When Tian An and Zhao Yiming arrived at the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, Mr. Han and An Rong were there as expected.
Zhao Yiming was taken to the study in the front yard by the servant, while Tian An followed An Rong to Madam An's yard.
As soon as the two entered the door, they saw a table filled with various breakfast snacks. After a closer look, they realized that the things on the table were their favorites. Some were homemade, and some were even wrapped in oil paper, which must have been bought by the servants.
Seeing the two of them arrive, the old lady cheerfully invited them to sit down, "You came early today, you didn't have breakfast! Come on, eat something quickly, don't starve."
Tian An and An Rong looked at each other. In fact, although they had not eaten in the mansion, they had tasted some street food on the way here.
But they said nothing. They sat down next to the old lady, and while talking, the three of them tasted all the snacks on the table.
Seeing that the old lady ate more because of her happiness, the personal nanny said happily, "Knowing that the young lady and the little lady would be back today, the old lady was very happy last night and went to bed early. This morning, she ordered the servants to buy the two young ladies' favorite food and even cooked porridge herself!"
Tian An looked at the porridge in his bowl and said sweetly, "No wonder I think this porridge is especially sweet and soft today. It turns out that it was made by my grandmother herself!"
An Rong also said, "Mom's cooking skills are still so good. Once ordinary white porridge passes through your hands, it tastes better than others."
"However," the two said in unison, "next time, let us make porridge for you! You can also try our cooking skills."
Seeing that her granddaughter and daughter were so concerned about her, Mrs. An smiled even more, "Okay, next time it's your turn."
The old lady knew her granddaughter and daughter's character very well, and guessed that they must have eaten on the way. Although she prepared so much, she just wanted them to have a meal with her.
Guessing that the two had almost finished eating, he asked the servants to take away the breakfast.
Then three trays were brought in, containing three pieces of fine men's cloth, as well as matching jade pendants and hair crowns.
The old lady pointed at the fabrics on the tray and said, "These are the Shu brocades that just arrived this year. Doesn't Yiming have to take the palace examination next month? You can use them to prepare some clothes for him."
Tian An reached out and touched the three pieces of cloth, feeling the preciousness of these valuable items, and thought to himself, "You really get what you pay for!"
She looked up at the old lady and said, "Grandma, how do you know that Brother Yiming will definitely pass the exam? If he doesn't pass, wouldn't it be a waste of all your good materials?"
Madam An poked Tian An's forehead with her finger in annoyance and said, "What a pity! The material is meant to be worn. It would be a pity to leave it in a warehouse gathering dust."
After thinking for a while, she said, "You are busy on weekdays, so why not take it back with you? You can just choose the fabric and pattern later. I have nothing to do all day anyway, so I can take care of these trivial matters for you."
Unable to persuade Madam An, Tian An could only follow her wishes and pick out a piece of moon-white cloth for Zhao Yiming, to match it with a mutton-fat white jade pendant and a carved jade crown.
After Tian An finished choosing, the old lady had the three pieces of cloth removed, and then the servants brought in six trays.
The old lady took Tian An and An Rong's hands and walked to the tray, "Now it's your turn to choose."
"I have one too? Brother Yiming is going to take the palace exam, but I don't have to take the exam, so is there a choice for me?"
Having been in the capital for so long and being familiar with Peng Zhang, she knew a little about fabrics.
There were two pieces of Shu brocade, two pieces of Yun brocade, and two pieces of Kesi on the tray. Any one of them would be worth a fortune, but the old lady generously brought out six pieces at once for the two of them to choose from.
The old lady took Tian An's hand and said lovingly, "Girls should dress according to the occasion. They should always look beautiful."
Then he urged, "Hurry up and choose. After you've chosen, I'll let Aunt Rong choose."
An Rong pretended to be jealous and said, "It seems that I am still benefiting from An An's help today!"
The old lady rolled her eyes at her in annoyance, "You know what, you really benefited from An An's help today."
"What does mother mean..." An Rong asked curiously.
The old lady looked at Tian Anle and said happily, "I've been bored lately and have been at home, so your aunt took me out shopping. We happened to pass by Pengji Cloth Shop, so I thought of buying some clothes for you youngsters. However, after searching for a long time, I still couldn't find many that I liked.
Seeing that I was discerning, the shopkeeper asked someone to take two pieces of Shu brocade, the store's treasure, from the warehouse.
I fell in love with the Shu brocade at first sight, but the quantity is too small. If I bring one back, there will be one missing. It’s better not to take it, otherwise you will accuse me of being biased.
Don't want it! Such a good thing is priceless and hard to come by. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to buy it again even if you have money.
Just when I was in a dilemma, it happened that the young master of the cloth shop, Peng Zhang, came to inspect the shop. He recognized me as An An's grandmother at a glance, and seeing my sad face, he asked the reason.
After learning the whole story, he scolded the shopkeeper on the spot and immediately asked his servants to take out all the good things in the warehouse for me to choose from.
He also said that if he wanted anything nice in the future, he could just send someone to the shop to tell it and have the shopkeeper deliver it personally.
You see, if it wasn't for An An's sake, how could Peng be willing to take out so many good things for me to choose from at once!
We are all thanks to An An!"
Tian An didn't expect this to happen. She knew that some of the good things in the store, especially the extremely fine and expensive ones like Shu brocade and Yun brocade, which had a small production volume, would not be taken out easily.
The shopkeeper was able to take out two horses to show my grandmother and aunt because of the face of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion. Although the lintel of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion was already very high, there were still many wealthy families in the capital with lintels higher than that of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
No store will hang on to the same customer, they have to save the good stuff to curry favor with other stores.
Unexpectedly, Fatty Peng was so righteous. Tian An immediately decided to take some time out to treat him to a meal to thank him.
After spending the whole afternoon eating and taking things at the Duke's Mansion, Old Lady An reluctantly sent Tian An and An Rong to the carriage.
Tian An remembered that he had promised Xiaokang in the morning to make him something delicious, so as soon as he returned home, he went to his yard and asked him what he wanted to eat.
As a result, when he arrived at the door, he saw Pingxing, the personal servant, standing at Xiaokang's door, running around anxiously.
Upon asking, I found out that when Xiaokang went to the kitchen in the morning, he happened to see Yaoyao cooking breakfast, and then he ate a bowl of it foolishly. As a result, he had diarrhea and vomiting after coming back. Now he was dehydrated and lying on the bed half-dead.
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