C47

Without waiting for her to ask, the other girls had also noticed the western-style clock in the pavilion and had gathered at the front of the clock to look at it with interest.

Zuo Youzhu asked her sister in a low voice, "What are these engravings?"

Yang Jinxi only paid close attention to the three needles, and did not say a word.

At this time, Lian Qiubai came with the girls wrapped up tightly. Hearing the discussions of the crowd, he smiled and said, "It's precisely because of this that Uncle told people to leave the clock here idle. Cousin sisters should know the time when they practice in the courtyard."

Fu Ninghui also laughed, "That's right, sometimes the sisters would take a nap in the pavilion, and when they wake up they would know when it was, which is also good."

Yang Jinxi said indifferently, "I heard that other than this bell, there is also a pocket watch that you can wear around your neck. You can look at the time wherever you go, but the price is outrageously high, and very few people can use it."

Xu Mingwei heard the crowd talking about it and thought, could it be a Swiss clock? When she was in school, forget about not teaching them in history class, even if she had, she would have already given them back to her teachers after so many years.

"Sisters, what a coincidence, this minute hand is already over fifty miles away, and soon it will be time. You will know where the little bird that Minglan's sister asked is later."

As a result, everyone held their breaths and waited patiently. All of their small faces had the same nervous and expectant expression, making Xu Mingwei feel funny inside.

The Nanny Xue was bringing the Fu Family's maidservants to the fruit platter. She looked at the group of young ladies gathered together, waiting for the bell's chime, with eyes full of love, as if they were looking at their own juniors. She turned her head back to see that the girls had already set up the fruit platter, and then whispered into Fu Ninghui's ears, "Miss, Madam asked you about the fresh deer meat that was brought over from the kitchen, would you like to roast it?"

Fu Ninghui nodded her head, and turned to instruct her, "But since you have chosen the most tender part, the Hongqing Tower's mat will also come up, and ask Madame if there are any rouge suitable for your daughter to drink, but for some, they will all come over, and with the venison, you still need to drink."

The Nanny Xue smiled and advised, "The ladies are still young, they can't be drunk as our family's one year old, young miss, you should take it easy, don't let others unable to go home."

Fu Ninghui laughed and pushed her away, and before he even turned her head back, she heard the Western Bell chime loudly. Following that, was the familiar sound of the cuckoo bird calling the clock.

The two Zuo sisters stared fixedly at the exquisite bird, the feathers on their bodies seemed to be made from real bird feathers.

Seeing that the two of them were staring with their round eyes and were only focusing on the cute way the bird looked at the time, Xu Mingwei could not help but pinch Zuo Youzhu's face. The latter did not notice it at all, and did not even glance over.

Just as she was laughing in her heart, another hand suddenly stretched out in front of her eyes and also pinched Zuo Youzhu's face.

This time, Zuo Youzhu finally had a reaction. His expression was a little dazed as she turned her head to see who it was, only to see Xu Mingwei and Fu Ninghui ineffably laughing together.

Zuo Youzhu's face flushed red. Seeing that they were all laughing so hard that they could barely breathe, she asked softly, "Sister Ning Hui, Sister Mingwei, what are you two laughing at?"

It was good that she did not ask, but Xu Mingwei and Fu Ninghui had almost stopped laughing. She was stunned and couldn't stop, attracting the gazes of all the sisters.

Lian Qiubai was the only one who understood the whole situation from beginning to end. He covered his mouth and laughed a few times before telling everyone the whole story. Zuo Youzhu's face became even more red, she shyly hid behind Zuo Youlan, after a while, she revealed half of her face, and complained: "Big sisters are bullying people, how unreasonable."

Everyone laughed even louder. Fortunately, Nanny Xue and her men had returned at this time and were preparing to hold a feast. Fu Ninghui led the group to their respective seats, and after a while, a servant came forward and held onto a wine jug, and poured everyone's table with jade colored cups and cups half full.

