lucky star girl

Chapter 96
Most of the dishes on the menu proposed by Mrs. Xu are available in Xu's Zhuangzi.

Zhuangzi now sends fresh dishes to Beijing early in the morning every day. These are all without the trouble of the kitchen.

But the small part left on the menu is ingredients that need to be processed in advance.

"Third Madam, it's not that I didn't cook on purpose, but that the dishes on this menu need to be prepared two or three days in advance." The cook in the kitchen was brought to Dong Shu by Mrs. Wang, and said respectfully After saying these words, he lowered his head and did not speak again.

Dong Shu didn't speak in time after listening to the cook, but looked at Wang Shi first, and after Wang nodded at her indiscernibly, she looked at the cook and said, "Then this can't be done well. Is there a similar alternative to the dish?"

"Third Madam, I'm afraid there is none." After the cook replied softly, she thought for a while and continued: "These dishes are the favorites of the Fifth Prince's Concubine, and I'm afraid there is no substitute for ordinary dishes."

As soon as the cook lady finished speaking, Dong Shu understood what she meant.

At the same time, Dong Shu also began to think about the intention of her mother-in-law's arrangement.

It's not the first time for my mother-in-law to do these things. She must be aware that these ingredients need to be processed in advance.

But since the mother-in-law knew that she still arranged it like this, she must have guessed that she couldn't handle it well in the end.

The mother-in-law will not deliberately make things difficult for her, so the mother-in-law must want to use today's events to let herself understand these things, or it may be to see how she responds?

Dong Shu felt that her guess was very likely, otherwise she couldn't think of other possibilities.

After thinking about these things, Dong Shu asked the cook to go back to see what other ingredients could be used in the kitchen, and asked Wang to go with her and write it down by the way.

After the cook and Mrs. Wang left, Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu who was hugging Yuan Xi and said, "I'll go to my mother later, will Mr. Xiang come with me?"

"Well, I'll go too." Xu Shiqiu had been sitting next to Dong Shu just now, so as soon as the cook spoke, he knew that the little lady would go to find his mother later.

Thinking of this, Xu Shiqiu glanced at Dong Shu and continued, "Madam, do you have a way to deal with it?"

"No." Dong Shu didn't hide it from Xu Shiqiu, she really couldn't think of any good way.

After all, she didn't know Xu Nuanwen well, so she couldn't decide the menu by herself.

Just thinking of this, Dong Shu suddenly looked at Xu Shiqiu with bright eyes and said, "Do you know what other dishes my sister likes?"

Xu Shiqiu didn't expect the little lady to react so quickly, and thought of asking herself so quickly.

"Actually, my sister doesn't like much food, but she has always liked exquisite food." Xu Shiqiu thought of her sister's past picking and eating flowers, so she hurriedly told Dong Shu about it, "When I was young, my sister liked to take the maids with me. Picking and eating flowers, there are lotus and gardenias in this season, and they are all edible. You can ask the kitchen to prepare a few dishes with flowers, and my sister will definitely like it."

When Dong Shu heard Xu Shiqiu's words, she immediately nodded happily, and when Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, she immediately answered, "Then I'll let Ling Xiang go to Mrs. Wang and ask her to ask if the cook knows how to use lotus and gardenia. cooking."

Dong Shu did what she said, without waiting for Xu Shiqiu to speak again, she went to the door and called Ling Xiang to give her orders.

When Ling Xiang hurried to the kitchen, Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu and said, "Master, you said that mother deliberately tested me this time?"

Xu Shiqiu didn't expect Dong Shu to think of this. After he nodded slightly to her, he said: "Mother should understand these things, and she also deliberately let you understand these things." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu thought for a while and continued: "But mother probably didn't know that I would remember my sister's childhood."

After all, although he had been staying in the backyard before, he had been alone in Shihuan Courtyard all the time. He rarely went out, and even if he went out to meet family members, he would take the initiative to avoid them.

Dong Shu didn't know this at the beginning, until Wang came back with the substitute menu prepared by the cook, and she and Xu Shiqiu went to the main courtyard again to find Mrs. Xu and tell her their arrangements, and she looked at Mrs. Xu. Something was wrong in Xu Shiqiu's expression.

"You have a good idea. Since you have done a good job in this matter, then you can continue to do it." After the old lady Xu said this to Dong Shu, she looked at Xu Shiqiu with a hesitant expression on her face. appearance.

Xu Shiqiu also noticed the change in his mother's expression, but he didn't open his mouth. After all, it would be very sad to mention these things again.

The old lady Xu didn't mention this matter, but explained Dong Shu's specific arrangements for tomorrow, and told her to have dinner in her yard tomorrow, and after the meal, she would talk to Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu.

Dong Shu listened carefully when Mrs. Xu spoke, and then quickly thought about what to do tomorrow.

After confirming tomorrow's procedure with Mrs. Xu, Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu returned to Shi Huanyuan.

It's just that Xu Shiqiu didn't expect that his mother didn't speak just now, but when she returned to Shihuan Courtyard, the little lady looked at him hesitantly.

"Miss, do you want to ask me something?"

When Dong Shu heard Xu Shiqiu's words, she immediately showed an embarrassed smile, but she finally thought about it and said: "Actually, Xianggong is a very careful person."

As soon as Dong Shu finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu understood what she meant.

"It's just that I was bored every day before, and when I found something, I would keep it firmly in my heart." Xu Shiqiu didn't tell the truth. In fact, after he discovered that his sister liked to pick and eat flowers, he would stare at her for a few days every year. See what flowers my sister will pick and how she will eat them.

