Chapter 1
Chapter 43
For lunch, Jiang Qi decided to take everyone out for a good meal.
After returning home, Jiang Qi checked Wang Erya's learning results and found them very encouraging. She learned quite a few characters, dozens of them, in just this morning. From the results, one could tell that she had been learning without wasting even a second.
If Jiang Qi had had this spirit when he was studying, although he might not have been able to become the top scholar, he would have had no problem becoming a child from another family.
After testing his learning results, Jiang Qi told Wang Erya the life story he had just made up and asked her to remember it.
Wang Erya is not stupid. The fact that she has been working honestly in the backyard for many years without seeking personal gain or playing tricks does not mean that she is stupid.
On the contrary, she has good learning ability and strong adaptability.
Wang Erya's adaptability is more passive than Huang Fugui's, who was able to earn his first pot of gold by chatting with the owner of the barber shop when he just arrived and knew nothing.
She did whatever Jiang Qi asked her to do, and she did it well.
The restaurant that Jiang Qi took everyone to for lunch was an old private restaurant nearby. Although it was called private cuisine, the prices were not expensive, just a little more expensive than ordinary stir-fried dishes, and it was very popular among the neighbors nearby.
Jiang Bing originally liked eating at this restaurant very much. He felt that he could not finish many dishes by himself, so he dragged his younger brother and cousin along. As a result, Jiang Qi and others became familiar with the restaurant owner.
Jiang Qi and his friends arrived early, and there were no customers in the store yet. The fat, round-faced boss saw that it was Jiang Qi and said with a smile, "Xiao Jiang, you're here. I haven't seen your sister for a long time. Is she out playing again?"
"Yes, my sister went abroad some time ago, and it will take some time for her to come back." Jiang Qi said with a smile, and asked directly without looking at the menu, "Boss Fang, what dishes do you have today?"
"You came at the right time. The fish my wife bought at the fish market today are very fresh. They are delicious whether braised or stewed. They were bought from the store that your family rents out. There are also wild vegetables. My father-in-law just picked them in the countryside yesterday. They are so tender and still juicy. The wild vegetables in this season are delicious when stir-fried with bacon, or fried." Boss Fang recommended enthusiastically.
Wang Erya's eyes lit up just by listening to the boss's introduction.
"Okay." Jiang Qi was also quite tempted. "Then let's have a dish of wild vegetables with bacon, a stewed fish, a braised pork, and a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Do you have anything else you want to eat?"
"Nori and egg soup." Huang Fugui said.
"Preserved vegetable chicken feet." said Old John.
Wang Erya thought about it, but couldn't think of any names for the dishes. She had never eaten a proper stir-fry, so how could she know what the dishes made with delicious meat were called? She couldn't understand the menu on the table, and she didn't recognize a single word.
"White rice." Wang Erya could only say the only name she knew.
After listening to this, Boss Fang smiled and looked at Wang Erya: "Is this your cousin, Xiao Jiang? She looks quite young. I have never seen her before. She is still wearing school uniform even during the holidays. Which school is she from? I think the style of her clothes is a bit like the old ones of No. 1 Middle School. Didn't you have breakfast? Okay, uncle will go cook for you now. It will be quick!"
Boss Fang didn't need Jiang Qi to answer. He served Wang Erya a plate of melon seeds and peanuts, asked her to have some snacks to fill her stomach first, and then turned around and went into the kitchen.
Huang Fugui and Lao John, who had rich experience in eating out, began to scald the cups with boiling water. Wang Erya grabbed a handful of peanuts and ate them slowly one by one.
Soon all the dishes were served.
Wang Erya was dazzled by the various forms of meat dishes.
She just felt hungrier than ever before, her stomach was rumbling like crazy, her saliva was watering like crazy, the food on the table seemed to be tempting, the aroma went straight into her nose.
She had never seen such beautiful dishes, nor had she ever smelled such fragrant meat.
"Eat." Jiang Qi said.
Wang Erya couldn't wait to pick up a big piece of braised pork.
Eat it in one bite.
The aroma of meat is everywhere.
"Hmm." Wang Erya had a satisfied look on her face, and happiness was about to overflow from her face.
So this is what a big piece of meat tastes like. It’s much better than the meat buns I had in the morning!
It turns out that eating meat with big mouthfuls is really so joyful!
She wants to be a maid for her boss for the rest of her life! No, she wants to work for the rest of her life!
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Half an hour later, Jiang Qi slumped back in his chair, feeling full for the first time in a long time.
He vaguely remembered that the last time he ate too much was last time.
Even Huang Fugui’s delicious vegetable noodles didn’t make Jiang Qi so full that he wanted to lie down on the chair and couldn’t walk, but today’s meal did it.
Indeed, Chef Fang, who has enjoyed a good reputation among neighbors for many years, has excellent cooking skills and his raw materials are all the freshest.
Fried wild vegetables with bacon, seasonal only. The wild vegetables are fresh and tender, with only the fragrance of wild vegetables and little bitterness. The bacon is just the right amount of fat and lean, and the saltiness is moderate. Even adding flavor and embellishment is the finishing touch. It is the best to eat the right dish in the right season.
The fried tomato and eggs were average. The fried tomato and eggs made by Chef Fang were sweet, the tomatoes were juicy but not sour, and the large pieces of fresh eggs were coated with soup. One bite could go well with two mouthfuls of rice.
Braised pork in brown sauce is his specialty. The pork belly, which is made of fat and lean meat, has become very soft after a long time of stewing. It is rich in oil and red sauce, fat but not greasy. Wang Erya ate 4 large pieces as soon as it was served.
