self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 72

Even An Jiamu didn't expect that An Ran, who was so nervous just now, would be able to deal with it so easily, her words were well proportioned, she was courteous and kind, and her actions were beyond reproach. Although she was young, she was quite like a sister-in-law .

This side of An Ran is very similar to when she faced the kitchen business. The kind of self-confidence exuded from the bottom of her heart made her not inferior in the slightest in front of Xie Niang, a sister-in-law from the family. On the contrary, she was more than Xie Niang. His modesty makes people feel like spring breeze at first sight.

This was An Ran's impression of An Jiayan. Speaking of it, it was the first time An Jiayan saw this sister-in-law, and he had only heard of it before, but the day his elder brother got married, he knew that no matter what her status was before, she could So many convincing women are worthy of being their sister-in-law.

And the first time An Ran gave him a better impression than he had imagined, so comprehensive and comprehensive, this is not something a girl can do, which made him quite puzzled.

The two brothers entered inside arm in arm, very affectionate, An Ran couldn't help raising her eyebrows, An Jiamu really had a difference between the two younger brothers, for An Jiashu, he was more like a father than a brother, and a loving father, To An Jiayan, he was a brother.

Suddenly I heard Xie Niang say: "Their brothers have been in love since they were young. If the eldest brother doesn't come to Beijing, the master will read it every now and then. When the uncle comes, the two brothers will have endless things to talk about. Others can't get in even if they want to. Only the two boys, Haosi and Haoyu, are loved by their uncle, and they are able to come to the front, and the sister-in-law is not sorry."

An Ran shook her head: "So Fang is a brother, and besides, we are all a family, so it's irrelevant to care about this."

The woman behind Xie Yi Niang suddenly said: "Last year, the Eldest Master said that we would adopt our Second Young Master to the eldest house, and it would save us the incense of the An family's eldest house."

"Shut up." Xie Niang yelled, "You're so unruly, what nonsense is my sister-in-law talking about?"

The woman hurriedly said: "Look at my mouth, I don't know the door. I forgot that the lady just entered the door. What are you talking about?" She raised her hand and slapped herself.

An Ran frowned slightly.

Xie Yiniang: "This woman usually manages things in front of me, but she has developed a frivolous temper and loves to talk nonsense. Don't believe her sister-in-law. It's just a casual remark before, and it can't be true. What's more, now my sister-in-law is entering Once we open the door, maybe next year we will set up a family room and add a young master, now that it's autumn, it's cold outside, and my sister-in-law is weak, let's go in quickly."

An Ran glanced at the woman, followed Xie Niang into the mansion.

It was said that it was a reception banquet, but it was just for An Jiamu, Xie Niang gave An Ran to the cubicle behind the screen, and a small table was set up on the kang to eat with An Ran.

She was about to persuade her to drink, but An Jiamu said from outside the screen: "An Ran can't eat alcohol, so don't persuade my younger siblings." He said with a laugh.

Xie Yiniang was stunned for a moment, although she could hear her speaking through the screen, she must have listened attentively to the movements here for such a timely interjection, she couldn't help saying: "Brother and sister-in-law are really loving."

An Ran blushed, didn't say anything, and ate a few mouthfuls of dishes with a sullen head. It's different, now guarding An Ran, a top chef, An Ran loves to cook for him, and cooks in various ways according to his taste, from three meals a day to snacks, even a bowl of rice, a bowl of porridge, isn't it? The top-notch delicacy made with care has long made An Ran's mouth water, and he almost couldn't eat any of it.

What's more, with the level of Shilang's mansion, he frowned as soon as he took a bite, and said to An's family: "You really need to change the cook in your mansion. What are you doing?"

With An Jiamu's words, Xie Niang's expression changed.

An Ran said in her heart, An Jiamu really has a lot of things to do, whether it's good or not, the couple didn't say anything, you don't talk about it, the elder brother doesn't act like that, he even cares about what kind of cook they use.

