Grandma Zhang looked disbelieving, but she saw that Xiumei, who was getting out of the car to buy something, had already taken out two taels of silver and gave it to the old man selling seafood.

Then, without waiting for help from the accompanying guards, Xiumei carried the basket of seafood to the carriage by herself.

After being stunned for a long time, Nanny Zhang guessed that Wei Ruo's money was probably among the gifts given to Wei Ruo by the old man from the capital two days ago.

I muttered in my heart, even if I got the money from the old lady, I can't spend it like this. I really don't know how to manage a house.

After returning to Tingsong Garden, Xiumei moved the baskets of seafood into Tingsong Garden.

"Meimei, how about..." Wei Ruo's eyes lit up as he looked at the baskets of seafood.

"Miss, do you want to eat hot pot?" Xiumei immediately saw through Wei Ruo's thoughts.

"Hmm, Meimei, you really understand me!" She didn't even say anything yet! Meimei guessed everything!

"Miss, it's hard for me to guess what you are thinking about other things, but in this matter, as long as you look at me, I will immediately know what you want to do."

"Well, let's pick out some of it to make seafood hot pot, and we'll dry the rest to make dry goods after processing."

Spicy pot bottom, seafood ingredients, just thinking about this pot makes Wei Ruo move his index finger.

"But Miss, have you forgotten that we don't have a kitchen or a pot now, so we can't make hot pot."

"Isn't there a small kitchen in Yingzhuyuan next door? Maybe you can borrow it," Wei Ruo said.

"That's right! There is a small kitchen next door!" Xiumei suddenly realized something after saying this, "Miss, is this the reason why you keep sending soy sauce to the second young master to build a good relationship?"

"Ah? Is there any? How can I be? Am I such a person?" Wei Ruo felt guilty.

Xiumei nodded.

Miss, you are definitely such a person!

"Ahem, that's not important. What's important is that there is a place to cook hot pot and a small stove. Meimei, prepare it and get all the ingredients. Let's go next door to cook hot pot."

"Then I'll go look in the room to see how much of the spices you made before, Miss."

Xiumei turned around and entered the wing room used by Wei Ruo as a warehouse.

When I came back, I had a white cloth bag in my hand.

There were no chili peppers in this era, and many spices were not available. Wei Ruona's taste buds that had been nourished by spices occasionally missed those exciting flavors, so she collected all kinds of spices that could be collected in this era.

Mix these spices such as Sichuan peppercorns, Cornus officinalis, Fuliu Vine, cinnamon, and mustard, and experiment with the ratios repeatedly to arrive at the spice seasoning package that best suits Wei Ruo's liking.

After Wei Ruo mixed them, he packed them in cloth bags and took out one bag when needed.

"There is only the last spice bag left. I used it this time. Next time, miss, if you want to eat it again, you have to find a way to get those spices together again."

When Xiumei brought back the spice bag, she also brought back some not-so-good news.

Those spices are not that easy to get, Wei Ruo also spent a lot of effort to get them together before.

Wei Ruo nodded: "When things become more stable, I will not only get spices, but also some medicinal materials."

Then Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to stay in Tingsong Garden to handle the ingredients, and he went to knock on the door of Yingzhu Garden.

The courtyard door opened, and Xiaobei, the servant, asked in surprise: "Miss, what's the matter?"

"I'd like to borrow your small kitchen, and in return, I'll treat you to seafood hotpot! My Mei Mei is a very good cook, so I guarantee you won't lose money!"

"Miss...I can't make up my mind about this. I have to ask the young master."

"Then go and ask your young master."

"Okay, miss, please wait a moment, I'll go and ask."

Xiaobei turned around and went to the courtyard.

Wei Ruo poked his head in and looked inside. Just like the last time he came here, Wei Jin was still sitting in the octagonal pavilion reading. He seemed to like sitting in the courtyard and reading.

From a distance, Wei Ruo couldn't hear the conversation between him and Xiaobei, but he could see that his face darkened after Xiaobei said something, and then he raised his head and looked in the direction of the door, his eyes meeting Wei Ruo's.

Right.

Wei Ruo grinned back and extended his hand to say hello to Wei Jinyi.

When she smiled, Wei Jinyi's face turned darker.

What's wrong? Is her smile not kind enough? She thinks she looks pretty good when she smiles. Meimei says she looks pretty when she smiles!

I don’t know what Wei Jinyi said to Xiaobei. Xiaobei came over with a look of embarrassment and said: "Miss, the young master said that if you have anything to eat, just ask the big kitchen to cook it. We have a small kitchen."

My son is young and doesn’t have any good ingredients, so it’s really not suitable.”

"I bring my own ingredients and seasonings. I don't need yours. You just need to provide me with a place to cook them. The big kitchen is not convenient. It will take me a long time to cook."

Xiaobei looked embarrassed: "But the eldest lady..."

"Please, please."

"But the young master..." Xiaobei turned to look in the direction of Wei Jinyi. How could he make the decision? The young master asked him to refuse, but he did not dare to offend the eldest lady.

"I'll go talk to your young master myself!"

Seeing the problem, Wei Ruo bypassed Xiaobei and went straight to the Bajiao Pavilion.

"Second brother!"

The sound of "Second Brother" made Wei Jinyi frown immediately.

"Second brother, let me borrow your small kitchen. We will cook seafood hot pot and you will eat it together. I promise it will taste very good!"

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, her eyes flashing, full of expectation.

After a while, Wei Jin also compromised and said, "It's up to you."

"Thank you!" Wei Ruo thanked him happily, and then ran back to Tingsongyuan.

Xiaobei walked back to Wei Jinyi and whispered: "Master, the eldest lady is really different from other people in the house..."

Everyone else in the house was afraid of their young master, but the eldest lady was lucky. Last time she brought soy sauce, but this time it was even more strange. She said she wanted to come to their small kitchen to cook hot pot...

"Let her be. She looks like this and you won't be able to explain it to her."

Wei Jin also doesn't like to waste words with others, but when Wei Ruo first came to the Wei family, he didn't understand many things, and he didn't do things according to common sense. There were many things that he couldn't explain to her for a while.

After a while, Wei Jinyi saw Wei Ruo and his maid entering his yard.

The master and servant carried a bunch of things into the small kitchen, carrying large bags and small plates.

In the small kitchen, Xiumei was in charge of cooking, and Wei Ruo was helping to light the fire.

When the pot is hot, add lard. After the milky white lard melts, pour the spice package prepared by Wei Ruo into it.

The smell of spices is very overbearing. After being stimulated by hot oil, it suddenly fills the entire small kitchen and spreads into the yard.

"Master, what is this smell? Why does it smell so good?" Xiao Bei sniffed again and again to confirm that it was a smell he had never smelled before.

"Practice ink."

Wei Jin also had no expression on his face.

Xiaobei quickly regained consciousness and continued to grind Wei Jinyi.

Wei Ruo ran out of the kitchen and ran to Wei Jinyi, asking: "Second brother, I think the pale bamboo shoots in your yard are growing very well. Why don't you let me break off a few and cut them into pieces?"

Let’s cook it in the hot pot and eat it?”
Chapter completed!