Marrying Mrs. Hou and making a living by relying on her circle of food friends

Chapter 9 New dishes

Nowadays, the Anhou Mansion is different from the past. Gu Yunyue's arrival can be regarded as breaking the dullness and tranquility of the Marquis Mansion in the past.

"Add more water."

"No, no, no, no, the fire is too hot."

"Too much, too much!"

At this time, there was a lot of fuss with the Anhou Mansion's kitchen, and the maids and maids looked at Gu Yunyue hurriedly adding firewood, water and seasonings, and they were also worried.

No matter how the food tastes in the end, if Mrs. Hou is burned or injured, the servants like them may die at any time.

Seeing that Mrs. Hou was very unfamiliar with how to use these kitchen utensils, Tian's mother finally couldn't bear it anymore. She walked forward cautiously and asked tentatively: "Madam, we are used to doing these rough jobs in the kitchen. The maid and mother-in-law are here."

Gu Yunyue subconsciously wanted to be polite, smiled and said: "No, no, I..."

She seems to be really, really not able to adapt to these older stove cookers.After all, it can't compare to modern gas tanks, natural gas stoves, and range hoods.What's more, this ancient clothes was put on three layers inside and three outside. In a hot and stuffy kitchen with a fire burning, I would break out in sweat even if I moved even a little.

After thinking about it like this, Gu Yunyue rolled up her sleeves and wiped the sweat from her head and face. She pushed away from the stove with a smile and said, "Thank you, mothers and girls."

In fact, the food in the pot was pretty good. Gu Yunyue stood aside and stared at the ingredients. She accidentally saw Tian's mother's disdain for those unknown objects, and felt proud. Ancient people had never seen this. Eggplant risotto, you won’t know how delicious it is until you give it to them.

When Gu Yunyue's thoughts came to this point, she couldn't help but chuckle.

"Mrs. Hou? Mrs. Hou?" Tian's mother looked at Gu Yunyue beside her and suddenly covered her mouth and snickered. She couldn't help but feel helpless. What a lively and lovely girl.

After being called back to his senses, Gu Yunyue saw the maid in the kitchen looking at her with questions in her eyes. She quickly laughed and said, "Are you okay? Mother Tian, ​​this is really troublesome for you."

After saying that, she turned around and took out a few small bowls and called Guo'er: "Guo'er, come and help me. I've troubled you all today. Everyone has a share of this dish!"

Guo'er quickly moved over and helped Gu Yunyue take out a dozen dishes and distribute them according to each person.

"Come on, come on, everyone, get your bowls and line up to come to me." Gu Yunyue picked up the shovel and stood next to the stove with a smile.

The maids and wives looked at each other in disbelief, looking at Mrs. Hou who was behaving strangely, as if she was serving rice porridge in a bad year, and hesitantly lined up under the leadership of Tian Mama.

Guo'er looked at the sticky rice in her bowl and spoke with difficulty, "Madam... what kind of dish is this, what's the color, so..."

Gu Yunyue also served a bowl for herself. Seeing the eggplant risotto that didn't look very good, she felt a little embarrassed. She patted Guo'er's shoulder and comforted her, "Guo'er, don't look at her appearance." Generally speaking, it is said that people should not be judged by their appearance, and the same is true for dishes. Dishes should not be judged by their appearance. Try it quickly, I have done it many times before, and there is almost no possibility of it overturning! "

As soon as she said this, Guo'er hesitated even more, "Anyone else overturned the carriage because of eating this?" She muttered, thinking that it was best that the carriage overturned because it was too delicious.

Based on her trust in Gu Yunyue, Guo'er took a bite and her face became a little strange.

"How is it?" Gu Yunyue's eyes flashed and she asked eagerly.

The texture is actually quite good. The eggplant is extremely soft and glutinous, and the rice is extremely tasty and soft after being soaked in the soup.

Guo'er nodded and said in agreement: "Although Madam usually talks a lot of crazy things, sometimes she does make a lot of sense. You can't tell her what she says, but she's actually quite right."

Gu Yunyue nodded with satisfaction, and took a spoonful of risotto and put it into his mouth.It melts in your mouth. Although the eggplant and rice are very soft, the green pepper used as topping still retains a crisp texture.

Not bad, pretty satisfactory for now. "However, Madam, although the food cannot be judged by its appearance, it is only in the kitchen of the Marquis Mansion. If it comes to a cooking competition, no one will be willing to eat the appearance." Guoer did not hide it from Gu Yunyue. , as he spoke, he took another full spoonful and put it into his mouth.

This was indeed a problem, and Gu Yunyue was not blown away by Guoer's praise.She nodded in agreement. When it came to the cooking competition, she was just a nobody. If the judges didn't want to taste the dish based on its appearance, Gu Yunyue couldn't force them to eat it.You can't say that this is what Madam Benhou made, and you have to taste it even if you don't want to.

However, this sounds like what Su Qilin would say.

Gu Yunyue put down the bowl and continued to ask Guo'er, "What do you think if this dish is spicier?"

Guo'er answered truthfully, "If it were spicier, would it be too much? The spiciness of this dish is already quite high."

Gu Yunyue glanced at the other maids and ladies in the kitchen who were immersed in tasting, and asked, "Do you feel the same way?"

Some say yes, some say it can be spicier. h Gu Yunyue nodded, okay, she gave up trying to take more and less and add spiciness.

After this whole meal, Gu Yunyue was a little tired. She stretched and said, "Thank you, moms and girls. If there are other dishes next time, I will cook them for everyone."

With that said, he led Guo'er out of the kitchen, and the two of them went straight back to Chengyuan.

"Ugh……"

Gu Yunyue was lying on the couch and asked Guo'er to pour her a cup of herbal tea.After all, how can we neutralize the spiciness and make this dish look more refined?
As soon as Su Qilin walked into the side hall, he saw Gu Yunyue lying on the couch with an unattractive appearance. He curled his lips in disgust, "She doesn't look like a lady at all!"

She was not a lady to begin with.Gu Yunyue thought so, but she still sat up seriously. "Master Hou, what are you doing?"

Su Qilin smiled but did not answer, and asked instead: "I am more curious about why you are so depressed. Why don't you come and listen?"

Gu Yunyue poured herself a cup of herbal tea without saying a word.She is still a normal person, so why invite others to base their happiness on her own pain.

However, Gu Yunyue then thought about it, didn't Su Qilin come at the right time?The judges in the cooking competition are all dignitaries similar to the Marquis, and their tastes are also very similar.

When Gu Yunyue thought of this, she immediately became interested.Then he talked about eggplant risotto.Unexpectedly, after saying this, Su Qilin's expression turned strange.

"Eggplant risotto, what is it?" Su Qilin frowned. He had never heard of this dish.

Moreover, he didn’t even have a share of the newly developed dishes.

Gu Yunyue looked at Su Qilin's frown and made some guesses in her mind. "How can I say that? Guo'er, bring the dishes you just brought back from the kitchen to the Marquis to try."

Gu Yunyue smiled mysteriously and poured Su Qilin a cup of herbal tea.

Su Qilin looked at the dishes brought by Guo'er, with a trace of disgust on his expression. "What is this."

Hearing this, the corner of Gu Yunyue's mouth twitched. This dish actually looked so miserable!However, she still patiently explained.

"Is it delicious?" Gu Yunyue asked hurriedly as Su Qilin tentatively dug some risotto into his mouth.

"The taste is good, but the appearance is too bad." Su Qilin admired but also disliked it. "It would be fine if the rice and eggplant are placed separately. After all, if they are mixed together all the time, they will get tired of it."

(End of this chapter)