Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Zhao Hanyan put the wide zong leaves in hot water to remove the bitterness, dried them in the sun, cut them into cubes and spread them on the bottom of the plate. After the osmanthus cakes were completely cooled, cut the three kinds of osmanthus cakes with different sweetness into squares, rectangles and Rhombus, and then placed on the leaves.

This will not only prevent sticking to the bottom, but it is also more convenient to eat, just hold the zong leaves underneath and pick it up.The fragrance of the zong leaves will permeate into the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

The plate is decorated with coriander, white orchid and osmanthus, just like a painting.

Before Bai Yutang came back, Zhao Hanyan asked Chunlai and Chunqu to bring two dishes to Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce.

Zhao Hu happened to be at the entrance of Sansi Hall, seeing the layer upon layer of dim sum brought by Chun Lai Chun Qu brothers, and they were very delicate and beautiful, so he couldn't help himself, so he asked curiously what it was.

When Zhao Hu learned that it was sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and saw that some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes were covered with a layer of his favorite preserved apricot, he couldn't help swallowing secretly.But this snack was given to Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun. He knew how to measure it, and he didn't dare to grab it randomly.

Zhao Hu reluctantly watched Chunqu and Chunlai brothers enter the door, and found that when the two brothers walked past him, there was a gust of wind, which was the faint and sweet scent of osmanthus flowers.These two men who usually live a rough life are now full of sweet fragrance. Brother Zhao's kitchen is really amazing.

Zhao Hu thought, why don't he go to the kitchen and be a cook, but since he was sweating all over the house today, it's better to be a cook to cook, at least he can have a bite in time when he's hungry.

"What are you doing here?" Zhan Zhao walked over from behind Zhao Hu.

"Be a cook!" Zhao Hu slipped out what was on his mind.

Zhan Zhao smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Do you really want to be a cook?"

"No, no, I was just thinking about the cook just now." Zhao Hu hurriedly explained.

At this time, Zhan Zhao saw Chunqu Chunlai brothers coming out of Sansi Hall from afar, and immediately guessed it, and asked Zhao Hu: "But osmanthus cake?"

Zhao Hu nodded.

"So I wanted to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake but couldn't, so I wanted to be a cook when I was sad?" Zhan Zhao accurately guessed what Zhao Hu was thinking.

Zhao Hu denied it with a black face.

"Are you sure you don't want to eat?" Zhan Zhao asked again. Seeing that Zhao Hu still had a face of resistance and seemed to refuse, he pretended to sigh and said, "That's a pity, I was planning to take you to Little Brother Zhao's place to ask for sweet-scented osmanthus. Cake. I saw her making sweet-scented osmanthus cake for Bai Yutang before, and I asked if I could make more, but he said that I had already prepared it, and everyone had a share. But since you don't want to eat it, how about I get your share?"

"So it's our share? I said how little brother Zhao would leave me behind if he did a good job." Zhao Hu cheered up, and hurriedly urged Zhan Zhao to take him there.

"Didn't you give me your share?" Zhan Zhao thought Zhao Hu was interesting, and wanted to tease him even more because of his stutter.

Zhao Hu quickly bowed to Zhan Zhao and begged for mercy: "I am such a greedy person, how could I give it to you! Stop joking, let's go quickly. Let me tell you that the sweet-scented osmanthus cake is very beautifully made, and it smells very good , I just took a look and the gluttonous insects were hooked out..."

The distance from Sansi Hall to the small kitchen is only more than a dozen feet, because of Zhao Hu's thoughts, Zhan Zhao's road suddenly became very long.Besides, after hearing Zhao Hu's description, Zhan Zhao began to look forward to how delicious the sweet-scented osmanthus cake would be.

Finally walked to the kitchen and saw that Zhao Hanyan had already set up a bamboo curtain of sweet-scented osmanthus cake.Don't look at the bamboo curtains used for display, but the arrangement is very fancy, with lotus, orchid, osmanthus and other things as embellishments, which is not inferior to the display.