Stewed fish, limited sale. Fresh live fish, killed and stewed, served with tender tofu bought from Granny Wang's tofu stall in the market. The fish is sweet and fresh, the tofu is tender and smooth, the soup is milky white, and the fish soup with rice is delicious. Huang Fugui said it was delicious after eating it.
Preserved preserved vegetables and chicken feet are Old John's first choice. No one knows how Old John fell in love with this dish. Jiang Qi has never even seen Old John eat this dish. The preserved preserved vegetables made by Master Fang are a little salty, but they go well with chicken feet. Chicken feet with bones are better than boneless ones. They are cooked very soft and the bones and meat will separate with a slight bite. Wang Erya ate another bowl of rice just for this dish.
Seaweed egg soup is a must-have for every household. Since even Jiang Qi can make seaweed egg soup, there is nothing to say. As long as you don't forget to add salt, it will taste good no matter how you cook it. Jiang Qi suspects that the reason why Huang Fugui loves this ordinary soup so much is because their Taiping Town is not near the sea and there is no seaweed.
But these are not the reasons why Jiang Qi overate.
He ate so much because Wang Erya ate so deliciously.
It wasn't noticeable when she was having breakfast in the morning, but when it came to lunch, Wang Erya used all her eating skills.
He ate the meal quickly and deliciously, taking one bite of dish and one bite of rice, and made the meal, which was originally only 7 points delicious, reach 10 points.
Just imagine, if there is a person who just picks up the bowl and eats without interruption, and looks so intoxicated while eating that it seems as if the food in front of him is all delicacies, a feast for the gluttons, and who even eats braised pork as if it were dragon meat from heaven, sitting opposite you, who can resist the temptation and not eat a few more bites?
After lunch, Jiang Qi took Wang Erya to a clothing wholesale market far from home to buy clothes.
With Wang Qinghe's current body shape, she could only buy children's clothes. Jiang Qi went to the night market twice and was very familiar with the types of clothes sold there, but there was nothing that Wang Qinghe could wear.
If you want to buy cheap children's clothing, you have to go to the big market.
In order to let Wang Erya interact with more people, Jiang Qi deliberately chose the bus with the heaviest flow of people.
This time, Wang Erya met more people and saw many scenes that she didn’t see in the morning.
She saw tall buildings, traffic lights, overpasses, parks, squares, busy streets, all kinds of banners and posters, shops selling various goods, and even larger supermarkets.
She saw a family of three going out together, a young couple who were inseparable, a student of his age hanging out with friends, an office worker in a hurry delivering documents, an old man strolling leisurely with a palm-leaf fan, old ladies chatting loudly in groups of three or five while carrying bags, a young lady dressed exquisitely for cosplay, and a young man wearing a doll costume handing out flyers on the street.
Some people are energetic, some are depressed, some are angry, and some are lost.
Wang Erya found that these people were all wearing nice clothes, seemed to be literate, and were very free. She even heard someone scolding the boss.
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When she went out in the morning, she discovered that everyone here was different from what she had seen before. Each of them was lively and energetic, with rich expressions. They could talk anytime and anywhere, and they could eat whatever they wanted.
They never kneel or kowtow, they always have smiles on their faces, they look very confident, they look into the other person's eyes when talking to them, and when they walk, they only look down at something called a mobile phone, otherwise they will only look down at the road.
Wang Erya feels that living like this is what it means to be a human being.
Wang Erya thought of the three words that the teacher on her tablet taught her during the online class this morning.
Heaven, Earth and Man.
Ancient people used myths to explain how the heaven, earth and humans came into being. Pangu created the heaven and earth, and Nuwa formed humans out of clay.
Heaven, earth and man are all part of nature. People should respect and help each other. No one should be self-centered. All people are created equal.
At that time, she didn't understand why the teacher said that all people are created equal.
How can people be equal?
She was just a maid who chopped firewood, but she was sold to the landlord for three bags of grain. She was not even worthy of seeing the landlord.
She is a human being, and the landlord is also a human being. How can the two of them be equal?
But now, Wang Erya felt that she seemed to understand a little.
Jiang Qi not only took Wang Erya to the wholesale market to buy clothes, he also took Wang Erya around the entire city, and after buying clothes, they wandered around the streets for the whole afternoon.
He couldn't think of any good teaching method to help Wang Erya quickly understand the world. He had never taught or raised a child, and he didn't remember how his parents and teachers helped him understand the world when he was a child. But Jiang Qi knew that what you see with your eyes is always more real and effective than what you hear with your ears.
It turns out to be very effective.
In the evening, Jiang Qi took Wang Erya to a barbecue buffet.
Wang Erya didn't dare to grill the meat for fear that she would ruin it, so Jiang Qi asked her to get the meat and take whatever she wanted to eat, and she would be responsible for grilling it herself.
Watching the marinated meat sizzling on the baking tray, Wang Erya took the initiative to ask Jiang Qi a question for the first time.
"Boss, is this the fairyland?"
Jiang Qi couldn't help laughing.
He said that from the first time he saw Wang Erya, although the little girl was a little scared and curious about everything around her, she didn't find it strange at all. She quickly accepted everything on her mobile phone and tablet, which was a bit inconsistent with her personality.
It turns out that Wang Erya has always regarded this place as a fairyland, and thought that what she had seen before were all magic spells of immortals, so no matter how strange they were, they were normal.
"Of course not." Jiang Qi put the perfectly roasted pork belly on Wang Erya's plate, "This is still the human world, but it's the human world 100 years later."
Wang Erya opened her mouth wide and let out a small "wow".
It’s better to be a good person.
Wang Erya thought.
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