Marry a powerful minister and remain a widow?I’m done with the book-wearing female role!

The birds by the window were chirping, making Jiang Yuzhu on the bed groan and wake up.

The afternoon light was dazzling. The maid Hongjin sprinkled a handful of corn on the window sill and neatly closed the blackout curtain.

Hearing the footsteps, Hong Jin hurriedly brought a cup of light tea and said: "Madam, you are awake. What are you going to have for dinner?"

There are several restaurants opposite the inn. The master and servants went there once, but the taste was too bland.

Just as Aunt Lanhua was accompanying her, Hongjin and the inn's waiter borrowed the kitchen and prepared to open the fire themselves.

Since Jiang Yuzhu became pregnant, her mouth has become even more cunning.

"Heat the pot."

In early April of the lunar calendar, it is still very cold in the morning and evening in the North, which is the best time to eat hot pot.

Jiang Yuzhu ordered: "Tell Aunt Lanhua that there is no need to prepare it. But for this meat, we need to buy tender lamb meat and cut it into thin slices that fit the plate. Make a base with sesame sauce, add fermented bean curd and chive flowers, and then Add a little vinegar to enhance the flavor..."

Jiang Yuzhu remembered that the Ma family ran a sesame oil workshop. The reason why their family was well off was that they relied on secret recipes passed down from their ancestors to provide dipping sauces for restaurants.

Just as she was dealing with the Ma family, Jiang Yuzhu remembered the most distinctive Erba sauce she had eaten before.

If you want the dipping sauce to be delicious, add [-]% peanut butter.

Hong Jin was also very moved and said with a smile: "Then vegetarian dishes should follow the old rules?"

The border town is in a state of drought. Except for the cabbage, radish and potatoes saved in the winter, vegetables are more expensive than meat.

Jiang Yuzhu didn't want to keep her mouth shut, and besides, she couldn't spend all the money she had, so she said generously: "I heard from the waiter that there are ordinary people's houses nearby. I tinkered in the greenhouse and grew green spinach. Let's buy some and add bean sprouts." , old tofu, vermicelli and fungus, a few kinds of seafood, just enough to fill the table."

When the sun turned west, Aunt Lanhua had prepared all the ingredients.

Ningxiang borrowed a small stove from the waiter, and bubbles were already rising from the bottom of the old chicken soup pot.

Jiang Yuzhu took down a piece of mutton. In one breath, the mutton was cooked and turned white.

She quickly fished out the dipping sauce and couldn't help but said in surprise: "This is the taste of Erbajiang!"

Hong Jin tapped it with her chopsticks and couldn't help but admire her: "Madam, I just talked to Aunt Lanhua and she already knows how to season it!"

In the dipping sauce, according to Jiang Yuzhu's preference, add half a spoonful of sugar to make the sauce more fragrant.

In the evening, the weather suddenly changed, and the cold wind caused the branches to sway from side to side.

Jiang Yuzhu was eating the steaming pot in the room, feeling extremely satisfied.

Just after eating a few pieces of meat, the red carp came back in a hurry.

"Madam, this servant and Mr. Yan went to the house of a medicinal merchant. That man is indeed a profiteer, and neither party should be offended."

According to the man's ambiguous attitude, we stayed longer than expected.

Hong Li went there and couldn't get any confirmation, so he sighed.

Jiang Yuzhu pinched Hong Li's cheek. Xu was very familiar with the plot in the book, and she was particularly tolerant of Hong Li, a noisy and gossipy little maid.

For Jiang Yuzhu, it is impossible for people to have weaknesses. Hong Li is only loyal to her, and that is enough.

"Come and eat the hot pot. As for the medicinal materials, we can't run away."

It is said that the people do not fight with the officials, but Jiang Yuzhu is not in a hurry at all.

After another two days of struggling with the drug dealer, if she still couldn't get the approval, she would go to the prefect to make peace.

From Beidi to Jiangnan, all the checkpoints along the way have been handled by Xie Zhao.

When mentioning Xie Zhao, Hong Jin twitched her eyelids and subconsciously flattered her: "Madam, I will do my best for you in everything you do."

And, be willing to go out of your way.

The dignified and important ministers of the Qi Dynasty played the trick of pretending to be sick.

If Hong Jin hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed it.

Jiang Yuzhu's chopsticks were hanging in the air. After tasting it carefully, she said, "That's right."

Since I'm on the road recently, Xie Zhao's letters won't be as punctual as before.

Xie Zhao's presence is the icing on the cake, but without him, Jiang Yuzhu is still living well. This is the state she wants most.

After eating a few pieces of tender mutton, Hong Li regained his energy. Thinking of the rumors he heard on the road, Hong Li's eyes sparkled.

"Madam, the farce in the Ma family is not over yet!"

Hong Li started babbling, speaking very fast: "The three brothers and sisters went to the Yamen to check the stalls and found out that Old Man Ma has a five-story mansion on North Street."

As soon as Zhang died, the three siblings panicked.

Especially Ma Laoer, he wanted to take all the money for himself.

When Wujin's house was found, Ma Laoer took the lead, and Ma Xiaoqin followed with her man, beating the door with a stick.

"Could it be that Old Man Ma raised a foreign wife behind the Ma family's back?"

Several maids stopped eating meat and joined the gossip team one after another.

It is really incredible how things have developed from yesterday to today.

Hong Li took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, took back his hand and said seriously: "The three brothers and sisters of the Ma family rushed to the mansion, but the house was empty."

Old Man Ma was gone, and all the valuable things in the mansion were sold overnight, even the large carved bed.

Such a large mansion can be described as having only four walls.

"A man came to pull out beds and other belongings, and he got into trouble with Ma Xiaoqin. Ma Xiaoqin said that everything in the house was old man Ma's relics, and should be divided equally between the three brothers and sisters. Of course, the man didn't like her, so he took out his belongings and sold them receipt."

Hongli lamented that he was not at the scene and only heard what the onlookers said.

The aunt's saliva flew everywhere, she was very excited, and she couldn't help but add fuel to the fire.

"Ma Xiaoqin inquired with the neighbors and learned that there is a beautiful woman living in the mansion and a son who is several years old. I don't know if it is the seed left by old man Ma."

"After hearing the news, the beautiful woman started pawning her belongings yesterday. When she heard about it, she took her son away before dawn."

Hong Li commented, "She is also a smart person. Otherwise, the three top-notch Ma family brothers and sisters wouldn't be able to get a single coin out of it, and they would have to spit out the benefits they got in the past."

The aunties watching couldn't find words to describe it. In short, the expressions of the three brothers and sisters of the Ma family were changing, which was very exciting.

"Red Carp, something sounds wrong to me."

Hong Jin thought about it carefully and finally grasped the key point, "Yesterday at Ma Mansion, Zhang threatened Boss Ma and specifically mentioned North Street..."

Is the North Street that Zhang mentioned the same place as the mansion where Old Man Ma secretly raised his wife?

Hong Li's expression became solemn, and he hesitated for a moment before saying, "This slave also thinks Zhang's death is very strange."

Jiang Yuzhu is pregnant and doesn't want to meddle in others' affairs.

There is a tacit understanding among the several maids.

Ever since he learned that Old Man Ma's residence was on North Street, the suspicion in Hong Li's heart became more and more intense.

"If the North Street Zhang mentioned is the residence, does that mean Boss Ma already knows that Old Ma has an affair? Then what leverage does Boss Ma have in Zhang's hands?"

Hong Li took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and wrote down a series of questions.

If it is as speculated, Zhang's death will not be simple.

Calling the Ma family to the backyard, what is Zhang's purpose of throwing herself in front of the Ma family?