Poor family mother and son

Chapter 217

Little Treasure's worry is actually not superfluous, because the queen has thought about it.

That day, after Chu Qing asked for some maids in the Empress Dowager's palace, the queen turned around and told the emperor, asking if the emperor wanted to send some smart people to Chu Qing's side.

At that time, the emperor glanced at the empress and asked, "The empress dowager also thinks so?"

The queen said: "No, the queen mother just ordered the concubines to choose carefully, and they should be strong, capable, and literate."

The emperor nodded: "According to the wishes of the queen mother. I can understand the queen's thoughts, but there is no need. I have everything about her."

Therefore, after the twenty maids were selected, the empress asked the maids beside her to tell them: "Forget all thoughts, after you leave the palace gate, you will be Master Chu's people, and you will do everything according to Master Chu's orders."

The maids spent five days in panic, and the two eldest court ladies begged to see Xiaobao.

After five days of careful observation, they initially thought that this was Chu Qing's test for them, and finally came to a conclusion: Master Chu of this family is the shopkeeper, and they don't care about anything, as long as they listen to Xiaobao.

"Master," the court lady saluted.

"My name is Xiaobao." Xiaobao said.

"Yes. Xiao...Xiaobao, servants, we have already assigned our respective responsibilities, and I will report to you." The palace maid was a little apprehensive, these titles sounded a bit indiscriminate.

After listening to their report, Xiaobao thought about it and made some adjustments: "I don't need you in my room. There are three kitchens, two people in each kitchen, and the rest remain unchanged."

The Chu house is very simple, just need to do laundry and cooking.Others have boys.

The most troublesome thing is the kitchen. It is said that there are two people in each kitchen. If all the people come back, these few people are not enough, and they have to order food from the Blue House.

That is to say, Xiaobao and his little friends are often hungry when they read at night by candlelight, and they have to make some supper from time to time, and the boys who come home late need to eat, so someone must guard the kitchen.

The rest of the people were just housekeepers, and Chu Qing was often not at home, so someone had to clean up the house.

The two oldest maids were assigned to Chu Qing's room by Xiao Bao, and they were originally assigned in the same way.

Xiaobao said: "You have to remind mother to eat on time. When I'm not around, she has to go out, and one of you must follow her at any time. You have to bring money and snacks for my mother. My mother eats a lot and gets hungry quickly;
Also, who of you knows simple medical skills?Headache, brain fever, bruises? "

Maid: "Both of us can do it, and we can also deliver babies."

Xiaobao: "Birth delivery... well, good skills! When the brothers in the yard get married and have children, I will ask you to deliver the baby!"

Xiaobao said again: "We are in an employment relationship. You work and we pay for it, so you don't need to sign a contract of sale, only a contract of employment. My mother said that you don't need to change your name, just call it the original name. Go find me Mommy."

Twenty court ladies went to find Chu Qing, and they all asked Chu Qing to give her a name.

They are "good family sons" selected by the royal family from the people to enter the palace, so they only do some low-level labor and cannot be female officials.

Now that they are released from the palace at this age, they basically don't want to go home.Because the family will not be willing to raise an "old girl", and it is difficult to marry when they are old.

Those who are well-connected can be hired to teach etiquette, art and other subjects in women's schools or wealthy families after leaving the palace.

They didn't expect to come to Chuqing's place to be so leisurely, and the work that Xiaobao ordered was not considered work in their eyes.

But Xiaobao told them that they don't need to sign the deed of sale. Does this count as asking them not to? After the servants of the big families who signed the contract of selling their lives get old, the master will give some light jobs as a pension.

They don't even give names, and they don't have any names at all. At most, they have a surname, such as Zhao Erya, Mu Dani, etc., and they have humble names, such as Li Sangye, Yang Kuding...

