Chapter 108: A Sumptuous Dinner Party (Part I)
(Go. "He Lan, this water is too cold, it's not good to make tea," Ma Sen couldn't help but remind
"No, this tea can't be too hot, you have to use 75 degrees of water to pour it into the teapot, and then put an appropriate amount of tea according to the teapot," He Lan roughly touched the kettle and noticed that it was not so hot, so he first took out five or six pieces from the bag of tea and put them in the teapot
"Everyone, please see" He Lan did not cover the lid of the pot, but picked up the teapot and walked to everyone one by one, "This is called watching the tea dance, tender green and fresh, tossing up and down", when he finished walking, He Lan poured it out, looked at the teacup, sighed, "If there is a glass, it would be the best, or the porcelain cup would not need a teapot, it would be more beautiful and beautiful," said and poured it out one by one
Holding the teacups in both hands, they were given to Stephen and his friends one by one, and after sending them, she handed the teacups to Zhao Changde and Zhao Fuqing, and she poured out a few cups, first handed them to Feng'er, then to Ma Sen and Lin Qingquan, and finally picked up her cup and said with a smile: "You can taste it."
Stephen nodded, first took a sip slowly, then frowned, and then showed a smile when he savored it, "Sure enough, it's genuine, and it's really bitter and then sweet, it seems that Zhaoguo is really talented, if Princess Qing doesn't dislike it, it just happens that I have a set of glass teacups, so you might as well take the right to give me the wedding gift to Princess Qing and Prince Qing."
"Then the palace will be endless," He Lan accepted with a smile and did not refuse at all
"Haha, I didn't expect Princess Qing to be so straightforward, if it weren't for the Qing Prince's early decision, I would really want to invite Princess Qing back to Denmark to take care ......of it," Stephen's words were not finished, Zhao Fu Qingyin Yin spoke: "This king's princess naturally has this king's love, and others can't."
"Poof" Zhao Changde laughed, he didn't expect Zhao Fuqing to be jealous
"Presumably, Mr. Stephen should know that it is not good to snatch love with a horizontal knife, and this is not in line with the etiquette of VIPs, so the palace is also going to make food, everyone sit down," said He Lan, got up and saluted a little, and then walked away with Feng'er with a look full of confidence
Zhao Fuqing didn't care about the eyes of others at all, but hurriedly followed, as if he was afraid that someone would take He Lan away
"Changde, you're a really interesting ninth brother and sister, and it looks like you're just like the people over there," Stephen laughed
"At first, I was also shocked when I saw her, she was rescued by the ninth brother, you don't know that she was arranged by the ninth brother to the imperial dining room, but she was deliberately arranged by the people at that time to a far away place, originally to embarrass her, but she succeeded in one fell swoop, I only know that she was ...... from a cat cave at the time" When he thought of the cat cave, Zhao Changde suddenly remembered, could it be that He Lan escaped by that cat hole, no, the cat cave was from a remote place, and he could only go to the imperial dining room, and there was no place to escape, so wait until a certain moment to ask He Lan
"Hehe, it's really an interesting woman, if it weren't for your ninth brother, I really want to marry her home, having such a woman really makes me very happy, but as she said, it's not good to snatch love with a knife, it's a pity, it's a pity, her sister has someone to want," Stephen asked
"I have made an order, you are not allowed to rob me," Zhao Changde immediately responded
"Haha" Not only did Stephen laugh, but everyone else laughed too
At the same time, He Lan had already returned to the imperial dining room, thought about it, and said, "The red beans that were soaked last night are rotten now."
"Hui Niangniang's words are already rotten," Liu Feiping immediately replied
"Then it's better to use the pot and cook until it is boiled into bean paste," He Lan nodded and then ordered
"Yes," everyone went to work obediently
"Feng'er, you come and make colored dough sheets, pound these carrots, tomatoes, and cucumbers into juice, pour these four different juices into different flours, and then mix them into a ball......" He Lan originally wanted to order Feng'er to do it, but when she saw Feng'er frowning and didn't know how to do it, she had to demonstrate while doing it
The juice of the carrot is yellow, she poured the juice into the flour, and soon the flour turned yellow, and then pulled off a piece of noodles, and then used a rolling pin to roll the noodles into a circle, and after thinking about it, she picked up a chopstick again, and actually poked it twice, and then used the handle of a small spoon to scratch a little on the dough, and presented it in front of everyone with a smile
"What a cute doll", "I'm really reluctant to eat", everyone talked about it, and even Zhao Fuqing looked at this in surprise
"The rest is like this, let's do it," because there was a demonstration, so everyone started to do it again according to her demonstration
"Zhao Fuqing, you can also help, let's have an almond and vegetable platter," said He Lan began to work again, preparing cucumbers, almonds, carrots, daylilies, onions and peppers one by one, and then asked Zhao Fuqing to remove the roots of the daylily while she was cutting the carrots
Another pillar of incense, the time passed, and just when He Lan was about to take the next step, Liu Feiping ran over, "The bean paste has been cooked, what are you going to do next?"
