self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 53

"Master, master, it's not good. The servants of the government government have sealed the door of our Yanhetang." Liu San'er, the steward of Yanhetang, ran in scrambling, with a panicked expression.

Liu Cheng's complexion changed, and he said to himself, the servant of the government office?Liang Zisheng's people,?Since Liang Zisheng came to Yanzhou Mansion, I have given him a lot of money, and even introduced him to the royal chef Han Zizhang's family. Whichever business in Yanzhou Mansion is closed, it is not Yan Hetang's turn.

Can't help but glance at Gu Yongcheng next to him, Gu Yongcheng cupped his hands: "Dong Liu's family should go and have a look first, maybe there is some misunderstanding, if there is any misunderstanding, it is enough for the Dong family to explain it clearly, Mr. Liang is a parent, he will definitely not close the door for no reason .”

Liu Cheng's eyes flickered, and he wondered if it was because of the fire in Fuchun Residence. He was about to discuss it with Gu Yongcheng in detail when he heard a commotion outside. In a blink of an eye, Wang Dahu, the head of the magistrate's office, came in with someone.

Liu Cheng stood up abruptly: "Wang Dahu, what are you doing? It's a sunny day without Wang Fa."

Wang Dahu thought to himself, this old bastard usually knows how to please and give gifts in front of the magistrate, but they are low-level people, but they are not birds, and they don't even get the slightest benefit from Yan Hetang. He used to wear a pair of trousers with the magistrate , they can't afford to offend, now they can talk about it.

Thinking of this, hehe sneered twice: "I came here to talk about Wang Fa to Dong Liu's family. In the arson case of Fuchunju, someone surrendered himself. It was Luo Sheng, the third fire on the stove in Fuchunju. Your boss of Yanhetang ordered him to set the fire. I said Dongjia Liu, you are too dark-hearted. Qizhou is such a big mansion. As long as the price is fair and the cook is good, don’t you worry about no diners coming? Look at Fuchunju The business is booming, so you have evil thoughts in your heart and instigate people to set fires. You are a bit wicked. A few days ago, Ms. Ren'an sent people to deliver recipes to all the time-honored brands in Qizhou Prefecture, but you are not missing Yan Hetang, you know people's feelings, but you incite people to set fires instead, your conscience will be eaten by dogs."

"You, you spitting blood, who ordered someone to set the fire on fire? It's Fuchunju's own cook who set it on fire. What's in the way of me? This shitpan wants to put Liu Cheng on my head. There's no way."

Wang Dahu smiled darkly: "Is it a shit pot? You can go to our Grand Master's Hall and tell it. Now that Luo Sheng surrendered, the person who confessed is Liu Cheng of your Yanhe Hall, saying that his brother owed you gambling debts, and you threatened him to do it." Let’s go with the little one, Mr. Liu’s family, for the immoral things you’ve done.”

"You, how dare you..." He pointed at Gu Yongcheng next to him: "Do you know who he is?"

Zhou Dahu was stunned, looked at Gu Yongcheng, and snorted: "Could it be that this is your accomplice, then take them away together."

Gu Yongcheng hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, I'm just a cook from Yanhetang, and has nothing to do with Dong Liu's family, let alone a fellow party member. I'm Gu Yongcheng, a cook from Beijing."

Beijing?cook?After thinking about it, Zhou Dahu understood in his heart that Liu Cheng has climbed up to the imperial chef Han Zizhang in the past two years, and Yanhetang is only number one in Yanzhou Mansion. Huiquan Pavilion is incomparable.

To put it bluntly, the two competitions in Fuchunju before were all instigated by Liu Cheng, not to mention the first round, but Cui Qing, Han Zizhang’s personal disciple, who came back the second time, what’s the matter, isn’t it the same as being bald? What happened to the imperial chef, this face was really lost in Qizhou Mansion.

