For six days in a row, Gu Xiyan cooked six different soups.

Mama Wang's eyes when she looked at Xi Yan were obviously different.

But no matter how much she tried to knock on the side, she just didn't find out any useful information.

Gu Xiyan was very anxious, but at the same time, he admired Mrs. Wei's imperial efforts.

Huaiyuan seemed to be isolated from the world, no one came to visit, no one visited others, everyone tried to stay in this small courtyard to find something to do for themselves, and there seemed to be a layer of things separated from each other, not much to communicate, let alone standing in a corner to gossip.

Liu Meier's thing is embroidery, and Mrs. Wei, most of the time, sits cross-legged on the big kang and meditates with her eyes closed, motionless, sitting for most of the day, even if she is a monk, she may not have her perseverance.

Gu Xiyan saw it and felt sour. She has been widowed for fifteen years, so can't she pass the long days in the future!

Thinking about it, Gu Xiyan felt cold.

Just as she was about to find another way to break the deadlock, a guest suddenly came to Huaiyuan.

When this guest came, Gu Xiyan was learning embroidery with her on the big kang in Liu Meier's house, and Qin Niang came in and called Liu Meier to ask for peace: "Mrs. Zhou from Garlic Miao Hutong is here." ”

Liu Mei'er didn't know if it was because Huaiyuan's life was too lonely or if she liked this lady very much, and a pleasant smile immediately appeared on her face, and she hurriedly pulled Gu Xiyan and said, "Let's go." Let's go and say hello to Mrs. Zhou. ”

Qin Niang stopped Gu Xiyan: "Miss Liu, Madam only let you pass it on." ”

Liu Mei'er and Gu Xiyan were stunned, especially Gu Xiyan, it was really uncomfortable to be rejected so bluntly. Liu Mei'er glanced at Gu Xiyan in embarrassment, and the corners of her eyes twitched slightly. wanted to say something, but Gu Xiyan stopped her in time: "You go quickly, so as not to make the two ladies anxious." ”

Liu Meier also knows that this is not the time to fight for these. glanced at Gu Xiyan apologetically: "Sister Gu, you embroider flowers for a while, and I will be back soon." ”

Gu Xiyan urged her to go quickly, Liu Mei'er hurriedly walked out of the door, and Qin Niang, who followed her to the door, turned around and smiled at Gu Xiyan, and said softly: "The girl is dressed too luxuriously." I took the liberty of going to see Mrs. Zhou, afraid that Mrs. Zhou would not have the right thing to make a meeting gift..."

Gu Xiyan's heart froze, but he smiled faintly on his face: "It's still Madame's thoughtfulness!" ”

After they left, Gu Xiyan opened the curtains on the side of the kang and stared straight at the courtyard. After a long while, she saw two girls walking out of Mrs. Wei's house with a strange middle-aged woman in their arms.

She was of medium stature, wearing a corn-colored leather cloak with jet-black green silk in a high bun and ornaments of gold gleaming eyes. As with all middle-aged women. Her skin is loose, and there are obvious bags and wrinkles under her eyes, but it is difficult to hide her beauty. The skin is still as white as frost and snow, the lips are red and bright, and he looks very good and radiant. It doesn't look like a person who has been imprisoned for more than ten years!

It was Bao Niang who sent her out.

Walking to the wall shadow, she stopped and said something to Bao Niang, and her face was facing Gu Xiyan.

Gu Xiyan could see clearly that her attitude towards Bao Niang's words was cautious with a hint of humility.

Bao Niang sent her out of the shadow wall and returned alone, and after a while. Liu Mei'er came out of Mrs. Wei's house.

Gu Xiyan hurriedly put down the curtain in his hand. Then he picked up the embroidery needle and embroidered a few stitches, and waited for Liu Meier to return to the house. She pretended to be embroidering, put down the embroidery bandage in her hand, and said with a smile: "How is it?" Meet Mrs. Zhou! ”

Liu Mei'er nodded, and said in response: "Sister Gu, do you want to go to Chengzhou with me?" ”

Could it be that Madame Wei told her something?

