Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

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Four dishes were put on the table first, followed by four appetizers. Shi Qi led someone to bring a small stew pot to each of the girls, and served a spoon.

Ping'er smiled and said, "Girls, please take a few sips to warm your stomach before eating anything else."

The stew pot is small, and there is only half of the black bone chicken soup in the stew pot. It is clear and bright, and the smell will make people appetite.The amount of three or five mouthfuls, a few people put down quickly.

Withdrew the soup, and Si Qi brought other dishes.

Baochai said: "This is the way of eating in the south. Before eating, drink a bowl of soup."

Yingchun said: "Ms. Bao and Sister Lin are both from Jinling. Our sisters usually eat Beijing dishes. Today we have fresh ones."

This time the servant girl served stewed lion head, three shrimp tofu soup, squirrel mandarin fish, Jinling salted duck, Farewell My Concubine,

The lion head stewed in clear soup is mighty in shape, bright in color after being oiled, and soaked in broth, with a few emerald green leaves floating in the soup.Daiyu took a sip and sighed, "Second Sister, you bothered."

The tofu knives in the three shrimp tofu are evenly one inch long, three minutes wide, and two minutes thick.Several people tasted it separately and applauded.

Baochai said, "This is what our girls eat."

Xichun and Daiyu nodded in agreement.

Tanchun said, "Second sister, this cook's knife skills are really good."

Look at the unique shape of the squirrel mandarin fish, the knife is clearly divided, and the fish is continuously connected.When it was served on the table, Si Qi asked the girls to lean back. Several little girls had already taken the big cloth towels and stood beside the girls.Si Qi poured a large bowl of Gorgon sauce on the fish, and the sound of "la la la" accompanied by the aroma came to the nostrils.The serving maids all picked a little bit for their own girls, the taste was fresh, thick but not greasy, and matched with that shape, they all praised it.

The shape of Jinling salted duck is to cut it and put it into a duck shape. It has white skin and red meat, full of fragrance, tender and delicious, and unique flavor.Baochai tasted it and praised: "This is what I used to eat in Jinling."

What was served was a pot of soup. Si Qi smiled and introduced that the cook made it specially for the girls. She said it was a Hokkien dish with a nice name, Farewell My Concubine.

The five-inch high and twenty-inch wide sweet white porcelain soup bowl contained pieces of turtle and young chickens that were still tumbling, and Shi Qi led someone to scoop a little for each girl.The girls nodded after eating, well, this cook deserves a reward.

Ping'er said to the person who delivered the food: "Remember to ask your girl for a reward."

Then there are bamboo shoots in chicken sauce, boiled cabbage, two-color radish balls, and black and white ears.

The bamboo shoots in chicken sauce are light and delicious, the cabbage is boiled in boiling water, the meatballs made of green radish and carrot are in sharp contrast, the black and white ears are fried crispy, and the color matching is perfect.

The staple food is Japonica rice, a small bowl of dessert, Xianglian syrup after the meal.

After dinner, Yingchun led several people to the back hall where she usually rests, the little girl served tea, and Yingchun asked everyone to go down to eat.Said to Ping'er: "Go back and serve your grandma, I don't need you to greet me here."

Ping'er saw that he was not needed here, so he saluted the girls and said, "It's all the girls' preference, so Ping'er went back."

Baochai said, "Go, go, your second mistress can't leave you."

The girls all laughed, and Ping'er was blessed with a blessed body before returning to Sister Feng's yard.

Ping'er saw that it was time for Sister Feng to have lunch, and when she entered the main room, the little girl said, "Sister Ping'er, grandma has left some food for you, and it is kept in the back room."

When Ping'er entered the room, he saw several large bowls on the kang table, and saw Sister Feng tilted on the kang, so he said, "Grandma, I'm going out to eat."

Sister Feng waved her hand nonchalantly, "Eat here, it will be cold when you bring it around."

A little girl came up to help Ping'er lift the lid, and Ping'er saw that it was honey sauce ham, Jinling salted duck, stewed lion's head, three shrimp tofu soup, boiled cabbage, and two-color radish balls.

Honey-glazed ham, stewed lion's head, boiled cabbage, two-color radish balls, Sister Feng used more, but the rest were also well-defined, which Sister Feng did not touch.Four meat and two vegetables, under the plate are filled with boiling water.Ping'er ate a few mouthfuls, and all the dishes were warm, just at the temperature of the mouth.

Ping'er looked up at Sister Feng, and saw that Sister Feng had closed her eyes and dozed off.Sighing in my heart, over the past ten years or so, Sister Feng has not treated her badly. She eats the same food as hers, and uses the same food as hers. That's how it is at Yingchun and eldest sister's place.As long as she doesn't go to Jia Lian and blocks the girls who go to Jia Lian, that's all Sister Feng has to do by herself.

There is nothing wrong with such a day. Think about An'er who was sold out by Sister Feng, and Ning'er who was sent to Zhuangzi to match a farmer. At the beginning, she was not a pretty girl, but the second master let go after two days of liking her. Do you want to block the second grandma and not chase people away? !It is estimated that they want to live comfortably now, which is a luxury.

