Chapter 138: For His Own Benefit
Although Xiao Cheng ate, no one could keep the lord's temper.
But it's all come to this point, and she can only bite the bullet. Not to mention the bounty of three hundred taels, whether you can leave safely is a question. If she knew that this was tricky, she wouldn't dare to be greedy for the three hundred taels!
Su Yunran had an expression of hatred for himself, and when he walked halfway down, he couldn't help but hit the back of his hand, making you greedy for money, isn't it?
"Lord Wang, Chef No. 66 has arrived."
"Come in." Xiao Yan's voice was not as fierce as before, but it softened a little, and Su Yunran breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Yunran lowered his head and went in, but he didn't expect the county order to be there: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't hurry up to salute the prince and the county lord." β
The voice of the county commander came, and there was a little more provocative in that tone. It seems that he didn't expect it either, and in the end, it was her dish that made the third prince and the county lord appetite.
The person had to bow her head under the eaves, and she could only salute forward, but Xiao Cheng said: "No, I didn't expect this little Hong Yang to have such a talented female chef." Raise your head, what is it called? This king will reward you heavily! β
Rewarded? That's pretty much it, and it's not in vain that she's worried about it.
Su Yunran slowly raised his head, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant: "The people's woman is drunk with Yunzhai shopkeeper Su Yunran, thank you for your appreciation." β
Xiao Pi's gaze stayed on her face for a long time, and finally clapped her hands and stood up and walked in front of her: "Such a beautiful girl like a flower, but she is in the company of oil smoke all day long, isn't it a pearl secretly cast?" β
Su Yunran smiled faintly: "The folk women are only shallow in their studies and only know how to cook and cook, and the pearl of the prince secretly can't afford the folk women, but they are just interested and complacent." β
After she said this, Xiao Yan's eyes brightened: "It turns out that he is still a wonderful person!" Wait, you just called yourself a folk woman? Are you married? β
Su Yunran nodded: "Back to the prince's words, the women have been married for a long time. β
Xiao Pi seemed to hear her emphasis, it seems that this beauty is deliberately reminding him that this Luo Fu has a husband!
But for some reason, the more anxious she was to draw the line, the more interested he was in wanting to know more. Can a woman who only knows how to cook really have such eyes? Sharp but not penetrating, it can clearly see people's hearts, but it is not broken.
This person is more delicate than Huajiao, this is not humble or arrogant, and the appearance of being anxious to tell him that he is married and is another woman.
Xiao Cheng is more and more happy to look at, but such a thorny flower can't be picked too quickly.
The county lord Jinglan finally spoke: "Third brother, look at you, you're embarrassed by other chefs." β
Xiao Cheng smiled, followed the words of the county lord of Jinglan and sat back: "These dishes you make are very suitable for the appetite of this king and the county lord, tell me, how are they done?" β
Su Yunran nodded, and introduced them one by one: "This dish is an appetizer, crispy radish, sweet and sour, and spicy, very appetizing." Then there is the appetizer soup, the spleen-strengthening five-fruit soup. It is mainly made of coix seeds, lotus seeds, longan, red adzuki beans, gourd rice, rock sugar, glutinous rice and rice. β
Lord Jinglan scooped the porridge in the bowl, and she thought it was the best porridge: "What kind of porridge is this?" It's my first time eating it and it tastes great. β
Su Yunran replied: "This is pork spleen porridge, which is added with Codonopsis, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and appetizing. β
Jing Lan was interested: "Can you elaborate on that?" This dish is very much to my liking, and I want my grandmother to learn it, so that I am not afraid that I will not be able to eat it in the future. Shopkeeper Su won't be afraid that I will leak the formula, right? β
Su Yunran smiled and shook his head: "First chop the codonopsis, crush the ginger, and cook it with the japonica rice until the rice is cooked and the soup is thick." At this time, add the pork spleen, green onion white and orange red that have been cut into thin slices in advance, remove the orange red after the porridge is formed, add salt to taste, and you can use it. β
Lord Jinglan nodded, and then pointed to the last dish: "Is this fish famous?" For some reason, after eating it, I felt much more comfortable in my stomach, and I even felt a little warm. The tiring travel in the past few days has made me uncomfortable, but I feel much more comfortable eating it. β
Listening to Ah Qing say that this Jinglan County Lord is the first beauty in the Yue Country, Su Yunran looked at it, beauty is beautiful, but lacks spirituality. This beauty is difficult to describe, beauty is indeed beauty, but the beauty is very slimy, and it will get tired after watching it for a long time.
I'm afraid that the body of this Jinglan county lord is not very good, just looking at the complexion is a little sickly: "Back to the county lord, the name of this dish is ginger orange pepper fish soup, this crucian carp strengthens the spleen and invigorates qi, and it is common with ginger, which can enhance the effect of warming and strengthening the spleen, and it is most suitable for people with cold stomachs." β
Su Yunran pointed to a plate of pastries and tea that had not been touched again: "This is yam hawthorn cake, yam nourishes the stomach, and hawthorn eats." The pastry is also drizzled with some honey osmanthus, which is sweet but not greasy, but can make the pastry taste delicate and moist. This pot is brown sugar ginger tea, which can remove the cold in the stomach, and is most suitable for people with a weak spleen and stomach. β
Lord Jinglan has always had a bad appetite, and today he has eaten a lot. This will really feel full, but listening to her introduction, I can't help but want to taste it.
