self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 99

Two days later it will be the Dragon Boat Festival, but today Anfu is extremely lively, there are seven or eight carriages lined up outside the gate, not too much work, An Yuan's family led the servants, brought a lot of things out from inside, Large tents and small baskets were placed on the carriage at the back, and several masters and young masters sat in the front.

In fact, the Anyuan family really couldn't understand what the picnic was in Da Furen's mouth. Is it just eating outside?If this is the case, why not stay in the mansion, if you think the house is too boring, you can go to the garden, what to do, you have to go to the suburbs.

But I also understand in my heart that the words of the eldest lady can never be wrong, even if they are wrong, it doesn't matter, just take it easy, and the little masters are very happy. The young master was very happy.

After getting the letter yesterday, the two little fellows ran to the eldest lady, wandered around the eldest lady for a long time, and asked many questions, where did they go?what are we eating?Can you fly a kite?Can you bring their toys and so on... It was just two small chatter, and in the end Mrs. Guo dragged them back, and the two young masters stopped.

Thinking of it, I felt it was funny, looked up at the sky, the sun was about to rise, thinking of the order of the eldest lady, I hurriedly urged the servants and servants to hurry up.As soon as the place was tidied up, I heard Young Master Haoyu's voice: "I want to be with my aunt."

Mrs. Guo straightened his clothes and said softly: "Dudu is asleep, you have a loud voice and talk too much, what if you wake up Dudu later."

After hearing this, Haoyu quickly covered her mouth with her hand, and shook her head, which meant that she didn't want to say anything.

An Ran laughed, patted his head, and said to Mannia: "Just sit with Haoyu and me, Dudu will fall asleep, even Lei won't wake him up, don't be afraid of noise."

An Jiamu picked him up and put him on the front carriage. Just as he put Haoyu away, he found that Hao Si was holding back his clothes. An Jiamu looked down at him, "Hao Si also wants to talk to my aunt. sit?"

Hao Si shook his head: "Well, can Hao Si ride a horse with Uncle?"

An Jiamu laughed and rubbed the little guy's head: "Our Hao Si has grown up, okay, let's ride a horse with Uncle." As he spoke, he helped An Ran onto the carriage, lifted Hao Si onto the horse, turned over and sat on Hao Si Think behind.

Although Haosi was a little scared, he was very excited, his eyes were shining brightly, when Haoyu saw his brother got on his uncle's horse, he quit, leaned half of his body out of the car, and opened his small hands: "Uncle, uncle, Haoyu I also want to ride a big horse, ride a big horse." The anxious little face flushed.

Mannia was afraid that he would fall, so she hurried over to help him, the little guy saw Mannia, and immediately changed to a mourning policy: "Mother, Haoyu also wants to ride a horse, she is holding her mouth, her big eyes are shining with tears , very pitiful."

How could Mannia live like this, and she said in a loud voice, "Okay, Haoyu will ride too." She said and looked at her husband.

Jiayan originally wanted to accompany his wife in the car, but now seeing his son like this, he had to ask someone to bring the horse over and carry his son onto the horse, Haoyu broke through his tears and smiled, sitting in his father's arms, smiling very happily .

Both brothers were riding horses, so An Ran asked Mannia to sit in her own carriage, so that they could talk.

Seeing that everything was packed, An Yuan raised his hand, and the carriage started to go out. It was okay in the city. The two brothers stuck to the sides of the carriage and followed the convoy. When they left the city, Hao Si got used to it and didn't do what he did just now. I was afraid, but I felt that walking slowly like this was boring, so I urged my uncle to hurry up.

An Jiamu laughed: "Okay, listen to our Haosi." A whip was whipped on the horse's buttocks, the horse neighed, and ran out with its four hooves raised.

Seeing his uncle rushing out, Haoyu quit, urging his father to chase after him, Jiayan also became interested, and chased after him.

Mannia in the car was startled, and hurriedly said: "It will be a disaster if it falls." She opened the curtain and poked her head out to call An Yuan, and told someone to follow.

An Ran smiled and dragged her back: "Don't worry, the An family has Zhuangzi who specializes in raising horses. The three of them have hired their master to teach riding and archery since they were young. Even Jiayan is a good player. How could they fall off the horse? Don't worry about it, besides, boys should be like this, always stay in the house and study, don't you become a nerd, the world outside is much more exciting than books."

Only then did Mannia feel relieved, but she asked curiously, "Has sister-in-law been to many places?"

