Chapter 144 Why don’t I eat something
The cooks smiled and shook their heads: "The young master is a very good person. Even though he sometimes has a childish temper, he has never beaten or scolded us servants."
"Yes, if anyone's family is in trouble, the young master will give us money to see a doctor, or he will hire a doctor."
"Yes, there was a servant whose mother died of illness before. All the money in the family was used for her mother's medical treatment. There was no money left for her burial. It was the young master who paid for her mother's lavish funeral."
Wen Zhenyi listened to the cooks talking about Cheng Lesheng. To put it nicely, this guy was childish, and to put it bluntly, he was a bit arrogant.
The quail eggs on her side have all been wrapped in noodles. Heat oil in a pan, and when the oil is hot, pour in the quail eggs wrapped in noodles.
Use low heat to fry the noodles around the quail eggs until golden brown. Use a strainer to remove the quail eggs and drain the oil.
Wen Zhenyi took a look at the spring water in the cup and carefully removed them from the mold. The crystal clear little desserts with a faint fragrance of tea and fruit were ready.
The roasted chicken is crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.
She looked at the kitchen steward beside her and said, "You can serve the food now."
The steward smiled and nodded, then told the maid to come up and serve the dishes.
Wen Zhenyi said to the maid in the private room of the Upper Lotus Room, "You can't eat the lotus pods. Let your master and young master eat the fish meat inside. There are also dipping sauces on the side. They can choose to dip it or not according to their taste."
"I'll remember this." She bowed and walked out holding the lotus pod wrapped fish.
Except for not making an extra chicken, she made extra of everything else and left it for the cooks in the kitchen to taste.
Butler Cheng walked into the kitchen and said, "Miss Wen, the master asked me to ask you if you would like to stay for dinner."
"No, today is a special day, so I won't bother you anymore." Wen Zhenyi took out a small purse and handed it to him: "Butler, this is the money for today's food."
Butler Cheng didn't answer: "Master said that these ingredients are a thank you to the young lady, and he won't charge her for it."
"We have already agreed that this was bought for me. Besides, I promised to prepare the banquet for Mr. Cheng for free this time. Let's put one thing in perspective." As he said this, he stuffed the purse in his hand into the hand of Butler Cheng.
Butler Cheng also knew her temper, so he could only smile and nod to accept it: "I will send a carriage to take the girl back now."
"Thank you."
"Miss Wen, you're too polite."
The cooks had already packed the food she wanted to take away into food boxes and helped her carry it to the carriage.
When Wen Zhenyi left, he looked at Butler Cheng and said, "Butler Cheng, I won't go to say goodbye. Please tell him that I still owe him two meals."
"Okay, I'll remember that and make sure to pass on your message." Butler Cheng watched her get on the carriage.
The servant beside him looked puzzled: "Head Steward, didn't Miss Wen say before that she was short of money? Why is she upset because the master didn't charge her for the food?"
"She doesn't want to owe the master too much. It's hard to repay too many favors." After saying this, she turned around and went back to report to Master Cheng.
The servant scratched his head in confusion, turned into the yard and closed the door.
Having a carriage is much faster than walking. Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to carry so many things back by herself. Besides, she was afraid that they would not taste good if they got cold.
Wen Yongman saw the carriage coming, with the word "Cheng" written on it, and knew that it was Wen Zhenyi who came back: "Mom, my sister is back."
As soon as Wen Zhen opened the carriage door, she saw a crowd of children below, all looking at her with smiles: "Are you waiting for me?"
The children smiled and nodded: "Yeah."
"I think you are all greedy."
These children all had innocent smiles on their faces and were not upset even when their thoughts were exposed.
Aunt Ding came over and patted the children's heads: "If you keep surrounding us like this, your sister Wen won't be able to get down."
The children all returned to the yard and watched from a distance.
Aunt You also came over: "You must be exhausted."
"I'm not tired. The cooks in the Cheng Mansion will help. I don't have to do too much."
Wen Zhenyi handed the food boxes in the carriage to them one by one and asked them to take them to the hall to prepare for dinner.
She jumped out of the carriage and thanked the driver.
Shen Hanxing stood at the side of the yard and looked at him: “Le Sheng didn’t cause you any trouble.”
"I didn't cause any trouble at all. I even helped a lot today."
Chen Hanxing was slightly surprised: "He can still help?"
"Yes, he killed the chicken today and picked the feathers from it."
“This is quite surprising.”
"He said he wanted to do something for his mother."
Shen Hanxing laughed when he heard it, he already knew what was going on.
Wen Chengwen came out of the kitchen with chopsticks in hand: "You two stop chatting, let's talk after dinner."
"Let's go, you've been busy all day." Shen Hanxing looked at her with a smile.
Wen Zhen nodded.
The happiest people today are the children. They have never seen or eaten such delicious food, although there have been delicious food every day here in the past two days.
But this was the first time they had seen such an exquisite and beautiful thing.
"Sister, can I eat this?" Little Abu looked at the ice flower fried dumplings and was a little hesitant to eat them.
Wen Zhenyi picked one up for him with chopsticks and said, "Why can't you eat it?" Then he looked at the others and said, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
Benben was holding a chicken in his hand, his face covered in grease. "This chicken is delicious, fragrant and soft."
"I like this quail egg, it smells so good." Gousheng took a bite of the quail egg and could hear the crisp sound of the noodles outside.
Chen Hanxing was a little conflicted. He didn't have a big appetite, and if he ate a little of each of these things, he wouldn't be able to finish so much.
After eating a steamed bun made with mugwort, he felt that he was full.
Wen Zhenyi looked at him for a long time without moving his chopsticks: "What's wrong with Brother Shen?"
"I want to eat everything, but it seems like the portion of each is a bit too much." Shen Hanxing was a little confused about what to eat.
"That's easy." Wen Zhenyi picked up an wormwood bun, broke off a small piece and gave it to him, put it in his bowl, and put the rest in his own bowl.
Then he used the same method to give him a portion of each and put the rest in his own bowl. Even so, Shen Hanxing's bowl was almost full.
Wen Zhenyi's bowl couldn't hold any more, so he placed it on a plate: "It seems a bit too much."
When Shen Hanxing heard her words, a smile appeared on his face: “How about I eat some more.”
Wen Zhenyi glanced at the contents of his bowl, then looked at him again: "Can you finish all this?"
Shen Hanxing looked at it carefully and said, "It may be a little difficult."
"Then you should try your best to finish what's in your bowl, and I'll try my best to finish what's in mine." Wen Zhenyi pointed to the food in front of him.
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