self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 38

Before Anping entered the study courtyard, Hong Mian cut him off in the middle: "Boss Hong Mian is polite."

Anping hurriedly bowed: "A servant can't be a girl's gift."

Hong Mian glanced at Ling'er, Ling'er hurriedly stuffed the silver she had prepared into Anping's hands, and smiled sweetly: "Brother Ping, this is a little wish from our girl, it's cold, brother has a bowl of wine to keep warm body."

Anping's eyes flickered, and he knew why Hongmian's master and servant appeared here. The elder has not been in the mansion for a month or two, and others are fine. The four aunts in the inner house are two rooms, so there is no rush Yes, but at the beginning, I came to scan every now and then.

However, the few of them don't know what the Elder Master is busy with, and it is impossible to tell them that now the Elder Master has finally come back, so they can't wait to come.

Sure enough, Hong Mian looked at him pitifully, and sighed: "It's been two months since I saw my face, Hong Mian is fine, but San Yiniang is sick when she thinks about her, Hong Mian It's really pitiful, I hope Grandpa can visit Third Auntie, if he is happy, his illness will improve."

Hong Mian was originally San Yiniang's girl, and she was separated from the bamboo courtyard after following the master. Own.

In the past, Hong Mian's trick was really useful. The elder is a man, and he will always cherish the fragrance and pity jade, especially the third aunt and Hong Mian came out of the brothel in the south. Enchanting, even the little song she sang, also exudes the smell of clean wind and warm water, and it penetrates into the man's ears, even the bones are crisp.

What's more, those who come out of this brothel, the things on the kang are not comparable to others, no one knows better than them, only the third aunt or Hong Mian serves the master, and whoever is on duty at night will not want to sleep Feeling at ease, the intermittent sound can be heard even outside the corridor, which can soften people's bones.

For a while, the master is slower, how can the slave family bear it... for a while, he hums and chirps again, like a cat making a fuss outside the window, covering his ears, and the sound can't stop digging into his heart.

For this reason, Anshun also said that when the master went to Jiangnan again, he had to follow him no matter what, and found a little girl from the south to marry into the family.

It made them laugh a lot. No matter how good the hair is, this southern fan is not a serious person. It’s okay to be happy a few times. If you really marry and go home, don’t you find yourself unhappy? How did you say that sentence, marry a wife Xian, marrying a daughter-in-law regardless of her appearance, as long as she has a good temper, can bear children, enters the door to serve her in-laws well, and gives birth to a fat boy to inherit the incense, it is serious.

As for the matter at night, it’s not the same when the lights are turned off. It’s true that this person’s family can’t carry it on his shoulders or lift it with his hands. What's more, their errands are not at home every now and then, so if they put such a seductive daughter-in-law at home, and then seduce another wild man later, they will be like bastards.

They are not grand masters, they are rich, powerful, and capable, and they can control as many women as they raise, and women are nothing more than a pastime to the grand master.

No matter how high the third aunt's recruiting is, today is also a miscalculation. Who would have imagined that An Ran's girl can suddenly emerge, and there is a 360-degree reversal. Now that the old man's heart is all about that girl, how many tricks these women in the house have resorted to It's all useless, and I can't get the benefits today.

Thinking about it, he hurriedly said: "Well, this slave is very angry these days, and I can't eat alcohol, so let's just drink." Then, he put the money back to Ling'er: "This slave has important things to go back to the old man. I won't talk to Miss Hongmian anymore." Putting down his words, he quickly walked into the study yard.

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Today is something new, I don't even want money."

Hong Mian bit her lip and stared at the study courtyard, and snorted with a cloudy expression: "He didn't dare to tell us the letter, so the third aunt guessed that the old man has someone outside. If it weren't for being caught by the vixen outside, how could he not return to the mansion for two months? Although the elder is not the third master, he has also practiced martial arts for several years, and his body is much stronger than ordinary people. He is usually in the mansion. I don’t believe in the evil that there is no one to serve me, and I suddenly become a monk.”

Ling'er said suspiciously: "I haven't heard of it, there's not even a shadow of it, it's said that the Elder Master is busy with the culinary competition these days, so that's why he won't be free."

Hong Mian snorted: "This is a lie, believe me, no matter how busy a man is, he can't delay this matter, unless he has a crush on someone, he will never become a monk for no reason. Now go back to Third Auntie and ask her to find someone to scan and listen carefully, I don't believe that scanning can't tell."

