are international brands on that woman, which one is local, but after practicing with this woman for a few years, it is true I feel that my physical fitness is much stronger than before, and sometimes I can easily deal with a hooligan who is not open-eyed.

Although this body is not my own, after several months of adjustment and exercise, it is much stronger than before. Before, I was so tired that I was just carrying water, and I was so tired that I was wheezing, but now it is no problem to go to the stove.

An Ran felt that in another year, this body would probably be able to return to her modern level, and she would not be so fragile. At that time, she would be able to jump out of An Mansion and go outside to do a small business to save some money. No matter whether it is the north or the south of the river or the alpine grassland, I will go all over the place, interview famous chefs from all over the place, collect the unique ingredients and cooking techniques of each place, and record them in Anji's food list.

This is An Ran's recent thought. The incomplete An Ji food list should be supplemented to the best of his ability, and new things should also be recorded in order to develop. It is natural to stick to the tradition, but it is also necessary to innovate on the basis of the tradition. Okay, just like modern creative dishes, sometimes thinking in a different direction, with different ingredients, you may receive more extreme deliciousness, this is the way of eating.

Although Li Dashao is very respectful to himself, An Ran can also tell that he wishes he could stop cooking by himself, probably because he is afraid that his skills will overwhelm his master. There is no place to stand.

No matter where there are intrigues, there will always be people who are jealous of the virtuous and capable. This is the workplace. An Ran always feels that being jealous of the virtuous and capable is incompetent. If she has the ability, why should she be jealous and guard against others? It is impossible to become a real chef in his life. His vision is too narrow, he can only see the square inch in front of him, but ignores the vast sky outside.

This pillar is much stronger than him, An Ran is not reluctant, Li Dashao is all over, so he can have a leisurely time, if there is something he can't handle, An Zhi will naturally come and ask him to help, this is the chef.

An Ran vaguely regained some modern feeling in An Ji Restaurant. In modern times, she was invited to work in a big restaurant, and it was quite easy to be the executive chef. The executive chef usually does not need to cook, and is only responsible for coordinating Staff are trained and innovative dishes are developed everywhere. If very distinguished guests come, they will also make a few signature delicacies to show the hotel's affection for the distinguished guests.

But An Ran still likes to teach students in the culinary school. From the most basic knife skills to the final completion of a dish, this process makes her extremely happy and full of sense of accomplishment, no less than cooking a superb dish for a celebrity.

In the final analysis, what the master said is right, the cook has to go to the stove, and the job of oil and fire is not a scholar who is going to be the number one scholar. What they hold in their hands is an iron spoon for cooking, not a pen.

However, An Ran also enjoys the occasional leisure time. The business hours of ancient restaurants are shorter than modern ones, especially for dinner. Anyone who can go to An Kee Restaurant to eat is either rich or expensive, and almost all of them are men, so men will naturally not Go home obediently after eating a meal, even if there is a good wife and concubine at home, no matter how much you like marrying home, you will lose interest, so there is a saying that a wife is worse than a concubine, and a concubine is worse than stealing, with gold and silver in your waist, Going to be an uncle in a brothel in Liuxiang, Huajie, is probably a common pursuit of men.

Therefore, the dinner in the restaurant was exceptionally neat, that is to say, work would be over at around seven or eight o'clock in modern times. Seeing that it was all right, An Ran asked An Zhi if he could go back home.

An Zhi said: "At this time, you can't go back, the gate of the house has been closed long ago, and it will not open until tomorrow morning."

An Ran was stunned: "Then where do I live?"

An Zhi smiled and said: "The old grandson's family belongs to our Jizhou Prefecture, not far from here, and he went home after finishing his work. The other boys and their buddies live in the restaurant. Well, it's the one next to it. Small courtyard."

An Ran just went to see it, the small courtyard is not big, there are six or seven rooms, and the clothes of the guys are hung on a rope to dry in the yard, she is a woman, no matter how informal she is, living in the same yard with so many guys It was really inappropriate, so I couldn't help but frowned: "You mean, I live here too?"