An Ran shook her head: "When I went out from Jizhou, I had very good thoughts in my heart. I went all over Dayan to see what the common people eat, visited famous chefs all over the world, asked them to learn cooking skills, and broadened my knowledge. Unfortunately, I only went to Qizhou and Suzhou, stayed for a few months, and then came back."

Mannia: "Sister-in-law, who do I need to ask for advice on cooking? My father has always been a talker, but he always told me that sister-in-law is the most skilled cook in Dayan, the best cook in the world, sister-in-law. Deserved."

An Ran: "My lord Shang Shu praised me absurdly. There are people beyond others, and there is a sky beyond the sky. Who dares to be the number one in this world. What's more, the reason why my cooking skills are famous is because I know more cuisines than other cooks. Coincidentally, when it comes to culinary skills, the current Chef Jiang Yujiang in your family is no different from me."

Mannia: "I don't believe that. Chef Jiang never leaves his sister-in-law. Every day he reads his sister-in-law's food list. The person he admires the most is sister-in-law."

An Ran blinked: "You said that between us sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law, we always boast so much. If outsiders know about it, maybe our old Wang is selling melons and boasting. Speaking of it, no matter how good this cooking skill is, it's nothing more than cooking. It's delicious. Yes, your Sichuan cuisine is quite authentic.

Jiayan came to look for his brother yesterday, I saw that it was late, so I left him for dinner, usually he would sit down and eat without saying a word, but yesterday he squeaked and said for a long time that he had to go back to eat, saying What kind of dishes did you cook, if you don't go back, I'm afraid that you will disappoint your intentions, so I can only let him go back.

I also said in my heart that everyone outside said how delicious the dishes I cook are all coaxing me, look at Jiayan, but it is far inferior to you. "

Mannia hurriedly said, "I can't compare with my sister-in-law in my ability. Jiayan is just ashamed to work on my sister-in-law."

An Ran smiled and said: "Come on, don't mention him covering it up, I know you newlyweds love each other, and you are reluctant to part for a while, it's not that I can't cook this dish well, it's that the cooks don't want to speak well."

Mannia's pretty face flushed, "Sister-in-law..."

An Ran waved her hand: "I'm telling you a joke. I'm happy for you. Jiayan's success as a young man seems to be going smoothly, but in fact it is not. Let's not say that the parents-in-law left early, leaving the three brothers alone. For a wife like Mrs. Xie on the stall, these years have been really miserable. Now that you are here, Jiamu and I watched Jiayan change day by day. Although he still had that serious face, his eyes began to soften, and his face softened. There is also a hint of a smile on his face, which makes people know that he is a happy man at a glance."

As he said that, he looked out, only to see the smoke and dust raised by the horse's hooves, but no one could be seen for a long time: "In the past, Jiayan would never take Haoyu to ride a horse. When I first saw him, although I knew Jiayan is Jiamu's brother, but looking so depressed, he looks like an old man in his seventies and eighties, Mannia, a man can only be so happy when he is happy, it's all thanks to you."

Mannia's face turned redder, and she said in a low voice: "I didn't do anything, I just did it according to my own heart. Before, I thought I had nothing to do with him in this life. If I don't want to, I can still have today, and I feel that every day is blessed by God. , and, cooking for one's own man and child is the happiest."

An Ran nodded, compared to Xie Shi, Mannia knew how to be a wife and a mother better, Xie Shi never cooks, since she married into An's family, she has become a noble lady.Based on her previous virtuous reputation, whether it is true or not, An Ran believes that she was taught in this area when she was in the Xie family.

I often hear Jiamu mention her mother-in-law, who often cooks. Therefore, the three brothers are very particular about food, or, it was brought up by her mother-in-law when she was young. Didn't psychologists say that the first shadow of a woman in a man's heart is his mother So, the three brothers subconsciously like women who can cook.

Jiamu is like this, Jiayan is like this, An Ran believes that Jiashu should be like this.

When Jiayan married Mrs. Xie, he expected to have certain expectations for her, but after the expectations in his heart were shattered, even if he still maintained the relationship with Mrs. Xie, he would not fall in love with her.

On the contrary, for Mannia, Jiayan had no expectations from the very beginning, because of the precedent of Xie, because of Mannia's talent and name, and because of her family background, Jiayan subconsciously thought that she should be more than Xie. proud woman.

