Chapter 111: A Pinch of Cake (Medium)
Lin Yuxiao knew Yue Linfeng very well, so he first blocked back the words he might be looking for, "I only said that the dim sum made by Xiao Tang is finely handmade and has a mellow taste, and Tang Zhitang's fine snacks have a reputation of not being the same, and this is not my exaggeration, Xiao Tang will indeed do more than 100 things, and Miss Liu can do it?" ”
"Of course!" Yue Linfeng still replied without hesitation.
"I don't know!" Liu Yiyi rushed to answer after Lin Yuxiao asked yes, but unfortunately she still didn't grab Yue Linfeng, and the two spoke almost at the same time.
“…… I do not know! Liu Yiyi's fingernails pressed hard against the palm of her hand, so that she should not be angry and not lose her temper, "Thank you Lord Yue for speaking for me, it's just that I hope that my affairs are up to me, after all, no one can know myself better than me, isn't it?" ”
Yue Linfeng didn't speak, because he saw that Liu Yiyi was unhappy, but he didn't understand, he saw that Liu Yiyi wanted to have an independent small kitchen, so he didn't want to be disturbed by the right and wrong in the palace, so he tried to say good things for her, how could he make her angry?
"Miss Liu, don't mind, I don't mean to belittle you by saying this, let alone to embarrass you, it's just that I want to know how much you will have, and I will speak truthfully for you in front of the Queen Mother in the future, I hope you can understand that too exaggerated praise is not a good thing for you." It was Lin Yuxiao who apologized.
Liu Yiyi's anger disappeared all of a sudden: "I know, I never dared to be arrogant, otherwise if I boasted that I would make a thousand dim sum, and then the Queen Mother really ordered me to do it, I would have to make a fool of myself." ”
"How many snacks does Miss Liu make?" Xiao Tang also asked, he was curious. The second is to distract Yue Linfeng's attention, lest this person suddenly feel like ashes and cause abnormalities in heaven and earth.
"I don't know. I've never counted them, and it's not the same thing to be able to do it and get it, so I've probably calculated that there are only forty or fifty of them. Liu Yiyi said that forty or fifty kinds can be taken out and sold, and if you talk about the Chinese and Western pastries she has seen, there are definitely more than 100 kinds.
"It's quite a lot. It just so happened that the boat would return to the capital for half a month, and I hope that I can see Miss Liu's cooking skills in this half month, if there are really more than 30 kinds of things that can be used. I would also like to recommend you to the Queen Mother. "Xiao Tang is pure curiosity, peers, who doesn't want to see other people's and compare their own.
"Okay!" Liu Yiyi is the same psychology. So I promised it happily.
Say yes and do it. Xiao Tang immediately led Liu Yiyi to the kitchen, and even forgot to take Yue Linfeng's emotions into account.
Yue Linfeng was not unhappy, he had been in a daze, Lin Yuxiao was calm as soon as Liu Yiyi spoke, Xiao Tang could also talk and laugh with Liu Yiyi, why was he the only one? Why did he make Liu Yiyi dissatisfied as soon as he opened his mouth, and he asked himself that everything he did was for Liu Yiyi's good?
Mu Qinglang also lived in the capital when he was a child, and he was a bamboo horse and a bamboo horse in Yue Linfeng, Lin Yuxiao, Du Shaonan, and Xiaotang. So at first, Xiao Tang and Du Shaonan said that after Yue Linfeng came to Mengzhou, he couldn't believe it. Even if he had heard with his own ears that Yue Linfeng was unwilling to protect his sister and just wanted to send Liu Yiyi home in person, he still couldn't believe it, because it was too unbelievable!
So Mu Qinglang went to Lin Yuxiao privately to ask for confirmation, Lin Yuxiao only smiled and asked him to look at it next, and then Mu Qinglang really saw a side that Yue Linfeng had never seen before when he was preparing to return to the city - Yue Linfeng was actually picky about the items and arrangements in the ship over and over again, for fear that Miss Liu would be a little uncomfortable when she lived in!
This person will become like this once he is emotional!? Mu Qinglang once thought that only his sister was special, but it turned out that there was no shortage of love in this world!
Yue Linfeng didn't care what others thought of him, he was only afraid that Liu Yiyi seemed to be farther away from him, so he habitually asked Lin Yuxiao for help: "Yuxiao, what did I say wrong just now?" Why is Miss Liu upset again? ”
"Linfeng," Mu Qinglang spoke before Lin Yuxiao, "Yuxiao has been upset for the past two days, can you ask again in a few days?" ”
"Upset?" When Mu Qinglang said this, Yue Linfeng remembered that Xiao Tang had said the same thing before, so he suppressed the anxiety in his heart and cared about his junior brother, "What have you been bothering about lately?" "He's the one who's bothering, right?
As a result, when Yue Linfeng asked this, Mu Qingyin, who was originally looking out of the window, turned back in surprise, and Mu Qinglang even lowered his face: "You don't know? I really forgot!? ”
“…… I'm sorry. "Yue Linfeng's mind is messed up now.
