As Chi Su was about to deliver food to Lin Fufei, Xue Hengzhao stopped her and said, "You have already been there once. Let me go this time. I haven't seen her for a long time."
Chi Su said, "It's a little cold outside. You should also put on my jacket."
Xue Hengzhao got dressed and went to see Lin Fufei with the food box in hand.
The work of the Xixin Department was notoriously dirty and tiring. Lin Fufei was unkempt and her clothes were full of carbon stains.
We are thinner than when we were together.
I was happy but a little embarrassed to see Xue Hengzhao.
"Sister Xue, why are you here? I just asked Miss Chi San how you are doing lately.
She said everything was fine with you, which reassured me. It's very cold here. Go back quickly! "
"Can you eat the longevity noodles that Concubine Ying gave you today?" Xue Hengzhao asked her.
"I...I've eaten. I've eaten a big bowl full! I'm still full now!" Lin Fufei said, patting her belly.
She saw the food box Xue Heng was carrying, but she also knew that it would be good for the likes of them to eat in one bite, and there would never be any extra.
"The beef noodle soup at Yushanfang is really good." Xue Hengzhao said, "There is also a lot of beef."
"Yeah, I'm full." Lin Fufei hurriedly followed.
Xue Hengzhao slowly walked to a corner sheltered from the wind, squatted down, opened the lid of the food box and said, "The noodle soup that the empress rewarded is made of mutton. You don't even know this, and you dare to say that you have eaten it."
Lin Fufei blushed and muttered: "Sister Xue, you are so smart, I can't hide anything from you."
"Come here quickly and eat while it's hot." Xue Hengzhao raised his hand and called her.
"No, I won't eat, so you only have this bowl." Lin Fufei bit her lip and shook her head vigorously.
"I have really eaten it. You also know that I never bother to be a good person. If you really don't want to eat it, I will leave immediately." Xue Hengzhao stood up as he spoke.
"Sister Xue, goodbye, we finally met." Lin Fufei said and walked over, picked up the noodle bowl and ate it, but tears fell into the bowl.
Not only did she have to work hard every day, she also had to be beaten and scolded.
Because of her young age and cowardly temper, many people regard her as a punching bag.
In the past, it was her turn to eat last, but today she didn't get the noodles at all.
After finishing the noodles, Lin Fufei wiped her tears and put down the bowl.
Another smile appeared on her red face and she said to Xue Hengzhao: "Thank you, Sister Xue, this noodle is so delicious."
"This noodle is what Chi Su and I had left. Just don't mind it." Xue Hengzhao said, "Thank you for helping us."
"Oh, they're just useless chopsticks, nothing to thank you for!" Lin Fufei said sheepishly, "It's not worth anything.
On the other hand, if you live in Miwuyuan now, you must be careful, because everyone says that place is unclean.
I secretly tore this charm from an empty room just now. No matter what it is, it can always avoid evil spirits. "
"We don't need this thing, so you'd better take it back and stick it up as it is, so as not to be punished." Xue Hengzhao said, "How are you doing here now?"
As soon as she asked, Lin Fufei couldn't stop crying.
"Okay, wipe your tears and stop crying. I didn't come to see you cry." Xue Hengzhao handed her a clean handkerchief, "First tell me, who is in charge of you on weekdays? Isn't the palm print eunuch Even the supervisor doesn’t count.”
"That's Aunt Zhuang above us," Lin Fufei said. "She is below the eunuch of the palm print and above the supervisor."
"That's her." Xue Hengzhao said, "Come here, I'll tell you a way to help you be bullied less in the future and live a smoother life."
Lin Fufei quickly put her ear closer.
Xue Hengzhao said: "The relationship between the Xixin Department and the Imperial Kitchen is very close. Every year in the twelfth lunar month, the Imperial Kitchen smokes pigs with ling cypress as a tribute. Do you know something about this?"
Lin Fufei nodded quickly after hearing this and said, "I know, I know, I heard them discussing this matter a few days ago.
Your Majesty now believes in Taoism, and to worship Sanqing, you need to use Lingbai smoked pigs. "
"The Lingbai used for smoking pigs is carefully selected and sent by your Xinxing Department," Xue Hengzhao said, "But Lingbai smoked pigs are not easy to make. In previous years, only one out of ten pigs could be served on the table. Not bad. There is a lot of snow this year, so I’m afraid it will be more difficult.”
"Sister Xue, you even know this." Lin Fufei's eyes were full of admiration, "Those people above are as anxious as ants on a hot pot. It is said that they have spent dozens of pigs and they have not been able to make a good one." Come.
If you still can't do it after three days, you will be punished. "
"If this thing doesn't work, of course the people in the imperial dining room will bear the brunt, but they will also make excuses. I'm afraid Secretary Xixin will also be implicated." Xue Hengzhao said, "Go find that Aunt Zhuang you just mentioned and tell her Say you have a secret method that guarantees you can make first-class smoked pig."
"Is there really such a way?" Lin Fufei asked hurriedly.
"Of course there is, but most people don't know it. Let me tell you, when the time comes, I will only use cypress branches. The branches should not be thicker than your arm, and they should be dried to 70% dryness first.
When smoking the pig, add fire-burnt lychee shells from southern Fujian and green bamboo slices from Yunmeng. The smoke is 30% fire and 70% smoke. It is smoked for a day and a night. During this period, the pig is turned several times to ensure even heating, so there is no mistake. "
Xue Hengzhao told Lin Fufei the detailed method and told her: "Only tell Aunt Zhuang this matter. Tell her that you give her the credit, and she will naturally ask you why.
Just say that in exchange for her protection, you want nothing more than to have enough to eat and be less bullied.
This is a great achievement, and she will definitely agree to it.
If you tell the palm print eunuch directly, he will naturally remember you.
But it's just to reward you with something, or to promote you a little bit. You still can't always get close to him, and it will be difficult to draw on him in the end.
And the people who are in charge of you will inevitably be jealous, or think that you don't take them seriously, and they will inevitably try to suppress you in the future. You can't fight those people.
Although the supervisor is in direct charge of you, his power is limited and he cannot protect you much.
And they are afraid that if you strive for credit, they may harm you first.
People like Aunt Zhuang can go up or down. With her protecting you, your life here will not be too difficult. "
"Sister Xue, you could have benefited from such a big contribution yourself, but you gave it to me instead." Lin Fufei choked and squeezed Xue Hengzhao's hand, "I knew you were the most kind-hearted person. "
"I did this because I will need you again in the future." Xue Hengzhao withdrew his hand, "In the future, you should be more careful with Aunt Zhuang. People like them, who have been in the palace for most of their lives, have long since become Unsociable, eccentric, and unkind.
In fact, the people who are most willing to take charge are not the clever ones, but the stupid ones like you.
If you protect her, she won't let you suffer. "
After Xue Hengzhao said that, he no longer lingered and turned to leave.
Lin Fufei stood there blankly, even forgetting to give her a gift.
Just watching her green cloak fluttering in the cold wind, her whole body was swaying, as if she would ride the wind away at any time.
