Chapter 289 Agreeing to the Whole Lamb Banquet
No one said anything, obviously knowing that this matter would not lead to any result.
If Zhong Wanhui was an ordinary girl, with someone to persuade her or take her out to relax, perhaps it wouldn't take long for her to forget Shangguan Yu and start over. But she is not a normal girl. She is so persistent that she would risk her life for it.
Unless the Zhong and Ning families agree to let Shangguan Yu marry Zhong Wanhui.
Just when the two young ladies were at a loss, the Su family's doorman said that someone from the Ning Mansion was coming to pick up Miss Ning.
Before she could get an idea, Ning Ning waved her hand and said, "Wait a moment."
The girl replied, "Miss Ning, your sister and brother are here."
Not only Ningning and Su Ruojin were shocked by these words, but even Zhao Lan opened his eyes.
When the beloved family member arrived, Fan Yanjia was the first to stand up and immediately go out to greet him.
Su Ruojin looked at Zhao Lan.
He also stood up.
There were no elders at home, so several people went out to greet them.
In the darkness of night, Madam Zhong, Ning Qillang and others were in the main hall. Some looked sad, some looked worried, and they all looked like they were weighed down with something.
Fan Yanjia stepped forward and saluted: "Yanjia greets Madam and Young General."
Mrs. Zhong was distracted and didn't even give a perfunctory response.
Ning Qilang returned the greeting, "Young Master Fan."
Neither of them noticed why Fan Yanjia was at the Su's house, or they thought that he was good friends with Zhao Lan and came to the Su's house as a guest together.
Su Ruojin and Zhao Lan stepped forward and saluted together.
The sad Mrs. Zhong suddenly stared at Su Ruojin, causing her to stop halfway through her greeting.
Zhao Lan was displeased and reminded, "Madam——"
Mrs. Zhong came back to her senses and forced herself to cheer up, "Young Prince, Miss Su..." Then she looked at Ningning, "Why aren't you home so late?" After that, she politely said to Zhao, Su, and Fan, "Come to the Minister's Mansion when you have time. It's getting late, so I'll take Ba Niang back first."
After saying that, he nodded, stood up and left.
Zhao Lan looked gloomy.
Ning Qilang bowed his hands and apologized, "Zijin, my sister is worried about Hui, please forgive me for my impoliteness."
Zhao Lan pulled his lips together and smiled, "Qi Lang, you're too polite."
"It's getting late, let's go back first."
After saying that, he pulled his sister who refused to leave and left the Su family together.
Fan Yanjia smiled awkwardly at Zhao Su and the others, "I'll go back first too." He bowed and hurriedly went to catch up with his sweetheart.
Su Ruojin sighed. She thought Mrs. Zhong would say something, but she didn't expect that she really came to pick up Ning Banniang.
Zhao Lan put his arm around the young lady and said, "Come on, let's go and have a rest." He didn't want A Jin to worry about these irrelevant things.
The three sisters of the Ning family got on the carriage.
Fan Yanjia hurriedly made his presence known, "Madam, young general, and Aning, goodbye."
Ning Ning waved impatiently, "You should go back as well."
Mrs. Zhong was so lost in her own thoughts that she didn't notice that Fan Yanjia was calling her sister so close.
Ning Qillang frowned when he heard it, and glanced between the two of them. He couldn't tell what was going on with his sister, but in the night, he could clearly see the affectionate eyes of Young Master Fan.
I gasped unconsciously. Fan Zengxian was the Minister of Personnel, a powerful official. His youngest son liked the eighth sister? Did Lord Fan know?
Anyway, his father, General Ning, would not agree.
Thinking of coming to the Su family for Ah Hui's matter, he didn't expect that before one problem was solved, another problem would arise. Could it be that the Ning family's son and daughter offended the matchmaker? Ning Qilang, who never believed in gods, suddenly wanted to go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.
Ning Ning didn't know what her brother was thinking, so she asked curiously, "Sister, why did you come to the Su family to pick me up?"
Her sister's daughter was almost starving to death. She didn't believe that her sister had time to worry about her daughter not coming home, so she came out to pick her up. Did she also want to ask Su Er Niang for help?
Ning Ning had really guessed it. Seeing her daughter dying, Mrs. Zhong Ning really wanted to come to the Su family to find Su Ruojin. She only thought about coming to find the young lady, but when she saw her, she realized that she was just a newly engaged young lady. What could she do? Asking her to be a matchmaker or to act as a matchmaker was inappropriate, so she swallowed all her words.
Seeing that her elder sister didn't speak, Ning Ning reminded her again, "Sister?"
Mrs. Zhong seemed to have figured something out and breathed a sigh of relief, "A Ning, I've figured it out. Compared to Ah Hui's life, nothing else matters."
