"It's almost noon, let's stay and have something together, and let you see my craftsmanship."
After the two of them were polite, Wei Feng remembered that his mutton was almost soaked, so he planned to go back and watch it, and then greet the guests for lunch.
The two brothers from the Bai family looked at each other, intending to stay and observe Wei Feng's living conditions and get to know him better, then nodded: "I'm sorry for bothering you then."
Wei Feng was not polite to them and invited them to sit in the backyard. He placed a closing sign at the door, but the study door was not closed. Fuyuanzhai was closed, and he wanted to leave a door open for Bu Ji.
Go back to the backyard and pick up the soaked mutton, change the water and wash the mutton for a while. If you are prepared in advance, it is best to soak the mutton for an hour, but now that you are pressed for time, you can only use this method instead.
Put the cleaned mutton into the pot under cold water, add ginger slices to remove the fishy smell, bring to a boil over high heat without stirring. After the water boils, turn to low heat and use a spoon to pick up the foam. This step requires patience and gentle movements without stirring.
After all the foam has been removed, add cinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, pepper and other spices, simmer for half an hour, add an appropriate amount of salt, and simmer for another quarter of an hour before serving.
"It smells so good, Brother Wei Feng, there are... guests today."
When the mutton was almost ready, Bu Ji came back from the exam, just in time for lunch.
Wei Feng teased: "You just came back from the exam, right?"
Then he called him over: "Let me introduce to you. This is Bai Shangjie and Bai Yixun from the Bai family in Xihe. They are the Xihe County we passed by when we came here."
Then he said to the two brothers of the Bai family: "This is my friend, Buji, who is also a candidate for this year's academy."
Bai Yixun took the initiative to say hello, and then chatted about some things in today's examination room.
After this period of training, Bu Ji no longer seemed so dull, but he only knew how to deal with normal conversations. In addition, he was a little more active in front of Wei Feng, but he didn't know what to do when facing the familiar Bai Yixun. How to parry.
Fortunately, within a few words, Bai Yixun had already figured out Bu Ji's problem, and instead of expanding the topic, he introduced areas that Bu Ji was familiar with, such as the situation in the bookstore, which made Bu Ji feel a little more comfortable.
After they chatted for a while, Wei Feng freed Bu Ji and said, "Bu Ji, come and help me." Hand-caught mutton was not suitable for rice, so Wei Feng cooked another pot of noodles as a staple food.
Bu Ji's knife skills are very good, and he is talking about kitchen knives. His hand holding the knife is very stable, the knife speed is not slow, and the thickness of the cut vegetables is also very uniform, so Wei Feng often asks him to help him when cooking.
He usually practices swordsmanship in the backyard, which is the three straight knives he carries on his back. Every time he practices, Wei Feng and Cao'er will watch from the sidelines. Master Yu is also occasionally there. Wei Feng smiles and asks him about Bu Ji Dao. How about the law.
Master Yu didn't comment too much, saying that he didn't have much skill with the sword, but it could be used to kill people very efficiently.
Wei Feng saw the rise, and sometimes he would go over and practice with him, and also ask Bu Ji for advice on how to use the knife. However, Bu Ji was poor at expressing himself and used actual combat to demonstrate. Whether he could understand it all depended on Wei Feng himself.
Fortunately, Wei Feng was nimble with his hands and feet, had both strength and speed, and his brain was good enough. He had learned a lot. As for whether he had learned the essence, it was unclear. He was still planning to verify it during the military attack test. But I don't want to have any chance.
After Bu Ji settled in the bookstore, he no longer carried three knives on his back. Occasionally, he only carried two knives when he went out. Wei Feng once curiously asked about this, and Bu Ji only said that the extra knife was carried for Cao'er. Wei Feng stopped asking questions after hearing this.
Not long after, Wei Feng brought out a large plate of hand-caught mutton and a large bowl of noodles for each person. Cang Gou's portion was served in a special bowl and plate. This was after returning from Shengyin Tower that day. Wei Feng specially took it out to buy two sets of tableware and pure white porcelain bowls that Cang Gou chose himself, which were very close to its coat color.
Wei Feng made three dipping sauces for the hand-caught mutton, one salt and pepper, one garlic juice, and one cumin chili, allowing them to choose according to their own tastes.
After several people had almost finished eating, Bai Shangjie asked, "Isn't Master Yu here today?" He had been observing Fuyuan Zhai intentionally or unintentionally since he entered.
Wei Feng swallowed the noodle soup and said, "The owner of the restaurant is out for something. Do you know the owner of the restaurant?"
Bai Shangjie smiled bitterly: "Of course we know each other. It's a pity that I am not lucky enough to buy a calligraphy and painting from the owner."
Wei Feng put down the bowl and became interested: "The master of the restaurant seems to be very famous. Is there anything unique about his calligraphy and painting?"
Bai Shangjie said in surprise: "Don't you know? Then you still live in the same courtyard as the Zhai Master..." If he hadn't known Wei Feng's information clearly, he would have suspected that this person was a relative of the Zhai Master.
Wei Feng shrugged: "I don't know. I had no place to stay at that time, so the owner of the house let me live here."
Bai Shangjie had a bitter look on his face and said with a sour tone: "Then I really envy you. You must be someone whom the Lord of the House considers to be blessed with deep blessings."
Then he said seriously: "Actually, the identity of Master Yu is not a secret. He was originally the dean of the academy. I heard that he was seriously injured in a battle, which caused his cultivation to stop progressing. There was no possibility of a breakthrough, so he resigned as the dean and came here to open a calligraphy and painting studio.
Although he is retired, he would often be visited by his former students or people who had been favored by him in the early years, and he would often give guidance to his younger generations on their practice.
Later, more and more people heard about this, and people who were familiar or unfamiliar came from all directions to seek some advice. The owner's patience was worn out and he got angry. From then on, he no longer welcomed anyone who came. .
Fuyuanzhai was not called this name at first, and it was only changed after that.
Since he stopped hosting people, the owner of the restaurant has been immersed in writing and painting every day. Gradually, some people discovered that these calligraphy and paintings had something magical about them. The owner of the restaurant seemed to have condensed his understanding of various spiritual practices into calligraphy and painting, and countless people flocked to them. Come want to buy.
However, those people were kicked out by the owner of the restaurant. They just said that they were not blessed enough and were not qualified to buy my calligraphy and paintings. It was the same no matter who came, and over time no one came again.
This was the case for the next few years, until one class of students from a certain academy got a calligraphy written by the master of the palace, and from the words he understood a marksmanship. With this marksmanship, he entered the top ten of the academy's list of people, and he was blessed. Yuanzhai became lively again.
Everyone swarmed in again, many of them hooting and asking the owner to give an explanation. The owner ignored it and closed the door for a day. A day later, he tied the owner who was fanning behind him to the door of the store, made him kneel down, and told He was happy to sell because the boy was lucky enough.
Then he told everyone to come back and cause trouble outside the store and kneel together.
That man was also a very powerful practitioner, but he was tied up with an ordinary hemp rope and did not dare to break free. No one dared to save him. He knelt in front of the store for a month, and no one came since. Fuyuanzhai is causing trouble. "
(End of chapter)
