Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

Chapter 111 Banquet

Unexpectedly, just after I finished drinking, he sighed softly, "Ah!", then covered his mouth, as if he remembered something, and looked at me with a hint of guilt in his eyes.

I didn't understand what he meant, but since he didn't say anything, I didn't ask.

The warbler beside him also looked at him curiously. He grinned and whispered, "I'll tell you later."

Mori Ying nodded and drank in silence.

At this time, the waiter brought the last dish, which was the grape oolong mooncake that I had been tinkering with for the entire afternoon.

I didn’t have time to taste it after I finished making it. I was very unsure about the taste, so I hurriedly cut the mooncake into four pieces and took a piece and put it in my mouth early.

It was better than expected, but worse than I remembered. The bitterness of the oolong tea and the sweetness of the grape filling were perfectly balanced. If there was one flaw, it was that there was not enough sugar, and it was a little bit sour. But the skin was sweet and soft, enough to bear this little bit of sourness.

I saw Tu Shanjing pick up a piece, take a small bite, his eyes lit up, and he smiled and nodded at me across the table.

I was relieved. He doesn't like things that are too sweet, so maybe this slightly sweet and sour filling is more to his liking. As long as he likes it, it doesn't matter if the taste is standard or not!

So we all ate and chatted together, temporarily putting aside the master-servant status, and enjoyed this delicious meal in harmony like good friends who had shared hardships.

I haven't drunk alcohol for a long time, and this green plum wine has a strong aftertaste. I didn't feel anything after drinking the first glass, but it was almost time to finish my meal when I felt the alcohol coming on, my head felt dizzy and my face was hot.

Tu Shanjing glanced at me and said, "We have almost finished eating. We have to set off early tomorrow. Let's stop here for today. Everyone go back and rest early. I will reward you when I return home."

Everyone drank more than me, and by now they were exhausted. They thanked Tu Shanjing happily, and went back to their rooms in groups of three or four, supporting each other.

I followed Tu Shanjing and walked at the end of the team.

When we reached the door of his room, he turned around and looked at me, saying, "Come in with me."

I nodded, followed him in, looked up and asked him: "Sir, do you want to wash up? I'll ask the waiter to bring some hot water -"

"No rush." ​​He lit the candle and turned to look at me.

"Just now I saw that you looked a little strange after eating the ribs. But..." He bit his lip and continued: "But I reminded you of your parents and made you sad?"

I smiled and said, "Indeed, there are some, but I am not that sad. I am just very emotional. Sir, don't worry about it."

He put his hands on the back of the chair, tightened them slightly, and then said, "Speaking of eating mooncakes, I remembered what you said about wanting to eat sweet and sour spare ribs. Today I tried to make it according to what you said, and the taste... is it similar?"

I praised, "Yes, yes! It's 99% like it! It's just a little too sour, but I don't like sour food, maybe I'm too sensitive!"

He hesitated for a moment and said, "I remember correctly the proportion of one wine and two sauces, everything was added according to what you said. But the problem is the wine? I didn't know what kind of wine to put in. I remembered that you seemed to like drinking green plum wine, so I used that."

So that's how it is. Green plum wine already has the sour taste of plums. If vinegar is added in the original proportion, it will indeed taste more sour. But I couldn't tell him that cooking wine should be added, because I was afraid that he would ask me what cooking wine is and how to make it, which would stump me.

Thinking of this, I replied, "When my mother made it, she probably used the ordinary wine at home, not green plum wine. But I am really happy that you took it to heart and helped me make it."

He finally smiled and said, "That's good. Otherwise, I would have done more harm than good. The taste is not right and I would have upset you again. It doesn't matter. We can try it slowly when we have time. We will always be able to find a wine like that."

My nose felt sore, and I quickly said, "Thank you, sir! Then, shall I ask the waiter to bring some hot water? Go to bed early today, as we have to travel early tomorrow morning."

He looked at me and said, "Okay."

I left his room under the pretext of getting some hot water.

After leaving the room, I called the waiter to bring hot water, helped him wash up, and then returned to my room.

Xiaowei had already made the bed for me. After I finished washing up and lay down on it, she hugged me and kept nagging me about this and that, and she kept nagging me until midnight.

I was so sleepy, but I didn't want to sleep, so I chatted with her until I finally fell asleep...

The next day, she woke me up again. I rubbed my forehead, secretly sighing that young people still have good physical strength.

"Young lady, get up quickly! The master has finished washing up! Ruiyang came to call you earlier, but he saw that you were sleeping soundly, so he said that it would be the same to ask Senying to serve you. You will be the only one serving on the way, and if you are tired, let you sleep a little longer."

When I heard this, I thought, this is not considered as being absent from work in the morning! I got up quickly, put on my clothes, and washed and dressed.

Xiao Wei was also busy, tying my belt and combing my hair. Thanks to her, I was much faster and finished in no time.

She put a Hetian jade willow-leaf hairpin in my hair, looked at me, and said with a smile, "That's good! Finally, I have a girl with a flat head and a decent face!"

I squeezed her hand and smiled, "Oh, yes! What should I do if you are no longer around me?"

Xiao Wei's eyes were red, she lowered her head and said, "There's nothing you can do about it! But you have to remember what I told you last night, and Xiao Hui... you have to take care of Xiao Hui! You don't know how to use spiritual power, and his spiritual power is not high either. You two are the same, so run away as soon as you encounter danger!"

I hugged her, patted her shoulder, and said, "I know, Sister Wei. Take care on your way back."

She lay in my arms, not looking up for a long while, and then she raised her head and said, "We have to go. We can't keep the young master and the others waiting."

I said "hmm", and we each carried our bags, and I went downstairs holding her hand.

When I walked into the hall, I happened to meet Sen Ying and Rui Yang. Rui Yang was wearing an amber cotton jacket and a cotton hat. Sen Ying was wearing a black cloak, which was very large and wrapped her petite body tightly. If she wrapped the left and right lapels together, she could look like a new outfit.

I laughed and said, "You guys are really well covered! Someone who doesn't know would think you are going to the North!"

Ruiyang laughed and said, "I just want to hurry up! It's so cold outside, I'm afraid I'll catch a cold and hurt the two girls!"

As he was talking, Tu Shanjing and Changbao came down the stairs. Ruiyang hurried forward to greet them and said, "Sir, I'll go get the carriage ready now!"

Tu Shanjing nodded and said, "Okay. We'll set off together later."