self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 8

Just as An Ran followed Liu Xi'er into the courtyard, she bumped into Lian Er who came out head-on, and it was too late for An Ran to avoid it.Lian'er saw her, her eyes flickered: "Are you An Ran?"

There was no way to avoid it, An Ran could only bite the bullet and deal with it: "Miss Lian Er."

Lian'er was stunned, her eyes were rather complicated, she couldn't tell whether it was pity or resentment, An Ran guessed that she had some problems with this Lian'er, otherwise, she would not look at herself with this kind of eyes, this girl is really making enemies everywhere, very tricky Hate, An Ran even doubted how she survived to adulthood, she is simply a brain-dead thorn, no city, no means, and she has to play with high difficulty, and finally put her life in the game.

If possible, An Ran wished she could make a clean break with the past, but unfortunately she couldn't, the only thing she could do was to hide if she could. Thinking of this, without waiting for Lian Er to say anything else, she said directly: "An Ran should go to work." into the kitchen.

Liu Xi'er was about to slip away, but Lian'er grabbed her: "Why are you running? I'm afraid I'll kill you if I eat you. I asked you if you were An Ran from the aunt's yard? like a person."

Liu Xi'er grinned: "Sister Lian'er's eyes are big and bright, how can she admit her mistake, if she wants to change, this person who died once will naturally think about it, Sister Lian'er has a lot of adults, so don't worry about it with Sister An What happened before, if I have a chance to go out of the house later, I will bring back some fun things for my sister."

Lian'er laughed loudly: "Your mouth is getting more and more eloquent, it's true, once you die, you must have understood it, and you don't know if you change your temper." She said and glanced at him: "However, I remember that She slapped you a while ago, but you don't hold any grudges, and you are still protecting her now, maybe you have taken a fancy to her."

Liu Xi'er's face flushed immediately: "Sister Lian'er said something, I have to fetch water." She left the words and ran away.

Lian'er couldn't help laughing and bent over, but she was thinking about An Ran all the way back out of the kitchen, just like that, didn't she look exactly the same, she really thought it was someone else, although she avoided her, she wasn't afraid, No longer the arrogance and arrogance of the past, but there is a faint indescribable strength. Although the clothes and clothes are worse than before, the more they are like this, the more beautiful the small face the size of a slap is. , much more pleasing to the eye than the vixen at the head.

Lian'er suddenly had an idea, if she was like this back then, she wouldn't be able to become the Fifth Aunt in the mansion, and she probably wouldn't have ended up in such an end, she was too stupid before, she climbed onto the master's bed and was raped If it comes out, it's not stupid or anything.

However, now that Liu Xi is protecting her so much, it can be seen that she is a lot smarter, but no matter how smart she is, it is too late now, and if she is sent to the kitchen, a place where no shit is like a shit, she will never have a bright future in this life.

Speaking of my grievances with her, in the final analysis, it was also because of Miss Yue. Since I agreed to Liu Xier, I didn't bother with her anymore. Let's treat it as a good deed and do some good fortune for myself.

Thinking this way, I didn't intend to mention it to Miss Yue, I was too preoccupied with it, and went the wrong way, and went back to the small courtyard where the girl lived. As soon as I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I heard a sputtering sound from Hongmian in the sky. It came from the room, followed by Hong Mian's sharp scolding voice: "Thieves, whores, women, usually pretend to be serious, might as well seduce men behind their backs, what, she is the only one who is considerate of the master, she can wink, she will serve snacks for a while, and for a while... The delivery of hangover soup, the third aunt and I are both sticks, so why not just hangover soup, who knows how to make it, I will make it for the master later, and see if she is proud, proud..." Another broken voice Son.

This trouble is most likely caused by the Eldest Master leaving Miss Yue to serve her yesterday. Speaking of which, Aunt Liu’s skill is really unexpected. The first two snacks are fine, and the bowl of hangover soup yesterday was brought by Miss Yue. At that time, I was beating the drum in my heart.

