During the Chinese New Year, Lin Jiayuan is also very lively.
After all, Lin Jiayuan is not short of money, so there are lanterns everywhere. Lin Yuelan also got a Christmas tree on a whim, with all kinds of beautiful decorations hanging on it, and some snacks and candies.
Some of these small snacks and candies were brought back by Lin Yuelan from outside, and some were made by people themselves.
Doing this is for the children of Lin Jiayuan, as snacks and a happy New Year.
This is Lin Yuelan's first New Year's Day here, and it is also the first New Year's Day for these servants to serve as Lin Yuelan's servants.
Therefore, everyone wants a happy new year for masters and servants.
Lin Jiayuan now has about 20 servants up and down, and then, I don't know how many guards Lin Yuelan has trained. This is Lin Yuelan's own secret, and no one knows about it except Lin Yuelan herself.
These guards protect the safety of the store everywhere, so, except for those who came back from the shift, they will celebrate the New Year in Linjiayuan.
As for the stewards in various places, Lin Yuelan did not let them come back this time.
It is mainly the people in charge of these industries. Some are responsible for the bright side and some are responsible for the dark side. Now she doesn't want to expose them so quickly, so Lin Yuelan doesn't plan to transfer them back.
When there is a chance, Lin Yuelan plans to reward them again!
"I heard that the master cooks himself today!"
"What? Really?" Someone's eyes widened in surprise immediately, "I heard the seniors say that the master's cooking skills are unparalleled in the world. The food he cooks is delicious. After eating it once, the taste is unparalleled. No gods can compare."
"Really?" Someone was immediately curious.
"Well, I've heard of it too. The master's cooking skills are unparalleled in heaven and earth!"
"Hehe, even if the master's cooking skills are average, but the master can cook, it is also respect for us servants. You think, only a big family, there will be a master who cooks and cooks in person."
"Too!"
"However, with so many people up and down in our Linjiayuan, is the master cooking alone, can you be too busy?"
"Che, what are you thinking? Master's ability to cook is a blessing for us servants. It's good to do one or two. Do you really want the master to make ten or eight for you?"
The servant touched the back of his head, and said stupidly, "That's what you said too!"
In the living room, Dr. Zhang and Lin Deshan were looking at what they were doing, but from time to time they glanced in the direction of the kitchen, and the expectations in their eyes could clearly be seen clearly.
The housekeeper Lin Fu smiled and reminded, "The two old masters, it's more than an hour before lunch time."
The two old masters listened to the butler's reminder, their faces darkened, and then said with a stern face, "Of course we know. We are not old, we are practicing eyesight, can't we?"
He said it was serious, and then he looked in the direction of the kitchen with open eyes.
Lin Fu held back his smile, and immediately said seriously, "Okay, two old masters, you continue. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there is anything I need help with."
When Lin Deshan and Doctor Zhang heard this, their eyes lit up, and they immediately shook their hands and said, "Go. See if the girl needs help. Also, don't make the girl too tired!"
Although they wanted to eat the dishes made by the girl, they didn't want Lin Yuelan to make herself so tired just to cook.
Lin Fu replied respectfully, "Yes! Those two old masters, I'll be there now!"
"Go, go!" the two urged.
After Lin Fu got to the kitchen, he saw Lin Yuelan commanding from the kitchen, "This dish, only cabbage. This fish scrapes off the black fish, and then, in the wings, you **** holes with a toothpick, and then marinate in salt water. One quarter of an hour……"
After looking at the dishes she needed, Lin Yuelan walked to the stove and said to the servant who added the firewood, "This fire is a little smaller, these broths must be boiled with high fire first, and then use Boil it for an hour and a half on a small fire!"
"Yes, Master!"
After a while, when he saw the dish that was almost ready, he took the apron from the shelf, tied it around his waist, and immediately commanded, "Fire!"
All of a sudden, everyone in the kitchen started to watch Lin Yuelan cook.
However, Lin Yuelan gave the cooking method to the chef in the kitchen.
Of course, although it can't imitate Lin Yuelan's 100% original flavor, it is still a delicious meal.
In this way, the whole park is full of good fortune.
The food that Lin Yuelan cooks is different from other restaurants, because her unique seasonings are all taken out from the space. At least for now, in this place, Lin Yuelan has not found the ingredients.
Lin Yuelan made a braised pork belly and a stir-fried cabbage heart for the servants.
Of course, Lin Yuelan also cooked a few dishes for the master and Lin Deshan's masters.
