Liang Youhui listened and nodded repeatedly: "Exactly, exactly. So I didn't let them go find it again. Sometimes when I was craving it, I would ask my grandmother to make some for me... Hehehe..."

  The maid with the golden pendant coughed softly again after hearing that.

  Liang Youhui's face showed a look of distress, and her posture was also very straight.

  Shen Mu Qing smiled slightly and exchanged a few pleasantries with Liang You Hui, then called for Tun Bu Shao and La Hu Zhang, Su Bing to come over.

  Liang Youhui looked on, with a drooling expression, but restrained herself, elegantly taking a silver spoon made of rattan to spread the laohu paste on the su bread, eating it in small bites. But she only maintained this elegance for a moment, immediately starting to eat big mouthfuls.

  With eyes narrowed, the whole expression looks extremely satisfied.

  People who love to eat are all passionate about life.

  She covered her mouth and smiled, and her mood improved a lot.

  The maid was right next to them and coughed several times.

  Shen Mu Qing smiled and said to Zhu Ji behind her, "This sister seems to have a bit of a sore throat, go down and drink some Kuan Bei Li Zi water."

  Zhu Qi smiled brightly and walked over to the maid's side, saying in a low voice: "Sister, come with me!"

  That maid's pale face was flushed red, staring at Liang Youhui with her eyes.

  Liang Youhui had a plain bun stuffed in her mouth, trying hard to swallow it down.

  Shen Mu Qing said: "It's cold today, let the people around you go down and eat too - this is also a thoughtful gesture as a host."

  Liang Youhui nodded repeatedly and swallowed that piece of pastry, saying: "Zi Sha sister, you and Danzhu also go eat."

  Shen Muqing gazed at the maid called Zi Sha with a subtle smile that was almost imperceptible.

  Zi Sha lowered her head and softly responded with a "yes", then retreated with another maid brought by Liang You Hui.

  Shen Muqing immediately showed a very intimate expression with Liang Youhui, and said in a low voice: "Send them all away, we've ordered crabs to eat!"

  Liáng Yòu Huì was stunned: "In this season, how can there be such a thing?"

  Shen Mu Qing mysteriously smiled: "You just wait and see!"

  Liáng Yòu Huì was very perplexed: "Everyone says that people from your family are very simple and honest - this, even our own family doesn't have."

  The annual salary of a first-class official in the Great Zhou Dynasty was one hundred and eighty taels of silver, and the emperor also allocated an additional three hundred taels of silver from the Imperial Household Department as a subsidy... Looking at the Shen family's food, clothing, and expenses, what did she have to worry about? Now that Liang Youhui had said this, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

  Knowing how to hide one's capabilities is relatively safer in a society where people are judged by others.

  She smiled and explained: "This is a menu given by the auspicious Fu... If they hadn't helped with cooking at my house, I wouldn't have known there's such a dish to eat."

  Liang Youhui nodded seriously: "The things of auspicious fortune are all beyond people's expectations."

  Two people were talking, and Zhu Ji had already brought in a small bamboo basket on a red lacquer tray, with two crabs crawling on top of the ju flowers.

  Liáng Yòu Huì's eyes sparkled as she gazed at the crab, her expression like a woman who had just seen precious jewels, excitement mixed with a hint of bewilderment: "Really didn't think... really didn't think..."

  Shen Muqing personally picked up one of the crabs and placed it in front of Liang Youhui's small plate, covering her mouth with a smile: "Try some."

  Liang Youhui appreciated it for a while, then picked up her chopsticks and opened the crab shell.

  The crab shell suddenly fell on the kang table and made a crisp sound.

  Liáng Yòu Huì was shocked and turned pale: "This... what is this?"

  "It's painted with mother-of-pearl." Shen Muqing smiled pleasantly. "At this time, where could there be crabs?"

  At first, when Jixiangfu's people handed her the menu, she was also startled.

  "Inside this..." Liang Youhui pointed at the full shell of "crab roe".

  "You've seen a lot, take a look, does it look like a crab?" Shen Muqing smiled and said, "It's said that this is also one of the signs of good fortune."

  Liang Youhui listened and immediately picked up a small spoon to scoop up a bit and put it in her mouth to taste.

  "What's going on?"

  Liáng Yòu Huì didn't respond and scooped another spoonful into her mouth.

  After a while, she frowned slightly and took another spoonful into her mouth.

  After repeating it four or five times, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed excitedly: "I've got it out, I've got it out..."

  Shen Mu Qing accompanied her joy, laughing: "What is it? What is it? At that time, I didn't eat it out."

  "It's croaker. Made with croaker." She tilted her head, the spoon held by her cheek, her eyes shining brightly, "Croaker, with a bit of salted egg..."

  "Is it delicious?"

  "Hmm!" Liang Youhui's eyes narrowed into a smile, "If you dip it in vinegar, it tastes even better."

  Shen Mu Qing smiled and said: "What's so difficult about that... Zhu Ji, go get some vinegar in a small dish."

  Liáng Yòu Huì's face showed satisfaction once again.

  With this interlude, Liang Youhui's mood became much more cheerful and natural, and the atmosphere in the house was also lively. After a meal, it was naturally enjoyable for both the host and the guest.

  After dinner, Shen Muqing asked Liang Youhui: "Shall we drink West Lake Longjing or Dongting Junshan?"

  A hesitant expression flashed across Liang Youhui's face.

  "Perhaps you have a favorite tea to drink? We have Wuyi, Liu'an, Silver Needle, Maojian, Xinyang and Meiping."

