Border Cook

Chapter 297 Personal Attack
"It should be possible." Jiang Zhuguo nodded and smiled, "There is a lot of mugwort this time, so we can make more. Doctor Yin happens to be at home too, so we should be able to eat it this time."

"Yes, yes." Mao Sanli nodded hurriedly, "If there are more Qingtuan, I can eat a few. Master probably won't punish me for being greedy, and Madam Jiang won't have to go around the world looking for mugwort for me..."

Mao Sanli said this and bowed to Jiang Zhuguo, "Thank you so much, Madam Jiang, for the last time."

If Jiang Zhuguo hadn't helped him find the mugwort and made the green rice dumplings as soon as possible, this matter would have been difficult to handle.

Although there was an accident along the way...

"Brother Mao, you're too polite." Jiang Zhuguo said with a smile.

The two people spoke politely, and the smile on Wu Xiong's face gradually faded, and the corners of his mouth drooped down.

So, the last time Jiang Zhuguo rushed to his house to look for mugwort was because of Mao Sanli?

And it seems that the two of them are chatting happily?
Could it be Jiang Zhuguo...

Wu Xiong's heart suddenly went alert, and when he looked at Mao Sanli again, his eyes were full of hostility.

While Mao Sanli was fantasizing about eating some green rice dumplings later, he suddenly felt a chill on his back. He couldn't help but shiver.

After observing the surroundings, he realized that the coldness came from Wu Xiong next to him, and he was suddenly puzzled.

When did he offend this person?

In line with the principle that one should not stay in a place of trouble for too long, Mao Sanli quickly found out what they would have for lunch and then found an excuse to leave in a hurry.

But just after he left the yard, Wu Xiong quickly caught up with him and blocked his way.

"Wu...Brother Wu." Mao Sanli saw that Wu Xiong's face was full of displeasure. He looked at him from top to bottom for a long time with a scrutinizing look, and then he felt a little scared. "Is there...something wrong?"

"The body is quite strong, but it's still a little short of that."

Wu Xiong did not answer Mao Sanli's words. Instead, he patted Mao Sanli's shoulder, squeezed his arm, and then shook his head, "It seems that there is more than a little difference."

"The head is not that high, and the appearance is acceptable, but the face is too square, with a bulbous nose and small eyes. It looks weird."

Mao Sanli, "..."

Why the personal attacks?
"I remember you studied medicine?" Wu Xiong asked.

"Yes, I studied medicine with my master, Doctor Yin." Mao Sanli replied.

"How long have you been studying?"

"It's been more than ten years." Mao Sanli tilted his head and thought for a while, "I can't remember clearly."

His brain was dizzy from the fever at the time, and it took him a long time to fully wake up. Many of his past memories were not very clear, and he didn't know how long he had been with Yin Lingyou.

"That's it." Wu Xiong thought for a long time before patting Mao Sanli's shoulder again, "Let's go, it's okay."

Mao Sanli, "..."

Why is Wu Xiong acting weird today?

But since he was allowed to leave, he couldn't ask for more!
Mao Sanli immediately used his unique skill of gliding along the ground and left Xinghua Lane as quickly as possible.

Wu Xiong stayed there for a long time before slowly walking out.

Mao Sanli is not tall enough, not handsome enough, and he is just studying medicine, so he doesn't look like the type that Madam Jiang would like. Could it be...

Wu Xiong seemed to be thinking about something and gradually walked away.

Xia Mingyue, who got a lot of mugwort, made a lot of green rice dumplings again.

This time, the green rice dumplings are salty with salted egg yolk and pork floss filling.

The salted egg yolks are made from the salted duck egg yolks that Xia Mingyue pickles on a daily basis, and the meat floss is the tender meat floss that Xia Mingyue dries herself.

Cut the pork tenderloin into small pieces, stew it, take it out and dry it, pound it thoroughly with a stone mortar, and then knead it into thin shreds.

Put the shredded pork, sugar, soy sauce and stewed meat broth into the pot, stir evenly, and slowly stir-fry over low heat until the shredded pork becomes dry and fluffy, then drizzle some oil and serve.

The fried meat floss and salted egg yolk are mixed together and wrapped in soft, glutinous and fragrant mugwort glutinous rice skin. It tastes salty, fragrant and delicious.

The sweet and salty green rice dumplings were finally made. Xia Mingyue felt quite satisfied. She put the green rice dumplings with different fillings together and gave some to relatives and friends.

Naturally, they did not forget to send them to Dexinyuan, and even gave a few to He Shunzi.

After making the green rice dumplings, Xia Mingyue was still busy in Buyun Tower.

Noon is the time when Buyun Tower has the most guests. The front hall is full of guests and the kitchen is also bustling with activity.

The thumping sound of cooking in the kitchen, the crackling sound of burning flames, the swishing sound of cooking... mixed together, it does not make people feel noisy, but instead makes people feel full of energy.

Lou Shanzi, Zhao Dahu, Zhao Erhu and other apprentices have already mastered their cooking skills very well. Except for a few dishes that require Xia Mingyue to cook, the apprentices can take on most of the work.

But Xia Mingyue still often patrolled the kitchen, giving reminders and supervision from time to time.

A waiter went to the kitchen and found Xia Mingyue. "Madam Xia, the shopkeeper wants you to go to the front. It seems that there are guests looking for you."

Guests looking for a cook?
Xia Mingyue guessed that one of the dishes was not to the customer's taste, so she took off her apron and went to the front with the waiter.

Shopkeeper Ge accompanied Xia Mingyue to the fourth floor. "This guest said she wanted to see you, Madam Xia. I asked her what she wanted to do, but she just said that she was an acquaintance of Madam Xia. I saw that she had a kind face and didn't look like someone looking for trouble. She was also polite to you, Madam Xia, in her words and deeds. So I decided to invite you to come over and see if you know her."

When they arrived at the door of the private room, Manager Ge stopped and knocked.

After a while, the door of the private room was opened, and the maid Biyun came out and bowed to Shopkeeper Ge and Xia Mingyue, "This must be Madam Xia."

"That's right." Xia Mingyue nodded.

"My old lady wants to invite Madam Xia to come over and talk." Biyun said, "Madam Xia, please come over."

old lady?
Xia Mingyue didn't remember any friendship she had with any old lady. When she saw through the green clouds an old lady with gray hair sitting in the private room, but she looked energetic, had a kind face, and was dressed in gorgeous clothes, she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

Xia Mingyue entered the private room and bowed politely, "I wonder why the old lady called me here?"

"My husband's surname is He, and he is temporarily living in Dexin Garden." Old Madam He said with a smile, "Madam Xia often sent food to Dexin Garden before, and I found it delicious. Today, I came to Buyun Tower, and I also felt that the food in Buyun Tower tasted very good, so I wanted to meet Madam Xia."

"It turned out to be Madam He."

Xia Mingyue was quite surprised, but also very happy.

Mrs. He's action was a recognition of her cooking skills.