An Zhi hurriedly said: "Young lady can't live here. I didn't expect that it was a young lady who came here, so I didn't have time to prepare a place to stay. But the manager said that I should let the young lady live in Qingzhu Lane first."

An Ran was stunned: "Where is Qingzhu Lane?"

An Zhi: "The chief steward said that the girl has been there, and it is the yard where the chief steward collects books."

An Ran felt something was wrong, she was trying to break up with An Zihe, what was the matter of living in his yard, she thought for a while and asked An Zhi: "Do you know where Lingdang Hutong is?"

An Zhi was stunned for a moment, not understanding what An Ran meant by asking this, but subconsciously said: "Lingdang Alley is not far from our place, go north after leaving the market, it's just two streets away, what does the girl ask this for?"

An Ran breathed a sigh of relief: "The house in the innermost part of Lingdang Alley is my godmother's house, please trouble Steward An to find someone to deliver a letter to me, and ask my godmother to pick me up. These days in the restaurant, I live in the godmother's house. My mother's home is fine."

An Zhixin said, this person's temperament is really difficult enough, seeing that she couldn't do anything about her persistence, she asked Zhuzi to deliver the letter, and Zhou Tai came back with Zhuzi, holding the little hair stove from last time. , helped An Ran onto the donkey, and the siblings left.

Don't mention An Zhi's depression. Li Dashao came over and said, "Who is here to pick you up? Could it be Chef An's best friend? I don't want to see such a silly boy, he is so lucky. How lucky is he?" Daughter-in-law, what are you going to worry about in the future..."

Li Dashao kicked An Zhi before he finished speaking. An Zhi stared at him and warned him very seriously: "Don't say Li Dashao didn't remind you that Uncle Zhi didn't remind you. I have an errand, and there is no place for you in Jizhou Prefecture, so go away." I still have to think about how to deal with this matter, who would have thought that this person would have such a temper.

But An Ran, after the last time, has become acquainted with Zhou Tai, and An Ran likes the temper of this godfather, but he is careful when he looks rough, and he only talked with An Ran along the way. People are comfortable.

It's not far, it's much closer than the mansion. After two streets, I saw a person standing at the entrance of the alley. Looking at it, I saw the brothers and sisters rushing over.

An Ran jumped off the donkey, and Aunt Liu took her hand: "Yesterday my godmother was fine when she left, why did you come outside today? Follow up Xiner, mother was so worried, I said I would let you be a godfather." Going to pick you up, it happened that your elder brother came back, and as soon as he heard about it, he picked up the donkey with the neighbor to pick you up."

An Ran: "I left in a hurry in the morning, and my mother was not out in the kitchen today. I thought I would go back to the house to stay at night. I wanted to tell you all the time tomorrow, but I didn't want something to go wrong, so I asked someone to deliver a letter home. "

Zhou Tai said: "Mother, the night wind is cold, my sister is weak, if you have anything to say, let's talk in the room."

Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "But, I forgot. It's already home. Our mother and I are still outside saying something, come in quickly, and keep saying that your father will see your daughter, but there is no chance. Today is just right, but it's a pity Your second brother is not at home, and I don't know that he is a waiter, and he is busier than anyone else, and he has been away from home for several months."

An Ran: "Second brother has an errand, so he should be busy."

The two of them talked and entered the small courtyard. The godmother had mentioned to An Ran several times before that the house was in the small courtyard at the innermost part of Lingdang Alley, and An Ran remembered it. Today, it happened to be an emergency.

No matter what An Zihe felt about her, An Ran wanted to keep her at a respectful distance. She believed in her intuition that An Zi and this man should not be provoked. Now that she thinks about it, she regrets it. If she could have avoided it earlier, she might not have had such troubles later on. .

The yard of the godmother's house is not big, but fortunately, it is a single-door courtyard. A courtyard wall separates it from the neighbors, and it is considered quiet. There is a bright and dark room in the middle, and a firewood shed on the side built a hut. It used to be Zhou Taizhou. The house where I lived with is now a house where I can sleep peacefully.

