The blessing of the splendid farm family is married to the world

Chapter 107 Matcha Green

The jelly at noon was ice-cold, hot and sour, and Rong Cheng drank two large bowls by himself.

Originally a big pot was made, but all three of them ate until there was only a small half of the pot left. An Xuquan let the magpie take it away, and Yanzi and the others ate a small bowl each.

The days were leisurely, after dinner, An Xu was about to go back to her room for a lunch break, Zong Che stopped her, and took out a piece of light, almost weightless, folded gauze from the room.

"This is crocodile silk. It can be used as a tent to keep mosquitoes away. It's going to be hot soon. Use this to replace the curtain on the bed."

It's going to be hot until May.

But she took it anyway, "Thank you."

Zong Che said again: "Do you need any side dishes for making spicy lo mei? I'll ask someone to buy them."

When An Xu, magpies, and partridges came back, they just bought some duck offal, duck necks, duck heads, etc. from a roast duck shop, and said, "Then let's buy some lotus root and seaweed."

Come back and cut into slices of lotus root, make it into kelp knots and marinate together.

So this afternoon, on the street where the Zhuangyuan Mansion is located, it was not time for dinner, and several families couldn't sit still.

Especially the two neighbors on the left and right.

Ji Chengyu met friends in the morning and returned home in the afternoon. In the second half of the afternoon, he was going to paint a painting of ink bamboo. His ink bamboo painting is still quite popular in the capital. Gifts to friends can save a lot of money.

But before he could paint for a while, he was lured by the strong fragrance wafting from the next door and lost his mind to paint.

Ji Chengyu came out of the study and went to the main courtyard where the husband and wife lived, but he did not see Mrs. Bai, so he asked, "Where is Madam?"

It was just a casual question, but the woman guarding the yard trembled all over and hurriedly replied: "Madam has returned to her mother's house."

Ji Chengyu took a look at the woman, his eyes flickered, pretending he didn't see anything, and asked, "Has she visited the next door?"

The mother-in-law replied: "I was going to visit, but the girl happened to have something to do, so the lady came back again, very angry."

Ji Chengyu nodded, turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back.

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In the kitchen, there were two big Buddhas standing next to An Xu, Rong Cheng and Zong Che, Aunt Xi and the others who used to come over to see the lady cooking, now they were watching from a distance.

The stewed duck ingredients in the pot are almost ready, and the lotus root slices and kelp knots were put in half an hour ago.

"Add more soy sauce, stir-fry a little, and then you can remove the firewood, and you can eat it cold or hot." An Xu said while pouring his own secret soy sauce into the pot.

The color, which was already pretty, instantly turned red.

At this moment, a young man in front ran in, swallowed before he could speak.

Such a worthless servant made Zong Che very embarrassed, and asked coldly, "What's the matter?"

The servant hurriedly said: "Master Ji next door came to visit and said he came to smell the fragrance."

Zong Che said casually, "Is he a dog?"

An Xu almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

The servant was a little embarrassed, "Master Ji, Master Ji was waiting at the door. Do you want to drive out?"

Zong Che didn't want to pay attention to the people next door at all, especially that Ji Chengyu who was about to wear a green hat and didn't dare to say anything.

It's just that he didn't have time to say it because he didn't have time, An Xu said: "Since the neighbor is coming, please come in."

After the servant left, she said to Zong Che: "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Neighbors need to get along well. Besides, you are both officials in the same dynasty."

Zong Che nodded, looking suddenly in a good mood again.

Rong Cheng on the side curled his lips, wanting his sister to take care of him, but he didn't say it clearly, it was really annoying.

An Xu took a large plate from the side, took out a full plate of stewed duck ingredients that were still steaming from the pot, and handed it to Aunt Xi, "Send it to the living room, and I'll make two cold dishes."

Zong Che said: "There is no need to cook anymore, this is enough."

An Xu pushed him out, "Hurry up and treat the guests, I'm in charge of the kitchen."

As soon as Zong Che left, Rong Cheng immediately felt more at ease, and complained to An Xu in a low voice, "Sister, you don't know, brother Che is in the capital now, and he is a powerful and disgusting person."

An Xu frowned: "How?"

Rongcheng looked at the maids of the Zongfu in the kitchen, and whispered even more: "The Holy Majesty held a royal horse competition before, and Brother Che won the first prize. The Holy Majesty praised Chege for his proficiency in martial arts, and directly asked him to go to the Shenying Guard." Became the vice-principal. After half a month, Brother Che got rid of the captain who was in charge of him. Many people who are too educated say that he has the opposite face."

An Xu's heart skipped a beat. In ancient times, the fastest way to annihilate a person or even a family was to wear a hat of rebellion.

Zong Che is not a person who knows how to deal with these interpersonal relationships. What exactly does he want to do?
"Isn't he a cabinet walker?"

Rong Cheng said: "Part-time jobs. Many high-ranking officials hold several jobs. It's just that Brother Che has a part-time job not long after he entered the officialdom. It's rare. This is also one of the more annoying things about him."

Speaking of this, I just want my sister to remind Zong Che not to be too rampant. Although he himself is a person whose clan is unknown, his sister and brother Chong can be counted in his nine clans.

