Stepmother Shaoguang

Chapter 7 Casserole Rice Noodles
"Will it be too spicy? Can I give you a non-spicy one?" He Shaoguang was a little worried, afraid that Lu Mingyan would not be used to the taste of cornel oil.

"No need." Lu Mingyan sucked up the last noodle, poured a big mouthful of tea, and returned to his usual calm and upright manner, "Thank you, mother, for causing you trouble."

"You're welcome, are you still used to eating?"

"Delicious!" Before Lu Mingyan could react, Xiao Mingzhen happily answered He Shaoguang's question, "Mother is better than the chef in the kitchen!"

Lu Mingyan nodded accordingly, and He Shaoguang was amused by the child's childish words, so he boasted to Haikou: "If there is nothing to do in the future, Mingyan can also bring Mingzhen to eat here, and mother will cook all kinds of food for you!"

Playing with Lu Mingzhen for a while, after sending the two of them away, He Shaoguang was still a little drunk: raising a baby, especially a sensible and cute baby, almost melted my heart.

The two children are not familiar with her now, but it is not difficult to see that the old lady has educated them both very well. Of course, this can be seen from the shadows of Lu Xiaowen and Lu Ruqing, the education of the Duke's Mansion must not be bad.

There was nothing to do during the day, and it was raining lightly outside. When I went out, I didn't want to move at all, so I simply went to Haitang Garden to find Xu Ruyun to sit down.

Xu Ruyun has a gentle temperament and is not as conspicuous as Shi Nianjiao. Although she is a sister-in-law, Shi Nianjiao is in charge of the household affairs.

Lu Ruqing's illness didn't lie in bed all the time, but when the seasons changed and the weather suddenly changed, he coughed again.

Since He Shaoguang came, he always wanted to visit his eldest brother, and when he entered the room, he could smell the strong bitter smell of medicine. Lu Ruqing was lying on the couch, his whole body became much thinner, and his complexion was pale.Xu Ruyun skillfully fed medicine and served water beside her, as if she had already gotten used to this kind of life.

After feeding him the whole dose of medicine, Xu Ruyun tucked up the quilt for him, and carefully arranged his messy hair.

Lu Ruqing held his wife's hand instead: "Go, don't worry about me, the second sibling is still waiting for you."

Xu Ruyun seemed worried, turned her head several times, and the other party watched her walk out of the room with a smile on her face.

Xu Ruyun took He Shaoguang to the study to sit for a while. Lu Ruqing hadn't worked in the study for a while, but the place was still tidy and the books were well stored.

"Are younger brothers and sisters used to drinking Longjing? It's almost Qingming, and my father harvested it from the tea mountain in Hangzhou. Now I can pick another crop and taste the treasures." Xu Ruyun picked up the tea set and cooked tea for He Shaoguang.

"I didn't like the taste of Longjing in the past, but Ah Qing liked to drink it, so I stayed with him, and I got used to it after so many years." The tea was gurgling, overflowing with the unique fragrance of Longjing before Ming Dynasty.Amidst the scent of tea, Xu Ruyun started gossips.

"Sister-in-law and elder brother are so close together, I'm so envious." Looking around the study room, there are many pictures of ladies hanging around, all of which are Xu Ruyun's face, sitting or lying down, with hairpins and hairdressing, more than ten large and small pictures.It must have been painted by Lu Ruqing himself.

"Back when I married into the Lu family, I was as nervous and restrained as you." Recalling back then, Xu Ruyun smiled slightly, "Although the Xu family has some reputation in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the capital, who cares about the poor painter's daughter?"

"No matter what the outside world says, I like painting. Ah Qing writes paintings with poems. He is very talented. The painting we completed together won the first prize at the princess's banquet. The world began to praise me as a rare talented woman. A man with a talent and a woman's appearance is a natural match."

"Brother's illness. When did it get serious?"

"I can't remember clearly." The smile on Xu Ruyun's face gradually faded, "It's been about four or five years. I remember that I only had an occasional cough at first, and then I became weaker and bedridden. It always repeats when the seasons change.”

"Fortunately, it didn't endanger my life. My sister-in-law should also pay attention to getting more rest."

Judging from the poems preserved on the table in the study, Lu Ruqing is indeed an elegant man, and the poems he wrote are graceful and moving. The sentence "The moon is like a practice, and the length is a thousand miles away", expresses the sorrow of Xu Ruyun who is far away in Guangling.

"It's an old poem. I took it out a few days ago and sorted it out, which made my younger siblings laugh at me." Xu Ruyun smiled embarrassedly when she saw that she was looking at the collection of poems written by Lu Ruqing.

"It's very touching." He Shaoguang boasted sincerely, "I'm ashamed to drink such good tea as my sister-in-law. Next time, I will bring some refreshments made by myself, and my sister-in-law will try if she likes it. If she likes it, I will make more I'll send it to Haitang Garden for you, and read a book with tea, it's the best way to spend the afternoon."

"I heard that the second younger brother and sister are good at craftsmanship, so I took advantage." Xu Ruyun slowly poured tea for her, "Actually, if the younger siblings think the mansion is boring, it is okay for the second brother to take you out for a stroll. Although the second brother was born as a general, Also very considerate.”

Leaving the house?He Shaoguang's eyes lit up.

After she went back, she was thinking about how to persuade Lu Xiaowen to use Xiu Mu's time to go out with her for a stroll.

"Ahem..." After Lu Xiaowen returned home, as soon as he stepped into the courtyard door, he habitually walked to the study room, and saw his newly married wife leaning against the small kitchen door, hesitating to speak.

"Then what... have you had dinner yet?"

Lu Xiaowen had just returned from the palace, and hadn't had time to pass on the meal.

"That's right, come and taste my craft?"

He Shaoguang was still a little shy, but this scene looked like a loving couple, the wife made soup for her husband's hands.

Hiss, that's weird.

Lu Xiaowen walked to the table, and saw a pile of various ingredients, all of them raw, on the table.

"Eat pot today?" He swallowed unconsciously, Lu Xiaowen didn't eat much since he entered the palace in the morning, and the lunch served in the palace was already too cold in their hands, and they usually took a few mouthfuls whole.

The covered casserole stand is heated on a charcoal basin, and the pot exudes an irresistible aroma.

So fresh!

He Shaoguang walked over and lifted the lid of the casserole by himself, and the deliciousness of the chicken soup immediately filled the entire dining room.

"It's not shabu-shabu, but casserole rice noodles with Yunnan flavor."

One small pot per person, sitting face to face.

When the lid was lifted, the chicken soup inside was glowing with golden oil. He Shaoguang indicated that he could put any ingredients he likes into the pot, and then add the soaked rice noodles to cook.

Lu Xiaowen picked up the lightly cut thin slices of meat, curled up and changed color after only a moment in the casserole.Immediately, he added quail eggs, shredded chicken, egg-skin dumplings and green vegetables, and when they were all cooked, brought them in front of him, picked up the rice noodles in the casserole, ate them in big mouthfuls, and did not forget to drink a mouthful of chicken soup.

Since the afternoon, He Shaoguang has been boiling the chicken soup on the stove, and it has become very rich after several hours.

He Shaoguang himself likes spicy food, so he added a lot of cornel oil, and the bright red luster made people's index fingers move.

Lu Xiaowen ate so much that he accidentally scalded the tip of his tongue with the hot rice noodles.

He Shaoguang thoughtfully handed over the iced fruit tea: "Drink this."

"You did this yourself, too?"

(End of this chapter)