After finishing the porridge and putting the snacks carefully back on the paddle, Lu Xingniang took a sweatband and wrapped it around her head and got out of bed.
But after all, she hadn’t slept all night, and when she stood up, her eyes were a little dark, so she hurriedly held onto the bed, not wanting Song Wangyue to see it.
Song Wangyue naturally saw such an obvious abnormality, but since Lu Xingniang didn’t want her to see it, she pretended not to see it and didn’t bother to help her.
The kitchen was even smaller, a small hut made of boards, with only a small vat inside, which must have contained noodles.
Only after entering the kitchen did Lu Xingniang remember that there were no vegetables or meat at all, “Miss Song, wait a moment, I’ll go and buy some.”
“Two aubergines, two tomatoes, and just a little bit of meat.”
Lu Xingniang answered and quickly went back to the house, took the coins out, and was just about to buy vegetables when Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law heard the commotion and came out of the house, startled when she saw her mother-in-law walking out.
Lu Xing’s mother’s voice was still mute, “Don’t worry, mother won’t go and do anything stupid, the Song girl said she would teach us how to make brine, I’m going to buy some vegetables.”
“I’ll go.”
Lu Xing also came out of the house, his forehead cleaned, grass and wood ashes smeared on the wound, a bit of blood came through.
In the end, his heart ached for his son, and Lu Xingniang waved her hand in a tongue-tied manner, “Go back to your house, I don’t want to see you for now.”
Lu Xing silently rolled back into the house, Lu Xing Niang asked Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law to pour a bowl of water for Song Wan Yue, she hurried out the door with the copper plate, but in a moment, she came back covered in sweat, nodded slightly towards Gu Yi who was sitting in the restaurant, and then hurriedly went to the backyard.
Gu Yi watched her walk past and surveyed the eateries that he had already seen countless times and could see all of them at a glance, he did not understand how the little girl could be so kind. Lu Xing had planted the evidence on his elder brother, and it was good enough that he didn’t find a place to beat him up, but she still cared about their family’s life?
Lu Xing’s mother diced all the aubergines and tomatoes and meat as Song Wan Yue had said, and raised the fire without stopping to let Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law burn them, while she stood to one side and watched without blinking.
She knew that the Song family sold cold skins at the market, and if they could make something that good, it was only natural that they could cook it too. The Song family was generous and did not care about past grudges, and taught her such a good craft, so she had to learn it well.
She was so focused on the dishes that she did not notice Song Wangyue’s skilled movements. It was only when the two halves were done that she remembered that she had heard Song Si say that the family loved her sister very much, so if that was the case, she should not be so skilled in cooking, right? If Song Wangyue wasn’t so skilled, her family wouldn’t have asked her to teach them.
“Miss Song, hurry up and wipe your sweat.”
Song Wangyue took the sweat towel and went to the eatery.
“Mother.” Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law shouted in a small voice, she had just watched Song Wan Yue make the brine while she was in between burning the fire, and the steps were not different from what her own mother-in-law had done.
“I’ll taste it.”
Lu Xing Niang took a spoon and scooped a bit into her mouth, her eyes suddenly widened, “This, this ……”
“Is it delicious?”
Seeing this look on her face, Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law asked urgently.
Lu Xing’s mother handed her a spoon and Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law scooped a bit into her mouth, frozen in disbelief, the fresh aroma of the meat all stirred up, the taste of the aubergine was covered up, in one bite it was as if she was eating not aubergine brine but meat; it was meat, not yet greasy.
Lu Xingniang couldn’t help but be excited, “Our eatery is saved.”
Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law put down her spoon and headed out, “I’ll go and tell my husband.”
Lu Xingniang went to Song Wangyue, excited and not knowing what to say, “Miss Song, I, I, I ……”
“Tell your son to come over with a pen and paper, I’ll write the process down for you, just do as you are told.”
“Hey, hey, hey.”
Lu Xing’s mother went to the backyard with breezy footsteps, called out to Lu Xing to bring over a pen and paper, and wrote down word for word as Song Wangyue had dictated.
Gu Yi looked at Lu Xing, who was handsome and upright, with a beautiful brow, and muttered, “You look like a nice person, how can you do something heartless?”
The restaurant was instantly silent.
Lu Xing’s hand holding the pen stiffened, Lu Xing’s mother and Lu Xing’s daughter-in-law were so ashamed that they didn’t know where to put their hands and feet.
“Is it written?”
Gu Yi didn’t feel the slightest bit that he had stiffened the atmosphere and looked towards Song Wan Yue, “Let’s leave when it’s done, I don’t want to stay here for a moment.”
“Song, Song, Song ……”
Lu Xingniang didn’t know Gu Yi’s identity and thought he was Song Wangyue’s family member, wanting to call out to Young Master Song but feeling ashamed.
Gu Yi had already got up, Song Wan Yue also followed, nodded towards a few people, followed him out, got into the carriage, saw Gu Yi sitting down, did not say a word, smiled and raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
“Angry?”
Gu Yi grunted.
“Our young master Gu is most kind-hearted, even if he sees a beggar he will give a few pennies, let alone the Lu family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, we can’t just watch them starve to death, can we?”
“Didn’t Lu Xing get 50 taels of silver from the Zhang family?”
“I believe in big brother’s vision.”
If Lu Xing is an incorrigible person, even if the Lu family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law then what to kneel, he is unlikely to say the words to help plead for mercy in front of the dean, in that case, she might as well send more favors.
After saying that, seeing that Gu Yi was still not very happy, she coaxed him, “Today is fine, why don’t we go to your house to see the workshop, by the way I will make you some more jelly and pudding.”
Hearing that they would make him jelly and pudding, Gu Yi was happy and immediately ordered the coachman to leave the city.
……
The herbal tea workshop is in the northeast corner of the Gu family’s courtyard. The workshop is very large, with a dozen stoves built inside and clay pots made to Song Wan Yue’s specifications layered in the house next to it.
Gu Yi gave a rather imposing finger, “Little girl, how about you take a look?”
“Quite good.”
Gu Yi squinted happily, he had worked very hard for this workshop, and the first thing he did every day when he came home was to come and take a look.
“Then you must make me some more jelly and pudding today.”
“No problem.”
Song Wangyue followed him to the kitchen house of the main residence and made twice as much jelly and pudding as she did last time out.
Gu Yi was so happy that he almost danced with his hands, and when Song Wan Yue left, he told Xiao Si to carry these to show off in front of Master Gu and Madam Gu, “Look, how good the little girl is to me, I told you that she has a heart for me, and you still don’t believe me! Now you believe me, don’t you?”
Master Gu and Madam Gu, ……
