sbdcsierra Chapter 136: Invitation
Chapter 136: Invitation
Xu Qing couldn't help but admire Su Qian's knife skills, the thickness is appropriate, and each piece of meat is cut very evenly, and it will be cooked through after a little blanching. All these years of martial arts training are not in vain!
Su Qian also picked up a piece of meat and dipped it in the sauce, then put it in her mouth, she had no doubt about Xu Qing's words.
Su Qian understood a long time ago that the food made by Xu Qing must be delicious!
Su Qian put the sliced meat into her mouth and chewed for a while, then her face froze instantly.
Xu Qing looked at Su Qian's face with some doubts, isn't it delicious?
Afterwards, Xu Qing also put the sliced meat in the bowl into his mouth, and after chewing, he frowned and looked at County Magistrate Su.
Su County Magistrate was about to put the meat in his mouth, when he saw Xu Qing's strange gaze, he raised his head to look at him and said, "What are you doing for father by looking like this?"
Xu Qing looked at County Magistrate Su and asked, "Father-in-law, do you know that there is such a thing as salt in the world?"
He also ate the meal cooked by the County Magistrate Su twice, and it can be said that there was no taste at all. The poor daughter of the Su family started running to her house as soon as it was time to eat.
Looking at the many dishes made by Su County Magistrate, white rice is the most appetizing, because there is no such thing as salty rice in the first place!
Yan and Su county magistrates are like two parallel lines that never intersect.
County Magistrate Su coughed and said, "Ahem, of course I added salt for my father... Isn't it because I'm afraid that I didn't put enough salt..."
Xu Qing was really going to be defeated by his father-in-law's innocence. He stood up and braved the wind and snow and went to the small kitchen to get the salt. He added an appropriate amount of salt to the dipping ingredients in the bowls of the three of them, and then mixed them evenly.
Xu Qing picked up another piece of tofu and put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, closed his eyes and enjoyed it, this is the taste that hot pot should have!
Su Qian picked up a piece of meat again and put it in her mouth, her eyes lit up immediately, it was delicious!
The family of three had a great time eating hot pot tonight, and it was the first time I tasted such a novel way of eating, with endless aftertaste.
The soup base is even better. After eating the shabu-shabu meat, the soup in the pot is still drinkable, and it tastes delicious.
The next day when Xu Qing woke up and opened the window, a gust of cold wind blew in, making Xu Qing smart.
Both the ground and the eaves were covered with a thick layer of snow, the whole courtyard was completely white, not even a single footprint could be found, and there was no other color except for a branch of delicate red winter plum in front of the window.
After closing the window, Xu Qing retreated to the bed again. In this weather, it would be disrespectful to winter not to stay in bed for a while.
It's really hard to think that King Xian actually celebrates his birthday in winter. If it snows, some people who come to congratulate him will probably disappear if they are older!
Although Xu Qing really wanted to stay in bed from morning to night, he still had to cook and go to work. After all, the birthday present for King Xian hadn't been finished yet!
Xu Qing is very fortunate to have read Sun Tzu's Art of War in his previous life, otherwise he might have to pay for his birthday this time!
Want to get money out of your own pocket? No one except the lady!
After breakfast, Su Qian ordered someone to harness the carriage.
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When Xu Qing came to the shop, Xiao Ruxue had already arrived early, and he had piled up a big snowman on the open space in front of the fish pond. Xiao Ruxue was still fingering the details of the snowman bit by bit with his little hands, Make the snowman approach to the shape of a human, rather than a simple combination of a ball on the top and a ball on the bottom.
Due to putting her hands in the snow for a long time, Xiao Ruxue's two little hands turned red from the cold, but she didn't know it.
Seeing Xu Qing approaching, Xiao Ruxue jumped in front of Xu Qing, looked at Xu Qing happily and said, "Look, look! I made a snowman!"
Xu Qing praised after seeing it: "A very beautiful snowman, no, in fact, you are more suitable to be called a snow sculpture."
After praising her, Xu Qing took Xiao Ruxue's two little red hands and wrapped them tightly with her own long sleeves: "Come on, go inside and warm yourself by the fire, isn't it cold?"
Xiao Ruxue didn't feel anything, and said happily, "It's neither cold nor cold!"
After hearing Xiao Ruxue's answer, Xu Qing shook her head and looked at the poor child, who was so cold that she was unconscious...
Xu Qing took Xiao Ruxue to sit down by the stove, put Xiao Ruxue's cold little hands on the fire, and then returned to the desk to take out yesterday's manuscript.
Xu Qing looked at the manuscript and then at Xiao Ruxue's hand still warming the fire, and asked, "Can I continue writing?"
Xiao Ruxue raised her head and said, "Of course I can write!"
Facts have proved that the title of Xiao Ruxue's martial arts practitioner is not just talk. Although the little hands have been playing in the snow for so long, the writing has not been affected at all, and the handwriting is still beautiful and generous.
In five days, Xiao Ruxue copied and played, and a book was already copied.
The three of them in the middle shop even had a small snowball fight, which finally ended because Xiao Ye's two fists were outnumbered by four, and the firepower was insufficient... The three of them had fun playing.
In the end, Xiao Ye, the most idle person, took charge of the final binding work.
Sometimes Xu Qing feels that Xiao Ye deserves to be the son of the Xian Wang, and he has fully inherited the character of the Xian Wang - leisure!
The two of them have been busy in the house for five days, and he is in charge of the final work...
It's so easy too!
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When Xu Qing returned home, his father-in-law had already received two invitations, one for him and one for Xu Qing and Su Qian.
These two invitations are naturally invitations from Prince Xian's Mansion.
The county magistrate of Su was still secretly wondering at this time, the county magistrate is not a high-ranking official, how could he still be eligible to receive two invitations? The county magistrate next to him is all one, as long as he arrives at the scene.
Generally, those who can receive two letters are the local celebrities of the rich family, or officials of the state government. County officials like Su County Magistrate obviously do not have this qualification.
Could it be that the Lord Inspector invited Xu Qing to preach the law last time, which greatly improved the efficiency of solving crimes in the surrounding counties, and was known by the Xianwang Mansion, so Xu Qing was invited to go with him?
Or, because Xu Qing is the number one talented person in Yong'an Mansion, when sending out invitations, Xu Qing was also sent one?
But no matter what the reason is, if the palace has given you an invitation, you must be present. If you don't, it will be rude, and people will be unhappy!
Moreover, it is a matter of face to be able to send two invitations to the palace. After all, among the officials of Yongzhou City, only the governor, Sima, Bie Jia, and Chang Shi are eligible to receive two invitations, and his Su family also accepts two invitations. After receiving two letters, it would be enviable for others to spread the word!
Looking at the invitation in his hand, Xu Qing sighed, being a prince is a majesty, and sending out more invitations on his birthday would also make his father-in-law extremely proud.