113. Peeling shrimps by hand
113. Peeling shrimps by hand
After closing the shop in the afternoon, Lu Qingfeng brought his wife Xu Yueniang and Lu Youtian and his wife to the Lu family courtyard for dinner. He also visited his son who was raised in someone else's home and talked to his adopted son about buying land to raise ducks and opening a workshop in the future.
Before coming here, Lu Qingfeng had already talked with Lu Youtian, and he came to the Lu family courtyard again to confirm some details with his adopted son.
When Lu Youtian first told them about this matter, especially when he learned that it was his adopted son who had proposed the deal, Lu Qingfeng immediately agreed to cooperate with the Lu family. He believed in his adopted son's vision and was optimistic about his future career advancement. He believed that their family was now tied to the Lu family, which was a win-win for them.
Lu Qingfeng himself knew that it was a kind act of his and his wife's that had led them to meet Lu Youtian and his wife and to accept this adopted son. If this adopted son passed the imperial examination and became an official, they would have no chance of marrying into a higher position.
Furthermore, Lu Qingfeng and Xu Yueniang knew that they only had one son, and the Lu family was small, so their only son would not have a brother to support him. However, the Lu family had two sons. The elder was already taking the imperial examinations, and the younger was smart and clever, and would surely become a successful person in the future. The children of the two families grew up together, and their relationship was closer than that of brothers. With their adopted son serving as an official in the future, the two younger brothers would surely have a bright future, whether studying or pursuing a career in business.
So now that they are tied to the Lu family, Lu Qingfeng and Xu Yueniang are both very happy to see it happen.
After two cups of tea, the two families had almost finished discussing buying land to raise ducks and opening a workshop in the future.
After the discussion, Lu Qingfeng said to Lu Youtian, "Mingfei, you need to study for the upcoming exams, so don't worry about these things. Tomorrow, we will find time to go to the pawnshop to ask if there is any suitable land outside the city. If there is, we will buy the land and ducklings as soon as possible and raise them back home.
It's only April now, and we can buy ducklings and raise them for three or four months before slaughtering them. We'll build the workshop in June, and then everything else will be easy to arrange."
"Okay, let's go to the dental clinic tomorrow and ask." Lu Youtian nodded and said to his eldest son, "Mingfei, study hard and don't be distracted by these things. Your adoptive father and I will make the arrangements."
Lu Mingfei replied, "Okay." He knew his current focus should be on his studies. After the next college entrance exam, he might be able to free up some time to help out at home. The exam happened to be in June, and by then their ducks would be grown, so they could start preparing for the workshop and processing, and he could lend a hand.
Just as they finished discussing these things, Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran arrived at their house. They had come directly from the private school and hadn't even returned home yet, so they had dinner at their house.
Since they hadn't bought the land yet and hadn't started raising ducks, Lu Mingfei hadn't mentioned any cooperation to Zhang Lingxuan yet. He planned to wait until the ducks were half-grown before discussing the matter with Zhang Lingxuan. Otherwise, it would be premature to discuss cooperation with someone when nothing was already established.
There are many people eating today, but there are also many dishes.
After dinner, Lu Mingfei said goodbye to the adults at home and asked his father and mother to entertain his adoptive parents. He then took Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran to the study to study. The three of them were not concerned about the results of the prefectural examination, but were concentrating on preparing for the next imperial examination.
These days he sorted out some materials for the college entrance examination and made several mock test papers, and the three of them worked on the questions together.
After a while, he heard the sound of his father sending someone out outside. He came out to say hello to his adoptive father and mother who were about to go back, and then went back to the study to continue doing his homework.
Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran knew that Lu's parents had to get up early to do business, so they usually didn't stay at the Lu family's house for too long. When they heard the first night watchman's call, they packed up their things, prepared to take the test paper home, and said goodbye to Lu Mingfei.
"Walk slowly."
"Okay, see you tomorrow."
Lu Mingfei saw the two of them out to the door, and after watching them leave in the carriage, he turned back to the yard. Just as he was finishing packing up his study, he heard the "cooing" sound of a bird outside.
Knowing that the "bird" outside was not a real bird, he came out and responded with a "cooing" sound. The cooing sound outside stopped, and then a man climbed over the wall and came into their yard.
Lu Mingfei glanced at the room where his father and mother lived, and whispered to the guard who came in, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go in and get something."
Guard Ma nodded and followed Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei went into the room where he lived. When he came out, he was holding a small jar in his hand. Then he made a gesture and asked the guard to take him over the wall.
Only when his feet touched the ground did he realize that both of them had fallen outside.
"Awesome!" Lu Mingfei gave Ma Ge a thumbs up.
Guard Ma felt a little embarrassed by the praise.
The two of them did not waste any time and got on the carriage. Lu Mingfei sat inside the carriage, and the horse guard sat outside to drive the carriage.
The carriage went all the way to Prince Ding's Mansion and entered the courtyard of Prince Ding's Mansion.
