Rebirth of the scholarly lady

Chapter 131
The courtyard walls and corridors of the Hu Mansion are like a maze of majestic mahogany and bright stone bricks.

Countless similar buildings overlap, and it is easy for people to feel that they do not know where they are.

Entering the living room, there is a unique cave in the hall, and the windows supported by colored glazes depict an exotic scenery.

The oil in the red lanterns on the four walls crackled.

In the hall, the servants shuttled back and forth, and many of them had strange appearances, peculiar hair color, peculiar eyes, and peculiar appearance, which showed that their motherland was not this country.

Nan Surou looked at these people calmly, and suddenly realized that all of Kanehu's concubines, including those "children", were staring at her.

Hu Jun saw Nan Surou's calmness, her eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "These servants are all slaves bought by my father when he went overseas to do business in other countries..."

After Nan Surou listened, she didn't comment, but nodded in a friendly way to show that she understood.

The courtyard is very luxuriously furnished, and the decoration of Wanbaozhai is also luxurious and has an exotic style, but compared with the interior of the Hu Mansion, it is still far behind. The decoration here is like a bright river formed by the fusion of gold, silver and steel. It shone brightly under the candlelight.

However, seeing all of this, Nan Surou still had that gentle and inarticulate look, and finally some of the children in the Hu family couldn't help it.

The second lady, Hu Jiali, said with a sweet smile: "Miss Nan, don't look at the wooden walls outside this hall. This hall was carefully built by my father who spent a lot of money and hired skilled craftsmen from the Hansha Kingdom. In order to prevent theft, The entire wall is carved with gold and silver, such a huge gold and silver carving, no one can move it."

The whole wall is made of gold and silver?Kane Huguo is really rich, and this overwhelming wealth is so obvious that he was not coveted by the emperor.

Nan Surou couldn't help but fell into thinking, her expression didn't change. Hu Jiali saw that she seemed to be taking it for granted, and she didn't feel any envy or bright eyes at all, and suddenly felt that she was making fun of herself.

At this time, Qi Jianke greeted her with a flattering smile, and said with a smile: "Master, according to your instructions, I will clean up Miss Nan and prepare home-cooked dishes for the lunch."

Nan Surou chuckled lightly, and said, "I'm here for Mr. Qi. I'm afraid Mr. Qi's home-cooked food is not simple, is it?"

Qi Jianke had a flattering smile on his face, narrowed his eyes into a slit, and said with a smile: "Don't dare, please take your seats."

Kane Hu Qing coughed and said, "It's getting late, let's eat."

Everyone took their seats in an orderly manner, and Kanehu arranged Nan Surou's seat next to him, which made everyone think again.

The boy serving the dishes in the kitchen came to the door and handed them to the maid serving in the hall.

The maidservants took the plates one by one, and came to the table with delicate and graceful steps. The first maidservant reported in her mouth: "Hericium erinaceus and Cordyceps flower partridge soup."

Nan Surou raised her eyes and saw that the maid was holding a dish in her hand, and on top of the dish was a simple carved fine porcelain urn. The urn lid was not opened, but steam was coming out of the gap.

The maid was standing next to Kanehu with the soup urn, Kanehu narrowed his eagle eyes slightly, shook his head, and the maid backed away with the tray.

Another maid came forward with a tray and reported, "Olive cape snail soup."

Kanehu shook his head again.

The second maid stepped back, and the third maid came forward with a tray and reported, "Cordyceps sea cucumber fish maw soup."

Kanehu nodded, and the maid took the tray aside, opened the lid of the urn, poured the soup inside into a small bowl with a large spoon, and then brought it to the tables of all the people present.

After the soup was decided, the rest of the soup maids retreated, and the maids who brought other dishes came forward and reported: "Jade belt shrimp."

Kanehu looked around, then nodded, and the tray was placed on the table.

The fifth maid came forward and reported: "The Eight Immortals crossed the sea to trouble the Arhats."

Kanehu nodded, and the tray was put down again.

The sixth maid stepped forward and reported: "The belt is up."

Kanehu nodded, and the tray was put down.

The seventh maid came forward and reported: "Shi Li Ginkgo."

Kanehu nodded again, and then dozens of dishes came back and forth. Kanehu picked them one by one, leaving only one-third of the dishes.

