Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 120 Big Small Kitchen

Before dinner time, Xuan Ge'er and Li Wansheng came back.

Looking at his sister whom he hadn't seen for several years, Brother Xuan's eyes were red. His sister had grown taller, but... she was also much darker. But as long as she was still his sister, it was fine. She was Huang Zixuan's sister, so what if she was a little darker?

I bowed deeply to Huang Ye. All my words were expressed in this bow. I, Li, was so lucky to meet such a noble lady as Miss.

Huang Ye pulled him: "We are not strangers, don't be so pretentious, let's have dinner together later, and then we can talk properly."

I felt a little nervous. In the past, if he didn't go home late and stayed in the mansion to eat, the servants would bring the food to his room in the mansion. This was his first time to eat with this family, and he didn't know if he would appear to be embarrassed.

When they got to the dinner table, his doubts were dispelled. The Huang family did not have the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. Everyone at the table was talking and laughing, and it was very lively. Especially Hong Ge'er, who talked a lot. He also relaxed and behaved very politely, which made the old man very satisfied.

After dinner, Huang Ye and a few others went to the old man's study. The lights were on in the study, and it was large enough so that several people could sit down without feeling crowded.

"Grandfather wants you to give it a try with your elder brother. What do you think?" Huang Ye asked Wansheng.

"The teacher at the academy also wants me to try, and I'll listen to the young lady." I feel that the young lady has extraordinary wisdom, and it will be right to listen to her.

"I also want you to leave. You are different from your elder brother. As long as you get a rank, our Huang family, the Li family, and your in-laws will all be your helpers. With their support, your future will be much easier."

Huang Ye spoke frankly, saying that his grandfather really helped him a lot. Unlike his elder brother, he had to spend a few years in the Hanlin Academy even after graduating from high school.

"Then I will take part in the imperial examination this year." Like Xuan Ge'er, he also won the title of Juren in the provincial examination last year, but his position was not as high as Xuan Ge'er, so he had not planned to take part this year.

"Mother..." He was referring to Madam Li. She did not quite agree and thought this matter was too hasty. She hoped that I could calm down and strive to pass the next examination in one fell swoop.

"I'll talk to your mother." The old man took the responsibility.

"There is still about one and a half months left, you guys have to keep working hard." Huang Ye held the hands of his eldest brother Huang Ye Wansheng, and the three of them held their hands tightly together: "I believe in you, keep going!"

The two boys blushed and were extremely excited: "We will do our best." Huang Ye had explained to them the meaning of "cheer" as early as the last time he came back.

"And you." Huang Ye was not polite to his second brother, "How long do you plan to spend on the provincial examination?"

Hong Ge'er scratched his head embarrassedly: "I still need to practice martial arts. Next time, I will definitely pass the exam..."

Everyone in the room laughed. In fact, they were just talking. He was the second son and no one forced him to take the imperial examination. Now he just had to complete his studies and it was up to him what path he wanted to take in the future.

"I will go to your mother tomorrow and tell her about this. You just need to concentrate on preparing for the exam." The old man looked at the young man lovingly. The more he looked at this child, the more satisfied he was.

The kitchen renovation of Furong Garden is proceeding in full swing. The drawings designed by Huang Ye are easy to understand, so they were built quickly. The house was completed in two days. What remains is the design of the kitchen stove and the chopping board for cooking.

That stove was different from other stoves. There were only two large iron pots, one big and one small, on the stove. In the middle was a big chimney. In front of the chimney was a large clay pot buried. As long as one of the pots was burning, there would be hot water inside.

The big iron pot was specially found by Huang Ye and Qingyuer in the market. Ordinary families could not afford it. Only large restaurants could use it to steam dishes at large banquets.

And the chopping board is twice as big as that of an ordinary family. The windows are also very large, facing the chopping board directly, making the whole kitchen bright.

After the kitchen was built, everyone in the mansion, including the old man and the old lady, came to see it in amazement; they had never seen such a big kitchen.

Next is Huang Ye's home turf. Early in the morning, she asked Uncle Chen to buy back a big fat pig that had been slaughtered by the butcher. This pig is a treasure. With it, there are so many braised dishes that she can't make. Thinking of the braised duck necks and duck wings she had eaten in her previous life, oh, I can't think about it, my saliva is about to flow down. Now, let's start with this braised meat.

In fact, the spices for braised meat were available in this dynasty, but most of them could only be bought in pharmacies. Qingyuer went to many herbal medicine stores in the past few days and finally collected all the spices she wrote on the paper.

Today is the first day that the small kitchen in her yard is officially put into use. She decided to entertain her family in the garden. Although the big fat pig is important, she has a little secret. Today's protagonist, chili, is about to make a shining appearance.