Chapter 49: Man Xi meets his ex-fiancé
"Everything in Manxi is delicious." Aunt Liu praised with an excuse.
I don't know why, no matter what Hua Manxi says, she feels that what she said is absolutely true, this girl doesn't look like a person who can exaggerate, she just believes her! Da Lang's wedding banquet must be made for Manxi!
"Of course, Aunt Liu, let me tell you, this seaweed doesn't cost money, I'll go home and make it, let you taste it, if you think it's good, wait until your husband makes a wedding banquet, then get some back, this is also a dish, save money, and let the people in the village taste it." Hua Manxi said.
Sure enough, as soon as she said this, Uncle Liu felt that the basket in his hand was not heavy, and he walked like a fly.
Aunt Liu smiled so much that she couldn't see her teeth: "I'll just say, I'll just say, it's my daughter's intimacy!" Our three sons will think about these things for their aunts! Lao Liu, you hurry up, go to Da Lang and tell him someone, and ask him to inform the two little ones to come back for the holiday, and we will recognize Manxi's goddaughter! I don't want to wait a day! ”
"You don't want to wait, and I don't want to wait! I'm Lao Tzu, why do I want those three stinky boys to agree, Manxi, bring your uncle and aunt to my house for a light meal tonight, let's recognize this pro, call Godfather to listen! Uncle Liu walked to the side of the mule cart and gasped.
"Godfather, godmother!" This uncle-in-law and aunt had already agreed, and Hua Manxi barked simply.
"Hey, hey!" Aunt Liu was the most excited, she had some tears in her eyes, secretly wiped the corners of her eyes, and hugged Hua Manxi in her arms, "Godmother is looking forward to a daughter, how many years have you been looking forward to it!" This, this is for you. ”
As Aunt Liu spoke, she took off the silver bracelet from her hand and stuffed it into Hua Manxi's hand: "This is a gift from your godmother!" ”
Hua Manxi looked down and saw a white mark on Aunt Liu's wrist, presumably because the bracelet had been worn for a long time.
"This is what you brought with you, how can I accept this gift?" Hua Manxi hurriedly stuffed the bracelet back, afraid that Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu would be angry, so he hurriedly continued, "If you really want to give me a gift, then I have to ask for it myself!" ”
"Then you beg! What do you want! Godfather has bought it for you! Uncle Liu said boldly.
"I haven't thought about it yet, when I think about it, I'll ask my godfather and godmother for it." Hua Manxi smiled slyly, "Godfather and godmother, let's go quickly." ”
"Okay, let's hurry up to Da Lang's place, eat and take advantage of the early days, and go to the market to buy some things." Uncle Liu got into the mule cart, beckoned all three of them to get into the car, and began to catch up.
The academy is not far from the pier, and it was not long before the car arrived.
The college is surrounded by a wall, and there is a nursing home at the entrance to register for entry and exit, similar to modern security.
"Little brother, I'm Liu Boqing's father, I'm here to send him something." Uncle Liu was familiar with the road and went to the nursing home to register his name.
"Oh, it's Mr. Liu's father, what are you here to send to Mr. Liu?" The nursing home also had some impressions of Uncle Liu, and remembered it as soon as he said it, "The mule cart is left outside, and I'll show it to you." ”
"Then I'm tired of the nursing home, these cakes, take them and eat some." Aunt Liu made a basket of cakes and brought them, took a few pieces from the basket and handed them to the eldest brother in the nursing home.
"Lady is too polite."
The group carried the wild boar meat brought by Uncle Liu, some local chickens, eggs, and seafood they had just bought into the academy.
Unfortunately, just after entering the gate of the college, it happened that the students were out of school.
"Shuqing, look, isn't that your little fiancée?" A loud grinning voice suddenly sounded.
Hua Manxi looked at the voice of the speaker, and sure enough, he saw an acquaintance.
One is her ex-fiancé Ding Shuqing, and the other is Lizheng's son Qin Feng, who has a good relationship with Ding Shuqing.
"Yo, look, she's got two big cocks in her hands! Are you here to make soup to replenish your body? Qin Feng laughed and brought all the students who were going to school.
"Mr. Ding, it turns out that is your fiancée! Why do you look like you're only in your early tens, this doll is too doll, right? The surrounding students also burst into laughter when they saw Hua Manxi carrying the two chickens.
Ding Shuqing did not have the slightest embarrassment on his face, but instead hooked his lips slightly and smiled, and said slowly: "Everyone misunderstood, Ding Mou has withdrawn from his family a few days ago, and now he does not have a fiancée. These cheeky and entangled women, Ding will not take a look at them. ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Hua Manxi meaningfully, as if to warn her not to do anything shameless.
When Uncle Liu heard this, he was so angry that his beard turned up, and he was about to reason with him, but Hua Manxi grabbed Uncle Liu: "Godfather, the mouth grows on others, talking about long and short, everyone is free, there is no need to meet with them, let's hurry up and find Brother Liu." ”
"Forget it, old man, Da Lang also serves here, and everyone doesn't look good when they make trouble." Aunt Liu also persuaded in a low voice.
"Hmph." Uncle Liu snorted fiercely and walked straight around them.