The master and the servant left without mentioning it, let alone Anping. When they came in in a hurry, they saw the old man reading a book on the soft couch in front of the window. Looking carefully, they found that it was the recipe book that was brought from Qingzhu Lane and kept here all the time. , I knew that the old man must be thinking about that girl An Ran in his heart, so he took the recipe to see things and think about others.

Hearing him come in, An Jiamu put down the book: "But what's the news from the other courtyard?"

An Ping hurriedly said: "Master Hui, where did Anyuan send word that Miss An wanted to learn some southern dishes from Chef Chen from the magistrate's mansion, and said that the stewed shredded rice dish that Chef Chen made the other day is authentic."

An Jiamu laughed when he heard this: "This girl and the master are tempted. Although Chen Ergou's southern dishes are among the best in Jizhou Prefecture, how can they compare with her? , is really authentic, presumably asking for advice is a lie, and she has other plans, this girl is really unwilling to give up, could it be that she is smart if she wants to recommend herself through Chen Ergou, and she really thinks of Ji Gongming as a good person after thinking of this way Now, if it weren't for seeing her superb cooking skills and quite a bit of beauty, Ji Gongming would not recommend her to Beijing. Over the years, there has never been a female imperial chef in the imperial dining room. He obviously wanted to take this opportunity to present her to the emperor, so the emperor I don't like it, there are so many princes and ministers in the capital, whoever gets her can't do without Ji Gongming's benefits, but if she knows that she is already mine, I don't dare to send this girl up, the emperor will really like it, Ji Gongming Gongming, the prefect of Jizhou, will be the end."

As he said that, he paused: "You take my post and go to the Ji Mansion, let Chen Ergou from his mansion go to the other courtyard, and I will invite the prefect to have a drink later."

Anping responded, and An Jiamu continued to look at the recipe in his hand. What he saw was the honey-soaked plum blossom dish that the little girl mentioned on the night of Qixi Festival. It turned out that there was such a dish, and he thought the little girl thought it up by herself. If you don't expose your identity, you can go to the small courtyard to find her at this time, cook two kinds of food, listen to the rain while eating, it would be interesting, but now you are in a stalemate, what should you do with this girl's temperament? It was a lot of thinking.

When Ji Gongming, the prefect, heard that Anping was here, he thought it was An Jiamu who wanted to invite him to a drink. If so, he would just talk about the little girl in his mansion. No, Anping said that he would ask Chen Ergou to go to another courtyard for a visit. trip.

The magistrate couldn't help being stunned, and then smiled: "Brother An is just joking that I can't make it. Even if Ergou's cooking skills are decent, others are fine, but it can't compare to your mansion, not to mention that the two masters of the old man are in An I don’t know how much better the culinary skills of that little girl in the other courtyard are than Ergou, so why ask Ergou to go there.”

An Ping said: "Miss An wanted to eat boiled dried shredded silk, but she hurt her wrist somehow and couldn't use her strength. She remembered Chef Chen's skill in cooking southern dishes, so the master called the servants to invite Chef Chen."

Miss Ann?Ji Gongming's eyes flickered, remembering that day when he saw An Ran and An Jiamu enter He Xiangxie one after the other, there seemed to be something between them, and he said: "Miss An and your elder..."

An Ping said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, Ms. An has already belonged to our Elder Master. Our Elder Master is very concerned about it, but there have been some small troubles recently..." After speaking, he stopped talking.

The magistrate was rather regretful, but he was also secretly glad that he had asked a question, otherwise, if he really sent this girl to Beijing, if the Lord Long Live took a fancy to it, and finally knew that it was not a perfect jade, then what would he do? He couldn't help shaking his head: "Brother An is very secretive, he almost fooled me, but it is rare to see that your elder is trying to coax a woman. You must have an aunt in your house soon, but then he will beg you A cup of wedding wine, sir." Then, he asked someone to call Chen Ergou and told him to go with Anping.

Chen Ergou has a good impression of An Ran. In his eyes, An Ran is a skilled cook. Although there are many men in their profession, there are also women, just like Ruan Siniang from the Su Mansion, but her skills are as good as An Ran's. For sake, not to mention women, there are few men.

He is a person in the industry, and he knows best that a cook's craftsmanship can't be faked at all, and he doesn't have any tricks. I worked as a laborer in Yanzhou Mansion for a few years, and later I met a kind-hearted master in Songyue Tower. Seeing that I had some talent, I accepted myself as an apprentice.

