"You guys take good care of me, I'll go inside and change my clothes." The first sentence was directed at Wan Rou and the others, but the second was directed at Xu Mingwei and the others. Without waiting for everyone's reaction, Fu Heng walked out with a gloomy expression.
Xu Mingwei sighed, and then said to Old Lai's instructions, "Open the window to let the wind in, and disperse the smell inside."
"En!" The old man quickly turned around and opened the window. At this time, Lady Jin took a piece of lemon and passed it to Xu Mingwei. She still had a cold face, but her voice revealed a hint of concern, "Grandmother, if you still don't feel well, smell this smell, it will be soothing."
Xu Mingwei looked at her gratefully. Now that the cold wind was blowing in to dilute the smell, and the scent of lemon slices, she finally recovered.
Peaches had grown up in the north and had never seen lemons before. She could not help but ask curiously, "Sister Jin, what's the use of this?"
This caused everyone to look towards Xu Mingwei. Originally, it was not a rare item. Wealthy people often prepared them to set up trays, so not many used them to soak in water. But because Lady Jin had given them dried slices, it was normal for them to not be able to recognize it at the moment, let alone the poverty-stricken Peaches.
"This is a fruit from the south. It has a fragrant aroma and a sour taste. The Southerners use it to make tea and we use it to make food. Most of us use a platter to clean up the smell." However, very few people know that this fruit is also called the Mothers' Fruit, and it has an effect on pregnant women. " The Lady Jin explained in a bland voice, while carefully observing Xu Mingwei's complexion. Seeing that she had truly recovered, she finally relaxed.
After Wan Rong brought out the hot water inside, he did not forget to bring a pot of hot water for Xu Mingwei when she returned. Wan Rou hurriedly stepped forward to squeeze out a hot handkerchief and advised, "Grandma, at least wipe her face and be energetic."
Wan Rong laughed, "Little hooves is usually here to snatch jobs, why can't you bring some hot water over?"
Wan Rou ignored her and only made a face, stepping to the side.
Seeing that Xu Mingwei's spirit was almost fully recovered, the Old Lai family's old patriarch did not wait for any orders and closed the windows, not teaching the cold wind to come in.
"I can't eat any of this either. It's good that you guys are enjoying yourselves together." "Xu mama, you're the one who's had a hard time. Give me a bowl of noodles and let it be light and light." As Xu Mingwei spoke and was about to leave, she suddenly remembered that there was another Fu Heng inside, also with an empty stomach, so she added, "Let's have two bowls, the other bowl is more sturdy, add more meat."
Nanny Xu didn't dare say that it wasn't good. She nodded and cut the remaining lamb into pieces, sprinkled with spring onions, and used it as the cover for Fu Heng's bowl of noodles.
When Lady Jin saw that she was carrying the meat to the kitchen, she did not say much and followed her silently, saying, "Grandmother just vomited an empty stomach.
Nanny Xu thought that she wouldn't be able to cook the noodles in a short period of time, it wasn't because of this logic, so she smiled and said, "It's better if you are meticulous. I will listen to you and bring the porridge over first."
While they were talking, the two of them had already reached the kitchen. Lady Jin took two shallow bowls and cups, and only scooped two spoonfuls of rice porridge in each cup. She casually sprinkled some fried black sesame seeds inside, and then placed a few cloves of raw walnuts and red dates on the porridge.
"So beautiful! As the slave watched, he couldn't even bear to eat. " Night Cui praised. The Lady Jin did not have a warm and cold face like the Nanny Xu. It was because of this that the few girls in the kitchen were quickly able to sense her temperament and were not afraid of her.
After the Lady Jin heard her praise, she gave her the plate with a cold face, saying, "Take it over now, be careful on the way, don't throw it."
Nanny Xu looked at them, not caring about the girls leaning towards Lady Jin, she started to concentrate on kneading the dough in the bowl. She was not an idiot, she knew that Lady Jin was specially searched by her wife to help her grandma recuperate. Moreover, she had agreed long ago that she would only stay at the Fu Family for a year, and she would leave as soon as the time was up. Thus, no matter how much Master liked Lady Jin, Nanny Xu had never placed her in her eyes, nor had she ever been her opponent.
She was confident that she could still hold the kitchen in her hands. Others wouldn't be able to easily snatch it away from her. Furthermore, she had been watching coldly during the past few days. Other than her own responsibilities, Lady Jin did not care about the things around her. Firstly, she was not ambitious, and secondly, she had real ability. Naturally, the Nanny Xu got along well with her, and each of them lived a peaceful life.
Lady Jin didn't know what Nanny Xu was thinking. Seeing that she was kneading the dough, she decided to add the large prawns and tofu that was chosen by Xu Mingwei and put it aside.
