28. Is this mud?
"Okay, thank you Aunt Lin, why don't you go with us to serve the food? If Mrs. asks about these dishes, I will say that we have discussed and made them together, and maybe I can say a few good words about you in front of Mrs. and the little marquis, and Aunt Lin will be able to take better care of the big guy at that time. ”
So, Aunt Lin was so dazed and followed by Meng Wei as the leader in the team of serving maids, and the plate she was holding in her hand was a loess bag, which did not seem attractive from the outside.
Thinking of this, Aunt Lin was a little apprehensive in her heart, and she didn't know what the taste of this lotus leaf chicken was, she couldn't remember how she was fooled by Meng Wei to agree, if Mrs. or Little Hou Ye thought it was not delicious, then what should she say?
In the next moment, Aunt Lin shook her head again, eliminating those worries, no matter what, it was too late to regret it now, because she had already arrived at the Sichuan Courtyard.
I entered the hall without squinting, and before I put down the plate in my hand, I heard Ye Zichuan's voice: "Hey, this round and yellow thing, if I am not mistaken, this is mud?" ”
"Back to the little marquis, this yellow mud only seals the taste in the outermost layer, so as to ensure that the deliciousness of the chicken inside is not lost."
"And how do you eat this?"
Aunt Lin couldn't help but look at Meng Wei, and saw Meng Wei holding a small hammer in her hand that was used to smash walnuts and handed it to Ye Zichuan: "As long as you knock on this, you can experience its magic, little marquis, the slave maid heard that you have tasted many restaurants in the capital, so I feel that you are the most suitable candidate." ”
Ye Zichuan was very happy to get Meng Wei's praise, and he also wanted to see if this new food was as good as Aunt Lin said.
On the side, the Marquis and Mrs. Hou saw Ye Zichuan like this, they glanced at each other but did not stop them, they came for a while, and they also saw Meng Wei and Ye Zichuan in contact, so it can be said that there is nothing wrong with every word and deed.
They didn't know Meng Wei, but they still knew their son very well, and when they saw that he was interested, they didn't have any abnormal eyes when they looked at Meng Wei, so they didn't stop him.
Ye Zichuan took the small hammer and gently knocked it on the round yellow mud, and saw that there were many cracks in the center of the hammer, and then the next moment he heard a snap, and the clods of soil sealed by the yellow mud fell down one after another.
Fortunately, before this, Meng Wei asked Aunt Lin to prepare two plates, one large and one small, and those broken yellow clay pieces fell on the big plate one after another, revealing a green corner.
Seeing this, Ye Zichuan knocked on the vicinity again, only to reveal what was wrapped in lotus leaves inside.
Meng Wei gave Aunt Lin a look, and Aunt Lin cleverly stepped forward to open the lotus leaves wrapped around her with chopsticks, and suddenly a drooling fragrance permeated.
Aunt Lin removed the big plate under the bottom in a timely manner, and the lotus leaf chicken was truly completed.
The Protector couldn't help but praise when he smelled it: "It's really good, it smells fragrant, but I don't know how it tastes." ”
After speaking, the Hou Guohou didn't care that the dish was steaming, and directly sandwiched a piece of meat with chopsticks, and then because he was in a hurry, his face turned red, but he seemed to feel that spitting it out would damage his face, so he opened his mouth and exhaled and chewed it a few times, and then swallowed it.
"Yes, yes, it's just hot, madam, you can taste it too."
Huguohou is indeed a person who loves his wife, and he thinks it tastes good, so he directly clips a piece of chicken leg to Mrs. Huguohou, and then goes towards the lotus leaf chicken with chopsticks.
Although Ye Zichuan smelled it and felt fragrant, he knew that it was still very hot when he watched Huguohou eat it, and he thought that he would eat it later, but this idea flashed, and when he saw Huguohou, he sandwiched a chicken leg for himself again, and only half of the good lotus leaf chicken was left, and he couldn't help but remember to hurriedly clip a few chopsticks.
Meng Wei didn't say anything when she saw this, and waited until the maid had put all the dishes on it, and then took a small bowl and added a bowl of soup to Mrs. Huguohou: "Madam, this dish is called sauerkraut fish, the most appetizing and greasy part, and the most essential part is this soup, which is much better than fish." ”
When the words fell, he gave Ye Zichuan a little more, and when he was about to give the Hou of the Protector a ride, the Hou of the Protector directly stretched out his hand: "Ben Hou will come in person." ”
It just so happened that she also felt that one person was a little tired of serving three people, and this request of the protector could not be better for her.
After the sauerkraut fish was made before, she asked Aunt Lin to open the lid and dry it, it was not too hot, and there was sauerkraut appetizer, which made the three of them unable to stop drinking for a while.
Naturally, she didn't forget that Aunt Lin was still here, and she couldn't just sell her own food, after all, she only participated in three dishes, so she gave Mrs. Hou and Ye Zichuan cloth dishes during the period.
However, the dishes for Ye Zichuan are mainly meat and vegetarian combinations, while those for Mrs. Hou are mainly light.
After a few people ate for a while, Meng Wei launched her last dish in a timely manner: "Although this poured pearl snow uses fish meat, it is made into fish balls, which are tender and refreshing to eat, and have the crispness of white fungus and the foil of vegetables, although it is light but tastes good." ”
The three of them were full of praise, but Mrs. Hou was eating and saw that the plate on the table was empty, but the maids on the side just withdrew and did not serve the dishes again, only to find that there were no dishes in the hands of those maids: "This ...... Why is there so much food on this table? Isn't there a leak in the kitchen? ”
Before Aunt Lin could speak, Meng Wei replied crisply: "Mrs. Hui, Master Hou's specifications are twenty-eight dishes, but the slave maid heard a few days ago that there was a locust plague in a town not far from the capital, and the people there were in a famine. ”
"The court will deal with the famine, but the specifications of the Hou Ye are not what you can ...... a little maid?"
"Madam, forget it, I think this little girl is doing a good job, you see that these dishes can't be eaten now, we are just having a meal with Chuan'er, and we are not putting on any pomp."
"My husband is right, I didn't think of that."
In fact, the eldest lady was not angry, but she just felt that even if she was frugal in the house, it was impossible to rely on the money of the Protector's Mansion to help much, and everything had to obey the arrangements of the imperial court, but seeing that the Protector didn't care, she didn't say anything.
In the end, after a meal, Meng Wei's three dishes were the most frequented, and even the sauerkraut soup was almost drunk, which made Meng Wei, who was watching from the sidelines, feel a sense of accomplishment at the same time, and also made Aunt Lin's admiration for her go to a higher level.