But Mannia gave him such a big surprise, plus the missed first meeting a few years ago, knowing that Mannia's heart has been attached to him for so many years, as long as it is a man, there is no one who will not be tempted.

What's more, Mannia's character is noble, gentle and amiable, she is completely the wife that a man dreams of, especially Jiayan, so the two of them can be so loving and happy in a short period of time.

Sometimes I think about it, maybe this is the fate of the two, even after so many years of wasting, they will finally get married in the end.

Suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes in the ear, mixed with Haosi Haoyu's clear laughter, and they came to the front in a blink of an eye. The two sisters-in-law laughed, and then heard Haoyu's chirping voice: "Mother, big aunt, the front is so beautiful!" , there is a river, and there are fish in the river, uncle said that the grilled fish made by auntie is delicious, let's go catch fish in the river later, okay?"

An Ran nodded: "Okay, I'll just listen to you two little guys today."

An Jiamu smiled and said, "I knew this kid was greedy. When I told him just now, he leaned against Jiayan's arms and kept tapping his mouth." Calling An Yuan over, he pointed to the front: "Drive the car over there."

An Yuan complied, and told the car to drive forward tightly, and arrived at the place Haoyu said in a short while.

An Ran got out of the car to have a look, and couldn't help nodding Haoyu's nose: "Our Haoyu knows how to choose a place, the scenery here is really beautiful."

It is said to be a small river, but it is actually a mountain stream coming down from the mountain. It meanders all the way here. They are now at the foot of the mountain. Because it is within the boundary of Anjia Bieyuan, no one else comes, so it is very quiet.The naturally formed mountain stream is not deep, but has a wide river bank, and the stream is washed away, and there are bright pebbles everywhere.

The two brothers, An Jiamu and Jiayan, commanded the pitching of the tent, lighting the fire, An Ran fed the woke up Dudu, put it in Mannia's arms, rolled up his trouser legs, and took the two little guys to the river beach to pick up pebbles. If you look at a good-looking one, you will shine against the sun, and then show off to each other, as if you have become children too.

After Jiamu finished his busy work, he sharpened two harpoons by himself, and handed one to Jiayan: "Today we will eat fish for lunch, Haosi Haoyu will eat with me and An Ran, and you will be responsible for the two of you. With that said, he threw off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs and got into the water.

There were quite a few servants around, except for An Ping Shun, who had never seen the old man who went down the river to catch fish?

An Ping'an usually goes around with the old man, and knows the old man's abilities very well. Seeing the expressions of these boys looking forward to the show, he can't help but secretly laugh. Watching the old man make a fool of himself, it's also a good balance.

It's a pity to be disappointed. There is always such a kind of person in this world, who is specially favored by God, just like the old man. So far, they still don't know what the old man can't do, otherwise, they wouldn't kidnap the old lady. A smart, beautiful and capable daughter-in-law.

If it is said that before, they still felt in private that the eldest lady was not good enough for the elder master, but now they faintly felt that the elder master took advantage of it.

Don't look at the fact that the eldest lady was born as a girl, this family is very capable, she wants to be famous, she wants money to have money, she wants to look good, and she cooks for the old man every day, I guess there is no man in the world who doesn't envy the old man You know, a dish cooked by Da Furen herself is hard to find outside.

Even Xiaotao, who has only been taught by the eldest lady for a few months, is quite famous in Beijing now, let alone the eldest lady.

An Jiamu also knew what the boys on the bank were thinking, so he smiled and spotted a big fish in the stream. He lowered the fork and lifted it up. On the fork, there was a big carp writhing non-stop, and he flung it to the bank.

Anping neatly tied it up with a straw rope, put it in a bamboo basket, looked sideways at those boys, and was dumbfounded with his mouth open, as if he didn't believe his eyes.

Anping was happy: "What do you know, when I traveled around with the old man, the old man often caught fish, which was much more efficient than those old farmers." Seeing that the old man caught another big fish, bigger than the one in his hand, Busy over and put it away.

Haosi Haoyu saw it, and hurriedly urged Jiayan: "Daddy, go down and catch fish."

Jiayan looked at the simple harpoon in his hand, it was really difficult, he was good at riding a horse, anyway, he had learned it before, but this is the first time he saw this harpoon, not to mention doing it before. It turns out that you can catch it like this with a fishing net.

But seeing the excited expressions of the two sons, and looking at Mannia again, she also had a look of expectation, and suddenly became ambitious, a man and a man, why don't you just spear a fish, it's no big deal, if the elder brother can do it, he can do it himself.

