"Madam, the general has won a great victory. I will go and make some of my signature dishes. Please allow the old general to have one more drink tonight."
Youlan stayed in the general's mansion and was responsible for the old general's three meals a day. Now she cares more about the old general's health than Weiyang, her daughter-in-law.
Wei Yang thought about it and agreed. This was a day worth celebrating and it was time to make it clear.
He replied readily, "Okay, warm up the rice wine I brought from the capital, cut some ginger, and I'll have a drink with the old general."
The two walked through the garden, and Wei Yang continued to order: "Make a dish of braised pork elbow for the old general, and a dish of braised pork feet with soybeans for the old housekeeper."
Today, Wei Yang found out that the old housekeeper's son was Ding Da who was in Xiongzhou City. When Xiongzhou City fell, Ding Da and Ding San stayed in Xiongzhou City. The old housekeeper followed the old general all his life. His wife died early, and he only had one son, Ding Da. He also adopted four orphans. The three adopted sons, Ding Er, Ding Si and Ding Wu, all followed Yan Gui.
Dusk is approaching.
In the flower hall of the general's mansion, Wei Yang directed the maids to busy themselves back and forth, hanging red lanterns here and placing vases with fresh flowers there.
When Yan Gui comes back, she will hold a banquet in the mansion and invite all the generals to drink and eat meat.
The old general's braised pork elbow, the old housekeeper's stewed pig's feet with soybeans, Weiyang's favorite sweet soup, and Yan Gui's favorite salt-baked chicken. Yan Gui, like the old general, likes all kinds of meat, and the more the better. If there is one thing that he particularly likes, it is probably Weiyang's salt-baked chicken.
When the old general and the old butler came over, they saw Wei Yang pouring wine around the table. She poured white wine for the old general and the old butler, and poured herself a light glass of ginger-covered yellow wine.
The old general laughed: "Su girl, what delicious food are you going to make for us tonight?"
Wei Yang pursed her lips and smiled: "These are all what you and Steward Ding like, they are all Youlan's craftsmanship, but it has nothing to do with me."
The old general pulled Steward Ding to sit down with him and said, "My wife is filial. Look, she even knows that you like to eat soybean pork trotters."
The old housekeeper smiled and picked up a piece of pork trotter and placed it in the small bowl in front of him: "Although I have never met my daughter-in-law, she has taken care of my son for so many years and continued my family line. I am satisfied."
Watching the two old men chattering away, Wei Yang sipped the rice wine in front of her. She also missed Yan Gui, even though it was only a few days, but it felt different from when he went to the capital for several months.
The thought of going to the capital city was filled with the pain of missing her, and now she also had a vague sense of worry.
One cup, two cups, before she knew it, Wei Yang had already drunk three cups of rice wine. With her alcohol tolerance, this was her limit!
Konggu went outside for a walk and came back to find out. He hurried forward and snatched the wine pot that Weiyang was pouring wine from: "Madam, you can't drink anymore. If you drink more, you will get drunk."
General Yan and Steward Ding were eating at the table across from each other on the other side, each with a desk. They were drinking happily and didn't pay any attention to Wei Yang sitting beside them.
Wei Yang smiled and picked up the salt-baked chicken on the table with chopsticks, muttering, "Konggu, I'm not drunk, I just miss the general."
This is not drunk, she even said what she wanted to say to the general, what kind of lady can say this. Konggu glanced at the old general with a guilty conscience, and seeing that the old general was not paying attention to this place, he hurriedly bent down and said: "Madam, I just came from the garden and saw that the camellia that the flower room general gave you seems to be blooming."
"The camellia is in bloom?" Wei Yang looked towards Konggu in confusion.