"I brought you freshly ground soy milk this morning, as well as some salty snacks to go with the wine." Zhuang Keqing helped the village chief's arm and entered the house, "You will definitely like it."
"Salt water? What's the difference between it and the stewed one?" The village chief waved his hand and did not ask the little girl to support him. He thought that he was not old enough to have to be taken care of by his juniors even if he was sitting on a chair.
"Although the taste is not as fragrant as brine, it can also bring out the freshness of the ingredients. You will know after you try it. I have been thinking about this for the past few days, and I am just waiting for you to taste it."
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The village chief stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes.
He was convinced by this girl's ability to cook food, not to mention anything else. Even in these years, he had gone to Songling Town countless times, and fortunately he had tried some of the food in the town, but he had no luck with any of them.
This girl makes delicious food.
In comparison, this tofu craft seems a bit ordinary.
This is the village chief's misunderstanding. As long as the villagers of Erlizi Village think about it, they can just get up early and go to the banker to buy tofu and other soy products. But the residents in the town don't have to wait.
Only in the third month of the month can we get a chance to grab some. Besides, the tofu is not stored, so it can only be eaten and bought now. Even now, when people in the town ask for the tofu from the dealer, it is still hard to find a piece.
"Grandpa Village Chief, if you don't want to talk about eating, why did you ask me to come today?"
Qin Manzhi and she are the only two people in Zhuang Keqing's family who can do the work. They are always busy with their feet off the ground. If there is nothing important, the village chief will not come to her for no reason.
The village chief turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of the kitchen. He pondered for a few seconds and said, "It's just for that boy. He is in good health now. Have you discussed with your mother when to get married?"
"We have discussed it long ago. I want to be on the white dew day, before the autumn harvest, and the weather will be cooler, so I can set up a table outside to invite the folks to have a drink."
Zhuang Keqing was very generous and did not show any pretense about discussing her marriage with her younger daughter.
"Okay. In that case, we have to transfer his household registration to Erlizi Village as soon as possible to avoid other complications later."
After all, it was the old man who had thought carefully. If the village chief hadn't said anything, Zhuang Keqing would have forgotten what happened.
"But we don't know where his current household registration is?"
"Don't worry, I have discussed with several elders in the village to be his guarantee. I will go to the Shen family the day after tomorrow to find out what Zhou has to say."
Shen Ling was busy in the kitchen for a while. Knowing that the village chief had a taste for sweet taste, he put a small spoonful of sugar in the soy milk, and then put some side dishes such as peanuts and chicken feet in a bowl and took it.
Send it to the main room.
Before I even reached the door, I heard words coming from inside the room.
It wasn't that he intentionally eavesdropped, it was just that in the small farmyard, there were no winding screens, and in the hot summer weather, the doors were wide open, so the slightest sound inside could be heard clearly outside.
The fingertips of the fingers that held the large porcelain bowl turned white. Shen Ling didn't expect that the old man would even be willing to help him do this. He naturally knew in his heart that with his status, he would not let anyone worry about this. It must be because of this.
Because of Zhuang Keqing, it did not prevent him from feeling more grateful.
"Girl, go and call that boy over. I just want to ask him." The village chief didn't know that Shen Ling was already outside the door, so he pointed at Zhuang Keqing to call someone.
Zhuang Keqing moved quickly, responded and left the room. However, he saw Shen Ling carrying something at the corner.
Are you here? You heard it and you still don’t go in?
Zhuang Keqing didn't speak, but her almond eyes clearly expressed this meaning. She pursed her lips towards the main room, and seeing that the boy was still hesitating, she walked over and snatched the bowl from his hand, and pushed him into the room.
Shen Ling has never been so embarrassed.
Not only was I caught eavesdropping, but I also had my things taken away and pushed into the house. It was really embarrassing.
The village chief didn't know what had just happened between the two people. He only asked Shen Ling who came in about the situation at home. When he learned that the child had been brought, he asked emphatically about household registration-related matters. Then he stroked his beard and closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.
No wonder the Zhou family was so confident that they wanted to expel him from the house. It turned out that he was really helpless.
Zhuang Keqing sighed in his heart.
Regardless of whether it is a wealthy family or an ordinary family, if there are no children in the family, except for the man taking concubines, he usually adopts the children of his relatives into his own name, and rarely adopts other children who are not related by blood.
Thinking about it this way, maybe something happened to Shen Ling when she was a child, and she was finally taken away by the Shen family.
Zhuang Keqing made an approximate guess, but his face remained calm.
She put the large piled porcelain bowl in her hand on the table and greeted the old and young people who were sitting and standing in a dull atmosphere, "Now that we've finished talking, how about you try this salt water side dish first?"
After all, the power of food is greater. The village chief opened his eyes after hearing this. He was just curious about the salt water side dishes. Is it possible that things cooked in salt water have any special taste?
Having already tasted a lot of food provided by the girl, the village chief walked over without hesitation and pinched a shelled peanut first.
"Huh? Did you open the door in advance?"
"It tastes better this way."
Zhuang Keqing was not polite, she nodded, followed the village chief and took a peanut, but did not peel it. She waved to Shen Ling, who was standing behind, and asked him to come and eat together. But Shen Ling had been doing that in Shen's family since she was a child. Growing up in an environment where table manners were important, how could I ever see someone standing and eating just for the sake of the table before dinner time?
Zhuang Keqing was not angry when he saw the other party standing still.
Since you won't come over, then I will!
So she picked up a few more peanuts, grabbed a handful, walked up to Shen Ling, and asked someone to stretch out their hand to pick them up.
"Try it, I made it new."
The girl in front of him was half a head shorter than him, and she raised her head slightly while speaking. From Shen Ling's perspective, the girl's face was full and heart-shaped, with curved eyebrows and upturned corners of her mouth. It's just the right amount of softness and sweetness, but the movements of her hands are firm and firm that she won't allow herself to refuse at all.
Shen Ling had no choice but to stretch out his left hand to take it. The girl nodded with satisfaction, then returned to the table and helped the village chief peel the peanuts.
The village chief liked the salted peanuts very much. Until Zhuang Keqing was about to leave, he just waved his hand impatiently and didn't even bother to say hello.
But when the girl's figure disappeared outside the courtyard, the village chief stopped and turned around.
He put down the half-shelled peanuts in his hand, wiped his hands with the cloth he had prepared aside, and then looked at Shen Ling.
"The banker's girl has a pure heart. Although I don't know what the connection is between you and her, so that she can protect you like this, but I hope you can respect her innocent heart and not let me help you this time."
The old man spoke with scrutiny in his eyes.
He is watching, looking at this young man. As long as there is even a trace of hesitation and unwillingness on the other person's face, he will never agree to this ridiculous marriage, which is a last resort out of necessity.
