Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 12
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 12: Midnight Snacks
Bai Zhi wanted to distract Jiang Shuyao from her "sadness", pretending to be excited and said, "Miss, we will be able to go to the princess mansion for the banquet in a few days. Finally, we can go out to get some breath."
Jiang Shuyao has a headache thinking of it. She doesn't want to attend any banquets, it was very troublesome just to listen to it.
Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Bai Zhi changed her remarks, "Young lady hasn't met with Princess Changle since you got married. You must be looking forward to this banquet."
Jiang Shuyao's forehead twitched. Princess Changle was the warrior who took her "sisters" to molest handsome boys and causes a large number of them to fall into the water. Just listening to her deeds, people can imagine her aggressiveness. She doesn't know if the princess will find that her former nympho sister has changed her soul.
"Yeah. It's just that I'm now a married woman, so I can't mess around with her anymore."
Bai Zhi thought of Jiang Shuyao's previous behaviors, laughed a little awkwardly, and hurriedly change the topic, "Miss, since we have nothing to do now, it's better to choose the clothes and jewelry for the banquet."
Clothes and jewelry...
Jiang Shuyao is helpless thinking of the plain clothes and graceful jade ornaments in the cabinet. The original owner's aesthetic was too poisonous. She chose a few bright clothes, which she has worn several times in turns.
"If I'm going to the banquet, I want to make some new clothes." Anyway, she has money, so why would she not buy it.
Bai Zhi was accustomed to Jiang Shuyao's rich and generous style, and nodded without hesitation, "Then this servant girl will ask the butler to call all the best embroiderers in Beijing."
Jiang Shuyao added, "There is also jewelry, I also want to buy some new ones."
Bai Zhi froze, "However, there is no rule for people to choose jewelry at home..." For clothes, they only need to bring a few carts of cloth, but jewelry is different. Expensive jewelry will be strictly guarded and preserved, and for some of the extremely precious jewelry, people will not even have a chance to take a look.
Jiang Shuyao didn't want to go out to the banquet with only some simple gold ornaments, not even gorgeous earrings.
"It would be great if I could go out for a while." She mumbled with her shoulders collapsed.
Bai Zhi was afraid that the lady who had been in peace for a while will begin to make trouble again, and persuaded, "Recently, the old madam has established strict rules, and the copying of the scriptures has made the old madam angry. Miss has to bear it and wait until the old madam's anger dies down, then it would be easier to act freely."
Girls always like to dress up, especially when they make an appointment, they want to look beautiful. Jiang Shuyao couldn't think of a way, so she could only compromise, "Then send people to get me some brightly colored cloths for me to choose. If you can, go to the gold shop to buy some jewelry. The style is not limited, the more complex and sophisticated the better."
"This is ...... "Bai Zhi had never heard of such orders. People will spend a lot of money to buy jewelry, even the most intimate maidservants will not dare to take this job.
"Forget it." Jiang Shuyao is not too upset anymore. Although her mother's family is a wealthy businessman, it does not affect her clothes, food, shelter, and transportation. She can't even be a prodigal with her own property. There are too much money and nothing to spend.
She said depressed, "I haven't been out of the house since I got married, and I don't know what the market outside looks like now." To be precise, she has never seen the ancient market after crossing over. Jiang Shuyao was curious, it's uncomfortable, she can't wait to grow wings and fly outside to see.
Seeing her eager appearance, Bai Zhi heard an alarm in her heart, and her inspiration suddenly appeared, "Why don't you let your husband take you out?"
"Huh?" What kind of scheme is this? Jiang Shuyao is all ears, "You can tell me in detail."
"Young master will take a rest in a few days, so it's not too much to let him accompany his newly married wife. If the master takes young lady out, the old madam can't say anything."
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Jiang Shuyao's eyes lit up, but she was puzzled. "Will he be willing?" Usually, he will look disgusted with a stern face.
Bai Zhi is worthy of being a maid who grew up in the shadow of the spear and sword of house fight. She is very active in conspiracy and advice. She whispered, "Since young master wants to be far away from young lady, you should pester him. Even if it is a threat, it can be regarded as flattering. My mother said that men are most afraid of women's entanglement, especially beautiful women. Even hundred years of steel-making will have to turn into soft fingers." Bai Zhi's mother is the powerful nanny next to Mrs. Xiangyang.
Jiang Shuyao carefully pondered about this, and think that this is a good way. Xie Xun hated her, so she will go in front of his eyes and shakes him, to disgust him. Once the disgust was in place, in order to make Jiang Shuyao go away, he will promise her a small request.
As for the beauty tricks that Bai Zhi said, Jiang Shuyao automatically ignored it.
Xie Xun, a person with a clean and upright style, looks like a monk who is not close to a female, and will never develop a good impression of a woman like her who behaves irregularly and has no ink in her belly.
[T/N: "No ink in her belly" means no talent in literature.]
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When the moon has reached the branches, the bright moonlight pouring down, spilling into the study through the half-closed carved windows. Occasionally, the night breeze blows, bringing a refreshing coolness.
Xie Xun lit the lamp and read the book as usual. After reading, he forgot the time. He reached for the teapot and found that the teapot was empty.
He was waiting to call someone, and suddenly there was a call that was so sweet that it made people feel goosebumps from the outside.
"Husband~"
"Pang!" Xie Xun couldn't hold the teapot in his hand. It fell off the desk and hit the floor several times.
What, what?!
Perhaps he was fascinated by the Commentary of the Water Classic just now, and his mind was not yet awake. Suddenly he heard this call that shouldn't be anywhere near him, and he felt a layer of goosebumps on his body.
When Jiang Shuyao heard the noise in the room, she was a little confused and was about to speak, only to realize that she has almost forgotten to change her voice.