An Jiayan didn't take it seriously: "It's not that the cooks in my younger brother's house are poor, it's because my eldest brother has a good mouth. Who in this world has the good cooking skills of a sister-in-law."

An Jiamu also laughed: "That's true."

Xie Niang looked at An Ran: "It turns out that sister-in-law's cooking skills are superb, it's no wonder."

An Ran's eyes flickered. Xie Niang's words sounded strange. Could it be that she didn't know that she was a cook? After thinking about it for a while, it was really possible. Common people will know something about cooking competitions.

Xie Yi Niang is a noble lady in a deep house, she has entertainments on weekdays, and it is impossible to go to the street to listen to gossip, at most it is the female relatives between different mansions, even if she knows that she has been a cook in An Mansion, she will definitely not treat herself Connect with famous chefs.

Besides, people have preconceived common problems, and everyone knows her status as a girl, so even though she tried her best to show affection and respect and treat herself as a sister-in-law, An Ran could still feel the contempt and disdain emanating from her. , the woman just now is the best example.

If Xie Niang really respected her sister-in-law, the mother-in-law before her would have the guts, and would not dare to be so presumptuous. In front of her wife who just passed the family, it is really inappropriate to talk about the incense of the eldest son, An Jiamu This sister-in-law is not simple.

Since she didn't know, An Ran didn't want to explain, so as not to feel like showing off. What's more, she never felt that she was anything special. , the last thing she wants is to compete with others.

Cooking skills are not learned to compete for fame and fortune, but to cook top-quality dishes for diners all over the world. Noisy.

The brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, and it was so easy to meet each other, so they were naturally happy, and they couldn't restrain themselves when eating and drinking, and when the fun was over, they were both very drunk.

An Jiamu went back to the house, lay on the bed and didn't move. He was so drunk that he couldn't eat hangover soup, so he took off his clothes, shoes and socks, covered him with a quilt, and let him sleep, but this was the first time he saw him Being so drunk after eating, it can be seen that this second brother is different.

An Ran happened to take this opportunity to pack her luggage, the two servants were brought back from Suzhou, they were very nimble, but they were packed in a short while.

In fact, there was nothing there. The capital city was much colder than Suzhou. The clothes I brought back from Suzhou were unwearable. I didn’t know how long I lived in the capital city, so I didn’t even open the box. I just took out the thicker clothes.

After tidying up neatly, An Ran sat on the kang in the outer room and looked at the place. The layout is quite exquisite, calligraphy and painting, decorations, and even the incense burner on the desk are all rare good things. Compared with the simplicity of the Shilang's mansion, this place is much more luxurious.

Maybe it's because An Jiamu is here, the steward, the servant, the maid, and the mother-in-law are at least respectful to her on the surface, but it's just that it's her own home, but An Ran feels like a guest here. No sense of belonging.

This feeling is very strange, whether it is in the small courtyard in Qizhou or the Cuiyuan in Suzhou, An Ran always thinks it is home, her and Mei Da's home, but here makes her feel like a guest, maybe Xie Niang should be Master here.

Could it be her own delusion, she always felt that the lady servant was not as kind as she appeared, but she didn't need to care about it, the sister-in-law was a weird relationship, anyway, she wouldn't be in the capital for long, as long as she showed her face If you can pass, you can care about her and her discord.

But I don't know, at this moment Xie Niang is staring at a jade hairpin in her hand in a daze, the hairpin is in the shape of a jade orchid flower, as long as it is a noble lady, there is no one who doesn't know the Jin family in Jiangnan.

It is a time-honored brand that has been passed down for hundreds of years, starting from making jade ornaments. From the Jin family, both hairpins and accessories are rare and good things. The materials and carvings are all one-of-a-kind. I never thought that An Ran would give me such a precious gift. Greeting ceremony.

