Da Suining

Chapter 120 Eat Dowry

"Don't worry, don't you still have me? If anyone is infected, I'll just give them an injection." Lu Yu patted his chest.

If a plague broke out in Qingcheng, Lu Yumo would not be able to handle it even if he turned into an octopus with his hands.

What's more, Xiang Suining didn't want him to be in danger.

The two stood in silence for a while.

"Aren't you going to go back? Are you not cold?" Lu Yu asked this, and felt that he was a fool, obviously it was summer.

"What did you say?"

"What I mean is, if you are recovering from a serious illness, try to avoid blowing the wind as much as possible."

"Then let's go back, I'm hungry." Xiang Suining walked in front, and Lu Yu followed behind her.

Xiang Suining's shirt fluttered, and a thin layer of gauze covered Lu Yu's face.

The gauze covered her face and itched. Xiang Suining drank too much medicine, and the gauze was full of medicinal smell. Lu Yu knew without looking that the medicine she drank contained ginseng, yam, and coptis.

That medicine must be very bitter.

If Lu Yu prescribes the medicine, he must prepare a rock candy for her.

A girl like Xiang Suining who has suffered since childhood is the easiest to be satisfied, as long as you give her a little bit of sweetness, she will forget the hardships she has suffered.

As he thought about it, his pace slowed down.

"Lu Yu, what's wrong with you?"

"I... I'm coming, I'm coming."

Mrs. Xiang and her party were already waiting in the corridor.

There were two lanterns hanging down the porch, Madam Su carried one more, and Mingzhu stood on the steps holding a candlestick and looked around.

Xiang Suining walked over, but they didn't know what to say.

Mingzhu first saw the yellow paper in Lu Yu's hand: "Young Master Lu, you didn't give our girl any paper."

"Cough cough cough..." Madam Xiang coughed.

Lu Yu was embarrassed.

Said it used, how to use it?I can't open my mouth.

It's useless to say, Xiang Suining is a girl's family...

On the other hand, Xiang Suining gathered the gauze clothes very calmly: "I didn't go to the toilet, I just walked around."

amount.

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you.

I don't understand if Xiang Suining is talking to them, or is he in a dream surrounded by clouds and mist?fantasy?

They didn't dare to talk casually, they could only look at Lu Yu.

"It's okay, Xiang Er, don't be stupid anymore."

"Cough cough..."

"I mean, Miss Xianger has recovered."

In order to cooperate, Xiang Suining quickly grabbed Mrs. Xiang's arm: "Mistress, I'm hungry."

Mrs. Xiang's face was full of smiles, it's good if you're hungry, good if you're hungry: "Nurse Su, you go to the kitchen to call for someone... No, you are old and your legs and feet are inconvenient. When you get to the kitchen, my granddaughter You’re all starving, Mingzhu, go to the kitchen, ask the woman on duty to wake up the people, turn on the fire, cook fish and chicken.”

"Grandma, can you wake them up so late?"

"What's wrong with that? My granddaughter is hungry, and if she wants to eat stars, she has to be picked up by a ladder. Mr. Lu, don't you think so?"

Lu Yu didn't dare to say no.

"Then just make some small flower rolls and eat." Xiang Suining tried not to cause trouble to others.

Mrs. Xiang didn't want to.

"The ones in the room are all cold and left, so they are not good to eat. Now that you have finally woken up, you must not let it go."

"Yes, yes." Mother Su agreed.

"Go and tell the kitchen, just tell me what I said, get some delicious and easy-to-digest soup, and in addition, steam two bowls, get a plate of venison, celery and shrimp. By the way, I The bird’s nest in this example, let the kitchen staff pick it up in advance, soak it, and prepare to make a bird’s nest with rock sugar for the girl tomorrow morning. roll."

Mingzhu got the order and ran away.

The woman who was watching the night in the kitchen got the letter and went to the servant's room to wake up the other cooks. They lit firewood, fetched water and washed vegetables, and happily got to work.

"Second Miss is blessed with great life. She recovered from such a serious illness, and she will surely live a long life in the future."

"Who says no? Look at this appetite. I am willing to eat soup and vegetables. Isn't it good? The old lady also asked to prepare steamed flower rolls for the girl tomorrow morning. That is the girl's favorite food. You can eat two for a meal." Woolen cloth."

Another woman surrounded me mysteriously, picked up green onions in the basket and said: "I heard that the second girl was very sick two days ago, that Lu imperial doctor came to prescribe the prescription, and when she left, she still had a gloomy face. Well, later at night I heard panic in the backyard, and sometimes I could hear Mingzhu crying at night, the people in the front yard..."

"Hush—keep it down." The woman kneading the dough winked.