I learned this skill from my master in Songyue Building, and only after I came back to Jizhou Mansion did I get some fame. However, I can cook southern dishes by myself. Don’t think I won the first place in Jizhou Mansion. If you really want to compare with this one, it’s far behind. Yes, others don't know, but he has heard from the young master that this girl's southern cuisine is more authentic than northern cuisine.

I have never seen the southern dishes, but I watched her cook the two northern dishes. Regardless of the skill of the knife or the technique, they are all top chefs. They can cook such difficult dishes with ease. What else? It's a bit strange for someone who can stump this person to specially ask himself to make boiled dried shredded rice.

It was only after entering Dicuixuan that he realized that to be able to live here, this person might be more than just a cook.

Chen Ergou was led directly to Dicuixuan's small kitchen by Mrs. Qin, and before he entered, he smelled a scent, and couldn't help saying, "It's pork bone and lotus root soup."

Aunt Qin said with a smile: "It's really a chef. You can tell what Miss An is doing just by smelling it. It's pork bone and lotus root soup. The girl just said she wanted to eat it, but she thought others didn't make it well, so she made it herself. stand up."

Chen Ergou: "Miss An's cooking skills are really brilliant, and she knows how to keep in good health. This pork bone and lotus root soup is nourishing but not greasy, moisturizing but not dry, it has the effect of nourishing blood and strengthening bones, and nourishing the appearance. It is suitable for women's autumn tonic, and the method is relatively simple, except that iron pots are not used. It is best to use earthenware casserole to cook the soup, lest the lotus root take up the iron and turn black. Not only does the taste of the soup change, but it also looks dark. "

As soon as the words finished, An Ran came out from inside: "Sure enough, Chef Chen has seen you."

Chen Ergou hurriedly said: "This is just common sense, what's more, what's more, I said this in front of the girl, but Mr. Guan is playing a big knife in front of the door. Girl, don't laugh."

An Ran smiled: "Don't be modest, that day in the culinary competition, I saw the craftsmanship of the ancestors, and it is really authentic, no worse than those chefs in the south."

The two exchanged pleasantries and talked about the dishes in the south. An Ran intended to set up a friendship, so naturally she would not hide it. She shared her understanding of the dishes in the south, but found that Chen Ergou didn't read any books. However, he is quite talented in his understanding, especially Nancai is even more insightful.

Not to mention anything else, just a fried eel paste, what kind of eel to choose?What ingredients?Where to put the knife?How to get rid of the fishy smell?How to remove the bone?How's the heat?When to pour oil?When will it be out?It's not quite the same as what An Ran knew.

When it comes to the details, I won’t talk about it anymore. I just gestured and asked someone to bring half a bucket of rice eel over. Chen Ergou made a dish directly. After it was out of the pot, An Ran took a sip. It was much more clever, and he couldn't help but praise: "It's really delicious, and there is no trace of fishy smell."

Chen Ergou: "Because eel has a strong fishy smell, when making this oily eel paste, the master once said that it is necessary to add cooking wine, green onion and ginger to remove the fishy smell, but it must be used properly. The umami taste of this dish overwhelms it.”

An Ran nodded: "There is a way to go too far. Onion and ginger are just seasonings. They are added to the dishes to remove the fishy smell and enhance the freshness. If the main ingredients are taken away, the taste will not be good."

The two were extremely speculative, they only talked about lighting up the lights, and it was raining harder and harder outside, An Ran was afraid that the delay would be too long, so she went straight to the topic and talked about going to Beijing for the competition.

Chen Ergou was quite clever, when An Ran raised her head, there was still something she didn't understand in her heart, but she was also secretly wondering, seeing that she lived in Dicuixuan, the Elder must treat her very well, and why did she go to Beijing, but suddenly When she understood that she came here, why the magistrate gave some special instructions, she had already guessed that it was for this.

I couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and decided to tell the truth after a long while: "I don't want to hide from Miss An. Although I don't know the reason, when I came, the prefect specifically asked me to give the girl a message. Although the girl is a good cook, she didn't sign up." Participating in the culinary competition, the top three winners of the culinary competition have been appointed early in the morning to be recommended to Beijing, but the rules are not broken."

An Ran immediately understood, she gritted her teeth and her face darkened. Needless to say, An Jiamu must have done something secretly, and she was not a fool. That day at Hexiangxie, the magistrate could not hear the meaning behind the words. Well, I wish I could send myself to Beijing, but it changed in a blink of an eye, this guy must have played tricks, no wonder he let Chen Ergou come to another hospital so happily.

