"Wash your hands! You little brat! Go wash your hands!" Cheng Hui was quick-witted and stopped Xie Lin and the others in an instant.
"Mom, let's go wash now." The two of them squeezed into the kitchen, scrambling to wash their hands, splashing water everywhere. After a while, they shook off the water droplets on their hands, wiped them casually with the corners of their clothes, and then rushed to the dining room impatiently.
"It's clean now, Mom." Xie Lin and Xie Heng smiled and stretched out their hands at the same time, waving them in front of Cheng Hui.
"Okay, okay." Cheng Hui nodded with a smile.
"Here it comes." Aunt Li brought out a charcoal brazier from the kitchen and carefully placed it next to the table where everyone was sitting. Then she placed the big pot of oden steadily on the charcoal brazier.
The charcoal fire at the bottom of the pot was crackling, and the oden in the pot began to roll happily again with the help of the charcoal fire, and the rich aroma became stronger.
"This belongs to Young Master Tang. Shubai gave it to me." Aunt Li smiled and brought out a small and exquisite silver charcoal basin, and placed a small pot on it.
She turned to look at Tang Ze and said, "Master Tang, these are all for you to wear. I cooked a pot just for you."
Tang Ze nodded slightly and thanked Aunt Li: "Thank you for your trouble."
Xie Wanxing joked, "Brother, a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. Today, you have been halfway through the cooking process. Are you still a gentleman?"
Mr. Yu smiled and tapped Xie Wanxing on the head. "Xie Wanxing, where have you been reading this book? Is this how you interpret 'A Gentleman Should Stay Away from the Kitchen'?"
Tang Ze took up Xie Wanxing's joke: "In ancient times, gentlemen cultivated themselves, managed their families, governed their country, and brought peace to the world. By participating in some kitchen work, they were able to understand the mundane world through self-cultivation and gain a better understanding of worldly affairs. In this way, they might be closer to the way of a 'gentleman'."
"Brother, that's a brilliant solution!"
The soup in the small pot soon began to bubble under the licking of the charcoal fire, and the hot steam rose up with a special aroma.
As soon as Tang Ze picked up the chopsticks, he was stopped by Xie Wanxing.
"Hey, Brother, of course you should eat this with bamboo sticks directly, don't use chopsticks, otherwise we'll be wearing it for nothing, right?"
"You try it, it tastes better than eating it with chopsticks." As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Wanxing took a fish ball skewer from the pot and wanted to pass it to Tang Ze.
The fish balls were still steaming, with an attractive sheen on the surface, and the soup was slowly sliding down the bamboo skewers.
"Miss Xie, there is soup here." Shu Bai reminded.
"Oh, there's soup. I'll wrap it up for you." Xie Wanxing took the fish balls back and quickly pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket. He wrapped the end of the bamboo skewer with it and gently shook it over the pot before handing it back to Tang Ze.
Tang Ze was slightly stunned, looking at the fish ball handed to him. The bamboo stick wrapped in a handkerchief swayed gently in front of him. He looked up at Xie Wanxing again, only to see her eyes sparkling. Tang Ze's mouth corners unconsciously rose slightly, revealing a gentle smile.
He took the fish ball skewers and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
After saying that, he gently took a bite of the fish ball. The fish ball was tender and chewy, and the delicious soup mixed with the fresh aroma of the fish made him nod again and exclaimed: "Delicious."
"It's not elegant. It's really not elegant to eat like this." Mr. Yu also had a bowl of oden and was savoring it slowly.
After hearing what Xie Wanxing had just said, he reached out and took a bunch of oden. After chewing it, he nodded and said, "Yeah, but it does taste better this way. Why?"
"Teacher, the most vulgar is elegant! The most delicious things are street snacks, do you understand?" Seeing that Mr. Yu was also conquered, Xie Wanxing shook the bamboo sticks in his hand and shook his fingers, saying seriously.
"I see. Are you going to sell this in your shop?" Mr. Yu took another string and ate it with relish, then asked curiously.
"This isn't suitable for a Frappuccino shop." Xie Wanxing shook his head. "This is best suited for a street vendor. Think about it, winter is coming soon. If you were to walk down the street pushing a pot of hot oden cooked on a charcoal stove, the steam would rise and the aroma would instantly fill the street. Who could pass by and not buy a few skewers? One bite, then some soup, and you'd feel warm to the core and comfortable all over."
"Besides, you don't need a storefront to set up a stall, so the cost is low and you can move flexibly. You can go wherever there are many people. How convenient."
Mr. Yu said, "You, little girl, really take after your father. You have a quick mind for business. But everyone in your family is busy. Who has the time to set up a stall and earn this little money?"
"Naturally, my family members are busy, but I didn't intend to keep this business for myself. I planned to teach the villagers so that they can have more things to sell when they go out, which will also provide more income and help them make some money for the New Year."
She paused and said, "Dad said that the people in our village are all good people. They work hard to earn money by selling things in the shops on weekdays. Business is bad in winter and everyone is worried. This oden is not expensive and easy to learn, so it can help everyone."
Mr. Yu nodded slightly after hearing this, a gratified smile on his face: "You are so young, but you have so many things to worry about."
"That's right, you worry too much. Be careful not to grow tall in the future, Axing." Cheng Hui also came over, put her arm around Xie Wanxing's shoulders affectionately, and tapped her forehead with a smile.
Xie Wanxing immediately retorted: "How can I not grow taller! I go to bed early and get up early! I drink three bowls of milk a day!"
Xie Lin, who was standing by, devoured a lot of food like a whirlwind, his cheeks puffed out like a little hamster. He held an empty skewer in his hand and asked eagerly, "Mom, this is so delicious. Can I have this for dinner?"
"No more!" Cheng Hui frowned, pretending to be serious, but her tone revealed a hint of helplessness and doting. "This is just a snack, not a meal! Look at you, you've eaten so much, do you still want to eat dinner?"
"By the way, second and third brothers, how did you do on the exam today?" Xie Wanxing thought of the paper she had looked at and deliberately dragged out her tone. "Senior Brother Tang and I have both looked at that paper. It's very simple. If you can't even pass this..."
"Ah! Mom! Is this a lot? I'll go call Brother Yuan, Xiaoyong and the others to come and eat!" Xie Lin shuddered like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and suddenly changed the subject.
"There are more. I was just about to ask you to go and call them."
"Oh!! Xie Lin! You're changing the subject! You can't possibly be unable to write that paper!!" Xie Wanxing reacted instantly and raised his voice, "You really can't write it!"
"How is that possible? I've finished writing it. It's very simple." Xie Lin said and ran out, "Mom, I'm leaving!"
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