Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 44 Chance Encounter
"I went to the home of Miss Ye's wet nurse, Su, who had already left the mansion and returned to the countryside. Miss Ye did have a hard time at home." Song Qi said again.

Xia Chunyu put down the teacup, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, frowned and looked into the distance. From here, one can see white sails like a forest on the canal, showing the prosperity of this city. It is exactly... A river of spring water flows eastward, and thousands of white sails follow the waves.

The prosperous scene before my eyes cannot hide the sadness and desolation in my heart.

All the information came together, the fog dissipated, and the truth came to light. Ye Jinxuan went to Heifenggang, and Miss Ye Er, Li Daitiao, became the eldest lady of the Wei Mansion.

Yaoyao didn't lie to him.

I dare not think about how Yaoyao felt when she left. She said that if you marry a dog, you follow the dog; if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken. Even if he treated her as a toy, she was still his wife. She said... Chunyu, I will treat you well. So she had no complaints and helped him cook and wash clothes every day, like a happy and busy little woman.

She said... Chunyu, you can't abandon me. After getting his promise, she still looked aggrieved, but there was a sly smile in her eyes after success.

It was a pity that he didn't understand at that time. She regarded him as the salvation of her ill-fated and helpless life, but he repeatedly let her down just because he doubted her and was hindered by his noble status. In the end, she disappeared, leaving only regret and guilt, like two mountains pressing on him, making him breathless, like a needle stuck in his heart, unable to be pulled out, and every time he thought of it, it was a sharp pain.

Song Qi looked at the lonely back of the prince with sympathy. His sister-in-law was a good woman, and he believed that everyone who had been with her would find it difficult to forget her. Until now, he was still obsessed with the pig stomach and chicken that his sister-in-law had promised him, but he would never have the chance to eat it in the future.

"You didn't tell Su Yaoyao the real situation, right?" Xia Chunyu asked.

Song Qi said: "I didn't dare to tell the truth, I just said Miss Ye was doing well in Jinan and missed her very much, so I asked me to go see her. Mrs. Su was very happy and said that Miss Ye finally got her wish after all the hardships she had suffered."

Xia Chunyu frowned even more and said, "Go again and give Su Shi a hundred taels of silver. Don't forget to buy another pair of tiger-skin knee pads."

He didn't know what other wishes she had, but this was the only one he had heard her talk about.

Yangzhou, a picturesque ancient city, has the beautiful Slender West Lake, the majestic Grand Canal, and the exquisite private courtyards of salt merchants of successive dynasties. These courtyards are famous tourist attractions in modern times and you can buy a ticket to visit them. However, at the moment, they are all occupied and you cannot go in to visit.

However, Helian Jing and Ye Jiayao shared the same idea, so they could enjoy the scenery slowly and satisfy their gluttony first.

The canal is a bustling food street. In ancient times, unlike modern times, there were no cars, trains, or airplanes. Shipping was the main form of transportation in Yangzhou. People traveling from north to south would stop by here to try the authentic food or enjoy the beautiful scenery. Therefore, the catering industry along the canal was the most developed.

The two entered an ordinary teahouse. Helian Jing ordered three-piece buns, jade siu mai, and thousand-layer oil cakes, and introduced them, "These are called the three best dim sum, and they are essential for drinking tea. However, I don't know if the dim sum here tastes good. The dim sum at Fu Man Lou is absolutely delicious, but it's a pity that it's too expensive. We can't afford it now. I'll take you there to eat later."

Ye Jiayao smiled and said insincerely, "Okay!"

The dim sum at Fumanlou is indeed the most authentic and expensive in Yangzhou City. Jinrong likes it very much and often asks people to buy it for her and show it off in front of her. She went there to eat it once when her grandfather sent her back to Yangzhou when she was ten years old.

Making pastries is what she is least good at, because her father in modern times is not good at it either. So, Ye Jiayao really wants to learn how to make pastries, but it is difficult to become an apprentice. A chef is also a craftsman, and a craftsman makes a living with his craft. If more people master this craft, his job will be insecure. Therefore, those chefs usually do not let people watch when they cook or make pastries. They keep it secret and mysterious. As for the inheritance, it is also very rigid and it is difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of it. Unlike modern times, there are schools and training classes that specialize in training chefs.

The snacks were served quickly. Helian Jing rubbed his hands excitedly, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a three-piece bun to savor it carefully, with an expression of great satisfaction on his face.

Ye Jiayao also tried one. The dough was soft and chewy, and the filling was indeed diced chicken, diced meat and diced bamboo shoots. However, the chicken was not fresh and fragrant enough. It seemed that it was made with chicken that had been stewed in broth and the freshness had been squeezed out. The diced meat was too fatty and was not the tenderest pork belly. The diced bamboo shoots were a bit old and had residue in the mouth.

Ye Jiayao gave it a two and a half star rating in her heart.

Then try the thousand-layer oil cake. The authentic thousand-layer oil cake has about twenty layers, with each layer of cake sandwiched between a layer of sugar and oil, stacked on top of each other and separated from each other. It is extremely soft and flexible, with just the right amount of sweetness and stickiness. However, the thousand-layer cake here is all stuck together and is too sweet.

Can only give a two star rating.

As for the Jade Shaomai, it was an unexpected surprise. The dough was as thin as paper, revealing the emerald green color of the leeks inside. From the appearance, it really lived up to the word "Jade". The shrimp inside was also fresh and tender. Ye Jiayao gave it a four-star rating.

