A visit to Fangchun

Xue Baochai went contentedly.

In the afternoon of the next day, a large amount of fresh and top-grade Huang Jing was brought in.Jia Tanchun immediately rolled up his sleeves himself, and took Shu Cuimo and Xiaochan to cook to make trouble.Not only did they make fruit cakes, but they even boiled fresh chicken soup and soaked Huangjing wolfberry wine.The wine is naturally left to wait for the opportunity of the day.The others were sent to various places one by one, and Daishu and Cuimo said seriously in each place: "This is a snack made by Miss Xue and our girls, for the wives and grandmas to try."

At Jiamu's place, Tanchun personally brought people to pay tribute, smiling all over his face: "Old ancestor, try it, I made it with Sister Bao."

But Mother Jia had heard Baoyu say that there was something new to eat, and she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear. She hurriedly ordered to taste it, nodded in surprise, and praised: "Our three girls have always been talented in this matter. Sure enough, You didn't smash your own signboard."

Everyone laughed.

Jia Tanchun blushed, but forced a smile and said: "I don't care what kind of talent it is, as long as it is talent. If the ancestors like it, it is better than spring flowers."

Mother Jia hugged her in her arms with joy, and patted her while shaking: "Grandmother is blessed to have such a granddaughter." Then she said to Aunt Xue who was sitting with her, "Otherwise, you go Ask outside, whose old lady can still wear shoes made by her granddaughter? Eat soup made by her granddaughter? I can do it. Isn’t this a blessing?”

Aunt Xue smiled kindly, and looked at Tanchun with warmth in her eyes: "Exactly, the old lady is blessed. Even my sister said that her daughter is far better than her son."

Turning around, Yuanyang quietly gave Jia Tanchun a bag of money: "The old lady said that she likes to eat things made by girls. Don't stop doing it because you are short of money. She also said that she wanted the plum cake from the day before yesterday, Jasmine tea, and said to eat something fresher."

Jia Tanchun took Yuanyang's hand, endured it for a long time, but still shed tears, wiped it quickly, and nodded with a smile: "My ancestor loves me the most. I know it best. I also love my ancestor the most. If you want me immediately I am also happy to give my life to my ancestors."

Yuanyang fell silent.When I went back and said something, I couldn't help but my eyes were red, and I turned my face to wipe away the tears.

Mother Jia was feeling emotional, seeing her like this, she couldn't help laughing: "She didn't cry, what are you doing?"

Yuanyang only felt that the more she wiped away her tears, the more she cried, sobbing back to Jia Mu's words: "I feel sad when I think of the third girl. She is the smartest and most capable young master in our house, but she is also a concubine. Not only the two The master doesn't want to love her, even if the old lady loves her, it can't be too obvious. Forgive me, there are a large group of gossips in the house. Does she hurt anyone or hinder someone? Isn't it all a disaster without reason? ? If she hadn't put in all her strength to get away with Zhao Guoji last year, she would be embarrassed by just one Aunt Zhao now. But how innocent is she..."

Yuanyang spoke in confusion, but Jia Mu understood, sighed, and asked her, "How are you, old lady?"

Yuanyang was taken aback, lowered her head hurriedly, and said with tears in her eyes, "Mother fell on her leg. Thanks to the third girl who spoke before, Zhao Guoji got closer to the family, and now he has specially found a little girl to take care of my mother. My father sent a letter Tell my sister-in-law to go back, but my brother refuses to die..."

Mother Jia's face darkened: "Probably not only refused, but also instigated you to quit your job and go back, so that I will love you and reward the family with extra money, right?"

The mandarin duck sobbed and knelt down: "I don't want money..."

Jia Mu sneered and said: "This is because I can't do without you, so I asked for a price!" Immediately ordered someone: "Go, write to the old house, the mother of the mandarin duck has fallen, and pass the good news." The doctor will go to see it, and all the food and medicine expenses will be charged to me.”

Then he pulled Yuanyang up with his own hands, wiped her tears, and said, "Don't worry about it. I will guarantee that your mother will be fine."

Yuanyang nodded, bowed her head for a while, and said, "Old lady, my elder brother is also my father's son. My father is still here, so I can't..."

Mother Jia nodded deeply: "Don't worry. I know everything. I have my own opinion on this matter. Even if I die in the next moment, I will definitely arrange for you before I die!"

In a word, the mandarin ducks threw themselves at Jiamu's feet and cried loudly again.

When Jia Mu pulled her in, she couldn't help feeling a little dazed—is this one her servant girl, or the concubine's granddaughter...

Jia Tanchun received such praise from Jia's mother, and the servants in the family flattered him even more.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to warn her sister again and again in private: "That girl is not afraid of me even in front of the old lady. Let Bao girl stay away from her. It's really a disadvantage, it's not worth it."

Aunt Xue agreed well, but turned her face and whispered to her daughter: "Your aunt is really old all these years, and she is a little confused. She is a daughter, and she needs to nod when she gets married tomorrow. How dare you really plot against her?" Could it be that your Uncle Jia still has the guts to divorce your aunt? I think that girl is a hard-working girl with a clever mind and a proud heart, but she doesn't have that kind of background. If you help her at this time, she will be grateful You are forever."

Xue Baochai thought so, and gradually began to get close to Tanchun.Whenever I get something good in my hand, I always want to share some of it.It's just half a month in April, and I don't know how many good things were sent to Tanchun.

Jia Tanchun didn't notice it, instead he asked people to go to the big kitchen and ask, "Are there any fresh bamboo shoots?"

The big kitchen hurriedly said yes, so it was going to be moved away by Jia Tanchun.Tanchun hurriedly said no, passed the news to the head of the kitchen, and personally instructed: "I know that your habit is to roast meat. Cook it for the old lady at night, don't use the old ones, just the freshest ones that have just been dug out, and don't use meat. , only cook fresh bamboo shoots, plain, but no firewood is allowed for the fire, go to our yard to find a bamboo forest, and sweep the bamboo leaves to do it. Guaranteed you will win the first prize."

The cook was overjoyed, and hurried back to cook according to the method. In the evening, she personally took it to Jia Mu: "This is spring bamboo shoots in fresh soup."

Jia Tanchun laughed at the side: "Vulgar. Old lady, this dish is called Pang Linxian. It should be on the edge of the bamboo grove, where the bamboo shoots are dug and eaten. It is the most suitable place. Now I have to borrow a name!"

Xue Baochai waved his fan next to him: "Oh, this is Wen Yuke and that Dao Pang Lin Xian? He was the prefect back then and was cooking bamboo shoots for dinner, but he received a letter from Da Su, teasing him saying: I want to see the poor and greedy prefect, Weichuan Qianmu is in his stomach. Wen Yuke laughed so much that he squirted a table of rice. But this is it? The third sister is really elegant."

After hearing this, Jia Mu took a sip with a smile and was amazed. She smiled and told everyone: "Try it too. It is really fresh and delicious. Eat it at night, not greasy, but also appetizing." As she said, she ate half a bowl of rice .

Everyone laughed at Tanchun again: "You are so talented, you can coax the old lady to eat like this every day, we will thank you one by one."

Note: The source of Huangjing Fruit Cake and Panglinxian is also in "Shanjia Qinggong"