When night fell, Wancheng was too guarded, Chen Qiu, who had been busy all day, returned to the backyard and was sitting on a low couch with his eyes closed and meditating, and the concubine Cheng Ying walked in with a bowl of lotus seed soup, and he didn't notice it.

Chen Qiu is in his fifties this year, and Cheng Ying is only in her early thirties this year, and most of the combination of the two is due to political factors. Cheng Ying is an orphan who was adopted by her father-in-law Cheng Huang when she was very young.

When Emperor Shun, he ordered that eunuchs could raise righteous sons, and they could be hereditary knights, and since then, a little powerful eunuchs have more or less accepted some righteous sons. Cheng Huang, a regular attendant, is an exception, because he likes to adopt righteous daughters, and he is an orphan adopted since childhood. When these righteous daughters grew up, most of them were sacrificed to political marriages and sent to powerful people as concubines.

Cheng Ying's fate is not bad, after following Chen Qiu, Chen Qiu treats her well, and takes her with her during her tenure. Chen Qiu's wife and two sons also respect her, and Cheng Ying herself has a daughter with her.

Cheng Ying put the tray on the low table, came behind Chen Qiu, and gently massaged his shoulders and back, while chuckling: "Husband, there is a strange thing today, the thief Cao Zhangyang sent a basket of white round food, saying that it is too empty to eat, called relieving worries." I looked strange, Xian'er wanted to eat, but I didn't let her move, just waiting for my husband to come back. ”

Chen Qiu gently stroked the back of her hand, "It's hard for you to have a heart, Xian'er, tell her to come out and start eating." ”

"Don't let her eat, she's angry with me, lock herself in the house, and the personal maid calls her a few times and doesn't pay attention." Cheng Ying said, and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that she is a snack, husband, just watch it, if it is a meal for a while, she will appear as soon as possible." ”

While laughing, he arranged for the maidservants in the house to start the meal.

Some people just can't help but chatter, no, as soon as the maid put the food on the table, a young and beautiful figure appeared at the door.

"Father, you have to be the master for me, Xian'er is going to starve to death, and my mother won't give me anything to eat."

A fragrant breeze wafted by, and the girl had already hung on Chen Qiu, her tone was coquettish, and she didn't forget to complain.

Chen Qiu, who only got such a daughter at the age of forty, naturally spoiled Chen Xian very much. Seeing her lying on her back, she hurriedly protected her hands, for fear that she would bump into her, and at the same time chuckled: "Bold, dare to starve my precious Xian'er, come on, lock Cheng in the firewood room, and punish her for not eating tonight." ”

"Oh, don't!" The girl exclaimed, hurriedly jumped off Chen Qiu's back, ran to Cheng Ying's side, and looked at Chen Qiu pitifully, "Father, don't lock your mother in the firewood room, Xian'er is not hungry." ”

Cheng Ying rolled her eyes, "Okay, don't make trouble with your father and daughter, hurry up and eat, the soup will be cold in a while." ”

The girl knew at this time that she had been deceived, sat down in her place angrily, picked up a worry-relieving bun and took a bite hard, her eyes lit up, she ate one steamed bun in three or two bites, and began to eat the second one.

Cheng Ying saw that her mouth was bulging, so she hurriedly walked over and snatched the anxiety relief bun from her hand, "Eat slowly, swallow the mouth first, and then drink the soup." ”

The girl glared at Cheng Ying, chewed a few times, swallowed slowly, and then picked up the chicken soup on the case, took a small sip, and then expressed a satisfied sigh.

"It's so delicious, I've never eaten anything so soft and glutinous. Mother, give it to me, I still have to eat. ”

Cheng Ying was not used to her, and said angrily: "I know what kind of system it is to eat, girl's family, don't you see that your father hasn't moved chopsticks yet." ”

The girl pursed her mouth, "Father, you eat it too, it's really delicious." ”

"Okay, Yingniang, there are no outsiders here, don't always reprimand Xian'er, she's still young."

After speaking, Chen Qiu explained to the girl how to eat the steamed bun.

The girl's heart was itchy to listen to, and after trying it, it was really more delicious, and the food was called Huanshi.

Cheng Ying was also a little curious when she saw the girl eating like this. So I picked up a worry-relieving bun, broke two petals, sandwiched some pickle sauce and chicken, and took a small bite gently, the bun was fragrant, the taste buds exploded, and the aftertaste was endless.

