Chapter 56: Cooking
After walking a long way, Chen Qiaoqiao felt that her back was cold, and she was scared into a cold sweat just now! Chen Qiaoqiao felt that asking for the five hundred taels of silver from King Wu Rong was really hot and troublesome, and she had just made a mistake, so she shouldn't reveal her identity, wouldn't it be for others to see her hole cards?
Alas! Forget it, I'm not a scheming material at all, since it happened, I don't care, let's take one step at a time, it's still important to prepare today's dinner, or hurry up and take a look at what ingredients Wu Erjia has prepared.
When I walked into the house, I found that Xu Huifang was waiting restlessly, and when she saw Chen Qiaoqiao, she greeted her, "Mother-in-law, things are going well, right?" ”
"When you see that Si Zuo and Si You are not by my side, you will know that Mr. Liu has taken them in!" Chen Qiaoqiao knew that Xu Huifang was definitely not waiting for this matter. "Mother-in-law, is what everyone said true?" Xu Huifang lowered her voice and said seriously.
Chen Qiaoqiao knew that she was asking about what Hu Feng had done, and nodded solemnly. Xu Huifang bit her lower lip, she really couldn't imagine that this Hu Feng was such a person!
Although Hu Feng often gave her a look and often instructed her, her education since she was a child made her feel that everyone is inherently good, and she couldn't imagine that she could do such a vicious thing.
Of course, Chen Qiaoqiao understood Xu Huifang's thoughts, and said earnestly: "You can't have the heart to hurt people, and you can't have the heart to defend people, Huifang, you also have to learn to refuse, otherwise, you will be the one who suffers in the end." Moreover, it will also hurt the people around you. Huifang, do you remember? ”
Xu Huifang nodded heavily, yes, there are still people she loves in this world, and she can't live as before.
"Mother-in-law! I'm going to have a dinner tonight, so I'm going to help! Xu Huifang smiled like a flower, but Chen Qiaoqiao sighed for a while, at such an age, she is just a high school student, and she is still a child, but she is involved in this life too early, how hard it is.
"Okay, my mother-in-law is worried that she can't be busy alone!" Chen Qiaoqiao and Xu Huifang walked forward arm in arm, but saw Ye Wanrong and Zhen'er, who seemed to be waiting here early in the morning.
"Grandmother! Did my aunt go to school? I'm going too! This Zhen'er was envious, Chen Qiaoqiao stroked Zhen'er's head with a smile, and said with a smile: "Zhen'er is still young!" Call your dad at home to teach you to read, and talk about it when you're older! ”
"Oh!" Zhen'er pouted in disappointment. Ye Wanrong was a little timid, and stepped forward, "Mother-in-law, I really don't know about that incident!" Ye Wanrong just heard that Hu Feng said such a family affair for Si Zuo and Si You yesterday, and she was shocked.
Although she is selfish, she doesn't have that kind of hurtful heart, how can she not know what will happen if she marries a dead man? She has children of her own, but she doesn't want to be blessed!
Chen Qiaoqiao sighed and said: "Mother-in-law knows, you don't have the guts, but Ye Wanrong, you should understand that as long as you take good care of your children and inherit the Chen family with peace of mind, your good days will naturally come, and you don't need to do anything." Whether this family is Hu Feng in charge or your mother-in-law is in charge, your share will never be less! So, don't make more trouble in the future! Forget about the previous things, but you have to respect yourself, although the Chen family is in decline now, but how do you know that there is no day when there is no comeback, if by that time, you don't look like a housewife, I dare to say, Zhongkang will definitely be disgusted with you! ”
Although Chen Qiaoqiao didn't say it explicitly, every sentence poked into Ye Wanrong's heart. "I understand that you will definitely feel uncomfortable with these words, but I am sincerely for your good, and it is your business whether you can listen or not!" Ye Wanrong's face was already flushed.
"Zhen'er, do you want to help your grandmother, and your grandmother will make hemp cakes for you to eat later!" Zhen'er couldn't understand their words, but when she heard that some were eating, she nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay!" Zhen'er likes hemp cakes the most! ”
Chen Qiaoqiao took Zhen'er to the kitchen by herself, this Wu Er's family was cleaning the ingredients, Chen Qiaoqiao looked at it, and her heart was suddenly happy, it seems that this Wu Er's family is still very eye-catching, and he actually bought a lot of ingredients, chickens, ducks, fish and geese, as well as a lot of loaches, vegetables and so on.
"Wu Er's family, you prepared these ingredients?" Wu Erjia said humbly: "I heard that Madame is going to have a night banquet tonight, so I prepared these ingredients, and I don't know if Madame is satisfied?" Chen Qiaoqiao smiled, "Naturally satisfied, but the young grandmother should feel sorry for the silver, and when the bill is settled at the end of the month, she will definitely not spare you!" ”
Wu Erjia said with a smile: "Madame, where is this, this Chen family is not Madame's decision?" Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but laugh, it seems that the Wu Erjia also noticed the change in the direction of the wind and surrendered to her! Although she knew that she was flattering, but she didn't know what was going on, Chen Qiaoqiao felt very comfortable in her heart, it seems that it feels really good to be sought after!
