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Chapter 38: Reward Gifts
Wen Nuan was seasoning a pot of pigeon soup. When she heard a knock on the door, she quickly put down the spoon and ran out to answer it.
When she opened the courtyard gate, Wen Nuan was dazed by the sight of that person: Facing the golden sunlight, his dazzling figure is like a cloud lit by the sun, and the sky and earth behind him are bedecked in bright sunlight, as if something momentous is about to happen.
Many years later, Wen Nuan can't forget the brilliancy of this moment.
"I'm here to eat rice." The corner of the man's mouth rose slightly.
He was already handsome to an unparalleled degree. However, at this moment, his expression was less indifferent, making him look more elegant, and his eyes seemed to reflect the gentle warmth of spring!
The whole person has the charm and fatal attraction of a poppy in springtime.
As a doctor, Wen Nuan is accustomed to seeing handsome men, but even she is dumbfounded.
Holding a long gift box in one hand, Nalan Jinnian walked passed Wen Nuan, the sun shining brightly over him.
His tall and slender figure cast a long shadow in the setting sun.
Sure enough, this is another woman who is fascinated by his master!
Steward Yuan, holding a gift box bigger than all the others in both hands, followed Nalan Jinnian and walked in. When he passed Wen Nuan, he couldn't help but remind her in a low voice: "Miss Wen, my master is for not you."
Nalan Jinnian has ears and eyes, and his handsome face glowered. He turned his head to look at Steward Yuan and said coldly: "Steward Yuan, put things down, you can go back."
Behind Steward Yuan, Lin Xing followed in with two large bags of rice noodles in both hands. Seeing that Steward Yuan did not understand the weight of the girl in the master's heart, he shook his head.
Not everyone can heal the master’s hand in this world.
The master clearly values her very much.
And this Miss Wen is not ordinary at first glance. Which girl saw Da Hui and was not scared to death, but came home with a wolf?
If you don’t have the ability to protect yourself, would you follow a wolf so calmly?
And facing the master, is there any woman who can be as calm and composed as she is, neither humble nor overbearing?
The Empress herself couldn't help being a little restrained every time she faced their master.
Wen Nuan came back to her senses and looked at Steward Yuan: "Isn't for me?"
Meeting the master’s stare, he didn’t dare say anything else: "No, it's nothing!"
Steward Yuan was a bit wronged, he was also worried the girl would be seduced by the handsome appearance of the master, and meant to kindly remind her.
After all, this girl's background is too low, the Emperor and Empress Dowager would never agree!
And he doesn’t hate her. Lest she be sad in the future, he just kindly reminded her.
Forget it, the master wants to reward her today, so he will only show respect!
In the end, she is the master’s benefactor. From the perspective of her healing the master’s hand, she might be able to enter the palace as a concubine in the future.
Nalan Jinnian randomly placed the delicate box on a long, green bamboo table in the yard.
There is a tempting smell of meat in the air. His eyes couldn't help falling on the stove not far away, and his stomach was even growling. He hadn't had a good meal in the past two days: "It smells very good, what are you eating tonight?"
"Five-spice grilled chicken, braised donkey meat, Kung Pao chicken, snail noodles, garlic cabbage, and Dendrobium chicken soup." Originally, Wen Nuan only wanted to make snail noodles and Kung Pao chicken, but now she has charged someone ten taels of silver. She would be embarrassed if the meals were too simple, and adding more is easy to do anyway.
It sounds pretty good! Nalan Jinnian casually pulled out a stool and sat down.
Steward Yuan and Lin Xing carefully put the gifts on the table, stacking them up half a mountain high.
Wen Nuan saw the mountain of gifts and frowned slightly.
She was about to tell Nalan Jinnian to take them all back, when he spit out two words: "Consultation fee."
Wen Nuan was startled, then she waved her hand: "No consultation fee is needed. You saved me once, and now I will treat your hand, this is just right."
Nalan Jinnian doesn’t like her non-reciprocal tone: “This is the normal fee for door-to-door service. You can’t go empty-handed after so many visits. It’s all for food expenses anyway, and it’s not worth any money.”
Steward Yuan: "..."
Not worth any money? The tea set alone is worth enough for an ordinary farmer to live for several lifetimes!
But these things are really not worth mentioning in the eyes of the master.
Wen Nuan heard this, and said nothing more, only thanked him.
At this time, the people who gathered snails in the family came back one after another.
Wen Jiarui was very happy to see Nalan Jinnian visiting.
This person is very knowledgeable. Just by chatting with him, he can gain a lot of knowledge.
Everyone exchanged a few words, then they changed into clean clothes and started to eat.
Wen Nuan prepared a big pot of meat for the big bad wolf and Xiao Hei before serving the family.
Steward Yuan was worried, and started to take out a silver needle from his sleeve pocket.
Wen Nuan saw the flash of silver reflecting in the light, and her eyes sank.
Nalan Jinnian raised his brows and gave him a faint look.
Steward Yuan dare not take out the silver needle again.
No one else noticed his movements.
Wen Jiarui warmly invited Steward Yuan: "Steward Yuan, Brother Lin, sit down and eat with us."
Lin Xing sat down.
When did Steward Yuan dare have dinner with the master? He shook his head: "I just need to wait on the side."
Nalan Jinnian glanced at him: “You’re away from home, don’t be particular about it, sit down and eat together!”
Steward Yuan did not dare refuse. Today the master had a big opinion of him, so he could only sit down, but he only dared to sit half of his ass, never allowing himself to sit still completely.
The others sometimes looked at him awkwardly when he was serving food, but only when he didn’t see it.
When Nalan Jinnian left, the sun was gone, and the night had fallen. The big bad wolf happily walked forward with his chubby belly, and Xiao Hei flew into the sky.
Steward Yuan walked back behind Nalan Jinnian, which was regarded as aiding digestion. He now understands why the master is not willing to eat the food he cooked!
The food made by this small farmer is even better than the food made by the imperial kitchen.
The master has always eaten less, and he has recently lost weight. This is the first time he has seen the master eat so much.
Thinking of this, Steward Yuan felt that it would be good for the master to team up with these farmers in the future.
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After Nalan Jinnian left, the family took out the gifts he brought.
The first thing Wen Nuan opened is the long ebony box, on which is carved winter plums. The carving is exquisite, the ancient charm is still there, and it faintly exudes the profound and simple atmosphere that has been long lost throughout history.
This qin case alone is an antique.
She carefully opened the box. A paulownia red jade qin lay quietly in a box made of ebony. The body of the qin was also carved with winter plums.
Her slender fingertips lightly plucked the strings, the sound of the qin is broad and magnificent, crisp and melodious, mellow yet far-reaching, seemingly endless.
This is a good qin!
Why would he give it to her?
The other boxes were opened one by one.
They took out exquisite tableware, beautiful tea sets, various fabrics, a few exquisite clothes, in addition to boxes of bird’s nests, shark fins, sea cucumbers, abalones, scallops, and tea leaves. There were fresh fruits such as grapes, cherries, and peaches, as well as two big bags of polished rice and polished white noodles.
The family was stunned, yelling it’s too expensive.
Isn't it shameful and disrespectful to accept all this?!
Madam Wang also wants Wen Nuan to return these things.
Wen Nuan thought about when the man said this was to compensate for his meals, and they're not worth any money, and the corners of her mouth twitched. She simply said: "It's okay, register it all in our household ledger, then put it away! This is the consultation fee, so it can be counted as what we have earned..."
Wen Family: "…"
Even a genius doctor does not have such an expensive consultation fee, all right?!
What's more, it's Sister Nuan, a half-way doctor who happened to see things in a dream?!
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