The courtyard door opened, and the scene in the courtyard was displayed in front of several people.

Xu Qinyu fell in love with the appearance of the small courtyard, not to mention that the walls of the three houses are clean and neatly repaired, even the courtyard is clean, there are no rotten leaves and other things. The sundries should be cleaned by the owner of the house frequently.

The courtyard is connected with the entrance of the small courtyard and the roads of the three rooms are paved with cobblestones, which are about three or four feet wide.

There is a crooked jujube tree on the left side of the yard, and there is a well under the jujube tree. The well is surrounded by stone platforms, and the ground is also paved with flat small pebbles, clean and beautiful.

But it's already winter, and the jujube trees with crooked necks are bare.

The courtyard is also covered with snow, the snow on the cobblestone paths is not thick, you can see clearly, the snow on the roof is not thick, it should be cleared the snow on it.

Wu said with a smile, "Let Xiaocui come over this morning to clear away the snow in the yard."

The other ground is muddy, but with these small gravel roads, even when it rains, the mud will not be brought into the room.

These pebbles are all about the same size and relatively flat. It can be seen that the owner of the house is taking good care of the house and cherishing the house.

Xu Qinyu was pleasantly surprised, even Wen Shi fell in love with this small courtyard at a glance.

She has stayed in the palace for more than 20 years. She is well-clothed and well-fed. Even though she used to be a concubine and lived in Anpingbo Mansion, it was better than the house in front of her. But among ordinary people, this small courtyard is indeed very clean and comfortable. She also likes it because of her ingenuity.

After entering the courtyard, Mrs. Wu unlocked the locks of several rooms and opened the doors, allowing everyone to see the structure and situation of the rooms clearly.

Wu said: "The furniture is also ready-made. Although it is a bit old, it is quite clean. If you rent or buy this house, you can continue to use it."

The main room faces south, and it is also the largest and longest house. Xu Qinyu went in and took a look. The main room was divided into three rooms, with the main room in the middle, where you can have meals or receive guests. The two sides are divided into two small rooms. Entering the two small rooms, the room is not too big. There is only a wooden bed and a small wooden table. There is an ordinary cabinet standing in the corner, and the other room is similar.

What made Xu Qinyu even more happy was that the two small rooms had windows, and when the windows were opened, it was the backyard, with good light.

In fact, it's not the backyard, it's just a passage between the house and the backyard wall, and the width is only three or four feet, which is about one meter.

There is also a courtyard wall surrounding it, and some sundries can be placed behind it.

On the left side of the main room is a wing room, which is the size of the two small rooms separated by the main room. The furniture is simply placed inside, and there are also windows.

On the right is the kitchen, and a small wooden shed was built next to the kitchen, and some firewood was piled inside.

In addition to the kitchen and the main room in the three buildings, there is one big room and two small rooms, enough for their family of six.

Mrs. Wu said with a smile: "What do you think, my lady and my aunt? If you rent this house, it will cost 300 taels a month. If you buy it, it will cost 90 taels of silver."

Renting a house on South Street is usually only two hundred yuan, and there are cheaper ones, only one hundred and fifty yuan, but the houses are definitely dilapidated and uncomfortable to live in, and there is no well in them.

Xu Qinyu looked at Wen's. She could afford to rent it for 300 Wen. She was still very confident in her cooking skills, so it would be no problem to support her family.

But if it is to buy this house, it needs ninety taels of silver. All their property now is these ninety taels of silver, and she earned almost fifty taels in the two days in Raozhou City. The cheap husband borrowed one tael. It costs ninety taels to buy this house, and there are only four taels left, and still need to purchase cooking utensils and other daily necessities, which may be a bit difficult.

Wen's heart was also moved.

In the end, the two decided to go back and discuss with Pei Weixuan and Pei Jianing whether to buy or rent.

Xu Qinyu said to Wu: "Sister-in-law of the Xia family, my mother and I like this house very much, but whether to rent or buy, we have to go back and discuss with the family."

Wu Shi smiled and said, "It should."

After seeing the house, Wu was also thinking about her son, and planned to go back soon. Since her daughter had an accident, she was always worried about leaving her son alone at home, even if Xiao Cui was taking care of her, but today it was snowing heavily and her son was weak. It's not easy for her to take him out.

Mrs. Wu was about to go back, and asked shopkeeper Liu of the dental shop to take the two of them back.