The man in front of him is also a chef from the capital. Judging by his appearance, he probably has something to do with Han Zizhang. Although Zhou Dahu wants to deal with Liu Cheng, he also knows that Han Zizhang's people cannot be moved by him as a small yamen servant. He frowned: " The owner of Yanhetang is not authentic, and the case of arson will have to be tried for a while, before the trial is clear, Yanhetang will not be able to open, since you are a cook, there are plenty of restaurants in Qizhou, you should find another place to go."

When Liu Cheng heard this, he became anxious: "Gu Yongcheng, what the hell are you pretending to be at this time, trying to push me out to fight against things alone is not going to work."

Zhou Dahu was afraid that he would yell again, so he yelled: "Don't lock me up and take it down. After doing such a wicked thing, you still have the face to make a fuss. Take it away." He gave Gu Yongcheng a meaningful look, and took him away. Follow the people away.

As soon as Zhou Dahu left, Liu San'er's legs were weak, and he climbed up to Gu Yongcheng: "I said, Master Gu, you can save our boss. After all, this matter is not for Han Yuchu."

Gu Yongcheng's face darkened, and he grabbed him by the neck: "I advise you to think about it before you speak, what happened if you didn't hear what the messenger said just now, it's obvious that the business of your boss, Fuchunju, is booming, and it started Evil, what does it have to do with my master who instigates the cook of Fuchunju to set fire to murder, how can my master's dignified royal chef do such indecent things." Putting the words aside, he strode out of Liu's mansion.

Originally, he was not willing to get involved in the affairs of Yanzhou Mansion. To put it bluntly, these things were all messed up by senior brother Cui Qing. the bad.

At the beginning, I had no choice but to worship Han Zizhang as my teacher. As a cook in Sichuan, he would not be able to stand up in the capital without a good master. What's more, he also wanted to learn cooking skills from Han Zizhang. The skills are not bad, but the character... Gu Yongcheng couldn't help sighing, a mistake would cause eternal hatred, and now he can only take one step at a time.

On the contrary, I am quite curious about Miss An who suddenly popped up in Fuchunju. Cui Qing is my senior brother. Although he is not a very good person, he knows the craftsmanship. Unique skills, even the master is not as good as him.

That's why, Liu Cheng asked someone to send a letter to Beijing, and the master asked Cui Qing to come to Qizhou. That girl An won three dishes of northern dishes from the chef of the northern school, and the master wanted the second senior brother to win back with three dishes of southern dishes, which can be regarded as a return. In order to look decent, but he didn’t want to lose, he asked people to shave his bald man, not to mention, and on the way back to Beijing, he was robbed of his belongings and thrown into the composted cesspool dug by the side of the field. He was rescued, but no one knew when he died, and now he is still lying on the kang and can't get up, let alone the salty energy.

The master was so angry that he asked himself to come over and see what kind of girl she is. She is so good at cooking?But I don't want to encounter the fire in Fuchun Residence again.

I really didn't expect Liu Cheng to do it before. Even though Liang Zi was formed, it was just a dispute between the chefs. There was a sense of flattery and clinging between the conversations, and this sudden 180-degree turn was really intriguing.

I heard that the current owner of Fuchunju is Mr. Mei, who was once the emperor's teacher. This man is not easy to provoke. Moreover, the arson case of Fuchunju was a recent incident. Find it out and report it to the officials. This is to find out the instigator behind it. If the master is involved in such arson, it will be very bad. I'd better go back to Beijing first and then make a fuss. I didn't dare to stay in Qizhou. He went straight out of the city and returned to Beijing.

Gouzi watched him go out of the city, so he didn't turn his head back to Meiyuan to deliver the letter.

Fuchun Residence is undergoing intensive renovation, An Ran can only temporarily live in Meiyuan, but it is rare for her to be free, except for cooking some food for her husband every day, she just spends time with Mei Dali.