However, when Lin Yuelan was cooking, the chef was also watching. After a while, he could also cook these dishes.
As for the taste, although it is not as good as hers, I believe that the chef's cooking will not be too bad.
Amidst all the anticipation, Doctor Zhang and Lin Deshan finally ate the dishes made by Lin Yuelan again.
You must know that after returning from Lin Yuelan, he was busy with arranging all kinds of affairs, plus the fake Taoist priest and the Lin family came here to make a fuss, everyone was in anger, and they were not in the mood to get those food.
However, today is different.
Today is the New Year's Day, no matter how unpleasant things happened before, let it go and have a good New Year's Day.
During the meal, just like before, Doctor Zhang and Lin Deshan had a great time grabbing vegetables.
"Hey, old man Lin, why did you put all this dish in your bowl? You know, your blood pressure is high, so you can't eat fatty meat!" Went for more than half of it and was very dissatisfied.
Although other meats are equally delicious, their favorite is braised pork, which is bright red and lustrous, and has a fragrant taste. It is fat but not greasy, waxy, soft and juicy.
This dish was first taught to the chef by Lin Yuelan.
It's just that the two of them are elderly people, and their blood lipids are a bit high. Lin Yuelan usually instructs the kitchen and servants to control the meat the two elderly people want to eat, and to make the servants prevent them from stealing food.
Of course, usually the two of them just want to steal but can't steal it.
One is that the chef will control the portion and just do it according to the amount that the master said. Of course, these people will also slander, they will cook more, and they will eat some.
As for this piece of food, their masters have no restrictions, they can eat whatever they want, but one thing is, they can eat as much as they can, and it is absolutely not allowed to waste them. Once discovered, their monthly salary and bonus will be deducted.
These servants really feel that they have had Gao Xiang in their previous life, and they will only meet such a good master in this life.
Of course, Lin Yuelan, who was the master, didn't know, and because of the food, the whole group thanked her secretly.
The two elderly people, who were usually limited in their portions, couldn't eat enough.
This New Year's Day, Lin Yuelan cooks by herself again. When Lin Yuelan cooks these dishes, she secretly releases spiritual spring water, so Lin Yuelan doesn't restrict the two of them from eating this fat anymore.
"Grandpa, Shizu, eat slowly! I'll let you eat enough today." Lin Yuelan said with a smile.
Dr. Zhang said while eating, "Girl, the braised pork you made is really delicious, then Chef Liu, how can you not taste like you."
Lin Yuelan just smiled and said, "Maybe everyone's craftsmanship is different!"
She wouldn't tell them that she used spiritual spring water to enhance the taste.
After eating for a while, the two old men felt half full, so they asked while eating, "Girl, has Nan Zhenjiang really returned to the capital?"
Jiang Zhennan's name here is Nan Zhenjiang, so they are used to calling him Nan Zhenjiang.
Lin Yuelan said, "Well, I'm going back!" After saying this, she paused and said, "The emperor issued an imperial decree to let him go back to the royal banquet!"
The two old people already knew Jiang Zhennan's true identity, so there was no need for her to hide it.
After listening to Lin Deshan, he said with sympathy, "I heard that because his mother gave birth to him and died in childbirth, he was criticized by Master Xuyun as an evil star since he was a child, so he was not valued by his father since he was a child, and even wished that he would disappear. But because of what the outside world thinks of him, he left his life, but he was sent out at a young age, leaving him to fend for himself outside!
I don't know if the king of the town was blinded by lard. How could he treat this son-in-law so cruelly! "
"Hmph, do you think that Jiang Yunfeng is a good person?"
Hearing what Lin Deshan said, Doctor Zhang scoffed,
"I heard that his second son is only half a year younger than the eldest son. There is nothing tricky here, who can believe it? And why did Master Xuyun come so coincidentally?
Hmph, it's just a pity that such a good child Jiang Zhennan was spoiled by them like this. Fortunately, this child is self-sufficient, and with his own ability, he became the general of the town! "
"Hehe, with his ability, I don't know how many times he fought on the battlefield, and how many life and death battles he has experienced before he has such a record." Lin Deshan's eyes were filled with indescribable distress for Jiang Zhennan.
Lin Yuelan asked curiously, "Master, who is the Master Xuyun you said?"
Doctor Zhang said, "Master Xuyun is a great monk with profound Buddhist teachings and high morals. I heard that he is knowledgeable in literature, geography, and fortune-telling for people. He is very accurate. I want to ask for a hexagram of Master Xuyun.
