Chapter 191 Seeing Mr. Shi Again

The eighth day of December.

The day of cooking Laba porridge.

Qiuxiang raised the curtain and poked in from the outside: "Girl~"

Zhuang Jingyi raised her head in surprise: "What's wrong with you?"

"Girl, have you forgotten what day it is?" Qiuxiang's face was full of dissatisfaction.

"What day?" Zhuang Jingyi has been in the mountains for the past two months, and the cold is so cold that she doesn't know the year. When Qiu Xiang asked her, she was at a loss.

"Girl!" Qiu Xiang looked at Zhuang Jingyi with a dazed face, and couldn't help but shouted, "Today is Laba, and tomorrow will be severe cold!"

"Then what's the matter?" Zhuang Jingyi had a hard time understanding Qiuxiang's excitement. She knew that Laba porridge was eaten in Laba. She had eaten this Laba porridge in modern times. It seemed to use red dates and lotus seeds. , she only knows that it is the last of the 24 solar terms. When I was in junior high school, I learned geography to memorize the 24 solar terms, but it took a lot of effort!
"Girl!!" Qiuxiang was really anxious now, "Aren't you going to make Laba porridge?"

"What? Me?" Zhuang Jingyi pointed to her nose, "Go cook Laba porridge?"

Qiu Xiang came in, stood beside Zhuang Jingyi, and urged, "Miss, why did you forget that on Laba day, the girl will cook porridge for the old lady and the elders?"

Zhuang Jingyi's hair was covered with black lines, she didn't expect this Da Qi to have such a habit.

"Girl, let's hurry up. The third girl has already delivered the Laba porridge." Seeing Zhuang Jingyi sitting still, Qiuxiang urged her again.

Zhuang Jingyi stood up with the book in her hand, "Then shall we cook in the small kitchen?"

The cook in the small kitchen had already prepared the ingredients for cooking Laba porridge. Seeing Zhuang Jingyi appearing at the door of the small kitchen, she hurriedly greeted her with a smile, "Hi, girl."

"Get up, are you all ready?" Zhuang Jingyi asked with a smile.

"Back to the girl, everything is ready." The cook's face was full of smiles, and she nodded and answered, "Red dates, lotus seeds, longan, peanuts, walnuts, soybeans, red beans, etc., the servants are all picked one by one. Come out and wash it clean."

"Girl, be careful, be careful of the highs and lows here." The cook smiled flatteringly, "As long as the girl moves a little bit, the slaves will take care of the rest."

Zhuang Jingyi followed the cook into the kitchen, followed by Qiuxiang, and quickly brought the round-grained rice and various ingredients. Zhuang Jingyi washed her hands, put these things into the pot, and was about to add water to the pot. Niang hurriedly stepped forward to take the water spoon from Zhuang Jingyi's hand.

Zhuang Jingyi took a step back, stood behind the cook, watched the cook add water to the pot, and tried hard to recall the Laba porridge she ate in her previous life. In addition to these things, there should be something else added, but what is added?

Zhuang Jingyi looked around and found some carrots and celery in the corner of the kitchen. She said, "Put some carrots and celery and cook them with the round-grained rice."

"..." The cook's hand, which was pouring water, froze for a moment, "Girl, this..."

Zhuang Jingyi frowned and said: "The Laba porridge is cooked like this every year, without any change, even if you eat it, you will get tired of it, why don't you change the taste this year."

"But girl..." Qiuxiang stretched out her hand and tugged at Zhuang Jingyi's sleeve, "If the girl cooks something wrong, the old lady..."

"Then cook two pots, one pot is the same as before, put some vegetables in the other pot." Zhuang Jingyi said with a smile, "If something doesn't come out right after cooking, it's not a problem, is it?"

"That's what the girl said, just do it." Qiuxiang smiled and told the cook.

"How to do it? Can you tell me?" Suddenly, a lazy, male voice came from outside the kitchen door.

The familiar voice made Zhuang Jingyi's heart jump up, she turned around, looked at the door, a familiar figure was leaning on the door frame, looking at her with sideways eyes.

"Mr. Shi?" A trace of surprise flashed across Zhuang Jingyi's face, she calmed down instantly, and bowed her body, "Is Mr. Shi always well?"

"Okay, okay!" Shi Qingzhi squinted his eyes, "How is Miss Zhuang?"

"Mr. Xie Shi is concerned." Zhuang Jingyi smiled flatly, "If sir is fine, please ask sir..."

"Yes, of course there is something to do." Shi Qingzhi didn't wait for Zhuang Jingyi to finish speaking, and rushed to say, "I came here from Yaowang Valley this time, and brought some things for Miss Zhuang." As he spoke, he took out a green jade from his bosom The box came, "This is Tianshan snow lotus, for Miss Zhuang..."

"Qiuxiang, since Mr. delivered the things, just keep them." Zhuang Jingyi didn't wait for Shi Qingzhi to finish speaking, and took over the conversation, "It's better to come early than to be lucky. Today is Laba, why don't you drink a bowl of Laba porridge?"

"Okay! I don't dare to invite you even if I want to." Shi Qingzhi smiled and cupped his hands, "Today I will try your handicraft, Miss."

