161. Lunch
"W-what are these?" Lin Mu'er looked at the dishes on the table in surprise, most of them were never seen before, although they were made in a hurry, not to mention very exquisite, but just from the color and plating, it was already very careful.
"This is magnolia slices, baked with winter bamboo shoots, slightly marinated with honey, sprinkled with some thin salt before eating, very refreshing!"
"This is honey ham, take good ham. Cut the skin into large cubes, simmer with honey wine and simmer it very badly, it melts in the mouth, and the sweetness is abnormal! ”
"This is a pearl ball, take the chicken breast of a cooked chicken and cut it into the size of a soybean. Mix the sauce and wine well, stir-fry it in vegetable oil, it is very tender! ”
"This is eight-treasure tofu, chopped with tender tofu, added mushroom crumbs, mushroom crumbs, pine nut crumbs, melon seed crumbs, chicken crumbs, ham crumbs, and stir-fried in thick chicken juice."
"This dish is fried fresh shrimp, these days the river shrimp is also very fat, cut off the shrimp whiskers and shrimp guns, vinegar, sauce, green onions, salt marinate for a while, hot pan boiling oil stir-fry, you can!"
"This is fried cabbage in oil, cut the cabbage into small pieces, add dried shrimp to wine, soak in warm boiling water, heat the chicken fat in the pan, fry the cabbage until the water comes out, add the washed dried shrimp, stir-fry repeatedly, and you can get out of the pot."
"This dish is camellia glutinous rice lotus, at this time there are no flowers good to enter the dish, only this camellia can barely be used, the washed glutinous rice is poured into the fresh lotus, the lotus root is sealed with a bamboo skewer, put into the pot and add brown sugar and red dates to boil until ripe and sliced, and then use camellia, lotus root soup, rock sugar to make a thick potato and pour it on it."
Quan Yu introduced one dish after another, each of which was like a number of treasures, she said one, Lan Xue hurriedly gave Lin Mu'er a dish, and when she finished speaking, Lin Mu'er also tasted these dishes, her face was surprised, and she nodded again and again: "It's really good!" It's the imperial food of the palace, I'm afraid it won't be able to catch up with your taste! ”
Lin Mu'er praised it so much, Miao Di on the side showed joy, and looked at Quan Yu excitedly, Quan Yu smiled at the corner of his mouth, but he said modestly and modestly: "Niangniang can torture the slave!" These dishes, but also just figured out, the nobles in the capital taste most of the light and sweet greasy, and our dishes are basically sour and spicy, occasionally eat once in a time feel good, eat for a long time, I am afraid that the stomach will not be able to stand it, if you want to repeat customers, I am afraid that you have to improve some dishes, to cater to the taste of the guests. ”
Lin Mu'er nodded, what Quan Yu said made sense, that is, it was to open the door to welcome guests, and there was no such thing as a one-rod sale, and it must be to retain guests.
"Niangniang, you eat first, I'll go and see the rice and sour soup fish." Quan Yu continued to smile and said, when he turned to go out, his eyes signaled to the next Miao Di, these two children are not at the same table with the princess and eat is not etiquette, but they must not collide with Niangniang again.
Lan Xue carefully arranged the dishes, Lin Mu'er also tasted them carefully, and looked at the two children next to her in a blink of an eye, although they were hungry just now, they would sit at the dinner table, still eating with a single glance, and their manners were decent, but they were not as frizzy as ordinary children. Lin Mu'er also sighed secretly in her heart: A woman who was abandoned by her husband's family can teach this child so well, it can be seen how much effort Quan Yu has put into it, and it is really not easy!
But after eating for a while, Quan Yu led the people and made a large plate of sour, spicy, and steaming sour soup
The fish is served! Just smelling this sour and spicy smell, Lin Mu'er couldn't stop her mouth from relishing, and her appetite was great, as if she could eat several more bowls of rice!
"Niangniang, this fish was just bought in the morning, it's very fat, you can taste it!" Quan Yu said with a smile, and handed over the rice on the tray of the girl behind him: "This is golden rice, blanch the chrysanthemums with licorice soup and salt, and then cook them with rice." Clear heat and detoxify, brighten your eyes and prolong your life, try it! ”
"Golden rice?" Lin Mu'er looked at the broken gold-like rice in the white porcelain bowl, and couldn't help but be surprised: "I knew that chrysanthemums were used in dishes, but I didn't know that they could be cooked with rice!" ”
"Taste it!" Quan Yu is also happy, in the palace before, he was just a miscellaneous cook, where is his turn to do things on the stove, and now he is drunk and shaded, up and down are up and down by his own decision, and the choice of dishes can also be according to his heart, so it is also a hard toss, but it can also toss a few good tastes.
Lin Mu'er picked up a small piece of rice, the pale yellow chrysanthemums were mixed with the rice, the rice grains were distinct, just by lowering his head, he could smell the cold fragrance of the chrysanthemums. The taste is not heavy, and when you eat it, the tip of your tongue is wrapped in this indifferent fragrance, and you only feel that your mouth is fragrant, refreshing and pleasant!
Swallowing the rice in her mouth, Lin Mu'er nodded and praised: "It's really good, the rice fragrance has the fragrance of chrysanthemums, it is indeed chic!" ”
After receiving Lin Mu'er's praise, Quan Yu was a little embarrassed, and humbly thanked him, so he stopped disturbing Lin Mu'er's meal, stood aside, and helped the two children of peace and joy to make food.
