Chapter 119: A Familiar Taste in Memory
After Su Jing stopped the secret guard from evacuating the Hibiscus Snow Lotus, he made up his mind.
It was a long time before he lifted the chopsticks again.
I don't know if I'm worried that the taste of this hibiscus snow lotus root won't achieve the effect he expected, but when this war king Shu Jing came over to take the first bite, it was very slow and seemed to be very careful.
And when the taste in the mouth was the taste he expected, his deep phoenix eyes actually exuded an astonishing bright light at this time.
That's right, it's the taste, the memory is familiar.
When he was a child, his mother used to make this hibiscus snow lotus, and he liked to eat it the most, but then something happened, and he never ate this hibiscus snow lotus again.
And this hibiscus snow lotus, Long Jiu, Invite Yue, Long Qi and Lan Ying, who know the truth, will never mention this dish in front of anyone, and will never let anyone make this dish for him to eat.
Therefore, this hibiscus snow lotus has never appeared on his dinner table again, and no cook has ever dared to make hibiscus snow lotus in front of him.
In this way, gradually, even he forgot about jì, forgot that jì had such a thing, and forgot that jì had such a dish.
Now, seeing this hibiscus snow lotus again, the beautiful picture in the memory seems to float in front of me, at that time, the family was happily reunited, at that time, laughter and laughter echoed in the ears, but now, he is left alone, deserted.
"Master, isn't it not to your taste? Otherwise, let's let the cook outside cook another dish, right? The secret guard on the side seemed to notice something, and always felt that the master's expression was wrong when he looked at this hibiscus snow lotus, so for the safety of the cook outside, the secret guard decided to evacuate quickly, after all, Long Jiu and Ying Yue had asked him in advance, if there was something slightly wrong on the way to cook, he had to help this lady Xiao depending on the situation.
Now, isn't that a special circumstance? At this time, if he doesn't help, when will he wait?
Therefore, this secret guard made a quick move, thinking that he would quickly eliminate this strange atmosphere.
But before he could make a move, the master had already intercepted his evacuation.
"Do you want this king to repeat it a second time?"
"Master, you're—"
"This king didn't say not to eat, put it down." Hearing the anger in the master's cold voice, the secret guard didn't dare to help anymore, and quickly put down the hibiscus snow lotus.
"Yes, master." He trembled and stepped aside, not daring to look up at the master's gaze that fell on him, but even if he didn't look up, the master's gentle sweep and invisible pressure rushed over him, and it was enough for him to stand it.
Of course, fortunately, the master's focus is not on him, and his master is inexplicably paying special attention to the plate of hibiscus snow lotus, although his expression and demeanor have become a little strange, but looking at this situation will not cause any danger to the cook outside, so, this secret guard is a lot more relieved, and feels that he can explain to Long Jiu and the two leaders of the dark guard.
It's just that no one expected that something would happen that would make them jaw-dropping next.
Obviously, compared to the previous three dishes, when the master of their family was eating hibiscus snow lotus, he was obviously very slow, so slow that a few secret guards on the side were shocked.
What's even more shocking is that the master ate this plate of hibiscus snow lotus cleanly, not to mention, after eating, the master actually raised his head and closed his eyes, leaned back on the chair, and his indifferent face actually showed a smile for the first time.
That's right, although that smile was very faint, very shallow, so faint that it was almost unformed, but it still fell into the eyes of the dark guard, proving that their master had indeed had such a smile.
It's horrifying!
Since they followed their master, they have never seen the slightest smile on their master's face, some of them are always the iceberg face, and the dark evil aura that has never dissipated around them.
Therefore, when the master opened his eyes again and returned to normalcy, several of them thought that they were dazzled just now, and whether they had hallucinated just now?
But in the face of the plate of hibiscus snow lotus that couldn't be cleaner, they dared to believe that it wasn't their dazzle just now, nor was it their illusion, it was real, and the empty hibiscus snow lotus was the best proof.
In this way, the secret guard who wanted to help the cook felt that the master should reward the cook, so he opened his mouth and said, "Master, do you want the cook outside to make another hibiscus snow lotus?" Of course, he proposed this construction, and wanted to see the miracle just now, that short-lived smile.
It's just a pity that his wish is destined to not come true.
"No, don't you have three more dishes, let's put the last three dishes on the table." I don't know if it's to hide something, this war king Su Jing never said a word about the plate of hibiscus snow lotus again, and his attention seems to have shifted to the last three dishes.
Not to mention, this Xiao Qiqi really made seven dishes with different Chu Fengci, the same lotus root main material, she really made another seven different dishes, and the last three dishes were placed in front of him, a radish mixed with lotus root, a lotus porridge, and a cup of lotus juice.
