Lin Xiaoyue carried two wooden barrels, one containing the ingredients for lunch, and the other empty barrel containing a kitchen knife, "Let's go! I'll go with you. I also have to wash a lot of things.
If you wash in the yard, you have to fetch water back and forth several times, which is too troublesome."
Chen Yunyun took the empty barrel from Lin Xiaoyue's hand and asked strangely: "Why do you get an empty one? Are you planning to catch fish?"
Lin Xiaoyue went to the corner to get a small ax and stuck it on her waist. She shook her head and said, "No, I think it's still early. I plan to dig some bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. This thing is very delicious for cooking! You can eat it later.
Just know it!”
Walking to the river, Lin Xiaoyue squatted down, cleaned all the ingredients in the wooden barrel, then used a kitchen knife to cut open the belly of the chicken, took out the internal organs, and then cleaned it, then cut it into pieces, and then
After washing it twice with water, she felt it was clean.
At this time, Chen Yunyun had already washed the chicken feathers and was waiting at the side, "Sister Lin, let me take your washed ones back first? The chicken needs to be blanched first to remove the blood."
Lin Xiaoyue cleaned the chicken livers, hearts and gizzards and put them into the wooden barrel together with the chicken pieces. "Okay, you can take them away first! I'll dig out the bamboo shoots!"
After separating from Chen Yunyun, Lin Xiaoyue walked straight to the bamboo forest. She hadn't been here to dig bamboo shoots for a while.
Bamboo is evergreen all year round. Even though it is winter, there are not many fallen leaves here and it is still green. It can be seen that the winter in Yangmingshan is not particularly cold, otherwise these bamboos would not survive long ago!
Lin Xiaoyue carefully observed the ground and dug out one bamboo shoot skillfully. Then she dug out two more bamboo shoots along the direction of the rhizome. Then she dug another bamboo shoot in another place. After a while, the wooden barrel was already full.
Already.
She put a wooden bucket on it and felt that it was almost enough for two days, so she turned and walked towards the bamboo courtyard.
"I'm back!" Lin Xiaoyue poured half a bucket of bamboo shoots on the ground, took a kitchen knife and peeled off the outer skin, and then rinsed it with water twice.
Chen Yunyun came out to take a look and exclaimed: "Oh, why is there so little meat? Are these shells thrown on the ground inedible?"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said: "Yes! How to eat these hard shells? Has the chicken been blanched?"
Chen Yunyun replied: "It's already blanched. It's still early now. I'll take it out and put it on a plate!"
Lin Xiaoyue returned to the kitchen with a pot of bamboo shoots and cut the bamboo shoots into thin slices with a knife. "By the way, has the Queen Mother's medicine been boiled? I had forgotten about it."
Chen Yunyun nodded and said: "I went to the east room early, and the eldest princess is chatting with the queen mother! The queen mother also praised the breakfast for being well-cooked. She ate more than the palace."
Lin Xiaoyue knew that Queen Mother Yan had an appetite for everything she ate because she was in a good mood after leaving the palace, and because the medicine from the old man Jiu was effective.
"That's the best! We must take good care of the Queen Mother and never let Emperor Liang find an opportunity to attack Brother Liang!"
Chen Yunyun asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with Emperor Liang?"
Lin Xiaoyue knew that Chen Yunyun had a simple personality, and it was normal for a boudoir girl not to know about the affairs of the court and harem.
"Do you think that Emperor Liang not only hired people from Jianghu Order to assassinate him, but also sent troops to attack Yangming Town? If we can't take good care of the Queen Mother at this time, he will not make an effort to make a fuss about this matter. Once it gets bigger, it will be a big deal to Brother Liang.
Extremely disadvantageous! So we must take good care of the Queen Mother!" Lin Xiaoyue explained in a low voice.
Chen Yunyun finally understood the twists and turns here. She nodded and said, "Oh, so that's it! I understand!"
At this time, Zhan Ying walked in and said: "Miss Lin, the old wine geek is going to check the Queen Mother's pulse again. He asked you to follow suit. You will need to get some medicine later."
Lin Xiaoyue washed her hands and said, "Okay, I'll be there right away."
Outside the largest room in the east room, the old wine geek waited for Lin Xiaoyue to approach before he let someone carry him into the room.
"The common people have seen the Queen Mother. She is a thousand years old!" The old wine man couldn't stand, so he nodded, clasped his hands together, and saluted respectfully.
Lin Xiaoyue stood on one side and also bowed, "The daughter of the common people has seen the Queen Mother. She is a thousand years old!"
Empress Dowager Yan felt a little energetic today and asked the eldest princess to take a mat and place it behind her. She was finally able to sit up and lean on it.
"Life! Is Dr. Hua feeling better?" Queen Mother Yan asked with concern.
Every time the drunkard heard the Queen Mother calling him Hua Taiyi, he felt helpless. Although he had reminded her several times before, the Queen Mother still didn't change his mind, so he could only let the Queen Mother call him that.
"Go back to the Queen Mother, the common people can try to go for a walk tomorrow." The old man was hugged and sat on a chair.
Queen Mother Yan said with envy: "That's really great! I wonder how long it will take for the Ai family to go out for a walk?"
The drunkard replied respectfully: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother. The people will do their best. I believe the Queen Mother will be able to walk around the yard soon."
Empress Dowager Yan nodded and said: "Mr. Hua is interested. Let's take the pulse first."
The old man put one hand on Queen Mother Yan's wrist. After a while, he checked her pulse with the other hand and said, "The Queen Mother's condition is already much better than when she came here, but the remaining poison will not be cleared away."
Still can’t take it lightly.”
Empress Dowager Yan said happily: "As expected, it must be Imperial Physician Hua! Without you this time, the Ai family would not have survived!"
The drunkard waved his hand modestly and said: "The Queen Mother is a dragon and a phoenix among people. Freedom is blessed by God, and ordinary people dare not take credit!"
Queen Mother Yan's peripheral vision fell on Lin Xiaoyue and asked with a smile: "Mr. Hua, is this Miss Lin your adopted daughter?"
The old man nodded and said, "Exactly. Yue'er is smart, kind and filial. It is a blessing for the common people to have such a daughter!"
Empress Dowager Yan nodded and praised: "Yes! The Ai family and Mingzhu both like this girl very much! To tell you the truth, the Ai family has a nephew who refuses to get married even after he reaches the marriageable age. The family is almost worried to death!
The Ai family wants to ask you to ask your girl to be the Ai family's niece-in-law, what do you think?"
The drunken old man lowered his head, and his face became very ugly. Queen Mother Yan's meaning was already very obvious. She just didn't approve of Lin Xiaoyue and Liang Jingyao being together, but she didn't want to quarrel because of her face, so she pushed a Yan family member
The young master comes out!
But as far as I know, the legitimate sons of the Yan family are all the grandchildren of the Queen Mother. If they are nephews who are not yet married, they are concubines!
Empress Dowager Yan really had a good plan! In this way, she won over herself without offending others, and according to Lin Xiaoyue's status, marrying into the Yan family was already a high achievement!
But the drunkard still felt that Empress Dowager Yan was going too far!
"I'm sorry! The common people have only known their daughter for a few days and are reluctant to marry her off so soon! Thank you Queen Mother for your love!"