In the evening, Su Wenyue and Han Yu talked about the Deng family: "I plan to visit the Deng Mansion after I finish my work in the next few days. I don't know what kind of temper Mrs. Deng has. Is she easy to get along with?"

"Mrs. Deng is a straightforward person. I don't know much about the rest of her, but her brothers are pretty good, especially my younger brother Liu Xiu, who is a man of great potential. I've heard Deng Chen talk a lot about him. If I have the chance, I must make friends with him."

Su Wenyue just mentioned it casually, but she didn't expect that Han Yu had already wanted to get to know Liu Xiu, and just based on Deng Chen's words, he could tell that Liu Xiu was extraordinary.

"Lord Deng has always had a good eye for people. Those he praises must be good people. Besides, the Liu family is after all a descendant of the royal family. Even though they have declined over the generations, they are still different." Su Wenyue thought that Liu Xiu later used the banner of being a descendant of the royal family to attract many people to follow him, and later ascended the throne to become emperor.

"Yes, Brother Deng has always had good vision. Liu Xiu must have something extraordinary. It won't hurt to make friends with such a person. It's just that he is studying in Chang'an and has never had the opportunity. He should be back for the New Year. When he comes to Xinye, I will invite Brother Deng Chen to come to the mansion with him. When the time comes, you can ask the kitchen to prepare some delicious dishes and we will have a few drinks."

Su Wenyue was happy to see Han Yu's intention to make friends with Liu Xiu, and said with a smile: "I know, when they come, I will definitely entertain them well and will not embarrass you."

At the Deng Mansion, Madam Deng knew that her husband valued his friend Han Yu, and Han Yu was now a captain of the sixth rank, so she gave him face and personally met Nanny Li who came to deliver the gifts.

“Madam, what should we do with the things that Madam Han sent?”

The things that most people sent were put into the warehouse, but the things that Su Wenyue sent were mostly food, so they should be sent to the kitchen. As servants, they did not dare to make decisions on their own and had to ask their master for instructions. However, they looked down on her in their hearts. The things that Madam Han sent were too shabby. Except for a few pieces of cloth which were pretty good and made of top-quality material, the rest were food, especially the jars. The jars looked beautiful and exquisite, but what was inside were pickled vegetables, which were not as valuable as the jars.

"Madam, this Madam Han is too stingy. How come apart from these pieces of fabric, all the other things she has are worthless? Although the jar looks exquisite and beautiful, it is filled with pickled vegetables. It's too shabby. I heard she is from the countryside. No wonder she is so stingy."

Although the other servants thought so, they did not dare to speak their minds in front of Liu. Only Lu Ru, the personal maid beside Liu, spoke out. She originally came from Liu's family. Liu was straightforward, so she liked Lu Ru, who had a similar personality to her, and was very tolerant of her.

Liu scolded Lu Ru, "What nonsense are you talking about! You have to change your outspokenness. Although I, as the master, won't bother with you, the Deng family is not a small family that can tolerate things that are not in line with the rules. If the old master and the old lady get angry, I can't save you. Besides, my husband's relationship with the Han family will be unhappy if he hears this, and he will think that this is what I think."

"Madam, please forgive me. I was wrong and I will never do it again." When Lu Ru heard what Liu said, she was so scared that she knelt down and apologized.

"Forget it, I won't bother with you this time. Just be more careful next time."

"Thank you, Madam. However, Madam, although what I said was a bit blunt, Madam Han is also very honest..."

Mrs. Liu shook her head and said, "Girl, you really can't change your temper. But you are wrong this time. Madam Han's family background is not bad. She didn't give you those nice things, but gave you these instead. This shows that she put a lot of thought into it."

Seeing that Lu Ru didn't understand, Liu continued, "You don't know that the Han family's pickled vegetables are good things. You think they are those worthless pickled vegetables outside. You don't know how their pickled vegetables are made. They are very delicious. My husband likes them very much. He couldn't forget them after eating them once at the Han family. He came back and told me about it many times. Unfortunately, no matter whether it was made by the cook at home or bought outside, the taste was not the same and could not satisfy my husband. Now that Madam Han has sent them here, it's just right. The food at the Han family is not comparable to ordinary food. These are all left in the small kitchen."

The Deng family was wealthy and had a large kitchen in their house. Given Deng Chen's status in the family, they ate and used their own small kitchen and left their food in the small kitchen, which was enough to show Liu's attitude.

The old woman received Liu's instructions and listened to what had just been said. She wondered why the pickled vegetables were kept in such an exquisite jar. It turned out that they were different from the others. Even the master liked to eat them. She didn't know what they tasted like. There were other foods that didn't look good to her, but she had never seen them before. She didn't know what these unnamed things were. And were these earthy-looking lumps of earth really delicious?

It was only when they reached the kitchen that the old woman asked the question in her mind.

"These are all new things from foreign vassal states. Naturally you don't recognize them. The Han family's servants are attentive and have sent me some recipes for these dishes. However, I have never seen them before and don't know what they taste like." The cook was a little curious at this time. She looked at all the food sent by the maid one by one, especially those from foreign vassal states. She looked at them several times, wondering if she could figure out what they were.

After hearing what the cook said, the old woman finally understood. No wonder she was short-sighted. These were really good things. Not to mention how valuable the things from foreign vassal states were, their rarity alone made them different from other things. Since Madam Han could send these things to the Deng Mansion, they must be delicious. It was a pity that she was a servant and could only look at them but not enjoy the pleasure of tasting them.

Nanny Li gave several recipes for cooking. Liu also just found out about the food sent by Su Wenyue and the food sent from foreign vassal states. After all, Nanny Li was just a servant. Although Liu had just met her, she only asked Su Wenyue and her son a few questions casually and said some polite words, but did not mention the food. Nanny Li did not want to say too much, so she told everything she needed to tell a nanny sent by Liu to receive her. The nanny came in at this time and reported to Liu.

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"It's actually food from the foreign vassal state. What a treat! I said that the food sent by Madam Han would not be ordinary. Now it seems that it is indeed extraordinary. I will be back for lunch at noon. Tell the kitchen to cook the food sent by Madam Han at noon. Not only do I like it, but I also want to try the food sent by Madam Han, especially the food sent from the foreign vassal state. I have never eaten it before. It's a good opportunity to try how it is different from our Daming food."