Then in the morning, Chen Xun ate the fried dumplings stuffed with leek and egg, cabbage, and onion and mutton made by Chef Liu, and she was very satisfied.
Of course, Chen Xun also likes Yangchun noodles. The food of Pingyang Houfu is relatively frugal, and it is unlikely to be like the Jiafu in Dream of Red Mansions. Just one dish of eggplant has so many processes.
The soup base of Yangchun Noodles is a very simple bone broth. Chef Liu’s cooking skills are good. The bone soup he makes is relatively clear, and the Yangchun Noodles he makes are even clearer.
Although Yangchun noodles look very simple, they taste very good. The soup base is refreshing and fragrant, and the noodles are chewy and chewy. Chen Xun is really satisfied.
After Chen Xun had breakfast, she continued her lessons with the two nuns, while others in Pingyang Hou Mansion also tasted the fried dumplings with various fillings made in the big kitchen.
Chef Liu was reminded by Chi Ju's words that there are many kinds of fillings for Lao Wan, and you can mix them as you like as long as they are not mutually exclusive and will not taste unpalatable.
So Chef Liu and another chef made Lao Wan with several kinds of fillings, and then made fried dumplings according to the method Aster said.
Along with fried dumplings, you can actually try steamed dumplings, they all taste good.
Pingyang Houfu Lanyuan.
"Are these the fried dumplings that the third girl's maid asked to eat when she went to the big kitchen?" Hu Guilan asked, looking at the fried dumplings on the table.
"Yes, Cui Ju who was waiting next to the third girl went to tell Chef Liu and took away fried dumplings with three kinds of fillings." said the nanny next to Hu Guilan.
Hu Guilan took a bite of the fried dumplings, nodded and said, "I didn't expect that Laowan could do this. It tastes pretty good."
Hu Guilan was very satisfied with the fried dumplings, so he rewarded Chef Liu and another chef. Everyone else in the Hou Mansion was also very satisfied with the fried dumplings.
In the past, the laowan they ate were basically dumplings, and the fillings were relatively simple. Unexpectedly, Chef Liu used his divergent thinking to make so many fillings.
Chef Liu cooked delicious meals, and the masters of the mansion were the only ones who enjoyed the delicious meals. Everyone was very satisfied with today's meal.
While eating fried dumplings, Hu Guilan told her mother, "Three girls won't be able to stay in the house for long. You should watch carefully so as not to cause any trouble."
Although their palace is not necessarily very harmonious, after all, conflicts will arise when there are too many people, and she does not force everyone to be intimate and harmonious.
But she also doesn't want to see any big things happen in their Hou's Mansion, and nothing happens that hurts others. She doesn't want the kind of secrets that happen in other mansions to appear in the Hou's Mansion.
For example, she also knew very well that it was absolutely impossible for Chen Ruowei and Chen Yu to live in harmony with each other, as they were so close to each other and were like good sisters.
But she also doesn't allow the two sisters to fight. After all, there are still more than a dozen girls in the house who are not married. If the elder sister causes something that damages her reputation, what will the younger sisters do?
"Madam, don't worry. I will definitely keep an eye on you and won't let anything terrible happen in the backyard." The nanny who serves Hu Guilan also knows very well what kind of temper her wife has. She can give her daughters-in-law freedom, but does not allow anything to happen in the house.
What a secret.
Over the years, there has only been one incident in the Hou Mansion where a real daughter and a fake daughter were exchanged. If there are any conflicts between people in the house, they must not harm each other's body or cause any big trouble.
Hu Guilan sighed, "With more people, there will be more conflicts."
Hu Guilan actually wanted to separate the family. After all, her three sons and several concubines had grown up, and her sons were already grandfathers. As the family's population increased, she really wanted to
I'm worried that I won't be able to live in my house.
It’s not like they don’t have any houses in the Marquis’ Mansion in Chang’an, so why do they have to squeeze in the Marquis’ Mansion?
Of course, Hu Guilan's thoughts were also because her son was definitely the heir apparent, and it was her son who would inherit the title and the prince's palace. Of course she could say that.
She still wanted to separate the family, even if her two sons were separated, but she didn't want to face several daughters-in-law and grandson-in-law every day, and they were noisy.
It feels a bit contradictory to have fun with your grandchildren and take care of yourself until old age.
"When will the Marquis be willing to separate the family?" Hu Guilan complained. Even though she was very smart and strong, she was always not as strong as Chen Feng.
After all, that guy is the head of the family and a general who fought hard on the battlefield. His temper may seem peaceful now, but in fact he had a hot temper when he was young. Even though he never beat Hu Guilan, his daughter-in-law, he would yell at Hu Guilan sometimes when they quarreled.
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Chen Feng is a very strong and typical feudal patriarch. He likes to have his children and grandchildren around his knees and does not want to separate the family at all.
"It's quite lively when the whole family gets together." Grandma looked at her master and didn't dare to express any opinions, so she could only say this.
"Alas..." Hu Guilan sighed, what can she do?
Even if she is the mistress of the Hou Mansion, things like dividing the family cannot be divided by her. The old man in his family does not want to separate the family and no one can make decisions without him.
Moreover, Hu Guilan also knew very well that the reason why his sons and several concubines lived in the Hou Mansion and did not move out was because they relied on the influence of the Hou Mansion.
Even though they are all officials now, their grades are not low, but they are still just ordinary officials, and they are really inconspicuous in Chang'an. But it is different when they live in the Hou Mansion. They are more or less people from the Hou Mansion. Others in Chang'an
People will also give them face.
The Marquis of Pingyang has resigned from the military power in his hands, and now he has a sinecure with only a title. Although he goes out from time to time, he still has a lot of time.
No, Pingyang Hou came back at noon, and Hu Guilan said that she wanted to talk to him about the separation of the family.
"Separate families? What kind of families? Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to live together?" Pingyang Hou Chenfeng said confidently after hearing Hu Guilan's words, "Everyone lives together, brothers work together, the family is harmonious, and harmony is beautiful.
What's wrong?"
When Hu Guilan heard this, she couldn't help but give him a look, "The tree has big branches, don't even look at how many descendants our family has."
"The elder man and the others are married and have children, and the population is increasing. There is no room for them in the house." Hu Guilan sighed, "In our house now, several girls live in one courtyard, and several young men live in one."
The yard is not comfortable at all.”
"Why are you feeling uncomfortable? Isn't this how we lived when we were in the countryside?" Chen Feng said matter-of-factly.
Hu Guilan choked and said angrily, "Can it be the same? How big was our house when we were still in the country? How big is our house now? How many houses does our family have?"
"Look at other people's homes. Where are there a lot of people living together like ours? They can't even live in it."
"How can other people's families be as harmonious as ours? The few boys in our family have given birth to so many babies, and the family is full of real descendants." This is what Chen Feng is most proud of.
The population of their Pingyang Marquis Mansion is really quite large. Other families also have a lot of wives and concubines, but they don't have as many children as theirs.