Chapter 224 Barbecue
At this moment, Cui Qingyi seemed particularly tall in Nong Qi's eyes, almost comparable to the elder in the family who was best at farming.
Nong Qi bowed to Cui Qingyi and made a suggestion that Cui Qingyi could not refuse: "If the village master does not mind, I will cook tonight. Even Lord Zhou said that my grilled meat is delicious."
Xiaoliu, who had been following Nong Qi silently, suddenly looked up and looked at his master with bright eyes.
Cui Qingyi had seen in the morning that Nong Qi could actually cook and was quite good at it. Seeing Xiao Liu's reaction, she suddenly stopped moving.
Wangcai, who was lazily leaning against Cui Qingyi's legs, also froze in his paw step. Feeling the weight of Wangcai's tail tip on her leg, Cui Qingyi said silently, "It is fate that we are together here. Since you have invited me so kindly, Master Nong, I will respectfully obey your invitation."
Hearing Cui Qingyi's agreement, Nong Qi smiled widely and asked Xiaoliu to ask Guantian's people to help buy the ingredients for the barbecue.
Seeing that Nong Qi, who had been busy in the fields all day like them, was still fair and refreshed, Cui Qingyi was really jealous. She seriously suspected that Nuwa was in a particularly good mood when she pinched Nong Qi's face.
Since all the potato seeds have been planted in the seedling shed today, just in case, Nong Qi decided that he and Xiao Liu would stay in Guantian until the potatoes sprouted.
In Nong Qi's words, "Potato planting is related to the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty. He must personally oversee it and will not let anyone else do it."
The people in Guantian knew that what Si Nong from the imperial court did was the top priority of the imperial court. As long as Nong Qi gave an order, even the most difficult task would be completed within half an hour.
Cui Qingyi sat on the chair brought by Taozhi, drinking tea and looking at the table full of ingredients, smacking her lips, and looking forward to tonight's barbecue dinner even more.
Although it was already March, Qinghe County was still very chilly at night due to the high water level. Cui Qingyi wrapped herself in a cloak and did not do anything herself. She took Taozhi and Xiaoliu to watch Nong Qi working skillfully.
Looking at the skewers being roasted by the charcoal fire and the fat falling down and splashing sparks, Cui Qingyi thought silently:
If Nong Qi were born in modern times, he would definitely be very popular among girls. He is handsome, can make money, and can cook. He is simply the most reliable son-in-law in the eyes of his mother-in-law.
Cui Qingyi had a bit of a teasing thought, "Xiao Liu, your son is so handsome, there must be a lot of girls in the capital who like him."
Xiaoliu was secretly stuffing the fruit that Taozhi had cut into his mouth when he was caught off guard by Cui Qingyi. He quickly covered his mouth and said, "Well, that's not right. When my young master walked through the streets of the capital, many girls threw sachets at him.
Once a girl stuffed a large jade pendant into her purse, and when she threw it down, it almost hit my son's forehead.
Village Lord, you don’t know that there is a girl from a prince’s family who follows her to the official fields every day to peek at my young master. That girl is really beautiful, the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. But I don’t know what’s wrong with my young master, he runs away when he sees her.
The girl wiped her tears with a handkerchief. My young master is really a piece of shit."
Cui Qingyi tried to suppress her laughter and turned to look at Nong Qi, only to find that he was concentrating on staring at the barbecue on the stove, completely unaware that his child had almost finished telling all his embarrassing stories in the capital.
Cui Qingyi tightened her cloak and was about to move closer to Xiaoliu to listen to Nongqi's gossip when a sizzling skewer of meat was stuffed into her hand. "Village Master, I added the chili powder you brought to this skewer. How does it taste?"
Since getting chili peppers, Cui Qingyi hasn't had the chance to try barbecue. Now, looking at the skewers of meat that are emitting a burnt aroma and spicy flavor, her saliva starts to flow automatically. She doesn't even bother to ask about Nong Qi's gossip and starts to taste it seriously.
Nong Qi breathed a sigh of relief and glared at the little boy who didn't know how to keep his mouth shut. He didn't know why, even though everyone in the capital always teased him about being chased by the prince's daughter, Nong Qi just didn't want the Dongping Township Lord to know about his embarrassing story.
Wangcai sniffed the skewers in Cui Qingyi's hand and smelled a smell that dogs hate. He turned around and went to Nong Qi.
Xiaoliu stuck out her tongue, made a mercy gesture to her master, and then came forward to help.
Although they were just eating by the farmland that night, Cui Qingyi and her group had a very enjoyable and satisfying meal. The grilled skewers with chili powder were especially well received by everyone present except Wangcai.
This made Nong Qi, who was originally not very fond of chili peppers, more fond of it. Especially after Cui Qingyi took the opportunity to talk about several delicious foods made with chili peppers, Nong Qi looked at the chili pepper fields with a little more seriousness.
I muttered to myself, as the village chief said, although this thing can't fill people's stomachs, it seems to be quite useful.
The night watchman in the official field was attracted by the aroma and the laughter, and came over with his own rice wine: "Master Nong, Village Master, I have some warming rice wine here. It won't make you drunk. Please drink it to warm your bodies."
Nong Qi smiled and invited people to take a seat. "Thank you, big brother. Sake is intoxicating. It's just right to drink some yellow wine at this moment."
Accompanied by the rice wine brought by the night watchman, Cui Qingyi found the joy of eating skewers at the barbecue stall in her previous life. That night, she simply stayed in the house next to the official field.
Cui Qingyi lived a comfortable life, but it was hard for the people who had been waiting at the post station.
As the sky grew darker, Lin Ying's face turned grim. The news that the head of Dongping Township had received an order from the court to go to Qinghe City to guide agricultural work had already spread throughout the Chen Mansion.
Ever since her uncle in the capital was reprimanded by the empress dowager for divorcing Chen Linan, the secret affairs between her and Chen Linan spread throughout Qinghe City. In the past, people could still talk about it as a romantic affair, but now, what Lin Ying heard were all disgusting.
Lin Ying now always felt that the servants and masters in the mansion looked at her with some meaningful eyes, especially after knowing that Chen Linan actually went to find Cui Qingyi, Lin Ying became anxious all day long, and even began to wonder if this was Cui Qingyi's revenge on her.
She snatched Chen Lin'an away and made Cui Qingyi a lower-class woman. Now Cui Qingyi is lucky enough to be appointed as the village chief by the court, and she wants to come back and snatch Chen Lin'an away from her.
So, while everyone's attention in the mansion was on Chen Pingting who had returned from the capital, Lin Ying quietly took her people out of the mansion.
She wanted to warn Cui Qingyi not to try to snatch her cousin away from her. She grew up with Chen Linan and knew him best. Even though Chen Linan was obsessed with Cui Qingyi now, it was all because of a man's vanity.
Cui Qingyi had obviously left, so she should stay away from her cousin. As a man, he would forget about a woman sooner or later as long as she was not around.
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