Xue Ying said in a deep voice: "I will ask my uncle to appoint a proper person to take care of the raw silk business with you and return to Beijing together."
It's just that it's better to rely on yourself, your brother still needs to settle accounts, if you are careless along the way, let the capital go down the drain, Lingtang has already bet on the word, she needs to compensate me according to the price, which is powerful, you have to think about it yourself. ”Although Xu Dalang is arrogant and ignorant of world affairs, he is not stupid, he knows that Xue Ying can completely leave this business alone, and the reason why he pulls himself up is because of his mother's affection, and he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mrs.
Xue, I know what to do." ”Xue Ying smiled, in fact, Mrs.
Chen didn't bet on the words, and the words behind her were made up by herself to put pressure on him, but she didn't expect him to agree.It can be seen that Mrs.
Chen sees her son very accurately: although she is arrogant, her nature is not bad.Back to the big kitchen.Everyone was preparing dinner, and Xue Ying saw that Wang Niangzi was going out with a bowl of white porridge, and asked, "Who is this for?"
”Wang Niangzi hurriedly said: "It's for Mrs.
Chen, she is sick in bed these days and has no appetite." ”Xue Ying said with a smile: "The white porridge is too bland, let's eat noodle soup for dinner, and send a bowl to Mrs.
Chen casually." ”Xue Yingken came out, and everyone couldn't ask for it.I saw her start to mix the noodles neatly, and then spread them into thin strips and put them aside for later use.On one side, add chopped green onions, stir-fry shredded chicken until fragrant, then add the broth that has been boiled for a long time with chicken bones and pork bones, put in the noodles and cook, and add a small amount of greens, and the light shredded chicken noodles are ready.Xue Ying took a bowl of wide noodle soup alone, added a little special sauce, handed it to Wang Niangzi and said, "You can send this bowl of noodles to Chen Niangzi." ”As soon as Chen Niangzi took the bowl of noodles, a spicy fragrance penetrated into her nostrils, which made her appetite wider, and she asked curiously: "Xue Niangzi, what other seasonings are added here?"
”Xue Ying said with a smile: "It's juice, chop and mash ginger, garlic, and leeks into a puree, then mix with water, add pepper and a little salt and mix it."
Mrs.
Chen is a Shu person, so she should like this taste very much. ”Wang Niangzi swallowed quietly and pleaded, "Can I taste it?"
”Xue Ying smiled: "Of course you can, this sauce has a strong taste, you should put a little less on your first try." ”Wang Niangzi added a little juice to the noodle soup according to her words, sandwiched a noodle and sent it to her mouth, the noodles were very chewy, and she fully absorbed the juice, and her appetite was quickly mobilized.Wang Niangzi couldn't wait to take a sip of the soup, the spicy pepper, ginger and garlic quickly occupied the taste buds, and after the domineering taste dissipated slightly, the fresh aroma of the chicken bone and pork bone soup gradually lingered on the tip of the tongue, and the unique stimulation and richness of the leeks further set off the sweetness of the soup, tempting people to continue to taste.Within a moment, Wang Niangzi's bowl of noodle soup bottomed out.Seeing that she was eating so happily, everyone swallowed their saliva one by one and looked at Xue Ying in unison.Xue Ying was furious by them, and hurriedly said, "Why don't you add some juice and taste it?"
”"Hey."
Everyone immediately got up and added juice to their noodle soup, and the bowl of seasoning that Xue Ying cherished quickly bottomed out.Mrs.
Chen tasted the bowl of shredded chicken noodles with sauce in the room, and she was inexplicably in a trance, she hadn't tasted this taste for more than ten years.When she first entered the capital, she lived in a relative's house, and she was not used to the food here, so she always had to add a little sauce when eating noodles and soup.But once she ate noodle soup as usual, her cousin's disdainful gaze swept over her and sneered: "What a hillbilly, all the good noodles have been ruined by you." ”She felt ashamed at the time, threw away her cherished bottle of juice, and tried to get closer to the eating habits of the Bianjing people, but she was a Shu person after all, and some marks were deep in the bone marrow and could not be changed.At this moment, Xue Ying used a bowl of noodle soup with sauce to subdue her stomach and heart.Xue Ying had dinner and prepared the materials for tomorrow's breakfast, and was about to go back to the room to rest, but saw Zheng Liang come over and said, "Xue Niangzi, Ah Lang invites you to come over to the study." ”Xue Ying chuckled in her heart, and said secretly: Could it be that Li Wei didn't finish training last time, and today he remembered to continue to teach?