My husband’s plum garden is quite unique. It was named after the two old plums when I entered the garden. It’s a pity that now it’s spring, and the plum blossoms are gone. Tender green shoots sprouted from the bare trunks, reflecting the gurgling stream. There is also a unique scenery along the bend of the clear spring, which makes people feel full of spring as soon as they enter the plum garden.

The beauty of the Plum Garden lies in its delicacy. Compared with the Fuchun Residence, it is more the essence of the gardens in the south. It is no wonder that the husband chooses to live in seclusion here. However, the spring scenery in the garden falls in An Ran's eyes, but there is something unspeakable hurt. Affection.

When she thought that Luo Sheng was the one who set the fire, An Ran felt hit hard. In her eyes, the people in Fuchun Residence were rare and good people. From the cook to the waiter, they all performed their own duties. The most difficult people in Fuchun Residence At that time, I didn't even think about leaving, but how could I set fire?

As soon as Mei Da entered the small courtyard, she saw this girl sitting by the water, dragging her chin in a daze, her face was rather gloomy, Mei Da's eyes flashed, this girl is good at everything, just like her heart is too kind, too easy Be gullible.

Sometimes, Mei felt that maybe in this girl's heart, except for the old man of Anfu who was a hopeless villain, everyone else was a good person, but she didn't know how dark and complicated the human heart is. For the sake of fame and fortune, human nature can be wiped out. What do you do? not come out.

It was Luo Sheng, even if he had difficulties, he couldn't forgive her. If she hadn't arrived in time, she...Mei Da didn't dare to think about what happened that day. There was never a moment when he felt so afraid of losing someone, even his own. No matter how powerful and wealthy, if there is no girl in my heart, what's the point of everything?
Unknowingly, this girl has already entered into her heart and lungs, as long as there is one day with him, she will not let this girl slip up in the slightest, and he will use all his abilities to protect her tightly.

But he didn't dare to explain his intentions to her. He was afraid, but he was afraid, even he himself thought it was ridiculous. After all these years, he hadn't encountered anything, no matter how difficult it was, how had he ever been afraid?But when he met this girl, he was really scared. He was afraid that she would love to be a petty little head and would not accept him even if she died. He plotted, suffered and suffered, and even lost his life.

He was too afraid, that's why he kept it from her, that's why he couldn't wait to get married, and tied her with a marriage letter. This painstaking effort, I don't know what she will do in the future. With her temperament, it's really hard to say.

Seeing her hugging her arms, she couldn't help frowning, took off her cloak and walked over, draped it on her shoulders, hugged her from behind, and held her in his arms: "The spring breeze is cool, and I'm alone by the water What are you thinking? Looking at the cold."

An Ran shook her head: "I just don't understand why Luo Sheng set fire to it. He is such an honest man, how could he do such a thing?"

Mei Da grabbed her hand, feeling a little cold, couldn't help frowning, took her into the room, and then wrote on her hand: "The more honest a person is, the more unexpected things will happen. What's more, if someone threatens you Temptation, nothing can be done."

An Ran was stunned: "Instigated? You mean someone ordered Luo Sheng to set fire?"

Maya nodded.

An Ran thought for a while: "Is it Han Zizhang?"

Mei shook her head: "Even if Han Zizhang wanted to stir up a dispute between the North and the South cooks, he would not be so blatant. He wanted to deal with you. Some of them were tricks. Isn't setting fire to our hands? As long as Han Zizhang is not stupid, he will definitely not It is Liu Cheng of Yanhetang who does such stupid things."

An Ran sighed: "I didn't want to help out because I didn't want to see the kitchen line fighting for life and death. We are all in the same industry, so why make things difficult for yourself, so Yan Hetang asked Gouzi to send the recipes to me that day. I didn't want to, he hated it so much. I."

Mei Da: "Liu Chengcheng is a villain, and he hates others the most. The reason why he pushed Liang Zisheng to run on Fuchunju at the beginning was because he fell in love with Fuchunju, a treasure land of geomantic omen, and wanted to get it in his hands. If Mr. , and you, a great chef, Fuchunju has long been in Liu Cheng's pocket, if you spoil his business, how can he not hate you?"

