Chapter 9 Occupation Dignity
When the first rays of sunlight in the early morning shone on the lintel of the attic window, Wen Qihang woke up from his sleep.
Sleeping until you wake up naturally is of course the most ideal state, but nine times out of ten things in life will not be as you wish.
Originally, living alone, there were many opportunities to sleep in, but Tan Fengyi was forced to eat too much food last night. There is a way that it is delicious and difficult to digest, and before the morning dawn arrives, I feel the discomfort of stomach expansion when I smell it, and I think it must be because of the accumulation of food.
In desperation, I had to give up the idea of continuing to sleep, and I struggled to get up from the bed in a sleepy mood. After washing and grooming, he took a slow walk in the palace to digest the accumulated food in his stomach.
Although I know that Tan Fengyi is taking revenge, it is better to retaliate with food than with fists and feet, and you must be content.
Walking along the bluestone-paved path in the Jue Mansion, Wen Qihang walked to the kitchen in the outer courtyard, it was still early, and the students who were responsible for preparing today's meal had not yet come. Wen Qihang found some hawthorn in the kitchen, and after washing, he lit a fire and poured the stove to prepare to boil some hawthorn water for consumption.
There is still a charcoal fire from last night in the honeycomb coal stove, and it can be used by simply replacing the briquettes.
Wen Qihang found a steamer, washed it clean, poured water, added sugar, patted the cleaned hawthorn with a knife, and put it in the pot. After doing this, he found a stool, sat on it, supported his chin with one hand, and stared at the steamer on the stove, quietly distracted.
Two lines of tears, but silently flowed down his cheeks.
"Brother Wen, why are you crying?" A crisp voice sounded beside Wen Qihang.
Hearing the sound, Wen Qihang, who woke up in shock, turned his eyes slightly, and saw that Xie Lingyun was standing at the door of the kitchen, looking at him with surprised eyes. Wen Qihang hurriedly wiped his cheeks with his hand and said, "I accidentally fell into my eyes just now." ”
"Oh, I see." Xie Lingyun knew that this was an excuse for Wen Qihang when he heard it, and although he had doubts in his heart, he was not good at continuing to ask.
"Lingyun, did you stay in Fuzhong last night?" Seeing that Xie Lingyun appeared in the Jue Mansion early in the morning, she knew that she definitely hadn't left the Jue Mansion last night.
"yes." Xie Lingyun smiled.
"Are you still used to living there?" Wen Qihang asked.
"Thanks to Brother Wen's concern, Lingyun has also lived in the mansion before, and Sister Yiqi has also prepared a guest room for me, so this mansion can be regarded as half of my home." Xie Lingyun emphasized.
"Just get used to it." Wen Qihang said embarrassedly. After all, Xie Lingyun is his second largest creditor, even if it is for the sake of money, it is difficult to refute it.
Take people with short hands and eat people with soft mouths!
His own good mansion has now become half of someone else's home.
"Lingyun learned from Sister Yiqi that Brother Wen will perform the crown ceremony in a few days, it is said that it is also Brother Wen's birthday, of course Lingyun wants to come to congratulate, but it is inconvenient to rush back and forth, so he will stay in the house these days, Brother Wen will not be unwelcome, right? Xie Lingyun said with a smile.
"Welcome, of course welcome........"
While speaking, the steamer on the stove has begun to boil, Wen Qihang lifted the lid with a pad, picked up the soup spoon and stirred it a few times, scooped up a little, put it on the side of his mouth to blow cold, tasted it, the sweet and sour was very good, Wen Qihang nodded with satisfaction.
From the wooden cabinet shelves next to the kitchen wall, take out two white porcelain bowls, cover the bowls with a cloth, place them on the kitchen table on the side, and then pick up the steamer from the stove with a pad, slowly pour the boiled hawthorn water into the two porcelain bowls, and finally use the cloth to pick up the residue, and in the white porcelain bowl, a pool of hawthorn water like grape wine appeared.