As soon as she thought of Li Wei's paralyzed face, she began to resist from her heart, so she had to slowly follow Zheng Liang to the study.Li Wei was sitting next to the bookcase and reading a copy of the Tao Te Ching, and when he saw Xue Ying coming, his face was as usual, and he only asked in a deep voice: "Have you taught the lady the rules of your house these days?"
”Xue Ying hurriedly said: "I have taught, but I am stupid by nature, and it will take some time to fully comprehend." ”Li Wei glanced at her and said lightly: "Tomorrow, three or five colleagues will come to the house for a small banquet, and you will prepare a few small dishes with your heart." ”Xue Ying knew Li Wei's intention of calling him here, and said with a sigh of relief: "Ah Lang, don't worry, I will prepare well." ”Li Wei nodded, and suddenly remembered something and said: "The dishes don't have to be too much, and they don't have to be too luxurious, just neat and clean."
You used to open a soup shop, and the taste of cooking was too strong, so you don't have to add seasonings this time. ”As soon as Li Wei's words fell, the anger in Xue Ying's heart came out, and he couldn't help it, so he simply asked him: "Listening to Ah Lang's meaning, it seems that he is quite proficient in eating and drinking?"
”Li Wei smiled faintly and said, "A gentleman is far away from cooking, how can he diligently eat and drink?"
”Xue Ying's heart was even more angry, and she said coldly: "In this case, Ah Lang doesn't seem to have to give too much advice.I've been studying cooking since I was 10 years old, and I know what to cook and what spices to put in it.Xuejia Gourd Soup Restaurant has been in business for many years, and no diners have complained that my seasoning is too heavy.The day before yesterday, I made Sichuan fried chicken and put a lot of Sichuan pepper because Sichuan rice is like this. ”As soon as Xue Ying spoke, she suddenly felt a little afraid, she was used to speaking freely in the market.Levi is the out-and-out lord of the house, if he is offended......
Who knew that Li Wei stared at her for a long time, but he didn't look very angry, and said half-loudly: "You go to the kitchen early tomorrow to prepare, if the guests are not satisfied, you are the only one who asks." ”Xue Ying hurriedly answered yes, and left as if she was running away, but met Li Jia halfway.Li Jia is different from his brother, he usually likes to make some delicacies, and he has a common language with Xue Ying, and the two are getting acquainted with each other, at this time, seeing Xue Ying in a hurry, he couldn't help but smile and ask: "What is Xue Niangzi doing so fast, is there a ghost behind you chasing you?"
”Only then did Xue Ying settle down and said, "It's okay, it's just that there are guests coming tomorrow, and Ah Lang asked me to make a few side dishes." ”Li Jia thought about his brother's dead face, immediately understood a little, and chuckled: "The eldest brother is a little more rigid and unkind on the surface, but in fact, he is still very good-hearted.Actually, he's a poor man......
"Oh?
”Xue Ying's curiosity suddenly rose, and she couldn't help asking, "How do you say this?"
”Li Jia has no siblings, her mother is indifferent by nature, and her brother is such a temperament, full of gossip and usually no one tells him, so he lowered his voice and said: "Actually, the eldest brother was married to the little lady of the Zheng Mansion in his early years, but the day of marriage is approaching, his father has passed away, and the eldest brother has to keep filial piety for three years and cannot marry."
Later, when the filial piety period expired, I was going to marry the little lady of Zhengfu, but who knew that the little lady had tuberculosis again, and it was not cured for a few years, and she died last year.When she learned that the little lady of the Zheng family was sick, the mother said that the eldest brother was too old to delay and wanted him to marry another, but the eldest brother said that he could not bear the little lady of the Zheng family, and resolutely disagreed.The family affair has been ruined like this, and the eldest brother has been alone for too long, and his temperament has become a little ......
Eccentric. ”Xue Ying didn't expect Li Wei to have such a hard time, and his perception of him was not so bad for a while, so he could be regarded as a loving and righteous person.The author has something to say: During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was "Sichuan rice" in the three major cuisines, and it was as prominent and spicy as it is now, with a lot of pepper and minced ginger in it, which was loved by the princes and nobles and the common people.Song Taizong once asked the minister Su Yijian: "Food is precious, what is the most?"
