Value peace

Chapter 116

When it was time to light the lanterns, Gu Xiyan and Liu Meier went together to greet Mrs. Wei, and then had dinner at Mrs. Wei's room.

During the dinner, Mrs. Wei kept observing Gu Xiyan carefully. After the two left, Bao Niang accompanied Mrs. Wei out of Huaiyuan Garden, and the two walked unhurriedly in the long, crowded alley.

"How?" Mrs. Wei asked lightly.

Bao Niang whispered: "The manner is very elegant, the conversation is also decent, and there is a little bit of flying... It doesn't look like a girl who is restrained by everyone's rules, nor does she look like she was trained in the Qin Building of the Chu Pavilion... I also said not good!"

Mrs. Wei stood still, and looked towards the northeast corner.

"Have you explained in detail who brought the letter?"

In the northeast corner, the laurel garden is there!

Bao Niang was a little panicked, and whispered: "I have explained it. Miss Wei will arrive before the 24th Xiaonian."

Mrs. Wei nodded: "You make arrangements."

"Don't worry!" Bao Niang assured, "I'm doing things, when something goes wrong."

Mrs. Wei showed a smile as bright as the scorching sun.

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Early the next morning, Gu Xiyan and Liu Meier went together to greet Mrs. Wei, and Mrs. Wei left them for breakfast.After the meal, Mrs. Wei left the Huai Garden accompanied by Bao Niang. Gu Xiyan asked curiously, "Where are you going, Ma'am?"

Liu Meier said: "Auntie will take a walk in Gongshun Courtyard every day after dinner."

This is a good habit of keeping in good health!

Liu Mei'er led Gu Xiyan to push open the corner door at the junction of the main room and the east wing. Behind the door was a corridor about ten meters long. On the left side of the corridor was a small garden, and on the right side was a high whitewashed wall. At the end of the veranda was a corner door that was concealed.Liu Mei'er pointed to the corner door and said, "Behind that is Huaiyuan's small kitchen."

The two of them entered the corner door which was concealed. It was a quite large yard, three bungalows, the ground was paved with red bricks, a thick tree was planted in the corner, and under the tree was a well with wheels and railings. , clean up.Two women were sitting on the railing in front of the well, picking vegetables and whispering.

Qiu Gui, who was following the two of them, called out "Mrs. Chen" sweetly, and the two women turned their heads in unison, greeted them both, and said with a smile: "I heard that Miss Liu is here yesterday, and I was going to give it to her." Greetings, I didn't expect the girl to come."

Liu Meier showed a reserved smile: "Is Mother Wang there?"

One of them hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, yes, I'll go and call." Saying this, he got up and fled into the bungalow.The other wanted to go into the house to move a stool: "Miss Liu, it's not windy today, so just sit in the yard. The room smells of smoke, so I won't smoke the girl."

Liu Mei'er really didn't want to enter the house, so she said with a smile: "Then I'll have to trouble Mrs. Li."

The figure of Nanny Li had just disappeared at the door of the bungalow, and Mrs. Chen had already walked up to her side by side with a thin woman in her fifties.

Liu Meier smiled and called out "Nurse Wang".

The wrinkles on the woman's face stretched out: "So it's Miss Liu, Mrs. Wang is here to greet you!" As she said, she bent her knees and blessed Liu Meier.

Liu Mei'er accepted her gift with a smile, pointed at Gu Xiyan and said, "Nurse Wang, this is my cousin Miss Gu, I want to borrow your kitchen."

Wang Momo was startled, looking a little embarrassed: "Here, it's better to say hello to Baogu..."

Liu Meier smiled and said: "My sister Gu wants to cook a few dishes for my aunt to taste... Now that Gu Bao knows, it doesn't mean that my aunt knows, so what's the fun in that!"

Wang Momo said with a smile, "That's right. Girls are good at it, so just do what you want."

Liu Meier was very satisfied with Nanny Wang's way of doing things, and gave Qiu Gui a wink, and Qiu Gui took out two small pieces of silver from her bosom and handed them to Nanny Wang: "It's cold, how about some money?" The mother-in-law sells wine to drink."

