[Red Mansions] The big maid struggles daily
Chapter 53 The Small Kitchen
Zhu Xiu's heart moved, the scarlet monk looked back and forth twice, but found nothing.His face was blue and yellow, and he tried to rub the psychic jade for a while, and said in a solemn way: "This thing is alive, and the person will be healed. Just don't let it be corrupted by filth, remember to remember."
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were in a hurry and wanted to talk, especially Mrs. Wang, who said that Baoyu's offspring would be difficult, so she had to pin her hopes on gods and Buddhas.
The monk with a scarlet head seemed to have spent a lot of effort. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. He was already a monk with pickled meat. The sweat was so intense that the smell was really rare.Mrs. Wang was so far away that she got a headache from being smoked.
Jia's mother is still the same, so she prepares to thank the gift and invite the monk to have tea.The scarlet headed monk was already in a state of confusion, he just wanted to go back to the Great Barren Mountain to find the root cause, before Jia Mu and Mrs Wang could say anything, he had already gone out, and disappeared in a flash.
Jia Mu said, "A master." She hurriedly hung up the jade on Baoyu with her own hands.
Everyone thought that Wu Zou was talking about Jia Rui's situation that day, and they didn't take it seriously, but Mrs. Wang sent someone out to send a message to Li Gui, telling him to be careful.But they don't know that filth is filth, and the powder and fat marks are also filth, especially the latter, which will cause more harm over time.
Xue Baochai looked coldly at the monk with the scarlet head, and was very puzzled in his heart. He thought of the "monk with the scarlet head" who sent her to Haishanghe Jichen. Although the monk had treated her, he was too young at the time. I can't remember it for a long time, maybe my mother still remembers, but it happened suddenly today, and she is not here, so there is no way to prove it.
Baochai thought for a moment: If there is really one person, how can it be so coincidental that he has seen a doctor for himself, and now he comes to save Baoyu, so it is difficult to understand that there is really a fateful relationship between himself and Baoyu?For a while, I was in doubt: most of the people who have attained the Tao are hard to find in the fairy trail, and they don't care about ordinary things. How could they rush to save Baoyu? I usually heard about eminent monks saving people and enlightening them. Could it be that this monk is interested in it? Baoyu has the roots of wisdom, so you want to save him as a disciple? ... All kinds of thoughts are in a mess.
Just as he was thinking about it, a report came from outside: "Uncle Rui from the family's family was killed by a lame demon, and the second master Lian helped to report to the official, and the whole capital was chasing him. Who knew that demon So bold, he even dared to go to the door of the grandfather's house. Fortunately, the demon mirror he used to harm people has been burned... A deputy commander of Wucheng Bingmasi cut down the demon Tao, but this Taoist has some supernatural powers , or told him to run away... The yamen issued a sea arrest document, ordering all families in the capital to guard their doors tightly, and not let the monster take advantage of the loopholes."
When the sea arrest document with the picture of the crippled Taoist was stamped with the seal of the government office, the crippled Taoist who had managed to escape to Dahuangshan fell to the ground and cried out in great grief: "Years of cultivation will be ruined in one day! There is no hope of becoming an immortal... there is no hope!"
The scarlet-headed monk also looked weary, and said: "I regret that I should have listened to the words of the police, like tonight." Then he helped the Taoist up and persuaded: "Now that the dynasty is flourishing, and the official seal is bright and upright, if you Wu Jinkou rehabilitated Daoist Brother, fearing that before the police’s illusory calculations are completed, you and I have re-entered the six realms and reincarnated.”
The Taoist was horrified, "Sure enough, something went wrong with the psychic jade? Now your life and my path are all tied to this jade..."
The scarlet-headed monk was very tired, shook his head and said: "I don't know where the accident happened, there is a virtuous and benevolent person reborn here, and most of the fates intercepted by the police illusion have escaped. I only tried to comfort the psychic jade, but I saw I don't know who it is. Now that the official seal is so powerful, Dao brothers can no longer enter the city; besides, it is almost the first month, and the door will be replaced with a new Taofu door god, and it is difficult for me to enter..."
The Taoist fell to the ground, completely devoid of energy, and said wearily, "A virtuous person?... You and I rely on the psychic stone and try to steal the luck of the family. This should be a catastrophe. Heaven will cut me off!"
"Brother Dao, don't be discouraged for the time being. The Jia clan has gone from prosperity to decline. If the two of us don't take it, the luck will be scattered... Besides, the police have already targeted his family, the page she relies on." The book of life and death of scholars will also dissipate and return, and it bets everything on this Jiazi, it is not as good as you and me." In the last days of the famous family, it is easy to recruit monsters.All the miraculous things about the Jia family are due to the gradual decline of his family, which has no successors.
The Taoist sneered, "This Jinghuan is originally a peach demon, and peaches are supposed to ward off evil spirits. She doesn't follow the right path, uses Fengyue as the foundation, and cultivates the art of peach blossom miasma. Good fortune's "book of life and death" has long since been split by the divine lightning, and it's only pity that you and I made a wrong step, and we can't turn back."
The monk also smiled wryly, and tried to comfort him again: "Not necessarily, as long as the two of us can save the child from Jia's family, the psychic stone will form a teacher-student karma with us. It's easy for Tianyi Ze..."
In Rong's mansion, Jia's mother is instructing her servants, big and small, to do their best to take care of the door.Standing next to Hu Po, Zhu Xiu felt refreshed like never before. The scorching golden crow covered by thick clouds outside the window jumped out again, adding a touch of warmth to the winter afternoon.
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"The quails on our farm are about to come out of the cage again. This is the last crop of this year. I'll ask them to send a cage here." Mammy Zhu said happily to Zhu Xiu while looking at the account books on the farm.
"I am used to raising quails. It is better than raising chickens and ducks. It occupies a small space and can grow in just over a month. There are many wealthy households in the city, so it is easy to sell. Our quails are vigorous and fat. Very well, nowadays there is no need to ask people to sell it, and every restaurant and restaurant will come to order it. This year alone, I have earned nearly 600 taels of silver."
Zhu Xiu was sitting on the edge of the kang, embroidering a table screen with roosters crowing and peony flowers, preparing to present it to Jia Mu during the New Year.If you don't need to be so solemn in previous years, it's just that since last year, she is not actually a maid of the Rongguo Mansion, and Mother Jia doesn't know that she is free, but she shelters the name of a maid of Jiamu, so naturally she wants to Thank you for taking care of me.Besides, Mother Jia was actually very kind to the maids around her, and Zhu Xiu was also grateful for it.
