When a few people were eating with their heads down, a small radish came in at the door and locked Jiang Shuyao at a glance: "Aunt San!"
Jiang Shuyao looked down and saw a pair of big black eyes.
Dafang gave birth to twins, one is fat and the other is thin, one is lively and active, the other is quiet and taciturn. The fat one pulled Jiang Shuyao's sleeve, and the thin one peeked behind him.
Jiang Shuyao couldn't remember their names, rubbed Xiao Chuan's round head, and fooled: "It's you."
Little Fatty was familiar with it, and smiled with a big white tooth: "Yes, it's time for the third brother to drink the medicinal food."
It turns out that the medicated diet is simmered for the little skinny people to eat.
After Xiaopang finished speaking, he immediately cut to the topic he cared about: "Aunt San, what are you eating, it smells so good."
There were still a few pieces left in the thick egg roast, and before it was cold, Jiang Shuyao took a piece and handed it to Xiaopang: "Try it?"
The color of the thick egg burnt is good-looking. The golden yellow is mixed with orange-red carrots and green chopped green onions. Children like it the most.
Xiao Pang took a big bite and took more than half of it. He had never eaten food with this taste before, but when he ate a fresh one, the good words seemed to come out as if he didn't want money: "It's delicious, it's delicious, can you give me another bite? "
Jiang Shuyao fed him another one.
Xiao Pang ate happily and did not forget his younger brother, so he dragged the little thin man out from behind: "Third brother, do you want to eat?"
The little thin man raised his eyes timidly and looked at Jiang Shuyao, his clear black eyes were full of curiosity, and he nodded slightly.
Jiang Shuyao's heart was about to melt, and he bent down to feed him. He took a small bite like a kitten eating, and chewed it slowly, which made Jiang Shuyao a little uneasy.
"Is it delicious?" Little Fatty asked beside him.
The little thin man nodded slowly, Jiang Shuyao heaved a sigh of relief.
Xiaopang has a talent for talkativeness, so he introduced himself: "The third brother likes sweets, maybe he drinks too much bitter medicine. He has a bad appetite and a small appetite, so he is much thinner than me. "
After the twins came in, the maids packed up their dishes and stood up. The twins' eldest maid followed them into the kitchen, opened the lid of the cup to check the heat, and saw that the medicinal meal was not ready, so she also stood aside with her hands tied.
Jiang Shuyao thought that the eldest lady was in charge of the central feed. Later, she would go to the big room to discuss with her about the small kitchen, so she stayed in the large kitchen and waited for the medicinal meal with them.
Seeing the chubby chubby, she suddenly thought of a quick and easy sweet. Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle. It is better to try it out.
Jiang Shuyao took off the sun-dried corn cobs from a corner of the kitchen, peeled them and threw them into the pot, quickly closed the lid, the pot made a muffled crackling sound, and set up a clean iron pot again, and poured oil and sugar into the cold pot. , ordered the fire girl to burn the fire on a medium-high fire, the sugar quickly melted and changed color, and the color gradually turned brown. When you picked it with chopsticks, it was just enough to pull the wire, and the caramel was cooked.
Little Fatty probed his brain curiously, and was so frightened that the big maid stepped forward and dragged him away, for fear that the iron pot would explode.
She was not the only one who was afraid, everyone moved more or less far away.
Although Jiang Shuyao showed her hand just now, her maids still had an unreliable impression of her.
The iron pan was very heavy, Jiang Shu held the handle and shook it in a circle to ensure that the corn kernels were evenly heated and covered with caramel.
The crackling sound faded away. After a while, there was basically no sound of corn kernels popping in the pot. Jiang Shuyao took the iron pot away from the stove, and after simmering for a few seconds, he opened the lid of the pot under the suspicious eyes of everyone.
Most of the corn kernels popped open, and the white popcorn looked sweet and delicious with a crystal clear caramel icing.
Jiang Shuyao took one and put it in his mouth. The caramel icing had not cooled yet, the outer skin was not crisp enough, and the sweetness was enough. Overall, it was more successful than expected.
From the moment she opened the lid, the sweet scent filled the kitchen. Seeing that she had picked up one to taste, Xiao Pang finally couldn't bear it any longer. He broke free from the maid and ran towards Jiang Shuyao. ?"
Jiang Shuyao fed him one, one of them knew each other and the other had a cheerful personality. It was the first time they met today, but they were like brothers and sisters who had known each other for a long time.
Xiao Pang stuffed the popcorn into his mouth, the sugar coating on the outer layer was a little colder, and when he bit it, it had a slightly crisp taste. The popcorn is soft and sweet, and the strong sweetness of caramel does not cover up the fragrance of the corn itself.
"Yeah~" Little Fatty narrowed his eyes, he ate more novelty than taste, "Delicious."
He beckoned to his brother, wanting to share delicious food with him.
