Yan Qiushu was also stunned. She had clearly heard that the daughters of the Xiao family were all married into the family, and the two sons-in-law were married into the Xiao family. Moreover, Dongdong's last name was Xiao. This nanny's attitude was a bit wrong?!
This sudden change made Yan Qiushu a little confused, and Wan'er seemed to be frightened, with a pouting mouth, as if she was about to cry.
The wet nurse who came with her hugged her and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, we are not afraid..."
Only in this way could Wan'er be coaxed.
Yan Qiushu pushed the plate towards her: "Wan'er, do you want to eat more?"
Wan'er nodded: "Eat."
Yan Qiushu asked her to continue eating and asked Shui Yu, "Has Dongdong never lived in the Xiao family?"
Shui Yu's expression was complicated. "Well, after my son-in-law passed away, the Jiang family's master and mistress took their grandson away because they missed him. In the past two years, he has been there and rarely comes back."
Yan Qiushu frowned, feeling something was strange.
The Xiao family obviously loves Dongdong very much, and so does Xie Qingyun, the boss of the backyard. How could they tolerate the Jiang family taking Dongdong away so arrogantly?
But this matter was not something she could interfere with, so after thinking about it, she gave up.
After Wan'er finished the rest, Yan Qiushu said, "Can you wait a moment? I have another portion for your mother. Wan'er, could you pass it on to her for me?"
"Sure!" The little girl, who was full and satisfied, nodded with a smile.
Yan Qiushu went to the kitchen and made fried chicken fillets again.
Wan'er took the chicken chops back first, and Yan Qiushu started to make other things, including yesterday's spicy chicken wings and today's fried chicken chops. The oil temperature was just right. In addition to chicken chops, there were also popcorn chicken, chicken legs, etc.
After it was ready, two servings were given to each person. Most of the adults' dishes were added with chili peppers. The reason why Wan'er's mother Xiao Huaiyu's dish was given separately was that she observed last night that Xiao Huaiyu was the only one who did not eat spicy food.
As for Madam Xiao, there was only one portion, and Shui Yu was asked to remind her to taste it when he delivered it to her.
In the main courtyard
Madam Xiao watched Shui Yu timidly but trying hard to say that. She endured it and remained silent, fearing that the maid would be frightened and fall to her knees. After the people left, she turned to Madam Huang and said angrily, "Am I that greedy?"
Seeing that although she looked angry, there was no anger in her eyes, and she even smiled, Madam Huang said, "Isn't it? Madam usually doesn't want to eat anything. This Miss Ah Shu is a bit too confident. Why don't you try hers and see if it's any different?"
Madam Xiao raised her eyes and looked at her: "You are trying to get me to eat in different ways."
"Miss Ashu is so kind, you can't really not try it, right?" Nanny Huang said with a smile.
Madam Xiao pursed her lips and nodded.
Nanny Huang immediately helped the person to the dining table and took the sour plum juice that was delivered with the lean meat porridge in the morning: "Madam, drink some while you eat, so it won't be too greasy."
"knew."
Mrs. Xiao responded with a disdainful sound, but did not resist. Instead, she tasted it with great interest.
The chicken cutlet has more meat, while the popcorn chicken is a small piece, covered with a layer of shell, with less meat, and requires more teeth to chew. Moreover, one is spicy and the other is pepper and salt. Overall, she still prefers the chicken cutlet.
Madam Xiao ate with gusto and nodded with satisfaction: "It's really good."
Nanny Huang was relieved that she had finally found something the lady could eat. She poured her a cup of sour plum soup and said, "Have some, it will help you feel less greasy."
Mrs. Xiao nodded and took a sip. In fact, she had eaten a bowl of lean meat porridge in the morning. It was not lunch time yet, so she was not hungry at all. She had originally planned to just try it, but she tasted the flavor after taking a bite.
Especially after drinking the sour plum soup, the greasy taste that had just filled her mouth was suppressed, and she could eat again.
Mrs. Xiao ate piece after piece, and her eating speed increased unconsciously.
Until Madam Huang couldn't bear it any longer and reminded her, "Madam, you've already eaten three pieces. This is meat after all, and it's a bit greasy. Eating too much will make your stomach uncomfortable."
Madam Xiao's eyes froze for a moment, she glanced at him, and coughed lightly, "Alright, you can eat the rest, Madam."
