The braised pork still needs to be simmered slowly. Cheng Chen and Wang Mu are picking vegetables in the yard. Spring vegetables have grown in March, and there are also wild vegetables in the mountains. They are peeling reed sprouts. Wang Mu picked them up by the river in the morning. They are fresh at this time. They are delicious after being simply blanched in water and mixed with cold dishes.
The aroma of stewed meat slowly spread from the kitchen to the yard. Cheng Chen sniffed and said, "What a nice smell!"
Wang Yu looked at the greedy look of the child and said with a smile: "Eat more later."
Even Wang's father, who had just returned from outside, was attracted by the aroma and said, "I could smell it from afar. I didn't expect it to be coming from our house. What did we cook that smells so good?"
The Queen Mother put the peeled reed shoots into the basin and said, "Yu'er made the braised pork. I didn't expect it to be so delicious."
The braised pork for dinner was loved and praised by the whole family. Two pounds of meat were cooked, and a large plate full of shiny meat pieces looked delicious. The Queen Mother picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. The meat was stewed very soft, fat but not greasy, and tasted slightly sweet. She couldn't help but pick up another piece!
"How did Yu'er make this braised pork? It's so delicious!"
Wang Yu couldn't say that he knew how to do it originally. The original owner had never been in the kitchen. He could only say that he learned it from a book.
The Queen Mother was still puzzled and asked if there was a book teaching how to cook? Wang Yu smiled but said nothing.
Seeing that everyone liked it, he picked up a piece for each of them. It was no wonder that Wang Yu’s braised pork was delicious. Eating meat was a rare thing in this era. People would only buy meat to satisfy their cravings during the busy farming season or the Chinese New Year. Even if it was cooked casually, it would taste good to them. What’s more, it tasted even better with spices and sugar.
After dinner, Wang Yu took Cheng Chen for a walk around the village to help digest the food. They met the eldest son of their neighbor Uncle Li who came back from the fields and greeted him. Their two families lived next door to each other and had a good relationship.
"Wang Yu, have you taken your husband out for a walk?" Li Quan said. He also knew that the Wang family spent ten taels of silver to marry a husband in order to get married. His mother was also saying in those days that the Wang family had finally supported a scholar, but he became ill and could not wake up. They only had this one son. If he really couldn't die, the old couple would probably have followed him. But fortunately, Wang Yu woke up, and now everyone in the village said that the husband he married was a blessed one.
Wang Yu: "Well, take him out for a walk. Ah Chen just arrived so he needs to get familiar with the place."
Li Quan: "Okay, I'll ask our An Ge'er to go play with your husband tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Li. Brother Li, please go back and have dinner." The Li family also has a brother named Li An, who is about the same age as Cheng Chen. He will go to the academy and restaurant tomorrow. Wang Yu is relieved to have someone accompany Cheng Chen.
After walking around to digest the food, Wang Yu thought on the way back that since he had made up his mind, it should be okay to hold the child when sleeping at night. He felt happy thinking about this.
When sleeping, Wang Yu stretched out his arms and took the child into his arms, uttered a sigh, and touched the child's back. The child was still a little thin, so he wanted to find a way to make him fatter.
Cheng Chen felt the warm palm on his back and shivered in surprise. He shyly buried his head in his arms, and then he heard the voice of his husband telling him to sleep above his head.
"Husband?" Cheng Chen was confused. Not today... ?
Wang Yu understood what he meant, patted his head with amusement and said, "You are still young, it is not appropriate now."
The person buried in his chest whispered muffledly: "Not young anymore, I'm sixteen!"
The hot breath hit his chest, making it numb and tingle. His body also felt strange. He smiled bitterly and realized that he couldn't be a beast. He could only say, "Sixteen is still young. It's too early to do this and it's not good for your health. Be good and go to sleep."
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The next morning, Wang Yu got up early. Cheng Chen wanted to get up too. He tucked in the quilt and said, "It's still early. Sleep a little longer."
Cheng Chen knew her husband was going to the academy, so she yawned and sat up and said, "No need to sleep. My husband is going to the academy. I'll get up and fry some pancakes and make some vegetable soup for you to have in the morning. I'll also make some porridge so that my parents can eat when they wake up."
Seeing the child's well-behaved appearance and the meticulous arrangements, I couldn't help but feel soft-hearted. I kissed him on the forehead and said, "Okay, if An Ge'er comes over today, you two can have fun together."
Cheng Chen raised her hand and touched the place where her husband had kissed her, and her ears turned red! But she quickly got up and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Wang Yu said goodbye to Cheng Chen after breakfast. A while later, Wang's mother also got up and saw that Cheng Chen had prepared breakfast. She was very satisfied and smiled and praised Cheng Chen's pancakes for being delicious.
Wang Yu happened to run into his classmate Chen Yanwen at the entrance of the academy. Chen Yanwen took Wang Yu for a spin and said in surprise, "Brother Wang, it's all right now."
He pulled Wang Yu inside and said as he walked, "When Brother Wei and I went to your house, we saw you lying in bed. We were really worried that you wouldn't make it. Fortunately, fortunately!"
Brother Wei was also a classmate who took the exam with them, his name was Wei Ning.
Later, I heard from Chen Yanwen that Wei Ning passed the examination and became a scholar. His family arranged for him to go to the provincial capital to study and prepare for the subsequent provincial examination. Wei Ning's family was from the town and ran a cloth shop. His family was well-off.
"Oh, if it weren't for the stomachache, Brother Wang would definitely have passed the exam!" Chen Yanwen sighed regretfully.
Wang Yu's eyes flashed. According to his original body's memory, there might be something fishy going on with that stomach upset! Passing through the front yard, they arrived at the Master's study. Master Song was sitting by the window reading. The two of them went up to meet the Master.
When he saw Wang Yu coming, he stood up, asked about his health, and learned that he was well. He patted Wang Yu on the shoulder and comforted him to take the exam next time.
The teacher's surname was Song. He was a scholar. He took part in the provincial examination three times, but failed. So he gave up and returned to the town to open a private school. He taught for a lifetime and lived a good life.
Wang Yu: "I'm sorry to have made you worried!"
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