Zhou He doesn't come back very often, and Zhou Tai only comes back every now and then. Therefore, this hut is mostly idle. The godmother is a neat person. When her son doesn't come back, she keeps things tidy. Now An Ran insists on living here. It was Haosheng who tidied it up, ignored An Ran's objection, took out a new set of bedding and pillows from the bottom of the cabinet, and put it on, only then was he satisfied.

After washing and lying on the new quilt, covered with a new quilt, soft and soft, An Ran thought of the simple and honest godfather, the rough but delicate elder brother, the godmother who cared for her, and felt warm and comfortable in her heart, but she didn't know the two What's brother Zhou He like?Thinking of this, I fell asleep in a short while.

An Ran fell asleep, but Zhou Laoshi in the house couldn't sleep, although he knew that the mother-in-law recognized a daughter, she was a very talented person, and now she was helping cook in the big kitchen, and let Zheng Yuchu take in her apprentice, but she had never seen her.

Ever since I knew that I had such a daughter-in-law, anyone who saw me had to be polite. Zhang Laoliu, the steward of the garden, even invited me to drink twice. Make do with it first, and change it later when you have a good job.

Although Zhang Laoliu is only the steward of the garden, he has a few fat jobs in his hands. Everyone flatters him. Normally, his eyes would grow on the top of his head. He is a flower picker, so how can he see it in his eyes? For this job, My husband and wife have benefited him a lot, but they never complained about it, and now they are rushing to change it for me, which is quite flattering.

Zhou Laoshi knew in his heart that it was the blessing of his daughter-in-law, and he was thinking in his heart. It was so easy for the daughter-in-law to come to the house and let her live in the hut. That's right, why did you let the daughter live in the cottage instead of living in the east room, so there is still the west room?"

Aunt Liu turned off the light, went to the kang and lay down: "You don't want to see others, it's our daughter, she recognized me as a godmother that day, just like our own daughter, you don't know, this girl is a The most polite one, she is the youngest in the family, how can she live in the east room and the west room, that's enough, you just calm down, it's not about loving your daughter."

Zhou Laoshi groaned for a long time: "That's what I said, but my daughter is now a chef, so how can I take it easy."

Aunt Liu: "That's right, I'm worried for her. I was looking for a job in the big kitchen because I thought my daughter's skills were ruined in the outside kitchen, but I didn't expect that I would become the chef of a restaurant so soon. This is too much limelight, it will inevitably attract people's envy, but there is such a thing as before, I am afraid that the old man in our mansion..." He said with a sigh: "Okay, you don't understand these things. Well, your errand is, I have my daughter's affairs, now it seems that we may not be able to help her, as long as we don't burden her."

An Ran originally thought that when she came to Lingdang Alley by herself yesterday, An Zihe must feel that she didn't know what to do, and then she had another fit, she didn't want to, but she didn't react at all, and didn't even show her face. After a few days, I didn't see him looking for trouble, here is An Zhi There was no response either.

Thinking about it, I felt that maybe I was acting affectionate. With An Zihe's status, if I can't find any woman, is it necessary to entangle with a little girl like myself.

After she figured it out, she relaxed. There is an advantage to being outside, being at ease, plus the restaurant's errands are easy, An Ran's life these days is extraordinarily comfortable.

Days passed and it came to the Dragon Boat Festival. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, it was just in time for An Ran to rest, so I thought about making some zongzi. The family has a lot of people now, and I have to look good for the festival. In the evening, I discussed with my godmother that I was going to buy some zongzi Ye came back to make zongzi for the festival.

Just in time for the elder brother Zhou Tai to enter the door, when he heard this, he said: "Why do you buy zongzi leaves? There is a half-pit of reeds next to the Zhuangzi where I work as an errand. Just chop some and bring them back."

Hearing what he said, An Ran was in high spirits: "Then tomorrow I will go there with my eldest brother to split the reed leaves."

Zhou Tai scratched his head: "You don't need to go, I'll go there tomorrow, and I'll get back half a sack in a while, enough to wrap as many rice dumplings as you want."