If Tianzhen was successfully framed, sister and the others would also be implicated.

An Xu touched Rongcheng's head, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Chenger, I will ask him when I have a chance."

At least he raised Zong Che for a year or two. Although he left Linhe Village to go to Beijing to take the exam later, he also sent things to feed every month, so An Xu didn't feel confident in asking about these things.

"Is this really made of some duck scraps?"

In the living room, Ji Chengyu had already finished eating a duck wing and several slices of lotus root, and then he had time to drink tea to moisten his mouth, "Sister Ling is really a genius, and she can make such delicious things that are unbearable on the table. Shang Lin Brother, sister Ling is really a strange person in the kitchen world."

Shang Rin is the character given by Gu Wei after Zong Che's rural examination, and the characters are usually taken by the teacher, Zong Che has nothing to do with it.

Anyway, this word is not used by family members, and he will not feel unaccustomed to it.

This Ji Chengyu is from the south of the south of the Yangtze River, and sisters are all sisters to them.

Zong Che was uncomfortable hearing that, besides, she wasn't his sister either.

"She is my righteous sister," Zong Che said.

Ji Chengyu was taken aback, and said to himself for a long time, this Zong Shanglin just said this, doesn't it mean that he doesn't like to see the righteous sister from the country?
"I've heard from my wife," he said with a smile, "It's just that I think there is no difference between righteous sister and real sister."

Zong Che said indifferently: "It's much worse. If you like your own sister, can you marry her?"

"Zongshanglin, what are you talking nonsense about?" Ji Chengyu stood up suddenly, his words were extremely bullying.Who is an unethical animal?
Zong Che acted as if nothing had happened, and chuckled, "Just kidding."

Ji Chengyu still stood with a cold face, but he was wondering in his heart, what's going on with this Zong?He is a fourth-rank Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and he is a junior official with first-class real power. Even if he is valued by the emperor, he shouldn't be so rampant.

"Young master," Mrs. Xi came in at this time, breaking the stagnant atmosphere in the living room, "Miss made some desserts and fruit tea, you two can take it easy."

Put it on the table, looked at the faces of the two, and then retreated carefully.

Zong Che said: "Master Ji, try it, my fruit tea is sweet and sour, much better than all kinds of tea outside."

From what Ji Chengyu heard, Zong Che had given in. He flicked his sleeves and sat down.

Ji Chengyu finally calmed down, took two sips of fruit tea, his complexion cleared up, nodded and said: "It really is the top grade, what is put in it, the sweet and sour taste can be so strong and delicious?"

"There are yogurt, kumquats, etc." Zong Che said.

Ji Chengyu ate a few more pieces of dim sum. Delicious food can make people feel good. On a whim, he said, "I heard that your sister and righteous sister don't have a family now. Why don't I get a matchmaker?"

Zong Che raised his eyes slightly, seemed to be very interested in this matter, and asked, "Whose family?"

Ji Chengyu picked up the chopsticks to pick up lotus root slices. This tastes good and is easier to eat than duck wings. "Master Wailang Su, member of the Rites Department, hasn't his main wife passed away for five or six years? He has long intended to marry someone to fill the house, but has been I didn't find a suitable one. I see your righteous sister, although she is a country girl, but she can be seen as an extraordinary person just because of her cooking skills, Lord Su will definitely like it."

He still kept talking, not realizing that Zong Che's face was getting uglier by the day.

After eating two lotus root slices, Ji Chengyu put down his chopsticks and asked, "What do you think?"

Zong Che turned the cup in his hand, took a sip of tea slowly, and said, "The one who has to marry a concubine almost every month and has almost pawned the dowry of his mother and grandmother for two generations, only in the Ministry of Rites Su Chengyin with a idle job?"

This is wrong, Ji Chengyu still said "ah", and said: "You also know that your righteous sister is a country girl who doesn't know a single word, and is such an old age, if you tell the Su family, they still have to look at you Only in face can we respond."

Zong Che sneered, suddenly pointed to a plate of matcha-flavored walnut cakes, and said, "Master Ji, try this dessert."

Although Ji Chengyu was baffled, Zong Che's righteous sister did have good cooking skills, and the food she cooked was better than the one on the first floor, and she was not polite at the moment.

But a round light green dim sum that looked crispy hadn't even entered my mouth before I heard a laugh: "Isn't this green one more eye-catching and beautiful?"

Ji Chengyu couldn't hear a single green word, and immediately lost the slightest appetite for food.

"Master Zong, do you have any opinion on me?" He put down the pastry and said.

Zong Che enjoyed eating a piece of green pastry himself, "This is a unique taste of my family, the taste of matcha. It is made from the best Yuqian tea, and it needs to be sieved more than ten times in the middle, which takes a lot of work."

After finishing eating, he pointed to the refreshments on it and said, "Although it's a bit more expensive, the matcha green color is really suitable for entertaining Master Ji."

"What do you mean?" Ji Chengyu slapped the table angrily.

Zong Che wasn't angry at all, and said leisurely, "I just don't know if a green hat made of this color will be easy to wear."

(End of this chapter)