The Feast

Chapter 140: Touch a stone into a golden hand

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Duan Tingxuan and Mrs. Fang went out after a few words. He still wanted to visit the palace and the East Palace and report the situation by the way. In addition, this time the murderer has been imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Whether he wants to know the inside story of the frequent chaos in the capital during this period, or as a direct party, he is qualified to interrogate.

After coming out of the prison, it was already sunset, so Duan Tingxuan went straight home, went into Chunfengyuan and asked, knowing that Su Nuannuan was still sleeping, so he would not let anyone disturb him, and was about to go to the study to get the clues After tidying up, I heard a lazy voice in the room say: "Honglian, Zhaocai's performance this time was so heroic that the vest on his upper body was broken, why don't you make another one for him."

Duan Tingxuan laughed when he heard the voice, turned around on the spot, walked to the bedroom, and said after entering the door: "Since it is to reward Zhaocai for its bravery, it is up to you, the master, to make clothes for it yourself to be sincere." , what is asking Honglian to do it?"

Su Nuannuan was stretching on the bed, when she saw him coming in, she got up and said, "When did you come back?"

"Just after I came back, I heard someone said that you were still asleep, so I didn't call you. I wanted to go to the study to sort out my thoughts, but you woke up unexpectedly." Duan Tingxuan came to the lucky cat's nest while talking. He picked up the tabby cat, which was lying comfortably on its stomach, by its neck.

"Meow meow meow..."

Zhaocai probably didn't expect that after he "made a great contribution", this unscrupulous master who always competed with him would dare to disrespect it so much. Twice on the wrist.

"What a powerful beast, I need to clean it up, right?" Duan Tingxuan exclaimed, threw the big fat cat to the ground with a wave of his hand, and looked at Su Nuannuan angrily, "Look at how you got used to it!" ?Typical pampered and arrogant, even dare to bite me."

"You deserve it. It's lying down well, and it didn't grab you to eat, so you have to recruit it. Be content, recruiting money is to save energy, otherwise those bandits will scratch their faces, you don't know what to do. see?"

Duan Tingxuan shook his head, nodded and said: "That's right, that's right. This beast is indeed ferocious. Well, two people's eyes were almost blinded by it. That said, I have to be grateful to it for its usual care. I show mercy?"

Su Nuannuan shook her head and laughed and said, "What's the real deal with a cat, you? Do I have to say thank you for being merciful to it. Do you feel like you've made it back?" After speaking, she said to Honglian: " Go and pick up a plate of steamed dates in the afternoon, whenever your master comes to Chunfeng Garden, his stomach must be empty."

"A good wife who knows me." Duan Tingxuan chuckled, and then asked: "Is it steamed jujube stuffed dim sum? Just right. I saw fresh jujubes from the village two days ago, and I was thinking about this. No Do you know what tricks you have this time?"

"Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, don't you stay away from your business?" Su Nuannuan said angrily, "It's just steamed dates. If you want to eat dim sum stuffed with date paste, I'll let Xiangyun go to the kitchen to have a look?"

"Steamed dates? What is this way of eating? Aren't dates eaten as jujube paste snacks or candied dates? It's common people who eat them directly. People like us don't want to be so careless."

Su Nuannuan sneered and said, "That's right, because of the noble family status. Therefore, the dates must be made into dim sum filled with jujube paste before they can be eaten. Nobility is noble. But I don't know how much delicious food I missed."

Duan Tingxuan laughed and said: "Isn't that a little exaggerated? Although I said so, when I was naughty when I was young, there were jujube trees in the garden. I thought I hadn't eaten jujubes directly? Although it is considered sweet, the skin is very annoying. If it sticks to the throat, it will stick to it. It’s okay for young people. If the elderly eat this, it’s really sticky and they can’t cough it out. Isn’t it troublesome? Besides, they don’t think it’s better than other fruits. So we eat dates, They’re all made into snacks.”

Before the words were finished, Honglian came in. Duan Tingxuan couldn't help but sniffed, wondering: "What a sweet scent, is this the smell of dates? Strange, it becomes like this after steaming? Could it be that the dates are also Bastard, don’t you think it’s good to eat raw, and you have to steam it in a wok to let out all the good flavors?”

"Bah! If I were a jujube, I'd put the whole jujube in your throat so that you wouldn't be able to cough it up." Su Nuannuan spat, reached out and grabbed two dates and ate them like that, the young master Originally, he wanted to use chopsticks, but when he saw his wife started to do it, he can't be left behind, can he? Because he didn't care about his demeanor, he grabbed two brains and threw them into his mouth. After chewing a few times, his eyes lit up, his hands raised his thumbs up, and he called indistinctly: "Nuannuan, amazing!" , you are not a culinary skill, you are turning decay into magic, who would have thought that ordinary dates would be so sweet after steaming, delicious, really delicious. Have you sent it to the old lady?"

