self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 46

An Ran found that Mei Da knew a lot of things, even Han Zizhang's details were quite clear.

Speaking of which, Han Zizhang is also a typical late bloomer among northern cooks. When he was young, he didn't show his talents, and he didn't become famous until he was over 40. When he competed with the master five years ago, he was already 54. Now Nearly sixty, although there are many apprentices, most of them are attached to him after he became the imperial cook, and there are countless.

There are three who can be regarded as real disciples. The eldest disciple Ge Shunsheng is from Qizhou, and he is now over 40.

The so-called one pot is a pot of oil. The main ingredients are fried on the top, and the sugar is boiled under the oil. When the main ingredients are fried, the wire drawing is also made almost at the same time. Row.

The second apprentice, Cui Qing, is said to be Han Zizhang's apprentice in the south. He is good at northern cuisine and even more skilled in southern cuisine.

The third apprentice, Gu Yongcheng, was from Sichuan, as for his unique skills, he had never heard of it, An Ran secretly guessed that this Gu Yongcheng must be a Sichuan cuisine cook.

If he came to compete with himself, An Ran guessed that Cui Qing would probably be Cui Qing. He beat the chefs of the northern school with three dishes of northern cuisine. .

However, everything will be known only when people come. An Ran is not nervous. She has participated in countless competitions, both big and small. She is not lacking in both experience and coping skills.

Moreover, An Ran found herself competing with these chefs, as long as there were no major accidents, she could win, because the skills she learned had been passed down through the experience and hard work of countless senior chefs. , his cooking skills are naturally much stronger than these ancient cooks.

From another perspective, many classic dishes that have been lost may also be found here, such as crab racing.

Although this dish is also available in modern times, An Ran heard from his grandfather that it is no longer an authentic way. As for how to make it authentic, his grandfather doesn’t know. He just heard from his great-grandfather that the reason why this dish is called Sai Crab is to make it It’s not that crabs are better than crabs, that’s why it got its name, and the later practices are just like them, so there’s no meaning of being better than them.

But An Ran heard from Gao Bingyi that there was an old man from Qizhou who knew how to cook this crab game, but now he doesn't know where he is, but he heard that there is a small restaurant on the east side of Huaqiang Street that sells this dish, but he doesn't know what it is Not the descendants of the old man.

An Ran was quite tempted to hear that, she thought she would go and have a look if she had time, if she could really find that old man, she would be able to find out the real way of crab racing, and it would be worthwhile for her to come to Qizhou.

An Ran thought well, but the diners flocked to her, making it impossible for her to go out. Because of the big competition between herself and the chefs from the Northern School, Fuchunju's reputation spread far and wide. It's time to come.

Not to mention the previous regular customers, even the rich gentry and wealthy people in Qizhou Prefecture who love to eat northern dishes all rushed to Fuchunju, and the Fuchunju was overcrowded.

However, Fuchunju is not an ordinary restaurant, there is no dine-in, all are elegant rooms, counting from the inside to the outside, there are only ten tables, and now so many people come, how can they pretend.

An Ran asked Gou Zi to post a notice that from now on, all the tables in Fu Chun Ju must be reserved three days in advance, and only eight tables are reserved each day, so that it will be considered smooth.

And An Ran once again discovered Mei Da's ability. The matter of Fuchunju was handed over to Mei Da. He found a suitable position, and the division of labor was clear, and the responsibility was assigned to each person, and the store regulations of Fuchunju were re-established, with clear rewards and punishments.

An Ran was very surprised. This is simply the most outstanding management talent. The things that she thought were worrisome were put into his hands, and they were smoothed out in a blink of an eye.

In order to thank Mei Da, An Ran specially cooked two dishes and sent them to him.

Mei Da now also lives in Fuchunju, in the small courtyard next to her, since the first day she moved here, Mei Da has been there, Mr. Mei said that Mei Da is good at fisting and kicking, and he can feel at ease by her side, Although Qizhou is considered peaceful, she is a little girl living in Fuchunju, and she is afraid of accidents, so it is just right for Mei Dadu to follow her.

Gouzi has to go home every day now, his mother's illness has not healed yet, Shunzi lives in Fuchun Residence, but in the yard where the front guy lives, only An Ran and Mei Da live in the backyard of Fuchun Residence.

Originally, Gao Bingyi wanted to find two servants for An Ran, but An Ran flatly rejected him. He is just a cook, so what's the point? There is a separate stove in the small courtyard, so why use others to boil water? dry.

