Later, sister Yuan went back to the British government and was discovered by the second master Chu Qizheng for stealing tea. There was a rift between father and daughter, so I won't go into details.
Later, when Chu Lian found out about it, she just took it as a joke.
In the main courtyard where the male guests were entertained in the front yard, a table of dignitaries, old and young, were sitting around the table, ranging from Old Zheng Guogong to Xiaowei. delicious food together.
Everyone invariably only enjoyed the delicious food in front of them, without talking about the government and national conditions.
After half a month of recuperation, old Zheng Guogong took good care of Mingyan's food and drink. When we meet again now, he is already in good spirits. The old man's nose is a little red, which makes him look full of energy.
The old Zheng Guogong fell in love with spicy boiled fish recently. When he was in Zheng Guogong’s mansion, he ate it every meal. The white and glutinous fish fillets of the boiled fish floated on the red spicy oil, with a unique freshness and deliciousness. After taking a bite, the tender ones want to swallow their tongues into their stomachs.
Originally thought that this boiled fish was the ultimate delicacy, but when I came back to the forest house today, when I saw a huge plate of grilled fish brought by the servant, my shrewd eyes widened.
Guilinju’s spicy grilled fish uses the freshest and tender Qingjiang fish in the Minjiang River. The selected Qingjiang fish is still at its freshest when it is slaughtered. The spicy oil in the fish plate is put into the mouth, and the oiliness of the fish skin has been baked out, leaving only the smooth and burnt aroma. After swallowing, I can't help but want to take another bite. After eating a few more bites, The chopsticks couldn't stop, until the tongue was slightly numb, but I felt the feeling of eating so much was very comfortable.
Various side dishes can also be placed on the grilled fish plate, such as fresh bean sprouts and lettuce, burnt chestnuts, and green lettuce. These ordinary dishes taste different immediately after being boiled in the marinade of grilled fish. It's hard to put it down.
In the big flower hall of the main courtyard, there was a table of nobles, and they forgot to talk when they ate. After a few chopsticks went down, they all had a runny nose. A waiter behind him came up with a wet towel, and Old Zheng Guogong generously wiped it. Nose, it's autumn, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead from eating spicy food, and he still yelled "refreshing" in this embarrassment.
It made the servants who stood behind and waited on them feel ashamed.
Xiao Weiyuan waited for a weak mouth, and he couldn't eat spicy food the most, but watching the one or two chopsticks around him continue to reach for the plate of grilled fish with a strong aroma, he finally swallowed, and finally couldn't resist the temptation, stretched out To the big square plate.
After eating two mouthfuls of fish meat, Serena's tears came out, and her originally light-colored lips were even more red, and even a little swollen, showing a tendency to evolve into a sausage.
While stirring his mouth with his hand, the other hand holding the chopsticks couldn't help picking up the grilled fish. Look at him, he is still the handsome and noble young master in ordinary times, but now he looks like a Gluttonous diners are still the kind with no image at all.
The waiters buried their heads even lower, each of them wished they could tuck their heads into their crotches. This situation of grabbing food did not look like a noble official.
Mingyan also followed the old man to return to Linju today, she couldn't enter the flower hall where the nobles had dinner together, so she hid behind the screen and took a peek.
The servants serving in the flower hall are smart people selected by Guanshi Qin himself. Today, the old man brought such a maid by his side. It can be seen that this maid has an unusual status, so they just turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye. Anyway, the maid just stood behind the screen and looked at it, and did nothing.
As soon as Ming Yan saw the people dining in the flower hall, his face turned pale immediately.
Her eyes fell on the sandalwood Eight Immortals table in the center of the flower hall again, and suddenly found that she had never seen any of those fresh dishes!
Mingyan's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
what happened? Why does the third grandma still have so many new dishes? Does she still have many secret recipes in her hands
Ming Yan lost his mind for a while, and clasped the carved screen, the screen was a little bit prone to tilt due to the weight of her body leaning on it, but fortunately, the servant standing beside him quickly supported the screen.
The young servant said displeasedly: "Young lady, if nothing happens, you should go out. If there is any accident here, you and I will not be able to pay for our lives."
At this time, Ming Yan also came back to her senses, regained a sliver of reason, she thanked in a panic, then turned around in a state of confusion and stumbled out of the flower hall of the main courtyard through the back door.
Could it be that the third grandma still kept many secret recipes from them when they were in Songtao Garden
Impossible, every time the third grandma makes food, she doesn't shy away from a few big maids, and even tells them the secret recipe in person. She is not stupid, as long as it is the secret recipe of the third grandma, she carefully memorizes it and learns it well.
The third grandma is just an ordinary person, how can there be an inexhaustible supply of secret recipes, even if there are many, she has learned as much as she can in those days, why is it that there are so many dishes that she has not even seen
In fact, Ming Yan only learned about twenty dishes, which is nothing more than a drop in the bucket for Chu Lian, who has eaten all over the country.
Only Mingyan was complacent in her heart, thinking that she had completely mastered the secret recipe passed down from her ancestors by the third grandma.
