The days passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was late October, the weather was getting colder and colder, everyone put on thick coats, and the charcoal for the fire was also sent down, Aunt Xiao was inconvenient, and asked Yu Gui to distribute the charcoal to the aunts in charge according to the practice of previous years, and then they allocated it to the girls under them for heating.

When doing the inferior girl, she slept on a big kang shop, although each person received less charcoal, but the collection of each room was enough to burn for a night, and now I changed the room, and slept on a wooden bed, and only a brazier was made in the house, so that there was a soup woman on the bed to keep warm, and I could still sleep comfortably at night.

On this day, Xiangru was still busy in the kitchen early in the morning, doing daily routine work with everyone, and at the same time, the front pharmacy was also busy, and the pharmacy checked the library points once a month.

Aunt Fang, who is in charge of the pharmacy, took her subordinates to receive a group of people sent by Du's father-in-law at the door of the women's medical hall on time.

Knowing that Aunt Fang had to be on the scene to watch that she had no time to take care of other things today, Doctor Xie asked Madder to carry the medicine box, bring the things she should bring, and go to Aunt Xiao's courtyard with her.

Yu Gui, who was waiting in Aunt Xiao's room, heard the movement in the courtyard and came out to greet her, and before the two sides could hold hands and say a word of affection, Yu Gui felt that there was a hard and cold thing in her palm, and she hurriedly pulled her hand and spread out her palm to see that it was a small silver slot, about two cents of silver.

Yugui was startled, and her instinct was to postpone it, but before her hand reached in front of Doctor Xie, the madder on the side called her sister sweetly, "Good sister, I heard that you have new tricks there, borrow your sister to draw a trace, so that my sister will not be laughed at by others every day." ”

Only then did Yugui react and understand that Doctor Xie had something to talk to Aunt Xiao alone, so she gave a thank you gift to Doctor Xie, put away the silver horn, carried the medicine box on Madder's shoulder, and said to Madder with a smile: "Good sister, go and wait for me in my room, I will take the doctor into the house first and then accompany you." ”

The three of them entered the hall, Madder went directly to the bedroom of the right-hand Cinnamon, and the Cinnamon led Doctor Xie into the bedroom of Aunt Xiao on the left hand, set up a stool in front of the bed and invited Doctor Xie to sit, gave a cup of hot tea and added a few pieces of charcoal to the brazier, and then quietly retreated back to his room to play with Madder.

Doctor Xie first routinely checked Aunt Xiao's pulse and asked some questions, such as how she feels recently, whether she has gotten out of bed and walked around, what she eats three meals a day, how she has bowel movements, etc., Aunt Xiao replied while carefully looking at the doctor's expression, seeing that there has always been a faint smile on her face, and her heart is relieved of the heaviness of the past.

"Lingzhi, is my body improving?"

"Auntie, compared to the symptoms you had at that time, they have been greatly improved, I just need to remember that I will continue to recuperate like this after leaving the palace in the future, and my aunt will be able to live a long life."

"Oh?" Aunt Xiao's eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth curled up with a boss's arc, "I think so too, since I stopped taking tonics, I feel relaxed every day, I eat well and sleep well, I heard that it is because the kitchen has changed to a new chef, and the cooking skills of the cook are facing my appetite." ”

"Auntie, I also came today to talk about this cook." Doctor Xie smiled lightly and pulled the sideburns behind her ears.

"What? ...... this girl? ”

"How to say it, I didn't notice it at first, but after so many days, I feel more and more that this cook is not simple, these days I deliberately asked Madder to find a way to inquire with the inferior girls who sprinkled and swept outside, those girls used to be in the same house with this cook for a few years, and knew something about her."

"Tell me."

"The cook's name is Xiangru, her surname is He, she is fourteen years old this year, she came four years ago, and as soon as she came in, she went directly to the kitchen to be a handyman, she was a distant relative of Aunt Rong, and her cooking skills were all trained by Aunt Rong, in addition to the daily kitchen chores, she also had to serve Aunt Rong's daily life and diet, and she would be beaten if she was a little neglected, and she had a very hard time all day."

