After a while, when the meal arrived, Rui Xue lifted the lid of the pot, added a few spoonfuls of salt, a few drops of vinegar and a handful of chopped green onions, and looked at the half pot of milky white soup, took a hard breath of the aroma, and said with a smile, "The master is amazing, the stewed soup is really fragrant." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang came over and knocked on his head, "Don't pat yourself, your bowl is indispensable, go get the pottery bowl, when you are free, let your master make dumplings for you, that's the best thing your aunt and I have ever eaten in my life." ”

The plug smiled and took the pottery bowl over, and when Ruixue was served, Sister-in-law Zhang took it into the north house with a tray and distributed it to everyone, everyone drank delicious and fragrant, and they all felt that it was not good to take advantage, so they took out the copper coin, or asked for a snow soup cake, or just wanted to burn it, but let Sister-in-law Zhang blossom, and she was busy inside and out.

Lao Wang and Chen Yan were in the shed opposite, smelling the aroma and running over, Rui Xue let them to the middle room in the south, and then asked the bolt to bring two bowls of soup and fire to burn.

The three of them were almost busy, and they were about to sit down and take a bite in a hurry, but they didn't expect the little girl in green to come to the door again yesterday, and when the bolt saw her, she stood up and said with a smile, "Sister Lurui, why are you here?" ”

The little maid chuckled, "Why can't I come, of course I'm here to buy food?" ”

After speaking, she looked at Rui Xue and saluted, and said with a smile, "Boss, you might make some hot food here?" ”

Rui Xue saw that although she was smiling on her face, there seemed to be a trace of worry hidden between her eyebrows, so she asked, "But where is your young lady uncomfortable and wants to eat hot food?" ”

Lu Rui nodded, "We are from the south, our hometown is much warmer than here, it suddenly rained last night, Miss suffered from the cold, and refused to take medicine, I thought about buying some hot food, maybe Miss sweated after eating, it will be better." ”

This is a loyal and clever maid, Rui Xue thought for a while, and said with a smile, "I just boiled a pot of bone broth, you taste it first, if you think it's good, I'll wrap a few more meat wontons." ”

As soon as Sister-in-law Zhang heard Ruixue's words, she hurriedly filled half a bowl of bone broth over, and Lu Rui was not polite, she tasted it lightly, and immediately nodded and smiled, "It's delicious, this soup is not greasy and fragrant, our young lady will definitely like it." ”

Rui Xue pulled her into the first room in the south again, "This is what I keep to entertain distinguished guests on weekdays, and I haven't let people in yet, this kang is very hot because of the stewed soup, if you don't dislike it, let her come over and sit for a while to warm up." ”

Lu Rui stretched out her hand and touched a handful of kang heads, and carefully looked at the furnishings in the room, although it was simple, but it was very clean, it really looked like no one had used it, thinking that the ship was indeed a little too cold, so I was moved.

After saying hello to Rui Xue, she ran back, and in less than a moment, she brought a woman in her forties over, and the woman went around without saying anything, and then there were no less than four or five maids, large and small, holding thin quilts, tea sets and other things.

Sister-in-law Zhang and Bolt stood aside in surprise by their behavior, a little at a loss, Rui Xue looked funny, pulled them and whispered, "Don't worry, big families are more exquisite, and we don't have any bad intentions, but it's convenient for people at the same time, let's also make some hard money, what do they want to use, pick up the good ones and send them up." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang asked curiously, "Sister, do you know where they come from?" ”

Rui Xue smiled and shook her head, "No matter what their origins are, when they meet, they will definitely not see each other in the future." After speaking, he instructed the bolt, "Be smart, don't let the people from the North House rush into the young lady." ”

The bolt responded, Ruixue put on sleeves and apron, fetched water and washed her hands, and prepared to make wontons. Sister-in-law Zhang also went to scoop noodles and got busy.

Rui Xue chopped the piece of fresh meat that she brought in the morning, and found a small cabbage in the basket, also chopped and mixed together, added a little pepper powder, vegetable oil, salt and other seasonings, stirred well, and was about to tell Zhang's sister-in-law to roll out the dough thinner, when she heard the sound of rings colliding outside the door, and then the door curtain was lifted, and four or five women walked in, one of them wore a water-blue brocade dress, a honey-colored cardigan, and a white and slender jade hand on the green arm next to her, revealing a warm mutton fat jade bracelet, Because of the hat on her head, you can't see what she looks like, but just by walking around, it's not difficult to guess that this must be a beautiful woman.

Sister-in-law Zhang was afraid that someone would suddenly come out of the north house and surprise such a coquettish, so she hurriedly stepped forward and opened the door of the south house, and the woman nodded slightly and walked in.

Sister-in-law Zhang stuck out her tongue and muttered, "God, this is really a fairy-like person." ”

Rui Xue smiled faintly, "Hurry up and make wontons." ”

The two of them quickly rolled out the wonton skin, wrapped more than 50 large stuffed wontons, boiled ten with the bone broth in the pot, and waited for the green stamen, and sent a large porcelain bowl with a twined branch lotus pattern, Rui Xue served it, added half a bowl of soup, thought about it, and brought a plate of chili oil and a plate of radish pickles, put them in the tray together, and said with a smile, "This red is chili oil, although it is spicy and sad, but it will sweat all over the stomach when you eat it, and the other dish is a freshly pickled pickle, which is eaten with wontons for Miss to relieve greasy." Green Rui thanked him and went into the house.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, the workers in the north house heard the stewardship and ran out to do their work, Rui Xue and Sister-in-law Zhang were busy cleaning the table and washing the dishes and chopsticks, but Lu Rui ran out and smiled and invited Rui Xue to come in and talk.

