Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "It is true." Then she glared at Duan Tingxuan and said, "Who allowed you to tell the truth? You know I don't like to hear it."
"Yes, yes, I spoke too quickly." Duan Tingxuan apologized with a smile. His lack of authority made the two little girls serving at the door with washbasins laugh at the same time.
After washing up, she went to the kitchen and saw that all the ingredients had been prepared as she had ordered last night, so Su Nuannuan rolled up her sleeves and made a preserved egg and lean meat porridge. This was not an ordinary preserved egg and lean meat porridge, the steps were very complicated, and before it was cooked, the aroma had already filled the kitchen, causing everyone to praise it.
Suddenly, a laugh was heard at the door: "I can smell the fragrance before I even reach the door. What is Madam Wang doing?"
Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect Lu Fengyu to come to the kitchen in person. This was the first time. They all knelt down to greet him. Only Su Nuannuan didn't even raise her head. She answered crisply in the steaming hot air: "It's preserved egg and lean meat porridge. It's not the kind of porridge you usually find in restaurants and inns. This is my real way to make this porridge. There's just one thing. It takes a little longer. Please wait a little longer, sir. Don't deduct my wages for this reason."
Lu Fengyu laughed and said, "Of course. As the saying goes, good food is worth waiting for. I can wait." After that, he came to Duan Tingxuan's side, looked at the pot of eggs boiling in the water, and murmured, "Could this be tea eggs? Are they the secret tea eggs of Anle Tower?"
Su Nuannuan laughed and said, "It's really funny. Although tea eggs were invented by the Crown Prince's wife, they are actually very simple. What's the point of talking about secrets? As long as you master the two most important things, the heat and the ingredients, it will be delicious."
Lu Fengyu smiled and said, "It's precisely this that I don't have a good grasp of. Fortunately, you are smart and have worked in that restaurant. Otherwise, how can an ordinary person guess all the ingredients?"
While talking, Lu Fengyu only felt happy watching Su Nuannuan busy. When the lean meat porridge was ready, he could not wait to have it served to the dining room. Su Nuannuan took out a piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to him, smiling and saying, "This is the snack I prepared according to the master's taste. Save it for when we go to Jinling. Master, see if there is anything else to add or subtract? If not, I will prepare it according to this. There is only one day today, it is really a bit tight."
"Okay, okay, let me see." Lu Fengyu walked out the door. After reading the dozen or so snacks, dried fruits, and candied fruits written on the paper, he said repeatedly: "Just prepare according to this. It's not easy to prepare all of these in one day. Fortunately, it's you. If it were someone else, they would never have this ability."
After saying that, he handed the list to Duan Tingxuan. He looked up and saw Su Nuannuan's pretty figure still busy at the stove. Thinking of the delicious barbecue she handed over last night, this guy who had never been close to women actually felt a little moved in his heart.
"Master, how long will we stay in Jinling? If it's a long time, we'll have to prepare more candied fruits and dried fruits."
Duan Tingxuan's words brought Lu Fengyu back to his senses. Looking at the clever guy in front of him again, he felt a little jealous. He thought to himself, how could such a plain-looking loser have such a skilled wife? It's really a pity that a skilled wife often sleeps with a clumsy husband. I think Lu Fengyu is both talented and beautiful, and I love to eat, but in the vast sea of people, God can't give me such a wife. Alas! There is nothing better than fate playing tricks on people.
"About ten days. We won't stay here after we return. We will go directly to Hangzhou by ship. But I don't think you two will need to pack anything. Even if you do, we can send someone to pick it up later."
Lu Fengyu finished speaking absentmindedly and turned to leave. He was anxious to taste the century egg and lean meat porridge.
"I didn't expect the palace to be so efficient. They set sail so early. I thought they would not set off until noon, but it's only mid-morning and the fleet has already set off..."
On the deck, Su Nuannuan leaned against Duan Tingxuan, looking at the scenery on the shore comfortably. Because Lu Fengyu insisted, the two of them were the only cooks on the leading dragon ship. The King of Xiangyang even specially ordered people to convert the two rooms at the end of the cabin into kitchens. This was because the power of the royal palace was great. With one order, everything was ready in less than an hour. If it was an ordinary wealthy businessman or official, how could they have such strength?
"How are you two doing? Are you two doing well following Mr. Lu?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard from behind. Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan turned around and saw Su Donglou walking towards them. The concern in his eyes was hidden just right, but of course it could not be hidden from the eyes of Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan, who were watching closely.
"In reply to the master, we are doing well. We have already received more than twenty taels of silver in reward for just a few meals. The snacks, dried fruits and candied fruits we prepared yesterday were to the master's liking, and he rewarded us with five taels of silver." Duan Tingxuan reported respectfully, which made Su Donglou burst out laughing. He shook his head and said, "You, you, look at your little achievements. Are you so happy with more than twenty taels of silver? You are really greedy for money."
