Chapter 96 People Strive for Higher Places
The previous lease agreements are still in place, and it is just the beginning of spring, so any change in the business model will have to wait until autumn. There will be time to discuss this matter in detail when I come back.
During this period of time, Niu Dali only needs to manage himself as usual.
Su Yujin asked Manager Sun to pass these words to Niu Dali.
By the time all these were arranged, lunch was almost ready.
It is a spicy hot pot made with shrimps, hand-beaten fish balls, lotus root slices, shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, soaked black fungus, quail eggs, potato slices, celery segments, spring bamboo shoots slices, cabbage leaves, etc.
Considering that He Yanxiu's sense of taste had not fully recovered yet, Su Yujin only used fermented bean paste and red oil when cooking, and did not use much chili pepper.
If you eat it this way, the taste is spicy and fresh, but it won’t overly stimulate the taste buds. It is comfortable to eat and refreshing and appetizing.
This spicy hotpot is served with white rice...
He Yanxiu ate two bowls of rice and drank one and a half bowls of spinach and tofu soup cooked by Su Yujin.
After lunch, we took a short rest and prepared to set off.
In addition to the things Su Yujin prepared herself, Mother Liu also stuffed an extra large bag into the carriage.
Soft pillows, small quilts, hand warmers, etc. are provided so that Su Yujin can take a nap while riding in the carriage.
"Thank you, Mother Liu." Su Yujin felt warm in her heart when she saw how thoughtful Mother Liu was.
"This is what I should do. Young lady, you must take good care of yourself when you go there. You don't have to worry about the family affairs. I will take good care of the house." Mother Liu said, "The lotus roots in the water tank will be planted in a few days..."
Listening to Mother Liu's chattering, Su Yujin felt her eyes a little wet.
It has been almost a year since I traveled here.
During this year, they spent every day together and had come to treat Mother Liu as a relative and an elder. Now, Su Yujin couldn't bear the thought of parting with her for several months.
It was obvious that Mother Liu was also reluctant to let go.
Su Yujin pushed back the mist in her eyes and nodded to Mother Liu, "Well, thank you for your hard work, Mother Liu. Take care of yourself too."
"When I come back, I will definitely bring back some delicious specialties from Donghe for Mother Liu." Ai Cao added.
Mother Liu: "..."
Are they all like you, only thinking about food?
But for Ai Cao, these were the only things she cared about. It took great determination for her to take them out.
Mother Liu changed her mind and agreed with a smile.
As the sun was setting, Su Yujin and He Yanxiu rode in two carriages respectively, accompanied by their attendants and guards, and headed for the west gate of Qinghe County.
It was the time when the county school was dismissing. The students were filing out of the school gate. When they saw this scene on the street, they stepped back and made way.
Ren Jianbai saw that the leading carriage and Xing'an sitting in the front looked very familiar, and frowned slightly. Then he saw Su Yujin's pretty face behind the lifted curtain of the second carriage.
Judging from the situation, the person riding in the first carriage should be the Second Master mentioned by Su Yujin before.
Now two people are leaving together in a carriage, and with such a huge momentum...
Is Su Yujin going to the capital?
As the saying goes, people always strive for higher positions, and Su Yujin is no exception. He only has eyes for the powerful and wealthy, and looks down on ordinary scholars like him.
But little did he know that he was just an ordinary scholar. He was gifted and willing to work hard, so he would have no worries about not being able to make a name for himself in the future?
Su Yujin couldn't even wait a few years and made the choice so early?
Ren Jianbai clenched his fists.
"Brother Ren, what are you looking at?" The scholar next to him saw that Ren Jianbai had an unusual expression and asked.
"Nothing." Ren Jianbai retracted his gaze, "I just wanted to go to the prison."
Liao's exile will start tomorrow.
Many people knew about this matter. When they saw that Ren Jianbai was going to jail, they knew that he was probably going to see him off. They were immediately filled with admiration, "Brother Ren is really a man who values friendship and loyalty."
Ren Jianbai smiled but said nothing, a hint of coldness flashed across his lowered eyes.
After a moment, his clenched fists loosened, and his eyes, when raised again, regained their usual indifferent smile. ——The carriage quickly left the gate of the county town and headed west along the official road.
It was the end of the first lunar month, and spring had not yet returned to the earth. The trees had not sprouted, the weeds had not turned green, and the suburbs looked desolate. Only the wheat seedlings thriving in the farmlands on both sides of the official road were green and pleasing to the eye.
From time to time, birds chirp as they fly overhead. After passing through the sky, they stop on the branches, looking for fruits that have not yet completely fallen to eat.
Ai Cao and Qing Kui had never traveled so far before. They sat on the left and right sides of the carriage, one of them guarding a window, lifting the curtains to look at the scenery outside, with great interest.
Su Yujin was very sleepy because of the shaking of the carriage. With the warmth of the charcoal stove in the carriage, the warm quilt covering her body, and the soft pillow leaning against her, she felt drowsy and simply closed her eyes for a nap.
The carriage stopped and started many times, and at night it passed through a town and checked into an inn.
The town is not big, and the inn is the only one in the town. Although the room is spacious and clean, the food in the inn tastes...
It’s really hard to put it into words.
Even He Yanxiu, whose sense of taste had not yet fully recovered, couldn't help but frown.
Su Yujin, who was extremely picky about the taste of food, found it unbearable and simply borrowed the inn's kitchen and asked Ai Cao and Qing Kui to help her cook a few dishes.
Scrambled eggs with spinach, stir-fried diced lotus root, pan-fried tofu, boiled meatballs, the staple food is shredded potato pancakes, and the porridge is rice porridge with red beans and red dates.
Su Yujin was busy in the kitchen, bringing dishes to He Yanxiu's room one after another. The fragrant aroma made the guards guarding the backyard sniff.
“It smells so good.”
"Yes, they look like ordinary dishes, but they smell delicious. I think they taste better than what my cook at home cooks."
"I heard that Miss Su's cooking skills are very good, and she is no worse than the chef in the restaurant."
"Hey, the Second Master can eat such delicious food, but we have to eat the unpalatable food in the inn..."
"How could I have wronged you so much?" Xing'an laughed when he heard that. "Miss Su asked Miss Qingkui and Miss Ai Cao to cook a big pot of stew. I tasted it and it tasted pretty good. We'll each have a bowl later and eat it with steamed buns. It's very delicious."
"That's great..."
The guards were very happy when they heard that they would not have to eat the disgusting food in the inn. When Su Yujin and others were almost done with their work, they took the initiative to light the fire and cook the food so that they could eat earlier.
The meat and various vegetables had already been put into the pot, and all that was left was to slowly stew them. Su Yujin left the task to the guards, and only told them to stew them for another quarter of an hour. Then she went back to the room to have dinner with He Yanxiu.
Can you recommend another book that I have read before but I like very much? "Female Scholar in Ancient Times"
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