self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 2

An Ran knew that this was her chance, and the days of being isolated by the people in the house were really sad. Even if Aunt Liu was a kind person, the things she had done in the past were nothing more than giving herself a piece of steamed bread, and there would be no real substance change.

Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity today, start with Aunt Liu, turn around your situation, think of this, and nod your head: "If you have glutinous rice and bean paste stuffing, you can make white jade rolls."

White jade rolls?Aunt Liu murmured, thinking, the names are so nice, maybe they can really satisfy that person, she hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, although we don't have any good things here, we can find some glutinous rice and bean paste stuffing. "As he said, he was still a little uncertain: "You really know how to do it?"

Although there are glutinous rice and red bean paste stuffing, she saved them specially. She wants to steam some glutinous rice cakes with red bean paste stuffing in a few days, and let her man give them to the steward above, and give him a better errand. His body stinks all day long, not to mention, not even a bit of oil and water can be seen, so there is nothing to be expected.

Look how good the old Wangtou's job is. He guards the lotus pond in the garden. He only works a little bit for the first half of the year, and he will rest as soon as winter comes. He sits on the kang every day to get monthly money, lotus pods, white lotus roots, and lotus leaves. This kind of freshness has never been interrupted at home.

Now that I'm old and can't do it, this errand is about to be vacant. If my man can find it, it's good luck. With this idea, I saved some glutinous rice and red bean stuffing.

Although I have to take it out now, I am afraid that it will be ruined for nothing by this girl. Although this girl has stayed in Lanyuan and has some knowledge, seeing it and doing it are two different things. Can I not worry about it.

An Ran smiled, "Don't worry, ma'am, I won't waste things."

As a qualified chef, the first thing you need to avoid is waste. Every ingredient is a treasure bestowed by God and should be cherished as it should be, especially for a chef.

An Ran rolled up her sleeves, fetched water and cleaned her hands carefully. Aunt Liu was quite hesitant at first, but for some reason, seeing An Ran's expression at this time, she seemed to have taken a reassurance, and actually believed in her heart that this girl would do it, and could well done.

Although Aunt Liu is in charge of this unremarkable outside kitchen, the chef in the big kitchen, hired by a lot of money, has seen it cooking once or twice.

However, just for a moment, from this girl, it seemed that she felt the same aura as that one, even if it was just a small snack, it made people feel extremely solemn.

I believed in An Ran, and besides the glutinous rice, I also searched for chestnut flour, knowing that milk is indispensable for making fine dim sum, so I gave up my old face to find the old ladies doing odd jobs in the big kitchen, and asked for some.

The ingredients are all ready, An Ran starts to mix glutinous rice flour and chestnut flour together, add water and milk to mix, mix well, put a fine gauze cloth in the steamer, take it out and put it on the chopping board, add sugar and knead until smooth , roll thinly into a rectangular shape, spread red bean paste filling, roll up carefully, make it even and firm, so that the square will not flow out, cut into small rolls, and it is done.

An Ran asked Aunt Liu to find a nicer plate and set it up. As soon as it was done, she heard a little girl's voice outside: "Aunt Liu, we can make the snacks Miss Yue wants, and the girl is still waiting."

Aunt Liu just woke up from the inexplicable feeling just now, and hurriedly put the plate carefully into the food box, held it in her hand, walked a few steps, folded it back, and wrapped the snacks left on the chopping board with oil paper. The pieces were taken out together.

An Ran knew that these few dollars were probably for that little girl outside, as the saying goes, the king of Hades is so good at seeing little ghosts, but don't underestimate these little girls who run errands, if they really want to play tricks, look for the opportunity to make a fool of themselves Two sentences, that is definitely more poisonous than anything else.

But it's different when you have benefits. You cannibalize people with a short mouth and soft hands. Not only will you not do bad things, but in order to get more benefits in the future, you will spare no effort to say good things. This Aunt Liu is really smart.

An Ran didn't go out by herself, she knew very well what she had done before, and her reputation was already rotten in this An Mansion. This Yue girl was the old man's housemate, and this little girl outside naturally knew her. It's okay to go out and listen to a few bad words, but I'm afraid it will hurt Aunt Liu, so let's just let it go.

Aunt Liu went out with the food box, and the girl was stunned when she saw the food box in her hand. Speaking of which, it was really embarrassing for Aunt Liu today. Miss Yue ate three aunts because of a few pieces of bean paste cakes in the morning. After scolding, Miss Yue was annoyed, but she didn't dare to argue with San Yiniang.

Feeling full of anger, he thought of the outside kitchen, and asked Aunt Liu to order dim sum stuffed with glutinous rice and red bean paste, thinking how could such good ingredients be found in this outside kitchen, not to mention, Aunt Liu's craftsmanship is just a treat for servants. The cook, how can he make such delicate dim sum? Miss Yue is trying to vent her anger in a different way. She dare not vent her anger on Third Auntie, so Aunt Liu has become a scapegoat.

