Chapter 20: The Queen Mother's Problem (Part II)
"You ......" Xiao Anzi naturally looked down on these low-level people because of Huo Sihui, although He Lan was taller than himself, but he was naturally unconvinced when he thought that He Lan was a woman, so he didn't respect her, but he didn't expect to be said by He Lan.
"Miss He," Liu Feiping smiled, "As Xiao Anzi said, that flower was specially planted by the queen's mother, so people are not allowed to pick it." I wonder what Miss Ho wants to spend? ”
"What flowers are there here now? Like roses, broccoli, osmanthus, lotus, sunflower, acacia flower......" He Lan said so many flower names in one breath, so that everyone was stunned for a long time, and it seemed that they didn't expect so many flower names.
"Miss He," Liu Feiping spoke again, "This rose is the Queen Mother's favorite, and it is also planted in the imperial garden, I'm afraid it's not ......."
"So, what kind of flowers are there for ready-made materials?" He Lan knew that the flowers in the imperial garden could not be touched at will, so he asked, it seems that he can only use local materials.
"There is a pork kidney, and lotus flowers and chrysanthemums, and nothing else is available for the time being." Another man's voice rang out.
"That's fine." As soon as He Lan heard that there was a pork kidney, he immediately remembered a dish, since it is a flower and a flower, then everything is easy to say, the pig kidneys can be made into waist flowers, the lotus flowers can be placed like that, and the chrysanthemums can also be placed.
"Give me the pork kidneys, you all go and find the chrysanthemums and lotuses, wash them, and blanch the soup with water a little." He Lan stretched out his hand as he spoke.
Liu Feiping nodded, "Xiao Jin, give the pork kidneys to Miss He." ”
"Yes." This voice was the voice of the person just now, and then a pig's kidney was handed over.
He Lan washed it with water first, and then blanched the soup in a pot, and after changing color slightly, he took it out and cut it with a knife, and it was cut into pieces.
"Miss He, what are you ......" Liu Feiping and Xiao Jin had puzzled looks on their faces.
"Don't worry, there are still steps ahead." He Lan had a mysterious smile on his face, and naturally he was confident, which also brought them a wonderful sense of trust.
I saw that she picked up the waist flowers one by one, and then put them together into flowers, and then took the lotus and chrysanthemums handed by others, and she put these two flowers on the plate one by one, and when it was finished, it was a flower that was presented to everyone.
"Drizzle some oil on top, put some salt, and you're done." He Lan ordered.
"Yes." Everyone replied in unison. Soon, the dish was also completed. Xiao Anzi opened his mouth in surprise when he saw this beautiful work of art, he didn't expect He Lan to be so shrewd and even able to make such a beautiful dish.
"Four generations in the same house" seems a bit difficult, but after all, He Lan is a modern chef, and this is not difficult for her, just use roosters, hens, chicks and eggs to make it. The rooster symbolizes the elderly, the hen symbolizes the children, the chick symbolizes the grandchildren, and the egg is the next generation that has not yet come out. However, if this chicken is steamed, stir-fried or roasted, it will take time, and I am afraid that it will delay the time.
Thinking of the hour, He Lan suddenly had an idea, and immediately cut off the rooster head, hen head, and chick head, and then boiled it with the eggs, and then said while cooking, "The rest of the chicken is not needed, you can stay and eat, of course, after serving." ”
"Poof" He Lan said this, and a series of laughter suddenly sounded in the serious and nervous kitchen, which also made their tension disappear a little.
After boiling the chicken head and eggs, He Lan placed them on the plate again, and put pieces of white tofu that she had already cut around them, and the tofu became a room when put together, as if four people were gathering in the house.
"Is this okay?" Liu Feiping was surprised.
"Of course, you see, the rooster is in the middle, which means that the rooster is the elder, and the elder is respected, and the hen represents the children, and the chick represents the children's children, and these eggs represent the children's children, and these eggs represent the children's children who have not yet been born. It happens to be four generations in the same house! He Lan explained.
"Sure enough, I didn't expect Miss He to have so many ideas." Liu Feiping praised again, and now he is convinced.
"Thank you. I make flowers and bloom rich. He Lan smiled again, and then went to conceive of flowers blooming and wealthy.
Flowers bloom richly, rich and rich...... It refers to money, but which can be used as money...... Silver, silver, ginkgo biloba. Although ginkgo biloba can be eaten, it must be green and cannot be eaten at all, while ginkgo biloba is white.
He Lan thought for a while and asked, "Mu Ping, do you know that there is cornmeal in here?" ”
Mu Ping shook his head, "That's what the poor family eats, and there is no one in the palace at all." ”
"No?" He Lan frowned, it would really be difficult to do without this copper coin.
"However, I remember that Brother Jin seems to have received cornmeal from home." Mu Ping saw He Lan frowning, and hurriedly said, or he didn't want to embarrass this big sister.
"Kim, huh?" He Lan asked
"Yes. It's a minion......" Jin whispered, his face extremely red, both embarrassed and shy.
