BSI Chapter 39 The Amazing Brother Lu
Chapter 39 The Amazing Brother Lu
The three returned to the enclosure and handed the wild vegetables to the kitchen.
Soon, four stews made with beef, mutton, potatoes, and green beans, along with a bowl of rice and steamed buns, were served.
The vegetables haven't been planted in the enclosure yet, so as usual, there aren't any leafy greens.
Fortunately, I picked some wild vegetables today, and served them along with soybean paste. The washed wild vegetables made the table look much more colorful.
Logically, the most classic sauce in Northeast China should be egg sauce, and dandelion, such a good thing, should be dipped in egg sauce. However, due to the scarcity of resources, they can only make do with dry sauce.
Lu Xingzhou invited Yu Fengzhi to eat: "Right now, Brother Lu is just starting out in his business, and the conditions are simple. Please make do with a bite."
"My family eats pretty much the same things in winter, we're not picky!"
Yu Fengzhi wasn't just talking; she deftly picked up her rice bowl, grabbed a few dandelions, dipped them in the sauce, and ate them in large bites, without any affectation.
This kind of upbringing caught Lu Xingzhou's attention.
Being uninhibited and natural is the ultimate requirement for children from Northeast China when they go out.
Nowadays, the quality of fresh produce in Northeast China is exceptionally monotonous.
Most wealthy people in Jiangnan can't compare. Aside from a bunch of soaked dried goods and abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, and fish maw used to show off their status, the variety of dishes they actually eat is less than that of a moderately well-off family a hundred years later.
However, Lu Xingzhou, who had eaten at the Yu family's banquet, knew that the Yu family was clearly not among them.
To put it simply, the way Prince Zaifeng of the Qing Dynasty evaluated the Jia family's life in "Dream of the Red Chamber" is the same way the Yu family would evaluate an ordinary wealthy family.
Being able to set aside her status and eat wild vegetables with gusto not only shows that Yu Fengzhi is well-educated, but also that she truly treats Lu Xingzhou and his wife as her own people.
Of course, it may be related to Grandpa Yu's strict management of his family.
Having money doesn't mean you have to be extravagant.
The Yu family didn't employ cooks who only knew one step of the cooking process, and Yu Fengzhi didn't have ten or eight maids serving her when she went out to play. Otherwise, Lin Fengyi from a humble family would have felt immense pressure interacting with her.
After the three of them ate and rested for a while, they took a large bucket and went to the otter's den by the Xiliao River to play with the otter family.
Yu Fengzhi then remembered that she had seen a fierce-looking but cute otter on the boat she had come from.
As they approached the riverbank, he nervously grabbed Lin Fengyi's arm: "Sister-in-law, I've heard that although water cats look cute, they can be really fierce! We need to be extra careful later, and make sure they don't bite us!"
"Haha~ No need, no need, let's see what Brother Lu has to do later!"
Lin Fengyi, who had become familiar with the otter family in recent days, laughed and showed off her man's abilities.
Yu Fengzhi looked at Lu Xingzhou, puzzled.
Lu Xingzhou made a circle with his thumb and forefinger and put it in his mouth, letting out a loud whistle.
Eight large otters emerged from the water and their den in response, and five palm-sized cubs also filed out of the den and headed straight for the land boat.
Then an even more amazing scene unfolded.
Eight large otters, led by the largest otter, lined up in front of Lu Xingzhou. Each of them let him pat their heads, as if they were being inspected by their leader.
Looking at the unbelievable scene before her, Yu Fengzhi sighed with the same emotion she felt before, as if she had witnessed the Three Rivers flowing through the past:
"Oh my god~! The water cat has come to life!!"
"What do you mean by 'spirits'? They're just tamed by me. Don't let their small size fool you; they're actually quite intelligent."
Lu Xingzhou gave the order to the largest otter leader:
"Dumplings, go catch me some fish!"
Upon hearing this, the otter leader, "Dumpling," squeaked at the group of otters, and the seven large otters turned back into the water, repeatedly diving deep and surfacing.
Only five baby otters remained around Lu Xingzhou, chattering and begging for hugs and pats.
Watching the otter, brimming with spiritual energy, leaping and swirling in the river to catch fish, Yu Fengzhi stared wide-eyed, forgetting to blink.
This is just too human-like!
It took him a while to come to his senses: "Dumplings?!"
Lin Fengyi said proudly, "Yes, the name I came up with. Don't you think its pointed ends and bulging middle make it look like a dumpling?"
"They really do look alike!"
But that's not the point. Yu Fengzhi looked at Lu Xingzhou with admiration.
"Brother Lu, you're amazing!!"
As the eldest daughter of the Yu family, Yu Fengzhi was influenced by Yu Wendou from a young age, and she had heard of, seen, and come into contact with many outstanding people.
