Money is the most useful thing in any era.

The chicken soup that Yao Jiaxin ordered appeared on her table at lunchtime, a purple clay cup with a capacity of about one liter, a thick white chicken soup steaming with white silk, decorated with red wolfberries and green onions, and five or six slices of codonopsis and a little old ginger slices were added to it.

Needless to say, the effect of wolfberry is to nourish the liver and eyes, nourish the blood and calm the nerves, and the most is to warm and replenish, while Codonopsis can strengthen the spleen and lungs, nourish the blood and nourish the body, and the treatment of deficiency is excellent, and it can even replace ginseng. Yao Jiaxin said in her heart, although she didn't use anything too expensive, her body was too weak, and if she used ginseng slices, she would be empty and not replenished.

Su Yu served her a bowl of chicken soup, and said with a smile: "The servant told the father-in-law in charge of the soup that your throat has not healed yet, so the father-in-law Tang deliberately added a few white nuts, saying that it is to dissolve phlegm and relieve cough." ”

Yao Jiaxin took a sip of chicken soup, and sure enough, there was a faint bitter taste of ginkgo in it, but it did not affect the taste of the chicken soup, "This soup father-in-law is a good hand at making soup." ”

Su Yu said in a low voice: "If the little master wants to eat such a good soup from time to time, I am afraid that he will have to seal ten taels of silver to Father-in-law Tang every month." ”

Ten taels a month, that's not too expensive.

However, after changing the previous owner, how can he be willing to spend half of the moon to clean up the small kitchen of Xianfu Palace?

Yao Jiaxin drank the fragrant and delicious chicken soup and said leisurely: "As the saying goes, medicine is not as good as food." ”

On today's table, not only is this cup of chicken soup well cooked, but the dishes are also twice as good as breakfast, whether it is meat or vegetarian, they are all cooked very well. Yao Jiaxin had a great appetite, and drank two bowls of chicken soup alone, but there was still more than half left.

If you can't finish eating, you can't waste it, so you will be rewarded to Su Yu, Nongyun, Yang Yu, and Xiaoliu as usual.

Yao Jiaxin's food level has improved, and the people below have naturally enjoyed a lot of happiness, and they are all happy.

Su Yu served her and cupped her hands, and reported: "Little master, the winter materials have been delivered, there are four horses of wool green cloth, two horses of Korean cloth, two horses of plain satin, and one horse of cloud satin, but ...... Ula mink was given only five. Su Yu showed a bit of bitterness, "The people from the satin library said that this year's mink tribute is less than in previous years, so ......"

Yao Jiaxin knew as soon as she heard that this was a case and was deducted again, she was a sick and weak old nobleman who had fallen out of favor, and it was very common for her to encounter this kind of thing.

Nong Yun was young, and couldn't help but exclaim: "I gave eight tickets last year!" The things that are red and white in the satin library are getting more and more noses on the face! ”

Su Yu sighed, "Little master, five mink skins are indeed less, at most they can only be made into a top." ”

Yao Jiaxin glanced at the placket of the eighty percent new smoke-blue cloud satin fabric hanging on the shelf, which was long, and could hang down to the ankles, and the wind hair on the sides was not bad, dense and fluffy. In ancient times, fur coats were all made of wool, only a little exposed on the neckline and placket, and they were generally exposed by picking up the best parts of the fur - called wind hair.

"Does the little lord plan to wear this old clothes to the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet this year?" Su Yu was a little incredulous.

Yao Jiaxin said lightly: "I didn't plan to attend. "——What do you do when you go out and toss in the cold winter night? It's better to nest in your own side hall to recuperate.

Su Yu nodded: "It's okay if the little master doesn't go out, your body is still weak, and you can't withstand the cold wind outside." After a pause, she said: "Concubine Mao Niangniang worships Buddha all year round, and I think I will be accommodating." ”

Nong Yun hurriedly said: "Even so, the little master should make a new dress, and the slave looks at the cloud satin with excellent color." ”

Yao Jiaxin thought of her current ghost appearance, and she was really not interested in making any new clothes for Lao Shizi, but after thinking about it, the Zhou Taiyi who treated herself before was sent by Mao Concubine, and she wanted to ask for leave for the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, and Mao Concubine had to be interesting.