"Mum, why didn't you say that when I started feeding this quail, it was so delicate, it would freeze to death when it was a little cold, and it would get sick when it was too hot, and a group of them would die when they got sick. There were no snakes on the village to eat it, but they were plagued by rats. How much did we pay to get in?" Fortunately, it was supported by the water nourished by the Cuihua pouch, otherwise Zhuangzi might not be able to raise it now.
Grandma Zhu also laughed, "Why don't you say that quails are brave. I remember that some cubs hatched with great difficulty, but the dogs raised in the village didn't watch them, and they ran to the side of the greenhouse, but they didn't go into the house. I was half scared to death." The two mothers were chatting, and Zhu Mama said, "Where did you embroider? Show me what you embroidered."
As soon as Zhu Xiu moved, the big raccoon cat who was sleeping soundly next to her let out a dissatisfied 'meow', her eyelids slightly lifted, and Zhu Xiu hurriedly put down the embroidery tension, and the ancestor smoothed its fur and scratched its chin, and waited for it to be comfortable. Dare to get up.
"Oh, this is really an ancestor." Zhu Mama said disgusted, but her feet had already approached, and she took out a small comb from the kang cabinet to comb the big cat's fur.
Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "I can't help it. I hired a bunch of small yellow croakers myself. The raccoon slaves we hired ourselves will naturally suffer." This raccoon cat is a big raccoon cat in the house. For the peanuts, the big raccoon doesn't care about raising them. Fortunately, there are so many women and maids in this mansion, and the litters have been picked up one after another to be raised in various courtyards.Zhu Xiu followed to join in the fun, and imitated the people of the Song Dynasty by carrying a bunch of small yellow croakers to hire a cat. The big raccoon was very cunning, and after eating Zhu Xiu's fish, he gave Zhu Xiu the most beautiful tabby in the litter. up.
Zhu Xiu didn't know if this raccoon cat was still the most handsome among the brothers and sisters, but it was definitely the heaviest, biggest and laziest one.It's also like the big raccoon that gave birth to it, and it's also very smart: Zhuxiu has formulated an insect repellent powder and put it in a purse with a big thumb belly for it to hang around its neck. The cat is not happy at first, and will change the powder later When the time comes, I will put it on meow meow meow coquettishly.
The two mothers teased each other for a while, and then Nanny Zhu went to look at the embroidery, and said with a smile: "This rooster is well embroidered, majestic. This peony is also good... The rocks in this place are better with jagged needles, and the corners are better embroidered." Use a needle."
Zhu Xiu changed it a bit, and it was really more interesting.Madam Zhu laughed and said, "Usually, few people embroidered this picture of 'Wealth and Fortune'. They are usually used on furniture, porcelain, or paper-cutting. Your embroidery is much more novel than the rich and noble peonies." .”
Zhu Xiuyin said with a smile: "I used to only embroider peonies. I heard the mandarin duck said that the old lady is a chicken, so I asked the comprador to search for two golden pheasants and scatter them in the garden. When it snows, I will ask the old lady to see 'Golden Pheasant in Snow'." Figure'. In this way, I put away the rich and noble peonies first, and changed it to this."
Mammy Zhu stroked her daughter's hair on the sideburns and exclaimed, "That's it, Nanny Chen didn't teach you in vain." Since they all have to be given away, it is naturally the best that suits her heart.
One reads the account book, the other embroiders, and there is a big fat cat on the kang.Grandma Chen saw this scene when she lifted the curtain and came in. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh, there is nothing more enjoyable than the little life you girls are living. I am envious just looking at it."
Zhu Xiu hurriedly got up to give up the tea and the seat.
Zhu Momo gave the old man a white look, and said with a sneer, "It's not easy for our mothers to be intimate, and you're here to antagonize me again."
Nanny Chen picked a piece of emerald jade bean cake and said with a smile: "I just heard from the door that a cage of quail was brought in from your village, so I rushed to worship the mountain. I can only open my mouth after worshiping the mountain. .”
Grandma Zhu happily said: "Here it is, so fast. You old man, your nose and ears are sharp. What about the cage, can you be missing?" After finishing speaking, she got up and went to the porter When I saw the person coming from Zhuangzi.
Nanny Chen hurriedly stopped him, and said: "Tell him to rest there to warm up for a while, I'm not just doing it for food, I also have business to do."
Madam Zhu wondered, "What's the business with one mouthful?"
"Before the Xue family invited the family members of this mansion to have a drink together, I thought: Although our girl is small, she should be a family, and she should also be the host, and invited the mistresses of this mansion together. It's over. I heard that in the first month, the mansion and Xue's family and some decent old servants have arranged banquets for guests. We only have a girl here, so there is no need to join in the fun. The girl also said that this matter is over in a few days , let’s have a good year in peace.”
Grandma Zhu frowned: "It's right to cook the banquet. It's just that we use the big kitchen here to cook the noodles? This big kitchen is getting more and more careless. The embroidery girl was discussing with me last night to find an opportunity. Let me tell Second Mistress Lian..."
Nanny Chen sneered and said, "I'm here to discuss this with you. According to me, it is very unnecessary to mention it to Grandma Lian. It may be useful to mention it to her, but it is limited. It is better for us to be our own, like Xue How about setting up a kitchen like at home?"
Grandma Zhu just laughed: "Of course that's good, but I'm afraid the mansion doesn't want it." If there is anything I want to eat or drink, I will be done using the big kitchen, so I don't need to waste my money.
"You listen to me, you still have to embroider girls to beat the side drums. This can be done in seventy-eight percent." Chen Nanny laughed, and said: "It was the quail delivery person in your village who reminded me. He first sent it to Zhimeilou. After the quail, come here again. He said that the back kitchen of Zhimei Building brought a few sturgeons. Isn’t it because of these fish that Xue’s family feasted earlier? He couldn't see the meals that our sister worked so hard to cook, and the maids in his room were so tired of taking care of him day and night that he couldn't see, but he boasted that his sister Bao and the fish had gone to the sky. It happened that we also It's an ingenious sect, not to mention that their kitchen is too cheap, even the old lady is fooling around..."
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When Daiyu treated the banquet, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Xing Wang both said that it was enough to invite the old lady to have fun with the children. Even Sister Feng couldn't find time because of her busy affairs in the twelfth lunar month.Daiyu had no choice but to send a few plates of dishes to each of the rooms that hadn't arrived, and even Jia Huan, Jia Lan, and Jia Cong were not left behind.The two masters also served filial piety dishes in the study outside.In terms of thoughtfulness, I am more and more happy that Jia's mother has nothing to do.
