"Butler, give Erya some extra pocket money every month. Erya, you can concentrate on cooking from now on, and don't need to do anything else. By the way, the Caiyun Forge shipped from the county silk shop this year will also be given to Erya. Keep one and make her a suit of clothes that will fit her.”
"Thank you dad!"
After explaining this, Su Huanli left in a hurry. Grandma Li was very excited as she listened. At first, the second lady asked her to find those leaves, but she was still unwilling. She thought it was the lady who was fooling around, but she didn't expect to get such a big reward.
"Nanny, come and help me clean up the kitchen. I'm not strong enough."
"Hey! Mom is coming right now. Miss, please don't kowtow."
Su Li smiled with her eyebrows crooked, as if she was extremely happy, but if you look carefully, you will find that her eyes are as calm as a pool of stagnant water, without any ripples.
Su Huanli returned to the study, immediately wrote a letter and gave it to the housekeeper.
"You go to the county seat and be sure to deliver this letter to Li Wei."
The housekeeper was shocked when he heard this, "Sir, are you talking about Mr. Li who opened the Baiwei Restaurant in the county? He has no friendship with my Su family. This..."
"That's right! If you can buy Li Wei with rice dumplings, do you still have to worry about Tan'er's quota?" Su Huanli seemed to be annoyed by the butler's stupidity and snorted dissatisfied.
The butler suddenly realized it and said happily: "My master is wise, I will set off now and deliver it myself overnight!"
Su Huanli sighed, but he didn't expect that the problem that had been bothering him for many days would turn around for the second girl.
The next day, after Mr. Li finished reading the letter, he looked at Butler Su, who had a dusty look on his face, and doubted the letter: "This rice dumpling... is it really as mysterious as you say?"
The old housekeeper laughed, took out a rice dumpling wrapped in oil paper from his arms, and said: "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. The master specially asked me to bring one over for the members to try, but this rice dumpling is already cold. , it needs to be heated up again.”
Li Yuanwai looked at the brown lump in the old butler's hand and frowned, but he still waved and asked the maid to take it and steam it.
"My master has admired Yuan Wai for a long time. The Baiwei Restaurant opened by Yuan Wai is the best restaurant in the county!"
“…”
Steward Su began to flatter him with all his strength. Mr. Li knew that the words were polite, but every word he said was complimented to his heart. He felt extremely comfortable and had more smiles on his face.
After tea time—
"Huh? This smell..."
Mr. Li sniffed his nose and turned around to see the maid coming over with a tray and placing the hot rice dumplings in front of him.
"I have tasted countless delicacies, but I have never smelled this fragrance!" Li Yuanwai was surprised. He picked up the small rice dumpling and looked at it carefully. "The fragrance of the leaves is mixed with the fragrance of meat. How is this made?"
Steward Su stood aside and said with a smile: "Please be patient, Mr. Li, let's taste it first."
As he spoke, he picked up the scissors and cut the rope, and gently opened the Ruo leaves. A very rich fragrance immediately hit his nostrils. Mr. Li's eyes lit up instantly, and he took a bite without hesitation.
After taking this bite, Mr. Li's eyes immediately widened, like a beggar who hadn't eaten in a few days. He ate the entire rice dumpling in just three or five mouthfuls, not forgetting to lick the grease on his hands. It almost made the maid laugh out loud.
After swallowing all the food, Mr. Li was stunned for a moment and sighed. Butler Su's expression changed slightly. Just when he thought Mr. Li was not satisfied with the rice dumplings, he heard him lament:
"Steward Su, you have really hurt me. After eating such delicious food, I will not eat bran-fed vegetables when facing ordinary meals in the future."
Steward Su was overjoyed when he heard this, but said calmly: "Why did Mr. Li say this? The head of the house had planned to give the rice dumpling recipe to Mr. Wai. From now on, Mr. Li only needs to give orders and he can eat it every day."
Yuan Li was certainly not a dull person to be able to open a famous restaurant like Baiweilou. After pondering for a moment, he immediately figured out the cause and effect.
He relaxed his brows, coughed lightly, and said with a harmonious smile: "No reward for no merit, your Su family gave me such a great gift. I happen to have something that can help me, so I will go back and tell the head of the Su family that there is no need to worry about his son." ”
Steward Su felt reassured and said happily, "Thank you, Mr. Li! I'll go back and bring you the recipe right now!" Steward Su left in a hurry, and Li Wei's round face, which was not too fat, had slits in his eyes as he smiled.
Although he is addicted to food, he is not a person who does not understand sense of proportion. His uncle has already discussed with him that if the gifts from other families do not exceed what the Su family sent last year, 80% of the recommended places this year will go to the children of the Su family. On the body.
This delicious dish turned that 80% into 10%.
Thinking of the taste of rice dumplings, Mr. Li couldn't help but lick his lips. He couldn't wait to get the recipe from the Su family soon.