The main course in the evening, roast duck.
The first duck was burnt and tasteless, so Wu Huiniang boldly killed the second duck. Fortunately, she succeeded, otherwise the third duck would suffer.
There were two whole ducks on the table that had not been cut into pieces. Even if they were failures, they were still golden in color, with a slight red and burnt color. The aroma was overwhelming, making people salivate, and the sound of swallowing water kept resounding.
Chunhua stood ready to use the knife to cut it into two parts, one part for Master Yu and the other part for Master He.
"Don't do it yet." Cheng Zhao stopped him, "Wait a moment and let me write down the complete appearance of this dish first."
After eating, he would have to draw. This was a task given by his second aunt, and he had to do it extremely perfectly.
Shen Zheng was still swallowing his saliva just now, but now he straightened his back and his little brain was working rapidly. He wanted to write a poem about roast duck after eating, and write a poem in front of so many people. He couldn't let Si Dan, a little brat, see the joke.
"Kong Xiu Niang, sit here." Cheng Wanwan pulled out the chair, "The village is not so particular. Boys and girls all come to the table to eat together. There are so many people and it's lively."
Kong Xiu Niang saw the roast duck on the table at a glance and was a little surprised: "This, is this roast duck?"
She had eaten this dish at a wealthy family's house in the capital. It was quite delicious. I heard that only the imperial chef could cook it. How could someone in a remote country know how to cook it?
After she sat down, Chunhua cut a piece of roast duck and put it on the bottom of Kong Xiu Niang's bowl: "There are two sauces here, sweet sauce and hot sauce. You can dip it in whatever flavor Kong Xiu Niang likes."
At this time, Mrs. Wen came out with a dustpan: "Spring pancakes are good. My sister-in-law said that the roast duck is more delicious wrapped in spring pancakes."
Kong Xiu Niang was extremely surprised. If it was reasonable to say that only roast duck was available, it was normal for people in the village to bake whatever they wanted to eat. But if it was dipping sauce and spring pancakes, it meant that someone in this room had definitely been to the capital and had eaten the only food in the capital. Some roast duck... This family must be a wealthy family who returned from the capital...
She lowered her head and put the roast duck into her mouth, and was stunned.
The taste was even better than the roast duck she had eaten in the capital...
Could it be that she hasn't eaten roast duck for a long time, so she has a taste problem?
While Kong Xiu Niang was thinking, the two roast ducks on the table had quickly become bones.
Cheng Wanwan coughed awkwardly: "Si Dan, Xiao Zheng, pay attention to your eating habits..."
With outsiders around, these children didn't know how to restrain themselves. Fortunately, she took some out for Kong Xiu Niang, so that Kong Xiu Niang wouldn't be starved of food.
"I'm just too hungry. I'm rude." Shen Zheng put down his chopsticks, wiped his hands, and suddenly became a handsome young man again. "I was drunk and dreaming about the river banquet. It's a pity not to eat roast duck."
"This limerick is pretty good." Cheng Wanwan laughed, "Xiao Zheng is quite talented in poetry."
This poem is catchy, and you will understand what is going on as soon as you hear it. If you don't come to Dahe Banquet to eat roast duck, you will dream about it every night when you are drunk, and it will torture you.
After dinner, it got completely dark.
Kong Xiu Niang returned to the house and continued to organize her luggage. Before she could finish packing, she heard the sound of reading from the lobby outside.
She opened the door and looked out, and was shocked. There were two candles burning on the table where she had just eaten, and there were several children sitting beside them. Some were memorizing books, some were writing, and they were all very serious.
The woman holding the child during the day was also writing.
This scene was completely beyond Kong Xiu Niang's cognition. She suddenly understood why Miss Cao asked her to come here...
Wu Huiniang was recording the roast duck making process, Wu Xiaochui was practicing drawing forms, Cheng Zhao, Shen Zheng and Zhao Sidan were endorsing, Zhao Ergou was settling accounts, and Zhao Sanniu was practicing at the door of the house. Only Afu and Zhao Dashan did the hard work for a day. Already fast asleep.
Cheng Wanwan was lying on his bed, with a lamp on the bedside, and he was also reading.
She really wanted to share the lamp, but unfortunately, the risk was too great, so she could only enjoy it by herself.
This was the first night that Kong Xiu Niang came to Dahe Village. She was a little confused about the bed and didn't sleep well, so she opened her eyes very early.
She walked out of the house quietly and suddenly heard the sound of fighting not far away.
She was shocked. The harvest in many places this year was not good. I heard that there were a lot of refugees. When refugees gathered together, they would become bandits. Could it be that bandits came to Dahe Village to steal food?
No, we have to wake up this family quickly!
She was about to take action when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Third brother, watch your move!"
"Sidan, you little brat, you're actually playing sneak attack!"
Isn't this the voice of the third and fourth children in this family?
Kong Xiu Niang calmed down, walked to the yard, stood on the stone roller and looked at the source of the sound.
She saw thirty or forty people standing under the big locust tree in the middle of the village. A young man stood in front and was talking: "... Let me take a look at your punches. This fist gesture is wrong. , hold it like this and turn your fist into a weapon of destruction..."
Kong Xiu Niang understood clearly that it was the villagers practicing martial arts.
But why do villagers practice martial arts?
She was confused when she suddenly saw several green-eyed wolves rushing down from the forest and rushing towards the man who was practicing martial arts.
She was so frightened that her throat was clogged, and she lost her voice for a moment, unable to even shout out a word of caution.
"Ouch——"
"Woof woof woof!"
Several dogs in the yard suddenly jumped out of the wall, and the little ones who couldn't jump were spinning around in panic.
Kong Xiu Niang's breathing became rapid. The dog was no match for the wild wolf. She would probably be torn apart if it charged forward.
However!
When she saw the next scene, she was stunned.
Those wild wolves actually mingled with the children who were practicing martial arts, and they also licked each other and were very affectionate with the dog that rushed over.
"It turns out that Xiaodian is a wolf..." Kong Xiu Niang looked down at the two dogs at her feet, "Big Hei is a dog, and Xiao Hei... must also be a wolf..."
She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, feeling very frightened.
This village was so different from the villages she had seen before.
The girls are all smart, the boys can stay up late to read, the villagers dance to the sound of chickens, all of them can practice martial arts, the wild wolves on the mountain mingle with the villagers...
She was even worried about bandits before. If the bandits came, they would probably be eaten by wild wolves.
The sky was getting brighter, and the villagers practicing martial arts went to work separately. Some went to the fields, and some came to work in Cheng Wanwan's workshop.
The county's style contest was held on this day, because it was County Magistrate Shen who took the lead, and now Magistrate Shen is highly valued by the government officials, his status has also increased, and he has a strong voice among several nearby county magistrates. Therefore, the location of the competition was determined. In Ping'an County.
Early this morning, Li Zheng summoned the top three people last time to go to Ping'an County.
There were nine projects in total, and a total of twenty-seven people. There were also some women and children who wanted to watch the fun, and about forty or fifty people walked there together.
Cheng Wanwan had children at home participating in the competition, so she packed up and went with her.
They set out relatively early, but when they arrived, they found that there was already a sea of people. Many people from seven or eight nearby counties and towns came before dawn and occupied the favorable terrain early.
Those who participated in the competition could go in directly to register and wait, but Cheng Wanwan and others who were watching the excitement could only squeeze in as hard as they could.
