Mr. Smith came at noon, in fact, a little earlier than the agreed time.
Because dumplings are only delicious when they are freshly made, Mr. Shi came early, and Chen Xuan and the others were still making dumplings in the kitchen. From the kitchen window, she saw Wei Nian and his men coming. Li glanced out and quickly dared not look any further, whispering, "This foreigner looks really weird, with blue eyes."
Wei Yin was also helping in the kitchen. He stretched his neck to take a look and whispered, "All foreigners look like this. They even brought some fruit."
Although there are many foreigners in Beijing, they are still a rarity nowadays. Chen Xuan is honest, and she grew up in the countryside. Even if she has lived longer than others, she is still ignorant. She is actually a little scared of foreigners who are tall, strong, blue-eyed and yellow-haired. But yesterday, she took advantage of the foreigners coming to visit her home to coax Wei Nian to teach her several foreign words. If she showed her fear now, it would be difficult to ask Wei Nian about foreign language in the future. Chen Xuan looked at the foreigner with courage and felt that although he looked strange, he had a clean face. Especially when Wei Nian entered the yard, he glanced under the kitchen and saw Chen Xuan looking out. Wei Nian thought that Chen Xuan must have studied foreign language so hard last night because she wanted to meet Smith to show off her foreign language skills, so he smiled and greeted Chen Xuan, "Smith is here."
Chen Xuan nodded, raised her voice, and responded dryly, "I know."
Wei Yin whispered to Chen Xuan, "Sister-in-law, Smith and my second brother have gone to your room."
Li said, "Second sister-in-law, do you want to send some tea over?"
Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while, "Yes." Even in the countryside, if someone comes to the house, you have to pour a bowl of water even if there is no tea. Chen Xuan's heart was pounding, thinking that she had learned several foreign sentences yesterday, and now that a foreigner has come, if she doesn't speak it once, it will be really a waste of learning. Besides, this foreigner is also a human being, there is nothing to be afraid of. Chen Xuan comforted herself, first scooped water to wash her hands, then scooped half a bucket of cold water from the jar, and drank it all in one gulp. Only then did she feel that her throat was not so dry. Chen Xuan put down the scoop, gave herself courage, and said, "Sister-in-law Yin, I'll go and bring a pot of tea over first."
"Go ahead." Wei Yin supported Chen Xuan very much. In fact, Wei Yin knew a few words of foreign language, but she was a little embarrassed. Seeing Chen Xuan was going to serve tea, Wei Yin was very encouraging.
Chen Xuan had planned everything yesterday. She brewed a pot of tea, picked a Xinjiang honeydew melon from the melon field under the corridor, cut it in the kitchen, put it all on the tea tray, and brought it in. Chen Xuan's fingers were so nervous that they were white, but she managed not to tremble. She forced a smile on her face and greeted Mr. Shi in the foreign language that Wei Nian taught her last night. The blue-eyed, yellow-haired foreigner was obviously surprised. He said a lot to Chen Xuan in a gibberish, and Chen Meng was stunned. Wei Nian glanced at Chen Xuan's nervous fingertips without leaving a trace, smiled, took the tea tray and put it on the table, and said to Chen Xuan, "Smith is also greeting you and praising you for your beauty."
Chen Xuan's face turned red. She immediately blurted out the few half-baked foreign words she had learned last night, and asked Wei Nian to help her, "Tell Mr. Shi that the dumplings are being made. I didn't know you guys came so early. They will be ready soon. Let him try our honeydew melon first. It's a Xinjiang variety and very sweet."
Wei Nian is not like Chen Xuan, the kind of person who easily blushes. Wei Nian is simply full of style. Although Chen Xuan does not understand a word of the foreign language Wei Nian speaks, seeing that Mr. Shi is listening to Wei Nian seriously, Chen Xuan feels that Wei Nian is a very remarkable person.
It’s just that the two of them were just talking, why did they stand up
Wei Nian said to Chen Xuan, "Smith wants to see how dumplings are made?"
Chen Xuan thought, this foreigner is really weird, Chinese men don't go to the stove. Why does this foreigner want to go to the stove to watch the dumplings being made
Thinking that the stove was cleaned every day and was very clean, Chen Xuan agreed.
As a result, Smith not only saw the neatly arranged white and round dumplings on the curtain, but also saw Chen Xuan's skill in rolling the dumpling wrappers. Although Chen Xuan didn't understand what Mr. Smith said, the foreigner was like a big monkey, giving her thumbs up and praising her again and again.
Then, Smith learned how to make dumplings from Chen Xuan. However, the ones he made were even more mediocre than average.
As for Wei Nian, he also pretended to hire two people, and then acted as a translator on the side.
Wei Yin, on the other hand, was not a petty person. Although it was her first time dealing with foreigners, she was not afraid at all. As a result, Wei Jin quickly came over and called her back to the old lady's room. Wei Jin held her hand and kept saying, "You are a little girl, don't get along with those foreign devils. Are you scared? Drink some water to calm down." He handed the water to his sister.
Wei Yin said, "Eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are here too."
"Your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are both married, how can this be the same?" Old Mrs. Wei supported her eldest daughter and said to Wei Yin, "Call your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law over later, and have lunch in my room. It will be fine as long as your second brother is with the foreign devils."
Li went to the old lady's house for lunch at noon. Chen Xuan was kept in her room by Wei Nian and ate dumplings with Smith.
Chen Xuan felt that although the dumplings were delicious, Mr. Smith's appearance was too exaggerated. Moreover, eating with Smith was not without benefits. Chen Xuan also learned two foreign words to praise the food.
