Chapter 66: Cooking

"Mianmian, what did you tell him to make him so happy?" Liu Xin'er didn't hear what Ruan Mianmian whispered, she only felt puzzled.

"I only said three words: the imperial dining room." Ruan Mianmian smiled proudly, and her eyebrows and eyes were bent into crescents.

"No wonder, no matter how high the skills of the chefs in the world are, they can't be higher than the imperial chefs in the palace who have inherited many secret methods and famous dishes, but are you really sure that the emperor will lend the imperial kitchen to Yipinxiang for use?"

Ruan Mianmian smiled slyly: "You don't need to borrow the imperial kitchen at all, think about it, our Uncle Hua is not a ready-made imperial chef, even better than the dishes made by the serious imperial chef, plus our unique hot pot, as long as he goes, he is not afraid of not being able to tie his heart." “

"Since that's the case, let's just take him back, and how to keep it depends on Mu Ruqing and Uncle Hua." Liu Xin'er picked up the small teacup on the table and took a sip of tea, this tea is a unique bamboo leaf tea in the south of the Yangtze River, which is extremely fragrant, and the tea soup is green and yellow, which is very refreshing.

"Maybe you can also bring some of this tea back, bamboo leaf tea is also rare in the capital, if you really bring Chef Wang back, you can also hold a special session of famous dishes in the south of the Yangtze River, just like the ones that were held before."

"Speaking of getting involved in these things, we haven't been concentrating on activities for a long time, although it has not affected the business, but it is not the right way, in the future, we should still focus on the business, and other things can not be contaminated." Liu Xin'er couldn't help but sigh.

Ruan Mianmian and Liu Xin'er didn't wait too long, and Wang Xun personally brought out the dishes in the tent over there and put them on the small table. The first dish was the meatloaf that Nguyen Mianmian received at the gate of Ruliang that day. Although the meatloaf is the ordinary food of the people in the field, the meatloaf made by Wang Xun is browned on both sides, the meat filling is full and moist, not dry or woody, and it tastes fragrant and has a unique flavor.

The second dish is a small stir-fried pork, the color of the green peppers has not changed due to cooking, it is still verdant, and the meat is cut into thumb-length filaments, so the heat is just right, so it is delicious and refreshing with the sauce.

Ruan Mianmian put a chopstick in his mouth, only to feel that the taste of the meat was fragrant, and the green pepper was refreshing, with a hint of sweet aftertaste, which was different from other places, and couldn't help but be interested and ate a few more bites.

Wang Xun has been observing the looks of the two guests, and when he saw Ruan Mianmian and Liu Xin'er, his face was happy, and his heart also jumped up, but he took out the housekeeping skills, I was afraid that the two distinguished guests who were used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas would feel that they were blind, and besides, he also had the heart to compare with the skills of the imperial chef, and at this moment, it seemed that his own dishes had satisfied the county lord.

Ruan Mianmian was very surprised, Wang Xun's superb cooking skills far exceeded her imagination, if the chef of the imperial dining room is just taking the rarest and most precious ingredients in the world to make delicious meals, but this Wang Xun makes home-cooked side dishes equally delicious, this is the meticulous control of cooking skills and heat, this person is really not simple.

Wang Xun brought the last two dishes to the table, and then sat down to eat together at Ruan Mianmian's motion. These last two dishes are really Wang Xun's housekeeping skills, one is the delicate dessert papaya stewed snow clams, and the other is a small steamed bun pinched into the shape of a rabbit, the rabbit eyes are still made of red beans, very cute.

Ruan Mianmian has heard of this papaya stewed snow clams, snow clams are also available in the capital, they are all transported from the extremely cold northeast land, and the forest frog can only produce snow clams the size of a fingernail, crystal clear It is said that it is the most suitable for girls to maintain, the longer the year, the more expensive it is sold, and the most precious piece of snow clam king is kept in the palace, and he easily refuses to take it out.

This yellow and clear papaya is not easy to obtain, the climate in the north is too cold to grow papaya, and it will take manpower and material resources to transport it from the south to the north, even if it is transported, it is not fresh, so Ruan Mianmian has the heart to taste it.

Scooped a spoonful of papaya stewed snow clams with a small spoon, and sent it to his mouth with his hand protection, Ruan Mianmian first tasted the sweetness of papaya, as well as the cloud-like taste of snow clam soup, which melted in the mouth, but the fragrance was a real feeling, and even the inevitable fishy smell of snow clams could not taste a point, it can be seen that Wang Xun handled it extremely sophisticated, Ruan Mianmian asked himself that even Uncle Hua might not be able to make the ingredients taste the ultimate in deliciousness.

"Your Royal Highness, you've tasted papaya stewed snow clams, you have to try this dish again," Wang Xun pushed the small plate of rabbit-shaped steamed buns in front of Ruan Mianmian: "Among these dishes, this is the protagonist." ”

"Oh? It's not unheard of steamed buns made into other shapes, although the appearance is kitsch, but is there anything else to say? Ruan Mianmian picked up a little rabbit, looked closer, and didn't find anything special, but it seemed to be heavier than an ordinary steamed bun in his hand, not like the weight of ordinary flour.

"This rabbit is heavier than an average-sized steamed bun, is there a filling in it?" Ruan Mianmian has been doing food broadcasting for so long, and she has also learned a lot of tricks for observing food, after all, Ruan Mianmian learned how to observe and taste food when she first learned to eat and broadcast with Mu Ruqing, and only in this way can she introduce ideas to the audience.