As for the strenuous work of moving and lifting, there was no need to ask for it, Mei Da did it all, which made An Ran more and more dependent on Mei Da.

As soon as An Ran entered the small courtyard, she saw Mei Da's figure through the window, settling accounts under the lamp, it was almost winter, and it was getting dark early, so the lamps had to be lit just after sunset.

Holding the food box, An Ran stood outside the window for a while, and Mei Da was a little different under the lamp. The mask was off, and the hideous scars on her face could not be seen clearly in the shadow of the lamp, but her sharp-edged face appeared somewhat handsome. Come on, but, holding a pen in one hand and pulling abacus beads in the other, he looks like an accountant.

Probably hearing An Ran's movement, Mei raised her head and was stunned for a moment. An Ran saw that he took the mask and put it on, then opened the door and took the food box in An Ran's hand. At a loss.

An Ran actually laughed: "Thanks to Big Brother Mei for helping me these days, An Ran can't thank you, and can only make two small dishes to show her gratitude, Big Brother Mei won't invite me in?"

Mei hurriedly let Anran into the room, moved the lamp out from the inner room, and put it on the Eight Immortals table in the outer room, and Anran also took out the food from the food box: "I saw that Brother Mei likes to eat fish last time, so it happens that Gouzi is here today." He brought two big herrings over and said that father Shuanzi caught them in the river, which reminded me of the method of the Jizhou Prefecture Academy, so I just gave it to Brother Mei to try."

Mei Dajian had an earthen jar in the middle of the table, and as soon as the lid was opened, there was a strong smell of sauce, the fish was chopped into large pieces, next to it was a plate of vinegared cabbage, and egg flowers warming in a hot pot Soup, two bowls of rice, and a small pot of warm Jinhua wine.

Different from those exquisite dishes made by An Ran, these dishes are very homely, like the meals cooked by ordinary people, but you can still see her good cooking skills.

The fish is stewed in a sauce. Compared with other methods, it is more delicious. The herring is thick, and it is not easy to make it so delicious. The vinegared cabbage looks simple, but it is also cooked carefully. I chose the tender side of cabbage, picked out the tendons of the cabbage, and sliced ​​it into large slices. The fire is very good, sweet and sour, crisp and refreshing. Eat the fish she picked up with chopsticks and drink warm Jinhua wine. Heart and lungs, the whole body is so ironed.

An Ran was opposite, helping him pick up some food with chopsticks from time to time, asking him, "Is it delicious?"

Mei Da nodded, because Mei Da's throat was burned and he didn't like to talk. After a meal, he only heard An Ran's voice asking him from time to time, and he just nodded.

After eating, An Ran looked at the table and was quite relieved. Four pieces of fish, a plate of vinegared cabbage, two bowls of rice, a bowl of soup, and a pot of wine, let him eat cleanly. Naturally very happy.

An Ran packed the bowls and chopsticks into the food box, and was about to leave, but Mei Da took the food box and pointed outside.An Ran smiled and nodded, knowing that he was going to send herself off.

When An Ran came, he brought a lantern, and now it was in Mei Da's hand. He held the food box in one hand, and the lamp in the other, and shone the light in front of An Ran. In fact, he could see it even without the lamp. , the sky was so dark that the moon came out, a round of bright moon hung in the sky, the moonlight fell through the house and fell, as if covered with a layer of light silver veil, very beautiful.

The courtyards of the two were originally next to each other, passing through the Moon Gate, Anran went to pick up the food box after entering the courtyard, but Mei Da avoided it and sent it directly to the kitchen in the courtyard.

An Ran was stunned for a moment, seeing that the light in the kitchen was on, she walked over and couldn't help laughing, Mei Da was washing the dishes with her sleeves rolled up.

An Ran couldn't help being dazed, this situation reminded her of the small courtyard in Jizhou, the figure in front of her eyes seemed to overlap with the man in her memory, An Ran suddenly woke up, saw Mei Da in front of her, couldn't help shaking her head, thinking what.

Taking advantage of this time, I went to make a pot of tea, and after Mei Da finished cleaning up, I poured a cup and handed it to him.She didn't even enter the house, so she pulled a bench and sat in the kitchen. Mei Da took a few sips and put it down, then suddenly remembered something, took her hand, and wrote: "Why do you only book eight tables a day?"

