Li Hui said "hmm" without raising his head, which was regarded as a response. Cheng Xue came over and took a look. He was writing the plan for the northern state capital in the next two years.
It ranges from increasing grain production and raising taxes, to training soldiers and providing subsidies. I have written several articles, and I have also reassigned work tasks to all the current officials in the government. Anyway, it is a principle, and we will never let anyone be idle.
Seeing that he was still writing furiously, Cheng Xue gave him a cup of hot tea and pulled the charcoal basin forward before leaving the government office lobby.
Before entering the backyard, I heard Li Huai yelling. It sounded like he wanted to ride on a tiger, but the tiger wouldn't let him.
They say that seven and eight years old are a nuisance to dogs, but they are so naughty before the time comes. She can no longer imagine what the child will be like when he reaches that time.
Frankly speaking, for the four children in the family, except for Li Huai, the other three are very obedient and don't put much effort into it. After all, the three of them grew up in a different environment than Li Huai. As long as the little one can remember, the family has had no worries about food and drink.
"Oh Sidan, please stop tossing the tiger. If you do it again, I will become impatient."
"Second sister, I'm acting for you. You sit there and watch carefully. I was really riding a tiger when I was taking a nap and dreaming. It's so amazing."
Cheng Xue was speechless when she heard this. This brat, can't you tell the difference between dreams and reality?
Just when she was about to stop her, there was a loud "snort" from a tiger, and soon the little thing ran up to Cheng Xue and rubbed her head against her skirt.
As soon as Li Huai, who was running after the dog, saw his mother, Le Diandian stepped forward and said:
"Mom is back. I miss you so much. I was dreaming about my mother just now..."
The little mouth guy said that he could send the guests away even if they didn't eat. But he had a lover's flesh, so he wouldn't annoy anyone no matter how much he nags.
Cheng Xue stroked the top of his hair lovingly and asked after he finished speaking:
"Why are you riding a tiger? How old are you to be naughty?"
Li Huai said "hehe..." with a silly smile and acquiesced. He rubbed his mother's palm coquettishly and called out "mother" coquettishly, as if begging for mercy. Then Li Tian, who ran over, saw this and swallowed back the words that came to his lips. The old son
, the eldest grandson, the lifeblood of the parents. She waved to Huzi, waited for the little guy to run up to her, purred twice, and took him back first.
When Cheng Xue saw her daughter taking the dog away, she slapped Li Huai on the forehead with a straight face.
"Don't bully Hu Zi again next time."
"Don't worry, mother, I'm very good to it. I'll give it the bones I finished chewing at noon. It'll enjoy the meal."
When Huzi who was walking in front heard this, he immediately stopped, turned his head and said "Woof——" twice.
"Look, Mom, it's thanking me."
"Yeah, but that's it. Such a large piece of bone has been chewed cleanly, and not even a piece of fascia is left to the tiger's cub."
Listening to Li Tian's complaints, Cheng Xue finally couldn't help bursting into laughter. Everyone in the family knew that Li Huai was good at chewing bones. The chicken claws could chew through the small brittle bones in every joint. After the small bones were dried, they could be eaten directly.
Make specimens.
Li Huai called "Second Sister" coquettishly, and Li Tian simply "hummed" and led Huzi away.
Cheng Xue smiled and took her youngest son back to the back house, then dived into the kitchen to get busy.
Beef, mutton, and pork have all been cut and marinated with onions, ginger, and garlic. Harabi, pig heart, etc. have also been braised and sliced, just waiting for the charcoal grilled dryness and dipping sauce.
The whole kitchen was filled with the smell of the old braised pork soup. Cheng Xue told Bai Shao to put away the old soup and use it for braised pork years ago.
A few people were busy, and candles were lit in the kitchen.
Not long after, Li Hui came back from the front. The fire in the four charcoal stoves was just right. He closed the grates and started grilling directly.
Cheng Xue, Wen Tian, Bai Shao, and Tian Dong each took charge of a charcoal stove. Dexi, Bai Wei and others had experienced this for the first time, so they sat obediently and waited for their meals.
As the meat makes a "sizzling" sound when placed on the hot grate, the kitchen will soon be filled with the smell of burnt meat.
Dexi looked at it carefully, then lightly touched Tiandong with his elbow and asked in a low voice:
"Have you always eaten this before?"
I have been working in the Li family for about three months. I know that this family is very willing to eat, but this is the first time I have seen them eat meat like this.
Tiandong turned the meat over, nodded and replied:
"It's too cold today, otherwise it would be better to skewer it with a skewer and eat it by rolling it. Our wife and Mr. Xiao opened several skewers in the capital. Have you never been there?"
Dexi looked at the others, and then everyone shook their heads together. It wasn't that they couldn't afford it, it was just that they didn't have the time. They ran one mission after another, and coming to the Li family was the easiest and most comfortable mission for them, and they had worked hard for so many years.
The future ahead.
It can only be said that they are lucky. For people like Li Hui, there are some former companions who went to wealthy families and were either demoted to the Zhuangzi to work as coolies, or became cannon fodder in inner-house fights.
Some aristocratic families don't care whether they are from the palace or not, such as the Gu family and the Su family.
"Okay, you can taste it with dry ingredients and serve with garlic slices."
Tiandong's voice interrupted several people's thoughts. Everyone had a piece of sizzling and oily beef on their plates.
Obediently dip it in the dry ingredients, add garlic slices, and put it in your mouth...
"Uh-huh, uh-huh, it's delicious!" Yongxi couldn't help but nod in praise.
He is a man of few words, but he is very passionate about eating.
Cheng Xue saw how busy Tiandong's table was and said with a smile:
"There are no green vegetables at the moment, otherwise it would be delicious wrapped in lettuce."
"Madam, this is ready." Yongxi said while giving a thumbs up.
Tiandong looked at Yongxi who had a different impression and whispered to Li Hui:
"This guy's weakness is pretty easy to catch."
"Not necessarily." Li Hui shook his head, handed the roasted meat slices to his two daughters and said, "They all eat a lot of good food, so this barbecue is different, and it captured them for a while."
"Hey, you are so boring, why are you so serious?"
"What are you doing? What do you want to do? Just be as simple-minded as you are?"
"You two take a break, don't argue because it's a big holiday." Cheng Xue intervened at the right time and helped to turn the meat.
Three large pots of meat plus two pots of offal, as well as some mushrooms, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other vegetables.
After the dinner was over, there was nothing left except the onions, ginger, and garlic left from the marinated meat.
Dexi and the others were very full, and for the first time they took a walk in the yard with Li Heng and others to eat. Cheng Xue took the two girls, Bai Shao and others were cleaning up, and Li Hui and Tiandong were also cleaning up the charcoal stove.
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In the Li family, the master can cook and work as he pleases, and Bai Shao and others are accustomed to it.
After finishing everything, everyone takes a piece of moon cake and stands in the courtyard to symbolically look at the moon, and then everyone goes back to their respective houses.
Li Huai also wanted to eat mooncakes, but Li Tian snatched them away.
"If you continue to eat so much meat, be careful and you will become a fat pig. You will be slaughtered in the new year."
"The second sister actually lied to me. I am a human being, not a pig."
"You are almost turning into a little piglet." Li Tian reminded him matter-of-factly.