"You really let your man chop vegetables here." Zhang Yan said with some surprise.
"He can't sit still, and he came here on his own," Zhuo'er said.
"Don't tell me something you don't want to hear. Generally, men shouldn't interfere with things in the kitchen at home." Zhang Yan whispered in her ear. The two of them were already very familiar with each other, and they didn't shy away from anything.
"He doesn't think so, right?" Zhuo'er looked at Shen Jie standing next to him.
"Of course, you can give me orders if you need anything." Shen Jie looked like he didn't care about anything. He didn't like doing these things at first. He also did these things later. After a few times, he found that cooking itself was also an experience. It was a kind of fun. In addition to being able to see a bunch of delicious food after cooking, what he enjoyed more was the process, and he thought it was wonderful when he recalled it in the future.
"I appreciate your open-mindedness." Even Miss Zhang Yan nodded to him with some appreciation.
"Thank you." Shen Jie smiled.
There were many dishes piled up in the kitchen. "Mr. Shen, wait a moment. Cut the beef, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes and onions into slices, preferably thinner. I'll cook a Western delicacy first, which I'm good at." "Miss Zhang Yan ordered.
Shen Jie nodded, and the two girls did not stop, busy in front of the pot.
"If you hadn't come and were so willing to help, I would have wanted to share the fever." Zhang Yan said.
"I've always liked times like this since I was a kid, when there are so many people and it's so lively." Zhuo'er replied. "By the way, when is your man? It's almost night now. This place is still relatively remote. The place where your Jin Yiwei is an official should be far away from here."
"Nothing is certain about him. I'm just guessing that he will come back. They are busy here and there every day, doing business all day long. In fact, they don't make as much money as they imagined. I would rather he be a scholar. , I can still be by my side every day like Mr. Shen." At this point, she also murmured in her heart, he had never promised anything to her, and she is still not sure what kind of relationship she has with him.
"But Jin Yiwei has a very high status and earns more money than most people." Zhuo'er said.
The two women chatted without stopping, and Shen Jie didn't say a word. He had been in the mountains and forests for a long time, and now that he was in a place with people, he found this kind of chat between women interesting.
Seven plates of delicacies were brought to a large round table in the middle of the main room. It was originally leaning against the corner and was rarely used. It was covered with a blue tablecloth.
It was rare for the old Chinese medicine doctor to sit at the table so happily, "If you hadn't come here, I would not have been able to eat Zhang'er's delicious dishes today."
"Don't say that. It was you who took us in first, and Sister Zhang cooked the food. Shen Lang and I were just helping out," Zhuo'er replied.
"Mr. Zhang, come, let me toast you before eating." Shen Jie picked up the wine glass and said.
"Why are you in a hurry? Everyone hasn't arrived yet." Zhuo'er said.
"He may not come today. If he comes then, I'll cook him a meal. Let's eat first." Zhang Yan looked into the courtyard, feeling a little depressed.
"Then I'll do it first as a token of respect." When Shen Jie saw what she said, he didn't hesitate much. He drank up the wine in the glass in one gulp. A spicy taste went down his throat, and then he immediately picked up a piece of shiitake mushroom with chopsticks. , he does not like drinking, but he enjoys the taste of eating vegetables after drinking wine, which is very delicious.
The flaky shiitake mushrooms are fully mixed with the chewiness of beef, the juiciness of tomatoes, the spiciness of green peppers, and a few slices of onions. The juice is all melted into the shiitake mushrooms, which is so refreshing and smooth. The texture and the ultimate aroma make the whole piece of shiitake mushroom even more delicious than beef.
. . .
As night fell, the whole sky fell, and a round of moonlight illuminated the courtyard into a silvery white color. Outside the wall of the rural courtyard, a horse neighed, and the girl Yan'er in the courtyard lobby walked lightly towards the gate. He picked up the iron ring, hesitantly, but before he could knock it, the door opened.
"Yan'er, I'm late." She opened the door and raised her head slightly to see the man looking at her affectionately. He was covered in sweat and there were a lot of sweat beads on his forehead.
"Come in first." She originally wanted to blame him, but now she said with some distress.
"I wanted to come earlier," he explained.
"It's okay. You go to the main room to rest first. I'll make you some cold soup to drink." Yan'er saw the thoughtful look on his face and seemed to have thought of something.
"I have something very important that I want to talk to you about outside." He finally made up his mind.
When she followed him outside, her heart was pounding and her face turned slightly red. She stopped in front of him, like a young girl with a spring heart. Waiting for the lover's words.
"Yan'er, do you remember that I told you a few days ago that we were attacked by Japanese pirates at the Gaoyou Lake. That incident was very strange. Today, my two brothers and I got an intelligence during the investigation. Commander Zhang Mr. Bing has frequent correspondence with the Lawa people, and there is even more information showing that Mr. Zhang is likely to be the culprit behind this secret leak. From the beginning to the end, the three of us brothers have been scapegoats. We will be silenced by him at any time now. We It has been agreed that we will gather at the northwest gate at noon tomorrow morning and escape to the desert together. But you know that I like you very much. If you are willing to come with me, I will do my best to protect you." He mustered up all his courage. She looked at Zhang Yan expectantly.
At this moment, the sound of bows and arrows piercing the air suddenly sounded.
"Not good." Jin Yichuan heard the sound coming from the courtyard. He rushed in quickly and saw that all the halls in the courtyard were set on fire with bows and arrows.
"Master." Zhang Yan shouted anxiously when she saw the house full of fire. "Go and put out the fire." She wanted to rush into the fire with a look of pain on her face.
He was pulled into Yichuan's arms.
"Do you know what's wrong?" A man's sneer suddenly sounded, and at the same time, more than twenty musketeers on the high wall above the entire courtyard aimed their muskets at the two people.
