After Xie Xun was full, he went back to the room to read a book. The two of them could not be regarded as husband and wife, nor were they considered friends. They were barely a meal partner, and it was the kind that Jiang Shuyao warmly invited Xie Xun to dinner.
Jiang Shuyao counted the days and was quite excited. The day after tomorrow, it will be a break, and eating people is short. Xie Xun has eaten her a few meals. It is not too much to promise her a small request.
She was too full to sit and felt uncomfortable, so she ran to the kitchen to prepare tomorrow's breakfast, which was considered a standing digestion.
The Chinese breakfast culture is colorful and splendid, and the habits of the north and the south are mostly different, but there are also delicious foods that unify the tastes of the north and the south, such as steamed buns.
When it comes to the types of buns, the list is endless. Looking at the front of the steamed buns shop, the types of densely written on the sign are enough to make people dazzled. Dried vegetable meat buns, sauce meat buns, beef vermicelli buns, bean paste buns, custard buns... But Jiang Shuyao's favorite is Xiaolongbao.
When making xiao long bao, the skin and stuffing are exquisite. Kneading, waking, and kneading, every process must be paid attention to. The same is true for making stuffing. The meat filling should be made of pork leg with the right proportion of fat, minced ginger and chopped green onion should be finely chopped, and the filling should be stirred in one direction, so that the meat filling will taste perfect.
The most important of which is the production of jelly. The pork skin is pounded and chopped, marinated with seasonings, and then boiled with the chicken soup that is slowly boiled over a firewood. After cooling, the skin becomes frozen. The diced and minced meat are stirred together, and the steamed buns have the so-called "soup".
This is the essence of it. When eating xiaolongbao, use chopsticks to pierce the thin layer of skin, or send it directly to your mouth and take a bite. The hot and delicious soup overflows instantly, making your tongue numb. The eater had to blow again and again, and then carefully suck up the soup.
After Jiang Shuyao made the filling, it was getting late.
He turned off the fire and walked out of the big kitchen. It happened that Xie Xun on the other side of the yard also opened the door.
The two were a little surprised when they saw each other.
The yard is quiet, the moon is like a yarn, sprinkled on the ground like a dream, giving the courtyard a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.
Xie Xun took the lead in breaking the embarrassment and said, "It's so late, are you still cooking?"
Jiang Shuyao nodded: "Prepare for breakfast tomorrow."
Xie Xun couldn't find what to say, so he nodded to indicate that he heard it.
The two looked at each other silently again, Jiang Shuyao had nothing to say, and was about to turn around and go back to the east wing.
But Xie Xun thought that it was late at night, she probably didn't see her nodding movement just now, maybe she thought he didn't respond, it was too rude.
Seeing that she was about to leave, in a hurry, he said in a confused manner, "It's been hard work." After speaking, he almost bit his tongue.
Jiang Shuyao turned to look at him, opened his eyes slightly, and looked a little surprised.
Xie Xun's ears turned red.
The two were far away, and they were talking inexplicably across the huge yard. This scene was really funny.
Jiang Shuyao was amused, tilted his head, and said with a smile, "You are the one who worked hard. You are still reading so late."
Xie Xun heard the smile in her voice, and the hand holding the door frame subconsciously squeezed the wooden door.
The moonlight was hazy, Xie Xun couldn't see her expression clearly, but she could imagine her clear and bright eyes slightly curved with a smile in her eyes.
"It's not hard, cough... It's not hard to read." He didn't know why he became so clumsy, he added awkwardly, "I don't feel tired because of my interest."
Jiang Shuyao agreed: "I also like to cook, so I don't feel hard."
Xie Xun was curious about her words for some reason. Obviously there is nothing to say, but he has a lot of questions to ask her, such as why she likes to cook, and does she often cook when she is in her boudoir.
Before he could ask, Jiang Shuyao interrupted his thoughts.
"By the way, I'm going to steam Xiao Long Bao tomorrow, do you want to eat it?"
Xie Xun was stunned for a moment, his ears were even redder, he nodded and replied, "Yeah."
"I'll go to the big kitchen to steam tomorrow, and then let the maid bring it to you."
"it is good."
Having nothing to say now, Jiang Shuyao turned around and went back to the room.
Leaving Xie Xun alone to stand on the spot, thinking back to his inexplicable performance just now, he was embarrassed, and suddenly looked up at the bright crescent moon with resentment.
Blame it all, the moonlight mistaken me.
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Early the next morning, Jiang Shuyao invited the maids to the big kitchen again.
The xiao long bao is already wrapped, just need to steam in the pot.
Jiang Shuyao didn't have to do it himself, after explaining it, he hurried to Shouning Hall.
After a while, the aroma of xiaolongbao overflowed from the drawer, and when the lid was opened, the crystal and small meat buns were mouth-watering.
Thinking that the third lady actually left a drawer for the four maids, everyone was envious. It seems that there is nothing wrong with following this third lady, although she is not favored, but people live leisurely in their own children's yard, there is no need for the other two ladies to be much different.
When Jiang Shuyao came to Shouning Hall, Xu Shi unexpectedly took the initiative to talk to her.
After Xie Pei made a fuss yesterday, Mr. Xu couldn't help but care, and asked, "Can my brother and sister make breakfast today?"
Jiang Shuyao should be.
Xu continued to ask, "Is it the same tofu brain from yesterday?"