But none of those people were as special as Lu Xingzhou.
Lu Xingzhou smiled modestly: "Hey~ My skills are just for fun, what's so great about them?"
Although Yu Fengzhi is young, she has a sharper eye than her brother.
The little girl keenly sensed from his words that he seemed to be hiding something all along.
But she didn't expose him, and smiled sweetly: "You're really amazing! My dad said that no matter what you do, as long as you do it well, that's a skill, and he told me not to underestimate people who achieve success in any field."
"Hahaha, is that so?! Your dad's right!"
Grandpa Yu is indeed extraordinary.
Given the societal consensus that all other professions are inferior except for studying, it's no wonder that such a conclusion valuing talent could be drawn, leading to the discovery of two powerful figures like Zhang Zuolin and Wu Junsheng.
Yu Fengzhi came out to have fun, not to discuss talent concepts with Brother Lu. She didn't continue the conversation, but looked at Lin Fengyi, who was playing with two little otters, with envy.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I want to hold the little water kitten too!"
After Lin Fengyi said that, Yu Fengzhi also felt that these little guys with shiny fur really looked like big dumplings.
Its round, pointed little head, topped with two black crystals, and its wet nose twitching, made it much cuter than a dumpling.
"Of course! Your Brother Lu instructed that they won't bite!"
"Here, hold on tight!"
Lin Fengyi picked up a small otter that was clinging to her chest and placed it in Yu Fengzhi's clasped hands.
The little otter, smelling an unfamiliar scent, suddenly curled into a ball of fur, its two tiny eyes darting around as it tried to find a safe haven. The sight was absolutely adorable and melted Yu Fengzhi's heart.
"Brother Lu, sister-in-law, it's so cute!!"
She gently and lovingly stroked it, the soft touch of its fine fur completely putting her at ease. She then held the little otter in her arms like a baby and comforted it.
The little otter, enhanced by Lu Xingzhou's source energy, possessed extremely high intelligence.
After realizing there was no danger, it pawed at Yu Fengzhi's chest with its front paws and looked at Yu Fengzhi with its two beady eyes.
The little girl's psychological defenses were completely breached, and her love overflowed like a flood.
Seeing that she was having a good time, Lu Xingzhou turned to look at the large otter in the Xiliao River.
Apart from the lead dumpling whose body mutated and exceeded one meter in length, the appearances of the other little guys did not change significantly.
Its inner self has long been strengthened into a monster wearing an otter's skin; the enhancement of its physical strength, speed, and endurance by 3-5 times is secondary.
The real key to their becoming prodigies lies in their enhanced intelligence.
There were eight otters, clearly divided into three groups.
Two fish swimming upstream spotted a school of fish; their streamlined bodies resembled shuttles on a loom, and they parted the waves to drive away several carp.
Three fish in the deep water on the other side suddenly dived, their curved backs breaking through the ripples, blocking the carp's escape route.
The carp, not being very intelligent, immediately swam towards the shallow waters near the shore where there were no predators.
The dumpling, which had been lurking here for some time, swung its thick tail violently in the water, its body leaping out and biting a carp's back in the nick of time.
Its two other children followed suit and caught two large carp at the same time.
They then swam ashore together, clutching the still struggling, foot-long, fat carp tightly in their mouths, and presented it to Lu Xingzhou like a treasure, eager to show off their achievement.
Yu Fengzhi, who witnessed everything, was so shocked that her small mouth formed an adorable "o" shape.
Lu Xingzhou's reaction, however, was indifferent.
Otters' natural predators are large felines and birds of prey, so they don't have many natural enemies in the river. After being enhanced, it became the dominant force in the Xiliao River.
Let alone a carp that's a foot long.
Last week, Dumplings also sent him a giant catfish that was 1.5 meters long and weighed 70 or 80 kilograms.
Although the fish was a bit old and the flesh was too firm, the stewing method, common in Northeast China, didn't affect its quality much. Wen's mother stewed it to perfection!
"Well done!"
Lu Xingzhou, having received the carp, continued to give orders.
"These few big fish are enough. Let's get some oranges, silver carp, crucian carp, and stuff like that. I want to make a fish soup!"
The otters continued their energetic fishing trip, leaving Yu Fengzhi speechless.
Bai Xiuzhu was raised by Bai Xiongqi as a rich heiress. Even at twenty years old, she could still mistake Lu Xingzhou's performances of telekinesis and resurrecting dead trees for magic tricks.
Fourteen-year-old Yu Fengzhi was already quite thoughtful, and her father had raised her to be a complete person, so she wasn't easily fooled.
They may not say anything, but they know exactly what's going on in their minds.
"The person Father has chosen this time is truly remarkable!"