farming female castellan

Chapter 160 What a Delicacy

Zhang Ci smiled slightly: "What does the general think of Ms. Chen?"

Yan Shoulu smiled and said nothing.

After drinking tea for a while, Qing Ji began to serve the dishes.

The first dish is Chicken Huogansi.Yan Shoulu looked at the soup bowl: "What is dried silk?"

Zhang Ci said: "Cut the dried tofu into shreds, it is dried shredded. The one made of chicken broth, ham and dried shredded is called chicken hot dried shredded. If shrimp is used a lot, it is called dried shrimp dried shredded." Then he gave it to the two adults I picked up some dried silk and scooped up some soup.

"It smells pretty good." Yan Shoulu took two bites, "Well, not bad."

"Dried tofu is usually fried and eaten." Zhong Shuling said.

"It takes a lot of work to shred, right? It looks like strands of hair, and each strand is the same thickness." Yan Shoulu looked at Zhong Shuling, "What do you think of the taste?"

Zhong Shuling took a sip and said, "It's delicious."

Yan Shoulu raised his eyebrows: "You dignified Tanhualang only talk about delicious food?"

Zhongshu Ling glanced at him: "I'm not a taster of dishes. You said that freshness and fragrance will always be there?"

Yan Shoulu laughed straight: "I still know the taste, salty and sweet, fresh and tender, right?"

The second dish came up, it was squirrel mandarin fish.

Yan Shoulu took a piece of fish and put it on the plate in front of Chen Zhongyan.Chen Zhongyan gave each of the two adults a piece: "Today you are guests."

Yan Shoulu tasted the piece of fish and said, "Your chef's skills are really good. These two dishes alone are better than many of the dishes I usually eat."

Zhang Ci smiled: "Miss Chen brought a few younger sisters to do it."

Yan Shoulu was surprised: "Really? She cooks for us herself?"

"It's a great honor to cook for two distinguished guests," Zhang Ci said.

Zhong Shuling glanced at his son: "Just because of the distinguished guests?"

"Otherwise?" Yan Shoulu snapped back, "She doesn't know who you are."

"You have faithfully carried out your father's entrustment, and never forget to touch me." Zhongshuling gave him a glance.Yan Shoulu laughed.

The third course was scrambled eggs with hibiscus flowers.Yan Shoulu stared at the flowers on the plate with a look of disbelief: "This is the hibiscus flower we have seen? Can it be eaten?"

Chen Zhongyan had already put a chopstick into his mouth, Yan Shoulu had no choice but to take a bite, and immediately opened his eyes: "It's not bad!"

Chen Zhonglin and Liu Huaijin were accompanied by a few followers, and they behaved fairly calmly. They would introduce each dish and then chat with them a few words.The attendants were all officials, and it was rare for them to eat at the same table with a group of children. They all found it very fresh.

They are also full of praise for the dishes.

The chicken soup boiled with dry shredded chicken is full of oil, bright in color and rich in aroma. One mouthful of dried shredded chicken is soaked in the salty aroma of ham and the tenderness of shrimp. You want to suck it after taking a bite.The chestnut roast chicken is tender and soft, and the millet flour is glutinous and sweet.The vegetables are blanched in water, green and bright, white like jade, and skillfully arranged on the plate, it looks delicious at first glance.Braised lion head, glutinous rice lotus root, shredded yam, the bright red color is very attractive. ...The attendants were very polite at the beginning, sipping slowly, but later they became bold and unrestrained, following the principle of eating without talking, and feasting on it.

"I've always disliked desserts. I never thought of eating some sweet dishes. I feel pretty good." The speaker was a clerk from the household department, surnamed Hua.The other officials nodded in agreement.

Yan Shoulu looked at the dishes on the table and smiled ripplingly: "Mr. Zhang is really delicious."

Zhong Shuling looked at him: "Why are you smiling so ripplingly?"

Yan Shoulu smiled: "I'm not happy for him. After all, this life is still enjoyable, and the money is not lacking. I wonder if the temperament is compatible?"

Zhang Ci raised his eyes: "What kind of temperament should I suit?"

"Gentle and considerate, knowledgeable and courteous." Yan Shoulu didn't think about it.

"It seems that every lady of the family describes it like this, and it doesn't matter who she is with." Zhang Ci said.

"That's not the same," Yan Shoulu retorted immediately, "It depends...it seems to be the same."

Chen Zhongyan couldn't help laughing.

"She's a country girl, can she read and write? Can she talk to the young master?" Yan Shoulu felt a little worried.

Chen Zhongyan said: "She taught my younger brothers and sisters to study at home. When you return to Yuanfeng County, welcome to visit my study."

Yan Shoulu became interested: "I must take a good look."

After breakfast, Liu Jiannan rushed to Yuanfeng County with the nursing home of the Liu family.At noon, he met Mr. Liu in the front hall, while Mr. Liu was still outside.

"I heard there was a fight over there?" Elder Liu asked directly.

"Yes, there are people who come to steal the rice every night, and there are people who rob it openly during the day. But Mr. Zhang's people are very strong, so they didn't take advantage of it. The group of dolls are also very brave."

"Are you injured?"

"Not at all, please don't worry, uncle. Many people came here early this morning, but people from the imperial court rushed over from nowhere and captured them all."

"People from the imperial court? Who's here?" Mr. Liu sat upright all of a sudden.

"A Zhongshu Ling and a hussar general came."

"Zhongshu Ling? General Hussars? Such a big official?" Mr. Liu was very shocked, "There is no news at all these days, and I don't know where so many of them live and how they travel. "

"Yes. They may have arrived long ago. They have been monitoring the situation in the rice fields, and let us make small troubles. Today's food grabbers are obviously different from the previous ones, so the people from the court are ruthless." Liu Jiannan He lowered his voice, "There are corpses everywhere, with arrows stuck in their bodies, those arrow shafts are very thick, and the arrowheads are thick and sharp."

Grandpa Liu fell into deep thought.After a while, he looked at Liu Jiannan: "Do you still remember the day the city was broken? Those people don't look like ordinary gangsters."

Liu Jiannan looked serious: "Could there be something... hiding somewhere?"

"Very likely." Grandpa Liu nodded slowly.

"But where is it hidden? Today's group of people came out of nowhere. Uncle, have you heard that there is a large group of people moving around?"

Grandpa Liu slowly shook his head.

"Those people are really elusive, there are so many people."

"When you come back, does Miss Chen have any instructions?"

"Yes. I came back first to make arrangements. The two adults are likely to live in Su Garden, please help take care of them. Even if they are currently living in Qijiadu, the manpower is also tight."

"Well, we should help. It is very likely that officials from all over the country will come to visit. For such a big event, there are a group of little dolls on her side. Mr. Zhang's people can't all go to serve tea and water to cook. Wait for dinner After dinner, let's go to the old lady's side."

(End of this chapter)