Chapter 33 Too Obvious?
It is inconvenient to travel in the wild, so the fish can only be cooked simply.
Yang Yi quietly lit a fire, fetched some river water, and washed the cut fish pieces one by one.
Compared to the surprise of others, he seemed to be indifferent to everything that happened here and was only concerned with doing his own job.
"Thank you..." Xue Yongan put the knife into the wooden basin and washed his hands. He stopped in time after saying one word.
He glanced at Yang Yi, who was cutting branches, and quietly asked Chen Chunxing, who was squatting nearby and flipping fish, "Is this man your father?"
"Cough cough cough..." Chen Chunxing almost choked to death on his saliva. He reached out and touched Xue Yongan's forehead, then touched his own forehead, and said in a mysterious way, "Tell me honestly, can your brain be cured?"
"My last name is Shen, and his last name is Yang... Besides, do they look that old?"
Xue Yongan smiled awkwardly.
Before this, he didn't care about these people outside at all. He just waited until his injuries were healed and then left. No matter where he went, he would always find her one day.
Chen Chunxing understood as soon as he saw his expression and reminded him, "My last name is Chen Chunxing now. You must remember this and don't call me by the wrong name."
"Chen Chunxing, Chen Chunxing..." Xue Yongan repeated it several times and hurriedly introduced himself, "My surname is Xue, Xue Yongan, and my courtesy name is Huaijin."
Chen Chunxing picked up some fish pieces and put them into a clay pot, preparing to use them to make soup. Hearing this, he stood up and smiled: "That's good. I can still call you Ah Huai from now on."
As soon as she moved, Xue Yongan immediately stood up and followed behind her. He raised his pale face slightly, stared at the treetops above his head, and said tentatively: "Then I will call you...Chunchun?"
“…”
Chen Chunxing rejected him with her eyes and launched a labor attack - she stuffed the big soup spoon into Xue Yongan's hand.
"No, I'm afraid of copyright infringement."
As a model netizen who had lived in the 21st century and had been dragged to Internet cafes to play games all night, Xue Yongan understood immediately. He squatted beside the firewood pile and sprinkled the salt and spices brought by the groom Mao Ping into the hanging pot.
"Then I'll still call you Susu from now on."
Her name in her previous life was Su Li. Although her maiden name in this life has nothing to do with these two words, no one would care about it as a nickname for a girl.
As the two of them talked, they cooked a pot of fish soup that became fragrant.
Yang Yi brought the skewered fish over, and Xue Yongan took it naturally. He asked for the kitchen knife in a friendly manner, and skillfully cut a few cuts on the fish, then applied some seasoning on it, and finally stuck it diagonally next to the fire.
The spacing is evenly distributed, as if it has been carefully calculated.
Wei Da, who had just walked closer, was stunned and glanced at the fish skewers with complicated eyes, "Why didn't I know that Brother Xue could cook before?"
A gentleman stays away from the kitchen.
What is practiced is benevolence.
But for a sour Confucian like Xue Yongan, it is the best reason.
This man who talks about the teachings of Confucius and Mencius but is pedantic and inflexible, arrogant and conceited, and unable to see his own situation, would actually put down his airs for a maid he just asked for?
Wei Da didn't believe it.
He swept away the fallen leaves at his feet, sat down, and said calmly, "It's a rare opportunity to have some meat, so you don't mind letting me do some of the legwork, right?"
"I don't mind, I don't mind..."
Diao said this, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart. It's not that she was stingy, but she just couldn't understand the current situation!
It's common for a maid to go crazy, but what about this county magistrate and Lord Wei...?
Speechless for a moment.
Several people waited slowly by the fire.
The aroma gradually became stronger, surpassing the food of all the families around.
"They're both fish soups, but why does that one smell so much better?"
"You're blind! That was made by the county magistrate himself. How could it not smell good?"
"To be honest... I just secretly sympathized with the Shen family, thinking that such a good fish would be wasted..."
Two fried eggs were put into the fish soup, and after it was stewed until milky white, some picked mushrooms were added.
After one bowl, the coldness disappears.
Shen Mingqiu, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help but glance at Xue Yongan.
Although this old pervert is very bold, he has good skills.
My eldest sister is good at everything except cooking.
In the past, Diao was the one who cooked at home. Even though Chen Chunxing was there to give her suggestions, the food she cooked was always a little lacking.
Now, after drinking this bowl of soup, Shen Mingqiu finally understood what the desire for food and drink was.
Wei Da finished a bowl of soup, filled another bowl, then put the bowl down and politely declined the grilled fish that Chen Chunxing handed to him.
"I'll have someone bring some coarse salt over later. It might be useful." He stood up, was silent for a moment, and then brought up the question again, "Brother Renmei probably didn't know you had such a good skill, right?"
Xue Yongan, who was busy picking bones from the grilled fish in his hand, looked up when he heard the voice and thought for a moment: "It's just a little trick, not worth mentioning."
Wei Da looked at him deeply, then turned and left.
After everyone left, Xue Yongan handed the fish with the bones removed to Chen Chunxing and asked in a low voice, "Was I too obvious today?"
"Yes." Chen Chunxing nodded truthfully, taking a bite of the sizzling fish without much concern. "But it's not a big problem."
A talented county magistrate who was demoted to the border, one can imagine where he was in Beijing. He was only accompanied by a housekeeper and a coachman. No matter how outrageous his behavior was, there would always be someone to find a "reason" for him.
"Besides, why should we care about these things?"
Chen Chunxing stretched out his hand, and Xue Yongan immediately understood and lightly slapped him with his palm.
Yes, now that the two have reunited, there is nothing to fear anymore in this world.
Since she wanted to protect the Shen family and make a living in this world, he had no choice but to go along with her and continue this drama.
The two of them were whispering to each other, which was particularly conspicuous against the firelight.
Chen Mingqiu suddenly threw away the remaining fish, pulled up Xiao Laosi and went back to the cart to sleep.
He really still hated this old pervert! They were eating, and why were they holding hands without saying a word?
Chen Yandong was small in stature but had a big appetite. He was dragged away unexpectedly, howling as he stretched out his short arms.
“Hungry!”
"Food!"
Shen Zhixia hurried over to rescue him.
After breaking free from the clamp, Chen Yandong hunched over and ran to the fire, grabbed a fish skewer with one hand, and hunched over and ran away again - he gave the fish to his new friend Wu Qing very loyally.
When it was time for dinner, the two siblings of the Wu family refused to come over and hid far away, eating steamed buns.
"Are you full?"
Seeing Chen Chunxing glance at the children over there and then turn around to show him a concerned look, Xue Yongan knew what he meant. He touched his nose and tactfully returned to the carriage.
It's time for him to carefully sort out the interpersonal relationships of this body.
"What's going on with you two?"
As soon as the person left, Diao couldn't hold it in anymore and sat down next to Chen Chunxing, staring at her with wide eyes.
Dayou, if you don’t explain things clearly today, I will poison that guy tomorrow!
"If I tell you that we fell in love at first sight, you probably won't believe it, right?" Chen Chunxing smacked his lips.
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