in spring

Chapter 45 Found it

What Chunying wanted to do was to steam eggs with milk.When she prepared the dessert catalog for her uncle's small restaurant, she found out how to make it. The current tools and seasonings are not enough, but they should be enough.

Find a clean big bowl of blue and white tangerine chrysanthemum, take out two eggs and break them up with a pair of silver chopsticks.Chunying is not very used to these chopsticks, but most of the tableware used by people in Huanhuaxuan is delivered from the kitchen together with the meals, and the expensive ones are kept in the main room, except for the silver chopsticks and another pair of heavy I couldn’t find other chopsticks for a while, so I had to make do with them.She wanted to get some salt to stir the egg mixture evenly, but she couldn't find it anywhere, so she had to give up.

The egg mixture was stirred until a layer of foam formed, and she was already sweating on her forehead, so she hurriedly poured down the half bottle of milk and stirred again.This milk smells quite milky, but it's not the same as what she drank in modern times. Thinking about it, the milk probably wasn't squeezed from a cow, plus the climate, soil, and taste... etc., Chunying ignored it. the difference.

Although there is no sugar, the original taste is not bad, but she forgot the ratio of eggs and milk, should it be okay?I wanted to add some sesame oil, but in Huanhuaxuan, even girls don’t like to eat oily dishes. This is a dessert, so I don’t want to put it.

After stirring the egg mixture, she scraped off the foam on the surface with a spoon, and then looked back at Manru: "Is the water boiled?" Manru was concentrating on watching her movements, and only after hearing this did she wake up: "It should be boiled." He hurriedly turned his head and lifted the lid of the clay pot on the stove. The water inside had been boiling for a while.

Chunying found a rack for steaming food, put it into boiling water, put the big bowl in it, covered it, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, just wait another quarter of an hour." After finishing speaking, she lit a timer Using the incense, he poked his head out and asked, "How is it? How's the wind outside?"

Xia He was standing on the porch letting the wind blow, jumped over and said solemnly: "Everything is fine, but sister Lan Xiang sent someone to ask when the water will be boiled."

"It'll be ready soon!" Chunying turned her head to look at Manru, "Where's the pot of water just now? Has it boiled?"

Man Ru was staring at the stove, and hurriedly looked at the copper pot on another stove next to it. The water in it was boiling at the same time as the water in the clay pot, and it was almost boiled.When the water boiled, she handed the pot to Xia He, and asked him to carry it to the backyard to do business. When she returned to the stove, she kept staring at the pot. Not long after, she lifted the lid to see how it was steaming inside. That's it.

Chunying moved to the door to let the air out, and when she turned her head and saw Manru's nervous expression, she smiled and said, "Do you need this? Don't keep lifting the lid, be careful not to steam well."

Manru hurriedly put the lid back on, and said in a friendly voice, "Sister Chun'er... I haven't seen you for a few months, and the cooking has improved a lot. I only know that steamed eggs need water, but I don't know that milk can be put in."

Chunying rolled her eyes, and said with a dry smile: "I also watched the people in the shop do it... Cough, besides, I can often work at home in the past half a year. Practice makes perfect, practice makes perfect..." She wiped it quietly. Sweaty, a little uneasy, although this Cui Manru is familiar with the former Chunying, but after being separated for so long, even if she has any abnormalities, she should be able to get along, right?
Manru didn't know what she was thinking, but said sadly: "I don't know this at all...I always feel...you have changed a lot, you are very different from before..."

Chunying froze, turned her head to look outside, pretending to be cold and said: "It is better to say that my sister has changed than to say that I have changed. Looking at you now, you are like two people in the past."

Manru was startled, lowered her head with red eyes and said, "Do you think I want to change? There are some things that you don't have to do if you don't want to..." She bit her lips, "I still have mother... I To let her live a good life, I don't want to be bullied anymore..."

That doesn't mean you have to rush to become a concubine?Chunying subconsciously wants to refute, but thinking of the current identities of the two of them, she can't say anything.She would think of leaving the mansion and trying to make a living again, because she is from the 21st century, and she yearns for a life of freedom and freedom from slavery, while Manru is an out-and-out ancient person, probably never thought of leaving the Hou Mansion, right?
That's right, judging by the people she met after traveling, most of the Hou's family had children, and only when they had enough property would they want to get rid of their status as slaves, with the purpose of striving for fame and promotion to a higher class, but Ordinary families who have children don't think it's a good thing to quit their nationality, and even think that they would rather die than leave the Hou Mansion.Like Hongyu and Nandeng, it is obvious that their lives are poor, but people who know them talk about them with pity or sarcasm, and subconsciously put on a superior posture, as if they are inferior to others when they leave the government.Could it be that he is really the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister?The status of the master is higher, and even the status of the slave is higher than that of others?
If you only want to be a slave, if you want to get ahead and have no backing, the easiest way is to please the young masters and try to become a concubine, at least you can be regarded as a half-master, and you don't have to worry about being poor.

Thinking of this, Chunying sneaked a glance at Manru, admitting in her heart that she was indeed pretty, fourteen or fifteen years old, just the age when a girl was just about to bloom, fresh and tender like green onions, plus the Chinese clothes Jewelry is more attractive.If the third young master had grown up, or reached the age of human affairs, he would probably fall in love with him, right?But is such a future really good?
Sensing Chunying's gaze, Manru turned her head and forced a smile: "What are you looking at me for?"

Chunying hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "If you want to live a good life, you don't necessarily have to go that way, right? Eight out of ten people in Huanhuaxuan have this idea. I don't know how fierce the fight will be. Who How many will be left in the end? Do you think you have been excluded for a few months? Why don’t you see someone crowding out Mei Xiang and Luer?"