The mother-in-law came in and saw the lady looking at the hairpin, she couldn't help saying: "What are you looking at, Miss, it's just a hairpin."

Xie Yiniang: "This is not an ordinary hairpin, it belongs to the Jiangnan Jin family."

The woman curled her lips: "So what, it's not our grand master's money, she is a girl of lowly background, if she hadn't climbed up to our grand master, she would not be able to afford such a thing, she is really good, I heard For her sake, the Elder Master sent out even the concubines and concubines in the Anfu of Jizhou."

Xie Niang shook her head: "You don't understand, although the Jin family has a lot of skilled craftsmen and the best craftsmanship, but the old man of the Jin family is not young, and the jade ornaments carved from his hands are worth thousands of gold. Hard to find."

"Miss said this, but the old slave remembered. When the lady went out, the two sets of clothes that the old lady bought for the lady belonged to the Jin family in Jiangnan. Originally, I asked the old lady and the girl to carve a hairpin. The shopkeeper, however, said that their old man is too old to do such fine work with trembling hands, that’s all, but how does Miss know that this hairpin came from the hand of that old man?”

Xie Yiniang: "Although this old man is good at craftsmanship, he has a quirk. He only carves jade ornaments in the shape of orchids. Therefore, this hairpin must be made by that old man. I can't figure it out. How can a girl like her get enough gold?" The old man at home helped her make this hairpin?"

The mother-in-law snorted and laughed: "Miss, what do you want these things for? Our Elder Master has all eyes and hands, and his family lives in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many business shops, so we naturally have contacts with the Jin family. I think it is because of the Elder Master's face, it is a favor." some."

Xie Niang nodded, thinking of what happened today, she couldn't help but glared at her: "You are getting more and more troubled now, you don't know what to say, what should not be said, no matter how humble her status is, now she is the uncle Mingmei is marrying." Ma'am, I can't be rude in front of her. If she sees you like this, she might think what she thinks. It doesn't matter what she does, but uncle cares so much about her. it is good?

Besides, I saw her talking and acting like someone who has never seen the world, so I didn't say anything, maybe I felt that we underestimated her. "

Mother-in-law: "She was originally a girl who climbed the bed, so she became the eldest lady. The past is also there. Miss, don't think she can put on a show today, and it will be revealed in a few days."

Xie Niang also felt that An Ran was pretending, probably because she knew her details, and she was afraid that she would disrespect her, so she pretended to be a big drummer.But he remembered that he hadn't seen his two sons for a long time, and was afraid that they would stand up and go to the next courtyard.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw two little guys sitting on the kang, having a great time playing: "What are you playing? I'm so happy that I don't read anymore."

The two raised their heads and called mother, Hao Si was older and more thoughtful, and hurriedly said: "Uncle said that we will take a day off today and don't need to study."

Xie Niang laughed, and nodded his forehead: "No wonder you are looking forward to uncle's arrival every day, the reason for making trouble for a long time is to be lazy and not study."

He glanced at the kang table and was stunned for a moment. There were two palm-high villains on the kang table. Knowing that it was An Ran's gift to his two sons, he took a closer look.

Only after looking at it did I realize that it was very delicately made, one holding a shield, the other holding a sword, the red tassels on the helmet, the armor on the body, the shoes under the feet, even the hair and nails, and the expression on the face. One angry and one happy, very lively.

I was surprised to see that the box next to me was actually made of chopsticks. This chopsticks was developed in recent months. Because of its good meaning, it has become a good gift for dignitaries.

Especially the chopsticks in Suzhou are Shen, because of their precious texture and fine workmanship, and they are hard to find. If nothing else, this box is worth a lot of money. The word Shen on this box is said to be Mingyue, a famous official in the south of the Yangtze River. Mr. wrote in his own hand that his father passed his birthday last month, and he took a lot of effort to touch a pair of chopsticks presented by Magu for his birthday. My father was very happy.

