Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Chapter 111

It was early autumn, and after a light rain, the weather suddenly became cold. Yesterday I was wearing a thin shirt and felt hot and dry, so I had to add a single shirt today.Many people couldn't adapt to the sudden changes in the weather for a while, and they had already caught a cold.Daiyu’s room was fine, only two little girls caught cold, Zijuan went back to Daiyu and asked them to go out to recuperate and come back. Before they could move out, Daiyu gave them a bowl of sugar-steamed crisp cheese , it will be fine after eating.

Everyone said that the two maids suddenly recovered because of Daiyu's blessing, but they didn't know that what really worked was the drop of spiritual spring water that Daiyu put in the sugar-steamed crispy cheese.

The maids who served Daiyu personally could often eat meals and snacks offered by Daiyu.Many of these meals and snacks were leftovers that Daiyu couldn't finish, and most of them were added with Lingquan water, so those girls would not get sick.The little girl can get very little, not everyone can have it, Daiyu didn't expect this level.When the two maids left, Daiyu specially rewarded the little maids in her room with a lot of food.

After breakfast that day, Daiyu was sitting in the pavilion beside the lotus pond, wrapped in a pomegranate-red twig-flower cut silk cloak, looking at the remnants of the lotus in the pond.

Xueyan stepped forward and put a small box on the marble table next to it. The box contained melon seeds, almonds, walnuts, candied fruit, etc. She was afraid that Daiyu would be boring sitting alone, so she made it on purpose. Some snacks, right to relieve boredom.

Daiyu only looked back at Xueyan, and said with a smile, "Why have I taken so much? I can't finish it." Then she turned her head, still staring at the lotus pond.

Xueyan smiled and said, "I don't know which one the girl wants to eat, so I just brought them all, and the girl picks up what she likes and uses it." After setting up the box and fruit plate, she followed Daiyu's eyes curiously, and there was a piece of fruit in the pond. Withered, dead branches intertwined on the water surface, large areas of withered and yellow lotus leaves and lotus pods curled up together, and it was even hard to tell which lotus leaves were from which lotus pods.

Xueyan couldn't help muttering: "What's so good about a pool of residual lotus. If it is midsummer, the pool will be full of red and white lotus flowers, reflecting the green lotus leaves, especially after the rain in the morning, when the water droplets on the lotus leaves have not When it is completely dispersed, it rolls around on the leaves crystal clear, which is really beautiful."

Daiyu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You girl, you only know that vigor and greenness is beauty, but you don't know that incompleteness is also a kind of beauty. The luxuriant lotus in midsummer is lotus, and the ruined lotus in autumn is also lotus. The beauty of residual lotus lies in its charm, which is better than that in midsummer. The lotus is even more beautiful. You don’t read much on weekdays, so it’s no wonder you don’t know it. I only like one line in Li Yishan’s poems, "Leave the lotus to listen to the sound of the rain". , it is depressing."

Xueyan said: "Hearing what the girl said, it's true that the slaves also feel that the remnants of the lotus are getting better, and the lotus pods in autumn are more delicious."

Daiyu picked out a candied fruit and was about to put it in her mouth, when she heard the unsightly words behind her, she couldn't help but paused, and said with a smile: "Xueyan, if you don't talk, no one will think you are dumb!"

Xueyan also teased, really covered her mouth, looked at Daiyu innocently with wide eyes, and expressed with practical actions that she would never talk nonsense again.

Daiyu ate a few pieces of candied fruit and a few almonds, and gave the rest to the girls who followed her.Seeing the two little girls squatting on the ground not far away and eating walnuts with a small clip, Daiyu suddenly wanted to eat amber walnut kernels.The amber walnut kernels made by Zicuckoo are very crispy and sweet, but this time Daiyu doesn't want Zicuckoo to make them. Zhou Hang also likes to eat this kind of food, so Daiyu plans to make it herself for Zhou Hang to try.

Hearing that Daiyu wanted to make amber walnut kernels by herself, the girls were all startled. Since ancient times, there has never been a girl who has not been out of the cabinet to cook by herself. What's more, Daiyu has a noble status now, but she is the future prince concubine hand-picked by the Holy Majesty. It's not a joke.

But Daiyu seemed to have made up her mind, she said: "I don't need to go to the kitchen to do it myself, you can just find a small stove and pot and put it in my yard. It just so happens that Zijuan can also give advice."

Although the maids felt that this was not appropriate, but Daiyu insisted on doing so, so they had to do so.

Zijuan went to find the stove, pot, and needed rock sugar and other things. Xueyan got a lot of walnuts, and the master and servants sat in the room together to peel the walnuts.Xueyan and the two little maids were in charge of clamping the walnuts. Daiyu, Huier, Xiaoxia and the others pushed aside the walnuts they had clamped and took out the walnut kernels inside.Originally, the girls would not let Daiyu do this kind of heavy work. Daiyu felt that only by doing it herself can she show her sincerity, so why would she not do it?