Mu Qingyin understood first, looked at Yue Linfeng sympathetically, and said softly: "Since you have handled the case, Yu Xiao will be upset for a few days after completing a case, reflecting on the speed of his case, taking pity on the bitter master in the case, carefully recalling whether there is anything that has slipped through the net, pondering the motives of the murderer, hoping for his next progress, and praying for the rest of the deceased." ”
Yu Xiao is kind-hearted, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't bear to be wronged, he wouldn't take the initiative to take care of these bloody things, and Yue Linfeng was suffering from love at the moment, how sad it was Mu Qingyin knew it deeply, and naturally he wouldn't complain about Yue Linfeng's abnormality.
She didn't blame her, but Yue Linfeng was so annoyed by herself, why did she forget about it!?
"It's okay with me," Lin Yuxiao picked up the book that had been put down again, looked down and said, "Senior brother, it's not a way for you to worry alone, you don't understand why Miss Liu is unhappy and can ask her directly, I can't guess the girl's thoughts, but you should tell her everything you have done for her clearly, and doing good deeds is not known to be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, and you are really willing to pay without asking for anything in return?" ”
“…… Yu Xiao ...... "Yue Linfeng felt very uncomfortable, their brothers and sisters have known each other for more than ten years, and they have handled dozens of cases together, Lin Yuxiao will be unquiet for a few days every time the case is just over, I remember that he and Li Mu were still hesitant to continue to let Lin Yuxiao be a messenger, and later observed that Lin Yuxiao did not have an accident, but he was too compassionate and compassionate, and it would be even more uncomfortable not to let him continue to uphold justice.
It's not the first time that such a big thing has happened, why did he forget it!?
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Because of multiple troubles, Yue Linfeng did not chase Liu Yiyi to the kitchen, which made Liu Yiyi extremely relaxed in Xiao Tang's special kitchen.
"Can I use the stuff here?" Liu Yiyi was still cautious when she first came in, she didn't forget that Du Shaonan said that Xiao Tang didn't like others to disturb him cooking. Kitchen knives will fly out!
"You can use it when I don't use it," Xiao Tang really has conditions, "but now you can use it." Didn't I let you come just to see how many dim sum you could make? ”
He said that he was relieved to be able to use Liu Yiyi, "Then what kind of dim sum does Boss Tang want me to make?" ”
"It's not greasy, it's soft, it's easy to digest, Yu Xiao hasn't been in a good mood for the past two days, and I want to eat light." Xiao Tang is accustomed to thinking from Lin Yuxiao's point of view.
This is the second time that Xiao Tang has said that Lin Yuxiao is in a bad mood, and Liu Yiyi feels that it is rude to think that he didn't hear it. So he asked, "What's wrong with Lord Lin?" But not feeling well? ”
Xiao Tang looked out the window, as the scenery in the distance of the boat was also changing, he said slowly: "Life, old age, sickness, death, resentment, love and parting." There are many troubles in life, not to mention the fruits of this life in the past life......"
"......" Liu Yiyi didn't understand, but it didn't seem that she was angry because she occupied the best room that should have belonged to Lin Yuxiao, so she was relieved.
"You can do whatever you want. Do you want me to avoid it? Fortunately, Xiao Tang suddenly turned the topic back.
"There's no need to shy away from it. If Boss Tang can give me some advice, I can't ask for it. "Most of Liu Yiyi's cooking skills are learned in the classroom, so she doesn't have the habit of being secretive.
"Miss Liu is polite, what you do is yours, wouldn't it be mine if I point fingers." After Xiao Tang finished speaking, he still went out, but he didn't go far, just looked out at the scenery at the door.
If ordinary people listen to it, they probably think that Xiao Tang is either arrogant or unapproachable, or simply hates Liu Yiyi, but Liu Yiyi still has a little knowledge when she went to school in her last life. Xiao Tang's words and expression reminded her of an incident back then.
It was a year of graduation, and Zhang Yi and a few others had good grades. was taken by their teacher to the teacher's teacher's house to open a small stove for them, that is a master who is said to be sixty ears shun, if according to the ancient generation, Zhang Yi They have to call the grandfather of the family, of course, the modern grandfather.
The master smiled and was very approachable, and specially took out the pig's trotters that had been stewed for six hours and roasted in a pot to satisfy everyone's cravings, and the taste was good that Zhang Yi had never tasted! Not only did she not eat it, but other classmates also didn't eat it, there were many pig's trotters and few pig's trotters, and one person was a mouthful, so some people sighed, some people were reluctant, and some people were determined to make exactly the same pig's trotters in the future!
For those who are reluctant to eat, the master still smiled and said that he would come over if he wanted to eat, his wife went to the younger son's house, the eldest son was busy with business, and the grandson also went abroad, and he was lonely alone.
