The people in the kitchen were still talking, and they didn't see Mr. He listening by the door at all.
Mr. He coughed twice and alerted the people inside. He walked in and asked, "Our lady wants to have breakfast. Could you please help make something to eat."
"You are..." The cooks didn't know Mr. He.
He said: "I came here with my young lady as a dowry, and I came to bring her some food. My surname is He."
When the cooks heard that it was from the new lady's room, they immediately greeted her with smiles, hoping to please the new master.
"Mom He! What does Madam want to eat? We'll cook it right away."
Zhou's mother also pulled He aside: "Mother He, please sit down quickly, don't wait and be impatient."
Seeing that Mrs. Zhou was not as rigid as Mr. Wu, Mr. He hurriedly came over and asked inquiringly: "I came here just now and listened at the door. I wonder if the young master and the young lady you are talking about are generals." Which lady is it from?"
The general had married two wives. He had heard of it, but she had never heard that either lady had given birth to a child. If that lady was really the eldest son, then even if her young lady gave birth to a child, she would only be the eldest son. Being able to sit in the back row means your position is unstable.
Mrs. Zhou was happy to be friends with Mrs. He, so she leaned over and whispered: "It's not the birth of any lady. This young master and young lady are a pair of dragon and phoenix. They are already six years old this year. They were born to the general from two years ago." He was suddenly brought back from outside, and I don’t know its origin. The general just said that he was his own son and asked the people in the house to treat him well."
Those brought back from outside are the children from the outer room.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
The son of the outer chamber is not enough of a threat.
Mrs. He asked again: "Are there any other aunts in the house who have given birth to children? Which aunt is the most favored now?"
Mrs. Zhou shook her head: "The general has no other heirs except these two children. The general rarely returns to the general's residence, so it's not like any aunt is favored."
Mrs. He nodded, took out some scraps of silver and handed it to Mrs. Zhou: "Madam has just entered the mansion and she doesn't know much about the affairs in the mansion. I will need your help in the future!"
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. If Madam needs us, we will definitely serve her."
After Zhou pretended to shirk it, she still accepted a few taels of silver.
After Mr. He inquired about the news, he hurried back to report to Cheng Wenwen.
Cheng Wenwen is still catching up on her sleep. He hurriedly pulled her up.
Cheng Wenwen sighed: "Aunt He, what's wrong?"
"Miss, the general already has his eldest son! The general is now twenty-six, so you must pay more attention to this son!"
Although he was just the eldest son of a concubine born out of a foreign wife, if the age difference between the eldest son of a concubine and his legitimate son was too big, his status would inevitably be a little unstable.
"Does he have children?"
Mrs. He thought she cared, so she hurriedly explained: "Yes, it's just a child born from an outside wife. Miss, don't take it too seriously. When the time comes that you give birth to a legitimate son, his status will be higher than his."
Cheng Wenwen's sleepiness dissipated a little, thinking that this general was not only old and ugly, not only married three times, had wives and concubines, but also had illegitimate children, her impression of this general became even worse.
The idea of running away became a little stronger.
Yesterday, I originally planned to wait until I recovered from my injuries before thinking about escaping, but now that I don't have enough money, and the General's Mansion is so complicated, making money and running away is imminent.
"Is breakfast ready?"
Eat enough to nourish your body before you can make your next plan.
Seeing Cheng Wenwen's attitude, Mr. He almost had the idea that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry. He sighed and brought the breakfast to the bedside. Since Cheng Wenwen's hand was broken, he had to wait for her to eat.
After eating, Cheng Wenwen lay down again. She had a sore back after falling yesterday and needed to recuperate.
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After recuperating for several days, Cheng Wenwen got out of bed and walked around.
As long as she is self-cultivation, she can still direct her subordinates to do things.
"Aunt He, how much money do we have left?"
Mother He had already counted it and replied: "Almost all the big boxes of dowry we brought were robbed! Now there is only some personal money left, which adds up to about eight or nine." Money!"
Banknotes were not yet popular in the Dasheng Dynasty, so it was very inconvenient to carry money around. Most of her dowry consisted of boxes of money packed together. When the bandits came, they were robbed all at once.
Seven or eight guan, in modern times, is equivalent to 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, which is actually a lot. But if you want to run away and be self-reliant, all the money will be spent in one or two years, so you have to find a way to make money. The more money you have, the more money you have. Escape is the only way to be safe.
"Mother He, go out and buy more pork. It should be fat and thin. The meat doesn't have to be too good, but it must be fresh."
He was puzzled: "Miss, what are you going to do?"
"Aren't we short of money? Of course we are doing business!"
Mr. He disagreed and said: "Miss, we can't be like this if we are short of money. Why do we do business outside in public? It won't sound good if word spreads! The general can't show off his face!"