An Ran knew that he had to ask: "Fuchunju is different from the eight restaurants in Qizhou. It does not win by quantity, and the price is not low. It should be said that it is much more expensive than the eight restaurants in Qizhou. Naturally, this is not the same as the eight restaurants in Qizhou. Fuchunju’s ingredients are brought in from the south, which has a lot to do with it. To put it bluntly, the customers of Fuchunju are not ordinary people. Literati and famous officials who are mainly gentlemen, this kind of people are well-informed, have the most tricky mouth, can eat a little bit of food, and are the most difficult to serve.

The second category is gentry and wealthy people. Although these people are much better than literati and famous officials, they are most concerned about ostentation and face. Most of them invite people from the south who have business contacts. As for the dishes, there are people from the south, so this dish is naturally more authentic.

The third type of people come here just because of the reputation. As long as one dish of this kind of people is not to the taste, I am afraid that the signboard of Fuchunju will be smashed. If there are too many, it is inevitable to be negligent, and the quality of the dishes cannot be guaranteed.

There are 160 tables with 160 tables and [-] meals a day. Each table has [-] dishes and [-] dishes. If you can guarantee to cook these [-] dishes well, you can’t beat the Fuchunju’s signboard. The Fuchunju’s signboard is there. These cooks There is also food to eat, and a long stream of water is the best.

Moreover, the price of our vegetables is not low, the sixteen tables already have a considerable profit, isn't it, why bother to be insatiable. "

Mei Da nodded, and wrote on her hand: "You want to leave room for other restaurants in Qizhou."

"Are you traveling together? It's good to have something to eat. Besides, I'm telling the truth."

Mei capitalized a sentence: "Why are there still two tables left?"

An Ran smiled: "Brother Mei has been with Mr. for so many years, don't you understand Mr.'s temperament?"

Mei Da nodded: "You reserved a table for Mr., what about the other table?"

An Ran sighed slightly: "Fuchunju's reputation has gone out, and it is inevitable that people from the government will come. As the saying goes, the people don't fight with the government. Even if the owner is Mr. Mei, it was just for the cooks of the Southern School, and he didn't really want to open the restaurant. My son, if you can deal with the past, you should make less trouble for your husband."

Mei Da was silent for a while and wrote on her hand: "You don't like people from the government?"

An Ran nodded: "In the officialdom, intrigues and intrigues are the darkest. It is said that being an official is for the common people, but there are a few who really become officials for the sake of the common people. Everything is low-grade, but reading is good. This sentence is ironic, if it is not For the sake of the glory and wealth under the black gauze hat, I am afraid that there are not so many scholars in the world. If you don't work hard, how can you get rich? If you count on the salary of an official, I am afraid that you can only eat cabbage."

Seeing that Mei remained silent after finishing speaking, An Ran couldn't help but glanced sideways at him, but only saw the pitch-black mask and the pair of deep eyes behind the mask, and couldn't tell what he was thinking at all.

Seeing her staring at her, Mei Da subconsciously recognizes the beginning, as if she feels inferior.

An Ran couldn't help feeling guilty, she blamed herself for showing fear when she first met him, which made him feel so inferior, and couldn't help saying: "I'm sorry, Brother Mei, An Ran was shallow back then, and shouldn't judge people by their appearance, Brother Mei, don't blame me. Is An Ran okay?"

Mei Da shook her head and wrote on the palm of her hand: "No wonder."

An Ran: "Brother Mei doesn't blame An Ran, can you take off the mask in front of An Ran in the future, An Ran assures you, you are really not afraid."

Mei Da froze for a moment, then shook her head slightly.

An Ran was rather disappointed, but thinking about how she behaved when she first saw someone, she couldn't be more reluctant.

Probably afraid that An Ran would continue this topic, Mei Da wrote on her hand: "The fish just now is delicious."

An Ran laughed: "It was when I was in Anfu, Jizhou, and I learned from an old lady named Jiao in the outside kitchen. I didn't know that I could do it like this before. It can be seen that the common people's homework is no worse than that of a chef. , with the right method, you can also cook the best delicacy.”

"Jizhou? Anfu?" Mei Da wrote these four words in the palm of her hand.

An Ran's eyes flickered a little, and she looked outside: "To tell the truth, Brother Mei, I was originally a little girl from Anfu in Jizhou. By chance, I redeemed myself by paying homage to my master." As she spoke, she couldn't help being a little distracted.