Aunt Liu smiled and said: "You are kind, but you don't know what your sister is thinking. An Ran is so bored that she is smoky in the back kitchen all day long. Let her take a walk outside the city with you tomorrow. Just don’t be naughty, it’s a big deal to fall into the water when you turn around.” The two brothers laughed, and after discussing it, An Ran followed Zhou Tai to the Zhuangzi outside the city early the next morning.

It was the first time for An Ran to go out of the city, and everything she saw was new. Speaking of which, Jizhou Mansion is really a good place, with fertile fields and wild fields, stretching as far as the eye can see. After the Dragon Boat Festival, the wheat will be harvested. The wheat in the field has grown heavy ears, and the wheat is about to mature. The spikes swayed in the wind in waves of golden wheat waves, which was quite spectacular.

Zhuangzi of Anfu built a Zhuangzi in a secluded place behind these wheat fields, with a high wall of green bricks built on the outside, and it is tightly surrounded, but it can be seen that there are not many houses inside. Zhuangzi was more like an empty space, and he couldn't help being stunned: "Brother, is this Zhuangzi from Anfu?"

Zhou Tai nodded: "Actually, the Elder Master specially built this place for the Third Master. The Third Master has practiced martial arts since childhood and is better at riding and shooting. The Elder Master built such a village and bought more than a dozen good horses from outside. It is raised on the Zhuangzi. When the third master comes back, he can come here to ride a horse and shoot arrows. If the elder master gets tired of living in the mansion, he will come out to relax, but he doesn't live here. See that house over there? It has been built over the years, it is surrounded by mountains, and there are many trees. When it is hot, where will the old man move to for the summer.”

An Ran looked over, it was true, just now he was only looking at the wheat field, but he didn't see that there was a mountain over there, the mountain was not high, and the mountain was relatively gentle, it wasn't considered a majestic horse, but it was also an eye-catching green with verdant trees. , is considered a rare sight in Jizhou Prefecture.

There is only one house at the foot of the mountain. It is built according to the mountain, with layers of roofs and eaves. From a distance, it really feels like a deep courtyard, which is much larger than Anfu.

It can be seen that the An family is indeed a wealthy family. There are only three masters in total. Two of them are not at home often, so they have built one mansion after another. They even specially circled a Zhuangzi for riding horses. Their lives are too extravagant. It turns out that the eldest brother's errand here is to raise horses.

The puddle mentioned by Zhou Tai is just behind the Zhuangzi. It is estimated that a puddle was left when the Zhuangzi was built. The rainwater accumulated and turned into a puddle as the years went by. is lush.

Zhou Tai told her to chop the reed leaves on the edge of the water, be careful not to slip under her feet, it was deep inside, and said that she would come out when she was busy with the work at hand.

An Ran responded with a smile, watching Zhou Tai enter the Zhuangzi through the back door, and ran to the big poplar tree by the wall. He pushed it down, took it to the edge of the pit, pulled out the dagger in his waist, and whittled a simple harpoon in twos and threes.

As soon as she came here, she saw that this puddle had been around for several years, and there were no residents in the village nearby. The fish in it had been raised for several years, and they were not small in size. Fish can be grilled.

Thinking of the delicious grilled fish, An Ran's mouth is about to flow down. Looking around, no one is likely to come, so she took off her shoes and socks and put them on the edge of the pit, her skirt was tucked up to her waist, and her trousers were rolled up to her knees. Slowly descend into the water, it is all soft mud, and it is quite comfortable for the feet to step on it.

After walking a few steps inside, he saw a fat big carp. An Ran was overjoyed, raised the harpoon in his hand, and poked it down according to the fish. Unexpectedly, the fish was very slippery, and swam by An Ran's feet with a flick of its tail. After passing through, there was no sign of diving into the deep water. On the contrary, An Ran slipped and almost fell into the water. She hurriedly supported the edge of the pit, and threw out the simple harpoon in her hand, and sank into the water with a bang.