For the students who are determined to make exactly the same pig's trotters in the future, the master told a story, saying that there is a talented man who likes calligraphy, especially envy the words of the previous celebrities, and he also practiced in the morning and evening, and wrote and scratched with his fingers when he slew, and he scratched his wife without paying attention, which woke her up.
When the wife is definitely unhappy, she naturally complains: "You have your own body, what do you draw on me?" ”
As a result, this sentence made the talented man like a pot empowerment, right! No matter how good the previous generation is, it is also someone else's, and if someone can become a calligrapher, why can't he?
From then on, the talented man no longer simply studied, he took the strengths of others to make up for his own shortcomings, and at the same time did not give up his own characteristics and advantages, and eventually became a generation of people who stood side by side with his predecessors.
Everything is the same principle, cooking is the same, the same ingredients are made by each person with different tastes, blue out of blue is better than blue rather than the same blue, Zhang Yi realized at that time.
Looking at Xiao Tang's back now, Liu Yiyi inexplicably linked him with that master, or is this the realm of the so-called chef?
Xiao Tang looked at the scenery along the way, his brows wrinkled for a while, and the lotus osmanthus was waiting for his own lady at the door, anyway, he was standing with the big demon, so it was better to wait.
So Lotus cautiously spoke first: "Boss Tang also has troubles?" ”
"How can a person live in the world without troubles?" Xiao Tang not only answered, but also was very approachable "demon".
Osmanthus also had the courage to ask: "Boss Tang also has the troubles of the world?" ”
"Of course, it is a mundane thing to be in the red dust," Xiao Tang sighed and took the initiative to explain, "You see that the mountains in the distance are green, and the spring in the south of the Yangtze River comes earlier than the capital, so I opened a branch in the Tang Zhitang in the south of the Yangtze River, and every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, I have to go into the mountains to pick roses, and the fast horse guarantees that the freshest will be shipped to the capital to me, so I can pickle it to make a dim sum filling, but there are many people who can pick, this matter cannot become a secret, and I don't know which one lacks the heart to pass it out, and it is even more exaggerated that the legend of Tang Zhitang must go up the mountain during the Dragon Boat Festival, It's because the flowers on that day are the best and freshest, and there are more people on the mountain after the Dragon Boat Festival, do you think I won't be annoyed? ”
"Then why don't you go up the mountain a few days in advance?" Osmanthus didn't think it was a big deal.
"The reason why the Dragon Boat Festival is particular is that it is indeed the most beautiful and best time for the flowers to bloom." Xiao Tang shook his head, if he could stagger the time, why should he have to go up the mountain during the Dragon Boat Festival.
So outsiders are not wrong, Osmanthus winked at her sister, and the sisters secretly laughed in their hearts.
"It's good to just pick flowers, anyway, they can't make the taste of my Tang Zhitang, and after a long time, they won't have to go up the mountain on the Dragon Boat Festival, the problem is that now, there are many people picking now, it's not picking flowers or pulling them out! I have an explanation for my Tang Zhitang, picking flowers only picks flowers, and is not allowed to damage the rhizomes of flowers, but outsiders don't listen to me, so if you pick them randomly, you will lose the vitality of the flowers within a few years, and you will lose the peace of nature. ”
Xiao Tang's next words made the lotus osmanthus solemn, the aliens in their cultivation were often more respectful and fearful of the heavens than humans, because they knew that the way of heaven existed!
"I'm done!" Liu Yiyi said briskly, she really likes the kitchen the most, and no one disturbs her to play freely for a while, and her mood is much better.
Liu Yiyi brought out a plate of small square-shaped snacks, with a sesame fragrance, and more coincidentally, a layer of rose chips was sprinkled on the top.
Xiao Tang smiled when he saw it: "A pinch of crisp? "It seems that roses are really a commonly used ingredient, so I have to take care of them even more, and after returning to Beijing, I asked Li Mu if he could think of a way.
"Exactly." This snack is oily but not greasy, and the texture is crispy and fluffy, so it shouldn't make upset people want to eat it, right?
Xiao Tang unceremoniously pinched a piece and put it in his mouth, anyway, he was the examiner, "Well, you added pine nuts to it, right?" I got some pine nut incense. ”
"Yes, a pinch of crisp is mixed with fried flour with sesame crumbs and sugar, and rubbed with cooked lard until it can be kneaded into a ball, but the sesame seeds are too monotonous, and the walnut kernel taste is a little bitter, so I add pine nuts, and it happens that pine nuts also have oil, which is convenient to knead into a ball." Liu Yiyi also has no concept of secrecy.
"A pinch of crisp is to be kneaded into a ball without dispersing, in order to use the mold to press and cut into pieces, you make a pinch of crispy cake to look at the crispy and loose to eat, but also into a ball, the skill is good." Xiao Tang said this, which means that the dim sum of a pinch of crisp has passed the test here.
Liu Yiyi was very happy: "I just mastered a little trick, that is, when you can't form a ball, you can add a little sesame oil appropriately, and you must not add water, the more water you add, the more you don't form." (To be continued.) )