“Biǎogē, you didn’t find me because I took a peek outside, did you?”

“you guess?”

“Biǎogē, you…” Lu Wenjing stamped her feet. “Biǎogē always pretends to be mysterious like this. It’s so abominable!”

Su Yujin had quietly prepared hot tea and placed new chopsticks and bowls on the table. “Biǎo xiǎojiě, you probably haven’t had dinner yet. It’s freezing outside. Biǎo xiǎojiě, please drink some red date ginger tea to warm yourself up, and then have some lamb rib hotpot.”

Lu Wenjing sat down unceremoniously and gulped down the red date ginger tea until it was all gone. Only then did she look up and give Su Yujin a critical glance.

She had a dignified and beautiful face, with excellent facial features, especially her eyes, which were like the bright stars in the night, or like the bottomless lake, quite attractive. She had a graceful temperament, and her manners were quite proper and polite.

Lu Wenjing blinked her eyes. “She is beautiful, but she is not quite the same as I imagined.”

“What’s the difference?” He Yanxiu squinted his eyes.

“Since she’s a courtesan and also my biǎogē’s mistress, naturally, she’s the type who looks like a vixen, with a face and eyes full of charm. The kind who, when she speaks, practically makes people weak in the knees with her sweetness.”

Lu Wenjing thought for a moment and said, “Or maybe she’s the kind of pitiful one, with a pair of eyes full of autumn water, looking like a little white flower drifting in the wind and rain.”

No matter what, Su Yujin in front of her shouldn’t be like this.

Neither of these, but there was a bit of…

The dignified appearance of the principal wife.

He Yanxiu paused.

Su Yujin indeed had neither of these two.

To be exact, there was none at all now.

When he first met Su Yujin in Wanhua Tower, she was just like any other courtesan, with a charming and fawning face.

Come to think of it, it seemed that when he passed by Qinghe in May last year and saw Su Yujin again, she had changed.

A serious illness could change a person’s temperament.

“Does my biǎogē like this look?” Lu Wenjing tilted her head, looking puzzled.

Wasn’t this what a lady from the capital should look like?

But why was it that when so many people came to propose marriage, my biǎogē didn’t care about any of them?

“You’re too talkative.”

He Yanxiu glanced at her, and then ordered Su Yujin, who was standing next to him, “You can also sit down and eat. It’s just Lu Wenjing, the little biǎomèi of the jiùjiā’s family, who is not an outsider.

Second Master spoke, and Su Yujin did not hesitate, “Yes, Second Master.”

She sat down and continued to take out some vegetables from the lamb rib pot.

She also took the serving chopsticks and helped Lu Wenjing scoop up a few pieces of the spine with meat on it and placed them in the bowl in front of her.

“My biǎogē is very kind to her.”

Let her eat at the same table.

When speaking, his attitude was quite gentle.

Lu Wenjing’s eyes kept turning to Su Yujin.

“Try this lamb ribs, it tastes good.” He Yanxiu said, “It was cooked by Miss Su herself. It’s rare to find it in the whole capital.”

Lu Wenjing curled her lips.

The capital city was the most prosperous place in the world, and the food there was naturally the best in the world.

Not to mention those famous restaurants, even in her own kitchen, some chefs and cooks specialized in all kinds of flavors, and the banquets they prepared were praised by everyone. Su Yujin was just an oiran, and even if she knew a few signature dishes, they were just to please people.

It was so delicious that it was hard to find even in Beijing.

And the name of Yang Xiezi…

It sounded weird.

Lu Wenjing didn’t really want to eat it, but since He Yanxiu said so, she could only give him some face and pick up a piece of bone with meat on it and put it in her mouth.

The texture was soft and melted in her mouth. As the meat melted, a rich flavor gradually spread on the tip of her tongue.

The spicy and fragrant taste jumped on the tongue and burst in the mouth instantly, filling the whole mouth and rushing to the forehead. She just felt that the taste of the lamb ribs was wonderful.

Moreover, this delicacy was fierce, rough, and strong, and tasted much more satisfying than the meals cooked by the cooks at home.

Lu Wenjing was originally a straightforward person. When she ate the equally straightforward lamb rib hotpot, she just felt that she couldn’t be too comfortable.

After swallowing several pieces of meat in succession, Lu Wenjing couldn’t help but nod repeatedly, “It tastes really good, just as my biǎogē said, it’s really hard to find in the capital.”

At least in the restaurants that Lu Wenjing knew, she had never eaten anything as delicious as this.

Looking at Su Yujin putting lotus root slices into the pot, Lu Wenjing couldn’t help but ask, “Did you really make this?”

“That’s exactly what I made.” Su Yujin scooped out a piece of frozen tofu and yuba for Lu Wenjing, “Thank you, Miss Lu, for not disliking my cooking skills. Please try these. I also made some pulled noodles. If you cook them and eat them, they will taste great.”

After tasting the frozen tofu and yuba, Lu Wenjing said, “Don’t cook them later, just cook them now.”

After riding a horse from the capital, jumping through so many courtyards in Qinghe County, and suffering from the cold for a long time, Lu Wenjing was already starving and wanted to eat the whole pot of lamb ribs.

Upon hearing this, Su Yujin went to get the noodles.

After the kneaded dough has been rested long enough, gently stretch the wide dough piece a little bit longer and thinner. When the noodles were as wide as a finger, put them into a boiling casserole.

Looking at the white pulled noodles tumbling in the rich, bright soup in the pot, Lu Wenjing couldn’t help licking her lips.

From time to time, stir the pot with chopsticks.

She kept asking, “Is it cooked?”

“Miss Lu, you have to wait a moment.”

“Can I eat now?”

“not yet.”

“I think it’s almost done. How about I try it?” Lu Wenjing didn’t even wait for Su Yujin to dissuade her. She had already taken one out and put it in the bowl. She didn’t even care about the heat and ate it with a slurp.

After a noodle went into her stomach, Lu Wenjing smacked her lips and said, “I ate it a little too fast just now. I couldn’t tell whether it was cooked or not. Let me try another one…”

Su Yujin, “…”

Most of the plate of pulled noodles prepared by Su Yujin went into Lu Wenjing’s stomach.

Lu Wenjing was also very satisfied with the meal and nodded repeatedly, “Not bad, Miss Su’s cooking skills are really good…”

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Wenjing let out a loud and long burp.

Comfortable!

She hadn’t eaten so full in a long time!

Lu Wenjing squinted her eyes in satisfaction and even wanted to find a toothpick to pick her teeth.

“Now that you’re full, just go back.” He Yanxiu took a sip of the osmanthus tea brewed by Su Yujin.

Lu Wenjing jumped up from the stool, with her hands on her hips, “My dear biǎogē, you are so cruel. It’s freezing outside, are you willing to let me travel alone?”

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