Chapter 163: Eat and Drink
Chang Ke didn't even go back to Chunyin Garden, he came out of Mrs. Tai and went directly to Liuyin Garden, and told Wang Xi about it.
Wang Xi was stunned and said, "What does Shi Zhu want to do?" ”
"Maybe you want to help Chang Yan get ahead, right?" Chang Ke guessed abruptly, "We haven't paid much attention to the third sister during this time, presumably someone thinks that marrying like this will inevitably damage our reputation." If we can appear in front of everyone in harmony and beauty, her reputation will be preserved, and we will say that she is nothing, that is, we have a small belly and chicken intestines, and there is no sisterhood. ”
Wang Xi sneered and said "phew" and asked Chang Ke: "What are you going to do?" ”
"I won't go to Princess Fuyang's hairpin insertion ceremony." Chang Ke said lightly, "In the past, others didn't think of coming over when they went out, is it too late to send a group fan this autumn?" Whoever wants to go will go! ”
Wang Xi felt that Chang Ke was reasonable, and said: "Then Mrs. Tai, you still have to take care of it, so as not to be taken by others to talk about things." ”
The word "filial piety" is pressed down, not to mention Chang Ke, even the third wife will be blamed.
Chang Ke nodded and said, "I know." I came to you, and let the big girl beside me go to my mother's. With my mother's temper, I'm afraid that I have already gone to Mrs. Tai to ask for an explanation. ”
"That's good!" Wang Xi left Chang Ke to eat at her place, and said, "Lest someone find you, you don't even have an excuse." Dining at my place is also a guest. ”
Chang Ke smiled and said, "Then don't bother the two masters, invite Miss Pan over for a meal, I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and use your kitchen to cook a few dishes, how about you taste it?" ”
She cherishes her marriage with Wen Zheng very much, thinking that the Wen family Ding Xingwang, this person has many people, and there are many relatives, and the girl just doesn't want to be compared and will be compared, although she was born in the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, but her father is a concubine, or a white body, and now she is just relying on the Yongcheng Hou Mansion has not been separated, and she is called "Miss Hou Fu" when she walks outside.
Chang Ke took a fancy to Wang Xi's kitchen skills.
Food is only fun to share.
The Wang family's cooking skills are not selfish.
Wang Xi not only asked the cook on the stove to tell Chang Ke to cook, but also personally instructed Chang Ke by the stove, and even sent someone to inquire about Wen Zheng's taste? specially ordered a recipe for Chang Ke, and jokingly said: "You can keep it as an heirloom." But remember to tell your children that it was given to them by their royal cousin. ”
Embarrassed Chang Ke's face is flushed? chased Wang Xi and made trouble.
What can't stand up to being "serious" and "diligent"? Although Chang Ke learned to cook for a short time? But there is a foundation, so the progress is rapid, and the Huaiyang cuisine made is really a bit interesting.
Wang Xi naturally happily responded? Sent Baiguo to invite Miss Pan? He also said: "I think you still have to learn two good dim mics, as long as it's a woman, there's no one who doesn't like desserts?" What if you meet one of the ten thousand people who doesn't like to eat sweets? You're going to make her a salty snack? In a word? Can't stump people. ”
Chang Ke laughed? "Look at what you said?" It seems that the Wen family is a tiger's den in Longtan, I don't believe it, with you beside me to guide me, I can't even get a job on the stove. “
"That's it!" Wang Xi said unashamedly, "Do you want to say business? There are many capable people in this world? Our family is not the best? But what about eating? Our family must be the best of the best. ”
The two of you are talking nonsense, and I am talking nonsense, Chang Ke feels that the anger he received from Mrs. Tai has disappeared? The mood is getting better again.
Miss Pan came a little late, and Chang Ke had already gone to the kitchen when she came.
She has been "sick" with Mrs. Hou these days, but everyone knows that Mrs. Hou is pretending to be sick, and Miss Pan helps Mrs. Hou eat supplements at Mrs. Hou every day, but she doesn't move much, and her face is round.
Wang Xi and Chang Ke came to call her, and she came like a bird released from the cage, and she couldn't wait to come.
"Then you're so late." Wang Xi didn't believe her, and joked with a smile, "You must be saying something to make us happy." ”
Miss Pan was afraid that she would gain weight again, so every time she came to Wang Xi, she pulled up her skirt and danced hundreds of ropes.
She danced Baisuo and said, "What do I coax you to do?" I watched it for a while. ”
Wang Xi's eyes widened.
Miss Pan gasped and smiled: "I heard that Miss Shi is going to take Chang Yan and Ah Ke to the palace to participate in Princess Fuyang's hairpin insertion ceremony?" Miss Shi also acted as a middleman, so that Chang Yan and Ah Kebing could release their suspicions? It is said that the third lady was so angry that she went to Mrs. Tai to scold her, made Mrs. Tai lie down angrily, and found my aunt to administer justice. I sent my sick aunt and stood at Mrs. Tai's for a while before I came over. ”
Wang Xi immediately asked with concern: "Then who won?" ”
This is related to whether Chang Ke can enter the palace or not.