”Su Yi replied simply: "The minister smells, the thing has no fixed taste, the palatable one is precious, and the minister only knows that the juice is beautiful." ”Sauce is a soup made with minced green onions, ginger, pepper, etc., and salt.Xue Ying: My aunt and grandmother don't show your power when I'm a sick cat, Ming'er has to show you how good I am.Levi: 。。。。。。
Chapter 10 As soon as the guests arrived the next day, Xue Ying began to be busy in the big kitchen.She had already thought about it last night, so she made a few side dishes such as lychee kidneys, cassia pockets, sheep tongue sticks, Xijing bamboo shoots and Xinfa quail soup, which was enough for three or five friends to drink.Xue Ying took out the fresh pork loin that she bought in the shop this morning, quickly removed the tendons, sliced the kidneys first, then cut the vertical and horizontal patterns, and added sweet wine, salt and starch to mix thoroughly.Heat the oil in the pot, add green onion and ginger to stir until fragrant, stir-fry the lower waist flowers, and the lychee-like pattern immediately appears on the surface of the pork loin.Xue Ying quickly took out the kidney flower, added an appropriate amount of egg white and stir-fried it in the pot, until the egg liquid was semi-solidified, and then pushed the fried kidney flower in, added a little garlic, salt and cooking wine, and the lychee kidney was ready.Mrs.
Wang asked suspiciously: "The pork loin is fishy, you need to add a lot of pepper and soy sauce to remove the fishy, but I didn't see the lady put these seasonings." ”Xue Ying explained with a smile: "The effect of egg whites is no less than pepper, people who like to eat kidneys, love the crisp taste and unique fragrance, if the seasoning is added too much, it will cover up the taste of the food itself." ”Xue Ying was actually gambling with Li Wei, he said that he would only use spices when cooking for seasoning, and she just didn't let it go this time, and she could also make a good taste.After all, his cooking skills are by no means in vain.Wang Niangzi didn't seem to understand when she heard it, but she saw that Xue Ying had already begun to prepare for Cassia Pocket.She cut the fresh anchovies, shrimps, carp fillets, and spring bamboo shoots into fine cubes, added a little oil to the pot, stir-fried these ingredients, and added a little salt, her own carefully boiled stock and sweet wine when it came out of the pot, and the filling of the cassia pocket was ready.Xue Ying took out the soaked mung bean flour skin, added the filling, wrapped it into the shape of a military helmet, and put it on a plate and put it in the cage drawer to steam.After about half a burnt of incense, Xue Ying took the plate out of the cage drawer, poured her own special sauce on the pocket, and a plate of crystal clear cassia pocket was ready.With the help of the ladies in the kitchen, the sheep tongue sticks and Xijing bamboo shoots were also out of the pot one after another, and they were sent to the Li Mansion Flower Hall like flowing water.There are only two visitors today, in addition to Liu Jingnian, who has always been good friends with Li Wei, there are also Yu Langzhong and Privy Counsellor Fang Zhengyan.Li Wei glanced at the lychee kidneys that were served, and couldn't help frowning, mixing egg whites into the kidneys, he had never seen such a practice, and Xue Ying was making a fuss about it?
He was just about to speak, but he saw Liu Jingnian's eyes light up, regardless of the taste of a piece of kidney, he praised it: "The chef of your house is really smart, this lychee kidney, the taste is exactly the same as the one I have eaten in Hangzhou, fresh and crispy, with a unique fragrance of organs, so many years have passed, I finally tasted the original taste." ”Although Liu Jingnian is greedy for appetite, he is also very picky, and he can praise him, which means that the taste of this dish is really good.Fang Zhengyan also hurriedly sandwiched a piece of kidney flower and sent it to his mouth, he didn't like to eat pig and sheep offal, but the kidneys cooked by Xue Ying did not have the slightest fishy smell, the meat was delicate, and there was a faint aroma of wine.Levi had always been reserved, disdainful of grabbing them with them, and instead tasted the nearest cassia pocket.One bite down, the juice of the filling can't wait to overflow out, the abalone is fresh, the shrimp meat is springy, the fish meat is fat, the spring bamboo shoots are crisp, several materials are mixed together, it is very harmonious, with the sauce made of rice vinegar and ginger, it effectively dissolves the coldness of the anchovy, and adds a special flavor to the pocket, which is simply better than crab.Li Wei smiled, no wonder Xue Niangzi was so confident in her cooking skills, she was qualified.A few side dishes match the lamb wine on the case very well, Liu Jingnian has not eaten it for a long time, so he got so forgetful, and asked Li Wei in the blink: "Your mansion has hired a new cook, in the past, I came here to eat, and the taste was not as good as today." ”Levi smiled faintly: "Exactly." ”Liu Jingnian hurriedly asked: "If you want to say that there is a famous chef in the capital, I also know something, is that lady?"
