Noodles and dumplings are the staple food of this banquet, so the amount is more, the dumplings are a few kitchen packs, but the filling is Huamanxi tune, there are winter bamboo shoots lean meat filling, there are cabbage filling, there are leek egg filling, a total of several hundred.

The noodles are blanched in water and the broth, the broth is boiled out of pork bones, and seasoned with shiitake mushrooms, white fungus, winter bamboo shoots, matsutake mushrooms, etc., which are extremely delicious, and then sprinkled with a handful of chopped green onions, the color is also attractive.

The dumplings are steamed in a steamer and served with three dipping sauces, a chili sauce, an aged vinegar, and a peanut butter.

After the arrangement was made, the kitchen began to serve the dishes one after another.

The final highlight, although Hua Manxi took the name Sweet Reunion Cake, is actually a modern birthday cake.

Where did this old man eat a birthday cake, and if he got it out like this, he would definitely make the old lady crazy.

This ancient material and tools are limited, and Hua Manxi can only make the simplest cake first.

First of all, it is a chiffon cake that is used as a cake base.

First, take a dozen eggs, separate the egg white protein, add an appropriate amount of fine white sugar to the egg yolk and beat well, then add vegetable oil and milk, and stir well.

Sift the flour, add to the egg yolk liquid, and mix well with a flat spoon from the bottom up.

Add a few drops of white vinegar to the egg white, mix well and beat the egg whites, then add sugar, beat the egg whites until they are swollen and large until the egg whites can stand up, shovel the egg whites into the batter, stir them into a cake batter, and then put them into a large round basin.

The earthen oven of Sun's house had been preheated, and Hua Manxi pushed the round basin in, sealed it, and began to bake the cake.

Because the temperature of this earthen oven is not clear enough, Hua Manxi has experimented many times in order to make this cake, and this time the time is just right.

After the cake is taken out, use a sharp knife to scrape off the somewhat charred layer and start decorating.

Because there was no cream at this time, Hua Manxi could only think of another way to decorate the cake.

She used a thick syrup boiled with bean paste and milk, spread it on the top of the cake, wiped half of the surface of the cake, and the other half of the cake was smeared with hawthorn juice, and half of it was also smeared to make a two-color cake.

Then cut some fruit to decorate, and carved an old lady's Q version of the image with the fruit, writing happy birthday, a simple cake is ready, although there is no cream, but the bean paste is sweet, the hawthorn is slightly sour, with the softness of the cake, the taste of this cake is also good.

She was right, when this big cake was served, it attracted everyone's attention and caused an uproar.

"Wow, this is so beautiful! I want this kind of reunion cake for my birthday! ”

"Look! There is also a portrait of the old lady on it, saying Happy Birthday! ”

"What a portrait, this is clearly a fruit! Look at this reunion cake, there are two colors, it's so beautiful! Round, it really deserves such a name! ”

In the past, the dessert was not an osmanthus cake or a mung bean cake, a rose shortbread or something, such a reunion cake, it was really the first time everyone saw it, and they didn't care about any etiquette.

The old lady Sun was also overjoyed, when this table came up, all the guests praised each other, and even asked her if she invited a restaurant in Kyoto to make a birthday banquet, not to mention more face.

She knew in her heart that this last dessert must be even more powerful, but she didn't expect it, it was still unexpected!

She was proud in her heart, but pretended not to care: "Everyone is overrated, overrated, but it's just the carving insect skills of the maids in the house, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning, by the way, girl, how to eat this reunion cake?" ”

This dish was served by Hua Manxi herself, and Mrs. Sun naturally asked her.

Hua Manxi took out a sharp fruit knife and cut the cake, and Xiao Ye next to her handed her a small plate very tacitly and asked her to fill the cake.

The old birthday star was naturally the first to open his mouth to taste.

She took a bite, only to feel that the reunion cake was soft and delicate, a little softer than the small bread she ate that day, with a strong aroma of eggs, and the sweet taste of red bean paste, and a little appetizing freshness of hawthorn, and the sweetness of fruit.

It can be said that several flavors are gathered in one bite, long and fragrant, and melts in the mouth, it is really the most delicious dessert she has ever eaten in her life!

"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's delicate and long, it's sweet and delicious, it's very fluffy, it's really delicious—" The old lady praised again and again, she was already full, but she still ate most of it.

It's so delicious!

Hua Manxi cut the cake into small pieces and gave it to the next person, and after those guests tasted it, they all praised it, that is, Wang Shishi ate a lot of Hua Manxi's delicacies, and was also amazed by this cake.

She ate a few bites early, but she didn't dare to be greedy for food, this time, she came to do business, she made a look at Hua Manxi, Hua Manxi nodded at her, and after the two handed over, Wang Shishi took a longevity peach bun made of Hua Lanxiang and ate a few bites.