It felt like Mei Da was writing in her palm: "When will I go back?" An Ran was stunned for a while, remembering that before leaving, she swore to An Jiamu that she would never step into Jizhou Mansion again in this life, and shook her head: "I won't go back, where can I not see you?" people."

After being silent for a while, Mei Da slowly wrote a few more words on her hand: "The one you can't see is the person you like?"

An Ran was stunned for a long time before saying: "At first I thought I liked him, but later I realized that what I liked was a dummy I imagined, and it didn't exist."

An Ran looked at him sideways: "Why do you only ask me, Brother Mei? Does Brother Mei like anyone?"

Mei Da wrote on her hand: "I'll bring you the hot water." She stood up and scooped the warm water from the pot into the bucket, and carried it to the side bathroom.

An Ran didn't know when it started. Mei did all these tasks. He was very careful and would not make An Ran feel rude. Sometimes he acted like a hard-working servant, and sometimes he was like a caring big brother. There is such a person Being by my side made An Ran feel extremely warm and at ease, and sometimes even thought that it would be nice if he was always by her side.

The whole person curled up in the hot water, An Ran breathed out comfortably, closed her eyes, Mei Da's masked face flashed in front of her eyes, An Ran couldn't help but wonder what kind of face was underneath that mask, from the exposed From the point of view of the scars, the burns are quite serious. If it were in modern times, it would be fine, skin grafting, and beauty treatment. Even if it cannot be completely restored, at least it will be much better than it is now. Wearing such a mask for many years and bearing the terrified eyes of others, How sad.

The next morning, An Ran was used to getting up early, doing morning exercises in the yard, An Ran's morning exercises were all the same, which was the set of Xingyi Quan she learned from Lin Xinger.

After practicing a set of Xingyiquan, he was sweating all over, but when he turned his head, he saw Mei Da standing in the moon gate, with a somewhat surprised look in his eyes.

An Ran smiled and said, "Why is Big Brother Mei here?"

Mei Da came over and grabbed her hand, An Ran was stunned for a moment, suddenly remembered that he was going to talk to her, what was she thinking?

Mei Da wrote on her hand: "What boxing did you practice?"

"Xingyiquan is also called Xinyi Liuhequan."

Just as Mei Da was about to say something, Shunzi ran in, seeing Mei Da holding the master's hand, Shunzi hurriedly turned his back: "Master, master, I didn't see anything, really."

An Ran couldn't help but blush when this kid made a fuss, and hurriedly withdrew her hand, coughing: "What nonsense, I'm talking to Brother Mei, but what's the matter?"

Only then did Shunzi turn around: "The young owner of Jufeng Tower has come, and said that he has something to ask for a teacher."

An Ran was stunned, Qian Shichen?why did he come here?He asked Shunzi to invite people to the small hall in front to have tea, and then he went out after tidying up himself.

Entering the small hall, Qian Shichen stood up: "I saw the girl's good cooking skills that day, and Shichen really admired him. I didn't know what my father said. So I thought I was right, I was really a frog in the bottom of the well, I took the liberty to come here today to ask the girl for advice, and I hope the girl will not refuse."

An Ran hurriedly said: "The young master is being polite, the young master is a senior, how dare An Ran give advice."

But Qian Shichen said: "If you don't want to do it, you will look down on Shichen." One sentence blocked An Ran, and he could only agree: "I don't know what the Young Master wants An Ran to do?"

Qian Shichen said with a smile just now: "Miss, please follow me down to the next place and I will find out."

An Ran had no choice but to tell Shunzi and Gouzi not to be playful, but to practice knife skills, and the two agreed.

After An Ran left with Qian Shichen, Shunzi poked the dog: "I see that the young owner of Jufenglou must have taken a fancy to our master."

Gouzi didn't believe it: "What nonsense, look at the master hearing that he kicked you out of the master's school. Counting today, I only saw you twice."

Shunzi curled her lips: "You don't understand at first glance. This man falls in love with a woman, not to mention seeing him twice, once is enough. There's a word for it. Yes, it's love at first sight." He looked around and said in a low voice: "However, I see that the master seems to be interested in Mei Da."

Gouzi stared: "It's getting more and more nonsense. Mei Da is Mr. Mei's servant. Besides, you haven't seen Mei Da's face. It's burnt like that. I feel scared when I look at it now."

