"Brother-in-law, he just worries so much. How can I be so useless!"
When Zhu Ying told Zhang Shou's original words to Zhu Er with a smile but not a smile, Master Zhu Er suddenly became a little angry. However, under Zhu Ying's joking eyes, he unknowingly remembered that he was indeed killed by the old man when he escaped before.
The Xianyu Zhi made a lot of noise and entered the palace in a daze. If he hadn't thought of a good way to persuade the eldest prince, he might not have been able to survive until the moment when his eldest brother's magic weapon descended from the sky.
So, he touched his nose awkwardly, and then whispered: "I have long seen that the old boy has a lot of secrets. Even though he looks lean, he is actually very strong and strong. If he really fights, he will
He may not be able to beat Ah Liu, but I think he can beat several ordinary people... How could I underestimate him? If he wants to instigate me to do something, I will definitely have to discuss it with you."
"Second brother, it's good that you know." Zhu Ying nodded with a smile, and then joked, "I asked the eldest brother to think about who is suitable to be my sister-in-law. As for the second brother, you don't have to worry.
Yes. With such a 'good' thing you did in Cangzhou this time, when you return to Beijing, the marriage arranged by the emperor himself will definitely come true."
"Wait...wait!" Zhu Er suddenly took a breath and grabbed Zhu Ying's arm desperately, with a nervous look on his face, "Yingying, what did you say about my marriage last time?
You have to tell me clearly this time! Which girl did the emperor tell me about? My requirements are not as high as Zhang Chen's... But at least I can't lose to that fat guy Lu San!"
"I know that boy Zhang Chen. He doesn't want a good wife and good mother. He wants to be independent... But I'm different. I want a good wife and good mother. The more virtuous the better!" My powerful grandmother, stepmother, younger sister...
…He’s had enough!
Zhu Ying looked Zhu Er up and down, then quietly broke away from his paw, and then said word by word: "Don't worry, he is a virtuous and capable person, he can work in the hall, he can work in the kitchen, he is a famous cook, and he is a housekeeper.
The account books are all excellent and have a first-class reputation among elders and peers... Anyway, they are countless times better than this arrogant, willful, domineering and rude young lady like me!"
Hearing Zhu Ying's last two terms to describe himself, Zhu Er, who had just been devastated, couldn't help but mutter inwardly, and quickly said with a smile: "How can this be possible? There is no one better than my sister in this world..."
"Okay, there's no need for you to please me, you're not A Shou!" Zhu Ying laughed. When she saw that Old Xianyu had come out of the kitchen, she rolled her eyes and said, "Anyway, I'll give you a difficult task."
Since you have worked together with that old salted fish, he will definitely not be too wary of you. If you have nothing to do with him these days, tell me if you have any news."
Although Zhu Er swore that he would not be deceived, in fact he did not want to deal with the cunning old salted fish at all. When he was about to shirk, he only heard Zhu Ying yawn and say: "I have more experience in dealing with children than you, I'll go
Play with little peanut."
Seeing Zhu Ying walking straight towards Little Peanut, who was standing alone in the corner of the yard in a daze, she made him blush with a few words, and then burst into tears. He could only accept his fate and walked towards Old Xianyu, but in his heart
A little more confident.
Now that he has the support of his eldest brother and sister and brother-in-law, you old salted fish can't even think of deceiving me again!
In the kitchen, Que Zhanjiu Chaoping had withdrawn from the cook and had prepared all the side dishes. When he was about to put the pot in, Zhang Shou accidentally glanced at the door and saw Ah Liu standing quietly next to the gap in the door curtain.
His eyes were observing the outside without moving. At this moment, he only felt that the boy looked like a poisonous snake peeping at his prey in the shadow, preparing to hunt... No, leopard!
Because Ah Liu can't really be called a poison, but the cheetah is as quiet as a virgin and as active as a rabbit, which is the boy's greatest trait.
Although he wanted to make a joke, he thought about it and finally gave up the idea. He turned back to look at the side dishes prepared on the plates in front of him, and then sighed in his heart.
Probably because he mentioned sweet potatoes before, Lao Xianyu actually brought two sweet potatoes over today. However, he just washed and steamed one. When he cut it open and saw the color and fiber, he felt
I was very disappointed, thinking that it was no wonder that my parents who had gone through that difficult era in my previous life hated eating things like sweet potatoes and corn.
Because the variety is the most common variety, and if you eat it all day long, you will get tired of it no matter how delicious it is, not to mention it really doesn’t taste good! It’s hard, scummy...it just doesn’t taste good! From this point of view, there is only one way to go back, and that is to ask
I asked Lao Xianyu if cassava was brought from overseas for cultivation. Without cassava flour, it would be difficult to even make taro balls... because only cassava flour can make taro balls have a very elastic texture.