”Li Wei glanced at Liu Jingnian and said with a smile: "Xue Niangzi, the owner of the Xue family's soup shop." ”This time, Liu Jingnian was envious: "It turned out to be her, she was willing to come to your mansion to be a cook, Zijing is really blessed."
I salute Zijing for a cup, and I will have to come to your house more to eat in the future. ”As he spoke, he handed the cup to Levi.Levi has always abstained from self-denial, but there is only one thing he can't quit, that is, the contents of this cup, and he doesn't shirk when he hears it, so he takes the cup and drinks it all.Fang Zhengyan is a steady person and does not want to mess around with Liu Jingnian.But at this time, with wine, it is inevitable to speak casually, and asked with a smile: "Zijing, seeing that you are twenty-six years old, almost the age of establishment, this lifelong event has not yet been settled, what do you think, it is so difficult that you can't be alone for a lifetime." ”Li Wei also had wine, his head was rarely a little scattered, the hem of the cyan brocade robe was also a little wrinkled, but his expression was empty, and he said coldly: "The sage said: Only women and villains are difficult to raise, what is good about women, if it is not for the sake of the heirs, I would rather be alone for the rest of my life." ”Liu Jingnian glanced up at Li Wei and sighed silently.He felt that he was drunk and full, so he glanced at Fang Zhengyan and said, "I drank a lot of wine today, and it was getting late, so Zicheng and I will leave first."
There is no good cook in my house, so I will invite two of you to do it in Fengle Building another day. ”Who knew that Li Wei suddenly grabbed him and said, "No, everyone is not happy today, let's continue to drink, we must get drunk before resting." ”Liu Jingnian saw that Li Wei was still stubborn, and he wailed in his heart, it seemed that the tragedy of the last time was going to be repeated.When Xue Ying sent the new quail soup to the flower hall, she was simply stunned by the scene in front of her.Liu Jingnian and Fang Zhengyan were so drunk that they couldn't get up from the desk, Li Wei was still holding on to persuade him to drink, his sideburns were scattered, and his clothes, which had always been spotless, were stained with oil at some point.Xue Ying suddenly remembered what her father said: This man has drunk, and nine times out of ten he will become crazy, and the woman should stay away from it.After all, Liu Jingnian drank a lot of alcohol, and when he saw Xue Ying coming in, he hurriedly staggered up and said with a smile: "Xue Niangzi hasn't seen you for a long time, thank you for your hospitality today, I want to go home now, please ask Niangzi to find a sedan chair." ”Although Liu Jingnian was not sober at the moment, he thought that his mother had always been strict, and if he knew that he was drinking outside and not returning at night, he would break his legs.Who knew that Li Wei suddenly got up and said: "I want to leave, it's not so easy, the door has been locked by me, I will stay here tonight, drink this jar of wine before leaving." ”Xue Ying was even shocked this time, and hurriedly put the soup on the table and turned around to leave, but Li Wei stretched out his hand to stop her.Li Wei's handsome eyebrows furrowed deeply, stared at her for a while, and suddenly smiled again: "I know who you are, Xue Niangzi, you are not very old, but your temper is not small."