So it became the current situation, a room full of masters and servants busy peeling walnuts.

Although the maids in Daiyu's room were pampered, they had never done any heavy work, and their speed was not fast, but they couldn't stand the crowd, but they peeled off two large sea bowls in just one stick of incense.Daiyu saw that she had grown a lot, and she was sure there was enough to eat, so she told Xueyan and the others not to pinch them, it was enough.

Coincidentally, Zicuckoo had already set up a small stove in the yard at this time, and everything needed to be prepared was ready.

The first step in making amber walnuts is to fry the walnut kernels.Daiyu wanted to do it herself, but when frying, she had to hold a spatula close to the hot pot constantly, and inexperienced people could easily get burned.Zijuan was afraid that Daiyu would accidentally hurt herself, so she would not let her do anything, and finally knelt down. Daiyu gave up her original idea and sat on the small stool brought by Xueyan to watch.

After the aroma is fried, it is peeled. The outer thin skin should be rubbed off to prevent the walnut kernels from having a bitter taste.

This Daiyu made some by herself.

The next step is to boil the syrup, first let a small amount of water, then put the rock sugar, and boil the rock sugar on a low fire until it turns golden yellow and drips into the water and instantly turns into crystal clear crystals.This process is directly related to the success or failure of amber walnut kernels, so Zicuckoo is also in charge of the cooking.

Although she said she wanted to do it herself, Daiyu felt that her own efforts were so small that they could be ignored.

Even so, Daiyu was a little excited when she saw the finished product.A tray full of amber walnut kernels, the color is just right, neither too dark nor too light, it looks crystal clear, and it smells fragrant and crispy before eating.Take one and put it in your mouth, it is crispy and delicious, just as you imagined.

Daiyu divided it into three parts by herself, one for Lin Ruhai, one for Zhou Hang, and the rest for herself to eat and reward the maids.After all, the girls who made this amber and walnut kernel also put their hands into it, so we can't let them taste it at all.

Unexpectedly, just as the division was finished, Aunt Liu brought a little girl over gracefully and Tingting.Seeing the three packs of amber walnuts on the table, she said she wanted to try it, but Daiyu couldn't help but let her taste it.Daiyu put away the two bags of life for the maids, and opened the one for herself and the girls, and let her taste it.At first I thought she was just making fun of it, but who knew that Aunt Liu was really rude, so she ate most of the bag while talking and laughing.

When Aunt Liu got up to say goodbye, there was not much left in the bag, not enough for one maid, and Daiyu didn't have the habit of eating leftovers, so she ordered Zijuan to pack it up and take it to Aunt Liu.

Seeing Aunt Liu's back as she stepped out of the courtyard door, Xueyan said indignantly: "We peeled the things we made with great difficulty for a long time, so I'll pick up a ready-made one for her!"

Daiyu glanced at her, didn't say anything, but felt a little worried, Xueyan followed her since she was a child, needless to say she was loyal, even she was closer to Xueyan than other girls.But there is one thing wrong with this girl, that is, she is too straightforward and outspoken, which is fine in her own home, but she is easy to cause trouble outside.Especially since I was given a marriage, when I go out, there are so many pairs of eyes staring at her, even if there is something wrong with the girls, people will only say that she is not well-bred.

Moreover, Xueyan's temperament is not suitable for entering the prince's mansion or the imperial palace in the future. Daiyu thought that if she was not good at teaching in the past two years, she would have to find a good family for her to marry, and the friendship between master and servant would not be in vain.

After eating the amber walnuts made by Daiyu himself, Zhou Hang was naturally very happy and moved. If Li Zhao didn't allow him to enter the kitchen, he would definitely cook some special dishes for Daiyu to taste.Uh, even though he hasn't cooked and doesn't know how to cook, it doesn't matter, he can learn!

If Daiyu knew that he had this idea, she would definitely stop it.Since ancient times, gentlemen stay away from the kitchen, not to mention Zhou Hang is still the crown prince of the dynasty, what does it look like to wash his hands in the kitchen and cook.

It was a little regretful that I couldn't cook for Daiyu myself. Zhou Hang thought that Daiyu was bored at home and rarely saw anything outside on weekdays. Why not go to the street to find some interesting things and send them to Daiyu, so that she happy happy.After making up his mind, Zhou Hang took a look at the [-]th day of the market and asked Li Zhao for half a day off. He brought his personal servant and two guards out of the palace to one of the busiest markets.

After shopping for a long time, I bought a lot of things, and a few people went to a restaurant to rest in an elegant room.