Jiang Shuyao took a big bowl and poured all the popcorn into it, and handed it to the little thin man. The little thin man gave her a timid look, but still couldn't resist his curiosity about the popcorn, and took the big bowl.
It happened that the medicated meal was ready, Jiang Shuyao took Xiaopang's hand: "Let's go, eat while walking."
A group of people walked in the direction of the big room.
The little skinny didn't have a good appetite, but he ate the popcorn with relish and kept putting it in his mouth. By the time he got to the big room, the popcorn had already gone down half a bowl.
The yard was bustling with activity, and in front of the house stood a row of stewards and nanny, and the eldest Madam Xu's desk was doing accounting with a book on it.
Seeing this, Jiang Shuyao was embarrassed to disturb her. She wanted to find another time to find Xu, but Xu stopped her first.
"Third younger siblings." Xu shi closed the ledger together, with an eager smile on his face, stood up and took a few steps to greet him.
She waved her hand to let the servants disperse, and ordered both tea and snacks. The warm hospitality made Jiang Shuyao feel dizzy.
Xu Shi was ten years older than Jiang Shuyao, but she treated Jiang Shuyao as if they were close little sisters. Jiang Shuyao even began to wonder if this was the first official conversation between the two.
"Sister-in-law, if you are busy here, I will come back later." Jiang Shuyao said.
"You came just in time, just finished your work." Xu Shi smiled and shook his head, holding Jiang Shuyao and letting her sit down, "Is there anything my brother and sister wants to ask me?"
Mrs. Xu looked kind on her face, and kept guessing in her heart that Jiang Shuyao's purpose of this trip was going to her sister-in-law who didn't offer her mother-in-law to accompany her husband on the first day of the wedding.
After thinking about it for a while, she thought of Jiang Shuyao's current situation and was a little disdainful.
It is estimated that Xie Xun hid her far away. She didn't cry in the room and came out to hang out with a shy face. It seemed that she was as thick-faced as the rumors said.
Jiang Shuyao didn't know what Mrs Xu was thinking. She was a little embarrassed at first, but she didn't expect Mrs Xu to be so enthusiastic, and the unfamiliarity dissipated a lot. She praised Mrs Xu in her heart and pushed her to her of snacks.
The mung bean cake is sweet and delicate, melts in the mouth, and the sweetness is slightly heavy, which is very suitable for eating with tea.
After she took a few bites and wiped her fingers, she remembered the business.
"By the way, sister-in-law, I came today to discuss the small kitchen with you."
Xu Shi was despising her food in her heart, when she suddenly heard her speak, she was stunned for a moment: "What?"
Jiang Shuyao thought that Mrs. Xu was a kind and generous familiar, so she opened up and said it without any politeness: "I see that the small kitchen of the third room has always been empty and has not been fired. Now that I am married, I want to put Clean up the kitchenette."
Xu shi frowned slightly, but quickly regained his generous smile: "You can just ask the big kitchen to cook what you want to eat." After the small kitchen is cleaned up, people have to be allocated, and the monthly bills are available wherever they go. The entanglement is easy to say.
Jiang Shuyao naturally didn't understand Xu's concerns: "The big kitchen is too far away, it is inconvenient to go back and forth, and I like to toss and eat, so going to the big kitchen is a hindrance."
Xu shi had never dealt with a woman like Jiang Shuyao who would say anything about it, and her eyes were about to roll out in her heart, and she had to keep a warm smile on her face: "This... The dissatisfied brother and sister said, If you really want to open a small kitchen, the monthly expenses... "
Her voice dragged on for a long time, hoping that Jiang Shuyao could understand.
Jiang Shuyao was putting her sinful hand on the chestnut cake, and shook her hand angrily after hearing it: "It's okay, I have money." She had no intention of asking Xu to pay.
"Uh." Xu's words got stuck in his throat after holding back his stomach.
A few years ago, there was a small kitchen in the second room, but she and the second wife, Zhou Shi, fought back and forth several times in secret, and in the end, it was the old lady who decided on the small kitchen rule before it stopped.
I thought that Jiang Shuyao must have come to her for money, but she didn't expect that she planned to pay for it herself.
Jiang Shuyao is a modern thinking, and you can't spend other people's money when you have to eat and drink. Seeing Xu Shi's stunned expression, she suddenly became worried, swallowed the chestnut cake whole, and turned to ask Bai Shao, "Do I have enough money?"
"If you go back to Madam, of course it's enough, but it's just to open a small kitchen. It's not worth mentioning." Bai Shao grew up watching Mrs. Xiangyang and the other seven-bedroom concubines. It can be said that he is the top student in the house fighting juvenile class, and it is natural to see Xu's contempt for Jiang Shuyao.
As a maid who was entrusted with important responsibilities, she was familiar with the people in each room of Duke Xie's residence. Madam Xu's father was a well-known court official, and she herself was a well-known talented woman in the capital. She married Xie Guogong by these two names, but what's the use of a good name, compared to the wealthy family of princes. Say, they are all a bunch of poor ghosts.