There is another reason, Miss Yue's natal sister-in-law wanted to find a job in the house. Miss Yue looked around and fell in love with the outer kitchen. Although it is not comparable to the big kitchen and inner courtyard, it is still more lucrative than other places, so Wanting to run Aunt Liu away, she asked Lian Er to ask for some snacks.

But she didn't want to be troubled, Lian'er glanced at the food box, and thought to herself, she didn't want to use something to deal with it, she opened the food box and was not only stunned, there was a neat stack of snacks on a blue and white plate with jade white Skin, rosy red bean paste filling, so tangy, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva: "I didn't know it in the past, so it turns out that Mrs. Liu has such a good craftsmanship. This dim sum is made by looking at it from the big kitchen." It's more precise."

Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "Miss, don't boast. What kind of craftsmanship is it? It's all about driving ducks to the shelves. As long as Miss Yue eats well, no matter how embarrassing the old woman is."

Xiao Lian'er naturally understood the meaning of her words, and said with a smile: "Aunt Liu, don't be modest, this kind of dessert, not to mention our girl, even the elder, I'm afraid I can't pick it out, and I'm not afraid of it. It's a joke, I'm so greedy looking at it, my saliva is about to flow out."

Aunt Liu handed over the oiled paper bag in a timely manner: "There are still a few yuan left here, the girl does not dislike it, so you can keep it as a snack. If it is convenient, please ask Miss Lian'er to speak for the old lady in front of Miss Yue. The old woman began to recite the Buddha's name."

Lian'er didn't refuse, took it with a smile, and said in a low voice: "I won't hide this from you, our girl's sister-in-law is going to work in the mansion, thinking that your kitchen is a quiet place, so the girl went to heart."

Aunt Liu's complexion changed, she thought to herself, no wonder why Duan Duan ran here to ask for some snacks, so she actually had such a thought, Lian Er saw her face turned pale, and comforted her: "Don't think too much, Ma'am, our girl is just random It's just a thought, to tell you the truth, our girl, the natal sister-in-law, has a clever mouth, but she doesn't live up to it, just because the food is unpalatable. Well, I will say a few words later, and just find another job for her."

Aunt Liu was very grateful: "Young lady is so kind to my wife, I don't know how to repay you."

Lian'er covered her mouth and laughed a few times: "As long as there is such delicious food in the future, and Madam thinks about me more, that's better than anything else. That's fine, but it's time to go back, the girl is still waiting." Went with the food box.

Aunt Liu went back to the house, saw An Ran carrying a bucket to fetch water, took a few steps to take the bucket over, and pulled her to sit on the bench beside her with a smile: "Don't do that, turn around and ask the boy outside to do it." That's right." Thinking of deliberately embarrassing her before, she felt a little annoyed: "Girl An Ran, don't hate my old lady, I'm really angry with you for what you did earlier."

An Ran: "You don't need to talk about this, I know in my heart that you are a good person."

Aunt Liu looked at her carefully for a long while: "It's just our mother and I here today. There is something I wanted to ask you a long time ago. Although you died once, why, you seem to be a different person. The way you were in front of me was not good at being tricky, I didn't know how many people I offended, and I hated you secretly, so when you come down, naturally you will not have a good life, but I can understand that you are not the girl in front of me anymore, But it's clearly that girl, I've thought about it these days, but I still can't figure it out, so please tell me."

An Ran's eyes flickered. This kind of strange power and chaos can't be explained even in modern times. What's more, this is ancient times, and ancient people were most afraid of ghosts and gods. Monsters are also unknown.

If you don't tell the truth, how should you explain this matter? After thinking about it, I came up with an idea, and said somewhat embarrassed: "Ma'am, An Ran didn't want to say these things at first, because she was afraid that she wouldn't believe it."

Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "Now I know you are a sincere child, I will believe you as long as you tell me."

An Ranfang said: "I vaguely remember that day when I wandered across a bridge and felt thirsty, an old lady brought me a bowl of tea, and I ate it, and then I heard a voice saying, "I'm not at the end of my life, I shouldn't I woke up after dying, but I don’t remember much of the previous events, I only remember that my name is An Ran, and I only knew what kind of person I was after listening to you.”

Aunt Liu became very serious when she heard this, put her palms together and recited a sentence of Amitabha, and said in a ghostly way: "You silly boy, that bridge must be Naihe Bridge, that old woman is Meng Po, and that tea is Mengpo soup, after drinking the whole life, I don’t remember anything. It shows that you are a lucky person. If you go to the palace of the king of hell and come back alive, you must be great in the future. Don’t think too much about it. Forget it. That's okay, just think of reintroduction into the womb again, don't be as confused as before, ma'am, to tell you the truth, our old man is capable, but such capable men are unreliable, let me tell you , it’s better to find a proper and honest person, relying on each other to live a lifetime, it’s better than nothing.”

An Ran didn't think about this at all, she didn't think about it in modern times, and she wouldn't think about it here, she has more important things to do, and compared with An's family, everything else is nothing, but she won't talk to Liu about these things. The aunt said, after all, it has just begun...

(End of this chapter)