144, "Coincidentally"
144, "Coincidentally"
Seeing Mr. Lu coming upstairs again, Qingzhu didn't ask anything, but reached out and pushed open the door of the box, allowing Mr. Lu who had returned to go in.
Lu Mingfei stepped over the threshold and the door of the box closed behind him.
He was not too surprised to see someone sitting in the box drinking tea, because when he saw the servant standing at the door just now, he knew that Zhao Lang was there.
"Why are you here?" Lu Mingfei sat down next to Zhao Lang, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat down to drink. The table was full of dishes, and he picked up the chopsticks to eat without hesitation.
He hadn't eaten anything in the next box just now, so he could still take in some more food.
"It's a coincidence." Zhao Lang glanced at Lu Mingfei and said.
"..." Lu Mingfei gave Zhao Lang a look that said, "Do you think I will believe your lies?"
Zhao Lang's expression remained unchanged, as if to say it was a coincidence, so it was a coincidence.
Lu Mingfei: Well, if the young master said it was a coincidence, then it is a coincidence. He is unable to argue with Zhao Lang about such a small issue.
"Is the discipline in your Imperial College so lax? He can even skip classes in broad daylight?" He had noticed that this young master often skipped classes. Could it be that in such a huge Imperial College, there was no one who could control the Prince of Ding? Lu Mingfei was curious.
Zhao Lang picked up the tea and took a sip, then said, "Discipline is only discipline if someone abides by it."
Lu Mingfei understood what the prince said and gave Zhao Lang a thumbs up, "You're awesome!"
"I really feel sorry for you teachers at the Imperial College for having to meet a group of students like you." Lu Mingfei sighed in his heart. Whether in ancient times or modern times, it is not easy to be a teacher in a school where a group of rich second-generations gather.
Zhao Lang put the teacup in his hand on the table and looked at Lu Mingfei with a faint gaze.
When Lu Mingfei saw that the young master's teacup was empty, he quickly picked up the teapot and refilled the young master's cup. As he handed the teacup to the young master, he lowered his voice and asked, "How are you going to arrange to leave the city tomorrow?"
"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning." Zhao Lang said.
“…” Lu Mingfei met Zhao Lang’s gaze and found that this young master did not seem to be joking.
The two looked at each other, and Zhao Lang raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at him.
Lu Mingfei was a little curious about how Zhao Lang would leave the city tomorrow. However, since the young master didn't say anything, he would wait and see what the young master would do tomorrow.
The two of them drank two cups of tea in the teahouse that day, and then he left first.
After Lu Mingfei left for a while, Zhao Lang took a carriage back to the Imperial College.
As soon as he returned to the Imperial College, he ran into Qi Jun who was looking for him. Qi Jun asked him where he had been. He simply replied with two words: "Drinking tea."
"I've noticed that you like drinking tea all day long. How come you like to do things that old men like to do at such a young age?" Qi Jun followed behind Zhao Lang and couldn't help but say something rude.
But they all have a tacit understanding and never ask others what they are doing outside.
"Shut up!" Zhao Lang paused, glared at the man, and continued walking forward.
"I'm telling the truth. Can't people tell the truth?" Others were afraid of Zhao Lang, but Qi Jun was not afraid of this man. He followed Zhao Lang and chattered non-stop all the way, talking about their Imperial College's team selection and competition.
But Zhao Lang only replied with two words, "No."
"It's not up to you this time. I've already reported your name. Do you want to lose without a fight?" Qi Jun deliberately used provocation.
Zhao Lang had long seen through Qi Jun's intentions and responded mercilessly, "Provocation won't work on me."
"If you don't want to be last." This was a clear threat.
"..." Qi Jun's face turned pale and he glared at Zhao Lang angrily, "You are such a stubborn person!"
"Thank you for the compliment." Seeing that Qi Jun was angry with him, Zhao Lang's mouth curled up, revealing a slightly happy expression.
Qi Jun, “…”
***
Lu Mingfei, who had already returned home, had no idea that Zhao Lang was in the Imperial College.
When he returned home, Zhang Qi had already returned and it was Zhang Qi who opened the door for him. The other three little ones were sleeping in the house, and the whole yard was quiet.
The first thing he did when he got home was to check if the snails in the bucket were still alive.
"Thank goodness, they're still alive." He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the snails in the bucket spit out their tentacles and explore outside. Fortunately, these little creatures were not dead, otherwise they would have missed out on a delicious meal.
"Brother, what can these things be used for?" Zhang Qi asked with some confusion.
"There are so many things that can be made, just wait to eat delicious food." Lu Mingfei looked at Zhang Qi with a smile.
Zhang Qi remembered something and said quickly, "Oh, yes, my aunt left some pork bones for you."
"Where is it?"
"It's hanging in the water tank. Do you want to use it now? I'll bring it up for you."
"Okay, give it to me."
To make the soup for the snail noodles, Lu Mingfei asked Zhang Qi to take out the pork bones, clean them, and use them to make the soup. Yesterday, he told his mother that he would make a delicious dish at home today, and these pork bones were specially left for him by his mother that morning.
In order to make it easier to eat the snails later, they had to remove the tails first, otherwise they would not be able to taste the meat. This step alone was enough to keep the two of them busy.
It took the two of them an hour to break the snail butts.
Before making the soup, you need to fry the snails first.
