Chapter 84: Family Feast
Not to mention what kind of little Jiujiu the old housekeeper has in his heart, Gu Baiyu is very satisfied with his cooking skills.
She went back to the room to clean up, and after changing her clothes, she personally went to the study to invite Xiao Yanlin and the two lieutenants to come to dinner.
In the study, Xiao Yanlin had already discussed with the two of them, and was about to go out, when he bumped into Gu Baiyu who came to invite someone.
Lingyu is a clever person, and when Gu Baiyu said, "Prepare a few glasses of thin wine for the two generals to admire their faces", Lingyu said on the side: "Madame also cooked herself and made a few dishes for everyone." ”
At this moment, not only the two lieutenant generals, but even Xiao Yanlin was very surprised.
In addition to being surprised, his first reaction was to quickly pull Gu Baiyu's hands and observe her hands carefully, as if he was afraid that she would be injured.
Gu Baiyu couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it, "What's wrong with Master Hou?" ”
Xiao Yanlin frowned slightly, "Is the cooking made by the chef in the kitchen not delicious?" Changed them another day. ”
Gu Baiyu hurriedly said, "No, no!" ”
She was a little embarrassed on her face, "I suddenly remembered today, when I was in the boudoir, my mother taught me a few Jiangnan dishes, and it happened that there were guests today, so I offered ugliness." ”
She looked at Xiao Yanlin with some apprehension: "Don't you like it?" ”
Xiao Yanlin shook his head, "How can I not like it, I'm just afraid that you will be hurt." ”
How could he not like it?
The beloved makes soup for himself, and while he feels happy, he is more distressed.
Gu Baiyu should be pampered by him in the palm of his hand, and he should enjoy all the beauty of the world.
These slender hands can hold a pen to draw danqing, and can raise their hands to stroke the piano, but should not be used to cook for him.
The distress in his eyes, Gu Baiyu saw it clearly, the warm current in his heart flashed, and he suddenly understood what Xiao Yanlin was thinking.
She turned her hand over Xiao Yanlin's slightly calloused hand, "Master Hou doesn't have to worry, I will do it occasionally." If I don't do it in the future, I will hand over the recipe to Daiqing, and let Daiqing do it in the future. ”
Xiao Yanlin felt that this idea was very good, and immediately agreed, as if he was afraid that Gu Baiyu would regret it.
"That's fine, when I eat those dishes in the future, I can think of my wife who used to cook for me herself."
If the two are not close to others, the two lieutenants on the side have different looks.
Lingyu was used to it, and the two lieutenants on the side had seen this kind of situation for the first time.
Even if they knew that their marquis liked this newlywed lady very much, they didn't expect that they would like it to such an extent.
In front of them, the general who has a cold and hard personality, does not smile, and is emotionally introverted, will express his emotions as openly as he wants, without hiding his love for his wife at all.
It's simply ...... It's incredible.
If other colleagues see it, I'm afraid I'll drop my jaw in shock, right?
Gu Baiyu was only immersed in emotions for a while, and after reacting, he was a little embarrassed, withdrew his hand, coughed clearly, and said, "Two adults, let's go to dinner." ”
When I arrived in the dining room, the dishes and chopsticks had already been placed.
The maid stood aside with her head bowed, waiting for a few people to eat.
The old housekeeper took a step forward, bent over to Xiao Yanlin's side, and said, "Master Hou, the three dishes made by Madame are here." ”
Xiao Yanlin followed the old housekeeper's gaze and saw that all three dishes were placed in front of his main seat, and he immediately felt very satisfied, nodded at the old housekeeper, and said, "The old man has worked hard. ”
The old butler's smile deepened.
It seems that his monthly money has risen this time.
Among the two lieutenant generals, Ren Qing's brain is more active, and he is more empathetic, seeing Xiao Yanlin like this, he knows that they have no appetite for these three dishes today.
But Chang Zhinian's brain was stunned, and he immediately spoke, "Madame made it herself?" Then I'm going to try it! ”
After finishing speaking, he sat down, and after Xiao Yanlin had a banquet and sandwiched the first dish, he dishonestly stretched out his chopsticks to the plate at Xiao Yanlin's hand.
