Traveling to ancient times, with space

Chapter 158 Drinking Soup

Finally, Su Yue took out three more powerful pills, put them in the tea, and had them drink it.

Kyoto, the residence of Vice Minister Zhao.

It was that old woman who bought the vegetable basket first. She had just finished buying the vegetables and returned to the mansion. Recently, the First Madam had been in a bad mood because Vice Minister Zhao kept going to the concubine's courtyard.

The old woman was the nanny who came with the First Madam as part of her dowry. Granny Ma had been serving the First Madam since she was pregnant with her youngest daughter. She watched as the First Madam lost a lot of weight because of a heartless man, and her face was full of worry.

"Madam, a shop opened on Gongchen Street today, selling dishes that I've never seen before, including one called chili pepper."

"I heard from the people inside that this can be stir-fried with eggs or meat, and it's spicy. I thought the First Madam would love it, so I bought some. Shall I stir-fry some for you to try?" Granny Ma asked tentatively.

The First Madam leaned back in the chaise lounge by the window, looking listless and with little appetite.

Granny Ma was so worried that she almost went back to the First Madam's family home to ask for help.

Then I heard the First Madam say, "Granny, just make something for me!"

Upon hearing this, Granny Ma was overjoyed and ran to the small kitchen to cook.

She washed and chopped all the vegetables, peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers she had bought. While chopping the peppers, Granny Ma even got her eyes stinging from the spiciness.

After washing it repeatedly with water, I was finally able to see, but I could still see that one eye was still red.

In the end, she made three dishes and a soup.

Stir-fried pork with chili peppers, stir-fried bok choy, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and cucumber and egg soup.

She wrote it down and did it based on what the people in Zhaixingfang told her.

She didn't notice it while chopping vegetables, but once the vegetables were cooked, Granny Ma felt her stomach starting to give way.

It kept gurgling and smelled so good. She had been a nanny for so many years, and even if she hadn't eaten any of the good things, she had seen them all.

Never before had it smelled so good that she wanted to eat three bowls.

When the dishes were served, the First Madam was about to say that she had no appetite and could not eat.

Suddenly, I smelled the aroma of food. The aroma was so enticing that my stomach, which hadn't been feeling very hungry, started rumbling.

"Madam, please try these dishes. They smell so delicious!" Granny Ma called out as soon as the maids had set out the food.

The first wife, drawn by the enticing aroma, got up and sat up.

She picked up the cucumber and egg soup that the maid had served her and smelled it first.

I didn't recognize it at all, but it smelled fragrant, with a hint of egg.

She scooped a spoonful and put it in her mouth. The First Madam's eyes widened. "Mother! How can it taste so good?"

She had never tasted such delicious soup before, and then she ate spoonful after spoonful until the small bowl of cucumber and egg soup was gone.

She savored the memory and felt as if she had been starving for many days; she could still drink two more bowls.

Granny Ma looked at the First Madam and asked cautiously, "How is the soup? Does it suit your taste?"

The First Madam didn't need any maids to serve her; she ladled herself another bowl of soup, wishing she could drink it all.

"Granny, the food you made today is delicious." The First Madam quickly drank another bowl before she felt her stomach was no longer so empty.

He put down his bowl and went to try the other three dishes.

She first picked up a piece of stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and as soon as she put it in her mouth, she felt a fiery sensation, making her gasp and spit out the spiciness, but she couldn't help but ask for another bite.

She liked this spiciness; it was so much better than the spiciness of dogwood.

Then she picked up a piece of bok choy, and the refreshing and fragrant taste was simply delicious.

Finally, we ate scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It was a little sour and a little sweet, but it was also incredibly delicious.

These were dishes she had never even heard of before, let alone eaten.

I felt like my stomach had become a bottomless pit, and I just wanted to eat a little more, a little more.

Finally, the First Madam stood up, supporting her waist and clutching her stomach.

I'm so full, but it was so delicious.

"Oh dear, Granny, I can't take it anymore, my stomach is too full, please help me walk around."

Seeing that her mistress had eaten so much, Granny Ma was worried that she might overeat and get sick, so she quickly helped her to the small courtyard outside to help her digest.

"Granny, this dish is so delicious. Go buy more tomorrow."

“Okay.” Granny Ma would do whatever the First Madam asked her to do.

"Madam, I'll make these for you again tonight. I also bought a fruit basket from that shop today. I'll have the servants wash some for you to try. If you like it, I'll buy more tomorrow."

The eldest young master won't be coming back from school tomorrow, so we'll take him there to eat too.

"The old nanny is so thoughtful." The First Madam was happy at the thought of her eldest son coming back.

At the same time, the same thing happened at another mansion.

An elderly woman was wearing a large, dark red robe, which made her look dignified and elegant.

The robes were made of silk, smooth and soft, and might be embroidered with intricate gold or silver patterns, giving them a very luxurious appearance.

The old lady wore a tall headdress, inlaid with precious gems and jade, and a necklace with a large jade pendant around her neck.

She would wear an exquisite bracelet on her wrist, engraved with auspicious patterns, exuding a calm and understated beauty.

As soon as the old lady sat down, a child ran over and said, "Grandma, I came to find you for dinner as soon as I got off school. I heard from my mother that you haven't been eating lately. Grandma, you're being naughty. The doctor said you can't be picky about food."

The child tilted his head and spoke to the old lady in an innocent and adorable way, like a little adult.

The old lady blushed at her grandson's words, both amused and exasperated: "Hehe... Xuan'er has grown up and can even lecture his grandmother now. Sigh! Grandmother isn't picky about food, it's just that I'm getting old and my appetite isn't good anymore, so there are some things I can't eat."

"Xuan'er will have to eat it for Grandma, okay?"

"Okay, I'll eat for Grandma, I'll eat lots of food for Grandma." The child got out of the old lady's arms, sat on the stool, and waited for the dishes to be served before starting the meal.

Soon, one dish after another was served.

The maidservant quickly served everyone a bowl of steaming, fragrant tomato soup and said softly, "My lords, please have some soup to warm your stomachs first."

However, unexpectedly, the old lady who had just been saying that she was old and had a poor appetite was now acting like a completely different person.

She was holding a spoon, scooping soup from the bowl into her mouth one spoonful after another at an astonishing speed, and she showed no sign of stopping.

The little boy named Xuan'er also held the bowl of soup in front of him tightly, burying his head and drinking it in big gulps, not even bothering to lift his head.

All I could hear was him mumbling incoherently as he drank, "Delicious, so delicious! I want another bowl, no, two more bowls!"