Returning to the kitchen of the fourth courtyard, the east courtyard this year is ingenious to present a tender foie gras baked longevity peach cake, the cake is not big only the size of copper, just one bite, another refreshing king gourd mixed with golden shrimp, yellow, orange orange and golden hook shrimp are placed into the word longevity, and then there is a dessert, which is a delicate fruit smeared with orange nectar. Wu Shi picked up a chopstick and tasted it slightly, and the golden hook shrimp was sweet and delicious, and he couldn't help but eat another bite. Everyone also said that it was good, and the old lady liked the foie gras cake so much.

Nanyuan is the master chef invited in the restaurant, and the cooking is authentic, just a Buddha jumped over the wall, and used up eighteen kinds of raw materials such as abalone, shark fin, sea cucumber, fish maw, fish lips, lake shrimp meat, etc. Everyone tasted a few bites, and most of them laughed and didn't say anything.

The one here is not pampered and accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the more elaborate it is, the more difficult it is to enter their eyes.

There is a new southern master in the kitchen of the north courtyard, and he offers some fine sweets, peanuts, sesame seeds, crushed osmanthus, brown sugar and wine stuffed small balls, bad goose gizzard palms, drunken crabs, and a dish with ham and chicken shreds as the main ingredient, and exquisite knife work of phoenix peony. Wu Shi tasted a few bites, and the old lady and others were all northerners who were not used to eating and did not move their chopsticks, but Yuan Zhiheng and Wu Yi'an ate more, one of these two was born in Jiangbei and one in Jiangnan, but I didn't expect the taste to be surprisingly consistent.

The kitchen in the old lady's courtyard only sent one, but it was the most expensive anchovy nowadays, the red fu was shiny, and it was served on a large porcelain plate with a green outside and white inside, and it was steaming hot when it was brought in. The old lady listened to Zhile and said quickly.

It was the turn of the west courtyard, and it was Aunt Xing, who was tall, who came in, followed by this pretty little maid with a light green dress and a three-haired girl.

"I wish my wife a birthday, Mrs. Zhu is always smiling and her body is always healthy." Aunt Xing and the little maid said in unison.

"What are you dedicating?" Wu asked with a smile.

The little maid was quick to move quickly, and carefully and calmly put a few kinds of food on the shore, after opening, she took two steps back, and then spoke crisply, simply and neatly: "The kitchen in the west courtyard offers Aunt Xing's wonderful hand wontons, refreshing pickled melon side dishes, sweet but not greasy like eye slices snowflake crisp, and fragrant mint and plum after meals, please taste Mrs." ”

"This little girl's mouth is quite slippery, and the words of this introduction to the dishes are also fresh," Grandma Yue was the first to laugh: "Just listening to it makes people want to eat, it looks familiar, it shouldn't be the one who pushed the eldest lady into the lake, right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the people on the entire table seemed to hear it, but none of them answered, Yuan Zhiheng even drank wine with the second young master on the side. Grandma Yue had no choice but to shut up in her own boring manner, and the old lady sighed again, thinking that she could hold it back today, but she didn't expect it to be so ingrowable.

"What are the new tricks of this wonton made by your Aunt Xing this year?" The Wu family would not bother with the angry Grandma Yue, who deliberately destroyed the anger, and only asked the maid with a smile.

Aunt Xing smiled and said nothing, and the little maid smiled and said, "Madame will know if you taste it, try it quickly." ”

Wu Shi was amused by the little girl's deliberate appearance of selling guanzi, picked one up, bit it gently, ate it with a smile, ate another piece of pickle melon, rinsed his mouth, and then spoke: "Venison, shrimp, amaranth, fungus, vermicelli...... Matsutake mushrooms, chicken broth sauce, yes or no? ”

The little maid's eyes widened, and she gave a thumbs up in surprise and said, "Madam is really a god, and she is even the same!" ”

Wu's hahaha straight music, the second young master saw that his mother was happy, and only pulled the rain next to him and said: "No wonder you have nothing to do and keep running to the kitchen, but this maid is interesting, interesting." He said to Yuan Zhiheng, who was eating and drinking beside him: "Do you know this maid, it's from our West Courtyard, look at this clever little appearance, she actually followed the young master and me." ”

Yuan Zhiheng almost took a sip of wine, only nodded randomly, and said vaguely that he had seen it.