Thinking about it, he also took off his shoes and socks, and went into the water with a fork, but because he had never done such a job before, his face was very serious, and I didn't know, I thought it was an imperial decree that he was not holding a fork in his hand.

An Ran couldn't help being funny, seeing Mannia's nervous look, An Ran simply went ashore and took the child over, lest she get excited and hug Dudu tightly, if the boy wakes up, he will have to make trouble again.Hand the baby to the nurse, and stand with Mannia, watching the two brothers spear fish.

But in such a short time, An Jiamu had already forked five big fish up, and Jiayan stared at the stream for a long time, seeing them watching the bustle, they were a little anxious, so the fork in his hand fell down and lifted Picking up the fork, there was not even any fish residue, but instead, he slipped and sat down in the stream.

The boys and servants on the shore couldn't help laughing, they gave the butler An Yuan a stare, and hurriedly stopped talking, but started one by one, covering their mouths and snickering.

Haoyu yelled shamelessly: "Daddy is so stupid, so stupid."

Jiayan was too embarrassed.

Jiamu laughed and pulled him up: "Brother was just joking with you, the fish I caught is enough for us to eat."

No, Jiayan's stubborn temper came up: "No, I have to catch a fish today." Rolling up his sleeves, he picked up the fork, and started spearing the fish again.

For half an hour, Jiamu went ashore, Jiayan was still in the water, no one could persuade him to come up, An Ran complained to Jiamu a few words, waiting for a blind lazy fish to be caught by Jiayan, But it was not forked with a fork, but grasped with hands.

When he came up, his whole body was covered with water, and he was almost drowned. Afraid that he would catch a cold, Mannia hurriedly dragged him to the tent and changed his clothes before coming out.

Mannia helped An Ran clean up the fish. In fact, Man Niang couldn't help much. Even if her cooking skills were not bad, she was far behind An Ran, a top professional.

To be honest, she was a little dumbfounded, except that she saw An Ran cooking when she came back to enjoy the flowers in An Mansion. I guess I can't learn it even if I practice it all my life.

Moreover, she and her elder brother are a perfect match, the tacit understanding between the two of them doesn't even need to speak, just a look, you can know what each other is thinking, this kind of tacit understanding makes Mannia quite envious.

The fish here has just been marinated, and the big brother over there has already started to grill the fish. The servants are not allowed to stretch out their hands, and they do it all by themselves. Jiayan and Haosi Haoyu are helping by the side. He still taught him patiently, seeing how her elder brother treated Jiayan, Mannia couldn't help saying: "Their brothers have such a good relationship."

An Ran nodded: "My parents-in-law left early, and the three brothers depended on each other for life. Naturally, their relationship is much closer than other brothers. That's good. The whole family lives in harmony and Lele."

Put the marinated fish on the fire, let An Jiamu watch, An Ran and Mannia went to pack up the food they brought, found a clean grassland by the river, first spread oilcloth on it, and then spread a layer of felt blanket on it , Put the same food on it.

Anran took the same, and Mannia was fresh. Because it was a picnic, Anran made Japanese rice balls and sushi, paired with some cut fruits, desserts, egg rolls, etc. They were all kinds of things, and they were very beautifully placed on the felt blanket.

Haosi Haoyu ran over early, Haosi held a rice ball in his hand and an egg roll stuffed in his mouth, but Haoyu liked to eat sushi more, with two small hands, holding one in each hand, her mouth was also bulging.

Mannia wiped their mouths for them, and said in one voice, "Eat slowly, don't choke." She poured warm tea from the kettle, fed one sip and then the other, she was very busy.

An Ran asked An Yuan's family to bring the remaining few boxes over there, and shared the food with the servants.

Anyuan's family was stunned, then took it, took it over there and opened it, and saw that it was exactly the same as what the old lady ate, and was quite moved, calling these good fortune to come and eat.

Who doesn't want to come here, scrambling to be the first, for fear that it will be too late to eat, this is the food made by the eldest lady, and how many people outside can't get it if they want to eat it.But in a blink of an eye, the contents of the two large suitcases were eaten up.

On the Anran side, the two little ones kept eating, and then Anran said that the fish was cooked. After the two little ones took a bite of the grilled fish, they lost interest in these sushi rice ball egg rolls and waited impatiently. An Ran's Grilled Fish.

