delicious little cook

Chapter 860 Birthday Banquet

Mrs. Lan Bao's birthday gift was finally decided to be jointly delivered by Gu Yun and Gong Changji. Ning Peilan had already contacted her family and asked the two of them to go to Ning's warehouse to choose. It's perfect to pick up some rare things for sale when you come back.

When the two of them were discussing whether to pick a red coral, Gu Yun found a box containing pearls, which turned out to be rare colored pearls, a few black ones, a few pink ones, the grains were plump and round, and they were all tops. Waiting for the goods, Gu Yun bought this box of pearls without thinking.

The two of them finished picking out the gifts, and when they returned home, Gu Yun gave the black pearls to his mother, and he took the pink pearls to the silver building to make jewelry for Bai Kou to wear that day.

In order to match the beautiful pearl jewelry, Bai Kou chose brightly colored clothes and dressed up from head to toe. The maids surrounded her and stood in front of the mirror, praising her for her beauty.

Although the birthday party was a dinner party, they were going to enter the palace in the afternoon, and the carriage was waiting on the street. Gu Yun deliberately took Bai Kou across the entire Duke Ye's mansion, so that everyone in the mansion could see how beautiful Bai Kou was today.

The ladies and grandmas in the mansion don’t have many pieces of colorful pearl jewelry. The capital is not close to the sea, and seawater pearls are already expensive in the capital. If the quality is high-quality and colorful, it’s a real rare item, and the price will go up and down. Going up, Gu Yun can afford it because he has strong financial resources, making jewelry and wearing it on Bai Kou's head, which not only arouses envy and jealousy, but also arouses discussion.

The eldest lady who was sitting in the room doing housework heard the girl talking about this fresh gossip, and shook her head helplessly at Pang's mother beside her.

"The eldest young master of our family is a man with ideas, and now he can't control other things besides restraining him from studying hard."

"Isn't this a good thing, I can manage the family business by myself, and I don't need the elders to follow behind and worry about it."

"If you want to mess with him, you can't do it anymore. Look at the last few times I introduced you to him, he always looked impatient, and I don't know if he has other ideas."

"Our brother Yun is a capable person. He runs a factory and is an imperial merchant. Naturally, the future young lady must be carefully selected. She must be a husband and wife with him, and her family background, character, vision and ability must be good. It's character and ability, don't be like the second lady, she doesn't even have the shadow of a scholarly family and aristocratic family."

"Well, when it comes to the second room, we have to hurry up on the separation of the family. Don't let them do any stupid things to implicate our brother Yun. As long as they love their daughter, who is willing to marry their daughter into a descendant like us? Restless families come."

"The old matriarch hasn't let go yet, but don't push too hard, lest the old lady murmur in her heart, as if the eldest room is going to drive the second and third rooms out of the house, just wait patiently."

"Forget it, don't talk about those boring things, let's continue to work on ours."

Mrs. Gu shook her head, changed her mind, and continued to get busy with housework with Pang's mother.

Gu Yun and Bai Kou had already boarded the carriage at this time, waiting for the carriage of Gong Zhangji and his wife to come out of the palace, he held Bai Kou's hand and wanted her not to be nervous, but Bai Kou was really not nervous, she just had to imagine She would relax at any important banquet that Cheng had attended in her previous life, it was nothing more than the occasion with the highest standard level for the entertainment.

After a short wait, Gong Changji's carriage came out from the side alley, and the two waved to each other through the window of the carriage. The guards and government soldiers of the two families formed a team and headed towards the imperial city.

The guests attending the banquet all came to the imperial city at about this time. After entering the gate of the imperial city, they could see carriages with various decoration styles walking on the main road leading to the imperial palace. , everyone knows what the rules are.

The birthday banquet was held in Changtai Palace where Mrs. Lan Bao lived. It was just a small palace. Mrs. Lan Bao lived alone. Her birthday was the most lively all year round.

Gu Yun and Gong Changji and his wife were distinguished guests, they were entrusted to the upper seat in the main hall, very close to the main seat, second only to the envoy's seat, while Bai Kou sat in the courtyard, the two separated, Gu Yun tried to get away from him. Looking out from his seat, Bai Kou couldn't see anywhere.

Sitting in the courtyard, Bai Kou felt much more at ease. Before the banquet started, the guests in the courtyard walked around and talked with others. This kind of relaxed and free social atmosphere made Bai Kou feel like a fish in water, and she was worthy of being the most famous official in the capital. Maid, as long as she announces her name, everyone rushes to chat with her.

When the sound of golden bells sounded inside and outside the main hall, and the dancing and music rang together, the sage and Mrs. Lan Bao came out of the bedroom behind the main hall to accept congratulations from all the people, and then the palace maids put wine and dishes in front of everyone, and the guests drank fine wine Present the gifts you brought in order.

Mrs. Lan Bao's birthday party has always been a relaxed atmosphere. The party only talks about eating, drinking and having fun. The guests are mainly foreign envoys and representatives of business groups. Gu Yun and Gong Changji are invited to attend. He is well-informed and able to catch the topics thrown by others. Secondly, it is because of his victory in the polo game. The interesting things that happened in the game alone are the best anecdotes to accompany wine.

There was laughter in the main hall, and the courtyard outside was also harmonious. Bai Kou herself had no topic to talk about, so she concentrated on listening to others talking about foreign customs and customs, and talking about their own local specialties suitable for long-distance shipping, looking for new business opportunities.

Ufazaghi’s national meat sauce is served with the staple food, and this is the end of the banquet. The guests are full of food and wine at this time, but the aroma of the meat sauce still makes people unable to help but index their fingers Dadong, the imperial chef carefully cooks it strictly according to Bai Kou's recipe. Compared with the meat sauce sold in restaurants and restaurants in Yirenfang, it is another unique flavor, which is more in line with the tastes of the locals in the capital, while retaining the original meat sauce. Ufazaghi people can still taste the taste from their hometown, and people in Beijing can also accept the national cuisine of this foreign country.

You don't need any wonderful compliments, just look at how many people eat it with their heads down, and some even roll up the pancakes and wipe off the meat sauce on the plate to know how delicious it is.

The saint looked up and laughed.

Seeing the saint so happy, Gu Yun's heart sank.

"My dear guests, what do you think of the sauce?"

"Your Majesty, this is really delicious. I think it's even better than what I've eaten in my hometown. Look at my plate, it's so clean that I can't find a trace of meat sauce."

"Before the meat sauce competition, all the cooks in our country lost, and I was still a little unconvinced, but now I am convinced."

"I heard that the person who made this meat sauce is a local chef in your country. If I have the chance, I really want to meet it."

The envoys and business groups on behalf of you said something to each other, so that the saint's face was full of joy, and his beard was raised.

"It's easy to see her. Her meat sauce was selected. As part of the reward, she was invited to the banquet today. You have all heard her name, but not many people have seen her."

The sage stroked his beard and laughed again for a while, then ordered to the palace servants beside him, "Come here, Xuan Baikou goes to the palace."

Gu Yun drank a glass of wine in one gulp without saying a word, asking Bai Kou to attend the banquet was only part of the reward, what is the rest? !

(End of this chapter)