Smoke curls from the kitchen.
Cooking began in the kitchen.
Boil the rice first, and when it's almost cooked, pick it up and steam it in a small pot behind the stove. The newly harvested rice is cooked until half cooked and then steamed. It tastes particularly fragrant. This is something she learned from reading books. Method.
The dishes at noon are relatively rich. A stack of braised meat platter is a must, as well as braised pork, stir-fried diced rabbit, mapo tofu, bean sprout egg cake, vegetarian stir-fried vegetables, pork liver and egg soup... These dishes are all made with Even if it is a vegetarian dish fried in lard, it will be shiny and make people want to eat it just by looking at it.
Cheng Wanwan asked Chunhua to invite Li Zheng and Old Man Zhao over to eat together, as well as the newly arrived Master Yu.
Dashan's temperament is still too honest. She can't let a woman like her accompany a group of big men to eat... After all, in this era, men and women cannot eat at the same table. Since she has come to this place, she must try her best to abide by it in front of outsiders. The rules here.
There are two dining tables at home. The big table is placed in the dining room. Several men in the family accompany the magistrate to eat.
The smaller old table is placed in the kitchen. The kitchen is already very large, so there is no pressure to put a small table. The smaller children and women in the family eat at this table.
There was a pot of wine on the big table. Cheng Wanwan bought it temporarily in the mall and poured it into a common pot.
Zhao Dashan stood up and poured wine for everyone.
First it was County Magistrate Shen, then Master Yu, then Li Zheng, and finally his own family, Old Man Zhao.
Shen Zheng frowned: "What kind of wine is this? It smells so good. I want to take a sip too."
Magistrate Shen frowned. When did this kid learn to drink? He opened his mouth to scold him.
But when I think about it, if he trains the children in Zhao Cheng's home, will Zhao Cheng misunderstand that he has a violent temper?
After thinking about it, he still held back.
Cheng Zhao said quietly: "I feel dizzy after drinking, and I have to read a book in the afternoon. Do you want to be lazy?"
Shen Zheng: "..."
When his father comes, won't he be allowed to have a drink to celebrate?
He looked at Cheng Zhao with a faint look. He didn't know why, but it was as light as water, but he was a little timid.
I really don't understand why I am so cowardly.
Master Yu took a few sips of wine and tasted the food, and was stunned.
Isn’t this just a ravine? Isn’t this just a farmer? Why is the wine so mellow and why is the food so delicious?
When he was at the peak of his life, he had eaten all kinds of delicacies, but he was captured by the food in a village.
He glanced at the other people at the dinner table. Everyone looked normal, but he looked like he had never seen the world.
He coughed and pulled Cheng Zhao and Shen Zheng to chat.
Here, County Magistrate Shen, Li Zheng and Old Man Zhao were chatting happily, mainly about regenerated rice.
Li Zheng said with a smile: "Don't worry, county magistrate, the grassroots people have asked Sunzi Tiezhu to write down the details of watering, fertilizing and harvesting the regenerated rice. After the rice is put into the warehouse, this booklet will be sent to the county government and made available to other villages. People can also follow suit and increase their income.”
"Very good, very good!" Magistrate Shen laughed, "Shen is really lucky to have Dahe Village."
After the regeneration rice eared, he had already written a post and submitted it to the prefect. After the rice was harvested, he would write another letter and submit it.
Everyone in Dahe Village must be commended by the imperial court!
Especially Zhao Cheng!
Magistrate Shen was in a happy mood. He felt that the wine was delicious and the food was delicious. He was in a very wonderful mood.
The meal ended happily.
Magistrate Shen stood at the door of the courtyard, waiting for Cheng Wanwan to come out. He had a few sincere words to say.
But Cheng Wanwan had been busy with various tasks. He stood and waited for a long time, which made Old Man Zhao and Li Zheng accompany him uneasily...
"Sir, there is still a case to be tried in the next three minutes. Do we have to return now?" The boy driving the carriage came over to remind him respectfully.
Magistrate Shen looked at the sky and saw that it was indeed getting late.
