In early November, Feng Suyao's embroidery shop was renovated and was about to open. Yu Ge'er ran around excitedly, looking here and touching there, imagining what it would be like to work there. Feng Suyao took him to the backyard to see where he would study in the future. The windows were very large and the sun shone in, so he was not worried at all about not being able to see clearly.

There are rest rooms in the backyard, but there are not many, only three. Feng Suyao lives in one room herself, leaving one for Yu Ge'er, and the other one is vacant for someone in need.

"For me?" Yu Ge'er asked blankly.

"Yes, when you become a manager, you will be busy in the shop all the time, so it would be nice to have a room to rest in."

Yu Ge'er hugged Feng Xiu Niang excitedly, "Master, you are so kind."

"Since you know I'm good, just study hard." Feng Suyao touched his head and said with a smile.

Yu Ge'er nodded vigorously.

At noon, Yu Ge'er dragged Feng Suyao to Douxiangzhai for lunch. Lin Yan served them steamed chicken with mushrooms, steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce, a bowl of lotus root and pork soup for each person, and two bowls of rice.

Yu Ge'er's mouth was greasy after eating, so he quickly wiped it with a handkerchief, otherwise the master would definitely scold him later.

*

A few days ago, Zhao Shiyun went to a carpenter's shop and asked the carpenter to make a dressing table for him. It had a bronze mirror and a small drawer for jewelry on the side. There were also several large drawers under the table for Yu Ge'er to store needlework and embroidery items.

That's right, this dressing table is a gift for Yu Ge'er. The carpenter said it would take at least half a month to complete. Zhao Shiyun went to the shop again today because he remembered that he had to make one for Yan Ge'er as well.

The two dressing tables cost sixteen taels, which used up all of Zhao Shiyun's private money. This was the price he got by bargaining with the carpenter. After all, the dressing tables had bronze mirrors, many drawers, and were made of good wood, so they were naturally expensive.

Lin Yan saw him sneak out twice and asked curiously, "What did you do?"

Zhao Shiyun paused for a moment and said, "I'm going to choose a gift for Yu Ge'er."

"Have you chosen yet?"

"Not yet." Zhao Shiyun was still thinking of giving Lin Yan a surprise, so he could only lie.

Lin Yan did not ask any further questions. He was now finding it increasingly inconvenient to move around. His family members had all advised him to rest at home, but he just couldn't sit still. However, he had also decided that he would not come to the shop from a few days onwards and would leave it entirely to Aunt Liu and his cousin's wife. Zhao Shiyun would also come, so he could feel more at ease.

Before going home in the afternoon, Lin Yan bought half a duck and asked Boss Zhou to help chop it into small pieces. He then went to the seasoning shop to see if there were any pickled lemons. He wanted to make lemon duck, but he didn't have any pickled lemons, so he could only go and see if they had any for sale.

The spice shop sells all kinds of weird things, and Lin Yan wanted to try his luck there. Unexpectedly, he found some. He also found sour radish and bought some.

After returning home, Lin Yan washed the duck meat, put it into a pot with cold water, added ginger slices and white wine, lit a fire and started blanching it.

While the water in the pot was still hot, he cut the lemon in half, removed the seeds, and then shredded it. He also cut the scallions in half, cut the pickled peppers into sections, and sliced ​​the ginger and garlic.

Before starting to cook the lemon duck, Lin Yan steamed the rice first.

Pour oil into the pot, add the duck pieces after the oil is hot and stir-fry until the surface is slightly yellow. At this time, a lot of duck oil will be fried out of the pot. Then add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Next, you can add seasonings, soy sauce, sugar, white vinegar, and grass fruit powder. After stir-frying evenly, add a bowl of water and a small bowl of white wine, cover and simmer for about a quarter of an hour.

Lin Yan went to the vegetable garden to pick some perilla and some green vegetables to stir-fry later.

When he came back, the aroma of duck meat had already come out. Estimating that the time was about right, Lin Yan opened the lid, poured in sour garlic sprouts and pickled peppers and stir-fried them to thicken the soup. Finally, poured in sour lemon and perilla, stir-fried them for a few times and it was ready to be served.

It was sour and spicy, and the smell made my mouth water. Lin Yan quickly served the duck meat, cleaned the pot, and quickly stir-fried the vegetables.

"Wash your hands and eat!" Lin Yan brought the lemon duck to the main room, and Yu Ge'er helped to carry the rest.

As soon as he sat down, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of lemon duck to eat. The aroma was too overbearing, and he smelled it for a long time and could no longer bear it.

"Hmm, delicious!" Yu Ge'er's eyes lit up and he squinted in satisfaction.

Zhao Shiyun washed his hands and came over. Seeing the lemon duck on the table, he smiled and said, "You can make this too! It smells delicious." He sat down, picked up a piece, and put it in his mouth. His eyes widened slightly. "This tastes amazing! It's sour and fragrant with a hint of spiciness, and the duck meat is so tender."

Li Yuemei and Zhao Qiming also picked up their chopsticks. For a moment, the only sounds in the main hall were chewing and praising. "Yan'er, your cooking skills are getting better and better," Li Yuemei said with a smile. Yu'er, his mouth full, mumbled, "Brother, I want to eat this again tomorrow." Zhao Shiyun laughed at his greed, but was impressed by Yu'er's hook punch.

The meal was a lively one, and the dishes on the plates were quickly finished. Lin Yan rubbed his stomach, leaned back in his chair, and said contentedly, "Today's meal was so comfortable."

Yu Ge'er also nodded, he was a little foodie as always.