As long as her daughter could live well, she would agree to marry her to an old man without any roots or family. Besides, she saw Shangguan Yu when she went to Weizhou County this time. Although he was almost 30 years old, he did not look old. He was gentle and handsome, and more importantly, he looked stable and could take care of her mentally retarded daughter in the future.
When Ning Ning heard this, she called out in surprise, "Sister, do you mean to agree that Hui will marry Master Shangguan?"
Mrs. Zhong nodded and said, "What else can we do?" For the sake of her daughter's life, she had already decided to throw away all her dignity.
It was great that elder sister agreed. Ningning was happy for her niece and returned home happily.
Seeing his sister jumping around without any worries, Ning Qilang sighed for her and was happy for Ah Hui, telling her to take care of herself.
If my father disagrees, it will be another disaster.
Zhong Wanhui is mentally retarded and her brain doesn't work as fast as usual, but she is not stupid. When she heard that her mother agreed to let her marry Master Shangguan, she was so hungry that she was only left with one breath. Upon hearing this, she sat up, uncovered the quilt and went to look for Shangguan Yu.
But it fell straight to the ground.
"Ah Hui..."
"Hui Niang..."
…
There were cries of surprise everywhere.
Uncle Hua’s wedding room was ready, and Su Ruojin and her group returned to Weizhou County, and Zhao Lan saw her off.
"Brother Jin, do you have another vacation?"
“I guess so.”
Okay? Maybe he had something to do, and happened to be near Weizhou. Su Ruojin smiled. She usually didn't ask much about his official business. She happily sat in his arms, chatting and eating. They returned to Weizhou County in more than a day.
The north wind blows and cold winter comes.
Before we knew it, it’s October and winter again.
Zhao Lan and Su Ruojin returned home together. The Su family was very happy. Cheng Yingzhen asked Shu Tong to buy a sheep, and Lu Dani set up the kitchen to prepare a whole lamb feast.
Lu Dani was born in an ordinary family and originally didn't know these things. However, Zhao Lan gradually gave many maids and old women to the Su family. They all had their own specialties, such as Nanny Sui, Qiuyue, etc. They knew how rich people eat.
Besides, there is Su Ruojin at home who is good at cooking.
However, Su Ruojin only knew how to cook lamb ribs, roasted lamb legs, mutton, or hot pot and soup, some popular dishes of later generations, and she really didn't know how to make a whole lamb banquet.
Nanny Sui wrote a menu for a whole lamb banquet, which included more than 30 dishes, from lamb blood and lamb eyes to lamb tail. Every part of the lamb was made into a dish.
Su Ruojin shook her head, "Don't be so detailed, let's do more than ten."
That’s a lot.
Su Ruojin re-arranged the menu, which were all popular recipes of later generations, from boiled lamb to steamed lamb dumplings, and all kinds of braised, braised, stewed and roasted dishes were included.
The boiled lamb has a rich sauce and unique flavor; the roasted lamb chops are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the meat being tender and fragrant; hand-pulled lamb can be eaten hot (sliced and steamed in a steamer and eaten with sauce), cold (sliced and eaten directly with sauce), or fried. The meat is delicious, not greasy or smelly, and has both good color and aroma.
The stir-fried lamb with green onions is tender, slightly flavorful, fresh and fragrant without any smell, and has a long aftertaste.
Of course, mutton hotpot is indispensable. Freeze the mutton, cut it into thin slices, and put it in the hotpot. It is tender and fragrant, the soup is hot and delicious, and it can be eaten with various condiments and staple foods. This alone can fill your stomach.
Spicy lamb chops were made, which were especially suitable for people like Zhao Lan who had a strong taste for food. However, Su Ruojin no longer allowed him to eat such strong flavors, so the spicy lamb chops became snacks for guys like Su Sanlang and Su Silang.
Since there are grilled lamb chops, how can we miss lamb skewers? They were cut into small pieces and skewered on dozens of bamboo sticks. Su Ruojin and Su Sanlang were fighting for food. They finished them as snacks before they were even served.
When Su Yanli returned home from the yamen, he only saw a pile of small bamboo sticks.
Su Ruojin smiled guiltily, "Dad, let's have the hotpot first. After eating the hotpot, I'll make you mutton noodles." The noodles have smooth gluten and the soup is delicious. It is simply a great food to keep warm.
After coming back from outside, Su Yanli, who was cold, rinsed the steaming hot pot and chatted with his future son-in-law about current affairs while swishing. His face was flushed and he looked very comfortable.
At the table today, in addition to Zhao Lan and the Su family, there are also Mr. Pei and Shangguan Yu.