The old man is the most particular about food. He has never been anywhere in the north and south of the river, and he has never eaten anything. Even the chefs in the mansion have changed a lot. Although he tasted the fried jujube presented by Miss Yue, he did not agree Bad, I only ordered the girl to serve tea, it's hard to say whether I will stay at night, and because of this, the girl wanted to take advantage of the heat and serve this bowl of hangover soup, but the old man's temper has always been extremely difficult to control, and he didn't know how to do it Can it be used? Besides, if the hangover soup is not good, I am afraid that the previous efforts will be in vain.

Although I couldn't help swallowing when I saw it, after all, I was not sure about the taste of the old man, who would have thought that the old man would just take a look and say that today's hangover soup is different from the previous ones, and after taking a sip, he actually ate half of it The bowl has just been put down, and Miss Yue is also left to serve at night, which shows that it is what I want.

It's ridiculous to say that Hong Mian and San Yiniang played the pipa and sang together at the banquet, plus the girl in the aunt's house who could play the Yueqin, the three of them tried their best to win the favor of the Elder, but in the end they let A few pieces of dim sum from my own girl came out on top, no wonder Hong Mian was so angry, no one would be able to swallow this anger.

But it’s useless to be angry, as the saying goes, 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, Feng Shui turns, there are too many women in the mansion, how can we always let her and the third aunt occupy the master’s favor, thinking, Turn around and go to the study yard.

The main courtyard of the mansion, when the eldest wife was alive, the master didn't go there often, not to mention, now that everyone is dead, I can't even think about it, most of them usually live in the study courtyard.

It is said that the study room is more than twice as big as the main courtyard of the eldest wife. Needless to say, whether it is well furnished or not, it is also next to the garden, and Jing'er is also the best place in the mansion. He and Hongmian are a little jealous that they can serve the master here occasionally.

It's just that the rules here are too big, not to mention Lian'er, even Miss Yue and Hong Mian dare not be a little presumptuous here, the old man's temper is not good, if he really punishes someone personally, he will really die It's pretty straight, and you won't even think about turning over in eight lifetimes.

Lian'er didn't dare to lift her head, and walked in tremblingly, seeing that An Ping'an was on duty today, she hurriedly stepped forward to give a blessing, and called her brother crisply.

Anshun glanced at her: "What are you doing here all morning?"

Lian'er hurriedly said: "It's the girl's breakfast. The servant came here to ask when to use it? The servant has a plan in mind. If you save it, take it early, and the girl will not use it if it is cold."

Anping glanced at her: "You are paying attention, Miss Yue is waiting for the master to get up, you wait here, I will go in and ask for you."

Lian'er thanked her quickly, but Anping smiled when she saw her sweet mouth, she has been with the master for several years, the aunt in the mansion, what kind of girl's temperament, how can I not know, there are so many women coming and going, only who If you have the ability to win the master's favor, even though you are the people in front of the master, you will not deliberately make things difficult, and do things that are personal, and there is no need to offend others.

When Anping entered, he saw that the clothes had been changed, and Yue Gui was half-kneeling on the kang to wait for the elder to comb his hair. Seeing him coming in, the elder glanced at him: "What's the matter?"

Anping Ruoyou glanced at Yue Gui: "Lian'er said that Miss Yue's breakfast is ready, and I want to ask the girl when she will go back to eat, so she can get it while it is hot, so as to save the girl from eating cold food."

After hearing this, Yuegui hurriedly said: "This girl is becoming more and more confused. You can't die if you eat cold rice. What's the matter? Baba came over to ask what, the master is useless right now. Why should I worry? I really should." A good fight."

Who doesn't know about these lawsuits? If the master hadn't eaten the snacks and hangover soup she brought yesterday, the person kneeling here to comb the master's hair this morning might be someone else. This morning's breakfast was said to be for Yue Gui , maybe just want to take the opportunity to have sex with the master.

Speaking of which, Anping and the others were also puzzled for a long time yesterday. They are the ones who know the master best. He always pays attention to food. As for the craftsmanship of Zheng Chunyang, the chef of the big kitchen, I can get a compliment from the master.