Shunzi scratched his head: "But when I went in to deliver a message to Master, I saw Mei Da holding Master's hand with my own eyes, and Master's face turned red."

Gouzi was stunned: "Nonsense, how is it possible?"

"Really, if you don't believe me, but even if Mei Da is interested in the master, I will look yellow. You see how handsome Shaodong's parents are. No matter how bad-eyed our master is, it is impossible to choose Mei Da, right? , what's more, our master is so good, this culinary skill is better than the imperial chef, maybe he can be an imperial chef in the future, if he becomes an imperial chef, he will not like Mei Da even more, don't you think, dog Son, I'm talking to you, what are you doing stepping on my feet all the time..."

Looking up, he suddenly saw Mei Da standing there, and was startled: "Well, dog, we should go to practice knife skills." He dragged the dog and ran away, as if there was a ghost chasing after him.

Besides, An Ran got into the Qian family's carriage and asked Qian Shichen where he was going, but he didn't tell him where he was going. Only when he got off the car at the place did An Ran know that it was Daming Lake.

An Ran had been to Daming Lake in modern times, probably because her expectations were too high, so she was a little disappointed, so after coming to Qizhou, she didn't come to see the famous scenery of Qizhou, but now she can't help being a little surprised.

Perhaps there are no modern buildings and man-made traces around. The Daming Lake here is naturally beautiful, and there are no parks around it, but there are many private houses facing the lake.

It was one of the two-story pavilions that Qian Shichen invited her to. An Ran thought he was going to invite her to dinner, but she couldn't help laughing when she went inside. In the water pavilion facing the lake, there are tables, but there are also stoves and chopping boards. , a few cages of chickens, ducks and poultry next to it: "Shaodong's family is trying to compare with An Ran's whole chicken?"

Qian Shichen blushed slightly: "Shichen has already lost, how dare he compete with the girl again, but that day when my father came back and talked about the girl's residence in Fuchun, Shichen made three sets of tricks to the girl. The Four Treasures and the Eight Treasures are quite interesting, so I took the liberty to invite the girl here."

An Ran couldn't help laughing, it turned out that it was because of this, this person is really interesting, why did he want to cook by himself, he had to go to Daming Lake, it's really a bit of a sight to let him tear apart the bones of chickens and ducks in such a beautiful lake and mountains.

Seeing his anticipation, it is not easy to refuse, and he has all the ingredients, but he didn't know how to cook in advance, and he didn't take the kitchen knife. Now he asks someone to get it, and he feels it is unnecessary. Then he drew out the dagger on his waist: "Three sets of ducks are similar to sets of four treasures, so let's make sets of four treasures..."

Although Qian Shichen is a bit arrogant, once he is convinced from the heart, he will become like a spring breeze and quite talkative. Although he is young, he has his own unique insights into cooking skills, and he knows that only one skill The eight-treasure bagged chicken handed down from the ancestors cannot keep Jufeng Tower standing forever.

In fact, in recent years, the business of Jufeng Building has not been as good as before, which made him quite worried, so he thought about innovation, but he didn't know where to start, and this time he invited An Ran for this.Qian Shichen had an intuition that An Ran could help him, and he had indeed found the right person.

After listening to his thoughts, An Ran pondered slightly: "I'm a cook, and I don't know much about business, but whether to stick to it or innovate, it is indeed a time-honored brand like Jufenglou, the most difficult problem to solve, I don't care It is an effective method, but as a cook, I think that the so-called signature dishes were created by your ancestors at the beginning. The signatures that have been passed down for hundreds of years cannot be lost. Jufenglou does not only sell signature dishes. Try to innovate on the basis of keeping the tradition, for example, you can make a duck in a bag, or put a duck and a chicken together, there are three sets of ducks, four sets of treasures, and a bag of chickens, so it’s not difficult for your family to come out with a set of two treasures.”

Qian Shichen's eyes lit up. Why didn't he think of such a simple and ready-made method? He bowed and said, "Miss An's words made me understand. Shichen thank you for your advice."

But An Ran shook her head: "My method may not be effective, and the boss has to figure out the details. I'm just a cook, and I really don't know how to do business."

Qian Shichen: "My father said that if there were more girls like this in the kitchen industry, maybe the kitchen industry would not be looked down upon."

The two chatted so happily that when Qian Shichen sent An Ran back to Fuchun Residence, it was already dark.