Mr. Pei is old and likes light flavors. After drinking a can of mutton spine soup, his whole body was warmed up. He drank three small bowls of mutton steamed dumplings in one breath.
"Comfortable." Mr. Pei looked at the lamb spine he had chewed and smiled, "It really tastes like lamb ribs, just like Second Madam said."
Su Ruojin chuckled, thinking that this was not a name she came up with. The origin of mutton scorpion can be traced back to a certain dynasty. A prince came back from hunting and passed by the backyard and smelled a fragrant aroma. He asked the servants and found out that the new chef was stewing mutton spine for the servants. The prince tasted it and found it delicious. Then he saw that the shape of the spine resembled a scorpion, so he named it "mutton scorpion" and used it as a recipe in his house.
Later, it spread among the people.
Cheng Yingzhen and Ding like lamb tendons, also known as sheep tendons. They are chewy and full of collagen. Compared with sea cucumbers and shark fins, they are cheap and delicious, and can nourish the skin and replenish qi, making them a favorite of women.
One sheep, everyone enjoyed it.
After dinner, the men sat aside and chatted.
Cheng Yingzhen and her mother Ding took the sleepy Su Xiaomei to the room to wash up first.
Su Sanlang and Su Silang were playing chess in the warm room, it was very lively.
After a busy day, Su Ruojin went to bed first. She didn't know when Zhao Lan would finish chatting with his father and go to rest.
I slept until dawn and started a new day again.
Su Ruojin did not have breakfast at home, but went to Su's Breakfast Shop to eat. By the way, she took a look at her own shop and met Shangguan Yu who came to have breakfast.
"Morning, Master Shangguan." Su Ruojin asked with a smile, "How was the whole lamb banquet last night?"
"The food was delicious, thank you, Madam."
Su Ruojin saw that he looked good, had a stable life, and had things he liked to do. He was completely calm, wearing a simple light gray robe. It was cold in October, so he put on a cloak, which gave him a bit of the flavor of floating clouds and hidden cranes.
As a county magistrate, Su Yanli has lost much of his romantic scholarly temperament and is not as free and easy as Shangguan Yu.
But whether it is Su Yanli or Shangguan Yu, their temperaments are the ideal husband candidates in the hearts of young ladies who pursue romance.
The two of them went into Su Ji Breakfast Shop to have breakfast together.
As soon as they entered the lobby, they found that there were few customers. There were only two people sitting at the table with the best seat, both of whom they knew. The only thought that crossed Su Ruojin's mind was: Why are these brother and sister here again?
The Ning siblings stood up, turned the table, and stood in front of Su Ruojin and Shangguan Yu. Ning Ning smiled and said, "Ajin, we meet again."
Yes, we meet again.
For a moment, Su Ruojin didn't know how to greet them, so she just said, "Good morning, Miss Ning, Mr. Ning Qi."
Ning Qillang glanced behind her and said, "I heard Zijin is here too." Why didn't he come for breakfast?
"Brother Jin has something to do." Zhao Lan went out to do something and did not come with her.
"oh."
The Ning brothers and sisters were good friends with Madam Su Er and often came to play. Shangguan Yu did not take it seriously. Although he was older, his status was not as high as theirs. He smiled slightly and asked politely, "Is Madam Zhong okay?"
When he asked this, the brother and sister looked unnatural.
Shangguan Yu thought his question was too blunt and smiled awkwardly. He was not good at dealing with people and didn't know what to say, so he looked at Su Ruojin.
Well……
Su Ruojin quickly smiled and said, "The weather is cold, don't stand, eat your snacks while they're hot." She invited the Ning brothers and sisters to sit back and have their morning tea.
She and Shangguan Yu sat at another table.
After meeting Shangguan Yu, the Ning siblings were obviously not in the mood for morning tea. They ate a little hastily and packed some snacks to take away.
Su Ruojin and Shangguan Yu continued to eat breakfast.
She observed Shangguan Yu and saw the Ning family, but he didn't feel anything.
Shangguan Yu noticed that she was not paying attention while eating, so he asked, "Second Madam, is there something on your mind?"
"Ah? Oh, no." Su Ruojin smiled and shook her head. She picked up the steamed buns and ate them with soy milk quickly. "Mr. Shangguan, eat slowly. I'll go to the kitchen to check. After you finish eating, you can help yourself."
Shangguan Yu nodded, "Okay, go ahead and get busy."
Su Ruojin got up and went to the kitchen. When she reached the back hall, she couldn't help but look back at Shangguan Yu who was leisurely having breakfast tea.
Would a man with a tragic fate and emotional injuries accept a wife with low intelligence? She really didn't know.