An Ran: "So that's how it is. I also said that I didn't offend him very much, and I will burn me to death for whatever I do..." Mei Da covered her mouth before she finished speaking: "Don't say that word."

An Ran was taken aback, was he afraid?In her eyes, Mei Da has always been an omnipotent man, how can such a man be afraid?She wanted to look up into his eyes, but was tightly held in his arms, feeling his warm breath close to her ears, and said in a hoarse voice: "I have asked my husband to choose an auspicious day to officiate for us."

Feeling that An Ran's body froze, Mei Da let go of her, but pinched her chin, so that An Ran had to look at him, looked at her for a long time, and said frankly: "You promised me."

Yes, I agreed, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. Seeing him, I was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Don't think about it, I just think it's too fast. Also, how can we get married just the two of us?"

Mei Da's eyes flashed, and she took her hand to write: "Who do you want to come? Your master?"

An Ran didn't say a word, although she didn't pay much attention to form, after all, getting married is a lifetime thing, at least, she hopes that her relatives can be present, this is the most basic, but her situation is a bit special, master and brother can say, godfather Ganniang's two godbrothers are both from Anfu, so how is it possible to let them come all the way to Qizhou?

Moreover, An Ran always had an inexplicable feeling in her heart, could it be premarital phobia, and felt that she was really hypocritical, since she agreed, it was nothing to push back and forth like this.

Thinking of this, he nodded with determination: "I'll listen to you."

Mei Da suddenly became overjoyed, stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I will treat you well for the rest of my life." The hoarse and ugly voice sounded more pleasant than the sounds of nature to An Ran's ears. , I am also a vulgar woman, I like to listen to men's sweet talk.

Feeling that he was going to kiss herself, An Ran blushed and closed her eyes, even after kissing many times, she still couldn't help blushing and her heart beating, it was really useless.

As soon as Mei Da kissed, he heard the voice of a dog outside: "Master, Master..."

An Ran woke up suddenly, hurriedly pushed Mei Da away and jumped off the kang, tidied up her clothes and hair, the dog had already rushed in, her eyes slipped around, she felt a particularly gloomy aura emanating from Mei Da, and then looked at her master, the expression on her face Flushing red, feeling uncomfortable all over, yelling in secret, it must have spoiled Mei Da's good deeds, really be careful in the future, this will be their master soon, he has seen the master's method with his own eyes, if he really wants to punish someone , it is not easy to die.

Seeing Mei glaring at him, he hurriedly said: "Well, I'm here to tell Shigong that the white-faced man from Beijing has just left the city, and it looks like he's heading back to the capital."

Mei Da nodded, An Ran didn't even have time to ask him anything, this kid ran away without a trace, just kidding, if he stays any longer, the teacher will take revenge on him, do you have your own good, the dog now knows who he offended Don't offend Mei Da, she is not a good person.

An Ran couldn't help saying: "This kid became more and more irritable when he was a year old, and he ran away without explaining why." He said, looking at Mei Da: "Who is the white-faced guy Gouzi said?"

Mei Da wrote on her hand: "If I guess correctly, it's Han Zizhang's third apprentice, Gu Yongcheng."

An Ran was stunned for a moment: "You mean the cook from Sichuan?"

Mei Da nodded: "Don't underestimate him, his skills are not worse than Cui Qing's, but because he has been keeping a low profile, he is not well-known among Han Zizhang's three apprentices, and this person is quite shrewd. It can be seen from the fact that it is clear.”

"Then do you know what kind of food he is good at?"

Mei Da looked at her with a smile that was not a smile, and rubbed her little hands in the palm of her hand: "I'm not a cook, how do I know this?" She said with a smile: "With our little baby's cooking skills, I'm afraid he No?"

Baby?Feeling that he wrote these three words, An Ran blushed and pinched the back of his hand: "What are you calling?"

