Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 28: The Saint's Concept, Cooking Fresh Fish
Later, Chen Xu forcefully stopped Chen An from pushing the change back to himself.

He also warned him: "Go back and return the money. Big brother, you are not allowed to go to build the canal!"

When he said this, Chen An's eyes suddenly turned red: "But, but even though we only took three taels of silver, the higher-ups agreed long ago that if we want to go back on our word, we have to return at least ten taels of silver!"

"Ten taels?" Chen Xu frowned.

But apparently, this is how some people behave.

What's more, from the top to the bottom, if the common people could get three or two taels of silver per person, it would be considered as the mercy of the masters.

It's no big deal to go back on your word and return ten taels.

Chen Xu said, "Just leave the money issue to me. In short, you must go back and make it clear that Big Brother must not go to repair the canal!"

After a moment's thought, fearing his family might pretend to obey him, he added, "I must take the imperial examination this year. I'm 99% sure I'll pass. If I achieve academic success and people learn that my elder brother once worked on the canal, it will be a stain on my life."

Xiao An, do you understand?"

He said it so seriously that Chen An immediately and nervously put the three taels of silver back into his arms and nodded firmly: "Don't worry, second brother, I will explain the situation clearly when I go back and will never let you repair the canal."

Chen Xu patted his younger brother's shoulder. His younger brother was only fifteen years old this year.

In his previous life, a fifteen-year-old boy would still be in junior high school, but Chen An was already working in the mountains and fields, taking care of everything at home and outside.

Although he is a teenager, his narrow shoulders seem to have the strength of an adult.

The two brothers sat opposite each other in the kitchen. Chen Xu took out the porridge and bread left over from the morning and asked Chen An to eat with them.

Chen An took out a pre-roasted chicken from the basket. As soon as the chicken came out, the aroma of the meat immediately filled the entire kitchen.

The mouse squeaked urgently in the distant cracks: "It smells so good, so good! Master Jiu, I really want to eat it..."

Jiu Ye said slowly, "You heard what the young man said. This is the scholar's mother who specially killed a chicken to celebrate his birthday and prepared it for him. We must not be greedy for even this food. Do you understand, Ah Shi?"

The mouse squeaked anxiously, "I understand, I understand! Master Jiu, I'm just drooling, I'm not greedy."

……

The mouse called out "Delicious" countless times in a row, but it was a pity that the chicken was not cooked by Chen Xu himself, so Chen Xu could not receive the mouse's praise.

Chen Xu had a slight smile on his lips. He and Chen An talked while eating. During the conversation, Chen An repeatedly praised Chen Xu's porridge for being well cooked and the cakes for being delicious.

【Like +1+1……】

So although Chen Xu did not receive any likes from the Rat Demon, he did receive all five likes that Chen An could provide.

The two brothers chatted, and Chen Xu mainly asked about the situation at home.

Chen An said, "Spring plowing has begun, and everyone in the village wants to borrow our cows, but my father says our cows are old now and can't be easily lent out. Otherwise, overworking them will shorten their lives."

She also said: "My little sister practices calligraphy at home every day. Apart from you, she is the smartest one in our family. Mother always says it's a pity that she is a girl, otherwise she would have sent her to school.

My little sister still asks my older brother and me to learn to read every day. Well, it’s not that we are not diligent, but these strange characters make us dizzy after seeing them too many times!
My mother is already looking for a wife for my eldest brother. She said she has already picked one and will decide when he comes back from repairing the canal... Uh, we won't repair the canal anymore."

After hearing this, Chen Xu commented, "You're right not to lend the cow. If my younger sister loves studying, let her study hard. She might have the opportunity to attend academy in the future. As for the family that mother suggested for my elder brother... there's no rush. A couple of months won't be too late."

Chen An nodded repeatedly, his eyes sparkling, and he would often tell Chen Xu about interesting stories and gossip from the village. As the two brothers started talking, Chen An couldn't stop talking. Having not seen him for a while, he was a little afraid of Chen Xu at first, but once he got the conversation started, he was the one who spoke most happily.

Later, Chen Xu selected some ingredients and made a large box of small round cakes the size of apricots.

This small pancake is also easy to make and the ingredients are also simple.

But Chen Xu has the talent of "the food I cook is always more delicious", even a simple little cake can be made extra sweet by him.

Chen An was very puzzled at first. He knew that his second brother lived alone and sometimes had to cook for himself. There was nothing strange about this.

But Chen An found it difficult to understand why he could do so much and do it so skillfully.

Chen Xu said: "I have gradually come to understand a truth: the various flavors of the world and the classics of sages are all in the kitchen.
The sage once said, "Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish." To pursue the sage's ideals, why don't we, the younger generation, begin by cooking a small fish to understand the great truth?

This reason is impeccable, at least for Chen An, he cannot refute it.

Finally, Chen An listened to a lot of profound truths, which made his head dizzy. Then he took a big bag of small round cakes and carried two baskets to say goodbye to Chen Xu.

Chen Xu asked him to take the small round cakes back to the village and tell the villagers that they were food donated by a kind-hearted person.

If the villagers want to taste the food, they must first calmly praise its deliciousness.

Chen An was confused again and asked foolishly, "Second brother, why didn't you just say it was you who gave it to me? If you say it was you who gave it to me, the villagers will be grateful to you."

"If you say I'm the one giving it, then I gave it today, but will I give it again tomorrow? I gave it this time, but will I give it again next time? If I give it every time, won't it be endless? Xiao An, don't let greed creep into people's hearts."

Chen An exclaimed "Ah". Although he didn't fully understand what his second brother said, he felt that what his second brother said made a lot of sense, so he kept these words firmly in his heart.

Chen Xu is now at a stage where he needs to accumulate strength quickly, so he will seize every opportunity to get likes.

But he knew very well that this act of giving food away everywhere would not last long, so he was thinking of making a one-time deal.

After he unlocks the God of Cookery cultivation method scroll, there must be a more appropriate way to get likes for a long time.

After seeing Chen An off, Chen Xu placed a small chicken drumstick that he had specially left for him on the stove, then returned to his room and summoned the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book.

He planned to consume the existing resources in the Food Cauldron Book first, and then wait until nighttime, which would be a good time to settle accounts with Sun Wu, the owner of Boyazhai!
Just now, he received some sporadic likes, and now the free attribute points on the panel are particularly abundant.

【Accumulated likes: 663】

[Free attribute points: 18]

[Fireworks value: 313]

Chen Xu did not hesitate and immediately consumed 100 fireworks points and entered the fireworks kitchen.

Add some first.

Add three points each to Qi, blood and essence, but do not add any points to spirit.

Because his spirit originally had three more attributes than Qi, blood and essence, now with these attribute points added, Chen Xu's three treasures of essence, Qi and spirit immediately returned to a balanced state.

(End of this chapter)