Lu Mingfei got off the carriage and followed the servant who led the way to where Zhao Lang was waiting for him. When he reached the lotus pond, he met the butler who was standing there. The butler led him for the rest of the way.
Still in the pavilion where they had had supper last night, Zhao Lang was standing inside waiting for him.
"Mr. Lu, please come in. The prince is waiting for you inside."
"Thanks."
Lu Mingfei turned his head and nodded to the housekeeper before walking towards the person who was waiting for him. "Sorry, have you been waiting for a long time?" He knew at a glance that Zhao Lang was waiting for him here, and he said a little embarrassedly.
"No." Zhao Lang said.
His eyes moved to the table full of things. In addition to various meat and vegetable skewers, there were also several plates of shrimps, crabs and oysters. Lu Mingfei's face showed a little surprise, because these things were what he casually mentioned to Zhao Lang last night, and Zhao Lang had someone prepare them today.
"Wow, there are so many things today! Did you have people prepare all these prawns and seafood?"
"Yeah." Zhao Lang looked at the boy's surprised expression, and his mood inexplicably became happy. He nodded and gestured for Lu Mingfei to sit down.
"Then let's start grilling. Have you had dinner?" Lu Mingfei rolled up his sleeves, ready to show off his skills to the young master.
Zhao Lang shook his head and said, "I didn't eat it."
"It's not good to eat barbecue when you're hungry. You should have some soup or porridge first. Wait a minute." Lu Mingfei asked Zhao Lang to sit here and wait for a while. He walked out of the pavilion and said to the young lady standing outside, "Can you go to the kitchen and see if there is any soup or porridge, and bring a bowl over for your prince?"
"And bring a bowl of chopped garlic and a little bit of vegetable oil. Just half a bowl will do." The minced garlic is needed for grilling oysters. He only brought the prepared barbecue sauce, not the oil, so he had to get the oil from the palace kitchen.
"Okay, I'll go right away." The maid responded and hurried downstairs to get the things.
After seeing the young lady go get food for Zhao Lang, Lu Mingfei returned to the pavilion and said to the seated Zhao Lang, "Just sit there. I'll grill this."
Because the oil and minced garlic had not arrived yet, Lu Mingfei took a few skewers of lamb to grill first.
However, the lamb skewers here were not yet grilled, and the two young ladies brought over the things he had just mentioned.
"Have a bowl of soup to warm your stomach first. My skewers are almost done." Lu Mingfei asked Zhao Lang to drink the soup first while he turned the lamb skewers over. Seeing that they were almost done, he used a small brush to evenly coat them with a layer of barbecue sauce.
As soon as the barbecue sauce was applied, the entire pavilion was instantly filled with the aroma of barbecue, which also spread from all sides of the pavilion.
The first person to smell the fragrance was Zhao Lang, who was sitting in the pavilion.
Zhao Lang was holding the bowl of soup, and suddenly felt that the chicken soup in his hand was no longer fragrant. He stared at the roast meat being flipped on the stove without blinking.
"It smells good, doesn't it? We'll be eating it soon." Seeing Zhao Lang staring at the skewers in his hand, Lu Mingfei knew that it was his own skewers that caught Zhao Lang's attention. After all, the skewers he brought yesterday had been sitting out for a long time, and even though he reheated them, the taste and texture were not as good as freshly grilled skewers.
Moreover, the barbecue sauce used by his second uncle and fourth uncle's stalls was not as good as his, so there would still be a difference in taste.
The meat on the skewer has been roasted to a slightly golden brown, with bubbles of oil sizzling on it.
"It should be ready. Let me try one first." Lu Mingfei took a bunch, blew on it, and then tried to take a bite. "Hmm, it's cooked!"
Then he put the rest on a plate for Zhao Lang to eat, "Try it, be careful, it's hot, very hot."
Zhao Lang picked up a skewer, sniffed it, and then brought it to his mouth, biting off the top piece of meat. The mutton had a slightly burnt texture and flavor, and a strong aroma of sauce. It was even better than the mutton he had eaten as a child.
From the subtle expressions on Zhao Lang's face, Lu Mingfei could tell that this young master really liked eating these grilled skewers. However, the first batch was made with lamb skewers, and the second batch was made with prawns.
He was eating a kebab of lamb in his mouth, and he was flipping the grilled meat with one hand holding the skewer.
But when the prawns were grilled, the young master just looked at them and didn't touch them.
Lu Mingfei suddenly guessed why the young master didn't do anything. "Should I call a young lady to help you peel it?"
Zhao Lang just looked at Lu Mingfei with a pair of calm eyes, without saying a word. He didn't know why, but he didn't like Lu Mingfei calling others brother or sister.
Seeing that the young master was silent, Lu Mingfei suspected that the young master was still picking people to serve him. He had no choice but to put the oysters on the grill and peel the shrimp for them. "Okay, I'll peel it for you." Author's gossip: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! For more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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