It can be seen that Master Xu and the two of them have paid attention to their arrival, and made a few big dishes: "braised pork, potato stew, lion's head, stewed chicken soup and steamed sea bass, and then scrambled eggs with leeks, and a few vegetables."

Along the way, even if Meng Wei was in the carriage, she could see the general appearance of the village from the window, and there was the memory of the original owner, Yixi remembered that the original owner's family used to live in the kind of thatched house, and she couldn't eat enough every day, not to mention meat, that is, the fragrant and soft white flour steamed buns she ate in the Hou Mansion were all good things that could only be eaten during the New Year.

The situation in this village does not seem to be rich, although Master Xu has the ability to have money and can afford to eat well, but in the end, he is also working for others, and he is a person who supports this family, so he will not be so luxurious on weekdays.

Meng Wei thinks that if she hadn't had so many years of exploration of ingredients in her previous life and thousands of years of accumulated experience in Chinese and foreign chefs on ingredients, maybe Chef Xu's cooking skills would be better than her if she and Chef Xu had complete seasonings.

But this is just what Meng Wei thinks, just like this braised pork, even if it tastes soft and rotten, the taste and heat are good, but if you add a little honey, it will be even more delicious.

This can be bought in a small supermarket or convenience store in modern honey, but in ancient times, honey was not only expensive, but also scarce, and even if it did, it was mostly wild honey, which was rarely heard of by real beekeepers.

Honey is such a precious thing, even if people have honey, they also make sugar water for their children to drink, and it is understandable that few people would think of using it as a condiment to add to the dish, so it is said that the honey in the Houguo Mansion was still at the request of Meng Wei, and Aunt Lin asked the person who bought it to buy it.

Although that money is a drop in the bucket for the Protector's Mansion, it may be expensive for the common people.

"Little Master Mengwei, is the food I cooked unappetizing?"

It's no wonder that Master Xu asked this, but every time Meng Wei eats a dish, she can't help but analyze what is missing in this dish, what should be added and what will taste better, but she didn't expect Master Xu to misunderstand, thinking that Meng Wei was dissatisfied with his craftsmanship.

Meng Wei came back to her senses and couldn't help but smile: "It's not your craftsmanship, I just think"

Speaking of this, Meng Wei was a little annoyed for a moment, although Master Xu was very kind and didn't mind her speaking out, but here outside Master Xu, there were also small mirrors and Master Xu's family, if she said this, it would inevitably make Master Xu lose face.

But who is Master Xu?

Although Master Xu has been obsessed with cooking in recent years, but at the end of his age, he has eaten more salt than Meng Wei's original owner, Meng Wei paused, and guessed why Meng Wei was this, and hurriedly said: "Little Meng Wei, little master, don't care, here are all your own people, if you think that I have not done enough to do these dishes, or what is the way to improve them, then I am a benefactor, and no one will embarrass you here." ”

"Yes, yes, my son likes to tinker with new dishes in the kitchen all day long, he is at home, then the kitchen is complained by him, no one needs to enter, he is the god of our family, little girl, if you have anything to say, don't care."

As soon as the old lady spoke, others also echoed one after another, and it could be seen that Master Xu's family status was quite high, and his family was very concerned about his work, and there was no situation that she was worried about.

Meng Wei nodded and said softly: "Master Xu, you naturally don't have to say anything about your skills, you know the ingredients very well, and you have a good grasp of the heat, but in addition to tempering your cooking skills, you should also be innovative." ”

"Innovation?" Master Xu scratched his head, "Junior Master Meng Wei, are you saying that there are different ways to make these dishes?" Or can it be improved? ”

In Chef Xu's opinion, innovation is just the combination of other dishes, but what Meng Wei said can never mean this, thinking that Meng Wei frowned when she tasted it just now, Chef Xu felt that Meng Wei must have other ideas to improve the taste of these dishes.

But in addition to the ingredients, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, is there anything else that can enhance the taste?

raised, Master Xu remembered his peppercorns: "Little master, aren't you talking about something like peppercorns?" ”

"It's true that for example, your braised pork will taste better if you add a little honey, but it doesn't matter if you don't have honey, you can try adding a little rock sugar and star anise."

"Octagonal? Isn't that a medicinal herb? ”

"It is indeed a medicinal herb, but it is also a spice, in fact, many things we eat are medicinal, just say what chicken soup tonics, and ginger to dispel cold and cough, it can be said that as long as it is eaten, it has a certain effect."

Master Xu, who was still a little hesitant, couldn't help but feel reasonable when he heard the two examples given by Meng Wei: "That's true, then I'll buy some later." ”

"You still try it in Xiangyun Building, after all, the table dish you made today is estimated to take several days, and it will be a bit of a waste to do it again, and if your lion head is made of pure meat, it will inevitably be a little greasy, if you can add some crab meat and crab roe, it will taste even better if you make a crab roe lion head."

Saying that, Meng Wei gave a little attention to the other dishes, while Master Xu was humbly taught on the side, so that Meng Wei had a kind of self who had a successful career back in her previous life.

After the meal, Meng Wei wanted to look around, although this small village was on the edge of the capital, it did not have the prosperity of the capital, but it was like an isolated paradise.

Of course, Meng Wei said this just because she had seen a lot of high-rise buildings in her previous life, and suddenly saw this small village by the mountains and rivers, she was naturally satisfied, after all, modern people live in that kind of fast-paced city, and they yearn for this kind of idyllic rural life in their spare time.

In the modern tourism industry, those homestays are one of the most profitable projects, that is, when she travels in her spare time, she will also choose homestays instead of hotels.

Thinking of this, Meng Wei sighed in her heart.

It's a pity that she had money but didn't have much time in her previous life, and now she has time but she is not free.

Master Xu walked with Meng Wei in the village, and the respect on his face was overflowing, which made many people in the village look a little surprised, and secretly guessed Meng Wei's identity.

When he met Master Xu, he nodded to Master Xu, with the envy and honor of looking at successful people that Meng Wei was familiar with in his previous life, and he could see that Master Xu's status in this village was not low.

As they were walking, suddenly a man in muslin had a smile on his face, not like the flattering smile of the villagers they had just met, but with a sense of seriousness and business.

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