Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

The Queen Mother knew that she did not refuse when Mrs. Mo sent her food because Mrs. Mo, like her grandmother, liked to cook.

My grandmother said that to live you have to eat and drink, and only when you are happy with your food can you not think about anything else. She also said that it is fortunate that you have to eat every day. After one meal, you think about what to eat next and how to make it more delicious. The days just pass by like this, one by one. How wonderful.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Mo came with some snacks she made, and the Queen Mother asked her to sit down.

It was in a pavilion in the yard. The nanny placed snacks there, together with the snacks that Mo Chenxi brought.

Eunuch Liang was not present, and he was worried. Although he knew that the snacks brought by Mrs. Mo would be fine, it was against the rules to let the empress dowager taste them without testing them for poison.

But he couldn't do that in front of Mo's interview.

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I'm not hungry, I just want to talk to you."

Mo Chenxi said, "Thank you, Madam, for not looking down on my vulgarity. I am deeply grateful."

Mrs. Wang said, "I saw that your little daughter looks like you. Why didn't you bring her here?"

Mo Chenxi said, "She is studying with her elder brother. I will bring her to pay my respects to the Madam next time."

The Queen Mother smiled and would climb up the pole and make an appointment for the next time.

"Why do you like cooking? I can't do it."

Mo Chenxi explained, "My father likes to cook, and I learned a little from him when I was young. Later, when I had children, I was busy, and this year I freed up my hands and thought of making some food for the children myself.

"It's not convenient for women to eat out. Everything cooked in the kitchen at home tastes the same, and they get tired of it. When I was sick, I would think about what to eat from morning to night, and after eating, I would think about what to eat next. But I had no appetite. When I felt better, I would cook something for myself, and the days passed quickly."

The Queen Mother was stunned.

It was after she married the late emperor that she understood what her grandmother said: eating one meal and thinking about the next, and that it is only when a couple is cold and indifferent to each other that they spend their days like that.

Is this also the case with the Mo family?

Mo Chenxi didn't know what he said wrong. Mrs. Wang looked a little stunned, but then she smiled again in an instant.

"Yes," said Mrs. Wang, "the sage said that food and sex are human nature, and food comes first."

Mo Chenxi talked a little about the food. Seeing Madam Wang nodding frequently, he said, "Madam, I've been living in the manor recently. If you don't mind, I can send some over every day."

The Queen Mother said, "I'm sorry, I'm going back to the capital tomorrow."

Mo Chenxi said with a bit of embarrassment: "I am abrupt. I like talking to Madam, and I envy Madam."

"Why?" the Queen Mother asked.

"I think my wife is capable, even more capable than men. I also hope to be capable, to be able to work outside, to make a lot of money, and then..."

The Queen Mother thought that she would say some high-sounding words to leave to her children, and that it was not bad to have the idea of ​​relying on one's own.

"Then you can go wherever you want. If you don't want to go out, just lie down and do nothing."

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, a rare gesture. This wish...

"What about the children?"

"My children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and I hope they can live the life they want. However, as a mother, I have to make more money for them."

"How do you make money?" the Queen Mother asked.

"Business."

Queen Mother Wang remembered that Wufangzhai was opened by Mrs. Mo and her natal family together. Did she want to open a restaurant with her natal family?

Because of the situation in her own family, Queen Mother Wang was curious why Mrs. Mo trusted her family so much but was wary of her husband's family.

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "You look like the wife of a scholar. I'm afraid your family won't approve. How can a woman be so public?"

Mo Chenxi said, "Yes, it's a bit difficult. I used to have a dowry shop, which was always managed by someone hired by my father. I sold it before the New Year. Business has its ups and downs, but it doesn't matter. I can start over again. My brothers from my mother's side will help me, and my sister-in-law is also very nice. We can make money together. My children haven't started their own families yet. When they are married, I will also make money and can go see the beautiful scenery."

The Queen Mother joked, "Aren't you lying down at home?"

Mo Chenxi also joked: "Lie down while walking, go somewhere to eat some local delicacies, and lie down for a few days when you are tired."

The Queen Mother could feel that the smile on her face was from the heart. When she talked about eating local delicacies, her eyes lit up and her smile was like her grandmother's eyes curved when she ate the glutinous rice dumplings brought from Jiangnan.

It seems that she really likes to eat delicious food. Like her cousin's wife, my cousin has found many chefs from other provinces, just for fear that her cousin's wife will sneak away to eat delicious food.

Speaking of food, Mo Chenxi felt much more relaxed, but seeing that it was almost time, she asked to leave, and Madam Wang asked the nanny to give her a gift.

Wang Jingye came over after Mrs. Mo left. "I didn't expect that Mrs. Mo, like Li Feng's mother, is also a foodie. If they knew each other, they would probably be able to chat with each other."

Li Feng is his eldest son. This time he went to Yunnan and Guizhou first, otherwise he would bring his eldest son to Beijing.

The Queen Mother said, "Next time, bring your cousin's wife with you. I saw your cousin's wife when I was a child, before you got married, and I haven't seen her since."

Among her maternal family, she only recognizes her second uncle and cousin's family, and her own brother, perhaps because she grew up with her father and is close to him.

Wang Jingye deliberately curled his lips and said, "I won't let her come. She's afraid she'll embarrass me if she comes."

Except for him, no one else in the Wang family would go to Beijing, as if the family members had a tacit understanding.

Queen Mother Wang smiled slightly. It was her order that the Wang family did not dare to come to Beijing. Otherwise, in the eyes of her grandfather, what would it matter if she was the Queen Mother?

She was the enemy who chopped off her grandfather's beloved.

Mo Chenxi returned to the manor and opened the gift box. It turned out to be Rongyang Pills from Heshuntang Pharmacy.

What a generous deal! This Rongyang Pill is the most expensive pill in Heshun Tang. It can nourish the body and replenish qi and blood. Old Madam Jiang has been talking about which old lady has started taking Rongyang Pills for two months every year.

Mo Chenxi put away the gift box and prepared to give it to his father when he returned to Beijing.

Without having to prepare elaborate meals for Lady Wang, she could just relax and rest.

You need to consider the dishes and the restaurant’s specialties, which should be different from other restaurants.

It would take at least half a year to rebuild the restaurant, so she planned to ask her eldest sister-in-law's family, the Zhou family, to help her find kelp in the south so that she could make MSG.

This makes any dish different from others.

Before she came, she told her father that if there was anything, she should ask her eldest brother to come to the village and tell her.

The next day, Mo Xinzhi came and said that someone introduced a piece of land to his father at a cheap price.

Mo Chenxi asked worriedly, "How cheap can the land around here be? Father is worried about the money to rebuild the restaurant."

Mo Xinzhi smiled innocently and said, "My child's mother and I went back to her parents' home to borrow some money. I told my father-in-law about it and offered the highest interest rate. He said we can pay it back when we have the money, so there's no need to worry."

Mo Chenxi knew that the Zhou family dared to lend a large sum of money because Wufangzhai's business was doing well.

After all, my father was a Jinshi, and the Zhou family was a bodyguard. The Zhou family has always valued the Mo family because they can form this marriage.

Mo Chenxi told his eldest brother that he wanted a large amount of seaweed.

Mo Xinzhi said, "Okay, it just so happens that the kid's uncle is going to the East China Sea. I asked him to bring it back. Dad said he should also bring some dried seafood."

Mo Chenxi smiled and said, "That would be great. Tell the Zhou family that they need it for a long time and they'll calculate the payment accordingly."