Chapter 176 The First Meal of the Chili Harvest
The overbearing spicy smell from the Cui family's kitchen spread to almost half of Huaihua Lane. Some people sneezed several times in succession in their own houses due to the irritation of the spicy smell, but some people sniffed the fragrance in the air and slowly tasted the unusual flavor.
In the Cui family's yard, Wangcai and Heiya had already hidden in the backyard. Wangcai even covered his face with his fleshy front paws helplessly.
If you were to ask who in this family hates the taste of chili the most, it would be Wangcai.
Cui Qingyi and Konjac were both quick and agile. Qiao's mother was afraid that the two girls would be too busy in the kitchen, so she wanted to go in to help, but she was chased out. In less than half an hour, the dishes were served in the kitchen one after another.
Stir-fried pork with chili peppers, boiled pork slices, spicy chicken, mapo tofu. In order to cater to those who were eating spicy food for the first time, Cui Qingyi also steamed a fish, fried shrimps, and finally made a vegetable and tofu soup.
Mother Qiao couldn't help swallowing her saliva as she looked at the dishes on the table. She had tasted the flavor of chili peppers before, and she was really unsure about the dishes tonight.
The last tofu soup was served, and Cui Qingyi took out some homemade iced bayberry juice and poured a little for each person.
She raised her glass first: "Konjac and Qiao Yishi's wedding is approaching, and this is the first time our two families have sat down together for a meal.
I won't say much else, I just hope that you and your spouse can live happily together in the future, and that our two families can get along harmoniously."
Konjac glanced at Qiao Yishi beside her, her eyes full of smiles. She was satisfied with the performance of Qiao Yishi and the Qiao family during this period.
Although she had gotten along well with Qiao Yishi before, she was always worried that the Qiao family would see that she made money from business and have inappropriate thoughts about it.
But whether it was before or after the two of them officially got engaged, the Qiao family did things for the girl without any complaints, regardless of whether it was their job or not, and never had any inappropriate thoughts.
Konjac thinks this is great.
After Cui Qingyi finished speaking, Qiao's mother also smiled and said, "Don't worry, Miss Cui, I won't say any empty words to you. Just look at how I treat Konjac after she married into the family."
Qiao Yishi also raised his cup and gestured towards Cui Qingyi, "Don't worry, Miss Cui. I will definitely treat Konjac well. If I ever do anything to let Konjac down, you can just punish me."
Qiao Yishi had no doubt that Cui Qingyi was capable of dealing with him.
Qiao Yishi's words were completely sincere. It would be a lie to say that he had no ulterior motives in getting engaged to Konjac.
He was a bodyguard, and observing people was a skill he had acquired through years of practice. When he went in and out of the Cui family, he also paid attention to how Cui Qingyi and Konjac got along. He knew that although the two were master and servant, Cui Qingyi really treated Konjac as her own sister.
At home, the two of them had exactly the same food, clothing, and other expenses. Even the dowry Cui Qingyi prepared for Konjac's wedding was just as much as the other.
Of course, Qiao Yishi was not greedy for the dowry given by Cui Qingyi. What he valued was Cui Qingyi's sincerity towards Konjac. If Cui Qingyi only regarded Konjac as a servant, he would still like Konjac and want to marry her.
But he would have a different attitude towards Cui Qingyi, and after getting married, he would find ways to make Konjac and Cui Qingyi break off contact.
Cui Qingyi treated Konjac well, so he was willing to repay her with all his heart, hoping that his wife would have a home to return to in the future.
Cui Qingyi didn't know what Qiao Yishi was really thinking, but if she knew, she probably wouldn't care too much. After all, they were all the same, and all their starting points were based on the people they cared about.
After everyone had expressed their gratitude, Cui Qingyi couldn't wait to greet everyone: "This is the first meal of the pepper harvest. Everyone, hurry up and try it. If Aunt Qiao likes the taste, remember to take some home when you go home tonight."
Mother Qiao looked at the red dishes that took up half of the table and shook her head in her heart. She probably wouldn't like this.
Cui Qingyi reached out and picked up a piece of boiled pork slice with chopsticks and put it into her mouth gracefully.
Although it was not very polite, except for Konjac who followed Cui Qingyi's movements to pick up food, everyone else at the table couldn't help but look at Cui Qingyi.
After being away from boiled pork slices for half a lifetime, the marinated pork slices were soaked in the spicy taste of chili peppers and the numbing taste of Sichuan peppercorns. Just one bite brought Cui Qingyi back to her distant hometown.
Seeing Cui Qingyi's eyes full of enjoyment, Brother Qiao also stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a bite of the spicy diced chicken closest to him. Qiao Yishi couldn't help but admire his elder brother. Looking at the table full of dishes, he felt that the spicy diced chicken was the most disgusting, with nothing but diced meat and lots of chili peppers.
Even though he had been prepared for a long time, Brother Qiao was still shocked. For the first time in his twenty years of life, he experienced a thrilling sensation that went straight to the top of his head.
Cui Qingyi smiled and took a bite of rice. Oh, it was the most delicious food in the world.
Just as Qiao's mother was about to ask her eldest son how he felt, she saw the man who had a painful mask on his face just now actually reached out his chopsticks for the spicy chicken again.
Seeing his elder brother's reaction, Qiao Yishi no longer hesitated and reached out his chopsticks to the stir-fried pork with peppers in front of him.
That night, Cui Qingyi quickly finished a large earthenware pot of rice, and finally finished it off with a few steamed buns and some vegetables. Except for Qiao's mother, who didn't dare eat much due to her age, everyone else ate until their bellies were full.
Before leaving, Qiao's mother filled a basket with green and red peppers and took Konjac's hand, saying, "Come home when you're free and teach me how to cook those dishes."
Konjac naturally had no objection. She had some talent in cooking and could learn many of the dishes Cui Qingyi had made just by standing by and watching.
Finally, Konjac quietly told Qiao's mother that although chili peppers are good, they might cause some stomach discomfort at night.
When she saw no future for the teahouse, Cui Qingyi thought carefully about what to do after the pepper harvest, but after working so hard for so long, Cui Qingyi lost her previous enthusiasm.
For example, her previous idea of making and selling hot pot base was not very realistic. First of all, purchasing butter was a big problem. In addition, making hot pot base was not an easy task, unless she built a workshop herself.
But no matter how Cui Qingyi thought about it, she felt that the effort and the reward were not proportional.
But Cui Qingyi felt that it would be a loss to give away the peppers like this. Since peppers are easy to preserve after being dried, she was not in a hurry.
The northernmost land of Dajin.
It's only August now, but the temperature difference between day and night is already frighteningly large.
Jing Wei sat upright on his horse, stretched out his arm to catch a falcon that had circled and landed from the sky. Yuan Ying galloped over and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Jing Wei's eagle was injured in a fight with other eagles in the spring. This time it went out, it was left at home to recuperate. If it wasn't a big deal, the family wouldn't let it go out to deliver the message.
Jing Wei touched the falcon's wings and was relieved to see that the wounds on its chest and abdomen had not broken open.
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