Film and TV: Starting from the Night Watchman of Dafeng

Chapter 60 I Really Enjoy Wei Yuan’s Face
half an hour later

Wei Yuan broke free from the harassment of Dali Temple Minister Chang Yan and got on the carriage.

"Foster father, I will arrange for people to wipe out the den of thieves of the Qi party!"

A vicious look flashed across Nangong Qianrou's face, and her tone was tinged with anticipation for revenge.

Fortunately, the intelligence Wei An sent last night gave them a reason to counterattack in time.

"Not urgent."

Wei Yuan said lightly.

No matter whether Zhu Yang joined the Qi Party or the Qi Party wooed Zhu Yang.

Zhu Yang has become a traitor!
This man fabricated a memorial that was three-quarters true and seven-quarters false, impeaching some night watchmen for accepting bribes, abusing their power for personal gain, and committing corruption and abuse of power.

This morning, Yuan Jing made a fuss about this and was furious!

He knew what the Qi Party was thinking.

I understand Yuan Jing's thoughts better.

...

魏宅
In order to fulfill his promise, Wei An got up early today.

In the kitchen, steam was rising from a pot as chicken soup was being cooked.

Wei An stood in the yard. He rolled up his robe sleeves and moved his fingers slightly. A stream of water flew out of the well and fell into the automatically shaking colander to wash the fragrant rice.

This is the Taoist Tianzong method, to study things and gain knowledge (control things)!
It is also what Wei An relies on to be sure that he can take care of himself.

On the chopping board nearby was a large piece of fresh beef.

In a ceramic basin, clams and mussels occasionally open their shells, emitting tiny bubbles and spewing out mud and sand.

In another adjacent ceramic basin are the prawns caught during the autumn fishing season. The transparent prawns have red paste on their heads, which looks delicious.

The last one is a large wooden barrel with a wide belly. In half of the barrel is a black snakehead fish weighing 4.62 catties, which fills up the entire space. It can only turn its body slowly and cannot flip over or jump into the water.

Wei An looked at the snakehead fish's overbite lips, his eyes revealing a bit of dullness. Thinking of the scene of "fighting" with it at the fish stall, he couldn't help laughing.

Soon, Huaiqing and Chu Caiwei arrived together.

Wei An welcomed them to the dining hall.

The two of them wanted to go to the kitchen to take a look.

Chu Caiwei is nothing, Huaiqing is of noble status.

Especially the guards behind Huaiqing kept winking at Wei An.

"A gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Since you don't care about trivial matters, what's wrong with me just taking a look?" Huaiqing said with a smile.

She pretended to glance at him casually, and the guard lowered his head obediently.

"Actually, I didn't do it myself." Wei An said.

Chu Caiwei's eyes lit up, "Did you invite the chef from Guiyue Tower?"

This girl only thinks about eating!
Wei An was speechless and said, "I don't have that much money."

Seeing Huaiqing looking at him, he immediately said, "The chef at Guiyue Tower may not be able to cook my delicacy."

If he was a step slower, the rich woman would probably corrupt him with money.

"I believe you are not exaggerating, so don't let me down." Chu Caiwei said with full energy.

The three of them walked towards the kitchen.

"I'm fine. Today, my father summoned all the ministers in the imperial study, and a night watchman impeached Duke Wei." Huaiqing brought up the topic while walking slowly.

"Even the night watchman has turned into a traitor." Wei An sighed.

"Zhu Yang has surrendered to the Dali Temple." Huaiqing added.

Wei An smiled and shook his head, "It's just right, uncle, please discipline the night watchmen."

His attitude of not worrying at all made Huaiqing a little suspicious.

Determine what happened.

Wei An noticed the change in her expression and said, "It's okay to tell His Highness."

Although he said this, he glanced at Chu Caiwei.

"Looking down on me?"

Chu Caiwei understood it quickly.

However, Wei An did not underestimate her, but was waiting for Huai Qing's attitude.

"It's okay, Caiwei and I have a close relationship."

So, Wei An explained, "Yesterday..."

Huaiqing burst out laughing at first. When the Qi party came forward to attack Duke Wei, Duke Wei had already caught the Qi party's handle.

