Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 76 On the Road
Half an hour later, the carriage drove out of the city gate slowly, really slowly, otherwise at the normal speed, it would have been two quarters of an hour to leave the city.

Lu Xingwan chatted with Wen Shu for a while and felt sleepy, so he lay down and rested. Yinhong and Luliu were in another carriage. I can open the curtain to see the scenery outside.

It's just that although it's beginning of spring at this time, the grass on both sides of the road has not yet emerged, let alone flowers everywhere.She looked at it for a while, and felt bored again, so she drew her head back, but it was actually a little cold.

With nothing to do, it's not appropriate to stare dryly at Mother Chen. Wen Shu thought about finding a topic to chat with.

Just as she was thinking about what to say, Nanny Chen, who had been sitting quietly, said first, "Young lady, did you sell yourself?" Although she was asking a question, her tone was very affirmative.

Wen Shu was slightly taken aback, then thought that Miss Lu knew that she couldn't hide this matter, so she nodded truthfully.

Sure enough, Mother Chen felt a little pity, since the girl said just now that she was the only child in the family, she knew that this girl definitely did not sell herself, and depending on the situation, she would not sell herself if there was no catastrophe in the future.

It's a pity, this girl is strong and clever, if she can sell herself in, they will have another capable girl in the yard.

Sighing in her heart for a while, Mother Chen smiled and asked again: "Then the little lady agreed to it?"

"No." Wen Shu bowed his head shyly.

Chen Momo suddenly regained her spirits, "I have an old sister, her Wulang is about the same age as the young lady, and she has not discussed marriage, if the young lady is interested, how about I arrange for you to meet later?"

"This." Wen Shu showed a look of embarrassment: "Marriage is an important matter, it is the order of my parents, even if I want to see each other, I have to tell my father first, and he will accompany me."

"Naturally." Mother Chen smiled even more after hearing this.

Just now she said so frivolously on purpose, just to try out the character of this little Wen lady, if she agrees casually, then she must not be reserved, so if she can't sell herself, she won't have such a pity.

But now her answer and demeanor not only satisfied her, but also made her regret that she couldn't sell herself again.

But fortunately, her old sister really has a son, and they are about the same age. Said one by one.

"I met that child a few years ago. He is a good-looking person. He is still a scholar. He was selected as a scholar last year. He will definitely follow this path in the future. If he is lucky, he may become an official in the court. "

"The old sister has been asking me to find a daughter-in-law for her, and I don't have any suitable ones around me. Until I met the young lady recently, this idea popped up involuntarily. It can be seen that it is a destined match."

Wen Shu just laughed, but didn't speak. In fact, she didn't take this matter seriously at all. She only found such a topic to keep talking about when Nanny Chen was extremely bored.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Mother Chen was a little uncertain about her thoughts. After thinking about it, she was afraid that she might have misunderstood something, so she hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, that child came from a clean background, and my old sister was also from childhood. The handkerchief is handed over, not someone who prostituted himself into the mansion."

We've come to this point, it would be bad if Wen Shu didn't speak, she thought for a while, then pursed her lips and said, "Thank you for your kindness, it's just that my father is the one to decide on such a big matter."

Seeing that she didn't refuse outright, Nanny Chen smiled and said, "That's right, that's right, then when I go back to Bianjing, I'll let that old sister come to your house to talk to your father."

Wen Shu acted shyly, lowered his head and did not speak, but kept looking at Lu Xingwan, who was resting with his eyes closed, and shouted in his heart, Miss Lu, wake up quickly!

I would rather you wake up and drag me to talk about poetry, calligraphy and painting that I don't understand, than chatting with Nanny Chen anymore!

Fortunately, Nanny Chen didn't continue. Seeing that she was bored, she took out the cake in the hidden compartment and asked her if she wanted to eat it?
Wen Shu was so hungry that she was not hungry, but the tempting pastries were in front of her eyes, and she was afraid that Nanny Chen would drag her to talk about such important marriage matters, so she nodded and took a few dollars.

The soft and sweet mung bean cake melted in the mouth as soon as it entered the mouth, and went down the throat without chewing. Wen Shu had never eaten such a delicious cake, so she couldn't help but slightly widened her eyes, and asked Mother Chen: "Is this pastry made by Mrs. Wang?"

Mother Chen smiled and said: "No, this is one of the pastries that Chef Wang is best at. It was because of this green pastry that the eldest son discovered it, and then invited him to be the girl's personal cook." Saying that, she looked at her After eating deliciously, he moved the plate of cakes forward again: "If you like it, take a few more."

"No, no." Wen Shu shook his head again and again: "Let's leave it to the big girl."

Nanny Chen just laughed: "Big girl doesn't like to eat overnight food. This mung bean cake was made early. If I didn't finish it today, I won't eat any tomorrow. Besides, Mrs. Wang also came with the car, thinking Eating is not just a word."

After she said that, Wen Shu was not polite, and immediately grabbed a few more dollars.

Because there are eight kinds of pastries in the secret compartment, and there are four compartments of sweet money besides this one. In her opinion, Miss Lu has such a small appetite, she must not be able to eat it all.

Of course, Miss Lu is not a person who is extravagant and wasteful. The reason why she eats so much is that she has a picky taste and a weak spleen and stomach.

Because of her weak spleen and stomach, she couldn't eat overnight, so what she couldn't finish that day would be rewarded to those around her in the end.

This is also the reason why Nanny Chen dared to ask Wen Shu to grab a few more dollars so generously.

The carriage drove steadily and slowly on the official road, and it was only [-] miles out of the city at noon. Looking at the speed, Wen Shu thought to himself, maybe he might not be able to return within a month.

Maybe it was because he was used to this road, and he knew all the coachmen on the road. No, the carriage drove into the small town outside the city with a meal, and then booked a snack shop with the familiar ones.

The shop owner is a couple. Seeing the familiar carriage, they hurriedly and enthusiastically came over with a kettle and poured tea for everyone on the way.

Lu Xingwan woke up half an hour ago. He was reading a novel with Wen Shu. When he saw the carriage stopped, he also said he wanted to go down to get some fresh air.

Nanny Chen hurriedly took the veiled hat and put it on for her, and helped her down together with Wen Shu. Cook Wang got out of the back car, drank a few sips of green tea, and then led the two maids who carried the burdens. Went to work in the back kitchen.

She moved very quickly, and within a quarter of an hour, she served two dishes and one soup, which were both Lu Xingwan's favorite and easy to digest. As for Wen Shu and others, they were naturally not treated so well.

This snack shop has freshly wrapped wontons and pancakes. As early as the moment they sat down, the owner brought them a large bowl of wontons. If there were not enough, he ordered some pancakes. Cake cushion stomach.

Wen Shu knew his own appetite, so at the beginning, he ordered an extra cake and a trowel, and was dipping in the wonton soup, eating with relish.

Although this small restaurant is not very eye-catching, but his wontons are very good, especially the soup, which is delicious and delicious. Put the cooking cakes there, it is perfect!

This scene stunned the surrounding coachmen, servants and guards, and thought: I can't see that such a delicate and quiet lady has such a big appetite, her appetite is almost as big as theirs The old man is rough.

On the other table, Lu Xingwan, who was eating soup in small mouthfuls, saw Wen Shu eating so sweetly and happily, suddenly felt that the food in front of him was more delicious, and unknowingly, he ate more than usual half a bowl.

(End of this chapter)