Chapter 11: All-rounder!
Facing the man's gaze, Jiang Mingyue unconsciously tugged at the handkerchief in her hand, her face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, she was so embarrassed!
"Brother Xie, do you have to eat it at home?" Jiang Mingyue asked in a low voice.
Xie Yuan: "???"
He calmed down and asked, "But what's the difficulty?"
After Jiang Mingyue hesitated for a few moments between telling the truth or lying, she still chose to tell the truth. Although it would make her look useless, she didn't want to lie to Xie Yuan.
She calmed down, adjusted her voice and whispered: "I can't cook!"
Xie Yuan: "Huh?"
Was he hallucinating? Isn’t cooking an essential skill in life?
Looking at the well-behaved Jiang Mingyue in front of her, okay, maybe it is true for others, but she is obviously raised by her parents and has never suffered anything.
Xie Yuan suddenly felt a little bit curious. How did the two siblings spend their time away from home?
"What do you do with your meals on weekdays?"
"When I first left home, I ate big pot rice with people from the escort agency. You didn't know how unpalatable the big pot rice was, and you didn't know if it was because of the water. It had a strong earthy smell and lacked salt and oil."
When Xie Yuan was traveling abroad, he also traveled with people from the escort agency for a period of time. The entire escort team ate together. Naturally, the food was not that delicious, as long as it was cooked. As for the lack of salt and oil, it was normal. However, oil and salt are not cheap, so naturally they should be used sparingly.
"My brother and I were not used to eating. After two meals, we started to feel upset. Later, we endured it and stopped eating even if we were hungry."
Xie Yuan glanced at Jiang Mingyue after hearing this. It was a miracle that the two siblings did not starve to death.
"Fortunately, in addition to vegetables, there are also steamed buns, steamed buns and pancakes in the escort agency. We eat these when we are hungry. Some escorts are bad and will deliberately spit on steamed buns and steamed buns."
Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang Mingyue, who was as beautiful as a flower. He was also a man. He immediately understood the reason why those bodyguards did this. It was really despicable.
"Have you eaten?"
"no!"
Xie Yuan felt more comfortable after hearing this.
"Later on, every time we arrived at a pier, we would get off the boat and buy some pastries, preserved fruits and local snacks. Now that I think about it, I still have a lingering fear of snacks. I don't know how we survived this journey."
There was a bit of vulnerability and grievance in the girl's soft voice. Xie Yuan opened his thin lips and said softly: "Fortunately, you guys made it through, it's great!"
Jiang Mingyue smiled when she heard this.
"Yes! Fortunately, we got through it. Life became much easier after we came to Wanping. The food at Xiangjun Youlai and Siweilou is very delicious."
Xie Yuan thought to himself that of course, Jun Youlai and Siwei Restaurant were the best restaurants in their county, and their signature dish was Wanping Yijue.
"When my brother and I are greedy, we will go to these two restaurants and order two or three dishes to reward ourselves."
"What about the future? Are you going to buy and eat it every day in the future?"
"Of course not. I have started to learn to cook during this time."
"Oh, what have you learned to do?" Xie Yuan asked curiously.
"Cook porridge!"
Do you still need to learn how to cook porridge? Looking at Jiang Mingyue who was so excited and proud when talking about this matter, Xie Yuan nodded and said: "Well, not bad!"
This was probably the most unintentional thing he had ever said.
Jiang Mingyue smiled and said to Yan Yan, "I also feel that I am great!"
She feels quite accomplished.
Xie Yuan was quiet for a moment and asked: "Isn't it possible to just drink porridge?"
"So I also bought steamed buns, steamed buns, pies and the like."
"Don't you want to learn how to cook?"
"It's so difficult! It's so complicated. I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it, and I don't want to sit around the stove all day."
Xie Yuan was speechless for a moment, okay! He knew that this was a flower that needed careful watering.
"You buy the ingredients the day after tomorrow, and I'll make them."
Hearing this, Jiang Mingyue tugged at the handkerchief again.
"Isn't this bad?"
"If you feel embarrassed, you can help me with odd jobs the day after tomorrow."
Xie Yuan paused and added.
"I like cooking very much and enjoy the process. Your purpose of inviting me to dinner is to make me happy, so just follow my arrangements!"
"Okay! Then I will help Brother Xie pick vegetables and light the fire."
Xie Yuan said 'hmm', picked up the bucket and put it on the cart.
Jiang Mingyue hurriedly took out four cents, handed it to Xie Yuanhou and said, "Brother Xie, goodbye."
"See you!"
Xie Yuan looked at the person pulling the cart and left, suddenly thought of something and said: "Wait!"
Jiang Mingyue stopped and looked at him in confusion.
Xie Yuan walked into the kitchen, took out more than half of the fried rabbit meat, and poured out a bowl of ribs and mushroom soup. He walked to Jiang Mingyue and said, "There are too many dishes, and I can't eat them myself." Finished, if you don’t dislike it, take it back and eat it.”
Jiang Mingyue looked at the food that was handed to her and swallowed her saliva. She didn't dislike it. She didn't dislike it at all, but...
The little girl stared at the dish in his hand with her big clear eyes. It was obvious that she couldn't take it out, but she still hesitated. Xie Yuan pushed the bowl further in front of her.
"Go on quickly!"
"Thank you, thank you brother!"
Jiang Mingyue reached out and took it.
Xie Yuan looked at her beautiful little face and asked warmly, "Would you like to try it?"
"Okay!"
Jiang Mingyue carefully put down the mushroom soup, making sure it wouldn't spill. She wiped her hands with a handkerchief, pinched a piece of rabbit meat and ate it.
Although the little girl eats delicately, it looks very delicious. Looking at her relaxed eyebrows and happy face when eating, you can tell that the stir-fried rabbit meat is to her liking.
Xie Yuan waited for her to finish eating before asking, "How was it?"
Jiang Mingyue gave him a thumbs up.
"It's delicious! Thank you, brother, your cooking skills are so good."
Xie Yuan smiled upward.
"As long as you like it!"
After sending Jiang Mingyue away and closing the courtyard door, Xie Yuan, who had no appetite at all, suddenly became hungry when he thought of how delicious Jiang Mingyue had just eaten.
He took out the remaining rabbit meat, put it on the table, and ate it slowly. Well, it tasted really good.
After a steamed bun entered his stomach, Xie Yuan realized something. His mood improved. Originally, when he came back from Xiejia Village, he was full of violence and murderous intentions, but now he is in a happy mood and eats deliciously.
In the main hall next door, Jiang Mingyue licked the oil on her fingers and said with a satisfied look on her face: "It's so delicious!"
It was also the first time Jiang Minghong knew that Xie Yuan's cooking skills were so good. He really didn't expect that he would be so honored to taste his cooking in this life.
"Brother Xie has outstanding literary talent, good looks, good personality, can grow vegetables, and can cook. I don't know which girl will benefit from him in the future."
Hearing this, Jiang Minghong couldn't help but think of some things from his previous life. After Xie Yuan was in high school, he fell into the eyes of Princess Chaoyang.
Although he rejected Princess Chaoyang in the end, he never married a wife. Until he was killed, Xie Yuan was still alone.