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At noon, Lady Ling Dang and Mrs. Hua brought the meals. For twenty people, this meal was not a small sum. The dumplings and cornmeal pancakes were enough. The other person also had a bowl of spinach and egg drop soup.
A plate of small pickles. Although this meal is not as good as Chu Han's, it is much better than the food in other workshops and shops. After all, we just went through the famine and had nothing to do. Although food became available later, it was slow.
It recovered slowly, but due to this setback, people's lives were set back at least two or three years.
Lady Lingdang was in charge of the pastries and jade flour pancakes, and Lady Hua was in charge of serving the soup. The two of them worked for a long time, and then they cleared away the dishes and went back when the people were full.
Chu Yiqing and Ying Qian looked at Ling Dang Niang and Hua Fu being busy, and couldn't help but said: "Let Shan Xiong recruit two more women to take care of the cooking. Anyway, there is a small house in the backyard.
Just put on the stove and buy some household items. Get the food and vegetables from the house and let Mrs. Hua keep an eye on it. Lady Lingdang also has to take care of the house, so I'm afraid she will be too busy!"
Ying Qian quickly responded, thinking about going to tell Shan Xiong after a while. Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw Pan standing behind her, smiling shyly.
"Miss Chu, you want to find someone to cook? Do you think I can do it? I used to make fires in wealthy families, and my skills are very good!" Mrs. Pan recommended herself.
Chu Yiqing glanced at Yingqian, the meaning was obvious, how did Pan get in? Just now she felt that there was someone standing behind her, but because there were so many people coming and going in the workshop, she didn't pay attention.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Pan!
Ying Qian secretly shook her head towards Chu Yiqing, indicating that she hadn't noticed either. Today was the first day of opening of the workshop. They were recruiting people and picking up spicy cabbage. There were so many people working around, and even this person's face was unfamiliar.
Well, she didn't pay attention either.
"Auntie, why are you here?" Chu Yiqing said with a faint smile, "Is it uncomfortable to live in Persimmon Forest?"
"Of course it's not as comfortable as crossing the hospital. But I know that Yulang did something wrong and we should be punished. But we are relatives. Broken bones are still connected. Miss Chu, please allow me to come and help in the workshop.
Well, you are inviting others anyway!" Pan begged with a smile.
Chu Yiqing still smiled lightly: "What? Five hundred cash a month is not enough? The women in this workshop only only have three hundred cash a month!"
Pan's face was slightly embarrassed, "Isn't the five hundred coins the money you paid to show us the persimmon forest? It's enough for Yulang to see the persimmon forest by himself. I am also idle at home. I usually have ambitions."
I went to work in the shop, while Yang Lei and Liu Xu went to the courtyard to learn calligraphy. On weekdays, I was alone at home, and I was very bored. Besides, the persimmon tree had just bloomed and it was still early to bear fruit, so I was not busy! Don’t worry, Miss Chu, I
I don’t ask for extra wages, I just want to help you. Because of Yulang’s incident, your restaurant lost a lot of money. Instead of blaming you, you found us a new place to live, and gave us work and paid wages.
So grateful!”
When Chu Yiqing heard that she said it was not for money, he felt a little strange. Could it be that Pan was really kind-hearted to help her? However, after what happened to Pan Yulang last time, Chu Yiqing now deeply felt that once the relationship between relatives was involved,
It is really not beneficial to have a profit relationship. This is also the shortcoming of many modern private enterprises. At first, she felt that her relatives could trust her. But now it seems that if this person has evil intentions, even his own father and mother can trust him. Chu Zhantian
He Zheng is a good example!
"Aunt, no need. This persimmon tree will bear fruit soon. We have to water, fertilize, and thin flowers and fruits. We are very busy. This workshop is far from the countryside, and it is not convenient for you to go back and forth! Find a job now
There are so many people here that it won’t cost me much money to invite two more!” After Chu Yiqin finished speaking calmly, he turned to Yingqian and said, “Let’s go back, Lady Ling Dang has come to deliver the food, I’m not worried.
precious!"
In fact, Lady Bell had already reported to Chu Yiqing when she arrived. A Bao and A De were having fun and were waiting for her to go back for dinner.
