During the meal, Wen Ye saw what a man looks like when he is trying to make excuses.
If Xu Yuejia grows up to be a playboy, even ten Dukes of Xu might not be enough to defeat him.
Wen Ye felt inferior. At least she always gave some warmth to Lu. What did Duke Xu get from Xu Yuejia?
Maybe there is only endless silence?
Wen Ye suddenly observed a moment of silence for Duke Xu.
Before leaving Juxian Building, the shopkeeper Qin came over again, and with an apologetic smile, he handed over a food box and said, "This is our new snack."
Unlike ordinary green plum cakes, this is a bit like the snowy mooncakes that Wen Ye has eaten all his life. The white, glutinous and slightly cool skin is wrapped with green plum-flavored fillings.
Green plums are sweet and sour, and they won’t make you feel sick when you eat them in summer.
The daily sales quantity of this kind of snowy green plum cake is less than that of ordinary green plum cakes. This is the first time that Juxianlou is selling it. Because it is fresh, it has been selling like hot cakes in recent days. If you make a reservation now, you will have to wait more than a month before you can eat it.
Tan, the shopkeeper, smiled and said, "It's just a small token of my respect."
Xu Yuejia looked away from Wen Ye's face and looked at the shopkeeper Qin, and said politely, "Thank you, shopkeeper Qin."
Shopkeeper Qin bowed slightly and said, "It's just a box of snacks. I hope you and your wife don't mind."
Knowing that this snack was the right one, the smile on the shopkeeper Qin's face became more genuine. "Second Master Xu, Second Madam Xu, take care."
Xu Yuejia carried the lunch box until they got into the car. Wen Ye then urged in a low voice, "Open it quickly."
Xu Yuejia glanced at her slightly bulging belly and was confused for a moment: "Can you still eat?"
Wen Ye covered her stomach with her hands and said, "I didn't eat any other snacks today, so it's okay."
The stomach is full from drinking and eating.
Xu Yuejia had no choice but to open the lid of the lunch box. There were two layers in total. The snacks were not big, each piece was only the size of a baby's palm, and there were only six pieces in each layer.
Wen Ye tasted a piece immediately.
And seriously commented: "Delicious."
Then he ate a few more pieces. After finishing the first layer, Wen Ye looked at the remaining six pieces and thought, "Why not keep these for my sister-in-law?"
Hearing the voice, Xu Yuejia looked over there, and the corners of her lips twitched slightly, as if she was thinking of something.
I hope she can really stay.
At 3 p.m., the couple's carriage finally returned to the Duke's Mansion.
Wen Ye, carrying a lunch box, separated from Xu Yuejia halfway, as she wanted to go to the main courtyard first.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Lu is not at home at the moment. At this time of year, there are many banquet invitations from various mansions. Mrs. Lu went to the banquet and has not returned home yet.
After Wen Ye understood what was going on, she handed the snack box to Qingxue and told her that these were snacks she had specially brought from Yufang Garden.
At the same time, she casually mentioned that she and Xu Yuejia went to Juxian Restaurant for dinner today.
Yufang Garden is not close to Juxian Building.
Lu returned home nearly two quarters of an hour later than Wen Ye. Today she attended the lotus viewing banquet hosted by the wife of Marquis Jingyuan.
Something went wrong in the middle, so Lu came back a little late.
Fortunately, they were all resolved properly.
Mrs. Lu sat in the hall, Baimei served tea, and Qingxue put the snacks that Wen Ye brought back on a plate and brought them over, saying, "These are the snacks that the Second Madam brought to you from Yufang Garden."
Wen Ye was out of the house today, and Lu didn't know about it. She immediately asked, "Second Madam is out today?"
Qingxue said respectfully, "Yes, I went to Juxianlou with the Second Master. The Second Madam said that she happened to pass by Yufang Garden on her way back home, so she bought a box."
Lu glanced at the snacks on the table, feeling deeply moved.
However, Lu was even more surprised that her second brother also went out with her. She clearly remembered that the Duke said that the Ministry of Justice was very busy recently.