Rui Xue washed her hands, took off her apron and sleeves, and followed her into the South House.

The original simple house has now changed its appearance, so that Rui Xue has the illusion of going to the wrong place, there is a high stool in the corner of the room, the incense burner of a long-necked crane is curling and spitting very faint white smoke, smelling a light and fragrant fragrance, the low table on the kang has been replaced with a brown Nanmu small table, and a few hibiscus flowers are inserted in the vase with a big belly in the middle, Rui Xue remembered the almost bare osmanthus tree at home that was destroyed by wind and rain, but she was curious where they found such blooming flowers, and when they looked closely, they found some clues, Although the petals were beautiful but not shiny, they were originally made of silk yarn. A few books and a set of four treasures of the study room were placed next to the vase, the kang head was covered with a quilt of flower brocade, and a beautiful and gentle young woman leaned on a round pillow, her cheeks were ruddy, and she was also looking at Ruixue with a gentle smile.

The old woman in her forties next to her pulled Ruixue forward and said with a smile, "Miss, this is the proprietress of this shop." ”

Rui Xue retracted her gaze, smiled faintly, and bowed, "Greet Miss." ”

Seeing that there was no fear on her face, and that she was neither humble nor arrogant, the young lady added three points of love in her heart, and the bowl of wontons she ate just now was really delicious, so she pointed to the kang and smiled, "This sister-in-law doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat." ”

Rui Xue didn't push, she really sat on the edge of the kang, causing the pink-clothed girl who was the first to buy snow soup in the store frowned, as if she wanted to say something, but was dragged by Lu Rui, so she bit her lip and didn't say anything.

The young lady briefly asked a few words about the customs and customs around Lingfeng City, and heard that Rui Xue was talking well, not as vulgar as an ordinary village woman, so she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister-in-law is literate?" Why did you show up and open a shop on the pier? ”

The corners of Ruixue's mouth turned up slightly, and she replied, "I learned a few words when I was young, but I almost forgot them. The family was poor, and the husband's health was not good, so he opened this small restaurant to earn some daily use. ”

She said and remembered the quarrel with Zhao Fengnian last night, and couldn't help frowning again, but in the eyes of the young lady, she thought that she was worried about her husband's condition, so she sympathized and called the middle-aged woman, "Mother Wu, take five taels of silver." ”

Mother Wu is the nurse of the young lady, she knows the soft temper of the young lady, thinking that the young master left a lot of silver when he left, and it is not bad for these taels, it is rare that the wontons made by the proprietress just now are against the appetite of the young lady, and her face is much better, so she took the silver out happily.

The young lady smiled, "I like the taste of this wonton very much today, this earthen bed is hot again, I feel that the wind and cold seem to be much lighter, this silver is thanks to my sister-in-law, and please sister-in-law not too little." ”

Rui Xue didn't mean to win sympathy, but when she saw them like this, she blushed a little, and hurriedly excused herself, "Miss misunderstood, I just accompanied Miss to chat a few words, and I didn't mean to ask for reward." ”

The young lady didn't follow, she had to take it to Ruixue, Ruixue saw that she was a little tired between her eyebrows, so she thanked her and took her leave.

Mother Wu secretly praised Ruixue for having eyes, serving the young lady to sleep, touching the hot kang under the mattress, her heart moved, Youzhou is eight hundred miles north of here, thinking that it must be colder, if you can ask how to build this earthen bed, and set up a bunk on the aunt's house, you don't have to worry about the young lady's difficult winter.

Thinking like this, seeing that the young lady was asleep, she motioned for the two little maids to stay and guard, and quietly opened the door and went out with Lu Rui and Hong Xing.

Rui Xue Zhengjue took someone's money and felt a little hot, so she was busy cooking the rest of the wontons and giving them to Lu Rui and the others to eat, and happened to see Wu's mother coming out, so she asked, "Wu's mother, but what does the young lady command?" ”

Wu's mother pulled her to sit down, and she didn't say anything long-winded, she said what she thought just now, Rui Xue smiled, "This method of the kang, I also look at it elsewhere, it's not a complicated method, I'll draw a picture in a while, and Wu's mother will find a plasterer to see it when she arrives, and I will ensure that I can get it." ”

Wu's mother was overjoyed, so Rui Xue brought out the wontons, added another plate of fire, and invited them to eat in the middle room in the south.

The young lady slept until the middle of Shen Shi before getting up, and ate a bowl of Ruixue's unique egg custard, only to feel that the wind and cold were completely healed, and her expression was refreshed.

Today's harvest is quite rich, Ruixue is in a very good mood, packed up the store, and went back to Yunjia Village with Sister-in-law Zhang.

Before I reached the entrance of the village, I saw Da Zhuang spinning in a circle under the willow tree, and Zhang's sister-in-law shouted, "Da Zhuang, you are not watching your younger siblings at home, why do you run here to play?" ”

Da Zhuang looked up and saw that it was his mother and his mother who were back, trotted forward, pulled Rui Xue and said, "Master, Mr. seems to be sick, his head is very hot, my father has gone to ask for a doctor." ”