red man

Chapter 2 Who Cooks the Meals

Weijiawan is not far from the Academy, go out from Wufeng County, pass a long pavilion, and you will arrive when you see the Qingmu River.

Carrying a pack of snail shells, Wei Hao had already figured out how to eat them. He cracked the snails, washed the clam shells, picked a handful of garlic leaves from the vegetable garden, fried them first and then stewed them.

"The little official has come back a long time ago?"

"Mr. has something to go out, so he leaves school early."

The sister-in-law from the same village greeted her, and Wei Hao responded politely.

"Young official, my concubine's natal family has a rich man who has only two children. His daughter is twenty-eight years old. She is virtuous and virtuous, with a gentle temperament. She is looking for a husband. With a good disposition, I thought of asking someone to be a matchmaker..."

"..."

Wei Hao was speechless. Ever since he was selected as a scholar in the Ming and Arithmetic Department, countless people have come and gone as a matchmaker. If he hadn't used the excuse of preparing for the rural examination and studying hard, the threshold would have been broken.

However, there was no way around this. Scholars in the Great Xia Dynasty were treated very well. Even if they were scholars, it would be no problem to exempt a few acres of land from the land tax.

"Sister-in-law, the country test is coming soon..."

"It's a concubine, but I forgot this important matter. Then... After the provincial examination for a small official, why don't you 'be humbled' and meet with me?"

This sister-in-law is also very difficult, but they are both members of the Wei family, and Wei Hao can't blame anything. After thinking about it, he went to Fucheng to hide for a while when the township examination was held, and this troublesome matter was over.

"Sister-in-law has said so, how can she not give face."

"It's one of our own."

The sister-in-law was overjoyed and went happily.

Her family doesn't live near Wei Hao, so it can be seen that she came here specially to wait for him.

Wei Hao shook his head with a smile, no matter before or after crossing, the treatment of this "half step civil servant" is equally good.

After putting away the schoolbag, I poured the snails into the bucket to be washed, but I was taken aback, and picked up plump, beautifully shaped large snails from it.

"What a beautiful snail."

The snail the size of a fist is not at the same level as the green shell snail the size of a broad bean next to it.

Not only is it big and round, but it is also slightly transparent, and the color is not blue-gray. After the moss on the surface falls with the mud, it turns out to be like blue-white jade.

"I can't bear to eat it, why don't I keep it."

I found a clean water tank and put this beautiful snail in it.

Putting the lid on, Wei Hao didn't care about it, just scrubbed and washed the snails, cracked the clam shells to get the meat, picked some garlic leaves in the garden for later use, when washing the rice and steaming the rice, he set up another stove and put oil to fry it, and took some beans The sauce enhances the flavor, and the water is added to simmer.

When the juice is almost collected, put the washed and cut garlic leaves in, stir-fry a few times, cover the pot and simmer for a few seconds, and then it comes out of the pot.

In the countryside, trees are mostly planted in the yard in front of the door to enjoy the coolness. Wei Hao has grapes in his house. After building a shed, it is full of grapes and very beautiful.

Put it on the dining table under the grape trellis, pour some rice wine, and sip one of the snails, eating very comfortably.

The rice is steamed, and the remaining soup bibimbap, wrapped in mussel meat, is really satisfying.

After eating and drinking enough, I tidied up a bit, found a reclining chair, held a cattail fan in my hand, and took a nap under the grape arbor.

After squinting for a while, Wei Hao actually fell asleep and had a dream. In the dream, there was a woman who couldn't see her face clearly.

After waking up, Wei Hao also felt strange: "How can I have such a strange dream."

After taking a shower at night, I went to bed and had another dream. It was the same woman I had met in my nap during the day.

"why is it you again?"

"Don't worry about benefactors, there must be rewards."

"..."

I was speechless when I suddenly woke up from the dream.

Opening his eyes, he saw that the sky outside had already turned pale. Not long after, the rooster announced the dawn, and the entire sky lit up.

Brushing your teeth and washing your face, cooking porridge in a casserole, after cleaning up, you eat a bowl of porridge, get your tools, and go to work in the fields.

The diversion ditches for irrigation don't need to be very wide. Wei Hao has excellent physical strength, and because he is a talented scholar, he can repair farm tools if they are broken without fear of damage.

From morning to noon, when a few aunts called me, I stopped what I was doing and went home for lunch.

When I got home, I fetched water by the well to wash my face. I was about to make soup when I suddenly smelled the aroma of food and felt weird. When I entered the house, I saw that there were three dishes and one soup on the table.

A plate of fried tofu with scallions, a plate of fried dried fish with tempeh, a plate of stuffed meat with bitter gourd, and a bowl of egg custard.

There are vegetables and meat, and the combination of meat and vegetables is really just right.

Wei Hao suddenly felt strange: "Could it be that the aunt sent it?"

He went to dig ditches for orphans and widows, and it was normal for others to thank him, but the food was exquisite, looking at the ordinary farm side dishes, it was exquisite craftsmanship, not like what ordinary people should have.

"Oh...I remembered."

He patted his head, but he forgot that Chen Mengnan, a rich second generation, agreed to Wei Hao's full lunch in order to compete for the top oiran.

It should have been sent by Chen Mengnan.

Immediately, you are welcome, just pick up the bowl and chopsticks and eat.

When I came back from work the next day, there were three dishes and one soup again, but the color of the dishes had changed.

A plate of pickled pork with preserved vegetables, a plate of fried rapeseed, a plate of dried tofu fried with garlic sprouts, and a bowl of crucian carp tofu soup.

The soup is white and the fish is fresh, the meat and coriander are tender, and it really makes people feel happy to eat.

"Xiao Chen can deal with this person."

After making a joke, Wei Hao picked up the bowls and chopsticks and cooked rice ruthlessly.

On the third day, it was still three dishes and one soup; on the fourth day, it was still the same.

This somehow made Wei Hao feel a little sorry, it's just an oiran, there's no need to make it like this.

Wei Hao intends to go to the city to criticize Chen Mengnan well, one dish and one soup is enough, three dishes and one soup is a bit wasteful.

On the fifth day, Wei Hao returned home after finishing his work, but met Chen Mengnan who was waiting outside the door. Wei Hao felt strange, this guy delivered the meals himself?

But after entering the door, the food was already on the table.

Inviting Chen Mengnan to eat together, this kid is not polite, eating more happily than Wei Hao.

"Brother Wei, you are here to farm and study alone, how can you cook such a good table? Could it be that there is Jiao'e hidden in the thatched hut?"

"Ah? Didn't you send someone to send it every day, Brother Chen?"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Is not it?"

"Perhaps he forgot about it after instructing the servants."

After three rounds of wine, he went out to see the guests. On the second day, Wei Hao pretended to go to the field with farm tools. Halfway through the journey, when he returned home, he saw a woman emerge from the water tank. Shi Shiran went to the stove to make a fire to cook...

"How do I remember that there was only a snail in the water tank?"

Wei Hao suddenly realized that things seemed to be a little bit wrong.

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(End of this chapter)