Chapter 20
Mr. Smith Shi came here at noon, which was actually a little earlier than the agreed time.
Because the dumplings need to be made fresh to taste delicious, Mr. Shi came early, and Chen Xuan and others were still making dumplings under the kitchen. From the kitchen window, he saw Wei Nian bringing people. Mrs. Li glanced out and didn't dare to look at them anymore. She whispered, "This foreigner looks so weird, her eyes are blue."
Wei Yin also helped under the kitchen, stretched his neck and took a look, and whispered, "Wealthy people look like this. They are also bringing fruits."
Although there are many foreigners in Beijing, nowadays, foreigners are still rare. Chen Xuan is honest. Besides, she grew up in the countryside and lived a lifetime more than people. She is still a little knowledgeable. Seeing a big, blue-eyed and yellow-haired creature like foreigners, she was actually a little scared. But yesterday, she used foreigners to visit her house and coaxed Wei Nian to teach her several foreign words. If she showed her timidity at this moment, it would be difficult to ask Wei Nian for foreign affairs again in the future. Chen Xuan took the courage to look at the foreigner for a few times, and felt that although she was weird, she was still clean. Especially when Wei Nian entered the yard, she looked under the kitchen and saw Chen Xuan looking out. Wei Nian thought that Chen Xuan was so hard at learning foreign affairs last night, so she wanted to see Smith show off his foreign affairs or something, so she smiled and greeted Chen Xuan, "Smith is here."
Chen Xuan nodded, raised her voice, and responded dryly, "I understand."
Wei Yin quietly said to Chen Xuan, "Second Sister-in-law, then Smith and his second brother have gone to your house."
Mrs. Li said, "Second brother and sister, should you send tea here?"
Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment and thought for a while, "Yes." Even in the countryside, someone came to his house and had to pour a bowl of water without tea. Chen Xuan's heart thumped, thinking that he had learned several foreign words yesterday, and now he came to the foreigner. If you don't say it once, it would be a waste of time. Besides, this foreigner is also like a human being, what's there to be afraid of? Chen Xuan comforted himself, first scooped water and washed his hands, then scooped half a scoop of cold water from the tank, drank it all, and then felt that his throat was not that dry. Chen Xuan put down the scoop of water and gave himself courage, saying, "Sister-in-law, I'll go and send a pot of tea first."
"Go and go." Wei Yin supported Chen Xuan very much. In fact, Wei Yin would say a few words in foreign languages, but she was a little embarrassed. Seeing that Chen Xuan was going to send tea, Wei Yin was very encouraged.
Chen Xuan had planned everything yesterday. She made a pot of tea, picked a Xinjiang melon from the melon field in the gallery and cut it into the kitchen, put it on the tea tray, and took it in. Chen Xuan tightly pinched the tea tray with her nervous fingers. Her finger bones turned white, and she couldn't tremble. She squeezed a smile on her face. She asked Mr. Shi with the foreign literature that Wei Nian taught her last night. The blue-eyed and yellow-haired foreigner was obviously surprised. She said a little to Chen Xuan, and Chen Meng was stunned. Wei Nian glanced at Chen Xuan's nervous finger bones without any trace. She smiled and took the tea tray and put it on the table, and said to Chen Xuan, "Smith is also saying hello to you, praising you for being beautiful."
Chen Xuan's face turned red. She immediately said the half-baked foreign words she learned last night, and asked Wei Nian to help her, "You told Mr. Shi that the dumplings are being made. I don't know that you came here so early and will be cured in a while. First, ask him to taste our honeydew melon, which is a variety from Xinjiang, and is particularly sweet."
Wei Nian is not like Chen Xuan's blushing person. Wei Nian is very stylish. Although Chen Xuan doesn't understand a word about the foreign language Wei Nian said, when Mr. Shi listened carefully to Wei Nian's words, Chen Xuan felt that Wei Nian was a very amazing person.
But, the two of them just said that, why did they stand up?
Wei Nian and Chen Xuan said, "Smith wants to see how dumplings are made?"
Chen Xuan thought, this foreigner is really strange. Chinese men don’t go to the stove. Why does this foreigner man have to go to the stove to watch making dumplings?
Thinking that the stove was cleaned up every day, it was extremely clean, Chen Xuan agreed.
As a result, Smith not only saw the neatly tidy and round dumplings placed on the cover curtain, but also saw Chen Xuan's ability to roll out dumpling skins. Although Chen Xuan couldn't understand what Mr. Shi said, the foreigner was like a big monkey and praised her with a thumbs up beside her.
Then, Smith also learned to make dumplings from Chen Xuan. Anyway, the ones made were even more average than ordinary.
As for Wei Nian, Wei Nian pretended to have two, and then he became a translator on the side.
Wei Yin, Wei Yin is not a petty person. Although this is the first time she has dealt with foreigners, she is not afraid at all. As a result, Wei Jin ran over and called back to the old lady's house. Wei Jin held her hand and kept saying, "You little girl's house, don't be with those foreigners. Are you scared? Take a sip of water and press it." He handed the water to my sister.
Wei Yindao, "My sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are here too."
"Your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are married, how is that?" Old Mrs. Wei said to her eldest daughter and said to Wei Yin, "I'll call your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law over here and eat in my room at noon. If you have your second brother there, it will be."
Li went to the old lady to eat at noon, and Chen Xuan was kept in her house by Wei Nian and ate dumplings with Smith.