In the private room next door, there were a few dandies having a party, making a lot of noise, and some words were unpleasant to hear.The restaurant they went to was Leisurely Residence, one of the best in the capital. The lobby was on the first floor, and the private room was on the second floor. The layout was very elegant and the sound insulation was also very good.Originally, the next door was noisy, and it would not spread to the room where they were staying, but because Zhou Hang's hearing and eyesight became clear after he cultivated, the movement next door seemed a bit loud, even noisy.

There are two people next door who Zhou Hang still knows, one is Xue Pan and the other is Jia Rong.

It is not difficult to judge from the words, besides a few playboys next door, there are also Xiaodan and Fantou who are singing operas.Xue Pan was the most active, obscene words and obscenities popped out of his mouth one after another almost continuously, mixed with the teasing laughter of young boys.The boy seemed to be singing Xiaodan, Xue Pan pestered him to kiss his mouth and touch his ass, and forced him to sing a few explicit plays.Jia Rong was not to be outdone, and seemed to be feeding each other wine with a man and a woman.

Zhou Hang frowned, and thought to himself: Xue Pan is still interested in bullying men and women here, so hasn't the Lantern Festival completely ruined his evil roots?

But after thinking about it, maybe it didn't hurt the root that time, he found a capable doctor for more than half a year to recuperate, and he was already able to use it.Or, Xue Pan is just teasing men now, could it be that he is no longer good enough, should he be the one below?

But what does this have to do with him? It's really meaningless. Those people are getting more and more obscene, and what they say can pollute people's ears.Zhou Hang was not interested in listening any more, and was trying to block out the movement next door, but someone caught his attention.This person's name is Jia Daoran, who is the host of this gathering. He seems to have made a little money in business and wanted to buy an official seat, but he had no way to go, so he found Jia Rong. He wanted to find Jia Rong's relationship, Xue Pan It was the referrer, otherwise it would not be so easy for him, the son of a merchant, to get acquainted with a nobleman like Jia Rong.

Jia Daoran is rich, but has nothing to do with the government. It is as difficult as climbing the sky if he wants to set foot in the officialdom.It was also a chance, he had some business dealings with Xue Pan, knowing that Xue Pan had a lot of connections with the Jia Mansion and the Wang Mansion of the four major families, so he was a little petty in his heart, thinking that if he could make friends with these two mansions now, maybe If you can become an official yourself, wouldn't you feel proud and proud of your family?

Although Jia Daoran is shrewd, he is always in the business field and doesn't understand official affairs. He thinks that he can please Jia Rong himself.Little did he know that Jia's mansion itself was a ruined aristocrat, let alone Jia Rong, even Jia Zhen, the patriarch of Jia's mansion, would not be able to do anything.

Jia Rong just saw that he had some money, and wanted to eat and drink for nothing, and someone would buy it anyway.

Before the downsizing of officials, the matter of buying officials might still be possible.Nowadays, no one dares to take on such a job.After all, the existing officials still have to be laid off, so how can there be room for people?

Moreover, the emperor has issued a decree that the sale of officials and nobles is strictly prohibited, and those who violate it will be killed. Whoever dares to hit the muzzle of the gun at this stall will really want money but not life.

Zhou Hang wasn't interested in listening any more, and it was almost time to rest, so it was time to go.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the room, she bumped into a man reeking of alcohol.It was none other than Xue Pan, a boy with a thick mask and rouge on his face who looked like a woman was supporting him.The boy seemed to be no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, and he was very small, obediently supporting Xue Pan.

As soon as Xue Pan saw Zhou Hang, his eyes lit up, and he reached out to touch Zhou Hang's face drunkenly and boldly.

"Beauty, how old are you? What are you doing here? Go in and have a drink with your brother, okay? As long as you are willing to go, my brother will give you everything..." He hiccupped.Zhou Hang didn't expect to be able to pretend to see Xue Pan as soon as he came out, and he didn't expect Xue Pan to be so bold as to tease him, so he was stunned for a moment.It was at this moment of stupefaction that Xue Pan's face was already close, his cloudy tone mixed with the unpleasant smell of alcohol sprayed on his face, Zhou Hang was so disgusted that he almost spat out, and subconsciously punched Xue Pan.

Zhou Hang is a cultivator and a martial artist, his fists are not so hard, even martial arts masters may not be able to withstand them, let alone Xue Pan, who has a rich life and a rich life?Immediately, Xue Pan was knocked down to the ground, his nose was crooked, and his face was covered with blood. The boy who helped him was so frightened that he covered his head and yelled.

Hearing this, several dudes in the room ran out.

Zhou Hang didn't bother to have any verbal or physical contact with this group of bastards who put their genitals on their heads all day long, so he just left a sentence to deal with it, and left with his personal servant, Koizumi.

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