The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

After Yu Hongtao left, Master Qian and Bai Ruocheng arrived at the same time.

"County Magistrate, you are here too."

Bai Ruocheng was stunned. "Oh, Master Qian."

Shen Jiarou was slightly surprised to see the two of them coming together.

"Happy New Year to County Magistrate Bai and Master Qian."

The two of them bowed and said, "Princess, have fun together."

Lord Yu had official business to attend to, so he left early.

Master Qian and the other man were invited to stay for lunch, and they were stunned when they saw the green and orange dumplings on the table.

"How come these dumplings are..."

Ruan Qingling, who was serving the princess, saw the two people's confusion and couldn't help but explain.

"Mr. Bai, Mr. Qian, these dumplings were the idea of ​​our princess. You two can try them. They taste pretty good."

After eating the colorful dumplings, the two people were still not satisfied.

Seeing this, Shen Jiarou rarely teased the two of them.

“Try something else.”

The two people's return gifts were also a jar of Tu Su wine and a cart of fresh vegetables each.

When Mrs. Qian saw her master coming back, she welcomed him warmly.

"The master is back, come in and warm yourself by the fire to keep away the cold."

After warming up, Master Qian couldn't help but talk to his old wife.

"Our princess is very smart. Madam, you don't know that today, your husband went to the princess's mansion to deliver a festival gift to the county magistrate who also delivered the festival gift. The two of us stayed at the princess's house for lunch. The colorful dumplings we ate during the meal were very memorable, and the other delicious dishes were also fresh in our memory."

At the same time, Bai Rucheng was also talking to his wife and daughter.

Mrs. Qian and Miss Qian were surprised to hear what their husband/father said.

Dumplings are always white, and they have never eaten green or orange dumplings. After listening to the husband/father's description for a long time, the mother and daughter couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

After the New Year's Day, people start to slaughter pigs for the New Year.

Anren County

Village chief Qin hired a butcher to slaughter the pig at home and asked relatives and friends to help.

When the children heard the screams, they ran out to watch the fun.

"Wow, the pigs have been killed, and we can eat pork now."

"Great, eat pork."

There were also timid children who hid behind the doors of the houses, sticking their little heads out to look secretly.

Aunt Qin, the village chief, was busy cooking in the kitchen and glanced in the direction of Shen Jiarou's old house.

Alas, I’m afraid that girl won’t be able to come back to celebrate the New Year this year.

Since she woke up, she has not celebrated the New Year in the village.

Thinking of the fat and strong pig legs, the couple decided to leave a front pig leg for Shen Jiarou.

A few days later, Village Chief Qin, who rarely went into the city, heard someone mention the princess on the way. At first, he listened carefully to a few words.

"I heard that our princess was promoted to princess a few months ago."

The man chimed in, “Really?”

"No."

"My goodness, our county actually has a princess. What a high-ranking official she must be."

The man made a two sign, and the other person was confused, "What does that mean?"

"Second rank."

The man gasped and said, "My goodness, this is way better than the county magistrate."

He had never seen such a high-ranking official before.

Village chief Qin, who was drinking tea at the tea stall to warm himself, didn't hold the cup firmly and was scalded by the tea.

"Ouch."

Mrs. Qin was shocked when she heard her husband's words, "His father, is this true?"

Yiyi became a second-rank princess?

Village Chief Qin was still a little shocked at this time, but his mood had calmed down a lot.

"What I heard with my own ears might be false."

Before New Year's Eve are several festivals in the twelfth lunar month, including the Little New Year on the 23rd, the House-Sweeping Day on the 24th, the Grinding Day for Making Tofu on the 25th, and other festivals.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, people make rice cakes, steam buns and apply patterns on them. On this day, every household starts preparing food for the New Year, whether it is making dough or buns.

Shen Jiarou was in the kitchen wearing a bright red cotton-padded jacket, watching the servants making glutinous rice cakes intently.

She was eager to try and suddenly spoke out.

"I'll try."

Ruan Qingling was shocked, "Princess, this is too dangerous."

Shen Jiarou waved her hand and said, "It's okay, just for experience."

Zhen Luosang and Zheng Shutong who were standing aside looked at each other in bewilderment. The princess really did what she wanted.

Shen Jiarou was ready, picked up the big wooden hammer, hammered it hard ten times, and then let go.

“It’s so tiring.”

Zheng Shutong looked at her worriedly, "Princess, are you okay?"

Element Frost and Yaer followed Nanny Wang and Nanny Su to handle various affairs in the mansion, and they became more and more adept at it.

Nanny Su looked at Yaer who was following her and reminded her, "Take advantage of this time to study more. We are going to the capital in the spring."

Yaer no longer had the timidity she had before, and under the backdrop of the red jacket, she glowed with confidence and gentleness.

"Yes, the servant understands."

Seeing that she understood, Nanny Su smiled with satisfaction.

Element Frost has been following Nanny Wang these days, learning how she handles things and receives guests, and is busy and happy every day.

On New Year's Eve, the whole house is festive, with Spring Festival couplets hung everywhere and window paper-cuts pasted on the windows. With the sound of firecrackers, the day of busy preparations for the New Year's meal officially arrives.

There are plum blossoms in every courtyard inside the house.

Mr. Xie, Su Yuwan, and Xie Lianxiang came to the front hall and ate melon seeds and chatted together.

"Junior sister, when are you going to leave for the capital after the New Year?"

She has never been to the capital city since she was a child.

Hearing this, Mr. Xie and Su Yuwan also looked at her at the same time.

Shen Jiarou nibbled the pumpkin seeds in her hand. "Maybe in March or April. We have to visit four other counties in between."

In addition to the four counties, Anren County, Nanning County, and Fenghe County are also worth a look.

Xie Lianxiang understood and continued eating melon seeds.

“These salted melon seeds are delicious.”

Su Yuwan glanced at the happy Shen Jiarou and found that she was kowtowing differently.

"Hey, Princess, are these pumpkin seeds?"

Mr. Xie was stunned. When did people in his house start frying pumpkin seeds?

"It would be a pity to throw away those old pumpkins, so I asked the kitchen to pick them up, dry them and fry them. Madam, you guys should try them. They have many benefits."

Su Yuwan smiled lovingly, "Princess, please tell me what the benefits are."

Shen Jiarou stretched out her fingers and explained one by one, "One, it promotes physical development; two, it can reduce inflammation and relieve pain; three, it can treat physical weakness."

Su Yuwan sneered, "When did you start studying medicine?"

Shen Jiarou laughed and said, "Both traveling thousands of miles and reading thousands of books are important."

Mr. Xie picked up the plum blossom tea beside the coffee table, took a sip, and the fragrance lingered on his lips.

At the New Year's Eve dinner, Nanny Wang, Nanny Su, the four major maids, and Zheng Shutong, Xu Zhi, and Feng Jingyun were all seated.

There were thirteen people sitting at the big round table, and Shen Jiarou, who was sitting at the host seat, spoke.

"Today is our first New Year in Shundao County. Come, let's drink our cups of soy milk."

Everyone raised their cups to the middle and said in unison, "Happy New Year, good luck and prosperity."

Ruan Qingling picked up the princess's small bowl and used a large soup spoon to serve her a bowl of delicious mushroom chicken soup.

"Princess, drink some soup first to warm your body and stomach."

Shen Jiarou picked up the small bowl, scooped a scoop with a small spoon and blew it gently.

"Mm, it's really delicious. Sir, Master's wife, Senior Sister, and Mammy, please drink it quickly. It's very good for your health."

Everyone reached out to get the chicken soup.