Don't ask him how he knew that in his previous life, the man who was spoiled by his mother's craftsmanship and loved to eat desserts when he was a child couldn't afford to be hurt...
Fortunately, although the varieties of tomatoes were far inferior to those improved by later generations, there were no other problems except that they were too sour. He barely recovered and regained 70% of the flavor. When a plate of tomato scrambled eggs was made, he pulled out a small plate, took a few bites, and realized
I can reach a level of 70 to 80% without deteriorating too much, so I am finally a little satisfied.
He coughed, and when Ah Liu turned around to look over, he ordered: "Go outside and ask them to set up the tables, chairs, dishes, and chopsticks. Don't just talk, get ready for dinner!"
Ah Liu did not agree immediately. Instead, he stepped forward and looked at the table next to the stove. When he saw the brightly colored plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, he quickly glanced at Zhang Shou, and then his eyes were quick and his hands were quick.
He took a clean porcelain spoon from the side and put it into his mouth.
When he finished eating this spoonful of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, he saw Zhang Shou dumbfounded, and then he smiled shyly: "It's delicious."
"You kid, stop here!" Zhang Shou was immediately furious when he saw Ah Liu grabbing the huge plate and running out of the kitchen. If Zhu Ying, who loves teasing people, and Zhu Er, who doesn't follow the ordinary path, could do such a thing
, he is also mentally prepared, even if the old salted fish and small peanuts that he has tasted come to eat secretly, he will not be surprised, because the old man and the young man have never eaten good food.
But Ah Liu... When this kid was in the village, he was watching Aunt Liu countless times while he was training Aunt Liu on how to cook and cook, and he never ate less, yet he still came to play this trick!
This guy definitely did it on purpose!
Although he was angry and funny, Zhang Shou did not chase Ah Liu in vain, but turned around and continued with the next dish. Considering the variety of peppers provided by Lao Xianyu and the adaptability of others, he did not choose to continue.
When making Kung Pao Chicken, this time I tried Babao Chili Sauce.
As for the shrimp... Fortunately, Cangzhou is close to the sea, and this is the palace that is at the top of everyone. All good things are exclusively available here. Even if the eldest prince is now under house arrest, and the main people stationed in the palace are Ruiqiying, then that's
There is no exception, there is an abundant supply of all kinds of meat, eggs, vegetables, and even fish and shrimp. Zhang Shou just fished ten or twenty live shrimps directly from a bucket of sea water and peeled them.
When this plate of Babao Chili Sauce came out of the oven, Zhang Shou heard a faint voice coming from behind: "We've all finished eating..."
Hearing that it was Ah Liu, he suddenly became angry. Without even looking back, he prepared another small porcelain plate for himself. He cut out a quarter of the spoonful and then put the remaining Babao chili sauce on it again.
They were evenly distributed on the plate and then passed back.
"Go and eat, you starving ghosts with new ideas...you don't have to leave it for me, I'll eat it by the stove first!"
Seeing Ah Liu, he took the plate without saying a word and went out. Zhang Shou took a spoonful of Babao chili sauce and put it in his mouth, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. This was compared to the Kung Pao Chicken, which had certain requirements for the spiciness of the chili peppers.
Compared with the sweet and spicy taste of Babao Chili Sauce, it is relatively easier to make...
Of course, he was actually a little strange. To the northerners of later generations, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and sugar added were heretical. Now it was the first time for Zhu Ying and Zhu Er to come into contact with something as subtle as tomatoes, and they could actually eat them cleanly.
?
The sweet and spicy taste of the plate of Babao Chili Sauce that Ah Liu is bringing out right now is not something that everyone likes...
Alas, when will there be more spicier varieties such as millet pepper, Chaotian pepper and Wuzhao spicy... Without these peppers that are spicy enough, spicy food is easy to handle, but the fresh and spicy spicy ones with stronger taste are out of the question.
With just the little chili that Lao Xianyu brought, he couldn't even think about making boiled fish, pickled fish, etc... So he just planned to change the method of making fish.
Zhang Shou thought as he skillfully poured oil into the pan. After the oil temperature was suitable, he took the mandarin fish that had been rolled in starch after changing the knife. After pouring the oil into the shape, he immediately put it in the pan and deep-fried it. Wait until he saw the fish meat.
After it was golden brown and should be almost done, he quickly picked it up and put the fish head in the pan to fry it until it was set.
