Chapter 66 Kitchen

The sun is soft in spring. Although it is almost summer, at least it is still spring. Mother Li lies comfortably on the rocking chair in the yard, closing her eyes. As the chair shakes, she hums the opera tune of "Yi Ya" in her nose.

She is the only stewed mother who was with the old lady, and she is never engaged in matters in the yard. She usually does not cook in person except that the old lady occasionally wants to eat the dishes she cooks. Therefore, her days seem to be busy, but in fact they are very idle. The cooking is basically handed over to a few chefs, as long as she looks at it occasionally. The only bad thing is that the yard is too small, and most of the time there will be a ping-pong sound from the kitchen, but for the previous life, this is called a day.

"Mother Li, Sister Jiu has come to the kitchen." Li's mother's powerful cook saw Sister Jiu coming to the kitchen in person and quickly came to the yard to find Li's mother.

"Come on, that is, the child wants to find something to eat." Mother Li closed her eyes, and the cook no longer disturbed Mother Li.

But after the cook left, Li's mother got up from the rocking chair. Sister Jiu began to keep a low profile as soon as she entered Xue's house. At first, she gave people the impression of cowardice, but later, she felt that Sister Jiu was not cowardly. Gradually, everyone would forget her, but they did not want to bully her or anything. The old lady and the second wife are not stupid and don't believe that they can't see it. What's more, it was rumored in the courtyard a few days ago that the second wife had the intention to ask Sister Jiu to help take care of the yard. Even if Sister Jiu was really greedy and wanted to come to the kitchen to get some food, she had to say hello.

I patted the folds on the clothes, and Mother Li went to welcome Sister Jiu in person.

Mother Li's face was full of smiles, and she was respectful to the ninth sister without any more politeness. "I have seen it, and the ninth sister is fine. It's the first time I've seen you come to this kitchen.

Before Sister Jiu's eyes turned in the kitchen, with a faint smile on her face, "I've heard Feng's mother mention you for a long time. Today, I'm greedy and want to come to the kitchen to find some fresh food."

Mother Li quickly said, "If you are greedy, just ask the people below to come to pick it up. Why do you come in person? This kitchen has a lot of oil fumes, which is not the place where your delicate body came."

"There is nothing delicate or not. Jiu'er hasn't thanked you for the pig you brought by Feng's mother last time! Now Jiu'er's appetite is much better. The ninth sister replied cleverly.

She called herself "Jiu'er" beside Li's mother, which is to be a junior. After all, Li's mother used to be around the old lady.

Li's mother was stunned. That time, she was just an unintentional move, and she didn't expect that the ninth sister would know about it, but now it seems that the ninth sister actually kept such a small thing in mind, which shows that the ninth sister is a dedicated person.

"Don't break the slave. If you have a bad appetite, the old lady will also be sad." What's more, how can masters like you like things that you don't even want money for free?

Mother Li's face was full of smiles, but she couldn't help slandering.

Sister Jiu doesn't care about this either. She didn't come to the kitchen today to chat. But seeing that Li's mother was very enthusiastic about her, Sister Jiu still couldn't stand it and said, "Mother Li, I don't know if there are any small words in the kitchen."

Mother Li thought for a moment, patted her thigh and said, "Hey, if you don't remind me, I will forget. Last time I went out, I saw a pastry shop run by a white-skinned man on the street. I was curious about why the pastry shop was booming, so I went in and bought some and came back to taste it. I didn't expect that the pastry was like oil and colorful. It tastes sweet, but not greasy. After asking for a long time, I knew that the cake called cake was made of cream from milk. Why don't I make this new pattern for you?

Hmm? The ninth sister was shocked. What Li's mother was talking about Western-style pastries in later generations. However, think about it, when I was in Zhejiang, foreign envoys also came to my home, and it was not surprising that a white-skinned man opened a cake shop in Chang'an.

"Can Mother Li do it?" Sister Jiu asked suspiciously, after all, the ladies in these big mansions should know this new thing sooner.

The smile on Li's mother's face was a little deeper, "Speaking of it, I'm lucky. The pastry shop has not officially opened yet. It's just sent some cakes first. It's not a novel thing. Maybe the ladies can eat it in a few days. I like to eat in my life. As long as I go to that shop to buy materials, I can naturally make it.

"Oh? That shop can also sell raw materials, so everyone can. What else does he earn? The ninth sister shut up when she asked this question and knew that she was a little curious.

Sure enough, Li's mother looked at her more, but she didn't care and said, "I don't know. If the ninth sister wants to taste it first, I can do it."

The smile on Sister Jiu's face appeared again, "Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

She silently wrote in her heart that Li's mother's life seemed to be better than she thought. Although this is just a small matter, when I think about it, even the second wife in the house didn't get any news, but Li's mother knew it first and ate it. You know, these new things must be the most expensive at the beginning.

But she didn't want to trouble Mother Li immediately and continued, "I don't know what else is delicious."

"It's just some ordinary pastries, wine-brewed osmanthus cakes, walnut pineapple cakes, and five-color jam snacks from the barbarians in the palace."

"What kind of fruit are those jams made of?"

"Five-color fruits of coconut, blueberry, strawberry, orange and kiwi..." Mother Li's words stopped abruptly. Looking at Sister Jiu's increasingly calm face, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat behind her.

"Ninth sister, you are..."

"Well, mother Li, you continue to say that Jiu'er has never heard so much fruit jam. What is blueberry? What is strawberry? Jiu'er has never seen it. Are these fruits in five colors?

Mother Li's forehead sweated more, and the five-color jam came from the barbarians. Suddenly, she found that she knew too much.

"I'm a maidservant... I'll make it for you. It's sour and sweet. You must like it at your age."

It's okay if Mother Li didn't say it. As soon as she said it, the ninth sister's face became more embarrassed. The corners of the ninth sister's lips were slightly raised. "Mother Li's life is much more comfortable than that of Jiu'er. I don't know if the second aunt and the old lady have seen these rare things!"

Nine sister lowered her voice and only spoke with Li's mother and her audible voice.

Mother Li's eyes widened and looked at Sister Jiu's sister in horror. She saw the ninth sister's lips open again. "Mother Li's expenses are probably several times more than Jiu'er's. Could it be that Li's mother spent all the pension money she had saved before? Or..."