Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 221 Give the Layered Meat Pie to Mr. Lu as a Midnight Snack

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, you can eat it later. This is what we have left over and it has been cut up. It is not easy to give it away as a gift."

Qi Xi said, "It's okay. This is not leftover food. I just took it off the iron pan half an hour ago."

"Isn't it just cutting it with a knife? It saves my young master from having to cut it again."

When Li heard this, she quickly smiled and said, "Qi Xi is right. Since Qi Xi said that Mr. Lu likes it, then let's send some to him."

After saying that, he put down the bowl in his hand and went to get a small bamboo basket.

She placed the lotus leaves on the ground, put all the cakes in with bamboo clips, covered the bamboo basket, and handed it to Yucheng: "Yucheng, you and Dundun go to the county government office and give these cakes to Mr. Lu as a midnight snack."

"Qi Xi has been in our store today, and there is no one to take care of you, I feel really sorry for that."

Dun Dun had finished eating by then, and the two of them stood up as agreed.

Qi Xi said hurriedly: "I will go with them. Although the streets are still busy now, it is dark after all. It is safer for me to go with them."

Jiang was already worried. She felt uneasy about the two boys going out together after dark.

Seeing Qixi wanted to follow, he smiled and said, "Qixi is really thoughtful. I'll trouble you to follow these two guys."

Qixi chuckled: "It's not far, and I'm a little full, so I'll just use it as a way to digest the food."

As they spoke, the three of them picked up their bamboo baskets and went to the county government office together.

In the Anping County Government Office, Lu Lang had just finished his father's so-called health-preserving vegetarian meal.

He was sitting at the desk with a resentful look on his face, holding a book and seemingly reading it seriously, but in fact he always wanted to eat something.

My mind was full of random thoughts: "Who knows what delicious food Qixi is eating at Miss Shen's house? He is much better than me."

"When it's my grandmother's birthday at the end of September, I will beg her to let me go home to study and stop following my father."

"If this continues, I'll starve to death. Why should I continue studying? I'll be thinking about what I'll have for my next meal every day."

Thinking of this, Lu Lang shook his head helplessly.

But then I thought, if I left, I would never see Miss Shen again, nor would I be able to eat the food Miss Shen cooked.

It seems like I'm not willing to give it up.

Should I go home and eat meat every day, or stay here with my father and eat healthy vegetarian food every day, and occasionally eat the meals cooked by Miss Shen?

Lu Lang was deep in thought here when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Lu Lang responded, but saw Qi Xi smiling and carrying a small bamboo basket, followed by Dun Dun and Yu Cheng walking in one after another.

The three of them stood there, and Yucheng and Dundun bowed together.

Lu Lang smiled and asked them both to sit down.

He looked at Qi Xi and frowned, "Didn't I tell you not to come back today? Why are you back again?"

After all, Lu Lang is the master. No matter how easy-going he is in his daily life, Qi Xi doesn't dare to act presumptuously.

He quickly put away his smile, handed the small bamboo basket over with both hands, and answered honestly: "Today, Miss Shen made thousand-layer meat pie, which tastes crispy and fragrant."

"I said that the young master would definitely like to eat it, so Madam Li asked me to pack some and have Yucheng and Dundun bring it over."

"I was worried about them going out at night, so I followed them. We will go back right after we drop them off."

Yucheng and Dundun were also a little afraid of Master Lu, and when they heard Qixi mention them, they quickly stood up.

Yu Cheng said politely, "Mr. Lu, the meat patties my eldest sister made today are delicious. Mother asked us to send some to you to try. If you are hungry, put them on the fire to roast and have a midnight snack."

Dun Dun also said, "Master Lu is studying, so we won't disturb him. We have to go back quickly. Brother Qixi sent us here specially, so please don't blame him."

Lu Lang smiled gently: "It's okay, I won't bother you. I heard that you have also enrolled in school. How are you, teacher? If you don't understand something in the future, you can come and ask me even if you don't dare to ask the teacher."

The two were overjoyed when they heard this, and they both bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Lu."

Yu Cheng stood up straight and said bluntly: "Our master is very nice. We are not afraid of him. He even came to my shop to eat meat skewers."

Lu Lang said "Oh" and laughed.

Dun Dun hurriedly tugged at Yu Cheng's sleeve and said, "It's getting late. We should leave, otherwise mother and the others at home will be worried."

Lu Lang nodded, and told them to drive slowly on the road and watch their step when it got dark, and then asked Qi Xi to take them back quickly.

Qi Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed quickly, and escaped with the two little ones.

After the three people left, Lu Lang saw that the door was closed, and he couldn't help but reach for the small bamboo basket.

As soon as Qi Xi put the bamboo basket on the table, he smelled the fragrance, but because the three of them were in the study, he had to pretend not to care and be reserved.

I opened the lid of the basket and found a layer of dry lotus leaves on it. I took out the lotus leaves and saw about seven or eight pieces of cut meat patties inside. They were baked golden brown. I touched them through the lotus leaves and they were still warm.

Lu Lang washed his hands, carefully took out a piece and took a bite.

It smells so good, crispy and fragrant, with the aroma of onion, meat and oil mixed together, overwhelmingly impacting Lu Lang's taste buds.

Although the meat patty was not particularly hot, it was not so cold that it was inedible.

After eating a few bites and a piece of lasagna after dinner, Lu Lang felt even hungrier.

Lu Lang glanced at the small tea stove in the corner of the study. The fire was still burning and there were sporadic dark red sparks flickering.

Lu Lang simply moved the tea stove over, put a few pieces of charcoal in it, took a piece of lasagna and placed it on the wire rack above the stove.

In just a moment, the fat from the meat patties heated up and dripped into the charcoal fire, filling the room with the aroma of barbecue.

Lu Lang sniffed intoxicatedly and sighed with contentment. This was how a normal person lived.

Father, oh father, how long will it take for us to eat the vegetarian dishes?

After a piece of meat pie was baked, Lu Lang picked it up and placed it on the dry lotus leaf next to it, and then put another piece on it.

He ate with big mouthfuls while looking at the meat pie on the fire.

I was thinking to myself that after I finish eating, I must write two more articles.

After eating three pieces of lasagna, Lu Lang finally stopped.

He extinguished the fire, washed his hands, covered the bamboo basket, and carefully hid it next to the desk. Then he picked up the brush with full energy and began to write quickly.

The next morning, in the county magistrate's study.

The county magistrate was tidying up his clothes slowly and asked the servant standing beside him respectfully, "Young Master, how long did you study yesterday? How many articles did you write?"

The servant bowed slightly and replied, "Young Master studied until the first quarter of midnight yesterday. It was only after I persuaded him that he went back to rest. He wrote two articles."

As he spoke, he lifted up the tray that he had been holding in his hand.

The county magistrate flipped through the books and casually glanced at a few pages. He nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to let him leave.