Because the old lady wants to have fun with her grandchildren today, she doesn't pay much attention to the rules of eating without talking. Now there is no Sister Feng gagging, so it is inevitable that all the maids in the room flatter and joke with each other, which makes Jiamu smile.
Daiyu was the host, and specially called Zhimeilou for a table.Zhimeilou, formerly known as Zhimeizhai, has been passed down from the former dynasty to the present for nearly a hundred years. It is a well-known restaurant in the capital. It used to be the best at Gusu cuisine. As a result, Zhimei Zhai has the reputation of "collecting the essence of northern and southern cuisines and gathering the essence of imperial cuisine and folk cuisine", surpassing Cuihua Building and Fengtai Building to become the first of the eight buildings in Beijing, so it was renamed Zhimei Building.There are hundreds of famous delicacies in Zhimeilou, and the noodles are even more expensive. They are most favored by princes, nobles and wealthy businessmen.
The good noodles on this table cost 36 taels of silver, and one of the "four fish dishes" is quite popular with Jia Mu. It is a four-flavored fish dish made of one fish. Fishy; sweet and sour tiles, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour; in the middle of the sauce, thick and mellow; fish fillets, rich in bad taste, and unusually tender.
Seeing that Jiamu used a lot, Yuanyang was afraid that she would be thirsty at night due to accumulated food, and would not sleep well: "It's rare that the old lady is in such a good mood, and Miss Lin is the host again, quickly ask the big kitchen to serve the fish porridge that the old lady praised last time." .”
Zhu Xiu smiled slightly, the big kitchen had already found out that the Lin family ordered the noodles from outside, and only thought that the porridge was eaten by the people in the Lin family's courtyard after the banquet.Judging from the past half a month, the porridge was either boiled or mushy. At this time, it was too late to make porridge, so the fish fillets could only be poured into the porridge and served after it was cooked.
"Since the old lady praised her last time, Miss Lin has been thinking about learning from Mrs. Xue's family to honor the old lady." Zijuan hurriedly joked, "Second Master Bao also misses the old lady with a bowl of fresh soup, really She is very filial. Miss Lin heard that the old lady likes this taste, so she hurriedly asked her aunt's house. It's just that the recipe of this porridge sounds very simple. Go to the good sturgeon fillets, just roll it up and down, why is it so delicious after making it?"
When Baoyu heard this, he hurriedly said: "What's so special about fish porridge? The strange thing is the sturgeon. I heard from my aunt that this sturgeon lives in the depths of the river. It has a very long life span and grows extremely fat. It’s heavier than a human, so it’s hard to come by. But this porridge only needs fish that is as long as the arm. If it’s overcooked, the meat is not tender enough, and if it’s too short, it’s not fat enough. Brother Xue happened to get two fish last time, and one was feasted by his aunt Let's all, I begged for a porridge and honored the old lady, and I haven't eaten it since then." Then he smiled at Daiyu and said, "My dear sister, I am also wanting to eat this porridge, where did you get it? Here? There are many, and I will honor my wife and aunt..."
Zhu Xiu didn't sound like it, so she hurriedly took the white porcelain bowl painted with gold from the little girl and put it in front of Jia Mu, and said with a smile, "It's impossible to cook a fish like that. People brought up the hot porridge and the wives."
Tanchun also laughed: "I think it's the second elder brother who wants to eat a few more bowls himself, afraid that we won't give it to him if we eat too much, and try to beg for mercy." Everyone who said that laughed.Daiyu was indifferent, only pursed her lips and smiled silently.Amber Musk Moon and the others are also busy serving up the fish porridge.
Everyone heard that the fish porridge was very famous, so they took a sip first, and they all praised: "It's really delicious, it's strange that the old lady likes it."
But after Baoyu tasted it twice, he said again: "Idiot, idiot! This porridge has been boiled, and the fish was wasted. It's a pity for Sister Lin's filial piety."
Jia Mu laughed and scolded: "This monkey is so good that he gets cheap. This is because your sister is filial to me. I eat very well, but you are the one to blame." All the sisters laughed at Baoyu who usually cooks gold and jade. It seems too fine.
After dinner and playing for a while, they all dispersed when Jia Mu was exhausted.
But he said that during the banquet Jia Baoyu's words were inappropriate several times, which really annoyed Daiyu, but he himself didn't realize it, and still sent a little girl to ask Sturgeon Arowana if there was anything superfluous at night, Xingyue stopped her and said: " When I was ordering noodles, I happened to see that Zhimeilou got this new fish, but only one fish was the right size for porridge, so I bought it at a high price for the big kitchen in the house to cook. If Second Master Bao wants this fish, he might as well send more people Go to Zhimeilou to inquire about it?"
The little girl went back to the landlord's courtyard and replied to Xiren. When Jia Baoyu heard Xiren say this, it was still a sin and a pity.
Anyone who knows a little about cooking in the room knows that it's not because the people on the stove are not skilled in craftsmanship, it's just that they watch people order dishes, and they don't pay attention to the instructions in Miss Lin's room.This fish porridge was originally very simple, but it was boiled, either because it was boiled quickly in a pot under cold water, or because the big kitchen took the leftover green rice and added water to cook it into porridge.On weekdays, everyone from the old lady to the big girl in the house loves to eat porridge. Thousands of times porridge has been cooked in the big kitchen, but no one can make a porridge like this if they put their heart into it .I don't know if the old lady suddenly got excited yesterday and accepted Miss Lin's invitation today, otherwise she would not dare to do so.It's just that the big kitchen neglected Ms. Lin, and I don't know how the old lady should deal with it.
Here, Mother Jia leaned on the back of the stone-green coin python, feeling a little uncomfortable. The love she showed for Daiyu in daily life was almost as good as Baoyu, but now in the mansion, Daiyu is light on Daiyu and Baochai is more important. It can be seen that the servants are more For the sake of flattering Mrs. Wang.Mother Jia thought about it for a while and then put it aside. It didn't count as a big fight for it, so she specially ordered Zhu Xiu: "Tomorrow pick two more unique ornaments and send them to Miss Lin, just say that I know her filial piety. Liang needs to be maintained carefully, not to be bothered."
After hearing this, Zhu Xiu knew that it was because the old lady didn't care much about Daiyu being neglected, and just rewarded her with something casually to wipe it off.I also thought that Nanny Chen really knew what the old lady wanted.She bowed her head in response and said: "Exactly. It's winter, it's a good time to take care of your body. Tomorrow, the old lady can also use some pear porridge with lily and lotus seeds. It can clear the heart and calm the nerves, nourish yin and moisten the lungs."