The women I know are either docile and polite, gentle and courteous like a mother, or coquettish, like my father's concubine, and a spicy woman like you is really rare. ”Xue Ying suddenly felt that his hair stood on end, and he didn't care about pushing him away: "Ah Lang, you drank too much." ”He ran out of the house in a hurry.Xue Ying walked a few steps outside the hospital, and her heartbeat was not so urgent, but when she saw Zheng Liang coming up, she explained with a wry smile: "Ah Lang has to get drunk once or twice a year, and this is what it looks like when he is drunk, and I hope Xue Niangzi will understand." ”Xue Ying was shocked, and her heart suddenly moved, and a thought came out of her mind: Li Wei is old but not married, so he gathers people to drink like this, and locks people in the room, isn't it, a good man?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was very true, and asked Zheng Liang hesitantly: "Will Liu Yushi and Master Fang go back today?"
”Zheng Liang sighed and said, "They can't get up from being drunk, and they have to go to court tomorrow, so it's better to stay in Ah Lang's room as usual." ”Sleeping in the same room as usual?
Xue Ying couldn't help but gasp, she guessed correctly, Li Wei was not affectionate and righteous to Mrs.
Zheng, but had broken sleeves.She thought of Liu Jingnian's entrustment to herself, and felt that it was necessary to help him, so she said to Zheng Liang: "Liu Yushi just specially asked me to find someone to send him back to his house, I think there is something important at home, you should send someone to send him back." ”Zheng Liang's brows furrowed, and he muttered for a moment: "Okay, I'll find a few strong men to carry him away." ”The author has something to say: 1.
Anchovy is today's abalone.2.
Douzi, which is also a common food in the two songs, is steamed with flour skin or tofu skin.The reason why this food is called a pocket is because the pocket is shaped like a helmet after steaming, and in the Two Song Dynasty, the common name of the helmet is the pocket.Now in Kaifeng, you can still eat this dish.Chapter 11 Entering the middle of summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day, and the stalls at the intersection of alleys and bridges are selling water rice, lettuce, Yitang melon, Weizhou white peach, water goose pear, red ling, water papaya, crystal soap, ice and snow cold water and other summer snacks.The high-door big wind pavilion water pavilion, Junyu high-rise building, snow sill ice tray, floating melon sinking plum, flowing cup qu swamp, more is a way to cool off.Li Jia was unwell that day, and he didn't have lunch, and when he woke up from a nap, he suddenly felt a little hungry, so he went to Xue Ying to make some food.At this time, the masters and servants of the Li Mansion were resting for lunch, and everywhere was quiet, only the sound of cicadas was heard.Li Jia opened the soft embroidery curtain and walked straight into Xue Ying's room, but saw that she was not sleeping, but sitting in front of the dining table, cleaning up a plate of green leaves, and couldn't help asking, "What is Xue Niangzi doing?"
”Xue Ying yawned and got up and said with a smile: "Recently, the weather is hot, and everyone has no appetite. ”Li Jia asked curiously: "Is it the acacia leaf Lengtao mentioned in Du Zimei's poem?"
”Xue Ying smiled: "Exactly."
The blue and fresh are all shining, and the teeth are colder than the snow.In the middle of summer, it is just right to eat locust leaves and cold tao. ”"Then I came by coincidence."
Li Jia clapped his hands and smiled: "I didn't eat at noon, and now I'm a little hungry, how about Lady Xue make me a cold tao first?"
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”Xue Ying naturally obeyed his fate.In order to facilitate the study of cooking, she has a small tandoor in the room, and she can make some simple food by herself.Xue Ying pounded the young leaves of the green locust into juice, mixed it with flour, and rolled it into thin noodles after the noodles were ready.After boiling water, soak in ice water and rinse the noodles to quickly turn bright blue.Immediately afterwards, Xue Ying began to prepare the toppings, heat the oil in the pot, add shredded green onions, special meat dumplings, and water black bean sauce to stir-fry, a sesame fragrance came to the face, Li Jia couldn't help asking: "Xue Niangzi's meat smells so fragrant, how do you do it?"
