The fifth day of the first month.

Eight Treasures Tea House.

Inside the stove room.

In the western corner, there is a fire with a clay pot on top of it, and soup is boiling in it.

The reddish charcoal fire is hot, and the soup gently rolls, bursting with water vapor and fragrance.

Le Lin scooped up a spoonful of soup and tasted it.

Enough heat.

She turned, trying to go to the other end of the cupboard and get the small jar of salt.

Shao Zhong was quick and handed the salt shaker at hand to "him".

"Thank you, Guard Shao."

Lelin took the salt shaker and thanked him.

The person on duty next to Chai Jue today is not the calm and cautious Yu Maocai, but the straightforward and fast-talking Shao Zhong.

He has long been accustomed to the politeness and politeness of "An Guohou": "The little marquis really sees the outside." ”

As he spoke, Shao Zhong sniffed the smell of food in the air and swallowed his saliva secretly.

Sprinkle the salt lightly and Le Lin will taste it again.

Well, it tastes just right.

Spoonful by spoonful, she slowly scooped the soup into the tin pot.

Careful and meticulous.

"Master Hou," Shao Zhong asked, "Do you have to work for you in the next place?" ”

He only thinks that "An Guohou" is too ...... Too "hands-on"?

The ingredients you pick by yourself, the dishes you stir-fry by yourself, the soup you boil, and you have to put them on your own plate.

Obviously, you can ask your subordinates to do it.

Lelin didn't think about it that much, she had been cooking like this for more than ten years, but she used to use a gas stove, a microwave oven, and a rice cooker.

"Don't bother you," she smiled, "I'm used to it." ”

Habit?

Shao Zhonghu was suspicious.

No matter how downtrodden the Marquis Mansion of Anguo is, it won't let the prince and the marquis come to take charge of the kitchen, right?

However, when he thought about it, maybe this was the hobby of "An Guohou".

Ah, yes, it must be so.

Shao Zhongjing nodded to himself, feeling that his inference was extremely reasonable.

"Come, Shao Guard," he saw "An Guohou" beckoning to him: "Let's start the chopsticks." ”

"Pickup?"

Shao Zhong looked back and found that the other party was already sitting at the small table in the center of the stove room, and the dishes were arranged on the table.

"Well, His Royal Highness is still sick and can't eat too much, I have made more dishes, let's have dinner."

Le Lin said as she casually scooped the soup into the two bowls.

Shao Zhong hesitated for a moment, thinking that it was already unitary time, and it would take at least half an hour to return to the palace, and he would have to go to the Fuyun Hall to deliver meals...... What's more, he has been watching "An Guohou" stir-fry and boil soup, and he has long been salivating.

"It's better for subordinates to be respectful than to obey orders."

Shao Zhong rubbed his hands together and sat down at the table.

Taking the soup bowl handed by Lelin, he took a sip while it was hot.

The deliciousness of the chicken, and the slightly bitter taste of Tian Qi, are perfectly blended together, and when swallowed, there is a sweet aftertaste.

"Delicious!"

Shao Zhong slapped the table and exclaimed, "Little Hou Ye, why is Tian Qi's bitter taste much lighter?" ”

He tasted it again, took a closer look in his mouth, and guessed: "There are red dates?" ”

"Yes!" Le Lin looked at him appreciatively and asked, "Guard Shao has studied cooking?" ”

"I can't talk about studying, I just love to eat." Shao Zhong tilted his head and scratched his bun embarrassedly.

Le Lin smiled and said, "You try it again?" The point is not red dates. ”

Shao Zhong turned over the soup residue in the bowl with a spoon, his eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Longan? ”

"Yes, it's Guiyuan."

"No wonder it's sweet but not greasy, I see."

Shao Zhong suddenly realized.

Le Lin said: "Chicken nourishes, Tianqi invigorates blood and dissipates stasis, reduces swelling and relieves pain, red dates nourish blood, and longan nourishes the heart and qi." With the use of medicine, patients can enjoy delicious food and regulate their bodies at the same time. ”

Only then did Shao Zhong understand the good intentions of this soup, and he couldn't help but admire it, and felt even more ashamed - this should have been thought by those of them who served the Third Highness, but it took a dignified lord to think about it. So, he arched his hand and said: "There is the Marquis of Lao'an, when the central intention is concerned, the subordinates will definitely convey it to the Third Highness one by one." ”

"Don't, don't!"