Mother Jia is old and frail, and she is very concerned about health preservation. When she heard this, she opened her eyes and said, "You are the most skilled person. If you need anything, just go and get it. Watch them boil it with silver hanging sticks in the tea room in the courtyard." Come." He said again: "The bird's nest with rock sugar boiled last year is still good." This refers to the time before accompanying Daiyu to the south last year.
Zhu Xiu poured the fried tangerine peel, red dates, and ginger tea, and said with a smile: "I ate so much soup last year, and the old lady only remembered this one. I'm sorry, I'm afraid that the old lady will eat it, so I tried to make it All those tricks are in vain.”
Yuanyang heard it from the side, nodded her forehead and smiled: "Don't say that the old lady doesn't remember, but we often fight by the side, watching you make so many tricks with wide eyes every day, but you go Ask and see who can remember it! It's a pity that this head doesn't look bigger than other people's."
Without saying a word, Jia Mu laughed so hard that she almost choked on the tea, and Yuanyang went up to pat her back in a panic. Jia Mu scolded with a smile, and said, "Today's tea is more spicy."
Zhu Xiu replied with a smile: "Miss Lin's filial piety today made the old lady very happy, but she used it a lot, just to prevent acid reflux from food accumulation. This is to fry red jujube meat, tangerine peel, and ginger with water, and it will be warm and smooth." Qi, invigorating the stomach and eliminating food. Because the old lady used a lot of freshwater fish, it is not compatible with hawthorn, so it is not suitable to eat the wolfberry hawthorn tea last time, this tangerine peel, red date and ginger tea is just right."
Yuanyang was speechless and said: "You are so particular, my good sister, let me eat the leftover tea dregs after frying."
After serving Jia Mu after finishing her tea, Zhu Xiu replied, "The rock sugar bird's nest that the old lady just said is indeed a good product for nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, but when I went to the big kitchen last month, I saw only blood swallows, so I reported it." Mama Qian, who came to the big kitchen, sent someone from the big kitchen to send a package of bird’s nest. I looked at it, but it was an ordinary white swallow, not an official bird’s nest, so I sent it back. I have ordered my own comprador money Six to buy it, I think it will be ready in a few days, old lady and wait."
Hearing this, Jia's mother immediately felt a little depressed, "These people in our family, because of your wife's kindness, are too indulgent. They always pretend to be good, and I don't know if I look at it."
"It's Laba in the past, and there are all kinds of rituals. The soles of the second grandmother's busy shoes are thinner. In the big kitchen, Mama Qian is an old man who is used to it. It will be fine when the second grandmother is free to type a few words, and she will help herself. The old lady cooks properly, I guarantee you will be satisfied, just watch it." Zhu Xiu didn't dare to discuss Mrs. Wang with Jia Mu, so she just diverted the conversation.
Earlier, there was a commotion in Daiyu's big kitchen, which made Baoyu almost ashamed.Now that she knew that the kitchen was weak and the hatchback was superimposed, Mother Jia only felt that the big kitchen in the mansion was deliberately neglecting the housekeeper, and she thought to herself: This Mrs. Qian is Mrs. Wang's dowry, and she is also Mrs. Wang's serious nanny. The mother-in-law's errand will inevitably hurt the face of Mrs. Wang and Baoyu; if I raise my hand and let it go, I'm afraid it will make this incident even more ruthless, and won't it be even more obedient to the upper court in the future?
After thinking for a while, she leaned on the pillow and asked: "Qian Liu in our courtyard is related to that Mrs. Qian?" Yuanyang used to know that Zhu Xiu didn't care about these in-laws in the mansion, so she thought for a while and said: " It's Mama Qian's nephew."
Jia's mother sneered: "It's weird, the money has never been calculated, and it's not easy to work as an errand. Let his family take it back and mediate for a few years. The comprador in our house, I saw that Yuanyang's brother has some experience, so I asked him to come. Let it go." Hearing this, Yuanyang hurriedly knelt down to kowtow to the old lady for her brother Jin Wenxiang.
Forget about Qian Liu's errands, Mother Jia still has some deficiencies, and said: "Their sisters are used to being weaker, and the big kitchen has to be tight with the masters and wives first. Seeing the cold wind and fresh air, I'm afraid they won't be able to stand it. I was afraid Adding another kitchen is more troublesome. Now I want to have the same division, adding here and subtracting there, it doesn’t take too much trouble. Anyway, Amber, go tell your second grandma and let her discuss it with your wife, old woman I want to add a small kitchen to their sisters, and ask them if they agree." Amber quickly took the order and went.
Hearing this, Zhu Xiu clapped his hands and smiled and said: "With the small kitchen, I can also show my talents to the old lady. The big kitchen is far away and crowded, and our tea room is narrow. I can't let me do my best. I got this new place." Son, cook a cup of bird's nest porridge for the old lady."
Yuanyang laughed and scolded: "Don't mention the bird's nest, it's all this porridge, which almost made the old lady angry. Your snow swallow and white swallow are like chanting scriptures, and the old monk will faint when he hears it."
All the girls glanced at me and said something, coaxing Mother Jia to laugh again, and said: "Girl Zhuxiu has always been very knowledgeable about this. The blood swallow she mentioned was only praised because of the scarcity of red bird's nest. In fact, the aroma and appearance are not as good as ordinary white swallows. The top grade of white swallows is undoubtedly official swallows, the second is Maoyan, and the third is grass swallows. Ordinary white swallows are only slightly better than Maoyan, far better than unofficial swallows. Well, our family has always only eaten official swallows, but now we can’t, it’s just that the compradors don’t do anything.”
Taking advantage of the excuse of setting up a small kitchen, Nanny Chen casually brought it out to Luo Cuiwu to set up a small dining room when she was chatting with Jia Mu, so that she could cook some Jiangnan flavor from time to time to give everyone a different taste.Baoyu and all the sisters were discussing that the small kitchen should not be made like a chef, but that it should be exquisite and different. Under this situation, Jia Mu had no choice but to agree.
In the big kitchen, Mama Qian was stretching the Lin family, wanting to get more benefits.Who would have thought that before the Lin family's clothes softened, another kitchen would be installed in the mansion, and what's more, the Lin family would start the fire themselves, so there was no need to look at the big kitchen.Mama Qian's heart hurts badly, how much money will be lost?
