Chapter 1827 Chicken Soup
Bai Shan did not bring Manbao to meet his two cousins. Not to mention her, he was not very familiar with them. He was the kind of person who would not recognize them if they met on the street.
They did not make Bai Shan very happy. He did not like the people in his family very much, so he went directly to the West Courtyard with Manbao to have the late lunch prepared by Xiao Qian for Manbao.
Everyone in the family had eaten lunch, except Manbao, Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru. She originally thought that setting up a small table for them in the kitchen would be enough.
Seeing that Bai Shan and Bai Jilang had also come over, he simply asked them to sit in the dining room and eat.
She led Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru to bring the prepared food over. Seeing that Bai Shan and Bai Erlang had sat down, she pulled Manbao out and asked quietly, "Did you make your superior angry?"
Manbao was surprised, "How did sister-in-law know?"
Xiao Qian tapped her forehead and said, "Do you think others are fools? How can you come to visit for New Year's greetings and not invite them to dinner?"
When Manbao heard this reason, he immediately defended himself, "Sister-in-law, you don't know, this is the rule in the officialdom. Subordinates can visit their superiors to pay New Year's greetings, but whether the superior invites them to dinner depends on fate."
Xiao Qian was skeptical. "How could someone bring gifts but not offer food?"
Manbao said, "There are also cases where people bring gifts to a door but don't even see the host. Let's not talk about distant cases, let's take Ji Xiang's family as an example. He is the prime minister. Except for another prime minister, everyone in the court is inferior to him. If you bring gifts to the door, you can see him and even have a meal with him. Do you think his doorstep will be trampled down?"
Manbao said confidently, "So, not everyone will leave food for them. But don't worry, tomorrow I'm going to see another Shangguan, and he will definitely leave food for me."
"Is that Master Yang?"
"yes."
Xiao Qianshi said, "I remember Lord Yang likes our chicken soup. How about I make a pot tomorrow and you bring it to him to try?"
Who would bring a pot of chicken soup when visiting someone for the New Year?
But Manbao swallowed and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."
Anyway, Brother Yang and Brother Tang are not outsiders, so it’s okay for them to bring a pot of soup to their door.
Xiao Qian smiled and said, "Then I'll kill the chicken tonight and stew it tomorrow morning."
Manbao felt very hungry. She wanted to turn around and go back to eat, but was pulled back by Xiao Qianshi. She continued with the original question, "So you still offended Shangguan?"
Manbao: "...Sister-in-law, Xiao Yuanzheng is old and forgetful. Don't worry, he will be fine in a couple of days. If you don't believe me, ask Li Jun. Did she and Li Ru receive a lot of red envelopes at the Xiao family today?"
Xiao Qian: "..."
She didn't tell Manbao that the fact that she had offended Xiao Yuanzheng was guessed by Lijun, and then he accidentally let it slip while he was cooking for her just now, so she found out.
Xiao Qian looked at Manbao carefully and saw that there was no worry on her face. She knew that this matter should not be very serious, so she felt relieved.
But he still warned her, "Don't argue with Shangguan, understand?"
Manbao nodded repeatedly, touched his stomach and asked, "Sister-in-law, I'm hungry."
Only then did Xiao Qian allow her to go and eat.
The chicken soup stewed by Xiao Qian was very delicious. Although it was put in a jar with a tight lid, Manbao and the other two who carried it into the car in a basket could still smell the aroma.
The three of them swallowed at the same time, and then Bai Erlang touched his stomach after eating breakfast and whispered, "I feel hungry again."
Manbao reached out and held the bamboo basket. Bai Shan said, "Wait a little longer. We can eat when we get to Brother Tang's house."
The Yang family is now deserted and the family atmosphere is not very good. Yang Heshu doesn't want his friends to go to his home and experience this unpleasantness, so he made an appointment with them to meet at the Tang family early on.
When they arrived at the Tang family's main gate, Yang Heshu's carriage happened to arrive at the side door.
Daji stopped the carriage and let the Yang family go in first, and then he drove the carriage to catch up.
The servants of the Tang family knew that Yang Heshu and Bai Shan were coming to visit, so when they saw the carriages of the two families, they removed the threshold to let them in, and at the same time sent someone to notify the master.
Yang Heshu got off the carriage in the side yard, turned around to help Cui, suddenly smelled something, and looked back at Bai Shan and his friends' carriage.
Bai Erlang and Bai Shan had already jumped off the car one after another. One of them turned around to take a large bamboo basket, while the other turned around to support Zhou Man.
Yang Heshu's eyes fell on the bamboo basket that Bai Erlang was carrying. He couldn't help but smile and helped Cui Shi forward. "Is this the gift you brought?"
Cui looked at Yang Heshu in surprise. How could you ask someone for a gift in person?
Bai Erlang nodded, covering his mouth and whispering, "It's the chicken soup that Mrs. Zhou made for us to drink at lunch."
Manbao said, "It was obviously made specially for Brother Yang."
Yang Heshu laughed out loud and said to Manbao, "I didn't expect Mrs. Zhou still remembered this. Let's go in."
Daji and the guards who followed the car took down several boxes from the car. They were New Year gifts for the Tang family. There was another box in the car, which was for Yang Heshu, but it had to wait until they came out as guests before giving it to him.
No, it should be another exchange, because Yang Heshu also prepared New Year gifts for them.
The wet nurse carried the child up, and a maid held out her cloak to shield him from the wind.
Manbao curiously leaned forward to take a look, and met his bright black eyes.
Manbao exclaimed, "It's only been a hundred days, isn't it? He looks so smart."
Cui was delighted and nodded immediately, saying, "I also think he is smarter than other children. He seems to be able to recognize people now."
The few of them walked in while talking, and after walking a distance they were met by Tang He and Mrs. Tang who came to greet them.
Everyone smiled and greeted each other before heading to the backyard. After a few steps, Tang He couldn't help but sniff and turned to ask Mrs. Tang, "Where is the soup being boiled? The aroma has even spread to the front?"
Mrs. Tang didn't know either, so she just casually replied, "Is it the kitchen?"
Tang He stopped and frowned, "No, why do I feel like the smell hasn't changed much? Can the smell from the big kitchen drift up here?"
Manbao simply ran behind Bai Erlang, pulled up his cloak and fanned the basket with it, then asked Tang He, "Brother Tang, does it smell better now?"
Tang He's eyes fell on the basket that Bai Erlang was carrying. He said, "..."
The others looked at Manbao and were speechless for a long time.
Mrs. Tang was the first to react. She asked with a smile, "Why are you bringing soup when you come? Are you afraid I won't give you soup?"
Tang He had the good fortune to have tasted the chicken soup made by Xiao Qianshi. After sniffing it, he asked, "Did your sister-in-law make it?"
Manbao nodded proudly.
Tang He smiled and said, "I'm here, why are you still so polite?"
Yang Heshu smiled faintly and said, "Maybe it's because Mrs. Zhou knows that I love drinking the chicken soup she stews."
Manbao nodded and whispered, "My sister-in-law has always remembered it."
Tang He: ...
He also praised Mrs. Zhou for making delicious soup, so why did she remember Yang Heshu but not him?
I'll start making up for it tomorrow. I'm too tired today.
So see you tomorrow.
It’s a pity to think about it. It had been updated for 505 consecutive days before it was interrupted yesterday.
(End of this chapter)
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