The third prince still pushed the pastry in front of her very considerately: "Take a bite, it's okay." β
Lord Jinglan nodded and took a bite of the pastry with such a taste, she had never eaten it before, and she couldn't help but eat a few more bites.
"I never thought that one day I would be greedy for appetite. But this pastry is really delicious. Moist and dense, melts in the mouth, I don't know how to describe it. β
Su Yunran smiled: "The county lord hasn't eaten well for many days, and no matter how delicious things are, he has to be a little restrained." Otherwise, I am afraid that it will cause indigestion and abdominal distension. β
Lord Jinglan nodded and gave the grandmother on the side a look. The grandmother stepped forward and stuffed a jade bracelet into Su Yunran's hand: "This is the reward given by the county lord to Shopkeeper Su, Shopkeeper Su has a heart." β
Su Yunran didn't shirk it, how could such a high-ranking person allow others to refuse?
Su Yunran received the reward and thanked him, and was about to say that he would retreat first, but was stopped by Xiao Cheng: "Shopkeeper Su, don't worry, this king's reward hasn't been given yet!" β
Xiao Pi clapped his hands, and his personal guard walked in, still holding two small boxes in his hands.
Xiao Cheng walked in front of her and opened the first box, inside was a golden hairpin, which was in the style of flowers, and there were also pendant jade leaves underneath, which was very delicate.
Xiao Cheng picked up the golden hairpin and was about to put it on her, Su Yunran took a step back, but stretched out his hands: "Thank you for the reward." β
Xiao Cheng was stunned for a moment, not angry, but smiled, this woman was really on guard against him at all times. Everyone has already said that, if he has to put it on her, I don't know how she will resist.
That's it, for the sake of his own face, he still put the golden hairpin back in the box. He didn't open the box below, and directly put the two boxes together in her hand: "This king has taken a fancy to your cooking skills, is he willing to return to Yue with this king?" Go to the palace of this king, and this king can do all your requests. β
Su Yunran still smiled faintly: "Thank you for your love, it's just that I sang with my husband and wife, and there was no reason to leave my parents alone." β
Her refusal was expected by Xiao Yi: "That's a pity, but it's okay, if you change your mind in the future, you can tell me at any time." However, there is one more thing that Shopkeeper Su must agree, that is, during the period when the king is stationed in Hongyang, the king's three meals a day are in charge of the shopkeeper Su, how about it? β
There was a hesitation on Su Yunran's face, of course she hesitated, she was really too naΓ―ve to think that it was just a meal. But now I have to wait for them until they leave Hongyang, and who knows how many days they plan to stay?
Jing Lan also noticed her reluctance, and hurriedly explained: "Shopkeeper Su, I really haven't met a wishful chef along the way with the Third Prince. Take pity on me, come and cook us for a few days. β
The county lord of Jinglan has lowered his posture like this, and Su Yunran will be a little embarrassed if he hesitates any longer. The county magistrates on the side were all a little anxious, and coughed lightly and tried their best to give her a look: "Shopkeeper Su, thanks to the appreciation of the prince and the county lord, what else do you have to hesitate?" β
The tone of the county order is commanding, and the toughness of the attitude has been put on the surface. Xiao Cheng glanced back at him: "Shopkeeper Su, rest assured, you are in charge of the diet of this king and the county lord these days, and this king will naturally not treat you badly." Lord Prefectural Commander, you said yes, right? β
The county magistrate laughed dryly: "Yes, the shopkeeper Su represents my Hongyang County Ya to serve the prince and county lord, and that is the person of my yamen, and the yamen alone has to be paid separately." β
The little abacus in Su Yunran's heart has begun to stir, these people seem to be asking for her opinion, but in fact? It was not up to her to refuse.
All she can do is to seek a little more welfare for herself. In addition to the rewards from the side of the country, she also has to pay the wages on the county order day!
"Since the prince and the county lord appreciate it so much, then the people's woman is better than obeying her fate." She should leave, of course, she won't really leave, she still has to wait for the county order to send her the three hundred taels of silver!
Sure enough, when the county order came out of Xiao Cheng, he was also greatly relieved. But when he saw Su Yunran in a blink of an eye, his face became stiff again: "Shopkeeper Su, why don't you go?" β
Su Yunran looked at the county order and smiled brightly: "Look at what the county commander said, aren't you a noble person who forgets things?" The yamen let out the words, whoever can let the prince and the county lord eat will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver. How? Could it be that the prefectural magistrate forgot so quickly? Why don't I go and bring the other chefs over and ask? β
The county commander coughed lightly, although he was reluctant, but at the moment, he didn't want to make trouble with the distinguished guest because of such a trivial matter. The silver ticket of three hundred taels was handed to her, and the county magistrate said with a cold face: "Don't forget to come over early tomorrow, don't delay the prince and county lord to have breakfast." β
Su Yunran nodded and accepted the three hundred taels: "Lord Fang Cai said in front of the prince that the salary will be calculated separately, I don't know how this salary is calculated?" You see, how good my business is in Drunken Yunzhai, I have to lose a day if I don't have ......."