"You guys came at the right time, so you can take them back by the way, saving us effort." Zhao Hanyan said to the two of them with a smile, "These are all for you, is it enough?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"Oh my God, this is so beautifully made and looks delicious." Seeing this, Zhao Hu couldn't help reaching out to grab it, but Zhan Zhao slapped it back.

Zhao Hu pursed his lips unhappily, like an angry little daughter-in-law.

Zhao Hanyan also picked up two pieces from the desk, put them on a plate, and distributed them to Zhan Zhao and Zhao Hu respectively.

"You can try it now, and tell me if there is any room for improvement."

"Okay, okay." Zhao Hu immediately agreed, and took it. He chose the sweet-scented osmanthus cake with preserved apricots.

The sweet-scented osmanthus cake was just the right size for a man like Zhao Hu who was born in martial arts, he could take one bite at a time.

So before eating, Zhao Hu carefully appreciated the beauty of the appearance of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.There is a layer of emerald green square leaves underneath. He doesn't know what kind of leaves it is, but it looks familiar.There are square osmanthus cakes on the leaves. There are five layers in total. The bottom layer is crushed raisins, and then there is a layer of pure white glutinous rice noodles with a few osmanthus flowers. The simple glutinous rice noodles are blended, and there is a layer of golden yellow nut powder in the middle. Because it is broken, Zhao Hu can't tell what it is. It takes a while to find out, and then there is another layer of pure white glutinous rice noodles. , with a layer of orange dried apricots on top.

When this small piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake was brought to the mouth, it was fragrant, sweet-scented osmanthus, sweet, and the faint fragrance of the green leaf at the bottom.

Finally, Zhao Hu finally stuffed the whole sweet-scented osmanthus cake into his mouth. The moment he chewed it, Zhao Hu closed his eyes happily, and couldn't help but say 'hmm' to express his sense of satisfaction that it was particularly delicious.

Zhao Hu's heartfelt voice: Ahhhhh, it's so delicious, so delicious!It turned out to be crushed peanuts. How could it be so fragrant? Is it because the cooked peanuts are almost finely ground into powder?There are also preserved apricots and raisins, the mellow fruity aroma and sweet osmanthus glutinous rice fragrance... going crazy, going crazy, going crazy delicious!

Zhan Zhao was amused by the way Zhao Hu ate.The one on his plate is different from Zhao Hu's, the interlayer looks fresher and thinner, and it seems to be ground nut powder.I wonder if it will be as delicious?

Zhan Zhao is very confident that the taste of brother Zhao's cooking will not be bad.He put the sweet-scented osmanthus cake into his mouth, bit off half of it, and chewed slowly.Soft and smooth, soft and glutinous, mixed with sesame, hazelnut and pine nuts, the fragrance of the nuts is sweet, not greasy at all, the elastic glutinous rice is wrapped in the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, and the taste is a little bit cool.

After one bite, people can't help but want to eat it.

Zhan Zhao then stuffed the remaining half into his mouth, but eating this piece was far from enough.

Zhan Zhao wouldn't put on an intoxicating expression like Zhao Hu's. He was always steady, so he was very gentle when eating, and he couldn't tell the slightest clue from his expression.

Zhan Zhao's heart said: Is this sweet-scented osmanthus cake?It's very different from what you usually eat.No wonder Zhao Hu thought about it all the way just now, and sure enough, this sweet-scented osmanthus cake is really extraordinary, it can be said to be full of color and fragrance.I used to prefer to eat sweets, and the desserts made by Brother Zhao are several times more delicious than ordinary ones.Once the appetite is aroused, it is difficult to control.Not to mention Zhao Hu, I also feel a little excited now, wanting to sigh 'delicious'.

"Okay, you can take the dim sum back." Zhao Hanyan said with a smile.

"Don't listen to our ideas?" Zhao Hu asked doubtfully.

Zhan Zhao also looked at Zhao Hanyan.

"I guessed it, and you guys can't fault it anymore." After Zhao Hanyan heard the two people's thoughts, there was no need to ask any more.

"I do have an opinion that is not considered an opinion, but it is probably just a matter of personal taste."