An Ran is not stupid, she knows that Aunt Qin and her husband will definitely report to An Jiamu about her every move now, if he doesn't nod, Chen Ergou will never come to another hospital, it's really despicable.

Chen Ergou saw that her complexion was not good, and thought she was disappointed, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "If you don't catch up this year, it will be the same if you go next year. With Miss An's cooking skills, sooner or later she will make a difference."

An Ran couldn't help smiling wryly, come on?Without even the most basic freedom, how could he get ahead, the prefect's road was blocked by An Jiamu, An Ran couldn't think of any other way for a while, and was left with a word.

He no longer lived in Dicuixuan, and moved back to the original small courtyard. An Jiamu would come here every few days at first, but when he came, he ignored him and didn't force him like he did in Dicuixuan. , put down a sentence that she would not let her redeem herself, and left with a dark face.

Although she knows that this can't be the case forever, once this man's patience runs out, he is afraid that what happened will happen again one day. An Ran is no longer as naive as that day, thinking that giving her body to An Jiamu would solve the problem.

Not to mention whether he would let her go, even if he did let her go in the end, she would not be able to pass this test. She couldn't stand being touched by a man she didn't like, and she couldn't help feeling sick when she thought about what happened that day.

The almost beautiful ambiguity between the two of them in the past has long been gone when everything is revealed, and what is left is only naked, naked, naked and ugly flesh, desire or conquest.

Just because she knew what kind of man he was, An Ran would never believe any of his sweet words. When she thought that every word he said was for the purpose of having sex with her, An Ran felt extremely dirty.

But he didn't expect that when he was defending the siege, a turning point came suddenly. On this day, two acquaintances came to the other courtyard, Auntie and An Cui'er.

When they came, An Ran was sitting under the grape arbor in a daze, she didn't know what else she could do, the stalemate with An Jiamu made her fall into a deep and hopeless melancholy, if she couldn't even have freedom, What's the point of supplementing Anji's food list? Could it be that she can only live in this small courtyard for the rest of her life, and then her whole life will pass like this. If that's the case, what's the point?

Autumn is here, and the small courtyard where she lives is also stained with autumn, and the trees on the hillside in the distance have also changed. She sits here and watches them turn from green to yellow, and then the leaves gradually fall, and wait until the north wind comes together. , the remaining bare branches are winter, and in winter, there will be no vitality, just like her.

My aunt came to demonstrate today, now that I think about it, my aunt wants to bite her silver teeth, she is guarding day and night in the mansion, planning to fight with those bitches every day, no, they fight back and forth for a long time , but let this cheap girl take advantage of it.

I don't know what kind of coquettish method was used to seduce the old man's soul. First, it was rumored in the mansion that the old man wanted to take her in, but then there was no sound. I just thought that I misunderstood the meaning of the old man. It's just cooking, after all, this girl's cooking skills are not bad.

However, if it was a misunderstanding, the words that I colluded with Taoist Hua later spread, but somehow the sound was silent. Because of this, I once suspected that the old man had spoken in secret, but the meaning did not seem to be the same.

When I tried to deal with this girl again, but because of Mrs. Su's relationship, this girl was transferred to another courtyard as a cook. No matter how long my hands were, I couldn't reach them, but I didn't think about the old man.

Later, the old man stayed outside for two months and did not return to the mansion, which made them panic. They searched for someone in private and found out that this girl had hooked up with the old man long ago.

The reason why this girl came to the other courtyard, maybe Mrs. Su is a cover, in order to make it easier for the two to hook up, the aunt hated her in her heart, she wished she could tear this lowly girl An Ran to pieces, she was restless when she was in the orchid courtyard After all, she still considers that she is the master, and now the old master who has turned against him will not even go back to the mansion. This ambitious person may not be satisfied as a housekeeper. Could it be that he wants the old man to accept her as the mansion of the mansion? aunt.

If I really let this girl get her way, can I have my own good? As long as I stay in Anfu for a day, I will never let her go. Today, I got a chance to find a dizzy man while the old man is still running on the Zhuangzi over there. I came to the other courtyard first under the pretext.

