Very regular.
When I have to do everything myself, whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, I won't do it all by myself. After learning many cooking methods from Aunt Xu, I found that many dishes are easy to make and I just need to explain them briefly, and she will do the last step directly.
In this way, apart from eating, she can free up a lot of time, which she uses to rest or read.
After lunch every day, I would read for a while and then take a nap.
Today is no exception.
The master had rested, and Shui Yu and the others could also rest for a while. Yan Qiushu slept in the inner room, and she slept in the compartment. This was where the maids kept watch at night. Although Yan Qiushu didn't need it, the maids' sleeping place was not as good as here, so she let Shui Yu rest here.
She had fallen asleep early at this time, but Shui Yu was a maid, so she had to tidy up for a while and prepare everything for her before she could go to sleep.
This made us a quarter of an hour late.
It was also during this quarter of an hour that when she lay on the bed, Yan Qiushu fell asleep, but she had just begun to feel sleepy. She closed her eyes and fell into a daze when she suddenly smelled a fragrance.
Very light, yet very strong.
It's hard to describe the fragrance. It's like a mixture of many things, just the right amount of aroma to give off a hint of garlic.
But soon, the fragrance became stronger and stronger.
It was so strong that even though Shui Xuan's eyes were already a little sleepy, she still couldn't fall asleep. Her mind was particularly active because of the fragrance, and she subconsciously wondered where this fragrance came from.
After an unknown amount of time, Shui Yu finally fell asleep. However, in her dreams, she was still dominated by the fragrance, which was filled with all kinds of delicious food she had tasted recently. However, she couldn't eat it, and she couldn't be satisfied. She felt uncomfortable from the beginning.
When she woke up and looked at the beams above her head, she suddenly realized that it was just a dream and that the lingering fragrance was the only real thing.
Shui Yan looked at the sky outside and vaguely calculated the time. She had only slept for a short while and the sky had not changed significantly. But she couldn't sleep any more. She got up quietly, went out and opened the door. The fragrance was so strong!
At this time, the other maids in the yard and Nanny Xu were squatting at the kitchen door, staring at the source of the fragrance.
Besides them, there were maids from other courtyards, who were probably attracted by the fragrance and were leaning on the gate to look inside. The scene looked quite big.
Although people often come and go in their yard, it is rarely so lively, with everyone coming together and not leaving!
Shui Yu walked over with a dazed look on her face: "Madam Xu, what's going on?"
Aunt Xu wiped the saliva that might have flowed from the corner of her mouth, pointed at the pot that was still bubbling, and said in wonder with praise: "Look, the salty smell that the young lady said she would make is getting more and more fragrant. It's so fragrant that I can't sit still. They also came here because they smelled the smell. It was obviously very smelly before, but now it can't be smelled at all."
Shui Yu: “???”
How can pig offal smell so good?!
She swallowed, unable to believe it, but had to admit it. Even she herself was unable to sleep due to the hunger. You know, she had eaten so many delicious foods with Yan Qiushu during this period!
They were talking, and the people squatting nearby were listening. When they didn't get the answer they wanted, they kept asking, "Shui Yu, what is your daughter doing? She smells so good!"
"Yes, Madam is so greedy that she asked me to ask what this is for."
"The same goes for the eldest young master and the young mistress! They were resting, but now they can't rest any more!"
Another maid whispered, "Young Master Pingyu is so greedy that he is drooling and can't concentrate on reading. Miss Three urged me to come and ask him!"
Shui Yu's face froze, not for any other reason, but she was thinking, if she gave this thing to them, would they... eat it?
Especially when meeting the young master...