noffsinger Chapter 188 I'll Treat You to a Delicious Meal
Chapter 188 I'll Treat You to a Delicious Meal
After Shen Hui heard what Shen Ruolan said, he hesitated for a moment and said to her, "Okay, then let's go and help you cook."
Shen Ruolan looked Shen Hui up and down, smiled at him and shook her head, saying: "No need, if you go in, you will only make things worse."
What Shen Ruolan said was the truth. If she asked a group of pampered young men to help in the kitchen, she was afraid that they would burn down her kitchen.
Shen Hui blushed a little after what Shen Ruolan said. They really didn't know how to cook. He felt embarrassed after hearing what Shen Ruolan said. He smiled awkwardly and said to Shen Ruolan, "Okay, then when you arrive in Yan State, Sister Lan, I'll treat you to a delicious meal."
"Okay," Shen Ruolan said, letting them walk around freely and then went into the kitchen to get busy.
For dinner tonight, in addition to cooking more than twice as much rice as usual, Shen Ruolan also had a lot more dishes than before.
Fortunately, when she got up today, she soaked some soybeans that she had picked out and could not be used for planting. She took out a piece of cured wild boar meat, washed it, and then cut it into small cubes and stewed it with the soybeans.
Last year, she harvested nearly 3,000 kilograms of soybeans, but she never ate any of them because she wanted to save them for seeds in the spring. If some of them were not injured and would not sprout, she would not even be willing to soak a single one to eat.
There are not many seeds that can be planted at this time, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, so she can only plant some soybeans, sorghum, and millet in spring.
Sorghum is still okay, but millet has a very low yield, so Shen Ruolan doesn't really want to plant it. She plans to use the land for growing millet to grow high-yield pumpkins. This way, they will have more food in the winter. You know, old pumpkins are also easy to store.
While Shen Ruolan was planning her future in the mountains in her mind, she was busy cooking. An hour later, she had prepared two large tables of food, but each dish was large in size and took up a lot of space. There were only four real dishes: stewed bacon with soybeans, braised wild goat, braised tiger meat, and boiled vegetables. Although simple, Shen Ruolan's cooking skills were great and each dish looked very appetizing.
While eating, Shen Hui picked up a soybean and put it in his mouth to taste it. He smiled and said to Shen Ruolan, "Sister Lan, I didn't expect that the soybeans cooked in this way would taste quite good."
Everyone knows soybeans, but they are basically used to feed horses. People hardly eat them. Unexpectedly, after being cooked by Sister Lan, they taste quite good.
Shen Ruolan was at the next table and smiled at him, "Third cousin, you can eat more if you like."
Among all the cousins, Shen Ruolan was the most cheerful one and her youngest cousin remembered it.
Shen Hui smiled and said to Shen Ruolan: "Such delicious beans, I will definitely not miss it."
After saying this, he took the small wooden spoon beside him and scooped a large spoonful of beans and meat into his bowl.
Seeing this, the others also tasted the beans. Seeing that they tasted good, they all scooped them into their bowls and started eating.
Jiang Dichen was very unhappy when he saw Shen Ruolan and the brothers of the Shen family talking happily. He moved his chair directly to sit next to Shen Ruolan, handed her the bowl with a smile and said, "Ruolan, I also like to eat those beans. Can you give me some?"
Jiang Dichen's sudden outburst made Shen Ruolan frown. She wanted to push the bowl in front of her back, but when she saw everyone was looking at her, she glared at Jiang Dichen fiercely, took her bowl, and scooped a bowl of beans for him.
Just as she scooped out the beans and was about to hand the bowl to Jiang Dichen, she looked at the chili water on the table used to dip the vegetables, and suddenly an idea came to her mind. She poured the whole bowl of chili water into Jiang Dichen's bowl and smiled at him, "Your Majesty, these beans will taste better with chili."
She didn't have much chili peppers, and usually, she couldn't bear to eat any of them. So even though Jiang Dichen had been here for a long time, it was her first time cooking today. She was sure that Jiang Dichen had never eaten this before, so she wanted to see how he finished his bowl of rice today.
Jiang Dichen looked at the woman who suddenly smiled at him, and his intuition told him that it was definitely nothing good. However, no matter what, as long as the woman was happy, it was fine.
When he reached out to take his bowl, he also took the opportunity to hold Shen Ruolan's hand and smiled at her and said, "Okay."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Shen Ruolan looked unhappy, he quickly let go of the hand he was holding and lowered his head to eat.
However, the moment the food entered his mouth, Jiang Dichen was stunned. The peculiar feeling in his mouth made him feel he didn’t know whether to eat it or not.
Shen Ruolan looked at Jiang Dichen who had a strange expression on his face, and asked him with a smile in a good mood: "Prince, how is it? It tastes good, right?"
Jiang Dichen swallowed a mouthful of rice with difficulty. On the surface, he acted as if nothing had happened. He smiled and replied to Shen Ruolan: "What Ruolan personally scooped for me, naturally tastes the best."
After saying this, he lowered his head and continued to eat gracefully. Although the pepper was very spicy and his entire mouth felt like it was burning, Jiang Di did not show any discomfort.
Seeing this, Shen Hui, who was standing by, was also preparing to eat beans mixed with chili peppers. When he saw that the chili pepper water in the bowl had been poured out, he looked at Shen Ruolan with a face full of resentment and said, "Sister Lan, you are too partial. You only gave him the good stuff."
Uncle Shen couldn't bear to watch it anymore. He looked at his nephew speechlessly and said, "Brother Hui, there's another bowl here. If you want to eat, take it over and try it."
He had eaten chili peppers several times before and knew that his niece did this just to embarrass Jiang Dichen. Since this nephew who was idle all day wanted to eat it, let him have a try.
After Shen Hui heard what Uncle Shen said, he smiled and said, "Hee, Uncle is still the best."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked to his uncle, poured their bowl of chili water into his own bowl, then returned to his seat and began to eat impatiently.
Unexpectedly, the moment he took the food in his mouth, his expression suddenly changed. He looked at Shen Ruolan and wanted to say something, but because there was too much food in his mouth, he had to grit his teeth and eat a mouthful of rice. Then he put down the bowl, took a deep breath, and asked Shen Ruolan: "Sister Lan, what on earth is this?"
After he finished speaking, he kept fanning his mouth and said, "Ouch, my mouth hurts..."
Jiang Dichen glanced at the fool who had come to his doorstep, and continued eating in a good mood.
The other members of the Shen family looked at the abnormal Shen Hui and asked in confusion: "Brother Hui, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Hui grimaced because of the spiciness. After listening to other people's questions, he pointed to his bowl and said, "If you want to know, go and try it yourself."