169, lively
169, lively
In the afternoon, when his family and his adoptive parents came back, Lu Mingfei had already taken Zhang Qi with him to prepare the barbecue ingredients and seasonings, and even took their barbecue stove outside.
The family had barbecued twice before, but they had always used a makeshift platform made of stones. Everyone squatted on the ground, which became uncomfortable after a while. So he asked a blacksmith to make an iron stove, and then asked his father to help build a wooden frame to cover it, and it became a standard barbecue stove.
When she came back and saw that her eldest son had prepared everything, Liu Sanniang asked with a smile, "Are we having barbecue tonight? Do you want to prepare anything else?"
"How about we fry some noodles? Otherwise, I'm afraid everyone won't be full." Although there are a lot of barbecue ingredients prepared for tonight, Lu Mingfei is still worried that the adults and children in the family are used to eating staple foods, and they might not be full with just barbecue.
"Okay, we'll make the fried noodles. You can focus on your work first." Liu Sanniang asked her eldest son to deal with the things outside, and she went into the kitchen.
Ruyi also took Ruchun and Ruxia into the kitchen to help the mistress with work.
Ruchun and Ruxia were two maids brought in later, each with a completely different personality. Ruchun was a round-faced, single-lidded girl, outgoing and bold. Ruxia, on the other hand, was thin and petite, with a palm-sized face and surprisingly large eyes. She was also very timid and rarely dared to look anyone in the eye.
Lu Mingrui, who had been running around with his brothers for an entire afternoon, and Lu Mingcong and Zhang Xiaobao all knew that they were going to have barbecue today. They had had barbecue twice at home and they had all eaten grilled skewers, so all three children knew what barbecue was.
Seeing that their brothers had moved the stove outside and the adults in the family had returned, the two boys, Lu Mingrui and Lu Mingcong, pestered their eldest brother to eat barbecue.
"Okay, okay, let's bake it now." Lu Mingfei was pestered by the two boys and had no choice but to agree to start baking now.
At this time, Lu Youtian heard this and asked his eldest son: "Didn't you invite friends over? Why don't you wait for them to come and grill together?"
"They should be here soon. Let's light the charcoal first," said Lu Mingfei.
"Oh, that's fine." Knowing that it would take some time to light the charcoal and grill the skewers, Lu Youtian came over to help and lit the charcoal with his eldest son.
It didn't take the father and son long to light the charcoal.
After the fire in the stove became a little brighter, Lu Mingfei put the lamb skewers on it to roast.
Lu Qingfeng, who was standing by and watching the fun, saw a leg of lamb on the table and asked, "Hey, Mingfei, what do you want to do with this leg of lamb?"
"I wanted to roast the whole leg of lamb, but this stove is used for roasting skewers, so there's no extra space for roasting the leg of lamb." Lu Mingfei also remembered that he hadn't processed the leg of lamb yet. He looked at the stove that was already in use and was a little unsure of what to do with it. He discussed with the two fathers: "How about we build another rack to roast it? Otherwise, if we wait until we finish roasting these things before roasting the leg of lamb, it will be very late before we can eat it."
"Okay, let your father and I do this. We can just build a stove to bake it." Lu Qingfeng asked his adopted son to focus on the work at hand, and he called Lu Youtian.
Then the two men built a rack on the side, hung the lamb legs on the rack, put a few firewood underneath, and after lighting the firewood, they could roast the lamb legs.
"Brother, it smells so good!"
"Brother, how long will it take to get better?"
Smelling the barbecue on the stove, the two boys Lu Mingrui and Lu Mingcong couldn't help but circle around the stove, their eyes shining as they looked at the barbecue.
Zhang Xiaobao knew that he and his brother were staying in someone else's house, so he often didn't dare to say what he wanted like his two younger brothers. However, when he stood at the back and smelled the aroma of the barbecue skewers, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
Zhang Qi was standing on the other side of the stove grilling meat. When he looked up, he saw his younger brother standing there drooling. He couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart. At the same time, seeing his younger brother's increasingly round face, he was also very glad that the two brothers were picked up by the Lu family last winter.
Otherwise, the two brothers would probably be dead by now.
In fact, Zhang Qi always remembered the kindness that the Lu family had shown to the two brothers.
Lu Mingfei turned the skewer in his hand, brushed a layer of sauce on it, grilled it again, and sprinkled some sesame seeds on it. "It seems to be okay. I'll give it a try." Meeting the three pairs of eyes looking at him, he picked up a skewer, blew on it, and bit off the top piece of meat.
"Brother, is it delicious?" Lu Mingrui looked at his brother eagerly, his little face full of the desire to eat it too.
"It's delicious. You three take some and share it with everyone, and then come back here to eat, okay?" Lu Mingfei asked the three boys.
"Sure, brother." Lu Mingrui nodded seriously. Although he really wanted to eat barbecue first, he was a good boy who listened to his brother!
The other two guys also took a step forward.
Lu Mingfei gave three or four skewers to each of the three boys, and did not forget to remind them to walk carefully.
