The oiran woman raised her lips and said disapprovingly: "Where are you thinking? Zuo is just accompanying my wife to have a reunion dinner together. If you are free then, there is nothing wrong with coming. I am also worried that if I invited you earlier, As a result, I was cut off by others, which made me lose face."
As he said that, the door opened and closed, letting in the slightest bit of cool breeze. It was Feiyun who brought lunch in. Shen Yuan waved and ordered the little maids to prepare the meal. Then he said to Feiyun: "Go to the front to find Mother Zhao and invite her." Go upstairs and clean a flower room. There will be a banquet in the evening. Then call Xiaoju and tell her to go to the front to look for the shade of the willow canal. Ask the bartender to open two jars of lotus white and send it upstairs to the water in the evening. Also, make new ones at the beginning of the month. Please remember to bring a jar of wine when you come back and put it in our small kitchen."
Feiyun wrote down everything one by one, arranged the dishes, asked the two girls to take their seats, and then left. Qiu Xiao still slept well, rolled up her sleeves, took the cloud-headed copper spoon and added soup to the Oiran's dishes: "Look at Feiyun's craftsmanship It's getting better and better. In addition to serving my sister's daily life, I also have to take care of the small kitchen. It's a holiday today and it's rare to have a cook to help. The young lady is not even allowed to take a breath, and she sends others to make so many arrangements."
The lid of the blue and white mandarin duck cup was opened, and the hot aroma of bamboo fungus soup steamed out, accompanied by the fresh and plump mandarin fish, which made people's index fingers move. Shen Yuan scooped up the spoon, not bothering to argue with Qiu Xiao: "I know. Well, you are joking. If you are a bit more irritable, I will definitely invite you out. Mandarin fish are rare in winter, so just sit down."
Qiu Xiao smiled and thanked her, folded her skirt and sat beside her: "I clearly remember that my sister doesn't like mushrooms, so why did Feiyun cook this dish?"
"Only use the fresh flavor to make soup. It doesn't interfere with anything. Just pick it out." The oiran was indifferent. He changed his chopsticks to pick up a honey mushroom and said, "This is not made by Feiyun. It's the skill of the cook. I can't help you. Remember what I don’t like, the mushrooms we cooked today are pretty good, you can try them too.”
"Oh, my slave is late. The two girls have already eaten." Feiyue pushed open the door and walked in, holding an oil paper bag tied with red thread: "Miss, don't be offended. It was an unlucky time to go. Baiguo Honey Cake Just when they were sold out, the master of Guixingzhai said that it would take more than half an hour to wait for the next batch. I took it upon myself to replace the red bean glutinous rice cake and the salt water corner. The girl will try it and see if she likes it."
The snacks in Mojing are very sweet. The ancestors of Guixing Zhai came from the south and made salty snacks with a unique flavor. The oiran and Qiu Xiao put down their chopsticks and each took a piece. They both thought it was very good.
Qiu Xiao took the snacks in one hand and held the handkerchief in the other hand to carry it carefully. For fear of staining her clothes, she pursed her lips and couldn't help praising: "I usually use glutinous rice to make cakes, and I always eat them sweet and soft, but I don't want to wrap them in diced meat." It’s so delicious too.”
"Fei Yue has a heart. She came to the capital all the time. It's rare to see any salt water corner that is cooked authentically." The oiran lady took out her handkerchief and wiped the oily stars on her fingertips. "Even though I have a sweet tooth, I occasionally want to change it." Change the taste.”
"This servant is just guessing what the girl likes. I didn't know that his family had this before. When I lived in Qifeng, our family didn't make many salty snacks, but the girl never said she didn't like it. This time I met her. , I just wanted to buy it and ask the girl to taste it." Feiyue said humbly.
Desserts are easy to accumulate, but Shen Yuan just tasted them briefly and said, "You don't need to serve me here. I'll send a portion of the Salt Water Corner to Madam. If we all like it, we can frequent it in the future, or ask Sister-in-law He and the others to learn from it."
