Chu Lian was so angry that she wanted to laugh.

How did He Changdi know that she wasn't a woman?

Was there something carved on her forehead?

This was simply infuriating.

She didn't expect him to say sweet nothings to his new wife, but at least he wouldn't leave her a warning letter. This guy was crazy.

Chu Lian was furious. She waved at Granny Zhong and the other two, "Since my husband sent you, Granny Gui, you can help them settle down."

Huh?

She's letting them go just like that?

Granny Zhong held back the twitch in her mouth and quickly glanced at Chu Lian. She saw that Third Young Madam's face was filled with anger and no other thoughts.

She couldn't help but complain in her heart, 'This isn't right. If this was any other young madam and her husband didn't trust her, she would've suffered a lot. At the very least, she would've gone to her mother-in-law to reason with her and express her grievances.

But this Third Young Madam was just angry?

Should she say that this new grandmother was heartless or too broad-minded? '

"Granny Zhong, please."

Granny Gui knew the reason why Granny Zhong was staying here. Although her tone was polite, her expression was clearly distant.

Granny Zhong could only bow and bend down slightly. She brought Wenqing and Wenlan away with Granny Gui.

Granny Gui arranged for the new Granny Zhong to stay next to her. As for Wenqing and Wenlan, they shared a room with each other like the geese.

Chu Lian's gaze unconsciously fell on Wenqing and Wenlan's backs. Although they walked quickly, they didn't make any sound. Chu Lian furrowed her brows slightly.

Just then, she saw Ming Yan hurriedly run in. Her footsteps were slightly heavy, and Chu Lian's mind lit up. She knew that these two girls were different from the others.

These two maids didn't make any sound when they walked. She had some experience in the modern world and knew that people like this mostly practiced martial arts. Could it be that these two maids were skilled?

Chu Lian put these thoughts aside and prepared to ask Granny Zhong in detail when she saw them.

She looked at Ming Yan and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Ming Yan came in with a small wooden box. "This is a gift from Matriarch and First Grandmother. They said that the ice bowls and crescent cakes made by Third Grandmother are very delicious!"

Chu Lian opened the small wooden box and saw a jade bracelet and a golden hairpin lying inside.

Instantly, his eyes brightened. He was just worried that he didn't have much money, and the Old Matriarch and sister-in-law sent some over.

However, Chu Lian knew that this was only during the special period when He Sanlang had just left. Otherwise, as a junior, making food for an elder was her due filial piety. Why would she receive such a heavy gift in return?

He waved his hand for Fuyan to keep the gift.

With this delay, it was already evening. They hadn't eaten breakfast and lunch, so they were hungry. Thus, Chu Lian led Xiyan and Jing Yan to the small kitchen.

Granny Zhong had just finished cleaning up with Wenqing and Wenlan. As soon as they came out, they saw Chu Lian's slender figure. She looked in the direction Chu Lian had gone and widened her eyes. "Third … Third Mistress went to the small kitchen?"

Wenqing stood on her tiptoes and looked. "Granny, there's only the small kitchen in that direction."

A trace of contempt flashed through Granny Zhong's eyes. She thought disdainfully, 'As expected of someone from the declining Duke of Ying Estate. A matriarch of the household actually went to the kitchen to watch the kitchen maids make food.'

If others didn't know better, they would think that the Young Mistress of Duke Jing 'an's estate was starving!

Chu Lian didn't have the mood to think about what Granny Zhong was thinking. She was very hungry and was in the small kitchen looking for fresh ingredients.

When she saw the bamboo basket on the chopping board, there was a small basket of all kinds of mushrooms. The corners of Chu Lian's lips curved up. She instructed the two geese to start rolling out noodles to stew bone soup. She was preparing to make a pot of delicious mushroom noodles.

Noodles were easy to digest, so it didn't matter even if she ate a lot.

Jing Yan's round face was red from using too much strength to roll out the noodles. She excitedly said to Chu Lian, who was sitting beside her, "Third Young Mistress, I've only ever eaten mushrooms steamed before. I didn't know you could put them in soup too."

Chu Lian was speechless.

So in the past, the nobles of the Great Wu Dynasty ate mushrooms steamed … Who created this weird way of eating?

If she found out, she would beat him to death!

No wonder when she asked the servant in the kitchen earlier, the servant told her that these mushrooms weren't worth much!

They were only brought over to exchange for something new.

Mushrooms were delicious and contained a lot of nutrients. In the modern era, some wild mushrooms could be sold for sky-high prices!

But in the Great Wu Dynasty, no one cared about them …

What a waste of natural resources.

"In a bit, put the mushrooms into the pork bone soup and add some milk. The noodles will taste even better."

"Ah!

Really! "

Jing Yan's round face was even redder from the excitement of the delicious food she was about to eat. The speed at which she rolled the noodles became much faster.

When the mushroom noodles were ready, Chu Lian washed up and went to rest after eating.

An hour later, Granny Gui invited Granny Zhong and the other two to the courtyard for a meal.

Ever since the main kitchen was destroyed, the servants of each courtyard also ate in the small kitchen with their masters. However, they only ate after their masters had finished eating.

As for what to eat every day, the small kitchens in each courtyard arranged for a female chef.

However, the female chef in Songtao Court was obviously just a figurehead because Third Young Mistress didn't like the food the female chef made.