Manru was silent for a while, then smiled: "You are still young, so you don't understand. Mei Xiang and Luer..." She smiled again, but didn't continue.

Chunying understood what she meant. Mei Xiang was the oldest, while Lu Er was normal-looking, and even Xia He was prettier than her.But is there any contradiction between being respected and living a good life?Isn't it more honorable to be a confidant girl than to be a concubine?Maybe when the third young master becomes Lord Marquis in the future, he can use his power to marry a good family.

But judging by Manru's expression, these words cannot be listened to.Chunying secretly sighed, and decided to let her go, since she still has a lot of troubles, how can she have time to take care of others?What's more, this person is still a suspect who murdered his predecessor?

After the eggs were steamed, when the lid was opened, a smell mixed with the aroma of milk and eggs came out. Chunying carefully wrapped the large bowl with a thick cloth and moved it out of the clay pot. When she saw the small holes on the surface of the steamed eggs, She sighed.The conditions are tough, so don't ask too much.

Manru carefully sent the steamed eggs up on a tray, and when she came back two quarters of an hour later, she smiled at Chunying: "The third young master likes it very much, and I told you to make it again tomorrow."

Chunying happily stretched out two fingers to make a "Y" sign, and seeing Xia He asked with a puzzled face, "Sister Chun'er, what do you mean?" Cai Qian smiled and retracted her hand, saying: "No ...It's not interesting, I'm stretching myself, ah, I'm so tired..."

A small turmoil seems to have passed like this. The third young master later mentioned the supper to the old lady, and he also said it was delicious, but he didn't talk about anything else. Then the second bedroom master received an appointment from outside, and the whole Hou Mansion was in a mess. , the matter was never mentioned again.

It's just that Chunying doesn't know why, and she always feels a little uneasy. She is worried that Qing'er will tell the truth about the matter, but when she sees the other party, she will stare at the three of her at most, or curse at others, but she has no intention of telling the truth. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that there was something wrong with Qing'er in this matter, probably not so stupid that he threw himself into a trap, right?
The third young master soon proposed to eat steamed eggs. Manru watched Chunying cook it again, and she had already learned that when she couldn't find milk, she replaced it with water, but the third young master felt that it was not as delicious as before.Manru had no choice but to use soup instead, and what was steamed was no longer dessert, but vegetables.It wasn't until Erfang's family left for the post that the cow that was originally used to produce milk remained useless. Manru somehow persuaded the third young master to beg for the cow, and then made steamed eggs with milk.The third young master had to eat three bowls a day, so he rewarded Manru several times for this.

As a thank you, Manru also gave Chunying and Xia He two snacks. Chunying was not interested, so she gave it to Xia He, and Xia He happily accepted it.Since Chunying solved the siege for her this time, she has become much more affectionate to Chunying, always sticking to Chunying's side, and even seeing Shi'er, she couldn't help but make fun of her.

On this day, Shi'er and Xia He were arguing again, Chunying listened to it with a smile, while fiddling with the newly made winter clothes, she heard the little girl Dong'er calling herself outside: "Chun'er, Xia He, come to the main room soon!" Go, the third young master is going to interrogate you!"

trial them?Chunying was at a loss, but Xia He became frightened: "Trial... What is the trial?"

"How would I know?" Dong'er urged them, "Let's go, I'm getting angry inside!"

Chunying worriedly took Xia He's hand, and walked to the front door of the main room in the backyard, only to hear the silence inside, where did she look angry?Unexpectedly, Xia He became even more frightened, and grabbed her hand tightly.She felt a little pain, but seeing the little girl's face turned pale, she couldn't say anything, so she could only whisper: "Let's go in, the movement is too slow, maybe the punishment will be worse."

Xia He was about to cry, and walked in trembling slightly.Chunying entered the door and saw that Manru and Qing'er were kneeling in the middle of the room, Mei Xiang and Lanxiang were separated on both sides, Chen'er was standing behind Lanxiang, and the third young master Li You was sitting behind the big table in the middle, silent .She groaned in her heart, knowing that the matter of Dim Sum must have been exposed.As soon as she gritted her teeth, she pulled Xia He forward and knelt down.

Lan Xiang asked first: "Xia He, let me ask you, that time when the old lady sent someone to bring some snacks, but you knocked over the plate?"

Xia He trembled, and cried: "I didn't mean it..." Man Ru, who was in front of her, closed her eyes, as if discouraged, and then glanced at Qing'er angrily.Qing'er gritted her teeth and stared back.

Lan Xiang snorted coldly, then glanced at Chunying again: "You helped to make the milk steamed eggs later? Why didn't you come up with the real information, but dared to hide it from the master?!"

Chunying thought to herself: "Of course I have to hide it, but if I don't hide it, do I have to be punished obediently?" Speaking carefully, the tray was turned over in her hands. Although it was not her fault, she must bear the responsibility.She lowered her head and did not answer.

Lan Xiang became even angrier when she saw this, she turned to Li You and said, "Third young master, these girls are so bold, we must punish them severely!"

Li You looked at them one by one, and when it was Chunying's turn, she paused: "This little girl seems familiar, where did I see her?"

Chunying resisted the urge to roll her eyes, thinking that of course the eyes were familiar, she waited for him to walk in the corridor he must pass every day before continuing to clean, but a big man like the third young master probably wouldn't pay attention to a person standing in the corner little girl?
Lan Xiang frowned, and was about to say something when Li You reached out to stop her.He remembered, this little girl was the one she had seen from afar at Zhou Nian's place last time, the one who was led to the bamboo forest by her ears!
(How many of you have guessed steamed eggs with milk? Let’s do another thing I’ve forgotten for a long time: begging for pink tickets~~~>_<)

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