Chapter 120 Lotus Seed Soup
fight?
Jia Zhen inevitably thought of the things sealed deep in the warehouse.
He was afraid! The Jia family really couldn't touch that thing for the time being.
"Mother……"
Jia Zhen said cautiously, "Have you forgotten that your second brother Lian is now a doctor in the Armory? The Armory is in charge of military equipment." He emphasized the military equipment, "As long as he doesn't mess around, no matter how big the war is, our family will be fine."
As an ordnance officer, there is absolutely no problem in giving advice to the master who makes guns.
Although the final credit will belong to others, their family is safe!
Shen Ning looked at Haodaer and finally understood a little, "...It makes sense!"
As expected, she was too concerned and confused.
It was still early, she could take her time.
"Have you had breakfast? If not, bring the food over and let's eat together!"
"No."
You waved to the maid Xi'er, who bowed slightly and went out quickly. "Mother, please try this lotus leaf soup." She pointed at the soup that looked like small lotus leaves, small lotus flowers, and even small lotus pods, which Shen Ning had not touched yet. "I don't know where Aunt Li found the mold. I heard that the noodles have the fragrance of new lotus leaves and old duck soup. It looks novel and delicious."
“…Yeah, it’s really good!”
Shen Ning tasted a small lotus flower, but she didn't expect that there was some stuffing inside. "Huh? What's the stuffing inside? I only tasted an amaranth, and another one... I can't tell the difference."
The red color of the lotus is also dyed with amaranth. Aunt Li really put her heart into it.
"Let me try it."
Jia Zhen came over and ate two small lotus flowers from the spoon with Youshi's help. "Should lotus flowers be added as well?"
Aunt Min took him to eat it when he was a child.
The dozen or so silver molds in the house were also made at that time.
"Mother, don't you think so?"
Jia Zhen looked at his mother with a smile.
Shen Ning tasted another one from the small bowl that Qingzhu brought over, "It really is a lotus."
When I first read A Dream of Red Mansions, although I also admired delicious food, I was most concerned about the love between Baoyu and Daiyu. I only glanced at the lotus leaf soup that Jia Baoyu liked, but I didn't expect that it was even better than described in the book. "It's really refreshing to eat at this time."
She smiled and said, "Ask Aunt Li if she has any more. If she does, send some to the West Mansion."
"Of course."
Youshi laughed, "Mrs. Li said that there are many similar things."
"Then why are you still standing there? Sit down, eat mine first, and then I'll eat yours."
The original body was not the type to torture his wife, and Shen Ning was even less likely to do that.
When Lady Jia had a meal at Rongguo Mansion, the two daughters-in-law had to serve her, and she had never existed here.
After all, the original mother-in-law only had her as a daughter-in-law, and she treated her almost like her own daughter.
"Hahaha, then we'll just listen to our mother."
As expected, Jia Zhen and Youshi sat down.
There was already a lot of lotus leaf soup today, and by the time their breakfast was served, she hadn't finished hers yet.
Shen Ning tasted their shrimp ball and chicken skin soup plus a tofu skin bun, but she couldn't eat anymore and just watched Jia Zhen clean up the battlefield.
As expected, men can eat a lot. He ate the same amount as both her and Yu Shi, and even went a little further.
"I have to eat at my mother's place!"
Jia Zhen rinsed his mouth with satisfaction, "Even ordinary food tastes extra sweet when it comes to you."
"Just coax me!"
Shen Ning smiled, "In the future, save some of your skills in coaxing me for your wife. Also, since Romance of the Three Kingdoms is good, go to the school and ask the teachers if you can put a few copies in the school so that the children can read them by themselves."
"Yes! I'll do it right away, son."
This is business.
"Every month, we would send two books from our collection to the school for children from poorer families to copy. After they finished copying a book, we would give them three or five hundred yuan. This would relieve them of their worries and enrich the school's collection of books."
"yes!"
Jia Zhen nodded his hand, chatted with them for a few more words, and then went to do it.
"You should get busy too!"
Shen Ning knew that Youshi still had household affairs to deal with, so she stood up and said, "I'll take your sister for a walk in the garden."
This is their daily must-do activity.
Xiao Yueyue is a little older now and likes hanging out outside more.
Even if she fell asleep while swaying, she was willing to stay outside.
"yes!"
Youshi smiled and agreed, "The screen window over at the waterside pavilion has already been made. In a few days, my sisters can come over to study. It's Mr. Zhan Xuezhan. I'll have to trouble mother to send an invitation in person."