Su Nuannuan smiled and said: "I have said that it's because you are proud of your nobility, so you can't eat such delicious food. If you are a commoner, this is how you eat jujubes when they are ripe. It's just steamed once, and there's nothing wrong with it." The doorway is inside, so I steamed a few catties in the kitchen in the afternoon, and probably everyone in the house can eat it by now. To be honest, I didn’t expect Zhuangshang dates to be so good. The Xue family’s wife sent a basket earlier. It is big and red, and I don’t look like ordinary jujubes. When I asked, it was a variety that has only been available for more than ten years. What kind of horse tooth jujube is called? It’s delicious, ask her to get me a few more baskets from the village, steam it and put it in the ice room, and keep it for winter, it’s fresh and sweet, it’s really a good snack.”

The husband and wife were talking while eating, when they heard Cong'er's panicked voice from outside saying: "Second master is here? Our master and grandma are talking in the room, and the servants are going to make an announcement."

"Go quickly." Duan Tingye's voice sounded very anxious, Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan looked at each other, and Su Nuannuan laughed softly: "I think the second master is very affectionate to your brother now. I haven't seen him come to the door for many years, and now it's only a few days, how many times have you come?"

"Fart, do you think he's targeting me? It's just for money. This must be asking you for another prescription. Without this reason, he would be so active in saving you last night?" Duan Tingxuan snorted, seeing his wife There was nothing wrong with my clothes, and without waiting for Cong'er to report, I said directly: "Let your second master come in."

Duan Tingye rushed in bravely, arguing that even if he was a younger uncle, he couldn't go directly into his sister-in-law's room, but today Duan Tingxuan happened to be there, and Second Master Duan couldn't care about these rules for a while, so he hurriedly asked after entering the door: " Who did sister-in-law give the recipe for the candied dates? How could she just hand it over to the kitchen? Even if Xue’s daughter-in-law is reliable, she’s not one of us, so she wouldn’t sell the recipe because of huge profits ?”

Su Nuannuan was stunned, she looked at Duan Tingxuan blankly, the meaning was obvious: Is your brother in the eyes of money? What are you talking about, a simple steamed jujube, he wants me to give the recipe

Duan Tingxuan also felt that it was shameful, and quickly coughed: "Tingye, sit down and talk first, look at you, how can you still have a little calmness of the young master of the Houfu. These dates are directly steamed in the pot Yes, there is no prescription at all, just now I talked about this with your sister-in-law, but because we are rich and noble, we don't usually do this."

"Ah? So that's the case?" Duan Tingye slumped into the chair like a deflated ball, and said dejectedly, "I thought this was the candied dates prepared by my sister-in-law herself. It’s as sweet as ordinary candied dates, and it’s still sticky together. It’s strange, it’s dates, why are they so sweet? Didn’t any honey or sugar be added?”

"Really not." Su Nuannuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm talking about the second brother, I heard from your elder brother that your cake shop and restaurant are very prosperous, and it's not an exaggeration to say that you are making money every day. You don't book the banquet ten days in advance. Seat, since the business is so good, why are you still not satisfied?"

After all, Duan Tingye is the young master of the Hou family. After a short period of depression, he has cheered up and said with a chuckle: "Sister-in-law is right, people are not enough to swallow like a snake, so how can there be too much money? Of course, the more the better."

Duan Tingxuan said: "I'm not afraid of being greedy, but you must not lose your head. If you really think about snakes swallowing elephants, if you get angry and something happens, I may not be able to protect you."

Duan Tingye said sternly: "Don't worry, brother, I still have these proprieties, not to mention that we are from the Hou family, our innocence is the most important thing, our things are of the highest quality, if you don't believe me, you can go to the store to have a look in your spare time Look, with your prestige, if you go there a few more times, those shopkeepers and accountants will not dare to play tricks."

"You just know what to do. I'm too busy with my own affairs. How can I have time to take care of you? Since you know what the shopkeeper and the accountant are talking about, just keep an eye on yourself." After Duan Tingxuan finished speaking lightly, the topic changed, He pondered: "Winter is coming soon, and various expenses are bound to increase. In previous years, at this time, the accounts of the public school are somewhat beyond the means, and we have to supplement the two private treasuries. How is the situation this year?"

Duan Tingye said with a smile: "I don't need it this year. The profit from the cake shop alone is more than enough for the winter and the New Year, not to mention the profits of the three restaurants. Years ago, I sent my brother and sister-in-law's bonus, which was less than This number, you take me as a question."

As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers. This time, the young master was flattered and humiliated, and almost fell off the chair, and said in a voiceless voice: "Thirty thousand taels? No way? Are you opening a restaurant or turning a stone into gold?" Woolen cloth?"

"Isn't it just turning stone into gold. But this person is not me, but sister-in-law. So brother should know that the public must be very rich this year, right?" Duan Tingye's eyebrows were beaming, and he couldn't hide his complacency no matter what. This is his achievement. Although it is inseparable from Su Nuannuan's recipes, he is the one who managed the restaurant and cake shop to this point. Can you not be satisfied