The Red Mansions

Chapter 24

When Jia Yun came back from practicing kung fu by the small river, the sun was already high.

Seeing that it was getting late, he drank a cup of herbal tea and started cooking.

Jia Baoyu had to wait for Mingyan to cook the meals ordered by Jia Baoyu, so what he cooked first was the meals for his family and the workers.

It's quite simple, just a mutton ribs soup and a steamed steamed bun.

The lamb soup, with some salt, coriander, green onion and mushroom powder, is very delicious. The only regret is that there is no pressure cooker. It takes some effort to cook the lamb chops almost out of the bone.

Just as he put the steamed buns in the steamer, Ming Yan came over, and a maid came with him.

After being introduced by Mingyan, Jia Yun knew that the maid's name was Yuanyang, and she was a big girl whom Jia's mother trusted very much.

The maid who can serve by Jiamu's side is naturally not bad in appearance. She has fair skin and fragrant body, plump figure, gentle and generous temperament, bee waist and shoulders, duck egg face, black hair, high nose, and slight freckles on both cheeks.

Seeing Jia Yun looking at her suspiciously, Yuanyang said with a smile: "Brother Yun, don't worry too much. The servants came here today just to pass on the old lady's words, saying that whether the food is good or not is the second priority, it must be clean."

Jia Yun nodded and said: "Miss Yuanyang, don't worry, you can look around. Although my house is a bit dilapidated and shabby, it is still clean. The ingredients for today are also on the chopping board. You can also look around for yourself."

Yuanyang hesitated for a moment, then said with a smile: "That's impolite, the servant really needs to look at it to be at ease."

"Miss Yuanyang, just look at it." Jia Yun turned sideways, and let the chopping board out, so that Yuanyang could check the ingredients on it.

Just a few ingredients, Yuanyang quickly finished reading and found that they were all fresh, and they were cleaned very cleanly. Looking back, they looked at the stove again. Although it was not spotless, it was relatively clean.

"I was rude just now. Brother Yun's kitchen is cleaner than the big kitchen in the mansion. It will be easier for me to deal with the old lady when I go back." Yuanyang smiled slightly.

She was sent here temporarily by Jia's mother today, as a surprise attack on Jia Yun, so judging from what I saw just now, Jia Yun's kitchen should be cleaned normally, not occasionally.

Jia Yun naturally wouldn't say anything. It's normal for a son of a nobleman to eat his own food and just care about hygiene.

"There is nothing wrong with it now, so I'll start cooking?" Jia Yun asked.

Yuanyang took a look at Mingyan, nodded and said, "It's ready to fry, brother Yun."

Jia Yun smiled, shook her head and said, "No trouble, I want to collect money."

After speaking, start cooking.

Yuanyang smiled slightly, watching from the sidelines, and found that Jia Yun was skillful in cooking, well-organized, full of style, and looked confident.

"Just looking at his appearance, I really can't tell that he has such a skill." Yuanyang thought to himself.

After all, Jia Yun looks too young. Which average chef is not quite successful until he is in his 50s or [-]s?
“Braised Whole Fish…”

"Big plate chicken..."

"Twice-cooked pork..."

"Mapo tofu..."

"When fried vegetables……"

Every time a dish is fried, Jia Yun will report the name of the dish. After five dishes are cooked, he turns around and says to Yuanyang: "There is also a stewed mutton soup that has already been stewed!"

Yuanyang nodded and saw that Jia Yun lifted the lid of the pot, and there was a big pot of mutton soup stewed inside. She couldn't help but wondered, "So much stewing?"

Jia Yun laughed and said, "The workers at home also eat here, not much at all."

After making a large portion of mutton soup and letting the mandarin ducks put it in the food box, Jia Yun asked, "Today we have steamed buns at home, and there is no steamed rice. Do you want to bring some steamed buns back?"

Yuanyang thought for a while, nodded and smiled and said, "Everyone is here, so let's bring some!"

Jia Yun nodded, found a basket, covered it with white sand cloth, and filled it with twenty white flour steamed buns.

"It's so fragrant, the flour you steamed the buns with seems a little unusual?" Yuanyang looked at Jia Yun with watery eyes and asked curiously.

Jia Yun said with a smile: "It's just ordinary flour, what's so special? If I really want to buy good flour, I can't afford it!"