In this atmosphere of peace and joy, Wang Shishi suddenly convulsed and shouted: "Poisonous, this longevity peach bun is poisonous!" ”

She screamed and fell limply on the table.

As soon as Wang Shishi fell like this, the surrounding guests suddenly became chaotic and shouted: "Dead man, dead man-"

There was a panic all around.

"Old Madam Sun, what's the matter with you! You make a birthday banquet, why are there still people poisoned, we all ate vegetables, will we also be poisoned! ”

"That's right, what kind of heart do you Sun Fu'an have, you actually entertained us with poisonous things!"

The guests below began to curse and scold, but they were very panicked.

In the midst of this panic, a cold voice suddenly sounded: "Silence, everyone! ”

The voice was a young and handsome man, dressed in a cyan brocade robe, with a tall figure, standing upright like green bamboo, with a noble temperament, a little cold in the elegance, and a little majesty in the warmth.

"Everyone, be quiet, our lord is Lord Chen, the county magistrate of Shishan County! also drink here, and you will definitely be fair! One of the officers who followed the man drew his saber and roared viciously.

The original noisy scene was really shocked, and the noisy guests calmed down, and they all said to the young Lord Chen: "My lord, you must give us justice, we all ate the food at this banquet, and we don't know if it is poisonous!" ”

"Don't worry, I also ate the dishes at the banquet, if it is poisonous, this official will definitely not sit idly by." Master Chen pondered for a moment, and then ordered, "Go and invite the doctor to come, a priori dishes." ”

The man took the order and went, where did Mrs. Sun think that such a thing would happen, if someone died on a birthday banquet that was originally happy, it would still be the eldest lady of Wang's Mansion - then their Sun Mansion would be finished!

She couldn't help but be angry with Hua Manxi, and said angrily: "It's not you!" I've been holding birthday banquets for so many years, and you've had an accident once you do it! Who told you to hurt my old woman! ”

Hua Manxi didn't panic, picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched every dish on the table, put it in his mouth, and finally said unhurriedly: "Old lady, I'm a cook, do I make my own dishes, when they come out of the pot, they are absolutely non-toxic, if they are poisonous, I will die when I try the dishes, and I am still standing here?" ”

Since she ate every dish, the old lady couldn't get a seizure for a while, her face was red, and finally spit out a few words: "There are also shou bao, you didn't eat shou bao!" ”

Hua Manxi had no choice but to pick up a handbag from the table, break it, stuff it into his mouth, and eat it.

Old Madam Sun was completely speechless at this time, and at this time, Lord Chen's subordinates came over with the doctor and checked every dish on the table, and it was not poisonous.

finally came to Wang Shishi's table and found out that only Wang Shishi's longevity bun was poisonous.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Hua Lanxiang suddenly sweated profusely, knelt down with a puff, and said in a loud voice: "The old lady spares her life, I made this longevity bag, I didn't poison it!" ”

"There was no poisoning, so why was Miss Wang poisoned?" The doctor had already taken Wang Shishi down for treatment, but he didn't know what the result was, and the old lady and Sun Yuanwai were anxious and reprimanded.

"Old lady, my mother has made so many longevity bags, if it is poisoned, how can it just go down to Miss Wang's longevity bag? My mother is only responsible for making longevity buns, and she has never been out of the kitchen, and I don't know where Miss Wang sits, what kind of regulations are for serving food, and how to poison Miss Wang? Hua Manxi stepped forward and asked solemnly.

"Who's serving the food! Who is the Duanshou bag! Sun Yuanwai also felt that it made sense, and asked sharply.

"It's Aunt Niu! The shou bao is on Aunt Niu! Xiao Yezi suddenly exclaimed.

"Yes, it's Aunt Niu! Aunt Niu has a holiday with Hua Lanxiang and Chef Hua! It must be that she wants to frame Chef Hua! Zhao continued.

Where did Aunt Niu want to get a disaster from the sky, she also knelt down with a puff, and defended repeatedly: "It's not me, I didn't poison it!" Where did I get the poison! I've been doing it in Sun Mansion for decades, and the eldest lady is still my relative, how could I be poisoned! ”

"Except for Aunt Niu, who else has touched the longevity bag?" Sun Yuanwai frowned and asked sharply.

"No, sir, after the orchid fragrance is steamed and the longevity bun is steamed, it will be brought out by Aunt Niu, and every table will be served by Aunt Niu." Zhao replied truthfully.

"Come, put Hua Lanxiang and Aunt Niu into the firewood room, wait for interrogation, if you don't recruit them, after the banquet, they will be sent to the government!" Sun Yuanwai said sharply.

"Wronged, sir, wronged!" Hua Lanxiang and Aunt Niu both panicked and shouted in unison.

"Outside of Sun Yuan, why don't you interrogate the official here on your behalf, so that you can give an explanation to the full guests." Lord Chen, who was standing on the side, suddenly spoke.