His previous life was too boring, and the days of observing his sister every year were a little more fun.

Seeing what Xu Shiqiu said, Dong Shu didn't continue to delve into this topic, but took the initiative to hold Xu Shiqiu's hand, took him to the closet, and asked him what dress he should wear tomorrow.

"What color do you think I look good in?" After asking, Dong Shu didn't wait for Xu Shiqiu to speak, and said, "Yanzhu taught me so much before, and when I see her tomorrow, I have to let her see the changes in me." .”

When Xu Shiqiu heard Dong Shu's words, he took the initiative to cast his eyes on the row of dresses in front of him.

These dresses were all brought from Xiahe Village, but more than half of the dresses here were newly made after coming to Beijing.

"Yan Zhu must be wearing a cyan or blue dress. My sister likes bright colors. You wear this water-red half arm, which happens to be embroidered with lotus flowers, which should be in this month."

As soon as Xu Shiqiu's words fell, Dong Shu instantly found the dress he was talking about in a row of dresses.

"Ms. Xianggong chose well, so I will wear this one tomorrow." Dong Shu just watched Xu Shiqiu say this, then took his hand to the dressing table and asked him to help her choose jewelry.

Xu Shiqiu had already sensed the little lady's intentions, so he didn't say anything, but followed her obediently until she finished choosing the jewelry.

When Xu Shiqiu accompanied Dong Shu to finish what she was going to do, Dong Shu led Yuan Xi, who was full and awake, to accompany Xu Shiqiu to deal with the matter.

Because Xu Nuanwen and Xu Yanzhu were to be welcomed home early the next morning, Xu Shiqiu did not make trouble with Dong Shu that night.

Dong Shu rested well and got up early the next day.

Early the next morning, when Xu Shiqiu was practicing in the morning, she not only changed herself into a water-red half arm, but also changed Yuan Xi into a half arm of the same style as hers, but much smaller.

As soon as Xu Shiqiu came out after taking a shower and changing clothes in the morning, he saw Dong Shu sitting on a chair with Yuan Xi in his arms, waiting for him.

Almost the same dress, similar crescent eyes, the moment they saw him appear, they all smiled into two crescent moons.

"Lady, when did you make the dress on Yuan Xi's body?"

Xu Shiqiu looked at Dong Shu just after asking this question, and Dong Shu looked at him directly and replied: "The dress I made before, I made the same dress for Yuan Xi with the leftover material later. It's just that I don't Can embroider, so Yuan Xi's dress doesn't have such pretty embroidery."

Following Dong Shu's voice, Xu Shiqiu realized that the dress on Yuan Xi's body did not have the embroidery on Dong Shu's dress.

But despite this, Xu Shiqiu still felt extremely happy seeing his little lady and daughter wearing dresses of the same color and style and looking at him with the same eyes.

It was not only Xu Shiqiu who was attracted by Dong Shu and Yuan Xi's dresses of the same color and style, even the old lady Xu was also attracted.

"Ms. Dong's dress is well made, and Yuan Xi looks great in this color."

After the old lady Xu praised Dong Shu, Dong Shu bowed her head in embarrassment.

Dong Shu really didn't expect that she would be praised for the dress she made just to pass the time.

After Xu Nuanqiu and Xu Yanzhu arrived at Xu's house, they were immediately attracted by the dresses of Dong Shu and Yuan Xi.

"This is my little niece, she looks really good." Xu Nuanwen and Xu Shiqiu are the most similar among the four children born to Mrs. Xu.

Xu Nuanqiu doesn't have a daughter, but now looking at the little niece in Dong Shu's arms who looks a bit like her, she suddenly feels as if she has a daughter.

Regardless of Xu Shiqiu's cold eyes, Xu Nuanwen reached out and hugged Yuan Xi, who was in Dong Shu's arms, into her own.

Yuan Xi didn't recognize her, and after staring at Xu Nuanwen's face, she leaned her head obediently on her chest.

Because of Yuan Xi's action, Xu Nuanwen immediately looked at Xu Shiqiu proudly and said, "Shiqiu, sister, I don't have a daughter. I think Yuan Xi and I are destined, why not..."

"No, don't think about it, I don't want to!"

Before Xu Nuanwen finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu had already expressed his rejection by looking at her directly.

Xu Nuanwen didn't expect that Xu Shiqiu would still have such a temperament after so many years. After a cold snort, she looked at Dong Shu and said, "Sister-in-law who has worked hard these days, Yuan Xi is growing up very well, you are very hardworking."

Dong Shu blushed when she heard her aunt's words.

She didn't expect that, as the aunt of the fifth prince's concubine, with such a lively temper, she and her husband would get along in such a way.

But also because of Xu Nuanwen's lively temperament, Dong Shu quickly forgot the initial nervousness.

After Xu Nuanwen finished praising Dong Shu, Xu Yanzhu also took the initiative to go to her aunt, stared at her little cousin, and then seriously commented: "Yuanxi is more like the third aunt, and she must be a blessed one in the future."

As soon as Xu Yanzhu's words fell, Xu Shiqiu smiled and said, "Yanzhu can still speak." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu deliberately snorted at Xu Nuanwen.

Looking at the way Xu Nuanwen and Xu Shiqiu got along, the old lady Xu kept smiling.

She was really happy. The siblings hadn't seen each other for so many years, but they didn't expect their relationship to be so good.

That being the case, she can safely entrust her daughter to do some things.

(End of this chapter)