"Delicious, delicious, really delicious. I miss the taste of Yangzhou cuisine so much." Helian Jing was so satisfied with the meal.

Ye Jiayao looked at him with sympathy. Poor little Jingjing, after a few days of hardship, his taste for delicious food dropped sharply. As for this thing, in the past, he would probably have thrown it away in disgust and fed it to the dog.

Forget it, I won't attack him. When Empress Dowager Cixi was fleeing, someone gave her a steamed bun, and she thought it was delicious. She even kept thinking about it when she returned to the palace. When people are hungry, they naturally think everything is delicious.

"Eat more if you like it." Ye Jiayao pushed the snacks in front of Helian Jing.

Helian Jing was deeply moved. Dayaoyao was a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He would always think of him first when there was something delicious.

"You eat too! I can't finish so much by myself." Helian Jing reluctantly gave up the food. Dayaoyao was so good to him, he couldn't be too selfish.

Ye Jiayao laughed: "There are three three-piece buns, four thousand-layer oil cakes, and six jade dumplings in total. Normally, they are not enough for you to fill your stomach. Stop being polite. I'm not hungry and don't really want to eat." In order not to affect Xiao Jingjing's appetite and based on the principle of not wasting food, Ye Jiayao did not say that she didn't want to eat because it was unpalatable.

Helian Jing then swept up the rest.

After eating snacks, the two continued to look for delicious food. Seeing some candy figures on the roadside, Ye Jia took out three copper coins and got a phoenix. Helian Jing also came to join in the fun, but got a dog, which he hated, and refused to take it. In the end, he changed it to a rabbit.

The master who was pouring the sugar figures skillfully poured a flying phoenix and a small rabbit on the chopping board as if he was painting.

Ye Jiayao proudly compared her big phoenix with Helian Jing's little rabbit and laughed.

Helian Jing was extremely depressed. It was the same three copper coins, but she got such a big one, and he only got a small one. He was at a big loss. But he changed his mind and felt relieved since he didn't have to pay for it.

The two of them continued to walk around while eating candy figures. Helian Jing became interested in the ring-tossing game on the street and was eager to try it. Ye Jiayao touched a handful of copper coins and gave it to him: "Go and play!"

"You're not going?" Helian Jing asked.

Ye Jiayao raised her chin in another direction: "I'm going to make a dough figurine."

Helian Jing was not interested in making dough figurines. He thought that Dayaoyao might ask the dough figurine master to make one in his image, so he said, "Then come to me later."

Ye Jiayao came to the dough figurine stall and asked, "Master, how much does it cost to make a dough figurine?"

The dough figurine master said, "Two copper coins for a dough figurine. You can make one in my image."

Ye Jiayao said happily: "Then make one in my image."

Then he made a very vulgar scissor hand gesture and said, "Can you make it like this?"

The dough figurine master's eyes twitched as he looked at Ye Jiayao's scissor hand gesture and said in embarrassment, "Do you want that gesture too?"

Ye Jiayao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes!"

The dough figurine master's eyes and mouth twitched. He looked at her again and again, picked up a piece of dough and started to knead it.

Helian Jing squeezed to the front and couldn't help but sneer when he saw the person in front of him threw five circles but didn't catch anything.

"One copper coin for one ring, you can put on whatever you want, and if you get it right, it's yours. Come on, put the ring on..." shouted the uncle who was setting up the stall.

"Give me five rings." Helian Jing readily touched five copper coins and got five bamboo rings, aiming at a chubby porcelain doll. Dayaoyao had a black broken pottery jar used to hold copper coins, which was really ugly, and even the copper coins were not so cute. He gave her a beautiful one to hold the copper coins.

"Swoosh..." The bamboo hoop firmly caught the porcelain doll. The onlookers cheered loudly. Helian Jing was also very proud. He had been practicing hitting birds with stones all the way, and his accuracy had greatly improved.

Then Helian Jing tried to get a few more small items, and he was always successful. The uncle who was setting up the stall had a dark face, and reluctantly gave the items to Helian Jing, saying unhappily: "Brother, you are so accurate. I am also a small business, so just quit while you are ahead!"

Helian Jing had gotten everything he wanted, and he was not interested in the rest. Dayaoyao always taught him that one should give others some leeway when doing things, so he stopped, took the spoils and went to find Ye Jiayao happily.

"Yaoyao, Yaoyao..." Helian Jing squeezed out of the crowd and shouted at the top of his voice.

Ye Jiayao heard it, turned around, and saw Helian Jing holding a bunch of things and shouting at her. It seemed that he had gained a lot. When she was about to respond, she saw a person walking straight towards Helian Jing. Ye Jiayao subconsciously turned around quickly.

Damn, how could a stupid ass appear here? It shouldn't be that she is dazzled!

Helian Jing was about to walk towards Ye Jiayao when a tall figure blocked his way like a wall.

Helian Jing took a closer look and was stunned for a moment. He stammered, "Chun... Brother Chunyu?"

Xia Chunyu was feeling irritable so he went for a walk by the canal. Suddenly he heard someone calling Yaoyao. He was particularly sensitive to this name. At that moment, his heart skipped a beat. He followed the voice and unexpectedly found Helian Jing.

(End of this chapter)