Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 163 Ginger Orange Drink

Song Ying did as he was told and removed all the white part of the orange peel, leaving nothing behind.

She worked more carefully, so her speed slowed down. However, Doctor Lin did not say anything. After cutting the orange, he helped her to peel the orange and remove the white pulp.

After finishing one step, Doctor Lin taught her the next step. After making a simple ginger-orange drink, Doctor Lin nodded and said, "Not bad."

Song Ying was stunned for a moment before he realized that she was praising him. He couldn't help but feel happy. It seemed that his hope of staying was very great.

After the joy, Song Ying said modestly: "You taught me so well."

Doctor Lin shook his head: "No matter how carefully I teach, if they don't pay attention, they won't learn so quickly."

Ginger and orange drink is simple and most people can learn how to make it right away, but the details are tricky.

Her nephew was indeed right. The girl was focused, careful and patient, and it was not difficult to teach her.

"Sister Chuntao is here!"

Suddenly, a maid's surprised voice was heard outside, followed by a noisy sound of greetings.

Song Ying looked out of the window and saw a woman in her twenties, wearing a dark blue dress, carrying a red lacquered food box. She was walking towards their small kitchen while greeting the maids and old women.

Soon, a woman named Chuntao knocked on the door and walked in: "Doctor Lin, I'm here to get the medicine for the old lady."

"It's ready." Doctor Lin was washing his hands. Hearing this, he turned around and ordered, "Song Ying, serve it to Miss Chuntao."

Seeing Song Ying, Chun Tao was stunned for a moment and said, "This sister looks unfamiliar. Is she new here?"

Doctor Lin took off the towel and wiped his hands while saying, "Yes, I just got here today.

Song Ying, this is Miss Chuntao from the old lady's courtyard. Remember, give her the medicinal food you cook in the future."

Song Ying carefully memorized the appearance of Miss Chuntao and nodded, "Okay, I understand."

"Where did you find her?" Chuntao was very surprised. Ever since the coffin was brought back to her hometown last year, the government had been looking for a girl who knew medical knowledge. They had searched all the dental clinics in the county but had not found a suitable one.

"My nephew recommended him." When mentioning Lin Wenxuan, Doctor Lin's expression softened significantly, and it was obvious that he liked him very much.

"Thank you Mr. Lin for remembering this. I'll talk to the old lady later and make sure to thank him!" Chun Tao looked at Song Ying again and said kindly, "Sister, you have to take care of it in the future. The old lady's medicinal food must not be lost."

Song Ying nodded: "Sister Chuntao is too polite, it's all I should do."

She began to understand a little and knew why the people in the kitchen had been so enthusiastic towards her. It was all because she was responsible for preparing medicinal food for Princess Shun'an, the old lady of the Shen Mansion.

This Princess Shun'an holds a very high status in the Shen Mansion.

That’s right, she is the mistress of the Shen Mansion and the daughter of a prince, a true royal relative, so her status is naturally very high.

Song Ying neatly poured the ginger-tangerine drink and put it into the food box that Chuntao brought.

After seeing Chuntao off, Doctor Lin said, "Pack up your things. There will be nothing to do in the morning. At noon, go to the big kitchen to get our meals. Remember to take the lunch boxes with you.

At 5 pm, let's prepare the evening medicinal food. Tonight, we'll make ginseng stewed with black-bone chicken. When you leave, tell Fang's mother to prepare the ingredients: two black-bone chickens, six ounces of ginseng, a hen, and thirty-one ounces of pork elbow."

Song Ying was very confused. Black-bone chickens and hens are both chickens. Why should we release both?

Are the effects of these two different?

Isn’t the purpose of food to provide nutrition and fill the stomach?

Although she had many doubts, she did not ask, but just repeated it and nodded, "I remember it."

The Shen family has two different kinds of medicinal food every day. They must be different every day, right?

No, I have to buy some pen and ink to write it down, so I don’t forget it later.

Seeing that Doctor Lin had no other instructions, she quickly asked, "Doctor Lin, I want to go out of the house and buy some writing brushes and ink. I'm afraid I'll forget everything when there are too many things to do later, so I'll feel more at ease if I write it down with writing brushes and ink."

"That's right, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen." Doctor Lin was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of approval. Although they had only been in contact for less than half a day, she could see that Song Ying had a good memory and was smart. He was a clever child.

There are so many smart children, and she has also seen some who can memorize things at a glance, but most smart children have one common problem - pride.

They are unwilling to work as hard as ordinary children for things that can be easily remembered. However, no matter how good the memory is, there will be times when things are forgotten.

She is neither arrogant nor impatient. This little girl named Song Ying is really good.

Doctor Lin had a better impression of Song Ying and said softly, "You don't have to leave the house. Just go find Manager Zhang from the outer courtyard and ask him to get you a set."

Take, take a set?

Song Ying was a little surprised. As a temporary worker, the Shen family even provided pens, ink, paper and inkstone?

Pens, ink, paper and inkstone are not cheap, this treatment is really good!

Song Ying nodded happily, thinking that she had been too cautious before. If she had known that the pay for part-time work was so good, she should have started working as a part-time worker earlier.

After giving the instructions, Doctor Lin returned to the courtyard.

Song Ying quickly cleaned up the kitchen and went to find Fang's mother. She told her about Doctor Lin's request and asked where Manager Zhang was. She went to look for him while it was still early.

Two quarters of an hour later, Song Ying came out from Manager Zhang's office, holding a writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone. He was stunned. He really got it!

The first proper set of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone in my life was actually obtained from the Shen Mansion!

She trotted back to the yard, entered her west wing, spread out paper and picked up a pen. Just as she was about to write, she remembered that she had not ground the ink yet, so she put the pen down again.

This was her first time writing with ink and also her first time writing on paper.

Watching the dots of ink spreading in the inkstone, Song Ying was extremely excited. Finally, she could also use ink to write on paper!

Recalling what Yuan Qing had taught her about grinding ink, and seeing that the ink was even and smooth, she picked up the pen again, dipped it in ink, and was about to write on the paper. As she moved, a drop of ink fell.

Song Ying panicked and quickly moved the pen to the inkstone, while at the same time using his other hand to quickly take the paper off the table.

Fortunately, the ink dripped off halfway and did not stain the paper.

Sure enough, there is a difference between writing on paper and practicing on a slate with water.

Well, that's not right. It should be said that you should not be too frugal when you are a beginner. After you have mastered the rules of dipping ink and other methods, and then use clean water to write on the slate, there will not be much difference.

Song Ying exhaled lightly, adjusted his mentality, tapped the brush on the edge of the inkstone, waited for some ink to seep out, then lifted it up to the paper and began to write.

The first stroke was a bit heavy and the ink color was very rich, while the subsequent strokes were light in ink and looked ugly.