The woman picking up the green onions said in a low voice: "You are too cautious, it is possible that the person in the front yard is not sleeping and comes to eavesdrop on our conversation. I don’t know each other anymore, saying that the second girl is suffering from her mother’s disease, Mrs. Tang. For this reason, I still feel uncomfortable for a long time, thinking that if the second girl has the same illness as her mother, what should I do.”

"Don't listen to other people's nonsense. The second girl is smart and kind. Naturally, she is blessed by the Lord Buddha. How could she get mad? Isn't that all right?"

A few women were chattering, and after a while, the venison was ready, and two bowls of delicious braised pork were also ready. They also made a West Lake beef soup, a sweet corn soup, and two fried garlic soup. Green vegetables, and a bowl of steamed eight-treasure rice.

Fearing that it would not be enough to eat, the kitchen lady added another plate of dried rabbit meat with sauce.

In the middle of the night, Xiang's kitchen was brightly lit, which was the first time in decades.

Even if Mrs. Xiang is hungry at night, she can at most make a bowl of soup to satisfy her hunger.

This black light is blind, making it very cheerful.

It seems that the aroma is easy to spread at night, and the smell of soup floated into Xiangguo's heart room. He was leaning over the desk to read a book, and his stomach grumbled when he smelled the aroma. He followed the aroma to the kitchen and found that the women were rolling Busy with his sleeves on, there was a splash of delicious food on the kitchen table, and Xiang Guoxin swallowed.

"It's so late, and I haven't slept yet, so I must have studied hard." A woman hurriedly opened the cupboard to get a plate: "Whatever I want to eat, it's all ready-made. The servants will put it for me. If I want Eat something else, this servant will make it for my brother."

"Why are you so busy in the middle of the night?"

"To tell you the truth, your second sister recovered from her illness, and now she's hungry, so she ordered the cook to get some food. No, it's only when you hurry up that you're ready."

"Second sister is alright? Thank God, I'll go and see." Xiangguo wanted to leave.

The mother-in-law hurriedly stopped her: "Master gave me an order, saying that the second girl might get sick, so we won't let us get close. In order to avoid the master getting angry, I'd better be careful. Besides, it's so late, I'm going to the backyard. Not suitable either."

"Which imperial doctor is optimistic about the second sister?"

"From what Mingzhu said, it seems to be...what's his name...that's right, he's the son of the Lu family."

It turned out to be Lu Yu.

Lu Yu showed Xiang Guoxin the injury, and Xiang Guoxin was very grateful to him.

"Second sister is just right, so I won't bother her. She'll be fine when she's well." Xiangguo grinned heartily, and his stomach grumbled again: "I can't use the food that second sister wants to eat. If mother is not busy , steam me a bowl of egg custard."

"It's not busy, it's not busy, everything is ready in the cabinet. The eggs are also sent by Zhuangzi. They are the first stubble eggs laid by this year's native chickens. The yolks are very big and the taste is very fragrant. This servant will put two eggs on it. My brother makes egg custard, it will be ready soon."

The mother-in-law opened the carved cabinet, took out a willow basket from the cabinet, picked up two large eggs from the basket, smashed them into a bowl, poured two spoonfuls of warm water and a pinch of fine salt, stirred them together, and skimmed off the froth. Then pour a few drops of sesame oil, put it in the cage, and steam it for a while on high heat, and it's done.

The mother-in-law took the white porcelain spoon and put the steamed egg custard on the wooden plate: "Brother, walk ahead, this servant will send the egg custard to my room."

"No need, I'll just eat here. You don't have to carry it around, you have to wait for me to finish eating and put away the bowl." Xiang Guoxin picked up a low stool and sat down, taking a spoonful of eggs with a white porcelain spoon The soup is delivered to the mouth.

It's too hot. If you spit it out, it's a pity that you don't spit it out.

The mother-in-law hurriedly fanned him with a fan: "Brother, slow down, burn carefully."

"What are you eating? It's so delicious." Tang Xiaoniang walked into the kitchen.

Tang Xiaoniang was woken up by the sound of tinkling in the kitchen, and asked the serving mother Shi what happened through the curtain.

Mama Shi hesitated to explain clearly.

Tang Xiaoniang put on a dress and came over to have a look.

Just happened to meet Xiangguo who was eager to eat egg custard.

"What a good thing, it's worth it." Tang Xiaoniang snorted, and seeing that almost all the women on duty during the day were there, she couldn't help wondering: "One on duty at night is enough, what are you all doing here? A bowl How many of you need to work on egg custard?"

Relying on the fact that she is Tang Xiaoniang's old slave, Mrs. Shi always thinks she is more noble than the women in the kitchen, and never takes them seriously. From time to time, she still has to find fault with them. Now she has seen the long case The food on the table gave Tang Xiaoniang a wink.