Zhuang Jingyi glanced at the busy cook: "Sir, the so-called Laba porridge I cooked myself is just..." Zhuang Jingyi pointed at the cook, "It's just a name, if Mr. Shi doesn't care , then please wait a moment."

"As long as the girl touches it, I will treat it as if she cooked it." Shi Qingzhi smiled indifferently.

Zhuang Jingyi's face darkened, she took the emerald box from Qiu Xiang, and opened it. The Tianshan snow lotus in the emerald box exuded bursts of fragrance, and in the blink of an eye, the whole kitchen was filled with an intoxicating aroma.

Zhuang Jingyi looked down at the Tianshan snow lotus in the box, and suddenly stepped forward, walked to the side of the cook, stretched out her hand, flipped the jade box in her hand, and the Tianshan snow lotus in the box fell into the pot.

"Hey! Girl, you..." Qiuxiang cried out in fright, and hurriedly ran forward, lying on the pot and saw that the Tianshan snow lotus had already been mixed with the japonica rice, and she couldn't even fish it out.

"You..." The smile on Shi Qingzhi's face also condensed at this moment, this Tianshan snow lotus, he got it with all his efforts, once he got the Tianshan snow lotus, somehow, it was like a ghost, She took the Tianshan snow lotus and gave it to Zhuang Jingyi, but she never thought that Zhuang Jingyi actually put... this precious medicinal material into the pot...

"Sir, I'm sorry, I slipped my hand just now..." Zhuang Jingyi looked at Shi Qingzhi with an apologetic expression.

"No, it doesn't matter." Shi Qingzhi was so focused on the Tianshan snow lotus in the pot at the moment, so he said these words with great reluctance.

Zhuang Jingyi looked at Shi Qingzhi, twitched her mouth, and smiled: "Actually, this snow lotus fell into the pot, which is not bad. Since Tianshan snow lotus is a unique medicine, everyone can enjoy it after cooking porridge. A merit of Mr.

"This..., you..." Shi Qingzhi smiled awkwardly, "Young lady has a well-planned plan, and I will accept it."

As Shi Qingzhi said, he stood up straight: "The kitchen is smoky, Miss Zhuang, why don't we sit in the courtyard?"

"Okay." Zhuang Jingyi responded readily, and led Qiuxiang out of the kitchen.

"Miss Zhuang, please." Shi Qingzhi turned around and sat down on the stone bench, pointed to the opposite stone bench, "Sit."

"Mr. will turn against the guest." Zhuang Jingyi smiled and sat down in front of the stone bench, "Mr., please remember that I am the master after all in this Shuli courtyard." She said, her face darkened, and she ordered Qiuxiang, "Go and make a cup. Here's some tea, for Mr. Shi."

"Yes." Qiuxiang replied, turned around and left, and Zhuang Jingyi said with a straight face, "Mr. Shi, there are only you and me left now, if there is anything, why don't you just speak up."

Shi Qingzhi stared at Zhuang Jingyi for a long time, then sighed softly: "Zhuang Jingyi is ice-snow smart, which makes me fall in love with you. I come here, just as the girl said, you can go to the Three Treasures Palace for everything."

"Please be frank." Zhuang Jingyi looked at Shi Qingzhi expressionlessly, her voice flat and dry.

"Today is Laba, and tomorrow is the great cold, and in 20 days it will be the Spring Festival." Shi Qingzhi stared at Zhuang Jingyi, his eyes unblinking, "Once the Spring Festival is over, it will be the Lantern Festival. After the Lantern Festival, Uncle Yong Yi will leave for Beijing. Miss Zhuang, do you really want to go to the capital with the Sir?"

"Sir, you were joking." Zhuang Jingyi was not as emotional as Shi Qingzhi expected, but her face became more and more calm, "Uncle Yong Yi is my father, and when he returns to Beijing, it is only reasonable for me to go back with him. My father and mother have all returned to Beijing, and my grandmother has also left, but I am a lonely woman, but I stay here."

"Miss Zhuang, do you know that the members of the Xiao family, except for Xiao Yunfeng, have all gone to the capital, and the agreement between you and the Xiao family has been issued, and you have nothing to do with the Xiao family now, but your marriage is also Many dignitaries know that you went to the capital, and you are in the circle of ladies..." Shi Qingzhi paused, then raised his head and glanced at Zhuang Jingyi, "If you can stay here, follow me to Yaowang Valley, from now on , the sea and the sky are vast, you have traveled all over the mountains and rivers of Daqi, and eaten all the delicacies in Daqi, don’t you think Miss Zhuang is not tempted?”

Zhuang Jingyi's heart was moved by Shi Qingzhi's description, but she looked up at Shi Qingzhi and suppressed the emotion in her heart. The Shi Qingzhi in front of her was too difficult to grasp, I'm afraid that in the future...

"Girl, girl!" Suddenly Qiu Xiang hurried in from the outside.

"In a panic, what happened?" Zhuang Jingyi scolded softly.

"Holy, imperial decree..." Qiuxiang was so anxious that she couldn't even speak clearly.

(End of this chapter)

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