Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Chen Afu, accompanied by Dabao, went to Mingshui Town to buy ingredients early in the morning. Mingshui Town is six miles east of Xiangluo Village, passing by Shangshui Village and the noble man's village.

I heard from Mr. Wang that the village was called Tangyuan. It seems that the owner’s surname was Chu. He was originally from the capital and later moved to Fucheng. Half of the households in Shangshui Village rented his rice fields. Mrs. Wang heard from Changgen's daughter-in-law that Wu Changgen and his son were carpenters, and the manager of Tangyuan would occasionally go to Wu's house to buy tables, chairs, buckets and basins.

The path to the town is more than 300 meters away from Tangyuan, separated by a bamboo forest and grassland. From a distance, you can see the large garden with pink walls and black tiles, cornices and cornices, hidden among green trees and green bamboos.

The big courtyard stood there, looking particularly abrupt. The vermilion door is closed tightly, as if it has closed a door to wealth and wealth, and also blocked the work and hardship outside.

The mansion was too far away from him. Chen Afu glanced at it a few times and then stopped looking.

Mingshui Town is not big, with only two streets. Chen Afu first went to the grocery store and said he wanted to buy some marinade. The shopkeeper pointed to the five spices such as star anise and kaempferol and said, Add some peppercorns, sugar, and soy sauce to these. Oops, it will be fragrant.

Sure enough, there are very few marinades. Chen Afu remembers that many marinades were just medicinal materials in ancient times.

She bought those marinades, some peppercorns, brown sugar, and a small jar of soy sauce. There are too few seasonings at home.

I also bought two small packs of malt candies, one for Dabao and the other for Alu.

She went to the only drug store in the town and bought some cloves, spikenard, cumin, grass fruits and other herbs for making braised food. I also bought some astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, and schisandra chinensis. These traditional Chinese medicine stews were eaten by Chen Ming.

It was really expensive. These things cost her more than four yuan. However, it is her own money and there is no pressure to spend it.

After buying the marinade, he went to buy two kilograms of pork belly, five kilograms of lard, ten pieces of dried tofu, and five kilograms of vermicelli. The money for these ingredients was given by Wang.

It was already late when I got home and I started cooking. Chen Afu declined Wang's and Chen Ming's help, Alu helped her light the fire, and Chen Dabao was nearby to help her pass things.

Chen Afu marinated the tofu but not the meat. Braised pork is a good dish to go with wine, but even four pounds is not enough for people who do manual labor. Stew pork vermicelli in a big pot to satisfy your cravings and relieve hunger.

As soon as the smell of braised food came out, the two young ladies sniffed hard.

Chen Afu felt that the dried tofu was almost delicious, so he took it out and cut two slices for them.

In addition, she made some cold cucumbers, boiled cabbage, winter melon oil residue soup, and two-meter steamed buns. Not much variety, but plenty and good taste.

The people who worked there ate happily and said that the dried tofu was delicious and could be eaten as meat.

In the evening, Chen Ming also praised, Afu is really a capable boy. It is his first time to make stewed vegetables, and the taste is better than others.

Chen Afu said proudly, That's right, this is my unique skill.

I was thinking about going to a restaurant sometime to see if I could follow the old path of a time travel girl.

It took those six people half a month to repair the house. Although the thatched house is small and very original, the adobe wall is as tall as a person, which finally gave Chen Afu some sense of security. In this small courtyard, this wall was the only one she was satisfied with. There are two doors in the house, one is a large door that opens to the outside, and the other is a small door that opens to the yard of the old house. Now the new yard and the old yard share an adobe wall.

On the day when the house was being renovated, not only did Chen Agui's daughter-in-law Gao come to help, but Chen Alan also came to help.

Since Chen Afu recovered from his illness and made a unique sewing basket, Chen Alan no longer stands outside the fence when he comes to ask Wang for advice on embroidery work. She would enter the house and joke with Chen Afu.

Chen Alan released his kindness, and Chen Afu also accepted it. Except for Hu and Chen Aju, everyone else in Dafang is good. Especially Chen Ye and his son, they worked very hard and really helped.

