Chunrou has a good temper and is well-liked. She is always very kind to people who are of lower status or younger than her.
"A box was delivered to the door, saying it was from Madam Su, who runs a food shop, for the young lady."
"Did Madam Su send this? What a coincidence! The young lady just asked me to deliver something to Madam Su. Come, let me take you to see the young lady first."
Hearing that Chunrou was going to take her in, the little maid was even happier. Although she was young, she did not have a high status in the mansion. She usually did not have many opportunities to serve her master. Only by walking around in front of her master could she have the chance to be noticed by her master and improve her status.
Chunrou is giving herself a chance.
The little girl immediately thanked her with a beaming smile and followed Chunrou into the inner hall.
"Why are you back so soon?" Xia Zhi turned around when she heard the noise.
Seeing Chunrou leading a little girl, he guessed their purpose.
“Miss, this child brought a food box from the door, saying it was sent in by Madam Su,” Chunrou said.
Upon hearing the name "Su Niangzi," Sun Wanqing immediately perked up, sat up straight, and asked Chunrou to open the food box.
The little girl handed over the food box and then stepped aside to wait.
Xia Zhi glanced at it and gave Sun Wanqing a reminder.
Sun Wanqing then looked away from the food box, smiled and called the little girl closer, took some copper coins from Xia Zhi and placed them in the little girl's hand.
Seeing that her hair was soaked with sweat, he tidied it for her: "Did you just run here? It's hot, so don't run around unless it's urgent. Be careful not to catch a heatstroke. Here, take these coins and buy a bowl of cooling herbal tea."
"Thank you, young lady!" The little girl accepted the gifts with both hands, bowed to each of the three women, and then ran off happily.
Watching the little girl run off, Sun Wanqing immediately asked, "Quickly, open it and see what good things Sister Yun'er brought in?"
The food box was opened, and inside were some dry, seemingly important items.
It was also filled with several small round jars.
There was also an envelope pressed under these round jars.
Sun Wanqing took out the envelope, opened it, and found that it contained not a letter, but several pages of drawings.
Each page of illustrations is divided into several small sections, each labeled with a number.
Looking at the first area of the first picture, it shows the contents of the round jar. The food is arranged on a round plate, and next to each type, there is a curled arrow pointing to a name.
"Dried tangerine peel, dried plums, dried red berries, licorice root, roselle?"
Sun Wanqing read out the names one by one.
Spring Day and Summer Night noticed the painting and came over to look at it.
"Step 1: Rinse the food with clean water to remove surface dust, then soak it in a small amount of cold water for half an hour?"
After reading each sentence, Sun Wanqing had a question in mind.
Chunrou and Xia Zhi were both puzzled. Chunrou leaned closer to take a look and said, "Miss, did Lady Su draw this? It's quite lovely. Look at the water splashes, they're so lifelike! Although I can't read, I can immediately tell that it means to wash with water!"
"Can you understand it without looking at the words?" Sun Wanqing asked.
"More or less," Chunrou said, taking the painting and glancing at it. "Miss, is this how Madam Su taught us to cook these things?"
“That’s right.” Sun Wanqing nodded, glanced at it a few more times, and smiled. “Sister Yun’er is such an interesting person. I didn’t know before that she was such a good painter.”
"Girl, is this painting very good?" Xia asked.
Sun Wanqing's gaze was still fixed on the drawing paper. She pondered for a moment and said, "I can't say it's very good, but it's not bad either. At least it's very lifelike and the meaning is clearly expressed. Especially these few places, these fruits, and these ice blocks, they are really realistic. They make my mouth water."
"But what does Lady Su want us to make? Medicine?" Xia Zhi smelled the licorice root, oh dear, the smell of Chinese herbal medicine.
"Hmm... Sister Yun'er said that after this is boiled down, it's called sour plum drink. It's a great thirst quencher."
"I've never heard of this before. Is it another creation of Madam Su?" Xia Zhi became interested when she heard that it was edible, but then she became doubtful. "These ingredients are all dried up and don't smell good. Can they really be made into something delicious, like plum juice?"
"Who knows? Should we give it a try?" Chunrou suggested.
Sun Wanqing thought for a moment, then asked Chunrou to call someone to bring a small stove. She lit a fire outside the window and began to cook the food step by step, following the steps in the drawing Su Yun'er had given her.
Although the stove was small, the flames were strong. Xia Zhi was in charge of looking after the stove, and soon her little face was flushed and sweat was dripping from her forehead.
"Girl, why don't we let the kitchen cook?" Xia Zhi fanned the stove for a while, then fanned herself. "Oh, it's so hot!"
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