But I heard the little lady say, "Sister-in-law Xia, do you have fish in your house? I'll go and cook some food for brother Shao in a while."

Fish is a good thing, not to mention that this is an ancient time. Fish grew up eating small fish, shrimps and algae. There is no pollution at all. The meat is tender and nutritious, and it is most suitable for children to eat.

"Ah?" Wu Shi was stunned, she didn't expect that it was true that the little lady said that she was going to cook for Brother Shao.

After hesitating for a while, she still said, "No, there are other ingredients."

The fish has a strong earthy smell, even adults don't like it, how can children like it.

There seemed to be a stall selling fish in front, and Xu Qinyu went to buy a grass carp weighing five or six catties.

Shopkeeper Liu of the dental store wanted to send Xu Qinyu and Wen's back to West Street, so he could only go back to Xia's house and wait together. Follow along to take a look, he also wants to know why this little lady looks so confident, you must know that Brother Shao also recognizes him, he helped sell this house, he has known Wu for half a year, and knows her child's health Weak, don't like to eat, very worried.

The house is well repaired, and some people are willing to pay eighty-five taels of silver to buy it, but the Wu family insists on ninety taels of silver, and they refuse to let go no matter what.

In fact, the price of houses here is mostly around seventy-five taels, but there are no wells and the repairs are not good.

Wu's house is indeed very good, and the price is fifty taels more expensive, but many people are willing to buy it.

After buying the herring, Xu Qinyu went back with Mrs. Wu.

Xiao Cui had finished feeding Brother Shao, but the bowl still didn't move much.

Seeing his wife, Xiao Cui had a mournful face, "Ma'am, brother won't eat."

Mrs. Wu sighed, "Forget it, you go play with Brother Shao first."

Xu Qinyu also said, "Please trouble sister-in-law Xia to take me to the kitchen."

Xia's kitchen is quite big and clean, with a lot of ingredients in it. Xu Qinyu also saw potatoes, that is, yams.

Yam is a good thing. It nourishes the spleen and stomach. It is most suitable as a complementary food for children.

Yam is quite expensive, but yam in this season is even more expensive.

In addition to yam, there are radish and cabbage, that is, white radish and Chinese cabbage.

There is also a piece of pork belly, a few ribs and a piece of plum meat. Plum meat is the most healthy meat in pigs, and it should also be an ingredient for children.

The Xia family still has pepper powder. Although there is only a little bit, it can be seen that their family has spent a lot of money for the children.

There is even white sugar and brown sugar.

Seeing so many ingredients, Xu Qinyu had a plan in mind, and started to kill the fish. The fish head, fish bones and fish belly were not used. The fish meat was cleaned and minced, then added the prepared ginger water, pepper powder, and a little starch, egg white, and starch She just used white flour to precipitate it out. This dynasty had no starch, and there were no crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, but there were mung beans and wheat, and starch could still be produced.

Starch mainly plays a bonding role, which can make food thicker, make ingredients sticky, and shape better.

She originally planned to make fish porridge, but seeing yam and plum meat, she planned to replace the fish porridge with yam lean meat porridge. The fish meat can be made into fish balls, which taste springy and chewy, and children like it more.

Xu Qinyu was busy in an orderly manner, preparing several meals at the same time, but she didn't see her in a hurry.

When the intoxicating aroma gradually spread from the kitchen, Mrs. Wu and shopkeeper Liu were a little silly standing beside them. They had never smelled such a strong food aroma.

Even Xiao Cui, who was playing with Brother Shao in the main room, was attracted by the aroma, and brought Brother Shao to the kitchen, and couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what kind of food is made here, it smells so good."

Wu Shi didn't speak, but stared at the casserole on the stove and the food in the pot.

Even Brother Shao in Xiaocui's arms watched eagerly and swallowed.

On the two stoves, one casserole is white and fat fish balls, and the other casserole is porridge with yam and lean meat. The plum meat and yam are chopped into puree. With heat and aroma.

After Xu Qinyu finished all this, it took only a quarter of an hour.

One fish ball, one shredded yam, one stir-fried Chinese cabbage and one casserole of yam and lean meat porridge.

The fish balls came out of the pan, and she tasted one herself. It was delicious, crisp, fragrant and fresh. This fish is really fresh.

She cooks the fish balls with fish bones and big bones, fresh and fresh.

