Now that the third lady had spoken, Li Yi naturally didn't want to show her face and shut Chen Chong out.
"come in."
Li Yi just glanced at Chen Chong and said expressionlessly.
Although he was a big man, he didn't care about what Chen Chong said about himself just now, but naturally he still didn't have a good look on his face.
I have a good meal here, he is an outsider, shameless and shameless, so he has the nerve to come along
Halfway through, I realized that the dumpling fillings were gone, and the dumplings made by four people were only enough for four people plus two little maids, and if one person was added, it would not be enough.
Turning around, looking at Chen Chong, he said indifferently: "The dumpling stuffing is gone, Mr. Chen, go and buy some more."
"You..." In Tangtang's case, and with the background of the Duke's Mansion, when was someone instructing him like this before, Chen Chong showed an angry look on his face, and was about to get angry, but Miss Chen San waved her hand and said with a smile: "My name is Xiu Let’s go buy it, she bought it just now and knows the place.”
"Let me go." Chen Chong shook his head. The dumplings made by the third sister herself, and the stuffing bought by a maid, how could they compare with the ones he bought? He was just dissatisfied with that bastard's attitude, and gave Li Yi a glance After that, strode out.
Miss Chen San took a few steps forward, looked at the two women, and said apologetically, "I'm a guest, and I make my own decisions. I hope Zui Mo and Ruo Qing don't mind."
"No, no." Wan Ruoqing shook her head and said with a smile, "It's just an extra pair of chopsticks."
In Li Yi's view, this is naturally not just a matter of having an extra pair of chopsticks.
Chen Chong, the guy with eyes on his forehead, every time he sees him, he seems to be talking through his nostrils, which makes him very uncomfortable. However, in terms of official rank, he is four levels behind him. Who gave him this confidence
If you see him dangling in front of your eyes, the meal will lose its flavor.
However, he didn't want to embarrass Miss Chen Jiasan, so he shook his head and walked towards the kitchen.
Although I ate dumplings today, I can't just eat dumplings. In addition to the staple food, I have to stir-fry more than a dozen dishes and cook a few soups.
There is a vegetable market not far from Yangliu Lane. People in Kyoto have seen people who buy minced meat, but they have never seen a dozen or so people. The leader is dressed in fine clothes, and his face is not angry. It looks like a dignitary. , come to the vegetable market in such a posture, just to buy two taels of minced meat...
"Oh my god, I'm not mistaken, the one just now seems to be Chen Ge!"
"Which Chen is involved?"
"Which other thing is Chen Gui, the one in Chen Guogong's mansion, who brought dozens of people to kick the door of Ningyuan Hou's mansion yesterday..."
"Impossible, impossible, what kind of status is that person, how could he come here to buy minced meat..."
"How is it impossible? What I saw with my own eyes yesterday was him!"
While everyone was discussing, the butcher shop boy had already leaned against the pillar in the shop, and he couldn't stop sliding down.
Chen Guogong, for the matter... These words are enough to scare a humble man like him who has never seen the world.
Naturally, Chen didn't know about the incident, and he didn't care about the commotion on the street. He was gathering around the table in the small courtyard at the moment, and asked with concern: "Miaoyu, you've packed so much, are you tired? Take a break..."
Zeng Zuimo and Wan Ruoqing stood far away on the other side, looked away, and looked at each other, and both saw the surprise and puzzlement in each other's eyes.
The person over there sitting on the saddle beside Mrs. Chen and asking for warmth is really a matter of the court
But thinking that the one who cooks in the kitchen is Doctor Jin Ziguanglu of the third rank, it's nothing to be a fifth rank.
There was a knock on the door again, Xiaocui and Xiaozhu were busy in the kitchen, Zeng Zuimo walked over and opened the courtyard door.
"Drunk ink."
Zeng Shichun walked in with a smile on his face when he saw two figures that he had never seen before beside the stone table in the courtyard. Come again."
He turned around and walked out the door when he heard a voice behind him.
"Wait a moment."
Zeng Shichun turned his head, with a puzzled look on his face, "Is there anything else Zui Mo needs to do?"
Zeng Zuimo looked at him, with hesitation on his face, he quickly lowered his head, and whispered: "Since you're here, let's have a light meal before leaving."
