Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 82

The old man went back to his study room, but after rummaging, he only found previous year’s tea – although it was very good, it was brought from the capital a few months ago, and it was preserved all the way to the present. It was also that the old man didn’t usually pay attention to enjoyment, so he drank it all the time.

To say that there must be new tea in the house, it went without saying that it must be with the selfish Second Master Wen.

Second Master Wen also had a study room in the front yard. The old man took the key and went to his second son’s study room by himself, and found a pot of new tea with a fragrant smell.

When the old man was looking for tea, Gu Yin found brown sugar and sweet potato flour in the kitchen.

She first boiled brown sugar with water, poured in the sweet potato flour, and stirred while pouring. When it was not hot, she poured out the paste and kneaded it into a smooth dough. After kneading until the surface was smooth, she rolled it into a long strip, cut it into small pieces, and rolled it into a ball.

Gu Yin poured tea leaves into the pot and stir-fried them with sugar. When the sugar was scrambled and the tea leaves turned brown, she poured boiling water and stirred, then added milk, and after boiling, filtered the tea leaves out.

She poured the milk tea, put in the sweet potato balls, and a simple cup of sweet potato bubble tea was ready.

The milk jelly that she made the previous day had a milky smell. Gu Yin thought that the processing method of milk at that time was different from that of modern times, and she already wanted to try adding tea to remove the strong smell.

She was just experimenting with it.

The hot milk tea was in hand, the milk was fresh, and the tea leaves were very good when she smelled it. The milk fragrance was mixed with the tea fragrance. It was fragrant and strong.

Gu Yin presented it to the old man first, and the old man let them all have a taste. Everyone in the kitchen had a share, and Chef Xu also got a big bowl. Then he put the pearls at the bottom of the bowl into his mouth, and chewed it. It was a fragrant thing to eat.

After drinking the milk tea, Gu Yin also squinted her eyes comfortably, and muttered in her heart, “It’s a pity that there is no tapioca flour. The pearls made from this sweet potato flour are still a little different. But it’s really delicious!”

Old Master Wen sipped it, and when Gu Yin and Chef Xu had finished drinking it, the old man said, “This doesn’t count! I’ve heard of this milk tea, and that’s what nomads outside the border drink.”

Before Gu Yin could speak, Chef Xu murmured in a low voice, “I’ve also tried the milk tea outside the border, and it’s different from the one made by the little chef.”

On the contrary, Gu Yin was not annoyed and said with a smile, “It’s okay, then I’ll make another one.”

She said that she wanted chili, bamboo sticks, cumin powder, fennel, pork belly, chicken, etc.

At that time, although spices such as cumin, pepper, and fennel had been introduced in the middle age, there was no large-scale planting in the country, so the price was high.

When Gu Yin set up a stall, in order to take care of the tastes of different customers, she let customers add vinegar or minced garlic according to their tastes. She could not afford to add things like chili.

Wen’s family’s bag of chili was given by a friend of Old Master Wen.

“There are people selling spices at the gatherings in the new year, but the price…” Chef Xu looked at Mr. Wen with his small eyes.

Mr. Wen was also generous, and immediately weighed his purse, “Chef Xu, lead the way, let’s go buy it now.”

The group of three, plus Old Master Wen’s servant, immediately left the house.

When they walked to the gate, they met the second housekeeper who was observing the work at the gate.

Across the distance, Gu Yin began to greet him enthusiastically by calling, “Second Housekeeper!”

The second housekeeper was actually very smart, and he had to turn around to check when he heard a noise in the house.

Hearing Gu Yin’s shout, he changed his mind, first turned a deaf ear and blocked the road, and then deliberately scolded the servant who was sweeping at the door, “Any cats and dogs can come to the door. Don’t look back and be smashed by some cat or dog!”

Gu Yin felt embarrassed when she heard it, but fortunately, it didn’t take long for Old Master Wen to raise his leg high and kick the second housekeeper’s butt.

The second housekeeper was still wearing those soft satin shoes and staggered and slipped.

That time he didn’t fall, but while screaming and hugging the big pillar in front of the house, he looked more ridiculous.

“Okay you little cook!” The second housekeeper gritted his teeth while staring at the snickering servant.

Gu Yin endured a smile and said, “I didn’t kick you!”

“That could be…” The second housekeeper turned his head and saw the dark-faced old man.

He was surprised, afraid, and regretful, and his expression in the blink of an eye was brilliant.

“Things that don’t have eyes!” Old Master Wen snorted coldly and walked away with his hands behind his back.

Gu Yin smiled and said, “Second Housekeeper, I have already reminded you, but it’s not good to be so oblivious to the road. Look, you have fallen twice in just two days. Be more careful next time.”

Then, without waiting for the second housekeeper to react, Gu Yin followed the old man briskly.

Chef Xu led the way, and the group of four went to the most lively gathering in town.