Chapter 66 Chinese Valentine's Day

"I lost." The middle-aged Confucian scholar felt relieved.

"I agree." The "young man" said with a smile.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar took out a piece of silver, handed it to the waiter waiting next to him, turned around and left.

The "young man" looked at Zhao Wangshu and Yun Hao, "I wonder who wants to compete with me?"

"I have only learned chess for a few years, and my chess skills are average. You go and have sex with her." Zhao Wangshu is very self-aware.

“You want to watch me play chess?” Yun Hao asked.

"Well, I'm very curious about your chess skills." Zhao Wangshu nodded, his eyes full of expectation.

Yun Hao smiled slightly, stepped forward and sat opposite the "young man".

"Young master, please." The "young man" asked Yun Hao to hold the black chess piece.

Yun Hao showed his superb chess skills from the very beginning. His moves were flying, and every move was carried with a calm and unhurried momentum.

Although the "boy" is young, his chess skills are also very good, and his speed in making moves is not inferior to him.

For a time, the situation on the chessboard changed, and murderous intent was everywhere.

From time to time, exclamations and applause came from the crowd of onlookers.

After a fierce battle, the situation on the chessboard gradually became clear.

Yun Hao’s black chess gradually took advantage, while the “young man”’s white chess seemed a little passive.

After a fierce competition, Yun Hao narrowly defeated the "young man" by half an eye.

The "young man" was sincerely convinced, and he raised his hands and said: "Today I see your superb chess skills. I am really lucky. I don't know your surname?"

"The chess game is over. Let's go." Zhao Wangshu stopped Yun Hao from telling the "young man" his name. She didn't know why she did this, but she just didn't want the "young man" to know Yun Hao's name.

After saying this, she pulled Yun Hao out.

Yun Hao obediently let her pull him out, his lips slightly raised with a light smile.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency." The "young man" called repeatedly from behind.

Yun Hao did not look back. In his eyes, there was only the girl in red who was pulling him away, her eyes were full of tenderness and doting.

After leaving the chess garden, Zhao Wangshu loosened Yun Hao's clothes and said, "I just feel that there is no need to tell strangers their names."

"You are right." Yun Hao smiled and nodded.

　“Let’s go to the market over there.”

Green Branch, who followed the two people out, heard this and reminded him, "Girl, it's getting late."

Zhao Wangshu pouted and Yun Hao smiled. He said: "We will go back next time and I will see you off."

Although the two of them agreed to go to the market in five days, Hong Chang came back the next day and told Zhao Wangshu, "Master Yun left Beijing this morning. I'm going to do some work."

Let alone going to the market in five days, it's the Chinese Valentine's Day, and Zhao Wangshu can't even make a date with him in the evening.

The day before the Chinese Valentine's Day, Zhao Yuzhen carved melons and prepared them to be sent to Tianhe Bo's Mansion. The other girls followed the cook to fry the melons.

Zhao Yuzhen carved various exquisite patterns on the melon skin, including magpies, mandarin ducks, orchids, etc., which represented auspiciousness and happiness. She put the carved flower melons into a basket and sent it to the table. The house was shown to Mrs. Zhao.

“How many melons were broken by carving?” Old Mrs. Zhao asked.

“Five, the sixth melon is carved.” Zhao Yuzhen gently touched her fingertips, where there were several wounds cut by the carving knife. Fortunately, after she got married, she would not need to carve again. .

Old Mrs. Zhao looked at the flower melons in the basket carefully, "Carving flower melons takes time and patience, and your carving is pretty good."

"Thank you, the old lady, for your compliment. "A slight smile appeared on Zhao Yuzhen's lips.

"Magpie collected the flowers and melons and sent them to the uncle's house tomorrow together with Qiaoguo." Mrs. Zhao also asked with concern, "Is your hand okay? Do you want to call the doctor? Take a look?"

