Chapter 027 Fireworks
Outside the small study, Lu Xun stood there, not knowing where to find food for a moment.
The back mountain is very big, but there are only a few people living there, and Lu Xun is the only one who needs to eat three meals a day, and he is no different from the outer disciples.
There is a cafeteria where the outer disciples live, but Lu Xun can't go over mountains and across rivers every day just to get a full meal, right?
What's more, he is a pretty good cook, so all you need to do is give him the ingredients, he prefers to cook by himself.
In his previous life, he and his sister Lu Yu depended on each other for survival, and he was usually the one who cooked.
While working and studying, I also helped out in the kitchen of a restaurant and learned a lot.
Later, the chef saw that Lu Xun had a good talent in cooking, so when he was in a good mood, he would let him watch from the side and taught him a few dishes.
This cook had a very bad temper and everyone in the kitchen was afraid of him. He disliked Lu Xun the most and scolded Lu Xun the most.
Often when everyone else had finished work, he would keep Lu Xun behind to criticize him harshly, pointing out the areas where he did not do well, and then before leaving, he would throw him an insulated box with a cold face, which was full of warm food.
My younger sister Lu Yu especially loves the dishes cooked by the chef. Every time Lu Xun brings back the thermos box, she eats it happily.
Lu Xun had always considered this cook to be half his master.
"Gurgle, gurgle." The growling stomach brought Lu Xun's thoughts back to reality.
After thinking for a moment, he went to knock on Mao Nanbei's door and asked her if there were any ingredients in the back mountain.
As a human being, the most important thing is to have a sweet mouth and a black heart. With Lu Xun constantly calling her "Fourth Senior Sister", Mao Nanbei was fooled by him into going to catch game with him.
In Mao Nanbei's eyes, she is a kind senior sister.
In the eyes of the dog, she became the royal hunting cat.
In the end, Mao Nanbei caught two fish and a pheasant.
There are actually quite a few living creatures in the back mountain, but except for the group of fireflies flying around at night, other animals tacitly avoid getting too close to the small study on the top of the mountain. No one knows why.
After bringing the two live fish and the pheasant back to the small study, Lu Xun began to cook.
Fortunately, there was everything in the kitchen. According to Mao Nanbei, the third senior brother loved cooking, but the food he made was particularly unpalatable, and he always invited others to try his dishes.
"Is there any wine?" Lu Xun asked, looking at the two fish.
The fish caught from the creek are river fish, with a bit of earthy smell. They would taste much better if you use ginger and wine to remove the smell, but there was no wine in the kitchen.
"There must be some in Third Brother's room. I'll go steal some." Mao Nanbei went there in a hurry.
She originally had no interest in cooking, but Lu Xun's description of the food was too delicious and tempting.
The choice of words and sentences were very vivid, and as she listened to his words, she actually felt as if she had tasted the flavor!
My mouth is watering, slurp!
Not long after, Mao Nanbei jumped out of the window holding a small jar of wine.
Children don't like to go through the front door, and what's more, she is a kitten and always likes to jump around in the window.
"Is it okay to just take it like this?" Lu Xun asked.
"It's okay. Third Senior Brother has a very good temper. He said that I can play with the gadgets in his room. Besides, he has a bad memory. He may not even know how many jars of wine he has in his room."
"Could that be some kind of immortal wine?" Lu Xun asked. He really didn't dare to use it for the moment.
Some immortal wines brewed with precious materials are very tonic. With his current level of cultivation, if he tries them carelessly, he might become "too weak to benefit from them."
Mao Nanbei opened the wine jar skillfully and said, "Don't worry, Third Senior Brother is very vulgar, these are just the most ordinary wines."
For some reason, after Mao Nanbei's description, although Lu Xun had never met the third brother, he already had a general idea of his character: good temper, poor cooking skills, bad memory, and particularly vulgar.
But I always feel that something is weird. He is the third senior brother of the small study and a person he has never seen before he traveled through time. Is this the case?
But the most important thing now is to eat, so he stopped being pretentious and started showing off his cooking skills.
The fish he caught was pomfret, so he planned to make a Fujian dish, braised fish.
After the fish is put into the pan, move it as little as possible, which is a big taboo when cooking fish.
When grilling fish, do not turn it over frequently, otherwise it will be unrecognizable in an instant.
After putting the seasoning in, the aroma comes out all at once, and the soup is rich in color and looks very tempting.
Lu Xun asked, "Fourth Senior Sister, do you like spicy food?"
"Eat, slurp."
"Does Second Senior Sister eat spicy food?"
"Eat it too, slurp."
There were peppercorns in the kitchen of the small study, but Lu Xun didn't put too many.
After the fish is cooked, it’s time to cook the chicken.
After thinking about it, he made fried chicken with vinegar.
There was actually a big jar in the corner of the kitchen, which was full of rice.
This big jar and the small boxes containing ingredients such as peppercorns, onions, ginger and garlic are all protected by secret spells to prevent the rice and ingredients from spoiling.
It seems that Third Brother is really obsessed with cooking...
After all the food was cooked, Lu Xun turned his head and saw Mao Nanbei standing beside him with a small bamboo basket and eager eyes.
Seeing that Lu Xun had finished cooking, she quickly put the food into the small bamboo basket.
They wanted to take the food to the bamboo forest and serve it to the second senior sister first.
Mao Nanbei was in a hurry this time, so he flew over with Lu Xun.
But she didn't have the courage to land on the stone where the second senior sister was sitting cross-legged, but landed on the narrow path.
"Hello, Second Senior Sister." Lu Xun and Mao Nanbei said in unison.
"Second Senior Sister, Junior Brother has cooked two dishes. We brought them here for you to eat together." Mao Nanbei said loudly.
At this position, Lu Xun could still only see the thin back of Second Senior Sister, and saw her nod slightly.
Mao Nanbei put down the small bamboo basket and began to share the food.
The stone where Second Sister was sitting cross-legged could not accommodate three people, and she was temporarily imprisoned on the ground, so everyone had to eat separately.
But there are only two fish and three people. How to divide them?
She was the one who caught the fish. She didn't think much about it when she caught it, mainly because she didn't expect Lu Xun's cooking to be so delicious. If she had known, she would have caught more.
After hesitating for just three seconds, she directly gave a fish to the second senior sister.
From this we can see that although she is very afraid of the second senior sister, she actually has a very good relationship with the second senior sister.
Mao Nanbei still has a bit of a childish mentality, and many children are like this: You can hit me, you can scold me, but you are not allowed to touch my cookies!
If a child is willing to share half of his favorite snacks with you, it means he really likes you.
What's more, this fish is given to you by a little cat who loves fish.
In the end, the second sister ate while sitting on a rock, while Lu Xun and Mao Nanbei sat down beside the goat path.
Both the fish and chicken were delicious. Lu Xun’s cooking skills had not declined. Mao Nanbei’s eyes lit up while eating. His pair of cat ears moved comfortably, making people want to touch them.
Lu Xun smiled, took only one bite of the fish with his chopsticks, and then gave the rest to her.
The wind blew through the mountains, and the bamboo forest rustled.
In this familiar yet strange world, Lu Xun felt a little warmth for the first time, even though everyone was just busy eating and no one was talking.
Maybe it really is true:
【The smell of fireworks in the world is the most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people. 】
I think this is also true for practitioners who are no longer considered mortals.
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