flstandardbreds Chapter 376: No Delay
Chapter 376: No Delay
After Lu Nian sat down, he asked, "Uncle, where are Sister Ali and Auntie?"
Shen Changshan still had a smile on his face, and when he looked at Lu Nian, the smile on his face widened a little.
"Your sister Ali has gone back to the yard to get something, and your aunt Shen is in the back counting the betrothal gifts."
Speaking of this, Shen Changshan remembered that the brother and sister didn't know yet that A Li and Pei Yu were engaged.
"By the way, you two may not know since you just arrived, but A-Li and Zi-an have already been engaged, and the betrothal gifts were just delivered today."
Lu Nian nodded, "We..."
Lu Jing interrupted her and said, "We really didn't know this. Congratulations."
Shen Changshan waved his hand and said, "Hey, I finally found a husband for Ali. Otherwise, I would have a headache all day long!"
That is to say, I didn’t know who that sad-looking person was before.
Lu Jing had a faint smile on his face, making it hard to guess what he was thinking.
Lu Nian was interrupted by his brother and stopped talking. He sat aside and drank tea and ate snacks quietly.
After chatting for a few more sentences, the room fell silent and no one spoke.
This was the scene that Shen Li saw when she came over with a small basket of tomatoes.
"Anian? Why are you here?"
After asking, he looked at Pei Yu. It must be him who sent someone to notify, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
Lu Nian stood up and walked to her side. "Sister Ali, congratulations. I didn't bring a gift today. I'll give it to you another day."
"Okay!"
Lu Nian looked at the red tomatoes in the basket and asked curiously, "Sister Ali, what is this?"
"These are tomatoes," he said, looking at Lu Jing, "Do you remember? It's the box of rotten fruits."
"remember."
As he spoke, he stood up and walked over. Before he reached Shen Li, he saw Pei Yu take a few big strides to A Li's side and reach out to take the basket.
"Let me see. I didn't notice it that day."
Seeing everyone's curious expressions, Shen Li picked up a tomato and began to introduce it to them. "I accidentally saw a miscellaneous book that introduced tomatoes. They can be eaten raw or cooked. They both have their own flavors."
Lu Nian also picked up one and said, "Sister Ali, this tomato looks pretty good. Can it be eaten raw?"
"Well, you can mix it with sugar, or you can just cut it and eat it as is."
Lu Nian leaned in and sniffed it, and indeed smelled a fragrance, "How amazing! Is this something from overseas? I've never seen it before?"
"Yes, it's from overseas. Your eldest brother's merchant ship brought it back last time."
Lu Nian's eyes sparkled with curiosity. "Sister Ali, you said this is edible. How about we eat it for lunch?"
Shen Li looked at her with amusement, "Okay, that's what I had planned."
Lu Nian put the tomato back, looked around at everyone in the room, and said to Lu Jing, "Brother, I want to go play with the duckling and will be back soon."
"Go ahead, and remember to call Dong Shuang along."
"Yes, uncle, elder brother Shen, fourth brother, sister A Li, I'm leaving now."
After calling out to everyone, she turned around and left. Just by looking at the arc of her skirt, you could tell that this girl was very happy.
Lu Jing shook his head. He was indeed still a child. He originally came with him because he wanted to accompany him. Now that he had good friends, he no longer cared about him as his older brother.
"Ah Jing, please sit down first. I'll take the tomatoes to the kitchen and then tell them how to make them."
Lu Jing smiled and nodded, "Don't worry about me, I'm chatting with my uncle and the others."
Shen Li nodded and wanted to take the basket from Pei Yu, but he didn't let her. "Come on, I'll go with you."
"Let's go then."
After they walked a distance out of the yard, Shen Li asked him, "Did you call Lu Jingjiao over?"
Pei Yu glanced at her sideways and asked with a smile, "Not calling me Jing anymore?"
Shen Li rolled her eyes at him, "I've been calling you that for a long time, don't you think it's too late for you to get jealous now?"
Pei Yu slapped her hand and interlocked their fingers, "Then can you call me Ali in another way?"
"No."
"That's it."
Hearing this, Shen Li looked at him, a little surprised. Could he let it go so easily?
Pei Yu held her hand tightly and said, "I won't force you to do something you don't want to do. If you do that, you won't be yourself anymore."
Shen Li nodded, "That makes sense, and your awareness is good."
"Is there any reward?"
"Yes, as a reward, you can eat more at noon."
"Sure. My Ah Li rarely feels sorry for me. I must eat more at noon today."
Seeing that he misunderstood her meaning like this, Shen Li was convinced. Could it be that this was how he was brainwashing herself?
Soon they arrived at the kitchen and saw beef brisket in it. Shen Li was slightly surprised, "Where did this beef brisket come from?"
"Miss, this was sent by a young man."
Shen Li looked at Pei Yu, "Did you have someone deliver it?"
"Ah."
"Then we have one more dish for lunch today, stewed beef brisket with tomatoes and potatoes."
Shen Li told the cook how to make stewed beef brisket, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cold tomatoes and tomato sauce.
It's a good time to dig some potatoes, make French fries, or stir-fry shredded potatoes so that they can have a taste of the new food.
The two cooks looked ready for action and listened very attentively. They would ask Shen Li if they didn't understand something.
After Shen Li explained everything and left, they immediately went downstairs to prepare the ingredients. After all, this was their first time making it and they were not familiar with it yet, so they prepared the ingredients first to avoid being in a rush later.
"Ali, wouldn't it be a waste if we eat it now?"
Shen Li knew what he was worried about, but how could she know the usefulness of this thing without trying it?
"If you don't try it, how can you be sure it's edible? And if someone asks you about the taste in the future, what will you say?"
"Don't worry, just eat this meal, the rest is left for you."
"Well, Ali is so nice to me."
"Let's go, let's go back. You can't just call Lu Jing over. You can't just leave him there, right?"
"Well, I was planning to talk to him this afternoon."
"It's up to you. This is between the two of you. I won't ask." Shen Li looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she lowered her voice and asked him, "When are you going to get the things on the treasure map?"
Hearing her tone, Pei Yu chuckled twice, as if the thing was in his own back garden and he could take it whenever he wanted.
"I'll go after the birthday celebration."
"It's better to hurry up. The treasure map is no longer in their hands. I'm afraid they have dug it up and taken it away."
What Shen Li didn't say was that if you missed the sea season and the sea season is unstable, you would have to wait for several months.
"Yes, we are already preparing and will be able to set off soon."
In fact, he would rather get married before leaving, but he also thought about what Shen Li said and he really couldn't delay any longer.
After all, there is a piece of delicious cake right there, which is really tempting. It is estimated that not only they are coveting it, but there may be others coveting it as well, so they have to speed up.
"Ali, wait!"
"what happened?"
Shen Li glanced sideways and saw a white jade hairpin in his hand. It didn't look like it was carved by him, and the style didn't seem to be new.
"This is what my mother left for me. This is the dowry my grandmother gave her, asking me to give it to my wife in the future."
Shen Li took it and it felt cool to the touch. There were some exquisite and intricate patterns carved on it. The style was simple and elegant, and it would never go out of style.
"Didn't you just give the token?"