"Little Ping'an, I've seen Yang Gongzi." Yang Jianbai got up from a nap, and a small servant came over to greet him: "The eldest girl sent the younger one to serve the son, if the son has anything to do, even if the little one is ordered." ”

"Peace?" Yang Jianbai raised his eyebrows slightly, and Ping'an stood aside respectfully and nodded: "The little one is called Ping'an, Yang Gongzi, but please command." ”

"I have a letter here, can you find a way to deliver it to the Qi Gongzi in the Mansion of Lord Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of War?" Yang Jianbai asked in a deep voice: "Can't let people find out, the place where Gongzi Qi often goes is Yueyang Tower." ”

"The small one can't guarantee it, Yang Gongzi gives the little one a day, and the little one will go to Yueyang Tower to have a look first." Ping'an didn't agree immediately, that Qi Gongzi, he didn't know him at all, so he had to step on it first, in case he recognized the wrong person at that time, it would not only be a mess of things.

"Okay, then you can go over and have a look." Yang Jianbai immediately nodded in response, and took the silver to Ping'an: "You take these, if you have a place where you can use the silver, you don't have to save it, you can keep it for yourself, and if you have less, I'll make it up for you later." ”

"You don't need to give it to the son, the eldest girl has already given the little one twenty taels of silver before." Ping An said with a smile: "These are enough, Yang Gongzi doesn't have to be polite, just wait for the small news." ”

After saying that, he retired. Yang Jianbai thought of Shu Manyao, and praised it again in his heart, thoughtful and proper, smart and kind, generous and decent, this Shu girl, if she can......

With a flushed face, Yang Jianbai hurriedly expelled that thought from his mind, and he still had a big trouble to solve. What's more, Miss Shu is only sixteen or seventeen this year, and she is almost twenty-six or seventeen, so the age gap is too big.

Shu Manyao didn't know what Yang Jianbai was thinking at this time, she looked at the post in front of her, she couldn't cry or laugh, Chen Xuerong's little girl, she saw it three days ago, what is written on the post at this time, she doesn't see it for a day, does she really know the meaning of this sentence?

"Cousin, our girl said that she just got a dim sum recipe yesterday, and she plans to try it today, so I want to ask my cousin to come over and taste it." The little girl standing below said eloquently, and there was a dimple on her face when she laughed, it was very sweet to look at, Shu Manyao was in a better mood, and after thinking about it, she didn't have anything important to do in the afternoon, so she responded: "Okay, tell your girl, I will go over in the afternoon, her snacks, but you must make something delicious, otherwise, I won't believe this excuse next time." ”

"Don't worry, cousin, our girl was thinking about making this snack yesterday, and asked her mother in the kitchen to give you some guidance, and she will definitely succeed today." The little girl responded with a smile, took the bead flower that Shu Manyao gave her, and walked away.

Shu Manyao served the old lady for lunch, and when she saw that the time was almost up, she took the maid to Chen's house. The two aunts and uncles of the Chen family were there, and when they saw Shu Manyao coming over, they hurriedly took the snack box she was carrying: "Why didn't you let the maid take it?" ”

"It's okay, it's just a little bit of a snack, it's not heavy, I can carry it." Shu Manyao said with a smile, holding Bai Wanwan's arm and coquettishly: "Auntie, you have to be ready later, if the dim sum made by your cousin is not delicious, you have to change it for her secretly." ”

Bai Wanwan smiled and shook her head: "That's not good, Xue Rong has already used up the flour in the kitchen in order to make snacks today, I just want people to prepare secretly, it's too late, you, just keep the stomach and use the ones prepared by Xue Rong." ”

Shu Manyao suddenly made a bitter face, and turned her head to look at Yang Wanqing: "Second aunt, this, have you ever tasted the dim sum made by your cousin?" Are there any adverse reactions after eating this? ”

Yang Wanqing couldn't help but smile: "You can use it, your second uncle used three pieces yesterday and six cups of tea in one night, but after yesterday's lesson, presumably Xue Rong's dim sum made today must have improved." ”

Shu Manyao sighed: "Hey, I hope so, if there is no progress, please ask the second aunt to prepare the tea early." ”

"Cousin, you underestimate me too much!" As she was talking, she heard Chen Xuerong's voice, and the little girl came in with a plate with a smile, with a proud face: "Don't worry, I have already tasted it just now, and what I did this time is an absolute success, aunt, mother, you can also taste it, it's delicious." ”

Shu Manyao hurriedly stopped: "Hey, eldest aunt, second aunt, you biedong first, let me try the poison for you, after I finish eating, if it's okay, you can use it again." ”

Chen Xuerong put down the plate and threw herself to Shu Manyao's side: "Oh, cousin, you are so bad!" You look down on people! The dim sum I made this time, it was really successful, but it was delicious, your words and deeds just now have deeply hurt my young heart, if you taste the dim sum later, then you have to compensate me to make up for the damage I suffered. ”

Shu Manyao pretended to nod deeply: "Okay, but if something happens to me, cousin, you must remember to ask me for a doctor." ”