Therefore, this box is not bad, but the chopsticks are still used as toys for these children?I became more and more suspicious in my heart, and after turning around to wait for my husband to put on clothes, I said: "Tell my uncle later, even though you love the child, there is no way to hurt the child, so you should treat the child as a treasure for such a valuable thing." It's a joke."

Then, show him the two boxes.An Jiayan glanced at it and then smiled: "I don't think this is the big brother's idea, our Dayan, only the big sister-in-law can let the chopsticks sink into something like this."

Xie Yi Niang looked at him in astonishment: "You said that sister-in-law asked the chopsticks to make it? How is it possible?"

An Jiayan: "Big brother has been hiding his sister-in-law's identity for more than half a year, so I can't tell you. Now that the big brother is finally watching the moonlight, there is no need to hide this from you. Don't look at my sister-in-law's young age. Let her be a little girl, she is Zheng Chunyang's direct disciple, the well-known Chef An in the culinary industry, and this time she is here in Beijing as the famous chef invited by the emperor to compete with Han Zizhang..."

After sending her husband away, it took Xie Niang a long time to come back to her senses, and said to the woman next to her, "Did you hear that?"

The woman's face was not very good-looking: "How can this be a person? That old servant of Chef An has also heard of it. The storyteller in the teahouse outside praised her cooking skills as high as heaven, but nothing below earth. An egg fried rice is worth it." Being able to make flowers, I heard that several of Han Yuchu's apprentices and juniors were defeated by her, so she became famous far and wide, but I heard that she married a servant, how could she become a lady again.

Besides, look at her small arms and legs, she doesn't look like a cook, even if she is Chef Ann, she is just a cook, she is not worthy of our grand lord. "

Xie Yiniang's eyes flickered: "You go and ask Hao Sihaoyu to follow me to the next mansion, and say hello to their aunt."

An Ran did not expect that Xie Niang came so early, bringing two little guys with her. The three An Jiamu brothers are quite alike, Haoyu is okay, she looks more like Xie Niang, but Hao Si is a copy of An Jiayan, so , There is also a bit of An Jiamu's charm in the eyebrows and eyes.

An Ran couldn't help wondering if she would be similar to Hao Si if she gave birth to a son.

With this kind of mentality, he liked the two little guys very much, so he asked the maid to bring out the sweet-scented osmanthus shortbread that she had just made in the morning, and let the two little guys eat it.

The two little guys thanked their mother politely, and then looked at their mother. Seeing that Xie Niang nodded slightly, they picked it up and ate it. After eating, they couldn't stop talking. Two plates of shortbread were just a mistake. It was gone, and she was still looking eagerly at the servant girl who brought them shortbread, she didn't say anything, but her eyes were extremely longing.

Xie Niang blushed slightly, wiped the shortbread crumbs off her son's face and said, "Let your father know about your greediness, and he will punish you for copying books."

The two lowered their heads, feeling embarrassed.

On the contrary, An Ran laughed: "I ate too much of this food, but I missed the proper meal." Then she asked the maid to lead them to the garden for a stroll to digest food, and the two little guys reluctantly left.

Xie Niang smiled and said: "It's no wonder Haosi Haoyu is like this, the dim sum made by my sister-in-law is not comparable to the cooks in my house."

An Ran suddenly understood, no wonder she came here again today, probably because she knew her details and came to show her closeness.

An Ran smiled and said: "Siblings are absurd, An Ran is a cook in the first place, cooking is his job, if he can't even do his job well, it will be a joke."

Xie Niang secretly looked at her expression, didn't see the slightest falsehood, she felt relieved, stretched out her hand to hold An Ran and said: "Although you are a sister-in-law, you are younger after all, I am afraid that I don't care about some things.

