Chapter 70 The Taste of the World
There was only one thing she could do. If Chen Yingchun decided to continue studying, she could ensure that the old woman would not appear in the girls' school.
If she decides to leave, she will return the full amount of tuition fees and hope that she will have a smooth life in the future.
She is not a savior and cannot take on anyone's fate.
Chen Yingchun felt as if her heart was soaked in bitter water. Having such a mother-in-law, only she knew the pain in her heart.
She finally saw a glimmer of hope, should she just give up? She didn't know.
"Life is long, and you have the opportunity to choose how to live it."
Chen Yingchun: "Mr. Cui, I want to stay. I want to learn embroidery. I will work very hard!"
Cui Qingyi: "Okay, then hurry up and go to class. You can't let yourself be outdone by a little girl."
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The first day of classes at the girls' school went smoothly overall, although there were some unpleasant incidents. When school was dismissed, the children went home happily.
The extroverted girl has become good friends with Qi Yuan and Li Miao, and is chattering about her feelings today.
"My brother often comes home and says that going to class is boring, but I don't think so at all. The teacher's lectures are really fun."
Konjac's teaching method was taught by Cui Qingyi, who then added his own understanding after being inspired.
The lectures were rich, colorful, lively and interesting, and groups were asked to discuss from time to time. The girls naturally did not find it boring because of the entertaining and educational experience.
After school, Cui Qingyi and Konjac took Wangcai home together.
At this moment, Wangcai is silly and stupid. Apart from being a little bigger, he doesn't show any aggressiveness.
Cui Qingyi went home to check on the pepper seedlings in the backyard as usual. Because this was her only precious treasure, Cui Qingyi really looked at it three times a day and didn't think it was too much. She just wished that the day would come when the pepper tree would bloom and bear fruit.
But there was still a lot of time left in that day, and before the fresh peppers arrived was the unique delicacy of spring.
On the day off for the girls' school, Cui Qingyi took Konjac and Wangcai to Dongping Mountain early in the morning.
Fresh mugwort breaks through the soil under the watering of spring rain, and it is at its most delicious when it is just the length of a finger.
Konjac looked at Cui Qingyi suspiciously, holding a handful of mugwort in his hand, "Girl, is this wild grass really edible?"
People in the place where Konjac was born also ate wild vegetables, but she was sold before she grew big enough to pick them on her own.
Cui Qingyi said without even looking up: "Of course, the green rice dumplings sold here are made with the freshest mugwort."
Konjac: "So are we going to make qingtuan when we go back today?"
"No, I'll do it when I get back."
Having said that, I won’t ask any more questions about Konjac. As long as I’m sure it’s edible, that’s fine.
The two of them picked a basket of mugwort along the hillside and returned home. They cleaned the mugwort sprouts, washed them carefully several times, and drained the moisture for later use.
Cui Qingyi’s method is simple and crude. She mixes slightly dried mugwort leaves with flour, puts them in a steamer and steams them for more than ten minutes.
After taking it out of the pot, pour the prepared garlic sauce on it and you can start eating.
Every time at this time, Cui Qingyi wanted to go to the backyard to check on the peppers.
Steamed mugwort with chili oil is the most authentic. (No objections accepted)
It was the first time for Konjac to eat such authentic mugwort. After taking a tentative bite, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Girl, it tastes good this way too."
This method can be considered shoddy. Not to mention the Chen family's table, even slightly wealthier families would not eat like this.
But Cui Qingyi loved the taste. She couldn't tell whether she really liked it or it was just a memory from her past life.
Spring has arrived, and the two of them moved their dining place from the living room to the small courtyard. In the gentle spring breeze, Cui Qingyi finished a whole bowl of steamed mugwort.
This food is not very filling, which means that the feeling of fullness is relatively strong at the moment. But Cui Qingyi doesn't want to eat anything else that night. The taste of food in the world is the most eternal memory.
After eating the steamed mugwort, Cui Qingyi went to pick a lot of elm seeds the next day.
As for the method of cooking elm seeds, it is the same as steaming mugwort. Mix them with flour, roll them into the shape of evenly sized steamed buns, and then steam them in a pot.
The steamed elm seeds had a light sweet smell, but Cui Qingyi didn’t like them very much. She ate two to taste them and ate the rest with konjac.
Konjac really likes the taste, and while eating it himself, he also feeds it to Wangcai.
The big black dog is never picky about food. He will eat anything that can be put in his mouth.
The usual chaos did not exist at this moment, and the man and the dog lived in harmony as if they had always been like this.
At this moment, Cui Qingyi didn't know that the two double-sided embroideries she exchanged with the Phili caravan caused a small sensation.
The merchant selling watches in the Phili caravan was very fond of the two double-sided embroideries after receiving them, and he held them in his hands to admire them every day.
Later, fearing that he might accidentally damage such a work of art, he specially asked Brian, a craftsman in the caravan who was good at mounting paintings, to help frame the embroidery.
Brian has framed many paintings, including many masterpieces by famous artists.
Human beings have a common pursuit of art. Brian had just gotten the thing and he was completely reluctant to let it go.
Exquisite craftsmanship!
That was the only word in Brian's mind.
Brian wanted to buy this painting of the celestial maiden at a high price, but the original owner was unwilling to part with it. In the end, he could only bear the regret and admiration, and he wished he could use all his life's skills to treat the work of art in front of him.
Later, Brian would look for such works of art in every town he visited.
Afraid that the other party didn't know what he wanted, he even asked a watch merchant to show him the double-sided embroidery he had obtained.
After Brian's unremitting publicity, more people knew about the existence of embroidery workshops in every town where the caravan arrived. Someone in the foreign caravan obtained two unique embroidery pieces, which were said to have been exchanged from Dongping County.
Everyone subconsciously thought that these foreigners were lying. How could there be any top-notch embroiderers in a small place like Dongping County?
Chen Mansion
The Chen family has encountered some difficulties recently, which can be said to be both a difficulty and an opportunity.
The eldest daughter of the Chen family went out for a spring outing and unexpectedly met the old Princess Qi who was also out for a spring outing.
This old princess was a legend in the capital. Born into a common family, she became a favorite of the old queen mother with her excellent embroidery skills. She was favored by the old queen mother and given to her son, the Prince of Qi, as a concubine.
Later, the world changed, and we will not talk about how this concubine overcame all difficulties and became the Princess of Qi.
But now, the Chen family wants to get close to the noble family of King Qi. His current official position is decent, but compared with other noble families in the capital, his foundation is not even a little bit worse.
So the Chen family wanted to follow the path of Princess Qi.
But the Princess of Qi has already reached the pinnacle of embroidery skills in this world. If there is nothing new, it is probably impossible to impress her.
The emergence of double-sided embroidery is like handing over a pillow when you feel sleepy.
(There won't be many plots about this kind of aristocratic family, just a brief transition.)
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