Since the opening of the breakfast stall, Jiang Shuyao has been idle. Some time ago, he was busy thinking about eating and adjusting the taste, and he couldn't be idle all day. Now that I am free, I have nothing to do every day except for pointing and pointing at Zhou.
When I was busy, I couldn't take care of Xie Xun, but now that I was free, I realized that something was wrong with him.
For example, I can't sleep in the middle of the night, I look at her every day and stop talking, and the food is not as fragrant as it used to be.
Of course, the main reason for Jiang Shuyao to notice that something was wrong with him was the last point.
Today, he finished his dinner unhappily as usual, put down his chopsticks, and stared at the empty bowl in a daze.
Jiang Shuyao saw that he had been like this for a few days, and he didn't get better, so he tentatively said, "What happened to you recently?"
Xie Xun raised his head with a puzzled expression, and asked, "What?"
What Jiang Shuyao could say, he couldn't say, "I see that your food intake has decreased in the past few days, although it is still more than ordinary people, but this is always not right."
So she had to say: "I see you have something on your mind."
Xie Xun thought about it for a while, and was a little confused: "No."
Well, Jiang Shuyao shut up. Maybe it's just because he has lost his body recently, and his appetite has also become smaller.
In the evening, after the two bathed and changed their clothes, they were ready to turn off the lights and go to bed.
The two were lying on the bed, Xie Xun, as usual, silently stretched out his hand and tentatively took her hand.
Thinking of his recent depression, Jiang Shuyao gently squeezed his fingertips back to comfort him.
It was this action that made Xie Xun impulsive and aggrieved: "I don't want to be separated from you."
Jiang Shuyao was in a daze, and suddenly sobered up: "What?"
"The Holy Master sent the prince to thoroughly investigate corrupt officials, and to supervise the reinforcement of the river embankment. We will all follow." Xie Xun said.
Jiang Shuyao suddenly realized that he had been worrying about this for the past few days. Isn't it just about leaving Beijing to do business, saying separation, it scared her a lot.
Her heart softened, and she gently rubbed the back of Xie Xun's hand with her fingers to comfort him.
Although he has not yet reached the weak crown, he is already a scholar-bureaucrat who worries about the country and the people.
"I believe you can do it well." She didn't understand this, so her words of relief would inevitably look pale, but she just expressed her support for Xie Xun.
Xie Xun was rubbed against the back of her hand by her, like a cat with its neck fur brushed. He squinted his eyes in comfort. Hearing her say this, it took a long while to react: "What?" He explained in a fog, " We have been investigating this matter for more than a month, and the evidence is complete, as long as the corrupt officials are convicted and detained immediately after they arrive, and then supervise the construction and reinforcement of the river embankment."
Jiang Shuyao was taken aback: "Then why are you so worried these days?"
Speaking of this, Xie Xun was worried: "I don't know how long this trip will take. According to common sense, I'm afraid I won't see you for half a month. And it's not appropriate to handle this kind of business with family members, you and I will be separated. ."
Jiang Shuyao was a little speechless.
"This is what you are worried about these days?"
Xie Xun said "um", and his voice actually contained a bit of grievance: "I used to go out to Beijing with the prince to work on errands, and I didn't feel too uncomfortable. Now that I have a wife, my mood has changed." He thought about the old days. , sighed, "Nowadays, you can eat delicious food every day. If you can't eat or sleep well there, you will feel uncomfortable."
Jiang Shuyao silently retracted his hand and put it back into his quilt.
Xie Xun stared at the bed tent and said, "I'm leaving the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Shuyao made a sound of "um".
Xie Xun is not the kind of person who can tell his thoughts and talk about love. Jiang Shuyao agreed, and he didn't know what to say.
After a while, just when Jiang Shuyao thought he was asleep, he added: "I'll be back as soon as possible."
"it is good."
After a while, Xie Xun heard Jiang Shuyao's gentle breathing, and was a little discouraged. It turned out that he was the only one who was reluctant to give up, so she might not have taken it to heart.
But thinking about it carefully, whether she is there or not has no effect on her. She thinks about food with her second sister-in-law every day, and discusses business with her mother-in-law. With him, she just has to make an extra lunch and dinner.
Thinking of this, Xie Xun became even more discouraged.
He reached out and touched the pendant hanging on the bed curtain, pursing the corner of his mouth, feeling very uncomfortable.
The next day, Xie Xun carried the food box as usual, and when it was time for lunch, he ate listlessly.
This appearance made the colleagues gloat over the misfortune for a while. In the past, Xie Xun ate deliciously, and they could only watch. Now, when they go to Beijing to do business, everyone has to eat steamed buns together.
Since we are going to set off tomorrow, it is worth getting off early today.
Xie Xun hurried back to the mansion and wanted to stay with Jiang Shuyao for a while, but as soon as he entered the yard, he smelled the aroma.
It is estimated that he is thinking about food for the Lin's market again.
Xie Xun stepped into the small kitchen and stood at the door watching her cook.
Jiang Shuyao heard the movement and turned around to find Xie Xun standing there, a little surprised: "You came back so early today?"
"Yes, you have to come back early to pack up, keep your spirits up, and go on your way tomorrow."
Jiang Shuyao nodded: "Just right, I forgot to ask you yesterday, what do you usually eat over there?"
Patroling the embankments is a chore, and the matter is very important. No one will pay attention to food, otherwise they will wait for a book on ginseng. If the situation is bad, it is possible to skip meals all day. Usually, they carry the steamed buns by themselves, or wait for the local officials to deliver a basket of hot steamed buns. In short, it is impossible to eat well.
"Mo or steamed buns."
Jiang Shuyao nodded and said with a smile, "I guessed it right."
