lcionline Chapter 430 Small Pancakes
Chapter 430 Small Pancakes
The heater in Jiang Shangxian's room was still on, so it was still warm when they went in. Yingzi took Yanxia to get snacks and oranges. Jiang Shangxian and Li Xueyan helped each other take off their cloaks, and the two girls held hands and sat cross-legged on the bamboo bed.
"What's up?" Li Xueyan admired the nails she had painted herself the night before after begging the Princess of Jiangxia County. "Look, the color looks good this time, doesn't it? You should paint your own too. It's a festive color for the New Year, and it will look good with clothes too."
"I won't dye it. I have to cook every day and I don't know how many times I wash my hands. If I dye them, they will come off in a few days."
Jiang Shangxian was actually a little tempted, but she still preferred cooking, so she had no choice but to not get involved.
"Then remember to dye your nails when you go to Qinghe at the beginning of the new year. It's okay to do it at other times, but you have to dye your nails when you get married, right?" Li Xueyan urged her. Sisters should dye their nails together!
"Yes! I'll ask my aunt to help me then!"
Jiang Shangxian nodded, and Yingzi and Yanxia came in with some snacks, filling up a low table.
Li Xueyan hadn't eaten much that morning because she was angry with her father-in-law. Seeing these things, her appetite was whetted. She grabbed a small scallion and pork pancake that was no bigger than a woman's palm and bit off half of it in one gulp. While mumbling to Yanxia, she said, "This is good. Let's take some back later."
These scones were made last night. Cui Bianxu took all the pies from the previous night away, and no one except the cunning Old Fan had a chance to taste them.
Jiang Shangxian was thinking about making some pancakes.
This kind of small pancake is baked in the oven. The crust on the side facing the oven is thicker and slightly hard, while the crust on the other side is thinner and softer.
Because it is baked, it will not be greasy when you eat it with your hands. Although it does not ooze out gravy like a pie when you take a bite, the filling inside is very juicy, moist and chewy, and it is so delicious that you can't stop eating it.
After rejecting the Jiang family's wild request for eight different fillings, Xiao Jiang made his own decision and came up with two flavors: pork with green onions and pork with pickled mustard greens.
Lao Fan alone came up with three flavors!
It is distinguished by black and white sesame seeds. It has just been out of the pot and is now delicious.
Jiang Shangxian took two, handed one to Yanxia, and stuffed the other into Yingzi's mouth, who was already impatient. "Yingzi, go with Yanxia and pack the snacks, New Year's goods, and these cakes I prepared for Wuniang, and bring them back to her later."
Yanxia took the pancake and thanked him, then glanced at her own Wu Niang. She saw that her eyes were narrowed with joy after hearing this, and she stuffed the rest of the pancake into her mouth. With puffed cheeks, she hugged Jiang Shangxian's arm and acted coquettishly, then went out with Yingzi.
She could see that Miss Jiang had something to say to her Fifth Lady.
As soon as they left, Jiang Shangxian pulled Li Xueyan off his arm, put his hands on his knees, straightened his waist and said seriously: "Sit down, I have something to ask you."
"Hahahaha, are you going to interrogate me? You've learned bad habits from Cui Yi!"
Li Xueyan couldn't help laughing when she saw her like this. She pinched another pickled mustard greens and meat pancake and was about to stuff it into her mouth: "Ask, ask."
"How are things going between you and Zhao Shan?" Xiao Jiang felt that he should first ask about the progress of his sister's relationship before he could figure out how to proceed with this matter.
Unexpectedly, Li Xueyan, who was so talkative just now, choked up after hearing these words. She kept coughing and it took a while for her to recover. Her little face was red and her eyes were wandering around. She was very embarrassed: "There is no such thing as this or that. It's just like that..."
"What? Please speak more carefully!" Xiao Jiang gently pushed her and urged her to speak faster. He was a little unsure. Look at her shy little expression. It seems that they are in a good relationship, right?
Li Xueyan was so embarrassed that she even put down the pancake, covered her face with a handkerchief, and leaned on the pillow, looking away, not daring to look her in the eye: "What could it be? They've been so busy lately, busy writing Spring Festival couplets."
She hasn't seen Zhao Shan for some time.
The Jixian Hall is a central agency. There is also a similar one called Hongwenguan. The former is responsible for collecting classics, compiling, proofreading and arranging them.
The latter, in addition to proofreading books and participating in the discussion of court systems and etiquette, was also a place for the Pope's relatives and children of meritorious officials to study, much like the aristocratic schools of the Tang Dynasty.
The Jixian Hall is a formal official institution, and many senior officials in it also hold positions in the Jixian Hall, and they all have serious work to do.
It is Zhao Shan and a few other young people who are doing these jobs seriously. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, they are also very busy. At the end of the year, no matter whether the top leaders and other leaders have time to read it or not, they have to do the year-end summary and write Spring Festival couplets for all the civil and military officials in the court!
These Spring Festival couplets were distributed as a year-end benefit. Zhao Shan and his friends were so busy that they had to write them as soon as they opened their eyes every day. They had no time to care about love.
Jiang Shangxian had heard of all this, and when Li Xueyan mentioned it, he remembered it. Since he was working, there was nothing he could do, so he said, "There are always seven days off during the Chinese New Year. Is he going back to his hometown this year?"
"No reply~" Li Xueyan covered half of her face with a handkerchief, her eyes curved with a smile.
This is obviously happening!
Jiang Shangxian immediately asked, "Did he ask you out?"
"Yeah~" Li Xueyan responded from her throat, the blush on her face would not fade away, she looked like a little girl in love.
Seeing this, Jiang Shangxian breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. When the time comes, you must remember to tell him to tell his family about this as soon as possible. No, as soon as the spring snow melts, send a letter home and quickly finalize the marriage!"
Li Xueyan's face was as red as the iron brand in the charcoal basin in Wang Leisheng's torture chamber. She threw the handkerchief in her hand directly into Jiang Shangxian's arms: "What marriage or no marriage? Aren't you ashamed?"
"Oh! My great aunt!"
Jiang Shangxian tucked the handkerchief into his arms and lay down beside her, resting his head on her shoulder and whispering in her ear: "You'll be fourteen after the New Year, right? It's almost time. Let's settle the marriage first. Getting married in two years will be perfect. We can't put it off any longer!"
Li Xueyan's heart was moved by these words. She hesitated and finally turned her head: "But how can a woman speak first in this matter?"
Ouch~
The situation is urgent, who will speak first?
Is it time to worry about who speaks first?
"Think about it, Zhao Shanke will be 21 after the New Year. How can the Tianshui Zhao family not be anxious? If he doesn't write home, and his father and mother arrange a marriage for him directly, what are you going to do?!"