A car accident, our family of three crossed

Hang Shuheng was processing fish and shrimp in his hands, and he pricked up his ears to listen to what they said. He could vaguely guess that the news Zhou Ru brought must be related to the Wan family, and perhaps that matter had fermented.

As expected, Zhou Ru couldn't hide her gloating and said, "The Wan family is going to be in big trouble. Is this good news?"

Hearing this, Song Ning subconsciously exchanged a glance with Hang Shuheng and asked in confusion: "Wan family? What happened to the Wan family?"

Zhou Ru motioned to Xiang Huan and Zhou Tong to speak, and Song Ning saw that they had been standing there in a very orderly manner, so he asked them to sit down and drink some water before speaking slowly. The two were flattered, but they couldn't break the rules when they were out in public, so they declined, and Song Ning stopped forcing them.

Zhou Tong and Xiang Huan told each other what they knew about the most talked-about incident in the county town about the Wan family. Finally, Zhou Ru concluded: "If you ask me, the Wan family has bullied people a lot in the past, and now the retribution has come."

She picked up the water Song Ning had poured for her and took a sip. It tasted like tea but not tea. It had a light and clear taste, with a hint of grass. It was quite delicious. She put it close to her nose and sniffed it, and asked curiously, "Sister Song, what kind of water is this?" She couldn't smell anything special.

"These are just some fresh herbs we picked at the foot of the mountain. They can clear away heat and relieve summer heat." Song Ning thought she didn't like it. "If you're not used to it, I'll make some tea for you."

Zhou Ru quickly stopped her, "No, I quite like the taste." As she said that, she took another sip and asked Zhou Tongxianghuan and the others to try it as well. Since the master had spoken, the two of them had to give face.

"But why are people suddenly talking about the Wan family like this?" Song Ning turned the topic back to the Wan family.

"Who knows? I didn't hear about it yesterday, but it seems someone is spreading it deliberately. As soon as I went out this morning, everyone was talking about it." Zhou Ru herself didn't care about it. No matter how powerful the Wan family was, they couldn't bully Jubao Pavilion. She was more happy for Song Ning's family. Those who bullied them were going to get their comeuppance. Just thinking about it made her happy.

When Song Ning heard that someone might have spread the news deliberately, he couldn't help but look at Hang Shuheng who was fiddling with fish and shrimp over there. Coincidentally, he was looking over here too.

She looked at him inquiringly: Did you do this?

Hang Shuheng raised his eyebrows and curled his lips. He just lit a flame. As for how strong the fire would burn, it depended on how strong the wind in the city was. It seemed that it was stronger than he expected...

At noon, Song Ning picked out smaller shrimps as Zhou Ru wished, fried a plate of shrimp cakes, and stir-fried the rest.

Zhou Ru said she wanted to learn how to cook, so she took Xiang Huan with her to stay in the kitchen to help Song Ning. Zhou Tong saw that his young lady had gone to help, and there was no reason for him, a servant, to be idle, so he took the initiative to find work for himself in the yard.

In the kitchen, Zhou Ru watched Song Ning's skillful movements. She thought she had learned it, so she wanted to give it a try. However, her hands were completely out of control. She couldn't even do such a simple action as stir-frying. She couldn't help feeling discouraged.

Song Ning took it from her and comforted her, "When it comes to cooking, practice makes perfect." Unable to bear her listless look, Song Ning taught her how to make steamed egg custard, which requires no technical skills.

Zhou Ru did it herself very attentively, following Song Ning's instructions to crack the eggs. At first, she didn't control the strength well and broke a few eggs, which made her feel guilty. Song Ning didn't show any displeasure after breaking the eggs, but encouraged Zhou Ru not to be discouraged. Finally, she succeeded in cracking the eggs into the bowl, which made her very happy.

Unexpectedly, cracking eggs, which seems to be a simple task, is not so easy to do. The next steps of beating the eggs and adding water were much smoother. Finally, Song Ning set up a steaming rack in the pot and put the prepared egg liquid into the pot for steaming.

Zhou Ru stared at the lid of the pot, counting the time in her mind. After about half a quarter of an hour, she wanted to lift the lid, but she didn't know where to start looking at the steaming hot lid. Song Ning was afraid of scalding her, so she just let her watch and lifted the lid herself, taking out the steamed egg custard with a scald-proof tongs, which she taught Shuisheng to make.

Zhou Ru looked at the plate of egg custard. It was still liquid when it was put into the pot, but it had become solidified when it came out of the pot. She found it very magical. Thinking that it was made by her own hands, she felt a sense of accomplishment.

Song Ning fried some minced meat to make a topping and poured it on the surface of the egg custard, and the minced meat and egg custard was ready.

When the meal started, Song Ning invited Zhou Tongxianghuan to dine at the same table again, but was rejected again. Hang Shuheng frowned and said, "Sit down. Country people don't follow the rules of you city people."

Although the tone was just light, it gave people a sense of oppression that could not be refused. Even Zhou Ru felt it and quickly said, "The guest should follow the host's wishes. Please sit down. I have never seen you guys follow the rules so seriously in the mansion."

The two of them blushed at what they said. In the mansion, the master and the young lady were not harsh people and were very kind to the servants. However, when they were outside, they were afraid of breaking the rules and affecting the reputation of the Zhou mansion.

Song Ning echoed, "Your young lady has spoken, please sit down!"

The host and their young lady have already spoken, and if they don't do as they are told, they would be ungrateful. Xianghuan is better, as Zhou Ru would usually ask her to sit with them when no one is around. But this is the first time Zhou Tong has had such an experience, and he feels a little restless.

After everyone was seated, Song Ning focused on introducing the egg custard. "This dish of egg custard was made by Sister Ru herself. You should be the first to eat it." He scooped a spoonful and placed it in the small bowl in front of Zhou Ru under her expectant gaze. Then he scooped a spoonful for Yang Yang and Mu Dun respectively. "Come and try the egg custard made by your beautiful aunt."

Zhou Ru tasted it carefully, her almond eyes lit up immediately, it was surprisingly delicious, Yang Yang was very considerate, kept praising it, and wanted more after finishing the bowl. This time Song Ning didn't need to do it, Zhou Ru diligently added another spoonful for Yang Yang, someone liking it was the greatest affirmation for her.

After tasting the dish, Song Ning asked everyone to eat as they pleased. Zhou Ru ate the shrimp cakes and stir-fried river shrimps that she had been looking forward to for a long time. She kept praising them and almost swallowed her tongue.

"As long as you like it, it's good. However, although it tastes good, it's not advisable to eat too much fried food in this hot summer. It's easy to get a sore throat." Song Ning added a bowl of heat-clearing wild vegetable soup to each of the three masters and servants.

After an ordinary home-cooked lunch, both the host and the guests were happy, and even Zhou Tongxianghuan and her husband felt a lot more relaxed.

Zhou Ru got on her own carriage reluctantly. She was really reluctant to go back to the city. Before leaving, she agreed with Song Ning that they would go to her own farm together to escape the summer heat next time. When she saw Song Ning nodded in agreement, the carriage slowly left.