But Zhu Xiu privately said to her mother: "The big kitchen didn't dare to go too far, it was all because of me. The old lady asked the second master Bao to cook food, and she just cleaned up a kitchen to offend her. They, let them make things even more difficult..."
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were in a hurry and wanted to talk, especially Mrs. Wang, who said that Baoyu's offspring would be difficult, so she had to pin her hopes on gods and Buddhas.
The monk with a scarlet head seemed to have spent a lot of effort. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. He was already a monk with pickled meat. The sweat was so intense that the smell was really rare.Mrs. Wang was so far away that she got a headache from being smoked.
Jia's mother is still the same, so she prepares to thank the gift and invite the monk to have tea.The scarlet headed monk was already in a state of confusion, he just wanted to go back to the Great Barren Mountain to find the root cause, before Jia Mu and Mrs Wang could say anything, he had already gone out, and disappeared in a flash.
Jia Mu said, "A master." She hurriedly hung up the jade on Baoyu with her own hands.
Everyone thought that Wu Zou was talking about Jia Rui's situation that day, and they didn't take it seriously, but Mrs. Wang sent someone out to send a message to Li Gui, telling him to be careful.But they don't know that filth is filth, and the powder and fat marks are also filth, especially the latter, which will cause more harm over time.
Xue Baochai looked coldly at the monk with the scarlet head, and was very puzzled in his heart. He thought of the "monk with the scarlet head" who sent her to Haishanghe Jichen. Although the monk had treated her, he was too young at the time. I can't remember it for a long time, maybe my mother still remembers, but it happened suddenly today, and she is not here, so there is no way to prove it.
Baochai thought for a moment: If there is really one person, how can it be so coincidental that he has seen a doctor for himself, and now he comes to save Baoyu, so it is difficult to understand that there is really a fateful relationship between himself and Baoyu?For a while, I was in doubt: most of the people who have attained the Tao are hard to find in the fairy trail, and they don't care about ordinary things. How could they rush to save Baoyu? I usually heard about eminent monks saving people and enlightening them. Could it be that this monk is interested in it? Baoyu has the roots of wisdom, so you want to save him as a disciple? ... All kinds of thoughts are in a mess.
Just as he was thinking about it, a report came from outside: "Uncle Rui from the family's family was killed by a lame demon, and the second master Lian helped to report to the official, and the whole capital was chasing him. Who knew that demon So bold, he even dared to go to the door of the grandfather's house. Fortunately, the demon mirror he used to harm people has been burned... A deputy commander of Wucheng Bingmasi cut down the demon Tao, but this Taoist has some supernatural powers , or told him to run away... The yamen issued a sea arrest document, ordering all families in the capital to guard their doors tightly, and not let the monster take advantage of the loopholes."
When the sea arrest document with the picture of the crippled Taoist was stamped with the seal of the government office, the crippled Taoist who had managed to escape to Dahuangshan fell to the ground and cried out in great grief: "Years of cultivation will be ruined in one day! There is no hope of becoming an immortal... there is no hope!"
The scarlet-headed monk also looked weary, and said: "I regret that I should have listened to the words of the police, like tonight." Then he helped the Taoist up and persuaded: "Now that the dynasty is flourishing, and the official seal is bright and upright, if you Wu Jinkou rehabilitated Daoist Brother, fearing that before the police’s illusory calculations are completed, you and I have re-entered the six realms and reincarnated.”
The Taoist was horrified, "Sure enough, something went wrong with the psychic jade? Now your life and my path are all tied to this jade..."
The scarlet-headed monk was very tired, shook his head and said: "I don't know where the accident happened, there is a virtuous and benevolent person reborn here, and most of the fates intercepted by the police illusion have escaped. I only tried to comfort the psychic jade, but I saw I don't know who it is. Now that the official seal is so powerful, Dao brothers can no longer enter the city; besides, it is almost the first month, and the door will be replaced with a new Taofu door god, and it is difficult for me to enter..."
The Taoist fell to the ground, completely devoid of energy, and said wearily, "A virtuous person?... You and I rely on the psychic stone and try to steal the luck of the family. This should be a catastrophe. Heaven will cut me off!"
"Brother Dao, don't be discouraged for the time being. The Jia clan has gone from prosperity to decline. If the two of us don't take it, the luck will be scattered... Besides, the police have already targeted his family, the page she relies on." The book of life and death of scholars will also dissipate and return, and it bets everything on this Jiazi, it is not as good as you and me." In the last days of the famous family, it is easy to recruit monsters.All the miraculous things about the Jia family are due to the gradual decline of his family, which has no successors.
The Taoist sneered, "This Jinghuan is originally a peach demon, and peaches are supposed to ward off evil spirits. She doesn't follow the right path, uses Fengyue as the foundation, and cultivates the art of peach blossom miasma. Good fortune's "book of life and death" has long since been split by the divine lightning, and it's only pity that you and I made a wrong step, and we can't turn back."
The monk also smiled wryly, and tried to comfort him again: "Not necessarily, as long as the two of us can save the child from Jia's family, the psychic stone will form a teacher-student karma with us. It's easy for Tianyi Ze..."
In Rong's mansion, Jia's mother is instructing her servants, big and small, to do their best to take care of the door.Standing next to Hu Po, Zhu Xiu felt refreshed like never before. The scorching golden crow covered by thick clouds outside the window jumped out again, adding a touch of warmth to the winter afternoon.
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"The quails on our farm are about to come out of the cage again. This is the last crop of this year. I'll ask them to send a cage here." Mammy Zhu said happily to Zhu Xiu while looking at the account books on the farm.
"I am used to raising quails. It is better than raising chickens and ducks. It occupies a small space and can grow in just over a month. There are many wealthy households in the city, so it is easy to sell. Our quails are vigorous and fat. Very well, nowadays there is no need to ask people to sell it, and every restaurant and restaurant will come to order it. This year alone, I have earned nearly 600 taels of silver."
Zhu Xiu was sitting on the edge of the kang, embroidering a table screen with roosters crowing and peony flowers, preparing to present it to Jia Mu during the New Year.If you don't need to be so solemn in previous years, it's just that since last year, she is not actually a maid of the Rongguo Mansion, and Mother Jia doesn't know that she is free, but she shelters the name of a maid of Jiamu, so naturally she wants to Thank you for taking care of me.Besides, Mother Jia was actually very kind to the maids around her, and Zhu Xiu was also grateful for it.