Yingqian naturally knew that Chu Yiqing was looking for an excuse to leave, so she nodded quickly, and the two of them left the workshop and got on the carriage to go home.
Mrs. Pan stood in a daze, her face a little unsightly. She looked at the workshop with people coming and going, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. If she had known that Chu Yiqing was going to build a workshop, she would have stayed even if she didn't. In this workshop
They are all old ladies, and it is definitely not appropriate for a man to take care of them. She is the only one in this mansion except Ling Dang. Now that Mrs. Huangfu is gone, Ling Dang has to take care of A Bao, so naturally the workshop will be left to her! Thinking of this, Pan
He even felt that he had missed a great opportunity, and couldn't help scolding Pan Yulang, but he still didn't want to leave, so he just walked around in the workshop. Anyway, it was the first day for everyone here, and they were all busy and busy.
Not familiar with the environment, she thought she was also hired. Some people even asked her to cut cabbage together, so Pan took the opportunity to get in there.
Chu Yiqing took Yingqian out of the workshop and returned to his house. From a distance, he saw a gorgeous carriage parked in front of the house. Chu Yiqing couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Li Huang was here? But he had just left.
It had only been a few days, and the carriage seemed a little too showy and gorgeous, unlike his personality...
Just as he was guessing, the carriage arrived in front of the mansion, Chu Yiqing got out of the carriage, and Shi Fifteen entered through the back door to drive the carriage in.
He walked in with doubts in his heart and saw Shangguan Yu sitting in the hall. When he saw her coming back, he smiled and said: "You are really busy. I have been here for a long time! I have drank two pots of tea!"
Chu Yiqing was stunned. He didn't expect Shangguan Yu to come, but he was happy in his heart. He quickly asked: "Why are you here? Aren't you busy in the capital? What? Is something going on?"
The five major families were severely hurt this time, but it seemed strange that Shangguan Yunyi gave up his seat to Shangguan Yu so quickly.
"It's not that easy. It's just that I'm getting married, so I'll send you an invitation!" The smile on Shangguan Yu's face had an indescribable meaning, and he placed the red invitation on the table.
"Are you getting married?" Chu Yiqing was stunned for a moment, but soon she was pleasantly surprised, "Whose lady is this?"
"The eldest lady of the Helian family, her name is Bingshuang. She is a very quiet person and she treats me well!" Shangguan Yu smiled again, "She has helped me a lot!"
Thinking of what Shangguan's housekeeper said last time, and now seeing the invitation sent by Shangguan Yu, Chu Yiqing seemed to understand something, and chuckled: "Actually, fate is hard to say. Maybe you go around in circles for a long time, and the one who is destined
People have been waiting for you where you are!"
"Are you and the fifth prince like this too?" Shangguan Yu raised his eyes to look at her.
Chu Yiqing smiled lightly, perhaps because she heard that Shangguan Yu was getting married. When facing Shangguan Yu, she felt much more relaxed and asked casually: "Are you here just for tea? No meal?"
Shangguan Yu shook his head, "Your people are too busy. I saw them carrying two large loads of things before entering through the door. Fortunately, A Bao knows me, otherwise the new servants in this house would not let me in."
Oh! This tea was also made by the little girl named Ling Dang. I watched her swaying in with the tea, and I was so scared that I was afraid that the water would spill and burn her!"
Just as he was talking, Ling Dang brought another plate of pastries. He was a small man and stared at the plate with his eyes tightly as he walked, for fear that the pastries in the plate would roll down and wait until it was placed on the table.
He breathed a sigh of relief and raised his head to see Chu Yiqing.
Chu Yiqing looked at Lingdang with a smile, seeing that her little face was a little red due to nervousness.
"Hello, Miss!" Lingdang quickly saluted gracefully, much more politely than before. It seems that Mrs. Yun and Ms. Lingdang have put in a lot of effort!
Shangguan Yu casually took two pieces of pastry from the plate and put them in Ling Ding's hand, "Okay, now that you ladies are back, you don't have to be busy here. Here are you, take them and eat them!"
