Chapter 366: The Imperial Master Comes to Ask for Laba Congee
At dusk, white smoke came out of the chimneys of every household and went straight up to the sky.
The Jiang family's dining table was also particularly rich because of the presence of Madam Zheng.
A large bowl of fried golden steamed bread slices was considered the staple food.
Before the main dish of pork ribs and stewed potatoes was served, Feng Miao had already grabbed the steamed bread slices, spread sesame sauce on them, and started to feed his sister.
Originally, he thought that after Madam Zheng came, she would watch him and not let him eat too much. Little Nuobao held the small bowl and ate while stealing glances at Madam Zheng.
But he didn't expect that Madam Zheng was not talkative at all. She held the bowl with her old hands and only cared about eating rice, almost burying her face in the bowl.
Looking at her handcuffs and the amount of rice she ate for three people in one meal, Feng and the others were a little surprised.
Do the nannies in the palace eat so much?
But little Nuobao was happy. After dinner, he made an excuse to go to Xianquanju to play with sister Yin'er.
Feng Jing and Feng Miao were immediately alert.
They saw that their sister was going after Xiao Yi.
So the two of them chased after her like little tails, fearing that the little cabbage of the Jiang family would be eaten by the pig from the capital!
At this time, next to the oil lamp, Xiao Yi was sitting at the table, and his shadow of writing was reflected on the paper on the window.
The old housekeeper of the Han Mansion was sitting outside the door, staring at it meticulously with a satisfied look.
Seeing Xiao Nuobao coming over, the old housekeeper stood up and was about to refuse the guest.
"Our young master is studying hard in the room, and it is not appropriate to see guests at this time."
Xiao Nuobao scratched his head, "Guest? Nuobao is not a guest, I am the little master here."
The old housekeeper was thinking about how to explain to her that he paid for the room, so even the owner of Xianquanju could not enter.
At this time, Xiao Yi's voice came from inside.
"Old housekeeper, she is my savior, don't be too rude."
"Go and make a pot of tea, this is the way to entertain guests."
Xiao Nuobao jumped and went in, but Fengjing and Fengmiao behind him had to be turned away.
He took out a candied hawthorn from his arms, put it on the desk, and looked at Xiao Yi with his little face in his hands.
"Beauty Guoguo, Nuobao is here to play with you~ I'll treat you to some Tanghulu~"
The Tanghulu had been there for a day, and the hawthorn smell was particularly strong. Xiao Yi curled his fingers and turned his head away.
"I don't want to eat it, take it away."
"Why? Tanghulu is delicious, sour and sweet. Don't you Beijing kids eat it?" The little guy asked seriously.
Xiao Yi looked strange. He had never eaten Tanghulu. Sweet?
Didn't the book say that hawthorns are all sour? How could it be sweet?
"Grandma said that diseases come from the mouth. Things outside are not clean. I am never allowed to eat them." Xiao Yi whispered.
Little Nuobao understood immediately. Oh, it's dirty.
She grabbed the candied haws and licked each hawthorn bean with her little tongue. After licking, she passed it to him again, "Hey, Nuobao has licked it clean for you. Now you can eat it. Come and try it."
Xiao Yi's pupils trembled.
My goodness, he has been locked up in the mansion for too long. It turns out that people outside also "clean" food in this way!
Xiao Yi has never had a playmate and has never eaten candied haws.
Seeing the chubby little Nuobao holding the wet candied haws, shaking it left and right to him.
Xiao Yi finally couldn't help it, bit off a hawthorn and chewed it in his mouth.
Although the sugar icing on top was no longer crispy, it still had a crunchy texture. The sweetness and sourness of the hawthorn mixed together and exploded in his mouth, making his eyes widen immediately.
"How is it, is it delicious?" Xiao Nuobao shook his little head and asked with a smile.
Xiao Yi didn't say anything, just took the candied haws and ate it greedily.
After tasting this delicacy, Xiao Yi wiped his mouth and looked at Xiao Nuobao again, his expression softened a lot.
He pointed to the box beside the bed, "Thank you, go open that, there are fun things in it, I can't eat your things for free."
Xiao Nuobao jumped off the chair and took a lot of effort to open the box.
At first, she was so angry that her face almost turned pale when she saw that it was full of books.
Xiao Yi remembered something and hurried over to open the book, revealing several jingling toys hidden underneath.
There were kaleidoscopes, slingshots, ghost masks, and some wooden carriages and soldiers.
Xiao Nuobao's eyes lit up and she reached out to grab the mask, but her arms were too short and half of her body was hanging on the box.
Xiao Yi saw that she was too short and couldn't help shaking her head, "You are so short, I'll get it for you."
"What's wrong with being short? No personal attacks." Xiao Nuobao protested.
One of the two children ate the candied haws and the other got the ghost mask, so they exchanged them.
