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Chapter 130 Crab Stuffed Orange

"The servant girl obeys."

Hongdou hurriedly went down holding the oranges.

After about half an hour, the red beans went back and forth, bringing back many small cups.Putting the small cups in front of everyone one by one, she saluted and left.

Mu Jiaojiao was the first to uncover the small cup, revealing the steamed oranges inside, and made a gesture of invitation to everyone: "It's ready, everyone please use it!"

Is it just a steamed orange?This is too ridiculous!
Madam Xue sneered on the spot. "Steamed oranges, we've never tasted this stuff before. Mrs. Cui Liushao really has a unique taste. Today we want to experience what it's like to experience the favorite thing in the richest man's house in Chang'an."

Sour and nothing good to say.

Mu Jiaojiao didn't bother to pay attention to her, so he lifted the lid of the orange, and immediately a strong fragrance mixed with the unique fresh fragrance of oranges diffused out, hooking everyone's noses at once.

It was only then that everyone discovered that the orange in the small cup in front of them was not a whole orange, but a cover cut out in a zigzag shape on the top.Open the lid, the inside is full of many fine white and tender things.Under the package of orange orange peel, it looks crystal clear and jade white, and the fragrance is more attractive.

Look over there again, Hongdou offered a small silver spoon with both hands.Mu Jiaojiao took it, scooped a spoonful of food from the orange and put it into his mouth.

It turns out that this is how it is eaten.

When other people understood, they followed suit.

After taking a small spoonful of food, the imperial concubine was the first to exclaim: "What a delicious food! It has the sweet and sour aroma of oranges and the delicious taste of crab meat. I will try again... and the sweetness of horseshoes, What else? I can't taste it, but it's delicious. It's the first time I've eaten hot oranges. What's the name of this dish? How come I haven't heard of it before?"

"This is called Stuffed Oranges with Crabs. At the beginning, I was not feeling well and didn't want to eat. No matter how much this girl persuaded me, I had no choice but to study for a long time before I came up with this dish. With this dish, I can indeed eat half a bowl of rice. "Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

The imperial concubine nodded repeatedly. "The girl trained by Mrs. Cui Liushao is really clever. I finally understand what His Majesty Zhongzong felt in those days - after eating this, the many dishes in front of me suddenly feel tasteless. Now I would rather three days and three days. Don't eat at night, let this delicious fragrance linger between your lips and teeth, and don't want other things to enter the mouth to destroy this wonderful taste."

The concubine Shi Zi said so, and this dish was fresh and delicious, Madam Xue was still a little bit unwilling, but she had no choice but to pout her mouth: "This girl is really good at cooking, Madam Cui Liushao, you are really lucky. "

Put all the credit for this dish on the red bean head, as if this has nothing to do with Mu Jiaojiao.

The purpose just now has been achieved, and now Mu Jiaojiao is too lazy to waste time with her, so she smiled and said nothing.

The person who caused the incident before also smiled slightly, dug some food with a small silver spoon, tasted it, then nodded and said: "It really tastes good. It is a reward for offering such delicious food!"

Then he pulled out a gold hairpin from his head and put it on the table.

This person has more connotations than Mrs. Xue.I don't know if the person who presented the delicious food is Mu Jiaojiao or Hongdou?And who was the one she rewarded with a golden hairpin?

Is this golden hairpin implying that Mu Jiaojiao was born into a wealthy family, so he is only worthy of these yellow and white things?
Everyone present is not stupid.Hearing this, as soon as their eyeballs rolled, they looked towards Mu Jiaojiao one after another, and many people had a bit of teasing in their eyes.

With a smile on his face, Mu Jiaojiao was as motionless as a mountain.

Hongdou hurriedly jumped up, and cheerfully came to this man and gave a blessing: "Thank you, maidservant, for your reward!" She happily accepted the gold hairpin.

Then she turned around and stared at Mrs. Xue longingly.

Seeing this, Xue's heart skipped a beat.Helpless, she also withdrew a gold bracelet from her wrist and threw it over there: "Your reward!"

"Thank you Mrs. Xue! Mrs. Xue is kind-hearted and generous. Our lady is right, you are so merciful, the servant girl is so kind to you when she sees you!" Hong Dou happily praised while holding the bracelet.

Who wants you to feel kind?I don't want to be friendly with you, a lowly maid!Xue secretly said in her heart, she hates not to start.

However, after saying this, Hongdou didn't put her mind on her at all, and immediately turned to the next family.

Now that someone has already taken the lead in rewarding things, the others have to express themselves.So after a lap, Hongdou's hands were full of things, and the whole person smiled and narrowed his eyes.

Back to Mu Jiaojiao, she specially showed the things to her: "Mistress, look, there are so many good things here! This time, maidservant is really blessed!"

"This is the love these wives and ladies have for you. You must not disappoint their expectations of you. In the future, you must work harder to produce more delicacies." Mu Jiaojiao said solemnly.

Hongdou also nodded solemnly. "What the lady said is, the servant girl will remember, the servant girl will definitely live up to the high expectations of the ladies and ladies!"

But she didn't say who would eat the food she researched.