To make the soup base for the snail noodles, stir-frying the snails is crucial, as scallions, ginger, garlic, and spices are essential. Fortunately, since their family makes braised food, they always have these spices on hand. Lu Mingfei went to find the various ingredients and started stir-frying.
First, fry the spices until fragrant, then pour all the cleaned snails into the pot and cook them.
Zhang Qi cleaned the pork bones and set them aside. With nothing else to do, he stood by and watched his elder brother stir-fry the snails, which had only a few ounces of meat. He had never expected that such a humble thing could turn out so fragrant. "What a delicious smell!" He couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"It smells good, right? Of course it smells good!" Lu Mingfei laughed.
He divided the large pot of fried snails into two portions, one for eating and the other into the pot to make soup with the bones.
The firewood in the stove is burning, the soup in the pot is simmering, and all that remains is to wait for the soup to be cooked.
"Okay, let's keep the soup here and simmer it slowly. We'll use it to cook noodles in the evening. We can eat some of these fried snails first." Lu Mingfei filled a small bowl with fried snails. Before he even walked out of the kitchen door, he couldn't help but pinched a snail with his hands and sucked the meat to eat.
Just suck the tail and then take another breath to suck out the meat in one go.
Yes, this is the taste, it is simply the most delicious thing on earth!
"You try it too, it's delicious." Lu Mingfei told Zhang Qi how to eat snail meat.
Zhang Qi also picked up a snail with his hands and followed the method their eldest brother had taught him, sucking the bottom first and then the meat. He sucked the meat out in one go. The snail meat, with its spice flavor, was fresh and fragrant, better than any meat he had ever eaten. "Delicious!"
"It's delicious. This bowl is for the two of us. Let's eat a little first to satisfy our cravings, and then we can eat the rest together when others come back." Lu Mingfei gestured to Zhang Qi to follow him outside.
The two of them sat at the door of the main room, put the bowl of fried snails on a higher stool, and the two of them sat on the small stool to eat.
Just as the two people were eating snails, a little guy stood at the door of the bedroom and looked at them.
"Brother!" Lu Mingrui looked at his brothers who were eating without calling him, his little face puffed up with anger.
Meeting his brother's gaze, Lu Mingfei felt as if he had been caught eating alone. After a moment's pause, he walked over, picked up the little guy standing barefoot on the ground, and asked with a smile, "Hey, my dear Ruirui, when did you wake up?"
"Hmph!" Lu Mingrui looked at his brother as if to say, don't think that I won't be angry with you just because you call me baby.
"Let's go back to the room and put on our shoes first. Next time, remember to put on your shoes before going out, okay?" When Lu Mingfei brought the little guy into the room to put on his shoes, he saw that the other one lying on the bed had also woken up and was turning over and getting up.
"Brother, pee." When Lu Mingcong saw his brother in the room, he climbed over his brother and hung on him.
"..." Lu Mingfei, the combined weight of these two little guys almost exceeded his, especially the little piglet Lu Mingcong, who was as heavy as a stone. He pounced on him and almost knocked him to the ground.
"Aqi, come and help!"
Zhang Qi, who was outside, heard someone calling him from inside and hurried over to help.
"don't want!"
"I was there first!"
"don't want!"
“This is my brother!”
"My brother!"
"My brother!"
“…”
Only when Zhang Qi came over to hold them both, Lu Mingrui and Lu Mingcong refused to get down from their eldest brother's arms, and both wanted their eldest brother to hold them.
The two good brothers started fighting over the eldest brother's embrace.
"...Hurry up and get down here, both of you! Don't rely on me! I can't carry you anymore!" Since neither of them wanted to get down and walk, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to put the two brats down on the ground. He used his eyes to warn them not to fight each other, "I've fried something delicious. If you guys go wash your faces and drink some water quickly, I'll give you two more."
"Delicious?" When he heard that there was something delicious, Lu Mingcong looked at his brother with a pair of curious eyes.
"Yes, it's delicious. I guarantee you've never eaten it before." Lu Mingfei promised.
Hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Lu Mingcong actively cooperated and let Zhang Qi take him out to pee.
Lu Mingfei helped their little ancestor urinate and wash his face.
After serving the two little guys, he gave each of them a small stool and a small bowl, each of which was filled with five fried snails.
"Eat a few first to taste them. When Mom and the others come back, we can eat more for dinner." Afraid that the two little guys wouldn't be able to suck out the snail meat and eat the shells together, Lu Mingfei had to teach them step by step how to suck out the snail meat.
“Puff, puff, puff—”
"Brother, I can't taste it."
Lu Mingcong licked each snail, but he found that he could not taste the contents.
Lu Mingrui sucked out the snail meat and placed the empty shell on the table. He then looked at his idiotic second brother and said, "You're so stupid!"
"Brother, look at him, he said I was stupid!" Lu Mingcong was so angry that he asked his elder brother to help them seek justice.
"..." Lu Mingfei looked like he had a headache. Sometimes he really didn't want to bother with these two guys. In the end, he had no choice but to stop the two boys from fighting and teach Lu Mingcong how to suck the snail meat again.
But he found that no matter how he taught, this kid just couldn't suck...
"Forget it, don't eat it yourself. I'll dig it out for you." Finally, he had no choice but to find a bamboo stick and dig out the snail meat inside for his older brother who could not learn how to suck the snail meat.
After a while, Zhang Qi heard the sound of someone getting up in the room, so he went into the room. After a while, he brought his younger brother Zhang Xiaobao out.
Zhang Xiaobao was the last one to wake up, but he also got five snails.
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