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He took the kettle from the housekeeper who was serving tea and handed it forward, "Brother Jin, drink some hot tea first to warm yourself up."
He nodded to Yunjin, took the tea bowl, and took a few sips.
In fact, he was not that cold at all, as he was in the carriage with a charcoal basin on it all the way.
But he dared to say so, otherwise Gulan would definitely think that he was showing off his good health.
After all, this guy was really afraid of the cold along the way.
"Where's An An?" Xiang Yunjin looked around the living room several times.
"Reading in the study." Gulan glanced at the slightly closed door opposite.
Although the charcoal was not brought into the room until it was fully burned and would not produce toxic gases, Gulan was still worried, so the door was half-open.
"I'll go see him." Xiang Yunjin had gotten used to An An's company in the past few days, but now that she was alone when she returned home, she really missed this cute little guy.
"Okay, please do as you please. I'll go to the kitchen to take a look." Gulan nodded and went to the kitchen without being polite to Xiang Yunjin.
In the kitchen, the two brothers Cai Yu, Jin Zhu and Jin Shi, who were preparing the ingredients, hurriedly bowed when they saw their master coming in.
After looking at the ingredients, Gulan spoke, "Get ready. I'll cook lunch myself."
"Yes," Cai Yu nodded hurriedly. They had gone from being panicked when their master said he would cook for them himself to being able to remain calm now.
He was less courageous than the average person, and when his master first said he wanted to cook, he was almost scared, thinking that his master was dissatisfied with his cooking skills. Fortunately, it was a false alarm.
The food that Xiang Yunjin brought had been almost packed up and was clearly visible.
Gulan took the knife from Cai Yu's hand and cut off half of the beef. He handed it to Cai Yu and asked him to wash and soak it.
These will be braised later, so let Xiang Yunjin take some back.
Since someone had sent her a whole leg of ox, she had to show some appreciation as well. It was like offering a token of appreciation.
It's really hard to eat beef here, and I don't know where Xiang Yunjin gets it from.
Such a large piece of beef leg can be frozen and will be enough to eat for a while. Gulan looked at the big beef leg on the table with satisfaction.
Not only that, there were also two whole sheep, which, like the beef, should have been slaughtered this morning. The meat was fresh and not completely frozen. Next to the mutton, there were a dozen chickens and ducks that had been processed and were half-frozen.
To Gulan's surprise, there were sea cucumbers, abalone, prawns, and several fish that looked very much like wild sturgeons on the chopping board.
After seeing these fish, sea cucumbers and abalone no longer seemed attractive to her, and Gulan picked up one directly.
The biting cold almost made her drop the fish in her hand, but she held back.
The weight is about three or four kilograms, and the largest one looks to be seven or eight kilograms. Such a close observation also confirmed that it is really a wild sturgeon.
She couldn't contain her excitement. In her native world, wild sturgeons are one of the extremely endangered species, a first-class protected animal, and are extremely rare.
Xiang Yunjin sent out one, two, three at once... Oh my god, seven in total, how could she not be excited.
You should know that even artificially raised sturgeon tastes extremely delicious, let alone wild ones, which are a rare delicacy.
If it were in her world, she would definitely not dare to eat wild Gulan, but now... she has no psychological burden at all, and is full of anticipation.
He immediately handed the sturgeon in his hand to Cai Yu, asking him to thaw it, wash it and set aside.
Then he selected some abalone and sea cucumber and gave them to Cai Yu to make soup later.
There is also mutton. This guy sent mutton again. Could it be that he still remembered the fennel mutton from that day?
Thinking about it, Gulan also cut off a piece and asked Cai Yu to wash it and cut it into cubes. Anyway, she and her son liked to eat it very much.
Beef, mutton, sturgeon, abalone soup, and two vegetarian dishes are enough.
Looking at the selected dishes, Gulan finally stopped, and the beef was soaked for a few minutes.
In fact, if you want to make delicious braised beef, it is best to soak the beef in water for an hour or two first, but there is not enough time, so we can only make do with the braised beef.
Then Gulan instructed Jinbao to cut the beef into pieces weighing about one pound, and Jinshi started the fire.
Then they started to braise the food, adding water, beef and other ingredients. Cai Yu and the others saw their master picking out a handful of ingredients, wrapping them in a clean cloth and throwing them into the pot.
This is the most important step. Without these ingredients, you can't make delicious beef. The rest is actually not difficult. You just need to boil it over high heat and then braise it slowly over low heat.
Then he handed the rest to Cai Yu, and Gulan left the kitchen satisfied.
As for the remaining dishes, don't worry, there is still plenty of time. They can all be cooked and eaten right away, so it's no problem to cook them later.
And we also have to wait for the sturgeon to thaw.
When Gulan arrived at her son's study and gently pushed open the door, she saw several children sitting upright, studying meticulously with Xiang Yunjin.
Even Goudan, who was always restless, did not dare to be distracted and studied seriously.
Looking at the cold aura and sharp eyes emanating from Xiang Yunjin, every time he glanced at a child, the child's back involuntarily straightened up.
Looking at the children who were studying hard without being distracted, Gulan raised his eyebrows in surprise, with a hint of smile in his eyes.
I didn't expect that Xiang Yunjin actually has the potential to be a teacher. That's great. I believe the children's learning efficiency today must be very high.
She originally wanted to go in, but she closed the door gently and returned to her bedroom. It was rare for the children to be so serious, so it would be better not to disturb them, Gulan thought gloatingly.
However, the children were so serious that she couldn't fall behind, so she immediately went to the desk, picked up a pen, and carefully traced the calligraphy stroke by stroke.
Hard work pays off and there is always a reward for your efforts. Now, if you don't look closely, her handwriting is almost the same as the copybook, and it is already presentable.
She is already very satisfied with being able to achieve this. After finishing the few books in her hand, she is ready to stop relying on copybooks and start practicing calligraphy for real.
As she was writing, she forgot the time and was so engrossed that she didn't even notice Xiang Yunjin coming in.
"Use more force this time." A cold and magnetic voice suddenly appeared, scaring Gulan so much that he shivered.
The pen in his hand suddenly lost control and drew a long mark. If he hadn't known he was at home, he would have punched it reflexively, and the brush would have fallen on the copybook, so this copy would have been ruined.
"Brother Jin," Gulan drew out the words and glared at Yun Jiajin, with accusations in her eyes.
The calligraphy copybook is so expensive, and she feels bad to waste one copy before she finishes writing on it.
Gulan's reaction was too big. Xiang Yunjin didn't expect that he would scare him. He thought that with Gulan's keenness, he should have noticed when he came in, so he could come in unimpeded. "
...I didn't expect...
"Sorry, I scared you." Xiang Yunjin looked at Gulan awkwardly.
"Brother...next time, knock on the door before you come in, so I can be mentally prepared. Sometimes scaring people can kill them, you know! Although my life is not worth much, I still think it is precious. I don't want to die so early."
While speaking, Gulan couldn't help rolling his eyes, and at the same time, he glared at Xiang Yunjin with resentment.
Frightened and distressed, Gulan had overcome her rationality long ago. At this moment, she completely forgot about this guy's identity and how easy it would be for him to deal with her in Yunzhou.