Then she couldn't help sighing again and muttering, "Party strife, party strife."

"It's a pity that you gentlemen are unaware of Wu Yan's heroic deeds and are only concerned about your own little piece of land in the court."

"These ideas of mine are not for that kind of people." Wei An said immediately.

Huaiqing was silent, with a slight smile on his lips. The three of them came to the kitchen.

The chicken soup is almost done.

Chu Caiwei stepped forward and sniffed. "Chicken soup, fragrant rice, clams, snakehead fish, beef, this is... a clay pot stove?"

Foodie intuition!
Wei An nodded.

Chu Caiwei couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

There is nothing special about making a clay stove.

"My stove is light and fragrant, just like the way you talk all day long. I thought you would like it."

Wei Andao.

Chu Caiwei was not angry, but argued seriously, "I can't afford to eat rich fish and meat every day, and I also like pickled vegetables and tofu."

The subtext is that she combines meat and vegetables.

She also has emotional intelligence, and she didn't say that she often eats clear soup hotpot to change the taste.

"Come and see." Wei An said, and with a flip of his right hand, the lid of the pot automatically moved away, and the boiling chicken soup flew up and poured into another pot; at the same time, the fragrant rice in the colander also flew up, drawing an arc in the air, colliding with the chicken soup in mid-air, and finally blending into the iron pot.

He flipped his hand again.

Pieces of firewood flew into the stove and ignited.

He then explained to Huaiqing and Chu Caiwei, "This step will take some time. Wait until the fragrant rice blooms and dissolves into the chicken broth. Use a strainer to remove the rice that is not easily dissolved. The broth in the pot will become the bottom of the pot."

"After that, add the cleaned and blanched clams first. Once cooked, remove them. Then add the shrimp, beef, and snakehead fish fillets in that order. Remove each portion as it's cooked. This way, the flavor of each ingredient will remain in the broth, allowing the next ingredient to soak up the flavor. The broth is thick, delicate, and smooth, perfect for absorbing the flavors of the ingredients."

The more he described it, the more Chu Caiwei could hear the bulge at the bottom of the pot.

Her eyes became brighter and brighter!
The iron pot that was emitting steam was like a treasure to her!

...

two hours later

Haoqi Building

"Father."

Nangong Qianrou arranged the manpower and came to ask for orders again.

Since the arrest of Jiang Luzhong and others, there has been no unusual movement in the government office. There may be people who are trying to take advantage of the situation, but it should not be someone like Zhu Yang.

Wei Yuan stamped the note he had approved earlier and handed it to his adopted son.

"Let's do it."

"Yes!"

...

魏宅
"Damn, damn, it's hot~"

After waiting for a long time for the clams to be fished out, Chu Caiwei couldn't wait to pick one up with chopsticks, and the result... was obvious!
"We also have sesame oil (sesame oil) and guyue powder (white pepper powder) here."

Wei An took out two small cans and placed them next to Chu Caiwei with a somewhat evil smile.

Chu Caiwei seemed to have thought of something and urged, "Hurry up, move on to something else."

She added some sesame oil to the small porcelain plate and picked up the clam that she had not eaten.

In the simple and elegant dining room, Wei An and the other two were talking and laughing.

...

now
A mansion in the inner city

The dining room, which was much more luxurious than Wei An's, was also full of laughter and conversation!
A large table made of precious wood was filled with delicacies.

A group of nobles were toasting each other.

"Haha~"

"Brother Shan, you haven't seen Wei Yuan like that."

"I really enjoy his face. He can't stand me, but I can't do anything about it."

"Unfortunately, it only hurt Wei Yuan a little bit."

"Look at Wei Yuan's attitude. He doesn't seem very willing to exchange with us."

"It's just a desperate struggle!"

"The tax case cost the Minister of Revenue, the Sangpo case cost the Minister of Rites, and the Liang faction was completely annihilated. How could Your Majesty sit idly by and allow him to dominate the country?"

"Thanks to Brother Shan's timely awareness, we didn't lose the opportunity. This is the time for our party to rise!"

"It's so clear!"

"Hahaha~"

"... "

"Oh!"

The rampant laughter stopped abruptly when the door suddenly opened!

(End of this chapter)