What I said to the woman in front of me yesterday was actually not malicious. I was anxious for us to settle down. You came in late, and there are some things that you don’t know. Your parents-in-law left early. "

Then he paused: "Brother has been busy running around doing business all these years, which has delayed his marriage and childbirth. The master has repeatedly persuaded him to remarry, but the elder brother just shouldn't. If the long house loses its incense, it would be unreasonable." , then mentioned the matter of letting Haoyu adopt, it was just a stopgap measure, now that my sister-in-law has come in, and my elder brother loves my sister-in-law so much, I think there will be good news soon."

Saying that, Ruoyou Ruowu glanced at her stomach: "Maybe, I already have it now, but I have a familiar imperial physician. If not, please come and show my sister-in-law the pulse."

An Ran said in her heart, what's wrong with An Jiamu's family, they are crazy about their children, why did Xie Niang see her like this, they are fine and healthy, see some imperial doctor, aren't they full.

Shaking his head busy: "That's unnecessary, An Ran's little life has only passed a few days."

Xie Niang said regretfully: "It's a pity, you remember how much you care about your body." She probably saw that An Ran didn't want to continue this topic, so she took the initiative to change it, and looked around: "When the master told me, you were almost here. , I didn’t tidy it up carefully in a hurry, I just cleaned the house a few times and changed the tents again, if there is something wrong, sister-in-law, don’t be too polite, just ask the servant to let me know.”

But suddenly remembered something: "Look at my memory, I forgot that now that my sister-in-law is here, I shouldn't be in charge of the affairs of this house, and I will ask someone to bring the key to the library here."

An Ran hurriedly said: "Although I came to Beijing, I didn't intend to stay for a long time. After the Queen Mother's birthday, I should leave. Moreover, I am lazy, so I don't understand these things. I have to ask my younger siblings to help me take care of them."

Xie Yiniang: "Master didn't tell me, that's why I just found out that my sister-in-law is the famous Chef An. My sister-in-law came to Beijing this time just to test her cooking skills. Mother is not as capable as sister-in-law, so let's help sister-in-law manage the house."

"Then trouble your siblings."

The two talked for a while, Xie Yiniang said goodbye and went back, but the two little fellows turned around every step, An Ran looked at it funny, so she cooked some snacks and put them in boxes, and sent them to the servant's mansion.

When An Jiamu came back, he was followed by Yue Jintang who couldn't get rid of him. Yue Jintang was not as relaxed and relaxed as he was in Suzhou before, and his face was quite serious.

As soon as he saw An Ran, he said, "This old guy Han Zizhang is really old and cunning. Originally, the emperor invited famous chefs from all over the world to Beijing, but it was just a cover. The purpose was to let you compete with Han Zizhang, but Han Zizhang told the queen mother that he is not easy to follow A little girl competes, no matter whether she wins or loses, it hurts her face, so she shirks, and says that only the one who wins the celebrity chef competition is eligible to compete with him. This old guy is so fucking bad. I have already compared to other cooks, let’s compare with him again.”

An Jiamu: "Although Han Zizhang was an insignificant pawn, he was able to become an imperial cook step by step from a little-known cook. Apart from his cooking skills, his scheming and tricks can also be seen. There is no way to avoid the first battle. If he wants to avoid it, the emperor will not agree. The reason why he shirks like this is probably because he has two plans.

One wanted to get to know An Ran's background. After all, others said that he didn't see it with his own eyes. He wanted to take this opportunity to see An Ran's cooking skills.

Two ones, I'm afraid it's a fluke, after all, nowadays famous chefs from all over the world gather in the capital, and there has been a saying that masters come out of folks, and this cooking skill is naturally the same. Who can guarantee that among so many chefs, none of them can win Enron's. "

Yue Jintang: "It doesn't make sense, don't say if there is anyone who is better than An Ran, if there is someone who is better at cooking than An Ran, then Han Zizhang will be defeated."

An Jiamu shook his head: "That's not the case. You know Han Zizhang's insidiousness, and he has been in the imperial dining room for five years. He is a cook, and Liu Hai is an eunuch. The two of them won't make much of a difference together." , don't forget that there is a queen mother behind.