Wang Momo accepted it bluntly, thanked Liu Meier with a smile, and then led Gu Xiyan into the bungalow.

It turned out that this bungalow was Huaiyuan's small kitchen.

Gu Xiyan was surprised.

The stove was clean, the bowls of seasonings on the chopping board were covered with snow-white fine gauze, the dishes in the kitchen were arranged in different categories, and various bamboo baskets and other things were of different sizes. Neatly put together...there is no dirty and messy impression.

She couldn't help but wiped the stove lightly with her hand, and then twisted it with her fingers.

No oil stains at all.

At this moment, Gu Xiyan suddenly felt that someone was looking at her, she turned her head suddenly, but saw Wang Momo turned her head away as if avoiding it.

Gu Xiyan's heart skipped a beat.

A person who has been with Mrs. Wei for more than [-] years, a person who can keep the kitchen so clean...

She didn't believe that Nanny Wang was really, as Liu Mei'er said, "a person with nothing to say."

Liu Mei'er might not really be interested in the affairs of the kitchen, she stood in front of the threshold and said with a smile: "Whatever food you want, just tell Mother Wang directly."

Gu Xiyan smiled and bowed her knees to Madam Wang, "Thank you, Madam!"

Wang Momo hurriedly returned the gift, and said with a smile, "What do you want, Miss?"

Gu Xiyan asked with a smile: "I wonder if there are preserved eggs and salted duck eggs here."

The corners of Wang Momo's mouth were slightly sunburned, and she didn't even ask Gu Xiyan what kind of food she was going to cook, but directly told Granny Li: "Hurry up and prepare it for the girl."

Mrs. Li agreed, and took two preserved eggs and five salted duck eggs according to Xiyan's request.

Liu Meier stood at the door of the kitchen with a smile, and Wang Momo accompanied her and chatted some gossips: "Miss, you came back from Hongtai, how are you? Did you see our master?"

Liu Meier's face was flushed: "What nonsense are you talking about? I just obeyed my aunt's order to deliver medicine to my grandfather!"

Grandma Wang laughed happily.

Liu Meier was annoyed: "You're talking nonsense, I'll let my aunt drive you away!"

Wang Momo was busy at the side with a smiling face: "Don't, don't, don't, look at my mouth..."

Over there, Mrs. Li had already lit the stove, but Gu Xiyan told her: "Get on the steamer!"

Nanny Wang who was talking to Liu Meier couldn't help turning her head.

The corners of Gu Xiyan's mouth curled up slightly.

It seems that you still pay attention to my movement!

Mrs. Li frowned slightly: "On the steamer?"

Gu Xiyan pointedly said: "Thousands of people, thousands of places, mother-in-law just do what she wants."

Mrs. Li turned her eyes to Wang Momo, who nodded slightly while talking to Liu Meier.

Soon, Mrs. Li found the steamer and came out.

What Gu Xiyan made was a pre-dinner snack that is common to modern people.

Steam the salted duck eggs several times, make a small hole on the top of the duck eggs, then chop the preserved eggs and stuff them in, so that the egg whites in the duck eggs can flow out.Finally, the salted duck eggs stuffed with preserved eggs are steamed in a cage, and the knife is removed after they come out of the cage.

The only difference between the finished dish and ordinary Jiedao salted duck eggs is that the egg whites have become preserved eggs.

Wang Momo was moved.

When salted duck eggs are steamed in a cage, it is best when the egg yolk is a little solidified but the white is not completely solidified. When the strength is heavy, the eggshell is easy to break; when the eggshell is well knocked, the knife must be cut quickly, accurately, and steadily, and the knife should be cut straight down and returned with an oblique force. This is about knife skills...

She couldn't help but shut her mouth, and focused all her attention on the finished dishes that Gu Xiyan put on the small white porcelain dish.