He Lan thought for a while: "I'll go over and see Zhao Fuqing, you wait, blanch these carrots and daylily, and then use cold water...... Forget it, let's wait for me to come back, I guess you can also understand the source code when you say it," she saw Zhao Fuqing's puzzled eyes, so she had no choice but to say at the end
Seeing that the red beans had turned into bean paste, He Lan fished them out, then put them in a basin, took out some white sugar and sprinkled them on top, "Mu Ping, you go to the ice cellar and put this plate in the ice cellar for about an hour, and then take it out and send it directly to the lobby."
"It's Niangniang," Mu Ping nodded, and then went to the ice cellar with red beans
"This dough slice is cut a little thick, if you don't cook it, the other is too soft, this is not cooked, it's not good," He Lan passed by Feng Er, and carefully trimmed the next slice, and then went to his own place to make the vegetable platter
About half an hour later, Zhou Quan came to speak: "The other ministers of the Qing prince have gone to the emperor to ask the slave to invite the princess of the Qing Dynasty to go, and it seems that the Qing prince is not needed here."
"It's true that you don't need it, you can go too, I'll go in a while," He Lan pushed Zhao Fu Qing, "After all, this is to give them food, of course I, the chef, are also going to appear, and they are all nervous when you are here."
"Okay, I'll listen to my concubine," said Zhao Fuqing, and followed Zhou Quan
Seeing Zhao Fuqing leaving, sure enough, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, He Lan smiled and shook his head, and then put everything that should be cut well, and then put it on a plate one by one, which was very good-looking, and made seasonings with salt and vinegar, etc., and then put it aside
He Lan thought about it and started to make orange juice winter melon, naturally this orange is a gift from foreigners, so it is very convenient for her to use it, pound the orange into juice, and then wash the winter melon, peel it, blanch it and fish it out, when Mu Ping appeared when he was controlling the moisture, "Niangniang red beans have passed an hour, can you take them out?"
"Yes," He Lan took the basin and divided the red beans into twenty-one pieces, and then there were some on each plate, "Let people serve this honey red bean first, this is called an appetizing dessert."
"Yes," Mu Ping nodded, and then asked someone to bring the honey red bean
"Honey red beans," one of Stephen's friends was stunned and asked, "There's honey in there."
"The slave doesn't know what honey is, but he only knows that it's red beans and sugar, as for the reason, the slave doesn't know, and then the princess of Qing will tell you about it," the person who delivered the food replied respectfully
"It's okay," Stephen nodded, "you guys go down"
"Yes"
Stephen picked up a red bean with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, tasted it carefully, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Princess Qing is really a good talent, it's a pity that she has a famous flower."
"The ninth brother and the ninth brother and sister fell in love at first sight," Zhao Changde also smiled, "but if there is no consent from the imperial brother, they will not succeed."
"Oh, what do you mean?" asked another foreigner
"Susan, don't ask," Stephen glanced at the woman and glared at her
"Hehe, big brother, aren't you curious," Susan asked rhetorically, "You have praised that Qing princess many times today, I remember that you never praised other women, even my sister rarely praised, if not, then snatch it back to be my sister-in-law, anyway, she is not married."
"If you want to rob Lan'er, you have to pass my level," Zhao Fuqing didn't know that the two brothers and sisters were joking, and they couldn't help but get angry
"Ninth brother," Zhao Changde said with a smile, "Don't take it seriously, their brother and sister are just joking, if you take it too seriously, you will lose."
"Hmph, I knew that I might as well accompany Lan'er," Zhao Fuqing's voice just fell, and He Lan's voice rang out, "I can come in to deliver meals, if you don't want me to come in, then it's a missed time."
"Didn't Xiao Huang Zhen say that he would let Princess Qing come in," Zhaosheng Rong didn't expect that after Yi Tian left, another person would come to block He Lan's popularity, could it be that he, the emperor, was really controlled by the Queen Mother, and even his subordinates had to listen to the Queen Mother
"Back to the emperor, women are not allowed to enter the court, and they are not allowed to enter the VIP, so they must be women......" Xiao Huang replied, "This is the emperor's rule"
"Then forget it, since I won't let me go, Feng'er, let's take this meal away, no one will eat it, and when the time comes, the guests will be angry and won't complain, we really want to perform, it's a pity," He Lan pretended to be angry, and then pretended to leave
"Xiao Huang, are you the emperor or I am the emperor, you dare to ignore my order, I order you to let the Qing princess come in immediately and serve dinner," Zhao Shengrong was really angry, in front of the queen mother and the queen, fortunately, it was good now, but in front of foreigners, where did this leave his face
"Your Majesty, the slave is really ......," Zhao Fuqing walked out with a gloomy face, and without saying a word, he slapped him and stunned him, and then pulled He Lan into the lobby
He Lan just smiled at Zhaosheng Rong, and then put things on the table one by one, there was golden roast chicken, steamed Wuchang, and a beautiful platter, "This is just a few simple side dishes in front of me, and there will be fried onion rings and five-ring biscuits in a while, I just hope everyone can have a good meal, I'll go and get busy first" Without waiting for everyone to react, He Lan had already walked out of the hall