The original mutton slices were extremely delicious. If they were brushed with some barbecue sauce and sprinkled with some cumin powder, it became even more delicious.

Su Yujin ate deliciously, and suddenly she remembered that when she was eating hotpot in a copper pot with a charcoal stove, the Second Master came to Qinghe County in the rain. She didn’t know whether Second Master would suddenly surprise her like last time on such a snowy day?

“Achoo!!”

He Yanxiu put down the hand that lifted the curtain.

“It’s windy and snowy outside, please be careful of the cold.” Xing’an turned around and fixed the blanket in the carriage for He Yan. He then checked the charcoal stove for heating in the carriage and saw that it was still burning warm. He felt relieved.

However, he still muttered, “The weather has been bad these past two days. If Second Master has to see Miss Su, he can wait a few more days.”

There was no need to come at this time.

Second Master has been suffering from a stuffy nose for the past few days, which was a sign of the wind and cold. He had been wandering around outside at this time. If his condition worsened, it would be the fault of servants like them.

“After winter, the Household Department will become very busy, so I still have some free time in these few days. If I don’t come here now, it will be the end of the year in a few days, and I will have less and less time. If I want to come, I’m afraid I will have to wait until the end of the year.” He Yanxiu replied calmly.

So, Second Master was thinking about Miss Su so much?

But when he came back, he didn’t let Miss Su wait on him, so he didn’t know why his Master missed Miss Su.

Was he thinking that she was good at cooking and dozing off in front of Second Master while chatting?

Xing’an scratched his head and said he couldn’t figure it out.

He Yanxiu gathered the blanket on his knees and said, “Where are we?”

The weather was bitterly cold, and the carriage was moving slowly. They had set out early in the morning, but after half a day of travel, they still hadn’t arrived. He already felt uncomfortable, and after being shaken like this all the way, he felt quite uncomfortable.

“We’ve already reached Qinghe County. It’ll only take about two meals’ worth of time to get to Shuanggui Alley,” Xing’an replied.

“Yeah.” He Yanxiu closed his eyes.

When he noticed that the carriage was slowing down, he raised the curtain next to the bed again.

What came into view was a restaurant, which was quite lively with people coming and going.

“This restaurant seems to be newly opened.” He Yanxiu said casually.

Xing’an looked around and said, “Yes, I remember, this was originally a teahouse. This restaurant is probably newly opened. It looks quite lively. I think the food here tastes good. Would Master like to have a try?”

Tastes good?

Would it be more delicious than the food cooked by Su Yujin?

He Yanxiu paused for a moment.

Xing’an looked up at this moment and saw Ai Cao coming out of the reception building, carrying a food box in her hand.

Ai Cao came out of the reception building with a happy face. When she saw the carriage parked on the roadside, she was surprised at first. Then when she saw Xing’an standing beside the carriage, she hurriedly walked over and asked, “Is it Second Master?”

Did he come to see Miss?

Then she could see Miss smiling like a peony flower after a long absence.

Ai Cao’s face was full of excitement, “It’s bitterly cold. Second Master, you should hurry home. Miss is making roast meat at home. She instructed the servants to come to the inn to get some fresh fish and mutton, saying we should have some hot soup.”

He Yanxiu raised an eyebrow. “Your young lady’s culinary skills are exceptional. She even considers outside food worthy?”

“Second Master may not know, but the chef at this restaurant, Uncle Zheng, is extremely skilled. I wouldn’t say he’s better than the young lady, but he’s definitely on par. The dishes he makes are excellent, and even Miss can’t stop praising them.”

Seeing the situation, Xing’an teased, “Uncle Zheng? That sounds quite affectionate.”

“Miss calls him that, so the servants follow suit and Chef Zheng Uncle Zheng,” Ai Cao chuckled, then realizing her words might not be appropriate, she hurriedly explained, “This Uncle Zheng is the head chef hired by Miss. He’s not young, and Miss respects him, so she calls him Uncle Zheng.”

Uncle Zheng was the chef of Huibin House.

Uncle Zheng was the chef hired by Miss Su.

Wait, this means…

“Is this restaurant opened by Miss Su?” Xing’an’s eyes widened.

Even He Yanxiu sat up straight.

“That’s right.” Ai Cao nodded and laughed, “It was opened by Miss. It has been around for more than twenty days. Thanks to Second Master, the business is still booming.”

Goodness, it’s only been a few months since they’ve been to Qinghe, and Miss Su has already opened a large restaurant?

Xing’an smacked his lips in surprise.

He Yanxiu also raised his eyebrows slightly.

Wass Su Yujin so smart and capable?

And she seemed to be quite motivated…

The carriage arrived all the way to Shuanggui Lane.

Because Ai Cao went to report the news first, when He Yanxiu arrived in the yard, Su Yujin had already got ready to welcome He Yanxiu.

First, she served hot tea and a stove to warm He Yanxiu up and then asked him what he wanted to eat at noon.

He Yanxiu glanced around and saw the meat sizzling fragrantly on Su Yujin’s charcoal grill. He said, “Let’s just eat these. Ai Cao mentioned that they brought fresh fish and mutton, and with some bǐngzi, a simple meal will do.”

“Yes.” Su Yujin agreed, and asked Ai Cao and Mother Lu to prepare some freshly cut mutton, and put the fish and mutton on the fire to heat up. As for this bǐngzi, go to Su Ji for the beef tongue shāobǐng.

Su Yujin herself went to cook a bowl of hot brown sugar ginger water and served it to He Yanxiu, “I heard that Second Master had a stuffy nose. I guess it was because of the cold in winter. Let’s drink some to go away the cold.”

“Yeah. .” He Yanxiu brought it over and drank half the cup in one breath.

Su Yujin then grilled the meat in front of the charcoal fire and grilled the fish fillets that had just been marinated but not yet grilled.

The mutton was fresh and tender, paired with tender green vegetable leaves, and the barbecue sauce prepared by Su Yujin. He Yanxiu felt like he was feasting.

It took a quarter of an hour for the grilled fish to be cooked. Su Yujin removed the main spine and gave He Yanxiu the fish meat that was almost certain to have no spines.

“You can eat together too.” He Yanxiu pushed one of the two plates of fish in front of him to Su Yujin.

“Yes, Second Master.”

Having received approval, Su Yujin didn’t hold back. In addition to the plate of fish and meat, she also added some grilled tofu skin rolls with coriander onto the plate.

Both the tofu skin and coriander were rich in flavor. After brushing them with sauce, they were not dry to the taste and had an excellent mouthfeel.

When it came to the grilled fish…

Su Yujin frowned and sighed.

She had prepared the marinade for the pickled fish but asked Ai Cao to do the pickling process. She also told her to remember to add some salt when pickling, but now the fish tastes very bland. Apparently, Ai Cao had forgotten about this.

Su Yujin looked at He Yanxiu who was eating the fish in small bites without saying anything, and hesitantly asked, “Second Master, what do you think the fish tastes like? How salty is it?”

“Just right.” He Yanxiu replied.

He didn’t say it tasted bland.

Su Yujin slowly raised a question mark in her heart, sprinkled a lot of salt on the freshly roasted eggplant slices, and gave it to He Yanxiu, “How does this eggplant taste?”

“The heat is a little stronger.” He didn’t say it tasted salty.

Su Yujin, “…”

This Second Master may be a little sick…

(End of this chapter)

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