Zhao Hanyan's eyes lit up, and he humbly asked Zhan Zhao for advice: "Please tell me quickly."

"It's better if it's sweeter. Dessert, should it be sweeter?"

What Zhao Hanyan brought to both of them just now were medium-sweet osmanthus cakes.After hearing Zhan Zhao's words, she took another sweeter piece and handed it to him, asking him to taste it again.

This time, Zhan Zhao, like Zhao Hu, stuffed the whole piece into his mouth, and the tip of his tongue, lips and teeth were fully wrapped by the sweet taste.

Zhan Zhao nodded solemnly, he was completely convinced by this dessert.

His current voice is: very good, very good, very good...

Probably because it was so delicious that his mind went blank, and he just kept repeating this one meaning.

"Then I also have an opinion. I think it would be better if it was a little less sweet." Zhao Hu had observed it just now, and cut the same kind of dim sum into three different shapes.And the sweeter one that the little chef gave Brother Zhan just now has a different shape from what they are eating now.So Zhao Hu immediately understood that each shape of dim sum has different sweetness, so he quickly said cleverly to eat an extra piece.

Sure enough, the little cook took a long piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake for himself.

Zhao Hu felt elated, thinking he was very smart.He ate another piece, although the sweetness of this piece was a bit weak to him, but it was already full of flaws, and it was also very delicious.

The two who ate two extra pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake couldn't help but praise Zhao Hanyan's craftsmanship, and then left with the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

Bai Yutang still didn't come back, Zhao Hanyan poured a thin layer of water on the bottom of the big wooden basin, put the two plates of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes left for Bai Yutang inside, and wrapped the mouth of the wooden basin with a cloth soaked in cold water .In order to avoid the surface of the prepared osmanthus cake will dry out after a long time, which will seriously affect the taste.

The remaining three plates of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes were divided among the kitchen staff.Zhao Hanyan only ate a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake with less sugar, and then stopped eating.In the process of making, in order to determine the taste, she tasted half full.So when it is really done, there is no interest in eating.

Zhao Hanyan gave Laiwang all her own share. Today is Laiwang's daughter's birthday, so she should give more.Zhao Hanyan asked Li San to bring it to him when he went home.

Li San agreed, took his own and Laiwang's osmanthus cake, and said goodbye to Zhao Hanyan.

After an hour, it was completely dark, and Bai Yutang came late, still smelling of alcohol.

"Going to see friends?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

"I don't have any friends, I was just dragged out to drink by a rogue." Bai Yutang narrowed his eyes and said slightly drunk.

Zhao Hanyan didn't ask any further questions, and turned to get the sweet-scented osmanthus cake from the wooden basin, and put it in front of Bai Yutang.The two kinds of ingredients and three kinds of sweetness were introduced to Bai Yutang respectively, and the water bag was taken out from the deep well water, poured out the iced ebony juice, and served with osmanthus cake for him to enjoy.

"This ebony juice is made with honey, which is just right for hangover."

"That's great." Bai Yutang's face turned slightly red under the light of the lantern, he smiled lightly, looked up at Zhao Hanyan, his expression was a little lazy, blending with his originally cold temperament, he was unusually rich at this moment Handsome, charming eyes.

Probably because of the light, the angle of his raised face, and his expression, everything perfectly shows his most handsome state.

Bai Yutang took a piece of snack casually and put it in his mouth, his originally casual expression immediately turned into astonishment.He settled down, and then turned his eyes to look at Zhao Hanyan: "Your osmanthus cake is beyond expectations, what are these things added, and you figured it out yourself?"

"Yes." Zhao Hanyan said.

"sharp."

Bai Yutang's inner voice: What should I do, it's so delicious, I don't even want to go back to Chenzhou with my fourth brother.Chenzhou is a small place, so there are not as many delicious things as Tokyo, let alone a chef as powerful as the little brother, who makes me enjoy every time.

Only when Zhao Hanyan heard Bai Yutang's voice did he understand that he was drinking because he was leaving Tokyo.

