Chapter 4, Silver Opens the Way (Part 2)
Money is the most useful thing in any era.
The chicken soup that Yao Jiaxin called for appeared on her dining table during lunch. A purple clay cup with a capacity of about one liter was radiating white and thick white chicken soup, decorated with bright red wolfberry and green green green onion. Five or six pieces of Codonopsis and a few slices of old ginger were added.
Needless to say, the efficacy of wolfberry is to nourish the liver and improve eyesight, replenish blood and calm the mind, and is the most warm and tonic. Codonopsis can strengthen the spleen and lungs, nourish blood and produce fluid, and is excellent in treating deficiency symptoms, and can even replace ginseng. Yao Jiaxin thought that although there is no use of too expensive things, the body is too weak. If ginseng tablets are used, it will cause deficiency and no replenishment.
Su Yu put a bowl of chicken soup for her and said with a smile: "I told Master Tang that your throat has not yet been cured, so Master Tang deliberately added a few white nuts, saying that it was to relieve phlegm and relieve cough."
Yao Jiaxin took a sip of chicken soup, and there was indeed a faint bitter ginkgo flavor inside, but it did not affect the taste of the chicken soup. "This master soup is a good master of soup."
Su Yu whispered, "If the young master wants to eat such good soup from time to time, he will probably have to seal ten taels of silver for Eunuch Tang every month."
Ten taels a month, that's not too expensive.
But if you change the former master, how can you be willing to spend half of your monthly salary to pay for the small kitchen in Xianfu Palace?
Yao Jiaxin drank the fragrant and delicious chicken soup and said leisurely: "As the saying goes, medicine is worse than food tonic."
Today, not only this cup of chicken soup is cooked well, but the dishes are doubled compared to breakfast. Both meat and vegetables are cooked very well. Yao Jiaxin has a big appetite and drank two bowls of chicken soup alone, but still half of them are left.
If you can't finish it, you can't waste it. As usual, you will be rewarded with Su Yu, Danyun, Yangyu and Xiaoliu.
Yao Jiaxin's food level has improved, so the people below naturally enjoy a lot, and they all are happy.
Su Yu served her hand and reported: "My master, the winter materials have been delivered, there are four pieces of fur green cloth, two pieces of koryo cloth, two pieces of plain satin, and one piece of cloud satin, but... only five pieces of Ula mink fur were given." Su Yu showed a bit of bitterness, "The people in the satin warehouse said that mink fur paid less tribute this year than in previous years, so..."
Yao Jiaxin knew as soon as she heard this, she was denied again. She was an out of favor with a sick, weak, and elderly nobleman. It was very common for her to encounter such a thing.
Nongyun was young and couldn't help but whisper: "I gave eight pieces last year at least! The things with red and white in the satin library are getting more and more arrogant!"
Su Yu sighed, "My master, the five marten furs are indeed a little less, at most they can only make a dress."
Yao Jiaxin glanced at the 80% new smoke-green cloud satin fabric double-breasted outer skirt hanging on the shelf. This is a long style, which can hang to the ankles. The fur on the edge is quite good, and the fur is dense and fluffy. The ancient fur coats were all made of fur, with only a little exposed on the collar and the edges of the collar. Generally, the best part of the fur is exposed - called it Fenghai.
"Do you plan to wear this old clothes to attend the New Year's Eve banquet this year?" Su Yu was a little disbelief.
Yao Jiaxin said lightly: "I don't plan to attend." - What should I do when I go out and do it in a cold winter night? It's better to stay in my side palace to recuperate.
Su Yu nodded: "It's okay if you don't go out. Your body is still weak and you can't withstand the cold wind outside." After a pause, she said again: "Miss Mao Concubine worships Buddha all year round, and I want to be able to be harmonious."
Nongyun hurriedly said, "Even so, the little master should make a new dress. The servant looked at the cloud satin with a very good color."
Yao Jiaxin thought of her current ghost appearance and was really not interested in making new clothes. But then she thought that the doctor Zhou, who had cured her illness, was sent by Maopin, and she wanted to ask for a New Year's Eve banquet, so Maopin had to ask for something to do.
Then he said, "Su Yu, you go to the satin warehouse for the money and get a few marten furs. At least you have to get a cloak."
Su Yu just thought that the little master was moved by Danyun and wanted to make new clothes this winter, so she hurried to do the job.
"Wait!" Seeing Su Yu was about to retreat, Yao Jiaxin hurriedly said, "There is still charcoal, I think it's not enough. Take Yangyu and Xiao Liuzi and exchange it for some good charcoal."
There was only one charcoal basin burned in the room, which was too cold. If this continues, if you accidentally get a cold again.
For example, there were originally five kilograms of red charcoal and twenty-five kilograms of black charcoal every day. Among them, red charcoal has the best quality and the most resistant to burning, while black charcoal is inevitably smoked and is not resistant to burning.
If my house is so cold, it must be that the charcoal case has been deducted a lot.
Su Yu felt a little painful, but she didn't dare to refute directly. She thought about it and said, "It's better for me to get more black charcoal, which can be used as well."
Yao Jiaxin understood Su Yu’s meaning, black charcoal is cheap!
Su Yu whispered: "Make some dry and neat black charcoal and burn a basin outside. When the smoke is small, then bring the charcoal basin in. It will not smoke you, Master."
Yao Jiaxin really didn't expect this, "But this job is dirty and tedious..." Every time I burn a basin, I have to go outside to make a trip, and I will get burned if I accidentally...
Su Yu was even moved, "I know that my master feels sorry for us, but this charcoal burning job is really nothing."
Yes, in the palace, how many masters would treat the palace maids and eunuchs as humans?
Yao Jiaxin sighed and said, "I remember there were four pieces of fur and green cloth. I would like to add two taels of silver to each of you to buy some cotton and make a new suit for each of you." Her palace ladies were very thin, and the young Xiao Liuzi and Nongyun had frostbite on their hands, which was also unbearable.
As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them knelt all over the ground, their eyes were red, and Su Yu's eyes were wet: "Little Master..."
Yao Jiaxin couldn't see such a scene the most, so she waved her hand: "For my illness these days, you have been worried and hard-working, and now my health has improved. It is also the credit for your loyal service. I should reward you with the merits."
Then he said without hesitation: "Okay, hurry up and go and do the job! I'm still waiting to add charcoal to keep warm!"
Su Yu hurriedly wiped away her tears and kowtowed, "I'm going now!"
As night falls, the cold wind whistles outside the hall. You will know that it must be cold.
Thanks to the newly obtained black charcoal, I brought it in a pot with a hot pot. In a short while, the dormitory became much hotter.
The dinner was filled with lotus seeds, yam, mutton soup. Yao Jiaxin's belly was warm. Su Yu made another cup of wolfberry tea for her. Yao Jiaxin held it in her hand and drank it slowly. The wolfberry was prescribed by Dr. Zhou. Because Xie Yin was generous, Dr. Zhou also reciprocated her and asked to catch two taels of wolfberry and sent it, saying that she was drinking it as a tea drink on weekdays.
Seeing that there were no one else around, Su Yu whispered: "My master, if this continues, the money will not last for a few months." This is included in the monthly salary of the master. Although Su Yu didn't know how much private money his master still had, he didn't think it would be too much. Otherwise, the master wouldn't have lived so frugal in the years from Prince Yong's mansion to the palace. After a while, his master became more and more willing to spend money.
Yao Jiaxin laughed in her heart. Su Yu felt sorry for her money, so she said, "I have lived too frugal over the years. Just don't worry, I still have a lot of physical strength and will not be able to live in vain."
Chapter completed!