She could also send out invitations, but it was her mother who came up with the idea of inviting Yingchun, Tanchun and others to come and study, and it would show more respect if her mother sent out the invitations.
After all, the little sister will have to stay with Mr. Zhan for many years to come.
"become!"
Shen Ning smiled and said, "I'll write the post first."
Her daughter had been brought over by the wet nurse. She kissed her cheek and washed her hands. Then she picked up the pen and ink prepared by Qingzhu and personally wrote a note to Mr. Zhan Xue, who had taught many of the girls in the Red Mansion. She earnestly asked her to move over, saying that everything was ready at Ningguo Mansion.
"Qingzhu, prepare six gifts of the highest quality, plus a piece of Yuhua brocade, a piece of Danluo gauze, and a set of four treasures of the study that are of the best quality. You will deliver them in person later."
"……yes!"
The gift is a bit heavy.
When the West Palace hired someone, although there were six rituals and a study, they were all very ordinary.
The old lady and the two wives didn't take the girls' studies too seriously. If there were guests at home, they could call them back at any time.
Qingzhu and Youshi looked at each other, and couldn't help but raise Mr. Zhan Xue's status further.
At this time, Zhan Xue had already learned from the maids that she might be transferred to Ningguo Mansion to teach.
Although Yingchun and Tanchun were also taught, Jia Yue from Ningguo Mansion... How old was that? When Yingchun learned that Madam Shen wanted to put the child with her to crawl to listen to the class, she was speechless.
She has been in the Jia family for two years, but she has not felt how much the old lady and the two ladies care about Yingchun and Tanchun.
Both children were born out of wedlock, neither loved by their father nor by their mother, and the Rongguo Mansion itself was in chaos... There was not much that Zhan Xue could interfere with and she could only teach them what they liked to learn.
I hope they can study it more in depth based on their own interests.
Any knowledge, as long as you master it a little and learn to integrate it..., you can find a way out in this backyard.
Zhan Xue couldn't help but sigh.
The path of a woman in the harem is actually not an easy one to walk. Many people end up becoming ugly.
"gentlemen!"
The maid Wei Dong knew what was on her mind and asked, "Are you worried that the fourth young lady is too young to be taught?"
“…Can you teach me?”
"Maybe we are just overthinking it."
She advised, "Mrs. Shen of Ningguo Mansion had a daughter in her old age. For the sake of this child, she turned the Jia family's school upside down. Can she bear to leave the child alone and send him out of school?"
It's impossible no matter how you think about it.
Even though the second and third daughters were not valued, the Jia family didn't just throw them to school just because they couldn't walk.
“You don’t understand!”
Zhan Xue sighed again.
Mrs. Shen should love her children, but she is definitely not an ordinary woman.
After experiencing the ups and downs of life, she came back from the Taoist temple, overturned the school, confiscated the rats, paid off the debts, and then quietly reorganized the Rongguo Mansion. None of these things are something an ordinary woman can do.
With her management and management, the Jia family will prosper for at least two more generations if nothing unexpected happens.
This was beneficial to her two students, and she was happy for them, especially when she heard that the two families had separated and the dowry money belonging to the two children had been divided separately.
In this way, even if the old lady passed away, the stepmother didn't care and the biological father didn't ask, they still had a foundation to settle down.
But I never expected that Mrs. Shen would let the fourth girl and the second and third girls go to the mansion over there when the fourth girl was so young.
"Forget it, let's get ready. The two kids will be here soon."
She might also have to teach her aunt's daughter.
Jia Min's reputation as a talented woman and Lin Ruhai's reputation as the third place in the imperial examination were once well-known.
She also feels a little stressed teaching their children.
After all, she just wanted to spend her days here, earn some money for her retirement, find a reliable adopted son, buy a yard, and collect rent.
I never thought of becoming a famous person in Beijing.
Zhan Xue didn't want to cause trouble.
After all, even someone as strong as Li Jijiu's daughter has to restrain herself and behave like a well-behaved daughter-in-law in this mansion.
With two layers of mothers-in-law above you, those days...
When Li Wan saw her husband coming to say goodbye to the old lady, the expression on her face became even more dull.
"Go ahead, go ahead. Your mother is hoping that you will study hard."
The old lady had nothing to say.
No matter how much she loved her grandson, she could not ignore the future of the second branch. She also knew that Li did not allow her grandson to enter her yard yesterday.
Wang, the foolish woman, would rather let the maid Caishan serve her than have Li get too close to her grandson.
This is because she is afraid that her grandson will forget his mother after he gets married!
The old lady didn't know what to say to her.
Although she had done this before, their statuses were different!