After leaving the main courtyard, Wen Ye returned to the west courtyard. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw Xu Yuxuan.
He was waiting in the corridor with his neck stretched out, and when he saw her finally come back, he smiled subconsciously at first, but then, for some reason, the corners of his mouth drooped. He twisted his body, hugged his stomach with his hands, and turned his back to Wen Ye.
The pair of eyes that usually rolled around in a murmurous voice now and then tried to sneak a glance in Wen Ye's direction from time to time.
When Wen Ye came closer, he deliberately snorted loudly to express his dissatisfaction.
Wen Ye took the food box from Tao Zhi's hand, smiled and said, "Xuan'er, mother brought you some snacks."
Xu Yuxuan was standing under the outer window of the west study. Xu Yuejia, who was reading official documents in the study, raised his head for a moment when he heard the voice.
Wen Ye bent down and opened the lid of the lunch box.
Under the window, Xu Yuxuan still pouted: "Xuan'er has been waiting for mother for a long time, but she is not here. You are lying, humph!"
Wen Ye didn't explain, but directly picked up the only piece of snowy green plum cake left in the food box, fed it to Xu Yuxuan's mouth, and tempted: "Xuan'er, try it first."
Xu Yuxuan opened his mouth: "No——"
Then I accidentally bit off a small piece.
The rest of the accusation went down his throat along with the snack.
"Is it delicious?" Wen Ye asked with a smile.
Xu Yuxuan's mouth was still moving. When he heard Wen Ye's question, he subconsciously replied, "It's delicious."
Wen Ye gave him the remaining half and said, "My mother waited in a long line to buy this. There was only one piece left and she was reluctant to eat it herself."
Xu Yuxuan looked at the snack in his hand and was about to return it, saying, "Eat it too, mother!"
Wen Ye looked at the faint saliva marks on the gap of the snack, shook her head decisively, and firmly refused: "Xuan'er eats it, mother is not hungry."
Xu Yuxuan lowered his head and took another bite. After finishing the snack, the corners of his mouth curled up.
Obviously happy.
The child was so easy to coax, Wen Ye thought, luckily she had one piece left.
She originally wanted to keep all six pieces and bring them back for Mrs. Lu to try as a fresh treat, but she didn't expect the way back home was too long and she couldn't help herself.
I had to go to Yufangyuan and buy a box of snacks of a different flavor.
Fortunately, the snacks at Yufangyuan are just as exquisite, and I think Mrs. Lu will like them.
What Wen Ye didn't know was that after Lu tasted two pieces of snacks she brought back and drank two cups of tea, Duke Xu also returned to the main courtyard with the snacks from Yufang Garden.
Invisibly, her image in Duke Xu's heart became a little worse.
Wen Ye has not left the house since she went to Juxian Tower with Xu Yuejia last time. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Fortunately, the Duke's Mansion is rich, and she has the support of Lu.
There is always an ice basin in the house every day, and the whole house is cool at the end of the day.
Wen Ye seldom leaves the courtyard nowadays. If he goes out, he will go to the main courtyard to show his face in front of Mrs. Lu.
Today, Mrs. Lu sent a basket of fresh lychees, and Wen Ye used them to make a lychee and waxberry ice drink.
She sent three bowls to the main courtyard, and drank half of the rest while Xu Yuxuan was still taking classes with Xu Baili and before Xu Yuejia returned home.
As the weather was hot, dinner consisted mostly of cold dishes, and the few remaining hot dishes were also relatively light.
Wen Ye asked Taozhi to serve a bowl to each of the father and son.
Xu Yuxuan touched the bowl wall with his little finger curiously and said in surprise, "It's cold!"
Wen Ye continued: "It's still delicious."
In fact, Xu Yuxuan's bowl of soup was only slightly chilled for a short while and was not very cool.
But for Xu Yuxuan, who had never experienced ice before, it was enough.
He looked in front of himself and his father and saw that they both had it, so he couldn't help but ask, "Doesn't Mother have it?"
"Mother did." Wen Ye directly moved the bowl of iced drink to himself and said, "This is what mother drank."
