After the New Year, in the blink of an eye, spring in March, the flowers bloom in good season.

The person who invited Mochizuki to the banquet did not deter her because she said that she was sick.

Even the servants with the little Mazha sat in line at the door of Mochizuki's house to hand over the post, and the reply once became the scenery of their alley.

Bird's nest is busy every day, introducing them to good cooks or restaurants that can host banquets.

Only then did Ayao know that the boss behind the Nanxun Yamen and several restaurants in the county was Mochizuki.

Giving a tear of sympathy to the hard-working bird's nest, Ah Yao ran to the backyard - compared to watching the bird's nest reply, the beauty and flowers make people feel better.

The backyard is full of purple and red, and when Magnolia is in full bloom, it is like a firecracker, bursting open, like a pearl sprinkled on a green skirt, and the fragrance lingers;

Mochizuki cut flower branches, and the flowers were inserted in the slender plum vase with the mouth of the bottle, and the tea set and refreshments were accompanied by delicate lacquerware with food, which exudes elegance.

"Master Mochizuki. Ah Yao approached, watched her prune the flower branches, reached out to pick up a yellow flower, and was beaten on the back of Mochizuki's hand. "Whew!"

"Tell me what it's called?"

Ah Yao was not very familiar with flowers, and she recognized peony and rose, so Xiao Huanghua took her down and said entangledly: "Eh...... The yellow flower of tomorrow?"

Mochizuki didn't want to talk to her and stuffed her with a mouthful of food.

"Goldenrod is a yellow flower, but it is a daylily, also called forget-worry grass. ”

Ah Yao chewed the golden needle and the taste was crisp and raw, soaked in chicken fat with the umami of meat, the chicken was delicate and delicious...... Huh, "Golden needle?"

Mochizuki nodded, with a golden needle in one hand and a delicate yellow flower in the other, and gave a lesson to A-Yao: "Yes, fresh yellow flowers are poisonous, if you take fresh yellow flowers directly, you will have vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain and other symptoms, and in severe cases, it will be fatal, but drying or cooking it can reduce its toxicity, and even decoction can also treat cough." ”

"Oh~"

Mochizuki's voice changed: "It's just right, today's homework is to make a dish with golden needles, accompanied by flowers, the dishes are full of color and fragrance, and the plating, utensils and flowers should be harmonious." ”

A-Yao, who was eating happily with a plate, suddenly left wide noodles in tears.

Bird's Nest walked quickly, with a hint of anxiety on her face, and she handed over the post: "Girl...... The prefect sent someone to post, and I couldn't decide what to do. ”

Mochizuki flipped through the post and groaned. Ah Yao and Bird's Nest had their eyes focused on her, and they didn't notice it. "I'll go back and forth on this post, Xiaoyan's Nest will go to the master's house to ask for a list, ask about the number of diners, preferences and taboos, I'll go alone in a few days, one of you two takes a good look at the house, and the assessment of one is not over, each doing its own thing, do you hear?"

"Girl, how can you leave me!" protested the bird's nest.

Mochizuki didn't bring anyone with him for the first time, so it couldn't be something, right?

Ah Yao unexpectedly began to worry, and helped persuade her, she had to bring a few people to help, but Mochizuki was resolute and didn't bring anyone.

On the day Mochizuki went to cook, Ah Yao didn't go to open the store, and like bird's nest, she moved to Xiaomazha and sat in a row at the door waiting for her to come back.

Qin House.

Mochizuki stood in front of Qin's house, the servants went to knock on the door, and soon the servants of Qin's house opened the door and invited them in, and when they walked to the courtyard, they saw a woman wearing a water-red skirt in front of the flower hall and a pomegranate ruby hairpin in a falling horse bun, holding a fan, the silhouette loomed, and only a pair of Danfeng eyes were seen.

The servant who led the way whispered that she was the owner of this house, surnamed Qin.

"I was fortunate to invite everyone to have a banquet at Mochizuki, and when I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation. Mrs. Qin said, looking at Mochizuki quietly: "Liu'er, later, you will take everyone to the wing room to rest, I think everyone needs to change their clothes." ”

The corners of Mochizuki's mouth were slightly hooked, it was really interesting, the rich businessman surnamed Zhou invited her to the prefect to make a banquet, and finally chose the house purchased by another rich businessman.

In the evening, the wealthy merchant surnamed Zhou returned to Qin's house.

"Ahem......" The rich merchant coughed incessantly from the moment he entered the door, and when the cough was the worst, everyone who heard it thought that he was almost going to cough out his heart and lungs. Mrs. Qin served tea and helped him smooth his back: "Why is the cough so serious?"

"I'm fine. The rich merchant waved his hand. "Is the menu out today? There are a few friends from the prefect coming over in the evening, so we must let them eat to their heart's content. ”

"I hope that everyone will be here every month, and they will be satisfied. Mrs. Qin said softly.

"yes, I'm confused. The rich merchant patted his forehead, "Why did I forget to invite everyone from Mochizuki, I would have come back sooner if I knew that she was already in the kitchen?" ”

Mrs. Qin restrained her innocence, shook the fan for the rich businessman, pressed her other hand on his shoulder, and said softly: "Yes, it is estimated that the fire has already started to cook at this time, the kitchen is thick and stuffy, you are coughing right now, why don't I let Liu Er go to the kitchen to make a Sichuan shellfish stewed pear moist?"

Enjoying Mrs. Qin's massage, the rich businessman squinted comfortably, waved his hand and did what she said.

"You said the host had a cough?"

The kitchen is in full swing, all kinds of ingredients have been prepared, Mochizuki listened to Liu Er's instructions, didn't respond in time, thought in his mind that the dishes on the menu were all over, and then replied: "The stewed pears will come and get them after an hour, but I have loquat paste, and I can temporarily relieve the cough by opening a lamp, and please tell Mrs. Qin, there are a few dishes that I need to readjust......"

Mochizuki reported the names of the dishes that needed to be adjusted or replaced, told her to repeat them, and then asked her to bring a light of loquat water back and start cooking dinner.

Take out the daylily soaked in advance, wash it and put it in the clay pot, and add lean pork and two dates at the same time, pour in an appropriate amount of water, and the daylily lean broth soup will be ready soon.

Ya pear cut horizontally, remove the stem, split into a lid, hollowed out in the middle to make a small bowl, pear flesh cut into boxy pieces, this pear every knife has juice overflow, Mochizuki twist a small piece into the mouth, the taste is refreshing, the flesh is crisp and juicy, it is best for stewing.

Put the pulp back into the Yali bowl, grind it into a fine powder to cover the pulp, cover it with a Yali lid, insert a bamboo skewer, and put it in a small bowl to steam the pot.

The honey is added after the pear is steamed and put to avoid becoming sour.

Mochizuki instructed the fire-burner to take care of the fires on the two stoves and continue cooking.

……

Mochizuki went home in the night, and saw the two little beans sitting at the door from afar, and he was in a good mood.

"Master Mochizuki, you're back!"

"Girl, you're finally back!"

She raised the pear in her hand, "I brought you pears." ”

"Thank goodness, nothing happened, right?" Bird's Nest folded his hands and asked Mochizuki.

"What can I do, I'm just going to cook, not going to Longtan Tiger's Den to hang out. ”

Mochizuki stepped into the house, followed by two small tails, the lights in the house had already been lit, the orange candles were flickering, and the room was warm.

Last night's smile seemed to be just a second, and the next day, Mochizuki was arrested and detained by the officials of the yamen.

The wealthy businessman surnamed Zhou died.