Chapter 102 Meeting Chu Lan and others in Fucheng
On the tenth day of September, Yun took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan out to Fucheng.
In addition to the coachman and guards, they were accompanied by three attendants, Cuiping, Cuihe, Xiumei and Nanny Zhang.
The date of invitation by the prefect's wife was September 15th, but because the journey would take a day, Yun was worried about something unexpected happening, so she set off four days earlier.
Xingshan County is located in a remote area. They set off in the morning and arrived in Fucheng in the evening.
In the evening, the streets of Fucheng should have become deserted, with shops doing their work and pedestrians returning home.
However, when the Wei family's carriage was halfway through, they saw a group of people fighting in front of them, with swords and swords flashing, which was very scary.
The driver wanted to turn around immediately, but the road was not wide enough and he couldn't turn around for a while. He was forced to freeze on the side of the road, at a loss.
Yunshi and Wei Qingwan in the car were very nervous.
Wei Ruo was also a little frightened. Who would be so bold as to start a fight on an important street in Fucheng?
Wei Ruo carefully opened a crack in the curtain.
Through this gap, Wei Ruo saw a familiar figure among the fighting crowd - Lu Yuhong.
If Lu Yuhong is here, wouldn't it mean that Chu Lan is also involved?
Sure enough, when Wei Ruo glanced across the street, he saw Chu Lan in the corner next to him, surrounded by several guards.
He didn't take action. These little minions in front of him were not worthy of his personal action.
When Wei Ruo saw Chu Lan, Wei Qingwan, who was sitting opposite her, also saw it.
Her face showed the surprise and panic of witnessing this chaotic scene, but also a trace of unconcealable joy.
After about a stick of incense, the movement outside quieted down.
After a while, Lu Yuhong walked towards the direction of the Wei family's carriage.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you. The matter has calmed down. You can move on."
In order to avoid suspicion, Mrs. Wei did not lift the curtain, but replied through the curtain: "It's okay. It's fine. I'm fine, sir."
Mrs. Wei had already recognized Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong. Knowing their identities, she naturally did not dare to complain.
After a simple conversation, Lu Yuhong was supposed to let the Wei family's carriage leave. Suddenly, Lu Yuhong didn't know whether he recognized the Wei family's carriage or a servant of the Wei family who was traveling with the carriage, and asked, "Who is the eldest lady of the Wei family?" In the car?"
Yun and Wei Qingwan both looked at Wei Ruo with surprise in their eyes.
Wei Ruo thought for a while and replied, "What are your orders, Master?"
Lu Yuhong said, "I don't have anything else to do. I just want to ask you, do you still have the sauce you gave to Miss Xie's family?"
Jiang? Mushroom sauce?
Wei Ruo remembered that she gave Xie Ying two jars of mushroom sauce. At that time, Xie Ying said she would share one jar with her brother.
Wei Ruo knew that Xie Jue was also in Taizhou Fucheng recently, so he should be with Chu Lan and others.
From what Lu Yuhong said, he should have eaten mushroom sauce from Xie Jue. Wei Ruo thought for a while and then said: "I'm sorry Mr. Lu, I didn't take this thing with me when I went out."
Wei Ruo secretly didn't want to give it to Lu Yuhong. Although it was not a valuable thing, she didn't like it very much. Chu Lan also had no good impression of Lu Yuhong.
But she couldn't refuse directly, and she didn't dare to lie and say that she had nothing, but she really didn't have anything with her.
Wei Ruodu said this, and the average Mr. Qianqian would just stop ordering, and would not ask for a jar of mushroom sauce just for the sake of chasing.
But Lu Yuhong was obviously not a traditional son of an aristocratic family. He said straightforwardly: "When I go to Xingshan County in the next few days, can Miss Wei give me a can?" Wei Ruo still asked him what he wanted so directly and straightforwardly
. The first time they met, the key point was that she was not familiar with this Lu Yuhong!
Just when he was thinking about how to answer, Chu Lan's voice came from outside again.
"Brother Yu, your words are too abrupt."
Lu Yuhong scratched his head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Brother Chu, I only think about asking for mushroom sauce to eat, why is that boy Xie Jue so stingy? My sister gave it to me, but she was only willing to give me a spoonful to mix with a bowl of noodles. She wouldn't give it to me any more. The sauce was not available anywhere else. I finally found the right owner, and I forgot about it because of my greed. It’s time to behave yourself!”
Lu Yuhong is quite nervous and doesn’t tend to follow many rules when doing things.
After being reminded by Chu Lan, Lu Yuhong also realized that it was very inappropriate for him to ask for mushroom sauce from an unfamiliar lady on the street.
He apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Wei, I was confused, so I won't disturb you anymore."
After saying that, Lu Yuhong stepped aside.
Yun ordered the carriage driver to continue moving forward. After passing by Chu Lan and Lu Yuhong, Wei Qingwan carefully lifted the bamboo curtain of the carriage window and glanced at the two people behind.
Yun asked Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, what's the sauce you just mentioned?"
Wei Ruo replied calmly: "It's the sauce I made with minced pork and mushrooms in my spare time. I gave Xie two cans of it as a gift." Ying, Xie Ying probably gave it to her brother. Now that brother Xie Ying is also in Fucheng, he probably has a good relationship with the young master just now, so he tasted it together." Wei Ruo originally gave it to
Xie Ying, which is reasonable and reasonable, so it is Don’t worry about being held accountable by Yunshi.
"I see." Mrs. Yun nodded, and then said, "If it's just some sauce, if the young master asks for it from you next time, just ask your servants to give him some. It should be done openly and there is no need to hide it.
" It's not a matter of privately giving or receiving a woman's personal belongings, some food is fine.
Wei Ruo didn't answer, and Wei Qingwan asked Wei Ruo curiously: "Sister, can you still make sauce?"
Wei Ruo leaned against the car wall and replied in a lazy and casual tone: "Rural women eat a lot of their food with their own hands. I learned some from them."
"Sister, can you teach me how to do it next time? I want to learn too." Wei Qingwan expressed her desire to learn.
"Sister, what you should learn is how to be a lady and the future matron of the house. Skills such as sauce making can come at the back. But if you are really curious about this skill, you can discuss it with the cook at home. She I must be aware of it too." Wei Ruo replied.
Propose it in front of Yunshi so that she can't refuse and then teach her how to make mushroom sauce? What are you thinking about?
"The cook in the mansion is definitely not as capable as my sister. The young master just now came from the capital and has eaten a lot of delicious food. He praised my sister so much. It must be because the sauce my sister makes is outstanding." Wei Qingwan said.
Wei Ruo took his time and said: "Sister, please forgive me, I have a lot of things lately and I don't have time to teach my sister these things. In fact, the methods of making sauce are all very similar. My sister learns the same from anyone. My sauce is like that of that one." In the eyes of the young master, perhaps the young master is used to eating exquisite delicacies, and it is just a novelty to taste this country sauce for the first time."
(End of this chapter)