allonlinenovel Chapter 210 Wu Tong's Plan
Chapter 210 Wu Tong's Plan
In the blink of an eye, it was the Little New Year. This was Xue Qing’s first Spring Festival in this world.
Liu got up early in the morning and took Ding and Jiang Yi to work in the kitchen. This was the first time they had such a sumptuous New Year celebration since they came to Shilibao.
Of course she knew that this was all because of Xue Qing, otherwise she and her daughter-in-law, grandchildren and granddaughters would not know when they would be able to live such a life again.
Since she grew up, Mrs. Ding has never eaten as much meat or worn as many new clothes as she has this year. Even when she got married, she didn't buy such good bedding.
When she went to Anyang to buy New Year's goods that day, all her previous understandings of Xue Qing were completely overturned. She was too good at spending money, throwing away the silver like stones.
It made her shudder with fear.
Xue Qing said that he would have a good New Year this year. Starting from today, he would steam white flour buns, stew meat, braise meat, and eat a lot of mutton every day.
Jiang Yi buried her head in work. She also had a different understanding of Xue Qing. How could she look like a peasant girl? She was more generous than the mistress of a big family.
The three people were doing their own work, but they were thinking about the same person.
The person they were thinking about was sleeping soundly in the west wing.
Last night she hid in the space to check on the original owner. She didn’t know why he hadn’t woken up for more than two months since he fell asleep last time.
During the days when the Wu brothers came back, they filled the woodshed and lit the floor heating before it snowed. They started burning the fire as soon as it got dark. Even if the fire went out in the middle of the night, the heat in the house could keep the house warm until dawn.
The underground dragon is very warm, but its one drawback is that it is too dry. Xue Qing would go into the space every night to check on the original owner and then sleep inside.
The temperature and humidity in the space made Xue Qing feel very comfortable, and she found that the longer she stayed in the space, the more comfortable she felt. After the weather got cold, she basically slept in the space every day, so she found that her hearing and eyesight were different from those of ordinary people.
This discovery surprised her very much, this is cheating!
I used to think that the well water in the space would have some special effects. It is indeed different, but it is not a medicine after all, and it cannot cure all diseases, but it still has some regulating effects on the human body.
And the food cooked with the well water in the space does taste better.
After dawn, he left the space while still half asleep and lay on the kang.
The kitchen was busy. When the first pot of steamed buns came out of the pot, Wu Tong entered the kitchen and seemed to have mustered up the courage to say to Liu: "Hey, Madam Dalang, the New Year is coming soon. Please send some meat to the old house."
It seems like a negotiation, but in reality it is a must.
Liu had previously asked Xue Qing whether he wanted to send some New Year's goods to the old house.
Xue Qing said, "Of course we have to give it to them. After all, it is the old house of the Wu family. We are living a better life now, so we can't really cut off contact with them. We must always stand on the moral high ground."
Liu didn't understand what the moral point was, but she felt it made sense, and she knew that what Xue Qing said must be right.
"Jiang Yi, take that basket to the old house."
After thinking about it, he asked Ding to go with him.
Wu Tong walked over to see what New Year's goods were in the basket, and was shocked: there must be ten kilograms of pork belly, white flour, a whole fat chicken...
Wu Tong suddenly felt a little pain in his heart. How much money would this cost? But the words had already been spoken, and it was impossible to refuse.
Suddenly it occurred to me that it seemed that this Liu had hidden a lot of silver.
After Jiang Yi and Ding left, Liu started to stew the meat. Wu Tong saw Liu coming out of the kitchen and entering the east room, and followed her in.
"Mrs. Dalang, you must have spent a lot of money on New Year's goods, right?"
Just as Liu sat down to rest, she heard what Wu Tong said.
There was a flash of impatience in his eyes: "Do you want to make up for the money you spent?"
Wu Tong blushed. How could he have any money? Wasn't he trying to ask her for some? He, a grown man, didn't have a penny.
Pretending to cough twice, he said, "Ahem, where do I get the silver? I just want you to give me some silver..."
Liu sneered, "I'm giving you money, what are you going to do? Are you going to do business or take another concubine?"
There was an embarrassment on Wu Tong's face. He did have some ideas, but what could he do without money?
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Liu said, "You have enough food and drink at home, what do you want money for?"
Liu didn't want to see her, so she stood up and was about to leave: "I'll go to the kitchen to check."
Xue Qing woke up just now, so she heard the conversation between Wu Tong and Liu.
It turns out that having this ability is also a burden, as some things I don't want to hear have to be poured into my ears.
After Gao Yi had hotpot at Youranju last time, he returned to Wenxiangju and wrote down the soup base recipe based on his aftertaste and gave it to Manager Gao. The chef prepared the hotpot soup base according to the recipe, and after trying it, Manager Gao praised it highly.
When asked about the chili pepper, Gao Yi said that he had not found out anything about it.
All we know is that the seeds came from the Western Regions, they planted and cultivated them themselves, and then the chefs figured out this way of eating it.
Manager Gao asked the chef to prepare the old soup base first, and soon Wenxiangju launched the old soup hotpot.
For some guests who don’t like spicy food, it is difficult to book a table at Youranju, so Wenxiangju gives them a chance to catch their breath.
Although it doesn't have as many guests as Youran Ju, it still has many guests every day.
Wenxiangju, which had been deserted for a long time, finally became busy.
In the capital city, inside the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, Xia Xuelian was learning basic reading from a teacher.
This was also at her own request. She said that since she was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she had to re-learn the abilities that an eldest daughter should possess.
Mrs. Wang was very pleased to see Xia Xuelian making such great progress. She was afraid that she would be tired, so she came to check on her from time to time.
The old Duke passed a message to Xia Xuelian through his servant, "Young lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, there is no need to embarrass yourself too much."
Xia Xuelian was very happy and studied very hard because she didn't want others to look down on her because she was a country girl from the mountains.
However, not everyone has talent, not to mention that the young ladies from aristocratic families have been trained since childhood.
No matter how hard Xia Xuelian tried, she had no talent. It was difficult for her to play the piano by rote memorization because she had just learned to read, let alone play chess, as she was completely clueless.
Writing is out of the question, and as for drawing, I’m still in the stage of learning to hold a pen.
The Duke's Mansion fully supports her. Whatever she wants or wants to do, as long as she gives an order, someone will do it immediately.
The maids and old women she bought herself were sent back to the Lotus Villa after they were trained and taught good manners by the maids in the mansion.
Xia Xuelian felt even happier. The maids and old women were all her own people. She no longer had to act politely in her own room.
She sent all the servants sent from the mansion to sweep the yard.
But the Xia couple had been living in the mansion, which made her increasingly uncomfortable.