"The fragrance of the flowers is overwhelming, the entrance is soft, delicate and sweet, and slightly cool." Bai Yutang smiled with lowered eyes, and after praising the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, he raised his eyes to meet Zhao Hanyan's, "This is the best sweet-scented osmanthus cake I've ever eaten. Thank you."

"You're welcome, welcome to come back later." Zhao Hanyan took off his apron with a smile, sat down opposite Bai Yutang, and watched him eat osmanthus cake while drinking ebony juice.

"I like all three sweet flavors. It seems that the difference is only the amount of sugar, but when you taste it carefully, they all have different characteristics. For example, if the sugar is less, the aroma of rice and nuts can be highlighted. If there is more sugar, the Adding sweetness makes people feel more satisfied, and the mood seems to improve. Moderate sugar means that all the tastes are just right. It seems that it is not special, but it is actually the most distinctive. Just like people, some It is the best time to meet just the right one.”

"Eat an osmanthus cake, you seem to have realized the truth of life." Zhao Hanyan sighed with a smile.

"Well, I only think about this when I'm happy." Bai Yutang kept half of the two plates of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, asked Zhao Hanyan for lotus leaves, wrapped them up and planned to take them back.

"Keep it for later?"

"Give it to my fourth brother, you've seen him before." Bai Yutang said, "It's not good to have a good thing alone."

"When I was eating grilled fish before, I didn't see you leave it for him. Did it not do well?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

"That's hard to take, and it's the most delicious when it's hot. This one can be taken away, otherwise I won't bother thinking about him. How about you cook me a roasted red carp next time, so that I can enjoy it alone with confidence. " Bai Yutang half-jokingly said.

"Okay." Zhao Hanyan didn't know if there would be a next time, so he simply agreed to Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang said goodbye to Zhao Hanyan with an osmanthus cake.This time when he arrived was different from the past, he hesitated more, and he also looked at Zhao Hanyan more, as if he had something to say, but he didn't say anything.

Bai Yutang finally disappeared into the night.

Zhao Hanyan couldn't help yawning when he saw him off. He was really tired, so he took off his corset when he returned home, took a bath and changed clothes, put on a loose long-sleeved white underwear, and fell asleep.

The next day, there was a hasty knock on the door, Zhao Hanyan rubbed his eyes, and wanted to open the door directly.Suddenly, I heard Xiuzhu's voice reprimanding Zhao Hu from outside the door.

"It's so early in the morning, why are you knocking on our son's door recklessly?"

"Urgent, urgent, urgent!" Zhao Hu said anxiously.

"Tell me in advance if there is any emergency!" Xiuzhu stopped.

"What did you say you stopped me? Your son is not a woman, but he looks a little embarrassed when he sleeps. What can I do when I see him!" Speaking of the little cook while sleeping, Zhao Hu suddenly wanted to see him, so he even more so. Want to break in.Although the door is locked, whoever he is, of course there is a way to open it.

Xiuzhu quickly blocked the door with her body, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? If you stretch out your hand again, I'll call you molested! I'm a girl from a good family!"

"You—" Zhao Hu was about to die of anger.

At this moment, the door opened, Zhao Hanyan simply put on some clothes and looked at Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hugang was still thinking about the little cook sleeping, so he looked at Zhao Hanyan immediately.

"What do you want from me?" Zhao Hanyan tugged at the clothes he was wearing.

Xiuzhu looked at Zhao Hanyan nervously, not understanding why she came out without dressing properly.What she was most worried about was that her princess didn't wear a corset when she was sleeping, but when she looked carefully at the moment, it was very flat and she didn't see anything, she should have worn it, luckily!

Zhao Hu saw that Zhao Hanyan's clothes were disheveled and came out. Naturally, he didn't suspect anything. He was suddenly attracted by Zhao Hanyan's fair and clean neck. His skin was as tender as bean curd, but his skin was thick and rough, not dark.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Hanyan raised his voice and asked.

"Ah," Zhao Hu regained his senses, and immediately said seriously, "Just now, Jin Shuilian came to Kaifeng Mansion to surrender herself! Guard Zhan asked me to come over and inform you."