Then he said: "Su Yu, go to the satin warehouse with your silver, get a few mink skins, and at least make up a cloak." ”

Su Yu only thought that the little master was moved by the thick clouds, and he wanted to make new clothes this winter, so he was busy running errands.

"Wait!" Seeing that Su Yu was about to retreat, Yao Jiaxin was busy again: "There is also charcoal, I am afraid that it is not enough, you bring Yang Yu and Xiaoliuzi, so that the silver can be exchanged for some good charcoal." ”

There was only one charcoal basin burning in this room, and it was too cold. If it goes on like this, if you are not careful, you will have to freeze and catch a cold again.

For example, there were originally five catties of red charcoal and twenty-five catties of black charcoal every day, of which the quality of red charcoal was the best and the most resistant to burning, and black charcoal inevitably had smoke and was not resistant to burning.

It's cold like this in my own house, and I must have been deducted a lot of charcoal.

Su Yu was a little painful, but he didn't dare to refute it directly, so he thought about it for a while, and said, "It's better for the slave to get more black charcoal, it can also be used." ”

Yao Jiaxin understood what Su Yu meant, black charcoal is cheap!

Su Yu said in a low voice: "Get some dry and neat black charcoal, burn a pot outside, and when the smoke is small, bring the charcoal basin in, it will not smoke you, master." ”

Yao Jiaxin really didn't expect this, "But this work is dirty and cumbersome...... "Every time I burn a pot, I have to go outside to toss it, and if I am not careful, I will be burned......

Su Yu was even moved in her heart, "The slave knows that the master feels sorry for us, but this charcoal-burning work is really nothing." ”

Yes, in the palace, how many masters will treat the palace maids and eunuchs as human beings?

Yao Jiaxin sighed, and said: "I remember that there are four horses of wool green cloth, I will add two taels of silver to each of you to buy some cotton, and make a new dress for each of you." "She, the palace people, are all dressed very thinly, and the young Xiaoliuzi and Nongyun have chilblains on their hands, and it is unbearable to look at.

As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them knelt on the ground, their eyes were red, and Su Yu's eyes were wet: "Little master......"

Yao Jiaxin couldn't see such a scene the most, and hurriedly waved her hand: "These days, because of my illness, you have been frightened and suffered, and now my health is improving, which is also the credit of your faithful service, and it should be rewarded." ”

Then he couldn't help but say, "Okay, let's go on an errand!" I'm still waiting to add charcoal to keep warm! ”

Su Yu hurriedly wiped away her tears and kowtowed, "The slave is going!" ”

When night fell, the cold wind howled outside the hall, and when you heard it, you knew that it must be cold to the bone.

Thanks to the newly picked black charcoal, a pot of hot roasting was brought in, and within a few moments, the bedroom was much warmer.

For dinner, she ate lotus seed yam and mutton soup, Yao Jiaxin's stomach was warm, Su Yu made her a wolfberry tea, Yao Jiaxin held it in her hand and drank it slowly. This wolfberry was prescribed by Imperial Physician Zhou, because Xie Yin was rich, Imperial Physician Zhou also reciprocated the peach, and called for two taels of wolfberries to be sent, saying that it was used as tea on weekdays.

Su Yu saw that there was no one around, so he said in a low voice: "Little master, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid the silver won't last for a few months." "This is still counting the little master's moon in it. Although Su Yu doesn't know how much private money his master has, he doesn't think it will be too much, otherwise his master will not be so frugal in the years since he came to the palace from King Yong's mansion. The master has been seriously ill for a while, but he is more and more willing to spend money.

Yao Jiaxin laughed in her heart, this Su Yu felt sorry for her money, so she said: "I've been too frugal these years, you just have to rest assured, I still have a lot of self-esteem, so I won't sit on the mountain." ”

Hearing the master say this, Su Yu was relieved, "The little master knows in his heart, and the slave is at ease." "In fact, the master is willing to spend money, and it is a good thing to treat them as slaves, not to mention anything else, just the leftovers from three meals are enough for them.