[I'm sorry everyone, updates are extremely unstable recently due to family matters - I won't have anything to do tomorrow, so I'll try to get more updates. 】

The yard where Jia Yingchun lives is not big.

It has the same layout of three fronts and two bays, but it is nearly half smaller than the former residence of Laijia located in the back alley of Ningrong.

Because of this, there are not many arrangements in the courtyard. Only a piece of Xiangfei bamboo is erected on the west side, and a small pavilion is gathered in the middle. The pavilion is divided into six corners, and a thin transparent pavilion is selected on each of the yellow glazed tile tips.

Exquisite jade bell.

When the wind passes over the high wall, passes through the bamboo forest, and blows into the pavilion, the stone bell will make a sound that is not crisp but distant and ethereal, making this small courtyard even more quiet and quiet.

but……

That day, next to the quiet bamboo forest, in a quiet pavilion, a group of pretty girls who looked like the characters in the painting happened to do something like burning harps and boiling cranes.

Next to the stone table and chairs covered with rags, two small red clay stoves were burning brightly. There were two frying pans on the stoves, with a small amount of oil in them. As the temperature of the bottom of the pots rose rapidly,

, the hot oil foamed up at first, and then quickly decreased.

Seeing that the foam was almost gone, the cook on the side hurriedly said: "The heat is up, girls, quickly put the onions, ginger, garlic and other things into the pot!"

Next to them, Lin Daiyu and Jia Yingchun hurriedly picked up the four-foot-long shovel next to them - this was originally a tool for making large pots of rice, and had always been used to stir-fry in giant pots, but now there was only a small seasoning bag on it.

They stood five feet away, stretched out their arms and carefully put the seasoning packet into the bottom of the pot.

This seasoning bag looks like it is wrapped in coarse cloth, but it is actually made of ingredients that melt when heated. When you put it in the bottom of the pot, you will hear a sizzling sound and quickly turn into some milky white juice.

The various ingredients inside were scattered and the pot suddenly crackled.

"Put the eggplant clip in, put the eggplant clip in quickly!"

The two of them had just stretched their necks and stirred the seasonings with a shovel a few times, when the cook next to them hurriedly gave orders again.

The two girls hurriedly took back the shovel and handed it to Xue Yan and Xiu Orange.

Siqi and Zijuan hurriedly brought another shovel, and saw six eggplant clips neatly placed inside. A layer of mutton oil was specially brushed on the shovel surface so that Daiyu and Yingchun could put the eggplant clips in.

Easily put it into the pot.

Zila~

As the eggplant clips fell into the pot, the boiling oil became more and more violent.

“Be prepared to use chopsticks to turn it over!”

At this time, the cook gave the third order. Daiyu and Yingchun hurriedly put down their shovels and replaced them with three-foot-long chopsticks. Protected by double layers of silk gloves, they awkwardly flipped the eggplant clips in the pot.

The two of them were beginners, and they were using such awkward tools, so it was inevitable that they would make mistakes while busy.

Either the eggplant clip was torn, revealing that the inside was mainly beef tenderloin mixed with tail meat, mixed with more than a dozen kinds of meat and vegetable fillings; or else it was over-fried because of one thing and the other.

"Start the pot, start the pot quickly!"

Seeing that it would be another disaster if things continued like this, the cook shouted, and without waiting for anyone else to do anything, she rushed forward, took the two woks off the stove, and placed them on the marble board aside.

After confirming that one-third of the food could be eaten, the cook quietly wiped her sweat and secretly thought that this must be much more tiring than when she was cooking. She smiled and asked the two of them to use chopsticks to turn it over again, and then

Put it in a shallow bowl and put it in a basin to control the oil.

Looking at Lin Daiyu and Jia Yingchun, they felt like shouting on their foreheads after all this tossing, especially Daiyu, who had just recovered from her illness, and was coughing again in a hurry.

"Girls."

Zijuan hurriedly advised: "Since this has been done, let's hide behind and don't let the smoke hurt our throats."

Yingchun nodded, then covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and left the pavilion. When she looked back, she saw Lin Daiyu still in the pavilion, frowning as she stared at the eggplant clips.

Seeing that she was not very satisfied, the cook was afraid that this good job would be spoiled, so she hurriedly smiled and comforted her: "The girls have only done this two or three times, and it is already quite good to be able to do this. I will pick out two good-looking pieces later and take them again."

The auxiliary materials cover the sticky areas, making them less noticeable."

When Daiyu heard this, she was about to use the big chopsticks to pick.

Xueyan hurriedly offered a pair of ivory chopsticks.

Sister Lin spent a long time picking over and over again, and finally selected two pieces that looked good, and carefully carved them with red and green side dishes. When she looked at them again, she found that they were indeed much more pleasing to the eye.

The cook on the side was also praising her enthusiastically.

This time she did not tell lies out of conscience. Lin Daiyu's cooking skills were not good, but the skillful decoration was better than those cooks who lacked artistic talent.

Lin Daiyu looked a little proud of herself.

But after she took a bite, her eyebrows suddenly wrinkled again.

"girl."

Seeing this, Zijuan hurriedly comforted her and said: "This deep-fried thing requires a lot of experience in cooking, and it's inconvenient to operate. Let's still..."