Mei Da laughed softly, and wrote on her hand: "If you don't call it a baby, how about calling it a lady?"

An Ran blushed even more, never thought that Mei Da, who has always been honest, would do this, she was really uncomfortable, suddenly remembered that the dog called him Shigong just now, her little face was even redder, and she said to herself, I will really teach that kid a lesson when I turn around , Wherever you follow, just bark.

Mei Da loves the appearance of the little girl at this time, a little shy, but also a little cautious, a pair of bright eyes flickering, like a pair of wings flapping in his heart non-stop, fanning the fire that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time, fanning more and more. The more prosperous.

When the fire started, naturally he wouldn't let her go easily, he hugged her in his arms and kissed her... It's not that there is still a sliver of reason, this time the fire started, and today she became his own, but, at this moment Ermei was not in a hurry anymore, she was in her arms and her flesh was on her lips, so she was afraid that the little girl would run away again, but it was time to think about how to tidy up the new house of the two of them?

This girl is rare for a house by the water. As for the layout, Mei Da couldn't help but nod secretly when she thought of her small courtyard in Jizhou Mansion. Doing things will save her from thinking about Luo Sheng all day long.

Luo Sheng committed arson and murder, and imprisonment is unavoidable. If he is lucky enough to catch up with the court's amnesty, he may be released in advance. stop.

As for Liu Cheng, you don't need to do it yourself, someone will take care of him. This guy is a villain. If he falls into this kind of situation, he will definitely become a mad dog. He will bite whoever he catches and bites others. Forget it, if he said to bite Liang Zisheng, he would have lived to the end of his life. Liang Zisheng is a smart man, and he will never let such a villain hold the handle. When it comes to this, it is his fault not to kill Liu Cheng son?

Sure enough, within a few days, there was a letter that Liu Cheng died of illness in the prison. Liu Cheng had no son, and only a girl married early. Well, I ran away with gold and silver, leaving behind Liu Cheng's original wife, and threw myself into the well in a fit of anger. The Liu family, which was very prosperous a few days ago, was destroyed in a few days. There is no one in the entire Yanzhou government who is pitiful to the Liu family. It can be seen that Liu How many bad things did this person do.

The magistrate read that it was also a century-old brand in Yanhetang, and it was not confiscated. It was returned to the family, and it fell into the hands of a distant nephew of Liu Cheng. , Southern cuisine is very popular, so I specially invited two chefs from the south to take charge of the stove.

After going back and forth, Yanhetang was managed. In the end, it was as famous as Huiquan Pavilion in Jufeng Building. Later, in Qizhou Prefecture, when it came to southern cuisine restaurants, Yanhetang was the only one besides Fuchunju. I want to come to Liu Chengquan. It's time to close your eyes, at least his old Liu's name is still hanging in Qizhou Prefecture, and it is getting more and more prosperous.

I don’t want to talk about this, but I said An Ran, I haven’t seen Mei Da very much these days, and I can’t help but think wildly, this man is always in the dark, he goes out early in the morning and comes back late, it’s hard for him to see him , asked him to squeak and didn't say anything, not only him, but even the dog ran back and forth with him, An Ran now suspects that the dog is not her little apprentice, but Mei Da's follower.

There was something in my heart that I didn't even think about sorting out the recipes, so I put it down after writing a few words, looked out the window, the sun was setting, it seemed that Mei Da would not come back today.

Seeing that it was time for dinner, An Ran went to the kitchen to cook for her husband. Mr. Mei didn't eat much at night, and he liked something light, but he was very picky.

An Ran didn't know what to do for him at first, but she caught a glimpse of half a basket of alfalfa sprouts in the small basket next to her, which reminded her of some past events. It's been half a year since she left Jizhou. How is the family doing?

Thinking about it, I couldn't help sighing, I don't know when I can see them again, I'm about to get married.

The husband's chef is a very honest man, and he can be regarded as a southern cook. His skills are not as bad as the husband said. He has a few specialty dishes, especially the best at making snacks. The dim sum is especially delicate. It's just that he is a bit stubborn. work around.