Xie Xun didn't understand why she was smiling, and she was puzzled.
Jiang Shuyao explained: "I think you should just deal with it casually when you go to eat there. If it's only for a few days, it's fine, ten days and a half months, I'm afraid you will suffer."
Hearing what she cared about, Xie Xun immediately felt relieved, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "No, it's just a little uncomfortable. Once I went out to Beijing to do business with the prince, and we ate dry buns for more than a month."
Jiang Shuyao smiled and hooked at him, Xie Xun didn't quite understand, but he still leaned over.
She raised her hand and patted his shoulder: "You are my husband, how can I make you suffer when you eat."
Hearing Xie Xun's words, Xie Xun's ears were hot and her heart felt warm, but she still declined her kindness: "This trip is easy and simple, you can't bring too many things, the food box is no longer needed, and the time is long, Eating will spoil it."
"Of course I understand, so I don't plan to ask you to bring a food box." Jiang Shuyao pointed to the small jars on the desk, "Although the bibimbap sauce is not very delicious, and it is rougher than eating in the past, but At least you can eat it with steamed buns. Then you can bring some bamboo tubes, put sauce in them, and eat the steamed buns with the sauce.”
It was the first time Xie Xun heard this statement: "Bibimbap sauce?"
Jiang Shuyao explained: "It's a sauce that can be used to mix rice and noodles. This is mayonnaise, this is crab roe sauce, this is mushroom sauce, and now we are going to cook minced meat sauce."
As she spoke, she opened the sauce pan, which contained a thick brown-red sauce.
A strong aroma of sauce came to the nostrils. Jiang Shuyao poured the minced meat that had just been fried into the sauce pan and kept stirring with a spatula.
The sauce is extremely thick and shiny, and it takes a little effort to stir with a shovel to ensure that it is evenly stirred. In order to prevent the pot from sticking, keep stirring, the sauce will become thicker and thicker as it boils, making a thick sound.
The whole house is filled with a strong sauce fragrance, fresh and salty. Since the spice powders such as grass fruit, angelica, galangal, and cinnamon are added when the sauce is boiled, it is also rich in medicinal and aniseed aromas.
Finally, pour in the red oil, and the bright and translucent red oil is mixed with the brown-red minced meat sauce, which adds a touch of gorgeous color and makes the sauce smell with a hint of spicy aroma of red oil.
Jiang Shuyao took a spoon and gave Xie Xun a scoop, and handed it to him to taste: "Try how it tastes, eat less, it's a bit salty."
Xie Xun took the spoon and tasted a little minced meat sauce with the tip of his tongue.
It's not salty at all, the first taste on the tip of the tongue is fresh, and then a strong sauce fragrance spreads out in the mouth, all kinds of spices make the sauce flavor long and rich, with a hint of spicy, spicy fragrance After that, there is only Huigan that blends with the fragrance of the sauce.
He put the sauce in the spoon into his mouth. The minced meat sauce was still hot, and the taste was even more fragrant and spicy. The minced meat was finely chopped, and the fat was thin. Really chewy texture. No wonder it's called bibimbap sauce. If it's dressed up with hot rice noodles, you won't get tired of eating a big bowl.
Xie Xun's eyes fell on the jar on the desk, Jiang Shuyao saw it and said, "Want to try it?"
Xie Xun hurriedly shook his head: "No, try again tomorrow."
After Jiang Shuyao tidied up the place, seeing that the hourglass was almost time, he went to the yard to take out the toast baked in the earth kiln.
As soon as the outside board was lifted, the rich milky fragrance came out. The toast is square, with a delicate brown skin baked on the outside, and it looks soft and sweet.
Jiang Shuyao said to Xie Xun, "I'll prepare some sandwiches for you. You can eat them on the road. It's not as dry as buns. But it's easy to dry out. It's best to finish them tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Xie Xun didn't expect that she would prepare so much food for him.
Before dawn the next day, Xie Xun got up early to set off.
He lightly got up and changed his clothes, but Jiang Shuyao still woke up. She looked at the darkness outside and sighed, "Do you want to leave so early?"
Seeing her waking up, Xie Xun felt a little guilty, and said, "Yes, go to sleep, it's still early."
Seeing him like this, Jiang Shuyao finally felt a little real that he was about to leave. Her heart filled with reluctance, she lifted the quilt: "I can't sleep, I'll take you out of the house."
Xie Xun coaxed her to go back to sleep, but Jiang Shuyao stood up and got up to wash and dress.
Originally, he was going to send him out of the house, but after leaving the house, Jiang Shuyao was still reluctant to part, and wanted to send him to the palace gate.
Xie Xun had no choice but to rely on her. Fortunately, he got up early today and had time to take the carriage.
But the carriage will still be slower. After arriving at the palace gate, the colleagues have already arrived at seven, seven or eight.
Seeing Xie Xun leaning out of the carriage with only a small package, everyone was inexplicably relieved. I always felt that even in this situation, Xie Xun's wife could find a way to take care of Xie Xun's food. It's okay, they think too much.
Xie Xun glanced at the carriage with nostalgia, and instructed the coachman to drive the carriage back to the house and prepare to get off the carriage.
The driver was about to swing the whip, when the curtain was lifted, Jiang Shuyao stretched out half of his body and grabbed Xie Xun.
See no evil, but everyone looked over curiously.
It's early in the morning, what's going on? So sour.
She whispered, "Remember to take care of yourself, eat well, and don't get too busy to starve yourself."
"I know, don't worry." Xie Xun nodded, "I have the bibimbap sauce and sandwiches you prepared for me."
Everyone: ... It seems that the conclusion just now is too early, woo woo woo.