The braised meat is really fragrant, and the West Lake beef soup is really fine.

The venison was fresh and the rabbit in sauce was so rich that it almost popped off the plate.

"Guo Xin, you also used a lot of food during the day, why are you so hungry at night? Can you eat so much?"

"Mom, I just eat an egg custard."

"Nonsense, obviously there are so many good meals prepared here."

Mother Shi was also surprised when she saw bird's nest soaked in a bowl: "How did you get out the bird's nest? Are you women trying to steal it? I remember that there is no bird's nest in Ming'er's menu."

The woman in the kitchen was blessed with a blessing: "Slaves and servants are not worthy of eating, they are preparing for the second girl to eat tomorrow."

In Tang Xiaoniang's impression, Xiang Suining was dying of illness.

Obviously the imperial physician was helpless, and the imperial physician did not come to Xiangfu today.

she's not dead yet?

Want big fish and meat?

The mother-in-law had no choice but to tell Tang Xiaoniang about Xiang Suining's recovery.

"Who took a fancy to her?"

"It's the son of the Lu family."

"That Lu Yu who has nothing serious to do?"

"Brother Lu is not doing nothing serious." Xiangguo swallowed his egg custard heartily: "Brother Lu can cure diseases that are too incurable, he is a capable person."

Tang Xiaoniang grimaced: "Who let him in?"

Women, look at me, I look at you, they only cook in the kitchen, how do they know about the door.

When Tang Xiaoniang asked this, she obviously meant to blame her.

Madam Shi hurriedly said: "It's not that the young lady doesn't want him to treat the second young lady. The young lady is also happy that the second young lady is well. Who doesn't know that the young lady in this house is the most worried."

None of the women spoke.

Tang Xiaoniang scolded the kitchen woman: "Nowadays it is not the same as in the past. The refugees in the nearby states have no food, and they have come to Qingcheng to beg for food. Although we are rich, we have to spend more on food and clothing." Thrift. The second girl is a little girl. If you are hungry at night, you can just eat steamed buns. What are you doing with all this?"

"Miss Mingzhu confessed."

"Miss Mingzhu, she is worthy of being called a girl even as a servant? Is she the one who has the final say in this family or I?"

"The little lady has the final say."

"Get a few steamed buns and bring them to the backyard. She will eat them naturally when she's hungry. Doesn't the serious man in our mansion only eat egg custard when he's hungry? She's a girl, how can she be so extravagant?"

"Where is the extravagance?" A sandalwood fragrance floated in with Mrs. Xiang's voice.

Mrs. Xiang was supported by Nanny Su, standing outside the door with a solemn expression.

Tang Xiaoniang secretly thought that it was not good, she made a threat in the middle of the night, and was held down by the old lady on the spot.

This is a horoscope incompatibility, and the ghost is lingering.

Tang Xiaoniang had no choice but to bend her knees and give a blessing: "Why is the old lady here?"

Su Momo said coldly: "Have the second girl's meals been prepared? If they are ready, they will be taken to the girl's room in the backyard."

The mothers-in-law happily plated the food and went quickly.

The air pressure in the kitchen is a little low.

Madam Xiang stared at Tang Xiaoniang, who smirked.

The atmosphere is not very friendly.

Xiangguo Xin picked up two mouthfuls of egg custard, and hurriedly said, "I'm going back to study."

"Why is the old lady looking at me like this?" Tang Xiaoniang smiled awkwardly.

"The second girl woke up, and I disappointed you."

"Where are these words?"

"What do you think is your business, and I won't interfere. It's just that you have to deduct the second girl's food, and I don't agree. Qingcheng princes and nobles have hundreds of households if there are not thousands of them. Is there any family that deducts food from the prostitute?"

"This……"

"You came from a small family. I don't know the rules of our big family. I can bear it. One is that it is good to be diligent and thrifty, but no matter how big a family is, it cannot afford extravagance. The second is that the second girl was still young at that time, and the little one It is not easy for children to develop an arrogant temperament. I am old, and I was dizzy and dizzy in the first few years. I also turned a blind eye to the things you did, but you must know that we Even if you are poor enough to drink porridge, you have to serve it with a plate of pickles cut as thin as a hair. Even if you are too poor to eat, you have to put some lard on your mouth when you go out. This is the dignity of a rich family. The second girl is a prostitute, how can she choke on steamed buns?"

"Mother, I know you love the second girl, but this way of eating..."

"Chicken, fish, you all eat a lot. Why do you only have steamed buns when you come to Second Miss? What Second Miss eats is her mother's dowry, even if there is no Tang's dowry silver, and mine, then It's the bird's nest, which was also taken out of my case. Tang Shi, do you understand what I mean?"

(End of this chapter)