Lin Daiyu didn't wait for her to finish her words, then she shook her head slightly and said, "Last time Baoyu said he had no appetite, he only used two more chopsticks for this eggplant clip."

Zicuckoo was speechless immediately.

At this time, Si Qi walked in with a smile and said, "Girl, this is the one you want to choose. If so, our girl won't compete with you. We will only choose some other ones to match this afternoon."

Although they learned the art in the same place, they definitely cannot do the same thing.

That's why the chess player has this question.

After hearing this, Zicuckoo hesitated to speak. When Lin Daiyu nodded firmly, she could only sigh secretly.

I didn't want to hear Daiyu say immediately: "Take away these shovels and chopsticks. Let's just use ordinary-sized ones."

"How does this work?!"

Zicuckoo immediately became anxious: "If you burn the girl, you will leave a little scar, and you will definitely make the old lady and Baoyu feel distressed to death!"

"I'll just put on my veil."

But Lin Daiyu was very determined: "If it's just a joke, it's okay. Since it's a birthday gift for him, not to mention it's compared to the ones on the stove, at least it has to be made sincerely by myself."

She has always been a stickler, and she refused to change her mind despite Zijuan's repeated persuasion.

In desperation, Zicuckoo had no choice but to ask Yingchun outside the pavilion for help.

But Yingchun was silent for a long time, and actually called the cook to explain that there was no need to worry about what to do in the future, and all the procedures should be followed as usual.

"How come girls... ugh!"

Zicuckoo stamped her feet anxiously, and at the same time she couldn't help but feel a little moved in her heart.

The only person who can make sisters so affectionate is Baoyu. If I have to find a second person to live my life, I will never be so lucky!

…………

The sun sets in the west.

Jiao Shun got out of the car with a tired look on his face, twisted his waist and swayed his hips for a moment, and then under Xiang Ling's worried eyes, he approached the east wing.

As soon as he entered the door, he threw himself on the Arhat bed, pushed the kang table into the corner with his feet, stretched out his limbs and cursed: "These people from the Inspectorate are really nothing. They didn't find anything wrong with me two days ago, but they just put me on the bed."

Many troubles have been blamed on me, and today I am so busy that I even have to run to the toilet!"

I thought I was in the cabinet these days just to prepare for inquiries.

Whoever knows the place will know that the big guys inside are holding meetings behind closed doors, and the small characters outside don't want to be idle. Running errands, communicating, and providing data are the most basic.

Once the regulations are finalized, the relevant departments must quickly hold a small meeting to try to come up with several specific implementation plans as soon as possible for the big bosses inside to refer to and discuss.

Most of these plans will be redone or even discarded.

Even if they are temporarily adopted, most of them will be handed over to the yamen for further discussion and then expanded discussion. In the end, not even one out of ten will survive.

That's fine, the most embarrassing thing is that the people who accompanied the minister and ministers to the cabinet to discuss matters this time were mainly from the Ordnance Department and the Secretary's Office. These two departments were not only mortal enemies with Jiao Shun, but at least they had deep hatred.

As a result, he has to deal with foreign enemies and beware of backstabbing at the same time.

This hard work really lasts ten days a day!

Xiangling heard his complaint, but she didn't know how to comfort him - besides, in her heart, the Inspectorate was a great literary talent and they should not be blasphemed easily.

So he just silently stepped forward, helped Jiao Shun take off his official boots, and massaged his legs with ease.

"Jade bracelet...well, her mother is celebrating her birthday and has taken leave to go home, right?"

Jiao Shun was the only one scolding, and he felt that it was meaningless. He was looking for someone to compliment him, but suddenly he remembered that Yuchai had gone home on leave, and he immediately stopped cursing.

Lying lazily on the bed, letting Xiang Ling do what she does.

Just at this moment, he vaguely smelled the aroma of food. He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the table in the middle, and saw that there was indeed a small food box placed on it.

"This is?"

The meal doesn’t start on the stove so quickly, and even if it’s meal time, you can just bring the plate over. Getting a food box doesn’t mean you have to take off your pants...

Uh~

This idiom is not suitable for use before meals.

"ah!"

Hearing Jiao Shun mention it, Xiangling hurriedly said: "If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. It was sent by the second girl - because Baoyu was celebrating his birthday, she and several other girls were making a fuss about learning cooking. Isn't that right?

, after making it, I immediately sent a copy to me, saying that I would like to help you taste it, and if you still like it, I will send it to you tomorrow!"

Jiao Shun frowned when he heard this and asked, "When did this happen?"

"I heard it started two days ago."

Xiang Ling poked her pointed chin with her finger and tried to recall: "Maybe I didn't do it well before, so I didn't send it to us."

Tsk~

The former Jiao Shuncai exchanged letters with Baochai. He clearly asked about his current situation in the letter, but Baochai didn't reveal any information about it.

The content of the feedback, in addition to discussing how to reorganize the workshop and increase production, is just some formulaic words.

Is my method of sending letters to a swan goose wrong?

Why does it feel like licking a dog?

It would be fine if you get everything you need from licking until the end, but if you get nothing...

Otherwise, let's just say that you are busy and neglect Baochai?

But then I thought about it, and I was afraid that the thread I had so easily connected would be completely broken.

Alas~

It’s not easy to be the king of the sea.

If you are not careful, you may become a dog licker!
Chapter completed!