Chapter 18: Three Cups of Chicken

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Every time she walked in the house, the subordinates were respectful to her, and Tao and Zhu Yanran did not come to her trouble.

In recent days, Zhu Nian has bought a few new clothes and jewelry for himself, and he finally looks like a rich daughter.

He Dachuan has no news of finding someone for Zhu Nian, so he goes out early every day and returns to Zhuyuan very late to greet Zhu Nian.

Staying idle in the house every day, this is not Zhu Nian's style.

On this day, Zhu Nian called Shang Caining and Fuyue to go out of Zhu Mansion together and went straight to Tianxiang Pavilion.

Now that she has taken back the power of Zhu Mansion for the time being, then it is time to consider Tianxiang Pavilion.

This time, Zhu Nian combed a flying fairy bun, with semi-circular high rings knotted on both sides, supported by two gold-encrusted jeweled butterfly hairpins, decorated with a golden begonia bead flower in the center of his head, pinned with a pair of white jade earrings in both ears, and wearing a moon-blue soft smoke skirt sprinkled with flowers.

Zhu Xinnian's personality is not to be talked about for the time being, but her appearance is undoubtedly beautiful.

Before Zhu Jiayuan died, Zhu Xinnian had been served as a baby and had never suffered hardship, so her hands were like softness and her skin was like clotted fat.

If Zhu Yanran's appearance is delicate and lovely, then Zhu Xinnian can be regarded as a country and a city, every time the two of them appear on the same occasion, Zhu Xinnian is like a spotlight, attracting everyone's attention, and the beauty next to him can only become dull.

So Zhu Xinnian has always been jealous of Zhu Yanran, who has a decent appearance.

This time, after Cai Ning finished dressing up Zhu Nian, she always felt that there was something missing in her beauty.

After thinking about it for a while, Cai Ning had an idea, picked up the cinnabar on the table and lit a peach blossom on Zhu Nian's forehead.

This undoubtedly adds a touch of agility to Zhu Nian's beautiful face, and it seems to have a touch of charm.

Zhu Nian stepped into the gate of Tianxiang Pavilion with two rings, causing a lot of commotion.

Not only were the subordinates of Tianxiang Pavilion who knew her very surprised, but even the guests in the hall on the first floor turned their heads one after another, unable to take their eyes off Zhu Nian's body.

"Who is this?"

"It seems to be Master Zhu's daughter's mind. ”

"She has disappeared in the past few years, but I didn't expect to be so beautiful now. ”

"It's not just beautiful, it's just amazing!"

"How did I hear the grapevine that she was driven by her stepmother to Tianxiang Pavilion to work as a laborer in the past two years?"

"It seems that none of these rumors are reliable. Look at her outfit and temperament, she is a lively lady!"

The guests talked a lot, but in the end, the result of the discussion was: Zhu Xinnian is a lady, so amazing!

Zhu Nian walked through the hall and heard the guests discussing her, but she only slightly curled the corners of her lips and did not show a trace of arrogance.

Under the warm gaze of everyone, Zhu Nian took Cai Ning and Fuyue calmly and went straight to the back kitchen on the second floor.

At the door of the kitchen, Zhu Nian told Cai Ning and Fu Yue to wait outside the door, and she entered the kitchen alone.

There were a total of five chefs in the kitchen, and there were many guests who came today, and they were all busy with their duties at this time, and they didn't notice that there was one more person in the room.

Zhu Nian didn't greet them, just wandering around the kitchen.

The kitchen of Tianxiang Pavilion is large, with two rows of cement tables for cooking in the middle, eight cauldrons embedded in the table, and a manual fire hole underneath.

Except for the places where the chefs put their feet and walked back and forth, the other corners were filled with abundant ingredients, some directly on the ground and some in bamboo baskets.

Zhu Nian walked to the bamboo basket containing the potatoes and picked up a potato to observe carefully.

Nice and fresh.

A cook who looked like he was in his twenties came to Zhu Nian to get the ingredients, and only then did he notice that Zhu Nian had been in for a long time.

He was stunned for a second, and then with a frightened expression on his face, he shouted, "Ahhhhhhhh Zhu Xinnian!"

Hearing the words "Zhu Xinnian", the other four masters all stopped what they were doing and looked at Zhu Nian with a frightened and frightened expression on their faces.

Seeing the frightened expressions of the five big men, Zhu Nian involuntarily touched his face, showing embarrassment: Do I look so scary!?

In fact, it's no wonder that the five masters were shocked, it was really Zhu Xinnian who used to make the kitchen look like a battlefield after the army was collected every time he entered the kitchen.

Whenever the five masters recalled the scene of Zhu's "life and souls", they would feel a moment of fear.

"Big... Miss, it's enough for the five of us here, you really don't have to come in. One of the older masters said.

Except for the chef in his twenties, the other four cooks were all recruited when Tianxiang Pavilion was first established, and grew up with Tianxiang Pavilion.

So they have always regarded Zhu Xinnian as the eldest lady of the Zhu family.

"Why can't I come in?" said Zhu Nian, pretending to be innocent.