Xu Yuxuan's understanding of "quantity" is still not very clear, but he knows what "leftover" means.
How could mother drink the leftovers? Xu Yuxuan looked around and finally made a decision: "Father and mother should switch."
Yes, his father's bowl looked much better than his.
Xu Yuejia: "......"
Wen Ye refused with a suppressed laugh: "Your father is the head of the family. He goes out early and comes back late to earn cakes for Xuan Er. How can he drink the leftovers?"
Xu Yuxuan's face was tangled when she heard this: "Then Xuan'er's, should be given to mother in exchange?"
After he finished speaking, he moved the bowl of ice drink in front of him a little towards Wen Ye.
My eyes follow, full of reluctance to leave.
Wen Ye continued, "Xuan'er has to study very hard every day, and he can't drink."
Xu Yuxuan had no choice but to ask: "Then who's going to drink?"
Wen Ye was very self-aware and said, "Of course it was me. I was the only one who had nothing to do every day, so the leftovers were what my mother deserved."
Xu Yuxuan hesitated for a long time before saying, "Then next time, I will switch with my mother."
Wen Ye tapped his head and said, "Okay, we'll switch next time."
I’ll save the big bowl for you next time.
There was watermelon after the meal. Xu Yuxuan got a small piece. After eating it, he returned to his own courtyard with satisfaction.
Xu Yuejia ate two pieces, while Wen Ye waited until Xu Yuxuan left, then hugged half a watermelon and ate it slowly with a wooden spoon.
This watermelon was grown on a farm outside Beijing and was delivered to the government office early in the morning. It tasted very delicious after being chilled.
It was sweet enough, but it seemed a little worse than what she had eaten at the Wen family before.
It must be said that Second Uncle Wen was not good at studying, but he had made some achievements in studying melon-growing. Only at this moment did Wen Ye realize that he had become a picky eater.
After finishing half of the watermelon, Wen Ye still missed the previous bite.
After thinking it over, Wen Ye decided to act, "My dear, come over and help me."
When Xu Yuejia approached, she realized that he wanted to help her grind it.
Wen Ye took the initiative to explain: "I have an uncle in my hometown of Suzhou. The watermelons he grows are even better."
According to the date, the watermelons from my hometown in Suzhou should be shipped to Shengjing.
It's a good time for her to write back.
Xu Yuejia was silent for a moment, then asked, "Today's is not sweet enough?"
Wen Ye shook his head and said, "Not really."
She was too lazy to explain, so she just said, "After a couple of days, you'll understand once you've tasted it yourself."
This year, the escort team hired by her brother-in-law sent over a dozen carts of fruits and vegetables. According to custom, Shen distributed some to each courtyard first, and put the rest in the warehouse.
After finishing all these, she went to read the letter sent by Wen Ye.
After reading it, Shen was silent for a long time.
Finally, she instructed Nanny Han to prepare a portion of fruits and vegetables from her hometown in Suzhou for all the married girls in the mansion and send them to them.
Three days later, Wen Ye received the watermelon sent by Shen.
There were five in total, more than her previous share. Wen Ye asked Taozhi to find two maids and send two of them to the main courtyard.
The remaining two baskets were other fruits, which were in no shortage in the mansion, so Wen Ye did not send them.
Mrs. Lu received two large watermelons. Xu Jinglin happened to be there and was clamoring to eat some.
Lu asked someone to cut one.
The mother and son each ate a piece. Xu Jinglin, who was a picky eater, tasted it right away and said, "Mom, this is better than yesterday's."
Lu also thought so, so he asked someone to find out.
I just learned that this melon was planted by Wen Ye's second uncle himself, and was transported to Shengjing from Suzhou, thousands of miles away.
Lu couldn't help but say to Nanny Xian beside her: "I remember that Yangzhou is not far from Suzhou."
Nanny Xian understood the deep meaning of Lu's words, thought for a moment and said, "The Third Elder is not in good health, Madam, you know that."
Otherwise, he would not have left Shengjing and returned to his hometown in Yangzhou to retire.
It's really difficult to ask the third elder to grow melons.
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