Chapter 159: Special Envoy Hu Looking for Lu Miao
Lu Miao stood in the kitchen scratching his head. After thinking for a long time, he decided to just fry two eggs.
Anyway, we all know that eggs are good things, so why not eat them in any way?
Isn't it enough to show sincerity?
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to Lu Miao, and he immediately got busy.
In the morning, Chen Guifen made breakfast and cleaned the stove.
Lu Miao directly fanned the sparks in the stove, stuffed a handful of straw in, blew on it, and the fire started.
She quickly got up and poured the oil.
Feeling the oil was heating up, she cracked an egg on the edge of the stove and put it into the pan.
Usually I stir-fry vegetables with a few drops of oil and a large pot of vegetables. Once the vegetables are poured into the pot, you can only hear a slight "sizzling" sound.
But today is different.
Because it was a fried egg, Lu Miao put in more oil than usual, and a small puddle could be clearly seen at the bottom of the pan.
The oil heated up and smoke came out of the pot, and Lu Miao was a little scared when he saw it.
She was like the seagull that kept stretching its legs to test the waters on the beach. After going back and forth several times, she finally managed to get the egg into the pot.
However, he failed to control the height well, and the whole egg broke away from the shell and "fell" into the pot, and a few drops of oil instantly splashed onto the back of his hand.
“Ouch! Hiss…”
Lu Miao was shocked, his heart pounding, not knowing whether to be afraid first or to scream first.
The pot was still sizzling with oil droplets, and Lu Miao hurriedly picked up the spatula.
I don't know what was going on in my mind, but I picked up the spatula and pushed it into the pot.
After a crisp metallic "bang" sound, a burst of fire suddenly burst out of the pot.
"ah!"
Lu Miao was stunned by the sudden scene and didn't react for a long time. He just backed away with the spatula in his hand.
"Aunt! There's a fire!"
There was a lot of commotion in the kitchen. Chen Guifen and Hu Zhiyuan were talking in the main room, and they would stop to listen every once in a while.
When they heard the word "fire", Chen Guifen and Hu Zhiyuan were both startled and got up and went to the kitchen.
As soon as I entered the kitchen, wow!
Isn’t it?
The flames were so big that they threatened to reach the beams of the house.
"Oh, you girl, what did you do?"
Chen Guifen pulled Lu Miao behind her.
Hu Zhiyuan scooped water from the vat, apparently intending to pour it into the pot.
Chen Guifen quickly pushed him aside, picked up the pot lid, and covered the pot with a "kang" sound to suppress the flames.
Chen Guifen turned around to look at Lu Miao. "How is it? Are you burned?"
Lu Miao had a calico-like face, one hand raised high still holding the spatula, and the other hand stroking his chest, obviously looking frightened.
Hearing Chen Guifen's question, she was confused for a long time, then her eyes suddenly flashed, and she nodded with tears in her eyes and stretched out her hand:
"It's burned! Here!"
"You, what are you really doing?"
Chen Guifen sighed helplessly and took Lu Miao to the bright and open place behind the kitchen door.
There were a few red marks from burns, but nothing else.
Chen Guifen scooped some cold water for her to wash her hands, and sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:
"You have such delicate skin that you'd cry out in pain if a passing fly kicked you."
Lu Miao pouted unhappily: "It really hurt just now!"
Chen Guifen laughed and shook her head.
In the kitchen, Hu Zhiyuan had already opened the lid of the pot.
There was a fire in the pot, but there was a lot of smoke.
The eggs had been smoked black and had turned into charcoal the moment they were placed on the pan. The air was filled with a pungent burnt smell.
Of course, this is not the main point.
Hu Zhiyuan put down the pot lid and shouted, "Auntie, what should we do? There's a big hole in the pot!"
"What?"
Chen Guifen hurried into the house. She was shocked when she saw what she saw.
Isn’t it?
There was a big hole in the middle of the big iron pot.
It certainly couldn't have been burned by fire.
Chen Guifen turned slightly, glanced at the spatula in Lu Miao's hand, and roughly understood what was going on.
Chen Guifen sighed helplessly again, "Special Commissioner Hu, I'm so sorry, I'm afraid I can't treat you to some sugar-coated eggs today."
The pot is broken, how can you eat eggs?
Hu Zhiyuan rubbed his head and looked at Lu Miao, smiling with a playful yet somewhat awkward smile:
"It's alright, Auntie. I'm not here for anything else this time. I just want to have a few words with Comrade Lu Xiaobao. I'll leave after that."
Chen Guifen nodded.
She thought Hu Zhiyuan came to see her husband, and was afraid that it was something serious, so she was worried for a while.
Chen Guifen asked Lu Miao and Hu Zhiyuan to go to the main room to talk, while Chen Guifen herself stayed in the kitchen to clean up the mess Lu Miao had made.
What a mess this girl made. Not only did she waste an egg, but she also smashed the pot.
In the main room, Lu Miao, with his cat-like face, walked to the table and sat down with Hu Zhiyuan.
Facing Hu Zhiyuan's occasional glances and his smiling face, Lu Miao glared at him and said:
"What do you want to do? Why are you laughing? Laugh again!"
Hu Zhiyuan was afraid that Lu Miao would give him a big fight, so he quickly restrained his smile and explained seriously:
"No, I'm not laughing! How could I dare to laugh?"
Hu Zhiyuan stretched his neck to look in the direction of the kitchen, then glanced outside the yard.
Seeing that Chen Guifen was busy and no one was outside the courtyard, Hu Zhiyuan took out a thick roll of banknotes from his pocket and stuffed it into Lu Miao's pocket:
"Put it away, put it away quickly!"
Lu Miao looked confused and took a while to react. She thought it was the money saved from the previous household registration, so she quickly put it in her pocket.
Unexpectedly, Hu Zhiyuan said, "Didn't you bring me news before?"
Lu Miao nodded.
Hu Zhiyuan lowered his voice and continued to chatter:
"I wasn't sure at first, but the county actually started investigating a few days ago!"
"Anyone who takes sides with a party is either demoted or stripped of their official position. I listened to you, played dumb, and held my ground for several days. Only after I was sure there was nothing for me to do these past two days did I dare to come here."
Lu Miao nodded, then shook his head blankly and patted the pocket containing the money:
"So what is this?"
"It's just a token of my appreciation. Comrade Fu paid for the household registration and also gave a golden bowl. I figured he probably doesn't have much money left."
Hu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Another thing, I heard you guys are getting married, so you must need some money to live on."
"Comrade Lu Xiaobao, you are this, I really admire you!"
Hu Zhiyuan said, and suddenly gave Lu Miao a thumbs up:
"You're a city girl with military household registration, yet you don't look down on us country folk, especially since Comrade Fu was still from that background. Your actions and choices are truly shocking and unexpected!"
This sounded like a compliment, but Lu Miao always felt it was ironic.
After giving Hu Zhiyuan a blank look, Lu Miao lowered his head slightly and fell into deep thought.
The information she had given Hu Zhiyuan before was actually very vague, and it was about the Shu Z Gang.
For fear of getting into trouble, she didn't dare to say too much and only repeatedly emphasized the importance of keeping a low profile.
Fortunately, Hu Zhiyuan was not stupid and understood what she meant.
"I'll accept the thank you gift you brought."
Lu Miao pursed his lips and reminded:
"I'm also reminding you that this incident won't just last for a short while. It will get worse and worse. You'd better stay alert at all times."
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