When the servants smelled the aroma, they couldn't help swallowing, An Ran asked An Yuan to lead the people, went down the river to catch a dozen or so sticks, marinated them, handed them to An Yuan, and asked them to roast them and eat them.

With such delicious food in his mouth, and such a beautiful scene in front of his eyes, it's like a fairy's life.

Zhengmei, suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes over there, An Yuan hurriedly stood up, this is the boundary of Anjia Bieyuan, who dares to run a horse here, when he saw the people coming, he couldn't help laughing, and said why he didn't see you today His Royal Highness.This person has a good nose, if Mrs. Jufan cooks something fresh to eat, she will definitely be able to smell it.

When Yue Jintang came to him, he got off his horse, threw the whip to the guards behind him, and came straight to the grilled fish, one in each hand, picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth, muttering honestly while eating: "You two It's too unkind, I ran such a long distance to eat good food without telling me, if I didn't go to your house to look for Brother Jiamu today, it would be nice to pass by."

After eating two grilled fish, she still didn't feel satisfied, so she swept away the leftover sushi rice balls on the felt stall, Mannia's eyes widened, and she whispered to Jia Jia, "This is His Royal Highness the Prince?"

Jiayan nodded amusedly: "As the days go by, you will know that His Royal Highness is about to become a member of the elder brother's family. If you have nothing to do, you can go to the sister-in-law's place to eat and drink."

Mannia looked at the noble Highness of the county in astonishment, seeing his slovenly eating, he really couldn't match the prince, if he didn't know, he was reincarnated like a starving ghost.

Yue Jintang filled his stomach, touched his swollen belly, couldn't help but took a piece of melon, and then sat down beside An Jiamu: "Something happened, as you expected, King Ning has turned against you." , seduced my uncle Shangguanyi, and recruited troops in the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that a hundred thousand troops have been recruited, and they will send troops to the north in a few days."

An Jiayan said angrily: "King Ning dared to rebel. As the prince of Yan, he didn't know how to serve the court and share the country's worries. Instead, he was good at causing military disasters. It is really a treason and immoral. Everyone will be punished."

However, An Jiamu glanced at Yue Jintang: "Based on what I know about King Ning, he must have a high-sounding reason for his rebellion."

Speaking of this, Yue Jintang was extremely depressed: "An Jiamu, you said that this king has provoked someone, isn't he just an idle county king, what does the affairs of the court have to do with me, although I often send one or two errands to the emperor , They are also idlers, how come they became a thorn in the eyes of King Ning, he used the banner of the Qing emperor, said that the king was slanderous, and brought disaster to the court, and he sent righteous teachers to the north to get rid of the king. "

An Ran couldn't help laughing: "It can be seen that you are hated, it's not right, King Ning and Shang Guanyi rebelled, and he must use Suzhou as his base camp, Yashe is nothing, but my senior brother Defu, and those guys are all in Suzhou Well, by the way, there are Mr. Mingyue and Jiashu, and Jiashu is also in Suzhou."

Yue Jintang: "Thanks to Brother Jiamu for allowing Jiashu to stay in Suzhou to adapt accordingly, the news I followed was that I think Jiashu has seen a sign. Half a month ago, the Salt Gang made a big fuss in Yashe and put on a good show. In the name of the old gang leader's birthday, all the people in Suzhou Yashe were taken to the main altar of the Salt Gang. A famous official in the south of the Yangtze River is now also in the Salt Gang.

Although the Salt Gang is a Jianghu gang, it has been entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years. Even if Shangguanyi was brave enough, he would not dare to be an enemy of the Salt Gang.However, Songyuelou and other time-honored brands have suffered. Fortunately, Cui Fu's back home is very shrewd. Seeing that the momentum is not right, he took his family to Jinling to join Su Meng. As long as he survived, the business would be able to open sooner or later.

It was Jia Dairen, the magistrate of Suzhou, who asked Shangguanyi to kill Jiqi. However, this guy was not a good guy at first. He was a fish and meat man, and he had a bad reputation. "

But Jiayan shook his head: "Even if Jia Dai deserves to die, he should be escorted to the capital and handed over to the Ministry of Officials for questioning. The Shangguan is no more righteous than the Governor of Jiangnan. If he executes an official ordered by the court privately, it is also a violation of the country's laws."

Yue Jintang nodded: "Therefore, the emperor ordered me to lead the troops to the south to quell the chaos." He said and looked at An Jiamu: "Brother Jiamu, based on our friendship for many years, you will not die without saving your life."