"Of course not." Jiang Shuyao smiled slightly, "I still have to do it in a different way. After all, I'm here to please the old lady."
After hearing this, Xu Shi's face stiffened slightly. The joy is not discussed, and the bad is a lot.
She remembered yesterday's breakfast, and she was still curious about the taste of sweet tofu brain, but what she didn't eat was even more greedy.
The maid closed the curtain, and the three entered the main room, and greeted them together.
Seeing Jiang Shuyao's figure, the old lady pressed her temples with a headache.
This daughter-in-law, she doesn't care if she treats her coldly; leave her alone and worry about her. But he is not such a cruel mother-in-law who can use the means to challenge her, so there is no way to get her.
Forget it, the old lady thought to herself, and said abruptly, avoiding Jiang Shuyao's greetings in the future.
Although Jiang Shuyao was puzzled, he agreed. Of course it's best not to get up early, and it's not bad to have a meal in the morning to please the old lady.
When it was time for breakfast, Jiang Shuyao's eldest maid came again, and this time she brought a steaming cage.
When the old lady saw this, she was a little disdainful, can the buns still make flowers
Facts have proved that it can.
When the lid of the cage was opened, the white mist evaporated. After the mist dissipated, everyone saw the neatly sized dumplings.
The buns are small in size, exquisitely carved, with crystal clear skins, so thin that one can vaguely see the meat filling and the swaying soup inside.
"There is soup in this xiaolongbao, and mother is careful to scald it. You can use chopsticks to pierce the skin of the steamed buns and wait for the soup to dissipate before eating." Jiang Shuyao stood by the old lady's side to prepare vegetables for her, "but it's better to put It is delicious when you bite the skin in your mouth, the soup is fragrant and piping hot, you should pay attention to taking a small sip so that you will not get burned."
Her description was so tempting that even Mrs Xu, who had just eaten breakfast, was a little greedy.
The old lady still held her face, and elegantly picked up the xiao long bao in the bowl.
The skin of the xiaolongbao is extremely thin, soft enough to be sandwiched, and tough enough not to break. The soup inside is sandwiched by chopsticks, and swaying with the corner of the bun, as if it will burst in the next second.
The old lady remembered Jiang Shuyao's words and ate carefully. She bit off the thin and tough translucent bun skin first, and the hot soup flowed into her mouth. She was scalded to the point of shrinking. All right.
The soup was extremely fresh and tender, and after sucking the soup, the old lady's appetite was lifted, and she couldn't wait to swallow the whole steamed bun.
The buns are delicately squeezed, and one bite is just right.
The hot Xiaolongbao has a thin skin and tender filling, and there is still residual soup in it. When you bite into it, the soup overflows.
The tender and juicy meat filling and the soft and tender thin skin make every bite a pleasure.
The xiao long bao was too small, and the old lady felt that she swallowed it without chewing a few times. The hot umami still remained in her mouth, and the gluttons were completely hooked up.
This xiao long bao is not only delicious, but also fun to eat.
The old lady ate half a drawer of xiao long bao in one go, and then suddenly regained her senses.
Eating too fast and eating too much.
She put down her chopsticks uncomfortably and drank porridge to hide her embarrassment.
But even after hesitating, she still couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, she ate a drawer of xiao long bao cleanly, and didn't move a single chopstick to the pickles she eats everyday.
After eating, he didn't have the same face to continue to treat Jiang Shuyao coldly, and smiled at Jiang Shuyao: "I haven't had such a satisfying breakfast for a long time, thanks to your filial piety."
Jiang Shuyao rolled on the snake and flattered: "If mother likes it, how about the daughter-in-law often come to cook breakfast for her?"
How could the old lady agree? First, she didn't want to see Jiang Shuyao every day; second, her daughter-in-law occasionally cooked for her mother-in-law to show her filial piety, but doing it every day would mean her mother-in-law would viciously harass her daughter-in-law. A good little lady is not here to be a cook for you. Mrs. Xiangyang and Concubine Lin have no rules in their behavior, so the Xie Guogong's mansion has no face to make a fuss.
The old lady hurriedly refused, with a gentle tone: "No, it is enough for you to have this kind of filial piety."
Xu Shi couldn't help but look at Jiang Shuyao a few more times. This younger brother and sister really knows how to catch the old lady's weakness. Isn't she as innocent and stupid as she seems
Shouning Hall was happy, but Xie Xun was not very happy here.
Jiang Shuyao reminded the old lady to pay attention to the hot soup when eating xiaolongbao, and also reminded her maids to be careful when eating, but she forgot to remind Xie Xun.
When he woke up early in the morning, he was already hungry, and when he saw that this xiao long bao was small and crystal clear, it was very good-looking. Naturally, Xie Xun didn't pay attention.
Although his tongue was scalded red, he still stubbornly wiped out all the xiaolongbao, which made the scalding of the tongue even more serious.
He was working in the East Palace, and he didn't dare to touch the tea all morning. When it was time to eat at noon, he didn't want to endure the pain of eating the cold and bland food, which made Lin Cheng feel extremely sympathetic.
Bo Yuan's appetite was getting worse day by day, how annoying Jiang Shi's daughter must be, and he was so worried that he couldn't eat.
Thinking like this, he lost his appetite and put down his chopsticks.
Seeing this, Xie Xun was quite comforted.
Lin Cheng couldn't eat the food here either. It seemed that the food was not cooked well in the past few days, not because he was picky. ,,