First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 135 Can I buy a new set of clothes?

Before, Lushui and Guihua didn't talk much. They just responded to Su Jixiang's orders after he came to the kitchen. Now, the two of them don't have to pretend anymore, and they have also received Wei Ling's order to treat Su Jixiang as a real lady in the future, so they started talking more to Su Jixiang.

This can be regarded as truly treating Su Jixiang as a member of the Wei family.

However, Su Jixiang himself did not know this. He just thought that the two girls did not need to disguise themselves anymore and their natural personalities were exposed. They were just two chatterboxes.

Su Jixiang was still thinking about the time when the Wei family asked someone to bring her silver, so Wei Ling was a few days late in returning the money to her because he was locked up in the ancestral hall and punished to sweep the stables in the military camp.

She originally thought that Wei Ling had been slow to pay back the money and that all her money had been wasted.

At that time, her entire fortune was only five hundred taels of silver, which she had earned through hard work in the harem.

Su Jixiang now thinks that he was really brave at that time. He only met Wei Ling once and he was the one who saved him, but he dared to risk his entire fortune to send Wei Ling out of the palace.

But Wei Ling's reputation was really good at that time...

She also wanted to pave the way for her future, so she gritted her teeth and spent a huge amount of money.

I didn't expect that the fate of these five hundred taels of silver would find me a husband...

Su Jixiang thought about it and found it funny...

"What are you thinking about, madam?" Seeing Su Jixiang distracted, Lu Shui couldn't help but ask.

"No." Su Jixiang came back to his senses and smiled, "I was thinking that your young lady must be a well-educated and gentle girl."

"Our young lady is not good at literature, but she is good at martial arts!" Guihua said, "When it comes to wielding swords and guns, even our young master can only win by a narrow margin in her hands."

"So powerful?" Su Jixiang was stunned and asked with a smile.

"If the Wei family hadn't gotten into trouble, our young lady would definitely have been a female general!" Lushui said a little proudly.

But soon, the expressions of Lushui and Guihua dimmed. Su Jixiang knew that they missed their young lady, so he quickly changed the subject, "Don't be too sad now that she is gone. I have never held any banquets. When you were at the Wei family, you were always following Young Miss Wei, so I think you have some experience. You really have to teach me later."

Hearing Su Jixiang's words, Lushui and Guihua hurriedly bowed and said, "As long as Madam gives your orders."

Su Jixiang asked Qu Wanning to write the invitation according to the list brought by Wei Ling. Qu Wanning's handwriting was beautiful and presentable.

The banquet will be held in three days because the New Year is not far away and the time cannot be delayed.

With Qu Wanning around, Su Jixiang didn't have to worry about the arrangements for the banquet. After all, Qu Wanning was born into a noble family and was a concubine in the palace. She had a lot of experience and ideas.

What Su Jixiang has to worry about is the dishes for the banquet.

"It's freezing cold, what dishes do you think would be best?" Su Jixiang brought two lists to discuss with Qu Wanning.

The first list lists drinks and dishes, all of which are to be eaten at the table.

Wei Ling's idea was to let Su Jixiang invite the wives of each family, and he would also invite the men of each family.

He is the highest commander in Mangcheng and has been in Mangcheng for quite some time. It is time for him to get close to those generals who stayed behind.

So after the list was drawn up, the men could sit at three tables, and the women also had three tables, which added up to a total of six tables. It was not easy to prepare so many dishes, so we needed to invite a few chefs to help.

As the hostess, Su Jixiang naturally couldn't go into the kitchen.

Qu Wanning looked at the second list again and saw that it mentioned hot pot and barbecue.

She immediately became interested. "This is good. This is warm and it will be lively when everyone gathers together. It's not easy to prepare six tables of food. It will be bad if something goes wrong. This pot is a good idea!"

"Yes, I just thought of this because I saw plum blossoms in the garden. If men and women have to sit on separate sides when eating, it will seem a lot more awkward. What do you think if we all get together to eat hot pot? Then there won't be a need for separation between men and women!" Su Jixiang said, "This is a border town, not the capital, so there's no need for so many red tape."

Qu Wanning thought about it and said, "That's fine. After all, we are all in the same military camp. We see each other all the time. And we are all married. It's okay for us to sit together with our husbands. It will be lively this way."

"Yes, and we don't need to prepare so many hot dishes. It will be lively if we all eat together." Su Jixiang was very happy to see that Qu Wanning also agreed with his idea.

Daxie already had hot pots, but most of the hot pots in Daxie were cooked with plain water. A few people, such as the palace, would add some broth to the water first, but the price of broth was too high, so ordinary people just added salt to the water.

Even restaurants do this. And Daxie Chao uses small ceramic pots for hot pot, which can be used with few people, but not with many people.

Su Jixiang asked Wei Zhong to find someone to make six copper pots according to her requirements overnight. They were all in the style of double-flavored pots with large mouths. The copper pots also conduct heat quickly. This way, even if there are many people, there won't be the embarrassing situation of eight people staring at one pot waiting for it to boil.

There were no double-flavored hot pots in the Daxie Dynasty, so when Su Jixiang brought back the six copper double-flavored hot pots, everyone found them novel.

In order to ensure that the hot pot is enjoyed by everyone, the broth used in the shuangxiang hot pot is made by Su Jixiang himself, and even the spicy side is fried with red oil by Su Jixiang himself.

Su Jixiang also asked Wei Ling if she could invite one more person, and Wei Ling naturally agreed with a smile.

So Su Jixiang sent someone to deliver an invitation to Hua Rui.

She had never met Hua Rui's husband, so she took this opportunity to meet him.

The last time I heard Hua Rui say that her husband He Chunlin was also a centurion in the army.

Hua Rui was a little worried after receiving Su Jixiang's invitation.

"Husband, can I go buy a new set of clothes?" she asked He Chunlin cautiously.

Until now, she still wears her old clothes, except that she has a thick coat underneath. This coat was bought for her by He Chunlin before she got married, when He Chunlin took her to the street and saw that she was wearing thin clothes.

He Chunlin looked at the invitation in Hua Rui's hand and wanted to say no to buying it, but when he thought of Hua Rui crying before, he held back and said, "If you want to buy it, buy it. Just buy less!"

"I won't buy too much. Just one set is enough for this banquet." Hua Rui said quickly.