And An Ran is Mr. Zheng's apprentice, and now my wife. Compared with those cooks with no background, he is much more difficult to deal with. If I change someone, I probably won't be able to wait until I can compare with him, and the person will be gone. This person has three disasters It is reasonable to say that those with six diseases will get a sudden illness and die at some point. "

Yue Jintang took a deep breath: "According to what you said, wouldn't it be troublesome? I'll tell you the truth. This time, the emperor has made up his mind. If he wants to undo the power of the Wang family, he must start with Han Zizhang. Therefore, this culinary competition must win against Han Zizhang, and it is fair to win."

An Jiamu's face darkened: "Then please ask Xiaoyao County King to go up to the competition, so that we may be sure of victory."

Pfft... Yue Jintang took a sip of tea: "Aren't you talking nonsense? If this king has An Ran's cooking skills, it would take a lot of effort. Okay, so this king is too anxious. Speaking of which, these are all ours. Based on guesswork, An Ran's culinary skills, how can there be any opponents."

An Ran shook her head: "There are people out there who are beyond the sky. An Ran dare not say that her culinary skills are invincible in the world. An Ran can only say that she will do her best. After all, this time is related to the entire kitchen business. The master has always hoped that the north and south kitchen companies will live in harmony. It is also a blessing to be able to achieve such a goal through this competition, and An Ran came out with the intention of visiting famous chefs all over the world, and now it is an excellent opportunity."

Yue Jintang: "Don't think too much. Although the emperor personally issued the imperial decree, it is impossible to be interested in every competition. The emperor will only watch the competition in the final imperial chef competition. The first few competitions are presided over by Guo Zishan, Minister of Rites. Although this king is also considered a judge.

The other is Wang Geng, Duke Chengen. This old man is relying on the queen mother, but he will not take this king seriously. As for the others, they are all old fritters. They have already decided that they will not help each other. It's just a decoration. "

An Jiamu: "Master Guo has been an official for many years, and he is exquisite in all aspects. Even if he hosts a culinary competition, he will not be biased."

Yue Jintang: "That's not necessarily the case. The old man's mouth is tricky. I don't know how many cooks have been changed in the house. In the past few months, a sweet one finally came. Do you know who it is? It's Han Zizhang's third apprentice Gu Yongcheng At the beginning, he was no match for An Ran in Qizhou, but somehow he suited the old man Guo's appetite, so he intentionally got Gu Yongcheng to the Shangshu Mansion.

Han Zizhang was eager to get in touch with the ministers of the DPRK and China, so naturally he was very happy, and the two hit it off immediately. Therefore, the private chef of the Shangshu Mansion is now Han Zizhang's. Think about it, how could Old Guo be with us. "

An Ran: "Could this Master Shangshu be from Sichuan?"

Yue Jintang shook his head: "No, but this old man Guo served as the magistrate of Yizhou for eight years."

An Ran suddenly realized, this can explain why Gu Yongcheng was taken to the mansion, presumably because he missed the taste of Sichuan and wanted to eat Sichuan cuisine, so he looked at Gu Yongcheng especially: "How many cooks are there in total? How do you compare?"

"This time is different from the previous culinary competitions. In the past, candidates recommended by each state government came up and then competed separately. The final winner was allowed to enter the imperial dining room. This time, it was a competition between famous chefs. A total of [-] cooks from the north and the south came. First draw lots and compete in groups. Two people will be divided into ten groups. The ten winners will be divided into five groups. Finally, the remaining three will compete again. The winner will have a cooking competition with Han Zizhang on the Queen Mother's birthday. The Empress Dowager will be the final judge."

An Ran exhaled, it was really complicated.

Yue Jintang rubbed his face in a foolish manner before leaving contentedly, so that the couple had time to talk.