When Xu Shi heard Bai Shao's words, the smile on his face froze.
After she was married to Xie Guogong's mansion, she could be said to be conscientious and walk on thin ice. For fear that she did not do a good job to attract others' contempt, she strictly controlled the cost of food and clothing, and did not make a single mistake, but she was also criticized for being petty.
Jiang Shuyao didn't think that it would be a good thing to give money from the public, but... Why does it sound so irritating
Jiang Shuyao didn't see Mrs Xu's stiff smile at all, and said cheerfully: "That's good. Sister-in-law, please say hello to the steward and find me some skilled masons. I want to remodel the kitchen. Also, I usually follow Gongzhong when I buy vegetables, fruits and grains here, so please ask the steward to discuss it with Bai Shao.”
Mrs Xu nodded and asked the maid to call the steward. Jiang Shuyao didn't understand this either. After Bai Shao and the steward had discussed it, he got up and left.
She didn't expect things to go so smoothly. When she was sent away by Mrs. Xu, she sighed and grabbed her sleeve and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so kind." Who said that it was difficult for her to get along with each other. Isn't it pretty smooth for her
Xu Shi calmly pushed her hand away and said with a smile, "Brother and sister, you're welcome."
Jiang Shuyao was still enthusiastic: "Then I'll go first, and I will often come to sit here with my sister-in-law. Will my sister-in-law dislike it?"
Thinking of the two plates of dim sum that were eaten up just now, Mrs. Xu tried her best to keep her smile unchanged, shook her head and said gently, "I don't dislike it."
Jiang Shuyao left with a smile, turning back and waving to her as she walked.
Mrs. Xu stood under the eaves and watched her, looking at Jiang Shuyao's bright and bright smiling face, the more she looked, the more heartbroken she became.
Looking at it, I found that two little dots suddenly appeared from the side, one wide and the other narrow, and walked away behind Jiang Shuyao.
She blinked and looked carefully, aren't these two dwarfs her twin sons? Why did you run away with Jiang Shuyao
She looked back at the maid in surprise, and the maid couldn't figure it out, so she quickly ordered someone to follow.
The two of them were at a loss, as was Jiang Shuyao.
She looked at the two little dumplings following her and wondered, "Why are you following me?"
Little Fatty pulled her sleeve and said, "I want to play with Aunt San."
Jiang Shuyao didn't know how she made Xiaopang like it, probably because... She was good-looking
She rubbed her chin and thought, the sleeve of the other hand was pulled, and she looked down and saw that it was a little skinny.
"I want to eat candy." His voice was small and his eyes were watery.
Jiang Shuyao reacted for a while before remembering that the "sugar" he said should be popcorn.
"Have you finished the bowl just now?"
The little man nodded.
"Well... Then you can't eat too much. Children can't digest it if they eat too much." In fact, she didn't understand this. Anyway, it's right for children to eat less snacks.
The little thin man nodded in grievance and continued to pull Jiang Shuyao's sleeve to the third room.
When they got to the third room, Jiang Shuyao had no time to take care of them, and devoted himself to the construction of the small kitchen.
She didn't mean to avoid suspicion. She used both strokes and drawings, and asked the craftsman to build a bread kiln outside the small kitchen, which was used as a simple oven.
The two little radishes watched with relish and looked like they were making trouble. Jiang Shuyao hurriedly stopped them and made a lot of noise. Finally, a pair of cat ears were built above the bread kiln.
As the sun went down, Xie Xun came back after running his horse, and subconsciously stepped into the main courtyard. Only when he saw the busy maids in the corridor did he realize that he was married.
He originally planned to turn around and leave, but the maids stopped and saluted, which attracted Jiang Shuyao, who was having dinner, to look at him.
It was embarrassing now. He didn't leave or stay, and when he was looking at Jiang Shuyao, a childish voice broke the embarrassment.
"Uncle Three!"
Only then did Xie Xun realize that there were two small dumplings sitting opposite the long table at the door of the house.
He breathed a sigh of relief. With his two little nephews, he finally didn't have to face Jiang Shuyao alone.
He walked towards the two of them: "Azhao Ayao, are you here to find the third uncle?"
He asked this question, and he already had the answer in his heart.
Ah Zhao (Little Fatty) sticks to him for one thing, so this time he should have come to him specifically, but unfortunately he left the house to avoid Jiang Shuyao, so they could only find Jiang Shuyao.
Guilty and helpless, Xie Xun opened his arms towards Xie Zhao, waiting for Xiao Pang to jump into his arms as usual and let him hold it high.
...then he held his arm stiff for a few seconds.
Xie Zhao glanced at him, but there was no response. After swallowing the food in his mouth, he said, "No." Then he couldn't wait to say one more word, and hurriedly put down his chopsticks to pick dishes to eat.
Xie Xun stood a dozen steps away from the main house, and for the first time in his life realized what it was like to be ignored.