An Jiamu glanced at him: "I'm just an ordinary person, even if I want to, I can't do it. Take care, His Royal Highness."

Yue Jintang stood up abruptly, and pointed at him: "You really want to die, don't talk nonsense like that, who doesn't know what you are capable of, Mr. An, if you are willing to be an official, you will lose your material if you don't become a general. "

Seeing that An Jiamu was unmoved, he gritted his teeth: "If you really want to die, then don't blame me for being dishonest. I will go back to see the emperor and recommend brother Jiamu to lead the army to put down the rebellion. When the time comes, you You have to go and talk about it, when you come back, if you want to get away and have fun with your daughter-in-law, let's dream."

An Jiamu's face darkened: "Yue Jintang, you are really my friend An Jiamu, you played me such a dirty trick."

Yue Jintang was depressed: "Aren't I out of luck? I'm the only one who can bluff others. If it's really a war, how can I be my uncle's opponent? My uncle has experienced many battles. If I go, I won't give it in vain." , if I defeat, Dayan will die."

An Jiamu glanced at An Ran and shook his head: "I can't help you, but I can recommend someone to you."

Yue Jintang asked hurriedly, "Who?"

An Jiamu: "Jiashu's elder brother, Wu Xiao, is currently in the capital. This man has a deep chest, and he is proficient in both literary and martial arts. He is a rare talent."

Yue Jintang bowed and bowed, Jintang just offended, brother Jiamu must not take it to heart, wait for Jintang to come back from the south, then offer wine to brother Jiamu to make amends, and then get on the horse and go.

Jiayan also stood up, explained a few words, and hurried back to the city. As the servant of the official department, he couldn't get away at this time.

The news of Yue Jintang extinguished everyone's interest, and they lost all intention of having fun, An Ran asked An Yuan to pack up and go back, Mannia took care of Haosi Haoyu and sat in the back car, while An Ran and his wife sat in the front.

An Ran looked at An Jiamu who was hugging Dudu: "Actually, you don't have to worry about us girls, just do whatever you want."

An Jiamu shook his head: "You were deceived by Jintang. From the very beginning, he came here to force me to recommend useful talents for him. We have known each other for many years, don't we even know each other's temperament? I have no intention of officialdom. I know, what's more, now that I have you and Dudu, it's even more impossible for me to help him fight any battles. Dayan has so many talents, so I don't need me as a businessman to go into battle, wouldn't it be a joke."

As he spoke, he laughed: "As long as Madam doesn't feel that she has no ambitions for her husband, and only wants to hang out with her wife and children in the inner courtyard, that's fine."

An Ran gave him a blank look, took the child over, and leaned into his arms: "Although it's selfish to say that, to me, it's better that you have no ambitions, so that you can accompany our mother and daughter every day, let's not talk about it Anyway, it's something the emperor should worry about. If you want to use the emperor's wisdom, the rebellion will be quelled soon, so let's discuss when to return to Jizhou."

An Jiamu looked down at her, and said softly, "Do you want to go back?"

An Ran nodded: "I miss Xiaoyue'er a little bit."

Xiaoyue'er is the daughter of Chen and Zhou He. She brought her home safely. Because she was driving the child when she went to Beijing, she was afraid that she would be frozen again on the way, so she stayed in Jizhou, worrying about the nanny. He couldn't take care of the details, so he took the godmother in.

Although Liu Xi'er would send someone to report Xiaoyue'er's situation every now and then, An Ran still thought about it. The second sister-in-law entrusted the child to her, which was equivalent to her own child. How could she not want to see her for a few months now.

Moreover, the culinary arts academy in Jizhou has also broken ground, and I should go there to see if the progress can be completed in the spring of next year. Besides, the weather is getting hotter, which makes An Ran miss the cool little courtyard in Jizhou , and the unique lotus pond.

An Jiamu nodded: "Now Dudu is getting older, and your body is almost ready. If you want to go back to Jizhou, you can do it at any time, but, did you put your big brother and Xiaotao's matter before here? .”

Only then did An Ran remember, yes, there are senior brother and Xiao Tao, almost forgot about this pair.

Mentioning Eldest Brother and Xiaotao is really tricky. An Ran also made insinuations in private and asked Eldest Brother, but just as she raised her head, Eldest Brother hastily rejected him, saying that he once swore that he would never marry a wife again in this life. Let Ann go on when the first thing is not good.

