Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 226 Conflict

The first time, the three of them were very nervous and tried hard to explain in front of County Lady Shunan.

Princess Shun'an was very considerate. She said it was freezing cold and they should not get frozen after running around outside. She asked them to give the medicinal food to Chuntao. After entering the twelfth lunar month, they were even exempted from the morning and evening visits.

However, for some reason, Fifth Miss Shen Wanting started to prepare medicinal food on time again in the past few days.

And unlike before, when she just talked about it, she will now do it herself!

Song Ying was a bit troubled. As a young lady who had never done housework before, making medicinal food had to start from the most basic step of lighting the fire. If she was not careful, she would cause an accident.

Therefore, now Song Ying asked Chuntao and her to make one portion each. Her portion could be made casually, but Chuntao's portion was the one that was truly for Princess Shun'an to take.

Faced with Song Ying's decision, Shen Wanting was not annoyed at all, and kept praising Song Ying for being efficient and thoughtful.

Song Ying smiled at the two of them and said, "Let's get started. If you are unsure, ask me."

The medicinal food they are going to make now is what they have made before, so there is no need to teach from beginning to end, just watch from the side.

The two nodded and started to work.

Seeing Chuntao cooking smoothly without any mistakes, Song Ying said, "You have made this Four Gentlemen Steamed Duck several times. You have already mastered it. You don't need to wait for me next time."

Chun Tao shook her head: "This medicinal diet concerns the old lady's health, so I can't be careless. I really don't have much confidence in myself, and I need you or Doctor Lin to watch over me to feel at ease."

"You have to be responsible for the whole process by yourself to truly learn. Sister Chuntao, you can read, so write down all the steps you can do and follow them next time.

If you are still worried, you can review the steps again after finishing. If all the steps are correct, then there will be basically no problem with the medicinal diet. "

Chun Tao looked tangled: "I memorized the steps after you told me before, but I'm always worried that I might make a mistake. The key is that I might make a mistake when I'm not paying attention, and I might not even realize it."

"You are being too cautious." Song Ying was speechless. She could make mistakes while doing anything due to distraction. If that was the case, then she would not be able to learn anything.

After all, she and Chuntao were not close friends, and they were just acquaintances, so just saying this would be enough.

Song Ying stopped persuading her and just watched the two of them do it. Chuntao could already hear the sound of water bubbling below, but Fifth Miss Shen Wanting was still not excited.

"Fifth Miss, how about I help you light a fire?" Song Ying looked anxious.

"No, I can do it myself." Shen Wanting refused without even raising her head.

Song Ying had no choice but to give verbal instructions: "Loosen up the charcoal inside and leave enough space so that it will burn more easily."

The rich young lady insisted on experiencing life. Song Ying thought that she was just idle and wanted to learn how to do things herself. Why couldn't she do it at any time? Why did she have to come here in the dead of winter and brave the cold?

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Wanting screamed "Ah", quickly retracted her hand, holding her right hand with her left hand, grimacing in pain.

"Burned by fire? Let me take a look!" Song Ying rushed forward to check.

Chun Tao also walked over and asked with concern: "Fifth Miss, are you okay?"

Shen Wanting blew a few breaths on her right index finger with tears in her eyes. Seeing Chuntao coming over, she hurriedly said, "Chuntao, go and look after the medicinal food. Grandmother's medicinal food must not be lost."

Song Ying thought it made sense, and said to Chuntao: "Sister Chuntao, you don't have to come over, I'm here. Just keep an eye on the medicinal food, and turn it to a low heat in a while."

Chuntao looked at Shen Wanting worriedly and agreed.

Song Ying checked Shen Wanting's fingers and found that there was only a slightly red spot on her index finger. "It's okay, it's just a burn from the fire. The red mark will disappear in two days."

"It will take another two days to disappear?!" Shen Wanting's voice rose a few notches, "Will it leave scars? No, you have to apply medicine. I'll go ask Doctor Lin for scar-removing ointment."

Song Ying: "...It won't leave scars. Just apply cold water on it, otherwise it might cause blisters."

When Shen Wanting heard this, she immediately became anxious: "Then bring some cold water!"

Song Ying glanced at the washstand not far away. It was just a matter of taking a few steps. Someone else was needed to get it...

Forget it. A rich lady should have everything provided for her. You can’t let her be disobeyed just because she learned how to make medicinal food by herself.

She curled her lips, walked over resignedly, wet the towel, wrung it slightly, then folded the wet towel and covered Shen Wanting's fingers.

Shen Wanting hissed and said, "It's so cold."

"It has to be cold enough to quickly cool down the burned skin," Song Ying explained.

Seeing that Shen Wanting was particularly concerned about the red mark, she probably wouldn't be in the mood to learn how to make medicinal food for a while, so she said, "Don't learn the medicinal food today. Wait until your hand is healed."

Shen Wanting nodded and sighed, "I'm so useless that I can't even start a fire."

"You just haven't learned it before. Besides, you are a lady of the Shen family, so you don't need to learn these."

"But I can't even start a fire, how long will it take me to learn how to make medicinal food?"

Faced with the sudden sentimentality of Shen Wanting, Song Ying felt even more troubled and felt that the Shen Wanting who was only good at talking was better.

"You are the master, you don't have to do everything yourself. Just watch from the side like before, and let the subordinates do the specific work." After a pause, he added, "The old lady will understand your intentions."

Not to mention that she was watching from the side, even if she only gave an order and explained a few more words to Chuntao, in the eyes of the masters of the Shen Mansion such as Shun'an County Lady, this medicinal meal was her filial piety, and there was really no need for her to be so sincere and do it herself.

"I heard that there is a lot of knowledge about the various medicinal herbs and food ingredients. If they are not properly matched, it will cause problems when eaten. I just feel uneasy."

Song Ying: ???

Are you doubting my master's medical skills?

"That's right. Some medicinal herbs and food ingredients are mutually reinforcing and counterproductive. Cooking them together will indeed cause problems. But you don't have to worry about these. My master will consider the taboos one by one when formulating the prescription."

"Don't worry, sister. I don't mean to doubt Dr. Lin's medical skills. I just want to know which foods are incompatible with each other so as to avoid eating the wrong things."

Song Ying happened to be memorizing the Shennong Herbal Classic recently, and had just finished memorizing the entire Baiyaocao Collection, so he did know a little bit, "For example, watermelon and mutton. Watermelon is a cool fruit, and mutton is a hot food. Eating them together can easily damage the stomach and intestines, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea. Eating black fungus and white radish together can cause skin problems."

"Is there anything else that could kill people if eaten by mistake?"

"Eat, eat dead people?" Song Ying was shocked and felt something was wrong.