54. Aunt Zhong's Craftsmanship
Because of Lavender, both Aunt Zhong and Zhou Rongqiu seemed to be immersed in a kind of sadness, and the atmosphere was slightly depressed.
Gu Qianxue hurriedly changed the topic, "What a beautiful field, this year should be a good harvest year."
"Yes, this year's harvest must be good." Aunt Zhong said.
At this moment, someone passed by, saw Aunt Zhong, and greeted him respectfully, "Hi Aunt Zhong, do you always come here to patrol the fields?"
When he saw Zhou Rongqiu behind him, he greeted him in surprise, "Ah, it's the young master. What's the wind today, the young master also came to patrol the fields?"
"Patrolling the fields?" Gu Qianxue was puzzled.
Aunt Zhong pointed to the endless golden wheat fields, "Yes, all the fields here belong to the Zhou family."
Gu Qianxue was taken aback, "They all belong to Zhou Rongqiu?"
"Yes." Aunt Zhong raised her pointed chin, showing off, "Not only Tian, but even this mountain, that mountain, and that mountain, and the one behind, all belong to the Zhou family."
Gu Qianxue was surprised, "All of them?"
"It's all." Aunt Zhong emphasized.
Yulian and Yucui were also stunned in amazement. It is not a big deal for a powerful family to have a field, even a wealthy peasant family has a few fields. But Zhou's field is actually at the root of the city wall near the capital. The land is priceless.
Being able to own a field here can not only be described as rich and powerful, I am afraid that the ancestors will be credited and honored. Thinking about it, Aunt Zhong said just now that the Zhou family has a death-proof token of the founding emperor's grace. It was a gift at that time.
Seeing the surprised expressions of Gu Qianxue and the other three, Aunt Zhong narrowed her eyes narrowly, "How about it, my young master has a rich family, right? As long as you marry in, even if you don't run the business, the family property will be enough to last you for several lifetimes. Even It’s a waste of energy, and this life is definitely enough.”
"..." Gu Qianxue was helpless, "You still haven't forgotten this?"
Aunt Zhong immediately looked serious, "Do you think I'm joking? Aunt Zhong, I have three sons, so why are you kidding me, little girl?"
Gu Qianxue suddenly remembered that she was only fourteen years old in this life, so she was indeed acting too mature.
Quickly adjusted the expression that the little girl should have, "Aunt Zhong, we have been out for a long time, mother will be anxious, we have to go home."
This tossing has reached the afternoon.
But Aunt Zhong didn’t let them go, and said, “No, no, Aunt Zhong will take you to see the property of the Zhou family. This is only a little bit here, and there are many other properties in other cities. My three sons also helped to open the property. Reason."
Gu Qianxue smiled and said, "Thank you Aunt Zhong for your kindness, but according to the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, how can we be the young ones to have the final say on major matters of marriage? Besides, Mr. Zhou and I really have nothing to do."
Aunt Zhong was in a hurry, "Silly girl, there is one more choice and one more path, why don't you give yourself a chance? What's so good about being a princess? Compete with so many women for a man? And..."
Gu Qianxue only felt a dull pain in her eardrums. In just one day, two people tirelessly taught her the disadvantages of being a princess, making her seem to really care about that position.
"Understood, don't worry, Aunt Zhong, I will think about Young Master Zhou." Gu Qianxue was defeated, "But we really have to go back."
Aunt Zhong made up her mind not to let Gu Qianxue go, so she grabbed Qianxue and said, "Let's go, Aunt Zhong is happy today, and will personally cook a few dishes for you. Although it's not as good as the chef in Beijing, it's still very distinctive." .”
Gu Qianxue wanted to struggle, but she only felt that Aunt Zhong's hands were as strong as iron tongs, and secretly guessed in her heart that Aunt Zhong might also have martial arts.
"Hey, Aunt Zhong's cooking is delicious." Aunt Zhong started the mode of Wang Po selling melons.
"Zhong..." Zhou Rongqiu was about to speak, but Aunt Zhong gave him a sharp glare. Zhou Rongqiu swallowed the words obediently, thinking of how powerful Aunt Zhong was.
Gu Qianxue had no choice but to be dragged out of the house by Aunt Zhong and forced into the kitchen.
Yulian and Yucui obediently followed, they were not usually afraid of Aunt Zhong, just like a mouse seeing a cat.
What surprised Gu Qianxue was that only Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong took care of the huge house, even so, the inside of the house was clean and spotless.
Among them, Uncle Zhong is more involved in planting herbs, and the houses he lives in are almost all taken care of by Aunt Zhong herself, which shows how capable Aunt Zhong is.
The kitchen is large and well organized.
Aunt Zhong pushed Gu Qianxue onto a small stool beside her, and she pretended to be chatting with Aunt Zhong, but in fact it was to prevent her from running away.
As for Aunt Zhong, she was rolling up her arms and sleeves and preparing to do a big job. At this moment, Zhou Rongqiu finally mustered up her courage and rushed into the kitchen.
"Qianxue, you...you..." Zhou Rongqiu hesitated, his eyes swept in the direction of Aunt Zhong vigilantly.
"What?" Gu Qianxue was puzzled.
"Can you cook?" Zhou Rongqiu finally said it.
Gu Qianxue was still puzzled, but she nodded, "I can barely cook some home-cooked dishes, what's wrong?"
Zhou Rongqiu's eyes wandered, his face flushed, "That... I... I... I want to eat the dishes cooked by Qianxue."
Gu Qianxue felt at a loss as to what this was all about. She always felt that Zhou Qiurong had something to hide, "We packed a lot of delicacies at Jushan Pavilion at noon. Otherwise, we should heat that one up and eat it?"
Zhou Rongqiu felt relieved, and quickly nodded, "Okay, okay, let's heat this up. Does Qianxue like the dishes of Jushan Pavilion very much?"
"Are you okay?" Gu Qianxue said.
Zhou Rongqiu hurriedly brought over the packed dishes, "Aunt Zhong, please warm up the dishes, I'll show Qianxue around."
Aunt Zhong's face was as cheerful as a flower, and she took the dishes. "Okay, okay, young master, it's right for you to do this, you go quickly, Auntie Zhong will definitely heat up the dishes quickly and well."
Zhou Rongqiu dragged Gu Qianxue out with a veiled face, and the two trotted all the way to the yard before stopping.
Zhou Rongqiu patted his chest with a look of fear. "Qianxue, you have to thank me, do you know that you just narrowly escaped death?"
Gu Qianxue chuckled, and actually guessed a thing or two, "Is it because Aunt Zhong's craftsmanship doesn't suit your taste?"
"Is it so simple that it doesn't suit your taste?" Thinking of Aunt Zhong's craftsmanship, Zhou Rongqiu's face turned pale, "I gather herbs in the mountains on weekdays, I can eat the dry food a few days ago, and I can eat wild vegetables that I dug randomly, but Aunt Zhong's craftsmanship is really...unfortunate to enjoy, the most terrible thing is not the taste, but under the threat of Aunt Zhong, I have to eat all dishes regardless of taste."
"..." Gu Qianxue could relate to Aunt Zhong's oppressive power. "If you just heat up the dishes, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Zhou Rongqiu immediately yelled that it was not good, dragged Gu Qianxue and rushed into the kitchen.
However, it was too late.
55. Food is stronger than medicine