After listening to their request, Chu Qing thought it was right, but the matter of naming her would hurt her brain cells!
After asking their surnames one by one, these names came up: Zhong Ling, Zhao Min, Yue Lingshan, Yin Li, Yang Buhui, Wang Yuyan, Shen Bijun, Ruan Xingzhu, Ren Yingying, Qu Feiyan, Mu Nianci, Zhou Zhiruo, Mu Wanqing, Miao Ruolan, Lu Wushuang, Ling Shuanghua, Li Mochou, Ji Xiaofu, Huang Rong, Gongsun Lue.

The two who stayed with Chu Qing were Huang Rong and Mu Nianci.

Chu Qing: "I said Huang Rong, make a 'good soup' tonight?"

Huang Rong: "Ah... master, what kind of soup is that? Slave, I can make emerald white jade soup."

Chu Qing hugged her belly and laughed.Emma, ​​Mr. Cha, thank you!
The maids like their names very much, they think this master is too talented, and the name he chose is so nice.

Especially Gongsun Lvcalyx.

There was a concubine in the palace who gave the maid of honor the name Lue. At that time, she thought, how nice it would be if this name was paired with her own surname!

Now this wish has come true!
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On the [-]th day of the first month of the eighth year of Qingde, Xiaobao's first holiday this year, he did not take a break.

You Zhenghang came looking for him.

This time, he brought his servant here by himself, because "New Lunzhou on the Bite of the Tongue" has many mistakes.

"You say 'spicy boiled hehua fish' here, it's a fantasy, it's a fabrication!" You Zhenghang opened the bookmarked page.

Xiaobao: "No, spicy boiled crocodile fish, it's delicious!"

You Zhenghang: "How is it possible to raise fish in the rice fields! Don't the fish eat the roots of the seedlings? Do the seedlings still have a chance to grow up? It's impossible to think about it!"

Xiaobao: "You are imagining! There is such a sentence in "Wei Wu Four Seasons Food System" that 'Pixian ziyu, yellow scales and red tail, come out of the rice fields, can be used as sauce'.

I am citing classics, you can no longer say that my writing is not formal.

Now let me tell you about the crocodile fish I saw. The farmers transplanted seedlings for more than ten days and began to put in fish species after the seedlings turned green. On weekdays, they have to check the drainage fences to ensure that the ditches and pits are connected;
The freedom of fish to come and go cannot be hindered. When drying the fields, it is also necessary to ensure that the water in the ditches and pits is always fresh and full.

When the grass flowers bloom, the fish are plump.The fish grew up after eating the grass flowers that fell into the water. The fish meat has the fragrance of grass flowers, the meat is tender, the bones are soft and have no fishy smell.

Kaempferia, red pepper, ginger, wood ginger, salt and fried glutinous rice are mixed evenly, wrapped in the belly of the fish, marinated, placed in a wooden barrel, layered and pressed tightly, and then pressed with a heavy stone, and the barrel can be opened after a month edible. "

Xiaobao chanted with his eyes closed, and You Zhenghang compared "New Lunzhou on the Bite of the Tongue", basically word for word, as if the fragrance of grass flowers floated between the words, and carps shuttled one after another.

"Slow fire, fry in oil, the fire must be low, and serve with young garlic leaves..." Xiaobao closed his eyes and became more intoxicated as he talked.

"Gululu..." You Zhenghang's stomach cooperated very well.

You Zhenghang's face blushed instantly, blushed!
"Little Treasure, dinner is ready, call your classmate!" Mu Nianci said at the door.

The main dish for lunch was the hemp fish, and You Zhenghang couldn't stop after one bite.

He didn't even care about his always-noble image.

The spicy taste is even more pure when using chili instead of cornel.

After the meal, they started a debate on the records of Donglun duck and yellow bun, and it went unknowingly till sunset.

So, on the dinner table, these two dishes were also presented.

Alas, Mu Nianci is too discerning.

Seeing You Zhenghang stepping into the carriage, his servant carrying a bucket of marinated Hehua fish, saluted Mu Nianci with gratitude, Xiaobao shook his head and went back to the house.

What a loss!

(End of this chapter)