"Mum, why didn't you say that when I started feeding this quail, it was so delicate, it would freeze to death when it was a little cold, and it would get sick when it was too hot, and a group of them would die when they got sick. There were no snakes on the village to eat it, but they were plagued by rats. How much did we pay to get in?" Fortunately, it was supported by the water nourished by the Cuihua pouch, otherwise Zhuangzi might not be able to raise it now.
Grandma Zhu also laughed, "Why don't you say that quails are brave. I remember that some cubs hatched with great difficulty, but the dogs raised in the village didn't watch them, and they ran to the side of the greenhouse, but they didn't go into the house. I was half scared to death." The two mothers were chatting, and Zhu Mama said, "Where did you embroider? Show me what you embroidered."
As soon as Zhu Xiu moved, the big raccoon cat who was sleeping soundly next to her let out a dissatisfied 'meow', her eyelids slightly lifted, and Zhu Xiu hurriedly put down the embroidery tension, and the ancestor smoothed its fur and scratched its chin, and waited for it to be comfortable. Dare to get up.
"Oh, this is really an ancestor." Zhu Mama said disgusted, but her feet had already approached, and she took out a small comb from the kang cabinet to comb the big cat's fur.
Zhu Xiu said with a smile: "I can't help it. I hired a bunch of small yellow croakers myself. The raccoon slaves we hired ourselves will naturally suffer." This raccoon cat is a big raccoon cat in the house. For the peanuts, the big raccoon doesn't care about raising them. Fortunately, there are so many women and maids in this mansion, and the litters have been picked up one after another to be raised in various courtyards.Zhu Xiu followed to join in the fun, and imitated the people of the Song Dynasty by carrying a bunch of small yellow croakers to hire a cat. The big raccoon was very cunning, and after eating Zhu Xiu's fish, he gave Zhu Xiu the most beautiful tabby in the litter. up.
Zhu Xiu didn't know if this raccoon cat was still the most handsome among the brothers and sisters, but it was definitely the heaviest, biggest and laziest one.It's also like the big raccoon that gave birth to it, and it's also very smart: Zhuxiu has formulated an insect repellent powder and put it in a purse with a big thumb belly for it to hang around its neck. The cat is not happy at first, and will change the powder later When the time comes, I will put it on meow meow meow coquettishly.
The two mothers teased each other for a while, and then Nanny Zhu went to look at the embroidery, and said with a smile: "This rooster is well embroidered, majestic. This peony is also good... The rocks in this place are better with jagged needles, and the corners are better embroidered." Use a needle."
Zhu Xiu changed it a bit, and it was really more interesting.Madam Zhu laughed and said, "Usually, few people embroidered this picture of 'Wealth and Fortune'. They are usually used on furniture, porcelain, or paper-cutting. Your embroidery is much more novel than the rich and noble peonies." .”
Zhu Xiuyin said with a smile: "I used to only embroider peonies. I heard the mandarin duck said that the old lady is a chicken, so I asked the comprador to search for two golden pheasants and scatter them in the garden. When it snows, I will ask the old lady to see 'Golden Pheasant in Snow'." Figure'. In this way, I put away the rich and noble peonies first, and changed it to this."
Mammy Zhu stroked her daughter's hair on the sideburns and exclaimed, "That's it, Nanny Chen didn't teach you in vain." Since they all have to be given away, it is naturally the best that suits her heart.
One reads the account book, the other embroiders, and there is a big fat cat on the kang.Grandma Chen saw this scene when she lifted the curtain and came in. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Oh, there is nothing more enjoyable than the little life you girls are living. I am envious just looking at it."
Zhu Xiu hurriedly got up to give up the tea and the seat.
Zhu Momo gave the old man a white look, and said with a sneer, "It's not easy for our mothers to be intimate, and you're here to antagonize me again."
Nanny Chen picked a piece of emerald jade bean cake and said with a smile: "I just heard from the door that a cage of quail was brought in from your village, so I rushed to worship the mountain. I can only open my mouth after worshiping the mountain. .”
Grandma Zhu happily said: "Here it is, so fast. You old man, your nose and ears are sharp. What about the cage, can you be missing?" After finishing speaking, she got up and went to the porter When I saw the person coming from Zhuangzi.
Nanny Chen hurriedly stopped him, and said: "Tell him to rest there to warm up for a while, I'm not just doing it for food, I also have business to do."
Madam Zhu wondered, "What's the business with one mouthful?"
"Before the Xue family invited the family members of this mansion to have a drink together, I thought: Although our girl is small, she should be a family, and she should also be the host, and invited the mistresses of this mansion together. It's over. I heard that in the first month, the mansion and Xue's family and some decent old servants have arranged banquets for guests. We only have a girl here, so there is no need to join in the fun. The girl also said that this matter is over in a few days , let’s have a good year in peace.”
Grandma Zhu frowned: "It's right to cook the banquet. It's just that we use the big kitchen here to cook the noodles? This big kitchen is getting more and more careless. The embroidery girl was discussing with me last night to find an opportunity. Let me tell Second Mistress Lian..."
Nanny Chen sneered and said, "I'm here to discuss this with you. According to me, it is very unnecessary to mention it to Grandma Lian. It may be useful to mention it to her, but it is limited. It is better for us to be our own, like Xue How about setting up a kitchen like at home?"
Grandma Zhu just laughed: "Of course that's good, but I'm afraid the mansion doesn't want it." If there is anything I want to eat or drink, I will be done using the big kitchen, so I don't need to waste my money.
"You listen to me, you still have to embroider girls to beat the side drums. This can be done in seventy-eight percent." Chen Nanny laughed, and said: "It was the quail delivery person in your village who reminded me. He first sent it to Zhimeilou. After the quail, come here again. He said that the back kitchen of Zhimei Building brought a few sturgeons. Isn’t it because of these fish that Xue’s family feasted earlier? He couldn't see the meals that our sister worked so hard to cook, and the maids in his room were so tired of taking care of him day and night that he couldn't see, but he boasted that his sister Bao and the fish had gone to the sky. It happened that we also It's an ingenious sect, not to mention that their kitchen is too cheap, even the old lady is fooling around..."
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When Daiyu treated the banquet, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Xing Wang both said that it was enough to invite the old lady to have fun with the children. Even Sister Feng couldn't find time because of her busy affairs in the twelfth lunar month.Daiyu had no choice but to send a few plates of dishes to each of the rooms that hadn't arrived, and even Jia Huan, Jia Lan, and Jia Cong were not left behind.The two masters also served filial piety dishes in the study outside.In terms of thoughtfulness, I am more and more happy that Jia's mother has nothing to do.
