Three points are destined, seven points depend on face

When she is in a good mood, Xia Chuntao wants to treat herself to something delicious.

Have you eaten the hot pot? How about eating the whole barbecue?

Dai Viet also has barbecues, but because barbecues are troublesome, ordinary people eat less. Rich families have all kinds of barbecue tools.

Although Xia Chuntao is not a wealthy person yet, because of the "good things to gather", everyone who eats has them. Tools for making ingredients are still very important for a foodie.

When several children heard that they were going to have barbecue, they were all curious and excited.

Niu Niu looked at the oven placed by Xia Chuntao and said, "Mom, is barbecue more delicious than hot pot?"

"How can I say this? Each one has its own merits. Only after you taste them will you know."

Alai was the most excited, "Mom, tell me what you need to prepare, I'll help you!"

"Wash those iron skewers and we'll put them on skewers later. Be careful of cutting your hands!" Xia Chuntao ordered.

Alai readily agreed and went to the kitchen to wash the skewers.

"Anzi, help me organize the ingredients."

"Okay, mother."

The adults and the children were chatting while sorting out the ingredients. The meat pieces that needed to be marinated were marinated with flavor, the vegetables that needed to be cut had been cut, and they were brushed with Xia Chuntao's special seasoning. Everything was ready.

"Mom, should we ask Brother Wei to come for dinner?" An Zi suddenly asked.

Some time ago, when Wei Tingzhou came to Daxi Village to work as a record-keeper, he also taught Anzi some knowledge from books. Although it was not much, the boy seemed to be able to explain it well.

An Zi admired him very much, and Wei Tingzhou himself was quite proud.

Xia Chuntao despised this guy: Are you here to trick a child?

I have to say that Wei Tingzhou succeeded. You see, Anzi can think of him even if he eats something good.

Xia Chuntao thought about it for a while. The boy seemed quite idle, "Then you and Ah will be Grandpa Zheng's oxcart and go to Jinyu Pavilion to invite him."

Anyway, the meat still needs to be marinated for a while, so there is no rush to eat it. During this time, Xia Chuntao can also prepare some sour plum soup and mung bean paste to reduce the heat.

After the road from the village to the county seat is repaired, the trip back and forth to the county seat can save most of the time. When Anzi and the others bring Xiaowei over, they will have just enough food.

"A Lai and I are going?" An Zi felt a little uneasy.

Every time he went to the county town, his mother took them with him. He had never been there alone, let alone to "Jinyu Pavilion".

The last time he went shopping, he had only seen it from a distance, and it looked like a very expensive place.

"Yes, it's just you two. You want to invite Xiaowei to come for dinner, so of course you have to invite someone!"

Xia Chuntao didn't give Anzi a chance to regret it, so she gave him a bunch of copper coins and patted him on the shoulder.

"Jinyu Pavilion is your brother Wei's shop. Don't be afraid. Just go in, identify yourself and ask for Wei Tingzhou. It's that simple."

It's that simple?

Anzi felt anxious, but Alai dragged him out and said as he walked: "Brother, hurry up, what if it's too late and the meat is spoiled?"

Anzi no longer hesitated and followed Alai to go to Lao Zhengtou's house to order a bullock cart.

Xia Chuntao understood Anzi's feelings.

Because of past experiences, Anzi's inferiority complex did not disappear so quickly. He still has a little difficulty communicating with people he doesn't know well. To put it bluntly, it is social fear.

In modern times, social terror is not a big problem. Anyway, as long as you can support yourself, no one will care about you even if you stay at home every day, scrolling through your phone or ordering takeout. Anyway, there are many ways to entertain yourself and you won’t starve yourself to death.

Not in ancient times.

This society relies on the deepening relationships between people to survive.

Anzi is very studious, so he will probably take the imperial examination and become an official in the future. A person who is going to have an official career needs to learn to deal with the complex relationships between people.

This thing doesn't just happen, you have to find every opportunity for him to exercise.

Let him come into contact with all kinds of people, experience all kinds of things, and let him get used to communicating with different people in a subtle way.

Now is a great opportunity.