"Aunt Xing's craftsmanship has improved again, and now it seems that Qing'er insisted on keeping you in the kitchen of the West Courtyard at that time, which was the right thing to do," Wu has always been very polite to Aunt Xing, and Aunt Xing hurriedly said that she didn't dare to dare. Wu Shi said again: "The old lady likes this snowflake crisp, and I will teach it to the small kitchen in the old lady's courtyard in a while, and this mint plum will be sent to my courtyard every day." ”

Aunt Xing and the maid were overjoyed and bowed down.

"The errand handed over to you a few days ago is good, I heard Su Xue say that you are interested in making hairpins, and you are allowed to learn from Su Xue, but don't delay the work given to you by Aunt Xing." Wu rarely said a word more to the little girl.

The little maid did not hide her joy at all, and immediately knelt down and bowed: "Mrs. Xie, Diancui will definitely learn and do things with heart." ”

Wu didn't expect her to be so happy to learn how to make hairpins, so he couldn't help but quip: "You are so concerned about making hairpins, but you are not afraid of breaking Aunt Xing's heart." ”

Diancui smiled and pulled Aunt Xing's sleeve as if flattering, Aunt Xing secretly glanced at her, and scolded to pay attention to the rules.

Wu Shi laughed again, Dao Su heard that Aunt Xing was cold, and no one dared to make a mistake, but he didn't expect to be spoiled by this little apprentice today.

"This maid has a good temperament, which makes Mrs. laugh, but she is quite smart and diligent, and she is a good girl who makes people feel at ease." Aunt Xing also smiled.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Xing did not shy away from saying about the maintenance of Diancui, which surprised the people present again, especially Gui Chuyu, the surprise in her heart was beyond words, and then she looked at Diancui fiercely with a sharp eye, she never expected that this Diancui would work in a place like the kitchen, and she was not tortured at all but was taken care of like this!

It's only been a few months, she has not only been mixed up under Aunt Xing's hands, but because of the work of changing hairpins for her subordinates, she is like a fish in water among the mothers-in-law and maids in various courtyards, and now Wu has promised that she can learn to make hairpins with Su Xue?

This made the backward Gui Chu Yu couldn't help but panic a little, and what was even more terrifying was that she had such a change, and none of the useless maids around her had told her!

Wu thought for a moment, and chose the old lady's courtyard, and rewarded the maid with a new set of noodles, and the cook had half a pig per person, and the person in charge of the matter was two dollars of silver per month.

"Mother, what do you think of this reward?" Wu asked with a smile.

The old lady patted her hand and said; "You're in order."

When the old man saw his mother and his daughter-in-law, the scene of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wanting to reconcile, he was also deeply comforted.

The second young master was not very convinced in his heart, in terms of today's dishes and intentions, the kitchen in his west courtyard was brilliant, but he understood his mother's hard work, and it was not easy to express any dissatisfaction. only said to Dian Cui, who was about to retreat: "There is still a lack of a person to pour wine around the sons, I see that you are a clever one, you can come." ”

Dian Cui knew that this was the second young master, and this was for his own long face, so he looked at Aunt Xing, and Aunt Xing gently instructed her and went out.

After the kitchen of each courtyard has offered food, followed by the workshop to offer hairpins, come in is really Su Xue girl and a middle-aged man surnamed Zhou, this man is not tall but a pair of eyes are bright, if you look at his hands, you will find that this is a pair of particularly slender and slightly pale hands.

