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Chapter 13 Plum Blossom Soup Cake
Behind Jing Yi's room, there is a small Wang hot spring.And half of it is in the open air, and a simple flower shed is built on the other half, so that if you want to soak in hot springs in rainy and snowy days, it will not affect it.

Next to the hot spring, there is a small plum tree, and beyond that is the room of Qiao Chuxun and Xiao Taoer.Gao Ling and a few shadow guards also lived in this courtyard, and the rest lived in the front yard, which was equivalent to enclosing Jing Yi's room in the middle.

Jing Yi's body is getting better day by day, and his internal strength has recovered by [-]% to [-]%.Because of the frequent disappearances of women in the city, I often take people out recently.The shadow guards are also sent out to do things in turn, but there are always a few people in the mansion to guard, in order to ensure the safety of Qiao Chuxun and Xiao Tao'er.

As for the shadow guard, the main reason is that he was originally in the capital, and Jing Yi is a young master, so many things are not good to be too publicized.Now that everyone lives in Yuezhou City, which is far away from the capital, Jing Yi doesn't have to be on guard against the people of the Third Prince's Mansion as before, so all the shadow guards are not considered shadow guards, and follow him generously every day Go in and out by Jing Yi's side.

There was a light snowfall the first night, and the courtyard was covered with a layer of glistening snow, and the plum blossoms beside the hot spring were just beginning to bloom. The petals of snow-white powder blended with the surrounding thin snow, which looked extremely elegant.

Jing Yi went out after eating breakfast, Gao Ling and the four shadow guards followed, and a few people were sent to various places in the city to investigate secretly.For breakfast, Qiao Chuxun made small wontons, filled with fresh yam meat and lotus root meat, a few sweet and salty pickles, and warm bean paste buns.The big guys woke up early in the morning, all of them were sweating on their foreheads, their whole bodies were warm, and they went out contentedly.

After clearing away the bowls and chopsticks, Qiao Chuxun stewed the chicken soup.Xiao Taoer and Xiao Taoer rolled skins together, made dumplings together, and made two large pots full of steamed dumplings stuffed with donkey meat. Xiao Taoer watched the fire in the kitchen and cooked porridge, while Qiao Chuxun went to the yard to pick some plum blossoms that had just bloomed.

Back in the kitchen, soak the plum blossoms in the sweet and cold well water, pour in half a packet of sandalwood powder, and a little seasoning powder, and start stirring.After a while, bursts of fragrance wafted out of the small basin, the fragrance of white plum was quiet, while the powdered sandalwood was rather gloomy. The combination of the two gave birth to an extremely unique fragrance.

While peeling the chestnut shells, Xiao Taoer looked at Qiao Chuxun kneading the noodles nimbly, Cherry opened her mouth slightly: "Sister Chuxun, the dumplings have been steamed, why are you still kneading the noodles?"

Qiao Chuxun smiled slightly, and rubbed his forehead with his hand: "It's cold, and everyone is outside, so we still have to make some hot food."

"The mold is placed on the third shelf under the cupboard. Help me get the one in the shape of a plum blossom." Qiao Chuxun gently called the little girl for help while kneading the dough.

Xiao Tao'er Diandian fetched the mold and stood in front of her to watch Qiao Chuxun's work.Seeing her slender fingers, her hands moved quickly, and soon there were small and delicate plum blossom dough pieces on the chopping board.Xiao Taoer picked up a plum blossom and sniffed it, then took a deep breath: "It smells so good! It smells like that expensive, expensive face powder..."

The corners of Qiao Chuxun's lips curved slightly, and she glanced sideways at her: "Little greedy cat!"

Xiao Taoer pouted, and complained in a soft voice: "It's not my fault, the main reason is that sister Chuxun, your cooking is so delicious! I went home last month and brought some chestnuts to my mother and younger siblings. Cake, they all said that they have never eaten such a delicious sweet cake. I told them that I can eat it every day, hehe..."

Qiao Chuxun let out a smile, and said in a gentle voice: "Next time I go home, let me know in advance, and I will make more for you."

Xiao Tao'er stuck out her tongue: "No need! My mother said that you can't always get things from the master's house. It costs two silver coins a month, and I still have new clothes to wear. Besides, I have become fatter than before in the past few months in the mansion. , my mother said that I was lucky and found a good job..."

