Chapter Twenty-Three: The Lady's Pastry
Bai Yimeng wore a wide-sleeved white dress, long hair, a flower crown on his head, and a small flower basket in his hand, shuttling through the garden.
Sometimes he raised his hand to cut off the branches of the flowers that bloomed on the tree, sometimes he squatted down or bent down to pluck the beautiful flowers or petals in the flowers, sometimes he put the picked flowers under his nose and sniffed them, sometimes he put the picked petals in his mouth and tasted them, and from time to time he talked with the maids and fed each other the petals he had tasted......
"Madam, this peach blossom is blooming so well! Why don't we pick more and go back, and the slave maid will make peach blossom cakes and peach blossom soup for His Royal Highness and his wife? Qingsi cut off the peach blossom branches that bloomed just right, and talked to Bai Yimeng.
"Yes! It's been a long time since I've eaten peach cake and peach soup, and I want to eat it! Bai Yimeng also chatted while cutting peach blossom branches.
"The peach blossom cake made of green silk is delicious, in addition to the peach blossom cake, we can also pick some other flowers to make some other snacks, just these flowers bloom at the right time!" Green Mei took the peach blossom branch that Bai Yimeng cut from the peach blossom tree and put it into the flower basket.
"Yes! You can also make flower cakes, peach blossom drinks, and cherry blossom cakes, as long as the lady likes it, the slaves and maids will make it. Qingsi said.
"Yes, yes, we can still make peach blossom wine!" Green eyebrows also said excitedly.
"Good! Qingsi can also teach me pastries, and I also want to learn some to try; Green eyebrows can also teach me how to make wine. Bai Yimeng looked at Qingsi and said softly.
"Those things can be done by the slaves and maids, and the lady can tell the slaves and maids what she wants to eat, how can she bother the lady to do it herself!"
"It's good to learn when you have nothing to do, and it's good to find something to do in your free time!" Bai Yimeng held a peach blossom in his hand, put it between his nose and sniffed it lightly, while talking.
"If Madame feels bored, let His Highness accompany you out for a walk and enjoy the scenery! Your Highness is looking forward to being with your wife every day, and you don't want to be separated for a moment! ”
Bai Yimeng listened to Qingsi's words, pursed her lips and chuckled, did not speak, turned her head and continued to raise her hand to cut the peach blossom branches.
After Qingsi finished speaking, the green eyebrows thought about what she said, looked at Bai Yimeng's demeanor, and knew it in their hearts.
Gently tugged at the corner of Qingsi's clothes, glanced at her, and said, "Sometimes the dim sum I make makes tastes better and smells better!" Madame is ingenious, if Madame makes it, it will be delicious to think about, and if His Highness knows about it, he will definitely like it. ”
After receiving the reminder from the green eyebrows, Qingsi also smiled and said, "Yes! Madame, you can give us a piece of pastry to eat. ”
Their small movements Bai Yimeng knew in his heart, and he didn't demolish them, looked at Qingsi and smiled and continued: "That's not impossible, it's just that it's delicious or not, it depends on how the master Qingsi teaches?" ”
After Bai Yimeng and the others picked the required flower branches and petals, they returned to the Dream Garden.
As soon as he returned to the house, Bai Yimeng began to prune the flower branches, and Qingsi and Green Mei took the vase for Bai Yimeng and put it on the table, and also pruned the flower branches with Bai Yimeng, and began to decorate the house, and after a while, the house was filled with the fragrance of flowers.
After arranging the room, Bai Yimeng carried the remaining flowers and followed Qingsi and Green Eyebrows to the small kitchen.
As soon as Bai Yimeng and the others returned to the courtyard, Qingsi instructed someone to prepare the ingredients for making pastries.
Bai Yimeng and the others came to the kitchen, put the flower basket on the table, and began to arrange the petals, sorting the petals they needed and putting them on the plate for later use.
After that, Qingsi explained to Bai Yimeng what ingredients are needed for what dim sum, how to match them, how to match them, etc., and the master and servants were busy in the kitchen in an orderly manner.
Soon, a thick white mist rose from the steamer in the kitchen pot, and the aroma of pastries wafted in the wind.
Qingsi lifted the lid on the steamer, and a thick white mist came out, and the fog in front of him was vast, and after a while, he couldn't see the vision clearly when the white fog dissipated.
"Ma'am, the pastry is steamed." Qingsi put down the lid of the pot and said to Bai Yimeng.
"I'll see."
Bai Yimeng approached, leaned over and looked, took the chopsticks and saucers handed over by Lu Mei, gently picked up a piece of pastry, put it in front of his nose and smelled it, pursed his lips and smiled, "Hmm!" It smells quite good, green silk, green eyebrows, you taste it? ”
Bai Yimeng said as he sandwiched the pastry to them, and then sandwiched a piece for himself as well.
Qingsi and Lumei each took a small bite of a piece of pastry, tasted it slowly, and then said: "Soft and glutinous, with the floral fragrance of roses and peach blossoms, and a hint of sweetness, it's delicious!" ”
Bai Yimeng tasted it, listened to Qingsi a little, nodded while listening, and then said with a smile: "I also think it's not bad!" Or Qingsi teaches well. ”
"Where does Madame say, it is obviously Madame's skill, and the slave maid just moves her mouth, where can she teach well?"
