Chapter 22: Above the Birthday (Part II)
Shan Yu Caitian smiled and said, "Sheng'er, the last dish was uncovered by the mourning family, and this time it will be up to you to uncover it for everyone, and the blessings will be passed on one by one!" ”
"The emperor obeys!" Zhao Sheng Rong nodded, and then stretched out his hand to uncover it, and suddenly revealed a blood-red heart, which made the grandmother behind Shan Yu Caitian scream in fright.
"Queen Mother, the grandmother behind you is too timid, isn't she?" Zhao Fuqing frowned, he suddenly remembered that He Lan was outside without changing his face to make rabbits, this is really incomparable.
"Why is this a blood-red heart, does this make the mourning family ......" Shan Yu Caitian was also startled, and just when he was about to speak, unexpectedly, Zhao Changde spoke, "Queen Mother, you might as well clip a piece and see, what is it made of." ”
When Zhao Fuqing heard this, he suddenly understood, it turned out that the fifth brother had also sent someone to spy on He Lan, presumably he already knew that this was not his heart, but he also felt strange, how could He Lan's little head have so many strange ideas, not like a sixteen-year-old girl at all!
"Can you eat this?" Shan Yu Caitian originally wanted to say bad things about He Lan, but when he heard his youngest son say this, he asked.
"Queen Mother, take a look at it." Zhao Changde didn't say it directly, and only let Shan Yu Caitian clip.
Zhao Sheng Rong also seemed to feel a hint of something, so he asked people to pick up the chopstick, and put a piece of it, when he looked closely, he suddenly understood, "This is a radish!" ”
"That's where he excels, he has put turnips into hearts, and soaked them in duck's blood. Also, the black beans are also cooked. Zhao Changde explained with a smile.
"Fifth brother, how do you know all this? Didn't you send someone to spy on you? Zhao Fu Qing asked playfully, but Zhao Sheng Rong and Shan Yu Caitian both smelled a sour smell.
"No, I used to know it from foreigners, and you also know that I don't like it here in my life, I like freedom, and I like to walk around, so I understand." The more Zhao Changde said, the more strange he felt, a yellow flower girl had never gone out of the house, but after the death of her parents, she was poisoned by the old man Zhao Fu, and she woke up again and lost her memory, and she could cook this kind of tricky dish, which was made by foreigners.
"You're saying that this dish can only be made by foreigners?" Qi Lingzhi couldn't help asking.
"Yes." Zhao Changde nodded.
"Lord Qing, can this palace ask, the imperial chef you recommended is a foreigner?" Qi Lingzhi turned to Zhao Fu Qing.
"The imperial sister-in-law is indeed not a foreigner, but a real person from Zhaoguo, her father is He Lian." Before Zhao Fuqing's words fell, he saw Shan Yu Caitian suddenly stand up, "He Lian?" Could it be that this girl you recommended is He Lan, the daughter of He Lian?! ”
Seeing the Queen Mother standing up, everyone was shocked and stood up individually.
"Queen Mother, do you know her?" Zhao Shengrong asked, Zhao Changde and Zhao Fu Qing were stunned, why was the Queen Mother so excited all of a sudden.
"He Lian is...... It's just a playmate when I was a teenager...... However, the mourning family knows that He Lan is just seventeen years old this year, and it seems that she has not ...... yet" Shan Yu Caitian stood for a while and sat down, his face calmed down slightly, and waved his hand, "Next dish." ”
The three brothers Zhao Sheng Rong, Zhao Changde and Zhao Fu Qing seemed to be a little puzzled, but when they saw the Queen Mother sitting down, they also asked the ministers to sit down one by one, and then waited for the third course.
"This dish is called 'Flowers', which is made from pork loins to form flowers, plus chrysanthemums and lotuses!" The food conveyor introduced while serving the food, this plate did not have a lid, and sure enough, when I looked at it from the side, it was full of flowers.
Zhao Changde and Zhao Fuqing couldn't help but nod their heads in praise, even Zhao Sheng Rong was eye-opening, he didn't expect that there would be such a capable person in his country, could it be that He Lan's father is an imperial chef, if not, how could he make such a wonderful dish, and the name of this dish was produced by his fifth brother who went out to find the so-called freedom.
"Incense." When the dish was brought to the Queen Mother, Shan Yu Caitian smelled the fragrance and couldn't help but praise.
"That's right, the imperial chef said that this oil is also thanks to the Queen Mother!" The food official hurriedly patted the queen mother's ass.
"Why should we owe it to the mourning family?" Shan Yu Caitian said curiously.
"Didn't the Queen Mother take a bottle of foreign oil and throw it to the imperial dining room last month? Therefore, it is precisely with this oil that the dish tastes more fragrant. ”
"That's ......," Princess Qingmiao began.
"Little sister, you're wrong." Zhao Changde shook his head and said, "It's also that I didn't make it clear for a while, it wasn't wiped out, I stole it in a foreigner's restaurant." That's what they seasoned. As for what it is, I don't know, after all, I don't know a word of the foreign text on it. ”
"Then does the fifth brother know what salt is?" When he heard Zhao Changde say oil, Zhao Fuqing suddenly remembered what He Lan had said about salt, so he asked.
"Salt is a white crystal, and with it, it tastes even better." Zhao Changde thought for a moment and replied.
