To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 230 Food delivery

  Red Dou ran into the house from outside.

   "Girl, it's raining!"

  Luo Sheng naturally heard the raindrops outside the window, and just smiled when he heard this, and continued to read with lowered eyes.

  Hong Dou leaned over and said with regret in his tone, "Girl, it's raining, so we can't hunt."

  She was thinking about hunting another deer today.

  The canned braised venison I ate yesterday was delicious, but unfortunately there were a few persimmons in June, so the portion of this dish decreased accordingly.

   Didn't eat enough.

   Fortunately, fresh June persimmons arrived today. They are big and thin-skinned, so she checked them one by one.

  Luo Sheng put down the scroll, and patted the back of the little girl's hand, which was getting fatter by the day: "It's not a good time to take a day off."

  Hong Dou nodded resentfully, and his eyes lit up again in an instant: "Girl, what shall we have for lunch? There is a basket of June persimmons. The maid has counted them, and there are twenty of them!"

  Luo Sheng was taken aback: "Where do you get so many June persimmons?"

  June persimmon is a rare item, not easy to get.

  Hongdou smiled and said: "King Kaiyang sent it."

  The naturalness shown made Luo Sheng speechless for a while.

  Meeting the little maid's expectant eyes, she said: "Then let's make baked eggs with okra. I have eaten too many greasy things these days, so I just want to eat something light."

   "Baked eggs with okra?" Red Dou blinked, "The okra servant knows that it's good to eat fried or mixed, but how do you put okra and June persimmon together for cooking?"

  June fried chicken with persimmon, she has eaten it.

  Sweet and sour, but also delicious.

   "Using June persimmon as a cup, add chicken and okra to make this dish." Luo Sheng explained casually.

  When it comes to cooking, she is willing to say a few more words.

   There is nothing safer and more enjoyable than talking about food.

   "It sounds delicious. The June persimmon that King Kaiyang had yesterday was really worth it."

  Luo Sheng suppressed the smile on the corner of his mouth, and his tone became lighter: "Don't talk about the prince casually, go and call Xiu Gu."

   It's still too early to cook, what's your name, Xiugu?

  Hongdou slandered, but still honestly spread the word.

  The room was quiet again, Luo Sheng went to the window and quietly enjoyed the rain.

  The rain outside the window was getting heavier, and the cool wind carried the raindrops and flew in obliquely, falling on the cheeks and the back of the hands, making her feel a little chill.

  Autumn in Beihe is colder than autumn in Beijing.

   Especially when there is such a heavy rain, it even feels like early winter.

   "Why is the girl standing by the window? Be careful not to catch a cold." Xiuyue, who followed Hongdou in, saw this scene, and quickly walked over to close the window.

   Hong Dou couldn't help but widen his eyes.

  Xiu Gu fights for favor again!

  I wanted to put my face down directly, but thinking about baked eggs with okra, the little maid silently endured it.

"Girl, your clothes are wet." Hongdou squeezed Xiuyue away and said with a smile, "Maidservant, bring you a new one. Do you want to wear the white gown with red flowers on it, or the apricot white one?" A skirt embroidered with wishful patterns—"

   "Just watch it."

   Soon only Luo Sheng and Xiuyue were left in the back room.

  Xiuyue couldn't help but said: "Girl, you should take care of your body, Beihe is no better than the capital, it's already very cold at this time."

  Luo Sheng smiled slightly: "I see, I just stood by the window to enjoy the rain, and I only stood for a while."

  Xiuyue looked at Luo Sheng's expression: "Is there something on your mind?"

  In her opinion, the Princess should be in a good mood after getting the precious bracelet and meeting Chaohua.

  The road ahead is difficult, but compared to before, now is the happiest time.

  Luo Sheng shook his head, looking at the screen window.

   "I have nothing on my mind, but after coming to Beihe, I am used to seeing the sky high and the land wide. Today it suddenly rained, and I feel a little uncomfortable seeing the dark clouds hanging down and the gray sky outside."

   "Girl, the servant girl picked this outfit for you, do you like it?" Hong Dou came in holding a set of clothes.

  A light blue shirt is stacked on top, and a white skirt is placed underneath.

  Pure and clean.

  Hong Dou is actually not very satisfied.

  Girls used to like to wear bright red and green, she looks so pretty.

  But Kerr reminded her that the girl likes to wear plain clothes now. Thinking about the fact that there is still Xiu Gu who is competing for favor, she has no choice but to wrong her own vision.

  Luo Sheng nodded slightly, and was changed by Hongdou.

  Looking at the provocative master, Hong Dou was suddenly satisfied again: "Young girl looks good in anything."

  Luo Sheng eased his inexplicably gloomy mood because of the rain, and said with a smile, "Go peel the pine nuts and eat them."

   "Hey." Hong Dou responded happily, and went to the verandah with a small bamboo basket containing pine nuts and walnuts.

  Is there anything more comfortable than sitting on a twig and watching the rain, eating pine nuts slowly?

   It's a pity that Kerr is not here, so it's a bit boring after all.

  Luo Sheng continued to read, while Xiuyue stayed quietly in the room.

  Although the master and servant did not speak much, the atmosphere was very relaxed.

  They are the people who trust each other the most.

  Have a common past, have the same goal.

   I don't know how long it took, Luo Sheng put down the scroll, and said with a bit of doubt in his tone, "At this time, is there no one from the palace yet?"

   Chaohua contacted Xiuyue by learning the brains of fish in sour soup. It is said that it is raining today and cannot go hunting, so it is time to send someone to invite Xiuyue to come over.

   But by this time, there was no movement.

  Luo Sheng got up and walked to the window, and opened the window again.

  The wind and rain immediately hit her face, making her feel cold all over in an instant.

  It has been raining for so long and there is no sign of stopping. The sky is getting darker and darker, and it is still in the morning, but it feels like it is in the evening.

  For some reason, Luo Sheng felt a little uneasy.

   "Xiu Gu, do you think the rain is getting lighter?"

  Xiuyue stood beside Luo Sheng and looked out.

  The curtain of rain stretches across the sky and the earth, beyond the horizon.

  The raindrops strung together into a rain curtain seem to be smaller.

   "It seems to be a little smaller."

   "A basket of June persimmons was sent outside. I heard that there are twenty red beans. Let's make baked eggs with okra."

"yes."

  Luo Sheng thought for a while, and then said: "Beihe milk is easy to get, so let's make another steamed cheese with sugar. When the two dishes are ready, Concubine Xiao Gui and Attendant Yu Xuan will send some over there."

  The two dishes of baked okra eggs and steamed cheese with sugar are just right for women.

  Since there was no one from Chaohua, she sent someone over to take a look.

  Passive waiting has never been her style.

  The June persimmon is cut and hollowed out, put in okra and chicken, add oil, salt, etc., and then cover the cut-off lid again, and it looks like a complete June persimmon from the outside.

   Then, carefully put these packed June persimmons into the hanging oven to bake.

   When it was almost time for lunch, there was still no movement in the palace, and a batch of baked okra eggs and steamed cheese with sugar was ready.

   After dividing the boxes, Luo Sheng ordered: "Hongdou, you send this to Xiao Guifei. Xiugu, you send this to Yuxuan servant."

   It is no secret that Concubine Xiao Gui and Waiter Yuxuan are interested in the delicacies cooked by Miss Luo's cook.

  The two agreed, and left the other courtyard with the food box, and went to the palace.

Good morning. It is customary to ask for votes at the end of the month.

  (end of this chapter)