" Zhao Yuzhen shook his head and said, "It's just a small injury, it's not a problem."

"Okay, then you go to the kitchen and fry the Qiaoguo. "Mrs. Zhao said.

Qiaoguo is a snack unique to the Chinese Valentine's Day. It is made with a mixture of flour, sugar and oil. It comes in different shapes, such as rhombus, square, round, fan-shaped, etc., and is filled with various fillings. Such as bean paste, date paste, sesame seeds, etc.

The fried Qiaoguo is golden in color, sweet and delicious.

When Zhao Yuzhen arrived in the kitchen, a pot of fried fruits happened to be fried. The cook was calling, "Girls, come here and have a taste."

The girls gathered around After walking over, Zhao Shuangzhi asked: "What kind of stuffing are these diamond-shaped buns?"

"Has your memory been eaten by a dog?" Zhao Jiahua glanced at her sideways, "I told you when I made it, diamond-shaped buns It’s stuffed with bean paste.”

“I didn’t ask you.” Zhao Shuangzhi rolled his eyes.

Zhao Yuxiu ate a square with jujube paste filling, and suddenly thought, "Can this Qiao Guo be filled with meat filling?"

"Is that still a Qiao Guo? ?" Zhao Yuying asked hesitantly.

“The meat pie tastes good too.” Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"Mrs. Fu, can you make something to try?" Zhao Yuxiu looked at the cook expectantly.

Mrs. Fu thought for a moment and said, "I haven't tried it, but I can give it a try." After that, she started to make preparations.

Zhao Yuxiu rubbed her hands together excitedly and said, "I knew Mrs. Fu was the most powerful, she could make anything."

Mrs. Fu kneaded the flour into dough and rolled it out. Cut into thin slices, then add minced meat filling and wrap into small and exquisite rounds.

She put the wrapped qiaoguo into the oil pan, fried it until both sides were golden brown, took it out and drained the oil.

Zhao Yuxiu couldn’t wait to pick one up, “Oh, it’s so hot, so hot.”

“Put it down quickly.” Zhao Shuhui smiled, “You’re not afraid of stuttering. My hands were burned."

Zhao Yuxiu blew a few breaths into the meat pie, picked it up, and took a bite. The rich aroma of meat filled her mouth. The outside was crispy and the filling was delicious. "Okay. It’s delicious.”

Other girls also tasted it, and they all felt that this meat-filled fruit had a unique flavor.

However, Qiaoguo stuffed with meat will not be sent to Tianhe Bofu.

The next day, Mrs. Zhao arranged for someone to send the flower melons and a basket of sweet fruits carved by Zhao Yu to Tianhe Bofu.

Mrs. Bo glanced at Huagua and said, "It's an ordinary trick. After all, she is a country girl. She has no knowledge and her craftsmanship is very rough."

"When the prince's wife marries in, madam If you teach her slowly, you will definitely be able to teach her an obedient wife." The confidant said with a smile.

"I hope so." Mrs. Bo snorted, "Let the servants of the Zhao family take the prepared gift in return."

Mrs. Bo took over the maid She wiped her hands with the handed handkerchief, picked up a piece of Qiaoguo and ate it, "It's too sweet, take it and share it."

She only tasted the piece of Qiaoguo, She didn't eat it again, whether it didn't suit her taste or she disliked it, only she knew in her heart.

There was a piece of cloth in the return gift from the uncle's house. Mrs. Zhao gave this piece to Zhao Yuzhen, "You can use it to make clothes."

Other things, Mrs. Zhao asked her servants to put them into the warehouse, "These will be added to the dowry when Yu Zhen gets married."

Mrs. Zhao frowned. When she married her second aunt, her family bought a dowry. After spending three thousand taels, is it possible to buy a dowry of three thousand taels for Yuzhen?

To be honest, she is unwilling. The Zhao family’s property will belong to her son in the future. This is three thousand on the left and three thousand on the right., the family fortune will be emptied.