This Xu Huifang couldn't help but laugh too, these people are really red and white. "Zhen'er, you sit well, carefully frostbite your hands!" It turns out that this Zhen'er sees that this loach is fun, and he is constantly fiddling with it! In fact, Chen Qiaoqiao was also surprised, this winter, this loach has been hidden in the mud, and it is only when it is dug out, it seems that this Wu Erjia has put a little effort into it. Rare things are expensive, and these loaches must be worth a lot of money.
Chen Qiaoqiao saw that it was time to prepare dinner, so she instructed Wu Erjia to prepare tonight's staple food first, since there are so many good dishes, Chen Qiaoqiao doesn't want to do any complicated staple food, so as not to dominate the crowd, just prepare to eat rice, but it is difficult to adjust, this steamed rice is also a science, some people like to be softer, some people like to be harder. If the rice grains into the pot are intentionally piled up with an inclination before steaming, so that the thick end is soaked in less water and the thin end is soaked in more water, then the steamed rice will be soft and hard, and the part of the rice soaked in less water is slightly harder, and the part of the rice that is soaked in more water is soft, and it is no longer difficult to adjust the mouth.
Chen Qiaoqiao gave such and such an order. The Wu Erjia couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, they were all pasta-based, and they were not good at making rice, listening to Chen Qiaoqiao's words, of course they were surprised, she didn't know that there was so much knowledge in cooking, and she was happy that she learned a trick again.
Chen Qiaoqiao took a look at this loach and prepared to make Diao Chan Tofu!
In fact, it is loach drill tofu, and there is another allusion here, loach drill tofu is also known as "sable tofu". Using the loach as a metaphor for the treacherous Dong Zhuo, the loach was so anxious that he had nowhere to hide in the hot soup and got into the cold tofu, but he still couldn't escape the fate of cooking. It's like Wang Yun offering a sable cicada, just like a beautiful woman. The tofu in this dish is white, delicious and spicy, and the soup is greasy and fragrant. There is also a kind of "Diao Chan Glutinous Rice Ball" in the folk snacks. Legend has it that Wang Yun invited people to add ginger and peppercorns to ordinary rice balls. After Dong Zhuo ate this kind of white, attractive, spicy and refreshing, mellow and pleasant glutinous rice balls, his mind was swollen, he was sweating profusely, he didn't feel drunk, and he was killed by Lu Bu.
First put the small loach in a clear water basin with egg white liquid to remove dirt and wash, pour cold pork rib soup into the casserole, put the whole piece of tender tofu and loach, cover and simmer for a while, the loach is forced by the heat to burrow into the tofu to hide, wait until the soup boils and all the tofu is scalded to death, and then cook over low heat and add a variety of condiments. The soup is clear to the bottom, very beautiful, tender and delicious, and can be called a must.
The method of making this dish is very simple, but the heat must be mastered, and it must be simmered slowly with the smallest simmer, if the fire is too big, the water temperature rises too quickly, and the loach is restless, and it will struggle hard, and it will stir the tofu and tofu dregs. Only a little bit of rising water temperature makes the loach unconsciously want to find a cool place, desperately burrowing into the tofu, this dish is perfect, all Chen Qiaoqiao prepared this dish first, put it in a casserole and stew it slowly.
As for this duck, a special dish appeared in Chen Qiaoqiao's head, roast duck with shiitake mushrooms, the duck meat has the rich aroma of shiitake mushrooms, and the mushrooms have a faint essence of duck meat, which is really a perfect combination! Chen Qiaoqiao washed the mushrooms and torn them in half, soaked ginger and cut them into fine granules, pickled peppers into sections, garlic cloves, and green onions. Put the duck in the hot oil pan to fry the oil, and then put cooking wine, pickled ginger, garlic, pickled pepper, Sichuan pepper, bean paste, and a little dark soy sauce and stir-fry for a while. Mix water and submerge the duck meat for about 1 cm, first bring to a boil over high heat, and then slowly cook over medium-low heat. When the soup is halfway through, put the shiitake mushrooms together and simmer. Simmer until the duck is cooked, add the green onions, and the dish is ready.
Chen Qiaoqiao picked up a piece and stuffed it into Zhen'er's mouth, "Little gluttonous cat!" Tell your grandmother, how does it taste? This large piece of duck meat shook and swallowed it in three or two clicks, and exclaimed indistinctly, "It's delicious!" It's so delicious! ”
"Watch out for you!" Chen Qiaoqiao touched Zhen'er's head lovingly, Zhen'er still looked at Chen Qiaoqiao with blank eyes, Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, "Keep your stomach first, there are more delicious ones in the back!" Zhen'er reluctantly continued to look at her grandmother.
"Mother-in-law, this duck is so fragrant! It must be delicious! Xu Huifang couldn't help but say, because the kitchen was filled with a strong fragrance, which made people salivate. Wu Er's family also came over, "Yes! I haven't smelled such a fragrant duck yet! ”
Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, "Just your mouth is sweet, you can eat it if you want!" Xu Huifang couldn't help blushing, "We are adults, how can we be so gluttonous?" Wu Erjia also smiled and said: "Hahaha, you know how good Madame's craftsmanship is, and we have all lost our proportions!" ”
Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but say, so she gave a piece to Xu Huifang, Xu Huifang just nodded, speechless, it can be seen that she really likes it. Wu Er's family is also dumbfounded, but Chen Qiaoqiao didn't give it to her, after all, she is a subordinate, and she can't let her gain an inch.