An Ran doesn't believe that senior brother has no intentions towards Xiao Tao. She has secretly observed senior senior brother. When Xiao Tao is mentioned, even though his expression is normal, there is a faint and gentle light in his eyes, which shows that he is very interested in Xiao Tao. Favorable.

Moreover, although I have taught Xiao Tao for a few months, the elder brother is really Xiao Tao's master. He taught her the chef's knife skills and basic cooking skills, so that Xiao Tao's cooking skills improved by leaps and bounds, and she was quickly promoted to a qualified chef.

However, senior brother's teaching Xiaotao is different from teaching Gouzi Shunzi, and he pays more attention to it.

It was this kind of intention that allowed An Ran to see through the hidden thoughts of senior brother. He was not interested in Xiaotao, but he was afraid that the old things would happen again. These two people are really difficult.

What An Ran didn't expect was that things would turn around without trying to recruit her.

As soon as I got back to the house, I found that Xiaotao had returned. The servant girl said that the little girl had been huddled in the kitchen since she came back, and she hadn't seen cooking. She just kept chopping radishes and crying while cutting. Dare to go in and persuade.

An Ran handed Dudu to An Jiamu, and went to the kitchen by herself. Before going in, she heard the sound of shredded radish mixed with the little girl sobbing, which made one's heart sad.

An Ran walked in, seeing An Ran, Xiao Tao hurriedly touched the tears on her face, and saluted An Ran: "Ma'am."

An Ran looked at her for a while, and then glanced at the uniform shredded radish in the bucket, she had to say that this girl's knife skills really improved rapidly.

He took her hand and sat on the porch outside, wiped her tears with his handkerchief, and said softly: "I'm wronged, tell me, I'll make the decision for you."

Xiaotao shook her head, nodded again for a long time, then raised her head suddenly: "Ma'am, do you know the Wei family?"

An Ran was taken aback, Wei Shi?It's not the woman I thought it was!Slightly frowned: "Which Wei family?"

Xiaotao shook her head: "I don't know, I often come to look for Brother Gao recently, at first Brother Gao just disappeared, but today Brother Gao went out and saw her, I followed them secretly, but Brother Gao found out and scolded me , drove me back."

An Ran couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "What am I supposed to do? You're crying like this because of this. Although I don't know why Senior Brother met Wei Shi, I can be sure that Senior Senior Brother won't do anything to Wei Shi. Since Today you asked, I will tell you about the senior brother, my master was still in the imperial dining room back then, the senior senior brother and the second senior brother were also imperial chefs in the palace, and they had made a marriage agreement, it was this Wei family.

Later, my master lost to Han Zizhang in the imperial chef competition. The master came out of the imperial dining room, and the two senior brothers were no longer imperial chefs. The Wei family came to withdraw from the marriage and said many ugly words. The angry master became ill and was bedridden. After a few days, it gradually improved, but Wei Shi married Han Zizhang's apprentice at this time. Under the self-blame of the elder brother, he vowed never to marry a wife again in this life. "

Xiaotao said indignantly: "Could it be that the Wei family was also willing to break the engagement and remarry?"

An Ran: "As far as I know, it is the Wei family who is going to retire first, and the elder brother is well aware of this, so no matter how much this Wei family entangles, the elder brother will definitely not turn back. From my guess, Eldest Senior Brother must have been very disturbed when he saw her this time, and wanted to make it clear to her. No, Wei Shi has been married to Cui Qing for a long time, and she is a vain woman, how can she let Eldest Senior Brother go so easily now."

Thinking of this, he hurriedly called An Yuan in and told him a few words.

An Yuan ran away in a hurry, Xiao Tao was worried and followed, about half an hour later, An Yuan finally came back, and replied to An Ran: "It's really dangerous, thanks to the lady who asked the little one to go, then Wei Wei Shi really didn't follow the good intentions, and deceived Chef Gao out, but he had already put drugs on the handkerchief, and when he got to a secluded place, he confused Chef Gao and asked someone to drag him to the inn.

When the younger one went, the Wei family was undressing, and her two older brothers were guarding the door outside, presumably her two older brothers brought Chef Gao into the inn, when they saw the younger one, those two ran away quickly Hurry up, leave your sister behind, and run away without a trace. "

An Ran said: "Is my elder brother all right now?"

