I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 38
"Oh, I forgot to introduce you." Zhou Chenyu finished the bowl of ginger tea, "Brother Chen, this is my cousin, Zhou Wanqiu."

"Hello, Brother Chen." Zhou Wanqiu was afraid of strangers and shivering from the cold. He looked timid and timid, which made people feel distressed.

"Little girls in late autumn, don't be afraid, we are all our own people." Chen Tongsheng comforted with a smile. There was a violent storm outside. He tied the dog into the house, closed the door tightly, and glanced at the basket full of summer solstice fungi on the ground, "So you are here Picking up summer solstice fungi. I wonder when the rain outside will stop? I’m afraid you have to stay here and accompany me for a while.”

Baoyu squeezed in front of the fire, his cheeks flushed by the fire, "Brother Chen is willing to take us in. We really want to stay here and not leave."

"That's good, you just stay here and warm yourself by the fire, I'll be back soon."

Chen Tongsheng opened the door and walked out. The big black dog was left in the room, blinking his black eyes, opening his mouth to dissipate heat, and drool fell from his tongue.

Zhou Chenyu drank another bowl of ginger tea, which made his body warm and his clothes dry.

Seeing how cute the dog was, she couldn't help but touch its head tentatively. She thought the dog would resist, but she never wanted to close her eyes comfortably and let it pet. "You are so cute. Why hasn't your master come back yet?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the dog immediately got up from the ground, wagging its tail and came to the door to greet her.

Chen Tongsheng pushed open the door and walked in, holding a stick in his hand with two freshly slaughtered fat chickens stuck on it. "I caught these two pheasants in the back mountain. I have already raised a group at home. Let's take them back." Trouble, it would be a pity to throw it away. Today you are sheltering from the rain, and it is just right for four people to roast."

He had already said it for this reason, so it would be rude to refuse.

Baoyu stared at the roasted chicken eagerly and swallowed several times.

Just receiving gifts came and went, Zhou Chenyu took the basket, grabbed two handfuls and put them on the table, "Brother Chen, these are the summer solstice mushrooms we just picked back from the mountains. If you treat us to a roast chicken, we will return it to you." Summer Solstice Fungus, please don’t dislike it.”

Chen Tongsheng looked at the mushrooms and said, "I appreciate my little sister's kindness, but I live alone and can't eat so much, so you should take it back."

Zhou Chenyu refused, "That won't work. If you don't harvest the mushrooms, how can we have the nerve to eat roast chicken?"

Baoyu frowned and said seriously, "That's right, Brother Chen, this is just a little fungus. When the rain stops, we can go to the mountain and pick it up."

Chen Tongsheng burst into laughter and came up with a plan, "Hey, how about this? Just eat the roasted chicken to make your mouth dry, or we just wash it and make a mushroom soup. In this way, everyone can eat."

Zhou Chenyu had never tasted the taste of summer solstice mushrooms, so he was excited after hearing it, "Roast chicken with mushroom soup, what a great idea! That's it!"

Chen Tongsheng smiled heartily and pointed to the kitchen.

Zhou Chenyu caught two handfuls of fresh summer solstice mushrooms and took Zhou Wanqiu outside. Baoyu stayed with them to roast chicken together.

The summer solstice bacteria were first washed with natural rainwater, and then washed with mountain spring water from the kitchen.

Light the fire, set up a large pot, add a small spoonful of lard, throw the white and tender summer solstice mushrooms into the pot after breaking off the umbrella cover, fry until golden, then add two spoons of mountain spring water Simmer and remove from the pot.

"The mushroom soup is ready."

Zhou Chenyu and Zhou Wanqiu took out the pot filled with mushroom soup and offered a bowl to the host Chen Tongsheng first. Chen Tongsheng drank it while it was hot. It tasted fresh and sweet and he was full of praise.

After everyone had a bowl of mushroom soup, Zhou Chenyu picked up the bowl and rewarded himself.

