Chapter 152 Companion

After the beginning of winter, the continuous heavy snow has been uninterrupted for a long time. This year's winter is indeed colder than usual. Fortunately, Sister Jiu has made people prepare a lot of charcoal, so even if the price of firewood and carbon outside rises very high, it has no impact on Xuefu.

Mother Li in the kitchen experienced it the most. On this day, she personally sent some new dishes to the old lady, but she saw Caifeng coming out of the small kitchen in the yard with a hand-warming pot in her hand. Li's mother quickly shouted, "Miss Caifeng!"

Caifeng turned around and saw Li's mother holding a food box in her hand and walking in from the door of the yard with a smile. Behind her, two little maids followed her, one of whom held an umbrella for Li to cover the snowflakes.

Caifeng had a faint smile on her face and said, "Why did Mother Li come to the hospital to deliver food in person? It's been a little cold in recent days. Mother Li just ordered her servants!"

Mother Li said with a smile, "I'm not afraid that the little maid below will be delayed. It's so cold in recent days. What if the food for the old lady is cold? Although there is a small kitchen in your yard, you won't go to my kitchen to get food when it's cold, but the dishes I brought today have never been eaten by the old lady.

As they spoke, they entered the room. Caifeng quickly lifted the curtain and invited Li's mother to walk in front. Although Li's mother did not serve the old lady, after all, she was the old lady's former mother and relied on her very much. Caifeng naturally respected Li's mother.

Mother Li was happy, and a stream of heat rushed to her face. She asked the little maid beside her to take a big curtain before entering the curtain. Seeing that the old lady piously touched the Buddha beads in her hand, a thin pamphlet was placed on the little table, so she gave the food box to the Cai Luan who was waiting beside her and said, "The maidservant greet the old lady!"

The old lady opened her eyes and said kindly, "Mother Li is free of courtesy." She saw Li's mother coming and was in a good mood. "Come on, take a seat for Li's mother. We haven't had a quarrel for a while!"

"Thank you, maidservant, for giving me a seat!" Mother Li was very happy. As a subordinate, it was obviously an honor to get a seat from an old lady.

At this time, Caifeng handed the stove in her hand to the old lady, and suddenly the old lady felt that her hands were much warmer.

Mother Li's eyes paused on the stove, quickly moved away and asked Cai Luan to take out the food. "I made several new dishes today, so I can't wait to bring them to you to taste."

She brought a pile of brightly colored food in her hand, but the old lady really didn't see what it looked like. She couldn't help asking, "What is this? It looks particularly pleasant."

Mother Li paid attention to the old lady's expression all the time. Seeing that the old lady really liked it, she said, "It's not a rare thing. Isn't the rich flowers in our capital made of milk and flour to make cakes? I was thinking about whether I could add milk to the dish. Please try it first!"

She picked up her chopsticks and put a piece in a small bowl and fed the old lady respectfully.

The old lady saw that the dish was really good. After taking a bite, a milk fragrance mixed with the fragrance of corn hovered in her mouth. Is this...corn?"

The old lady is not sure.

"The old lady is still awesome, and you will know it after a bite!" Li's mother said casually.

The old lady smiled even more. After autumn, she couldn't eat refreshing food such as corn. She didn't expect Li's mother to make such a dish.

As if she understood the surprise in the eyes of the old lady, Mother Li quickly said, "It is also the ninth sister's filial piety. In summer, the ninth sister personally found the maidservant and said that she would buy some corn and put it in the ice cellar in our house. You also know that the maidservant is in charge of the ice cellar. I couldn't believe what Sister Jiu said. No Seeing the ninth sister's filial piety, he allowed the ninth sister to put some in. Well, seeing that it was winter, the maidservant went to the ice cellar and found that the corn could be eaten, so she took it out and made such a dish.

"It turned out to be Sister Jiu!" The old lady muttered.

"And this dish!" Li's mother took out another plate of green vegetables, "It's just a small dish on weekdays, but green is not common in winter. I thought you would like it, so I made one at will."

Naturally, the old lady knew that this dish must have been taken out of the ice cellar.

Then, Mother Li brought out another plate of golden food. When she took it out, there was a smell of fried food, but there were bursts of sweetness. "There is fresh milk in it, and it is fried out wrapped in flour. It is the most suitable dessert after cooking!"

The old lady took another bite. It was crispy and sweet. The fresh milk inside was fried once. After cooling, it solidified a little. When she ate it, it would not be everywhere, but the taste was perfect. With just a bite, the old lady fell in love with this dessert, "This dish is good!"

The old lady couldn't help eating two, "Mother Li is bothering. Come on, give Mother Li a reward!"

Caifeng quickly took out a small piece of silver from her sleeve and sent it to Li's mother. Li's mother rubbed her hands and said shyly, "This is all for me. How dare I..."

"You also know me. You did a good job, and naturally you should be rewarded!" The old lady suddenly became serious.

Li's mother was just a shirk. When the old lady said this, she naturally took it.

The old lady sighed, "Or do you know how to please me? These days, I haven't been as happy as I am today!"

"Old lady, I don't dare to be a maidservant!" Mother Li quickly stood up and was about to salute, but was crushed by the old lady.

"Sit down. Although you are not serving me now, you and Feng's mother are the most considerate. I'm old, but there is no one in this house that won't let me worry about!"

"Old lady, aren't there still second and third wives in this house? In recent years, both wives have kept their duty, and it is still not a problem to guard Xue's house. Now the second master's official fortune is prosperous, and the tenth brother is about to grow up. You should enjoy Qingfu.

The old lady shook her head and her face was full of sadness. If it was an ordinary family, it would be more than enough to have a daughter-in-law like the second wife to take care of the family. Unfortunately, this is Xue's house.

Mother Li saw the dissatisfaction in the old lady's heart and quickly changed her mind and said, "You still have the ninth sister. Sister Jiu's filial piety to you has nothing in it!"

The old lady shook her head again, "The ninth sister was eight years old when she entered the house, and she was not familiar with it! As long as she doesn't stone our Xue's house in the future, I will be Amitabha. How dare I ask for it!"

"The old lady is serious, but the ninth sister's heart is towards Xue's house. No matter how familiar she is, she is still the daughter of Xue's family!" Mother Li said softly, of course, she knows what the old lady is guarding. The old lady is afraid that the ninth sister will become a person like the eldest lady in the future. Today's Xue family can't afford such a person.

The old lady's cloudy eyes suddenly flashed, but she heard Li's mother continue to say, "The ninth sister is a head of the family. Others may not know, but the maidservant is very clear. It's cold this year, so Sister Jiu asked people to prepare firewood and carbon in advance. This year, the firewood and carbon outside have risen sharply, five or six times that of summer. Sister Jiu saved a lot of money for the house this time. There will be more charcoal in each yard this winter than in previous years. As for the kitchen, even if the firewood keeps boiling all winter, the firewood will not be used up.

The old lady didn't say anything, just nodded, but had some thoughts in her heart.

However, Li's mother did not know that her words had changed everything in the future of the ninth sister.