These include fairy duck, squirrel mandarin fish, Dengying beef, stewed crab powder lion head, abalone mixed with Ganoderma lucidum mushroom, spicy crab, spicy shrimp, safflower shark's fin... In addition to these local dishes, Qi Jianke prepared some exotic dishes, as well Keenhu left it behind, such as butter baked snails, red wine soaked foie gras, almond milk poured veal steak, creamed blueberries...

This is the home-cooked food that Qi Jianke said... Even though Nan Surou had seen a lot in her previous life, she couldn't help being a little shocked.

Qi Jianke is Kanenhu's confidant, so he naturally knows the importance of Nan Surou in Kanenhu's heart, so he does his best to take care of him.

However, this arrangement surprised everyone at the table, and what made them even more incomprehensible was that Kanehu actually cooked for Nansurou himself.

When eating, there are maids serving the banquet next to everyone, and they keep serving dishes and changing dishes.

Nan Surou whispered to Kane: "Your home-cooked food is really extraordinary."

Kane snorted coldly: "I see you look so calm and composed, it's only natural that you take them as home-cooked food."

Nan Surou chuckled, "Thanks for the hospitality, thank you Qi Jianke, the whole table is not ordinary even the most humble Chinese cabbage."

Kanehu and Nan Surou just gossiped like this. Everyone in Hu's house looked at them very strangely. They were familiar with Kanehu's temper. Kanehu paid the most attention to etiquette. It is a rule not to talk when eating, but Nan Surou Su Rou unexpectedly broke this rule.

Not only that, today Nan Surou broke several conventions of the Hu Mansion, which made Kanehu's concubines and children more or less dissatisfied.

But at this moment, Nan Surou actually noticed that the ordinary Chinese cabbage was different in one bite, and everyone stared at her in surprise.

Hearing Nan Surou's words, Kanehu couldn't help but raise his brows: "Oh? Can't you restrain yourself a little? You can eat all of this, so you can't pretend you don't know and let me have a chance to explain it to you?"

At this time, Hu Jun who was sitting on the side finally couldn't help but interjected: "Miss Nan, the Chinese cabbage in our house is indeed different from other houses, do you feel it?"

There was a trace of disbelief in Hu Jun's words that was well concealed, and Nan Surou naturally understood what he meant.

Hu Jun felt that Nan Surou was bluffing and showing off. A discerning person can know from Kane Hu's behavior just now that the dishes on this table are not ordinary. Understand.

Nan Surou laughed softly, and said: "This clear soup with cabbage is light yellow and clear. At first glance, the finished dish looks like a few cabbage hearts soaked in clear water. You can't see a single drop of oil, but when you eat it, it is mellow and refreshing. , Pleasant, this is made of selected Chinese cabbage hearts and top-level clear soup. It looks unpretentious, but it is a test of the skill of the soup maker. When making soup, what kind of chicken, what kind of ham, and what kind of duck are used , what kind of pork ribs to use, what quality scallops to use, all of which are considered, and blood and impurities must be removed. The juice is probably made of native chickens that are specially fed with sweet corn, native ducks that eat clear water snails, Yunzhou specialty ham, Huadu fairy pig ribs, and Haizhou famous scallops. taste."

Hearing Nan Surou's words, Hu Jun's complexion changed. This boiled cabbage is really fresh and elegant, with a rich and mellow aroma. The soup has a strong taste, not greasy or greasy. , It is better than the feeling of delicacies.

But Hu Jun only knows how to evaluate the dishes, but he doesn't know what condiments are used in them. He often tastes this dish, but unlike Nan Su Rou, he can eat so many tricks in one bite.

Shi Yajun on the side lowered her eyes secretly, this girl is not simple!
Seeing that Hu Jun was speechless, Nan Surou laughed again: "I like to pay attention to food on weekdays, but I only read a lot of it from books. What kind of taste is this cabbage in clear soup, and I only tasted it today. "

fraud!

In an instant, these two words resolutely popped up in the minds of everyone present, and everyone was very surprised. At first, although they all showed respect for Nan Surou in order to maintain their good image, they didn't know how to look down on her humble birth.

They even thought that Nan Surou was a bumpkin from Luming Town who came to the capital for food. They didn't expect that she knew so much. It can be seen that she is not a simple person. In an instant, the indifferent expression that everyone worked so hard to maintain collapsed...

In fact, what Nan Surou said was the truth. It was the first time in her life that she ate such "advanced" cabbage in clear soup.

(End of this chapter)