This radish mixed with lotus root is made of the main ingredient lotus root, side dishes carrot, white radish, plus red pepper, salt, fine sugar, and a little white vinegar.
Xiao Qiqi is to take the end of the lotus root into a ball, remove the skin of the lotus root, cut it into thin slices, soak it in water, and then, she cut the red and white radish into uniform long thin strips, soften it with salt, take out the lotus root, drip dry the water, marinate it with red and white radish and mix it evenly, cut a little red pepper shreds to decorate, and marinate it for two hours.
This dish can be regarded as echoing the first cold salad with shredded lotus root, which is also crisp and refreshing, and seems to link the flavor before and after, but it uses an ingenuity.
And this lotus porridge, it looks nothing special, it is to boil the porridge with the diced old lotus root and rice, boil the porridge purple and sticky, the old lotus root is crispy and soft, and add white sugar to eat.
It stands to reason that this kind of porridge is also made by the chef next to him, but I don't know why, as soon as I eat it, Su Jing feels that there is something different.
The bowl of porridge in his hand obviously looks so plain, but it tastes so comfortable and suits his taste, why is this?
As for the last drink, lotus root juice, Xiao Qiqi took the lotus root and washed it, peeled it, cut it into small pieces, soaked it in water for a while, and added a small amount of white vinegar to prevent the lotus root from oxidizing and discoloring, and then she added water to the lotus root, and then put it on the stone mill to grind it into juice, and filter out the dregs, and then put water in the casserole, add the lotus root juice after heating, put in rock sugar, and heat it over low heat until cooked.
In this way, the lotus root juice that comes out, after it is slightly cooled, add a few pieces of Xiaoice to the cup, which is refreshing and delicious.
After tasting them one by one, what made Su Jing depressed was that no matter which of the seven dishes, he couldn't find anything wrong, so could he still carry out the next plan?
No, no matter what, no matter how good the woman's cooking skills were, whether he could pick out the thorns or not, his plan remained the same.
"Someone, go and tell Jiang Rufeng, and say that this king is very satisfied with this hospitality, and ask him to invite the cook to Tianzilou No. 1, and say that this king has a reward."
"Yes, master." The efficiency of the dark guard is naturally extremely high, and after directly giving the order to Jiang Rufeng, he went back to report to Shu Jing, as for the rest of the matter, the dark guard will not worry about anything at all, because as the master, Jiang Rufeng will naturally get the rest done.
And sure enough, after Jiang Rufeng received the news from the secret guard, he immediately went to the kitchen.
There, Xiao Qiqi was packing up and preparing to go back to Zhaojia Village.
"Mrs. Xiao, are you—"
"Oh, that's right, I don't think the seven-course meal has been served for so long and there has been no news back, so I think the other party will definitely not come to find trouble." If he was not satisfied, Jiang Rufeng would definitely have come to the kitchen a long time ago, and he would not wait so long for the dishes to be neatly served.
As for Jiang Rufeng, she was a little surprised that Xiao Qiqi guessed so accurately, so she had to stop her from going home.
"Mrs. Xiao, don't be busy cleaning up first, there is one more thing to trouble Mrs. Xiao next."
"What? Shouldn't the other party still want to embarrass you and me, and want me to cook seven different dishes? "If that's the case, she can do it, but, in this way, that master is really not easy to serve, and it's obviously more difficult than Chu Fengci.
While Xiao Qiqi was thinking about how to deal with that difficult character, Jiang Rufeng shook his head.
"Mrs. Xiao, you misunderstood, that master is extremely satisfied with the seven dishes you made, he sent someone over and said that he wanted to invite Mrs. Xiao to room No. 1 of Tianzilou, he wanted to meet you in person, saying that he was rewarded." Regarding what the master confessed, Jiang Rufeng told Xiao Qiqi word for word.
As for Xiao Qiqi, he didn't plan to meet with that guy who was not easy to mess with.
"Young Master Jiang, I'll tell you honestly, I'll make those seven dishes, that's purely for your sake, I can't bear to see you embarrassed by that master, so I came to Fulai Inn to make those seven dishes for you, now, my task is completed, that master is also satisfied, I think everyone is happy, I should also go back, the three children in the family must be waiting for me to wait very anxiously, it's not too early, I have to hurry back to Zhaojia Village, I can't stay any longer."
Xiao Qiqi finished cleaning up, clapped his hands, and continued: "Also, let me tell you the truth, I don't like to deal with people like that, and I don't know how to deal with them, you said that if you speak inappropriately and provoke the other party, it will not be good for you and me, so ah, when it's good, I have to leave quickly, so that it's good for you, for me, and for everyone, that's it, you go and say it for me, I can't get this reward, you say, I have to go home to take care of the child, the child can't wait." ”