When An Ran got out of the car, she saw Mei Da standing at the door. She was about to go up to greet him, but when he saw her, she didn't turn her head and went in. An Ran was stunned, said goodbye to Qian Shichen, and entered the backyard through the side door, all the way He didn't see Mei Da's figure, so he went to check how well the two apprentices' knife skills were.

Both Shunzi and Gouzi are quite talented, among them, Shunzi's talent is better, and he has also received some teachings from his father, but neither of them has studied systematically, and their basic skills are not solid enough, so An Ran let them Both of them practice knife skills every day.

Gouzi was quite diligent and diligent, but Shunzi thought he was smart, cut corners, and pestered An Ran to teach him how to cook: "Master, I have practiced knife skills with Gouzi for a long time, when will Master teach us how to cook? I want to learn imperial cuisine and become an imperial cook like my grandfather."

An Ran's face turned pale: "With your current knife skills, let alone being an imperial cook, even an ordinary cook is not qualified."

Seeing Shunzi's dissatisfied expression, An Ran shook her head: "Do you think your knife skills are qualified?"

Shunzi nodded: "I've been practicing for quite a while."

How long has it been?An Ran laughed: "Gouzi, go and get an apprentice from the back kitchen."

Gouzi ran out in response, and soon found a boy in the [-]th or [-]th year, Gao Bingyi's new apprentice, seeing An Ran's expression of admiration, his eyes lit up, and he heard An Ran's words to ask him to shred radish, he didn't say anything Said, picked up the knife and cut up.

After the cut was finished, An Ran grabbed a handful of Gouzi Shunzi and put them together for them to see. They blushed immediately and lowered their heads: "Master, I will continue to practice knife skills."

An Ran shook her head: "Don't look down on knife skills, whether it's an apprentice or an imperial chef in the palace, knife skills are the basic skills of a cook. Knife skills, heat, understanding of ingredients, diners' preferences, and regional differences all need to be considered carefully before you can be a chef. A good dish is indispensable, not to mention, regardless of the north and the south, it is inseparable from the knife skills. The southern dishes have assorted tofu, squirrel mandarin fish, and the northern dishes have all kinds of knives. It’s good to go home and farm.” Put down the words, turned and left.

Gouzi and Shunzi drooped their heads like deflated balls. Gao Bingyi knew the reason, and pointed at them angrily: "Do you two know how lucky it is to be able to worship a master like Miss An, especially if you Shunzi?" Son, it's not for your grandfather's sake, how could the girl accept you as an apprentice, you are lucky, you have not learned the skills, you should learn to be lazy and slippery first, it is not a job for us to be lazy and slippery as cooks, our skills are all practiced day by day I want to learn to run before I learned how to walk, can you blame the girl for being angry." The two little guys were scolded and punished, and they were fined to chop a basket of radishes, and they were not allowed to sleep until they finished chopping.

In fact, An Ran was not angry, but was afraid that these two little fellows were eager for success and did not practice their basic skills well. They would not learn this culinary skill solidly in the future and would not be able to become a good cook. Since he accepted them as apprentices, he had the obligation to teach them well.

After returning to her small courtyard, An Ran couldn't help being taken aback. Mei Da, who was outside just now, was actually chopping firewood. hack.

Just as An Ran was about to go over and ask, he saw him pick up the ax and chop down on the log on the ground. The log was split in two immediately. The steady and ruthless force made An Ran afraid to move forward, feeling like he was angry. It looks like it, but it doesn't look like it.

An Ran thought about it, and decided to go into the kitchen and start cooking, because Shun Zi and Gou Zi were practicing knife skills these days, shredded radish became indispensable.

An Ran felt that it was getting cold, so she wanted to eat something warm with soup, so she searched for mutton and chopped it up. She made a pot of mutton ball soup with shredded radish, steamed shredded radish with powder, and a plate of shredded radish with sweet and sour taste.

Looking at the table of shredded radishes, An Ran couldn't help but want to laugh, she finished them and placed them in her main room, asking Mei to eat.

Mei put the chopped firewood in, washed her hands and went into the house, sat down and started to eat without talking to An Ran, the meal was rather dull.

After eating, he cleaned up the same as yesterday, An Ran made a pot of tea, brought it to the stove, handed him a cup, watched him drink before asking: "Brother Mei is angry?"

Mei Da put down the tea bowl and looked at her for a while, then suddenly grabbed her hand and wrote in her palm: "Where did you go?"

