Before she reached the gate of the courtyard, she saw He Yanxiu, who was wearing a cloak and looked cold.

It was obvious that He Yanxiu came on horseback.

“Second Master, please come into the room and warm yourself up.” Su Yujin lifted the curtain and welcomed He Yanxiu into the room. She then quickly filled the bottle with hot water and added charcoal to the charcoal basin.

Ai Cao had already brought over the brown sugar ginger tea.

“Today is New Year’s Eve. The Emperor will have a banquet in the palace tonight. I have to rush back in a while, so I can’t stay too long.” He Yanxiu said.

“If your body is too cold, it may affect the effect of the acupuncture. After you drink a few cups of hot tea and warm up your body, we can start the acupuncture.”

As Su Yujin spoke, she took the blanket next to her and covered He Yanxiu with it.

“How have you been feeling these days, Master? Have you recovered a little?”

“Since I tasted the sour taste that day, I haven’t tasted any other flavors. But this morning, I could taste a little bit of saltiness, but it was even milder than the sour taste that day.”

He Yanxiu drank truthfully, “But the sour taste is actually more noticeable.”

“You have accumulated a lot of experience, so there is no need to rush, Second Master.” Su Yujin brought over the pulse pillow, and after He Yanxiu’s wrist was stable, she took it carefully.

After a while, she withdrew her hand and said, “It’s recovering well. After the acupuncture, the prescription will be revised again. Remove two herbs and adjust the dosage of other herbs slightly.”

“In addition, Second Master seems to have been overworked these past few days, so his Qi and blood are a little weak, but it’s not to the extent that he needs to take supplements, but Second Master needs to be careful not to work too hard, go to bed early at night, and eat more nutritious food. Now that it’s cold today, you can consider eating stewed lamb, braised shrimp, or drinking more stewed soup.”

“Okay.” He Yanxiu agreed.

He had indeed been quite busy these days.

Because there were a lot of things to do at the end of the year, and he had stayed in Qinghe for seven consecutive days, there was a backlog of matters to be dealt with.

After Su Yujin prepared the prescription, He Yanxiu had almost warmed up. Su Yujin took out the silver needle and gave him acupuncture.

There was one hour of rest during the acupuncture period.

This time, Su Yujin did not stay by his side as usual, but stood up and said, “Second Master originally braved the cold wind all the way here. If he braves the cold wind again, he will be weak in energy and blood, and it will be bad for him to catch a cold.”

“I will cook the ingredients now, and you can eat them directly later. If you eat quickly, it will only take an incense stick of time.”

Only when you were well-fed could you have enough heat to keep going and resist the cold.

He Yanxiu thought about it and said, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

After getting the approval, Su Yujin hurriedly called Ai Cao and Mother Liu to prepare all the necessary things.

A charcoal stove and a casserole were used, with cabbage as the base, followed by fried tofu puffs and chopped mushrooms, soaked black fungus, bean curd sticks, and day lily. Finally, the braised pork stewed last night was placed on top, water was added, brought to a boil over high heat, and then slowly simmered.

When it was almost done, vermicelli and dried shrimp were added, and seasoned with salt, soy sauce, pepper, and other seasonings. Finally, some chopped green onions were sprinkled on top…

The steaming and delicious casserole stew and the Guokui pancake made by Mother Lie were brought to He Yanxiu.

The braised pork was already rich in flavor, and after being stewed for another half an hour, the broth became even more mellow, and the other dishes also absorbed the broth from the braised pork, tasting rich and not bland, with a tangy aftertaste.

The Guokui pancakes were made using the contemporary Shaanxi Guokui cooking method, with some lard and sugar added when kneading the dough. It was baked until both sides were golden brown, and tasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a strong flour aroma. It was not going to fall apart even when soaked in the casserole soup, so it was the most suitable accompaniment to such a soup dish.

He Yanxiu, who had just had the needle removed, had traveled all the way from the capital, and his stomach was a little empty. When he smelled the delicious casserole stew, he felt even more hungry.

He Yanxiu ate most of the whole casserole of stew and even ate a whole Guokui.

Xing’an ate a whole and a half Guokui. He felt a little full, but he didn’t want to stop eating with his chopsticks.

If Xing’an hadn’t been thinking about riding back later and the bumpy ride would have been really uncomfortable if he had eaten too much, he would have wanted to pour out the half pot of stew that He Yanxiu had left.

After finishing their meal, He Yanxiu and Xing’an stayed for a while before heading to the capital.

Su Yujin escorted them to the entrance of the alley as usual, and after they both got on their horses, she bowed and said, “Second Master, take care and be careful on your journey.”

“It seems the next acupuncture session will be on the first day of the new year. I will probably be there a little later.”

Remember to leave some food for him.

“Okay.” Su Yujin responded with a smile, and then looked at He Yanxiu eagerly.

The first few times He Yanxiu came, no matter what the reason was, he would give her some silver when he left.

It may be an act of aid or a reward.

She didn’t know how much He Yanxiu would give her this time.

Su Yujin suddenly felt a little expectant.

Seeing that Su Yujin had no intention of seeing him off, and instead felt that she had something to say, she asked, “Is there anything else?”

“No, nothing.” Su Yujin waved her hands hurriedly and grinned, “It’s cold, Master, take care on your way.”

“Well, it’s cold. You should go back quickly so you don’t get caught in the cold.”

After He Yanxiu finished speaking, he let go of the reins and squeezed the horse’s belly. The horse neighed and raised its hooves to run forward.

Xing’an followed behind.

The master and servant walked one after the other and soon disappeared in the cold wind.

When Su Yujin couldn’t even see the person’s back, she let out a long sigh.

Well, it seems there was no money to be taken this time.

It seemed that it was not a good thing for the Second Master to be too generous in his daily life, as it might make her appetite big and too greedy.

After all, the money collected in the previous times added up was enough for a mistress to cover normal expenses for several years.

Moreover, since she was the Second Master’s mistress, it was a favor when the Second Master was willing to give her more, and she still had to do her duty even if he was not willing to give her more. It was really no wonder that the Second Master was stingy.

Su Yujin comforted herself in this way for a long time. When a gust of cold wind blew, she hurriedly blew on her frozen hands and walked back.

He Yanxiu and Xing’an galloped on their horses all the way.

There was a whistling cold wind in my ears and the sound of horses’ hooves beneath him.

He Yanxiu suddenly tightened the reins, “Whoa…”

“What’s wrong with Second Master?” Xing’an also stopped.

“You go back now and take the two hundred taels of silver to give to Miss Su.” He Yanxiu ordered, “I will walk slowly and wait for you for a while. You go and come back quickly.”

“Why does Second Master want me to give money specifically to Miss Su?” Xing’an was surprised.

Not to mention that Miss Su’s restaurant and Su Ji were very prosperous at that time, even the Second Master had never come empty-handed in the past few days. Miss Su should be the one who had the least shortage of money.

He Yanxiu, “…”

He couldn’t say that he was in such a hurry that he forgot about it.

Su Yujin: I didn’t get the money, I feel sad
He Yanxiu: Received

(End of this chapter)

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