Li Fu had a good idea, but unfortunately, in front of Wei Yan, no one except Qingtian could get his praise.
Qin Hexuan and Ye Changrui sat side by side, reading aloud the article that Wei Yan had just written out.
At this time, Wei Yan was trying his best to teach Qingtian to recite the Thousand Character Classic in his most gentle voice.
"The sky and earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast and boundless. The sun and moon wax and wane, the stars are spread out..."
Qingtian recited a few sentences and couldn't help but pouting.
She didn't like this, and it wasn't as catchy as the poem Qin Hexuan taught her.
Wei Yan saw that this wasn't going to work, so he compromised without even trying: "Qingtian, you don't like this? How about I teach you to recite poetry?"
Seeing that Qin Hexuan and Ye Changrui were both looking at him, Wei Yan immediately put on a serious face and said, "What are you looking at? Read your articles carefully. Those who can't recite them tomorrow morning are not allowed to get on the bus!
"You don't have to be unconvinced, can you compare with Qingtian?
"She doesn't have to take the imperial examination, so she can study whatever she likes!"
Qin Hexuan and Ye Changrui didn't want to be kicked out of the car, so they quickly refocused their attention on the article in front of them.
The article selected by Wei Yan does not have any fancy words, and the writing style is very plain and honest, but the views expressed are clear and definite, which is very suitable for children of their age.
As the saying goes, read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear.
At first, the two of them just repeated it over and over again just to memorize it, but slowly, they began to get the taste for it.
Soon it was noon and the convoy stopped to prepare lunch.
Old Madam Ye went over to tell Sister Ye, "Show off your cooking skills at noon and make two hearty dishes.
"Changrui is studying with Mr. Wei now, so we can't neglect him when it comes to food.
"By the way, the quantity must be sufficient. After all, Mr. Wei is a... right!"
Mrs. Ye smiled when she heard this. Although they had not known each other for long, everyone could see that Mr. Wei was definitely a person who indulged in food.
Because of his status as a scholar, Old Lady Ye was too embarrassed to say the word "glutton".
"Mom, don't worry, I know what to do!" Mrs. Ye agreed with a smile.
As the aroma of lunch wafted around, Wei Yan in the carriage became restless.
He tried to remain calm and explained the first paragraph of the article to the two people clearly. Then he immediately said, "Okay, it's time to eat. Let's continue in the afternoon!"
After Wei Yan finished speaking, he got out of the car holding Qingtian and headed straight for the Ye family at the end of the convoy.
Li Fu looked at his brisk back and couldn't help but start thinking, next time he passed by a big city, should he go into the city and hire a few chefs to take him along?
If someone's craftsmanship suits Mr. Wei's taste, this thing might really be successful!
Just when Li Fu was racking his brains to keep Wei Yan, Wei Yan had already sat down by the fire without any hesitation.
At this time, two sizzling lamb legs were roasting on the Ye family's fire.
Mrs. Ye had already taken out the lamb leg in the morning, cut it into pieces, smeared it with rice wine and various seasonings, and finally wrapped it with several large leaves.
After starting the fire at noon, she asked Boss Ye to cut four "Y"-shaped branches and insert them around the fire.
Then use a sharpened branch to forcefully pierce the lamb leg and place it on the fire.
Mrs. Ye handed the task of turning the lamb legs to Ye Laosi.
Boss Ye had already killed the two pheasants he had caught yesterday.
Second Sister Ye also came back with cleaned mushrooms and said, "Finally, I can eat the chicken and mushroom stew made by my eldest sister-in-law again!"
"That's right, I've been craving it for a year." Mrs. Ye nodded and said, "I thought since we came here to escape the famine, we wouldn't be able to eat this year.
"Who knew that while fleeing famine, we could eat chicken stewed with mushrooms?"
"Then have you ever seen a family fleeing famine and still eating roasted lamb legs?"
"If you ask me, now that we've entered the border, we've had good food and drink along the way. It's no longer a matter of fleeing famine. It's just like sightseeing!"
"Oh, you're still good at talking, aren't you?"
The three sisters-in-law talked and laughed while they worked.
Guo sat aside, unable to get a word in or lend a hand, looking very out of place.
Seeing this, Ye Lao Si went over and asked, "Why don't you go and help?"
"I would like to help!" Guo said with a gloomy face, "but your sisters-in-law are afraid that I will learn your eldest sister-in-law's cooking secrets, so they are guarding against me like a thief.
"Why should I go forward? That would be shameless!"
Ye Lao Si said patiently: "If it really doesn't work, just find something else to do..."
"Ye Lao Si, are you sick?" Guo immediately got angry and put her hands on her hips.
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Am I talking to you about work?
“What I’m saying is that your three sisters-in-law excluded and bullied me.
"It's fine if you don't help me, but you're pretending to be deaf and dumb to me, aren't you?"
Ye Laosi couldn't understand why Guo was angry at all, so he lowered his voice and explained to her.
"Don't be angry, I just think that everyone is busy, even the children are busy.
"It's not good for people to see you sitting here doing nothing..."
"Forget it, forget it. Just rest here and I'll do it..."
Guo felt like she was about to be pissed to death by Ye Laosi, this blockhead.
She looked around and saw Qingtian sitting side by side with Wei Yan by the fire, staring at the roasted leg of lamb with his chin in his hand.
"Who says even children are not idle? Isn't it sunny and free?"
This time, Wei Yan exploded before Ye Laosi could say anything.
"How old are you? Why are you competing with a three-year-old? Have some shame!"
Boss Ye followed closely behind and said, "We two are busy all day long, hunting and cooking. One of us can do the work of ten of you.
“So my daughter doesn’t have to work, she can just eat ready-made food!
"What? Stop trying to pick on the fourth brother all day long.
"What do you have to say? Come and talk to me, come on!"
"I..." Guo stamped her feet in anger, "We just had a quarrel. What does it have to do with you?"
"We have no business interfering in your quarrel, so don't drag my sunny day into it."
Mrs. Ye walked to the fire angrily and cut open the lamb leg with a knife to check how cooked it was.
Then she quickly cut off a few slices of lamb legs with skin and meat, blew on them, and stuffed them into the mouths of the children one by one.
"Is it delicious?" asked Mrs. Ye.
"Hao Chu..." Several children were trying hard to chew the meat. Their mouths were swollen and they could not speak clearly.
Wei Yan was drooling as he watched, not caring about his face anymore. He followed Qingtian and opened his mouth, indicating that he wanted to try a piece too.
Looking at this big "child" who was really much older than her age, Mrs. Ye couldn't help but tremble in her hands while cutting the meat.
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