”Xue Ying said: "It is pickled with green onions, Sichuan peppers, fennel, tangerine peel and sweet wine, and the summer sun is poisonous, and the meat can be fully dried, and the taste is naturally good." ”Xue Ying sprinkled the toppings on the noodles, added a little sesame paste, a little vinegar and blanched mung bean sprouts, and a cold tao of locust leaves with full color and flavor was ready.Qingbi's noodles are paired with white bean sprouts and red meat sauce, just looking at the color is already very eye-catching, Li Jia is busy picking up the noodles with chopsticks to taste, the entrance is refreshing and cool, immediately feel that the heat on the body has subsided a lot, the noodles absorb the juice of sesame sauce and meat sauce, between chewing is loose and elastic, salty, fragrant and spicy, all the flavors are complete, every bite is enjoyable.Li Jia is everyone's best girl, and her posture has always maintained elegance and decency, but she unconsciously sped up the speed of eating noodles, and in a blink of an eye, the bowl of locust leaf cold tao has bottomed out, and there is only a little bean sprouts left.Li Jia felt that he hadn't eaten enough, so he began to sweep the bean sprouts again, it turned out that the bean sprouts were also delicious, each one was full of juice, and it was extremely crisp in the mouth.Li Jia sighed with satisfaction and praised: "The Huai Ye cold Tao made by Xue Niangzi is really delicious. ”Xue Ying saw Li Jia's gluttonous appearance, and suddenly remembered the civet cat she raised a few years ago, every time she fed it dried fish, she also looked so satisfied, she smiled secretly in her heart, and took some cold syrup from the black lacquered wooden barrel next to the stove and poured it into the cup and handed it to Li Jia: "I'm afraid that the little lady will be thirsty, drink some drinks." ”Cold syrup is semi-fermented rice soup, which is a common drink for everyone to cool off, Li Jia doesn't think it's unusual, who knows that he can't stop after tasting it.Needless to say, the cold syrup is cold and cold, the key is that the sweetness and sourness are moderate, the entrance is slippery and soft, very appetizing and greasy, Li Jia felt after drinking the cold syrup that he could eat a little more locust leaf cold tao.Li Jia sighed: "The cold syrup made in the house before was either too sour and spoiled, or it was dead sweet, and Xue Niangzi adjusted the pulp just right." ”Xue Ying smiled and said: "This also has a trick, put the hot rice into the slurry water, don't rush to take it out, you have to wait until the rice balls naturally spread out, and the taste will be soft and smooth."
Also, when the slurry smells a little sour, heat it up quickly so that it doesn't spoil. ”Li Jia said with emotion: "Sure enough, tuning is also a science. ”She curiously walked to the large black lacquered wooden barrel containing the cold syrup, and lifted the lid casually, it turned out that the barrel was double-layered, with a base at the bottom, and the interface was covered with white copper.The crushed ice was placed in the interlayer, and the white porcelain jar containing the cold slurry was surrounded by crushed ice in the middle, and I couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder this cold slurry is in my hand, and a cold breath comes to my face, it turns out that there is so much ice in this barrel!"
”Xue Ying casually closed the lid: "The black lacquered wooden barrel has the best thermal insulation, and these ice cubes can't melt away for two days." ”Li Jia clapped his hands and smiled: "Then I will go back and let my subordinates copy a wooden barrel in the same way."
Not only can you put cold syrup, but you can also ice fruits and all kinds of drinks.It's just so useful in the middle of summer. ”It's been two or three days since that hangover, but Levi's head still hurts faintly, and it wasn't until he had a good night's sleep today that it eased.He regretted it a little, it seemed that he had drunk too much last time.Li Wei studied under Cheng Yuan, a master of science, since childhood, and was the best among Cheng Yuan's disciples in terms of talent and homework. ”Tai'a, the famous sword, out of the box, does not hide its edge, this evaluation is also appropriate.The four words of young man's ambition are difficult for others, but they seem to be natural for Levi.What's even more rare is that Levi doesn't love money and doesn't like beauty, and he knows how to control his desires at a young age.It's just one thing, Levi loves wine, and he likes to pour wine from others, so he must get drunk before resting.Cheng Yuan thought that Li Wei, as a science scholar, was really unreasonable, and he had reprimanded him several times, but Li Wei promised well in person, but he turned his head and drank it correctly.Fortunately, he didn't drink too often, so it didn't delay his business.Once, Li Wei was drunk again, and Cheng Yuan reproached him: "Drinking is also indulgence, why can't you quit as a smart person?"