Unexpectedly, the chopsticks were in the air, but they were blocked by Xiao Yanlin raising his chopsticks!
Xiao Yan came to this block, and he also brought some internal force slightly, and Chang Zhinian only felt that his arms were a little numb from the shock.
He raised his eyebrows, and the competitive spirit in his heart also came up!
The two of them held chopsticks in their hands, and after a few moves in the air, the strong wind swept by, and several little maids were dumbfounded.
However, in the end, Xiao Yanlin was a step ahead and blocked Chang Zhinian's chopsticks from a few plates of dishes.
Chang Zhinian attacked a few times, but failed a few times, so he simply put the chopsticks aside and said with a big grin, "Master Hou, you are not kind, this is too stingy, didn't Mrs. say it, did you make these three dishes specifically to welcome us?" Why can't I eat a bite? ”
In fact, he didn't necessarily have to try these dishes, but seeing that Hou Ye looked stingy, he wanted to tease him more and more, and wanted to see more expressions from the face of the 10,000-year-old iceberg.
was stopped at this time, he was not afraid, Xiao Yanlin's temperament, they knew very well, this kind of joke, Xiao Yanlin would not be angry.
However, when he said this kind of thing, the old housekeeper naturally would not let Xiao Yanlin answer in person, and immediately laughed with him and explained to Chang Zhinian.
"General Chang didn't know that these three dishes were personally taught by Mrs. Gu's mother Jiangnan, and Mrs. Gu personally handed them over to our wife! I heard that Madame's grandfather and grandmother ate these three dishes and loved each other all their lives, and besides, Prime Minister Gu and Mrs. Gu are not also a pair of fairy couples? The two of them, who doesn't know about this Kyoto? The two generals don't make fun of Hou Ye, Hou Ye is not also here to stay with his wife! If this dish is taken away by the general, the meaning is not good. ”
The old housekeeper explained with a smile while giving a thumbs up to the Changzhi Nian Tree in his heart.
This General Chang is really on the road, and he was still thinking about how to tell the Hou Ye the good omen of these three dishes without a trace, and General Chang came to talk to him!
Sure enough, after listening to the old housekeeper's words, Xiao Yanlin's satisfied look on his face deepened.
In the year of Changzhi, he turned his chopsticks to other dishes.
"Forget it, I'm not going to eat it. Don't talk about it, old housekeeper, if you keep talking, the sour taste in my mouth is going to soar, and I don't know that I think the dishes of the Hou Mansion have been added with a few spoonfuls of vinegar! ”
Gu Baiyu took over the conversation at the right time and said with a smile, "Why should General Chang be envious? General Chang defends the country and defends the country, meritorious and heroic, and the tiger is vigorous on the battlefield, as far as I know, many women in Kyoto admire Chang! Why should the general be presumptuous, maybe your fate will come soon? ”
Chang Zhinian is a rough man, and when he heard this, he grinned and slapped the table, "Oh, I'll just say that this sister-in-law is good!" My sister-in-law is really good at talking! Then I will borrow my sister-in-law's auspicious words, and I hope that I can marry a beautiful woman in the future! ”
Xiao Yanlin felt the envious gazes of the two, and only felt that today's dishes were really delicious.
Especially the three dishes that Gu Baiyu personally cooked, the last bit of it was gone, and all of them went into his stomach.
Fortunately, Gu Baiyu understood his careful thoughts, and knew that it was impossible for him to let these three dishes be eaten by others, for fear that he would hold on, so he deliberately did not make much of each dish.
Xiao Yanlin finished eating all the dishes, but he didn't feel supported.
And Gu Baiyu fulfilled his previous promise, prepared a lot of good wine for the three of them, and watched them chat.
They talked about the scenery of the border plug, the wild sand in the desert north, and the cold in the northwest;
She poured wine for them herself, listened with a smile, and seemed to follow their words to the distant frontier of Daye......
……
Chang Zhinian said that he wanted to get Xiao Yanlin drunk, but he was telling the truth, Ren Qing didn't look at the usual smile, in fact, his hands were also very dark, and he poured a lot of wine into Xiao Yanlin.
In the end, Xiao Yanlin was really drunk.
When he stood up, he stumbled, and Gu Baiyu hurriedly reached out to support him.