"I've heard of Aunt Rong beating people, there has been a precedent of hurting people, and I have ordered her a few times, but who told me last time that she seriously injured one of her cooks, it can't be this girl, right?"

"How can it be, it's another old man, it's okay with this person, we won't talk about her. This Xiangru has been a kitchen handyman for four years, but since Aunt Xiao, you are sick, this girl seems to have suddenly received attention, and within a few days, she took off her identity as a handyman and became a formal cook, and then became your exclusive chef. ”

"Yes, she can also make dim sum, which is simple and effortless, but as far as she can figure out, those chefs who have been doing it for decades can only make those old styles, and they can't change any tricks."

"Auntie, here's the problem, how did He Xiangru, who had never been cared for, suddenly be reused? Is it the pawn that Aunt Rong has always prepared? ”

"Lingzhi, just say what you want to say." Aunt Xiao felt uncomfortable in her heart, and the good mood just now was covered with another layer of haze.

"It's hard to say whether He Xiangru is a special preparation for Aunt Rong, but judging from the competition between her and Aunt Fang these days, this girl has played a big role behind it. Your health has improved, and Xiangru has contributed to it. ”

"How do you say that?!" Aunt Xiao was puzzled.

"When you were still drinking tonic medicine before, your physical condition was good or bad, and the two aunts attacked each other for this, and even quarreled in front of you, and then stopped the tonics, but your body is getting better day by day, and this is the beginning of Xiangru being your exclusive cook."

Aunt Xiao sat up straight, "It seems that this is the case, the daily diet is changed after stopping the tonics." ”

"As soon as I found out that she was good for you, I fell in love, and deliberately asked Madder to test her, and I found out that this little girl actually knows medicine, I asked Madder to ask her to cook me a bowl of ***** porridge, do you know what she said?"

Aunt Xiao shook her head.

She asked Madder if I was in bad spirits. I also asked Akane to persuade me to let go of my mood. ”

Is that really what she said? How can the cook's girl know medicine? Aunt Xiao's eyes widened.

"Auntie, you think it's strange too, don't you? There's something even weirder to come. ”

"Tell me."

"My aunt knew that I would sometimes go to Gonggong Li to borrow some medical books to read, and once I happened to see him drinking ginger syrup, saying that it was called ginger syrup drink, which was a recipe passed from our medical hall. At that time, I wondered that people in pharmacies have always taken medicine, and no one has ever drunk this thing, and there are only a few people who can come into contact with outsiders. After I came back, I thought about it for a long time before I suddenly realized that the kitchen also has the opportunity to contact outsiders, and the hospital will send someone to deliver food to the kitchen every day. ”

"And then?" Aunt Xiao was fascinated by what she heard.

"I found out about this soon after the tonic happened, you stopped the tonic, Xiang Rusheng is your chef, do you remember that bowl of peanut pork rib soup? It was this bowl of soup that made me finally suspect her, so while arranging for Madder to inquire, I also took the opportunity to go to Gonggong Li to inquire, and found the little eunuch who brought the recipe into the Lotus Whisker Courtyard, and after coaxing him a few words, he recruited them all. It was Xiangru who taught him, and not only taught him that recipe, but also taught him the practice of candied radish pear, perilla porridge and almond porridge, which are all food recipes for treating wind and cold cough. ”

"Oh? This Xiangru actually has this ability? Are these methods correct? ”

"That's right, auntie, these prescriptions are indeed for treating cold and cough."

"Oh, that's weird, how could there be such a powerful girl hidden in the kitchen?"

"yes, auntie, that's the weirdness."

"I know, Lingzhi, in addition to seeing my wife today, you also want to check the identity of this girl, right?"

"Please also ask Aunt Xiao to make it convenient."