Le Lin immediately waved her hand again and again, and her head shook like a rattle: "Don't you!" ”

"Why?" Shao Zhong frowned and asked confusedly.

Le Lin was stunned for a moment. She couldn't say why, but she always felt ...... If you let Chai Jue know that she has gone to great lengths to make medicinal food for him, well, how to describe it?

- I'm sorry.

"I just wanted to drink Tian Qi stewed chicken, and I didn't make it for him...... In short, I asked the Shao guard to say to him, well, just say that I happened to have the right ingredients and stewed a pot of soup...... By the way, give him a little bit. ”

With an excuse thrown at random, Le Lin beckoned Shao Zhong to try other side dishes.

Suddenly, she saw Shi Chang wandering at the door of the stove room anxiously.

"Shopkeeper Shi?"

Le Lin got up and walked to the door: "Are you looking for me?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Shi Chang nodded busily.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his unyielding expression, Le Lin asked curiously: "What kind of distinguished guest is here?" ”

Shi Chang shook his head first, paused, and nodded again.

"What do you mean?" Le Lin asked with a smile.

Shi Chang, who is usually exquisite, showed such a confused and overwhelmed expression, and the contrast made her laugh.

"It's Bun-sama......"

Shi Chang's brows were furrowed like dried plums, and he pointed in the direction of the Peony Pavilion and said, "Fang Cai, Elder Liu Ge and Master Wen are here." ”

"Today's fifth day of the Lunar New Year is the day when the official family opens the seal after the New Year, and the two of them may be bored after the next dynasty, so they just came to have a snack." She patted Shi Chang on the shoulder and said with relief: "They are all regular customers of Babao Teahouse, what are you afraid of?" ”

"And Lord Ouyang and Master Sima are also here."

"What is so strange that several of them went down to court together, and they knew each other well, and they stopped by to drink tea and eat snacks? If there aren't enough pastries on sale, you can let them drink tea first and wait a while. Le Lin ignored his worries: "Only Wen Shaobao is a little anxious, and the other adults are good-tempered, so I don't think I will blame you." ”

Shi Chang shook his head again: "A few adults got out of the carriage, and they all looked like they were full of clouds, so they weren't scary." ”

Le Lin still disagreed: "After the first day of annual leave, no one will be happy." ”

She lost no time in praising Shi Chang: "How can we be the shopkeeper of Shi, dedicated, diligent, conscientious, and strive for perfection, much better than them!" That's why the business of our Babao Teahouse will be thriving, and this is all your credit! ”

Shi Chang blushed when he was praised by "him", and couldn't help but smile and star.

Le Lin was about to persuade him to relax and go back to work, but he saw Shi Chang's face suddenly sink again, and he recovered his worried and melancholy expression.

"What's wrong again?"

"That...... Master Wen, he walked all the way, cursing all the way. ”

Shi Chang lowered his voice.

Le Lin "poofed" and smiled: "Seeing that he always teaches others in a serious way on weekdays, I didn't expect that he hated the court so much." ”

"Small speculation has little to do with whether the court is up or not."

"Oh?"

Master Wen said loudly as he walked......" Shi Chang learned Wen Yanbo's tone and movements, sometimes beating his chest, sometimes pulling his hair: "I'm so angry, it's so infuriating!" Shameless! Despicable villain! Damn, damn! ”

"Huh?"

He said it over and over again.

This funny picture sense instantly shows Lelin's mind.

"Hmm......"

She groaned slightly.

Shi Chang asked, "Boss, do you want to go and have a look?" ”

"Did they let you come to me?"

"Nope."

"So what am I going to do? Wen Shaobao is angry, no matter who he is angry with, he may be angry with me. ”

"But,"

Shi Chang looked left and right, attached it to Le Lin's ear, and whispered: "I heard him say ...... in the peony."

……