"No... It's not that you won't be allowed to come in, it's that you don't need to come in person. The master who spoke just now said again.

"Then what if I want to come in?" Zhu Nian refused.

"Thisβ€”" The old master had nothing to say.

Zhu Nian walked to a large cauldron and fiddled with the kitchen utensils on the table with his hands: "I not only want to come in, but also cook!"

After saying that, she started to prepare the ingredients.

The previous Zhu Xinnian had left a very bad impression on them, and she had to show her hand at this time to make them change their minds.

There is no way, the five masters are all sighing helplessly, and there is still a hard battle to fight next!

This time, Zhu Nian wanted to make a three-cup chicken with Jiangxi characteristics.

Because it is cooked without soup, only a cup of rice wine, a cup of lard, and a cup of soy sauce are used, so it is called three cups of chicken.

Zhu Nian felt that the lard was too greasy, so he changed it to sesame oil instead.

Zhu Nian took two three-yellow chickens that had been processed on the table, put them on the board, and then took a kitchen knife and prepared to chop off the three chicken legs.

At this moment, she found that the five masters had quietly hidden far away, and they all stared at the kitchen knife in her hand in horror.

Zhu Nian suddenly played with sex, she couldn't help laughing, raised the hand holding the kitchen knife to her shoulder, and then made a high "heh", her hand was thrown out of her shoulder violently, and she slashed towards the three yellow chickens on the board.

The five masters turned their faces away and closed their eyes, unable to bear to look at the scene that was about to happen.

The kitchen knife stopped at the position where it was about to cut the three yellow chickens, Zhu Nian stopped teasing them, and replaced it with a skillful knife to cut the chicken legs.

The expected tragic voice did not appear, and the five masters opened their eyes with doubts, cowering, and looked in the direction of Zhu Nian.

To their surprise, Zhu Nian had already cut off the three chicken legs, and the edges of the cut were smooth and neat, which looked like practicing Jiazi's knife skills.

The five masters swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and their hearts were full of doubts.

Seeing this, Zhu Nian shook his head slightly and laughed: "Hehe."

After some struggle, the five masters, driven by curiosity, no longer stayed away from Zhu Nian, but walked up to her to take a closer look.

They wanted to see what Zhu Nian could make.

Zhu Nian blanched the chicken thighs in pepper water, then took them out and chopped them into small pieces.

Then she minced the garlic and ginger and set it aside.

Zhu Nian suddenly looked at the youngest cook, and greeted him: "You help me light the fire and control the fire at eighty percent of the firepower." ”

"Good. The little cook obeyed Zhu Nian's instructions, turned around and went to carry firewood and make a fire.

Zhu Nian took advantage of this time to prepare other ingredients and spices.

After the little chef finished lighting the fire, Zhu Nian added sesame oil to the wok, and then added garlic and ginger to fry until the fragrance came out.

When the garlic and ginger have changed color, she then pours in the chicken thighs and fry them until they change color.

Then Zhu Nian poured in the rice wine and submerged it over the chicken thighs. When the rice wine boiled and bubbled, she poured in chili peppers, sugar and other condiments and waited for two quarters of an hour.

In the end, Zhu Nian found a beautifully made blue and white porcelain plate, made three cups of chicken the final juice, and then took it out of the pot and slowly poured it into the plate.

Zhu Nian sprinkled basil leaves on top of the three-cup chicken and garnished it with chopped chives.

Zhu Nian has high requirements for the food he makes, not only to ensure that the taste is delicious, but also to pay attention to the exquisite appearance.

When Zhu Nian put the prepared three-cup chicken on the big table waiting for the dishes, the five masters were already stunned.

Regardless of whether the dish made by Zhu Nian was delicious or not, just her skillful cooking skills and tricks just now had already impressed them.

The end result of this dish is that it looks great, and by this time it has a rich aroma that they can't wait to taste it.

Zhu Nian is full of action, and now he has prepared five pairs of chopsticks and handed them to the cooks one by one: "Hurry up and taste how I do!"

The five cooks' minds were blank now, and after hearing Zhu Nian's words, they all picked up chopsticks, picked up three cups of chicken and put them in their mouths.

As soon as they took a bite, their eyes widened, and their eyes showed amazement and admiration.

Looking at the expressions of the cooks, Zhu Nian knew that the purpose had been achieved, she didn't want to linger any longer, and turned around and walked towards the door.

Only then did the five masters come back to their senses, and they realized that Zhu Nian had already walked to the door.

One of the chefs asked Zhu Nian loudly: "Miss, which master of your cooking skills is you!?"

Zhu Xinnian knew about his previous cooking skills, that is, for the sake of her being the old man's daughter, the five of them could put a lot of effort into her.

But in the end, she didn't teach her well.

To say that Zhu Xinnian's cooking skills have improved so much in a short period of time, without the guidance of a master, he must not believe it.

Zhu Nian turned his face sideways, with a playful smile on his face, and only said two words: "You guess!?"

Then regardless of everyone's doubts, Zhu Nian disappeared at the door of the back kitchen.