Chapter Twenty-Nine: Delicious Relief

For Xiao Zhuyu, as long as three meals a day plus extra snacks and drinks are delicious, she can maintain a good mood for the day.

Sometimes, as long as she can eat a particularly delicious meal, Xiao Zhuyu's good mood can even last for a whole week!

The moment the spicy fish was entered, Xiao Zhuyu could no longer care about the etiquette that the Xiao family had been educating to maintain, and began to eat without any image.

Qingzhu and Luomei, who were serving beside her, were really surprised by Xiao Zhuyu's behavior, but they were worried that Mrs. Xue and the maidservants who were serving would despise Xiao Zhuyu because of this.

But unexpectedly, Mrs. Xue was indeed stunned for a moment when she saw Xiao Zhuyu's not so polite behavior, and then her eyes became even more crystal clear as if she was infected by something.

This spicy fish...... It's true that I haven't eaten it in years.

Xiao Zhuyu also thinks the same.

There are many rules in Beijing, and for everyone, there is not much freedom in what to eat and drink.

In order to keep the ladies in good shape and appearance, spicy food is never allowed to appear on the table of the ladies.

Mrs. Xue was not such a well-behaved person when she was young, otherwise she would not have become a close friend with Xiao Zhuyu's mother. Once she sneaked out to play and followed the scent of the street to the door of a Sichuan-style restaurant.

In order to attract business, this restaurant set up a large pot at the door, and the pot was boiling fragrant mutton, Mrs. Xue remembered very clearly, the owner grabbed it with his big hand, and with a wave, he threw a large handful of chili peppers into this big iron pot.

In an instant, Mrs. Xue, who was still a child at the time, burst into tears.

The number of onlookers gradually increased, and many people entered this restaurant, and Mrs. Xue was no exception.

The shopkeeper spoke with a Sichuan-Chongqing accent, and asked her with a smile what she wanted to use, and Mrs. Xue pointed to the big iron pot in front of the door.

…… It was a taste that Mrs. Xue had never tasted.

It's not that there is no rice in the capital, but Mrs. Xue has never eaten such delicious rice, she can eat one bowl on weekdays, but she ate at least three bowls that day!

It's all because of the mutton given by the shopkeeper, it's too spicy, too fragrant and delicious!

After returning home, she also caused a lot of trouble because of the accumulation of food, so that the whole family knew about it.

Stopping the memory, Mrs. Xue also wondered, why did she never think about eating that taste again after so many years?

This time, smelling the familiar and unfamiliar spicy smell, Mrs. Xue was also like Xiao Zhuyu, put down the etiquette that she had adhered to for many years, rolled up her sleeves and began to eat.

No maid dared to say that Mrs. Xue did something wrong, Mrs. Xue and Xiao Zhuyu buried their heads in eating, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

The two of them killed a large fish, and after eating, Xiao Zhuyu smacked her lips unsatisfied, and even wanted to kill another bowl of rice.

After eating, the maids who were waiting on the side began to worry that the two of them would accumulate food, and trembled their hands to help the two of them serve the meal, only daring to fill it for five minutes.

"Mother, what kind of fish is this, it's too delicious!" Xiao Zhuyu asked curiously.

This fish is not like an ordinary species, at least Xiao Zhuyu had never eaten this kind of fish when he was in Zuo Xiangfu before.

When it comes to ingredients, Xiao Zhuyu never remembers wrong.

"At this time, the Lingzhi fish in the Donghe River in the extreme north, legend has it that when Taizong was studying in the Northland, he was lost, and finally he was rescued in the direction of the Lingzhi fish swimming in the river."

Xiao Zhuyu nodded again and again, suddenly remembering the delicious fish soup she had eaten in Xue Mansion, and asked casually, "I don't know if this fish soup is delicious." ”

Mrs. Xue saw that she was full of melons and wanted to eat, and couldn't help laughing: "It should be delicious, I've been in the house for so long, and I haven't seen anything you don't like to eat." ”

Xiao Zhuyu is impressive, is Mrs. Xue making fun of herself?

She lowered her head slightly, and said with some embarrassment: "Xianggong should need to supplement nutrition now, I think he may want to drink some fish soup." ”

When Mrs. Xue heard this, the smile on her face widened.

Such a daughter-in-law, who never forgets her son in whatever she does, even doubted her before, she is really a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

Thinking of it, she wanted to do it, Xiao Zhuyu was eager to try: "Mother, why don't I go and make soup for Xianggong?" Xianggong will be able to drink it when he wakes up. ”

Mrs. Xue naturally had no reason to disagree.

These days, she can also see that her son's anorexia has no tendency to improve, but as long as it is the meal sent by her daughter-in-law, her son is still very willing to eat a little.

But Xiao Zhuyu, who rushed to the kitchen to help cook, was a little distressed.

She patted her head and said to herself: "The fish soup in the house is so good, and Xianggong doesn't have the idea of eating it, can Xianggong eat it if I make it?" ”

Xiao Zhuyu fell into deep thought.

A moment later, in the gradually calm eyes of everyone in the kitchen, Xiao Zhuyu picked up a lemon.

"What is this?"

Xiao Zhuyu was a little curious, she had never eaten this kind of thing before, and it looked ...... Like a kind of fruit?

"Young lady, this is something brought by barbarians overseas, called lemon. It's very sour, and I can't eat it. ”

The servant woman on the side saw that the young lady was actually interested in the yellow fruit, so she hurriedly cut the lemon with a knife, took a thin slice and handed it to the young lady.

Xiao Zhuyu picked up this piece curiously, it smelled fragrant and attractive, and it looked delicious.

She didn't pay attention and took a gentle bite.

But in an instant, Xiao Zhuyu threw this small slice of lemon out.

"Hmm...... Woo woo water, give me water. Xiao Zhuyu was about to shed sour tears, staring at the lemon with a big tongue in horror, not understanding how there could be such a sour fruit.

It doesn't match its harmless and cute appearance.

Naturally, there was chaos in the kitchen.

"Young lady, there is no tea you want to drink in the kitchen, this is the coarse tea we usually drink......" A maidservant carefully brought a large bowl.

Everyone else quietly stayed away from her, if nothing else, to drink the coarse tea that only the master of the family would drink, she was so bold!

Maybe in this case, the master will be blamed for drinking.

It's not unprecedented.

The maidservant also noticed the strange eyes of the others, thought of something, and didn't dare to give the bowl to Xiao Zhuyu.

Xiao Zhuyu is not so particular, she used to be just a small concubine in the Zuo Xiangfu, and after the death of her mother, many people want to get some benefits from her, and shoddy is a common thing.

Qingzhu once sighed that these subordinates are just shoddy instead of giving nothing, which is already considered benevolence.

Gulping down the tea, Xiao Zhuyu felt that her mouth was not so sour.