Madam Huang was so happy! Thank you Madam for the reward!
She didn't hesitate and just left with the plate.
Mrs. Xiao was dumbfounded.
She didn't expect that Nanny Huang, who usually wanted her to eat one more bite after another, didn't even try to persuade her this time and just took it away. She felt a little depressed.
But she moved her mouth but couldn't say anything.
She still wanted to eat some, but she couldn't bring herself to ask for it. Besides, she had rejected the advice of Nanny Huang and others so decisively before, so she felt particularly embarrassed now. So she could only hold it back in anger.
Just then, the faint sound of a child crying was heard outside.
Madam Xiao, who was in a bad mood, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
The other maidservant who was serving her hurried out to check and came back with the following message: "Madam, it's Young Master Dongdong who doesn't want to go back to the Jiang residence with Nanny Wang. He wants to stay in the mansion and eat the food prepared by Miss Qiu. He's crying and making a fuss with the Fourth Young Lady."
After saying that, she planned to continue looking for a place to be a wooden stake.
Mrs. Xiao has never been involved in such matters over the years, so she has nothing to do with it next.
But this time, Madam Xiao's face darkened and she said unhappily, "Then don't go back. Is it necessary to make such a fuss?"
Huang Ma, who had just wiped her mouth and came over, was startled when she heard the noise. Then she asked happily, "Madam, are you saying that Young Master Dongdong should not go back?"
Mrs. Xiao was even more angry when she saw her greasy mouth. The chicken fillet she hadn't eaten enough went into her mouth! Suddenly, she felt a pang of heartache. Then she thought about her own grandson who couldn't eat what he wanted. No wonder he was crying so hard. She became more serious: "Yes, if he doesn't go back, what's the point of going back? Isn't this his home?!"
Huang Mama didn't notice anything at all, instead her eyebrows were filled with joy: "Okay, I'll go tell the Fourth Young Lady right away!"
She left happily.
That back figure looks like he is holding something treasure.
Mrs. Xiao, who was furious, fell silent, feeling a little sad.
It's ridiculous to say that if it were the Xiao family ten years ago, who would dare to be so presumptuous? Not to mention the Jiang family, even the Tian family didn't dare to arbitrarily point fingers at their family, let alone take the child who was already on the Xiao family tree back home.
only……
Mrs. Xiao sighed and said, "Never mind. Once he has eaten enough, he will naturally leave."
Yan Qiushu didn't know what exactly happened to the Xiao family.
But that night, Dongdong came to her yard happily with a pair of red eyes, and she knew what it meant.
The child was not taken away.
Strangely enough, in the original owner's memory, the Jiang family was actually completely inferior to the Xiao family. Even though the Xiao family was now in decline, it was still different.
But I didn’t expect that the Jiang family would be so presumptuous now.
She quite liked this silly yet cute little foodie. Before leaving, he even grabbed a handful of chicken fillet. It was so funny. So when she saw him coming, Yan Qiushu immediately waved: "Are you hungry?"
Dongdong looked eager: "No! I want to eat chicken steak!"
Chicken fillet has more meat, and he prefers meat.
Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "We can't eat too much at once. How about we have something light tonight?"
Dongdong looked reluctant, but he knew that this matter was beyond his control, so he could only nod dejectedly: "Okay, I finally begged my mother to come to your place for dinner, hey..."
Seeing the little devil, Yan Qiushu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Don't worry, even if it's light, it will be delicious!"
Dongdong was happy again: "Can I help?"
"Sure." Yan Qiushu handed him an egg: "Can you beat eggs?"
Dongdong shook his head, and Yan Qiushu taught him to knock the biscuits against the edge of the bowl and then break them in half.
"Ah!" Dongdong exclaimed: "The egg is broken!"
The first time always involves some failure. Yan Qiushu subconsciously reached out to catch the broken eggshell to prevent it from falling into the bowl. However, both of their hands were covered in egg liquid. She shouted, "Shui Yu, bring me a towel!"
However, Shui Lu was blanching carrots and had no time to spare, so she said, "Shui Lu! Come over and get a towel!"
No response at all.
Yan Qiushu frowned and had to find a towel with her dirty hands, wash them clean, and then wipe Dongdong's hands.
Failure did not defeat Dongdong. He wiped his hands and was still very interested: "Sister Shu, I still want to play!"