It's all at the gate of the courtyard. I don't want Aunt Qin, who is old and immortal, to refuse to let herself in. How can the auntie bear this tone? She looks at Aunt Qin gloomyly for a while, but suddenly thinks that she is Anyuan's mother-in-law. So offended, she burst out laughing: "Ma'am, what are you doing? Is it because you are afraid that I will go in and make it difficult for Miss An Ran? Don't look at her as a member of the Grand Master now, but she was also a girl from my orchid courtyard, and now she is serving the Grand Master together. It should be closer."

Aunt Qin was a little embarrassed: "It's not that the old slave doesn't let my aunt in, it's the old master who ordered that outsiders not be allowed to disturb the girl."

But the auntie said: "My aunt is really honest. The old man is talking about outsiders. I am not an outsider. When Sister An Ran enters the house, we will be real sisters. There is nothing we can't say." Regardless of her obstruction, he pushed open the courtyard door.

Seeing that the small courtyard was more delicate than his own, his eyes sank, and he glanced around to see An Ran sitting under the grape arbor. Because she was still wearing a girl's green dress and sitting under the grape arbor, Inconspicuous.

Originally, he thought he would see a proud face, but he didn't want to be so haggard. The spirit of confronting him in the mansion was gone, his eyes were empty, and his face was pale, as if he had some serious illness.

He couldn't help being stunned, but after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, he secretly became happy. This girl looks like this now, and the old man has a new love, so he must soon abandon this girl like a shoe. It's possible, it'd be better if this girl died of illness in another hospital, so that she wouldn't have to deal with her by herself.

Thinking of this, he walked over: "Sister An Ran, what's the matter, look at her complexion is not very good, maybe she is sick."

Aunt Qin couldn't help sighing, it's been a month since the Elder Master won't come. Speaking of which, the girl's temperament is too stubborn. If she wants to follow the Elder Master, she can't ask for blessings no matter how many girls ask for it. , isn’t it sent by the aunt to go to the outside kitchen? This matter is now in another courtyard in the mansion, who doesn’t know, since I have this intention for a long time, now the old man is tempted to take advantage of the heat to become my aunt , It would be nice to have someone to rely on for most of my life in the future.

A woman? In the end, she can’t compare to a man. No matter how good her skills are, she can still be an imperial cook. I got into a relationship with the old man.

Let's start first, the old man is still a little patient, and will come back in a few days, but every time she comes, she is so cold and doesn't say a word, no matter how hot she is, her heart is cold, not to mention, who is the old man? , how can there be a shortage of women, you don't want to here, there are some who are willing outside, and you can hang yourself on a tree, now it's too late to regret it.

Aunt Qin thought that An Ran's haggardness was due to remorse, she missed the opportunity to be the master, and her tricks were too self-defeating, she would never guess what An Ran was thinking.

The aunt naturally couldn't guess that she didn't have any good intentions when she came here this time. Seeing An Ran's appearance, she suddenly felt very happy after the accident, and she would not let her feel better, so she pretended: "What's the matter, sister, but Annoyed that the old man doesn't come to see you, you have to get used to it. What kind of people we are, let alone you, even I am just a concubine. Don't be happy, and you can't be jealous, otherwise you will break the rules, besides, Madam has been here for so many years, and there is still no decent mistress in the house, it is really outrageous, now that the master is thinking about it, it is a good thing to want to continue."

As he said, he glanced at her: "What's more, the other party is a noble daughter of a family, and people don't think that the old man is a widower, and he has no official position, and intends to marry. Our old man can push it out, and we are still with our second grandma." Being close, if you marry in the future, wouldn't it be a good time to have more kisses."

After the auntie said this, An Ran had some reactions. It turned out that An Jiamu's absence from work recently was a continuation of her busy work. It would be great if she could let herself go because of this. Perhaps, this is a turning point for herself.

Thinking of this, he asked, "Whose family's noble daughter?"

The auntie said quite maliciously: "I'm afraid my sister will be shocked when I say it, but this one has a lot of background, the cousin of the Xiaoyao County King, Miss Shangguanyao, the daughter of the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion, this time came back with the Xiaoyao County King Beijing is congratulating the Queen Mother on her birthday. Passing by our Jizhou, the Elder Master wants to treat him well. He is still racing horses in the Zhuangzi at the moment. I guess he will live in the Zhuangzi today. There are also Mrs. Su and the wife of Mrs. Ji, the prefect. They're all here too."