Seeing that An Ran was going to use the alfalfa sprouts for livestock to cook for her husband, her frightened face changed, and she hurriedly stopped her: "Girl, this is for livestock, how can it be used for cooking."

An Ran smiled: "My master often said that everything can be used as medicine and food, especially, these things that grow naturally are God's gifts to us. Uncle is from the south. Don't you have a lot of them in spring? Are the wild vegetables fresh, such as cattail by the water, shepherd's purse, Malan head, twig mushrooms, water celery... pick them back, and make vegetables and soups are the freshest and most delicious."

The cook couldn't help laughing: "What the girl said is that our place is warm. In spring, not only wild vegetables are fresh, but also the fish in the water are the most plump."

An Ran nodded: "This alfalfa is fresh in season in the north. The tenderest sprouts are picked, and the most delicious stuffing is mixed with fat pork belly. However, I still like to mix it with noodles and bake it into cakes."

The cook ate a piece and shook his head: "Mr. is picky, I'm afraid he won't like it."

An Ran smiled: "Don't worry, Uncle, Mr. will definitely like it."

The cook was dubious, that's why An Ran said that he didn't know how to adapt, and he didn't know Mr. Mei's temperament well enough. Although Mr. Mei was picky, he was still a literati at heart, and literati usually pay attention to the provenance of their food. The provenance of this alfalfa plate is very famous. , Even if the taste is not the most beautiful, thinking of the poor predecessors in the past, one can't help but compare oneself, this is the character of the literati.

Sure enough, when Mr. Mei saw the alfalfa cakes on the plate, his eyes lit up, and he shook his head and read a few words: "Chaoxu went to the ball, and saw Mr.'s plate. What is there on the plate? The alfalfa is long and dry. It's hard for you girl to know This." He ate a few yuan with the porridge, and the uncle cook looked confused, and An Ran couldn't help laughing.

After having dinner with her husband, An Ran went back to her small courtyard, and saw Mei Da sitting on the kang as soon as she entered the room, An Ran was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help feeling a little resentful: "I came back early today."

Mei Da gave a low laugh, took her hand and sat in front of her, and wrote a few words on her hand: "Miss me?"

An Ran blushed, "Who misses you?" Seeing that he was about to lean over to kiss her, she hurriedly avoided, "Don't make trouble, are you ready to eat?" Seeing Mei Da shaking her head, An Ran went out to the kitchen to fetch a few dollars. Clover cake and millet porridge: "Today, my husband and I both ate this, and there are still a few pieces left. It's just right for you to eat."

I haven't seen him in the past few days, An Ran deliberately did this to express her dissatisfaction, but seeing Mei Da staring at the alfalfa cake on the plate in a daze, thinking that he hadn't eaten it, she couldn't help laughing: "It looks like you're an idiot. People who have been starved don't even know this, this is clover cake, sir likes it, and has eaten several pieces."

Mei looked up at her for a long time before she picked it up and started to eat. Seeing that he was eating without saying a word, An Ran felt a little upset and snatched the alfalfa cake from his hand: "Wait a minute, I'll serve you a bowl Go face to face." But he pulled her back and wrote in her hand: "I like to eat."

An Ran was stunned for a moment, and after carefully seeing that he wasn't pretending, she was relieved.

When he finished eating and packed up, An Ran was about to ask him what he was up to these days, but he dragged him out of the plum garden, and the two of them rode together, seeing Fuchun Residence in front of them, they stopped.

When Mei Da carried her off the horse, An Ran couldn't help wondering: "Fu Chun Ju is still ahead."

Mei laughed loudly and shook her head: "I'm not going to Fuchun Residence." But she lightly knocked on a courtyard door next to her.

An Ran was startled, and quickly stopped him: "It's so late at night, what are you doing?"

