Qiling, Donglai Station

Qing'er returned to the hall sullenly and sat down at the table.

"Dust again?"

Zao Wou-ki, the head of the third block, turned his head, swept his contemptuous eyes over the meat-faced servant at the door, and asked Qing'er in a low voice.

Her face was displeased, and she said sharply:

"Who's to say it isn't! What kind of rules is this, we have entered the post house, but it is difficult to get out, and we have to listen to the arrangement of Taishou here. I just miss our girl, I can't go over to accompany her! ”

Xiao Xiaoshen took a sip of the tea bowl, raised his eyebrows obliquely and smiled at Qing'er:

"People still need you to accompany them now? You just stay at the station, don't think about dangling like a candle in front of the two of you. ”

"Whew!" Qing'er shook her head and scolded: "You are the candle, your family is a candle!" ”

Xiao Xiao smiled cautiously, glanced at the door of the post station, and asked Zao Wou-Ki:

"Third uncle, don't you think that this trip to Qiling is not peaceful?"

While peeling melon seeds, Zao Wou-Ki looked around the post station vigilantly, and his voice was low to the limit:

"Someone is intent on severing our connection with the Overseer, we have to find a way, we can't sit still."

There was a lot of noise at the door, and the arguments and noises of several people attracted the attention of Zao Wou-ki's table.

In the past, it turned out to be a beggar in ragged clothes who was stopped outside the post house by the officials. The beggar carried a wooden stick in his right hand, and his voice pleaded haggardly:

"Official, you can do it, I really can't walk. Seeing that it was dark, you asked me to go into the post station to ask for a bowl of hot water to drink, and my body was warm enough to continue on my way. ”

"No, no, the post station has been chartered by the Taishou Mansion, you can go elsewhere to beg for food!"

The official shook his hand and unceremoniously pushed the person away.

Seeing Zao Wou-Ki standing at the door, the beggar's lowered left hand quickly made a gesture that only people from the East Factory could understand.

Zhao Wou-Ki understood, and immediately strode out, and said to the arrogant servant:

"This big brother, it's convenient to go out to the outside. This uncle is very old, and when he sees that the evening is stormy, you let him go in and rest, so as not to delay the time. ”

The official lowered his eyes and thought about it, nodded and waved his hand one by one, which was considered to be accurate.

"Come, uncle, please come inside." Zao Wou-Ki greeted the beggar with a smile.

"Thank you, thank you."

The beggar muttered, walked to the post station with a stick, and his eyes were a little complicated, and he quietly confronted Zao Wou-ki.

When the innkeeper saw a beggar enter the hall, he looked disdainful and disgusted.

"Hey, I said this master, why did you bring in a person who asked for food."

Zhao Wouji glared and reprimanded fiercely:

"How's the guy asking for food? It's not a human being who asks for food? Hurry up and make a pot of hot tea, and bring a plate of steamed buns, and I'll give you the money for the meal! ”

Then he placed the beggar at an empty table and sat down.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to say more, so he returned to the counter in a huff, and told the young man to serve tea to the beggar, and put two big white steamed buns and a plate of side dishes.

The beggar ate with a big mouth and a numb tooth. Holding a steamed bun in one hand and nibbling on it, the index finger of the other hand is dipped in the tea bowl, and a few symbols are drawn randomly on the smooth tabletop.

Zao Wou-Ki at the next table always paid attention to the beggar's every movement, and when they saw the symbols he drew on the table, except for Qing'er, everyone's faces showed extreme astonishment and shock.

In a short time, the beggar slowly left his seat, his dirty palm casually brushing the table, erasing a few contact symbols.

Then, he took the rest of the white steamed buns into his arms, bowed to Zao Wou-Ki and thanked him, and left the post house with a wooden stick.

The beggar left, Zao Wou-Ki

The others quickly went up to the second floor and gathered in the room of Yuan Qian, the head of the tenth block, to discuss matters.

……

Taishou Mansion

Gu Yunxi poured a scoop of glutinous rice noodles into the basin, sprinkled fermented koji with white water, and formed a dough lump.

"What are you doing here?" Seeing this, the official who was watching at the door asked her.

Gu Yunxi didn't look up, and replied while busy:

"Make 'three white cakes'. You only have glutinous rice noodles, sugar and yams, which can be mixed together and evaporated cakes. Because all three ingredients are white, I named the steamed dim sum 'Sanbai Cake'. ”

Waiting for the glutinous rice noodles to ferment, Gu Yunxi was busy cutting yams and washing cabbage.

"What are you going to cook?" Curious, the servant walked a few steps into the kitchen and asked.

"Stewed preserved fish, cabbage, pickled radish, don't cost too many ingredients in your house, right?"

Gu Yunxi rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Xin said, this Taishou Mansion kitchen doesn't have much valuable and decent things in total, it's hard for them to find a family tiger to stare at me to cook, for fear of using a little more things from the Feng family!

After that, no matter what Gu Yunxi set out to do, or whether she was willing to open her mouth to speak, the eventful official would always follow her to ask this and that, and she was quite vigilant.

There were a few faint sounds from the side of the stove, and the "ding ding dong" sounded irregularly, and the movement was very peculiar.

Gu Yunxi stopped what he was doing and bent down to look carefully.

The officer's face turned slightly pale, and he said a little crampedly: "That's just a mouse!" ”

Gu Yunxi ignored him, pretended not to care, and continued to do things, but he knew in his heart that the servant was clearly tricking her.

The faint movement came from close to the hearth. Animals are accustomed to self-preservation, so how can rats sit in their nests near the hearth, and will they kill themselves and be burned to death by firewood?

