Chapter 16 Preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival
Early in the morning, Li Xiaoyu called Qingluo and Ami over, sat on the bed and asked sideways, "Ami, have you ever eaten moon cakes?" ”
Xiao Ami's eyebrows squeezed together, and then he thought for a long time before saying, "I haven't eaten it, what are the moon cakes?" ”
"A kind of snack, I'll make it for you later, but for now, help me do something, and I'll make it for you when you come back." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Li Xiaoyu touched Ami's head, but Ami looked at Qingluo curiously, "Sister Qingluo, have you ever eaten moon cakes?" ”
"No, but Ami, don't you worry, don't you know what Miss made? If you want to eat it, just say yes. Qingluo looked at Ami like this, and also smiled and helped Li Xiaoyu speak.
Li Xiaoyu handed the gilded Bodhisattva statue that Shen Zhong brought him from the Western Regions to Ami, lowered his eyes, and then said, "Good boy, you are good, give this box to General Di Zifu, let him sell this thing, and then buy me a few shops next to each other in Chang'an City, this is a letter, if you don't understand, just show this letter to General Di." ”
Ami nodded in a daze, took the things, and ran out, looking at Ami's skills Li Xiaoyu was curious about how this Ami practiced, looking at his light skills, it was no worse than Nagan Ping in the Ande Palace.
"Don't be stunned, come with me to make mooncakes!" Li Xiaoyu hugged Qingluo intimately and walked outside.
"Miss, don't be like this, what kind of system are we? Can't people see that we are messing around? Qingluo was very worried, and Li Xiaoyu felt very natural, she regarded Qingluo as a good sister, and it was natural to be more intimate.
"Afraid of what? If anyone dares to chew his tongue, I will pull out his tongue. Li Xiaoyu pulled Qingluo and ran to the kitchen, she didn't see Qingluo's eyes were a little moist.
As soon as the master and servant entered the back kitchen, the fire and pier head of the back kitchen shouted, "Madame is here, Madame's hands that were exposed a few days ago are really powerful, and it is said that Wang Si Chef still wants to show off a few times in front of Madame, Madame showed a few hands, but Wang Si Chef has not slept for two consecutive days." ”
"Yes, it is said that our wife is also a master cook!" As the group was talking, Li Xiaoyu had already come in with Qingluo, and these minions hurriedly knelt down to greet Li Xiaoyu.
"Don't be so troublesome, get up, let the head stove (the second-in-command of the kitchen) and the dim sum chef come over, and the siu-mei master, come together, I have something to find them." Li Xiaoyu's words were simple and clear, and the cooks in the kitchen immediately understood, and the three of them naturally came to Li Xiaoyu for the first time.
Li Xiaoyu asked if the oven and tools for making mooncakes were available, and the dim sum master was responsible for making puff pastry, and the siu-mei master was responsible for making some fillings.
The efficiency of the royal kitchen is quite good, and it takes less than half an hour to prepare everything.
Li Xiaoyu is going to try to make a Xuanshuang moonflower cake first, but she hasn't made snacks for a long time, and she is also a little handy, so she prepared in advance.
Every year, when the jade dew is frosty, when the autumn is high and cool, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty will eat this Xuanshuang mooncake at the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is a large moon cake, weighing three into three. And this coincidentally is that Shen Daoquan, the emperor of the Celestial Empire, was born on August 15 in the sixth year of Shenwu (already Mao), so this Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a festival, but also the birthday of today's saint.
And the jade rabbit of the Moon Palace, and the zodiac rabbit echoes, so this annual Mid-Autumn Festival, the palace must be very well prepared, in the court as an official, civil and military officials, all come to the palace to celebrate the festival.
As soon as Li Xiaoyu told the dim sum master about the practice of this Xuanshuang mooncake cake, the dim sum master got busy, and while he was busy, he secretly praised Li Xiaoyu's unique idea, as for this puff pastry Li Xiaoyu was going to make some small moon cakes of one inch and three inches, and distributed them to those ministers to enjoy, which was also perfect, but after Li Xiaoyu finished making one of these puff pastry moon cakes, he handed over the work to the chef.
"Chef Wang, you have also learned this thing, I won't stay here, it's ready tomorrow morning, you can find me some cartons and oiled paper to put up." Li Xiaoyu's tone was indisputable, and Chef Wang, who had a pockmarked face, could only scratch his head in embarrassment.
Nodding his head, he said, "Madam, don't worry, this snack will definitely be prepared for you tomorrow morning." ”
"That's good, I won't treat you badly, I'm done today, I'll ask Steward Gan to give you some reward money tomorrow."
"Madam, look at it, what kind of reward do you need, it's all our duty."
"Don't pick up cheap here and sell well, reward you, it's worth looking down on your craftsmanship, do you know?" Li Xiaoyu's least favorite thing as a chef is that the chef despises himself, which is why he is so serious.
Wang Sichu is also an understanding person, and he looked down at Li Xiaoyu, but nodded curtly.
Following behind Li Xiaoyu, Qingluo became more and more confused why her young lady suddenly had such good cooking skills, she was both envious and worried.
Envy is because this young lady has a good cooking skill, if this cooking skill is placed on a girl like her, then she is definitely not worried about getting married, but the worry is also worried about the good cooking skills of the young lady, the eldest lady of King Ande cooks every day, that is self-depreciation, as the saying goes, a gentleman is far away from cooking, although they are not gentlemen, but they are also beautiful girls, it is better to be far away from the kitchen.
At this time, in King Kang's mansion, Wang Xun slowly walked in front of King Kang and said, "Childe, the gilded Bodhisattva statue that you asked the sixth master to send to King Ande was sold to the store again. ”
Shen Chuan opened his eyes slightly and said, "The eighth brother's person gave it to the sixth brother?" ”
"No, it was Di Zifu who sent it to the sixth master's shop, and he left after making a sum of money."
Shen Chuan's brows furrowed slightly, and after thinking about it, he said with a smile, "Since it was sent back by Di Zifu, it should be that girl who has a better gift for her father, and I am really idle in vain." ”
Wang Xun's sixth master in the sky is the sixth son of the emperor, who was demoted to the Shen of the concubine because of his absurdity and immorality. Although Shen Xiao was demoted to a concubine, Shen Xiao has indeed become the largest wealthy merchant in Chang'an City, pawnshops, post stations, restaurants, and even underground casinos are all run by Shen Xiao. Because he is the emperor's sixth prince, Shen Xiao's nickname in the rivers and lakes is the sixth master.
"This time is really long enough, that Di Zifu has been in our alley for a month!" King Kang asked with a smile.
"Childe, do you want me to send someone to kill this Di Zifu?"
"Forget it, he is also a pillar of the country, he is the personal disciple of King Jingbian, if he can be reused, the northern Xinjiang will not have to worry!" King Kang said with a smile.