Xie Lingyun next to him watched with interest Wen Qihang skillfully doing these things, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became. In this era when gentlemen are far away from cooking, the ten fingers do not touch the spring water, and the description is definitely not a woman, but a man.
As a scholar, throughout her life, she doesn't know how to make a fire to cook, which is not an exaggeration, but as a woman, no matter how prominent her identity is, she must master a little cooking skills, not very proficient, but at least master a little cooking skills, otherwise how to fight against the third, fourth and even fifth, you must know that in the current society, three wives and four concubines are allowed, if you want to be favored by your husband, how to do it without a little ability.
It is important to know an eternal truth, if you want to capture a man's heart, you must first grasp his stomach.
And if you want to capture a woman's heart, you can only achieve negative contact as soon as possible.
"It is said that a gentleman is a good cook, but I see that Brother Wen seems to be very good at this aspect, which really makes me puzzled." Xie Lingyun wondered.
"What's so incomprehensible about this, because I once aspired to be a cook and eat delicious food all over the world, but unfortunately, I was not talented enough to give up this very promising career, which is really a pity." Wen Qihang shook his head and sighed.
“........ Brother Wen's thoughts and thoughts are all different from ordinary people, and Lingyun admires. The corners of Xie Lingyun's mouth twitched slightly.
There are naturally countless young people who have come into contact with each other in Baihualou, but she has never heard of a young talent's goal to become a cook. The goal of those young talents is to become a general, to help the world, to assist the emperor, and to build a great cause, so as to leave a name in history and become holy.
Wen Qihang said with a smile: "I still admire, listening to your tone, I know that you are insincere, everyone's ideas are different, and the ideals are different." In my eyes, there is no distinction between high and low occupations in this world, as long as the occupations that the people need, they are all good occupations. ”
Xie Lingyun bit her lip lightly, settled down and said, "Brother Wen thinks that what the Qinglou woman does is not a cheap job?" ”
Wen Qihang glanced at Xie Lingyun's pretty face, which was slightly pale at the moment, and said, "Qinglou!" This profession is not a cheap job, but you have gone astray, in addition to selling skin and flesh, you can actually provide many other services. For example, there are some Qingqi people, they only provide singing and dancing, so that guests can satisfy their spiritual enjoyment, which is actually a good profession. ”
The actors of later generations were actually born from this, and their own status and influence can even compete with official power, while the inheritance of the country of Fusang is more comprehensive, and there are even special actors who specialize in this way.
"Is this your heartfelt words, Brother Wen?" Xie Lingyun confirmed.
"Of course, after I was frustrated as a chef, my second dream was to become a Qinglou artist, so that I could take on some kiss scenes and bed scenes, not to mention the fair and honest pickle girls, and it can be said that I sacrificed my reputation for the sake of my career." Wen Qihang said enviously.
“........ Some of them don't understand well. Xie Lingyun said a little shyly.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, in short, you just need to know that I don't discriminate against Qinglou artists." Smelling Qihang and saying, he picked up the hawthorn water, which was already a little cool, and handed it to Xie Lingyun and said, "Come, let's drink a little hawthorn water, this helps digestion, and it can also beautify and nourish the skin." ”
Xie Lingyun took it and took a sip slightly, feeling that the taste was very good, sweet and sour, refreshing, and exclaimed: "Brother Wen's cooking skills are really good." ”
Wen Qihang smiled: "Wait a minute, add some ice cubes, it will be more refreshing." ”
"Thank you........ Brother Wen! Seeing and hearing that he set sail to get the ice cubes, Xie Lingyun said softly.
"What did you say?" Xie Lingyun's voice was a little small, and she didn't hear it clearly when she walked into the kitchen, so she asked again.
"I said thank you." Xie Lingyun shouted loudly.
"You're welcome." Wen Qihang replied loudly.
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