She squeezed her throat, "Husband, what's the matter?"
Xie Xun calmed down and looked at the faint dark shadow reflected on the door.
Jiang Shuyao?
Jiang Shuyao's appearance flashed in his mind quickly-first, the inelegant but appetizing eating posture, and the quiet writing in the study that night, like a lotus flower in the water, beautiful look when she looks back and raise her eyes.
But even so, she was frowning and biting her pen while writing the "dog crawling" words. If people are generous you could say that her handwriting was eclectic and unique, or if you want to say it badly, it was ugly. How could such Jiang Shuyao make such a noise now?
Is evil at work?!
"Husband~Why didn't you answer me. Can I come in?" Jiang Shuyao was tired of speaking in this voice while defaming Xie Xun for a long time. Would it be because he fell, knocked his head, and passed out?
This sentence made Xie Xun shocked. He quickly got up, his sleeve accidentally swiped the pen holder, making a clatter, and all the brushes fell to the ground.
He had never been so flustered before. His inner irritation poured out and he shouted, "Wait!"
Jiang Shuyao didn't know what he was doing, holding a plate in her hand until her hands are sore. She walked to the door impatiently, wondering how to kick the door open with her feet.
"Crack—"
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The door is suddenly opened, and Jiang Shuyao almost couldn't stand firmly, and when she raised her head, she faced Xie Xun's cold face.
Although Jiang Shuyao often complains about Xie Xun's coffin face, but it is usually a jade coffin that is pleasing to the eye. Now he also has a coffin face, but with a sullen air, like the kind of thousand-year-old rotting coffin that was about to spit ghost.
Xie Xun is tall, with wide shoulders and long legs. Although he is a civil official, he practiced martial arts all year-round. When he was close, he lowered his head and looked at her. The masculine coercion made Jiang Shuyao shudder for a moment.
Reaching out to his unsmiling face, Jiang Shuyao smiled and raised her head, "Husband, can you let me in?" This old mother's hands are sour.
This time she forgot to adjust her voice, it is much more normal, and Xie Xun reluctantly eased his discomfort.
"What's the matter with you?" He planned to let someone guard outside the study room tomorrow, but he turned his head and forgot when she interrupted him.
Tomorrow, he must set up a few people outside the study to stop Jiang Shuyao!
"I thought that my husband has a hard time reading, so I made some midnight snacks." She took a half step forward, smiled, her lips were white, and the red beads hanging from her hair bun swung and swayed as she walked.
Looking at the beauty under the moon, her smile made Xie Xie dazed for a moment, he subconsciously stepped away.
The smile on Jiang Shuyao's face remained unchanged, and she passed Xie Xun softly, placing the dinner plate on the table.
"Husband, are you hungry? See if these foods suit your liking."
She turned her head, and the candlelight gave her a touch of gentleness.
Xie Xun was only a little stunned for a moment and soon recovered.
He looked at Jiang Shuyao, feeling that something was wrong.
To be precise, perhaps this is what she should be doing. She wants to marry him regardless of her fame by threatening death. It is a miracle if she does not come to him.
Xie Xun would not lose his demeanor and care about her, since the supper has been delivered, he can still tell her to take it away?
Previously, because of Jiang Shuyao's greasy voice, she didn't even notice that she was holding the plate in her hand. Now the room was filled with the rich smell of food, making him swallow subconsciously.
He walked over and cast his eyes on the dinner plate, "What are these?"
Jiang Shuyao didn't expect him to cooperate so much. The gloomy complexion just now disappeared without a trace.
Perhaps most people can't resist the temptation of delicious food. Moreover, Xie Xun's age can only be regarded as a big boy in modern times. He is at an age where he can eat a cow when he is hungry.
She introduced the food one by one, "This is fried noodles, this is a sizzling tofu, and this is cumin chicken wings."
The dishes she cooks have always been unique and novel, using simple ingredients to create unique flavors. Nowadays, high-ranking chefs sometimes pay too much attention to expensive ingredients and methods but ignore the most important and critical flavors.
Xie Xun coughed, "Just leave it here, I'll eat it when I'm hungry."
Jiang Shuyao saw that he doesn't look hungry, and didn't expect him to eat immediately. She nodded and said, "Then I'll go first. Husband, you can eat some to cushion your stomach after reading. Now the weather is warming up. Although the food will cool slowly, eating cold food is not good for the stomach."
Xie Xun responded.
Jiang Shuyao had no choice but to sigh. Scholars are different, even the appetite can be suppressed. According to the modern clock, it is 9:10 in the evening. Before, even if she only ate dinner at 7 in the evening, she would have to eat some snacks and fruits around 9 to relieve her greed. What's more, people at this time are used to eat just before dark. After eating, people should have been hungry at nine o'clock.
After she left, Xie Xun sat down at the desk and just picked up the writing brush and then put it down and got up.
He waved his head with a sense of inexplicable guilty conscience, lifted his robe, and sat down at the dinner table. When his chopsticks just touched the cumin chicken wings...
"Husband, tomorrow—"
Jiang Shuyao walked too quickly and almost forgot to pester him. She quickly ran back when thinking of her business affairs, and then she ran into this embarrassing scene
Xie Xun calmly put down his chopsticks, and said coldly, "What else?" Actually, half of his face was numb with shame.
"Uh...I want to ask, will you come back to have dinner with me tomorrow?"
"Okay." Xie Xun put his hands on his knees as if returning to the way he used to pretend to be obedient in school to hide his embarrassment.
"Oh." Jiang Shuyao felt weird, and forgot what she was going to do, and turned around again.
As she left, Xie Xun was very upset there.
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