Gu Xiyan was stunned.

Liu Mei'er's face was full of embarrassment: "Aunt treats you like this, I... After saying a few words, she lost her temper. If I call you to admonish, you, for the sake of me saying the wrong thing, must hold back..."

Gu Xiyan's heart suddenly became soft.

She took Liu Mei'er's hand and said softly, "Mei'er, let's be good friends!" ”

Liu Mei'er was surprised: "Sister Gu, what's wrong with you?" Don't we get along well all the time? ”

Gu Xiyan smiled, and suddenly hugged Liu Mei'er: "Well, we will always get along like this in the future, okay?" ”

Liu Mei'er nodded happily, took out a jade jade plate from the high cabinet behind her and handed it to Gu Xiyan: "You gave me a pair of pearl earrings, and I gave you a jade plate, which is our token..."

Gu Xiyan generously accepted the jade card, and Liu Mei'er was even happier.

"After the New Year, I begged my aunt to go, and you and I went back to Chengzhou."

Gu Xiyan didn't want to ruin her interest, and said with a smile: "I'll talk about it then." Now that you're like this, you'll only make Mrs. less high

Liu Mei'er knew a little bit of Mrs. Wei's temper, and immediately stopped speaking like a deflated ball.

The atmosphere between the two of them was a little unnatural.

Gu Xiyan didn't want this atmosphere to affect the atmosphere between them, and said with a smile: "I saw a medium-sized but good-looking woman come out accompanied by Bao Niang, is she Mrs. Zhou?" ”

Liu Mei'er's expression was slightly more natural, and she smiled: "Hmm." That's Mrs. Zhou! ”

"It seems that there are few guests in the Huaiyuan!"

Liu Mei'er nodded: "Well, my aunt doesn't want to move around, so our sisters often take turns to stay with my aunt for a while." ”

"What is Mrs. Zhou doing here?"

"It's almost the New Year, so let's say hello to my aunt!"

"It's rare to come once, why don't you sit down more, eat dinner and then leave." It seems that I have to go to the Hyunji Temple..."

The two were talking. There was movement outside the door again.

Gu Xiyan hurriedly lifted the curtains and looked around.

A neatly dressed and shrewd woman walked in side by side with Bao Niang.

Gu Xiyan beckoned Liu Mei'er to come and say, "Who is that?" ”

Liu Mei'er looked at it carefully for a long time, and said uncertainly: "It's so familiar!" ”

The two of them stuck to the glass window and watched the two people outside the house enter Mrs. Wei's house before turning around.

Gu Xiyan said abruptly: "This garden is deserted, but whenever you see a figure, you have to look at it for a long time as if it was lively..."

Liu Meier nodded in agreement. She sighed on her elbows: "So I want to go back to Chengzhou!" It's not fun to celebrate the New Year here. Before the Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone has to go to the Xianji Courtyard, and the people of the Qi family worship their ancestors, and we can only wait outside the Yu Nian Pavilion. It was not until ten o'clock in the evening that the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner began. We can only eat with those slightly faceless grandmothers, and we have to entertain those grandmothers. When it's over, you can't run around. I still have to keep the New Year... I had to go to Xianji Courtyard early the next morning to say goodbye to Mrs. Xu, and I couldn't sleep lazy... Alas! "Yu complains a lot.

Gu Xiyan smiled: "How many years have you spent in Qi Mansion?" Look at what this said, how wronged! ”

Liu Mei'er also laughed: "I spent a year here the year before last, and then I didn't want to come again." ”

While chatting with Liu Mei'er, Gu Xiyan paid attention to the movement in the yard, and later felt that this was really a bit difficult. simply instructed Duan Yingluo: "Go and see, what is that woman doing in Huaiyuan?" ”

Duan Yingluo responded and wanted to go, Qiu Gui looked at him from the side, Gu Xiyan turned his eyes and stopped Duan Yingluo: "You and Qiu Gui go together." "Qiu Gui is just a teenage girl, and she accompanies Liu Mei'er every day like she is in prison, so she must be bored and no one can do it.