Especially An'er, when Sister Feng was pregnant, she touched the second master behind Sister Feng's back. Thinking about Sister Feng telling the matchmaker to just sell her in a shameful place, Ping'er felt chills all over.Ning'er went to Zhuangzi, although he said that he didn't want to let her go with the money, but in case of a natural disaster, she would have to sell her son and daughter again.That's how I was sold by my parents.

While eating, Ping'er spat in his heart the muddled thoughts of the past few days.Aunt Zhao has a son and a daughter, and she has won the heart of the second master.The second master has been indifferent to the second wife for a long time, but it is like this, Aunt Zhao still serves with a low eyebrow every day, and is punished by the second wife every now and then, what does the second master care about.

So what if you raise a son, I heard that every generation of old princes has no less concubines, but which son has grown up and the mother is still alive?It is just that I heard that my aunt has three sisters who were concubines, and I haven't seen any aunts who can live long enough for their children to marry, and I haven't seen any girls who are concubines. After they get married, they still communicate with their natal families. Obviously, they won't marry well. People, life is not very good.

The second master and grandma are good friends, and they went to the second master by themselves and annoyed Sister Feng. The best end is probably to take care of the second master's face, like Ning'er, let go of the contract and marry far away up.Maybe it's hard for Second Mistress to have a bowl of medicine.With Er Ye's temperament, it's just a few days of sadness.

This yard has chosen so many beautiful girls to come in. Does Second Mistress want to imitate the Grand Master? People in the yard come and go, changing every three or two years.I heard that after the year there will be a selection of candidates, especially beautiful ones.

Ping'er thought while eating, and occasionally looked at Sister Feng.When I had almost eaten, I made up my mind that I would go to the aunt's temple to be an aunt, and I could live this life in peace and prosperity.I just need to serve Sister Feng well. I heard that some aunt temples are prostitution houses. Wouldn't it be even worse to fall to that point.

It is estimated that Ping'er has almost eaten. Sister Feng opened her eyes and felt that Ping'er was looking at herself for a while, "Ping'er, your second grandma is beautiful, but she is not tasty enough. Let me give you something to eat? How many bites do you want?" Take a look at me, what are you doing? Is your grandma so beautiful and delicious?"

Ping'er put down the bowl, "I have never seen anyone more beautiful than grandma."

"Hurry up and eat yours, so it won't be too cold. If your grandma can serve food, you should pay more attention, and won't collect money from you."

Sister Feng closed her eyes again.Ping'er smiled, grandma is easy to coax, as long as the matter she cares about goes her way, she can do anything else.Then I thought again, those who are married and become stewards are not serving their masters during the day, and they are not as comfortable as they are when they go home to serve the whole family.Even the second master's Aunt Zhou can't live better than the old woman and the sweeping woman.The ones who live the best are Nanny Lai and everyone, but where are they going now, ha ha.I was destined to be a slave, and to be favored by a master like my grandma is already burning incense, so I will serve my grandma well in the future.

Ping'er persuaded himself, as if taking off a hundred-jin wet cotton jacket, the pressure since moving was swept away, and he felt relaxed.

Ping'er asked the little girls to clean up the table, and asked the dazed Sister Feng, "Grandma, can you go to the back room and have a good sleep?"

Sister Feng replied lazily, "I don't want to move." Then she said: "You also come up to rest for a while, they are not children anymore, if they don't start fighting, don't worry about it."

"Let grandma say it, it's everyone's young master and young lady, how could they do it?" Ping'er said angrily to Sister Feng.

Sister Feng smiled. "Did you tell Miss Lin?"

"I said it. The things were also given. The master and the servant are very grateful to grandma. It is grandma who is kind and helps people."

"I don't want to thank them. It's a small matter for us, but it's a big thing for Miss Lin. It's a good thing to do. When you went, did they play well?"

"What's the matter? Miss Lin is still calling her angry because of Miss Bao. Miss Bao has even spoken out about women and officials. Miss Lin just asks Miss Xue if she should make fun of her."

Sister Feng opened her eyes and smiled, "Well, Baochai, I don't know how my aunt taught her to put on airs every day, but she is a role model for everything. If you don't marry someone who is old-fashioned and stern-tempered, you won't be able to get married." For half a year, the husband-in-law will have to hide from her and go to the little goblin."

The master and servant chattered and laughed.

"What about Tanchun?"

"It's still the same, looking at Baochai and turning around Baochai."

"That's because of the eyes of the second wife. Ping'er, just say, just look at it now, the second wife may have chosen Miss Lin for Baoyu."

Ping'er shook his head, "It's not like he can choose Miss Lin."

"There is also Xiangyun. The historian has real power and military power. If the eldest girl has a son, Baochai will not succeed even if she is her own niece."

"Then Miss Lin, is there a way out?"

"Fate. We've helped her think about everything we can, and we'll see how she chooses in the future. Don't you think so?!"