Border Cook

Chapter 300 Lotus Leaf Porridge

Steward Fu immediately delivered all the food to Old Madam He.

The qingtuan is soft and sticky, the guoba is crispy and fragrant, and the shaqima is sweet...

Old Madam He enjoyed the meal very much, she even crossed her legs and swung her feet back and forth.

Seeing the old lady showing a rare look of contentment, Biyun and Mother Gui smiled at each other.

After eating snacks, Madam He called Manager Fu over and asked him to go to Changzhou City to take the lead.

Being entrusted with an important task, Manager Fu naturally worked very hard. He agreed immediately and promised to do his job well to achieve the effect the old lady wanted.

When it comes to her subordinates doing things, Madam He has always been more willing to delegate power and trust them. She just said "um" and told them to leave immediately.

After Steward Fu left, seeing that it was getting late and that Madam He had eaten so many snacks, Madam Gui and Biyun accompanied Madam He for a walk in the garden.

In late spring, the grass is growing and the birds are singing, and everything is thriving. Even the lotus leaves in the pond are lush and green, looking fresh and pleasing to the eye.

"The lotus has the strongest vitality. As long as you plant some lotus roots in a depression, it will grow large lotus leaves and bright lotus flowers. It never complains about how deep the mud is in the pond."

"The most important thing is that after the lotus is planted, the lotus roots can be used for cooking, the lotus leaves can be used to make soup, and the lotus flowers can be used for viewing. It is really a treasure from head to toe."

Madam He sighed for a long time and said, "Send someone to pick some fresh lotus leaves to Madam Xia. She may need them."

"Yes." Biyun agreed, "Lotus leaf soup is fragrant and nourishing, and can reduce noise and relieve internal heat. It is the most suitable time to make it."

"But, there is one thing I don't understand. Since the old lady wants to help the poor in Changzhou City, why doesn't she open a porridge stall to help the refugees? This way, it can also show the kindness of our He family and establish the prestige of the He family."

Doing business is so troublesome and you might even lose a lot of money.

Biyun couldn't understand at all why Madam He wanted to cooperate with Xia Mingyue in business.

"You are young and don't understand this." Mother Gui said, "It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Even if you open a porridge stall to give out porridge, the porridge will eventually run out and people will still go hungry. Give them some opportunities to work and earn money to make a living. Then they will be able to survive no matter where they go in the future."

"As for reputation, our He family has no shortage of it."

Although the He family is not as famous as the Wen family, it is second only to the Wen family, and prestige is the thing they have the most.

On the contrary, because of his great prestige, the royal family was already wary of him and worried about him everywhere.

The He family has been stationed in the north for many years and has a very high prestige. If they now try to win the hearts of the people in the west, they will probably be regarded as a thorn in the emperor's side and will never be able to retire after achieving their goals.

We all just want to do some good deeds within our ability, so it doesn't matter whose name we use.

Just do good deeds.

Biyun suddenly realized and just nodded.

Madam He laughed and changed the subject, "There is less cold weather this year, and the weather is getting warmer quickly. The lotus buds are about to appear. When the lotus flowers fill the pond, it will definitely be a great sight."

"What the old lady said is very true."

Biyun and Gui's mother both responded.

Here, at Xia Mingyue's home, Shi Yong came again.

What was sent back this time was a bag of silver.

"Madam Xia, Commander Lu led us to pursue the wandering army and made great contributions. He received a lot of rewards. The commander asked me to deliver it to you, Madam Xia." "Thank you, Brother Shi." Xia Mingyue thanked him repeatedly.

"Madam Xia, you are too polite." Shi Yong chuckled. "Commander Lu also asked if Madam Xia had anything to bring to the commander, so he asked me to take it back with me."

When mentioning this, Xia Mingyue suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

She had a pair of shoes for Lu Qiyan. She learned how to sew the soles from Lu and made the uppers from Jiang Zhuguo. She had thought she would have finished them in the next few days, but she had been very busy these days and had not yet finished them.

Shoes with the upper and sole still separated cannot be sent out.

Moreover, Shi Yong came suddenly, and Xia Mingyue did not have any suitable food for him to take back.

After thinking it over, Xia Mingyue remembered that Lu Qiyan liked fried noodles very much last time, so she filled half a bag with the flour that had just been fried at home and asked Shi Yong to take it back.

"I will definitely bring these things to the commander." Shi Yong agreed readily, and easily picked up the half bag of fried flour and put it on his shoulder.

"gone."

"Walk slowly."

Xia Mingyue saw Shi Yong off for a while, and then went back after he left the alley.

After Shi Yong came out of Xinghua Lane, he headed west. When he walked a little further, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared and he even spat on the ground.

I thought it was a good job and I could make some money, but I never expected that Xia was a stingy person and actually gave me fried flour in return.

What's so delicious about this thing?

That Lu Qiyan is also very curious, he actually likes this?
It turns out that all those who join the army are poor, even things like this are rare for them!
Shi Yong left cursing.
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The fresh lotus leaves were delivered to Xia Mingyue on the next day.

Xia Mingyue immediately blanched the fresh lotus leaves in boiling water, chopped them into small pieces, and mixed them with egg liquid to make a fresh, delicious and fragrant lotus leaf scrambled eggs.

This dish was even put on the menu of Buyunlou.

Scrambled eggs are already very fragrant and you will never get tired of eating them. With the addition of lotus leaves, they have an even more unique fragrance and flavor, and the taste is excellent.

Lotus leaves are something that appeals to both the elite and the masses, and are very popular when served on the dining table.

The second one that is popular with everyone is lotus leaf porridge.

Wash and chop the fresh lotus leaves, grind them into juice, filter out the residue, leaving only the bright green juice, add it into the cooked rice porridge and bring to a boil.

The lotus leaf porridge cooked in this way is full of emerald green color, and the white rice grains appear more distinct, which is very beautiful.

It also tastes refreshing and fragrant, and has a unique flavor in such hot weather.

It can be said that lotus leaf scrambled eggs and lotus leaf porridge are both very easy to make, but they have been very popular in Buyun Tower in recent days and have almost become must-order foods on all tables.

It also became the food that Xu Chong often bought in the past few days.

Xiao Luoan's health gradually improved under the treatment prescribed by Yin Lingyou. His complexion became rosy and he could often get out of bed and walk around.

Along with the recovery of the disease, appetite also recovered.

I don’t know if it was because Xiao Luoan’s mouth had lost its taste after being fed bitter medicine soup for several days in a row, and he couldn’t wait to eat something tasty to neutralize the taste.

Or maybe it was because they had eaten too much food from Buyun Tower during this period of time, so that he could smell the wonderful taste...