The sisters laughed a little, Shu Manyao pinched the dim sum and ate it, tasted it carefully, and nodded in Chen Xuerong's expectant gaze: "I underestimated my cousin, this time the dim sum is indeed very delicious, the entrance is soft and glutinous, sweet but not greasy, and it is almost exactly the same as the cloud cake I ate at Li's house before." ”

Chen Xuerong smiled and gave a thumbs up: "I just said that my cousin's tongue is the most sensitive, and I can taste it as soon as I taste it, this recipe is not the one of the Li family, I just got it yesterday, and I can get a word of praise from my cousin, which means that I have done a good job." ”

"However, what you did was a bit of a shortcoming." Shu Manyao smiled and poured cold water on Chen Xuerong: "This cloud cake is not only delicate and sweet, but also thin and soft, and it is best to melt in your mouth. ”

"Hey, my cousin will hit people." Chen Xuerong sighed: "I was just happy for a short while, and my cousin had to beat me up." In the kitchen just now, the cook also said the same, but what she said was that I was not familiar with knife work, so I don't have to worry about this, I will do more in the future, and I will be proficient. ”

"Well, in fact, what she said is right, you don't have to care about this, you learn to make dim sum, one is to honor your parents, the other is to satisfy your appetite, and you don't plan to be a dim sum chef in the future, it is already very good to be able to do this level, I don't believe you ask the eldest aunt and the second aunt to see if what I said is right."

Chen Xuerong turned her head to look at Bai Wanwan and Yang Wanqing, both of them nodded busily, saying that what Shu Manyao said was very reasonable. Yang Wanqing asked with a smile: "Man Yao has a lot of research on these dim sum, but she also likes to make these little things?" ”

"My cousin is not only good at dim sum, but also very good at female celebrity." Without waiting for Shu Manyao to speak, Chen Xuerong rushed to answer for her: "My cousin's dress is made by herself, I like this style, my cousin promised to make it for me before." ”

Shu Manyao nodded with a smile and asked the maid to bring the package: "It's done, cousin, you go and try it, see what is not suitable, I can also modify it for you." ”

Chen Xuerong was very happy, and happily carried the package down to try it on. Yang Wanqing sighed, reached out and pulled Shu Manyao's hand, and touched the palm, because after Shu Manyao returned to his soul, he was busy practicing calligraphy and making clothes, and he was going to settle accounts.

Yang Wanqing's eyes turned red: "You kid, a few years ago, I'm afraid it was hard, right?" ”

Shu Manyao hurriedly shook his head: "It's not bitter, I live with my grandmother, and those people don't dare to shorten my share, but if you want to use it extra, you have to do it yourself, but I think it's good, and I can still honor my grandmother if I do it well." ”

"You are only seventeen years old, and you have practiced female celebrity and cooking skills so well, I heard your grandmother say that you still learn the rules every day, practice calligraphy, learn to paint, and now your calligraphy and painting have been praised by your father, that is, your grandmother, often feel that you are too busy these days."

Yang Wanqing sighed: "Look at Xue Rong, she is this age, and she still thinks about playing all day long......"

"Second aunt, Cousin Xue Rong is still young, and at her age, I still only learn female celebrity and cooking." Shu Manyao smiled hurriedly, the smile on her face was bright and bright: "I don't worry about food or clothing, and my life is very good." ”

Without Xu's family, she really felt that her life was very good, compared with her previous life. Even if she doesn't compare with herself in her previous life, she is very happy compared to the people she saw in her previous life who were not well fed and clothed.

Bai Wanwan listened to the two of them on the side, and when she saw the smile on Shu Manyao's face that was not hazy at all, she felt a little regretful in her heart, and some were not good.

Originally, she was worried that Shu Manyao had no mother, and she suffered under the persecution of the Xu family, and she had resentment in her heart, and she became a vicious person. She also knew that what her son said was too one-sided, and it was very likely that the truth was exactly the opposite of what he saw. But she was worried that the motherless child lacked upbringing, and she was afraid that Shu Manyao would not be able to bear the responsibility of the eldest daughter-in-law, and she was unwilling to let her son be wronged.

Moreover, she still recited the saying that the blood and bones were flowing backwards, although this kind of saying was not popular in the capital, but since she beat her brother a few times, she also had scruples in her heart. After her son put forward the idea of not being engaged, she took advantage of the situation. And, with this statement, the Chen Jianming brothers were moved.

However, the current Shu family is managed by Man Yao so well. Even Manjin Manyu has never been wronged. This girl is kind-hearted, can hold her position in the face of major rights and wrongs, has a generous and kind heart, has a good character, and has a good appearance, she is simply good anywhere.

The theory of bone and blood reflux is not necessarily so reliable, right? It's just a saying in Fujian, and I've never heard it in Beijing.

It just so happened that Chen Xuerong asked the little maid to call Shu Manyao out, Yang Wanqing saw the look of regret on Bai Wanwan's face, and said lightly: "Sister-in-law, there are two and there must be three, Hua Liangke is already engaged." ”

Bai Wanwan sighed, yes, Hua Liangdu is already engaged, what's the use of regretting it? Those regrets and guiltes might as well be doubled for Man Yao. If you don't become a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you will be a mother and daughter in the future, and you have to be worthy of the explanation of your sister-in-law when she was alive.