Yuanyang chuckled, pursed her lips and said, "Then there must be a secret recipe. Although the servants are a little curious, they don't ask too many questions. They just want to taste the taste first. I wonder if it's possible?"

"I want to try it too." Mingyan, who had been standing beside him for a long time, also suddenly interjected.

Jia Yun smiled, took two plates and two pairs of chopsticks, and put a steamed bun for each of them.

The steamed buns just out of the pan have a white and smooth surface, natural color, and a shiny luster, which makes people want to eat it when they see it.

The strong aroma of wheat drifts with the steam, and the aroma is overflowing.

The mandarin duck picked up the steamed bun, took a deep breath of the aroma, and took a bite regardless of the burning mouth. The steamed bun was soft and chewy, and the taste was just right.

It has both the aroma of wheat and the sweetness of maltose. Chewing carefully, it has a rich aroma, a soft and sweet taste.

"It's delicious!" Yuanyang said with a happy face, her eyes narrowed, her little face was flushed red by the heat, it was indescribably cute.

As for the Mingyan next to him, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he swallowed the jujube whole. After a few mouthfuls, he wolfed down the steamed buns. After eating, he looked at Jia Yun eagerly.

Jia Yun shook her head and said, "I can't let you eat today. There was only a basket of steamed buns. You have already taken twenty of them. I will keep the rest for the workers at home. They still have to work in the afternoon. !"

Although it wouldn't take much effort to steam another basket, Jia Yun didn't want to make any trouble.

The mandarin duck on the side smiled. After hearing Jia Yun's words, he ate very fast, but suddenly slowed down, eating in small bites, as if he was reluctant to eat.

But at the end of the day, after eating the last mouthful of steamed buns, Yuanyang showed an unsatisfactory expression, looked at Jia Yun with some embarrassment, and said with a smile:
"My servant was puzzled before, why the second master Bao always loves the food cooked by Brother Yun, and now I finally found the reason."

As she spoke, she gestured for Mingyan to pay the bill.

Mingyan took an ingot of twelve taels of silver from his pocket, handed it to Jia Yun, and muttered, "It's delicious, but it's a bit expensive."

Jia Yun rolled his eyes at him, and said expressionlessly: "I get paid ten taels for a meal when I go out, and I even posted the ingredients here, what's the matter, do you think you're at a disadvantage?"

These ingredients of his are all produced in the space. If eaten for a long time, it can prevent diseases and prolong life. Some effects can be seen from the changes in Bu's these days.

However, having said that, eating any food can also prolong life. After all, people will starve to death if they don’t eat.

Yuanyang glared at Mingyan and said, "Second Master Bao didn't say anything, what are you talking about here?"

Turning around, he said to Jia Yun again: "He's just a young man with little knowledge, Brother Yun, don't think too much about it."

After all, Jia Yun is still a member of the Jia family, and Mingyan is just a servant of the Jia family. No matter how many opinions he has, he is not qualified to comment on Jia Yun.

Naturally, Jia Yun wouldn't argue with Mingyan, that's why he was so outspoken because the two got to know each other well now.

After sending away the mandarin ducks and Mingyan, Jia Yun came to the door and shouted to the workers: "Dinner is ready..."

"It's finally time for dinner. I've been looking forward to this meal at noon since morning!"

"It seems that there is mutton, and the fragrance is ten miles away, which makes the mouth water."

"Brother Yun is a family member after all, and he is righteous. Outsiders don't tell us to prepare delicious food for us, and they even push back on serving lunch."

"Don't talk about it, it's not easy for anyone these days, it's good to have something to eat!"

"Hehe, that's not wrong, but it's also our blessing that our third room has a young man like Brother Yun."

"That's right, brother Yun has been like his mother and fifth sister-in-law since he was a child. He is honest and kind, and he will be promising in the future."

"You don't need to look, just relying on brother Yun's skill, you won't be hungry anywhere!"

The workers took the bowls, and each made a large bowl of mutton soup, which contained at least two or three pieces of mutton ribs, and they ate it with big white steamed buns, which was indescribably comfortable.

There were so many people outside that it was inconvenient for Mrs. Bu to come out to eat. After Jia Yun ordered meals for the workers, she quickly ordered a portion for Mrs. Pu and brought them inside.

After taking a sip of the mutton soup, Mrs. Bu sighed: "Mother feels like the life she is living now is like a dream. This kind of food and use, I didn't even dare to think about it before..."

(End of this chapter)