The big guys suddenly feel like they have an extra cat's paws, scratching their hearts and lungs makes them feel uncomfortable, so they want to stand up and scream - if you have a new discovery, remember to tell them!They want to try it too!
Just because of the reservedness of noble girls, they can only suppress this desire in their hearts.

Shi Zifei is familiar with Mu Jiaojiao, just now she made an exception and rewarded Hongdou with a jade pendant.Now she smiled and said, "I'll talk about it later. But for now, you have to give me the recipe for making oranges stuffed with crab. Since I ate this thing today, if I can't eat it again in the future, what can you tell me?" live?"

"This is easy. Didn't the red beans be made just now? The cooks in your house must have watched the whole process. They are smart people, and they must have memorized the recipe. If you miss one or two steps, that's too much." It doesn't matter, I'll ask Hongdou to write a recipe and send it to your palace." Mu Jiaojiao said straightforwardly.

"Madam Cui Liushao is biased! Today we gathered together and tasted this delicious food together, but why did you only give the recipe to the princess and not us? Don't you worry that we will not know the meat in March?" Does it smell?" A wife of Hongnong Yang's family immediately called out.

As soon as she spoke, the others followed suit.Only Mrs. Xue and the instigator did not speak.

Mu Jiaojiao nodded repeatedly. "Okay, okay, I was wrong. I will copy a few copies of the recipe later and send a copy to your family, okay?"

"If possible, it is also possible to add some new recipes." A young lady said crisply.

"Okay, as long as you don't dislike it." Mu Jiaojiao agreed again.

After hearing this, everyone's affection for Mu Jiaojiao doubled in their hearts.

Seeing this, the instigator couldn't help laughing and said, "Mrs. Cui Liushao, don't forget that I still have my family!"

"No problem. Whoever asked for the recipe just now, Hongdou remembers it all, and none of us will miss it later." Mu Jiaojiao replied.

In other words, they won't give it if they don't want it.

Mrs. Xue's expression changed upon hearing this.But out of insistence on her position, she did not give in to Mu Jiaojiao after all.

After such a lively event, accompanied by the fragrance of crab stuffed with oranges, the red sun of Xintang Empire today finally set on the horizon and was covered by colorful clouds all over the sky.

Everyone has seen enough scenery and eaten enough food, and it is not too early.So they all went down to the attic, said goodbye to each other, and boarded their carriages to leave.

Before leaving, Shi Zifei took Mu Jiaojiao's hand, with guilt all over her face. "What happened today..."

"It's okay. It's not a big deal. Didn't I come here safely? Since I chose to go to the banquet, I must have been prepared. You have shown me the list of participants. You have already done it. Can you?" Do the best. I will always remember your kindness to me, and now I can only repay it with a few recipes." Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

The Crown Princess was immediately amused by her. "Since it is said to be a repayment, then you must be careful. If the things you make are not as delicious as today's crab-stuffed oranges, I will not obey!"

"You can rest assured about this. I may not dare to boast in other aspects, but in terms of food, what I give will definitely not disappoint you!" Mu Jiaojiao said firmly.

"That one will be waiting!" Shi Zifei smiled and sent her to the car before turning around and leaving in the car.

When the carriage of Prince Wei's Mansion passed by that of Xue's Mansion, the Crown Princess saw Mrs. Xue sitting in the car sulking through the window, shook her head, and let out a long sigh.

Cui Shiwuniang is extremely excited now.

"Sister-in-law, you are amazing! When that Mrs. Wu said something like that just now, I was really sweating for you. It's a pity that I am stupid and want to help you, but I don't know how to do it. I don't know how to do it myself. Knowing how to cook, let alone other skills, I really feel useless when I think about it." At the end, she pursed her mouth and became depressed again.

Mu Jiaojiao's face darkened slightly. "Don't you think I'm very capable?"

"Yes!" The fifteenth lady nodded repeatedly.

"Then tell me, what can I do?"

"Sister-in-law, your medical skills are very good! And..."

"And what?"

"And, red beans are delicious!"

"Can the things made by Hongdou be considered my skill?" Mu Jiaojiao laughed. "Well, if this is one, then what else?"

"And..." The fifteenth lady racked her brains for a long time, and finally stammered, "Sister-in-law, you are smart and courageous, and you don't have stage fright when you encounter anything!"

"You silly girl! How can I be brave? I'm confident!" Mu Jiaojiao shook his head.

"Confidence?" The fifteenth lady repeated the word in a low voice.

Mu Jiaojiao nodded. "It's this thing. This is the capital I have the courage to argue with them today. Otherwise, what do you think I can actually beat them? Medical skills? Is this thing useful today? Crab stuffed with oranges and red beans I did it. I also admitted before that I am not good at piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, poetry and poetry. Speaking of these, I am afraid that you know more than me."

"So, it seems to be the same." The fifteenth lady nodded.

"It's not like, it's just like that." Mu Jiaojiao said, "If you don't know it, you won't. We have nothing to hide, and this is not something to be ashamed of. Music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and poetry, cooking tea and wine, playing the piano Chuixiao, if you really want to compete with others, you have to learn too much. But what do we do if we know so many things? We don’t want to be an official, and we don’t make a living from it. The real pair The ones who are proficient in everything are the oiran ladies in Pingkangfang!"

(End of this chapter)