Chapter 623 If the Master Doesn't Count...

The concubine didn't want to go out at first, but she listened to the prince.

It seems that Hesheli didn't intend to handle it, but he handled it himself.

As long as she doesn't fall behind others, she is willing to do anything.

So, he went out quickly.

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Since Ruoyin moved to Zhuangzi, life has become more and more comfortable.

Take a pinch in the morning and practice yoga in the yard.

After bathing and dressing up, I have lunch and read a book.

She had someone grind the box of donkey-hide gelatin given by fourth master into powder, and occasionally used it to make soup.

For the other part, Grandma Liu made donkey-hide gelatin cakes, and she occasionally squeezed a piece to taste.

The skin is getting more rosy day by day, and the complexion is getting better day by day.

When it comes to August, it is the season when the grapes are ripe.

On this day, while reading a book, Ruoyin casually said, "A few days ago... Guanshi Chen came to Zhuangzi for something."

For important matters, she only let the servants report.

For the less important, let Li Fukang make up his mind.

Over the years, Li Fukang has also taken care of a lot of things for her, and she is at ease every time it is handled properly.

"Go back to Fujin and say that the grapes in our orchard are ripe and can be used to make wine. In a few days, we will pick some for you to try."

"Is it the orchard given by fourth master?" Ruoyin asked.

Li Fukang shook his head and replied: "The orchard given by the master was rectified at the beginning of the year, and grape seedlings were planted. Although the grapes bear fruit quickly, they will not be eaten until next year. This year, only our original orchard bears fruit. .”

"That's not much, just ask them to pick a basket and send it over. If there's too much to eat, it's a waste. For the rest, make a good wine. Wine was sold out last year." Ruoyin instructed lightly.

"Yes, yes, the slave knows that you don't like waste, so that's what he said." Li Fukang replied.

At this moment, Grandma Liu came in with a fruit basket.

He said cheerfully: "Fu Jin, Manager Chen sent someone to send a basket of grapes, they look fresh, and there is a layer of hoarfrost on them."

Ruoyin glanced at the fruit basket presented by Nanny Liu.

I saw that it was full of green, dark red, and deep purple grapes, and each bunch had green leaves.

The strings are like pearl towers, like piles of emerald beads.

Each grape is large, transparent, full of luster, and mouth-watering.

The biggest string probably weighs four or five catties.

Moreover, each string has hoarfrost.

But... the hoarfrost on the epidermis is not really hoarfrost.

It is a sugar alcohol secreted by the grape itself.

Generally, the more hoarfrost on the surface of the grapes, the higher the freshness of the grapes.

But she can't say the same to the slaves, they won't understand.

"Soak these in salt water for a while, then wash them with clean water, put them in the ice cellar to freeze for a while, and send some to the eldest brother and second elder brother."

"What about my master?" Li Fukang was a young eunuch who didn't understand women's minds.

She thought Ruoyin had forgotten about fourth master's share, so she reminded her specially.

On the other hand, Nanny Liu knew Ruoyin best, she reprimanded: "You little eunuch, you're still acting like a master."

The fourth master's share is naturally reserved for him, and let him enjoy it with Fujin.

"No, no, I don't dare, I'm going to clean the grapes right now." Li Fukang went out with the fruit basket in hand.

After washing, Ruoyin ate half a bunch of grapes and stopped eating.

When it was almost dusk, she looked up at the sunset glow in the sky, and said: "Grandma Liu, go to Fourth Master's and see if he has come back. If you see him, tell me that I have a gift from Zhuangzi." Grapes, invite him to come and taste them."

A man like fourth master has never seen anything good.

That is to say, this kind of home-grown fruit, it is a warm feeling to ask him to come and taste it.

"Okay, I'll go now, old slave." Mother Liu went out with a smile.

After a while, fourth master really came.

Although there was no one to sing the newspaper, but it was getting dark, Ruoyin was waiting at the entrance of the front porch of the yard with a hibiscus lamp.

So, from a distance, she saw fourth master coming towards her.

After approaching, she saluted with a lantern: "Good luck, Lord."

Fourth master helped the woman, and said: "Although it is hot in summer, the wind is also cool at night, so there is no need to wait at the door."

"It's dark and the road is slippery, so it's okay to carry a lantern." She replied obediently.

Hearing this, fourth master didn't say anything, just strode into the house.

After entering the hall, Ruoyin handed the lamp to the slave and began to serve fourth master to clean his hands.

"Sir, should I eat the meal first, or the fruit first?" She asked for his opinion.

"Dinner first." The man replied lightly.

After Ruoyin heard this, he asked the servants to go to the kitchen to prepare.

Then, she glanced at Su Peisheng.

As cunning as Su Peisheng, naturally he dared not say anything.

However, as cowardly as he was, Ruoyin knew that fourth master didn't have lunch at noon, or was too busy to eat casually, just by looking at him.

Not long after, delicious meals were served in the hall.

During the period, fourth master must have been really hungry and ate two bowls of rice.

Seeing this, Ruoyin just buried her head in her meal.

After dinner, fourth master stayed in the main courtyard to work.

Looking at the situation, Grandma Liu knew that Fourth Master was going to rest in the main courtyard, so she dismissed the servants.

For a while, only Ruoyin and fourth master were left in the room.

Fourth Master always focused on reviewing official documents.

Ruoyin glanced at the grapes in the ice basin, so he could only read a book obediently.

The grapes were picked in the morning, and even now, the skins are still thin and thick, very fresh.

It is said that eating grapes does not spit out the grape skins, and Ruoyin is the same.

The key point is that she also likes to bite grape skins, which always feels sour, but she can spit out seeds.

Next, as long as the nose smells the sweet aroma of grapes, you can't stop at all.

Before she knew it, she ate a small bunch of grapes.

About an hour later, Ruoyin was a little sleepy.

No way, recently she went to bed early and got up early, and started practicing yoga at dawn.

Waking up so early makes it easy to get sleepy at night.

On the contrary, I admire fourth master, who wakes up earlier than her every day, but stays busy until late at night.

So, she looked up at fourth master who was still concentrating on reviewing official documents.

He whispered: "Grandpa, I'm so sleepy. I wanted to ask you to try something new, but it turned out that you were lucky. You didn't taste any grapes. You used my place as your office."

Fourth Master paused for a while, and returned without raising his head: "It's almost over."

"Master said before that it's almost ready, but I finally waited for most of the night." Ruoyin covered her mouth and yawned.

Only the fourth master chuckled, and said: "You are holding grudges, there are really only three official documents in this meeting, you just sit beside the master and watch."

"Look and see, if the master doesn't count on what he says, I'm going to sleep first."

Ruoyin sat down beside fourth master unwillingly.

In a good mood, she even took a fruit plate from the ice basin.

I pinched a grape that was so red and purple, and gently peeled off the outer skin.

After peeling, she brought the grapes to fourth master's mouth.