Not long after, the three boys took the skewers and went to share them and came back. He gave each of the three boys a skewer of skewers, and he and Zhang Qi also took one skewer each and started eating.
The grilled lamb skewers had a slightly burnt aroma and were juicy when you took a bite. Lu Qingfeng nodded as he ate. "This grilled lamb skewers is delicious. Next time we'll buy some lamb and grill them again."
"Sure, we have a grill at home. Next time you want to eat it, just grill it yourself." Lu Mingfei said with a smile.
"This stove in your house is nice. Where did you buy it? I will buy one later so that I can roast food with your stepmother when we stay at home in the winter." Lu Qingfeng directly omitted his biological son in his words. Anyway, this son has been raised in other people's homes for more time than at home, so just treat him as the son of the Lu family!
It was just right that he could spend more time with his wife in their simple life in the future, Lu Qingfeng thought to himself.
Lu Mingfei pretended not to hear his adoptive father's words, which didn't mention his biological son, and continued, "I asked a blacksmith to make this furnace. Later I'll ask Master Wang to make another one for you. The frame was made by my father. Once the iron furnace is finished, I'll ask my father to make a wooden frame to cover it."
“Is this size okay?”
"It can be a little smaller. This stove will look a bit too big in the room." Lu Qingfeng gestured to measure the size, then took out his wallet and asked his adopted son, "How much silver does this iron stove cost? I'll give you the money first."
"No, no, I'll give it to you." Lu Mingfei waved his hand.
"How can I ask you to give it to me? You are still studying and can't make money. I will give you a few taels of silver first. If it is not enough, you can go back and talk to your adoptive father." Lu Qingfeng opened his purse and took out a few taels of silver and stuffed them into his adopted son's arms.
"Godfather, you really don't need it." Lu Mingfei looked at both sides of the matter and wanted to take out the silver and return it to his godfather, but his godfather held his hand.
"Take it, take it, don't push it back. You gave your adoptive mother a set of jewelry last time, and I haven't given you the silver yet." Lu Qingfeng didn't let his adopted son give the silver back to him. He thought of the set of pearl jewelry that his adopted son gave to his wife. The silver used in it was not valuable, but the pearls in it were more expensive.
"Yes, I haven't asked you yet. How much silver did you spend on the jewelry you made for your mother and stepmother last time? Do you have any money left in your own little treasury? Or will your stepfather give you some money later?"
"No, no, I have money. I didn't spend any money on those two sets of jewelry last time."
"No money?!" Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but raise his voice.
Facing the surprised eyes of his adoptive father and biological father, Lu Mingfei explained that he had sold two sets of jewelry designs. Not only did he earn back the money he spent on making the two sets of jewelry, but he was also rich. He said, "The owner of the jewelry store liked my designs and ordered new designs from me. If the drawings I submit next time are approved, I can make some more money."
"Will this... hinder your studies?" Lu Qingfeng really didn't know that his adopted son had such a talent and could make money by selling jewelry design drawings.
"Yes, if it will delay your studies, don't do these things. If you are short of money, just tell me and your mother, and we will give it to you." Lu Youtian didn't want his son to be delayed in his studies because of these things. Making money is their job as adults, so how could they let their son who is studying do these things.
"It won't delay us, don't worry. It's just some design sketches. It won't take up our time. I don't draw that kind of thing every day. I just occasionally get inspired and start sketching." Lu Mingfei didn't consider this his main job, so he would only draw a few strokes when inspiration struck. If not, he would put it aside. Anyway, the owner of the jewelry store didn't tell him when to submit the draft, just that he should bring it to the store manager once he finished it.
Just as they were talking, Zhang Lingxuan and Ye Zhuoran arrived together.
Neither of them came empty-handed. Zhang Lingxuan brought two boxes of snacks, and Ye Zhuoran brought two jars of good wine.
Their eldest brother was the third to arrive.
Lu Mingfei brought his three classmates into his home, and they set up a table in the yard to eat.
Today's staple food is a large bowl of fried noodles. The hand-rolled noodles are boiled in water and then fried with shredded chicken and eggs. After frying, they are sprinkled with a handful of green onions. The taste is extremely fragrant.
There are also pre-grilled meat skewers and vegetables, two large plates of skewers for each table.
The surface of the lamb leg was already roasted, so they cut two plates to eat first, and the rest continued to hang on the rack to roast.
So there weren't many stir-fried dishes prepared on this day, but there was a lot of barbecue.
Knowing that Zhao Lang would not come too early, Lu Mingfei did not mention that there were friends who had not arrived yet, and instead invited the friends who arrived earlier to come for dinner.
Their house has a small courtyard, and both the family and guests eat in this courtyard.
Because there were so many people that day, we set up three tables.
His mother and stepmother ate at another table with the children, while Lu Mingfei ate at this table with his father and stepfather. The servants went to the kitchen to eat and did not eat at the same table with them.
When the meal was served, the whole yard was bustling with people. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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