Because the old lady wants to have fun with her grandchildren today, she doesn't pay much attention to the rules of eating without talking. Now there is no Sister Feng gagging, so it is inevitable that all the maids in the room flatter and joke with each other, which makes Jiamu smile.
Daiyu was the host, and specially called Zhimeilou for a table.Zhimeilou, formerly known as Zhimeizhai, has been passed down from the former dynasty to the present for nearly a hundred years. It is a well-known restaurant in the capital. It used to be the best at Gusu cuisine. As a result, Zhimei Zhai has the reputation of "collecting the essence of northern and southern cuisines and gathering the essence of imperial cuisine and folk cuisine", surpassing Cuihua Building and Fengtai Building to become the first of the eight buildings in Beijing, so it was renamed Zhimei Building.There are hundreds of famous delicacies in Zhimeilou, and the noodles are even more expensive. They are most favored by princes, nobles and wealthy businessmen.
The good noodles on this table cost 36 taels of silver, and one of the "four fish dishes" is quite popular with Jia Mu. It is a four-flavored fish dish made of one fish. Fishy; sweet and sour tiles, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour; in the middle of the sauce, thick and mellow; fish fillets, rich in bad taste, and unusually tender.
Seeing that Jiamu used a lot, Yuanyang was afraid that she would be thirsty at night due to accumulated food, and would not sleep well: "It's rare that the old lady is in such a good mood, and Miss Lin is the host again, quickly ask the big kitchen to serve the fish porridge that the old lady praised last time." .”
Zhu Xiu smiled slightly, the big kitchen had already found out that the Lin family ordered the noodles from outside, and only thought that the porridge was eaten by the people in the Lin family's courtyard after the banquet.Judging from the past half a month, the porridge was either boiled or mushy. At this time, it was too late to make porridge, so the fish fillets could only be poured into the porridge and served after it was cooked.
"Since the old lady praised her last time, Miss Lin has been thinking about learning from Mrs. Xue's family to honor the old lady." Zijuan hurriedly joked, "Second Master Bao also misses the old lady with a bowl of fresh soup, really She is very filial. Miss Lin heard that the old lady likes this taste, so she hurriedly asked her aunt's house. It's just that the recipe of this porridge sounds very simple. Go to the good sturgeon fillets, just roll it up and down, why is it so delicious after making it?"
When Baoyu heard this, he hurriedly said: "What's so special about fish porridge? The strange thing is the sturgeon. I heard from my aunt that this sturgeon lives in the depths of the river. It has a very long life span and grows extremely fat. It’s heavier than a human, so it’s hard to come by. But this porridge only needs fish that is as long as the arm. If it’s overcooked, the meat is not tender enough, and if it’s too short, it’s not fat enough. Brother Xue happened to get two fish last time, and one was feasted by his aunt Let's all, I begged for a porridge and honored the old lady, and I haven't eaten it since then." Then he smiled at Daiyu and said, "My dear sister, I am also wanting to eat this porridge, where did you get it? Here? There are many, and I will honor my wife and aunt..."
Zhu Xiu didn't sound like it, so she hurriedly took the white porcelain bowl painted with gold from the little girl and put it in front of Jia Mu, and said with a smile, "It's impossible to cook a fish like that. People brought up the hot porridge and the wives."
Tanchun also laughed: "I think it's the second elder brother who wants to eat a few more bowls himself, afraid that we won't give it to him if we eat too much, and try to beg for mercy." Everyone who said that laughed.Daiyu was indifferent, only pursed her lips and smiled silently.Amber Musk Moon and the others are also busy serving up the fish porridge.
Everyone heard that the fish porridge was very famous, so they took a sip first, and they all praised: "It's really delicious, it's strange that the old lady likes it."
But after Baoyu tasted it twice, he said again: "Idiot, idiot! This porridge has been boiled, and the fish was wasted. It's a pity for Sister Lin's filial piety."
Jia Mu laughed and scolded: "This monkey is so good that he gets cheap. This is because your sister is filial to me. I eat very well, but you are the one to blame." All the sisters laughed at Baoyu who usually cooks gold and jade. It seems too fine.
After dinner and playing for a while, they all dispersed when Jia Mu was exhausted.
But he said that during the banquet Jia Baoyu's words were inappropriate several times, which really annoyed Daiyu, but he himself didn't realize it, and still sent a little girl to ask Sturgeon Arowana if there was anything superfluous at night, Xingyue stopped her and said: " When I was ordering noodles, I happened to see that Zhimeilou got this new fish, but only one fish was the right size for porridge, so I bought it at a high price for the big kitchen in the house to cook. If Second Master Bao wants this fish, he might as well send more people Go to Zhimeilou to inquire about it?"
The little girl went back to the landlord's courtyard and replied to Xiren. When Jia Baoyu heard Xiren say this, it was still a sin and a pity.
Anyone who knows a little about cooking in the room knows that it's not because the people on the stove are not skilled in craftsmanship, it's just that they watch people order dishes, and they don't pay attention to the instructions in Miss Lin's room.This fish porridge was originally very simple, but it was boiled, either because it was boiled quickly in a pot under cold water, or because the big kitchen took the leftover green rice and added water to cook it into porridge.On weekdays, everyone from the old lady to the big girl in the house loves to eat porridge. Thousands of times porridge has been cooked in the big kitchen, but no one can make a porridge like this if they put their heart into it .I don't know if the old lady suddenly got excited yesterday and accepted Miss Lin's invitation today, otherwise she would not dare to do so.It's just that the big kitchen neglected Ms. Lin, and I don't know how the old lady should deal with it.
Here, Mother Jia leaned on the back of the stone-green coin python, feeling a little uncomfortable. The love she showed for Daiyu in daily life was almost as good as Baoyu, but now in the mansion, Daiyu is light on Daiyu and Baochai is more important. It can be seen that the servants are more For the sake of flattering Mrs. Wang.Mother Jia thought about it for a while and then put it aside. It didn't count as a big fight for it, so she specially ordered Zhu Xiu: "Tomorrow pick two more unique ornaments and send them to Miss Lin, just say that I know her filial piety. Liang needs to be maintained carefully, not to be bothered."
After hearing this, Zhu Xiu knew that it was because the old lady didn't care much about Daiyu being neglected, and just rewarded her with something casually to wipe it off.I also thought that Nanny Chen really knew what the old lady wanted.She bowed her head in response and said: "Exactly. It's winter, it's a good time to take care of your body. Tomorrow, the old lady can also use some pear porridge with lily and lotus seeds. It can clear the heart and calm the nerves, nourish yin and moisten the lungs."
