After lunch, Xiao Qian and his servants collected the dishes and asked, "What snacks do you want to have in the afternoon? I'll make them for you."
Grand Palace Maid: ...I have just finished lunch.
Mingda's stomach was very full at this time, but he was still energetic and said: "I want to eat something sweet."
Xiao Qian said: "Then I will make rice cakes for you?"
Before Mingda could speak, Zhou Man nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."
She turned to Mingda and said, "The rice cakes made by my sister-in-law are delicious. They are the best in the whole village."
Aren’t they just cakes made from rice?
Mingda also ate it in the palace. She wanted something sweet, but she didn't want to eat sweet rice cakes either.
However, the things Sister Zhou makes are always a little different from others, so she nodded, "Okay, just eat rice cakes."
Mingda turned to her and said, "You will know after you eat it. The rice cakes made by my sister-in-law are the most delicious. They are refreshing, sweet and not greasy at all."
There was no chance that she would get tired of it.
Rice cakes require more effort and time, and also consume glutinous rice.
The Zhou family has a lot of land, but the yield of glutinous rice is lower than that of rice. The Zhou family only grows one acre of glutinous rice every year.
In addition to daily use, Xiao Qian would steam glutinous rice and pound it into rice cakes during the Chinese New Year and special solar terms.
But Lao Zhou has a large family, and no matter how much he cooks, there won’t be enough to eat, especially such delicious food.
Even now that the Zhou family is not short of money or glutinous rice, Xiao Qian rarely knows how to make rice cakes because it takes so much effort and time.
In the past few years, Zhou Man has been away from home often, making it even harder to eat.
So after all, she hasn't eaten the rice cakes made by Xiao Qian for a long time.
She said: "Do you know which dim sum I like best at Bai Shan's house?"
Mingda: "Isn't the one in Bai Shan's home the same as yours?"
"Oh, I'm talking about a long time ago, not now. Alas, the glutinous rice cakes made by Sister-in-law He are not as delicious as those made by Aunt Rong."
Mingda: "You like to eat glutinous rice cakes."
"Yes, it's Nuomi Ci," Zhou Man said: "Nuomi Ci is fried rice cakes. Both snacks are delicious, but the rice cakes made by my sister-in-law are always eaten. When I was in the village, my classmates and
My friends are all very envious of me."
"Unfortunately, I can only eat three pieces, and there will be no more, so I can only give them to Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, and the others can only watch."
Three yuan was enough for Zhou Man, but it was up to Lao Zhoutou and Qian to give her their share.
Ming Da was so excited by what she said that he pulled her over and said, "Anyway, you have a rest today. Bai Shan and the others have gone to the countryside. You might as well stay here with me and let my sister-in-law do it at my house. I've listed everything you need."
Let them prepare the list and let the people in the kitchen help.”
Her reason was very considerate, "It's better not to overwork my sister-in-law."
Zhou Man grinned, "You want the people in the kitchen to steal your lesson, right?"
Mingda bumped her shoulder and said, "I asked the people in the kitchen to teach my sister-in-law some dishes. Their cooking skills are also very good. The two who came with me are from Shangshi Bureau."
Zhou Man's eyes brightened slightly and he nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll let my sister-in-law do it here."
Of course, Xiao Qian has no objection. In fact, rice cakes only require effort and time. She feels that there is not much technical content, and everyone must know how to make them.
She just made it here once and learned a dish she had never heard of before, so that was an advantage.
Since Sister-in-law Zhou stayed here, Zhou Man naturally didn't leave either. She went to the study to continue writing letters.
Mingda followed him over to take a look, and was shocked when he saw her taking out the letter and looking up the words "Dear Majesty".
"You, you, you, you still want to write to your father?"
Zhou Man nodded, still for the same reason, "The messenger can't run away in vain."
Mingda: "...why don't you get discounts?"
Zhou Man said: "The effect of the medicine has not yet been fully determined, how can it be used to disturb His Majesty?"
She said: "I can just write in private."
"But I see that what you just wrote to Xiao Yuanzheng was an official document."
"How is that the same? Xiao Yuan is my Shangguan. I may have made a new medicine. I have to report everything to my Shangguan."
Mingda: "Anyway, you have a reason, so you might as well call Chang Youliang."
Zhou Man asked her with a smile, "I want to send a letter to His Majesty, do you want to also write a letter to Your Majesty and your Majesty?"
Mingda thought about it seriously, and then asked her seriously, "Would it be someone from your family who delivered the letter, or my bodyguard who went back to deliver the letter?"
The letters I sent to the capital several times before were written as soon as they were written, and the wise guards returned to write letters.
Although she didn't mind, now Mingda wanted to take advantage of Zhou Man.
Zhou Man was also very generous and said to her dotingly: "My people will give it to me, my people will give it to me. Just bring the letter."
When Mingda heard this, he immediately found a table nearby and sat down, asking the palace ladies to serve the pen and ink, "I also want to write a letter to sister Changyu, third brother, eldest sister-in-law and third sister-in-law."
Zhou Man waved his hand proudly, "Write! I'll give it to you!"
It’s just a few letters, how much space can it take up? When the time comes, I can put it in a box and a bag and carry it on my back. How many cars can a few letters fit into?
Mingda was moved by her heroism, so she took up a pen and thought about what letter she wanted to write to her parents and relatives.
Zhou Man had already written a large page full of words to the emperor, but when he felt it was not enough, he took out a piece of white paper to continue.
The letters arrived in the capital and Jiangnan very quickly, and by the time they were delivered to everyone's hands, Liu Dalang's illness was already cured.
Not only Liu Dalang's family, but also Zhou Man and Wen Tiandong were extremely excited, which showed that the medicine they made was effective.
Zhou Mandao: "It's a pity that similar patients are hard to find in Qingzhou City, otherwise more medication data could be collected."
Wen Tiandong also regretted, "It would be better if we were in the capital."
Zhou Man lowered her eyes and thought, "Actually, it's not impossible," she said: "We can send the prepared medicine back to the capital, or to the border. What did the official document sent by the Imperial Medical Office last time say?
Did the students go to the border?"
Wen Tiandong was stunned for a moment and then immediately said: "Su Mu was snatched away by General Qibi and taken to the army."
Zhou Man immediately said: "Send some medicine to Su Mu, instruct him on how to use it, and ask him to record the data on medicine use. Who else besides him?"
Zhou Man didn't remember much, but Wen Tiandong did, because these were all classmates, and they had quite frequent contact and exchanged letters from time to time.
Wen Tiandong glanced at Zhou Man quietly. After all, he had Mr. Zhou here. He had defeated so many people to get this position. The other students in the Imperial Medical Office couldn't help but be envious, so they especially wanted to know what Mr. Zhou was doing with him.
What have you learned from around you?
And he also wanted to know about their employment situation, so they communicated more frequently during their visits.
Wen Tiandong patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir, you can leave this matter to me."