Every day, she would bring her personal servant girls to personally make food. The female chef wasn't willing at first, but after eating Third Young Mistress's food, her attitude immediately changed 180 degrees.

She couldn't wait to stand in front of the small kitchen every day, waiting for Third Young Mistress to come over.

Because they followed Third Young Mistress, all the ranked servant girls and servants in Songtao Court benefited from Chu Lian's cooking every day.

Chu Lian also didn't want to mistreat the servant girls and servants by her side, so she always made them cook more.

Granny Zhong, Granny Gui, and a few other servant girls sat at the same table.

When she was young, she was a second-rank servant girl by Countess Jing 'an's side. Later, after giving birth, she became He Changdi's wet nurse.

She also had two sons. Two years ago, her eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant with twins. She was worried, so she returned to the estate to take care of her daughter-in-law. It was only a few days ago that she accepted He Sanlang's request and rushed back to Count Jing 'an's estate.

Countess Jing 'an was born and raised in a wealthy family. Granny Zhong had followed her to Count Jing' an's estate and had eaten all kinds of delicious food. When she saw the servant girls at the two tables in the living room blushing with excitement, she felt disdain in her heart.

It was just a meal to fill their stomachs. Was it worth being so happy? It wasn't like they were poor commoners who didn't have enough to eat and hadn't tasted meat for months.

As she thought of this, she felt even more disdain for Third Young Mistress's servant. She felt that Third Young Master had made a wise decision to ask her to watch over Third Young Mistress.

She had to watch over such a petty master. Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to Count Jing 'an's estate.

Gui Momo looked coldly at Momo Zhong's expression and guessed that Momo Zhong looked down on their Sixth Miss. She raised the corner of her mouth sarcastically and waved to the several inferior maids standing behind her. "Bring the dishes up."

Jing Yan gulped and couldn't help but say, "Granny, we're having mushroom noodles tonight!

It's this servant's first time eating it. I can't stand the smell. "

Granny Gui glared at Jing Yan.

Granny Zhong, who was sitting across from her, glanced at Granny Gui with disdain.

After a while, the servant girl gently placed the white porcelain bowl of noodles on the table, followed by a few side dishes.

There were crispy pickled cucumbers, fungus mixed with bean curd, and pickled soybeans that tasted just right.

There were white porcelain bowls with noodles surrounding the side dishes. The noodles were half-submerged in a fragrant milky white broth. Mushrooms, sliced chicken leg mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and mushrooms were placed neatly on top of the noodles.

The mushrooms were sprinkled with a layer of green chives. The green color matched the milky white color and made it look like the finishing touch. The white porcelain bowl was steaming, and just the sight of it was enough to make one drool.

Granny Zhong's eyes widened as she stared at the mushroom noodles in front of her. She thought of the bland and tasteless mushrooms she had eaten in the past, and then looked at the neatly arranged mushroom noodles in front of her. They looked beautiful and tempting, and she couldn't help but gulp.

Before she could ask, the other people sitting at the table had already raised their chopsticks and started eating.

In front of delicious food, no one had the time to talk. Suddenly, they could only hear the sound of slurping noodles.

This group of young and old servant girls had completely lost their usual delicate and timid appearance. They ate without any image.

Could they not eat faster?!

They had seen before that there was not much left in the pot. In order to have another bowl, they had to eat faster!

Granny Zhong swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth. She gave Wenqing and Wenlan a look, picked up the chopsticks next to her, picked up the noodles of moderate thickness, and sent them into her mouth.

Granny Zhong smacked her lips, and the next moment, the movements of the bamboo chopsticks in her hands became faster and faster.

When she finished the last mouthful of broth in the white porcelain bowl, she let out a long breath. She only felt that her whole body was indescribably comfortable. The delicious taste was still lingering in her mouth. The only regret was that the bowl of noodles seemed to be a little too little. She still didn't feel full.

So, Granny Zhong couldn't help but say to the little servant girl behind her, "Give me another bowl!"

The little servant girl standing at the table looked embarrassed and whispered, "Granny, the noodles are … finished …"

What?

Finished eating?

Granny Zhong resisted the urge to vomit blood. She clearly saw a big pot of noodles next to her just now. Was it finished?

What kind of foodies were these people!

Granny Zhong thought of this and turned her head to look at the big pot placed not far away.

Sure enough, the original pot of mushroom noodles now only had a few spoonfuls of pitiful broth left. There was also a servant girl in a green dress scooping the last bit of broth into the bowl with a spoon …

Granny Gui obviously had experienced such a scene more than once. She was much calmer than Granny Zhong. She put down the bowl and chopsticks and smiled gracefully at Granny Zhong.

"Granny Zhong, eat slowly. I'll go back to rest first."

Nanny Zhong looked down at her clean bowl. When she looked up again, she only saw the back of Nanny Gui leaving. She cursed crazily in her heart. She also wanted to taste it slowly and carefully, but it was all snatched up by this group of crazy people. How could she eat it now?

Granny Zhong coughed and also left with Wenqing and Wenlan.

On the way back to her room to rest, Wenqing couldn't help saying, "Granny, the food in Third Grandma's yard is really delicious, but I'm not full yet!"

Granny Zhong rolled her eyes. She was not full yet!

So, Granny Zhong, who had always been calm and full of self-control, secretly decided that she must eat faster next time and strive to have a second bowl of noodles!

(Begging for Huahua, () ̄ 3 ̄) ̄)