Fourth Master's Little Cook

At noon, Fourth Master and his party returned to Baylor Mansion. Ye Xue had eaten a lot of snacks in the carriage, and went directly to take a nap after returning to the Nuan Pavilion.In Ye Xue's heart, the Nuan Pavilion is her home. She has lived here for dozens of days, and she has already developed a sense of nostalgia. The two days of living freely in the farm made her miss everything here even more.

This time, Ye Xue slept in a dark sleep and didn't wake up until it was dark. Just as she was wondering why the room was so dark, Fushun knocked on the door and said, "Sister Ye, I brought the dinner, you have to come out have you eaten?"

"Is it evening already? I'll be right out."

Ye Xue didn't expect that she had slept for so long during this afternoon nap. She dressed as quickly as possible, then opened the door and went to the main room.Little Dengzi couldn't see anyone, and he didn't know where he went, while Fushun was taking the vegetables out of the food box and setting the dining table.

Ye Xue sat down at the table, and the first thing she thought of was fourth master. Although fourth master said to let her go back and have a good rest, doesn't he have to serve dinner by herself?Ye Xue felt a faint sense of loss in her heart. She looked at Fushun with a little hope and asked, "Did Fourth Master not send someone over to ask me to serve dinner?"

Fushun shook his head: "Fourth Master didn't send anyone to the Nuan Pavilion, presumably he wanted Sister Ye to have a good rest."

When Ye Xue was sleeping soundly, the fourth master actually came to visit once, but he told Fushun not to tell Ye Xue about this, because he had already promised Fu Jin to have dinner with her at night, so Ye Xue naturally didn't have to go to the study to serve her. up.

Ye Xue didn't doubt Fushun's words. After sleeping for so long, she didn't have any appetite, so she ate something hastily and went back to her room.Since Xiaobao told her to be careful with Fushun, she also reduced the time she spent chatting with Fushun, but the night was long, and it was boring to stay alone in the room.

Ye Xue opened the window to look at the stars, but the wind outside almost blew her hair away, so Ye Xue had no choice but to close the window and flip through the storybook.Seeing a line of poems in the storybook, Ye Xue suddenly thought of the book of poems she saw in the fourth master's room earlier, and immediately had something to do.

In the flickering candlelight, Ye Xue held a brush and slowly wrote the verses that could come to mind in her mind. Her handwriting gradually appeared on the spread rice paper. The first line was "After all, West Lake is in June", and the second line It is "how many buildings are in the mist and rain", and the third sentence is "the green shade does not diminish the time to come"...

Recalling the ancient poems she recited in primary and middle school, Ye Xue felt like she was searching for treasures in her memory. After she had written down the poems she thought of on half a sheet of paper, Ye Xue put down her brush and couldn't help laughing.

The ink stains were gradually dried, Ye Xue shrunk the paper and put it in the dark compartment under her dowry, and went to sleep contentedly.

***

The days quietly entered November, Fourth Master's fractured right hand finally healed, and he regained his freedom of movement.And the wound on Ye Xue's forehead also healed, without leaving any scars.

Ye Xue exposed her forehead when she was doing her makeup, and said to her forehead in the mirror: "Today I can finally let you out to meet the sun, you have to protect yourself so you don't get hurt again."

"Hmm! Sister Xue, don't worry, I will protect myself!" After saying a word, Ye Xue answered herself on the forehead again, her mood was brighter than the sunshine outside.

It is said that you only know how to cherish it when you lose it. Ye Xue lost her memory once, but she knows the importance of her head. A slight fall may make people stupid, and it will leave marks on her face. I don't dare to make fun of my own life anymore.

Fourth Master returned to the days of going to court before dawn, and Ye Xue also returned to a life where she only had to cook dinner.Everything seemed to be back to the past, but both Fourth Master and Ye Xue knew that everything was different from before.

In the dining room in the afternoon, Ye Xue cut the pickled dried sour bamboo shoots into thin shreds amidst the crisp sound of tuk tuk. The sour taste came down.After Ye Xue shredded the bamboo shoots, she began to slice the chicken breast.

Gao Xiaobao watched Ye Xuelian's chicken breast movements, and felt that no matter how much he practiced, he might not be able to master her knife skills.The kitchen knife seemed to have a life of its own in her hands, and the chicken breast was easily sliced ​​into slices as thin as a cicada's wings. Each piece of chicken breast had a little chicken skin on it, and was thrown into it by Ye Xue along with the rhythm. in the pot.

The broth in the pot has been boiled, and the chicken breast turns milky white as soon as it rolls in the bubbling soup, allowing people to feel its aroma through bursts of heat.

All the seasonings were thrown into the pot, and Ye Xue finally poured the shredded sour bamboo shoots down, and then skimmed off the foam that appeared in the soup.The aroma of this sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup, Gao Xiaobao felt that just smelling it was already very satisfying, and he didn't know what it would taste like in his mouth, but it was a pity that Ye Xue cooked it for the fourth master, so he could only live with it Eye blessing to meet the needs of the nose.

"What else is Sister Xue planning to do, do you want me to help?"

The dining room is divided into several areas. Here Ye Xue has eunuchs who help her wash and serve dishes and light the fire. However, Ye Xue doesn't order them often, most of the time she does it by herself.Gao Xiaobao had time today to watch Ye Xue cook, of course he also wanted to help her, but he had no chance to help with the dish just now.

