Red makeup against the world

Chapter 517 Western Desserts
In the city of Luoyang, the desertedness of the time when the epidemic was rampant was completely gone.People held back for a long time and went out one after another.Buying, doing work, and feasting are more lively than ever.

A carriage stopped at the second gate of Xu's house in Jiashanfang, and Mr. Ning got out of the carriage with the help of the little maid.

Sang Zi had already been waiting here, and came up to meet him and said, "Mr. Ning, Miss has been waiting for you for a long time."

After meeting Mrs. Xu first, Sang Zi led Mr. Ning to the back room.

Right now the sun is gradually moving towards the west, but the climate is no longer as hot as in midsummer, which is difficult to resolve.There is a breeze blowing slowly, the flowers and plants in a yard are dancing with the wind, and the fragrance is faintly wafting from the nose.

Xu Wanzhen set up a desk beside the stone table in the courtyard, made tea and pastries, and waited quietly for Mr. Ning's arrival.

Mr. Ning smiled when he saw her: "I really have a heart."

"Aunt Nan is here, how dare you not be dedicated?" Xu Wanzhen smiled slightly and said, "I just watched the kitchen make this dish of mung bean cake. The mung bean clears the heat and is suitable for this summer. Aunt Nan, taste it quickly ? If it’s good, put it in Baicaowei and sell it.”

"I thought you were feeling sorry for your Aunt Nan, but it was an errand assigned to me?" Mr. Ning had a lively smile on his face. Only when Xu Wanzhen was here could she be so relaxed.In front of outsiders, she is still the meticulous and meticulous Mr. Ning.

Picking up a piece, put it in her mouth and tasted it, she clapped her hands and said: "It melts in the mouth, and the fragrance stays in the mouth, not bad!"

Xu Wanzhen smiled mischievously, and said: "I dare not send Aunt Nan, only because of Aunt Nan's guarantee, Zhen'er dares to take it out."

Looking at the hand that held the mung bean cake, Mr. Ning said, "It's convenient to hold and eat like this, but it's too uncomfortable to have greasy hands. Seriously, wouldn't it be better if you make a few sets of knives and forks?"

Sangzi wondered, she knew about "knives and forks", but could they be used to eat?It was the first time she heard it.But when Miss and Mr. Ning are together, they often say things that they don't understand, so it's not surprising.

Xu Wanzhen nodded: "It's not difficult, but I didn't think of going there for a while."

Tilting her head and thinking for a while, she said enthusiastically, "Aunt Nan, tell me, how about I make some silver candlesticks? Make sure it's novel enough, and you won't see it anywhere else."

In modern times, she spent more time studying abroad than in China.He is particularly interested in the culture of the European Middle Ages, especially the splendor of the Victorian era.

She often imagined that under the resplendent dome hall, elegant gentlemen in top hats and elegant ladies in whalebone skirts danced opposite each other, and the cheerful music resounded through the sky.

The shining silver candlesticks, crystal cups as transparent as diamonds, wine as red as blood, exquisite and delicious afternoon tea, etc., have become the silhouette of that era.Although the Victorian era no longer exists, these appliances and living habits have survived and become part of the later aristocratic life.

This is a completely different civilization from the Gaomang Dynasty, and of course it cannot be copied, but why can't silver knives and forks, candlesticks, and exquisite Western-style desserts appear here?

The more she thought about it, the more excited Xu Wanzhen became.

"Let's, how about making some western desserts?" the two said in unison.

Immediately, the two looked at each other and smiled, it seemed that they both wanted to go together.

After a pause, Mr. Ning smiled and said, "I remember quite a few dessert recipes. I've made them too many times before, and I can't forget them even if I want to."

Xu Wanzhen stuck out her tongue: "Then it's all up to Aunt Nan, I can only eat but not cook. If Aunt Nan is convenient, she can set aside some time to give directions to the cook of Baicaowei."

Mr. Ning shook his head slowly, and said, "Why don't you buy some young maids who are good at cooking, I'll teach them carefully, and then go to Baicaowei to make dim sum. Their identities are in our hands, so we won't be afraid that the recipe will be leaked."

"It's still Aunt Nan who thinks carefully." Xu Wanzhen admired it, but she hadn't thought of this at all: "It seems that I really have no talent in business."

Mr. Ning couldn't help laughing, tapped her forehead lightly, and said, "You little girl, don't try to take everything. Having the empress dowager loves you, isn't that more important than anything else? What else do you want?" ?”

Taking a piece of paper, Mr. Ning wrote to her the request for buying a little maid, and said: "Just buy according to these conditions. From now on, they will be Baicaowei's dim sum masters."

Xu Wanzhen put away the paper: "Aunt Nan, please don't worry, I promise to complete the task." Then she talked about another thing: "Tomorrow's celebration banquet in the palace, Aunt Nan, you can come to the palace with me."

Mr. Ning looked around and saw that only Sang Zi was watching from afar, so he laughed in a low voice: "I have only seen the palace on TV, I didn't expect that there would be a day to enter the palace for a banquet, thanks to Zhen'er who invited me achievement."

Xu Wanzhen smiled indifferently: "What's the matter, Aunt Nan has made great efforts."

"The anti-epidemic strategy was proposed by Dr. Su, and you drew up the rules. I'm just going to make up a little bit, and it's nothing to do with it. Besides, if something goes wrong, don't you plan to say that I have a part in it?"

Xu Wanzhen naturally refused to admit it, but Mr. Ning is an old man, how could he not see it?In the bottom of my heart, just remember her kindness silently.

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The next day, just after the morning drum, the gate of the palace opened wide.The wives, ministers, and good people who received the invitations to the celebration banquet rushed to Tianjin Bridge by car, sedan chair, or on foot.

Guards were added on the bridge, and they checked everyone's invitations one by one before letting them cross the bridge.When you arrive at Duanmen, you have to verify your identity again before you can really enter the imperial city.

The banquet of this banquet is different from the past.Among those invited were women's family members, meritorious officials, and ordinary people who had no fame but made great efforts in the fight against the epidemic.

Standing on the Duanmen Gate, Wu Sheng watched the crowds coming from the palace, and his hand that held the hilt of his sword tightened even more.The composition of the people attending the banquet is complicated, and his guarding duties are a bit heavier.Today happened to be his turn to rest and take a bath, but he couldn't feel at ease at home for such a big event, so he just sent someone back to the house to say something, and waited for it.

In the side hall of the palace, which is the stronghold of the shadow guards, besides the film and television, Wu Zhengxiang led the three groups of wind, rain, and thunder to lead here.

His face was solemn, and according to the news from Luoyang City recently, there were some unusual movements.But this movement came and went without a trace, just like a dragon that accidentally exposed its back on the water surface, but dived into the deep sea in a blink of an eye, without any trace.

So far, the shadow guard has not yet figured out why such an unusual movement came and where it will go.

The celebration banquet was just around the corner, and they searched tirelessly, but they couldn't determine who was behind it and what they wanted to do.

"Don't worry, my lord," Ying Lei clasped his hands and said, "My subordinates have already arranged manpower. Every civilian who enters the palace will be watched closely. No matter who wants to do anything, there is no chance."

(End of this chapter)