Chapter 129: Holding Back
As the saying goes, a loving mother often spoils her child. The child is already grown up, and he should experience more outside life so that he can achieve success in his career.
Chen understood this, so she could only put her worries aside for the time being.
It’s just that I haven’t seen my kids for a long time, and I really miss them…
Su Yujin listened to Chen's chatter, and while she felt comforted, she was also impressed by Chen's good intentions as a mother.
As the two were talking, Ai Cao brought over two porcelain bowls.
One bowl for Chen and one bowl for Su Yujin.
Chen looked at the bowl of milk, which contained red beans and three thumb-sized round pieces of different colors, and was immediately curious, "What is this?"
"This is milk, red bean and taro balls. Madam, please try it. Is it delicious?"
Taro balls are made of taro with purple sweet potato, sweet potato and cassava, which come in three colors: purple, beige and white. They float in white milk and are set against the distinct red beans in the bowl. They look very beautiful in color.
Take a spoonful and put it in your mouth...
The red beans are boiled with sugar and taste sweet with a strong milky flavor, while the round taro balls are sweet, chewy and extremely tough.
Chen nodded repeatedly, "It's much more delicious than the red bean dumplings we usually eat."
"I have already taught the kitchen how to make these taro balls. If Madam wants to eat them after we leave, just ask the kitchen to make them for her."
It has been about three months since He Yanxiu and Su Yujin arrived in Hedong Prefecture.
Chen also heard Qu Zhiwen mention last night that everything in the mountains was going smoothly and that He Yanxiu would have to return to the capital to report in less than a month.
Since He Yanxiu wanted to go back, Su Yujin naturally had to leave as well.
Chen has been getting along very well with Su Yujin for some time. Although their relationship is not as close as that of close friends, they can still be considered close friends.
When Chen thought that Su Yujin would be leaving soon, her heart was filled with reluctance.
But even the moon waxes and wanes, so how can there be no banquet in the world that will never end?
Chen understood this and did not want to reveal too much in front of Su Yujin, so she just smiled and agreed, and then talked about the lotus flowers in the small garden that would bloom in the next few days.
The lotus originally blooms in June. Hedong Prefecture is not too far to the north, and the weather has been hot this year, so many lotus buds planted in the lotus pond are already in bud.
Chen described the beautiful scene of lotus flowers in full bloom, with their reddish color reflected in the sun.
But Su Yujin was currently thinking about how to eat these lotus flowers.
The fried lotus petals seem to be good. They taste fragrant and even the petals are sweet.
The lotus shredded dolls seem to be okay. Use lotus petals to wrap shredded potatoes, kelp, carrots, etc., and eat them similar to vegetarian spring rolls. They are also very delicious.
The lily, red dates, yam and hibiscus soup is also delicious...
The two of them talked until the evening before they separated. By this time, Su Yujin was already drooling from thinking about the various ways to cook lotus petals, and she couldn't hold back any longer.
But at this time, although the lotus had buds, it had not yet bloomed. She couldn't eat the things she imagined...
There is really nothing we can do about it.
Su Yujin asked the kitchen to make lotus leaf porridge, and she also made some steamed pork ribs with lotus leaf and glutinous rice, which barely satisfied her craving.
Meanwhile, Chen returned home and cooked five-spice braised duck, mu shu pork, scrambled eggs with spinach, Ruyi reunion rolls, red date glutinous rice porridge and braised pork rolls in the kitchen.
As soon as the meal was placed on the table, Qu Zhiwen returned home.
"Seeing that no one from the government office came back to deliver the message, I thought the master would not come back for dinner today." Chen hurriedly ordered Qiuyue to get the bowls and chopsticks, and asked the small kitchen to add another dish of Kung Pao Chicken.
Qu Zhiwen liked sweet food, and Chen remembered it very clearly.
"I was afraid that I would be busy too late, so I thought I could just have a bowl of noodles or wontons in the government office. But things were handled quickly, so I came back to eat first." Qu Zhiwen said with a smile, "What have you been busy with today? Is there anything interesting?"
"I didn't go anywhere else today, and there wasn't anything interesting to do. I just talked to Miss Su for a while."
Chen smiled and said, "Master, you ask me this every day when you come back. It makes me act like a child. I have to explain everything to you clearly."
"In my eyes, you are just like a child. You need me to take good care of you." Qu Zhiwen laughed and put the Muxu pork into Chen's bowl. "Eat it quickly, Madam. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Mu Shu pork is Chen's favorite dish.
"Thank you, sir." Chen smiled and brought the bowl to her mouth.
The Kung Pao Chicken was served quickly, and Qu Zhiwen and the Chen couple ate while chatting and laughing.
"Speaking of which, it's almost the master's birthday." Chen paused and looked at Qu Zhiwen, "This year is the master's thirty-sixth birthday, which means he is thirty years old. Why don't we call Yuan'er and Wu'er back to celebrate for the master?"
Qu Zhiwen's hand holding the chopsticks froze in mid-air, and after a moment it landed on the green spinach. "It's just a birthday, not a big deal. Why do we need to call them back?"
"The school has a tight schedule, and Jinzhong Academy is the best academy in Shanxi. The teachers are very strict, so asking for leave casually is not an option. Yuaner and Wuer are both filial, and if I send a letter, they will surely miss me and want to come back, but the teachers won't allow it. Isn't this a dilemma?"
The light in Chen's eyes dimmed a little, "That's what I said..."
"But this world has always valued loyalty and filial piety. As a son, it is natural for me to be filial to my father. If I explain this to the Master, I think he will agree."
"But since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial. Now we are studying in the academy, so that we can pass the imperial examinations and serve the country. If we are too particular about filial piety and delay our studies, wouldn't that be a sin?"
Qu Zhiwen retorted, "Besides, people who achieve great things don't pay attention to trivial matters. We are still too concerned about these trivial matters. Our two children are both ambitious people. They are promising people that other families would not even ask for. If Wu'er and Yuan'er were placed in other families, they would probably not be allowed to do anything. As long as it doesn't affect their studies, it's fine. We should not hold them back because of these trivial matters."
After listening to Qu Zhiwen's speech, Chen thought about it carefully and nodded slightly, "Master is right. Wu'er and Yuan'er are both men. Good men have ambitions. They want to be upright people in the future. They really can't be too attached to their families."
"Master thinks long-term, but I am a little too soft-hearted..."
Actually, she didn't really want her two children to be filial to her, it was just that she hadn't seen her children for a long time and missed them very much.
Sorry, I heard the news of the five-day lockdown today, so I went to buy supplies and prepare things, so the update is a bit late~ Modification: Chapter 101, Kang settled in Hedong Prefecture last year, changed to settled a few years ago
Tip: Jinzhong Academy is a fictional story (end of this chapter)
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