When Ling Dang saw the pastry, she couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. It was her favorite pastry. Although she had eaten several pieces in the kitchen just now and her stomach was full, she still couldn't help but smell the smell.
**.
Seeing her greedy look, Chu Yiqing smiled and said, "Okay, just take what the guest gives you and go eat it!"
Lingdang carefully took the cake and said, "Miss, Lingdang needs to keep an eye on A Bao, otherwise A Bao will have to play with water and mud again!" After saying that, he ran away.
Shangguan Yu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and said, "I always couldn't understand why you liked to stay in the countryside before. After coming to your place a few times, I finally understood. It turns out that the countryside also has its benefits. You see.
This little girl is not as tall as the table, but when guests come, she serves tea and cakes, and she also takes care of the children. Compared with those arrogant young ladies in the city, I don’t know how much she knows!"
Seeing that he was full of sighs, Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "This is not a country, but a city. Where did you get so many sighs from!"
"Although it's a city, most of the people in your house are country people. Maybe it's because your master is so easy-going. Most of them maintain their original habits and character, which makes people feel extremely comfortable! You
I don’t know, sometimes I really miss the days of eating at your house, the yellow and burnt corn pancakes, fried eggplant strips with bacon, stewed Chinese cabbage, no need to add any special seasonings, just the simple taste of the farmhouse,
In all these years, I have never eaten such delicious food!" Shangguan Yu said with a faint smile, his face full of aftertaste of the past.
Chu Yiqing's heart moved. At this moment, neither Lady Lingdang nor Lady Hua came back. Although the meal had been cooked and heated in the pot, she could eat it after taking it out, but today, she felt like cooking.
Impulsively, she hasn't eaten corn pancakes for a long time! Today at noon, all the pancakes posted by Ling Dang and others were sent to the workshop. There will definitely be no leftovers. If there are any leftover noodles...
"Wait!" Chu Yiqing stood up and entered the kitchen. He happened to see that there was still a small amount of noodles in the noodle plate. He probably hadn't had time to finish cooking. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands, wanting to cook it himself.
While the cook was making pancakes, he even thought of asking Ying Qian to help light the fire.
"I'll do it!" Shangguan Yu strode into the kitchen. No matter how dirty the stove was, he picked up his clothes and sat on the straw putan. He picked up the big wood in one hand and the pot on the stove with the other.
The flint lit the fire, and Chu Yiqing couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
"To start the fire, you need to use leaves and corn peels that are easy to burn. You won't be able to light the wood if you just light it!" Chu Yiqing said as he neatly pulled out a small handful from the broken basket behind Shangguan Yu.
The corn peel was brought, struck with flint and lit, and then a large handful was pulled over it to cover it, and the fire slowly started to burn.
The red firelight reflected the smile on the woman's face. Shangguan Yu's heart tightened, but he didn't dare to look again. He quickly lowered his head. From the rainy night, he recognized that the silver eagle who fought bloody battles for Li Huang was Chu Yiqing in disguise.
After that, his heart was filled with despair. He knew that he had no chance, so after Helian Bingshuang helped him several times, he listened to Shangguanyan and sent him a betrothal gift... He didn't dare to look anymore because he was afraid of himself
It would rekindle hope, and then his heart would not be able to support it! But he wanted to see it again. Perhaps, this would be the last time he would see her openly by her side...
Chu Yiqing didn't notice Shangguan Yu's conflicted eyes at all. She was so hungry now, and she wanted to eat the corn tortillas quickly.
Turning his head and seeing the pickled cabbage soaked in the bucket, Chu Yiqing had an idea. He fished out the pickled cabbage, drained the water and chopped it into pieces. He deftly picked up a green onion, chopped it into pieces, and stomped on the meat.
"Isn't it time to make pancakes? How do you chop the meat? Is it time to make buns?" Shangguan Yu asked as he poked his head out from the stove.
When Chu Yiqing saw his appearance, he couldn't help but laugh. This Shangguan Yu didn't know that his injuries were all covered in ashes. Now his face was covered with stripes, like a tabby cat!
"What are you laughing at?" Shangguan Yu touched his face in confusion, and immediately there were two more small black marks on his face.