Chen Qiu looked at Cheng Ying eating a little cautiously, and couldn't help laughing: "Ying Niang, although you let go of eating, this worry relief bun is just ordinary pasta, the cook can make it with just a glance, and you can eat it every day in the future." ”

Cheng Ying's face turned red, she was worried about such delicious food just now, and she couldn't eat it in the future, so she would save some food. Hearing Chen Qiu say this, he immediately whispered: "Let the husband smile, the concubine is also preparing meals in the kitchen every day, but she never thought of such pasta." ”

Chen Qiu said with relief: "Ying Niang doesn't have to care, this food doesn't belong to the world, if it weren't for someone who was too empty, how could you and I have a good taste." ”

Speaking of this, Chen Qiu suddenly thought of something, and said to Cheng Ying: "When today's son is still childish, and he likes strange and strange novelties the most, since my uncle is on duty in the inner court, he may be able to offer this food to increase his favor." ”

When Cheng Ying heard this, she was also reasonable, but she still had some questions, "This Luoyang is more than 400 miles away from Nanyang, and under the day and night rush, I don't know if this food will change its taste?" Why don't you invite someone to Luoyang and make these meals directly for the Son of Heaven? ”

"It's not proper, this person is only twelve years old, and he is a member of the five major families in Wancheng, so he took the liberty of inviting people to Luoyang, saying that he couldn't make wedding dresses for others."

Chen Qiu frowned and pondered for a while, "It seems that I will go to Fuwangli again tomorrow, or then, I will take Yingniang and Xian'er together, and I will be able to relax." ”

……

In the ancestral house of the Guo family, Guo Fei looked at Guo Peng, the head of the family sitting on the main seat, angrily.

How do the heads of other families think about helping the down-and-out clansmen, but the head of the Guo family does the opposite, thinking about how to oppress and exploit his own clansmen every day.

The villain will be rampant, and the slave will suddenly turn over one day, which will be even more terrible than the original slave owner, talking about Guo Peng, the current head of the Guo family.

Guo Peng's family was poor when he was young, and his parents had to send his younger brother Guo Sheng to the palace as a eunuch for the sake of the family's livelihood.

Guo Sheng, who has no background and no qualifications, was unknown until he was forty years old, and at this time Emperor Huan wanted to punish Liang Ji, because of his meritorious participation, he was promoted to the Huangmen Shilang, and then he received the meritorious service of Emperor Ling, and was elected as a regular servant, so far the Guo family is considered developed.

Guo Peng relied on the power of his younger brother Guo Sheng, not only collected slaves and maids, but also looted the tyrannical township, and even his own clansmen did not let go, for example, the ancestral house of the Guo family where Guo Peng's family lives now was forcibly robbed by various means.

This has just tasted the delicacy of relieving worries, Guo Peng wanted to snatch this food practice, and heard Guo Fei say that the other party was a member of the five major families, obviously a little cowardly, and then heard that he could send someone to learn, and immediately chose his grandson Guo Qing.

Guo Fei dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, Guo Fei's grandfather and Guo Peng's father were brothers, and when Guo Peng's family was down, he got a lot of relief from Guo Fei's family. Now that Guo Peng's family is developed, and because only Guo Fei has studied among his close relatives, the external affairs of the Guo family fall on Guo Fei.

Guo Fei looks wide and fat, but his mind is very active, and in just a few years, he has used all kinds of resources in his hands to become a businessman on the rich side.

Don't look at Guo Fei's superficial scenery, in fact, his life is really unsatisfactory, not only most of the profits earned are taken away by Guo Peng, but he also often has to do aftermath matters for Guo Peng. Seeing that the quota he had won so hard for was about to be monopolized by Guo Peng, he had to ask cautiously: "Uncle, this method of relieving worries is very involved, if Guo Qing can't figure it out, how can the uncle in the palace blame him?" ”

Who knew that Guo Peng sneered: "If you don't understand, you can't understand, virtuous nephew, you are still too young, these outsiders are white-eyed wolves, they usually look docile, once they are in power, they are the most ruthless."

Take this relief bun as an example, it doesn't matter if we don't understand it, if other clansmen learn it, it won't be easy to control at that time......"