The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Hutuli is growing up. A five-year-old girl should already be treated as a little adult. Changning feels that she still interacts too little with people of the same age.

Hongyan and Hongzhao both have cousins ​​from outside the mansion to play with, and they also have the Hahazhuzi to accompany them in studying. They can also ride horses and play archery in the afternoon. Their lives are very fulfilling.

Hutuli was only on good terms with the eldest princess Yierha, her second brother's daughter Moyaqi, and several princesses in the Prince of Zhi's mansion.

But the sisters couldn't play together every day. Hongyan and Hongzhao had to live in the front yard, so on weekdays, only the mother and daughter stayed in Qingzhiyuan.

Although Changning felt that her relationship with the girl was good and that it gave her a chance to vent her maternal love, she couldn't always let her play alone!

Hutuli was a person who could not sit still. If she wanted to go horse racing, she had to wait until her brothers or her father were free. Over time, she rarely ran anymore.

Changning didn't want to destroy her nature, so he thought of finding a few girls of similar age to serve her.

Zhao Fuhai understood his master's intention and was about to go look for him, but unexpectedly Su Peisheng came over with a smile on his face, followed by a dozen pretty and docile little girls.

When Zhao Fuhai saw him reporting to his master in a very flattering manner, he became furious. Bah, this damn eunuch, does he still want to serve their master?

Don’t you see the wrinkles on that old face? You could pinch a few flies to death with them.

"Master Chun, this is what I found specially. Please take a look at it. Are you satisfied?"

Changning looked over and found that they all looked quite fair and clean. It seemed that they had been trained for some time and were very well behaved, not looking around randomly.

She nodded to show her satisfaction, and gave Fubuki a look, asking her to call Kotoli over and choose for herself.

When Hutuli learned that a maid was chosen for her, she was very excited. She came over quickly, blinking her big eyes and pulling at Changning's sleeve.

"Mother, mother, are you really asking me to choose it myself?"

Changning understood her excitement. This was the first time she made the decision on such a big matter by herself. She felt like "I am an adult too".

Changning decided to let Hutuli train her own team now. Due to her different identity, she had to familiarize herself with these things in advance.

"Of course you can. Go ahead. You can keep any ones that you like. Think of a few names yourself."

Hutuli looked excited and a little proud.

The eldest sister Yierha also had a few maids, but they were given to her directly by the wife, while these were selected by herself.

So, Hutuli walked around the girls, looked around, and finally pointed at four of them.

Changning took a look and saw that they all had round faces and looked naive. That was good, if they were more lively they could play together with Hutuli.

As for the name, Hutuli originally thought of sauerkraut, blood sausage, jelly, and bean paste, but Changning rejected it.

"Be good, Hutuli. If you want to eat, ask them to make it in the evening. We are all girls, and it is not pretty to ask them to do that."

Hutuli had his own idea: "How can mother name the maids "eatable"? Sister Pomegranate, Sister Grape, they are all eatable."

Only then did Changning realize how important it was for parents to teach by example.

So, she broke down the truth and explained it to Hutuli, and finally Hutuli reluctantly agreed to change the name and call them all "Jieqi". After all, she and her brother were both born in Guyu.

The names of the four little maids have been decided: Grain in Ear, White Dew, Frost Descent, and Light Snow.

Hutuli took his four newly-minted little followers back home and happily built blocks together.

This set of building blocks was donated by an outsider. A whole set is as big as a camphorwood box. The material is also extremely rare red sandalwood. It is made exquisitely and innovatively. Hutuli has been fascinated by it recently.

After taking care of her daughter's affairs, Mengguqing came over carrying a whole sheep.

Chang Ning was a little helpless: "I can't eat much, and you come to recruit me again!"

Mengguqing generously handed the skinned lamb to Zhao Fuhai, with an excited look on her face: "This is our Ujumchin lamb, it has no smell or fishy smell, and the meat is the most tender. I brought it here especially to share with you."

Speaking of this, Changning's saliva is about to flow down, the fat and tender little lamb!

So, the two of them hit it off and asked Eunuch Ma to set up a stove and start roasting in the courtyard of Qingzhiyuan, next to the grape trellis.

This Ujumchin sheep is indeed different. As soon as it is roasted, the aroma spreads from far away.

One side of the mutton was roasted to a charred brown color and oozing with oil. The oil dripped onto the charcoal fire, which further raised the flames.

Changning didn't find the smoky smell pungent at all. On the contrary, she particularly liked it, especially when it was sprinkled with cumin and chili powder. The aroma that filled her nose was enough to make her fall over.

Mengguqing next to him looked very proud.

What do you think? If you have eaten Ujumchin lamb, you will never regret it!

Just when Changning was drooling, Hutuli came over after smelling the scent.

"Mother! Auntie! What are you roasting? It smells so good! I'm hungry!"

Meng Guqing waved at her: "Come quickly, Auntie has brought you some delicious food! Smell this, and look at this cigarette!"

Hutuli was very considerate and immediately pouting his nose to sniff like a puppy, then smiled brightly and praised: "It smells so good! I'm going to eat a few more pounds of meat tonight!"

As they were talking, Yinzhen returned to Qingzhiyuan with his two sons.

Earlier, he had heard Su Peisheng talk about what happened in Hutuli, and also heard that Mengguqing had sent a lamb over. He estimated that the time was about right, so he brought his son back to have a free meal.

The three children were delighted, they had never seen such a scene before, before the food was always prepared in the kitchen and brought to them, they only saw the finished product but had no idea how it was made.

I have never even seen condiments like salt, sugar, and vinegar.

But they all recognize chili peppers.

Fei Yang'a loves spicy mutton the most, and he was still directing: "Here, this leg, sprinkle some more chili powder, yes, sprinkle a little more."

It was also the first time for Eunuch Ma to roast mutton in front of so many masters. He felt full of energy and was sweating profusely while roasting.

Several people were watching as if they were watching a foreign spectacle, so curious that they even kept watching while Eunuch Ma was cutting the dishes after the food was finished.

After working hard for a long time, I can finally eat.

The children all enjoyed the meal very much, as they watched the meat being roasted right before their eyes!

Changning ate a piece of roasted lamb leg, but Nanny Zhang wouldn't let her have any more. She was so greedy that Nanny Zhang had no choice but to serve her another plate of hand-pulled lamb, but there was only a few chopsticks' worth of it.

But Changning chewed each bite for forty or fifty times, not wanting to swallow it at all. The aroma of mutton filled his lips and teeth, it was so delicious.

Yinzhen treated Mengguqing just like he treated other women in the family, being polite but not familiar with her.

Mengguqing didn't bother to pay any attention to him. She ate with a few other children, holding hands and singing Mongolian songs together, which lasted until very late.

But everyone felt very happy.

Changning thought, this is what an elementary school student writes. It was a really fulfilling day.