Ren Qing drank a lot of wine, and his consciousness was still sober, but Chang Zhinian was already drunk and unconscious.
Ren Qing had no choice but to hang the person on himself, help him to walk out, and said while looking back, "Mrs. Hou stays." No need to send it, I'll send this drunk back! ”
Gu Baiyu didn't shirk it, and only asked the old housekeeper to send them off in person.
Looking at the backs of the three of them walking away, Gu Baiyu sighed with some emotion, "This General Ren Qing is really strong, looking at the polite and polite General Chang's big man of more than 200 catties, he doesn't feel difficult." ”
Xiao Yanlin's lifelong chuckle suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Madame, how can you think that there will be people in my barracks who don't know martial arts? There are no idlers in the barracks, even if they are generals, they must first be able to save their lives. ”
As soon as Gu Baiyu turned around, he saw that the man beside him had a clear expression, where did he look like he had just been drunk?
"Master Hou, aren't you drunk?"
Xiao Yanlin paused when he heard this, put his hand on Gu Baiyu's shoulder, and slightly controlled his strength, not making her feel too heavy, but he didn't let go either.
"No, Madame is wrong, my husband is already drunk, Madame help me back to the room."
The little maid on the side had already retreated in interest, and the little maid who served the food before looked a little stunned, standing in place, her cheeks were still a little red.
The maid on the side pulled her, "What are you still doing Xianglian?" Let's go! ”
When he walked out of the corridor, the maid who pulled the person frowned, looked at the blushing Xianglian, and said, "Xianglian, we are human maids, I advise you not to have thoughts that you shouldn't have." Mrs. is generous, and she is also quite tolerant of her subordinates, and if you can do something in the Hou Mansion, how many people can't envy it, don't think about it! ”
The little maid was new, and when she heard this, her face flushed even deeper, but her expression was already very calm, and her tone of voice was also very serious.
"Sister, I understand, if it weren't for the fact that when Madame chose someone, she saw that I was too pitiful to take me in, I am afraid that I would have fallen into that dusty land by now! My mother has taught me since I was a child that I should be grateful and repay, I won't do that kind of thing that loses my conscience, I just ...... Just ......"
"Alright," said the other maid beside her, "it's good not to have that kind of mind." Master Hou and Mrs. are dragons and phoenixes among people, and it is understandable that you lost your mind for a while, and you will slowly get used to it in the future. ”
The old housekeeper who came back after sending off the guests happened to hear the conversation between these little maids, and nodded with satisfaction, it seems that the lady's vision of people is still so accurate.
After sending away those troublesome subordinates, Gu Baiyu asked him to find someone and bring some innocent people in, to re-select some subordinates to fill the vacancy at that time.
This little girl, who was born thin and small, didn't look smart, and shouldn't have been selected.
It was Gu Baiyu who said that she was really pitiful, and she was clear-minded, not a bad conscience, so she was taken in, and now that she looks at it, it is indeed so.
A few little maids walked away, and the old housekeeper also left humming a little song, and when he left, he deliberately avoided the corridor from the dining room to the room, just thinking that no one would disturb Gu Baiyu and Xiao Yanlin.
And the two people in the topic are walking into the room with some difficulty at the moment.
Xiao Yanlin seemed to have made up his mind, pretending to be drunk, putting a hand on Gu Baiyu's shoulder, and letting Gu Baiyu help him to the room with some difficulty.
Along the way, he got drunk and got close to one or two from time to time, so that Gu Baiyu was already red-faced when he returned to the room.
When he returned to the room, Gu Baiyu helped him sit down on the edge of the bed, and the little temper he had just endured all the way finally attacked.
glanced at Xiao Yanlin with some coquettishness, "Master Hou is messing around, how can it be seen by others?" ”
She turned around and thought about getting some hot water, and thought she should go to the kitchen to make some decanting soup......
It's just that before he took a step, he was held by the person behind him and grabbed his thin waist, and he pulled back-
"Yikes!"
Gu Baiyu exclaimed.
She didn't pay attention just now, her body lost her balance and fell into Xiao Yanlin's arms.
The hot breath sprayed on the side of his ear, and Xiao Yanlin's voice inexplicably carried a bad feeling, "What does Madam mean, it's not okay outside, just go back to the room?" ”