Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

The closer they got, the more pungent the smell became. Xu Ruolan and Liu Xiumei stopped at the entrance of the kitchen's separate courtyard.

"Sister-in-law, what is Aunt Fang doing? It smells good, but it's too choking." Liu Xiumei asked after sneezing twice.

"Sister, this taste is not made by Granny Fang." There was a rare hint of pride in Xu Ruolan's tone.

"Ah?" Before she could ask, the answer came.

"Miss, but did the young lady make some new food? I can smell it next door!"

Xu Hean and his colleagues had nothing to do, so they went to the new yard to work as supervisors.

I was having a lively conversation with the villagers who were reclaiming the land when I smelled a tempting aroma. I realized it came from my home, so I hurried back.

"A-choo, A-choo! Ouch, why is it so choking when I get so close!"

Before Xu Hean got close to the courtyard gate, he sneezed violently, and Xu Huairen quickly supported him.

"It smells so good! Madam, I'm not afraid of choking. Can I help the young lady?"

He Lei's eyes were shining. He had been on night shift last night, and had also been traveling the night before and yesterday. He was so tired that he had been sleeping the whole time.

I was simply awakened by the aroma of the fried willow catkins!

"Go ahead!" Xu Ruolan did not stop him. It was so crowded outside the yard. Who knew Xuer...

"Hey, okay!" He Lei ran in.

"Ah... A-choo... Miss, what are you doing?" He Lei covered his mouth and nose with one hand and asked as he entered the door.

The people in the room had already gotten used to it, so they were not surprised to see him come in.

Whenever there is something delicious at home, He Lei runs the fastest.

"Hey, Brother He Lei, want to try it?" Liu Xu touched the red oil boiling in the pot with chopsticks and handed it to He Lei.

He Lei took his hand away, licked it, and then his eyes widened.

The tip of the tongue was first stung by the spiciness, and then the taste of pepper and spices intertwined. Different from the spicy taste of dogwood, it had a hot and numb feeling. He Lei felt refreshed.

"Miss, what is this?" His eyes were bright and his voice was full of joy.

"Hey, this is the spicy soup pot I mentioned earlier, how is it?"

Only two eyes of Liu Xu were revealed under the mask, which were now like crescent moons. He Lei knew without even looking that his young lady was smiling smugly.

"Yeah, the previous mushroom soup was also delicious, but I like this one better. It's spicy, numb and fragrant!" He Lei nodded vigorously.

"Granny Fang, Aunt Yan. Stir-fry for a while longer to dry up the water, then you can put it in a bowl. Did you write down all the steps just now?" Liu Xu turned around and asked.

"I've got it, miss, don't worry!" "I've got it, miss!" The two nodded in unison.

"Okay, now that this pot is ready, you can fry the rest." Liu Xu nodded with satisfaction, then turned to He Lei and said:

"Brother He Lei, ask Huanxi and Qiaoyu to pick some vegetables, and then come back to cut the meat. We will have hot pot for lunch!"

"Okay, miss!" He responded and ran out.

There is no shortage of meat and vegetables at home now, so Liu Xu asked Qiao Yun to light up another pot and stew bone soup.

The people at the gate gradually got used to it, and Xu Ruolan and others also came inside.

He Lei came out and happened to run into them, and reported back: "Madam, it was the spicy soup pot that the young lady mentioned before she brought people to cook it! The young lady said she would eat this for lunch!"

Xu Ruolan nodded and stopped when she heard that. This was the store’s secret recipe from now on, so she would not bring anyone in to see it.

Then he asked worriedly, "It's so choking, are Xu'er and the others okay?"

Before He Lei could say anything, Liu Xu came out after hearing the sound.

"Mom, it's okay. We all wore masks."

When He Lei saw Liu Xu coming out, he turned around and went to talk to Huanxi and the others. Only Xu Ruolan, Liu Xiumei, and Xu Hean and his son came into the yard.

When they saw the catkins' shape, a smile flashed in their eyes. Xu'er (young lady) was smart and had made preparations in advance.

"Okay, then you guys continue tinkering. Mom, your aunt, Grandpa An, and Uncle Huairen will leave first."

Knowing what her daughter was doing and knowing that she couldn't help, Xu Ruolan took a non-interfering attitude and left with her people.

The fragrance lingered in the kitchen for an hour, and naturally Liu Changshun's family also smelled it. They knew without guessing that it was Xu'er (Xu girl) who was tinkering with new food again.

Liu Xu naturally would not forget his uncle's family. After Qiaoyu and his friend came back from picking vegetables, they asked them to go to the next door and the old house respectively, to invite people and bring back a box of tofu.

Ye Miaoyin and her daughter had left with Doctor Meng earlier, saying they were going to reminisce about the past and would not be back for lunch. Anyway, they had fried a lot, so they could just cook whatever they wanted in the evening.

Because there were elderly people present, Liu Xu still prepared mushroom soup.

When the workshop was finished at noon, many people looked at the kitchen curiously, but they just looked and went home.

Needless to say, at noon that day, most families in Liujia Village were discussing the food for Liu Xu's family.

After all, most of the people in the village were either working for her family or for Liu Changshun's family.

At noon, instead of having two tables as before, Liu Xu had two square tables put together, one for clear soup and the other for red soup. You can cook whatever flavor you like.

It just so happened that Chang Yifei delivered a lot of beef yesterday, and Liuxu asked He Lei to cut two or three pounds of it.

As for the two patients at home, because they both need to take medicine, they can only eat mushroom soup.

However, this was enough to amaze them, and the father and son ate one more bowl of rice than usual.

In the yard, Liu Xu felt very happy to have the long-missed hotpot again.

The only drawback was that while the adults were toasting each other, Liu Xu and the other children, as well as Xu Rulan, who was breastfeeding, could not drink alcohol and could only drink mushroom soup!

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. This spicy and fresh soup is even more addictive than the mushroom soup. It's just a little spicy!" Xu Hean boiled a piece of beef in two pots respectively and drank two cups of tea after eating.

Liu Xu: "Grandpa An, no matter how much you want to eat, you and my grandpa and grandma can't eat too much. This will make you get angry. Just taste it."

Liu Dashan, who was eating happily, pretended not to hear...

The old man can eat spicy food. Liu Xu saw that the food in her grandfather's bowl was bright red. If she didn't remind him, he would have to suffer the consequences tomorrow morning.

So, ignoring the old man's resentful look, he said, "Huanxi, go get Grandpa another bowl!"

Mrs. Zhang, Xu Ruolan, Chen Lan and her daughter, and Liu Hongying only tasted the food and then kept eating the mushroom soup.

Thanks to her strong genetic genes, her aunt was put in the same group as her, and the others were also eating happily while breathing out air.

As for chatting, let’s talk about it after dinner!

The same scene also appeared in the kitchen.

The meal was eaten quickly and after half an hour, no one could eat anymore.

After the meal, Aunt Lin took away the dishes and served tea. Everyone sat together to chat and digest the food.