Letting Alai accompany him also emboldened Anzi.

Xia Chuntao saw that Alai and Niuniu were both hidden social elites. However, Niu Niu obviously has higher emotional intelligence than Alai. For a person like Alai who is unstoppable, he will be beaten sooner or later, Xia Chuntao will wait and see.

The result was beyond Anzi's expectation.

It's just as my mother said, it's that simple!

The two children followed Wei Tingzhou's carriage back to Daxi Village.

Before entering the yard, I could smell the aroma of meat wafting in the air.

"Wow, this smells so good, the barbecue must be delicious!" Alai opened the door and entered the courtyard, and saw Xia Chuntao spreading seasonings on the oven.

"Mom, is it already baked?"

"It'll be ready soon," Xia Chuntao looked up and saw Wei Tingzhou, "Xiao Wei, bring what you want to eat and bake it yourself."

"Okay!"

Wei Tingzhou ran to the table where the skewers were placed and chose what he liked.

Anzi asked: "Mom, can I bake it myself?"

"Okay, you can make enough food and clothing by yourself!"

Alai: "Mom, I want to do it myself too!"

Niuniu: “Mom, I want it too!”

"You two can't do it. If you fall into the stove before the stove is high enough, your appearance will be ruined!"

Niu Niu was disfigured when she heard this. She covered her face and stayed away from the barbecue stove, for fear of getting a little dust.

Alai gathered around Xia Chuntao, still unwilling to give up: "Mom, I'm not afraid of losing my appearance, let me try?"

Xia Chuntao glanced at Alai, "Are you not afraid of losing your appearance? Are you afraid of pain? How about I prick you with a burned iron stick and let you feel it?"

Alai was so frightened that he ran away without a trace.

Wei Tingzhou watched with gusto, "Sister Chuntao, you are amazing!"

Of course, you have to use bear methods to deal with naughty children.

"Work hard or you won't get anything to eat!"

Wei Tingzhou laughed and nodded, "Okay, okay, little one, you must listen to the boss's orders!"

In addition to barbecue, Xia Chuntao also makes roasted dried beans, roasted ground beans, roasted eggplant, and roasted peppers. None of the children like spicy food, and Wei Tingzhou doesn't like spicy food either. She was the only one eating at "Shasha" and sweating on her head.

When it's spicy, take a sip of the sour plum soup, the taste is so refreshing!

It was the first time for the children to have barbecue, and they had a great time.

"The roasted meat is fragrant and delicious! Mom, let's eat barbecue every day from now on?"

Alai, a meat lover, chewed meat and muttered unreasonable suggestions to Xia Chuntao.

Niu Niu’s mouth was stained with oil and seasoning.

"Mom, I also want to eat roasted beans. Give them to me with that sweet and sour sauce."

There are no tomatoes in Dai Viet now, so Xia Chuntao can only make her own sweet and sour sauce and pour it on the baked potato slices. It tastes quite good.

Anzi did not hesitate to give in too much. It was rare to see this child eating without raising his head.

"Xiaowei, don't be polite when you come to our house. You can eat whatever you want. We don't have that much etiquette. Just feel free to do it."

"Well, I won't be polite."

Wei Tingzhou looked at Xia Chuntao with a smile, then suddenly approached her and touched her hair as if casually.

Xia Chuntao raised her head, her eyes were slightly dull because she was too happy to eat and didn't react.

Wei Tingzhou stretched out his hand and found a leaf in his hand, "You have a leaf on your head."

Xia Chuntao was stunned for a while before she realized, "Oh."

Wei Tingzhou couldn't help but smile when he saw Xia Chuntao's slow reaction.

Now he is not like a rabbit, but like a panda in the "Exotic Zoo".

As the sun sets, the red glow from the sky shines into the small courtyard. Everyone sits around a table, eating, chatting, laughing, and making trouble...

Wei Tingzhou suddenly felt satisfied that the time had passed peacefully.

If you can live such a life with the person you like, it should be a great blessing in life!

the person I like?

Wei Tingzhou laughed at himself, a family like theirs only had family marriage, what qualifications did they have to be sincere?