It's a pity that although Zheng Chunyang is the chef in the mansion, he can't cook frequently because of his wrist injury. It is his two apprentices, Gao Deming and Zhao Yongfeng, who actually cook.

Although these two are Chef Zheng's apprentices, their skills can be counted, but compared with their masters, they are still a bit inferior. Sometimes the dishes they cook are not very suitable for the master, let alone praise. That's a good word, but yesterday, Yue Gui first brought up a plate of fried jujubes, the master tasted one, and then the hangover soup ate more than half a bowl, it can be seen that it is good, I really don't know where Yue Gui found it so good As a food maker, with the above things in mind, it is not difficult to guess what Yue Gui is thinking at the moment.

Sure enough, the elder said in a low voice: "Bring Yuegui's rice here."

Yuegui was overjoyed, with a smile on her face: "Yuegui thank you for your kindness." The goal was achieved, and she couldn't help thinking, if the master used the breakfast today, then Aunt Liu would really be a treasure, and I had to think about how to win her over .

An Ran didn't know the stories inside, so she made chopped green onion rolls according to her own ideas. It's not that she didn't want to make more delicate ones, but the ingredients available in the outside kitchen were really limited, and within the limited conditions, she could only make simpler ones. .Regardless of the simplicity of the green onion rolls, they are most delicious when served with millet porridge in the morning.

If you have ready-made dough, it will save you a lot of trouble. Take some safely and add half of the new flour. Melt the icing sugar with water and add it to knead the dough. After the dough is smooth, cover it with a cloth and wake up for a quarter of an hour. Thin it with a rolling pin, brush with vegetable oil, chopped green onion, a little salt, wrap it up, compact it, cut it into long strips, and knead it into twists, roll every two twists into a small roll, put it in a steamer, let it stand for a while, and use a strong fire In about 8 minutes, the scallion rolls are ready. The fluffy little scallion rolls are beautiful and delicate, exuding the fragrance of scallion oil, which makes people want to take a bite.

The old skin on the outside of the cucumber is peeled off, the heart of the cucumber is dug out, and it is shredded. There is no need to add anything else, just add a few drops of sesame oil and mix it with salt flowers.

As for millet porridge, it has already been cooked. When An Ran used to cook porridge, he liked to add some messy ingredients such as soybeans, lilies, red dates, lotus seeds, etc. I think this kind of millet porridge is good. After eating Mrs. Jiao’s stewed fish yesterday , suddenly became enlightened, and understood a truth, whether it is porridge or dishes, the more complicated the better, sometimes the simpler the better the original taste of the ingredients. In general, if everything is simple, this is the true meaning of cooking.

It's ready, it's a bit monotonous, and when I see the two mushrooms left in the bowl next to it from yesterday, I think of a dish, steamed eggs with mushrooms, simple and nutritious, it goes well with green onion rolls, and the recipe is very simple.

Chop the shiitake mushrooms and put them in a bowl, beat the eggs, add water and stir well, add some salt flowers, filter them into the bowl with a fine sieve, stir a few times with chopsticks, steam in a steamer for about 10 minutes, take out and add two drops Sesame oil, sprinkle some chopped green onion, and it's done.

As soon as it was put in the food box, Lian'er came to urge her. Aunt Liu hurriedly asked to carry it out herself, and when she came back, she happily pulled An Ran and said, "I'm really convinced of your girl's craftsmanship. Who doesn't know how to steam it, but it's hard to steam it so that you look so good-looking and so fragrant."

Aunt Jiao who was next to her also said: "Girl Anran, when I have time later, I will teach some of us old ladies how to be successful. I will learn a trick or two from you, and go out to set up a food stall tomorrow. I think I can support the family."

An Ran nodded: "It's nothing, as long as the aunts want to learn, An Ran will never hide anything." However, she was also moved in her heart, or when she redeemed herself, she could consider setting up a small stall first, selling soup noodles or pastries. Cheng, just like the An family in the troubled times, silently passed on the An family cuisine.

(End of this chapter)