"Okay~" Yan Qiushu continued to ask him to beat the eggs. Anyway, a lot of eggs were needed today.
Because what we are making now is egg burrito, in addition to eggs, we also need to add shredded carrots, and she casually mentioned that the river shrimp sent from the kitchen this afternoon, as well as a little chopped green onion and salt.
However, considering her satiety, Yan Qiushu added some flour and mixed it with the egg liquid that Dongdong helped her beat, making it into a paste. She then spread the paste around a heated and oiled iron pan, and then flattened it little by little with a spatula.
It’s just not as convenient as a modern frying pan.
But she was used to cooking and had nimble hands and feet, so she was very dexterous. It seemed that with just a wave of her hand, the shiny black iron pot was covered with a layer of light yellow liquid.
Because of the temperature, the liquid quickly solidified and became large red and green round cakes scattered on the surface.
Combined with the deeper yellow underneath, it formed three bright colors of red, green and yellow. Dongdong was originally just curious, but when he saw this, his mouth opened wide: "Wow! It looks so delicious!"
Most children like this kind of brightly colored food. Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "It must be delicious. Dongdong helped make this, so I'll let you eat it first later."
Dongdong nodded happily: "Okay! I'll also give some to my mother, grandmother, and sister Wan'er!"
"Okay, then can you ask Dongdong to help deliver it later?"
"Okay!" Dongdong nodded vigorously.
Being in the Xiao family, Yan Qiushu doesn't have to worry about not having enough food.
There are more eggs than flour, and with this big iron pot, a big pancake comes out, which can fill people with small appetites, such as Yan Qiushu herself.
Dongdong and Wan'er just happened to share one pancake, and each of them had one left.
When the last pancake was ready, Yan Qiushu wanted to ask, "Do you want to eat it?"
But Dongdong shook his head, staring at the roll, and said anxiously: "I have to give it to my mother and the others first, otherwise they will have eaten dinner!"
"That's right, Dongdong is still thoughtful." Yan Qiushu realized that it was getting late, so she quickened her hands to cut the cakes into pieces and pack them into boxes.
"Sister Ashu, I'm leaving first." Dongdong said immediately upon seeing this, and left in a hurry with several maids carrying food boxes.
Not long after she left the courtyard, Yan Qiushu heard her loud voice yelling, "Uncle! Auntie! Dongdong is here to bring you some food!"
Shui Yu chuckled and said, "Young Master Dongdong is so excited because the young lady asked him for help today. Soon, everyone in the mansion will know what he did."
"That's great. The mansion is so quiet." Yan Qiushu nodded with a smile.
This Xiao Mansion is good in every way, except... it's too boring.
But this silence is because too many masters of the mansion have died.
But dwelling on the past is not good for their future either.
Perhaps it was because of this that they failed to discover the problem in time, resulting in Xiao Huaiting running out of food and grass when he led his troops to the most critical moment. He could only guard the city gate with his bodies along with a group of hungry and weak people.
Yan Qiushu is not usually a sentimental person, but at this moment, she really feels a little uncomfortable.
She took a bite of the egg roll she made for herself. The roll was soft, salty and fragrant. The blanched carrots were still a little hard. After chewing them a few times, she could taste the sweetness of the carrots. The best part was the shrimp meat that was cut into small pieces but was soft, tender and elastic.
Therefore, although this omelet is light, it is also delicious.
tasty!
but……
Yan Qiushu was in a rather awkward mood because of the incident between Dongdong and Nanny Jiang yesterday and this morning.
The deliciousness of the eggs was based on the supply provided by the Xiao family. If the Xiao family was gone, how could she eat eggs so wantonly, let alone have the connections to get river shrimps in this inland area.
Yan Qiushu was feeling depressed, but apart from cooking, she had no special skills. What could she do in this era?
As she was thinking, Shui Yu suddenly reminded her excitedly, "Miss! The Sixth Young Master is here!"
Yan Qiushu looked up and saw Xiao Huaiting wearing familiar armor, walking towards her in a dusty state. He walked quickly and was at the door just now, but now he was already in front of her.
Shui Lu quickly offered a handkerchief and said shyly, "Sixth Young Master, please wipe your sweat."
Yan Qiushu:?
Where did the aqua come from? Didn't we see anyone the entire time?
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