Just now, Old Zheng Guogong was obviously taken away by Gui Linju's dishes.
If this is the case, how will she gain a foothold in Zheng Guogong's mansion next to the old Duke in the future.
The more Mingyan thought about it, the worse her mood became. She was not reconciled, and she took a brave step forward, and she would definitely not retreat to the same place again.
She was walking back and forth on the corridor outside the courtyard, and the handkerchief in her hand had been messed up by her. Finally, she made a sudden decision, and in the next second, she quickly walked out of the courtyard.
On the way, she asked a servant for the direction of the kitchen, and then she quickly went to the kitchen, but before she could go in, she was stopped by a tall and strong guy guarding outside the kitchen.
"This girl, stay put. The kitchen is an important place in Guilin's residence, and idlers are not allowed to enter."
Mingyan lowered her head and shook her body slightly. After a while, she raised her head after preparing herself mentally, met the sharp eyes of the waiter, and said confidently: "I am the big maid next to the third grandma, and I came to the kitchen by the third grandma's order." Do you dare to stop me?"
The guy who was upright and confident paused for a while, but when he didn't know what to do, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from behind Mingyan, "Ah Zhong, you can go in and help, I will leave the matter here to me."
It was Xiyan who was talking, Xiyan often came to Linju to teach cooking skills, and everyone here knew her well.
The guy named Ah Zhong immediately saluted the happy goose and entered the kitchen.
Ming Yan froze, she didn't expect Xi Yan to come to the kitchen at this time.
But in a blink of an eye, she thought again, she didn't do anything to be guilty, and besides, she is still serving by the old man's side, and the old man doesn't treat her as a maid, and if it is said that she is a granddaughter who is raised by his side, others will believe it. Her current status can be regarded as higher than that of Xi Yan, her waist should be straighter.
"Ms. Mingyan, you have been taking care of the Duke of the country during this time. I don't know when the third grandma ordered you to do something." Xiyan mocked.
This Mingyan seemed to be quite honest on weekdays, but she didn't expect her to have a different heart long ago, and now she is still falsely spreading the words of the third grandma, if she was really let into the kitchen just now, it is unknown what irreparable things will happen.
Today is Gui Linju's first banquet, and the most important thing is that there should be no accidents.
As soon as Miss Yanyan is declared, it shows that Xiyan is alienated from her.
Ming Yan frowned, cursing Xi Yan fiercely in his heart, but there was a smile on his face again.
She took two quick steps to Xi Yan's side, "Sister Xi Yan, you're blaming me wrong, I just saw that the dishes made by the third grandma in Linju's kitchen today are very fresh, and I want to come and see the world, But I have no other thoughts."
Xi Yan withdrew the arm that was held by her, and looked at her coldly, "You better have no other thoughts, it's okay, you'd better go back to the father-in-law's side, the dishes in Gui Linju's kitchen are all made from secret recipes Yes, I don’t want to be seen by outsiders.”
Xi Yan's words are not polite, she is not a person who can think about it, let alone in front of the annoying Ming Yan, she can say whatever she thinks.
Mingyan couldn't help but stomp her feet, "Sister Xiyan, what are you talking about! You treat me as an outsider? Even when the third grandma was cooking at the house, she never avoided me! "
"That's because you were the big servant girl next to the third grandma at that time, and the person who served the third grandma, but the master you serve now is the Duke of the country. When you return to the third grandma, you will be the same as before. "
After saying these words, Xi Yan was too lazy to entangle with such a white-eyed wolf, and then threw her back at her, and quickly entered the kitchen by herself.
Ming Yan stared at the kitchen door, stunned for a while, finally he could only spit bitterly, stomped his feet and left.
Afterwards, Ming Yan went to look for Jing Yan and Fu Yan who came together, but it was a pity that Jing Yan and Fu Yan were waiting by Chu Lian's side, so she couldn't see anyone.
With a disturbed and restless mood, Ming Yan returned to the outside of the flower hall of the main courtyard with a restless mind.
As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the flower hall, she heard Old Zheng Guogong's angry voice from inside. She paused, walked forward, and got closer.
"Jinyi, your restaurant is running well, and I, an old man, will have a place to eat in the future." This is the voice of old Zheng Guogong, obviously with unconcealable joy.
"The old man will take care of Linju's business from now on." Chu Lian's voice was soft and clear, very pleasant to hear.
"By the way, a few days ago, my old guy's body was thanks to you, little girl, and the maid you left in the house was also good at craftsmanship, but the old man's body is almost in good shape, so I can't occupy you. The big maid beside you, or, that maid, you can send someone to take her back today!"
Chu Lian blinked her eyes, and said with a smile: "It seems that the girl Ming Yan is very fond of the Duke, and there is no shortage of people to serve her, since the Duke is very handy, there is no need to send her back, another day The junior asked the nanny next to me to send the girl's deed of sale to the Duke's mansion. Anyway, that girl also learned a lot of secret recipes from me. The old Duke can't help but give the junior this opportunity to be filial."
(Today, the old hand labeled "Sister Su" as "Vegetarian Chicken", woo woo, I'm sorry for you, Sister Su!)