Feiyue left in response, and the two women sitting on the table resumed their chopsticks. Qiu Xiao stood up and served the oiran with dishes. Just as he was about to ask if the braised braised braised pork with sour fern was good, and if he wanted to use more, he heard the lady beside him comment to himself: "Actually, what Guixingzhai sells are all ordinary styles. They are just handmade, and they are willing to pay attention to the materials and time, so the taste is better than that of other stores. In fact, if you are willing to put in these efforts, your family will be better. When you make it with your own hands and eat it in your mouth, it tastes excellent."
Qiu Xiao nodded: "Seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. If these things are not in your mouth, you will feel miserable. I remember that I used to be more leisurely and always liked to cook by myself. My sister and my wife were also willing to give me face." , I just feel happy.”
"Your craftsmanship is very good, and your mind is clear and quick. If you are really determined to stay in the building in the future, you can either take over from Mother Zhao, or you can go to the backyard and I will let you take charge of the stove." Shen Yuan stopped the spoon and lifted it. Jaw: "Qiu'er, help me get another bowl of soup. If you listen to me, don't go out in the afternoon. Stay in my yard and practice pipa with me."
There were only two little girls left in the room. They were waiting to the left and right of the door and could not get in. Outside the room, you could hear footsteps coming and going, as well as women talking. It was not difficult to tell that they were the two maids of the courtesan and Xiaoju. With Shuizhi.
Qiu Xiao served the soup as she was told, but was only willing to serve half the bowl. She wiped the rim of the bowl carefully and brought it to the oiran with both hands. A smile was written all over her face: "It's just a matter of practicing pipa. I heard that Madam is afraid The young lady refused to take the medicine, so she specifically asked Sister Shui Zhi to take over. Is it me that the young lady wants to keep, or my plate of sweetened candied walnuts that are sweetened by the medicine?"
"Really..." Shen Yuan deliberately took Qiao and refused to move his chopsticks with a straight face: "You keep calling me miss. I think you are more like miss than me. The medicinal soup is so bitter, you will know how powerful it is after you taste it; You won't even refill the bowl of soup, I really can't help you."
"How dare Qiu'er," Qiu Xiao said with a smile, and took the initiative to move her seat and ask the two of them to get closer, "The sweet-scented osmanthus fish soup is delicious, but it's only noon, and my sister won't be able to escape from taking medicine later, so she'd better take more seriously." Eat food to cushion your stomach, don’t hurt your intestines and stomach.”
Unable to wait for the oiran to be pretentious any more, Shui Zhi had already knocked on the door and said that the soup for the day had been prepared and he was sitting on the stove in the small kitchen: "Miss, please forgive me, the lady in front of me has other instructions, so I have to leave first. Please ask Sister Feiyue to take care of the medicine. Madam also wants a slave to take care of her. Please make sure you take the medicine on time and put your own health first."
At this point, the oiran was not angry and laughed, so he calmly came down and said, "What are you afraid of? Come on, Qiu'er, stop fooling around and have a good meal with me. The sugar-flavored walnuts are troublesome, forget it, you'd better wait. Go down to the Qin Pavilion, take a look at Xu Jinshu, and tell me when you come back."
"Miss Xu?" Qiu Xiao was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Sister, I'm worried...I understand, I'll go immediately after dinner. But sister, it's been many days, I'm afraid that even a simple-minded person should I felt something was wrong."
The oiran was about to speak when Feiyun and Feiyue came in together. Feiyun stepped forward and lowered her hands to reply to her master: "Girl, everything has been arranged. Master Liu said that it is not good to put the wine in the stove for fear of it going sour, so I just put it away." Put it under the window and pick it up when you need it at night."
"I got it." Shen Yuan signaled the maid to prepare dishes for Qiu Xiao. He stopped his spoon, picked up a chopstick and put lotus vegetables on the small plate: "You are right, but just like this, we can't pretend to be confused anymore." This chapter has been completed!