An Ran was still in shock, touched her chest, and said to herself, forget it, it is more important than the life of the grilled fish, just as she was about to go up, she suddenly heard a laugh, An Ran was startled, turned her head quickly, saw An Zihe by the pit, couldn't help but I froze for a moment, thinking why is he here?
An Zihe's eyes turned around her, and landed on the half of her calves protruding from the water. This girl is really white, her two calves are thin and weak, porcelain white as jade, and her two little feet submerged in the water are hidden in the pit. In the mud, faintly visible... An Zi and Hu suddenly felt a little dry, and their eyes dimmed.

Seeing him staring straight at her legs, An Ran thought that he was really a pervert, and became angry: "What are you looking at, don't look at evil, I don't know, he is still a scholar."

An Zihe laughed, "Don't look at evil, whoever told you to go down, since you went down, I'm afraid people won't see it, believe it or not, I'll throw your shoes and socks into the water." He shook his hands as he spoke.

Only then did An Ran realize that the shoes she had taken off by the pit were held in his hands, her face turned red, she was either ashamed or angry, this guy is really not a good guy, she stepped up a few steps, and snatched the shoes from his hand. Shoes and socks, put on your feet, stood up to go, but An Zihe grabbed him: "I'm so annoyed, okay, okay, it's mine, I shouldn't be holding your shoes, let alone looking at your feet , You should do no harm, if you fish in the water again, I will turn my back and pretend not to see, how about that? Don’t be upset, I’ll just make an apology for helping you fish."

An Ran turned her head and looked at him from top to bottom, quite disdainful: "You, fishing?"

An Zihe raised his eyebrows: "Why? Don't you believe me? I'm much better than you. I used to do this when I was a child." Then, he tucked the hem of his clothes in his waist, took a tree branch from the other side, and stretched out his hand "Your dagger is useful, don't worry, I don't want yours." An Ran reluctantly handed him the dagger.

An Zihe drew out the blue dagger blade and shook it, and couldn't help but praise: "It's really a good thing." He sharpened a harpoon in two or three strokes, took off his shoes and jumped down.

An Ran looked at him curiously, she really couldn't believe that a talented reader could spear a fish, just when she didn't believe it, she suddenly saw the fork in his hand drop down, and easily picked up a live fish, flung it to this side, It landed on the grass on the bank, flipped over twice and stopped moving, and then the fork fell down again...

After a while, four forks came up, each weighing more than two catties, An Zihe came up with a fork, looked at An Ran and smiled, quite proudly: "Well, I have worked hard today, can I pick up a piece of grilled fish? eat?"

An Ran said angrily: "How do you know that I want to grill fish? If you want to eat it, can you grill it yourself?"

An Zihe didn't take it seriously: "I'll cook as long as I cook, but you have to promise not to leave."

The zongzi leaf hadn't been split yet, where was she going, An Ran ignored him, and went to the bank to split the reed leaves, but An Zihe came over and said, "Lend me your dagger again." An Ran was about to refuse, but It doesn't matter, this guy stretched out his hand and pulled it out from her waist: "Stingy girl, I'll give it to you if I kill the fish."

An Ran couldn't help saying: "Don't ask, but call him a thief."

But An Zihe laughed: "I asked you to take it, so I can't be considered a thief, not to mention, I treated you to fish." Saying this, he found a flat stone by the side of the pit and started cooking. fish.

The sharpness of spearing the fish was gone, clumsy, a fish slipped back and forth in his hand, the scales were not scraped off, An Ran couldn't stand it anymore, walked over: "Give it to me."

Anzi and Hehe handed the dagger to her with a smile, and watched her bleed and hang the scales to pick off the internal fish intestines, and pulled out the fishy thread from her back. They couldn't help raising their eyebrows. He cleaned up the fish so neatly, but was still a little surprised.

If I hadn't come to look for her by myself today, I guess this girl would never be able to remember me. Therefore, it would be useless to deal with this girl by playing hard to get. Maybe, she was playing in her arms, and she would have to think of a different way to do it...

(End of this chapter)