The purchasing staff nervously went back and forth to Jiang Wei, waiting for her to give instructions on all of Jiang Rou's requests.
Before Jiang Wei could speak, someone outside said that the kitchen staff had arrived.
Jiang Wei had someone invite her in. After the cook bowed to Jiang Wei, she said, "The eldest and second young ladies said that the large leg of venison they saw today was very fresh. They asked me to make some roasted venison and some venison and mushroom porridge for them. What do you think, young lady…?"
The cook knew that these things belonged to Jiang Wei and were not purchased by the household. In addition, she had been deceived by Jiang Rou last time, so she cautiously came to ask this time.
If it weren't for her previous experience, she would never have imagined that a girl from an official family would lie for a little food.
Jiang Wei smiled faintly, "If she doesn't like the food at home, she should have the Marquis's mansion send over food that suits her taste. We should just eat our simple meals!"
However, she was right about one thing: the roasted venison and venison porridge were quite good. Have the kitchen make some and send it to Aunt Xu's place; make the rest of the venison into jerky and send it back.”
The cook understood Jiang Wei's meaning, bowed, and left.
The purchasing agent knew exactly what Jiang Wei meant and followed the cook.
Jiang Wei calmly flipped through the booklets on her desk, completely ignoring Jiang Rou.
Dewdrop was furious. She paced back and forth in front of the desk, her face contorted with rage. "Miss, how can she be so shameless? She tries to take everything from you. Now she thinks she's something special because she's pregnant with the Marquis's child. She acts like nobody knows how she got pregnant. She's utterly shameless."
Jiang Wei saw that she was furious and said, "Why are you so angry? She can't take anything away. What belongs to your daughter belongs to your daughter. She can't take it away. Besides, what does her business have to do with us? Why get angry and ruin your health? It's not worth it. Save your energy and go eat some roasted venison."
Although Dewdrop agreed with Jiang Wei, she was still furious that Jiang Rou had ruined her daughter's reputation.
"Venus meat," Jiang Wei repeated.
The sizzling, oily roasted venison from last night flashed before her eyes, and Dewdrop unconsciously swallowed, "Miss..."
Dewdrop looked at Jiang Wei with an eager expression.
"Hmm?" Jiang Wei understood perfectly well what she was thinking.
"How about we grill and eat it like we did last night? That seems to taste better than grilling it in the kitchen and then sending it over." Dewdrop's eyes sparkled.
The raindrops and water droplets couldn't help but laugh.
Jiang Wei smiled indulgently, "As you wish, let's go now."
In Aunt Xu's courtyard, a bonfire was lit, and Jiang Wen and Ming Zhao were roasting venison.
Seeing Jiang Wei come in, Jiang Wen ran to her side with the roasted venison in his hand, "Elder sister, try my roasted venison, this is the first piece!"
Jiang Wei looked at the somewhat blackened venison and felt reluctant, but she didn't want to disappoint her.
"Did you feed your aunt? As the younger generation, we must first and foremost be filial to our elders."
Jiang Wen agreed with Jiang Wei's assessment. "Take the venison over to Aunt Xu," he said, "Auntie, please try my roasted venison."
Aunt Xu glanced at Jiang Wei and smiled, "Wen'er is so well-behaved and sensible, it's my blessing. You can have this piece first."
Jiang Wen didn't understand why they wouldn't refuse a piece of venison.
"I'll eat it myself then." She put the roasted venison in her mouth, but a burnt, bitter taste came over her, and she quickly spat it out. "No wonder none of you eat it, humph."
Jiang Wen pouted and walked back to the fire, picked up the venison again to roast, and muttered loudly, "If you don't like me, I'll eat it myself."
“This child… Your elder sister only let you have the first bite because she felt sorry for you, why don’t you appreciate it!” Aunt Xu and Jiang Wei exchanged a smile.
Mingzhao roasted the venison and brought it over for Jiang Wei to eat, which Jiang Wei accepted without hesitation.
Jiang Wen happened to see this, and she stomped her foot, saying, "They're just looking down on me."
Jiang Wei gestured to Ming Zhao, who immediately took the venison from her hand and gave it to her.
Jiang Wen tasted it; it was neither dry nor greasy, and its aroma was wonderful. It was indeed delicious. Hers seemed to be just a little bit lacking, perhaps a little bit more.
All right!
It's so different, there's no comparison at all. She roasted it until it was as black as charcoal.
My earlier unhappiness has been won over by Mingzhao's roasted venison.
Jiang Wen followed Ming Zhao and said, "Brother, we're both roasting venison, but how come yours tastes so much better than mine?"
She picked up the venison, saying, "My brother taught me."
Mingzhao nodded with a smile, "Back when I was still at Qingnan Manor, I was always hungry. Whenever he had free time, my third uncle would secretly come to the place where I cut grass and herded cattle to find me, and then roast wild game for me to eat. But Xiucai could only catch it when he was lucky." Because his third uncle didn't have the skill, he only learned to do it so that he could have enough to eat.
Jiang Wen realized she shouldn't have asked those questions when Ming Zhao said them. She had become too close to Ming Zhao lately and had been speaking without restraint.
Seeing that Jiang Wen's expression was not good, Mingzhao said, "I learned a lot during those days, things that I couldn't have learned in this manor."
Jiang Wen was sad, but still nodded.
"It's burnt! It's burnt!" Mingzhao shouted.
Jiang Wen suddenly came to his senses and saw that it was indeed burnt again. "I'll eat it myself."
Jiang Wei saw that Mingzhao had gradually let go of his resentment and could even tell others about his suffering as a joke. She knew that her younger brother had grown up again.
She glanced at the venison in her hand, put it in her mouth and found it delicious. It reminded her of the venison that Xiao Zhan had grilled for her. It tasted different from the venison that Ming Zhao had grilled. It seemed that every time she ate venison, he would remind her of him.
Her younger brother's grilling was also delicious; she wondered if Xiao Zhan had put some kind of poison in it.
Dewdrop brought her some more venison, and the more Jiang Wei ate the roasted venison, the more Xiao Zhan popped into her mind.
In the end, she decided not to eat anymore. Seeing that she hadn't eaten much, Aunt Xu served her a bowl of venison porridge.
It must be said that Aunt Xu's cooking skills are really good, but it's just not the same as Xiao Zhan's cooking.
Jiang Wei barely ate half a bowl before losing her appetite.
Jiang Wen came over happily, "Elder sister, have a bowl of sweet fermented rice balls. My aunt just made them and asked me to bring them to you. In this cold weather, nothing is better than a warm bowl of sweet fermented rice balls."
Jiang Wei hesitated. She had just brewed something that had left her unconscious last night. Did she still dare to drink it now?
Jiang Wen saw that she didn't answer, "Elder sister?"
Dewdrop walked over worriedly, "Miss, you..."
She really couldn't bring herself to say, "You can't hold your liquor, so maybe you shouldn't drink anymore?" After all, even a child could eat half a bowl.
"Elder sister, take this! My aunt's sweet fermented rice balls are absolutely amazing," Jiang Wen said confidently.
"Have you eaten it?" Jiang Wei asked her.
"Of course, ever since I can remember, my aunt would make it several times a winter day..." She paused here...
"What? They moved all the venison to Aunt Xu's courtyard and didn't leave me a single piece? That bitch Jiang Wei..."
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