"Haha, twenty taels of silver is nothing in the eyes of Master Su, but for the two servants, this amount of silver is already a small fortune, so they are naturally happy."
No need to ask, just by the sound you know it's Lu Fengyu coming. This guy was originally talking to the King of Xiangyang in the cabin, and when he saw Su Donglou passing by the door, he was afraid that he would go after his two cooks, so he quickly found an excuse to slip out. As a result, when he got on the deck, he heard these words, which made him furious. He thought to himself, "Now that the corner is here, you still want to dig it back? Stop daydreaming."
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but if you like the food, why don't you give me a little more? Others may not know, but don't I? The prince gave you a thousand taels of silver. I'm afraid your wealth is not much less than that of the richest salt merchant. Don't be so stingy."
Su Donglou turned around and looked at Lu Fengyu. He was wearing a snow-white shirt, with the slowly moving spring river and green willows and red flowers behind him, which made him look even more elegant and romantic. He was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself: No wonder many people know that this guy is vicious, but still can't help but get close to him. This guy's skin is really rare. Fortunately, the prince is not fond of male homosexuality. If he was, he would have been in bed long ago, right?
Thinking that Lu Fengyu was naturally arrogant, if the King of Xiangyang really had any strange thoughts about him, this guy would rather die than surrender. Or maybe he was too afraid to die, so he had to cry and serve the thief, struggling with resentment every time. In this way, he could probably turn him against the king with just a few words.
Unfortunately, this was just a daydream. The King of Xiangyang almost worshipped Lu Fengyu as his ancestor. How could he do such a beastly thing? His efforts were not in vain, and he also won Lu Fengyu's loyalty. Anyway, up to now, Su Donglou did not see the possibility of this guy being turned against.
Just as he was thinking, he heard Lu Fengyu retort, "How dare you say I'm stingy? How long have they been in Mingyu Villa? Have they ever been rewarded with ten taels of silver? They have been here for less than three days, and I have already rewarded them with twenty taels of silver, which is enough. If you, the former master, were more generous, I would have to spend a lot of money to win them over. But you, the former master, are even more stingy than me, so what am I afraid of?"
The two of them exchanged words, and in the blink of an eye, they were fighting. Su Nuannuan and Duan Tingxuan watched coldly, and finally found that Su Donglou's eloquence was not Lu Fengyu's opponent. This surprised the two of them. They thought that Lu Fengyu didn't seem so powerful when he was in Mingyu Villa that day. How come his fighting power has risen to n levels in the blink of an eye? This is unscientific.
How could they know? Whenever food was involved, Lu Fengyu, the foodie, would go into super invincible mode. Just like this bickering, he and Su Donglou had fought each other in the past, and he had never won, at most he was evenly matched; but this time, because he misunderstood that the other party was trying to dig back into his corner, he instantly went into frenzy mode, and his fighting power increased exponentially. After the verbal battle, Su Donglou was actually at a complete disadvantage.
This made Su Donglou very angry. In front of Lu Fengyu, apart from his martial arts, he only had some advantages in his eloquence. Who would have thought that today he would be crushed even in his best ability. Especially when he saw the King of Xiangyang and several guards standing not far away, smiling at this side, he felt even more embarrassed. In a moment of impulse, he stepped forward and grabbed Lu Fengyu's collar, gritting his teeth and said, "It was obviously you who instigated the prince to bring the couple to your place. Now that you have taken advantage of them, do you still want to act like a good boy? Do you believe that I will beat you to a pulp?"
Lu Fengyu raised his head proudly and sneered, "What? You're going to fight me because you can't win the argument? It's really a hooligan habit. Go ahead and fight me if you have the guts. It's a good opportunity for the prince to see what kind of character the Mingyu Tower Master he admires is like? Is he capable of taking on the responsibility?"
"You..." Su Donglou was so angry that his teeth itched. At this moment, the scene of Lu Fengyu struggling in anger and devoting himself to the thief appeared in his mind. However, this time the object of his imagination was no longer the King of Xiangyang, but himself. It seemed that such a hateful and insidious venomous snake should be stripped naked and tied to the bed. Will he give in? If he doesn't give in, I will bully you to death. No, I will bully you to the point where you would rather die than live. Let's see if you dare to be stubborn and cunning?
Just as I was thinking about it, I was overjoyed when I heard Lu Fengyu say disdainfully, "What? Are you still not going to do it? If you don't dare, then let me go. I don't know if you washed your hands after breakfast. Be careful not to dirty my clothes. I just put them on today."
Su Donglou was stunned, then he let go of his hand as if he had been electrocuted, stepped back several steps, and shook his head vigorously, thinking to himself, Su Donglou, are you crazy? How can you have such an idea? He is Lu Fengyu, a man, how can you... Could it be that he has been working so hard these days and has not found a woman to vent, so he is a little hungry and has no choice? But... Speaking of it, although the venomous snake is poisonous, it is really charming. I am afraid that there is no other person in the world who is as fresh and unworldly as him... Ah! No, no, God, what happened to you today?
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