For dinner, I made two kinds of rabbit meat, one braised and one spicy, stewed pheasant with mushrooms, stir-fried two kinds of green vegetables, and made a cold dish of six kinds of vegetables with aged vinegar.
Zuo Lanzhi's execution ability is quite good.
She was cooking when she heard a commotion in the courtyard. Leaning against the door of the kitchen, she saw Yinzhu being escorted out of the courtyard by Yinyu with a small bundle in her arms. She guessed that Yinzhu was going back in the Zuo family's carriage.
Perhaps because she had kicked the person she disliked out of the house, Xiao Yunying was in a good mood and kept humming a song until the food was served.
Halfway through the meal, Xiao Yunying was serving food to Luo Xin when she noticed out of the corner of her eye that Luo Sheng's soup bowl was empty.
Having grown accustomed to taking care of children, she casually picked up an empty bowl, filled it with soup, and put it back. Luo Sheng was slightly taken aback, but immediately reached out to take it, saying, "Thank you."
It was just a bowl of soup, and Xiao Yunying didn't think much of it: "You're welcome."
Madam Luo watched this scene, her thoughts unreadable.
It is said that spring rain is as precious as oil, and a heavy rain fell that very night.
The sound of rain without thunder was like a lullaby, and Xiao Yunying slept soundly until dawn.
The rain fell very gently, stopping just as dawn was breaking.
Xiao Yunying stretched at the door and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
With more people, there are more jobs to do.
She got lazy and simply used the dough and meat filling from the supermarket to make some small wontons, steamed two meat buns for each person, and served four portions of pickled vegetables.
It looks simple, but the taste is definitely not bad.
When she was halfway through making the buns, Granny Chang came over with two maids, asked about various utensils, and went to the side to boil water, preparing it for Madam Luo to use for washing.
Granny Chang instructed two maids to prepare hot water, while she herself, without any airs, came over to help wrap the steamed buns.
Xiao Yunying didn't put on airs and chatted casually with Granny Chang and Zheng Yunwan while preparing breakfast.
Yinyu arrived just then. She was much more proper than Yinzhu. After bowing, she hurriedly went to prepare hot water.
Xiao Yunying didn't pay any special attention to her, busy with her own work.
Seeing that it was almost time, she took off her apron: "Yunwan, you go ahead and serve it up. I'll go call the children to eat."
The three Luo brothers were used to getting up early to memorize their lessons, saying that their minds were clearer in the morning and they could memorize faster. Therefore, none of them had the habit of staying in bed; they could simply call out from the yard.
It should be said that Luo Chen and Luo Yang didn't, while Luo Li was forced to not have the habit of staying in bed.
Xiao Yunying went back to the room and woke up Luo Xin. She dressed her, helped her wash her face and comb her hair, and then led her to the dining table.
Seeing that her behavior was natural and harmonious, and didn't seem like she was putting on an act, Madam Luo felt more satisfied with her.
After finishing her meal and sending the children to school, Xiao Yunying stood at the door, looking at the muddy road and the gloomy sky, and muttered to herself, "Looks like it's going to rain again."
I was planning to go into town today to check out the teahouses so I could design some interior plans, but now I don't need to go.
Xiao Yunying returned to the courtyard and, seeing that no one was in the living room, assumed that everyone had gone back to their rooms. So she took her brush, ink, paper, and inkstone to the spacious reception room and continued writing various dessert recipes.
Zheng Yunwan was embarrassed to write in front of her because her handwriting was not good, so she was practicing calligraphy in her room.
Luo Xin was playing with a jigsaw puzzle next to Xiao Yunying.
Xiao Yunying wrote intermittently, as she needed to consider the source of raw materials and try to avoid using supermarket products.
Ever since she recklessly chopped open the security door with an axe, preventing her from entering the supermarket for several days, she has been worried that the supermarket might disappear.
Now she's making plans so that if the supermarket really does disappear in the future, she can minimize the impact.
Not long after, it started to drizzle again. Xiao Yunying listened to the relaxing sound of the rain, her thoughts wandering, unaware that someone had walked in and was standing behind her watching her write.
Luo Xin noticed the newcomer, but when Luo Sheng shook his head at them, indicating that they didn't need to make a sound, the two of them continued with what they were doing and ignored him.
When Xiao Yunying had finished writing, she put down her brush and stretched.
I only realized there was someone standing behind me when my raised hand touched something.
"When did you arrive? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Luo Sheng said, "Nothing, just taking a stroll. I saw you writing something and came to check on you."
Xiao Yunying didn't intend to hide these formulas and blueprints from Luo Sheng, because there was nothing to hide.
After all, he was a man who could spend ten thousand taels of silver in one go, so he probably wouldn't care about her pittance. Therefore, she said nonchalantly, "Then do as you please."
She folded the dried ink-stained paper together, and Luo Sheng noticed the drawings underneath: "Did you draw all of these?"
Xiao Yunying casually replied, "Yes."
"Are you going to sell food?"
Xiao Yunying packed her things and explained, "You should have investigated me, right? You know that I went to the bandit's den to rescue people a while ago. The old lady of the Chen family gave me a lot of gifts to thank me, one of which was a three-story teahouse. I plan to renovate it to sell all kinds of desserts."
Luo Sheng was already used to her bluntness and said without changing his expression, "I can find you some pastry chefs."
Without hesitation, Xiao Yunying declined directly: "It's not necessary for now. Yuan Cheng has already found someone for me. The person he chose is quite reliable, and I feel at ease using him."
Pastry chefs need to learn recipes; they only feel safe using recipes from people who have signed a contract with them.
Chen Yuancheng knew this well, so the pastry chefs he found for her were all people who had signed a life-or-death contract.
Luo Sheng frowned slightly and lowered his voice: "Chen Guangshen was once the emperor's tutor and held an official position. He has resigned from his post on the surface, but in reality, he is temporarily avoiding the limelight and biding his time. He is still secretly working for the emperor."
Now that you are the general's wife, it's best not to get too close to the Chen family, lest you attract too much attention and cause misunderstandings with the higher-ups, which could implicate the Chen family.
Xiao Yunying was startled: "Huh? Is that even possible?!"
Chen Guangshen is probably the name of Mr. Chen.
She thought that Master Chen had really resigned from his official post, so she didn't think much of it.
Xiao Yunying kept this in mind: "I understand, I will be more careful in the future."
She should discuss with Chen Yuancheng whether or not they should maintain some distance from each other on the surface.
Seeing that she had taken his words to heart, Luo Sheng felt a little relieved: "If you need more money in the future, just tell me. There's no need to work so hard to earn money."
Xiao Yunying pulled Luo Xin's stool closer: "It's not too hard. It's good to find something to do so you don't get bored staying at home."
Luo Sheng didn't say anything more: "Alright, feel free to tell me if you need any help."
Xiao Yunying turned around and smiled: "Then I'll say thank you in advance."
After saying that, she turned back and said, "Come here, Xin'er, shall I teach you to write?"
Luo Xin nodded obediently: "Okay, I've already learned the first eight characters of the Thousand Character Classic. I'll write them down for Mother."
The two, one big and one small, were practicing writing large characters. Luo Sheng simply dragged a stool over and sat down next to them, drinking tea and watching them interact.
For a moment, it seemed like a peaceful and idyllic scene.
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