The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 179 Jerky ([-])

Lu Jinkang naturally understands Su Yunduo's difficulties. The most important thing in the whole school is Su Chengzhi's rural examination. Even he himself came to Fucheng specially because of this.

Although he handed over everything to the steward and Zisu of the other courtyard before leaving, Lu Jinkang was still a little uneasy when the township examination came. Relationship.

Before coming to the small kitchen, Lu Jinkang had already learned from the housekeeper that Su Yunduo had taken care of everything Su Chengzhi needed for the rural examination, including everything he needed for food, clothing, and clothing, and even made pills for Su Chengzhi to prepare commonly used medicines. up.

Naturally, Su Yunduo would not let him make jerky for him at this moment, anyway, he would have to stay in Fucheng for two days before going to the mine. After nodding in agreement, he also sighed in his heart: "Children from poor families have long been in charge."

Think about my two concubine sisters who are older than Su Yunduo, even rely on the maids and mothers around me to take care of their basic necessities, let alone go to the kitchen to cook delicious food. Compared with Su Yunduo, those two concubine My sister is really a leech who doesn't work hard and doesn't distinguish between grains and grains!

After sending Su Chengzhi into the examination room, Su Yunduo suppressed all kinds of worries and started to make jerky for Lu Jinkang.

Because of the extra words, what is placed in front of Su Yunduo at this moment is not only pork but also beef and venison, and the quantity is so large that Su Yunduo's eyes are straightened. No matter how much meat there is, it must weigh several hundred catties Alright.

How long does it take for her to bake so much meat into jerky? !

Fortunately, Lu Jinkang also knew that the housekeeper made too much meat, so he specially ordered the housekeeper to send Su Yunduo a few cooks from the kitchen in another courtyard to help her, otherwise, just cutting the meat into small strips would be enough Su Yunduo has been busy for a few days.

Several people immersed themselves in cutting the meat for several hours, and finally cut all the meat into small strips at the beginning of Xu Shi.

Su Yunduo had already prepared several kinds of seasonings, and when the second watch sounded, he finally marinated all the meat strips, and the small kitchen, which was originally quite spacious, was suddenly crowded with big pots and small pots.

After a hasty breakfast on the second day, Su Yunduo explained the cooking time according to the different meat quality, and handed over the cooking of the meat directly to the big kitchen, and the small kitchen became a special baking room .

Barbecue jerky does not have much technical content, but it is not an easy task to make jerky that is both tasty and chewy without being burnt on firewood.

No, despite Su Yunduo's meticulous guidance, although the ingredients are generally the same, the jerky that Lu Jinkang specially sent to serve as Su Yunduo's chef baked is far from the taste of the jerky that Su Yunduo roasted himself.

Fortunately, the butler brought some pork, otherwise Lu Jinkang would really be violent.

There is really a lot of meat, even if there are a few cooks as helpers, it can't be roasted so much in a day. Fortunately, there is a cold storage in this courtyard. Although there are not many ice cubes left after a summer, it can still be cooked The meat that has been cooked but has not had time to bake is spread out on the bamboo plaque and stored in the cold storage, so there is no fear that the meat will deteriorate.

In this way, Su Yunduo led several chefs and after several days of continuous struggle, finally made all the meat that Lu Jinkang asked the housekeeper to prepare into jerky.

At first, Su Yunduo thought that Lu Jinkang was going to take the jerky to the mine. She didn't know until she finished roasting the jerky. To go to the capital is to send to the border town.

The one sent to the border town, Su Yunduo naturally knew that it was for the son of Lord Zhen Guo who was stationed in the border town, that is, Lu Jinkang's father.

According to Jiu'er, the largest one was for Duke Zhen, and two smaller ones were sent to the capital. One was sent to the palace and the other was given to the aunt of the Su family. She is Su Yunduo's nominal grandmother.

After hearing Jiu'er's introduction, Su Yunduo couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

She could still understand that Lu Jinkang was extremely filial to his grandparents, and he was seriously injured because he wanted to hunt tigers for the two old people that day.

Su Yunduo, the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo who was stationed in the border town, had heard the old doctor and his wife nagging him more than once. That heir was not very kind to Lu Jinkang, why did he send these jerky over? To show his filial piety?

No matter how you look at it, Su Yunduo feels that Lu Jinkang is not the kind of person who pays attention to fame.

But after all, the eldest son was his own father, and it seemed to make sense for Lu Jinkang to send jerky there.

But when sent to the palace, there are some...

How should I put it, can the Holy Majesty and Concubine Zhen in the palace really eat the food brought in from outside the palace?I'm afraid I can't!

And the Su family, is this helping her gain favorability in front of that aunt?
Su Yunduo quickly put this thought aside, Lu Jinkang probably doesn't have so many flirts!
Since Lu Jinkang wants to give it away, let's give it away. Anyway, she just became a cook at his request, or why not just write down the recipe for making jerky and give it to Lu Jinkang?

But if he gave the prescription to Lu Jinkang, I'm afraid it will arouse his disgust, so let's forget it for now.

Many thoughts flashed through Su Yunduo's mind, and she finally left them behind. Except for the old lady of the Su family who had some relationship with her, the good and bad of other people seemed to have nothing to do with her.

What Su Yunduo is most worried about now is Su Chengzhi who is in the provincial examination. On August [-]th, a north wind blew through and brought cold air to Yanshan Mansion. The temperature dropped by at least seven or eight degrees, and the temperature dropped even more at night. too much.

"Miss Su, don't worry. Mr. Su brought three thick long coats, a cloak, and a thick blanket. The servant thinks it should be able to handle it. Besides, there is a charcoal basin in the examination room. As long as Mr. Su can light a fire, So I shouldn’t freeze myself.” Zi Su comforted Su Yunduo, who felt distressed and restless.

Although what Zi Su said was reasonable, but Su Yunduo's heart just couldn't be at peace.

Fortunately, Su Yunduo also knew that no matter how worried she was, it would not help Su Chengzhi, so she might as well find something for herself to do.

A few days ago, she brought perilla to a rouge and gouache shop, and found that there was an essential oil similar to that of her previous life. Although it could not be compared with the essential oil of her previous life, Su Yunduo was really surprised and frightened by the appearance of such a thing in this era. .

Because I was too surprised that day, I didn't appreciate it in detail, so I might as well go to watch it again today if I have free time.

Bringing purple perilla to come again, this time because of the psychological preparation, and seeing the so-called "flower oil" Su Yunduo's mood is much calmer.

Although the so-called "flower oil" praised by the store is also extracted from flowers, it is far from essential oils, but Su Yunduo still marvels at the wisdom of human beings, who can extract oil from flowers in this age of underdeveloped technology This so-called "flower oil" can be regarded as capable.

This "flower oil" opened up Su Yunduo's mind, and his idea of ​​making handmade soap became stronger and stronger. Of course, this is not something that has to be rushed. After all, we have to wait for them to return to Geshan Village.

(End of this chapter)