Smith praised her for making good dumplings, and Chen Xuan smiled, "Mr. Smith likes to eat them. When you have time in the future, just come over, and I will make dumplings for you."
As Wei Nian translated, Smith's description became more exaggerated, and he praised Chen Xuan a lot. Chen Xuan found that these foreigners were very easy to praise people. Although she was embarrassed at first, she got used to it after hearing it many times.
Chen Xuan also told Smith, "We have so many delicious foods here. Dumplings are just one of them. I can also steam buns, make pancakes, make noodles, and cook some home-cooked dishes. Mr. Smith, come over later and I'll cook something else for you."
It was rare for her to cook for two lifetimes, but this was the first time someone showed such support. Chen Xuan felt that although this foreigner looked strange, his personality was very pleasing.
During the meal, Chen Xuan was a little timid at first, but she became more relaxed after talking more. After eating dumplings, Chen Xuan served tea and fruit. Since the honeydew melon was not very fresh, Chen Xuan washed the fruit that Smith brought. Wei Nian asked Chen Xuan to take out the celadon bat bowl that she had brought back earlier. Chen Xuan knew that Wei Nian had something else to do, so after taking out the bowl, Chen Xuan said something and went to the old lady's room.
Mrs. Wei naturally had some complaints, but fortunately, in Mrs. Wei's eyes, Chen Xuan was already a married woman, and Wei Nian was also eating with them, so Mrs. Wei said a few words and that was all. But when Smith left, he came over to say hello to the women of the Wei family. Mrs. Wei was almost scared by his strange appearance, and Wei Jin also hid. Li and Wei Yin had both met Smith, and they didn't feel anything, but were a little restrained. Chen Xuan felt that she had eaten with Smith before, so they knew each other. When she saw Smith was about to leave, she went over and said to Smith, "Just come over when you are free, and I will cook our food for you again."
Wei Nian translated, Smith smiled and said a few words, then waved goodbye.
Chen Xuan walked them a few steps, and Smith asked Chen Xuan to stay.
Chen Xuan stopped seeing them off and returned to Old Lady Wei's room after watching Wei Nian and Smith leave. Wei Jin was shocked when he saw Chen Xuan, "You are so bold, you dare to talk to a foreigner!"
"It's okay, Mr. Shi just looks weird, but he's actually a very kind person." Chen Xuan said.
Wei Jin clicked his tongue and sighed, "He is indeed a country boy with a lot of courage."
Chen Xuan stopped talking.
Chen Xuan told the old lady and planned to go back to the house to clean up. Old Mrs. Wei said, "Go ahead. Didn't the foreigner bring a lot of fruits? Bring them over for me to see."
Chen Xuan agreed. She knew that Mrs. Wei was worried that she would go back to the house and secretly eat the fruits that Mr. Shi brought. Well, she was not greedy for the fruits. Although Chen Xuan came from the countryside, she was not greedy or greedy. While cleaning up the house, Chen Xuan thought about what she had seen Mr. Shi today. Although she only learned a few simple foreign words and could not understand most of what Mr. Shi said, she learned the few foreign words that Wei Nian taught her and said them to Mr. Shi. Chen Xuan felt very happy.
In her previous life, she was timid, stupid, and didn't know how to ask for advice. Whenever someone from the Wei family came, she would either listen to them talk or go back to her room to do needlework. Now, with her courage, she can even talk to foreigners.
Mrs. Xu was right. Learning foreign languages is really a great thing.
Having met the foreigner Mr. Shi today, Chen Xuan became even more eager to learn foreign languages.
After delivering the fruit to Old Lady Wei, Chen Xuan began to think about how to get Wei Nian to teach her a few more foreign words. As Chen Xuan was thinking about it, Wei Jin handed her a plate of fruit peels and said, "It's full, throw it out."
Seeing Wei Jin reaching out her fat hands to the last two bunches of purple grapes, Chen Xuan said, "Big sister, please save some for Brother Anian as well. Brother Anian has never eaten a single bite of these grapes."
Although Mrs. Wei favored her eldest daughter, she also loved her youngest son. When she heard Chen Xuan say this, she thought that it was a lot to eat, so she said to her eldest daughter, "Yes, these two bunches of grapes, save them for your brother."
Wei Jin raised the corners of his lips, glanced at Chen Xuan, and lazily pulled out a crepe silk handkerchief, wiped his fingers, and said with a half-smile, "Oh, you are indeed a young couple, always thinking about Ah Nian." He also said to Mrs. Wei, "Although the second sister-in-law is from the countryside, she is very thoughtful. The eldest sister-in-law has never been so protective of food in all these years since she came into the family."
Li was a person of few words, and today she said nothing as usual. She just sat quietly by the side, doing needlework for the children.
Chen Xuan ignored Wei Jin's words. She reached out and picked up a bunch of grapes, cut off half of the branch, and said, "I'll take this to our room." Really, she still wanted to use this half bunch of grapes to talk to Wei Nian, to see if Wei Nian could teach her a few more foreign words! This Wei Jin always looked down on her, hum! At least she can speak a few foreign words, can Wei Jin? She also knows several thousand words, memorized three books, and is now memorizing the fourth one, can Wei Jin? In the future, she will learn foreign words and will be far behind Wei Jin!
Then, Chen Xuan took away the half bunch of grapes in a huff.
Wei Jin was very confused and said, "What the hell, why are you so angry with me? You're just a country girl with a bad temper!"