"Then help me pick off these plum blossoms one by one and rinse them with clean water?"

Ye Xue pointed to the red plum blossoms she had just picked in the afternoon, and Gao Xiaobao cheerfully went to pick the petals and wash them, but he found that washing the petals was not that simple, the petals of plum blossoms were not that big, so he had to be careful with each petal. Fortunately, Ye Xue didn't pick many flowers, otherwise she might have finished cooking a fish and his petals haven't been finished yet.

When Gao Xiaobao finished handling the plum blossom petals, Ye Xue's fish pieces had already been put into the pot, and the air was filled with the scent of prickly ash mixed with chili peppers. Soon, Ye Xue poured another bowl of water into the pot, but Gao Xiaobao was very nervous. It soon became apparent that it was not water, but wine.

"Did you burn this fish with wine?"

Gao Xiaobao didn't expect Ye Xue to use wine instead of water for cooking today, but he wasn't curious where Ye Xue's idea came from, he was curious about what kind of wine Ye Xue poured into the pot, it smelled strange.

"Well, fourth master said he wanted to drink plum wine, but I don't know how to make it, so I came up with this idea."

The taste of plum wine is very light, which can not only remove the fishy smell, but also bring a different fragrance to this dish.After the fish tasted good, Ye Xue put the fish pieces and soup on the plate, and then decorated the plum petals to form a beautiful flower shape.This kind of cooking pays attention to the complete color, fragrance, taste, and the degree of pleasure that a dish brings to people in the end, and the presentation is also very important.

Seeing Ye Xue's attentive and attentive appearance, Gao Xiaobao couldn't help but said, "Fourth Master will definitely feel Sister Xue's heart when he sees this dish."

From Gao Xiaobao's point of view, Ye Xue remembered Fourth Master's words so firmly, it was obvious that his heart had been taken away by him.At the end of last month, Fourth Master took her to the farm in the suburbs of Beijing. Something must have happened between the two of them. After Ye Xue came back, Xiaobao obviously felt that the way she looked at Fourth Master was a little different.It's just that fourth master didn't pierce the window paper for so long, which made him a little puzzled.

When fourth master returned to the mansion, he didn't come back alone, brother thirteen also came with him.When the dinner was ready, the fourth master asked all the waiters to go down except Ye Xue, raised his glass and said to Elder Brother Thirteen: "Finally, I can drink, I have been suffocating for a while, today you have to drink!" Come have a drink with me!"

"Okay, that's exactly what I mean, I haven't had a drink for a long time, do it!" Brother Thirteen drank all the wine in his glass, very boldly.Fourth Master also drank the wine in one gulp. After Ye Xue filled it up for Fourth Master, she went to Elder Brother Thirteen to help him fill it up too.

"Axue went to get a pair of bowls and chopsticks and sat next to me. Thirteenth brother is not an outsider. I didn't ask you to stay here to wait on me."

The fourth master couldn't see Ye Xue rushing in, so he quickly asked her to sit down and eat together. After all, in his opinion, one is his beloved woman, and the other is his dearest brother. It would be great for the three of them to drink and eat together .

Ye Xue listened to Fourth Master's words, and subconsciously glanced at Thirteenth Elder Brother. Seeing Thirteenth Elder Brother drank another glass of wine, Ye Xue felt that he should have no objection to Fourth Master's words. After taking the bowl and chopsticks, Ye Xue He sat down beside fourth master.

"Did you cook this fish?" After Ye Xue sat down, Fourth Master's attention quickly turned to the dinner.Guessing which dish is made by Ye Xue every day is also one of his great pleasures. He didn't notice the sour bamboo shoot and chicken skin soup. As soon as the master saw the arrangement, he knew it was Ye Xue's handicraft.

"Didn't Fourth Master talk about plum wine that day? I used plum wine when I made this dish. Fourth Master should try it to see how it tastes."

Ye Xue didn't give a damn, she smiled and talked about her thoughts when making this dish.Fourth Master took a piece of fish and imported it. The faint aroma of wine diffused in his mouth, accompanied by the faint scent of red plums, making one intoxicated.Thinking of Ye Xue's slender hands when she picked the red plums that day, Fourth Master looked at Ye Xue with tenderness in his eyes.

After making a decision on the way back from the farm that day, Fourth Master treated Ye Xue more tenderly. He suddenly realized that some things could be simple, but he had always thought too complicated.If Ye Xue in this life has always brought him happiness and sweetness, why should he be entangled in the past?After all, the future is now in his hands.

Fourth master touched Ye Xue's forehead, it was smooth and fair, and there was no sign of any injuries.The wound on the forehead can heal, why not the wound on the heart?The fourth master withdrew his hand, smiled at the thirteenth elder brother: "Thirteenth brother also try it, Ah Xue's craftsmanship is extraordinary, I guarantee you will be full of praise after eating it."

Brother Thirteen quickly tasted a piece of fish, the delicious taste made him startled, he didn't expect Ye Xue's cooking skills to be so good, even better than the dishes in the Imperial Dining Room.After sincerely praising her, Elder Thirteen raised his glass and said, "For Miss Ye's excellent craftsmanship, I want to have a toast with Fourth Brother."

After the fourth master had a drink, he couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, Thirteenth Brother is really addicted to alcohol, Axue, otherwise, why don't you pour a glass to pay respects to Thirteenth Brother?"