Chapter 20: Self-sufficiency
Xi Yan stomped her foot aggrievedly, "You, like the third young master, think that our grandmother is careful to bully at her age!"
After saying that, Xi Yan ran away in a fit of anger.
Lai Yue looked at the little girl and ran away, he was helpless here, he didn't know that the third young master was doing something unauthentic, but he couldn't persuade it!
Xi Yan quickly went back to Chu Lian, Chu Lian put down the notebook in his hand, his face was surprised, he didn't expect it to be like this!
Chu Lian was speechless, and asked Xiyan to explain the cause and effect of the matter in detail.
"What did you say, the front yard also sent ingredients?" Hearing this, Chu Lian's eyes lit up.
Xi Yan was feeling sad for her master here, and she didn't want Chu Lian to ask about it, so she was stunned for a moment before nodding, "Yes, I heard that the eldest grandmother was afraid that the maids would be busy tomorrow morning, so she distributed some ingredients to each courtyard overnight tonight." ”
Hey! It's easy to do it if you have the ingredients! She can choke on the food in Jing'anbo Mansion for one meal, and since He Saburo wants to occupy it, she will give it all to him, and she is not rare at all.
Chu Lian got up from the couch with a grunt, threw the notebook in his hand to the side casually, and was about to go out to the small kitchen in the courtyard.
Xi Yan couldn't care about the injustice and sadness at this time, and hurriedly stopped Chu Lian, "Third grandma, you can't go out in this body!"
Chu Lian looked down at his cool bedclothes, and also reacted that it was really inappropriate, "Then you go and find me a homely dress." ”
The bright geese outside also came in to serve when they heard this.
Chu Lian quickly changed into a light yellow skirt, with green silk that had not yet dried, and only pulled it up with a white hosta, which was as elegant as a magnolia flower. But her urgency is not at all like a demure magnolia.
Xi Yan saw that she was in such a hurry, and she didn't wear those jade jewelry for her anymore, and said softly, "Okay". Chu Lian got up and walked out of the bedroom with strong steps.
Xi Yan and Ming Yan chased after them, shouting: "Third grandmother, slow down!"
Xi Yan looked sad, looking at the third grandmother's urgent appearance, she must be hungry.
Mama Gui, who was outside, saw Chu Lian walking out quickly, and she didn't know what was going on, so she was busy keeping up.
Chu Lian visited the courtyard where he was going to live in the future yesterday, so he naturally remembered where the small kitchen was, and after a while, he arrived at the small kitchen.
A woman in her thirties who was guarding the small kitchen saw that it was the third grandmother who came, and hurriedly welcomed people in, and was afraid that the kitchen would be dark, so she took a few candles and lit them.
The woman said respectfully, "What's the matter with the third grandmother coming to the kitchen?"
Chu Lian's eyes swept towards the small kitchen, "Where are all the ingredients delivered in the evening?" ”
The woman was stunned, she didn't expect the third grandmother to ask this, but she reacted instantly and answered honestly, she led Chu Lian to the side of the board, "The third grandmother, it's all here!"
Xi Yan also entered the kitchen at this time, and when she came in, she saw her grandmother squatting in front of the two large water tanks to probe her brain, Xi Yan hurriedly went over, and she saw a big white goose with legs tied next to the water tank.
The goose will peck people, and the geese separated Chu Lian, for fear that she would be pecked by the goose.
Chu Lian didn't care about this, she looked at the ingredients on the board, plus the water tank and bucket next to her, and she was excited.
Not only are there all kinds of vegetables and eggs, but there are also a lot of all kinds of fish, just in the water tank, there are two Qingjiang fish and black fish, as well as processed chicken and pork, and there are two pieces of raw venison, but she has never eaten venison in modern times, so naturally she will not make it, so let it go for the time being.
It's not too early at this time, and although I'm hungry for dishes like sauerkraut and fish, it's a hassle to make and it takes a lot of time to process the fish.
Chu Lian looked around, and he already had a number in his heart.
Xiyan stood beside her, and when she saw that the third grandmother stretched out her hand to make her own move, she was shocked and hurriedly stopped, "Third grandmother, how can you do it yourself, what do you want to eat, tell the slave maid, and the slave maid will do it." ”
When Xi Yan said this, she was inevitably sad, thinking that although the six young ladies were not favored in the British government, after all, they were also delicate ladies raised from childhood to adulthood, and they had never done such rough work in the kitchen, and now they had to do it themselves in order to have a meal.
Although the eldest grandmother Zou asked people to send the ingredients, she didn't have time to send the cook over in the future, so what she wanted to eat now still had to be done by Chu Lian's people.
Chu Lian saw that Xiyan was really blocking herself, and she also understood that her current identity was not suitable for doing this, if she did it herself, she felt that it was nothing, but she didn't know what others would say when she passed it out, so she let Xiyan do it, and she stood aside to instruct.
Xi Yan couldn't get it alone, so Ming Yan also went up to help.
Chu Lian went to the stove to take a look, and saw that the general ingredients were complete, but there were no vegetable oils, chili peppers, sauces and other things, but it was enough to cook a good meal in Chu Lian's heart.
Seeing that Xiyan was going to pour the chopped cabbage (similar to cabbage) directly into the water to boil, Chu Lian hurriedly stopped him.
Xi Yan wondered, "Third grandmother, if this Chinese cabbage doesn't do this, how can it be done? Whether it's the British government or our house, the Chinese cabbage is made like this?"
Chu Lian was helpless, she finally understood that in this Great Wu Dynasty, all the food was either boiled or roasted, or steamed. There is nothing else but these three, not even a lot of seasoning ingredients.
Vegetable oil should have been used in the sweet and sour stir-fried cabbage, but not to mention vegetable oil here, there is no habit of storing meat oil.
Chu Lian pointed to the fresh pork belly on the board, "Ming Yan, you cut this piece half the size of a palm, and then cut it into small strips as thin as chopsticks." ”
These are to be reserved for the shredded meat for oil.
Mama Gui looked at the third grandmother and seemed to be talking about the secret recipe again, and hurriedly kicked out the old woman who was guarding the small kitchen with her head out.
Chu Lian is now completely accustomed to their appearance, standing aside and watching Ming Yan cut meat, as if he didn't see it.
It's just a few home-cooked stir-fries, except for one braised pork that took some work, and even if it takes more than half an hour to add stuffy rice.
They didn't let Chu Lian do it, although Xiyan was skilled in cooking, but after all, he didn't often come into contact with it, and it was the first time to fry the sugar color of braised pork, and the color of the braised pork was not very ideal.
However, although the braised pork looks average, it still tastes good.
The first time Xi Yan was able to make such a thing, he was already relatively talented in cooking.
Carrying the food box out of the kitchen, the surprise on the faces of Xi Yan and Gui Mama has not subsided, they never knew that cooking could be like this, not only can they cook, roast and steam, but they can also stir-fry like that, and it is so delicious to make!
Chu Lian didn't care about this, she was very hungry!
"Hurry up, I'm hungry, take it to the flower hall and set the meal. ”
"Yes. A few people answered in the back.
The kitchenette is not too far from the study, and on this summer evening, the cool east wind is blowing, and the kitchenette happens to be upwind of the study.
Since there was movement in the small kitchen, he knew more and more, and he still tiptoed curiously to look over there several times, who knows, it didn't take long to see, and a very tempting fragrance wafted in the air.