On this day, the family not only invited Chen Ye's family, but also several relatives of the Chen family, the Gao Li family and several families who were repairing the house. Except for Chen Ye's family, only one or two representatives from other families came, but four tables were set up.

On the first day, Mrs. Wang asked Chen Mingdao, Will you invite Hu Laowu? We are all relatives... If we don't invite, my sister-in-law will definitely be unhappy. The family used to invite Hu Laowu every time they entertained guests.

Chen Ming said, If it were before, for the sake of eldest brother, I would have invited him. But last time Ah Fu and Er Leizi fought, Hu Laowu openly helped Er Leizi embezzle our family's money. He didn't even recognize us. Relative, why should we recognize him?

Chen Afu also said, Mom, it's no use trying to please my uncle, she won't remember feelings. Then it's best for the Hu family to stay away. No matter what happens in our family, we should not have anything to do with his family.

What was unexpected was that while eating, Hu Laowu came licking his face, and beside him was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old. That boy was very good-looking, but his eyes looked sticky, which made people dislike him. He is Hu Laowu's only son, Hu Wei.

He's really a scoundrel, so thick-skinned.

The reason why Hu Laowu walked around the village was not only because he was a rogue, but also because his fourth brother-in-law was a policeman in the county.

Hu Laowu said something nice as soon as he arrived, We are all relatives, and we didn't even say a word when we built the house, otherwise I would have come to help.

Although these people hate him in their hearts, they are unwilling to offend him and deal with him perfunctorily. Chen Ming had no choice but to drive him away.

Three tables of men and one table of women and children were placed under the trees in the two courtyards, which was quite cool. Chen Afu did not serve, nor did he want to serve. One is always busy because she is the chef. Another thing is to annoy Chen Aju, who eats more than anyone else and pretends to look down on this place. Another one is the look in Hu Wei's eyes that he hates.

Today we braised pig intestines, pork liver and dried tofu. These three are the most popular.

Hu Laowu said while eating, This braised sesame water is more delicious than the one I had in the county. It has a special aroma. How is it made?

Chen Afu stayed in the kitchen and didn't want to pay attention to him, but seeing that he kept asking Chen's name, he had to go out and say, I bought the marinade in the town and cooked it according to the recipe the shopkeeper told me, and it has this flavor. Then. , said what the shopkeeper said.

Hu Laowu smiled at Chen Ming again and said, Ah Fu is a lucky man. Not only is he handsome, he is also capable of doing things.

Chen Ming pretended not to hear.

After treating the guests, it was time to prepare for the trip to Fucheng. Wang was going to take Alu with him the day after tomorrow, and Chen Afu and his son would move when they came back.

I heard from the doctor that the reason why Alu's leg was lame was because the bones were crooked. There is nothing an adult can do if he grows crooked. Fortunately, Alu is still a child. He needs to break his bones and let them grow straight again, so he won't be lame. But ordinary doctors don't have this skill. I heard that the doctor at Fucheng Qianjin Medical Center has this ability.

Therefore, little Alu not only has to suffer this time, but also has to live in Fucheng for at least half a month. Living in Fucheng, I can only live in Chen Shi's house.

Thinking of little Alu having to endure such pain, Chen Afu's heart tightened.

She had always wanted to meet Jin Yanzi to see if she could get him to bring out some more green bird's nests so that Alu would suffer less.

For so many days, Jin Yanzi had not met Chen Afu. It didn't come back during the day, but came back four times in the middle of the night. It always went back to space to put away the red gold jewelry it had stolen, and then left after putting it away.

The jewelry these times was heavier and more beautiful than the previous ones, and the gemstones embedded in the cat's eyes were larger and more expensive. The pile of golden ornaments inlaid with red and green is dazzling.

Even the small piece of green bird's nest given to Chen Ming was placed on the small package containing broken gold.

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Thank you Hera @Qianlin for your wallet. I don’t know why, but I haven’t been able to reply to readers’ messages these days. When I upload it, it says “The page has not been loaded.” . .