An Jiamu moved to sit next to An Ran, stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, and said in a low voice: "I heard that younger siblings and Hao Si Hao Yu are here today?"

An Ran nodded, thinking of the two little guys, she couldn't help saying: "You two nephews are really cute."

An Jiamu was unhappy: "What is my nephew, isn't it yours?"

An Ran laughed: "Okay, okay, it's mine too, but how did your siblings marry into your family?"

An Jiamu knew what she wanted to say, and said disdainfully: "What about the family, it's just an empty shell, especially the Xie family, although they said they respected the Queen Mother and Yue Jintang's mother, they are all gone. , If the backer falls, even a prominent family will lose power.

In particular, the current queen mother is from the Wang family, and the Xie family has been suppressed in many ways. If the emperor hadn't taken care of the queen mother in secret, the Xie family would have declined long ago. What's so strange about clinging to them, if it weren't for the brothers and sisters who are well-known in the boudoir, it would not be easy for them to enter our Anjia's door. "

An Ran laughed: "It's not that they have a crush on your An family, they have a crush on your brother."

"Don't look at these high-ranking people from the aristocratic family, they are just empty-handed. They can't live without money, and there are more prodigal dudes. No matter how high the threshold is, it can't stop the dilapidation inside. However, the younger brother and sister are capable. Yes, I have managed the family well these years, even though I often donate to my mother’s family in secret, it’s nothing more than money, as long as the couple can live a smooth life, what is money worth?”

An Ran couldn't help saying: "You are really a good big brother."

An Jiamu looked down at her: "Don't worry, our An family has a lot of money, more than enough to support my wife."

An Ran rolled his eyes at him: "Who will support you?"

"Yes, yes, madam doesn't need to support her husband, she is a God of Wealth herself, just you and Yue Jintang's elegant house can cover most of my business in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Fuchun residence in Qizhou, ma'am Now he is also a rich man with a lot of money."

An Ran burst out laughing: "I told you, I seem to be an upstart."

An Jiamu also smiled: "Isn't it a nouveau riche, but it's hard for Dayan to find a second rich man like my wife. Tell me, when did you prepare those meeting gifts? I don't know. We You left in a hurry, normally, you don’t have time to prepare these.”

However, An Ran pursed her lips and laughed: "What's the time, the orchid hairpin is so coincidental, an old man always went to Chongyuan Temple to eat the vegetarian food I made, and later asked his servants to bring me this, If you don't accept it, it won't work. I saw it was exquisite and the meaning was good, so I gave it to your younger siblings as a meeting gift.

Jiayan's square inkstone was brought from Yashe, I don't know much about it, as for the two little guys' toys, I really troubled Master Shen to make them, I wanted to play with them, but this time I was in a hurry, so I just took it easy I took it over and gave it to your two nephews. Why do you ask this?Could it be that these meeting gifts are not available. "

An Jiamu smiled and shook his head: "If you can't get these things out, I don't know what else is good. Do you know who the old man who gave you the jade orchid hairpin is? It's the old man of the Jin family in Jiangnan. The hairpins that come out of it are now priceless in the market, and the Fang inkstone is even more famous for the Tao inkstone. Dongpo Layman once made the "Tao inkstone inscription": "When you wash it, you will make gold and iron.Zhuo Erhong, Jian Mize, you can't help but be moved by your rigorous words when you send this meeting gift.

Even if the things in Haosi Haoyu's hands come from chopsticks Shen, they are no longer ordinary objects. Today's chopsticks are different from the past. A pair of chopsticks can be worth thousands of gold, not to mention these two exquisite wooden figures. "

She said and shook her head: "My wife is really a prodigal. If you give it away like you are so lavish, I am really worried about my husband. I really have to think about ways to make money later, otherwise, when we are old, if only The next family is empty, who cares about us two old guys, maybe we may be driven to the street by our children and grandchildren to beg for food."

