Mama Zhang looked incredulous, but saw that Xiumei, who got out of the car to buy something, had already taken out two taels of silver and gave it to the old man who sold seafood.

Then, without waiting for the accompanying guards to help, Xiumei carried the basket of seafood to the carriage by herself.

After Mama Zhang was stunned for a while, she guessed in her heart that Wei Ruo's money was probably from the gift given to Wei Ruo by the old lady in the capital two days ago.

muttered in his heart, even if he got his own money from the old lady, he couldn't spend it like this, he really didn't know how to run a family.

After returning to Tingsong Garden, Xiumei moved the basket of seafood into Tingsong Garden.

"Meimei, why don't you ......" Wei Ruo's eyes lit up as he looked at the basket of seafood.

"Miss, do you want to eat hot pot?" Xiumei immediately saw through Wei Ruo's thoughts.

"Uh-huh, Meimei, you really understand me!" She hasn't even opened her mouth yet! Mei Mei guessed it all!

"Miss, it's really hard for me to guess what you're thinking about other things, but in this matter, as long as you look at me, I will immediately know what you want to do."

"Well, pick out some of it to make seafood hot pot, and we will dry it after processing it to make dry goods."

The bottom of the spicy pot, the seafood ingredients, just thinking about this pot, Wei Ruo's index finger moved.

"But miss, have you forgotten that we don't have a kitchen, no pots, and we can't make hot pot now."

"Isn't there a small kitchen in Yingzhuyuan next door? Maybe you can borrow it. Wei Ruo said.

"That's right! Kitchenette next door! Xiumei suddenly realized something after speaking, "Miss, shouldn't you be aiming for this, that's why you sent soy sauce to the second young master and have a good relationship, right?" ”

"Huh? Have it? Am I such a person? ”

Xiumei nodded.

"That's not important, the important thing is that there is a place to cook a hot pot and open a small stove. Meimei, you prepare, get all the ingredients, and let's go to the next door to cook a hot pot to eat. ”

"Then I'll go look in the room and see how much spice you made before Miss."

Xiumei turned around and entered the ear room that Wei Ruo used as a storeroom.

When he returned, he had a white cloth bag in his hand.

In this era, there were no chili peppers, and many spices were absent, and Wei Ruona's taste buds that had been nourished by spices occasionally missed those stimulating flavors, so he collected all kinds of spices that could be collected in this era.

Sichuan pepper, dogwood, Fuliu vine, cinnamon, mustard, these spices are mixed, and the ratio is repeatedly experimented, and then the most suitable spice seasoning package is obtained.

After Wei Ruo mixed them, he divided them into cloth bags, and took out a pack when needed.

"There is still this last one left in the spice bag, this time I used it, next time Miss wants to eat it again, you have to find a way to get those spices together."

Xiumei brought back the spice packet and also brought back a not-so-good news.

Those spices were not so easy to get, and Wei Ruo had worked hard to get them together.

Wei Ruo nodded: "When it is more stable, I not only have to get spices, but also some medicinal materials." ”

接着魏若让秀梅留在听松苑里处理食材，自己去敲了迎竹苑的门。

The courtyard door opened, and Xiaobei asked in surprise, "Miss, is there anything wrong?" ”

"I would like to borrow your kitchenette, and in return, I treat you to seafood hot pot! My Meimei's cooking skills are very good, I guarantee that you will not lose! ”

"Miss, this ...... I can't make up my mind about this, I have to ask the young master. ”

"Then you go and ask your young master."

"Okay, Miss, wait a minute, I'll ask."

Xiaobei turned around and went to the courtyard.

Wei Ruo looked inside, just like the last time, Wei Jin was still sitting in the octagonal pavilion reading, he seemed to like to sit in the courtyard and read.

From some distance, Wei Ruo couldn't hear the conversation between him and Xiaobei, but he could see that his face sank after Xiaobei said something, and then he raised his head and looked in the direction of the door, his eyes met Wei Ruo's.

Wei Ruo grinned back, and reached out to greet Wei Jin.

She smiled, and Wei Jinyi's face darkened a little.

What's wrong, is it because she doesn't smile kindly enough? She thinks it's still good when she laughs, and Mei Mei says that she looks good when she laughs!

I don't know what Wei Jin also said to Xiaobei, Xiaobei came over with a sad face and said: "Miss, the young master said, if you have anything you want to eat, just let the big kitchen make it, our small kitchen is small, and there are no good ingredients, so it is really not suitable." ”

"I bring my own ingredients and seasonings, I don't need yours, you just need to provide me with a place to burn. It's not convenient in the big kitchen, and I'm going to burn it for a long time. ”

Xiaobei looked embarrassed: "But the eldest lady ......"

"Please, please."

"But the young master, he ......" Xiaobei turned his head to look in the direction of Wei Jinyi, where could he call the shots, the young master asked him to refuse, but he didn't dare to offend the eldest lady.

"I'll go find your young master and say it myself!"

Seeing the problem, Wei Ruo bypassed Xiaobei and went straight to the Octagonal Pavilion.

"Second brother!"

A "second brother" made Wei Jinyi's brows furrow immediately.

"Second brother, I'll borrow your small kitchen here, let's cook seafood hot pot, you can eat it together, I promise it tastes very good!"

Wei Jin also looked at Wei Ruo, her eyes flashing, full of anticipation.

After a while, Wei Jin also compromised: "Whatever you want." ”

"Thanks!" Wei Ruo thanked him happily, and then ran back to Tingsongyuan.

Xiaobei walked back to Wei Jinyi and whispered, "Young Master, the eldest lady is really different from the others in the mansion......"

The other people in the house are afraid of their young master, the eldest lady is good, last time it was to send soy sauce, this time it is even more strange, saying that she wants to come to their small kitchen to cook hot pot......

"Let her go, she looks like this, you can't understand it with her."

Wei Jin also doesn't like to waste words with others, and Wei Ruo just came to the Wei family, she didn't understand many things, and she couldn't do things reasonably, and she couldn't understand many things for a while.

After a while, Wei Jin also saw Wei Ruo take the maid into his courtyard.

The master and servant carried a bunch of things into the small kitchen with large bags and small plates.

In the small kitchen, Xiumei was in charge, and Wei Ruo was next to help light the fire.

When the pot is hot, add the lard, and when the milky white lard melts, pour the spice packet prepared by Wei Ruo into it.

The smell of spices was very domineering, and after a burst of hot oil, it filled the whole small kitchen and drifted into the courtyard.

"Young master, what kind of smell is this, why does it smell so good?" Xiaobei sniffed and sniffed, making sure that this was something he hadn't smelled before.

"Grinding."

Wei Jin was also expressionless.

Xiaobei hurriedly came back to his senses and continued to grind Wei Jinyi.

Wei Ruo ran out of the small kitchen, ran to Wei Jinyi again, and asked, "Second brother, I see that the light bamboo shoots in your yard grow very well, why don't you let me break a few and cut a hot pot to cook and eat?" ”