Gu Xiyan remained calm, brought the small plate in front of Liu Mei'er and Wang Mama, and said with a smile: "Wash your hands and make soup, let Mama taste it first."

Wang Momo's eyes flashed, she took one and put it in her mouth.

"How?" Gu Xiyan smiled.

It has the oiliness of salted egg yolk and the flavor of preserved egg.

"What a coincidence!" Mother Wang said thoughtfully.

"I'll try one too!" Liu Mei'er smiled, and put one in her mouth, "Well, it tastes really good. Now I believe you really know how to cook."

Gu Xiyan asked Mother Wang modestly: "Look, how about using this early tomorrow?"

Wang Momo said with a smile: "Madam must be happy after eating."

Gu Xiyan said: "I want to make soup for my wife's dinner, Mother Wang, do you think it's okay?"

Wang Momo smiled and said, "That's very good."

The two immediately discussed cooking a chicken soup.

Gu Xiyan decided to cook Cantonese-style clear chicken soup.

This takes about half a day of work.

It also means that Gu Xiyan will stay in the kitchen for most of the day.

Where there are women, how can you be stupid and chat naturally...

This is Gu Xiyan's main course today.

After killing the chicken, Gu Xiyan gave the chicken flying water, and then quickly rinsed it with cold water.

Wang Momo is an expert in cooking, and said hesitantly: "Miss Gu, this way, the chicken won't rot easily, Madam likes stewed ones that are more rotten..."

In order to attract her attention, Gu Xiyan said with a smile: "This is for us... Madam doesn't need these! The raw materials of the soup can be fished out to make sweet and sour dishes... Today I will make soup for Madam I’ll make a sweet and sour chicken nugget for you all…you can try my cooking.”

As expected, Wang Momo was attracted by her topic, and started discussing cooking skills with her.

The two looked like they hated seeing each other late, and in the end Gu Xiyan successfully changed the topic to the kitchen: "... Mammy seems to be a neat person at first glance. Seeing how well the kitchen is cleaned up, I think it's not too late for Mammy's level. There is something to learn!"

Wang Momo smiled modestly: "Just be more diligent!"

Gu Xiyan said with a smile: "I heard Miss Liu said that there are four kitchens in Gongshun Courtyard, and now only Huaiyuan's kitchen is left. If Mammy is not skilled in craftsmanship, how can we get together today. Speaking of which, this It’s also fate! There’s just one more thing, do you want to ask Mommy?”

Wang Momo grinned grinningly, but her hand hanging by her skirt clenched tightly into a fist: "Miss, may I ask?"

The corner of Gu Xiyan's eyes lightly passed Mammy Wang's hand, and said with a smile, "I don't know what kind of food Mama Wang is best at?"

Nanny Wang seemed to be relieved, and her smile became gentle: "I cook big dishes better than the baker."

"I'm also more likely to cook big dishes." Gu Xiyan showed a disappointed look, "It would be great if there is a chef who cooks small dishes or appetizers, and I can ask for advice."

"Young lady is too demanding!" Nanny Wang said, pointing to the chicken soup stewed on the small charcoal stove, "I think with the help of young lady, any occasion can be deserved."

Gu Xiyan's expression was gloomy: "Mama doesn't know something. Now I'm living under someone's roof... There must be one thing that is outstanding, otherwise..."

Wang Momo smiled, without making a sound, and quickly changed the topic, discussing the skill of cooking soup with Gu Xiyan.

In the evening, Mrs. Wei drank a bowl of water-like clear soup, and she praised: "Is Wang Sanmei studying a new recipe again? This soup is really unique!"

Bao Niang whispered: "Miss Liu led Miss Gu to the small kitchen today, Sanmei Wang said that Miss Gu made it herself..."

Mrs. Wei was startled: "Just made soup?"

Bao Niang nodded: "Yeah. I've been chatting with Wang Sanmei about cooking."

Madam Wei nodded.

Bao Niang said with hesitation: "If Miss Gu goes to the small kitchen again..."

Mrs. Wei smiled and said, "Why are you all guilty?"

(End of this chapter)