Seeing that An Ran was stunned and silent, she felt that she had been hit hard, and she couldn't help feeling proud, and also worried that if she stayed here for a long time, she would turn around and be punished by the Elder, and the goal was achieved, so she stood up and twisted her body and walked away.

Aunt Qin glanced at An Ran worriedly, but just as she was about to leave, she heard An Ran ask: "This Miss Shangguan hasn't left the cabinet, so, isn't it afraid of ruining her reputation?" After all, the ancient women cared most about their reputation, especially these noble ladies Even more so.

Aunt Qin shook her head: "This Miss Shangguan doesn't care about these things. She grew up with her father in the barracks since she was a child. Although she hasn't practiced riding and shooting, she doesn't have a temperament like a girl. When it's time to teach the rules, she's already It's too late, I can't change my temperament, I didn't manage it a few times, and I pitied her for losing her mother since she was young, so I simply closed my eyes and let her go. Later, when I took up a job in Jiangnan, this one often dressed as a man Not to mention the street, even the brothels, who cares about the reputation, because of this, the marriage has not been settled, and the year is 23, the governor seems to be in a hurry, but there is nothing he can do, this The young lady has already spoken, and she will only marry if she likes it."

An Ran suddenly understood why, such cheap firewood was picked up by An Jiamu, who is probably a person who is too high to be low, so she couldn't help asking: "She has a crush on the Elder Master?"

Aunt Qin: "It's interesting to hear that, this guy and Prince Xiaoyao have been here for quite a while, and he never leaves, pestering the old man for shopping, going to restaurants, and listening to operas, there is no time to stop, today I think they went to Zhuangzi for a horse race."

As he said that, he cast a glance at An Ran and persuaded him: "If you can see the Elder Master today, the girl shouldn't hold back, see what the Elder Master means, maybe you have the girl in your heart, but the girl should be soft and say something nice. , it’s such a big deal that we can’t get over it.”

An Ran said in her heart, I wish he would ignore me for the rest of his life, just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw An Ping rushing in, and said, "The king of Xiaoyao County heard that the girl is in another courtyard, so he asked her to go up by name." kitchen."

Aunt Qin hurriedly said: "Master, did you agree?"

Anping glanced at Anran, and said in a low voice: "Master asked the servants to ask Miss Anran, would you like to go to the stove?"

An Ran suddenly understood that An Jiamu had changed the way to force herself, whether she was with him or as a cook, she was a cook when she was on the stove, she was a servant, not only the Miss Shangguan was here today, but also the servants in the house Aunts, I'm afraid that they will make things difficult for themselves, so if there is such an opportunity presented to them, they will naturally not miss it.

As long as I agree to go to the stove, it is tantamount to putting myself under these women, no matter how difficult they are for me, I can only endure it.

I have to say that this man really has tricks, and he used this method to force himself to let himself see clearly that as long as he doesn't follow him, he will be bullied.

It's a pity that he overestimated him, and misunderstood himself. Not to mention this little humiliation, no amount of humiliation is better than being his confinement. Moreover, if you do it yourself and strive to make no mistakes, those women will find fault. It should be similar, after all, not only them today, but also the Xiaoyao County King.

Last time I didn't meet Prince Xiaoyao, and I didn't thank him for the reward in person. This time may be an opportunity. He is the king of the county. As long as he is willing to speak for me, freedom may be granted.

Thinking of this, I was suddenly full of hope, and I became more energetic. I stood up and said: "I am a cook, and it is my job to cook the stove. What's more, the Elder Master has orders, and An Ran will naturally follow his orders." Saying, Stand up and walk outside.

Anping and Aunt Qin were both taken aback, Anping hurriedly said: "Girl, the Lord has ordered, if the girl is not willing..." Before finishing speaking, An Ran interrupted: "Can I cook for Xiaoyao County King and Miss Shangguan?" Delicious food is An Ran's pleasure, why not."

When they arrived at the kitchen, An Shou was feeling worried. Seeing An Ran as if he had seen a savior, he hurried to pull her, but suddenly remembered that she was in a different status, so he put down his hand embarrassingly, but still said happily: "It's fine when the girl comes, and the others are fine." , only a few dishes ordered by Miss Shangguan, but it must be a girl."

An Ran took a look at the menu and couldn't help nodding secretly. This Shangguan girl must be from Shandong. Although she only ordered four dishes, three of them were Shandong dishes. One is assorted tofu soup.