"I see, how many?" He Lan naturally understood that although these subordinates also had ranks, there was such a superior who was greedy for money, and it was estimated that they would not eat anything good, so it was possible that they would not be able to eat enough, so he nodded and then asked.
"There are probably two bowls left...... Not as good as me...... ...... all."
"No, just use one bowl, the rest of the bowl, after the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, I will make you corn tortillas to eat, everyone can eat them." He Lan said with a smile.
"Okay." As soon as they heard that everyone could eat it, everyone said in unison.
"I'll get it." Xiao Jin hurriedly ran back to the place where he lived, scooped a bowl with a bowl, and handed it to He Lan.
I saw He Lan pour some water in the bowl, so he grabbed it flexibly with his hand a few times, and soon, the originally scattered noodles turned into a round cake. At this time, He Lan did not stop, but carefully used a knife to draw the lines of various copper coins on the round cake, the round mouth in the middle of the money type is easy to do, and the lines are not difficult, but the difficulty is to write on it, and it is still necessary to write the traditional Chinese characters "Flowers Bloom and Wealth".
After some thought, the words "flowers bloom and wealth" are engraved on the "golden" cake, and in the order of reading from right to left, He Lan deliberately wrote upside down, "Rich and rich", and then let people steam in the pot. While it was steaming, she began to prepare a dish, showing her teeth and claws.
Open your teeth, that is, open your mouth, then use your mouth, the horse's mouth, the claws are chicken feet, the teeth are cut into small pieces with white tofu, and they are put in the horse's mouth, and the chicken feet are placed casually, this is also extremely simple, just like dancing hands waving.
Sprinkled with salt and drizzled with oil before putting it in a food box and covering it with a lid, at this moment, a eunuch's shrill voice sounded outside, "The queen mother's wedding banquet will start soon, and the emperor will announce that you will serve the food." ”
Immediately, Huo Sihui's voice came, "Gonggong Yi, it's not that the slave doesn't go up, it's just that he ......" When He Lan heard this, he wiped his hands, walked out, and asked, "Deputy head of the house, who said that you can't eat?" The dishes are ready, and I'm getting them to be put in the food box. Didn't the deputy head of the room want us to serve the food? Or do you want the emperor to blame us? ”
The eunuch who Huo Sihui called Gonggong Yi frowned, "Huo Sihui, since the dishes have been prepared, why not serve them?" Are you really like what this girl says? ”
"The minions don't dare." Beads of sweat oozed from Huo Sihui's forehead, "Serve the food immediately." Gonggong Yi can reply to the decree and tell the emperor. ”
"That's good." Gonggong Yi nodded, then glanced at He Lan, and said casually, "Only women and villains are difficult to raise." "Turn around and leave.
He Lan grinned and said, "Father-in-law Yi, don't forget that the Queen Mother is also a woman, if this word reaches the ears of the Queen Mother, I wonder if the old man is okay?" ”
As soon as He Lan's words fell, everyone immediately burst into laughter. It can also be said that He Lan's words also solved their predicament.
"Who are you? What the hell are you doing here? Father-in-law Yi suddenly got angry, he was obviously seventeen or eighteen years old, and this girl actually called herself an "old man", isn't this bullying herself?
"In Xia He Lan, he was sent by the Qing prince to be the imperial chef yesterday. As far as I know, it seems that Deputy Chief Huo should have informed Gonggong Yi of my arrival yesterday, right? He Lan's words had the intention of provoking again.
"Huo Sihui, why didn't you tell the miscellaneous family?" Sure enough, Grandpa Yi poured his anger on Huo Sihui.
"The slave is ......" Huo Sihui dared to say in front of the chief eunuch that he had said it and the other party had forgotten it, so he was speechless for a long time.
"Presumably it is because the noble father-in-law of Yi forgets a lot of things, so it is not wrong to forget if there are too many things. I don't complain about the deputy head of the house, I only complain that there are too many things for Grandpa Yi. He Lan exited again.
"Little girl, don't play tricks, if you don't eat well, you look good." Grandpa Yi was stunned for a while, so he had to drop such a sentence, and then left angrily.
"Miss He, this Gonggong Yi is the emperor's confidant...... Liu Feiping said worriedly.
"I know. But don't worry, I'm a man who is not afraid of heaven and earth. Okay, the dishes are ready, let's go to the dishes. He Lan patted her chest, full of confidence.
"Good!" With the bright sound of this statement, the food boxes were loaded one by one, and then a few maids were asked to serve the food......
Somewhere, "Oh? You said He Lan did it all? "A certain prince who secretly sent someone to spy was taken aback after listening to the watchman's reply, this is impossible. This dish can only be made by foreigners, and it is very beautiful. A person who has lost his memory, a woman who has never been out of the cabinet, can make these special dishes?
"Master, the subordinates won't lie to you, and the master can still see it at the banquet, presumably the dishes are on the road now." The man knelt down and said.
"Well, stand down. This king went to see the dishes made by Miss He and saw if Lao Jiu's praise was real. The prince thought about it, waved his hand, and let his subordinates retreat, while he sat quietly, pondering something......