Chapter 556

As soon as the hot and spicy Sichuan-style hot pot and the four well-known Sichuan dishes were put on the table, Erfu couldn't care about it anymore, and directly picked up the chopsticks and sent them to his mouth, which was called a quick and fast, and even Yaoqin didn't leave the time to clean the tableware for her again, not only that, but also vaguely beckoned the two of them to eat quickly, this hot and spicy taste should be eaten while it was hot, but he didn't notice that Yaoqin and Guzheng were already full of embarrassment.

To say that the biggest feature of Sichuan cuisine is the thick red oil, but it just so happens that Yaoqin and Guzheng are very light snacks, of course, this is also because of their work needs, can not let the body odor on the body too heavy, so even the salt is used very little, not to mention to eat this kind of Sichuan cuisine that looks too spicy!

Erfu didn't have time to pay attention to the little embarrassment in the hearts of the two of them, and she wished that she would grow eight hands and four mouths on the spot, and she didn't even have time to speak, her mouth was stuffed with fresh and spicy boiled fish fillets, and from time to time she glanced at the red oil base in the copper pot that had just boiled, and threw a few slices of tender mutton into it, or a few slices of lotus root to relieve the spicy, in short, she was too busy.

After eating a half-full Erfu children's shoes, he leaned on the back of the chair to rest, waiting for the sweet potato slices that were slowly boiling in the pot, and breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally noticed the strangeness of the two Yaoqin sitting at the same table, smiled and pointed to the lotus root slices rolling in the pot and other food, took the colander and stuffed it into their hands and said: "You're welcome, I told you that you have to rob me to eat the pot to enjoy it." ”

"It's too spicy. Although she ate very little, the spicy smell still made Yaoqin sweat, and even the handkerchief used to wipe the sweat was already wet, and she pouted her spicy lips, stuck out her tongue, and desperately fanned the wind with her hands, panting and saying.

Glancing at the two of them as if they had been fished out of water, Erfu shook his head and sighed angrily: "I don't know how to enjoy it at all!"

Let me tell you, this kind of Sichuan flavor is particularly abundant, the most suitable for eating at this time, the temperature is neither hot nor cold, sweating profusely, and then comfortably taking a hot bath, and finally a glass of cold juice, it is simply a fairy life!"

Different from Erfu's satisfied smile on her face, and different from Yaoqin's spicy appearance of sticking out her tongue, Guzheng was so spicy that tears came out, and she had already rinsed her mouth with a tea bowl: "But it's really too spicy! Master, the slave and maid are not only spicy in their mouths, but the slave and maid feel that their stomachs are also like fire, which is very uncomfortable." ”

"It's good to get used to eating, and when you have time, let Xiaoshengzi come and try the dishes. Erfu, who didn't find a common hobby, looked at Yaoqin, who agreed with Guzheng's statement, and Guzheng, who had red eyes, with some disappointment, and muttered.

But at the moment of food, she was not disappointed for a long time, so she focused on the food on the table, picked up the chopsticks again, and sent them to her mouth like a flower, until she couldn't bend down, so she looked at the leftovers on the table with a reluctant face, touched the corners of her numb mouth, picked up the tea that was already slightly cold, and took a small sip.

"Madam, have you eaten well, are you satisfied with my family's food?" Just as Erfu was about to ask Yaoqin to go out to settle the bill, Gou, who was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, came to the side room with a tray containing three bowls, and asked with a smile.

Erfu smiled and nodded, signaled Yaoqin to take the tray, stretched out his finger and pointed to the remaining dishes on the table, gave a thumbs up, and said in praise: "The taste is very positive, the portion is also sufficient, and it is very enjoyable to eat, especially this hot pot, which is full of spicy, the mutton is delicious, and there is no smell, it is definitely the best grade." ”

"Madame likes it.

This is a stewed pear specially prepared for our guests, the pear that has been stored for a winter, although it is not as fresh as when it was just picked, but it is the most greasy and moisturizing lungs. Gou, who was praised by Erfu and blushed a little, smiled and blessed his body, opened the bowl casually, personally gave a small spoon with a plain silver carved willow leaf spoon, and said softly.

"It's delicious when it smells, but my belly is too small to eat, so I can only waste my sister-in-law's kindness. Erfu took the stewed pear and sniffed it again, and said regretfully.