There were also some maidservants who lowered their brows and followed the directions of the dishes prepared by the Fu family. They ordered the dishes prepared by the Fu family according to the order. The head of the group was a plate of cold dishes. The rosewood chicken was drunk, its bones cleaned, cut into small pieces that fit its taste, and seasoned with a secret rose sauce. It was suitable for the girls to eat, tasty but not rude.

Yang Jinxi tasted a piece, then asked Fu Ninghui, "It's Hongqing Tower's Master Yu, right? I heard grandfather say that it's very rare to see him cook these past few years."

The guests were precisely the customers like Yang Jinxi who had lost their goods. There was no need for the main house to be in the spotlight, she knew that.

Fu Ninghui laughed, "Little sister Jin Xi, you have such an interesting mouth, it is indeed the Master Yu of the Hongqing Tower, my father has met Master Yu before, and there were some twists and turns in between, but at least he had some face, and thus was lucky enough to get him to take care of this table himself."

Xu Minglan had already eaten the Hongqing Tower's noodle soup before, but she could not taste anything different from before. She picked up another piece of the noodle with a skeptical look and carefully savored it between her lips. In the end, she could only sigh.

Xu Mingmei laughed heartily, "I have earned so much by following Seventh Sister as a guest today, I have also heard of Hongqing Tower's Master Yu. Mother once asked him to come over to the palace to prepare a feast at a price of three times more, Master Yu was also not willing to come, and only allowed the disciples under him to come."

Zuo Youzhu was surprised, "How can a mere chef be so mighty, with such arrogance?"

Zhou Ranxing curled her lips, "That's right! If I say that I should have him taken to the mansion to cook, then I won't get used to her bad temper. "

Hearing that, Yang Jinxi frowned, she was unwilling to argue with Zhou Ranxing, and was also unwilling to hear them slander her Master. Master Yu was one of the most influential figures in the food circle in the capital. Just that 'Yu family private restaurant menu' alone had recorded all the knowledge he had accumulated over the years, and it was truly admirable.

Coincidentally, the second cold plate also came up at this time. It was a square piece of winter melon. Xu Mingmei picked it up with her chopsticks and looked down. It was still bare, nothing more.

Yang Jinxi then explained, "This is the honey cube, Master Yu's unique dish. Don't just look at this winter melon, it will take a long time to prepare."

"Indeed, it is a unique craftsmanship." Xu Mingwei sighed, seeing that Xu Mingmei was extremely fond of it, she passed the remaining half of the fruit to her.

Xu Mingmei smiled as she received it, and did not mind if she had eaten it. When Xu Minglan saw this scene, she couldn't help but let out a cold snort. He felt that they had disgraced themselves and turned around.

Lian Qiubai sat right next to Xu Mingwei. Seeing this, he got Jing Yan to pass him the plate of honey cubes, and smiled, "Big sister, if you don't mind, please use it for me. Because you're taking medicine and you don't dare to eat many things."

Xu Mingmei smiled embarrassedly. After eating a block and a half block of honey, she had already gotten over her habit. After all, this was what she had been taught since she was young. But when she saw Lian Qiubai's pale face and frail body, Xu Mingmei could not bear to reject her good intentions and received it with a smile.

Fu Ninghui only paid attention to her cousin's situation, in her heart, she had a good impression of Xu Mingmei. Although her mother was born into a merchant family, she had a good upbringing and was much more open-minded than the Xu family's five girls.

While the food was still being served, the servants had already set up the rack for roasting the venison in the yard and sent for someone.

Eating venison was all about freshness, and the young masters and young misses would usually only be interested if they personally grilled it themselves.

Fu Ninghui then turned her head and called out to everyone, "It's rare that a manor just happened to send you here today, all sisters take your silver knives and go out with me to roast.

In the beginning, none of the servants had even tasted the wine that they poured before, Xu Mingwei thought that it was no wonder that Fu Ninghui, the owner of the house, did not rush to advise them, it was because of the venison behind him.