An Ran was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help looking at him carefully, wondering if he was angry because he went out with Qian Shichen?If this is the reason, then he told himself...

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but blushed, and lowered my head: "I went to Daming Lake, and the Young Master wants to know how to use the Four Treasures, so let me teach him."

Speaking of this, he pursed his lips and finally couldn't help asking: "Brother Mei is angry because of this?"

Mei Da turned her face away, and uttered a few words in a hoarse voice: "I have no right to be angry." Even though the voice was harsh, An Ran could still hear loneliness and inferiority, and unconsciously called out: "Brother Mei." Stand up and walk quickly.

An Ran was stunned for a long time, did she hurt him?Was he jealous because he went out with Qian Shichen?Does he like himself?What about yourself?Do you like him?

An Ran asked herself a few questions in a row, and suddenly realized that Zhong Mei Da was already so important in her heart before she knew it, so important that she didn't want to be without this person by her side, and An Ran didn't know whether she liked him or not. .

If I say I like it, isn't it too fast? How long has it been since I left Jizhou? Not long ago, the person she liked was An Zihe, no, An Jiamu, it's only been a while since I liked Mei Da again, and I like a person like this is it easy?Still, because Mei Da gave herself a sense of security and made her subconsciously want to rely on this man, this matter should not be a trifling matter, she had to think it through carefully.

Unexpectedly, before she could figure it out, Mei Da disappeared and no one was there. Only then did An Ran realize that she didn't know who to ask. She asked Mr. Mei, but she felt it was inappropriate to ask Gao Bingyi. Gao Bingyi didn't know either, so she just said Mei Da confessed that she would come back in a few days and then left.

An Ran was very depressed, and her mood began to become extremely bad. When she was in a bad mood, she was not in the mood to go out with Qian Shichen again. Qian Shichen came to invite her twice, but An Ran found excuses and refused.

If it was said that Qian Shichen was not interested in her the first time, then the two subsequent invitations were not simple. As a woman, An Ran felt that Qian Shichen had something else in mind for her.

She didn't want to develop anything with Qian Shichen. Although she didn't know whether she liked Mei Da or not, she knew very clearly that she would not like Qian Shichen. Although a little arrogant, it can't be considered a serious problem. A person like him can be regarded as the proud son of heaven. It's strange that he is not arrogant. Compared with An Jiamu's romantic and domineering, Qian Shichen is considered a rare good man in ancient times.

But An Ran just knew that she would not like him, and she instinctively resisted this type of heaven's favored son. Moreover, to Qian Shichen, she was probably just a novelty for a while, so after the invitation was rejected twice, disappeared.

A month has passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the end of October when I came out of Jizhou.

When winter came, Qizhou became cold. This was Anran's first winter in ancient times. It was very cold at the beginning of winter. Fortunately, there was a kang, as long as he didn't go out, he didn't feel too cold.

An Ran started to shrink in the room to sort out An Ji's food list. There were many things in this process, and she fell down a lot. Moreover, after the last competition, she had a new understanding of those few dishes, so she decided to write them down.

After writing for a while, I couldn't help looking sideways at the window. Mei Da had been away for a month, and I don't know when she will come back. Perhaps, she will never come back again.

Thinking of him not coming back, An Ran felt indescribably sad. Could it be that she really fell in love with him?What if you really like it?
Lin Xing'er's disdainful face suddenly flashed in front of An Ran's eyes: "You are a hypocritical woman, if you like it, you will fall in love with him, and if you fall in love with him, you will not be able to run away."

An Ran blushed, and quickly shook her head, she was not the Mongolian doctor who didn't care about it, she was quite conservative, but did she like Mei Da or not?
Just as she was thinking wildly, suddenly there seemed to be snowflakes falling through the window paper, this was the first snow after she walked through it, An Ran jumped off the kang and rushed out excitedly.

As soon as he ran out of the house, he couldn't help but stop suddenly. In front of the Moon Cave Gate not far in front, snowflakes hit one's body one after another, and immediately turned into water.

An Ran's gaze crossed his shoulders and landed on the mask on his face. At this moment, An Ran seemed to hear the voice in her heart, telling herself over and over again: "You like him, you like this man, and you don't want to be separated from him. You can't live without him in your world."

Finally figured out what she wanted, An Ran didn't hesitate anymore, she ran over, stopped in front of that man, and said in a low voice but firmly: "Brother Mei, I like you, do you like me?"

(End of this chapter)