"Is it really that expensive?" Seeing that An Jiamu nodded seriously, An Ran couldn't help but feel a little guilty: "Well, this gift has already been given away, and I can't take it back. When I give a gift next time, I'll let you see it first. That's it."

An Jiamu laughed: "I'm just kidding, no matter how expensive something is, we can afford to give it away, not to mention, it's not cheap for outsiders, but Ma'am, you really don't live up to your stomach, you work so hard for your husband, Why is there no news yet?"

An Ran angrily pushed him away: "What's wrong with your family, you're crazy about children, today your siblings asked me for a long time, and you're talking about this again, anyway, you have two nephews, so I can't give birth to them , it doesn’t matter if you adopt one under your knee.”

However, An Jiamu shook his head: "No matter how good my nephew is, it wasn't born by us, it's better to be born by myself..." He stretched out his arms to hug An Ran and went into the house: "It's good for my husband to take a nap with my wife... "

The couple took a nap at noon and slept until it was dark before getting up to take a bath. An Jiayan came over just as they were tidying up.

An Ran ordered someone to serve tea and asked him to eat, An Jiayan didn't refuse, and said with a smile: "It's Jiayan's luck to be able to eat the dishes cooked by my sister-in-law."

An Ran smiled and went to the kitchen, feeling a little troubled, but An Jiayan was not sure about her taste, so she called the woman in charge of the kitchen to ask a question.

The woman was respectful, but she just said that she didn't know, that although the two sides were brothers, they were two families. She was in the kitchen here, but she had never been to the servant's mansion, and she didn't know what the second master liked to eat?
An Ran's gaze was a little dark, she was clearly not telling herself, An Jiamu told her that most of the people in this house were old people from the Jizhou Mansion, so why not know what the second master likes to eat?Isn't it a joke?

Originally, I thought that I wouldn't be able to stay for a long time, and I would pass it if I could, but I didn't want these people to treat me as soft persimmons and squeeze them at will, so why should I be polite: "I don't know what the second master likes, but I know the taste of the elder master ?”

The woman in charge was not polite: "You are the eldest lady, don't you know this?"

"I asked you, not you asked me."

The woman in charge became angry: "Ma'am, this is finding fault with the old slave. It is said that the new official takes office three times, and you, the new wife, have to use us to make a difference, even though you are the lady. , but it’s not your turn to take care of this family now.”

An Ran laughed, and said to the maid beside her: "You go to the servant's mansion and ask your younger siblings to come over, and just say that I have something important to ask her."

The maid glanced at the old lady, these people are easy to bully when they are big wives, since they came here yesterday, they all looked respectful, but they were all lazy and lazy, obviously they looked down on the lady, they were looking for death.

The old woman was stunned on the spot, feeling uneasy.

An Ran ignored her and started cooking. She didn't know what An Jiayan liked, so she simply made a stuffed bean curd dish, a stir-fried mixed dish, and meat slices according to An Jiamu's taste. Now it's time for crab fat. Steaming a few fat crabs is almost enough.

When An Ran was doing it, Xie Niang arrived, and seeing the woman in charge standing outside, she understood in her heart that she knew about these servants and knew An Ran's background, so naturally she looked down on her, but no matter how much she looked down on, She is also the wife of the family, and if she is annoyed, is it a problem to leave her as a servant? She is really confused.

Seeing her, An Ran smiled and said, "Siblings wait a moment, wait for me to make this stuffed bean curd out of the pot."

Xie Niang replied in her mouth, but said in her heart, after all, she was born as a servant. This lady is not like a lady after becoming a lady. With such servants, how can the wife of the family cook and eat by herself, but she is also curious to see She cooks.

These dishes are all very easy, and only this stuffed tofu dish takes a little effort, which is almost the same. Take the pot with a big spoon, turn the whole tofu over, put it in a small casserole, and ask the maid to serve it , turned around and saw Xie Niang staring at her in astonishment...

(End of this chapter)