Chapter 48 Soup

Xia Meizhen has been in the Dai family for so long, she has already inquired about the diet of this era, and when she saw this, she introduced all these dishes.

She knew that there were rules for eating in ancient big families, so after explaining, she stood aside, and the old housekeeper who was guarding on the side was clear-minded, and without Cheng Bu explaining, she scooped a bowl of soup and handed it to him, and then scooped another bowl to Cheng Jinke.

The flavor of green vegetables and tofu is fresh in the freshness of green vegetables and the tenderness of tofu, and the combination of the two is extremely refreshing. It's just that Cheng Bu glanced at it, but put the soup aside, and picked up the chopsticks to clip the golden shrimp balls.

Cheng Jinke didn't do this, took a spoon and drank it, and only after drinking it did Cheng Ping add food.

In ancient times, food was not spoken, Xia Meizhen was not in a hurry to speak, and when they finished eating and removed the dishes and chopsticks, Cheng Bu couldn't wait to ask: "Girl, everyone knows that green vegetables and tofu are not suitable for eating at this time, why do you still serve this dish?" ”

Xia Meizhen blessed her body and said: "Because my method is different from others, I use oil-free bone broth to make it, so this is no longer a vegetarian dish, but a meat dish." It is also suitable to eat in winter. ”

Especially if there is a lack of fat in the body like an adult, it is still good to use large bone broth to slowly tonify and recuperate. And the most important thing is that although Cheng Bu said that he had anorexia, but judging from the situation just now, it has not reached such a serious point, Xia Meizhen thought viciously, maybe this old man ate too well when he was in Beijing, and he didn't know how to eat as soon as he returned to Xuanzhou Mansion in the poor countryside.

Cheng Bu was stunned by these words, and wanted to ask Cheng Ping to scoop some soup to taste, but he remembered that the food had been withdrawn, so he had to give up.

He gently turned his head to look at his grandson, Cheng Jinke drank two big bowls just now, but he saw it clearly.

Cheng Jinke saw his grandfather's gaze, so he said lightly: "I think the cooperation between restaurants is feasible, and the craftsmanship of Xia Xiaoniang will not disappoint us." ”

He turned his head to look at his grandfather, "Tomorrow I will allocate the restaurant on East Street to Xia Xiaoniang, what does my grandfather think?" ”

After just such a while, Cheng Jinke thought about the cooperation between the restaurants and put it into action, Xia Meizhen was a little stunned: Is the efficiency of the ancients already so fast? She also unexpectedly had to wait for ten days and half a month before she could get the letter.

Although she didn't know that the restaurant on East Street was the property of the Cheng family, she had learned about it when she was selling winter bamboo shoots before, this lotus shop was the richest residential area in Xuanzhou Mansion, and East Street was equivalent to a modern shopping street, not only with a wide variety of goods, but also with a grade that other streets could not match.

And Cheng Jinke said it easily, and he could rest assured that he would hand it over to a stranger, and it was estimated that it was a restaurant that was not proportional to the entry and exit.

This seems to be thinking a lot, but it was just a matter of a moment, she had a number in her heart, and she looked at Cheng Bu.

Cheng Bu has been living a life of idle clouds and wild cranes since he returned to his ancestral hometown, and he doesn't care about the affairs of the house, hearing his grandson's question, Cheng Bu Lao Shen smacked his beard and said: "This is a matter between you, you don't need to ask me." ”

Cheng Jinke suddenly had a black line, and thought: Partnering with this girl to open a restaurant, don't you also have a good mouth, why don't you care?

But he didn't dare say it.

"In that case, you can go and talk to the young lady about the restaurant, this is her shop." After speaking, he stood up and said to Cheng Bu: "If it's okay, I'll go to the study." ”

In the past two years, he has been preparing for entering Beijing and entering the office, soaking in the study or yamen all day long, Cheng Bu didn't care about him, shook his hand, and said to Xia Meizhen: "The old man will be sleepy as soon as he is full, and I won't keep you, you go to the backyard." ”

Xia Meizhen stood up and saluted and retired.

Cheng Ping heard the conversation inside, so he naturally took Xia Meizhen to the backyard in person.

Walking on the road, Xia Meizhen saw the old housekeeper's kind appearance, so she said, "I don't know what the housekeeper is called?" ”

"The little lady can call me Steward Cheng, I am a scholar who used to be the master." Cheng Pingdao.

Xia Meizhen knew that the master in his mouth was Cheng Bu, and Cheng Ping started as a scholar, so his qualifications in this mansion must be very high, so he smiled and saluted Cheng Ping, and then said: "I was born lowly, I have never seen a big person, and I don't know what kind of person the young lady is, and I also ask Steward Cheng to give me some advice, so as not to say bad things and offend the young lady later." ”

This is something that every first time you come to Cheng Mansion will inquire about, Cheng Ping is accustomed to it, and said: "The young lady is a straightforward person, and the children born a few years ago are a lot more euphemistic, and the little lady doesn't have to worry." ”

Xia Meizhen has a place in her heart when she hears this, and she doesn't inquire about superfluous things - people who can sit in the position of housekeeper are all human spirits, and if she asks too much, it will inevitably arouse other suspicions, and the gains outweigh the losses. There is still a cooperative relationship in the future, and there is time to understand slowly, and there is no need to rush this time.

As he spoke, he arrived at the gate of the inner courtyard, Cheng Ping stopped and introduced to a mother-in-law guarding the door: "This is the little lady Xia who Young Master Jin asked to come to see the young lady." He turned to Xia Meizhen and said, "Inside is the inner courtyard, and the small one is inconvenient, so I asked this mother to take you in." ”

After saying that, he made a gesture of please, and then turned around and left.

Xia Meizhen nodded to the gatekeeper, which was considered a courtesy. This mother-in-law guarding the door is just a third-class mother-in-law, who is usually not in the inner courtyard with her nostrils facing up, and at this time, I saw Cheng Ping coming over with a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, looking at the appearance of a person who is not rich, but because it was brought by Cheng Ping, and it was passed on to the young master, he did not dare to despise it.

blessed Xia Meizhen and said, "I've seen the little lady, please come with me." Then lead the way.

I didn't feel anything in the outer courtyard just now, but as soon as I entered the courtyard door, Xia Meizhen only felt that she was facing a piece of green, and a bush of lush green bamboo was falling into her eyes, and along the corridor, there was a cluster of winter plums, which had passed the flowering period at this time, and some wilted flower stalks were left on the branches.

It's a tasteful one.

Xia Meizhen nodded secretly, in the middle of the flower yard on the left hand side was a stack of rockeries, and several cobblestone paths led to the surroundings, at this time, a person in front of her came over and was talking to Zhang's mother, Xia Meizhen withdrew her gaze.

I heard Zhang's mother say: "This is the person introduced by the young master, and I want to see the young lady." ”

The one who greeted her was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, who grew up very thoughtfully, and after listening to Zhang's mother's words, she looked at Xia Meizhen, and then said, "You and I will come." ”

After speaking, he turned around and went to the main house, Xia Meizhen followed, and Zhang's mother retreated.

After walking a long way, the maid came forward and asked, "What is the matter with the girl looking for our young lady?" ”

"Your young master asked me to discuss the cooperation with the young lady about the cooperation in the restaurant."

When the maid heard this, her feet did not stop, and she glanced back at Xia Meizhen in surprise, but she did not answer.