The more Gu Yunxi thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. The unusual movements, the nervous expressions of the officials, and every mysterious anomaly showed that this shabby-looking kitchen must be hiding some unspeakable secret

Gotta find it out!

Her eyes searched around, and she caught a glimpse of the plate of lamb liver on the wooden table.

With an idea, Gu Yunxi had a clever plan.

The water in the firewood pot was boiling lively, and Gu Yunxi threw the mutton liver directly into the water to stew.

Seeing this, the official exclaimed in amazement: "Hey! The lamb liver itself is cooked! ”

"You don't understand, my overseer likes five-spiced braised lamb liver, and never eats boiled lamb!"

Gu Yunxi glanced at him coldly, and while he was unprepared, he sprinkled another handful of red beans into the pot, and then mixed it with sauce meat, rice wine and other condiments.

When she was done, she went to puree the yams, help the cabbage, and shred the leaves.

The fermented koji is very fast.

In just a moment, the glutinous rice noodles are half-opened in the basin.

Gu Yunxi sprinkled the yam puree and an appropriate amount of sugar into the noodles, continued to knead well, put them on the wooden table, rolled them into square strips, and steamed them in the drawer.

Next, she stirred the shredded cabbage with sugar and vinegar, added tahini paste and mustard powder.

The unique mellow aroma of sesame sauce aroused the interest of the officials, and after sniffing it several times, the mouth couldn't help but leak out of the ~ liquid.

"Little brother, what are you, what are you cooking?"

The official stared at the big bowl in Gu Yunxi's hand, his eyes were good, and he looked extremely greedy.

Gu Yunxi chuckled, looking proud, and unconsciously sped up the action of mixing vegetables, and the vegetable leaves stained with sesame sauce rolled rhythmically under the drive of a pair of chopsticks, bringing out a fresh and sweet aroma, which continued to pour into the nostrils of the officials.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva vigorously, did not squint at the contents of the large bowl, and praised it again and again:

"Well, it's just an ordinary cabbage

, you actually made such a trick! ”

"Although the ingredients of this cold dish are plain, the taste is fresh and delicious, so I named it 'Flower Cabbage'. This big brother, you taste it! ”

Gu Yunxi took out a small plate of mixed cabbage and gave it to the official with a smile.

"This ...... Okay, I'll taste it. ”

The official didn't shirk at this time, took the food plate and chopsticks, and picked up a handful of shredded cabbage. After only one bite, his eyes widened in shock.

This dish is called flower cabbage, which perfectly combines the spicy spice of mustard and the sweet aroma of sesame sauce, which is really sweet, spicy and sour, and a different kind of crisp!

The servant ate all the cold dishes on the plate in one go, wiped his mouth, and was still unsatisfied.

At this time, Gu Yunxi scooped up the stewed soft lamb liver with a fence and slice it into a plate.

"Big brother, how does it taste my braised lamb liver compared to your boiled lamb liver?"

After tasting Gu Yunxi's craftsmanship, the official has relaxed his vigilance against her for the most part.

Seeing her warm greeting, he picked up a piece of lamb liver with chopsticks and took a bite.

Not to mention, this braised lamb liver is indeed more flavorful than the boiled one, and the thick ginger anie in the lo-mei also completely covers the fishy flesh of the organs themselves, and you won't feel other miscellaneous smells when you eat it.

The lamb liver is stewed until the heat is just right, the blades are thin, soft and delicate, and there is a feeling that it is about to melt in the mouth.

"Well, it's delicious, it's delicious!"

After eating one piece, the servant couldn't help but pick up the second piece and chew it violently. This thing, the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes, and the more fragrant it is, the more energetic it becomes

"Come, big brother, eat more! Braised lamb liver with hot rice wine is the most beautiful enjoyment in the cold day! ”

Gu Yunxi said, pretending to pick up a clean small plate, moved a few pieces of mutton liver into it, and left most of the remaining half for the servant:

"Big brother, you eat more! The overseer of my house can't drink alcohol while on official business, and if he can't eat one, I'll take a few pieces. Enjoy the rest. ”

The officer's eyes lit up, and then he feasted like a whirlwind and clouds, completely ignoring his side, Gu Yunxi was quietly slanting over, staying in the faint smile on his delicate little face, revealing a trace of ruthlessness.

The lamb liver didn't have time to swallow in the stomach, so the official opened his mouth and said:

"Oh, who isn't on official business! We can't drink alcohol at will, but this braised lamb liver is delicious to eat......"

As he spoke, more than half of the lamb liver was eaten to the point that only two pieces remained. Suddenly, his face changed greatly, he covered his lower abdomen with one hand, and screamed in pain:

"Oops, my stomach hurts!"

"Yo, what's going on?"

Seeing that the servant threw away the plate, holding his stomach with both hands and hurting until his face turned pale, Gu Yunxi secretly laughed.

Lamb liver with red beans, that's a poison that pierces the intestines! Although the toxicity is not as good as arsenic ~ cream, it can also make the eater have a high fever, vomit and diarrhea, and toss repeatedly for a few days and nights.

"Big brother, don't drink the wind outside, now you are too eager to eat, and you have a cold air in your stomach, right?"

Gu Yunxi gloated and watched as the servant was so painful that he squatted on the ground and convulsed, sweating profusely, and forced a smile and pretended to care about him:

"Otherwise, I'll pour you a bowl of hot water, and you can drink a little cooling!"

The servant bent over and waved his hand at her with difficulty, his clenched teeth kept "gurgling", and cold sweat penetrated his clothes, making him look as embarrassed and weak as water.

"I—I've got to go...... Convenient and convenient......"

He gasped, and a muffled sound rolled out of his Adam's apple, and then he struggled to get up, and the house ran crookedly to the outside of the courtyard.