The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 313: What the Heck is Dark Cuisine (5)_1

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: What the Heck is Dark Cuisine (5)_1

Feng Shouxing sighed and tried to console her. "Hui Niang, let it be! If they wish to climb up the social ladder, just let them be. If we create tension on both sides, there’s no benefit for us at all!"

Fang Hui was far from content. She could have had it all if only a few years had passed; her eldest son would have become a landowner. But now, Pei Qin wasn’t willing, and moreover, her natal family only thought of themselves and even suppressed them! Marrying Fang Liuming, was she, Pei Qin, not afraid to become the next Fang Rongniang!?

But Pei Qin had absolutely no such thoughts; if it weren’t for Fang Liuming being quite agreeable, and Lady Yu having helped Lady Fang before, she wouldn’t have agreed to teach Fang Liuming at all.

The door was knocked on again, Pei Qian ran over to open it, and outside stood Zhang Gengshan, who had broken his leg at the slope. He had washed up, and his complexion had improved, slowly revealing his actual age.

"What do you need?" Pei Qian asked him.

Zhang Gengshan held out a small basket, "Our young master heard that Ms. Pei’s birthday and Ji ceremony are coming up, and since he doesn’t have the silver coin to buy a decent present, he wrapped these dumplings and sent them over as a congratulatory gift for Ms. Pei’s Ji ceremony!"

Pei Qian was surprised for a moment, lifted the cloth that covered the basket, and inside was a small bamboo basket full of steamed dumplings. She turned her head and called out, "Elder sister!"

Upon hearing that Zhang Gengshan had delivered dumplings, Pei Qin was also somewhat surprised. That blind man could actually make dumplings? Could he see to chop the filling and roll out the dough? Seeing that Zhang Gengshan was still waiting, Pei Qin reached out, grabbed a dumpling, tossed it into her mouth, and her face suddenly stiffened. "Are you guys out of salt?"

Zhang Gengshan frowned, "Ms. Pei! Even if the dumplings are a bit bland, you can still dip them in garlic sauce with the dishes—it will be delicious! A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen; our young master certainly didn’t use to make these!"

"Indeed, anything is better than overly salty food!" Pei Qin nodded, reaching out to take the basket.

Seeing that she accepted the gift, Zhang Gengshan simply thanked her, pursed his lips, and turned away, limping back to the workshop. He didn’t owe the young master any great favor, in fact, it was the young master who had taught his younger brother to read and practice martial arts, and now, he even wrapped dumplings as a congratulatory gift for her. In his view, it would have been sufficient to take out some money and buy any gift to send over.

Previously, all the young ladies from wealthy families in Bei Zhili longed for the young master to speak to them, let alone send gifts. If any miss received dumplings personally made by the young master, wouldn’t they be so ecstatic they’d faint? Thinking about the current situation, Zhang Gengshan’s expression turned somber as he dragged his leg back to the workshop.

Mo Heng was in the room, dismantling characters, with both the window and the door open, letting in the chilly breeze. Hearing Zhang Gengshan’s return, he looked up, "Did she accept it?"

"Yes, she did, young master! Ms. Pei was quite happy indeed! She ate one right away!" Zhang Gengshan reported to him with a smile.

Eating one right away was probably to see if the dumplings he wrapped were even edible, right? Mo Heng could picture her disdainful expression, and his demeanor softened involuntarily. Even though he was blind, he could still do one thing right.

Pei Qin went ahead and stir-fried those dumplings with spicy kimchi.

Lu Hai, watching from the side, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Stir-fried dumplings with spicy kimchi? What kind of dish was that?

"Noodles can be stir-fried, dumplings can be too!" Pei Qin had indeed created quite a few culinary disasters before! This stir-fried dumpling dish was actually one of the better ones; at least it was quite tasty, and it didn’t lead to diarrhea or food poisoning.

Pei Yuan and Pei Qian, along with Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin looked at the plate of stir-fried dumplings with puzzled gazes.

"Let’s eat!" Pei Qin said, and picked a dumpling to taste. As she chewed, she nodded in approval, "This stir-fry isn’t bad at all! If only the meat filling was firmer and chunkier, cutting it in half for the stir-fry would make it even tastier."

They couldn’t imagine what such a dish would be like.