This year's workshop selected is Master Zhou's set of gold-inlaid treasure Ganoderma lucidum pomegranate head, a complete set of head, including a picky hairpin, a distraction hairpin, a bead hoop, four sideburns hairpin neatly and neatly, more than ten pieces of flowers, step shake, top hairpin, and more than ten pieces of distraction, a number of hairpins, small inserts, pecking needles, etc., and the rest are earrings and rings...... All placed on a three-foot tray covered with red flannel, it is really magnificent and exquisite.

This whole set of gold-inlaid treasure Ganoderma lucidum pomegranate head face, hook flower cloth leaves using gold wire such as a pen, smooth and smooth in one go, the filament is delicate and delicate, Ganoderma lucidum and pomegranate flowers and leaves are staggered and not chaotic, every wisp is refreshing and refreshing, the cutting of the gem on it is also exactly the same, exquisite, enough to see the real kung fu of the craftsman. In addition to these large pieces, even the small plunder, small plug, and tail ring are not ambiguous at all, and they are still Ganoderma lucidum pomegranate patterns, and the cat's eye gems that shine with fine light on them are small and rare. In addition, such a combination of styles is really novel, and the meaning is good, so it is also appropriate to win the first place this year.

"Okay, reward." Compared with the surprise of others, Wu Shi seemed calm, and only said lightly that the reward was five taels of silver tattoos, as well as a fine blue satin, Master Zhou received the reward and left happily after expressing his loyalty and determination in front of Wu.

Su Xue used to be the person who served by Wu's side, and he understood the character of the owner, so he stayed and listened to the instructions.

Wu asked with some concern, "How is Old Guo?" Is there a cure? ”

Su Xue shook her head and said softly: "After all, I am getting older, and my hands have been shaking more and more in recent years, and I am inevitably bored because I can't do it, and I drink more fiercely every day, I'm afraid I can't make hairpins anymore......"

Sighing, Wu said: "Persuade him to drink less, give the plate house near the workshop, and find a few more people to serve." ”

"Mother, you don't have to worry about it, Guo Lao is an old man who has retired from the palace, he is not short of silver, and he also has a house in the capital, but he is used to living in a workshop." It was the second young master Gui Zhongqing who spoke, and he also had a lot of respect for the skilled Guo Lao in the workshop.

This Guo Lao, Diancui naturally heard in his heart that during the time when he was doing chores in the workshop in his previous life, he heard people say that Guo Lao should be a genius in the world in terms of hairpin-making skills, but he himself is not much respected by the world, because he was a skilled steward eunuch in the palace Shanggong Bureau.

Eunuch Guo was framed, lost the favor of the master, was lynched and almost died, at that time Wu was still a child into the palace to see the cousin of the nobleman, inadvertently saved him who was mistakenly thought to be dead and was thrown out of the palace, since then Eunuch Guo has become a craftsman in the workshop Guo Lao. In the past few years, because of his age, the lynching in the palace has left him with the root of his illness, so it is impossible to say that it is impossible to make hairpins.

Dian Cui had only heard of this Guo Lao, but had never seen his true face, and heard that he had a strange and suspicious temperament and was a eunuch, and ordinary people were reluctant to deal with him. is said to be an old man with a strange temperament, and the old man is counted as one, but in Diancui, he thinks that the old man is really cute.

After the workshop is completed, it is the gift of Angelica Pavilion, and today it is the second shopkeeper of the main shop, the pillow girl. She and Su Xue used to serve by Wu's side, she was dressed in azure clothes, tall and straight, if she wore men's clothes, it would not be disobedient, and her temperament was colder than Su Xue, but she was an extremely capable girl.

"Angelica Pavilion congratulates the owner on his birthday and presents a congratulatory gift." The pillow wind bowed and saluted, neatly presented the tray, and there was only one lying on the black flannel cloth of the tray, and the treasure was white hosta.

"This treasure flower white hosta is still the best and most popular sold from last year to this year." Pillow air ducts.

Wu Shi picked up the hairpin, looked at it carefully, and sighed: "It's still Guo Lao's craftsmanship, it's been two years, and it's still the best." ”