Originally, Su Ruojin wanted to teach one or two new dim sum dishes today, but she was really not in the mood. She only checked the kitchen, tasted various dim sum, checked the shop's account books, and sat in the accounting office, feeling uneasy.
It was almost noon. Su Ruojin had just finished checking the shops and was about to go home when Qiu Shan, Shangguan Yu's long-serving attendant, came running over in a hurry. "Second Madam... Second Madam, my young master wants you to come over for a visit."
As soon as she saw Qiu Shan, Su Ruojin vaguely guessed something and paused. She originally wanted to use her young age as an excuse to stay out of it, but Master Shangguan had no other relatives or friends except the Su family. If she didn't go, who would help him?
Su Ruojin and Qiushan went to Shangguanyu's courtyard. On the way, Qiushan told Shangguanyu what happened.
He was shocked and said, "Second Madam, do you know? The Zhong family came and actually asked our young master to go to Minister Zhong's residence to propose to Miss Zhong, and also asked us to do it as soon as possible. Second Madam, you know that our young master..."
Qiu Shan was the follower that Su Yanzu found for Shangguan Yu. Qiu Shan knew the story between the two of them. Su Ruojin was Su Yanzu's niece, and she must also know about the affairs between Master Su and Master Shangguan.
Qiushan was really shocked that his son was allowed to marry a girl with intellectual disabilities.
"Second Madam, that young lady insisted on learning calligraphy from our Master. Our Master taught her because he was kind-hearted, not because he wanted the Zhong family to blackmail someone into marriage."
Akiyama was very angry.
Su Ruojin took a deep breath and smiled, "Brother Qiushan, don't you want Mr. Shangguan to marry, have children and live the life of an ordinary man?"
The previous owner is already married, and I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess is pregnant and about to give birth. Akiyama is not a deviant person who can accept any kind of homosexuality or homosexuality. Of course, he also hopes that the current owner can get married, start a family, and live a normal life.
He said, "Of course I hope that you can get married and start a family, but Miss Zhong..." She is not a normal lady, she is not worthy of being married!
Look, everybody knows.
Su Ruojin was silent.
They soon arrived at Shangguan Yu's home. The Ning siblings and Mrs. Zhong's housekeeper, nanny, were sitting in Shangguan Yu's living room. The atmosphere was depressing.
Until they saw Su Ruojin coming, everyone looked at her.
Shangguan Yu stepped forward first and said, "Second Madam, I don't plan to get married in this lifetime. Please talk to Mr. Ning Qi and Miss Ning Ba."
Su Ruojin didn't say anything. The nanny sent by Zhong Ning was very strong, "Master Shangguan, my mother Hui's father's family is a minister, and my mother's family is a duke and a general. It's a great fortune for you to go to the minister's mansion to propose marriage. Many people want to ask for it but can't. How dare you refuse?"
Ning Qilang shouted, "Don't be so presumptuous."
The old nanny bowed her head quickly and said, "Yes, young general."
Ning Qilang waved his hand and said, "You go back first."
"Young General, this old slave's mission has not been completed yet?"
"Do you want me to say it again?"
Seeing that the young general was angry, the head nanny did not dare to disobey him and had to bow and ask the maids and servants to put down their gifts and take them away.
Qiu Shan asked them to take the gifts away. The maids and servants moved very quickly and went to the door in the blink of an eye. "Hey, stand still..."
Shangguan Yu bowed to Ning Qilang and said, "Mr. Ning Qi, I really cannot afford to marry you. Please find another good husband for Madam Hui."
Ning Qillang could see that Shangguan Yu was not interested in power or marriage, but Ahui had to be with him, and would go on a hunger strike if he didn't let her come to him. The Zhong and Ning families had already put aside their face, but they didn't expect that the biggest obstacle would be Shangguan Yu.
The Ning siblings looked at Su Ruojin for help.
How can she persuade him?
"How about you go back first?"
Seeing that there was no result, the Ning siblings had no choice but to go back.
"Then I'll trouble you, Madam."
Su Ruojin: ...
Seeing the Ning brothers and sisters leave, she suddenly followed them, walked to Ning Ning's side, and asked in a low voice, "Ah Hui is here?"
Ning Ning nodded, "In the other courtyard, but she is too thin and I am afraid she will be frightened, so I will let her recover first."
Su Ruojin knew how clingy Zhong Wanhui was, and the fact that she couldn't help herself at this moment might mean that she was too thin as Ningning said.
"Can I...go over and take a look?"
For some reason, Su Ruojin suddenly felt that no matter whether it was Zhong Wanhui, who had a low intelligence, or Shangguan Yu, who had been wandering for most of his life, she hoped that they could live happily for the rest of their lives.
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