Xu Qing picked up a chopstick and put the mutton into the dipping sauce prepared by his father-in-law himself and said: "Try it quickly, it's delicious."
Xu Qing had to admire Su Qian's knife skills. The thickness was just right, and each piece of meat was cut very evenly. It was cooked through after just a little blanching. All these years of martial arts training were not in vain!
Su Qian also picked up a piece of meat, dipped it in the sauce, and then put it in her mouth, not doubting 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 piece of meat into her mouth and chewed it, then her face froze instantly.
Xu Qing looked at Su Qian's face with some doubts. Isn't it delicious?
Later, Xu Qing also put the meat slices in the bowl into his mouth. After chewing, he frowned and looked at Magistrate Su.
Magistrate Su was about to put the meat into his mouth when he saw the strange look in Xu Qing's eyes and couldn't help but raised his head and looked at him and said, "What are you doing looking at me like this?"
Xu Qing looked at Magistrate Su and asked, "Father-in-law, do you know there is such a thing as salt in the world?"
He has also eaten the food cooked by Magistrate Su twice, and it can be said that there is no taste at all. The poor daughter of the Su family started running to her home as soon as it was time to eat.
Among the many dishes cooked by Su County Magistrate, white rice is the most appetizing, because there is no such thing as salty rice!
Salt and Su County Magistrate are like two parallel lines that never intersect.
County Magistrate Su coughed and said: "Ahem, of course I put some salt in it... Isn't it because I'm afraid that I didn't add enough salt..."
Xu Qing was really defeated by his father-in-law's naivety. He stood up and braved the wind and snow to go to the small kitchen to get salt. He added an appropriate amount of salt to the dipping sauce in the bowls of the three of them, and then mixed it evenly.
Xu Qing picked up another piece of tofu and put it into his mouth, chewed it twice, closed his eyes with a look of enjoyment, this is what hot pot should taste like!
Su Qian picked up a piece of meat again and put it into her mouth, her eyes suddenly lit up, it was delicious!
The whole family of three thoroughly enjoyed the hot pot tonight, and it was the first time they tasted such a novel way of eating it, which left them with endless aftertaste.
The soup base is even better. After eating the shabu-shabu vegetables and meat, the soup in the pot is actually drinkable and extremely delicious.
The next day Xu Qing woke up and opened the window, and a cold wind blew in, which made Xu Qing alert.
There was a thick layer of snow both on the ground and on the eaves, and the entire courtyard was completely white. Not even a single footprint could be found. There was no other color except a delicate red plum in front of the window.
After closing the window, Xu Qing retreated to the bed. In such weather, staying in bed for a while would be disrespectful to winter.
It’s really hard to imagine that King Xian actually celebrated his birthday in winter. If it snowed, some of the people who came to congratulate him would be gone if they were older and walked around!
Although Xu Qing really wanted to stay in bed from morning to night, she still had to cook the food and go to work. After all, the birthday gift to the wise king was not yet completed!
Xu Qing was very lucky to have seen Sun Tzu's Art of War in his previous life, otherwise he would probably have to lose money to celebrate his birthday this time!
Want to get money from your own pocket? No one can do it except my wife!
After breakfast, Su Qian had already ordered someone to hitch the carriage.
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When Xu Qing came to the shop, Xiao Ruxue had already arrived early and piled up a big snowman in the open space in front of the fish pond. Xiao Ruxue also used her little hands to fiddle with the details of the snowman little by little, making the snowman
It is closer to a human shape, rather than simply a ball on top and a ball on the bottom.
Xiao Ruxue's two little hands were red from the cold because she had put her hands in the snow for a long time, but she didn't even know it.
Seeing Xu Qing coming over, Xiao Ruxue jumped in front of Xu Qing and looked at Xu Qing happily and said, "Look, look! I made the snowman!"
After seeing it, Xu Qing praised: "It's a very beautiful snowman. No, actually you are more appropriately called a snow sculpture."
After praising her, Xu Qing took Xiao Ruxue's two red hands and wrapped them tightly with his long sleeves: "Come on, come in and warm yourself by the fire. Isn't it cold?"
Xiao Ruxue felt nothing at all, and said happily: "Not cold, not cold!"
After hearing Xiao Ruxue's answer, Xu Qing shook his head and looked at the poor child, who was frozen and unconscious...
Xu Qing took Xiao Ruxue and sat down by the stove, put Xiao Ruxue's cold little hands on the fire to bake, then returned to the desk and took out yesterday's manuscript.
Xu Qing looked at the manuscript and then at Xiao Ruxue's hands, which were still warming themselves by the fire, and asked, "Can I continue writing?"
Xiao Ruxue held her head high and said, "Of course I can write!"
Facts have proved that Xiao Ruxue's title as a martial arts practitioner is not just talk. Even though his little hands have been playing in the snow for so long, his ability to hold a pen and write has not been affected at all, and his handwriting is still beautiful and elegant.
In five days, while Xiao Ruxue was copying and playing, a book had been copied.
The three people in the middle shop even had a small snowball fight. In the end, it ended because Xiao Ye was unable to defeat the four opponents and lacked firepower... The three of them had a great time.
In the end, Xiao Ye, the most idle person, was responsible for the final binding work.
Sometimes Xu Qing feels that Xiao Ye is worthy of being the biological son of the Xian Wang, and has fully inherited the character of the Xian Wang - Xian!
The two of them have been busy in the house for the past five days, and he is responsible for the final finishing work...
This is too easy!
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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.
Magistrate Su was still secretly wondering at this time. The magistrate was not a high-ranking official, so how could he still be qualified to receive two invitations? The other county magistrates all received one invitation, so he just had to be there in person.
Generally, those who can receive two letters are local celebrities or state government officials. County officials like Su County Magistrate obviously do not have this qualification.
Could it be that the last time the governor invited Xu Qing to teach the law, the efficiency of solving crimes in the surrounding counties was greatly improved, and the Xian Prince's Mansion knew about it, so Xu Qing was invited to go with him?
Or maybe, because of Xu Qing's reputation as the most talented person in Yong'an Mansion, he also sent one to Xu Qing when the invitations were distributed?
But no matter what the reason is, the palace has given you an invitation, and you must be present. If you don't show up, it will be rude and people will be unhappy!
Moreover, it is a shameless thing to be able to send two invitations to the palace. After all, among the officials of Yongzhou City, only the governor, Sima, Biejia, and Changshi are qualified to receive two invitations, and the Su family also accepts them.
After two letters have been sent out, it will be the envy of others!
Xu Qing looked at the invitation in his hand and not only sighed, being a prince is so prestigious, and sending an extra invitation for his birthday would make his father-in-law extremely proud.