The matters at the academy have almost been taken care of, and all the masters can help with the rest.
Xiao Siye thought he had enough time, so he nodded: "Then I will shamelessly stay."
When Xiao Nianzhi heard this, he quietly hid behind his aunt and poked her back gently. The meaning was obvious, how about letting her cook?
Aunt Yu instantly understood what the little girl meant, and she happened to want to send Xiao Nianzhi out so that she could talk to Xiao Siye, so she smiled: "You have been busy in the past few days, and I don't think you have a chance to come here.
Try Xiang Xiang’s craftsmanship and let Xiang Xiang cook at noon today.”
Upon hearing that Xiao Nianzhi was asked to cook, Xiao Siye quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I drank the pear soup yesterday and it tasted very good."
Xiao Siye has had pear soup before. Whether it was from the canteen or made by his own chef, the taste was not as sweet and fragrant as the one made by Xiao Nianzhi.
Xiao Siye didn't leave any of the big bowl full, he almost drank it all in one go.
I don’t know if it’s the effect of the pear soup, but he no longer coughs today and his throat feels better.
Seeing Xiao Siye's refusal, Aunt Yu shook her head helplessly: "Let the little girl go."
Hearing what Aunt Yu said, Xiao Siye thought about it. What happened yesterday sounded dangerous. He was also afraid that the little girl would have random thoughts and get scared later, so he could just let her get busy and not take care of those shabby things.
After thinking about it, Xiao Siye nodded, turned around and told Xiao Nianzhi: "Ask the cook to help more, don't get it wrong..."
After a lot of uneasy warnings, Aunt Yu listened and couldn't help but shake her head, with a smile on her lips.
Xiao Nianzhi quickly followed Manager Hu to the kitchen, leaving Aunt Yu, Xiao Siye, and the two maids standing at the door.
Looking at the back of Xiao Nianzhi walking away, Aunt Yu glanced at Xiao Siye: "I think he is much braver and stronger than you thought. Now that you see it, are you relieved?"
The reason why Xiao Siye came here right after he was busy was because he was afraid that Xiao Nianzhi, a little girl, would encounter something like this when she first arrived.
Now looking at Xiao Nianzhi's appearance, he was already relieved. He was not annoyed when Aunt Yu teased her. He smiled helplessly: "She is a poor child. If I don't take care of her more, what will she do?"
After hearing this, Aunt Yu became curious: "Is it true that there are no other close relatives?"
Regarding this question, Xiao Siye hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "It's not that there is nothing. There are still people in my aunt's family, but they are a little difficult to get along with. It is also for this reason that his father wrote to me to ask for help.
.When his father was still alive, he couldn't handle the people in his aunt's family, let alone think about a little girl. Although the clan members are friendly, there are some things that are hard to get ahead of, so it would be good to keep her away from those people."
Xiao Siye’s aunt’s house?
Is that Xiao Nianzhi’s grandmother’s natal family?
Aunt Yu knew as soon as she heard this that Xiao Siye was being merciful and said he was not easy to get along with, but he might be a very good person and difficult to deal with.
Therefore, Father Xiao was afraid that Xiao Nianzhi would not be able to cope with a little girl without family members, so he simply stayed away from those people. Although he had left his hometown, Xiao Siye was always more reliable than those people.
And without the best around, life is relatively quiet.
After thinking about it, Aunt Yu nodded: "I will just take care of you more in the future. I accepted your favor back then, and now I finally have the opportunity to repay you."
Mentioning what happened back then, Xiao Siye smiled sheepishly: "Speaking of which, the ginseng I gave to my aunt back then was something that his father sent to me."
Aunt Yu was stunned after hearing this, and shook her head after realizing it: "So, some things may be destined in some unknown way. The fate between me and Xiangxiang must have been destined many years ago."
Naturally, Xiao Nianzhi didn’t know about the conversation between the two people.
She followed Manager Hu to the kitchen, ready to touch the ingredients with the cook.
No matter what, Xiao Siye is a scheming person, and Xiao Nianzhi can’t deal with him by cooking up two dishes.
For three people to eat, at least four dishes and one soup are required, and it is best to have some desserts after the meal.
When the cook saw Xiao Nianzhi approaching, she greeted him with a smile: "Girl, we have carp, grass carp, freshly killed chicken, and chopped ribs that were delivered this morning..."
The two of them briefly touched each other, and Xiao Nianzhi knew what was going on.
There wasn't much pork delivered, but there was a tenderloin.
When Xiao Nianzhi saw this, he thought of sweet and sour pork.
Aunt Yu will definitely like this taste.
Xiao Siye had a cold before and his throat was not feeling well, so he will try some home-cooked vegetables.
It just so happened that Zhuangzi had fresh green leafy vegetables here. As for oyster sauce, she still needed to explain what that dish was. She had to stir-fry it first and talk about oyster sauce when she had the chance.
Fresh carp, braised in braise, has a strong meat flavor.
Fresh chicken and scallion oil are also good when fried.
Finally, let’s have a soup and a dessert to complete the meal.
After figuring it out, Xiao Nianzhi took action.
With the cook on hand to help, the stress of preparing ingredients is reduced by half.
She first directed the cook to cut the tenderloin: "Just cut it into long strips as thick as your fingers."
While talking, Xiao Nianzhi had already taken the chopping knife to chop the chicken.
There is no need to blanch the chicken fried in scallion oil, which can preserve the freshness of the chicken to the greatest extent.
However, if it is not handled properly, there will be a strong fishy smell.
Therefore, chop the chicken, add salt water and wash it several times to remove the blood foam and impurities, and then marinate it with seasonings, which will make it easier to absorb the flavor and remove the fishy smell.
Looking at Xiao Nianzhi's chopping knife, the cook's scalp tightened, and she quickly looked away and started her own operation.
The cook has no doubts about Xiao Nianzhi's cooking skills, because yesterday's tofu and cabbage stew was enough to conquer her.
Whether it's the knife skills or the taste, Xiao Nianzhi handles it very well.
Regardless of whether there is a recipe or not, just let the cook copy it one by one. She feels that she may not be able to make the same taste.
In response, Xiao Nianzhi silently commented: It is really difficult because they don’t have enough seasoning.
After the chicken was chopped and cleaned, Xiao Nianzhi went to handle the fish again.
The fish is fresh, not killed or processed.
Killing fish is not an easy job because there is a lot of mucus on the fish, and if you don’t catch it properly, it will easily break into the air.
Xiao Nianzhi found an old piece of cloth, held down the fish's head to fix it, and then struck it with the back of a knife several times. It was unclear whether the fish fainted or died.
Then she quickly started to remove the scales, remove the fishing lines, and process the internal organs.
The black membrane in the belly of the fish must also be cleaned, otherwise it will easily affect the taste of the fish.
Xiao Nianzhi handled it very cleanly and moved neatly throughout the process.
The cook occasionally turned around and saw her movements, and couldn't help but admire her secretly.
To be honest, the cooks themselves don’t know how to kill fish. When it comes to killing fish every day, they have to ask the long-term workers on the farm or the steward to help.
Looking at Xiao Nianzhi's movements, the cook felt both admiration and envy.
