55. Food is stronger than medicine
It has to be said that Aunt Zhong is indeed very capable, and her hands and feet are very nimble. While Zhou Rongqiu and Gu Qianxue were talking a few words, she had already heated up the food.
In the kitchen, there was a strange smell.
That's right, it's a strange fragrance.
Zhou Rongqiu smelled it, and then his face changed, "Aunt Zhong, you added Polygonum multiflorum, Mozaolian, Epimedium, Cynomorium, Codonopsis, Curcuma, Danshen, Baishao, Qingpi, what the hell are you going to do? "
Gu Qianxue was just wondering why the same dish had such a strange smell after being heated, but now she knows that Aunt Zhong added a lot of herbs.
These medicines nourish yin and strengthen yang, and are tonics that can be taken by both men and women. They have good curative effects no matter in terms of infertility or other aspects.
"..." Gu Qianxue was a little speechless.
Aunt Zhong gave Zhou Rongqiu a blank look, "Young master, please don't say a few words." Then she said to Gu Qianxue in a coaxing tone, "Miss Gu, you don't know how young you are, you need to make up your body earlier. It’s not like curing a disease, how can it cure the disease, don’t you think so?”
Gu Qianxue nodded helplessly, thinking in her heart that she would never come here for the second time in her life, she squeezed out a smile, "Understood, Qianxue, thank you for your teaching."
Yulian and Yucui were confused, why did Mr. Zhou resist so much when he talked about nourishing the body
Soon, the dishes were put on the table by Yulian and Yucui. On the huge table, only Zhou Rongqiu and Gu Qianxue sat down. Behind Zhou Rongqiu stood Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong, and behind Gu Qianxue stood Yulian and Yucui.
The food tasted weird, and now I don't know whether it is food or medicine.
Gu Qianxuesu held the chopsticks in her hand and picked up a piece of rock sugar jade shoot. No, it should be renamed as Baishao Danshen nourishing yin and blood circulation and rock sugar jade shoot. Slowly put it in her mouth, "Ahem!"
If she didn't spit it out directly, it could be considered that Gu Qianxue has been well educated.
Zhou Rongqiu sighed, quickly and skillfully poured a cup of tea, handed it over, and lowered his voice. "Hurry up and drink, hey, Yulian and Miss Yucui should come to warm up the dishes today."
Gu Qianxue took the water glass, drank the tea in one gulp, and took a long time to catch her breath. "No, actually I was already mentally prepared, but I didn't expect it to be so violent."
"How to say?" Zhou Rongqiu asked.
Gu Qianxue scanned Aunt Zhong from the corner of her eye to make sure she was far enough away that Aunt Zhong could not hear her voice. "It's okay to add Chinese medicine. I had expected it, but I didn't expect it..." As he said, his brows were frowned, and he covered his mouth, feeling the desire to vomit again.
Zhou Rongqiu was puzzled, and hurriedly grabbed the jade shoot, "cough cough cough—" poured water for himself.
After a while, Zhou Rongqiu also recovered, "... I'm confused."
Gu Qianxue smiled wryly. "Can I eat less?"
Zhou Rongqiu wanted to cry but had no tears, "You can, but I can't."
Gu Qianxue looked at Zhou Rongqiu, saw his perfect silhouette like a knife, black and white deep eyes, and high nose bridge, and could only sigh pitifully, "Comrade, thank you for your hard work."
Zhou Rongqiu nodded his head with a heroic attitude towards death, then picked up some vegetables, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them mechanically, and then swallowed them with difficulty.
Gu Qianxue tried to delay time, she said to Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong, "Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong, you have special identities, please sit down and use them together."
Aunt Zhong said, "No, no, such a good thing, wouldn't it be a waste for the old couple to eat it? You eat, you eat, eat more, eat more."