After a fish had managed to get a decent shape, he first added sugar to boil tomato juice, then added green beans, shrimps, etc. When he felt that the taste was about the same, he poured the sauce evenly over the entire fish.
He had not tasted this squirrel mandarin fish for four years. At this time, he carefully took a chopstick of fish meat from the tail without spoiling the appearance and entered his mouth. Although he felt that the taste was still different from the previous one, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Feeling.
When you have it, you take everything for granted, but when you lose it, you feel it is precious... This mentality is true for people, things, and even more so for food.
I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo. I would rather live without bamboo than without peanuts. I would rather live without peanuts than without tomatoes. I would rather live without tomatoes than without corn. I would rather live without corn than without potatoes. I would rather live without potatoes than without lobsters.
.I would rather have no lobster than no pepper...
Fortunately, Ah Liu had the intention to remember the words he casually said at that time, otherwise he might not be able to taste this familiar taste in this life until his death!
Zhang Shouzheng was thinking this, and when he was about to ask Ah Liu to come in and marry Cai, he turned around and saw the door curtain rising silently, and then a familiar figure flashed in silently at his feet. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would have been him.
He felt that he must have seen a real ghost. When Ah Liu stood firm and stared at him, he pointed at the table angrily.
Ah Liu strode forward without saying anything. Seeing that the fish on the plate was missing only a small piece of meat from its tail, he couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Shou in surprise, and then glanced at the scale-removing knife next to him.
. He suddenly took out the knife and fished it out like lightning. With a cold light, he chopped off half of the fish tail and put it into another small porcelain plate.
Zhang Shou saw this scene before he could stop him. He covered his eyes and groaned. Then he cursed angrily: "Do you know how difficult it is to fry this fish into shape? This knife of yours is simple and straightforward.
All my hard work has been in vain! Did you know that this is the only mandarin fish in the palace...the only ones left are herring and other spiny fish!"
"No matter how important the fish is, no one is important."
Ah Liu spoke seriously. Seeing the expression on Zhang Shou's face that he couldn't laugh or cry, he walked out with only half of the squirrel mandarin fish that had completely lost its shape on the plate. He waited until he was above the door and said, "I won't cut it. Come back, young lady."
It will also be cut into half and delivered!”
This kid!
Zhang Shou sighed deeply, but looking at the small half of the fish tail, he was still rude after all - cooks who cook every day usually don't like cooking when they get home, and they don't often eat their own food. After all, tasting is not considered important.
Eat. But he is different. He learned cooking just to be arrogant, and now he is hungry. Since Ah Liu has ruined the appearance of that dish, how can he be polite?
After wiping the fish tail cleanly in two or three strokes, Zhang Shou wiped his hands and then looked at the cornmeal on the side. If this thing is to be put to use, it must be ground at least several times with a stone grinder, and then used with the finest
Sift through a sieve... The final premise is that when making steamed buns, a large amount of flour must be mixed in. In later generations, the so-called corn steamed buns and sorghum steamed buns actually have God knows the ingredients in them.
Because it tastes better and sweeter when more refined flour is mixed in! Therefore, it’s better to wait for the next time to make corn pancakes, otherwise it will become a bittersweet thing.
Zhang Shou thought so in his heart, but then he fried some vinegar-sweet potato shreds just like the day before, and then made another dish of grandma's potato puree, which was also made from potatoes... When the seven or eight dishes were finished in the blink of an eye, he
I was almost full, and I was not in the mood to put away the pots and pans. I washed my hands and walked straight out.
Before he could even open the greasy door curtain, he heard Old Xianyu's voice.
"Hey, I can eat such delicious food for two days in a row. I really have no regrets in my life! I brought these things back from overseas in strong winds and waves. I used to grow them myself and figure out how to eat them. Most of them were water.
Boiled, cold, steamed... Stir-fried and stir-fried, I didn't expect it could be paired together like this. Thinking about it, I used to waste so much!"
Zhang Shou was stunned for a moment and stopped in front of the door. Immediately afterwards, he could tell from the tone of Old Xianyu that he seemed to be beating his chest: "I would have known that these things could be turned into so many delicious things."
I have to open up dozens of acres of food, and at least I can satisfy my appetite... Hey, I have made up my mind. If I go to the capital and spoil such fine delicacies, I will be punished by God!"
Although he didn't know whether this old salted fish was really broken down by two meals, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. At least, it shouldn't be a problem for Zhu Er to follow him to see his secret garden.
!With the effort of two meals, he got ingredients that would have taken at least dozens of hundred years to be introduced to China, as well as clues about Emperor Taizu. He made a lot of money!