"It's okay, I was just laughing at what you said. Have you ever seen buns made with corn bread?" Chu Yiqing deliberately didn't tell him.
Shangguan Yujunjue's face was dark, but his eyes were particularly commanding. He pondered for a moment and nodded: "Indeed not!"
"This is called fruit cake. The stuffing is fried first and then wrapped in cornmeal cake. The taste is very special. You are in for a treat today. I haven't made it for a long time!" Chu Yiqing said while trying it.
Test the temperature of the pot, and then pour the oil neatly. When the oil starts to smoke, first put the minced meat into the pot until it changes color, then add the green onion and pickled cabbage. Immediately, a burst of fragrance will hit your nostrils.
"It seems to be very fragrant!" Shangguan Yu said while clumsily filling the cornmeal skin and shrugging his nose.
"Well, put the vegetable filling in the corn noodles and stick it on the pot. When both sides become brown, you can take it out and eat!" Chu Yiqing said while quickly taking the vegetable filling out of the pot, and then
Knead the corn flour into a small round pancake, sandwich the vegetable filling inside, and put it into a pan still dipped in oil.
"I didn't even eat what you said, but I thought it tasted delicious!" Shangguan Yu said with a smile.
"Don't just pay attention to the incense, pay attention to the fire, keep it low, otherwise it will be burnt!" Chu Yiqing reminded, while quickly breathing the pancakes into the pot, and soon they were filled with a full circle, waiting for them to be pasted.
After finishing the last one, it was almost time to turn the front one over, and the whole person was very busy.
Shangguan Yu lowered the fire while raising his eyes to look at the woman. He knew that Yiqing had completely regarded him as a friend in his heart, so he treated him so easily. When he thought like this, he saw the woman's smile in his eyes, Shangguan Yu
In my heart, I really don't know whether I am happy or disappointed.
"Who's in the kitchen?" Lady Lingdang came back with Hua ** and asked quickly when she saw fireworks coming from the house.
Normally, the Chu Mansion's kitchen is very strictly managed, and no idlers are allowed to enter. So when Lady Ling Dang saw the smoke coming out, she felt extremely nervous, and hurriedly walked into the kitchen carrying a large bucket of dishes to be washed.
"It's me!" Chu Yiqing straightened his waist and shouted out, smiling: "Young lady of the Zhu family, slow down, be careful not to drop the bowls and chopsticks!"
As soon as she heard Chu Yiqing's voice, Lady Lingdang didn't worry anymore. She placed the bowls and chopsticks on the well platform outside, then she dusted herself off and came in and said, "Miss Chu, just tell me what you want to eat."
, I'll cook it for you, how can you cook it yourself?" As soon as Ling Dang Nian finished speaking, her eyes widened in shock, and she saw that the person lighting the fire was a man. Although his face was covered with ashes, his eye contours and eyes were...
Still very handsome.
"Boss Shangguan wanted to eat pancakes, and there happened to be sauerkraut, so I thought of making pot pancakes. It was just a whim. Madam Zhu, you don't have to worry about me. Just be busy with your own business!"
The pot was already smoking slightly. Chu Yiqing was afraid of burning the pancakes, so he flipped the pancakes quickly while talking.
"Okay!" Lady Ling Dang quickly exited, smiling as she went to the pot table to wash the dishes and chopsticks with Lady Hua.
"Why do you think you want to cook for yourself today?" Hua ** also looked strange.
"What's the point? You want to eat what you made!" Lady Lingdang didn't agree, and she washed the dishes and used chopsticks to control the water quickly.
The pancakes in the pot had a layer of yellow and burnt crust. Chu Yiqing shoveled the pancakes out with satisfaction and put them in the basket aside.
"Okay?" Shangguan Yu couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva as he looked at the yellow and orange pancakes. He wasn't afraid of burning them, so he picked them up and took a bite. He breathed in his mouth for a long time before he blew them cold and swallowed them.
"Look at how anxious you are, the first pancake usually has to be pressed to the bottom and cannot be eaten!" Chu Yiqing deliberately teased him.
"Really?" Shangguan Yu was stunned.