She was telling the truth.

Originally, she really didn't want to eat so much, three people, four dishes, and a pot with out, even if they all open their bellies, they can't eat, not to mention that Yaoqin and Guzheng don't eat much by one person, most of the food on this table has entered Erfu's stomach, and her stomach is bulging out, reaching her throat, where is there still a stomach to eat stewed pears!

Diametrically opposed to Erfu, Yaoqin and Guzheng couldn't put it down for this stewed pear, and before Gou left, Erfu moved her chopsticks, and they were already eating with a spoon, especially Guzheng, she heard Erfu say that she really couldn't eat it, and she had the audacity to propose to solve the stewed pear that Erfu didn't eat.

In this regard, Erfu naturally nodded helplessly, and accompanied Gou out of this room full of spicy taste, standing in the courtyard, looking at the reddish clouds in the sky, facing the breeze blowing by Xixi, and asked softly: "I have read it in my travelogue before, and I heard that there is a very famous snack in my sister-in-law's hometown, called cold rabbit, I don't know if there is any ready-made in your house now, I want to bring a copy to my family to try it." ”

As a private restaurant, Gou treats all guests like friends, and of course, she will stay away from those who are pretentious, as long as she does her duty.

And Erfu is exactly her favorite kind, so as soon as Erfu's words fell, she agreed with a smile, and directly gave her the cold rabbit and Dengying beef that she kept for dinner: "Madame is in a hurry."

There are just some ready-made ones at home, in addition to the cold rabbit, there is also Dengying beef, so I will put one on my wife. ”

After speaking, Gou sincerely invited Erfu into the kitchen arranged in the west wing, without the slightest intention of hiding it, even Erfu was a little curious about several ingredients of the hot pot base, and also led Erfu to get to know it, so he almost wrote down the recipe for Erfu to take, and finally Erfu was a little embarrassed to look away, she opened the cabinet on the wall, and took out a delicate and small food box from under the board, packed a few oiled paper bags in it, carried Erfu out of the door, and invited Erfu to come to play more, even if she didn't eat, she could also come over and talk to her。

Here Erfu accompanied Gou out of the kitchen, Yaoqin and Guzheng finished eating stewed pears, came out to find their master, and saw that their master was like an ordinary woman carrying a food box, Guzheng hurriedly came forward and took the food box, and Yaoqin handed a heavy purse to Gou's hands.

Gou, who has already introduced Erfu as a confidant, was embarrassed to accept the purse sent by Yaoqin, and was busy and embarrassed to excuse himself, or Erfu said that favors belong to people, and business belongs to business, Gou Shi accepted the purse a little uncomfortably, "Then I won't be polite to Mrs., and when Mrs. comes next time, I will let my family make you the best Mao Xuewang and husband and wife lung tablets to eat." ”

"That's good, sister-in-law has to remember what you promised, next time I come, I must eat these two dishes. Erfu nodded with a smile as she climbed the pole, pulled Gou's arm and shook it, and said in a loud voice.

The two stood in the courtyard and exchanged a few words, and the guests in the upper room asked Gou to go over to settle the bill, and Erfu reluctantly said goodbye, led the guzheng and yaoqin carrying the food box, walked out of this small courtyard, and stepped on the way back to the fourth master's house.

I don't know if the rules in the fourth master's mansion are too big, Erfu has a feeling of returning to freedom every time she comes out, so she is most reluctant to go back, especially after seeing the hearty Gou today, she can't wait to change identities with Gou, and stay in this small courtyard to live this kind of homely and comfortable life, so the movement of the legs under her feet is getting slower and slower.

Seeing that his master was walking slower and slower, a stick of incense, before he reached the corner of the street, the sky was getting darker and darker, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street, and even some stalls on the street had been collected, Yaoqin couldn't help but be a little anxious, and happened to see a sedan chair not far in front of her, and hurriedly said: "Master, it's better for the slave to hire a sedan chair for you!"

"No, I've eaten a bit too much today, and I'm going to take a walk and eat yo-yo. Hearing this, Erfu squeezed out a smile, waved his hand slightly, and said softly, and at the same time the speed of his feet was faster.

After all, if she dies early or later, she will die, even if she doesn't like the Fourth Master's Mansion anymore, there are still her children and her man there, and she will go back after all.

