get married first, fall in love later

On the second day, when Qian Xiaobao opened his eyes, Ouyang Xi disappeared. "The feet are not healed yet, what are you doing this early in the morning?" Qian Xiaobao shook his head and sighed softly, feeling helpless in his heart for this daughter-in-law who couldn't be idle for a moment.

He called the maid outside the door to come in to wash and dress himself up, went out and searched around the yard but did not see that familiar figure.Qian Xiaobao frowned slightly: You can't go out again so early in the morning, right?

Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden noise not far away. When he looked up, he found that he had already reached the west courtyard without knowing it, and the noise he heard just now came from the kitchen in front of him. .

Qian Xiaobao walked towards the source of the sound, and when he got closer, he could easily discern that the chattering person was Ouyang Xi who had disappeared early in the morning.

She took two quick steps, stepped forward and pushed open the half-open door, and saw Ouyang Xi sitting firmly on a grand teacher's chair, and a smaller stool was specially placed in front of her to carefully support her injured body. right leg.The maid Tao Hua placed fruits and pastries on a tray in each hand, and from time to time she leaned forward to serve her a bite.

The person with her back to the door didn't see Qian Xiaobao coming in at the first time. She stared at the things on the long wooden table in front of her, resting her chin on one hand and pointing with the other, muttering to herself: "What else is there, let me see..."

"Young Mistress, this is the sauce you ordered to prepare, how do you see it?"

Ouyang Xi turned his head and saw Chef Huang, who was fat and very pleasing, holding a plate of invisible black objects in his hands, and he could smell a strange smell when he got close.

Isn't this too far away from the old godmother in my impression?Ouyang Xi wrinkled his nose and thought for a while, then ordered: "Uh, how about this, you add some chili, minced meat, green onion, ginger and garlic to this, fry it in oil and bring it to me." The chef nodded half-understanding, turned around and was about to prepare according to the instructions, Ouyang Xi hurriedly added: "The more peppers, the better!"

Qian Xiaobao, who was waiting at the side, saw her face full of interest, although he couldn't understand what she was doing, but he didn't want to destroy it, so he raised his hand to stop the servants who wanted to call her, and casually pulled the On the bench, he leisurely sat on the sidelines and watched the play.

Ouyang Xi didn't notice it, and was still concentrating on counting the items on the table.

"Pork, beef, mutton, chicken, fish... Well, that's about the same, you probably only eat these meats in this day and age." He said to the people waiting on the side: "Put these in food boxes."

Turning his head and continuing to count the dazzling array of vegetables on the table: "Eggplant, beans, leeks, potatoes..." There are still some greens. in the food box.

"Where are the fruits? Are they all cut up? Sigh, why don't you have a simple and easy-to-use juicer in this era, but it's okay, fruits are more nutritious when eaten directly." Ouyang Xi muttered, Turning his head to look at the fruit on the plate, he nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, let's find a food box for this too."

Seeing that the long tables that were originally full in front of him were emptied one by one, Ouyang Xi grabbed a piece of fruit and threw it into his mouth with satisfaction, stretched his waist comfortably, and ordered casually: "I will move these food boxes for me in a while." Go to the carriage in the yard, be careful not to miss anything." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Taohua, and asked, "Is the shelf that I drew a sketch for you to prepare ready? But the most critical tool, if we don’t have it, we’ll be wasting our work this morning.”

"Don't worry, I sent someone to the blacksmith shop early in the morning, and I will definitely get it back before you leave."

Ouyang Xi squinted his eyes and nodded: "Well, it should be nothing." He stood up while leaning on the back of the chair and said, "Let's go to the dining room to prepare breakfast!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up straight, Qian Xiaobao's smiling voice came from behind him: "My lady has fruits and snacks this early in the morning, I'm afraid I don't need to eat breakfast anymore."

Ouyang Xi was frightened by the sudden voice and slapped his chest. After a while, he turned around and looked at Qian Xiaobao, and asked suspiciously: "Xiaobao, you have come here a long time ago, why didn't you call me out?" ?”

"I saw that you were busy, so I couldn't bear to disturb you, so I waited quietly at the side." Qian Xiaobao teased, stepped forward and gently helped Ouyang Xi out of the kitchen.

With a smile in his eyes, Ouyang Xi glared at her lightly, and said angrily: "Don't look down on me, let me show you our modern food when I go out to play later."

"Food?" Qian Xiaobao slightly raised his eyebrows: "Is Xi'er referring to those raw meat and vegetables?"

Ouyang Xi waved his hand: "Oh, I know you can't eat raw fish, otherwise I'll prepare salad and sashimi for you. Don't worry, it must be cooked."

"Don't we still have to bring spatulas and seasonings when we go out to play, or even set up a stove?"

"No need, just bring carbon. You still have to bring the seasoning. I have already arranged everything. You can just enjoy it to your heart's content."

Qian Xiaobao looked at Ouyang Xi's confused and confident smiling face, and nodded perfunctorily on his face, but he kept muttering in his heart: this daughter-in-law of mine seems to be unreliable, but this time I don't know if I will show them again. what comes out.