Bai Yimeng pursed his lips and smiled, then finished eating a piece of pastry, took out the pastries in the steamer and put them on the plate, picked some and put them aside, and said, "I'll keep these for Fu Yun, and the rest of the pastries, Green Eyebrows, you let everyone share them!" Let everyone taste it. ”
"Yes, ma'am."
Bai Yimeng walked out of the kitchen with pastries in his hand and walked towards where he lived, and Qingsi also followed behind Bai Yimeng with a plate.
Green Eyebrow divided the rest of the pastries and walked out of the kitchen with a plate of pastries.
On a garden path, he met a short, slightly chubby middle-aged man, and Green Eyebrows hurriedly walked over after seeing it.
"Mr. Fu."
Green eyebrows held a stack of pastries and bowed slightly.
"Ouch! Green-brow girl, where is this going? Mr. Fu also saluted her, glanced at the pastry she was holding, and then asked.
"These are the pastries made by Mrs. today, and Green Eyebrows will distribute the pastries to everyone in the house to taste according to Mrs. Order, this is for Mr. Fu to take care of you."
"Old slave, thank you, madam, Miss Lao has gone on a trip."
Mr. Fu first bowed with both hands before taking the pastry from Green Mei's hand.
The green eyebrows covered their hands in front of their lower abdomen, looked at Mr. Fu with crooked eyes, and said, "It should be, but I don't know if this pastry is the taste that the manager likes, and I hope that Mr. Fu will not dislike it." ”
"The girl is polite, Mrs. herself did it, and she can reward us, I am already grateful, how can I say that I am disgusted, the girl tortured me."
"That's good, Green Eyebrows still have something to do as Madame orders, so I'll go and get busy first."
"Green-brow girl, please."
After Green Eyebrows left, he went to the kitchen again and walked out of the kitchen with two food boxes in his hand.
Green Eyebrows came to the maid's residence with a food box, and an older woman saw Green Eyebrows, and quickly put down the work in her hand, walked towards Green Eyebrows with a smile, and said while laughing: "Why is the Green Eyebrow girl here, do you have something to order?" ”
Green eyebrows smiled and replied, "What's Mom's talk?" Madame asked me to bring you some food. ”
After speaking, he handed the food box forward and said: "These are the pastries that Madame just made, everyone takes care of Madame and His Royal Highness hard, this is a little bit of Madame's heart, let me bring it to everyone to taste." ”
The mother first bowed over and said, "Slave and maid on behalf of Mrs. Xie." ”
After that, he took the food box in the green eyebrow's hand, and said, "Have you taken a trip to the green eyebrow girl, go and sit inside?" ”
"I won't go in and sit, no, there is still one side here after the delivery!"
Green Eyebrow politely refused, and as he spoke, he lifted another box of food in his hand and gestured.
"That's okay, since the girl still has something, I won't keep the girl."
"Well, Mom, you're busy." Green Eyebrow smiled and nodded.
After saying that, he turned around and left with the food box, and soon came to the little girl's residence.
As soon as I entered the gate, I saw a little guy sweeping the floor with a broom in front of me, and the green eyebrows shouted with a smile: "Xiaowei, are you busy?" ”
The little guy who called Xiaowei heard the voice and looked up, and saw Green Eyebrow in a light green dress walking towards him with a smile, and hurriedly asked, "It's Sister Green Eyebrow!" What do you have to tell my sister when she comes here? ”
"It's okay, it's okay, it's just to come over for my wife and bring some food to everyone." As he spoke, Green Mei held the top of the food box in one hand and the bottom of the food box in the other, and raised the food box in his hand.
When Green Eyebrows and Xiaowei were talking, a few more little guys came over when they heard the sound, said hello to Green Eyebrows, and when they saw the food box that Green Eyebrows was carrying, they asked, "This is?" ”
"Madame made some pastries today, thinking that everyone is meticulous and thoughtful in their daily work, and takes care of Madame and His Royal Highness's hard work, so I asked me to distribute these pastries to everyone, so that everyone can taste them, come, take them."
"Thank you, ma'am."
When I heard that Bai Yimeng made it and sent it to them, I was shocked at first, and then hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and Xiao Wei took the food box.
"I'll convey your gratitude to Madame for you, then you're busy."
Green Eyebrow nodded after speaking, then turned around and walked back.
After the green eyebrows left, the little servants carried the food box into the house, put the food box on the table in the house, opened the food box, and saw the pastries placed inside, with warmth and the fragrance of pastries.
There are three layers of food boxes, one layer has three stacks of pastries, each layer is different, small for layer by layer on the table, looked at a few people around, and said, "Why don't we try it first?" ”
After saying that, he picked up a piece of pastry, and several people ate it separately, saying while eating: "It's delicious." ”
"I didn't expect Madame to make such delicious pastries."
"Madame is kind-hearted, and she is really kind to us subordinates."
"Yes! Although I rarely see my wife on weekdays, I have never heard of my wife beating and scolding her subordinates and treating them harshly. ”
"That is, compared to the masters of other mansions, the masters of our Golden Garden can be regarded as the best."
A few people ate the pastry, and then put the food box back layer by layer, and did not touch the rest of the pastries, waiting for everyone to come back before eating, after all, it was for everyone.