Miss Pan pursed her lips and smiled, "Of course the third wife and my aunt won, otherwise I would have come so neatly?" ”
Wang Xi heard the sound and said hurriedly: "Then I'll thank Mrs. Hou and Sister Pan on behalf of Sister Ke." ”
Miss Pan smiled: "You can't talk about white teeth. I don't want anything else, just give me some of the yellow buds you gave me that day. ”
"How dare you think about it!" Wang Xi said with a smile, "I only brought a few taels of that tea, and I'm almost finished, so I'll pack a small bag for you to taste at most." ”
After the two got acquainted, they found that each other was hearty, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became, and their relationship was growing day by day.
Wang Xi really only wrapped a handful for Miss Pan.
Miss Pan yelled at Wang Xi for being stingy, and asked her personal maid to immediately send the tea back to the Spring Shade Garden, and then had dinner in the Willow Shade Garden.
A plate of spicy chicken made by Chang Ke made Miss Pan full of praise, drinking glutinous rice and osmanthus balls, and fanning the wind with his hand to his mouth and shouting that he couldn't stop.
Chang Ke smiled, very fulfilling.
Princess Fuyang's hairpin ceremony Shi Zhu was taken to Chang Yan, Chang Yan was a little depressed, the Han family didn't know, and felt that it was a rare dignity, and when she came to Yongcheng Houfu to send the furniture roster, she heard about it and went back to tell the people of the Han family, and Miss Han also gave Chang Yan a jeweled and gilded sideburns.
Wang Xi said to Chang Ke and Miss Pan in private: "It's a pity Miss Han, a flower is in the wrong place." ”
Chang Ke didn't say anything, thinking about the affairs of the Liu family, thinking of Liu Zhong, and feeling that Miss Pan's in-laws didn't seem to be a good person.
She couldn't help but sigh.
On the day of Princess Fuyang's hairpin ceremony, Shi Zhu took Chang Yan into the palace, and Wang Xi drank osmanthus wine in the willow garden.
The golden wine is served in a transparent glass glass, like flowing gold, but the taste is still a little spicy.
Wang Xi said: "It will be buried for a few days, it can be seen that you still have to listen to the master, the aged wine, with this year's freshly produced osmanthus flowers, must be buried for a full sixty days before the altar can be opened." Just ten days away, the taste is very different. ”
Miss Pan liked the taste and said, "I think it's okay." It is more mellow than many osmanthus wines sold on the market. And she loves the color even more, "It's pleasing to the eye." It would be nice if you could embellish something. ”
Chang Ke also liked this color, and said, "It's like gold leaf." Do you want to put some goji berries in it? Or something green. ”
"It must be the goji berries that look better." Wang Xi said, "However, the wolfberry soaked for a long time will make the wine red and affect its color. Temporary soaking points are easy to sink to the bottom of the cup, which is really a technical job. I'm afraid you have to find a master who is good at brewing. ”
Miss Pan took another sip of wine while they were talking, and said, "I don't think it's useful to find a master who is good at brewing." I have also drunk a lot of good wines from century-old brands in Jiangnan, and there may be quite few wines like yours. If you can't figure it out, no one else will. ”
Wang Xi was praised and very happy, and talked to Miss Pan and Chang Ke about her brewing wine in Shuzhong.
Bai Guo probed his brain outside several times.
Wang Xi found an opportunity to take her to the courtyard to talk: "What's wrong?" ”
Bai Guo smiled wryly and said, "It's nothing." It was Lord Chen who asked Wang Xi to bring a message over, saying that let's take a look at you, and don't let you go anywhere today. ”
Isn't that an accident?
Wang Xi was puzzled.
Bai Guo said: "It's the person who brought the letter, and he didn't say anything to Wang Xi." Wang Xi didn't know what was going on. But Wang Xi also said that Master Chen is not the kind of person who talks about it, since he has ordered it, we had better tell you. ”
Wang Xi privately told them to let them coax Wang Xi to stay at home as Chen Luo said, she felt that she didn't need to tell Wang Xi.
Anyway, looking at Wang Xi like this, it doesn't look like he is going out.
Wang Xi was still thinking about adding something to the golden osmanthus wine, thinking that Bai Guo couldn't understand that it would be better for her to ask Chen Luo at night, so she didn't take it to heart, turned back to the house, and talked to Miss Pan and Chang Ke about winemaking.
Miss Pan also said to Wang Xi: "You have to make wine so well, why don't you hold a banquet during the Mid-Autumn Festival and invite some friends to play at home?" ”
She felt that this was conducive to Wang Xi's reputation and to Wang Xi's marriage - among their in-laws, Wang Xi's marriage was not settled.
Chang Ke also felt good, and said: "Even if you feel that it is troublesome to treat, this osmanthus wine should be put in the gift list, and everyone should give some." ”
Wang Xi really thought about it. However, in the past, when she was in the Wang family, she helped her grandfather make wine, and it was the first time for her to brew alone, and there were not many wines.
They discussed what to use for the wine.
There is something to do, time always passes quickly, but until they have dinner and decide on the bottle of wine, the husband has already started to watch, Shi Zhu and Chang Yan, who went to the palace to participate in the hairpin insertion ceremony of Princess Fuyang, have not returned.
Mrs. Tai muttered, "This is impossible! The palace is going to be locked. ”
Mama Shi also beat a drum in her heart, but she could only comfort Mrs. Tai: "I'm afraid that Princess Fuyang has something to say to Miss Shi, so I will keep them for a while." ”
"Even if that's the case, I should be back!" Mrs. Tai said uneasily.