Qiao Chuxun glanced at her with a smile, put the plum-blossom-shaped noodles on the chopping board into the small basin next to her, opened the large pot of chicken soup, and poured the noodles into it.Only a dozen or so slices were left, and they were put into the chicken soup that Jing Yi had stewed alone.

It was almost noon, and the sky was always gloomy, and after a while, it was snowing lightly.Xiaolu and Xiaolai each helped to carry two food boxes, Qiao Chuxun also carried a small one, and delivered lunch to Jing Yi and others, while the rest stayed at the mansion for lunch.

The bluestone slabs on the street were a little slippery, and the two people behind took care of Qiao Chuxun's steps and walked not fast.Fortunately, the government office is not too far from the mansion, so we arrived there in a short while.

Qiao Chuxun walked in front, and when he stepped on the last stone step, his foot suddenly slipped, and he was carrying a heavy object in one hand and an oiled paper umbrella in the other. Fall straight back.Xiaolu and Xiaolai have been walking behind with a distance of two steps, and when they saw this, they quickly stepped forward and stretched out their arms to block it.

Qiao Chuxun only felt her ankle twist, her body was tilted to one side, half leaning against Xiaolu's shoulder, the food box in her hand shook twice, but she didn't let it go because she was holding it firmly, and the umbrella in the other hand fell directly on the ground. on the ground.As soon as Jing Yi stepped out of the gate of the government office, he saw Qiao Chuxun half-clad in Xiaolu's arms, his little face was pale, and his eyes were wide open, as if he had been frightened.

He quickly walked forward and took someone's arm to help her stand upright, then glanced at Xiaolu again, and said in a cold voice, "Are you all right?"

Qiao Chuxun shook her head lightly, and before she could speak, the thing in her hand was taken.The two people next to him blamed themselves and were afraid, especially Xiaolu, who was sweating coldly after being swept away by Jing Yi.

Jing Yi looked down at the footprints and scratches on the snow, bent down to pick up the oiled paper umbrella, raised his eyebrows slightly: "Did you twist your foot?"

Qiao Chu moved his ankle, but it was okay, but it hurt a little.Lifting his head to look at Jing Yi, a slight smile appeared on his lips: "It's okay. It's cold outside, son, go in quickly."

A certain gentleman at the door was dressed in a dark green official uniform, looked at the two of them and smiled: "Hey! Ms. Qiao has brought food again? Is there any part for me..."

The one who spoke was Yi Qingyu, governor of Yuezhou, who had been handling cases with Jing Yi these days, and gradually became familiar with everyone.Moreover, this person likes to joke very much on weekdays, he followed Jing Yi and came out to greet people, watching the movement of the young master calmly pulling him into his arms, the sense of laughter in his eyes deepened unknowingly.

Qiao Chuxun hurriedly bowed to Yi Qingyu: "Good day, Mr. Yi."

Yi Qingyu smiled and waved his hands, stepped forward to take a food box from Xiaolu, turned his head to look at Qiao Chuxun: "We are still standing here as the first-rank young master, I can't be Say hello to you, my lord. It’s good to greet you loudly when you meet in the future, don’t salute!”

Jing Yi held the food box in one hand, and held the umbrella for Qiao Chuxun with the other, covering half of the person in his arms, leading him in.Entering the backyard room, Yi Qingyu opened the lid of the food box, took a deep breath and sighed, "Plum Blossom Soup Cake! Young Master is so lucky..."

Jing Yi glanced at him sideways, lifted his robe and sat down on the chair beside him: "I've also done your part, what are you talking about!"

Xiaolu and Xiaolai put the food box on the table, and went out of the house to invite the shadow guards to eat.Qiao Chuxun stood by the table with a slight smile, opened the three-layer food box with a red string wrapped around the handle, first brought out two dishes of side dishes, then a plate of steamed dumplings, and finally the cup with plum blossom noodles My son's thick soup, chopsticks and a small bowl.

When Yi Qingyu saw that there were dumplings to eat, he was overjoyed for something, and hurriedly called for someone to bring the vinegar from the back kitchen, and cut up some coriander and chives for everyone.Lunch was served early in the government office, and all the people under his command had already finished eating, but Yi Qingyu stuck to Jing Yi's side and waited for Qiao Chuxun to deliver the meal in order to eat.

Everyone quickly ate hot steamed dumplings and soup cakes.Originally, the plum blossom soup cake could be used as a staple food, but because of the steamed dumplings, Qiao Chuxun didn't put too many noodles in it. He mainly drank the soup, in order to borrow the fragrance of the plum blossom and sandalwood powder.

