allendalepharm Chapter 633 Meeting Gift
Chapter 633 Meeting Gift
Seeing that Yan Shu liked this courtyard very much, Cui Mengsheng glanced at the servant behind him, and the servant immediately turned around and left the courtyard. But a moment later, an elderly woman came in with two maids and two servants.
Cui Mengsheng said to Yan Shu and Jiang Ci, "You two can stay here without any worries. These servants are all trustworthy and responsible servants in my courtyard. If you need anything, just tell them to do it."
After that, Cui Mengsheng explained everything in detail to several servants.
Then he said to Jiang Ci: "Brother Jiang, do you have time now? I would like to introduce you to some like-minded friends."
Jiang Ci looked at Yan Shu and said, "Go back to your room and have a good rest. I'll be back as soon as possible."
Yan Shu nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
Jiang Ci and Cui Mengsheng left Xinghua Garden together, and the elderly woman came forward with a smile on her face.
"This old servant pays his respects to the young lady."
Yan Shu smiled and reached out to help the old woman up.
"What's your name, Madam?"
"My husband's surname is Han. These two girls are maids transferred from the eldest master's courtyard. They are quite efficient. Cuiyan and Cuixi, come and meet the girls."
Two maids slowly came forward and bowed to Yan Shu.
"This servant has seen the young lady."
Yan Shu glanced at the two maids. They looked about the same age as him. One of them was tall, with regular features but a sallow complexion. The other one had still some baby fat and had fair skin, a round, chubby face, and a pair of big dark eyes, which made her look quite clever.
Retracting his gaze, Yan Shu smiled and said to the three people: "I'll trouble you to take care of me in the near future."
Nanny Han smiled and looked at Yan Shu: "Miss, you are too polite. You are the master's guest. It is our blessing to have the honor to serve you. It is cold outside. I will take you into the house to have a look."
Yan Shu nodded and followed Nanny Han, Cui Yan and Cui Xi into a house.
Pushing the door open, Yan Shu looked around and found that the houses of the Cui family were built exceptionally spacious, and the window frames were larger than those of ordinary houses, so the light inside the house was brighter.
The house is divided into two rooms, an inner room and an outer room. Outside, there is an octagonal table made of huanghuali wood, and near the window, there is a beauty couch made of the same material, covered with purple brocade bedding. In addition, there are all kinds of furniture and ornaments.
Among the large mansions that Yan Shu visited, the Yongding Marquis Mansion was founded by a military general. Except for the warm room where Liu Hanyue lived, the rest of the mansions were relatively low-key. The interior rooms of the Cui family's mansion were full of a sense of low-key and luxury. It felt like they wanted to be low-key, but their strength did not allow it.
As expected of the richest man in the Sui Dynasty, everything in the room must be very ordinary in the eyes of Cui’s family.
"Young lady, please sit down for a while. I will take them to make your bed."
"Just a moment."
Yan Shu placed the bag he was carrying on the table and took out three small round ceramic boxes with white backgrounds and blue flowers.
"This is the sheep fat hand oil I made myself. In winter, hands are most likely to become dry and ulcerated if they are exposed to the outside for a long time. Applying this hand oil on a daily basis can moisturize the skin. If you have frostbite on your hands, you can also use it as an ointment. The effect is quite good."
Cui Yan, the maid with a sallow complexion, looked at the mutton-fat cream in Yan Shu's hand with surprise.
"Miss, can this sheep fat cream really cure frostbite? My hands get frostbite every winter, and the itching is unbearable. I went to the pharmacy outside and bought several kinds of frostbite creams, but there has been no effect so far."
Yan Shu looked at her and said, "Stretch out your hand so I can see it."
Cui Xi immediately stretched out her hands in front of Yan Shu. These were a pair of rough hands, and it was obvious that she must have suffered a lot in her childhood. There were obvious frostbite on the back of her hands and fingers, and her fingers were already red and swollen.
"It's not too serious. You should be able to see the effect after applying this ointment for two days."
Cui Xi glanced at Nanny Han and said, "This sheep-fat cream is too expensive. I dare not accept it."
Yan Shu smiled and stuffed a jar of mutton-fat ointment into her hand.
"I already said that I made it myself. It's not worth much. Just consider it as a thank you for taking care of it in the future."
Nanny Han said, "You are the master, and it is my duty to serve you."
"Okay, Madam Han, it's just a small gift. If you don't accept it, wouldn't that be too formal with me?"
"This... then I, this old slave, would like to thank the young lady for the reward first."
The maids Cui Xi and Cui Yan happily accepted the mutton fat cream after seeing that Nanny Han had relented.
"Thank you for the reward, young lady."
Although it might not work, the distinguished guest of the family still thought of giving the servants a gift. Nanny Han, Cui Yan and Cui Xi all felt a little more favorable towards Yan Shu.
At this time, a woman's voice was heard outside the door.
Nanny Han said, "It's Madam Zhang from the kitchen who's here to bring the young lady herbal medicine. I'll go out and greet her."
Medicinal food?
Yan Shu was just wondering when Nanny Han came in with a woman in a dark green dress.
"This servant greets the young lady."
"Mrs. Zhang, you don't have to be so polite. What is this you gave me?"
Madam Zhang looked towards Yan Shu, and her eyes lit up when she saw Yan Shu's appearance. She admired in her heart that this girl was so pretty, much prettier than some of the girls in the mansion.
Quickly withdrawing her gaze, Madam Zhang walked up to Yan Shu holding a tray.
"Miss Yan, this is the nourishing medicinal food that the master ordered to be made for you. It will be very helpful for your current body. You can drink it while it is hot to warm your body. From now on, if you want to eat or drink something, just ask Nanny Han to pass a message to the kitchen, and the servants will prepare it and send it to you at any time."
Yan Shu was a little confused. When the woman placed a pot of soup in front of him, the familiar aroma of medicine wafted into his nose.
She curiously opened the lid and took a look into the soup pot. Inside was yam and black chicken soup, as well as some nourishing herbs such as wolfberry, jujube, lotus seeds, and angelica. This soup was very suitable for her to drink now.
Maybe she said she was not feeling well, so Mr. Cui guessed that she was having her period, so he ordered the kitchen to prepare medicinal food.
Yan Shu thanked Madam Zhang, who smiled and said a few polite words before leaving.
After seeing Madam Zhang off, Nanny Han took two maids into the inner room to make the bed. Yan Shu was a little hungry, so he picked up a spoon, poured himself a bowl of black chicken soup and drank it slowly.
At this time, Jiang Ci walked in from outside and saw Yan Shu drinking soup. He walked to her with a smile in his eyes, sat down and glanced at the soup pot.
"how is the taste?"
"Very good. I feel warmer after drinking the chicken soup. There is still a lot of soup in this pot. Would you like a bowl?"
Jiang Ci shook his head: "Such a nourishing drink is more suitable for you."
"Who did Master Cui take you to see just now?"
Jiang Ci said, "There are several students taking exams among the Cui family's retainers, two of whom passed the imperial examinations this year. Master Cui wants me to get to know them. Maybe I can help them when I go to Beijing next year."