The door opened, and an old couple in their fifties came out. They saw Mei Da and An Ran, and they saluted respectfully: "The old slave, Wang Gui, and my mother-in-law pay my respects to the Master and Madam."

An Ran's face turned red immediately, and she squeezed Mei Da's hand tightly, but it was hard to refute.

Mei Da nodded, and dragged An Ran into the courtyard.

It is a yard with two entrances, front and back. There is a big pagoda tree in the front yard. It looks like it has been around for some years. The thick branches spread out, almost covering most of the front yard. It must be cool in the hot weather.

Mei Da didn't stop, dragged An Ran into the backyard, it was still dark, and it could be seen that the room with one light and two darks in the middle was quite neat with the wing rooms on the side.

The yard is not big, but because there is nothing, it looks a bit empty.

Mei Da kept looking sideways at her, and when she saw her frowning, she couldn't help becoming a little nervous: "Don't you like it?"

An Ran shook her head: "I just feel a little empty."

Mei Da breathed a sigh of relief, and wrote on her hand: "This will be our home in Qizhou from now on."

Although she had vaguely guessed it, now that he said it, An Ran still felt a little surprised. She pulled Mei Da to sit on the porch bench beside her, and looked at him seriously for a while: "You bought this yard?"

Seeing Mei nodded, An Ran couldn't help sighing: "Where did you get so much money, or what is your relationship with Mr. Mei?"

There is a reason for An Ran to ask this question. At first, she thought that Mei Da was Mr. Mei’s servant, but she didn’t look like it later. After moving into the Meiyuan, the servants in the Meiyuan also treated Mei Da too respectfully, saying yes The butler is even less like that, how can a butler eat with the master every day.

An Ran thought for a long time but didn't understand, Mei's big eyes flashed: "When my father was alive, I had acquaintance with Mr. Mei. Later, there was a fire at home and great changes happened. Mr. Meng rescued me, so I followed my husband." This time he didn't He wrote it on An Ran's hand, but said it out, his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, but An Ran felt extremely distressed when he heard it.

From his knowledge and ability, it can be seen that his background must not be bad. If he hadn't suffered such misfortune, he must be the proud son of heaven.

An Ran grabbed his hand and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for reminding you of something sad."

Mei Da shook her head: "You and I are going to get married, and I should tell you about these things. Although the house caught fire and burned most of the property, there are still a few shops left."

An Ran nodded: "So, when you said you would send something to Mr. Mei, you actually went to take care of your family's business."

Mei Da didn't respond to her, she held her hand and kissed her lips: "I'm telling you this to tell you, don't worry about money, I can afford you."

An Ran couldn't help laughing: "But we won't be able to stay in Qizhou much longer, so it would be a pity to buy such a yard and leave it idle."

Mei Da looked at her for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Silly girl, we are getting married. How can we not have a new house? I don't want to wrong you too much. Besides, if we want to leave, we have to wait for Fuchunju to reopen. Spring Residence will be reopened, so it will be around the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is only the end of February, so there are still two more months left, could it be that we are married and still live in Mr.'s plum garden?"

As he spoke, he leaned close to her ear and uttered three words: "It's inconvenient." These three words always felt very ambiguous when they came out of his mouth. I saw it.

But Mei Da chuckled lightly: "Silly girl, if you're so ignorant, you won't be working here." As she said that, she had already embraced her in her arms and kissed her..."

In a daze, An Ran didn't know how she returned to Meiyuan, and suddenly felt that she had read it completely wrong before. Who said that Mei Da is honest, this is simply a pervert who is not so good, or a person with a lot of means. The pervert who created the atmosphere made her fall into the trap dug by him without knowing it, let him do whatever he wanted, and even enjoyed it and couldn't extricate herself.

Even, I still felt very sweet in my heart. I didn't get married, so I felt like a newlywed. Early the next morning, An Ran was dragged out by Mei Da. She dug a vine from somewhere and asked An Ran where it would be suitable to plant it. ?
An Ran pointed to the place, Mei Da took off the cloak outside, put it on the porch stool, let An Ran sit, asked Wang Gui's family to pour a bowl of tea for her to drink, and Wang Gui and his wife planted grapes, Start putting on airs.