Chen Xuan felt that although the dumplings were delicious, Mr. Shi’s appearance was too exaggerated. Moreover, it was not without benefits to eat with Smith. Chen Xuan learned a few more foreign words, saying that the food was delicious.
Smith praised her for making dumplings, and Chen Xuan smiled, "Mr. Shi loves to eat them. If you have time, just come here. I will make dumplings for you."
Wei Nian translated it once, and Smith's description became more and more exaggerated, and he even praised Chen Xuan for his better words. Chen Xuan found that these foreigners were easy to praise people. Although they were embarrassed at the beginning, they became accustomed to it after listening too much.
Chen Xuan also said to Smith, "We have a lot of delicious food here. Dumplings are just one of them. I can also steam buns, pancakes, make noodles, and cook some home-cooked side dishes. Mr. Shi comes here in the future and I will treat you to other things."
It is rare that she has cooked for two lifetimes, and this is the first time that someone has supported her like this. Chen Xuan felt that although this foreigner was born strange, her temperament was very happy.
At the meal, Chen Xuan was just a little timid at first, but later she said too much, so she let go. After eating dumplings, Chen Xuan served tea and fruits. Because the honey melons that were first not fresh, Chen Xuan washed the fruits brought by Smith. Wei Nian asked Chen Xuan to take out the celadon bat bowl he took back before, and Chen Xuan knew that Wei Nian had some serious business. After taking out the bowl, Chen Xuan said and went to the old lady's house.
Mrs. Wei naturally said something, but fortunately, Chen Xuan was already a married woman in the eyes of Mrs. Wei, and Wei Nian was also a meal. Old Mrs. Wei said a few words, it would be fine. However, when Smith left, she came over to say hello to the female family of the Wei family. Old Mrs. Wei almost scared him with this strange look, and Wei Jin hid. Wei Yin, Li, had seen Smith, and didn't feel anything, but was just a little restrained. Chen Xuan felt that she had eaten with Smith, and just met her. Seeing that Smith was about to leave, she went over to Smith and said, "Come here if you have time. I'll treat you to our meal."
Wei Nian translated, Smith smiled and said a few words, then waved his hand to say goodbye.
Chen Xuan gave them a few steps, and Smith asked Chen Xuan to stay.
Chen Xuan stopped seeing him off. Seeing Wei Nian and Smith leave, Chen Xuan went back to the house of Old Lady Wei. Wei Jin was shocked when he looked at Chen Xuan, "You are too brave, and you dare to talk to foreign devils!"
"It's okay, Mr. Shi just looks weird, but he is actually very kind." Chen Xuan said.
Wei Jin sighed, "It's true that he is a country man, with enough courage."
Chen Xuan stopped talking.
Chen Xuan said to the old lady and planned to go back to the house to clean up. Old lady Wei said, "Go, didn't the foreigner bring a lot of fruits here, and took them over to me and show them."
Chen Xuan agreed. She knew that Old Mrs. Wei was worried that she would go back to the house to steal the fruits brought by Mr. Shi. Alas, she was not jealous of those fruits. Although Chen Xuan came from the countryside, she was not greedy or greedy. While returning to the house, Chen Xuan thought about what Mr. Shi had seen today again. Although she had only learned a few simple foreign languages, she couldn't understand what Mr. Shi said, but she learned all the foreign languages that Wei Nian taught her and told her to Mr. Shi. Chen Xuan felt that she was very beautiful.
In her previous life, she was timid and stupid, and didn't know how to ask for advice. Whenever the Wei family came, she either listened to others' words or avoided going back to the house to do needlework. Now, with her courage, she can also say a few words to foreigners.
Sure enough, Mrs. Xu's words are good, and learning foreign languages is really a great thing.
Because I met Mr. Shi, a foreigner, today, Chen Xuan's heart was even more heartless in learning foreign literature.
After sending the fruit to Old Lady Wei, Chen Xuan began to think about how to ask Wei Nian to teach her a few more foreign languages. Chen Xuan was thinking about it when he saw Wei Jin handing her a plate of fruit peels in front of her and said, "It's full, throw it out."
Seeing Wei Jin reaching out his fat hand to the last two bunches of big purple grapes, Chen Xuan said, "Sister, you can save some of them for Brother A Nian. Brother A Nian has never eaten this grape at all."
Although Mrs. Wei was partial to her eldest daughter and loved her younger son very much, she saw Chen Xuan say this and thought that she had eaten a lot of food, she said to her eldest daughter, "Yes, these two bunches of grapes are kept for your brother."
Wei Jin raised his lips and glanced at Chen Xuan. He lazily pulled out a silk veil, wiped his fingers, and smiled, "Oh, it's really a young couple, I always care about A Nian." He also said to Mrs. Wei, "Don't think that the second brother and sister are from the countryside, they are very kind. The eldest brother and sister have never protected her food like this in the past few years."
The person Li, who has never talked much, still said nothing, just sat quietly by the side, doing the children's needlework.
Chen Xuan ignored Wei Jin's words. She reached out and picked up a bunch of grapes and cut them half of the branches, saying, "I'll take this into our house." Really, she still wants to use these half-doulu grapes to say good things to Wei Nian, to see if Wei Nian can teach her a few more foreign words! Wei Jin always looks down on her, hum! At least she will say a few foreign words, will Wei Jinhui? She also knows thousands of words and memorizes three books. Now she is memorizing the fourth one. Will Wei Jinhui? In the future, she will also leave Wei Jinhui a lot behind Wei Jin!
Then, Chen Xuan took away the half-doulu grapes in a angrily manner.
Chapter completed!