Chapter 507 Jiang Nuanzhi: We need to use some strategy.
However, before Dongzang could hug Jiang Nuanzhi, Li Rong blocked him directly.
Li Rong frowned as he looked at Dong Zang, his eyes filled with coldness.
Dongzang shrank his neck and looked pitifully at Jiang Nuanzhi behind him: "Madam, I...I'm hungry."
Jiang Nuanzhi blinked twice, and saw the veins on Li Rong's forehead throb twice. He squinted at Dongzang and asked, "Does Madam cook for you?"
Dongzang shrank back again: "General, I was wrong. Please punish me, Madam."
Just then, someone's stomach rumbled loudly.
Jiang Nuanzhi coughed lightly and nudged Li Rong's shoulder: "Alright, stop scolding her. Let's finish dinner first, and I'll deal with her later. I'll go check on her in the kitchen first."
He was about to go into the kitchen when Dongcang stopped him.
Dongzang forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Madam, I smashed the stove. I...I..."
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at Dong Cang with a complicated expression, then looked at the people around her.
Clearly, everyone was looking at Dongzang with a hint of resentment.
Jiang Nuanzhi silently touched her nose and glanced at Dongzang: "Since you made this, clean up the kitchen."
Dongzang nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I'll go right away."
"Linchun, Chenshu, everyone should have left by now. Please bring the carriage in. There are all sorts of ingredients inside, and Arong and I have also bought some snacks. Baozhu, Xiaoer, we have your favorite pine nut candy!"
"Thank you, Mommy!" The two little ones immediately came over to hug Jiang Nuanzhi.
"Ah Nuan, don't you have one for me?" The old man looked over with a resentful expression.
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Here you go, roast duck."
Lu Shizhu, standing nearby, also chimed in: "Sister Anuan!"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "There's some for you too. Take whatever food you want, there's plenty."
Now, Lü Shizhu and the old man followed Lin Chun and Chen Shu out to pick up the carriage.
Baozhu was clinging to Jiang Nuanzhi's leg, but her eyes were following everyone else.
Jiang Nuanzhi chuckled and patted Baozhu and Xiao Er on the head: "Go if you want to."
"Mmm." Baozhu nodded excitedly, afraid of being too late, and ran out in a flash.
The young servant was about to run after her, but after only two steps, he suddenly stopped and turned back to say, "Mother, we've already boiled water for you. It's in the east wing. You can use it if you want to wash up."
Seeing Jiang Nuanzhi nod, he then took off running, saying, "Leave some for me!"
Jiang Nuanzhi wasn't in a hurry to wash up. There were some problems with the kitchen, but luckily she bought two more pots.
So he and Li Rong went together to pack up the things they had brought back from the Great Wilderness.
This discovery was quite significant; inside the room, there were not only their belongings, but also a stack of boxes bestowed by the Emperor.
Although it wasn't for her, Jiang Nuanzhi's eyes lit up when she saw the boxes and boxes of good stuff: "The old man is really capable. He doesn't even have to go in to meet the emperor, and he still manages to receive these rewards so easily."
Jiang Nuanzhi silently suppressed the urge to open the box. She thought she would wait until the old man returned so they could look at it together, since she also had the Emperor's illness to discuss with him.
However, the old man is unwilling to enter the palace today, and the emperor's attitude is also somewhat problematic. Perhaps there is some hidden reason behind this.
Jiang Nuanzhi felt that she still needed to use some strategies.
Afterward, she glanced around casually, then went to make noodles with Li Rong. With so many people in the family, they probably wouldn't be full just from eating from the pot.
She's quick now, and with Li Rong helping her knead the dough, she only needs to adjust the water-to-flour ratio, leaving the heavy lifting to Li Rong. In no time, a firm, elastic dough is ready. She rolls it out into a large sheet, then rolls it up.
She took the cleaver and chopped the noodles with a "clang, clang, clang," then spread them out on the long cutting board before putting the cleaver away.
"Okay, we can cook it in the pot in a little while."
I brought a lot of hot pot seasonings from home beforehand. Dipping sauces like scallions, ginger, garlic, and sesame paste need to be prepared on the spot, but since I already have all the ingredients, it's just a matter of washing and chopping them, and it's ready in no time.
After doing all this, Jiang Nuanzhi winked at Li Rong beside her.
"Alright, let's start our trap now."
Just then, the old man came over to Jiang Nuanzhi with a duck leg in his hand behind his back, looking quite pleased with himself: "Nuanzhi, Nuanzhi, what delicious food are you eating?"
(End of this chapter)
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