Sure enough, the chicken soup has a slightly different flavor than usual, and then take a bite of the warm dumplings stuffed with donkey meat. The meat stuffing is tender and slightly salty, dipped in sweet and sour vinegar sauce and chopped coriander and chives, it is really sweet and delicious, I can’t wait to eat it Swallow your own tongue.People say that the dragon meat in the sky is the donkey meat on the ground. What they praise is that the donkey meat is more tender than other meats. In addition, the seasoning sauce that Qiao Chuxun mixed with the meat when he was a child is also fresh, which highlights the original mellowness of the donkey meat. Taste.

Qiao Chuxun pays great attention to the nutritional combination of ingredients and the effect of food tonic. Donkey meat is slightly cold, but it nourishes qi and blood, strengthens muscles and bones, and it is cold now, so it is very suitable for Jingyi to eat.

Seeing that Qiao Chuxun only ate two and started to drink soup, Jing Yi asked her in a low voice, "Are you full?"

Qiao Chuxun swallowed the soup in his mouth and nodded, "I'm full. My son is working hard on the case outside, so eat more."

When the two eat together, they talk more than before.Jing Yi gradually grasped his sense of proportion, not always making Qiao Chuxun speechless as before.Hearing that Qiao Chuxun took the initiative to persuade himself to eat more, he was very happy, so he found something to say: "Where did the plum blossoms come from?"

Qiao Chuxun curled the corners of her lips, and replied obediently, "It's picked by the hot spring in the mansion. You didn't notice it, sir, it opened a lot this morning."

Jing Yi raised the corners of his lips, showing a meaningful smile: "Really? I really didn't pay attention." After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Let's make some plum blossom wine, just in time for drinking in spring next year."

Qiao Chuxun smiled and nodded: "Okay." Ten jars of sweet-scented osmanthus rice and seven jars of chrysanthemum rice have been buried in the yard. In the future, whenever there are flowers suitable for wine making, they can be picked to make rice wine.In this way, in the second year, everyone can have a lot of wine to drink and a lot of tricks in cooking.

The dozen or so shadow guards in the room seemed to be used to their master's unusually soft tone and the warm interaction with Qiao Chuxun, and they all ate silently as if they were pretending to be non-existent.On the contrary, Yi Qingyu was taken aback for a while, shivering while eating dumplings happily.

At this moment, another person opened the door and came in with two pages of paper in his hand. Seeing a crowd of people standing or sitting and eating in full swing, he couldn't help being slightly stunned.Yi Qingyu drank a big mouthful of soup with a bowl, and greeted people with a smile while chewing the fragrant soft noodles: "Chu Hui, come here. You've been busy all morning, haven't you had lunch yet? Come and taste Miss Qiao." I guarantee that you will never want to eat the food in our yamen again after you taste it!"

Jing Yi glanced sideways at Yi Qingyu, raised his slender eyebrows threateningly, do you still want to eat?In a few days, do you want Qiao Chuxun to provide food for the entire yamen?
Yi Qingyu turned around halfway, hurriedly put the bowl in his arms, and smiled at the young master with crooked eyes, thinking, thinking!While sticking out his tongue secretly, the little duke feels sorry for the beauty!
Chu Hui paid respects to Jing Yi and her lord, and replied in a low voice, "Thank you lord for your compassion, I've already eaten." After speaking, she walked forward and put the paper in her hand on the desk where Yi Qingyu was sitting: " My lord, let's watch it after dinner." After speaking, he nodded slightly to the crowd, turned around and left the room.

Jing Yi looked at the young man's back thoughtfully, with the corners of his lips slightly drawn, and cast a playful glance at the person next to him: "He's a young man who is mature, neither humble nor overbearing." Does that mean you have some reliable people under your command?

Yi Qingyu smiled with pride on his face: "It was poached from Uncle Li in Hangzhou Mansion!"

All the shadow guards were drinking soup, their eyes twitched, was the poaching thing very glorious?

Qiao Chuxun was also amused by Yi Qingyu's demeanor and movements, and the corners of his lips curved slightly.When Jing Yi turned his face, he saw Qiao Chuxun's warm appearance with half-drawn eyelids and a smile on his lips, and he felt a movement in his heart, and he felt a little suffocated...Is it so funny?
(End of this chapter)