Su Luo took a shower and came out to see Nangong Chiyu standing outside the door.
She was dressed in thin clothes, and as soon as she came out, Nangong Chiyu swept her into his arms.
Su Luo blushed and patted his shoulder, saying, "What are you doing? We're at home. Put me down."
"I won't let go unless you kiss me!"
Recalling the shameful scene from last night, Su Luo struggled a couple of times, but he had her completely under his control and she couldn't get down at all. Helpless, she could only kiss him on the cheek.
"Put me down now, I'm hungry."
Nangong Chiyu smiled broadly and gently put Su Luo down. "I'll go serve you some food. After you eat, go back to sleep for a while. I and Butler Shi will take care of things at home."
As he was about to head towards the back hall, Su Luo stopped him, saying, "Wait a minute, tell Aunt Ma that I want to eat eggplant."
Eggplants aren't available until July, are they? Where can we get eggplants now? Nangong Chiyu didn't understand. He just needed to tell Aunt Ma exactly what Su Luo had said.
After Nangong Chiyu went to the back hall, Su Luo went to the pharmacy to get a prescription and gave it to Chunhua to brew.
Qiuyue was in charge of Su Luo's daily life and took all the bedding from the front bedroom to change and wash.
Most of the food eaten today was the usual kind, and Nangong Chiyu didn't see any eggplants.
When they were in Beichuan City last year, the palace sent someone to bring him a lot of eggplants, and he recognized them.
"Luo Luo, there's no eggplant in these dishes, is there? If you don't want to eat it, I'll ask Aunt Ma to make you something else."
Su Luo pointed with her chopsticks at a bowl of chicken feet and many small pieces of condiments for Nangong Chiyu to see.
"This is an eggplant."
Su Luo picked up a piece and fed it to him, "Try it!"
Nangong Chiyu ate it, and it didn't taste like eggplant at all, but it was actually quite delicious.
"Luo Luo, are you lying to me? Not only are there no eggplants this month, but this dish doesn't even taste like eggplant."
Su Luo raised an eyebrow and smiled gently: "That just means I'm a good cook. You can just tell me if it's delicious or not."
Nangong Chiyu cooperated with her, nodding and saying, "Delicious! How was this eggplant made?"
Su Luo picked up a few pieces of diced eggplant and put them in the bowl, looking at him and saying.
"This is a recipe I found in an old book. It's not difficult at all. After picking fresh eggplants, peel them and then chop them into small pieces."
Then fry it in chicken oil, and add chicken breast, shiitake mushrooms, and bamboo shoots.
Spiced tofu, along with various diced dried fruits, are simmered in broth, then coated with oil, seasoned with salt, and finally placed in a jar and sealed tightly.
It can be used to mix with chicken feet, other dishes, or even just with rice. Doesn't it smell delicious and go well with rice?
Nangong Chiyu couldn't believe that a simple eggplant could be prepared in such a complicated and luxurious way. In the army, besides stir-fries, they only ate boiled vegetables.
"It tastes good, but this way of cooking is not something that ordinary people can afford. My mother probably doesn't know how it's made, otherwise she wouldn't be so calm."
Su Luo smiled as she ate: "I made this dish at Fu Man Lou. They have everything there. My mother-in-law doesn't know. If she did, she definitely wouldn't have let me make it."
Last year, during her free time at Fumanlou, she suddenly came up with this idea. It was written in a book, and out of curiosity, she tried to copy it.
Surprisingly, the taste was quite good, but it was too luxurious. In the end, it wasn't served at the Fu Man Lou restaurant. After taking it home, Yan Chuan and Yi Huan also enjoyed it.
"Let's not talk about the food. How's the tutor I asked you to find for Yi Huan coming along?"
"The palace governesses will arrive in Changping Village soon. I have also found the tutor. I have sent someone to pick him up. He will be at the mansion tomorrow."
There are only a handful of renowned scholars from prominent families in Nanning, and Su Luo wanted to ask him who he had invited.
"What is the name of the teacher who taught Yi Huan? Who is he?"
Nangong Chiyu said, "Sun Feizhang is from Langzhou. He is fifty-four years old and once passed the imperial examination at the county level."
Su Luo put down her chopsticks and looked up at Nangong Chiyu, who asked her to find a talented person to teach Yi Huan.
What did he find? Someone who passed the imperial examination at the lowest level? There are tons of people who passed the lowest level of the imperial examination! What's so special about this?
"What reason could it be that you've taken a liking to a scholar?"
Nangong Chiyu had already eaten lunch, but he wanted to stay here with Su Luo.
"Luo Luo, although this Sun Feizhang only passed the county-level imperial examination, he is worthy of the title of teacher."
I've read some of his articles; his commentary and annotations reveal him to be a truly exceptional talent. It's just a pity he had no chance of passing the imperial examinations; otherwise, given the triennial examinations, he would surely have topped the list.
According to Nangong Chiyu, even if this person is very talented, he is still no match for the machinations of villains.
"You mean he offended someone?"
Nangong Chiyu nodded: "His family offended the family of the examiner at the time."
Therefore, he failed the imperial examinations every year and only obtained the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations). After failing to pass the imperial examinations, he drifted aimlessly through life.
He had been missing for many years, but my people found him in Langzhou. Once you see him, you'll definitely change your opinion of him.
Alright! Su Luo is looking forward to meeting this great talent whom even Nangong Chiyu praised.
In the afternoon, Li Chang'an came to Nangong Chiyu's house to play.
Su Luo went to the soy sauce factory to take a look, and the people from the Shen Clan Chamber of Commerce had already come and taken the soy sauce away.
The village survived a dangerous situation, but she and the villagers realized a serious problem.
If someone were to cause trouble one day, the soy sauce factory would have no way to resist.
After discussing it, the whole village unanimously decided to hire thugs for the soy sauce factory—those who were highly skilled in martial arts and easy to control.
Such people are sold in the human teeth market. I'll use the money from selling soy sauce to buy some thugs.
The land in the village has been mostly planted. This year, less rice was planted; the rest is almost entirely cotton and chili peppers.
"Madam, this is a letter I brought back from the county. Please take a look."
Shi Shuang handed seven or eight letters to Su Luo. Among them were letters from Xie Wanwan, as well as letters from Du Xiuyuan, Nangong Qing, and Du Siyuan, who truthfully reported the situation of the pharmaceutical factory to her.
"Just leave it there, I'll check on it later."
Su Luo compared the accounts of the medicine supplier at Ji'an Hall with the pharmaceutical costs, and only after finishing that did she have time to read the letters they sent her.
Xie Wanwan said that Wanxiu Pavilion has entered a normal operating phase, and its clothing has also made breakthroughs. Many ladies and young women from official families like to come to Wanxiu Pavilion to customize their clothes.
With her unique designs and the Shen family's vigorous promotion, Wanxiu Pavilion gained great fame within a month.
Nangong Qing's messages to her were more ordinary, simply asking what she was busy with and when she would return to the capital—just the usual greetings.
Du Xiuyuan's letter concerned medical issues, which he didn't know how to do, so he wrote to Su Luo for advice.
Du Siyuan said that the new pharmaceutical factory has been built, and two hundred more people who know about herbs have been added to the factory.
Business was booming, and he was so busy every day that he never saw the light of day, but he did not forget Su Luo's words and continued to conduct investigations.
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