Although he doesn't often eat this dish, and it is extremely refreshing to eat, Lin Mu'er is also extremely restrained, and he stopped eating when he was full, and Quan Yu soaked a cup of hawthorn water to facilitate Lin Mu'er's consumption.
After tidying up the table, Miao Di instructed the kitchen to prepare food for the guards outside, and the group had time to sit down and talk.
The children in the house are playing around the table, the hot tea is full of flowers, a few plates of ordinary melon seeds and nuts, and everyone is full of warmth, but it is an ordinary parent.
"How's the preparation going, and when will it open?" Lin Mu'er put down the tea cup in her hand and asked Quan Yu with a smile.
Quan Yu stroked the broken hair in his ears, and then replied with a smile: "At this time, there are not many flowers, if you are cooking, you can only use some flowers that were pickled before, in the end, there is less taste, the slave maid thought, wait for the weather to be warmer." Now you can make some snacks and try it out. By the way, the dim sum I ate today, can the mother still have an appetite? ”
Speaking of dim sum, Lin Mu'er couldn't help but praise it again, glanced at Lan Xue on the side, and said: "There doesn't seem to be such dim sum in our house, just looking at the appearance, it is very exquisite, and people can't bear to swallow it!" ”
Lan Xue also nodded: "Thanks to Niangniang's blessing, when the snack was served just now, the slave maid also ate two pieces, this time, I only feel that there is still the aroma of the pastry on my fingers!" After a pause, he pursed his lips at Quan Yu and smiled: "Fortunately, the girl from Qingcheng didn't come today, if she comes, your dim sum is really not enough for her to eat!" ”
Quan Yu also smiled, blushing slightly
Said modestly: "But it's also some ordinary snacks, if the mother likes it, the slave maid will send some to the house!" ”
"It's just anything else, do you still have that peach blossom crisp? I look festive, bring some back to the prince to taste! Lin Mu'er was not polite, she opened her mouth directly, the name of the peach blossom crisp is very appropriate, all of them are small like real peach blossoms, people who have been in bed for a long time, seeing these lovely snacks, I am afraid that the mood will be a little better.
"Rest assured, every pack of everything has been prepared. There will be new dim sum in Ming'er, if the mother doesn't dislike it, the slave is done, I will send it to you to taste! Quan Yu said.
As he was talking, Ping'an held up a colored silk thread that he found out of nowhere, put it in Lin Mu'er's palm like a treasure, and then ran to Xile with a smile and played happily.
Lin Mu'er's face was full of spoiling, and Quan Yu looked at each other and smiled, but he carefully clenched his hand into a fist, solemnly protected the cloud-like silk thread, and then said: "I will have the opportunity to send it again in the future, in a few days, I will go to Yunshui Hot Spring with the prince to live, this palace, I don't know when I will come back, you don't have to pounce." ”
"This ......" Quan Yu's smile was fixed on his face, he glanced at Miao Di who was full of surprise, and opened his mouth with some hesitation: "Niangniang, but what happened?" ”
Lin Mu'er shook her head with relief, and the inside story was not good to tell Quan Yuming, so she only smiled: "It's okay, it's just that the prince is in poor health, and the imperial doctor said that the hot springs there are good for the prince's body, so I moved the idea of going there to live!" ”
Hearing what Lin Mu'er said, Quan Yu and the others were relieved, but Quan Yu still frowned: "Isn't it the hot spring Zhuangzi that the slave went to last time?" Not to mention the long distance and difficult to walk, even the area around the hot springs is also dilapidated, and I am afraid that it will have to be repaired to live in it. ”
Lin Mu'er smiled and shook her head: "It's a royal hot spring, and that's what I entered the palace for today." ”
Quan Yu understood, nodded, and didn't ask any more, but he still looked preoccupied, that is, Miao Di, and couldn't help but look at it twice.
Lin Mu'er saw that Quan Yu's expression was not showing, thinking that she was worried about matters related to drunken flowers, but she still said generously: "Although Yunshui Hot Spring is a royal forbidden place, there are royal forest army handles all around, and idle people can't approach it at all. However, you don't have to worry, as I said before, the drunken flower shade is in charge of you, and all the matters here are up to you, so don't say that it is okay to wait for the weather to warm up, even if you open it again next year. ”
"Niangniang..." Quan Yu bit his lip, and he didn't know what to say for a while, but he felt that his eyes were sour.
"I will leave Meiyue behind, she is in charge of the accounts of the palace, if you don't have enough silver, just go and withdraw it from Meiyue. If there is really something urgent, just tell Meiyue that there will always be people left in the house, you can rest assured! Lin Muer continued.
"Yes!" Quan Yu stood up and saluted respectfully, but his heart was mixed, he was just a slave to Princess Yujin, but he could do a few
Good food, you can treat the mother like this, pay money and efforts to open a store for yourself, even go out to live, but also think about all aspects for yourself, Corporal Lixian, nothing more!
"Mother, it's not too early, we should go back too." Lan Xue on the side reminded in a low voice.
Lin Mu'er nodded, it has been a long time since she went out in the morning, and when she returned to the mansion, she had to tell the prince about today's events, so as not to delay the prince's business.
(End of chapter)