It's just a pity that this Master Xuyun has his own handling principles, and only gives people three hexagrams a year. They are February, May, and September respectively, and for those who give fortune-telling, it all depends on fate.
Come with destiny, go without luck! "
"Then why did he suddenly give a fortune-telling to the newly born Jiang Zhennan? Could it be that Jiang Zhennan has a fate with him? But I believe that no one likes this fate that kills people's life?" Lin Yuelan said very curiously.
"So, I will say that this Master Xuyun is just a **** master, and he has nothing to do to harm a child!"
Doctor Zhang, however, said contemptuously,
"It's pitiful enough for a new-born child to have no mother as soon as he was born. It's better for him, and he went to the door of his house specially, saying that he was a ghost.
Did he know that the evil star he just said casually, let the little children live in dire straits. "
"No, maybe he knows. It's just that we may not know what the situation is, but now with Jiang Zhennan's ability, we can definitely find out what the situation was at that time." Dr. Zhang said.
Lin Yuelan's eyes flashed fiercely, and then she said suspiciously, "Master, grandfather, what do you mean, the appearance of that Master Xuyun may be related to his biological father or stepmother?"
"Who knows?" Doctor Zhang and Lin Deshan said together, "Maybe it's related. Because if Jiang Zhennan is good, then the title of the Duke of Zhenguo will naturally be inherited by Jiang Zhennan, the eldest son. However, the one who later married into the door. Is the madam willing? It must be unwilling. Since you are unwilling, make some small actions, it will come naturally.
It's just, after all, this is the matter of the Duke of Zhenguo, and these scandals will definitely not be rumored. As for the truth, only the parties are aware of it. "
Lin Yuelan asked again, "More than 20 years have passed, where is this Master Xuyun now?"
Doctor Zhang and Lin Deshan were taken aback for a moment, then they looked at each other first, then shook their heads and said, "I don't know. Maybe they are dead now!"
Lin Yuelan asked curiously, "How do you say this?"
Doctor Zhang explained, "I heard that Master Xuyun became famous at Xuruo Temple when he was 30 years old. When Jiang Zhennan took his life, he was already an eminent monk in his 80s. It has been 25 years now, and I don't know if he is still alive! If he is alive, he is over a hundred years old."
"Oh? Such a long life?" Lin Yuelan was slightly surprised. In this era, the level of medical skills is low, and it is often a common cold that can kill people. Therefore, very few people live to the age of sixty or seventy.
A person who can really live to be more than 100 years old cannot be underestimated.
"I just don't know if he is still alive." Doctor Zhang shook his head and said.
Lin Deshan ate another piece of braised pork, chewed it a few times, and asked, "Girl, who is the culprit that made Jiang Zhennan live here, do you know?"
Of course Lin Yuelan knew.
It's just that the two old people don't know about this kind of thing.
Lin Yuelan shook her head and said, "I don't know! Uncle Mask will definitely investigate it himself when he returns this time."
Lin Deshan said, "Yes. He is such a shrewd and capable person that he suffered a big loss last time. He will definitely take precautions when he goes back this time."
Lin Yuelan looked at the vegetables that had been wiped out, and said, "Okay, Shizu, Grandpa, let's continue to eat vegetables, let's not talk about this!"
In fact, she wanted to know in her heart, what was this royal banquet like?
...
Jiang Zhennan looked at Jiang Yunfeng's angry expression, tickled the corner of his mouth, and said in a good mood, "If Duke Zhen Guo really wants to seek justice for your children, this general will naturally accompany you! I just don't know what Duke Zhen Guo wants. How do you get justice for your precious children?"
Jiang Yunfeng listened to Jiang Zhennan's mouth of the king of the country, and the anger in his heart was even higher. He pointed at Jiang Zhennan angrily and shouted, "Nizi, who taught you, you can't even call your father? It's a town. General of the country, do you have any education?"
Jiang Zhennan heard his words, but he didn't have a trace of emotion or anger, but said slowly and indifferently, "Sorry, Lord Zhenguo, my mother died when I was a child, as for my father, I haven't seen a single person for three years or two years. , having a father means not having a father, so, no one has ever taught me what to call a stranger, let alone any upbringing!"
As soon as Jiang Zhennan's words fell, he immediately heard someone burst out laughing.
Everyone looked at the source of the laughter. The smiling Guo Bing seemed to have noticed his gaffe. He said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I just thought of a funny joke and laughed out of my mind."
Then, he walked towards Jiang Zhennan again and said, "I said eldest brother, I really pity you!"
