Female supporting roles rely on food to save themselves

Chapter 55 Gossip
Gu Xiang couldn't help being taken aback.

Since An Guogong came, the small kitchen was closed long ago?

Lao Du shook his head: "Things here are very messy, I can tell you, but you must stay away, we are cooks, especially Gu Che, you are just pulled here by Wangzhi County Wouldn't it be asking for trouble if you get involved in a job?"

An Guogong, the magistrate of Wang County and the county lieutenant of Zhou County, took people to meet Liu Huang, the imperial envoy. Now all the affairs in the army are under the control of Cao Ru, the Marquis of Yu.

In terms of status, Cao Ru is naturally inferior to Zhao Ying, but he is not an ordinary person, his cousin is the most favored concubine Zhang Meiren today.

Don't think she is just a beauty now, but there is no reason for this, she is a serious favorite of the Sixth Palace, which seems to mean that the harem has no color.Zhang Meiren entered the palace as a maid at the age of eight, and met His Majesty at 16 years old. Since then, His Majesty has no other beauty in his eyes.

People say that their Majesty is good in everything, but he stumbled on female sex.

When the words reached Zhang Meiren's ears, she didn't take it seriously. These men are used to pinning the blame on women.

Cao Ru can be regarded as a well-known dude in the capital, but because of his good relationship with Zhang Meiren when he was young, the power of the pillow wind is unstoppable even by Yushitai. , and even chased after Zhao Ying.

In the early years, some people secretly called him Xiao An Guogong, but Zhao Yingquan pretended not to know this person, and Cao Ru would get angry when he heard it. In the past few years, as the official position of Cao Gongzi has increased, few people dare to joke like this anymore. .

A while ago, Cao Ru got into trouble in Beijing, and I heard that he almost killed someone. A group of censors in Yushitai went crazy every day to impeach him. His Majesty felt sorry for his beauty, and he didn't want her to worry about it, so he handed over Cao Ru An Guogong, Zhao Ying, asked him to leave the capital for a period of time.

Not only can I get some credit, but I can also sharpen it a little bit, and change my temper well.

Zhao Ying pinched her nose to accept such a small troublemaker, she had a terrible headache.

The emperor said it nicely. His little cousin is still young and naughty, but he is actually a good boy. If he clashes with the son of the Yushi family on the street, it is just a child playing around. It is nothing. Let him go outside Avoid the limelight, so as not to be bullied in the capital.

These days, the judges are very powerful. It's okay for him to do something to tease cats and dogs on weekdays. He almost got a life lawsuit in public, and the officials will definitely not be able to stand it.

It was also because of these reasons that after Cao Ru and Zhao Ying left Beijing, they became more or less obedient.When he arrived in the Yongyi Army, even though he was the Marquis of Duyu, he honestly made a display.

But how can the noble son of the capital suffer from the hardships in the army?
"It was okay when the Duke was here. Once that man left, our Du Yuhou showed his true colors. Not only did he want to eat well and dress well, but he also wanted to drink and gamble. The small kitchen was reopened in the army, and it was specially made for him. Rice. All ingredients are special."

Old Du Lian shook his head repeatedly.

Now that the small kitchen is open, Cao Ru must not be the only one to enjoy it. Many generals have switched to the small kitchen, and there are countless delicacies all day long.

It is said that the ingredients in the small kitchen are prepared by the generals themselves, but after all, whether there is any food in the army, anyway, the soldiers don't know.

In fact, it was the same in the past. The officers didn't just make small noises. They lived a completely different life from ordinary soldiers. The soldiers must have complained in their hearts, but they all thought it was normal.

But now because the construction period is approaching, and the construction of the embankment is not going well everywhere, everyone in the army is in danger, and the wind is jittery, even a little thing can make people irritated, now I smell the aroma of the small kitchen every day, and I eat like a pig Food, qi will come naturally.

Anyway, the antagonism between officers and soldiers has become more and more serious these days. The people above may not feel it, but the soldiers at the bottom all have a premonition that a storm is coming.

In a short period of time, there have been more than a dozen quarrels and disputes in the army, and even physical violence.

Three of them broke out in the dining hall.

The soldiers were angry every time they ate, and they didn't like the food in the big kitchen.

The cooks in the big kitchen have worked so hard to cook, but they are not pleased, and they are scolded, and they will encounter a full-scale martial arts from time to time, and their enthusiasm will disappear immediately.

Lao Du told Gu Xiang about the recent events in detail, and then urged: "I think the wind direction in the camp is not right, Gu Chu, you have stayed in our Huotou camp recently, and don't go anywhere."

Gu Xiang smiled lightly and nodded.

Huotouying are all cooks, they are not taken seriously in the army, so they will save a lot of trouble.

Gu Xiang smiled and said: "Don't worry about others, we just do our own thing well."

Old Du responded, and happily went to pick up soybeans.

With no distractions in mind, Gu Xiang washed the rice and boiled the porridge by himself.

Gu Xiang has cooked porridge more than ten times since he bought Quanlue porridge in the mall. He didn't feel it when he first started, but now he has a subtle feeling in his heart.

How much water to add, how much fire to use, how long to boil, when to add marinated eggs and meat, when to add vegetables... There is a lot of knowledge here.

It turns out that the simpler the food, the less the seasoning, the higher the cooking requirements.

Gu Xiang slowly boiled the porridge, and Ah Feng had already helped kill fifteen big roosters, so Gu Xiang chopped it himself without letting Lao Du do it.

Old Du was stunned to see that such a heavy knife fell into the hands of a little girl like Gu Xiang, it was so light, it cut off the bones together, and the whole chicken became small pieces in an instant, at first glance the size of each piece All about the same.

Now that the supplies in the army are more and more limited, meat is not available every day, and even if there is, it is only a star and a half, but it must not be wasted.

Gu Xiang took the back of the knife and patted it lightly and gently a few times. No salt was added, only some starch was pasted and massaged gently, while washing away the impurities and blood overflowing from the surface.

Ordinarily, stewed chicken needs to be blanched. Gu Xiang's method is different from the normal one. It can be regarded as a special massage technique equipped with seasoning skills, but the water can also remove impurities and retain the umami flavor to the maximum extent.

With the massage and rinsing, the color of a pot of chicken visibly brightens to the naked eye. Once the rice wine is boiled in the sinful cold water pot, the meat becomes clear and beautiful, as if it can be stuffed into the mouth and eaten directly.

The pot has already been heated with oil, and I dug out a spoonful of sugar and swept it with a big shovel. The chicken brushed it into the huge pot, bounced lightly in the oil, stirred it down with a shovel, and all the chickens were at the same time. The color is evenly dyed, and the fragrance bursts out instantly with the heat wave.

Old Du and a group of cooks twitched their noses and looked sideways. Although they didn't want to 'steal the teacher', they couldn't help but poke their heads.

Gu Xiang scooped a shovel of sauce into the pot, poured the thick white broth, and covered the pot tightly, all the aroma was locked in the pot.

(End of this chapter)