Xu knew the amount of work required to clean the lotus root, and after lunch, Fifth Sister Jiang sent a few more people over.

But even so, everyone was busy until the second half of the night.

The next day, however, was an even more difficult task.

They have to process these ingredients for a second time.

For example, in the recipe prepared by Jiang Wujie, there is a Yujing rice, and the ingredients used are lotus root and lotus seeds.

Then Qi Hao and they need to take out a part of the lotus root and lotus pod from the materials that were washed yesterday, and then cut the lotus root into hob pieces, and the lotus seeds should be taken out of the lotus pod first, and then the skin and heart with a bitter taste should be removed.

In addition, there are osmanthus lotus root powder, lotus shortbread, lotus seed cake, lotus leaf chicken, etc., as many as nearly 100 dishes, all of which need to be pre-treated in this way.

And this part of the work can only be done by the guys, such as Nongkang and Qi Hao, who have some culinary foundations.

In fact, there are not many men in the Nanfu room, and there are only seven people in Qi Hao.

There are five people left, and the work in their hands is also full of arrangements by Fifth Sister Jiang, and they can't spare time to come over to help.

Therefore, even if there were many complaints in their hearts, Qi Hao and the two had to do it hard.

......

In an instant, the day of the lotus feast arrived.

The literati and scholars from all walks of life who were invited by Mu Chunfang and the children of the eunuchs came to the mansion one after another.

The lively and steaming scene began to last from the hour, that is, at more than six o'clock in the morning, until it was getting late, when Jiang Wujie cooked for the banquet, and the atmosphere came to a climax.

Fifth Sister Jiang changed out of her original extravagant dress, and actually curled her hair roughly, and tied a wide coat.

In terms of image, she looks like a country woman who has been doing rough work for a long time, but between her eyebrows, the demeanor of stroking the man's heart has not been sharply reduced by half, standing in front of a winding slope-like auspicious dragon stove, back and forth between the nine iron pots, turning the spoon, throwing the pot, pouring juice, and stir-frying.

This stove was built by Qi Hao when he first entered the system world and saw several strong men mixing wet mud: it resembles a swimming dragon, with nine holes in the dragon body and a common hole.

The flames erupted from the mouth of the hearth, stirring up the smell of incense, attracting the crowd to salivate and shout hello.

Among these nine dishes, there was no lotus fish bun that Qi Hao wanted to learn, but his eyes were completely attracted by Jiang Wujie's cooking style.

It's not that her technique is peculiar, but when faced with nine pots, she can be calm and meticulous to find out exactly what dishes are cooking in which pot, how hot each dish is, when to put seasonings, and so on.

I'm afraid that I don't have ten or eight years of experience, so I can't be so familiar with it.

Soon, the nine dishes of the first round were put on the plate one after another, and then the nine maids, under the leadership of the chief manager, came to the room and brought the dishes to Wenjun Pavilion in turn.

On the side of the room, Fifth Sister Jiang continued to cook the second round of nine-course dishes.

Similarly, the Lianfang fish bun that Qi Hao wanted to see was not in this round, but there were a few quite interesting dishes.

For example, a dish of "forest fresh", take the mud at the bottom of the lotus pond, and chop the lotus root and lotus leaves, wrap them in the bamboo shoots dug in the forest, and roast them over an open fire, so that the fresh bamboo shoots not only retain the natural aroma, but also integrate into the fragrance of the lotus pond.

In the third round, there was also a similar method of "blue tube fish bream", which is pickled and sour fish bream wrapped in lotus leaves, and then poured into lotus wine that has been brewed for more than ten years, and steamed in a pot.

This dish, which looks very much like a flower chicken, is unremarkable and even a little vulgar.

However, at the moment when the lotus leaf is opened, the tangy mixed aroma can simply make people shock, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "wine and fish are cooked all over the city".

In addition, a "pomegranate powder" that appeared in the sixth round really opened Qi Hao's eyes.

Although the name of this dish is pomegranate, it is not made with pomegranates, but fresh diced lotus roots, ground into balls the size of pomegranate seeds, dyed red with rouge, and finally coated with a layer of starch and cooked in chicken broth.

The final product has a very thin transparent skin on the outside and a bright red color on the inside, very much like a pomegranate seed.

So the name of the dish is naturally linked to the pomegranate.

However, compared to the novelty of this dish, what really made Qi Hao see it was because of the rouge used in it.

Thinking that this was a cosmetics used by women to wipe their faces, he couldn't help but ask a question in his heart:

"Rouge, can you still eat it?"

......

Nearly two hours have passed, and Fifth Sister Jiang has finally started the ninth round of cooking.

And the lotus room fish bun that Qi Hao had in mind also appeared in the form of a finale, even if it was just a simple stuffed dish.

Literally, it is to wrap fish in a lotus room.

Take the heart of the lotus, that is, the yellow-green tender lotus room that will grow into a lotus pod in the future, use it as the stuffed shell, cut it flat at the bottom, dig out the lotus seeds, and then fill the processed mandarin fish meat, mix it with seasonings, stuff it into the lotus room, and then steam it in the pot.

Finally, the "Fisherman's Three Fresh" soup made with lotus seeds, chrysanthemums, and water chestnuts is flavored.

I thought it would be a cumbersome dish, but I never thought that the process would be so simple, Qi Hao had already memorized it all after watching it with the naked eye.

As for this dish, he doesn't know if the final taste is good or not, anyway, when it comes out of the pot, the pungent fragrance smells very comfortable.

The nine maids were still under the leadership of the governor of Nanfu, and came to the room to serve food.

The manager also brought a sentence to Jiang Wujie by the way: "This time, my lord, please go with me!" ”

"What?"

“... No... Ignorance! ”

The steward brought the words and said nothing more.

It's just that in his slightly sighing tone, he seemed to want to say something, which really made everyone in the room confused.

But since the prefect took the words, Fifth Sister Jiang didn't shirk it, and followed behind a few people, so she went to Wenjun Pavilion, leaving Qi Hao, Nongkang and a few other guys, standing in the guy's room, staring at each other with big eyes.

"I just saw the bitter look of the manager, and I always feel that something bad will happen when the adult summons the fifth sister this time!"

"Isn't it today's dish, and it's not to their mouths?"

"These people are really picky!"

"But the fifth sister is in the room, she has been a cook for more than 20 years, and her skills are unmatched in the world, even if she is the imperial chef who serves the Son of Heaven in the palace, in front of her, I am afraid that she has to call the master!"

......

These guys who are idle. That's it, you look at me and say a word, and you are suspicious.

And Qi Hao and Nongkang, leaning in front of the stove, listening to the more outrageous conversations they talked about, they couldn't help laughing, and after glancing at each other tacitly, they each shrugged their shoulders and walked out of the room.

At this time, the night sky, the bright moon is in the sky, cloudless, starry, silver shining, really beautiful artistic conception.

However, not long after appreciating it, Fifth Sister Jiang entered the room with a serious face, and after indifferently glancing at the two people who were idle outside, she said, "Come to the room, I have something to tell you!"