Chapter Forty-Six: The Official Messenger Comes to the Door

In the end, because of the lack of uncle and the Fu family to eat together, everyone divided more shortbread and happy dumplings. In this way, the food and soup were swept away by everyone, and only Wowotou was left on the table.

Li Yao cooked, and the other ladies took on follow-up work such as washing dishes. It's just that Princess Kang's mother and daughter seem to be used to being served, and the two of them, who are full of oil, still don't think of helping with their work.

The princess Fu Jingqi is a virtuous daughter-in-law of Baozi, and along the way, she undertook the work of King Kang's family without regrets.

For these, Li Yao was really speechless. No one else refuted this, which made Li Yao really not know how to say it. After all, this is someone else's business, and her identity is a junior. Therefore, she can't say anything about this kind of thing when she sees it.

Han didn't let Li Yao worry about washing, so Li Yao held the joy in her hand, gave Li An a look, and motioned Li An to go out with her.

She didn't forget that she gave her joy to Ang Lee, but after Wu refused for Ang Lee, Ang Lee's disappointed and aggrieved look.

Li An grabbed a piece of bread in each hand and devoured it, while praising vaguely: "Peace is usual...... Pastries to eat...... The pastry is different, the skin is crispy on the outside, and the oil is warm and sweet on the inside...... Puffy, good times! ”

"Eat slowly, as long as you think it's delicious. You just haven't eaten dim sum for a long time, and that's why you think it's delicious. As soon as Li Yao finished speaking, he saw two officials escorting his family, approaching the eaves of this place with umbrellas.

After saying hello, one of the tall officials, named Liu Zhong, asked with a smile, "Miss A-Yao, I heard that you made this meal?" ”

Liu Zhong is about forty years old, with a scar on his left cheek near his chin, and he looks stout and mighty, looking quite fierce. But after contact, Li Yao felt that this person was a typical representative of the tenderness of an iron man. At that time, Ji Runshu was suffering from a severe cold, and it was he who was kind and patient and worked tirelessly to hire a doctor.

The official next to him was called Sun Cheng, who was about the same age as him, and he was a low and strong man with a beer belly. Sun Cheng always doesn't smile on weekdays, and he doesn't seem to get along well.

"Lord Liu, are you ready to eat? I'm worried that you don't like to eat it, adult. Li Yao responded to him with a smile.

"It's enough, but it's so delicious, I haven't eaten enough! What is in the dry food made by the girl, it is sweeter and easier to swallow than usual. And what are the names of the sweet and savory cakes? I don't know how the girl made the pork, and it didn't taste bad at all. ”

After saying this, he made an undisguised action of smashing his mouth: "I really don't know how to describe that taste, I even have to swallow my tongue!" ”

Hearing this somewhat exaggerated compliment, Li Yao hurriedly shook his hand and responded humbly uncomfortably: "Where, my lord is really a prize!" …… Are those not enough to eat? If I don't have enough to eat, I'll make some more. ”

"Don't be called an adult. …… If the girl doesn't dislike it, just call me Brother Liu. "The boss explained that he wanted to be kind to the Li family, and he originally meant to tie up with the boss. But he didn't expect that he could mix such a good meal today, which can be regarded as a reward for his hard work a few days ago.

"......Uncle, I'm still a delicate little girl!" Do you mean I'm old, or do you mean you're young?

Seeing that she was stunned, Liu Zhong blinked and explained with a smile: "The meal that the girl gave me is not enough, but it is too delicious." So I didn't eat enough. Don't worry, girl, I'm here to trouble her to make me some dry food for the way. ”

When his words fell, Sun Cheng clasped his fists and saluted. His expression was gentle, and he said with a pleading voice: "The girl has good tea and rice skills, so I don't ask much about the recipe for cooking and making cakes." It's just that the girl may tell the trick of making the nest head like this? The girl also knows that we are escort servants who always run on the road, and we can't pay attention to the dry food we bring on the road, but we are still willing to eat better. ”

At this time, Li Yao said to the two of them without hesitation: "Actually, there is no difficult trick, I also want to ask the two of you for one thing." That's right, I want to spread the word that this nest can be made into such a fermentation method. In this way, everyone will be able to eat noodles and steamed buns. It's just that the little girl is not talented, and she doesn't know where there is alkaline noodles, so she can only burn alkaline noodles through plant ash-"

When she said this, she was abruptly interrupted by Liu Zhong: "Alkali? I've heard that caustic soda is used in tanning fur, but that thing? ”

"This ...... The little girl didn't know. But don't take anything for granted! If you want to try it, feed it with chickens or rabbits, and if these animals are fine if they eat it, they should be fine if they eat it. ”

Before her words fell, Sun Cheng retorted to her with an unhappy face: "How can you compare these living creatures with people, the girl must not say this again in the future!" ”

“…… Okay, I'll pay attention to it later. "Animals are inferior to people, Sun Cheng's view, Li Yao doesn't know where it came from. But later she learned that there are not a few people in Datai who have this view. This should be regarded as a gap in the concept of the times.

At this point, the atmosphere was a little stiff.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Liu Zhong laughed out loud, he broke the deadlock and said: "The girl has such an idea of benefiting the people, which is really convincing, and the girl is worthy of being a scholarly family and a Qingliu official eunuch." "Even if the trick is not difficult, but others will not be able to. Some people's tea and rice skills are heirlooms, especially in their Qinghe area. Qinghe is the only place for Datai merchants to go north and south, because it extends in all directions, so many local people in Qinghe have to rely on tea and rice skills to do business to make a living. He didn't expect that this girl would spread a craft so happily!

Sometimes it is difficult to change the concept, and if it can't be changed, then you can only seek common ground while reserving differences. Li Yao didn't care about Sun Cheng's unhappiness, she responded to Liu Zhong's words with a calm smile: "Hehe, Brother Liu's words are too good!" ”

Seeing that she didn't care, Liu Zhong's face was even more satisfied, this girl was very lenient and generous in dealing with people. Thinking so, he smiled and said, "My brother's wife is very good at tea and rice, so I thought of asking the girl for this trick, and the girl will continue to talk about it." As for what the girl said, she wants to pass on the trick...... Hmm......" He pondered for a moment before he continued: "If ordinary people follow this method and taste the benefits, it will naturally spread." I'm just afraid it will cost some money......"

It is already quite good that the other party can think of thinking about the people as an errand servant. Li Yao responded to the other party: "That's not going to happen." Brother Liu thinks what the people think, he is really a good official. ”

"Haha...... Don't dare to be, don't dare to be! A contemptible person is just a crude servant, and cannot be called an official. ”

The two talked happily, and soon Li Yao told Liu Zhong and Sun Cheng how to keep old fat noodles.

In a bowl of noodles, add a few drops of white wine to the noodles while mixing them, and then put the dough with white wine in a warm place to let it rise to twice the original size, and the noodles are considered to be fermented. The fermented noodles have the characteristics of a single finger that can rebound back to the noodles, and there are honeycomb appearances in the noodles. In fact, it would be better to add some honey, but honey is not a cheap thing at this time.

The two of them, who had never cooked seriously, seemed to understand these words. Later, the two discussed asking Sun Chengniang to come over and learn it. Li Yao didn't refuse, she agreed.