He Zexu, who was chatting happily with his children, suddenly remembered something and asked the children: "Is there anyone else in the house today? In the kitchen?"
When Xiao An heard this, he remembered: "Yes, my mother is the only one in the kitchen. Dad, you guys can chat here while my son goes to help."
He Zexu stood up and said, "Let's go together."
"Dad, didn't you say that a gentleman lives far away from the kitchen? Besides, you are still a prince. It'll be fine if you don't go to the kitchen to help. Mother won't be angry with you for this." Xiao An said kindly.
He Zexu laughed when he heard it: "There are records in ancient books. The original meaning is that when a gentleman sees birds and beasts alive, he can't bear to see them die, and when he hears their screams, he can't bear to eat them.
meat. Therefore, a gentleman always stays away from the kitchen.
This is the origin of the gentleman's journey to the kitchen. It does not mean that men cannot cook and work in the kitchen, but it speaks of the kindness of the gentleman!"
Oh, it turns out that's what it is. The three children nodded together, and the corners of Xiaole's mouth raised.
"What's more, dad and I used to help in the kitchen when we were still together." He Zexu told him with a smile.
"Okay, let's go together." Dad said this, and Xiao An became even happier.
When He Zexu walked out, he couldn't help but hold Ruyi's hand.
Brothers Xiao An and Xiao Le, one led the way and the other walked behind.
The kitchen is not far from the hall, and the four of us heard the rhythmic sound of chopping meat coming from inside.
"Is mom chopping meat to make dumplings?" Ruyi felt happy as her father held her hand.
Xiao An, who was walking at the front: "I don't know, maybe I want to make braised lion's head."
"Does your mother often cook for you?" He Zexu asked.
If it weren't for the fact that the three children were around, he would be there in no time at such a short distance.
Children, who would have thought that he is actually the father of three children?
Thinking of some people in the capital, they would talk about him after dinner, laughing at him for being a lonely man in his thirties, without even a child. He might laugh at him because he doesn't like women, laugh at him because he might have a hidden disease and spend his whole life doing this.
No father.
Haha, not only do I have a wife, but I also have children.
When they entered the kitchen, they saw Wei Zijun busy with his sleeves rolled up and wearing an apron. He was chopping meat with a kitchen knife in his hand. When he noticed someone coming in, he looked up and saw that it was the four of them.
"What, are you hungry? There are no pastries? Let's satisfy your stomach first." Wei Zijun, who had been alone in the kitchen until now, had calmed down and thought about today's situation. A family of five doesn't care.
Which one? I probably didn’t eat much at noon.
She herself didn't even eat.
"Daddy, are you hungry?" Ruyi raised her head and asked.
"No, even if you are hungry, you won't eat cakes or anything like that. You can keep your stomach open and eat more of your mother's cooking." He Zexu responded to his daughter, but he looked at his wife.
Wei Zijun's eyes fell on the hands held by the two men, and he smiled: "Then you guys wait on the side."
He Zexu let go of his daughter's hand, walked to Wei Zijun, rolled up his sleeves: "It's better to leave this kind of work to your husband."
When Wei Zijun heard this, he didn't show any politeness to him, so he handed the knife to him and watched him pick up the kitchen knife and chop the meat fillings evenly and neatly.
"Do you want it to be delicate? Or a little grainy?" He Zexu asked.
"I want to make braised lion's head, so it needs to be a little grainy to taste better." Wei Zijun told.
He Zexu nodded, indicating that he understood. When he was at his home in Broken Soul Valley, he helped in the kitchen, but because he could not see, most of the time he just carried water to the kitchen water tank and so on.
The meat filling has also been chopped several times. It is the meat that Wei Zijun picked from the game they brought for them to make dumplings and wontons.
Braised lion head, I have never made it once.
Now that I think about it, it must be because my family's condition is poor and I don't have money to buy meat.
No, she used the money to buy iron spikes for the trap.
Thinking of this, He Zexu glanced at his wife. Now that he had money and the conditions were good, he ordered someone to hand over all the money to her and let her use it as she pleased.
What he suddenly regretted was not that he didn't deal with Prince Yu before leaving the capital, but that he didn't take Prince Yu's property with him.
The three children came forward and chattered and asked Wei Zijun if he had any other work that they could do.
Wei Zijun had to arrange the tasks one by one, such as washing vegetables, peeling garlic, and plucking chicken feathers.
"Xiao An, tell me honestly, have you prepared it a long time ago?" Wei Zijun, who was collecting carp at the door, asked his son, who was carrying water beside him.
Xiao An did not hesitate: "Mother, master has taught us that when doing things, we must think of the next few steps before doing one step. So, as soon as mother came here this morning, my son ordered people to buy these ingredients.
.
I haven’t left anyone in this house yet so that our family of five can talk. How about it, my son, I’m smart, right?”
"Well, you're smart. I think you're just too smart. You even plotted against your mother." Wei Zijun glared at his son and said.
Xiao An naturally knew that her mother was not really annoyed with her and did these things without authorization, so she still smiled and said: "Mom, how can this be called calculation? My son is a bystander and knows that his mother and father have been separated for many years, although he does not know the specific details.
The reason is, but I know, my son, that my mother also wants to reunite with my father, but she has too many thoughts and worries in her heart.
According to my mother's behavior, I'm afraid that when my son becomes a father, he won't be able to recognize his father yet.
So, my son just pushed it a little bit, and oh, my second brother and sister were also involved in this matter. My son and I didn’t make the decision alone.
Mom, look how good it is now, our family of five is reunited and we are having a great time, no one is unhappy."
"Well, then according to your wishes, mother would also like to thank you, right?" Wei Zijun admitted that what the child said was reasonable.
This is indeed the case, but it is not that she is hesitant, indecisive, or timid.
When I thought that I was in more and more serious troubles than Brother Huai, I still couldn't help but think about it.
What Brother Huai has to face is just the troubles within their royal family regarding interests and power.
How different is she? The royal family of the Yangli Kingdom needs her because of the special blood in her body. As long as she is alive in this life, the knife she chose on her head will never disappear.
But now it's different. She has a daughter, Ruyi, and the danger is no longer her.
"Sanniang? Come and see if the minced meat is okay?" He Zexu, who was walking out with a knife, happened to see Wei Zijun frowning...