It was a bitter summer, perhaps it was because He Sanlang suddenly left his wife who had only been married for a few days to join the army in the frontier fortress, so the entire Jing'an Mansion felt sorry for Chu Lian. Pinshu.com ()
At noon, Mrs. He sent the big maid beside her to bring half a basin of ice. Seeing that Chu Lian was sleeping in the bedroom, she asked Nanny Gui to put ice cubes in the bedroom to cool down Chu Lian.
Ice cellars in Shengjing City are rare, and last year there was very little ice. Most of the ice was only used in the palace, and even if there was a surplus, it would be sent to the clan's mansion. Ordinary nobles seldom use ice.
So it is really rare for the old lady to actually send most of the basin of ice to the third grandma.
Nanny Gui sent the maid named Mu Xiang who brought the ice out of the yard, and sighed bitterly, everyone could see that the ice was just compensation for the third grandma.
The third young master is gone, no one is around, no matter how good the compensation is, what's the point.
Perhaps the half of the basin of ice really had the effect of reducing the heat, Chu Lian took a nap today very comfortably, even if Fu Yan came to ask for lunch, he didn't get up.
After waking up, it was already afternoon, and sitting up from the bed in a daze, Chu Lian clearly felt the coolness in the bedroom.
She got up and opened the curtain, and saw the wooden bucket containing ice cubes beside the bed.
Chu Lian let out an "ah" in surprise, and before she even had time to put on her embroidered shoes, she walked to the ice bucket in two or three steps. After touching it with my hand, the big bucket of ice was still the size of a human head and hadn't melted.
Xi Yan, who was guarding the needlework outside, heard Chu Lian's voice inside, and hurried in, "Third Grandma, what happened?"
Chu Lian pointed to the ice bucket in front of him, widened his eyes and asked curiously, "Where did these ice come from?"
Xi Yan twitched the corners of her mouth, although the ice bucket was good, but it was the old lady's appeasement to the third grandmother, so it was not so pleasant.
"The old lady ordered someone to send it to the third grandma to cool off the heat."
Chu Lian knew the reason in the blink of an eye, otherwise, even the Jing'an House would not have ice available on weekdays.
But she doesn't think so much like Nanny Gui and Xiyan, since it was sent by Mrs. He, then she will use it!
No need for nothing!
"Quick, find a small quilt." Chu Lian said with the same expression and even a little excitement.
Xi Yan hadn't come out of the sad mood yet, when she heard the words "ah", she raised her head and looked at Chu Lian in a daze.
"Hurry up, what are you doing?"
Xi Yan wiped the corners of her eyes, "But... but what does Third Grandma want the quilt for?"
Chu Lian flicked Xiyan's forehead angrily, "What else can I do, save these ices and let them melt as slowly as possible, I still want to use these ices to make ice bowls!"
"Ice... ice bowl..." Xi Yan was completely led astray, and the sadness on his face just now disappeared.
"Yes ~ Ice Bowl, it's guaranteed to be delicious and cool off the heat, go quickly."
After all, Xiyan was driven by Chu Lian to get the quilt.
When Xiyan came back, she saw the third grandma covering the wooden barrel with a small quilt, and she immediately looked weird, neither crying nor smiling, but the original sadness on her face was gone.
Bring me a change of clothes, and I'll go see what ingredients are available in the small kitchen to make ice bowls.
In the end, Nanny Gui and Xi Yan went to the small kitchen together.
Chu Lian looked at the amethyst grapes, red peaches, oranges and other fruits delivered to the small kitchen this morning, nodded, and chose fresh lotus roots, lotus seeds with the heart removed, fresh water chestnuts, etc., and let Xiyan run for a while. Go to the second gate and ask the gatekeeper there to buy a bottle of milk and come back.
While waiting for Xi Yan, Chu Lian had already started to process the ingredients in the small kitchen. This time, she did not rely on human hands, but did it herself.
Nanny Gui only knew the name of the food made by the third grandma, but she didn't know how she made it or how to do it, so she couldn't get involved, so she could only stand aside and watch.
Chu Lian is the kind of person who takes everything seriously and keeps his ears to the outside world, especially when cooking food.
And her concentrated appearance fell into a trance in the eyes of Nanny Gui, distracted from doing things, so as not to let herself be too sad.
Chu Lian took care of all the fruits and vegetables for the ice bowl. Seeing that Xiyan hadn’t come back, he found a small bucket of glutinous rice soaking in the corner. He remembered the Xinxuan cake that he was going to make in the morning, and there happened to be ice today, so he called the small kitchen to be on duty. My mother-in-law, let her go find a bag of soybean flour.
Xinxuan cakes are simple to make, but their appearance and taste are the most suitable for eating in summer.
Originally, Nanny Gui was watching the third grandma toss and eat, and she was still sad, but she was completely attracted by the snacks made by the third grandma.
My God, is that dim sum that is as transparent as a big drop of water really made of glutinous rice
It's just incredible! She has never seen such a beautiful snack in most of her life.
At this time, Xiyan also returned with most of the jar of milk, and asked the maids to go to the bedroom to get the remaining ice. It took Chu Lian less than a quarter of an hour to complete the final steps of the ice bowl and Xinxuan cake. .
Asking Xiyan Mingyan to take the snacks to the flower hall, Chu Lian went back to the bedroom and changed.
Divided the snacks into several portions, and asked Nanny Gui to order them to be sent to the old lady of Qingweitang and sister-in-law Zou. Since Zou also had two little nieces, they sent more. As for the mother-in-law Mrs. Jing'an Mrs. Liu, because she is still bedridden, she should not eat too cold food, so Chu Lian only gave her Xinxuan cake.
He Sanlang left today after showing filial piety to the elders. It was not suitable for Chu Lian to visit the elders in person, so he used the ice bowl and Xinxuan cakes he had just made with his mother and maid in the flower hall.
After eating snacks together, Nanny Gui saw that the third grandma was sleepy, and couldn't help persuading her: "Third grandma, don't be sad, the third young master is probably a lucky star, and it won't take two years for you to make contributions in the north came back."
Although she ate desserts to cool off the summer heat, Chu Lian still felt uncomfortable. She didn't like summer at first, but when she heard Nanny Gui's words, she tilted her head and looked at Nanny Gui, "Mommy, I'm not sad. Ah, my husband is gone, even if I cry now, he won't come back, then I'm not wasting my energy and feelings for nothing, why don't I eat and drink well, and live a good life in the mansion!"
Nanny Gui looked at the Third Mistress, who looked at her head tilted, her eyes delicate, and more charming than Huajiao, although her spirits were a little weak, she always felt that something was wrong.
But when I think about it carefully, I can't detect the mistake of what the third grandma said.
In the end, he was choked and speechless.
Here Mrs. He received the ice bowl and Xinxuan cake sent by Chu Lian.
Grandma Liu exchanged a few words with the happy geese sent by Chu Lian, and was heard by Mrs. He who was talking with the old lady of Zheng Guogong's mansion inside.
"What's going on outside?" came the old matriarch's deep voice.
Grandma Liu hurriedly carried the food box into Baoxia and replied, "Go back to the old lady, it's the third grandma who sent the girl to bring the snacks!"