Yan Yan Yugui

Chapter 52 Talent
When the food and drink came, it was very rich, twelve dishes and three soups, and the portions were very large. According to Xiao Qian's appetite, seven or eight people might not be able to finish it.

Xiao Qian said in his heart: Zhou Datong is not kind. If he catches a person to treat him, he will kill him. He wants to give Zhen Ri'an a hard meal. Who knows that Zhen Ri'an is Lin Yanyan, and Zhou Datong didn't take a bite. I have to pay the bill myself, and my grandma's house is a big loser.

"There's so much, I can't finish it, it's too wasteful, Your Highness, why don't you... ask your brothers in the yamen to eat?" Lin Yanyan was willing to spend money if he had money, but he didn't like wasting it.

Xiao Qian said: "I can't finish eating, I will give it to the beggars at the door later."

Guan Sheng and his gang are rough guys, they talk dirty and pick their feet when they sit down to drink, it's no wonder they don't scare her away.

Lin Yanyan nodded, that's fine.

Lin Yanyan began to savor the dishes here.

"How much is this Changyiju among the restaurants in the capital?"

"In terms of business prosperity, it can be called first-class. The taste is good and the price is fair, but it is not as good as Tianxianglou and Hongfuxuan. The dishes are exquisite. Of course, the prices of these two are much more expensive than here."

Lin Yanyan understood that Tianxianglou and Hongfuxuan adopted a high-end management method, while Changyiju adopted a people-friendly management method, with different positioning and strengths.

Xiao Qian saw that she took a long time to savor a bite, and she chewed it too slowly, so she couldn't help worrying that this meal might take a long time.

"Eat more." Xiao Qian was embarrassed to say bluntly that you were eating too slowly, a veiled hint.

"Go ahead, I mainly want to taste how their dishes are made."

Xiao Qian laughed: "How can you taste it?"

Lin Yanyan said earnestly: "Naturally, for example, the honey sauce fire recipe is very particular about the materials used. The middle part of the south leg is used, which is also the part with the best meat quality. It is cut into small cubes with a knife, and the depth is half of the fat. Put the skin down in a bowl, add water, the water should cover the south legs, steam in a basket for about an hour and a half, take it out, decant the soup... add rock sugar, light clear soup, and steam in a basket for about half an hour. White sugar lotus seeds Steamed in a cage for two quarters of an hour, unfortunately, the lotus seeds are not Xuanlian, they are not as big and round as Xuanlian, plump and thick, and the taste is not as good..."

"After the lotus seeds are steamed, take out and decant the marinade, and put it into the same plate as the fire side. When the pine nuts are fried until they are golden yellow, take them out and set aside...then put the pot on the high heat, pour in the marinade, and add honey Bring to a boil, thicken with starch, add sugar osmanthus and stir, pour over the fire, and sprinkle with pine nuts to serve."

Xiao Qian was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Did you taste all these?" Or did you already know how to do it?
"Well, according to the degree of softness and taste of the meat, we can roughly infer the cooking process and time." Just kidding, her sense of taste is not only used to taste ups and downs, it is much easier to infer dishes than to infer medicine. No matter what kind of soup, she only needs to take a sip to know which medicinal ingredients are in it, what kind of water is used to cook it, and how hot it is. This requires talent and even accumulated experience.

Xiao Qian still found it unbelievable, pointing to a soup: "Then tell me about this."

And thoughtfully filled a bowl for her.

Lin Yanyan took a sip: "Slices of scallops and jade bamboo shoots in clear soup. The scallops have been soaked in Huadiao wine for at least six hours. The bamboo shoots are fresh from the mountains. They are cut into slices as thin as cicada wings. This is a test of knife skills. Hang it on the clear soup. Steam in the pot for an hour to fully release the umami flavor of the two ingredients, then start the pot again, pour the steamed scallop and jade bamboo shoots into the pot together with clear soup, add a little Huadiao wine, season, simmer for a quarter of an hour, and then put Put in fresh vegetables, and they can be taken out of the pot when the fresh vegetables are cooked. The word "clean and fresh" stands out in this soup. If the full score is [-], I will give it [-] points."

Xiao Qian was ashamed, compared with her, he could only eat to satisfy his hunger.Why is there such a big gap between people?
"The two dishes you mentioned just now are Chef Changyiju's specialties, so it's not easy to spread them to the outside world. Fortunately, you have learned all their skills after eating two bites." Xiao Qian smiled wryly.

"I'm just talking on paper now. It's one thing to know, but another thing to actually do it. However, I tried it once, and I'm sure I can do it better than here." Lin Yanyan didn't have the self-consciousness of boasting. For her, It's really that simple, not everyone has talent.

Xiao Qian: ... If you really can try it once and cook better than others, then the chefs will be so mad?He has honed his culinary skills for more than ten years.

"Then next time you invite me to eat pig's heart and lung, and cook these two dishes by the way, I'll try to see if it's better than Changyiju's." Check to see if she is lying.

But it seems that she was also the first to make medicinal food last time, and she did a pretty good job.

"No problem." Lin Yanyan agreed straight away. At present, she knows how to cook too few dishes, and urgently needs to learn a few more dishes. It seems that she has to go to Tianxianglou and Hongfuxuan another day.

"Master Xiao, Master Xiao..." Guan Sheng's loud voice came from outside.

Xiao Qian frowned, how did Guan Sheng find this place?
"Eat slowly, I'll go out and have a look."

Xiao Qian got up and went out: "Guan Sheng."

"Lord Xiao, it's not good, someone is going to Shuntian Mansion to file a complaint." Guan Sheng ran panting with sweat dripping down his forehead.

Xiao Qian was speechless: "Isn't there Master Ji in Shuntian Mansion? Wouldn't it be enough if someone came to sue and let Master Ji open the court for trial? Also, how do you know I'm here?"

"My lord, when you entered Changyiju, one of your brothers happened to pass by and saw you. Otherwise, I wouldn't know where to find you. After you left in the morning, the government received a murder case. Master Ji personally took people to the outskirts of the city to investigate I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a while, but the current situation is that some people have sued the doctor Yu Qingtang for treating his family members to death, and the corpses have been carried to the gate of the yamen."

Xiao Qian: "Yu Qingtang? But the medicine hall opened by the envoy's family of the Imperial Hospital?"

"Exactly, and the defendant is Wang Ke'er, the daughter of the Royal Court Envoy, and members of the Wang family have also arrived. The most important thing is that Wang Ke'er has not yet obtained the qualification to practice medicine."

"This matter has to be dealt with by the medical guild!"

"The humble job has sent someone to invite the guild president, but there is no one in the yamen to take charge of the overall situation!"

Xiao Qian: "Wait a minute, I'll tell my friend."

Really, it's rare to have a meal alone with Lin Yanyan. Before he got to the point, the matter came.

"Lord Xiao, can I go with you? I also know a little bit about medicine, let's go and see what's going on." Lin Yanyan walked out.

She had heard it all, the case involved Wang Ke'er, the envoy of the Royal Court, this was a good opportunity.

Xiao Qian understood: "Then let's go together!"

Guan Sheng didn't recognize Lin Yanyan, but he looked a little familiar and thought it was Mrs. Xiao's friend. How could he have guessed that it was Miss Lin?

The three went to Shuntian Mansion together.

　Thank you star for your reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)