Speaking of this, An Yuan felt a little uncomfortable: "Please take a look at it, and said that Chef Gao's medicine is not only a drug, but also, a love potion, and it is a very domineering love potion, which can't be solved by women. The little one wanted to send Chef Gao to Xiangyun Tower, but Miss Xiaotao just refused and insisted on sending him back home, and even kicked the little one out."

When An Ran heard this, she stood up abruptly: "Hurry up, go to the elder brother, this girl is really reckless, thinking that the medicine is so strong, and when it flares up, how can she, a sixteen-year-old girl, be able to resist it, she is afraid of hurting you." Her body is a matter of a lifetime."

Just as she was leaving the house, she ran into Lin Xing'er who came to see her, and pulled her into the carriage.

Lin Xing'er was still puzzled: "Where are you dragging me, I came to see my godson."

An Ran couldn't explain it to her in detail, so she just said: "You will find out when you come with me."

Gao Bingyi lived in the alley behind Yashe, which was specially prepared for the chef. An Ran originally wanted him to live in An Mansion, but the elder brother refused, and An Ran was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so he agreed.

This is the second time I have come to Senior Brother's small courtyard. The first time was when Senior Senior Brother just moved here. I was afraid that I would not be considerate. The locust tree, without other flowers and plants, has become a small garden now, with bonsai flowers everywhere, and they are well maintained.

An Ran couldn't help asking the doorman: "Are you taking care of these?"

The servant hurriedly shook his head: "Mrs. Hui, these are all planted by Miss Tao. Chef Gao said that Miss Tao can grow anything."

An Ran couldn't help laughing, Eldest Brother is simply hard-spoken and soft-hearted, he is not happy in his mouth, but he has already liked him in his heart.

As soon as the two entered the main courtyard, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. Xiao Tao's clothes were disheveled, and she was surrounded by the senior brother's clothes. It could be seen that the clothes inside were out of shape, her braids were also messed up, and her face was quite ugly. Sad, staring straight at the water tank in the yard.

The elder brother was soaking in it, with his eyes closed, his face flushed, and his breathing heavy.

Lin Xing'er frowned: "He's looking for death, get him out quickly."

An Yuan hurriedly led people to drag Gao Deming out of the tank and sent him to the house.

Once out of the water tank, several people saw Gao Deming's appearance and couldn't help but stop talking, but Lin Xing'er quickly stepped forward, opened the needle bag, and quickly injected the needle. After a few needles, Gao Deming, who was originally restless and panting, gradually calmed down .

An Ran hurriedly said, "How?"

Lin Xing'er nodded: "Fortunately we arrived in time, otherwise, your senior brother would be half-crippled if he didn't die. However, after taking such a strong drug, you can still resist touching the girl outside. Your senior brother is really amazing. At least, it shows that he is a good man, and I think he doesn't want to hurt her. In this case, a man can still be Liu Xiahui. There are only two possibilities, one is incompetent, and the other is that he loves deeply and will not let go of hurting his sweetheart. Tell me, which kind is your big brother?"

Xiaotao outside obviously heard what Lin Xinger said, and rushed in suddenly: "Is what Eunuch Lin said true?"

Lin Xing'er curled her lips, she really hated people calling her father-in-law, and snorted: "Is it true, you will know after you try it, now you go in, all I can do is to alleviate the effect of the medicine, and just now he soaked in water The method in the vat is actually successful, but the sequelae are a bit troublesome, and it will be inhumane from now on. Therefore, there are only two ways to go at present, one is to be with women, which is naturally the best, and the other is to become with the father-in-law I'm average, you can figure it out yourself."

Saying that, he dragged An Ran out, not forgetting to close the door.

Just as An Ran was about to ask her what she was doing, Lin Xing'er hissed, and said in a low voice: "Didn't you want to match your elder brother and this girl? Isn't today just right? I promise that after today, even if Xiao Tao doesn't marry , your eldest brother must marry..."

It wasn't until there was a blushing and heartbeating sound in the room that An Ran remembered Lin Xing'er's mischief, and hurriedly dragged her out of the courtyard.

Lin Xing'er said dissatisfiedly, "What are you dragging me out for? Such a live broadcast is so rare."

An Ran gave her a blank look: "You should watch the short film, don't disturb them."

Seeing that Lin Xinger was still dissatisfied.An Ran also has a solution, she said to her: "Shall I make Maoxuewang for you?"

Lin Xing'er's eyes lit up: "Then what are you waiting for, I haven't eaten for a long time, I want to put more sausage..."

(End of this chapter)