It was getting late, Lin Ziyue rarely didn't go to those places to look for flowers and willows, and went to bed early, Mo Wengu heard that Shu Qing had lost his appetite in the past few days, so he specially asked the cook from the capital to make some hometown dishes that Shu Qing loved to eat on weekdays, and sent them to Xue Pei at the time of dinner.

Although Shu Qing lives in Changfu, dinner has always been used in the West Chamber, and the West Chamber's own cooks are also invited by Chang Yunping to take care of Shu Qing. If Shu Zicheng was in Changfu, he would have come to the West Chamber to dine with Shu Qing, but he had already gone out early this morning, and he expected to come back in a few days, so only Shu Qing was left to eat alone.

Shu Qing sat under the moon, and there were already five or six dishes on the stone table, but she didn't even move her chopsticks, all of them were placed there as they were.

Xuehuan looked at Shu Qing, who was preoccupied, and couldn't help but sigh as well.

Xue Pei happened to come over with a food box.

Xuehuan walked up to her and sighed softly, "Hey, what should I do?" The young lady still refused to eat. The cooks are almost out of shape......"

Obviously, the dishes on the table are still as fragrant and mouth-watering as before.

Xuehuan tried all kinds of methods, and even thought that her anorexia had recurred, so she was frightened and asked the doctor to diagnose her pulse, but the doctor couldn't see it after seeing it.

Xuehuan was helpless, she, the master, didn't eat, and they didn't have the heart to eat.

"I asked the cook to make a few new dishes, don't worry, Miss will definitely like to eat them." Xue Pei blinked confidently.

Xue Huan stared at Xue Pei in confusion, and suddenly said: "Xue Pei, why do I think you have always been mysterious and mysterious recently, and you will disappear from time to time, are you hiding something from Miss?" ”

"No, no." Xue Pei shook her head and naturally turned her face away.

"Really?" Xuehuan groaned, but didn't ask.

Fortunately, Xuehuan is simple-minded and very easy to fool. Xue Pei bypassed her, and then moved several dishes from the food box to the table one by one.

Xue Pei didn't bring many dishes, there were only three in total - a plate of crispy roast duck, a plate of bamboo rolls and small steamed buns, and a plate of wine stew and tofu stew.

These are the specialties of Beijing, Shu Qing is still in the capital when he loves to eat these three things, although these three dishes are not complicated, but few people can make the authentic taste of the capital, although there are many restaurants and inns in Chenzhou under the banner of the capital, but none of them can satisfy Shu Qing.

"Miss, this is a Beijing dish specially made for you by the chef, please try it while it's hot." Xue Pei smiled slightly and persuaded softly.

When Shu Qing heard this, he glanced at the dishes on the table, and it really made people appetize when they looked at it.

Although she really didn't have any appetite, but under Xue Pei's repeated persuasion, she still picked up the chopsticks and tasted a bite of crispy roast duck.

The taste of duck meat is very delicious, very similar to the signature dish of Mochizuki Tower that she often goes to eat in the capital, because it is too similar, so Shu Qing became suspicious.

Shu Qing only tasted two bites, then put down the chopsticks with a frown.

Xue Pei looked at her nervously: "Miss, doesn't this dish match your appetite?" ”

"No, this duck is delicious, I haven't eaten such a delicious meal in a long time. Xue Pei, you go and call the cook. I want to thank him personally. Shu Qing folded his hands and smiled.

Xue Pei groaned slightly, although she felt that something was wrong, she still obediently went to the kitchen to call the cook.

After a while, the cook stood in front of Shu Qing.

The cook was a thin and small man, born with a simple and honest appearance, and when he saw Shu Qing, he hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "The villain has seen the eldest lady." ”

Everyone in Chang Mansion knows that anyone in the mansion can be offended, that is, this Shu girl must not be provoked, Master Chang simply treats her as a Lafayette, and even his own son Chang Le is not so intimate.

So now that the cook sees Shu Qing, she is like a great enemy, trembling, and she doesn't dare to say anything wrong, plus she is always picky about her meals these days, which makes the cook feel that she is not easy to get along with.

"Hurry up." Shu Qing smiled lightly, "You made this crispy roast duck?" ”

"Exactly." The cook lowered his head and did not dare to say more.

Shu Qing tapped his chin: "Your roast duck is doing well, and you are about to catch up with the skills of the chef of the Moon Tower in the capital." Tell me how the duck is made, and tell Miss Ben about the process, and Miss Ben will reward you with the gold. ”

As he spoke, Shu Qing took out a large ingot of gold from his purse and placed it next to the crispy duck.

The gold seemed to reflect a blinding light in the dim moonlight, and the cook was immediately attracted by the alluring light. Although he works in the Changfu, his annual salary is not comparable to this ingot of gold, which is undoubtedly a great temptation for him.

The cook rubbed his hands, looked at the gold with red eyes, and instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

However, reason still made him glance at Xue Pei first.

Xue Pei's expression was a little nervous, she secretly gave him a look, signaling him to act according to his face.

The cook took a deep breath, it just so happened that crispy roast duck was a dish he would cook, although Shu Qing also cooked, but he could only make soup, and he didn't expect to know how such a complex dish as crispy roast duck was baked.

The cook thought about it, and then lowered his eyebrows and said: "The practice of crispy roast duck is very particular, the first thing is to choose the right duck, the duck should select the two catties and eight taels of three-spike duck, more than one or two less one or two is not good, followed by the duck meat to be washed, marinated with secret seasoning for an hour." ”

"What are the secret seasonings?" Shu Qing pursed her lips and asked with a smile.

The cook replied very naturally: "Among them, there are half taels of shredded ginger, one tael of garlic slices, half and two of star anise peppercorns, and finally the soy sauce made by the villain." ”

Shu Qing raised his eyebrows: "Is there nothing else?" ”

The cook thought carefully and glanced at Xue Pei.

Xue Pei is also not good at cooking, she knows nothing about these things, and she can only shake her head for now.

The cook understood and said firmly, "No." ”

"Okay, I got it." Shu Qing slowly raised his lips, and then handed him the gold on the table, "This ingot of gold is rewarded to you." Go down. ”

The cook took the gold she handed over suspiciously: "Miss, the villain hasn't finished the next steps yet." ”

"Needless to say, Miss Ben already knows it in her heart." Shu Qing said meaningfully.

She had already seen through the truth, this roast duck was not made by him, because the spice he reported was obviously missing the most important - silver dancao.

The reason why the crispy roast duck in the Mochizuki Tower can become the sin of the capital is that in addition to the delicate and smooth taste of his duck meat, there is also a trick, that is, he added silver dancao to the duck, so it tastes a little cool.

Shu Qing clenched his chopsticks, and he was almost sure that this roast duck was made by the chef in the Moon Tower!

So...... Why did Xue Pei lie to her?