And Hua Manxi didn't take a straight look at Ding Shuqing from beginning to end.
Ding Shuqing: "......"
"Hey, Shuqing, why didn't she come to you? Over there, isn't that Liu Boqing's house? It's okay for your ex-fiancée, so I divorced you, and I turned around and got along with the surname Liu? ”
Ding Shuqing: "....."
How can it be? Didn't his mother play a good abacus? said that the Hua family didn't have any money, and asked her to marry and serve the second baby? How could she possibly get along with Liu Boqing?
The Liu family is also a well-known family in the village, how could they marry a girl who has been defiled!
Ding Shuqing was not angry in his heart, this person used to be very attentive to himself, a scholarly brother, only to withdraw from his family, so he asked himself to buy cloth money back, but now he doesn't even look at himself when he walks to him!
It turned out that he got along with Liu Boqing! No wonder they will ask themselves for money back!
"Now that she has withdrawn, her affairs have nothing to do with me." Ding Shuqing's face was calm as usual, he lifted his robe and left.
Hua Manxi followed Uncle Liu to Liu Boqing's courtyard, and as soon as he opened the door, Liu Boqing was stunned.
This, this lively chicken, basket after basket of pork, corn, sweet potatoes -
"Mother, father! I'm not saying that! There are things in the academy, why do you bring so many things at every turn? And even the chickens are caught, and I won't do it! Liu Boqing was very helpless.
"Hey, don't you think that you work hard to teach, and your third brother also works hard to study." Uncle Liu gasped and pointed to Hua Manxi, "Come, recognize people, this is Manxi, the goddaughter I just recognized, and she will be your sister from now on." ”
"What sister? I have a sister? Before Liu Boqing could speak, a lively figure rushed in, it was Uncle Liu's youngest son Liu Jiqing.
"I recognized a goddaughter, her name is Manxi, this is your third brother Liu Jiqing." Uncle Liu pointed at Liu Jiqing and said.
"I've wanted to have a sister for a long time! The three of us are not at home, so I bother my sister to help take care of my parents. Liu Boqing said politely.
"Big brother is polite, it's my godfather and godmother who take care of me more." Hua Manxi still likes the Liu family, they are all sincere and polite people, just like Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu.
"Where, Manxi, but a good boy, bring us a copy of whatever food you make! Also, last time Boqing said matchmaking, the matchmaker brought the girl's family to see the house, it was the meal cooked by Manxi, that meal, the other party was full of oil, very satisfied, no, the family affair was done! Uncle Liu slapped his thigh and said excitedly.
"What? It's done? Liu Jiqing was also very happy, "Which girl are you talking about?" ”
"It's the pig farmer in Yangjia Village! I heard that her daughter is so beautiful, and she knows how to read, and she helps her father take care of the accounts on weekdays, all right! If it weren't for her grandfather's filial piety and delayed her age, she would have married a foreigner! "Aunt Liu talked about this family business, and it was twelve points of satisfaction.
"Big brother, it's Miss Yang! You've seen it! Liu Jiqing jumped up, "It's Miss Yang who sent pork!" Come to the academy to settle the bill! ”
Uncle Liu taught arithmetic and served as a bookkeeper.
As soon as he said this, Liu Boqing's cheeks turned slightly red, and Hua Manxi knew that he was happy when he saw this gesture.
"Godfather, godmother, you talk about talking, I'll cook, and Komatsu will help me light the fire." Hua Manxi said wittily.
"Manxi, I'm embarrassed, but I want your two brothers to try your craft." Aunt Liu smiled and said, "I'll give you a hand." ”
"No need, godmother, I'll just be alone, you and the eldest brother and the third brother will talk for a while, I haven't seen each other for so long." Hua Manxi said thoughtfully.
Sure enough, it's my daughter's intimacy! It's really sweet! The more Aunt Liu looked at Hua Manxi, the more happy she became.
Hua Manxi took out all the ingredients, two local chickens, all of which had to be killed, one stewed here, so that they could eat it again at night, and the other would eat it now.
The chickens you eat now might as well be called flower chickens to ensure that they eat well.
Prawns, just make a salt-and-pepper prawn, fried squid with chili, this wild boar, is salted meat, fried cucumber slices, and finally green vegetables, and sweet potatoes, it is better to make a dessert, fried sweet potato balls.
Hua Manxi calculated the dishes and began to get busy in an orderly manner.
First, boil water, steam rice, after steaming rice, the hot water is just used to kill the chicken, both chickens are killed, cleaned, a whole chicken is put into a small casserole and simmered in the soup, the other is smeared with salt, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, pepper, a little sugar, and the prepared sauce, marinated.
Aunt Liu also took some dried shiitake mushrooms from home, soaked some in Huamanxi, washed them, and stuffed them into the belly of the chicken.
After pickling, she picked a few lotus leaves from the pond of the academy, wrapped the chicken with lotus leaves, then stirred some mud, coated the chicken with mud, and then let Hua Xiaosong make a fire, and covered the chicken with charcoal fire and red-hot mud.
This chicken is a local chicken, so it is better to simmer for a longer time, otherwise the chicken will not be able to tear apart.