Uncle Zhong, who had closed his eyes and rested his mind, raised one eyelid, scanned the food, and then sniffed it with his nose, and immediately knew what medicinal ingredients were in it. "Your Aunt Zhong is right. When we get old, we lose our appetite. We can't stand greasy food. Just eat some pickles." Hey, he doesn't want the fourth child with so many powerful medicines.
Gu Qianxue forced a smile and nodded, seeing Yulian and Yucui behind her, "Yulian Yucui, you too..." After speaking halfway, she sighed, "Forget it, you are not hungry anyway, I will come back later Let's have dinner again."
I really feel sorry for my two maids.
Yucui was very puzzled, since the master changed his temper, he was very kind to the sisters, not to mention in the mansion, even when Mr. Zhou was entertaining guests, he always asked them to sit down and eat together, but now it seemed difficult.
Yulian guessed that Yucui had doubts in her heart, and shook her head slightly at Yucui, warning her not to show her thoughts.
The tough dinner is finally over.
Fortunately, in the second half of the dinner, Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong resigned to go to work, Zhou Rongqiu could finally stop this hellish dinner.
After dinner, Aunt Zhong hired a carriage to take Gu Qianxue and others back to the city.
Although Aunt Zhong acted uniquely, she was still a native of Nanyue, and she was not so absurd as to force Gu Qianxue and others to stay overnight, but Zhou Rongqiu couldn't give her away. Still hot all over, it was very embarrassing to be in the same carriage with the woman.
Before leaving, Gu Qianxue told Zhou Rongqiu to prepare some medicines to extinguish the fire, and with eyes of helplessness, she left in a carriage.
Gu Qianxue reckoned that Zhou Rongqiu would have to soak in the cold water for at least an hour.
After such a toss, it was already evening, half of the sky was dyed by colorful clouds, bordering the layers of clouds, just like the splendid embroidery by the top embroiderer.
Although it was a bit late, fortunately the Zhou Mansion was not far from the capital, so he could return to the city soon.
In the carriage, Gu Qianxue drank cup after cup of herbal tea, and then exhaled heavily. "Yu Cui, are you wondering why I didn't let the two of you sit down and have a meal with me?"
Yu Cui said, "Your maidservant knows, because we are guests in the Zhou mansion, if we behave as slaveservants without rules, Aunt Zhong will look down on it, and Young Master Zhou will also be embarrassed."
Gu Qianxue chuckled, "No, Yulian, what do you think?"
Yulian thought about it carefully, and then said, "Could it be... the taste is unpalatable?"
Gu Qianxue nodded appreciatively, "Yes, it's not just unpalatable, it's clearly poison."
Yu Cui was surprised, "Poison? Is the lady's description too exaggerated?"
Gu Qianxue sneered, "While in the kitchen, Zhou Rongqiu uttered a string of medicine names, did you hear that?"
The two nodded, and Yulian said, "I heard, Aunt Zhong said it's a tonic, it must be for strengthening the body."
Gu Qianxue said with a smile, "Tonics are real. If you want to strengthen your body... Hehe, you guys know about aphrodisiacs, right? The medicinal properties of those things are not as good as aphrodisiacs, but they are almost the same."
The two of them blushed immediately and opened their mouths wide.
Seeing the shy looks of the two little girls, Gu Qianxue couldn't help telling, "Remember, we women can be shy and avoid it on the surface, but we can never avoid it in our hearts. No matter what happens, we have to watch and analyze it. , only in this way, will not be easily deceived."
The two looked at each other, then nodded, "Miss, we all listen to you."
"Children can be taught." Qianxue stretched out her hand and patted the heads of the two.
In fact, Gu Qianxue's appearance was also that of a young girl, and now she patted Yulian and Yucui's foreheads like a little adult, which was a bit ridiculous. But Yulian and Yucui have long been used to it. In their hearts, Miss is mature, steady, omniscient and omnipotent.
It's a pity that the omniscient and omnipotent Gu Qianxue was troubled this time, because when the carriage carrying the three masters and servants arrived at the city gate, the city gate was closed and no one could enter the city gate.
56. King Li's order