"Of course, if you eat it you will be beaten by an adult!" Chu Yiqing winked slyly.
Shangguan Yu was stunned and couldn't help but lowered his head and laughed, "Do you think I'm A Bao?"
Chu Yiqing also laughed, and when their eyes met, the two of them suddenly felt relieved.
"We haven't talked in such a relaxed way for a long time. It seems that since you knew that I liked you, you have stopped talking to me in such a relaxed way!" Shangguan Yu sat on the bed in front of the stove, holding a fruit cake in one hand and biting it.
While sitting, he said calmly.
Chu Yiqing smiled softly and found a small bench in the corner of the kitchen to sit on, taking a fruit cake and eating it.
"We really look like a farm couple!" Shangguan Yu suddenly sighed again.
Chu Yiqing ignored him and continued to eat the fruit cake. Maybe he hadn't eaten it for a long time, but it tasted really good.
Shangguan Yu just smiled faintly, didn't mind, stopped talking, and just enjoyed this moment. If he could, he really wanted this moment to stop forever. He would be face to face with the woman he loved. Look at me,
When I look at you, even though I am in a kitchen full of soot, my heart is sweeter than honey.
"Mom, what are you eating?" Suddenly, Abao's voice broke the sweetness of the moment.
Chu Yiqing sat at the door of the kitchen and looked out, and saw A Bao running in front of him covered in mud and water. Ling Ding was chasing after him like a housekeeper. While chasing him, he shouted: "Young master, you can't run, be careful of falling!"
"
Chu Yiqing immediately put down the half-eaten fruit cake, quickly stepped out of the threshold to catch A Bao, tugged on his clothes and couldn't help but lectured: "This is the new shirt your Aunt Zhu just made for you."
Son, why did it get dirty so quickly? You little brat, you are so disobedient!"
Abao pouted, seemingly unconvinced, and his eyes widened.
"Miss, it's okay, I can also do laundry!" Ling Ding said crisply.
"That's it, let Sister Lingdang wash it for me!" Abao said with a smile towards Lingdang.
The elder sister coaxed Ling Ding into feeling sweet, and immediately said to A Bao like a brat: "Then let's go change clothes, and then eat after changing clothes!"
Abao nodded and followed the bell into the house.
Lady Lingdang stood up quickly. She didn't trust Lingdang to change the young master's clothes. If something went wrong... she hurriedly followed him in.
Chu Yiqing felt relieved when he saw Lady Ling Dang following him in. He turned around and was about to go back to the kitchen when he saw Shangguan Yu holding a pancake and looking deep in thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Chu Yiqing entered the room and interrupted Shangguan Yu's thoughts.
Shangguan Yu shook his head and lowered his eyes with a wry smile. Just now, he was actually imagining what kind of child he would have after marrying Chu Yiqing. If it could be as cute as a bell... No, he couldn't think about it anymore! Shangguan Yu bit hard.
I took a bite of pancake and suppressed my thoughts.
Outside the gate of the Chu Mansion, another carriage arrived and stopped next to Shangguan Yu's carriage.
"Miss, you see, it is indeed Mr. Shangguan's carriage!" A long-faced woman got off the carriage, looked around the carriage carefully, then turned back to the woman in the carriage and said.
Helian Bingshuang opened the curtain of the window, looked at the carriage carefully, and then raised his eyes at the gilded signboard, "Chu Mansion, where is this place? Is this where the woman who the third lady of the Chu Mansion said lived?"
Chu Mansion, that woman is also named Chu, does she have anything to do with the third lady of Chu Mansion?
"Miss, let's go in!" The long-faced mother-in-law was extremely angry. When she thought of her young lady's future uncle raising a woman outside behind his back, the mother-in-law wanted to kill her with hatred. Their young lady was gentle and well-educated.
, the appearance is like nothing in the sky or on earth, and is more than enough to be matched with a young master. However, the young master Shangguan just ignored the young lady, and now he is still raising wild women outside...
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My child was hospitalized for an injection. I couldn't update it at first. I was planning to ask for leave. I wrote a little more last night and finally updated it. Dear friends, don't be too little. There is no way. A mother with a child can't afford to be hurt. That's a good saying. You