Otoharu

Chapter 353

It was only then that Li Mei'er remembered that she forgot to take off the red jadeite bracelet that Old Madam Lu gave her when she was taking a bath just now, and now she changed into light and thin home clothes with narrow sleeves, so the bracelet was naturally very conspicuous.

Li Meier took off the bracelet and showed it to Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li looked at the light with squinted eyes, and said, "This water head, this color, is really a good thing?" After looking at it for a long time, Mrs. Li took her eyes away from the bracelet and looked at it. Asked Li Meier: "Where did you get this good thing? Didn't you go to some poetry meeting? How did you make such a windfall again?"

Li Meier couldn't laugh or cry when she was told by Mrs. Li, she reached out to get the bracelet back from her hand, but Mrs. Li was very nimble despite her age, she didn't let Li Meier snatch it back, and kept asking, "Smelly girl, tell me, what is this?" here?"

Li Meier failed to snatch the bracelet back, she was a little annoyed, she puffed her cheeks and said, "Grandmother, please return the bracelet to me first, and I will tell you later."

"You little one, what are you doing wearing this precious thing? It's broken in a while, so I'll keep it for you." Mrs. Li put the bracelet into her arms with peace of mind as she said.

Li Meier saw that there was no hope of getting the bracelet back, so she could only sit on the chair and sulk, just as Nanny Lin brought another bowl of almond tea, she picked up the tea bowl and drank it, almost being scalded by the still slightly hot tea.

"Drink it slowly, sister, this almond tea has just been boiled." Nanny Lin hurriedly urged.

Li Meier hurriedly blew on her mouth twice, and then took a sip slowly. The mouthfeel was smooth and mellow, with a milky fragrance. Not only crushed peanuts but also red dates were added inside, and there was a layer of fragrant black sesame on the surface. Very delicious.The suffocation just now dissipated immediately.

"Is milk added to this almond tea?" Li Meier asked after taking several more sips.

"You girl has a good tongue. Not only did you add milk, but you also added eggs." Mrs. Li also picked up the almond tea she hadn't finished yet, and said in a satisfied gulp.

"This method is novel. Where did Mammy learn it?" Li Meier smiled and asked Madam Lin beside her.The original almond tea made by their family is to put almonds, rice and glutinous rice, which is completely different from this method.

"Chuan'er learned it from Wang's cook. Since Chuan'er took over the kitchen job, she has been researching new dishes. She saw that many dishes in the state capital were different from our hometown, so she compared them with her neighbors. The cooks from each family have consulted a lot." Nanny Lin explained with a smile.

Since Mrs. Qiu was invited by Li Meier to help her in her noodle restaurant, all the cooking work at home was handed over to Chuan'er. Now that Chuan'er is married, it's not easy to serve her personally in Mrs. Li's house. It would be better to work in the kitchen. Also just right.

"Sister Chuan'er's thoughts are clever." Li Meier took another sip of almond tea and praised with a smile.If it was sister-in-law Qiu, she wouldn't bother to research new dishes. In the past, she always thought of new dishes by herself, and sister-in-law Qiu was there to help.

"Chuan'er is doing well in the kitchen right now, but it's not a long-term solution. After all, she hasn't been married for long, and she might be pregnant at some point, so she won't be able to work in the kitchen anymore." Li The old lady thought more than Li Meier, so she said.

"It's easy, let Wanzi go and help her. I have Jiaozi by my side is enough. Let Wanzi learn from Sister Chuan'er. If Sister Chuan'er becomes pregnant, she can just take her place." Li Meier said quickly After finding a solution, her family is not short of people now, and there are still a lot of people available.

"This method is also okay, but Wanzi is still young, so he needs to practice more." Mrs. Li nodded.

"Isn't there me? Anyway, I have nothing to do at home on weekdays. Grandma, you can tell me what you want to eat, and I will make it for you." Li Meier said with a smile, she also likes cooking.

"Don't think that if you flatter me a few words, I will return the bracelet to you. At most, if you want to wear it in the future, just ask me for it." Mrs. Li was very vigilant, and she took out the bracelet to let Nanny Lin Lock it in the big box in the house.

Li Meier was speechless, and couldn't help but said: "This bracelet is obviously mine, it is a gift from Mrs. Lu!"

"Who!?" Mrs. Li asked with her eyes wide open, whether she didn't understand clearly or didn't react.

"The old lady of the Lu family is the head of the Lu family who took her cousin as a concubine." Li Meier immediately added an explanation.

"Oh~~that Lu family." Mrs. Li was stunned at this moment, but then she became even more puzzled, "Why did you meet his old lady, an old lady from a wealthy family, it's so easy to see."

Only then did Li Meier tell Mrs. Li about going to Lu's house to participate in the poetry meeting today.Naturally, he also detailed the friendship between Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Zhengu.

After listening to Mrs. Li, she clicked her tongue and sighed: "I didn't expect Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Lu to be old acquaintances, but it's normal. Mrs. Zhen has been in the palace for so many years, and it's normal for Mrs. Zhen to know some ladies from aristocratic families in the capital. "After feeling for a while, he looked at Li Meier and said: "So you are still lucky, you go out to participate in a poetry meeting, and you can get back such a rare item. It must be your short-lived grandfather who is blessing you underground. A few days before the Ghost Festival, you have to burn some paper for your grandfather, and let him bless you to get more good things in the future."

"Grandmother, let grandfather rest. He has limited energy. It is enough to protect my father and brother Shanqing from taking the imperial examination. Don't add to his workload." Li Meier said helplessly.

"It's okay, your grandfather has been a hardworking person since he was a child, so he came here quickly." Mrs. Li waved her hands indifferently.

Li Meier was speechless, thinking how pitiful her grandfather was, he would be sent by his grandmother when he was alive, and he would not stop even after death.

The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while, and Mrs. Jiang also got up, and led Brother Jian to talk to Mrs. Li.

When Mrs. Li saw her grandson, she immediately forgot about Li Mei'er, and hurriedly asked Mother Lin to bring almond tea to feed her grandson herself.

Naturally, Mother Lin also brought a bowl to Mrs. Jiang, while drinking tea, she also asked about her participation in the poetry meeting today.

Li Meier then told Mrs. Jiang what she had said to Mrs. Li, and complained in a low voice, "Mother, grandma took my red jadeite bracelet away again."

"If your grandmother wants to take you in, let her take it in. When you get married in the future, she will make dowry for you. She is always frugal, and she is afraid that you will spoil things with careless hands when you are young." Jiang's current relationship with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Harmonious, naturally on the side of Mrs. Li.

Li Meier had no choice but to suffer from being dumb.

(End of this chapter)