Xiao Nuobao likes toys, and she twists her butt and shows off in the house with the mask.
Looking at the chubby little baby in front of him, Xiao Yi inexplicably felt that she looked like a fat bird that fell from the plum tree in front of the window last winter.
The little fat bird was only half the size of a palm, and like Nuobao, it was furry and chubby, and always liked to look at him with its head tilted.
Especially the pair of obsidian eyes, which were very cute.
Xiao Yi was about to smile, but then he remembered that his second uncle later found out that he had a preference, and caught the little fat bird and stepped on it to death in front of him.
The smile on the boy's face suddenly disappeared.
He was warned since he was a child not to be happy or evil, and even when he occasionally went out to play, his uncle had to take him out secretly.
Fearing that little Nuobao would be like the fat bird, Xiao Yi showed a sense of crisis and was silent for a moment.
Just at this time, the old housekeeper came back with tea. Xiao Yi immediately hid the candied haws and loquat sticks and said coldly, "I want to study and don't want to play with you. Go out!"
Xiao Nuobao was stunned.
Huh? How come in the blink of an eye, the little best friend changed his face and became a little "enemy".
Noticing that the old housekeeper was listening outside the door, Xiao Nuobao seemed to have noticed something, made a face at him, and then went out obediently.
This is the good thing about the little guy, he is open-minded, does not care about or bear grudges.
He also thought about buying some candied haws and bringing them to his beautiful brother to eat.
But the next day was Laba Festival, so it was not convenient to go out.
Early in the morning, every family in the village was busy making Laba porridge and dumplings.
Feng and Li Qiqiao soaked rice and beans and were busy.
Xiao Nuobao got up early and was not idle. He walked around the outer room and handed pots, bowls, and spoons to the adults from time to time.
Not long after, for some reason, he heard a commotion at the widow Gu's house in the village.
Feng put down the firewood and ran over to see that it was her newly chosen son-in-law who had sneaked into the house in the middle of the night and got into bed with her sister-in-law Cuicui.
The marriage had already been decided.
Cuicui liked the man and was willing to cook the rice in advance.
But who would have thought that the son-in-law was schemed by his uncle and aunt, and was tricked into revealing things after returning home. His uncle and aunt ran to Daliu Village.
They insisted that Cuicui was unfaithful to her husband and that his family would cancel the engagement unless she paid five taels of silver as compensation.
The whole village was so angry that they ran to the Gu family to support Widow Gu and Cuicui.
It was not easy for Widow Gu to raise her son and sister-in-law alone, so how could she be bullied!
Xiao Nuobao also came with Madam Zheng.
Cuicui's future aunt was quite proud, thinking that she could control the Gu family. Nanny Zheng saw that the young master was anxious, so she slapped the woman in the face, causing her to turn around twice and lose one of her front teeth.
"How dare you use the innocence of a young girl as a bargaining chip, take advantage of her and dare to say that you want to cancel the engagement. You want to ruin her life. You are a wicked person with a smoking gun. Aren't you a woman? If you dare to say that you want to cancel the engagement again, I will beat you to death again, believe it or not!" Nanny Zheng shouted angrily.
The woman's head was buzzing, and she lay on the ground for half a day before she woke up. She was so scared that she covered her face, and crawled away with her husband.
The villagers were shocked.
Where did this old woman have such a strong hand?
But they didn't have time to say more, and quickly held the son-in-law of the Gu family. Since Cuicui still wanted him, he must not be allowed to go home before the wedding.
On the way back, Feng Jing was stunned and looked up to ask Madam Zheng.
"What kind of madam did you do in the palace?"
"Haha, I was the slapping madam."
"What...what?" Feng Jing thought he had heard it wrong.
"I was the madam in the Ministry of Punishment, who was responsible for the punishment. Others call me Zheng Yishou, because I can make people faint with a slap. I was holding back just now." Madam Zheng smiled.
Feng Jing and Feng Miao looked at each other and shuddered.
They walked all the way home with their legs crossed. No wonder she could finish three bowls of rice in one meal. It turned out that this old woman had some skills.
Nanny Zheng had something else to say. In fact, when she was young, she was a killer kept by the Mu family.
When she was old and could no longer kill, she came to the palace to collect the royal rations.
It happened that Ali wanted to find someone who could take care of Nuobao and protect her safety, so she was sent to Daliu Village.
With her in the Jiang family in the future, I can't guarantee anything else, but if any treacherous villain gets close, her big slap will definitely cover him!
Around noon, a big pot of Laba porridge was coming out of the pot.
Nanny Zheng brought bowl after bowl to the table, and Feng also served dumplings and prepared garlic sauce.
At this time, footsteps were heard at the door. Before Feng looked up, she heard a voice.
"Can you give me a bowl of Laba porridge?"
Mu Yihan stood at the door, lifted his cloak, and revealed a face that was no longer cold.
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