Chapter 63: Sea Intestines Roasted and Grinded into Powder
"Miss, you're absolutely right. I heard that many people at the candy shop are buying snacks in hopes of winning the grand prize." Lian Xin said excitedly, "Also, I heard that the ten snacks Miss sent over are selling like hotcakes!"
"Especially the orange jelly." Luo Kui came in with some freshly brewed brown sugar, ginger and jujube tea, and excitedly talked about the orange jelly, saying it tasted so good!
"Even the villagers know about the candy shop. I'll let you take a day off." Xiao Jiuyue lazily lay on the couch, next to a blazing charcoal fire. It was inconvenient for women to have their period. The original owner was in good health, but she would be very weak after having her period.
"Miss, I'll buy you something delicious tomorrow." Luo Kui handed over the brown sugar ginger and jujube tea and said, "This is something Madam made especially for you. Madam said that you have to watch her finish it."
"Madam, are you still making the coat?" Xiao Jiuyue drank the steaming hot ginger and jujube tea, which warmed her heart and stomach. Even the discomfort in her lower abdomen was relieved a lot.
"Madam went to the third lady's place and is with Aunt Lan and the others." Luo Kui replied.
Xiao Jiuyue said, "I'll give you a list later. Buy some things according to the list. Laba Festival is coming soon. I'll cook a pot of Laba porridge for everyone then."
"Go to the post station and ask if there is any letter for us." Xiao Jiuyue reminded again.
"Okay." Luo Kui responded with a smile.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Luo Kui came back early in the morning with several kinds of grains of rice, and also brought back a letter!
"Miss, Miss, there is a letter from the master." Luo Kui ran back excitedly from outside, holding the letter in her arms and ran all the way to the west courtyard and handed it to Xiao Jiuyue.
This letter is written personally by my son Xiao Jiu.
Xiao Jiuyue recognized it at a glance. It was her father's handwriting. Perhaps because she was afraid that others would recognize it, she carefully opened the letter and read it roughly. After confirming that all the members of the Xiao family had arrived in Lingnan, Xiao Jiuyue stood up excitedly.
"Let's go and make Grandmother and Mother happy. Luokui, go to the second and third houses and tell them the news." Xiao Jiuyue folded the letter and put it back in the envelope before heading towards the main courtyard. Lianxin hurriedly took the cloak and put it on Xiao Jiuyue, "Miss, it's cold outside. It looks like it's going to snow."
As soon as she left the warm house, the cold wind cut her face and whizzed into her body. She gathered her cloak, took the hand warmer that Lianxin brought, and headed towards the main courtyard.
"Grandma, Daddy and the others have sent a letter." Xiao Jiuyue's voice rang out. She heard the sound of a teacup falling to the ground in the room, accompanied by the anxious voice of Old Madam Xiao: "Quick, bring it here and have a look."
These days, everyone in the Xiao family has been waiting for this letter.
"Grandma, be careful." Xiao Jiuyue saw that Old Madam Xiao was about to step on the broken teacup, so she quickly stepped forward and helped Old Madam Xiao to sit down. Mother Jiang beside her immediately picked up the broken teacup.
"The letter is here." Xiao Jiuyue took the letter and handed it directly to Old Madam Xiao.
Old Madam Xiao's hands trembled, and she failed to pull out the letter several times. She opened the letter and read only one line. She couldn't help but shed tears: "Your grandfather is fine, they are all fine!"
Old Madam Xiao's voice was choked with sobs. In the past few months since she arrived in Hongdu, she had to recite scriptures and chant Buddha's name every day. She would wake up in the middle of the night and dream that Old Man Xiao would not make it to Lingnan, or that the youngest son Jiaen would not make it, or that they were bullied by yamen runners on the road.
"Grandma, this is good news. We should be happy." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the tears and red eyes of Old Madam Xiao, and knew that this letter was really heavy.
"Yuer, are your father and the others okay?" As the beautiful mother entered the house, she couldn't help but shed tears.
Aunt Xiao, who had always kept silent, couldn't help but ask, "How is the Third Master?"
"How are my father and brother?" Xiao Yurong was also worried about her biological father and brother. She already had no mother. If she also lost her biological father and brother, there would be no hope for her future life.
Although Aunt Lan didn't say anything, her eyes were extremely eager.
The Xiao family members were all crowded here at this moment. They all looked at Old Madam Xiao and Xiao Jiuyue with anticipation. Old Madam Xiao wiped her eyes and scanned their faces one by one, saying, "Everyone has arrived in Lingnan."
"Very good."
"I can finally let go of my worries."
Everyone was very happy when they heard this. The beautiful mother even cried with joy. Xiao Jiuyue helped the beautiful mother sit down: "Mom."
"Yuer, mother is happy, happy." Su wiped her tears with a handkerchief. There were tears in her eyes, but a smile on the corners of her mouth.
The beauty was in tears, smiling through her tears. Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw it. She said, "The clouds will clear and the sun will shine. I believe that one day in the future, we will be reunited."
"Yes, I definitely will." Su's voice was choked with sobs.
Madam Xiao continued to read the letter. It was not long, and it was probably a letter to report safety. She took the letter and let everyone read it in turn. She said, "Now, everyone can rest assured."
"Grandma, we can ask someone to send some cotton clothes to grandpa and dad to keep them warm." Xiao Jiuyue had already made preparations, even preparing some medicinal herbs, but she had not received any letters from Lingnan, and without the address, she could not send them out.
"I, I made cotton clothes and socks for the Third Master." Aunt Xiao immediately agreed.
If you don’t tell me, you won’t know. Once I heard about it, everyone made thick clothes, shoes and socks for the exiled Xiao family.
"But who should we ask to deliver it?" Xiao Yurong looked worried. She wanted to bring some silver over to make life easier for her father and brother Jiaen in Lingnan.
"If the letter can reach us, then the things can naturally reach grandfather and his people as well."
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flickered as she spoke, "Everyone, prepare your own things. Don't stuff the silver in your clothes, or else someone else will take it. We'll think of a way to use more silver later so that both the things and the silver can be delivered to Grandpa and the others."
night.
Xiao Jiuyue began to think about what she should write in the letter to each person.
Grandmother and beautiful mother-in-law would definitely write something to report safety, so should she write something else to play a role?
Lingnan is close to the sea. If she can get sea cucumbers, she can make MSG. MSG, which is used for seasoning and enhancing flavor, can definitely make the dishes taste even better.
Xiao Jiuyue picked up her pen and wrote a letter. After she finished, she took a look and rejected it. She had written such a detailed method of making MSG from sea cucumber. What if it fell into the hands of others...
inappropriate.
Xiao Jiuyue started writing the second letter. This time she wrote it in a more obscure way and added a code word: Roast the sea intestine and grind it into powder!
What if Daddy didn't notice?
Xiao Jiuyue picked up the pen and added a few more words.
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