Chapter 187 Roselle and Sour Plum Soup
When the other stewards saw what was in the basket, they all gave her a thumbs up: "Miss Wen is clever."
"Thank you for your praise, stewards. Here is a portion. The rest will be delivered in due course."
The steward closed the lid of the basket and asked the servant to help unload the basket from the carriage and put it at the door. "I'll have someone take you to the kitchen, Miss Wen."
Miss Wen followed the servant to the kitchen, and the cook was also instructed to help Wen Zhenyi.
She asked the cook to make some brown sugar water for the ice jelly and cold shrimp, and she prepared roselle and sour plum soup in another large pot.
She took out all the ingredients she had brought with her, and in order to prevent there not being enough to drink, she even prepared a lot more.
First wash Roselle, licorice and black plum in clean water and put them into the pot.
Originally, she should have added hawthorn, but she didn't know if there was any pregnant woman among the guests this time, so she chose not to add hawthorn.
When I was in her shop, she gave me specific instructions.
She didn't plan to make the Roselle and Sour Plum Soup iced, but people could add ice themselves if necessary. She turned around and told the cook, and then she told the servant who would be in charge later that women and children should drink as little ice as possible.
The cook nodded and wrote it down: "Miss Wen, what is this called?"
"This is called Roselle and Sour Plum Soup."
As Wen Zhenyi spoke, he put the washed ingredients into the pot and soaked them for two cups of tea.
The things in the store here have been delivered one after another.
Shen Hanxing came to the kitchen to find Wen Zhenyi: "Sister Wen, all the things have been delivered."
Wen Zhenyi also prepared Roselle and Sour Plum Soup and had a servant bring it to the pavilion. "Has the flower viewing party started yet?"
"Guests have been arriving one after another." Wen Zhenyi walked out of the kitchen and saw that the lotus garden had become lively. "Brother Shen, don't you want to go and take a look?"
Chen Hanxing shook her head: "I've been to the flower viewing party so many times, and it's always the same thing."
"See, I told you they were here." Cheng Lesheng's voice came from not far away.
When Wen Zhen turned around, he saw Cheng Lesheng, Lei Jiayang, Meng Yongchun, Song Yi, Meng Caidie, Lei Yingying, and Song Huanhuan.
"Are you here to enjoy the flowers?"
Lei Yingying was holding a small bamboo basket in her hand: "You made this thing too delicately. We can't bear to eat it."
Meng Caidie ran over and took her hand: "Are you done with your work? Come with us for a walk."
Chen Hanxing was also pulled aside by the others.
Wen Zhenyi saw her and asked, "Isn't Madam Meng here?"
"Don't mention it. My dad, who was supposed to come, didn't come."
"What's wrong?"
Meng Caidie looked around to see if there was anyone else nearby, then whispered, "It's all about Miss Wei. Wei Xin's family keeps making trouble at the government office, asking my father to arrest the murderer."
Wen Zhenyi said calmly, "No clue?"
"There's no clue at all. The door wasn't pried open, and there wasn't any drug involved. Now my father suspects it was the flower thief who did it."
"A flower thief?" Song Huanhuan was a little surprised.
Lei Yingying also frowned: "I haven't heard of any similar cases around the county!"
Meng Caidie nodded: "That's right, so now it has become an unsolved case."
"Could it be that Miss Wei has offended someone?" Song Huanhuan was a little confused.
"Who knows? But my father has handed the case over to County Magistrate Lei. Now we can only see what County Magistrate Lei will do."
Lei Yingying pouted: "This Miss Wei has offended many people. She always thinks that she is rich and her brother is a scholar. I am afraid that she will pass the imperial examination in the future. She looks down on everyone."
Wen Zhenyi did not interrupt, but just listened to the three people talking one by one.
Meng Caidie didn't want to say anything about this unlucky person: "Because of her, my parents won't let me go out now. If you hadn't asked me out today, I would still be staying at home."
"My father and the others don't know, otherwise they wouldn't have let us come."
Song Huanhuan: "Let's not talk about this person anymore." Then she turned around and thought about Wen Zhenyi: "Yiyi, what delicious food are you going to make tomorrow?"
"You're not going back today?"
"We have a house here, and we plan to go back after the flower viewing party is over."
Wen Zhenyi was envious. It felt like having a big villa wherever he went. "I haven't decided yet."
"If you haven't thought about it yet, is it too late to do it?"
"It's not too late, because I'm getting ready to go back now."
"Ah! Won't you play with us for a while?"
"I can't help it. I have to serve a hundred people every day. If I play with you, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."
"Okay, we won't embarrass you."
"If you're not in a hurry to go back, stay one more day. I'll bake some cakes for you to take back."
Lei Yingying's eyes lit up: "Is this what's in the basket?"
"What's done in the basket is only part of it. I'll see how the situation develops."
"Okay, then we'll stay one more day."
"Then I'll go back. If you see Brother Shen, please tell him for me and tell him to have fun. He doesn't need to go back to help."
Meng Caidie suddenly thought of something and pulled her back: "Yiyi, I heard that you and Brother Shen are engaged. Is that true?"
"Yes, I have!"
"Congratulations, then."
"But it's too early for me to get married."
"I really envy you." Song Huanhuan looked at her enviously.
Wen Zhenyi looked at her with some confusion.
Meng Caidie whispered, "Huanhuan is getting married after the New Year."
Wen Zhenyi was slightly stunned. If she remembered correctly, the three of them were only two years older than her.
Lei Yingying smiled and said, "My wedding is also next summer." She looked at the lotus pond behind her and said, "Next year I may not be able to come here to see the lotus flowers, and it will be difficult to see you guys."
Song Huanhuan sighed: "I am the same, from now on we can only keep in touch by writing letters."
Wen Zhenyi looked at Meng Caidie: "What about you?"
"I'm winter, and this may be our last time to come to the Lotus Garden."
"Marrying far away?"
The three nodded: "Yeah, so we may have fewer and fewer opportunities to meet in the future."
Wen Zhenyi didn't know what to say. She could feel their powerlessness and fear about the future.
"We can also enjoy chrysanthemums and plum blossoms, right?"
The three of them looked at her and laughed: "You're right."
Wen Zhenyi watched them leave to find other people and sighed.
"Why are you sighing for no reason?"
Wen Zhenyi turned around and saw Shen Hanxing standing behind her: “Didn’t you go out to play with Master Cheng and the others?”
"We can see each other every few days, so these few days are not a big deal."
"Won't they have fewer opportunities to see each other after they get married?"
"Men are freer than women. Even after getting married, they will still go out and play with their friends." Chen Hanxing seemed to know why she sighed just now: "You will remain the same as you are now."
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