The second house is now counting on Zhuer's future.
If Zhu'er wants to succeed, the Jia family can provide very little help, so she has to rely on her relative-in-law Li.
The relationship between the young couple is not good, so how can Li, the relative, help them?
"Talk to your wife and go!"
"yes!"
Jia Zhu bowed and said, "Mother, I am leaving now. Li, please come out for a moment."
Li Wan: “…”
She really didn't want to send it.
But this is not a place where you can be willful.
Li Wan bowed to the elders and walked out with him.
"Don't worry." After leaving the yard, Jia Zhu squeezed his wife's hand and said, "I didn't touch the colorful fan yesterday."
Li Wan: “…”
Looking at her husband, tears slowly welled up in her eyes.
"My wife is a little stubborn. If she embarrasses you on weekdays, please do it for my sake..."
"I know!"
As long as her husband has her in his heart, she is willing to take good care of the family for him. "Don't be too tired from studying. You can also go and have some fun with horse riding and archery on weekdays."
Husbands used to be under a lot of pressure.
Now..., the master and the mistress keep a closer eye on him, and Li Wan is also afraid that he will tire himself out.
"Hmm~"
Jia Zhu smiled, "My elder sister is getting married soon. You should spend more time with her. She has been in the palace for many years, so she must have learned something."
When he looked at his sister just now, his sister looked very disappointed in him.
Jia Zhu felt that the reason his mother did not make a fuss yesterday was mainly because his sister kept her under control.
"And my aunt, she'll keep me company and give me some more advice."
Unlike my mother and Aunt Xing, neither of them has anything to learn as a daughter-in-law.
"good!"
Li Wan agreed.
"Wait for me!"
Jia Zhu knew that he couldn't stay too long. If he did, his mother would be displeased with his daughter-in-law again. "Next time you have a day off, don't chase me away again."
"... Got it, let's go!"
Li Wan lowered her head and pushed him in a soft voice.
Jia Zhu smiled, then turned around and strode away.
Li Wan took a deep breath and pressed her eyes with a handkerchief before going back in.
Yuanchun had known for a long time that her brother was not at her sister-in-law's house yesterday, so when her brother looked at her just now, she was too lazy to look at him.
But I didn’t expect my sister-in-law to go out with a stern face, and when she came back... she seemed to have been coaxed again.
Humph~ Yuanchun was alert in her heart, she must not be like her sister-in-law, who was easily coaxed by a man.
After all, no matter how much you coax someone, it will only work for a while, not for a lifetime.
Wait till you wake up...
Yuanchun sighed softly.
Jia Min heard it and glanced at her with a smile.
My niece has been held by her mother since she was young. She even cried several times because her mother got married.
Although they haven't seen each other for more than ten years, my niece talked to her last night and they were still as close as when they were children.
Moreover, she clearly felt that her niece was very angry because of the disturbance caused by her second sister-in-law.
"Try this lotus leaf and lotus seed soup. I asked my family to experiment with it when I was at home."
"Mm, elegant and delicious."
Everything we eat at home tastes delicious.
If there is any delicious food in either house, they will send a portion to the other side.
Yuanchun liked this kind of home and had no idea why her mother was always unsatisfied and always kept fighting over things.
They fought with their aunts, and fought with their uncles on behalf of their father. Later, they used their siblings to fight with their brothers and sisters from the next room...
Even if my aunt is not at home, she will still fight secretly.
Fortunately, I married into this family. If I had entered the palace...
"Aunt, let's make some for our family later! I think my cousins like it too."
Baoyu likes it too.
Yuanchun saw that her little brother didn't eat anything else and had already ordered a second bowl. "Especially the lotus flower, it's the most unique."
"Haha, kids will definitely like these."
My daughter also added half a bowl.
"Don't worry, big sister. I have just given instructions to the kitchen."
Wang Xifeng was also serving here. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "We will do it later. Aunt, since this thing is your experiment, you can also give us some guidance."
"OK!"
Jia Min has loved making these things since she was a child.
After arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, there were so many flowers and plants, so she made her own rouge and other things.
Last year I brought my daughter along.
"After dinner, ask the women to bring the boat over, and I'll take you to pick lotus first."
"become!"
Wang Xifeng was very excited, "Ping'er, ask the maids to prepare it."
"yes!"
Ping'er went out smiling.
Wang, who was concentrating on serving food to Lady Jia, just had a smile on her face and did not participate in the whole process.
But in fact, she had always been involved in her heart.
Especially since Jia Min has been married for so many years and has been like this, she is envious and unhappy at the same time.
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