"The county lord is wise." Wang Xun smiled and nodded, but didn't say what was inside.

Ruan Mianmian gently broke the little rabbit steamed bun in his hand, and the cooked sweet red beans gushed out one by one, the red beans were neither alone nor crushed, very much like the feeling in the folk bean bag, but it was more dense and fine. Liu Xin'er couldn't hold back when she saw this, so she picked up one and broke it open, but saw that it was a grated coconut inside, and the golden color was very gratifying.

"I really didn't expect that Chef Wang not only has superb cooking skills, but also such a meticulous mind, but I don't know if Chef Wang is willing to return to Beijing with us and show his style in the land of Beijing?" Ruan Mianmian asked her question bluntly.

"Naturally, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, Wang Xun is fortunate to be loved by the county lord, he is really frightened, and he should not shirk." Wang Xun respectfully respected his predecessors and bowed his head.

"Chef Wang's skills are outstanding, the Jiangnan cuisine in the capital has not been able to surpass yours, if the momentum is good, I will ask you to be the chef in charge of the branch of Yipin Xiang Restaurant, in charge of the entire branch, and then I will not be afraid that this exquisite skill will not be useful." You first take care of the affairs in the barracks, and then take this token to the county guard mansion to find me, I think it is time to leave for Beijing in the next few days, and you can go back with me. Ruan Mianmian took off a white jade token engraved with the word Ruliang from her waist, which was a token representing her identity, and handed it to Wang Xun at this moment.

Wang Xun thanked her, she thought that the county lord would eat all the things and would not eat anything more, but who knew that she saw the county lord pick up the chopsticks again, and ate the red bean rabbit steamed bun in a few bites, but Liu Xin'er was already full, and was holding chopsticks to pick out the peppercorns and peppers in the fried meat, and sent them to Ruan Mianmian, Ruan Mianmian ate them with relish again, and did not stop.

Liu Xin'er saw that Wang Xun seemed to be very surprised by Ruan Mianmian's amount of food, and couldn't help but say: "You will know after getting along for a long time in the future, our Ruliang County Lord is a natural foodie, he can eat a pot of hot pot for one meal, and even the bowl used for drinking soup is bigger than others." The amount of food for an ordinary aristocratic lady is too little to make an appetizer in front of her. ”

Ruan Mianmian swallowed a mouthful of meat and said angrily: "What's wrong with eating too much, if you eat less and have no appetite, then you should be worried." ”

Wang Xun and Liu Xin'er watched Ruan Mianmian finish eating the food on this small table, she put down her chopsticks and rubbed her bulging belly, and said with a smile: "After eating, there is no waste, we should go back, since the matter has been decided, then Chef Wang is also ready, we will not bother." ”

Wang Xun hurriedly got up and sent them out of the kitchen boundary, then turned around and laughed unconsciously, this Ruliang County Lord is really a wonderful person.

Ruan Mianmian and Liu Xin'er returned to the camp, Jiang Xinyue and Zhu En had just finished talking with the generals, Ruan Mianmian was not very good at these superficial kung fu, so he simply handed them over, and he was happy.

Seeing Ruan Mianmian come back, several generals set up a table to serve the food, and after a long period of greetings, they finished the meal. Just after eating the dessert made by Wang Xun himself, Ruan Mianmian no longer had much appetite, so he went home after eating two mouthfuls and drinking half a bowl of porridge, and Jiang Xinyue, who was not emotional, still wondered why Ruan Mianmian had a bad appetite today.

Mu Ruqing and Lu Gui in the county guard mansion each dealt with the cumbersome affairs of the army and Gaoyuan, and also decided that the day after tomorrow would be the day to leave for the capital, Mu Ruqing was very interested in Wang Xun recommended by Ruan Mianmian, and promised that he would not let his talent be buried after returning to Beijing.

Two days have passed in a blink of an eye, and the county guard began to be orderly Zhang Luo in the early morning of this day, these days the mansion is full of rare nobles, King Ying and Princess Zhuen, as well as the county lord of Ruliang and the county lord of Jingshu, which one of them can not afford to offend, and now they want to send them back to Beijing, the local officials are naturally very careful, for fear that any point on the wrong place will provoke the master unhappy, go back to say something in front of the emperor, then even the life can not be saved.

Ruan Mian got up early, and when she opened her eyes, she had to lie on the bed in a daze for a while before she could get up, but the maid outside heard the movement and was about to come in to serve her to freshen up, and the clever little maid Xiaocui was also among them.

Xiao Cui knew that Ruan Mianmian was going to leave today, so she deliberately dressed up a little conspicuously, she had some plans in her heart, and was not satisfied with these rewards and favors, she observed these days and found that the dignified Ruliang County Lord actually didn't even bring a personal maid Dou, and couldn't help but have some thoughts, that is, no matter how much reward you get, it is only temporary, if you can let the Ruliang County Lord find out that she is good, and open her mouth to keep herself by her side and bring it back to Beijing, then what is the decency...

Thinking of this, Xiao Cui helped the red silk flower specially inserted on her head, deliberately made her expression more gentle and cute, and took the other maids to Ruan Mianmian's window with all kinds of things, and called softly: "Is His Royal Highness the county lord awake?" Slaves and maidservants will wait for you to change your clothes and wash up. ”

Ruan Mianmian got up and got out of bed, looked at it outside, and was about to take the towel for washing his face while sitting in front of the mirror, but looked up and saw Xiaocui's flattering smile in the mirror.