The splendid years of a talented lady

Chapter 464 The Days of the Imperial Capital (5)
"These two... are really successful!" Jiang Wen, who was choked by Min Lansheng's few words, watched him go around in circles to the backyard, and suddenly felt moved: "Actually, my brother-in-law is also such a person..."

"Hey?" Seeing that the scholar who always came in through the back door suddenly strolled over from the front yard, Su Xiazhi, who was carrying food from the kitchen and was about to serve it to the table, couldn't help asking curiously: "Why did you come in from the front today?"

"The chariots and horses from the Ministry of Household Affairs have been dispatched, so I don't need to use the family's carriage for my husband's trip tomorrow." Min Lansheng fetched water from the well, squatted on the ground to wash his hands, and said sullenly.

This is all the function of Jiang Wen's bathtub, which made rumors and rumors fly all over the sky, and also made him, a small official who just entered Beijing, noticed by his superiors, and then the chariots, husbands, long followers, scribes, etc. were prepared by hand. Then everything was arranged in one go, and even if he wanted to hide his head and tail, he couldn't do it!
And this morning, he was waiting outside the Golden Palace. When Master Zuo Xiang walked past him, he glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally. Min Lansheng understood the meaning of that look, it was disgust!
He also believed that he wasn't the only one who saw that look.

Just hate it, he can't make everyone like him.

Therefore, even though Min Lansheng somehow gained Jiang Wen's "glory" and became the new favorite of the uncle of the country, but he didn't intend to reveal the reason.

Jiang Wen had helped him twice, otherwise Zhou Lizheng's family would not have died so thoroughly, and the prefect who had taken refuge in the Ming family would not have died in prison for no apparent reason.

He owed Mr. Guojiu a favor, and he was willing to repay this favor.

Because of Su Xiazhi's relationship, Min Lansheng's haughty heart is more willing to face Jiang Wen with an equal attitude, which is his pride as a man and husband...

The days seem to be peaceful day by day.

Unknowingly, the names of Min Lansheng and Jiang Wen have been closely linked.

Now the hottest topic circulating in the imperial capital is nothing but: the unspeakable past of former champion and Tanhualang...

And Su Xiazhi, who "keeps her ears off the window and only builds a big kitchen", is so energetic that she doesn't pay attention to the gossip outside at all.

The big pit on the left side of the main house of the Min family is growing at an astonishing speed, changing every day.In less than 20 days, the Min family's spacious kitchen was completed.

When she came back that day and stood by the door of the kitchen, Min Lansheng was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

"How is it?" The disheartened Su Xiazhi dragged Xiucai into the kitchen: "Does this look familiar?"

"Yeah." Min Lansheng nodded lightly, and stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around the woman in front of him: "Lady, I'm 40 years old, I will accompany you back to the mountain village as a husband..."

Except for the direction of the door and the size of the room, the layout of this kitchen is almost exactly the same as that of the old house of the Min family in Shanxia Village!
As soon as Min Lansheng came in, she knew what the lady was thinking: She, those people who still miss the former residence and that brick by brick are the home that the husband and wife watched to build...

Jiang Wen, who was a step behind, saw the husband and wife hugging each other tightly at the door. He lowered his head and closed his eyes, paused in his steps, and then walked away with a sad expression.

Su Xiazhi is not as sentimental as Xiucai, her idea of ​​home is very simple: a place where there are Xiucai and children is home!
So after the kitchen was built, she continued to toss tirelessly at home without stopping.

Just as Min Lansheng was watching the front yard gradually being cleared away from the muck, the original kitchen floor in the second yard was dug into a big hole by the craftsmen invited by Su Xiazhi!

After more than ten days of clinking and tossing, the original kitchen was transformed into a bathroom, specially for a few little girls.

So far, Su Xiazhi is finally satisfied with her new home, and it seems that the twelfth lunar month is approaching!
The imperial capital is closer to the north than the mountain village, so the winter is colder.

It is not yet December, and the ground has already seen frost early.

Su Xiazhi, who obviously felt cold hands and feet from morning to night, began to recklessly prepare food and firewood for the winter.

Because the family has been demolishing the east wall to make up the west wall and carrying out house renovation, Su Xiazhi was so busy that she ignored the time.

So when she was free, the prices of winter-stored vegetables had already started to increase due to the cold weather.

Looking at Chinese cabbage and radish.Mustard greens, the staple vegetables in winter, are soaring every day at a price. Su Xiazhi simply put down everything in his hands and spent a whole day shopping for vegetables at home!

Her shopping is all-round. Considering that there are a lot of people eating at home, she immediately brought back several carts of Chinese cabbage and radishes, and even bought a lot of already expensive cucumbers.

Once she had bought enough vegetables, she no longer worried about the rising vegetable prices that day.Then I went out and bought a few large tanks and came back. With just these things, I filled a west wing next to the kitchen to the brim.

Once everything is bought, it's time to roll up your arms and sleeves and make it.

Su Xiazhi divided the cabbage into two piles according to the good and the bad, and she cut the cabbage in half when she felt that it was not so porcelain, scalded the sauerkraut with boiling water, and stacked it into a big vat as tall as half a person!

Sauerkraut is not afraid of freezing, so it is easy to preserve. The big tank is placed outside the kitchen against the wall, covered with a wooden lid, and then pressed on with stones, and the sauerkraut and white meat can be cooked only after the fermentation has a sour taste.

This dish is loved by the Min family, both adults and children. It is warm in winter, so Su Xia pickled a lot of sauerkraut this year.

Cucumbers are crispy to eat. Su Xiazhi pickles the small cucumbers that have been washed and dried quickly. It is not a big pot of pickles, and it costs a lot of money. This thing is considered precious, so it can't be opened. After eating, she put the kimchi jar in an inconspicuous place in the side room where the sundries were piled up.

After another ten days of busy work, I finally got everything ready for the winter. Su Xiazhi worked hard for more than a month, and she lost a lot of weight. She knew she was exhausted!

Fortunately, after this busy work, it was the cat winter season, and she led the children to stay at home, preparing to rest for a few days.

(End of this chapter)