After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

Chapter 206: Two Earths Separated, Closely Connected

"Hmm...it smells so good. It's delicious. It has a light medicinal flavor, but it's not too strong. It's just the right amount to eliminate the greasy smell of the chicken. Huanxi, how did you find this food tonic recipe?"

"I read it in a book. These herbs all have the effect of replenishing qi and blood. Cooking them together will definitely be effective." She took a sip of the soup and continued:

"Does our Jinyang Dynasty have any other food supplement recipes? I've also learned a lot of recipes for medicinal foods. Maybe I can make a name for myself later."

Zi Dieyi: "There's a restaurant in the capital called Kangshanxuan. I heard it was opened by a retired imperial chef. They specialize in medicinal cuisine and believe in nourishing and maintaining health."

Huanxi noticed that this guy actually sat there and drank several bowls without saying a word.

“The price shouldn’t be low…”

"Of course. Any dish here starts at a few taels of silver. People who eat there are either rich or noble, so they don't care about that little bit of money."

Huanxi pouted. In the capital, if a brick fell from the sky, it would surely hit two officials. Not to mention the first and second rank officials, there were even more small officials below them.

How can they still be short of money?

Some people are born to be Romans, while others are born to be cattle and horses.

"I went there once when I went to Beijing before, but I felt that the taste was not as good as the one cooked by Sister Huanxi. The dishes cooked by Sister Huanxi all have the taste of home."

It seems a bit unreasonable to spend a lot of money to go out and have fun, and then go to a luxury restaurant and pay a high price to eat the taste of home.

However, this also reminded her that when the farm stay opens, she needs to prepare the dishes carefully so that the guests will have an appetite.

At that time, I will also go to the ceramic factory to make some special bowls and plates for my own home.

At this time, small snowflakes began to fall outside the house. After a while, fine snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

It's snowing again. It has been more than a month since Xu Qingzhao left home when it snowed last time. I wonder what will happen this time.

Drinking warm chicken soup and watching the snowflakes outside getting bigger and bigger, apart from feeling a little lonely, it also has its own unique flavor.

Qing Zhao, is it snowing in the capital? Are you okay?

-

Capital

Yangxin Palace Side Hall

Xu Qingzhao lay on the couch, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

She was the only one in the empty side hall, with two maids guarding outside and some guards with swords in the distance, surrounding the place tightly.

To put it nicely, they were afraid that she would be assassinated if she left the palace, but in the end, she was still placed under house arrest in the palace.

This result was within the plan of her and the Fourth Prince.

Thinking of the fourth prince Chu Shen, when she left the capital to travel, he was just a crybaby, but now he can stand on his own. It is said that the emperor has arranged for him to marry the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Shen and the daughter of a military commander to be his concubine.

Grand Tutor Shen held a high position among the highest officials, his students and disciples spread across the land. He came from a family of upright officials, without real power. However, countless of his students entered the government, and many high-ranking officials of the second and third ranks in the court had received guidance from this great scholar.

It was also said that the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Shen was well-educated, dignified, virtuous, learned, and intelligent. It was obvious that the emperor had deeper motives in choosing this woman for the fourth son.

When she returned to the capital, she saw huge changes. She had been wandering around for six years, and she had almost forgotten what her "home" in the capital looked like.

Chu Shen took her back to the mansion in a carriage and deliberately took a detour to the old street of Xu's mansion.

The street was still the same street, exactly the same street as she remembered. The rice cake shop at the corner of the street was still open, but the plaque hanging on the door of the former Xu Mansion no longer had the words "Xu Mansion" on it.

The bowl of soup that the emperor gave her during the day...

Lotus seeds, pity the seeds.

This Ming Zhaoyi...will...

She hadn't seen her parents since that trip, and she'd done some research, but they were both dead.

As for how he died, it is possible that he was executed by Emperor Jinyang or committed suicide. In any case, there is no news of him being beheaded.

If her mother were still alive, she would be almost fifty years old now.

The Emperor of Jinyang was forty-seven years old this year, in the prime of his life. His harem was already full, but he had no empress.

The queen died of illness less than two years after he ascended the throne, and he never appointed a new queen after that.

All of this was like a huge invisible spider web that stuck her tightly to the web and prevented her from escaping.

What happened back then was shrouded in mystery. She didn't want to delve into it, but it tormented her nerves every late night.

At this time, I heard the whispers of the little maid guarding the door outside.

"It's snowing."

"What a heavy snow! It's so cold."

Is it snowing? She stood up, put on her cloak, opened the door and saw that snowflakes like goose feathers were indeed falling outside.

She recalled the time she left Huanxi's side, when the snow had been falling for several nights. She took out the folded piece of cloth from her body. The bloody words written by Huanxi had begun to turn black.

This silly girl, she bleeds so much blood at once. Isn't she afraid that she will run out of blood and return to heaven one day?

She was in the capital, she was at home. At the same time, they watched the snowflakes drifting down from the dark sky. No words were needed; they understood everything in their hearts.

-

next morning

"Oh, is Mr. Huang here? Why is there one less chicken in our house?"

"Sister, what is Master Huang?"

"It's a weasel. That thing steals chickens every winter. Xia He, slow down. Let's fix this chicken coop today, otherwise more and more chickens will be lost later."

"Hey, here we come."

When Huanxi woke up, she heard Chunliu and her sister whispering in the backyard. When she listened carefully, she was a little amused.

After explaining to the two of them, Chunliu stuck out her tongue, realizing that she had said the wrong thing.

Pang Biaotou went back after breakfast. Huanxi kept Hongying because she was going to the town to pay New Year's tributes in two days and she could help him look at some things.

The first, needless to say, was the Pang family. The second was the grain merchant Chen family. Young Master Chen, though a bit of a slacker, was a good person and a good friend. The third was Wenchuntang. That master and disciple were the second wave of kind people I met in ancient times, and they were also my indispensable partners in my journey to where I am today.

It is reasonable to go to all three of these.

But you have to think carefully about what you choose.

The Pang family's escorts are often away from home, so we need to send some medicinal herbs that can repel insects and detoxify, preferably in large quantities...

Hey~

She actually had it, the golden tips of cypress that she cut when she first went to the Wailing Cliff.

After bringing it back and drying it, it has been stored in the warehouse. That one is the most suitable for making insect repellent bags.

After finding out how many escorts there were in their escort company, Huanxi packed all the cypress wood in.

This alone is not enough, it's too monotonous.

So she went to the warehouse and packed up all the medicinal herbs that she had dug up in large quantities.

Finally, he gave me two of the Seven Soul Grass seeds he had collected from the cliffs on the top of the mountain. After putting them in a small box, their value soared several times.

Since someone at Pang's Escort Agency can make an antidote using the Seven Soul Grass, they'll definitely recognize this thing. When the time comes, tell Hongying not to tell anyone else, and everything will be fine.

If you don't pay attention, the Pang family's New Year's goods will almost fill up the entire carriage.

And the Chen family hasn't been counted yet...

(It’s a new January! I wish you all happiness and prosperity in the new month.)