Without her permission, Nanny Xu knew what to do. After slicing the noodles, he took some flour and scattered it. First, he poured the noodles into the hot water and boiled it. Then, he scooped up the noodles and dipped them in the cold water. While she was cooking the noodles, she did not forget to cover her head. The big prawns removed the mud sausage on their back and threw all three of them into the wok, where they were thoroughly fried with hot oil. At the same time, she also did not forget to cover her head while cooking the noodles. When the noodles were boiled again, the leaf vegetables would be cooked, and the head would be covered with a fragrant aroma. A bowl of noodles was ready. Fu Heng's bowl on the other hand, was even simpler. The thin piece of mutton rolled into the hot oil soup, and with the warm cauldron of mutton bone soup, it could be considered good.
Night Cui had just returned from the main house with the porridge. Smelling the smell of the noodles in the house, the sweet smell caused the gluttony in her stomach to jump. She hurriedly sucked in her saliva, so that the Nanny Xu would not see it.
"It's good that you're back. Bring these two bowls of noodles to me. After a while, there were still a few mutton buns in the bamboo steamer. All of you had a bowl of lamb bone soup and ate the buns with the soup. This could be considered as dinner. When you're done eating, remember to clean up the mess. Don't wait until the time comes to use it, you can't take it out! " Nanny Xu took some hot water to wash off the oil on her hands and lightly said.
When the few girls heard that there was mutton buns to be eaten, their faces were immediately filled with joy. They hurriedly agreed and only then did they send Nanny Xu and Lady Jin out.
Wan Rong and the others had been holding their cheeks waiting for the two of them. Seeing them come, they split the dishes and added more charcoal, the cauldron in front of them finally started to boil, and released a fragrant smell, but no one stuck their chopsticks in. They looked at each other with worried expressions. Two of them, please don't start a fight.
At this moment, the two people who were being whispered were sitting at a table. In front of them was a bowl of steaming hot noodles. However, just like the others, no one touched their chopsticks.
The moment Xu Mingwei entered the room, she only turned her head to glance at her once, and had no intention to look at or speak to her anymore.
She was tired, too. When her mother-in-law said that she wanted to be virtuous and arrange a concubine for her husband, she did as she was told. Since Fu Heng had his eyes on Qing Mei, she was not jealous either. Now that she suddenly came back, it was unknown who she was showing her cold face to. What did she mean by that? Xu Mingwei didn't even bother to guess.
After a while, the little girl from the kitchen brought the congee. Her stomach was still empty, so after drinking half a bowl of it, her stomach felt a lot better. Fu Heng's bowl was on the table, but he did not move it. She did not call out, whether or not she liked it.
When the noodles were served, perhaps the girl gave them the wrong noodles, but the one that was placed in front of her was the mutton soup noodles. Even though Nanny Xu had already used the fragrance of the fragrant lamb meat, she could still smell it. After being assaulted by the smell of Fu Heng's body, she also could not take it anymore, and only stopped using her chopsticks.
Fu Heng regained his senses, and quietly changed the bowls in front of the two, and finally said one sentence: "Eat."
Xu Mingwei's eyes blended with the steam and turned slightly red, feeling a little wronged, two drops of tears mixed with the steam and fell into the soup bowl. She refused to give in and only blinked a few times. She endured the soreness in her eyes as she picked up the noodles and quietly ate them one by one.
Fu Heng sighed, and went over to grab the chopsticks in her hand, his right hand lightly pinching her chin, forcing Xu Mingwei to raise her head, and said softly, "Alright, stop crying, I was wrong, I shouldn't be angry with you. "I'm afraid that the noodles will be too salty to taste if I wash my tears away."
It was good that he did not say anything, but once he mentioned this, Xu Mingwei wanted to struggle free, and was not willing to teach him a lesson to see his current appearance. Fu Heng immediately pulled her into his embrace and said gently, "I didn't touch her, I just sat down for a while and then came back. I originally wanted to tell you that there's no need to listen to mother, but before I entered the house today, I had already coaxed her. I didn't expect that you would have chosen someone for me. I was just unhappy, so I chose Qing Mei according to you. "When I think about it later, I shouldn't have been this angry. Didn't I come back to beg for your forgiveness!"
Xu Mingwei was already holding back her emotions, turned her face around, and said: "I can't stop it this time, I can't save myself this time. You obviously like that green plum as well. If you want a concubine, you just have to take her in. I'm not that intolerable, so don't blame me for this in the future. Let go of your hand. I'm a little hungry, but your mother's golden grandson is not good! "
Saying that, he started to talk about old grudges, Xu Mingwei could not help but stab him again: "If this was my daughter, I'm afraid there wouldn't be any gold or silver, would there?"
Fu Heng secretly felt a headache. Normally, once someone was pregnant with a child, they would only be able to pester him.