”Li Wei suddenly smiled: "Sir, in life, everyone has their own attachments and obstacles, so they have to rely on drinking to dissolve them." ”Cheng Yuan remembered Li Wei's early experience, sighed, and turned to leave.Li Wei suddenly hated the pityful eyes of the sitting teacher, turned around and picked up the wine jar, and simply began to drink again, muttering in his mouth: "Everything is better than a cup in hand, a few months a year, it's really a good poem." ”Li Wei tried his best to let himself forget those past events, remembering that these days he taught Li Jia to practice calligraphy and asked her to copy Wang Xizhi's extremely cold stickers, but she still hasn't paid the account, so she walked to Li Jia's room to check.As soon as I entered the door, I felt a slight cool breath, which was in stark contrast to the summer heat outside, but I saw Li Jia come up and smiled: "Big brother came just in time, it's cool in my room." ”Li Wei nodded, and was about to ask her words, Li Jia continued: "Mrs.
Xue has put a wooden ice bucket in the kitchen, but it is much better than the ice bucket that you are used to at home.I asked my subordinates to make two imitations, and the room was much cooler.The eldest brother's daily affairs are complicated, and he needs this more than me, so I'll ask my subordinates to send two more to the eldest brother's room. ”Levi waved his hand and said, "No need, I've never been afraid of the heat, just keep it for yourself." ”Li Jia had long been surprised by his brother's facial paralysis, and made a face to Yuehua, who was waiting on the side, Yuehua opened the ice bucket in the corner of the house, which contained peaches, melons, red lings and other fruits, she opened the porcelain altar in the middle, and poured a cup of cold syrup to Li Wei.Levi had never liked to drink such a sweet drink, and for the sake of his sister's hospitality, he only tasted it casually.Who knew that the cold syrup was not very sweet, and the entrance was cold, which relieved him of a lot of irritation, and he drank most of the cup unconsciously, and then remembered the business of today, and asked with a cough: "What about the words I asked you to practice last time?"
”Li Jia knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to say: "The weather has been too hot for the past two days, and I'm afraid of heat stroke......"
Seeing that his brother's face had sunk, he hurriedly said: "I'll make up for it immediately." ”Li Wei nodded, picked up the cup of cold syrup and drank it again.Li Jia saw that his brother was interested in cold syrup, and explained with a smile: "This is made by Xue Niangzi, which is not quite the same as the one in the market, and the sweet and sour is very relieving of the heat." ”It's Xue Ying again!
Li Wei suddenly remembered something, and said in a deep voice: "You called Xue Niangzi over, I have something to ask her." ”Xue Ying was about to make dinner, and suddenly received a summons from Li Wei, and she was really nervous, could it be that the dishes at the last small banquet were not done well, and Li Wei wanted to settle accounts with himself?
But after all, it's been two or three days, so it shouldn't be so late to give feedback.Xue Ying slowly moved to Li Jia's room, found Li Wei sitting on the top, and asked: "The banquet at the mansion the day before yesterday, you asked people to send Pingfu home?"
”Oops, it turns out that he asked his teacher for this.Since Levi has a habit of breaking sleeves, he should blame himself for ruining his good deeds.Xue Ying's eyes for help turned to Li Jia, but she gave herself a helpless look, wait, could it be that even Li Jia knew her brother's special hobbies?
Xue Ying replied stiffly: "It was Liu Yushi who asked the servant to send him home, and he said that there was an old mother waiting at home." ”Seeing Li Jia's face sinking more and more, she hurriedly said, "Is it wrong for the maid to do this?"
”Li Jia saw Xue Ying's panicked look, and as soon as his heart softened, he spoke out to relieve the siege: "Liu Yushi's mother has always been very strict with her son and did not let him stay overnight outside, and there seems to be nothing wrong with Xue Niangzi sending him home early." ”Li Wei said coldly: "Do you know that Pingfu was blamed when he went back that day, and he couldn't get out of bed for a few days?"
Usually it is enough to go back early for the feast, but the day before yesterday he drank so much wine, and as soon as he went back, he began to play drunkard, didn't his mother be even more angry when she saw this?
