Chapter 505

After Mrs. Huo finished speaking, she paused and looked at Xu Nange.

Xu Nange nodded.

It must be mysterious.

It was so mysterious that they couldn't find it, as if it was not on earth at all.

She waited quietly for Mrs. Huo to speak, and then she heard her say: "In fact, I don't know much about the Nan family. Although I was in Haicheng when I was young, I also heard that there was a lady Nan in Kyoto. She was gentle and dignified, very knowledgeable and well-mannered. In terms of age, she might be slightly younger than me."

A lady Nan who is slightly younger than Mrs. Huo?

Calculating the age, and thinking about the elder mentioned by Song Shishi's father, this lady Nan should be referring to her grandmother?

Xu Nange continued to listen carefully.

Old Madam Huo started talking: "At that time, Madam Nan's reputation had spread to Haicheng. I was curious and went to Kyoto with many girls from other families to see her. As it turned out, Madam Nan was indeed as knowledgeable and versatile as the rumors said. She looked like a royal princess... You also know that China is special. These aristocratic families seem to be very powerful, but in fact they are all rising stars. At that time, the Huo family had just arrived. Our group of old people all had a bit of nouveau riche temperament, but Madam Nan was different. She was like..."

Madam Huo paused here, as if she didn't know how to describe it.

She suddenly said: "You must have heard of the Wei and Jin dynasties in Chinese history, right?"

Xu Nange and Huo Beiyan nodded immediately.

Mrs. Huo smiled: "Speaking of the literary world and temperament in Chinese history, the young men and women of the aristocratic families in the Wei and Jin Dynasties were born with noble temperaments, which was an indescribable charm. Madam Nan gave me that feeling. Elegant and noble, mentioning money in front of her seemed vulgar. Anyway, I haven't seen her shadow in anyone else at the moment."

Xu Nange was stunned, unable to imagine what the grandmother described by Mrs. Huo looked like.

However, Song Shishi's father has always been obsessed with the temperament of that elder, and it must be true that she really has her own unique charm.

Xu Nange thought about it and asked again: "Where is she from?"

Mrs. Huo smiled: "You asked this question, Madam Nan, of course she is from the Nan family. At that time, we have been speculating what kind of family can raise such a rich lady. So we have been trying to find out her origins. We only know that she came back from abroad, but we don't know where her family is. At that time, some people suspected that she was a fake daughter of a noble family and followed her all the way. As a result, they found that Madam Nan was very particular about food, clothing and daily expenses. Some of the scenes were extremely extravagant, which people like us can't even imagine..."

Xu Nange said: "For example?"

Mrs. Huo smiled: "For example, the most common side dish in her daily diet is called meat inlaid with silver sprouts. Do you know how to make it?"

As a professional chef, Xu Nange has of course heard of this dish, which is considered an imperial meal in the palace.

She nodded, looked at Huo Beiyan and explained: "It's just hollowing out the center of each bean sprout, then stuffing it with ham and pork shreds, and then frying it and mixing it cold."

Huo Beiyan: "... At least hundreds of bean sprouts are needed for a meal, right? Every one of them is like this? Can it be done?"

Xu Nange coughed: "I tried it once when I was bored. The bean sprouts are very crisp and will be pierced with a little force. The ham and pork shreds are also very soft and difficult to stuff in, but it is not impossible... I spent six hours at the time and successfully stuffed twenty sprouts."

Huo Beiyan: "How much is twenty sprouts?"

Xu Nange was silent for a while: "One chopstick."

Huo Beiyan: "..."

He couldn't help but speak: "Whose family has nothing to do and eats this dish?"

Mrs. Huo smiled and said: "Right, even in a family like ours today, there is no one in the kitchen who specializes in making this dish. But Mrs. Nan's chef is a team. They have about twenty people who cook for Mrs. Nan. This dish is It is the job of one of them. This cold dish is refreshing, and Madam Nan eats it almost every few days. Moreover, this dish is just one of her daily dishes. There is also a dish called Flying Dragon Soup. Nowadays, that kind of bird is a national protected animal and cannot be eaten, but in the past, because she liked it, she would always get game at home. Also, because Madam Nan likes to eat the little bit of meat in the duck tongue, her recipe will also have a dish of Baiwei Duck Tongue every two days. Baiwei Duck Tongue, as the name suggests, is the tongue of a hundred ducks... You have to know that when I was young, our living conditions in China were still poor. Who can eat like this? "

Xu Nange was stunned when he heard it: "Even the queens in the ancient palace were not so luxurious, right?"

"Who said it wasn't?" Madam Huo smiled: "So, when we heard that Madam Nan's daily life was like this, we finally understood how her temperament was cultivated. "

Xu Nange twitched his mouth.

Mrs. Huo spoke again: "The key is that these things can only be understood by paparazzi. She has never flaunted her family outside, as if those were daily. She has never looked down on any of us. That kind of magnanimity is something I, an old woman, have never seen before."

After hearing this, Xu Nange understood why Mrs. Huo sighed so much.

She asked: "Then what?"

Xu Nange suddenly paused: "Have you met her husband?"

Since she is Madam Nan, and her mother is called Nan Jingshu, does that mean that Madam Nan's husband's surname is Nan?

As soon as this was said, Madam Huo smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I don't know. The reason why she is so magical is also this point. Everyone knows that she is Madam Nan and her daughter's surname is Nan, but no one has seen her husband, and no one knows her name. She stayed in China for a period of time, which was considered to be a glimpse of the world for us. Until later, suddenly one day, a big fire broke out, and Madam Nan disappeared in Kyoto with the fire. As for her daughter...that is, your mother, she also disappeared. It was not until recently that I realized that your mother was actually the daughter of Madam Nan back then."

Xu Nange took a deep breath.

Madam Huo smiled again: "At that time, we were all very curious about whose lady was so rich. The family obviously didn't have any industry, but she spent money like running water, as if the family's money was endless..."

Madam Huo looked at her: "Until later, we heard the legend about her."

"What legend?"