common color

Chapter 68

"Second sister-in-law, stop laughing at her. Originally, she couldn't speak when she saw people, but now she can't open her mouth even more." Ruoxi glanced at Lue, who was drooping her head, and replied.

While talking, the three of them moved their chopsticks to eat without hearing a sound for a while.But Lue was thinking about what Second Mistress said just now, and thinking of Han Hao molesting Qingyu during the lantern viewing on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

After finishing the meal and rinsing my mouth, another daughter-in-law came in to get the right card, saying that the window paper in each house should be changed.It is this time of the year to frame the windows, and the grandma checked the old regulations and followed the instructions.

The flower hall was not idle all morning, even though Ruoxi was just watching from the sidelines, she still felt tired, not to mention that the eldest grandma and the second grandma were always uptight in fear of making mistakes.

At noon, the three of them left the flower hall and went back to their rooms for lunch and nap.

Ruoxi went back to have lunch, she didn't have the habit of taking a nap, but this half day was really exhausting and exhausted, so she took a nap for a while.When she woke up, she saw that the sun had already set, so she hurriedly washed up, and then took the girl to Rong Shan Tang.

The old lady had heard about Li Xinrong's family for a long time, and she highly appreciated what Grandma did.Seeing Ruoxi, she said with a smile: "Sanya used to help mother housekeeper when she was a girl, so you can just learn from it."

No wonder the old lady was so relieved to hand over the whole Han Mansion to the grandma. It turned out that there was an element of honoring the virtuous and not avoiding relatives.Although the grandma had just taken over the management of the mansion, she was a little unfamiliar but handled it calmly. Ruoxi did learn a lot from the side.Even the second grandmother who doesn't talk much is not an ordinary character. Every time she says something, she will bring out the meaning she doesn't understand, but she always hits the point right away.Ruoxi had to admire the old lady's eyesight when she saw it, how could she have such an ability to know people without spending decades in the crowd?
"Eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are Maxima, and grandmother is Bole!" Ruoxi's words did not have any flattering elements.

Liu Ma laughed and said, "The old lady has been bored all morning, and she didn't move her chopsticks much at lunch just now. The old lady smiled when Miss Nine came."

"What's wrong with grandma?" She asked quickly.

"The kitchen is full of those dishes over and over again, and I'm already tired of eating them." The old lady frowned when she heard this, "The good eggplants are so oily that you can't eat the slightest taste of eggplants. The table is full of big fish and meat, all year round Who would have the appetite to eat like this?" Ever since the accident happened to the third wife, she obviously didn't express anything, but she felt uncomfortable after all.Unable to eat for several days in a row, Mama Liu was a little anxious when she saw her.

Ruoxi got up and said: "Eating delicacies from mountains and seas for three meals a day will make you tired, my granddaughter will make a few simple snacks, and I will ask grandma to taste them for dinner." After finishing speaking, she went to the kitchen.

There is a small kitchen in each room, but it is just to boil some hot water for supper.The food for each room in the mansion is delivered by the big kitchen, and Zheng's daughter-in-law is currently in charge.

Seeing Ruoxi coming, she hurriedly walked forward with a smile, and rushed to call Jiu Miss.

"Young lady, if you have any orders, just send a little girl to come over and say it. Why did you come here in person? There is no place to step down here except knives and fire." As he spoke, he hurriedly ordered the little girl to take out an embroidery pier, and took out another She spread her brocade handkerchief on it, and then asked Ruoxi to sit on it.

Seeing this, Ruoxi smiled and replied: "Sister-in-law Zheng is too polite! The old lady doesn't have much appetite, I want to show my filial piety by making a few snacks myself. You don't need to take care of me, just send a neat girl to help me! "

Sister-in-law Zheng called out to a little girl upon hearing the words, and told her to listen to Ruoxi's command, and flatteringly asked Ruoxi what materials she needed, just say no, and if there were no ready-made ones in the kitchen, she could buy them outside.

Ruoxi's eyes flickered when she heard this, and said: "At this time, there is no one in the flower hall, if I go out to buy money, where can I get the money?"

"Young lady doesn't know that the shoppers in the mansion go to buy vegetables every morning, but sometimes the master doesn't buy what he wants, and the shoppers are not always in the mansion. So when the third wife is here, she allocates five taels of silver every month. , the money is placed in the hands of the servants, and any temporary purchases will be recorded on the account, and handed over at the end of the month." Sister Zheng hurriedly replied.

Five taels of silver is enough for a small family to spend more than three months on food, clothing, housing and transportation. This kitchen adds five taels of silver. No wonder people say that the kitchen is the place with the most oil and water.

If Ruoxi looked around, there were all kinds of vegetables, fruits, fish and shrimp, and there were more than a dozen river crabs in the tank in the corner, with two pheasants hanging on it.With such a complete collection of materials, how can I go out and buy anything?
"I don't know how to do anything. If I go out to buy other materials, if I can't do it well, it will be even more embarrassing to me." Ruoxi smiled lightly, and saw that there was a watermelon rind beside her that hadn't been eaten yet, and ordered the little girl to remove the rind , with the white part cut into small pieces.She washed and peeled the potatoes by hand, and steamed them in a steamer.

Sister-in-law Zheng had never seen this kind of practice before, and watched carefully while helping out.

"This watermelon rind is always something to throw away, and this is the first time I've seen someone cook with it." Sister Zheng asked with a smile, "How long does it take to steam potatoes?"

She said with a smile: "Marinate the watermelon rind with salt for 10 minutes, then wash it with cold boiled water, and then you can season it. You can make it salty or spicy or sweet and sour according to your preference. It tastes very refreshing. This pot The potatoes should be steamed until they are fully cooked, then mashed and mixed with sautéed minced onion, minced meat and condiments. Stir well to make the shape you want, coat with flour, put egg liquid into the oil pan and fry until golden brown .”

"Hey, my servant's mouth is watering when I hear it. No wonder everyone in the house praises Nine Girls for their wisdom and wisdom. Why did they come up with these dishes?" Sister Zheng's tone was less flattering and more admiring.Which of the girls in this mansion doesn't touch the sun with her fingers?Not to mention cooking, I'm afraid I don't even recognize the original appearance of those vegetables!She has been in the kitchen for more than ten years, and she knew that this dish was delicious as soon as she heard Ruoxi's description, and she couldn't wait to try it.

Ruoxi smiled slightly, and started making lotus root bone soup.It takes a lot of time to cook the soup. Put all the ingredients in one after another, bake on high heat, turn on low heat and simmer slowly.After she finished the potato cakes and made a pumpkin with chopped peppers, the soup over there was almost ready.

Stir-fried and fried, one cold dish and one hot soup, the white one is cold watermelon, the yellow one is fried potato cakes, the green one is hot-fried pumpkin, and the bright white soup is filled with kelp knots and red wolfberries.Putting these four dishes together, just looking at them will whet your appetite.

The old lady praised the color when she saw it, she nodded after taking a sip of the soup, and picked up a piece of cold watermelon rind without waiting for Mama Liu to prepare the dishes.

She chewed it carefully for a while, but she didn't seem to be able to taste what it was, and ate another piece, then put down her chopsticks and asked suspiciously: "What is this made of? It tastes crisp and raw, slightly spicy with a fragrance and a hint of sweetness, especially Refreshing and appetizing."

"Hehehe." Ruoxi laughed after hearing this, "Grandmother eats all kinds of delicacies, but she is only interested in this cold dish made from the most worthless watermelon rind."

(End of this chapter)