”Xue Ying secretly thought: In this way, Li Wei felt very sorry for Liu Jingnian, so he had to bow his head and admit his mistake: "Ah Lang is angry, this time it is the servant who made his own opinion, and he will not dare next time." ”Li Wei snorted, but he heard Xue Ying muttering there again: "I know that I will be scolded when I go back, so I should persuade others to drink less." ”Seeing that his brother was about to get angry again, Li Jia hurriedly gave Xue Ying a look: "Isn't the big kitchen going to prepare dinner, you can go quickly." ”He turned to Li Wei and said, "Big brother, I always can't write this word well, you can help me take a look." ”Xue Ying's eyelids jumped, and she seized the opportunity to take one step and walk away in two steps.The author has something to say: cold syrup is also a common drink in ancient times.Thin rice soup is slightly fermented to produce sugar, and then cooked, sterilized, and cooled, it is sour and sweet, and has a good taste.It's a rare drink now, but the other day I drank rice juice at a Korean barbecue restaurant, and it tasted exactly like jelly when chilled.The so-called courtesy is lost to seek the wilderness, the ancients did not deceive me, hehe.Chapter 12 Gradually, Li Jia developed the habit of going to the big kitchen to discuss food with Xue Ying when he was about to eat.Fortunately, rectifying the diet and hosting the middle feed are also necessary skills for everyone's girlfriends, and Mrs.
Tai has no objection to her daughter doing this.On this day, Li Jia also came to the kitchen early and asked, "Lady Xue, what are we going to have for lunch today?"
”Xue Ying secretly pondered: Li Jia has been coming too often recently.However, she didn't dare to offend this great god, and said with a smile: "I just dug up a batch of fresh lotus roots from Zhuangzi, otherwise we will make lotus root clips." ”Li Jia smiled: "I like to eat clips very much, Emei clips, bamboo shoots and meat clips, liver clips, and river fish clips." ”When Mrs.
Wang heard them say this, she hurriedly went to the side to clean the lotus root.After the lotus root was cleaned of the silt, she quickly cut the lotus root into blades.Xue Ying began to prepare the filling of the clip.Chop the lean meat and shrimp into a puree, mix with a little freshly picked leeks, add egg whites and stir together, and finally add a little salt, rapeseed oil, pepper to taste, and the filling is ready.Xue Ying carefully stuffed the filling in the middle of the tong, put it in the batter and dipped it, and then fried it in the oil pan.Gradually, the lotus root clip turned into a golden color, and the shrimp meat mixed with the aroma of leek came to the face, and Li Jia and Wang Niangzi both quietly swallowed their saliva.Xue Ying took the clips out of the oil pot, put them on a silver plate, and asked Li Jia with a smile: "Can the little lady eat spicy?"
”Li Jia nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I love Sichuan pepper the most." ”Xue Ying thinly sprinkled a little Sichuan pepper powder and sesame salt on the lotus root clip, and said with a smile: "It's done, you guys can taste it." ”Li Jia couldn't wait to pick up the clip and take a bite, although the lotus root has been fried, it is still crisp and tender, and there is no dregs in the mouth; The shrimp meat is springy, the pork is fragrant, and the addition of leeks further adds to the deliciousness of the filling.The best part is that the wrapping skin is not as heavy and chewy as the crust sold in the market, but is thin and unusually crispy, and has a special aroma of Sichuan pepper and sesame salt, which makes people appetize.Li Jia and Wang Niangzi ate several clips in one go, and Li Jia blinked again and asked, "Xue Niangzi, what drink have you prepared today, is it still cold syrup?"
”Xue Ying smiled: "It's easier today, let's make cooked water." ”Li Jia couldn't help but be a little disappointed, the cooked water is often drunk, but it is sweet, with a little fragrance of bamboo leaves or rice leaves.Wang Niangzi seemed to know what Li Jia was thinking, and explained with a smile: "The cooked water made by Xue Niangzi is not quite the same as the cooked water that is often drunk in the house. ”Xue Ying didn't say much, took out a handful of orange leaves from last year's treasured orange leaves from the sealed porcelain jar, washed and dried, and stir-fried in the pot.Immediately afterwards, Xue Ying boiled a pot of boiling water, put the fried orange leaves in it, covered the pot and stuffed it for a while, and then took out the orange leaves and threw them away.Xue Ying was not in a hurry, she laughed with Li Jia and Wang Niangzi for a while, the pot of boiling water gradually cooled down, she took out a small porcelain jar, scooped a few spoonfuls of marmalade from it and put it into the water.Li Jia exclaimed: "What is this, Xue Niangzi, I found that you have a lot of bottles and cans, and they are full of good things." ”Xue Ying smiled: "This is marmalade made with oranges and honey.I made it last autumn when the oranges were in season. ”