Chapter 141 - Pleasure
This time, it was Tao Chu Liang who was a little muddle-headed. He smiled, looked straight into Tao Chu Liang's eyes and said in all seriousness, "You aren't going to go back on your words, are you?"
Being provoked by what Xiang Chen Xi had said, Tao Chu Liang was naturally somewhat excited, "I won't go back on my word.
But after he said those words, Tao Chu Liang was a little disappointed. His family would once again lose a lot of New Year's food reserves, and he could only blame himself for saying that, why did he bother to invite guests? Tao Chu Liang could not help but slap himself twice in his heart.
In addition to feeling sorry for his family's food, Tao Chu Liang was also worried about whether Xiang Chen Xi was used to eating here. After all, he was a big entrepreneur from a large city, so he was used to eating delicacies.
"Don't worry, I'm not picky with food."
It was probably because the knot between Tao Chu Liang's brows was too obvious, that when Xiang Chen Xi revealed what was on her mind, he had guessed correctly. Tao Chu Liang only felt his cheeks burning hot, without even thinking, his face must be red again.
"Haha, is that so? I'll take Mr. Xiang for a walk and pick some wild vegetables as well. Wild vegetables grow lush and eat healthy food. "
Tao Chu Liang laughed as he changed the topic. Fortunately, other than his own family's vegetables, there were a lot of edible wild vegetables on the hillside. This way, he could save up a lot of food.
There would also be wild game in the forest, and Mr. Xiang's body was strong, maybe he could bring more home. Tao Chu Liang's heart was beating at a low beat, but Xiang Chen Xi at the side didn't know that Tao Chu Liang had any ideas about him.
He sneezed a few times, sighing in his heart. It was strange, who was talking about me.
"Let's go to the east, where the sun is hanging over our shoulders. There are also many wild vegetables, and there are also many wild animals that roam about."
Tao Chu Liang said happily, and unconsciously pulled Xiang Chen Xi's hand and walked towards the east, leaving behind the stupefied children and the village head. In the end, the village head coughed, "You, where should I go?
The group of children dispersed after hearing the noise, leaving only the village chief behind. Turning his head to look towards the east, Tao Chu Liang pointed at some of the wild vegetables in the distance and showed them to Xiang Chen Xi.
He shook his head alone, not knowing whether it was good or bad for Tao Chu Liang and Tao Chu Liang to be like this.
After taking a sip of his pipe, the Village Chief let out a sigh and left alone. On the vast grasslands, the Village Chief's stooped figure looked especially desolate.
"Mr. Xiang, over here, this wild vegetable is edible. Furthermore, whether it's the cold dish or the stir-fried dish, they are all very tasty. We can get more here to eat."
Tao Chu Liang pointed to a pile of ferns and excitedly said to Xiang Chen Xi. This dried fried pork with fern was the most delicious and the cold seasoned was also very delicious.
No longer hesitating, she pulled Xiang Chen Xi and squatted down to pick the baskets, on the side of the road, there were a few baskets weaved from bamboo, the village people's style was simple and honest, these baskets were all left there by the children who were putting the cows in their cows or when they were working, anyone could use them, after you use them, just put them back where they were after you use them, the people in the village would not care about those bamboo baskets that were not very valuable.
Tao Chu Liang was in high spirits as he harvested, and not long later, he found less than half of the bamboo basket. Seeing that Tao Chu Liang was so excited, he could only accept his fate and pick the vegetables with her, as Xiang Chen Xi had never done these things before.
Tao Chu Liang was very happy, but when he accidentally turned his head to look at Xiang Chen Xi, she realised that Xiang Chen Xi had actually pulled out all the wild vegetables together, and laughed out loud. He looked at Xiang Chen Xi with a narrow smile, and his eyebrows couldn't hide his happiness, "Uncle, it can't be that you haven't done these before, right?
Under Xiang Chen Xi's somewhat understanding gaze, he personally demonstrated it, and almost taught his hand himself. Xiang Chen Xi tried it out himself, and always felt that something was strange.
Tao Chu Liang stood up, patted on the fur on his hands, and indicated to Xiang Chen Xi that he could leave. Xiang Chen Xi had had enough of eating this, but after hearing Tao Chu Liang's words, it was like a heavenly music to his ears. He hurriedly threw away the food in his hands, pulled on a green leaf and wiped his hands.
After walking not even two steps, Xiang Chen Xi heard Tao Chu Liang exclaiming, "Mushroom!"
After squatting down and picking the mushrooms, he turned around and said to Xiang Chen Xi, "Uncle, let's eat hot pot tonight. This mushroom hotpot is really delicious."
Without waiting for Xiang Chen Xi's answer, Tao Chu Liang continued, "Since there's a mushroom here, then there must be a lot more nearby."
As expected, there were a lot of mushrooms of various sizes. Tao Chu Liang happily took them off and placed them into the basket, while Xiang Chen Xi's face turned green.
Could this Lu Yu be trying to poison him?