The soup made from the Summer Solstice mushrooms is sweet but not greasy, and the mushrooms are tender and delicious. You can taste the aroma of chicken meat without adding chicken. No wonder the Summer Solstice mushrooms are also called gallinopsis mushrooms.

After drinking a bowl of mushroom soup, there is still some leftover in the pot, and it is warmed by the remaining fire.

They gathered around the fire, warming themselves while chatting.

Chen Tongsheng kept turning the wooden sticks so that every part of the chicken body was roasted by the fire. The skin of the roasted chicken was golden and crispy, and the fat dripped on the fire, giving it the flavor of Orleans roast chicken.

Zhou Chenyu looked at Chen Tongsheng and found that he was an expert at roasting chicken. "It smells so good." Baoyu wanted to plunge his head into the fire, and Wan Qiu also looked expectantly.

"This is not enough. Wait for me to get something else." Chen Tongsheng turned back to the kitchen and took a jar and a brush. "The roasted chicken smells good, but it always has a burnt and bitter taste, so I thought I figured it out, what do you think it is?"

Zhou Chenyu looked at his posture and couldn't bear to expose him, so he responded to him in an exaggerated tone, "Brother Chen, isn't this honey?"

Chen Tongsheng snapped his fingers and smiled happily, "My little sister is so smart! Brush a layer of honey on the surface of the roasted chicken, which adds sweetness and tastes better!"

How could he be so stupid?

Zhou Chenyu suppressed his smile.

After saying that, Chen Tongsheng put the honey jar aside, broke off a leg of the roast chicken, and was about to hand it to Zhou Chenyu. Then he thought of Zhou Wanqiu, the least talkative person in the room, and handed it to her, "You are the youngest and the biggest chicken leg." Leave it to you.”

Zhou Wanqiu had never been treated like this before, and he was stunned and at a loss.

Zhou Chenyu knew that she was nervous and smiled softly: "Don't let down Brother Chen's good intentions."

Zhou Wanqiu carefully took the chicken leg and said, "Thank you, Brother Chen."

"Eat it now, there's more left." Chen Tongsheng broke off the remaining chicken legs and handed them to Baoyu and Zhou Chenyu.

Baoyu answered the question cheerfully, "Thank you, Brother Chen. You're welcome."

Zhou Chenyu had a long-lost version of the Orleans roast chicken. The roast chicken was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was juicy in one bite and made him want to eat it again.

When Chen Tongsheng saw that the three of them were eating in such a hurry, he smiled, leaving the fattest meat behind, and picked out some hard-to-gnaw pieces.

The thunderstorm lasted for an hour. The dark clouds quietly dispersed, the sun appeared in the sky again, and the house with the closed door lit up.

Chen Tongsheng stood up, opened the door, and looked outside, "The rain has stopped."

After the mountain forest outside the house was washed away by the rain, it seemed to have changed into a new scene. The refreshing air came to the face. A beam of sunlight shone in front of the door, and the drops of water falling from the eaves tiles were as dense as a rain curtain.

Zhou Chenyu saw a bit of red and pink on the water droplets. He looked up and saw a looming rainbow like a bridge across the blue sky.

Zhou Wanqiu pointed to the sky excitedly, "It's a rainbow!"

She smiled, "Yeah, a rainbow."

The rainbow you see in the deep mountains and old forests has a different feeling than the rainbow you see among the tall buildings.

In the past, Zhou Chenyu would definitely take out his mobile phone, find the best angle with everyone, take a few photos and post them on WeChat Moments, waiting for comments and likes from friends.

But now, she would just stand still and watch the rainbow fade away little by little until it disappeared.

Zhou Chenyu withdrew his gaze and looked at Chen Tongsheng, meeting his hastily dodging eyes.

She was stunned and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, we have to go, thank you for taking us in."

Chen Tongsheng counted the time in his heart, and it was indeed getting late.He touched his head, smiled innocently, and didn't try to hold back too much.

(End of this chapter)