This case is a vicious one and must be tried by him personally. He looked regretfully in Cheng Wanwan's direction: "Let's go."
I can only come again next time.
Fortunately, my son lives here, so it doesn't matter when he comes.
As soon as Magistrate Shen left, Aunt Wang came over with a bowl of pickles. On the surface, she came to deliver pickles, but in fact...
"This pickle is very delicious. I put it in a bowl for you to try... Hey, Dashan Niang, did the county magistrate just propose marriage in person?"
Facing Aunt Wang's gossipy eyes, Cheng Wanwan was really helpless.
It’s not like the whole village thought that the magistrate was here to propose marriage.
Just use Aunt Wang's words to explain it clearly.
"The county magistrate is a parent who loves the people like his own children. He came to Dahe Village for two things. The first is to find a teacher in Dahe Village, and the second is to understand the growth of regenerated rice on the spot so that he can communicate with the prefect. Your Excellency, report this matter." Cheng Wanwan said, "As for the marriage proposal last time, it was just a misunderstanding. You must not take it seriously. I am a widow. It doesn't matter whether I am famous or not. If I taint the county magistrate, That would be a grave sin to your lord’s reputation.”
Aunt Wang twitched her mouth: "I will never talk nonsense again. I have to tell the other sisters-in-law and ask them to take care of their bad mouths!"
Aunt Wang ran out like a storm.
Cheng Wanwan walked out of the yard and heard Little Sidan pestering Cheng Zhao: "Cousin, just give me a word, okay..."
Cheng Zhao refused: "The words were given by elders and teachers. It's not appropriate for me to pick them up."
Cheng Wanwan's mind moved.
In fact, she has disliked the names of these four sons for a long time, but these four names were all given by the original owner. She is not the biological mother of the children. She always feels that she does not respect the original owner by changing the names of the children without authorization.
She had forgotten before that in ancient times, in addition to names, there were also words.
And often times, words are more important than names.
The names of the four children can remain unchanged, and each child can choose a new character as a first name. It is perfect.
"Since words are given by elders, how about I pick one for you?" Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "And your three brothers, I will pick one for each of you."
Zhao Sidan blinked: "Mom, can you choose a name?"
He and his three brothers were all named by their mother. I really doubt my mother's ability in choosing names.
"You little bastard, you still dislike me!" Cheng Wanwan looked at him deliberately and fiercely, "Look, what are the names you have given me, big yellow and two yellow, big black, small black and small dots..."
Zhao Sidan: "..."
Isn't this genetic? Can you blame him?
Cheng Wanwan really started to think about this matter seriously.
The name placed great expectations on her elders, and she had to think about it carefully.
While he was writing and drawing on paper, Zhao Sidan's surprised voice came from outside: "Second brother, you are back!"
Cheng Wanwan walked out of the house and saw Zhao Ergou walking in leading a carriage. The curtains of the carriage were blown up by the wind, and there was still a carriage full of cloth inside.
The last few times Lao Er went to Baiyun Town to sell goods, he could usually sell them out in half a day. Even if the quantity of goods was larger this time, there wouldn't be so much left to bring back.
When she was about to ask, Zhao Ergou said: "I met an acquaintance on the way. He wanted to go to Phoenix Town, so I sent him there in a carriage. It delayed the business. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
He led the horse into the stable, then picked up the sickle to cut the grass, and disappeared into the yard after a while.
Cheng Wanwan's eyes narrowed.
This kid grew up in Dahe Village, and all his acquaintances are from the same village. No one from Dahe Village goes to Fenghuang Town today.
It was obviously an excuse to fend off her questioning.
It seems that there is something wrong with this batch of goods.
She calculated that in just a few days, the second child had made dozens of taels of silver. He indeed had a talent for doing business, but at the same time, the second child was also a little too confident. Overconfidence turned into arrogance, which was terrible. Not a good thing.
Appropriate setbacks can make a person grow up quickly. As a mother, she should not interfere too much.
Cheng Wanwan pretended not to know about this and continued to draw shop drawings.