"But this?" Zhao Fuqing took out the salt packet from his body and handed it to Zhao Changde.
Zhao Changde dipped his hand and tasted, "Exactly, where did you get it?" ”
"This is exactly the imperial chef that the little brother just said, she asked the little brother to cook it." Zhao Fuqing explained.
"Come, let the mourners see what salt is." Shan Yu Caitian didn't expect his son to talk so happily with Ruguifei's son.
"Yes." Zhao Fuqing handed the salt packet to the Queen Mother.
After glancing at it, Zhao Shengrong asked, "Ninth brother, what did you say you boiled it for?" ”
"Sea water, she taught it all." Zhao Fuqing didn't hide anything.
"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, do you want to serve the food?" Seeing that everyone was focused on the salt, the food conveyor was anxious and asked.
In the imperial dining room, after finishing everything, He Lan was just about to rest, and suddenly remembered to make a big longevity peach with noodles, presumably the queen mother would be happier after eating it. So, she found Liu Feiping and talked about her intentions.
"Shou Tao?"
"Yes, and it's made of noodles, and the longevity peach says 'Yaochi is not old in spring, and the longevity is auspicious', so noodles should be used. However, you don't have a lot of things here, so everyone has to listen to me, and this one is coming up at the end of the day, which is a surprise for the Queen Mother. He Lan considered that there were not many things in the imperial dining room now, and it was estimated that the sugar and bean paste filling would have to be taken slowly, but there was a lot of strength in the crowd, and it would probably not be too long.
"Okay, we'll listen to you." As soon as everyone heard about Shou Tao, they felt both novel and fun, so they responded.
"Mu Ping, you go find the red beans, and then put them in a pot to soak for about three pillars of incense. Brother Liu, you go find a sweet food called Ganshu and bring it to me. Little gold, you go and find ...... A dish that can be colored or something else will do. He Lan commanded one by one.
"Yes."
"Miss He, I remember that my family has planted impatiens, I wonder if this can be used?" Someone asked.
"Isn't that what nobles and ladies use to dye their nails?" "That doesn't seem to work, does it?" Others asked.
"Impatiens? Nail dye? When He Lan heard this, she immediately knew, thought about it, and said, "Yes, it can be used, but you can't eat too much of this, it's not good to eat too much, it's best to find a pink impatiens, don't be too bright, pick it off and mash it, and then bring it to me." Is there anything else that can be dyed besides this flower? ”
"Yes. It's the duck blood you just boiled! Xiao Anzi pointed to the remaining duck blood and said. In fact, at this moment, he was also attracted by He Lan's serious attitude, after all, in the past days, his superiors were staring at and chasing them, and few people would do it so seriously.
"Okay, Xiao Anzi, then please find me a brush...... It's best if you haven't used it......" Seeing Xiao Anzi nodding and about to run out, He Lan hurriedly added, "Also, don't get any ink on it." ”
"I know!" Xiao Anzi responded, and hurriedly ran to the place where there was a pen, he was familiar with this place, and naturally knew where there was a pen.
After a while, everyone came back, Xiao Anzi was holding a brush in his hand, He Lan took it, took a closer look, and then inserted the brush into the pig's blood just now, "Don't worry about this, when I want it later, Xiao Anzi, you can take it out and give it to me." ”
"Good!" Xiao Anzi nodded again.
"Brother Liu, you go and boil the beans on the fire. Little gold, you go and peel off the skin of the ganshu, and then use that spoon to press out the water in the ganshu, of course, with a bowl. Otherwise, it's a waste. He Lan instructed.
"Yes."
"Give me the noodles, and I'll make the noodles." He Lan took the basin and poured water and noodles, although everyone was busy, their eyes also swept to He Lan from time to time.
I saw that she first mixed the noodles into a smooth ball, then put them aside, and then came to Liu Feiping, scooped out a spoonful with a spoon, tasted it, and then said, "Fire." "The fire was immediately extinguished.
Immediately, He Lan used the spoon just now to press it hard, and it was only about three pillars of incense, and the red beans turned into red bean paste. Everyone was dumbfounded, and was dazzled by the skillful technique of the sixteen-year-old girl in front of them, and no one dared to believe their eyes.
When the red bean paste was ready, He Lan went to look at the sweet juice pressed out by Xiao Jinzi again, and nodded, "Not bad." That's fine, you can eat the rest. As soon as He Lan's words fell, everyone immediately burst into laughter again, and this time Xiao Anzi really laughed from the bottom of his heart.
"Also, eating this must be after eating, and spit out the dregs. Otherwise, the scum will get stuck in the throat and be uncomfortable with the throat. He Lan admonished again.
"Yes." Everybody nodded their heads one by one.
"Let's all go eat Ganshu, the rest of the work is mine." He Lan waved her hand, and then went to work by herself, although everyone was eating sweet, but their eyes were still on He Lan, after all, her approach was too out of line, it really didn't look like a lady.
At the feast, "What about the fourth course?" ”
"This ......" The food conveyor was stunned for a moment, and then let people take it out, "This ...... It's better for the Qing prince to unveil it. Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, although He Lan didn't say who uncovered it, but he considered that He Lan was sent in by the Qing prince, so naturally the Qing prince might be able to figure it out, maybe let He Lan suffer less.