Mother Jia is old and frail, and she is very concerned about health preservation. When she heard this, she opened her eyes and said, "You are the most skilled person. If you need anything, just go and get it. Watch them boil it with silver hanging sticks in the tea room in the courtyard." Come." He said again: "The bird's nest with rock sugar boiled last year is still good." This refers to the time before accompanying Daiyu to the south last year.
Zhu Xiu poured the fried tangerine peel, red dates, and ginger tea, and said with a smile: "I ate so much soup last year, and the old lady only remembered this one. I'm sorry, I'm afraid that the old lady will eat it, so I tried to make it All those tricks are in vain.”
Yuanyang heard it from the side, nodded her forehead and smiled: "Don't say that the old lady doesn't remember, but we often fight by the side, watching you make so many tricks with wide eyes every day, but you go Ask and see who can remember it! It's a pity that this head doesn't look bigger than other people's."
Without saying a word, Jia Mu laughed so hard that she almost choked on the tea, and Yuanyang went up to pat her back in a panic. Jia Mu scolded with a smile, and said, "Today's tea is more spicy."
Zhu Xiu replied with a smile: "Miss Lin's filial piety today made the old lady very happy, but she used it a lot, just to prevent acid reflux from food accumulation. This is to fry red jujube meat, tangerine peel, and ginger with water, and it will be warm and smooth." Qi, invigorating the stomach and eliminating food. Because the old lady used a lot of freshwater fish, it is not compatible with hawthorn, so it is not suitable to eat the wolfberry hawthorn tea last time, this tangerine peel, red date and ginger tea is just right."
Yuanyang was speechless and said: "You are so particular, my good sister, let me eat the leftover tea dregs after frying."
After serving Jia Mu after finishing her tea, Zhu Xiu replied, "The rock sugar bird's nest that the old lady just said is indeed a good product for nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, but when I went to the big kitchen last month, I saw only blood swallows, so I reported it." Mama Qian, who came to the big kitchen, sent someone from the big kitchen to send a package of bird’s nest. I looked at it, but it was an ordinary white swallow, not an official bird’s nest, so I sent it back. I have ordered my own comprador money Six to buy it, I think it will be ready in a few days, old lady and wait."
Hearing this, Jia's mother immediately felt a little depressed, "These people in our family, because of your wife's kindness, are too indulgent. They always pretend to be good, and I don't know if I look at it."
"It's Laba in the past, and there are all kinds of rituals. The soles of the second grandmother's busy shoes are thinner. In the big kitchen, Mama Qian is an old man who is used to it. It will be fine when the second grandmother is free to type a few words, and she will help herself. The old lady cooks properly, I guarantee you will be satisfied, just watch it." Zhu Xiu didn't dare to discuss Mrs. Wang with Jia Mu, so she just diverted the conversation.
Earlier, there was a commotion in Daiyu's big kitchen, which made Baoyu almost ashamed.Now that she knew that the kitchen was weak and the hatchback was superimposed, Mother Jia only felt that the big kitchen in the mansion was deliberately neglecting the housekeeper, and she thought to herself: This Mrs. Qian is Mrs. Wang's dowry, and she is also Mrs. Wang's serious nanny. The mother-in-law's errand will inevitably hurt the face of Mrs. Wang and Baoyu; if I raise my hand and let it go, I'm afraid it will make this incident even more ruthless, and won't it be even more obedient to the upper court in the future?
After thinking for a while, she leaned on the pillow and asked: "Qian Liu in our courtyard is related to that Mrs. Qian?" Yuanyang used to know that Zhu Xiu didn't care about these in-laws in the mansion, so she thought for a while and said: " It's Mama Qian's nephew."
Jia's mother sneered: "It's weird, the money has never been calculated, and it's not easy to work as an errand. Let his family take it back and mediate for a few years. The comprador in our house, I saw that Yuanyang's brother has some experience, so I asked him to come. Let it go." Hearing this, Yuanyang hurriedly knelt down to kowtow to the old lady for her brother Jin Wenxiang.
Forget about Qian Liu's errands, Mother Jia still has some deficiencies, and said: "Their sisters are used to being weaker, and the big kitchen has to be tight with the masters and wives first. Seeing the cold wind and fresh air, I'm afraid they won't be able to stand it. I was afraid Adding another kitchen is more troublesome. Now I want to have the same division, adding here and subtracting there, it doesn’t take too much trouble. Anyway, Amber, go tell your second grandma and let her discuss it with your wife, old woman I want to add a small kitchen to their sisters, and ask them if they agree." Amber quickly took the order and went.
Hearing this, Zhu Xiu clapped his hands and smiled and said: "With the small kitchen, I can also show my talents to the old lady. The big kitchen is far away and crowded, and our tea room is narrow. I can't let me do my best. I got this new place." Son, cook a cup of bird's nest porridge for the old lady."
Yuanyang laughed and scolded: "Don't mention the bird's nest, it's all this porridge, which almost made the old lady angry. Your snow swallow and white swallow are like chanting scriptures, and the old monk will faint when he hears it."
All the girls glanced at me and said something, coaxing Mother Jia to laugh again, and said: "Girl Zhuxiu has always been very knowledgeable about this. The blood swallow she mentioned was only praised because of the scarcity of red bird's nest. In fact, the aroma and appearance are not as good as ordinary white swallows. The top grade of white swallows is undoubtedly official swallows, the second is Maoyan, and the third is grass swallows. Ordinary white swallows are only slightly better than Maoyan, far better than unofficial swallows. Well, our family has always only eaten official swallows, but now we can’t, it’s just that the compradors don’t do anything.”
Taking advantage of the excuse of setting up a small kitchen, Nanny Chen casually brought it out to Luo Cuiwu to set up a small dining room when she was chatting with Jia Mu, so that she could cook some Jiangnan flavor from time to time to give everyone a different taste.Baoyu and all the sisters were discussing that the small kitchen should not be made like a chef, but that it should be exquisite and different. Under this situation, Jia Mu had no choice but to agree.
In the big kitchen, Mama Qian was stretching the Lin family, wanting to get more benefits.Who would have thought that before the Lin family's clothes softened, another kitchen would be installed in the mansion, and what's more, the Lin family would start the fire themselves, so there was no need to look at the big kitchen.Mama Qian's heart hurts badly, how much money will be lost?
But Zhu Xiu privately said to her mother: "The big kitchen didn't dare to go too far, it was all because of me. The old lady asked the second master Bao to cook food, and she just cleaned up a kitchen to offend her. They, let them make things even more difficult..."
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