"Miss Chen, just give me the food."
As Shen Danru left the kitchen, Fu Liu returned and quickly took the food box from her.
Following Fu Liu, they arrived at the main courtyard.
A maid entered and announced, "Madam, Miss Shen has arrived."
"Green willows, fragrant grass, quick, help me to bed."
The maid, Lü Yang, and Fang Cao Fu Jiang, the old lady, leaned against the bed.
If you're going to feign illness, you have to be thorough.
Otherwise, how could his grandson possibly win over that girl?
She longed for another granddaughter-in-law in the family, preferably someone like her deceased younger sister when she was young.
"Please come in, Miss Shen."
The footsteps grew closer, and Madam Jiang's heart pounded. Finally, she saw a figure in light green slowly approaching, adding much life to the room.
The woman was beautiful, with a face as smooth as jade and a waist as slender as a willow.
At first glance, it seems to have come from a painting.
Madam Jiang's eyes lit up.
No wonder her grandson was so scheming; even she, his grandmother, was secretly delighted.
"Greetings to the old lady."
"Green Willow, quickly, please invite Miss Chen to sit down."
"It was weak and feeble," said Madam Shen.
The maids and servants covered their mouths and laughed.
Green Willow stepped forward and quickly moved a stool for Shen Danru to sit down.
Old Madam Jiang stared intently at Shen Danru, looking her over and over again.
"Grandmother, it's time for your meal. Didn't you want to eat Miss Chen's cooking?"
Jiang Shuyou, fearing that her grandmother would frighten Shen Danru, couldn't help but carefully remind her.
Madam Jiang then realized that she had forgotten the important matter.
"Yes, yes, I heard from You'er that the braised meat was made by Miss Shen. It was absolutely delicious. I'm so grateful to Miss Shen for this."
Shen Danru smiled and said, "Madam, you don't need to be so polite. Young Master Jiang has also helped me a lot."
That smile was like a gentle spring breeze.
It looks just like it, so much like it.
Her mannerisms and demeanor were strikingly similar to those of her deceased sister.
Is this really a woman from a mountain village?
"Good child, You'er told me you're from Shangqing Village?"
"Yes, Madam."
Shen Danru also heard that the Jiang family was a large family that moved from Shengjing. Because of her poor health, Old Madam Jiang had to return to her hometown of Ningzhou for half a year every year to recuperate.
Large families place great importance on rules and etiquette, and she dared not neglect them for a moment.
Old Madam Jiang has always been very good at judging people. This child is definitely not what she seems on the surface, and she is certainly not as simple as a village girl.
Green Willow: "Madam, this servant will serve you your meal."
Green Willow placed a low table on the bed, on which were placed pumpkin porridge and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
"I'll do it myself."
Green willows and fragrant grasses frown.
What kind of food is this? They've never seen it before.
The porridge was yellowish, with a fragrant and appealing color, and looked quite appetizing.
And what kind of fruit is this dish made from?
Is this food really safe to eat?
"Madam..."
"What's wrong?"
Green Willow seemed to want to speak but hesitated.
She wanted to stop the old lady from eating, and was also afraid of ruining the old man's good time.
Green Willow shook her head: "It's nothing."
"If there's nothing else, you may leave."
These clueless people are blocking her from seeing her granddaughter-in-law.
She took a sip of the porridge and said, "It's delicious, really delicious. What's this yellow stuff? I've never seen this kind of porridge before."
Shen Danru knew clearly that pumpkins didn't exist in this era.
I wonder if there would be a market for baby squash if we planted it.
"Replying to Madam, the yellow stuff is pumpkin puree. After the pumpkin is steamed, it becomes pumpkin puree. Adding it when cooking porridge can make the porridge more delicious. Eating pumpkin can detoxify, nourish the stomach, and beautify the skin."
After hearing Shen Danru's explanation, Old Madam Jiang couldn't help but praise her.
This tiny Ningzhou, the place where I grew up, still has things I've never even heard of before.
"What is this rare thing? It looks like a fruit, but it's not a fruit. It's really delicious."
"This is scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It is indeed a fruit, but it can also be a vegetable. It can quench thirst, stimulate appetite, and aid digestion."
Chen Danru explained the truth.
"Good, good, I've seen enough for this old woman."
Madam Jiang ate with great relish, one bite after another.
In the blink of an eye, most of the pumpkin porridge was gone, and the scrambled eggs with tomatoes were almost empty.
Green Willow couldn't help but step forward and say, "Madam, you've eaten enough; it might be hard for you to digest."
She stepped forward, intending to take away the porridge and vegetables in front of Old Madam Jiang.
The old lady has already eaten breakfast, and now she's eating so much again; how can her stomach handle it?
These past few days, the kitchen has been preparing food and sending it to the old lady, all in the hopes that the kitchen staff will put on a good show for her. They're afraid the performance won't be convincing, so they've resorted to this trick.
This kind of thing can be kept secret from the kitchen staff, but it's not easy to hide it from the people around her.
Old Madam Jiang held chopsticks in her right hand and pressed down on the bowl with her left, afraid that Lü Yang would snatch it from her.
Green Willow turned to Jiang Shuyou for help: "Sir, please try to persuade the old lady."
"Old woman, can't I have a few more bites? Miss Shen's cooking is so delicious, how can I let her kindness go to waste?"
"Grandmother, please don't make things difficult for Lvyang. You've eaten enough. Be careful not to get indigestion."
Madam Jiang wouldn't let go: "No, I like Miss Shen's cooking, unless Miss Shen promises me that she can come over and cook for me often."
Jiang Shuyou suppressed a laugh; she really was her grandmother.
But he still had to keep up the act, so he looked at Shen Danru with difficulty and said, "Grandmother, Miss Shen is very busy."
"Then let this old woman starve to death."
Shen Danru hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "I can come over occasionally to cook for the old lady. If needed, I can also teach the chefs in the kitchen what dishes the old lady likes to eat."
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