Of course, Liu Mei'er knew this taste, and she nodded: "You can go and see it with Miss Duan!" ”

The two girls gave orders, and Duan Yingluo and Qiu Gui went out in a low voice and laughing.

Soon. The two of them turned around.

Qiu Gui said: "It turned out to be Mama Zhong who was still living in Shangzheng, and said that she was borrowing Mama Wang from Mrs. for this year's New Year." ”

Liu Mei'er suddenly realized: "Oh, do I feel so familiar, it turns out to be Mama Zhong of Shang Zhengju." ”

Gu Xiyan said, "Who is this Mama Zhong?" Why do you want to borrow Mama Wang? ”

Qiu Gui said with a smile: "This Mama Zhong is the chef of Shang Zhengju, and they are in charge of the annual New Year's banquet in Qi Mansion. Mama Wang's dishes are doing very well, every time it comes to this time. I will borrow my grandmother to help. ”

Gu Xiyan's heart moved.

In other words, when the time comes, the chefs who do well in Qifu cuisine will gather in Shang Zhengju's big kitchen, if she can follow Mama Wang...

According to the usual practice, Gu Xiyan and Liu Meier accompanied Mrs. Wei to dinner, and after dinner, Mrs. Wei went for a walk. Gu Xiyan found an excuse to go to the small kitchen in the backyard to find Mama Wang. Mama Wang was sitting under the dim oil lamp and flipped through a book like an account book, the orange light shining on her wrinkled face. It seems peaceful and quiet.

For a moment, Gu Xiyan felt as if she had suddenly seen a different Mama Wang.

Mama Wang probably sensed that someone was coming in, she raised her head, saw Gu Xiyan, and said with a smile: "Miss Gu, it's so late, why are you here?" She said as she got up to make tea for Gu Xiyan.

Gu Xiyan stopped her: "I just want to say a few words to Mama, Mama, don't be so polite!" After speaking, she said that she wanted to follow her to Shang Zhengju's kitchen.

Mama Wang refused without hesitation.

"Miss Gu, the Yanguo Mansion is no better than other wealthy families, it has a history of almost four hundred years, and some rules are set by the ancestors, even the grandfather of the country, and that cannot be violated. Girl, you are Madame's niece and nephew, and your status is noble, just tell me about this matter, but don't mention it to anyone else. ”

Gu Xiyan still didn't give up: "Mama, I'll dress up as a little girl and follow you, isn't it okay?" ”

Mama Wang smiled and said, "Where the girl goes, she just wants to learn a few dishes." Did the girl ever think that I was borrowed to Ju Zhengshang, what would I do with the small kitchen in Huaiyuan? ”

Gu Xiyan's heart moved, and said, "Could it be that Shang Zhengju will send someone to temporarily manage the small kitchen in Huaiyuan?" ”

Mama Wang smiled and nodded, and said: "Mrs. Wei has a light taste, but it is heavy and greasy, speaking of which, if you cook in this style, the entire Yanguo Mansion except for me only has Mama Liu, who lives in Shangzheng." If I go to Shang Zhengju to help, Shang Zhengju will definitely send Mama Liu to serve Madame. Mama Liu has been in charge of the meals in the Chengxi courtyard in the small kitchen of the outer courtyard, and she is good at cooking. It's a good time for you to talk to her! ”

In Seongheein, the benevolent cooks... Could it be that it has something to do with the dead Qi Han?

But what I want to check is Dexin Courtyard, and I don't want to explore the history of blood and tears in the backyard of Yanguo Gongqi Mansion...

Although disappointed, Gu Xiyan didn't dare to show it. Remember the permanent address of Q Pig Literature Station: for easy reading next time!