Freshly cooked fish balls are the most delicious, you can eat them directly, and you can store a lot of fish balls, and you can cook them if you want to eat them on weekdays. Boiled noodles or soup are very delicious.

Brother Shao suddenly spoke, "Mom, I want to eat too."

Mrs. Wu was startled for a moment, then quickly said, "Okay, okay, mother will make it for you."

Xu Qinyu smiled and inserted a fish ball with her chopsticks and handed it to Mrs. Wu, and asked her to blow the fish ball before handing it to Brother Shao.

Brother Shao took the chopsticks, first took a small bite of the white and fat balls in front of him, his eyes widened slightly after he took the mouth, and then he bit off half of the fish balls in one bite, chewing with puffy cheeks, the fish balls Aroma and juice rampage in his mouth.

Although he doesn't talk much and doesn't understand the meaning of many words, he also knows what delicious food is, just like the fat white meatball in his mouth, he wants to eat it even after eating it.

Brother Shao swallowed half of the fish ball, stuffed the remaining half into his mouth, handed the chopsticks to Mrs. Wu, and said inarticulately, "Mom, I still want to eat."

Wu covered her mouth and wept with joy.

This is the first time Brother Shao told her, Mom, I still want to eat.

Wu took the chopsticks and inserted another fish ball for Brother Shao.

Xiao Cui was stunned. She has been in Xia's house for two years, but she knows how difficult the little master's food is, and she has never asked for food.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Xia, take the food to the main room, and let Brother Shao sit and eat by himself."

When bringing the food to the main room, Brother Shao finished the second fish ball and started asking for the third one.

After going to the main room, Mrs. Wu cooled the fish balls and put them in Brother Shao's bowl, and he grabbed a chopstick and ate the fish balls by himself.

I ate five in a row before stopping.

Finally, I inserted a piece of shredded yam with chopsticks and ate it.

The shredded yam is crunchy and syrupy on the outside, but soft and sweet on the inside.

Xu Qinyu didn't add too much sugar when making this silk-drawn yam, it was just slightly sweet, but just right.

What she made today is suitable for children. They are relatively light, but each has its own taste.

Brother Shao also liked it very much. He ate a lot. In the end he ate half a bowl of porridge with yam and lean meat. He even took several mouthfuls of the plate of fried cabbage. He couldn't bear it until he put down his chopsticks , looking eagerly at Mrs. Wu, "Mother, full."

Wu Shi hugged Brother Shao and touched her belly, it was round and round.

This is the first time Wu has seen her son eat with a round belly.

She wept with joy, grabbed Xu Qinyu's hand and said excitedly, "Little lady, if you want to rent a house, you can give me two hundred coins, if you want to buy that house, you can pay me eighty taels of silver!" .

Shopkeeper Liu was a little confused, but the food made by this little lady was really delicious. If he wasn't embarrassed, he would have wanted to taste the food.

Mrs. Wu hoped that this little lady could live there.

She couldn't help but say, "If you still think the price is higher, you can still lower it."

She knew what it meant for the little lady to live there.

It means that Shao Ge'er can eat well in the future, become strong and healthy, and live a healthy life.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Okay, I like that house very much. I just go back and discuss with my family whether to rent it or buy it. I should be able to answer Mrs. Xia in the afternoon. Is it possible for us to come here in the afternoon?"

"Naturally." Mrs Wu nodded again and again, "Then I'll be waiting for the little lady and aunt at home in the afternoon."

"it is good."

Xu Qinyu and Mrs Wen left the Xia family with Shopkeeper Liu.

When the three of them left, Mrs Wu held Brother Shao and tasted all these dishes.

The fish balls were very fresh and had no fishy smell at all. She had eaten meat balls before, but never fish balls. She didn't know that the fish balls tasted like this, delicious and chewy.

And that yam, not to mention that the child likes it, even she couldn't help eating a few pieces. Seeing Xiaocui staring at it, the remaining pieces were given to Xiaocui, and Xiaocui marveled while eating, "Oh my god. , Madam, this is also very delicious. I have never eaten such a delicious dessert. It is much better than that of Baixiangzhai. No, the desserts of Baixiangzhai can't be compared with the desserts made by the little lady. "

This food is really more like a snack.

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Shopkeeper Liu sent Xu Qinyu and Mrs Wen back to the inn.

Back at the inn, it was quiet inside. There were four people in the room, and they were all awake, but the four of them stayed in the same room, very quiet, and no one spoke.