  Liáng Yòu Huì's face showed even more hesitation, as if she couldn't make up her mind what tea to drink.

  "Longjing is clear and refreshing, Wuyi has a long-lasting flavor, Xiangyang is rich and mellow, Songluo is fragrant and thick... all are quite good."

  Liang Youhui immediately smiled brightly: "Does little sister also understand tea?"

  The body moves, and the air is moved. Shen Mu Qing has been living in the Shen family for a few years now, and his daily habits have also undergone some changes, starting with learning to drink tea.

  She smiled slightly: "So-so!"

  Liang Youhui was delighted to say: "My third brother also understands tea."

  "Oh!" Shen Muqing smiled and responded: "How about you? What kind of tea do you like?"

  "I like Song Luo." Liang Youhui's face turned slightly red, looking very shy: "My third brother said I'm vulgar."

  "Oh!" Shen Mu was shocked, "Why? Song Luo is also one of the best teas."

  "My third brother said it has too strong of a smell."

  Shen Mu Qing couldn't help but smile and said: "Then what kind of tea does he advocate?"

  "He likes Liu'an Gua Pian," said Liang Youhui, her eyes shining brightly with a hint of pride, "It's not fragrant and tastes bitter, but that's the nature of tea."

  In Shen Mu's mind, a figure of a recluse wearing white clothes and green shoes walking on a winding mountain path with clouds and mist rising appeared.

  She couldn't help but smile slightly.

  The sons of the Great Zhou Dynasty are enthusiastic about this tune. Those who are "secular" like Xiao Xiao are still rare!

  "I also have Songluo tea here," Shen Muqing warmly entertained Liang Youhui, "and it's Xiu Ning Songluo." As she spoke, she instructed Luo Mei to brew the tea.

  Liang Youhui smiled and nodded: "What kind of tea does little sister like?"

  Shen Mu Qing mysteriously smiled: "Pu'er!"

  "My sister and third brother are the same, both like drinking Pu-erh tea."

  Pu-erh tea is also a type of tea without fragrance.

  Shen Mu Qing smiled slightly, which was tantamount to acquiescence.

  Liáng Yòu Huì smiled and said: "Little sister, what do you usually do in your free time?"

  Shen Mu Qing listened and was taken aback for a moment.

  To be honest, in her seven years at the Shen's house, reading books was learning, embroidering flowers was learning, even cooking was a kind of learning. She really didn't have time to feel that she could indulge herself according to her own wishes.

  Liáng Yǒu Huì seemed very sensitive, and hastily said: "I usually like to embroider flowers at home. I heard my mother say that your family's embroidery teacher is someone who used to serve the Empress Dowager in the palace... unlike me, who learned from my mother."

  Shen Mu Qing busied herself, collecting her thoughts and smiled: "Sister, it's better this way... I'm because my wife has been bedridden for years, really didn't have the energy to teach me, so I invited Du Gu Gu."

  Liáng Yòu Huì asked with concern: "Has your wife's illness improved?"

  Liang's family sent medicine to his wife several times. Liang Youhui estimated that he had heard about Li's illness from his parents.

  Shen Muqing didn't want to talk about it anymore and smiled: "Take your medicine."

  "It's fine as long as there is medicine." Liang Youhui heard this and looked at Shen Muqing with an envious gaze: "Sister, you must have been working very hard every day!"

  Serene and quiet, with a hint of perplexity.

  Liáng Yòu Huì looked a bit embarrassed, smiling: "I heard my grandmother and mother say that when you were very young, you served Shen Furen... My mother was ill, I gave her a cup of water, but spilled it all over the bedding..."

  She saw her eyes were clear and upright, speaking frankly, like a child without any deceit, and she couldn't help but have a few likings in her heart. Also seeing Liang Youhui being somewhat uneasy, she hurriedly smiled to comfort her: "I was also clumsy at first, it only got better later. Besides, I actually hope that I will never be good at this thing...". As she spoke, there were a few sighs in her words, "It's only when people grow up that they realize, having parents alive and being healthy is such a fortunate thing!"

  "I didn't mean it that way!" Liang Youhui hastily explained, "I think you're very capable, unlike me, I'm not good at anything..."

  Shen Mu Qing saw her getting anxious and smiled: "I just spoke out of feeling, don't be tense. I know you're kind-hearted."

  Liang Youhui listened and let out a long sigh, shyly saying: "I, I'm not good at talking, if I say something I shouldn't, don't take it to heart."

  Quiet and clear, cannot help but secretly admire.

  She had also often gone to various homes with Mrs. Li, and had seen many young ladies, mothers-in-law, and wives of the Xun and Qi families, some with elegant demeanor, some with proud reserve, some with sharp tongues, and some who gave orders with a flick of their fingers... but she had never met anyone as cautious and timid to the point of cowardice as Liang Youhui.

  Soon, Lu Mei personally brought the tea over.

  A pair of powder-colored flower butterfly pattern cups. White glaze, vividly painted with a yellow ju flower and two butterflies.

  Liáng Yòu Huì looked at the cup: "It seems like your family likes pastel colors."

  "Vibrant colors, quite lively."

  Liang Youhui smiled brightly, extremely agreeing: "I also think so - however, at our house we like to use celadon and sweet white. But I also have pink ceramic cups in my room, they're just not as nice-looking as the ones in my sister's room."

  The Liang family is a noble and aristocratic family, emphasizing dignity and solemnity, so naturally the blue flower and sweet white are better.

  (Casting pink votes is just a matter of clicking on the light purple mouse button under the written (^_^*) Hehe......)