From a young age, Guo Bing, apart from the tears of his mother and a few older sisters, was a master who was not afraid of heaven and earth.
Therefore, when he said this, it seemed that he was not afraid of offending Jiang Yunfeng, Duke Zhenguo.
Hearing their one accord and one reconciliation, Jiang Yunfeng's face was ashen with anger.
But he didn't dare to get angry with Guo Bing, so he could only continue to target Jiang Zhennan, and said angrily, "Jiang Zhennan, what the **** did you say? Did you take my father seriously?"
Jiang Zhennan said coldly, "No!"
Jiang Yunfeng pointed at Jiang Zhennan with a pale face and angrily. He wanted to scold him again, but he didn't know how to scold him, "You..."
Wen Yujing quickly patted Jiang Yunfeng on the back and persuaded him, "Master, don't be angry! Nan'er is still young, don't know him in the same way! If you can't say something nice, do you have to yell and get angry as soon as you come up?"
Immediately, she looked at Jiang Zhennan again, and said with some disappointment and sadness, "Nan'er, what you said really made my mother sad. Although my mother is not your biological mother, at least my mother raised you from childhood to adulthood. Growing up, there has never been a shortage of your food and drink.
When you want to read and read, I also invite those famous teachers to teach you. If it weren't for you, you would blow people away again and again.
I wanted to teach you personally, but you gave me this stepmother a look.
As a stepmother, I can't beat you or scold you, otherwise, there will be rumors outside that my stepmother treats you harshly and abuses you.
Alas, I can only let you go. So much so that you don't understand those parenting etiquette now!
If I knew earlier, I was called a vicious stepmother, and I wanted to educate you! "
Wen Yujing's mouth is powerful.
The responsibility of the Duke of Zhenguo's government for Jiang Zhennan's lack of education should be completely shied away from Jiang Zhennan himself.
He said that he was arrogant and self-willed since he was a child, and that he didn't study seriously, and he also drove the teacher away.
Wen Yujing taught him personally, and he also yelled at Wen Yujing, making Wen Yujing's stepmother embarrassed.
This is what is called a stepmother!
In short, Jiang Zhennan had only had opinions on her since he was a child, so whether he was upbred or not had nothing to do with their husband and wife, it was entirely Jiang Zhennan's own willful actions.
Many people who knew the truth, listening to Wen Yujing's words, twitched the corners of their mouths, and then sneered.
But this is someone else's family business, and it's not up to them. They just need to make a superficial expression and watch the fight between General Zhenguo and Duke Zhenguo and his wife.
Guo Bing was not afraid of the big thing and said, "Oh, it turns out that Mrs. Zhenguo is so attentive to my eldest brother. It's really admirable and sighing! It's just,"
Immediately, he changed his words and said with a stern expression on his face, "Why did I hear that my eldest brother has been living in a dilapidated yard in the town's palace with his nanny since he was born three months? A pair of old cotton-padded clothes, because there is no summer clothes to wear, the weather is cold and there is no fire, and the whole body is shivering. Fortunately, the elder brother has a great life, he survived, and he still lived to be a general!
Mrs. Zhenguo, are these rumors all rumors? "
Wen Yujing's expression stiffened, and then she smiled stiffly, "Young Master Guo, if you say it's a rumor, then it must be a rumor! Why do you take it seriously? Nan'er, what mother said is right? ?"
This is a family scandal. Wen Yujing is very confident that Jiang Zhennan absolutely does not want people to touch the government of the government. After all, he is still wearing the name of the eldest son of the government. The eldest young master of the government!
Therefore, in any case, Jiang Zhennan must maintain the reputation of the government of Zhenguo.
However, Wen Yujing didn't know that before, Jiang Zhennan let Wen Yujing make trouble and let her throw dirty water on him without arguing, just because it didn't matter.
He had already achieved the status of the general of Zhenguo, and slapped the face of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Only now, his heart belongs.
He didn't want these bad reputations to affect his relationship with her.
Although she never paid attention to those so-called reputations.
Jiang Zhennan said with a sneer, "Mrs. Zhenguo, please clarify. This general has only one mother, but she has passed away. So please don't keep teaching me in the name of my 'mother'. Because, "
His sharp eyes swept Wen Yujing lightly, but Wen Yujing felt that his eyes seemed to want her to be slashed with a thousand knives, and her heart tightened fiercely.
Only to hear Jiang Zhennan say coldly without a trace of emotion, "You are not worthy!"