This is a Huaiyang dish. Later, because the monk Wensi was good at making this soup, it was also called Wensi Tofu Soup. He asked to cut the tofu as thin as a hair and scattered it in the soup. The reason why this tofu soup was so The method is to better absorb the taste of the soup, so that people who eat this tofu soup can have a soft, tender and mellow taste that melts in the mouth.

Later, it became a dish to test the skill of the knife. It seems that this dish was not written by Miss Shangguan. Although Huaiyang cuisine is delicate and elegant, it is also light. Many northerners are not used to it. You can know how a Shandong native who likes sweet and sour flavors like a fake, would order such a tofu soup.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard An Shou whisper: "The first three dishes were all ordered by Miss Shangguan, but the last tofu soup was insisted on by my aunt. It's really embarrassing. Ma'am, Madam Su didn't even order."

An Ran couldn't help curling her lips. If An Jiamu hadn't signaled her to embarrass herself, she wouldn't have dared to show up at this time even if she had a hundred guts. It's just that whoever he thought he was would not be a low-level cook. The dishes that are necessary for the grade examination have been practiced countless times, and they are already familiar with it. In comparison, braised prawns are more difficult.

The reason why braised prawns are a classic of Shandong cuisine is naturally not because of their reputation. It is not easy to make the finished dish bright red, tender and delicious.

Shrimp is not very tasty, so light methods are mainly used, such as boiling or stir-frying, and then peeling off the shrimp meat to make shrimp balls, etc., especially for this braised prawn, the raw materials used are from Bohai Bay. prawns.

It is recorded in Hao Yixing's "Haicuo" that there are shrimps in the Bohai Sea, which are about a foot long and as big as a child's arm. Fishermen catch them in their nets and combine them in twos. They are dried or pickled every day, and the goods are called prawns.

It can be seen that it is big, so it is more difficult to taste. Braised prawns must not only taste good, but also maintain the deliciousness of the shrimp meat, and also require a bright red color. The old soy sauce will become black and cannot be seen, and the aroma of star anise is even worse. If it is left out, the dish will be ruined.

The specific points that need to be paid attention to are, one is that it must be cleaned, otherwise there will be a peculiar smell, the other is that the marinade poured on it must be thick, otherwise it will be bland and tasteless, and the third is just a word.

Adjust the seasoning and use the marinade for 5 minutes. Remember to control the heat well. After the shrimp meat is over, it will be old and lose its original deliciousness. When the prawns are tightly wrapped, they will have a bright red and attractive color after they are out of the pan.

The first dish is braised prawns, pear balls in honey sauce and carp with sweet and sour sauce, which are relatively easy, but it’s a bit late, and assorted tofu soup is easy for An Ran, so I put it at the end, let’s talk about a soup, it’s not too late in the morning. Suitable.

An Ran's stewed prawns were served at the end, and Shangguan Yao couldn't help being a little surprised when she was still pestering An Jiamu for a conversation: "She also said that my cousin was fooling me. It turns out that there are really good cooks in Anfu."

King Xiaoyao County glanced at her: "I am fooling you, don't say that this stewed prawn is an imperial meal. The cooks in Brother An's mansion are quite authentic. I can see that the old guy Han Zizhang's craftsmanship is also good." It's not bad, I wanted to meet this chef last time, but I didn't want to, but she was ill, so I couldn't do it."

Xiaoyao County King's tone was quite regrettable: "Brother An can't let this king go back down again today, and call her up to let this king meet, so that I can reward her face to face. See you more."

An Jiamu hadn't responded to Xiaoyao County King's words, but Shangguan Yao also said: "It's really good craftsmanship, it's the most authentic I've ever tasted, Brother An, please call this cook, I also want to see if it is What kind of person can make such authentic braised prawns."

It's Mrs. Su who thinks about her carefree temper, and now she can't see it. This is the governor's daughter. Don't you know the difference between men and women, and the girls who have not left the cabinet just say "No" to Mr. An Said, the meaning in those eyes, I'm afraid others don't know,
In order to save the face of these two, An Jiamu couldn't refuse, besides, he also intends to tune in today, to teach this girl, let her suffer for a while, and understand a truth, if she doesn't follow her, she will never be able to hold her head up servant.

Even if I value her arrogance the most, I have to break her arrogance first and make her submit, and then I can give her the best, as long as she wants, I can give her.

He felt that he had dug his heart and soul out of this girl, but why was this girl still so unyielding and twisting with him? Then let her know today that without his protection, she is nothing...

(End of this chapter)