"Forget it, just go over and ask if you can get a processed fish and some spices for cooking." Since silver won't work, just go and ask, and we'll talk about it later if it really doesn't work.
"Okay, then I'll go back with Gege first, and then I'll go to the kitchen to ask."
"No, you go now. I'll sit here for a while and I'll go back by myself later."
Seeing that this place was very close to Zizhuyuan, Shancha nodded in agreement and went to the kitchen in the backyard.
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Backyard Kitchen
"Live fish? What do you want a live fish for?" A young eunuch in the kitchen asked in confusion after hearing Shancha's words.
"This is what our princess wants. Father-in-law, can you give us one?" Shancha smiled flatteringly.
The princess wanted to make grilled fish by herself, but she definitely couldn't tell anyone about it, otherwise it would be bad if it got to the concubine.
"Miss Shancha, this may not work. We don't have enough fish in the kitchen. If I give you one, we won't have enough."
It is still unknown whether Wengerge will be favored by the Fourth Prince, so he can only politely refuse.
And even if we give it to them, they can't do it.
"Then take some spices needed for cooking, that should be fine." The young eunuch thought for a moment and asked Yun De'an, who was in charge of the kitchen.
"What does Wenger want these spices for cooking?" Yun De'an was confused after hearing this. These spices are used for cooking. What does Wenger want them for?
"I don't know either. Shancha said it was Wen Gege's fault. She originally asked if she could take a live fish back, but I politely declined."
Live fish?
Yun De'an was a little surprised. Wen Gege wanted both fish and spices. Could it be that he wanted to cook the fish himself?
But this is impossible.
There is no small kitchen at the Gege's place, so what does Gege Wen want with live fish?
The fish definitely cannot be given away. The amount of these ingredients is limited. If Wenger takes one, there will not be enough left.
Besides, to put it bluntly, Wen Gege has never been favored. Even if she was favored, based on her status as a princess, the kitchen would not give her whatever she wanted.
"Then give her some spices." This is nothing, they can all be used in cooking anyway, and he is not afraid that Wengerge will use this to harm others.
After all, she is a princess, and no one knows what the future will be like for her, so he wouldn't want to offend her too much.
When the young eunuch saw that Manager Yun had agreed, he hurried to get the spices.
Because they didn't know how much Wen Gege wanted, and Shan Cha didn't say, the young eunuch took some of various spices.
The quantity is quite large.
Shancha took the spices, thanked them and went back happily.
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Purple Bamboo Courtyard
Wen Mianmian was sitting on the warm couch, looking boredly at the sketchbook she had asked Wang An to find for her.
It’s so boring. I wish I had a mobile phone.
After a while, Shancha came in with a bag in her hand.
After curtsying, he said, "My dear, I only brought back some spices."
"Really? Let me see it quickly." Wen Mianmian quickly put down the book in her hand and said happily.
Shancha quickly placed the spice bag in her hand on the kang table.
Wen Mianmian couldn't wait to open it, and there were a lot of different spices inside.
"Princess, what do you want this for?" Shancha was still a little curious.
"You'll know tomorrow." Wen Mianmian smiled mysteriously at Shancha.
"Go call Wang An and Shan Nai in. I need their help with something."
The next day, Wen Mianmian stayed in Zizhuyuan all day and didn't go out. Anyway, she only had to pay her respects to the concubine on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and she could do whatever she wanted at other times.
The four of them, the master and his servants, were sitting under a peach tree weaving something.
"Princess, do you think this is okay?" Wang An weaved a fishing basket according to what the princess said.
It looked a little strange, but Wen Mianmian was very happy.
I didn’t expect Wang An to actually make it up.
"Oh my God, Wang An, your hands are so skillful. It's exactly as I imagined." Wen Mianmian held the fish cage that Wang An had just made and praised it repeatedly.
Wang An felt a little embarrassed by the princess's praise. He scratched his head and said, "This is all I know. As long as it's what the princess wants, it's fine."
"Gege, what is the purpose of this thing you made? It doesn't look like a basket, nor like a backpack, so what is it used for?" Shannai walked up and asked curiously at the fishing basket in Wen Mianmian's hand.
"Yes, Gege, I also wove many baskets when I was little, but they were all different from this one."
Wang An was also a little curious. Although he compiled this thing, he didn't know what it was used for.
Wen Mianmian smiled at them and said mysteriously, "You'll know in the evening."
In the evening, Wen Mianmian brought Wang An and Shannai to the rockery beside the lotus pond.
Wang An was holding the fishing basket they had just made today.
"Princess, what are we doing here?" Shannai looked at the princess with her head down, looking around, and felt a little curious.
"Catching fish."
Wen Mianmian was still there, looking down at where to place the fishing basket without being discovered.
"Catching fish! Princess, you don't want to do this here, do you?" Shannai looked at her in surprise.
"That's right, but you all should keep your voices down. No one will notice if we occasionally catch a few fish to eat."
"Besides, I've observed carefully these days. Few people come here at this time. As long as we don't tell anyone, no one will know." Wen Mianmian has almost found out everything about this place during this period.
So as long as our own people don’t tell anyone else, no one else will know about it.
"Don't worry, Princess. We won't tell anyone." Shannai and Wang An swore quickly.
During this period, they discovered that the princess was really good to them. Not only did she not treat them like slaves, but sometimes when there were only a few of them, the princess would let them sit at the table to eat together.
Which servant would have such a blessing?
In other words, they were lucky to have met such a good master.
Therefore, they would never do anything that would be detrimental to the princess.
Wen Mianmian never thought that after she became familiar with them, she would inadvertently gain a few good helpers by inviting them to dinner at the same table.
"Well, that's fine. Let's start putting the fish basket down and come back to check it out at this time tomorrow."
Wen Mianmian found a place with a lot of aquatic plants and asked Wang An to put the fish basket down.
"Gege, can we really catch fish like this?"
Shannai watched as Wang An placed the fish basket into the pond, which was completely covered by weeds.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you can."
She is very experienced in this. She has done it many times in modern times and returned with a full load every time.
However, fish baskets at that time were all bought, but they were actually similar to the woven ones, so they should be okay.
"Okay, let's go. We'll come back tomorrow."
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