But since Qin Hexuan had come out, Meng Yu said briefly: "My grandfather asked me to pick up Madam You and Miss Qingtian to stay at home for a few days.
“We arrived in the morning and made some dandelion-stuffed dumplings for lunch.
"Miss Qingtian saw that even Elder Cen said these dumplings were delicious, so she wanted to send some over for you to try.
"It's a pity that it was delivered a little late. You should have had lunch already."
"It's not late. I was so engrossed in reading this morning that I just hadn't eaten yet.
"I'll take it back and have someone cook it for you to taste. Please thank Mr. Cen and Qingtian for me."
Song Tao, who was standing behind Qin Hexuan, wanted to shake his head after hearing this. He had clearly already eaten lunch, yet he still said this.
But after he followed Qin Hexuan back to the room with the food box, he heard Qin Hexuan say, "Open it and take a look."
"Yes!" Song Tao checked and said, "The seal is intact, the stamp..."
"Who told you to look at these? Hurry up and open them." Qin Hexuan frowned slightly, "First, see how many dumplings there are."
Song Tao tore off the seal, opened the food box, and took a look. "Master," he said, "thirty on each layer, sixty in total."
"Tell the little kitchen to light the fire and cook thirty first, and keep the remaining thirty for me to eat tonight."
"Thirty, thirty?" Looking at the dumplings in the lunch box, which were not too big but definitely not small, Song Tao almost dropped his jaw in shock. "Master, you've already had lunch today. Thirty... isn't that a bit too much?
"How about we cook ten first and make the rest tonight?"
"Just cook it when I tell you to. Why all that nonsense?"
Hearing Qin Hexuan's tone, Song Tao didn't dare to persuade him anymore. He quickly responded and went downstairs with the food box.
After a while, Qin Hexuan estimated that it was about time, so he got up and went to the small kitchen.
Lan Shuang was adding cold water to the pot for the third time when she saw Qin Hexuan come in and said quickly, "Master, the kitchen is messy, you should go back to the house and wait.
"As soon as the food is cooked, I will bring it to you."
Qin Hexuan said, "You cook yours, I'll come over and take a look."
Lan Shuang didn't understand what was so interesting about cooking dumplings, and she didn't dare to ask, so she could only continue to use the colander in her hand to gently push the dumplings rolling in the pot.
"Song Tao, go get six bowls and set them out, with five dumplings in each bowl.
"Send a bowl each to my aunt, father, mother, master, and eldest brother.
“When you deliver them, don’t forget to tell them that these dumplings were personally made and sent by Elder Cen.
"Also, be smart in the evening and cook five dumplings for your second brother when he gets home."
Song Tao finally understood Qin Hexuan's intention and said quickly, "Yes, you are really thoughtful. I will do it right away."
Seeing Song Tao go to deliver the dumplings, Qin Hexuan did not change his seat. He simply sat down at the table in the kitchen, picked up a dumpling and took a bite.
In fact, he didn't like eating dumplings. When he was outside the Great Wall, he often made dumplings both at home and in the military camp.
Perhaps because there are so many people, when they get together for a meal during festivals, making dumplings becomes the best choice that is both convenient and can get everyone involved.
It was precisely because he had eaten too much before that Qin Hexuan had a slight aversion to dumplings.
If Qingtian hadn't specifically wanted to give these dumplings to him, he wouldn't have wanted to eat them even if they were made by Mr. Cen.
But as soon as Qin Hexuan put the dumplings in his mouth, his inherent impression of dumplings immediately changed.
The dumplings I ate outside the Great Wall were big and greasy. Sometimes they were overcooked and even the skin would become soft and tasted terrible.
But this dumpling has a thin skin and a large filling. The outer skin is chewy and the filling is delicious.
Qin Hexuan ate all five in one breath before coming to his senses.
“As expected of Master Cen, he can even make dumplings better than others.
He was not hungry at all and just wanted to try the food. Unexpectedly, he ate five in one go and still felt unsatisfied.
In the main house, when Song Tao brought the dumplings over, Princess Rui and Madam Qin didn't want to eat them much.
"Princess, Madam, the young master said that these dumplings were made by Master Cen himself, so I dared to send them over for you two to taste."
When she heard that it was made by Elder Cen himself, Princess Rui became slightly interested and said, "Just give me one to try, and you can divide the rest among yourselves."
The servants in the room hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
Immediately, a maid brought a bowl over and served only one dumpling to Princess Rui.
Madam Qin was too lazy to bother and simply had the bowl brought to her. She said, "I'll try one first, and you can divide the rest. Don't look down on me."
The servants kept saying they dared not, and laughed and said some funny things, and the atmosphere in the room was very cheerful for a while.
Princess Rui just tasted the dumplings casually, but as soon as her teeth broke through the dumpling skin, her eyes widened a little.
This taste...
She took a bite, savored it carefully, and without even bothering to swallow, she quickly turned her head to look at the maids she brought with her.
I found that they were all enjoying their meals so much that I immediately regretted it.
If I had known these dumplings were so delicious, I would never have shared them with them!
But now that they have eaten it, it’s no use regretting it.
Princess Rui ate the remaining half of the dumpling in a depressed mood, savoring the taste of the dumpling.
She always felt that one dumpling was not enough for her to savor carefully. When she looked up, she saw four white and plump dumplings lying in Mrs. Qin's bowl.
"Sister," Princess Rui said, "Isn't it strange that I feel quite full even though I just had lunch not long ago.
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