In a short while, the grape trellis was erected, and a field was secluded behind the house to grow vegetables, including beans, eggplants, leeks, green onions, two rows of cabbages, and a rack of hanging melons.

After finishing her work, An Ran couldn't help laughing and said to Mei Da: "I don't know, I thought we would live here for how many years. When we leave, these things will be a pity."

Mei shook her head: "Wang Gui and his wife are watching."

Seeing that it was noon, An Ran went to the kitchen to cook, and Wang Gui's family helped An Ran, the couple had very winking looks, and they didn't talk too much, it was hard to be annoying.

Although the kitchen is not big, there are quite a lot of things. There are still two springs in this yard, and the water channel is built in the one near the kitchen, leading directly to the kitchen, which is very convenient.

An Ran thought of Mei Daxi eating pasta, so she wanted to make him a fresh one. After thinking about it for a while, she remembered an interesting one, the fish that Shanxi people like.First, we made a vegetarian stew with golden needle and fungus eggs as a topping, and then started kneading the noodles.

When making fish noodles, put them on a small chopping board until the water in the pot boils, hold the chopping board in one hand and chopsticks in the other, and dip the noodles into the water quickly and steadily with your hands. The strength of the noodles must be ruthless, and the three elements of stability, accuracy, and ruthlessness are the key to making fish noodles.

Those top chefs who did this well were not those top chefs. When An Ran went to Shanxi, she saw the proprietress of a small noodle restaurant on the street. She was a woman in her 50s. Such a fat woman has done a good job of picking fish.

She put a piece on the side of the stove, only to see that with a slight pick of the chopsticks in her hand, the noodles were thrown into the pot and pulled out. The two ends were pointed, really like small fish, which made An Ran amazed, and deliberately I lived in that small town for a few days, went to eat noodles every day, and studied the way the proprietress made noodles. After returning home and practicing for more than half a year, I learned it.

Now she is a bit unfamiliar with her cooking, but in the eyes of Wang Gui's family, she couldn't help but said: "No wonder outsiders say that the girl's culinary skills are amazing. This old slave has really learned a lot today. If you dare to do this, you can still do it. I'll try it later."

An Ran laughed: "This is not a culinary art. In Shanxi, housewives in every household can cook it. I made it today just to try something new." He took out two bowls and filled them with marinade, and pointed to the leftovers. Dough: "You try it."

He went out with his face up.

Mei Da couldn't help laughing when she saw it, "I've eaten this before, it's the noodles from Shanxi."

An Ran was stunned: "How do you know?"

Mei Da's eyes flashed, and she said vaguely: "Well, I've been there once before." Then, she picked up her chopsticks and started to eat. After eating a bowl of noodles, An Ran gave him half a bowl of her own. , be considered full.

Although she shared half of her own bowl, An Ran was very happy in her heart. Looking at the two empty bowls on the table, she felt even more sweet in her heart. This must be a husband and wife. The husband worked hard all day and cooked for him. Sitting together after dinner and chatting about homework, when I get old, my children will wrap around their knees and be able to tease my grandson or something.

Thinking of her children, An Ran blushed, where did she go, she was thinking of her grandson.

Just as he was thinking, Wang Gui turned his head outside and said, "Chef Gao from Fuchun Residence is here."

An Ran was taken aback, Gao Bingyi actually came here, could it be something important?

Suddenly Gao Bingyi came in and put the post in his hand on the table, An Ran couldn't help but sighed after seeing it: "Who is it this time?"

Gao Bingyi: "Apart from Cui Qing from last time, Han Zizhang's remaining two apprentices, Ge Shunsheng and Gu Yongcheng, are here. They say they are inviting the girl to learn about cooking, and they just want to compete with the girl."

(End of this chapter)