As soon as I arrived at the door of the mansion, I smelled a strong aroma of food.
People all over the street were preparing lunch. White smoke rose from every household, and the sounds of cooking and pots and pans could be heard one after another. However, the aroma from none of them was as overbearing and strong as that from Xie Ling's house.
Just by smelling it, Xie Ling knew it was Qiuyue's work.
Qiuyue is already good at cooking, and her skills have improved by leaps and bounds under Xie Ling's guidance. With the addition of various modern seasonings, the dishes she makes are simply mouth-watering. If she were in modern times, she would be a five-star chef at least.
The two walked to the main hall, where the long wooden table was filled with all kinds of delicious home-cooked dishes, including Mapo tofu, pickled fish, spicy chicken, sweet and sour pork tenderloin... and many fried snacks.
Pei is arranging the dishes.
There were several charcoal braziers placed in the four corners of the room, which brought warmth and made me feel relaxed all over.
"You guys are back? Send this pickled fish with Sichuan peppercorns to your uncle and his family. It's ready in the kitchen."
Before the two of them could go in, they were pushed out by Pei.
Qiuyue made eight or nine pieces of pickled fish today and has already packed them. The food boxes are exquisite and elegant, with patterns of the moon and jade rabbit carved on them.
Qiuyue handed the food box to Xie Ling and urged, "Miss, you have to come back quickly, or the food will get cold."
"well."
When they came back, their arms were filled with mooncakes and lanterns given by other families, and they couldn't even hold them all.
"It's time to eat!"
Ru Jieer clapped her hands happily, with two little buns on her head dangling and red ribbons hanging on her shoulders. She looked very cute.
Xie Ling looked around and turned to go to the kitchen.
At this time, Nongyan's family and Doukou were gathered around the stove, holding their bowls and preparing to eat.
Xie Ling frowned: "Why are you here? Come with me, it's time to eat."
Mrs. Shi shook her head, "Young lady, we can eat here, how dare we join you?"
Xie Ling snatched their bowls and chopsticks and put them aside. "Don't worry about these empty formalities. Let's go. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's eat together and have fun."
Seeing her tough attitude, a few people followed her embarrassedly.
When Pei saw Madam Shi, she slapped her forehead and laughed, "How could I forget about you? I was so busy. Come on, let's have dinner together."
Mrs. Shi saw that Mrs. Pei and the other people at the table did not seem to be pretending, so she felt relieved and pulled Shi Yue, who was smoking, to sit down.
Doukou was pulled over by Qiuyue to sit next to her.
This was the first time Shi Yue appeared in front of everyone after coming to the Gu family.
He had a limp and his appearance was different from that of his pretty sister and mother. He could only be considered handsome, with a reserved look. He was wearing a half-worn, half-new black straight-sleeved suit, with ink visible on his rolled-up cuffs. He just lowered his head and ate silently without saying a word.
After finishing the meal and cleaning up, it was almost dusk. Everyone carried lanterns, changed into thick clothes, and planned to go to the Qingshui River in Sinan to release river lanterns.
Only Shi Yue hurried back to his little house, saying only one sentence from beginning to end.
"Mr. County Magistrate, we are running out of ink and wood. Please give me some more."
Mrs. Shi looked at Shi Yue's back and shook her head, "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by others. My eldest son will not eat for days and nights as long as he can repair houses and build bridges. He has been very dull since he was a child. Now that the county magistrate and the chief clerk are willing to use him, he must be very happy."
After saying that, he looked at Xie Ling with gratitude.
Geniuses are always independent. Xie Ling now only hopes that Shi Yue is really capable and can design and build the remaining schools. Otherwise, the weather is getting colder and colder, making construction even more difficult.
"Let him be. Doukou, add some charcoal to Shi Yue so he won't get cold."
"good."
Cardamom was very fast and disappeared in a flash.
Shi Yue hasn't gone far yet.
He also heard what Xie Ling said, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and lowered his eyes to look at his stiff fingers.
The room he lived in was spacious, so it was naturally cold. When he was picking up food just now, his fingers were so frozen that they could not bend or stretch, and they fell under the table several times.
He thought no one noticed.
This Miss Xie...is really meticulous.
What is even more rare is the willingness to take action.
……..
Everyone walked towards the Qingshui River.
Despite the cold weather, the Qingshui River was still crowded with people. There were all kinds of stalls on the shore, with colorful lanterns hanging. When the wind blew, the lanterns fluttered like an endless dragon.
In the past, we didn’t even have enough food to eat, so we had no mood to play. Now that conditions are better, it’s just the Mid-Autumn Festival and people come out, holding sky lanterns or lotus lanterns, chatting and laughing, making it very lively.
There are Kongming lanterns floating in the sky, and lotus lanterns floating in the river. The heaven and the earth are all shining with brilliant brilliance like stars.
For good luck, Xie Ling also put the lotus lantern in her hand into the water.
This lantern was made by Uncle Shi. It is lifelike and very exquisite. Once put into the water, the petals and leaves spread out, just like a real lotus, and float away along the water.
Xie Ling made a wish: "May everything go smoothly and safely."
Gu Wei released a Kongming lantern.
There was a small portrait of Xie Ling painted on the lamp, with a line of words written in elegant thin gold script next to it.
"May A Ling be happy forever."
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After the Mid-Autumn Festival, all kinds of chores are put on the agenda again.
After two days of "retreat", Shi Yue gave Xie Ling the blueprints and the built school model.
Xie Ling looked at the beautiful wooden buildings on the table and was so surprised that her eyes could not move.
So exquisite and beautiful!
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a work of art.
Compared to this, the one designed by Gu Wei is simply a child's toy.
As expected, every profession has its specialties.
This kind of professional work should be done by professionals.
Shi Yue looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was so nervous that he clenched his palms. "Master Chief Clerk, I have set up the podium, playground, public places, kitchen and other things according to your suggestions. Do you think it's okay?"
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