boyutpedia Chapter 262 Ingredients
Chapter 262 Ingredients
Jiang's mother could hear the displeasure in her words. She put one hand on her waist and patted Xiongba, whose hair had been shaved clean. "It's hot out here, and your hair has grown long. It's a good time to shave it to make you look fresher. I've been busy since I got up this morning."
Don’t you see how busy she is, covered in sweat and horse hair? This child doesn’t even appreciate it.
Jiang Shangxian smiled politely: "Thank you for your hard work, mother."
Horses do need to be shaved, usually once every two months or so. Jiang Mu did a really good job shaving Xiongba's hair, which is worthy of praise, but the shape on his head...
Jiang Shangxian felt that it was still too eye-catching. Fortunately, Xiongba couldn't see his bangs, otherwise he would have felt inferior.
"Hurry up and change into the clothes I made for you yesterday. Your apprentice should be here soon, right?"
She didn't need an answer to her question. He quickly put away the tools in his hand, patted the horsehair that had gotten on his body with his other hand, and walked back to the house, shouting at the top of his voice: "Erlang, come out and clean up the place quickly, and don't wear new clothes!"
Jiang Shangxian met Xiongba's wet eyes, looked away apologetically, and walked back to the house to change clothes with a guilty conscience. In this family, there must be someone or a horse who can make some contribution to the harmony of the family.
Xiongba, mommy loves you!
Not long after Jiang's mother took Xia Zhenying out to buy groceries on a small cart, Li Meng and Zhou Ying arrived.
Jiang Shangxian was touched when he saw his two disciples dressed neatly in new clothes. "Why don't I see you wearing these clothes on other days? They're new, right? It wouldn't be nice if they got dirty."
Originally, they were all children from poor families, and boys were not as concerned about what to wear as girls. In addition, they were busy in the kitchen all day, and the clothes they wore all year round were just the same few sets over and over again, all of which were worn out. Especially Li Meng, who had no father and mother, so his clothes were all twisted and tattered by his clumsy fingers. The last time they wore new clothes was during the Chinese New Year.
"Don't worry, Master. We all have our own smocks with us. We'll put them on in a moment."
Both of them were carrying a lot of things. Jiang Shangxian saw the smock and said nothing more. She would also wear a smock to cover her head soon. "Why are you carrying so many things? Why would you bring anything when I asked you to help?"
The two followed her inside. Zhou Ying looked around her master's new home, her little mouth refusing to quiet down. "Shopkeeper Wang knew we were coming today, so he specifically asked us to bring some. He said expensive ingredients are hard to find outside, and you might not get the best if you buy them. It's better to just use what we have in our building."
Li Meng nodded. He was also watching. After the engagement, his master would definitely stop working. He still had to ask his master whether he should live here or stay at Lexian Tower and wait for her to get married before following her. "Master, Shopkeeper Wang was very generous this time. He personally selected a lot and told us to pick whatever we wanted. No matter how much, we should put it in his account."
"That's the case. Did you two pick out some good ones? Don't take things that can be bought easily outside." The rich man offered to eat for free, so Xiao Jiang certainly couldn't miss it.
Zhou Ying and his master had the same idea and proudly praised Wang Wan, who was left alone to work in Lexian Building. "Of course, Senior Brother picked them one by one. He didn't want any of them, even if they were not expensive or not."
"Didn't Manager Wang scold him for being a traitor?"
"Hahaha....."
It was still early, and the three masters and apprentices and Old Madam Xia, who was watching the fun, gathered in the kitchen to look at the things they brought.
"Master, this is the red and white wine medicine that Manager Wang specially asked us to bring to the old lady. It can be used to nourish the old lady when mixed with Rehmannia root and Polygonatum sibiricum." Zhou Ying's biggest audience on weekdays is Jiang Shangxian. Today, there are two more people, and he talks so fast that he almost leaves afterimages.
The red and white wine medicine is actually made from dozens of spices and medicinal materials such as tsaoko, green peel, cinnamon, amomum villosum, ginger, cornus officinalis, tangerine peel, phellodendron, cyperus rotundus, atractylodes, dried ginger, wild chrysanthemum, almond, mint, turmeric, rice flour, longevity root, clove, asarum, three lily, yiqi, clove peel, etc., and then added with wine, red yeast rice, and rehmannia root.
The complexity of its ingredients is rare among wines. Ordinary people would never make it at home. Rich families would usually make more at a time, seal it up, and occasionally take it out to drink some to replenish the body.
Old Madam Xia hadn't expected to gain a share of the experience while watching the fun. She took the small jar of yeast and smiled amiably, "I've gotten a great benefit for nothing. Thank you for all the hard work. I'll have to trouble you to thank the shopkeeper on my behalf when you get back."
As long as the word "medicine" is involved, the wine will not be cheap, let alone red and white medicinal wine. This thing has some reputation. People gave it to her for the sake of her granddaughter, so she had to accept it.
Jiang Shangxian gave his two disciples an approving look. Good, they know who is the boss in this family and they are flattering him so well.
Zhou Ying gave her a smug little look before getting down to business: "Master, have you prepared today's menu? How many tables are there in total?"
"Three and a half tables."
Jiang Shangxian understood this for herself. Old Madam Xia gently nodded at her, "How dare you say such nonsense in front of your apprentice?" Then she looked at the two of them and smiled, "We'll need five tables. I didn't know that before, but I just heard that we have to provide a meal for the people who come with the betrothal gifts."
In their hometown of Chuzhou, for ordinary people, giving each person who helped carry things a bowl of egg and longan soup was considered great. If they were poorer, they would just give each person a bowl of sugar water. Why would they need a whole table of food?
In fact, she didn't know how many people could come to Cui Bianxu's place, but five tables were already a lot. There were no adult males in the family. She and Jiang Wangri had to eat with the two envoys, and Lao Fan had to eat with the people carrying the betrothal gifts. It was estimated that three tables would be needed. Jiang Shangxian, Jiang's mother, Xia Zhenying and two apprentices would eat together, so they would also need one table.
Fortunately, the maid who was hired to help with the cleaning was paid, and she would not eat at the table, but would just eat some vegetables in the kitchen. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome.
There is only room for three large tables in the Jiang family's yard, just enough space for a small table in the main room, and another small table in the kitchen.
After figuring this out, Zhou Ying had a clear idea. As a former waiter, he was the best at making arrangements. "Madam, Master is right. According to this, there are actually only four tables of dishes in total. The ones in the main hall and here are more exquisite, with smaller portions and larger quantities. The ones in the courtyard outside have larger quantities. If you calculate it this way, it's not bad."