Aunt Xiao groaned slightly and nodded, "Well, since I think there is a problem, if I don't check it out, it will always make people feel uncomfortable." A copy of the roster of girls who come in every year is locked in a box under the bed, so we don't have to guess to see it. After saying that, Aunt Xiao opened the treasure box at the head of the bed and took out a small key from one of the drawers.

And Mrs. Xie directly rolled up her sleeves and squatted down, and dragged out a three-foot square camphor wood box with copper at the corners, and the box was covered with a layer of dust, which showed that it had not been moved for a long time.

"Ouch, why did you do it yourself, didn't you just call Yugui?"

"It's just that I'm thinking too much about it, so why should I alarm others, it's not appropriate to watch it quietly."

Mrs. Xie took the key and opened the padlock, and the stacks in the box were all copies of the roster, the thickness was uncertain, and they were placed in order according to the year. Mrs. Xie found the one from four years ago, and searched carefully with Aunt Xiao page by page.

There is one person on one page of the roster, and what is recorded on it is the basic information such as the origin, original name, age, birthdate, family business, and current name of each girl, and what Xie Yipo wants to see is He Xiangru's family business.

The roster was flipped through from beginning to end, and it was only on the last few pages that Xiangru's name was found, and the family business was written as a cook.

"Cook? Her father was a cook? Doctor Xie was a little stunned and a little lost, but she still thought about it too much.

"Dad is a cook, and he has a distant relative, no wonder Aunt Rong personally trained this girl, she is really talented in cooking." Aunt Xiao thought about something else, but unfortunately she was about to leave the palace and couldn't eat this good craft.

"But how can the cook's daughter know medicine? Do you know so much? Lady Xie's mind turned a few times, but she still felt that it was wrong.

"Lingzhi, could it be that she learned these at home, and she didn't show her hand to everyone until today? The recipes you mentioned don't have a single medicine, they're all food, and you can't prove that she really understands medicine based on this alone. ”

"It's true, I have no way to prove that she really understands medicine, but it's a fact that your health is getting better, just the heads of those people in the kitchen, they can't even think of a new dish, I don't believe that some of them will give advice to Aunt Rong every day for your diet, Aunt Rong doesn't have a confidant, only this Xiangru has close convenience."

"But didn't this roster say that her family was a cook? What else should I do? Ganoderma lucidum, you've got the tip of the horns. ”

"No, I'm going to check again. Ask my aunt to fulfill it. Doctor Xie put down the roster, got up and saluted Aunt Xiao.

"Alas, you kid is just screwing, you have to check, what if you want to be a cook?" Aunt Xiao had a headache.

"I'm going to die completely."

"Okay, okay, take my waist card, go ahead." Aunt Xiao opened the treasure box again and took out a palm-sized ebony waist card from another drawer. The waist card is oblong, there are holes up and down, the top can wear a rope to hang on the belt, the bottom can be hung with silk spike decoration, the front is engraved three times in the female medical hall, and the reverse side is the word in charge.

Aunt Xiao took the waist card and put it in her arms, put the roster back in the box as it was, locked it, and returned the key to Aunt Xiao.

"Auntie, I'll take the cinnamon again." Doctor Xie was seen all the way from her house, and if she wanted to go directly to the Tai Hospital from here, she would inevitably need someone to cover up.

"Okay, by the way, call Madder to my room and talk to me to relieve my boredom."

Yu Gui and Madder hurriedly came over when they heard the call, and when they heard Doctor Xie say that it was time to report Aunt Xiao's situation to Du's father-in-law, they couldn't help but have red eyes.

"Auntie, Yu Gui can't bear you."

"Good boy, I can't bear you, but I'm old, and I'm going to leave eventually, so you can accompany Doctor Xie on this trip."

Yugui looked at Doctor Xie and then at Aunt Xiao, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, gave a blessing, and went out to open the curtain first.

The women's medical hall is such a big territory, the girls come and go, and Xie Yipo and Yugui do not deliberately avoid people, but they were seen walking towards the gate of the women's medical hall, and everyone immediately spread the discussion.

Stepping into the realm of Tai Hospital, the two went straight to the Lotus Temple.