Sometimes, she even wondered if she hadn't been emotionally attached to the fourth master early and gave birth to a child, would she take advantage of this opportunity to leave the house and run away directly with her rich dowry!

Although this private restaurant is not close to the Fourth Master's Mansion, there is always an end to the road, even if Erfu has worked hard to suppress the speed, it is almost a snail crawling speed to go back, or the moment the sky gets dark, he returned to the side door of the Fourth Master's Mansion.

Looking at the closed vermilion lacquer door in front of him, Erfu rubbed her cheeks that were a little numb by the wind, tidied up the corners of her dusty skirt, straightened the crooked gilt hairpin, looked left and right, took two steps back slightly, stood face to face with Yaoqin, and said with a smile: "Yaoqin, go over and call the door!"

"Yes, master. As early as when Erfu slipped out with Yaoqin and Guzheng, Yaoqin thought of this situation, so she didn't show a look of fear, and took out the posture of the big palace maid beside Fang Fujin, and walked up two steps impatiently, stood at the door, and knocked on the door.

The side door that Erfu came to was in the middle of a narrow alley, just enough to stop a carriage, and it was not on the main street, so it was not easy to meet outsiders, and it was the most common door for the ladies in the house, so the porter heard the knock, and was not careless because the time was a little late, and soon opened the door.

The doorkeeper walked towards the porter, and said with a smile to Yaoqin: "Miss Yaoqin, why did you come back so late today, and you are not afraid that Fang Fujin will blame you!" At the same time, she also looked at Erfu who followed behind Guzheng with some curiosity, because she always felt as if she had seen Erfu somewhere, but she couldn't recognize it for a while, and secretly wondered to herself, this person should not be the big palace maid with a face in the house, after all, those big palace maids in the mansion, she can recognize it at a glance, is it the new palace maid in the mansion...... But how can the new palace maid get together with the two big palace maids who have a face in front of Fang Fujin, it's so strange to say!

Yaoqin didn't notice the small movements of the gatekeeper, and only replied with a smile: "I delayed a little on the way, I came back late, and I was in trouble with my aunt." ”

Although the gatekeeper is a fat woman, she still flatters the two big palace maids who have a face in front of Shangyaoqin and Guzheng, so she doesn't wait for Yaoqin to bypass the light in front of the gatehouse, she greeted a little maid with a smile and proposed: "Where, where, do you want me to ask the little maid to make a lantern for you, it's a little dark this day, I'm afraid the road is not easy to walk!"

"No, there are lights in this yard, and it's not too late to get dark. Yaoqin wanted to agree, but when she thought of Erfu's identity, she could only shake her head regretfully, refused the kindness of the gatekeeper, took out a bag of candied fruit bought on the street from her sleeve, stuffed it into the hand of the doorkeeper, and said with a smile.

The gatekeeper didn't care about this little thing, but what was rare was Yaoqin's heart and humble attitude, so although Yaoqin rejected her idea of letting the little maid play the lantern, she still picked up a lantern from under the porch and handed it to Yaoqin, and at the same time sent the little palace maid standing next to her, and looked around very sneakily, and saw that no one was paying attention, so she came to the root of Yaoqin's ear and whispered: "Be careful when you go back, I heard that the master beat several palace maids in the West Courtyard." ”

"What did you say?" Yaoqin, who was stunned by what she said, glanced at Erfu's direction with some confusion and asked rhetorically.

The doorkeeper rolled her eyes angrily, and then leaned closer to Yaoqin for two minutes, and said in a low voice: "I also heard what people said, I don't know if it's true, after all, I rarely go into the inner courtyard to walk around, I heard that the master's dinner is used in the main courtyard, and I don't know if the master Fujin said something, anyway, as soon as the master enters the west courtyard, the people around your master will be dropped." ”

Yaoqin completely understood this time, where was what Fujin said, it was clear that the master was angry with the big palace maid and the second-class palace maid left in the courtyard because of the master's private trip out of the house, and sent several people around the master behind, but she didn't dare to reveal anything, after all, listening to the meaning of the doorkeeper, it seemed that there was no side word, so she could only nod vaguely, and took out a purse for rewarding from the sleeve, stuffed it into the palm of the doorkeeper's hand, and said gratefully:" I see, thank you for the reminder. ”

(To be continued.) )