Xu Jia went to the kitchen.
This house isn't big, so the kitchen is naturally ordinary and feels a bit cramped with more people around.
Seeing Nanny Ji trying to stay behind as an assistant, Xu Jia sent her out and brought in Yun Shisan.
Long deprived of meat, the boy's eyes fixed on the chopping board the moment he entered.
On the chopping board was the fresh fish Xu Jia just took out to scale.
Seeing him almost drooling with greed, Xu Jia chuckled, "I'll steam this one for your master, and later, you can follow me to the Western Marquis Mansion. I have a small kitchen in my courtyard, and I'll secretly make a braised one for you."
During the fifty-four days of national mourning, the only one who maintained a vegetarian diet every day was probably the new emperor in the Qianqing Palace. Others, not to mention ordinary folks, but even the little eunuchs in the palace would sneak some greasy food behind their masters' backs.
