"The girls, they're back." Ah Ling said with a smile.

  "Is the girl really brewing wine?" Ah Yuan wondered, thinking it was just an excuse, but when she saw the girl looking outside, she knew it was true.

  "Is there still a fake one? I haven't done it for many years and may not succeed." Ye Zao smiled.

  This rice wine was brewed by her in her previous life.

  Xiao Shunzi came in person, accompanied by two eunuchs, bringing glutinous rice and wine yeast.

  "Trouble you to come in person, I'm just messing around." Ye Zao smiled.

  "The young lady wants to make some wine, it's better if she makes it herself and drinks it comfortably. Just focus on making it, if it fails, I'll find someone to ask how to do it." In the kitchen, most of the chefs are good at making northern dishes, this glutinous rice wine is a southern thing, so there really isn't anyone who knows how to make it.

  Although this girl's ancestral home is in the north, her mother has been stationed in the south for over a decade, so I guess she learned it back then.

  After seeing Xiao Shunzi off, Ye Zao told Ah Yuan how to make glutinous rice wine.

  Glutinous rice needs to be soaked for a long time and can't be cooked at the moment.

  The jar is ready, just soak the glutinous rice well and it will be fine when I come back tomorrow.

  After finishing drumming, Ah Yuan brought something from the kitchen and said with a smile: "Miss, have some food."

  Ye Zao burst out laughing: "You've even made this? From now on, there's no need to go to the dining hall, we can just make it ourselves."

  It's papaya milk.

  Also what Ye Zao thought of, this thing is not a good thing nowadays, it's cheap stuff, how to say...

  Some places produce too much, and the excess is used to feed pigs... cough cough.

  After thinking about it, a watermelon costs over 10 yuan in later generations, and Ye Zao feels heartache.

  "This is a great thing, whitening, removing moisture, and making it with milk, plus peach gum, is a beauty holy product!"

  "This bowl of stewed cow's milk, wood melon and peach gum paste, Ye Zao smiled and said: "Wood melons are toxic to the human body, but not severe, so you can't eat too much. Remember for me, five a month is enough."

  "What? Poisonous? Then don't eat it!" A Yuan was startled.

  "It's okay, too much of it is toxic, but in moderation, it has its benefits." Ye Zao took a sip and narrowed his eyes.

  "The girl understands a lot, it must be from reading books." Ah Ling admired.

  Ye Zao glanced at her, this little girl's admiration was over the top...

  "Miss, it's almost time for lunch to be served. Today is a festival, so there will definitely be many dishes. What else would you like to eat?" asked Ah Yuan.

  The girl was just at the age of growing up, and she ate a bit more, so eating a bowl of soup before meals didn't matter at all.

  "I don't care, whatever is fine, let's just eat together today." Ye Zao said with a smile.

  She can't eat with all the girls every time, but Ah Yuan and Ah Ling are different.

  The two girls hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

  Generally speaking, the maidservant who takes care of the concubine eats at the same table as the concubine and it's no big deal.

  Lunch was still done with great care in the dining room.

  One steamed perch, one eight-treasures duck, one chicken soup, and four hot dishes, two meat and two vegetarian. Specifically: Four Happiness Balls, Jade Belt Shrimp, Braised Spring Bamboo Shoots, Red-Braised Mushrooms. Four cold dishes, two meat and two vegetarian, specifically: Cold-Dressed Dragon Beard Lettuce, Cold-Dressed Cucumber Strips, Cold-Dressed Beef, Cold-Dressed Pig's Ears. One thick soup is Crab Roe Fish Maw Thick Soup. Main courses include rice, mantou, sesame seed cake. There are also four desserts: Almond Jelly, Red Bean Cake, Wish-Granting Cake, Milk Tofu.

  Several people came into the dining room, and dish after dish was placed on the table. Ye Zao watched with a smile on his face, but in his heart, he let out a sigh of relief.

  Last year's Golden Week, she had already served Fourth Master...

  But this treatment is far from being as good as it is today.

  What did she get during lunch on Golden Week last year?

  Two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, two cold dishes, plus a braised pork ribs.

  That's extremely good treatment.

  "It's a holiday today, thanks for your hard work, come on, A Yuan." Ye Zao said with a smile.

  A-Yuan had long since cleverly packed a small bundle and handed it to the leading eunuch, who was not Xiao Shunzi.

  That eunuch secretly pinched his nose and smiled to himself, thinking that it's true what they say about Miss Ye being generous.

  After seeing them off, Ye Zao looked at the table of delicacies and smiled: "Fortunately, this year's pampering wasn't in vain."

  Good dishes are not necessarily valued, it also depends on what dishes are given to you. For example, this meal today, steamed perch, eight-treasure duck, chicken soup, and that thick soup is extra. It shouldn't have been there originally. Especially that crab roe fish fin soup, that's a rare thing. Can't easily be seen. Cold dishes and hot dishes are not casually paired, they're all good dishes on the Manchu banquet table, big dishes.

  What if I don't get those four desserts?

  This is the kindness of the imperial kitchen and also the favor of Ye Zao.

  Again, it's a formidable woman. Once she enters the imperial harem where the emperor holds absolute power, no matter how capable or cunning she is, in the end, she still has to rely on that man's favor.

  He is willing to stay for another day, and everything will be fine everywhere.

  Suppose Ye Zao hasn't seen Fourth Master for several months, what will happen with this table today?

  It goes without saying.

  "What a wonderful day, but your words make me sad." A-Yuan's eyes turned red.

  She remembered that when she was a young girl on the farm, she had almost lost her life. Now it could be said that she had survived a great calamity and would surely have good fortune in the future.

  "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's eat!" Ye Zao smiled and sat down, giving the eight-treasure duck and chicken soup to the outsiders.

  The three of them can't finish this much food.

  Inside and out, it's all joyful voices and laughter.

  Apart from Ye Zao's place having a good view, it's either Song Gege's or Geng Gege's.

  However, unbeknownst to each other, Song Gege and Ye Zao are about the same. There's just one more dish.

  But now she is a mother, which adds another dish... also slapping her own face, only she doesn't know it.

  Geng Geng Na, although the child is gone, Fourth Master takes care of her, and the kitchen naturally won't bully her. Although it's not as good as Ye Zao's place, it's still quite good.

  The remaining Yun Gege, after all, is also a person from Zhengyuan, and there are eight dishes, it's a festival.

  Forget about Wu Ge, let's talk about the eight dishes, but the quality...

  And being locked up like Gao Yuanyuan, there was no treatment at all.

  As for the other concubines, let's just say that Mistress Xu was still in her confinement period after giving birth.

  The Zhāng and Cháng families were treated as usual, only with slightly better dishes.

  It doesn't matter whether Li is favored or not, at least for now, the kitchen won't neglect the food and drink of the young masters just because of Li's favor.

  After lunch and a long rest, Ye Zao got up: "It's time to dress up. There shouldn't be any trouble today."

  Gao's family has fallen, Wu Gege is injured, and Yun's family doesn't like to talk about it. It seems that today will be a good day.

  "The girl is not afraid of things." Ah Ling smiled.

  "Being afraid or not is one thing, someone making trouble is another thing altogether." Ye Zao also laughed.