After breakfast, apart from Wuhen who had already returned home, Qian Xiaobao and his party of six embarked on a trip.

There is a quiet and secluded place outside the city of Kyoto, where a long river runs by. At this time of year, many young princes and ladies will meet and hire an exquisite painting boat by the river, accompanied by the breeze and weeping willows On the boating lake, although it is hot summer, the picture is very fresh and refreshing.

Qian Xiaobao and the others chose this place for their trip, but unlike other literati, bachelors and nobles who talked about poetry and painting, or played the piano and sang songs, what they did on the boat was unheard of in ancient times. The popular bbq—that is, what we often call a barbecue conference.

When Ouyang Xi instructed the servant girl Taohua and the servants from Fuchu to place the barbecue grill on the bow of the boat, cook the charcoal fire, and take the food out of the food box and place them on the table one by one, Lian always showed no signs of emotion Wu Ying showed a surprised expression.

"Xiaoxi, what are you going to do?" Jiang Qingxiao picked up a piece of thinly sliced ​​tenderloin and shook it in front of his eyes: "Could this be our lunch?"

Ouyang Xi looked at her arrogantly, and then winked at Tao Hua standing beside her.Taohua hurriedly entered the cabin and moved out the chairs prepared in advance and placed them in front of the grill, and Qian Xiaobao and Qian Xiaobao supported her to sit down.

Ouyang Xi first raised his right hand and put it on the iron rack to test the temperature, then turned his head and took a pair of long chopsticks to pick up several different pieces of meat and put them on the grill one by one. From time to time, he took a small brush and smeared some oil, salt and pepper. After three or four times, everyone watched the soft and unappetizing raw meat turn golden brown and crispy, and even the surrounding air began to float. A strange smell of meat.

Ouyang Xi picked up a pair of chopsticks again, picked out the almost-cooked meat in front of him, picked out the most favorite piece of cooled meat, put it in his mouth, and took a bite.

"Well, the taste doesn't seem to be too different." After speaking, the chopsticks holding the meat were first stretched out to Qian Xiaobao's eyes: "Here, Xiaobao, try it."

Qian Xiaobao opened his mouth and took a bite of Ouyang Xi's hand. The meat was golden and crispy on the outside, but soft and hard on the inside.And it seems to have been marinated in a special way beforehand, which is very tasty.A smile instantly appeared on her face, she stretched out her right thumb to compare in front of Ouyang Xi's eyes, and praised without hesitation: "The delicacy Xi'er made is really delicious."

Jiang Qingxiao, who had been watching eagerly for a long time, couldn't wait a long time ago. Hearing this, he hurriedly grabbed the chopsticks at hand and randomly picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. It was scalded hard.She withdrew the meat from her mouth reflexively, opened her mouth wide and stuck out her tongue for the first time, sucking in "sigh, hiss", while raising her left hand to fan the wind non-stop in an attempt to cool down.

After a while, the man whose tongue finally recovered was full of grievances, and there were still some splashes of hot water in his eyes, and he turned his head to look at Ouyang Xi and complained: "Xiao Xi, why didn't you say that this delicacy is so hot?" of."

Ouyang Xi was already laughing beside her so much that she couldn't help herself, and when she saw this, she wiped away her tears with her hands and replied intermittently: "Haha...you too...you ate it without asking me, I just want to remind you... ...haha...then there is still time...hahaha..."

The goddess was still by my side, but I had such an embarrassment. This Ouyang Xi really didn't know whether he was helping or hurting himself.Jiang Qingxiao sneaked a glance to the side, but was surprised to find that Wu Ying, who had always been expressionless, was also looking uncontrollably funny at this moment.

Forget it, being ugly can make a beauty smile, so it seems that she was worth it when she was scalded.

"Everyone use your chopsticks to eat." The person who laughed enough finally realized his conscience, picked out the baked ones and put them on the plate, and reminded: "Remember to let it cool first, if it is like someone... Haha...that's not my fault!"

The barbecue conference officially kicked off after that, and Qian Xiaobao and the others were full of praise for Ouyang Xi's cooking skills while eating.Especially the grilled eggplant with bolognese sauce, the soft eggplant meat is served with a fragrant special sauce, sprinkled with some freshly cut scallions and minced garlic, if the taste is strong, add some extra hot fresh peppers , Take a sip of fine wine, the taste is really amazing.

Gradually, everyone ate heartily. Qian Xiaobao had already taken over her barbecue work under the guidance of Ouyang Xi. , can be regarded as a barbecue master.

Everyone in the painting boat was eating and making noise, and unknowingly, they even played wine fists. Standing on his feet was already unstable, and this time he fell into Qian Xiaobao's arms before he could react.

Fortunately, the ship regained its stability after only a shake. Ouyang Xi raised his head and looked at the barbecue grill not far away for the first time. Seeing that the iron grill was still standing firmly on the ground, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at it. The helmsman who followed asked, "What's going on?"