Zeng Shichun turned his head, looked left and right, and found that he was the only one here, his body shook suddenly, he pointed at himself in disbelief, and asked, "Me, me?"
"Come in first."
Zeng Zuimo nodded, and walked slowly into the courtyard.
"Hey, good, good..." Zeng Shichun was stunned for a long time, then nodded, with a hint of joy on his face, and strode in.
He drank a cup of herbal tea the last two times, but this time he was able to eat light meals. This speed of progress made him feel as if he was in a dream.
"Master Zeng, why are you here?"
An extremely astonished voice sounded from the front, Zeng Shichun only felt that the voice was familiar, when he raised his head and looked forward, he said in surprise: "Master Chen, why is it you!"
Seeing Chen Chong here, a look of vigilance quickly flashed across his face, and he almost subconsciously took a step across, standing in front of Zeng Zuimo.
"What are you doing?" Chen Chong glanced at him suspiciously, but the expression on his face quickly turned into gloating, and said, "I only bought two taels of stuffing. If you want to eat, go buy it yourself!"
Zeng Shichun looked back, seeing that Zui Mo was fine, he was relieved, and when he turned his head, doubts appeared on his face again.
"What does Master Chen mean?"
Chen Chong glanced at him, "What do you mean, if you want to eat, go buy it yourself, there is nothing extra here!"
He has long been dissatisfied with being ordered to buy minced meat by Tangtang Shizhong. If he can order the servant of the household department of the fourth rank, he will naturally feel more balanced.
Li Yi poked his head out of the kitchen and saw Zeng Shichun standing in the courtyard, so he knew that there was going to be another eye-catching person today.
Zeng Zuimo shook his head and said, "Let me let Xiao Cui buy it."
Zeng Shichun had already understood the ins and outs of the matter at this moment, and after seeing Li Yi, he let go of his hanging heart, and said with a smile: "Since Chen gave everything by himself, I don't want to break the rules. Get out and be right back."
Inside the vegetable market, the butcher shop boy had just stepped out of the shadow brought by the adult in question when he saw a customer walk in.
"Guest officer, what do you want?"
"Two taels of minced meat." The middle-aged man in a scarlet robe said.
The waiter wiped the cloth towel around his waist and said, "Okay, wait a minute, sir, I'll chop it up for you right away!"
"Servant Zeng, is it really you?"
Hearing the voice from behind, Zeng Shichun turned his head, saw the man coming up, looked around, and asked in surprise, "Qi Yushi?"
Since last year, the censor of Yushitai especially likes to wander the streets in casual clothes. It is not unusual to see a supervisory censor in the vegetable market.
Qi Yushi looked at him in surprise, "Master Zeng, is this?"
Zeng Shichun smiled and said, "Buy two taels of meat stuffing and go back to make dumplings."
The censor of Qi showed surprise on his face, and he cupped his hands and said: "I really can't imagine that Mr. Zeng, as the servant of the household department, is so diligent and thrifty. I am afraid that he is sympathetic to the people's feelings when he comes to this kind of place in person, to check the prices of goods, and to punish illegal traders. thought?"
"Ah?" Zeng Shichun was startled.
Qi Yushi was immediately awed, "When Mr. Zeng was released from the government, he still went deep into the people and observed the people's sentiments. He is indeed a model for our generation of courtiers and officials. I will write a letter tomorrow..."
"Housebu..., servant? Crack down on illegal traders?"
The butcher shop boy stood blankly behind the booth, his face turned pale, his body trembled, the minced meat in his hand fell on the chopping board, and he fell to his knees with a plop, and shouted: "My lord is wronged, this villain is just a fellow!" , driving up the price of meat... "
He pointed at the middle-aged fat man behind him, "...my shopkeeper did it all!"
Zeng Shichun cupped his hands to that Qi censor, and said: "Master Qi is too famous, I still have some things to do, so I will leave first."
Qi Yushi also cupped his hands, "Master Zeng, go slowly."
Zeng Shichun took out a few copper coins, put them on the chopping board, picked up the minced meat, turned and left without looking at the butcher.
The butcher shop boy knelt on the ground, only to hear the sound of teeth gnashing from behind.
"King-two-dog!"
He turned his head and saw the shopkeeper unfasten a sharp bone-cutting knife from the wall, and looked at him fiercely, "Raising the price of meat—I'll chop you up!"