Can these mushrooms really be eaten? No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like it could not be eaten. Xiang Chen Xi stared intently at the mushrooms in the basket, as if under his intense gaze, the mushrooms would disappear.
"Don't worry, these mushrooms aren't poisonous and are edible. Only those red and green mushrooms can't be eaten." Seeing Xiang Chen Xi's constipated expression, Tao Chu Liang kindly told him before pointing at the beautiful mushrooms and telling him, "The more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is."
After digging some mushrooms and picking some wild vegetables that Xiang Chen Xi couldn't even name, Tao Chu Liang finally brought Xiang Chen Xi out from the hillside.
Xiang Chen Xi heaved a sigh of relief, he did not expect Tao Chu Liang to bring him into the forest again, saying that it was to get seasonings.
After searching for a long time, when a trace of Xiang Chen Xi's clothes was finally cut in the dense forest, Tao Chu Liang found the secret plant used in the hotpot.
Looking at the branch in Tao Chu Liang's hand that didn't look like dried branch, but smelled very fragrant, Xiang Chen Xi thought that he could finally go back.
When they returned, Tao Chu Liang led the way, while Xiang Chen Xi was in charge of dispersing the branches and leaves that stretched out randomly, so as to not let Tao Chu Liang, who was in front of them, get scratched by the branches and leaves.
"Hai, wait."
Tao Chu Liang who was walking in front suddenly stopped, to the point where he did not notice Xiang Chen Xi who was in front and had stopped.
"Shh!"
Tao Chu Liang turned around and glared at Xiang Chen Xi, using his eyes to point at the pile of grass in front of his. Xiang Chen Xi followed her gaze and saw that not far away, amongst the lush grasses, he was moving.
"What's that?"
Xiang Chen Xi was a little surprised, but Tao Chu Liang quickly said, "Lower your voice, it will be scared away. In my opinion, it should be a pheasant or a hare or something like that."
"Keep your voice down. Let's take a detour from both sides and capture it." With that, Tao Chu Liang quietly left first. Looking at how soft Tao Chu Liang was, he sighed, and resigned himself to his fate as he went to capture that unknown object with her.
Finally, with great effort, the two finally caught it. It turned out to be a grey hare, and in order to catch it, it could be said that they spent quite a bit of effort.
In the end, Tao Chu Liang, who was hugging a wild rabbit, powerlessly laid down on the green grass, and comfortably released all his arms and legs. He was so tired that he was gasping for breath, and just like Tao Chu Liang, he laid down on the grass beside her, and with just a slight turn of his head, he could smell the smell of earth and grass.
"It took a lot of effort to capture it. This rabbit is so cute, I can't even bear to eat it."
It was probably because the rabbit ate more grass, and its body was chubby. It wiggled its three lips with a cute look, Tao Chu Liang hugged it lovingly and refused to let go, especially its soft and fluffy fur.
"Then let's not eat it and keep it." Xiang Chen Xi lowered his head to look at the people beside him, and said this with a trace of pampering that he didn't even know he had done.
"Look at how cute it is, how about it being called Du Du?" Tao Chu Liang hugged the rabbit and suddenly placed the rabbit in front of Xiang Chen Xi. Both of them were very happy.
carried the basket and rushed back home. When he arrived home, Tao Chu Liang found a slightly taller basket and covered it with a layer of dry grass. Then, he placed Du Du Du inside.
Xiang Chen Xi brought a basket filled with wild vegetables and walked in, looking at Tao Chu Liang's movements, "Isn't this basket a bit too high?" The basket was as high as his shin.
"It's not very high. This is a hare, it's used to running wild on the hillside in the fields. If this basket isn't high, it won't be able to close."
Tao Chu Liang explained, and then took the basket from Xiang Chen Xi's hands and started to cook.
"Is there no one else in your house other than you?" Looking at the empty room, Xiang Chen Xi voiced out his doubts.
"No, my parents went to work and haven't come back yet." Can you help me choose this dish first? "
Tao Chu Liang unrestrainedly ordered Xiang Chen Xi to work, as if she knew Xiang Chen Xi would not reject his, but Xiang Chen Xi did not refuse his, he just picked up a small stool and sat outside the door to choose his dishes.
Tao Chu Liang on the other hand, seemed to be more busy. He lit a fire to cook, then began to wash the vegetables.
Then, he washed the wild vegetables and the vegetables that he had grown before slicing the mushrooms and cooking them.
Since he was eating in a hotpot, Tao Chu Liang only needed to finish the soup. As for the dishes, they would be cooked and eaten at the same time.
After Xiang Chen Xi finished washing the dishes, he brought the dishes in, and walked in, only to see Tao Chu Liang busy himself with cooking, and the current Tao Chu Liang was seriously concocting the soup, his serious look caused Xiang Chen Xi to be unable to shift his gaze, and he just continued to stare at her busy figure.
Perhaps Tao Chu Liang was really busy, he didn't even notice when Xiang Chen Xi stood outside the door for a long time, and only focused on doing the work in his hands.