Cheng Wenwen didn't agree with Mama He's red tape and backward ideas at all. However, she couldn't defeat Mama He, so she could only use her status to coerce her and spoke seriously:
"Mama He, if you follow me now, I am your master, and you must obey me in everything! Don't teach me the rules of those high-ranking families you used to teach me. You will do what I say!"
Seeing the young lady's seriousness for the first time, Mother He didn't dare to say anything more, so she followed Cheng Wenwen's instructions to sell pork.
Cheng Wenwen took advantage of this moment and took out a drawing and handed it to Pei'er: "Go find a blacksmith shop and type this out according to the drawing."
Pei'er held the painting and was a little confused: "Miss, what is this?"
"Here's the grill! Come on!"
"yes!"
Pei'er has followed the young lady since she was a child. Although the young lady can always come up with weird things, she knows that these things are naturally useful, so she will not question the young lady's orders like her mother.
Cheng Wenwen's drawings were very clear. Pei'er quickly found a blacksmith who could make them. After paying a deposit of ten cents, he could pick them up tomorrow. The speed was quite fast.
Mother He bought ten kilograms of pork and asked a guard to help carry it back.
"Miss, what are we going to do with so much pork? We can't sell pork, right?"
Cheng Wenwen answered their doubts: "Let's make sausages and set up a street stall!"
Didn’t those modern people who made their fortunes all start by setting up street vendors?
Fortunately, Cheng Wenwen used to like to watch food videos, and accidentally came across bloggers who set up street stalls to sell grilled sausages. Now that they have traveled to ancient times, it is a good time to practice it.
Cheng Wenwen hung her arms and directed several people to do things.
Mother He chopped the meat filling, while Pei'er seasoned the enema.
The two maids Wu Li sent to take care of her were named Xiaolan and Xiaodie. They were sisters and were arranged by Cheng Wenwen to cook sausages.
The five people in the yard have a clear division of labor. Soon, the sausages are out of the pot and the semi-finished products are ready.
Cheng Wenwen fanned the fire of the stove with one hand, set up a small pot, and began to fry the sausages. Soon, a sizzling aroma of meat filled the yard, which was very tempting.
"Madam, it smells really good!"
"Yes! Our family has also made sausages, but they have never tasted so delicious!"
Xiaolan and Xiaodie were obviously greedy. They had never seen much of the world, so they would be easily tempted by the scent.
Cheng Wenwen called to the four workers: "Come on, come on, take a rest, come and have a taste!"
Pei'er was the first to rush over and took a bite of the sausage without hesitation. There was a sizzling sound and the oil instantly splashed out of her mouth. She said without hesitation: "It's so delicious! The lady's craftsmanship is so good!"
Mr. He also tasted it carefully, and it was really delicious. "I have been working in a wealthy family for such a long time, and I have eaten some delicacies from the mountains and seas, but I have never tasted sausages made with this special method!"
Cheng Wenwen smiled, of course, this is sausage made in modern times, of course it didn’t exist in ancient times.
He continued to ask: "Miss, what secret recipes do you use to make them?"
Cheng Wenwen's spices were all mixed together, and He couldn't tell what they were at all.
The two little girls were also very curious and leaned their ears to listen.
Cheng Wenwen didn't hide her secrets and said directly: "Just some onions, ginger, garlic, star anise, cinnamon, chili, and five-spice powder..."
There were so many spices that even if Cheng Wenwen told them, they couldn't remember them.
He said: "I know about onions, ginger, and garlic, but aren't these star anise, peppercorns, cinnamon, and other medicines? There are other things that I have never heard of."
Cheng Wenwen thought to herself that these spices were treasures that she had collected for more than ten years in ancient times. There were not all species in ancient times, so it took her a long time to find these.
Fortunately, the bandits didn't take a fancy to the bottles and cans she brought, otherwise she would really have nothing.
After several people had a satisfying meal, they packed up the remaining sausages. The weather was not hot, so storing them for a day or two was not a problem.
Cheng Wenwen immediately said: "Mother He, when our barbecue grill arrives, we will go out to set up a street stall together!"
He was worried: "Miss, do you really want to set up a street stall?"
"Of course it's true. How can it be fake after everything is done?" Cheng Wenwen said again: "But my injury is not healed yet and I can't go out. I can only let you and Pei'er try it first!"
Pei'er had never set up a stall in public before, so she asked again: "But Miss, where should we set up a stall?"
Cheng Wenwen thought for a moment and said, "Of course it's in front of the school! There's a lot of traffic!"
He was confused: "School? Where is it?"
Cheng Wenwen, who had made a slip of the tongue, immediately changed her words: "It's right at the entrance of the academy. After school comes home in the afternoon, the students come out from studying and are very hungry. When they smell such fragrant grilled sausage, they naturally want to buy one."
Pei'er said: "That's right! Miss is so smart! Such fragrant grilled sausages will definitely be sold out in no time!"
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