[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

Liu Mei really couldn't figure out how Pippi Shrimp gave her such a pair of ingredients for free.

The ingredients of jujube paste yam cake are not complicated, there are only a few items: yam, red dates, sugar, and a very small amount of oil. If you want to make it more expensive and colorful, you can add some sweet-scented osmanthus to add fragrance.

Although the ingredients are simple, this dim sum is a well-known nourishing product. Red dates can nourish qi and blood, and yam can strengthen the spleen and stomach.When Qin Keqing of the Eastern Mansion was ill, she only said that this jujube paste yam cake "can be easily restrained".

All the materials placed in front of Liu Mei are very suitable for Liu Mei's wishes.

The Chinese yam is a top-grade Chinese yam, with heavy powder, low viscosity and high nutritional value; the red dates are golden silk jujubes from Cangzhou, Hebei, which are originally tribute dates; sugar and oil, etc. are all top-quality.In addition, there is a small portion of dried osmanthus, which is even more amazing.

Liu Mei recognized that this kind of sweet-scented osmanthus was called golden osmanthus, its color was like gold, and its smell was rich and mellow. Just a little bit in food can fill your mouth with aroma.It is said that the top grade of this kind of osmanthus is produced from several old osmanthus trees in the south of Huqiu in Gusu.

"Yo, Pippi Shrimp really cost a fortune!" Liu Mei secretly sighed in her heart.

Could this guy really be affected by her enthusiasm?

cut! ——Liu Mei laughed at herself in her heart, Pippi Shrimp is just a system, how could she understand this.

If you can't figure it out, don't think about it anymore, Liu Mei's hands are like the wind, and start soaking osmanthus, steaming yam, grinding jujube paste, and preparing steamers... Once in contact with food, Liu Mei is wholehearted.

She knew the system was right: making a jujube paste yam cake could not change Daiyu's physique at all.But Liu Mei is still earnestly making the jujube paste yam cake in front of her - life, in the final analysis, is made up of little things in front of her.Even if she can't control her fate, she can at least do a good job of this little thing in front of her.

Open the steamer, the whole room is filled with the clear aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus, mixed with the sweetness of red dates.Liu Mei looked at the cakes as white as jade in the steamer, and was very satisfied.

This time, it was no different from the last time when I made Bazhen Cake in the big kitchen, and there were no molds available.Liu Mei simply made a flat piece of cake, and wrapped the jujube paste filling in the middle of the yam cake.After the pastry is steamed, cut it into diamond shapes with a knife.In the middle of each piece of pastry, soaked and drained golden osmanthus is dotted into five petals. This decoration is small and inconspicuous, but it is extremely delicate when you look closely.

Liu Mei was satisfied, and immediately used oiled paper as a base, put the jujube paste yam cake into a food box, lifted it up, and was ready to go to the garden.

As soon as I went out, I heard a bright voice asking: "Hey, what good thing did Aunt Liu make again, so sweet?"

Liu Mei met her elder sister, Wu'er, and another girl who was about the same age as her and was brightly dressed.

Liu Wu'er greeted her younger sister: "Mei'er, so you are making dim sum?"

The girl next to Liu Wu'er immediately smiled and said: "This is your sister that Aunt Liu always mentions? I heard that she is handy, and today I have made dim sum, so I'll ask everyone to come and taste it together!"

Liu Mei hurriedly shook her hand: "I'm really sorry, this little thing was ordered by Second Master Bao. It's really inconvenient this time, and besides, there are not enough made, which is not enough for everyone to share. Next time, next time, I will definitely give it to all the sisters." Let’s make some pastries, and please have a taste.”

The girl didn't take Liu Mei seriously, she immediately smiled and said: "Go, go, Aunt Liu always boasts that you are serving in the yard of Second Master Bao, it seems that Second Master Bao also thinks highly of you."

Liu Wu'er next to him also spoke softly, "Fang Guan..."

Liu Mei thought to herself, so this is Fangguan—she is a little face blind, there are twelve "officials" living in Lixiangyuan, she has met once or twice, but until now she still can't tell who is who.

"Fangguan, my younger sister is highly valued by the second master Bao, so naturally I have to... serve her wholeheartedly. Don't make things difficult for her." When Liu Wuer said this, her face was a little gloomy, as if she heard Liu Mei mentioning Baoyu , I was a little unhappy.

Fang Guan was fine, he raised his hand and said with a smile: "Go, go, why is it so embarrassing for me to say that?"

Liu Mei shrank her head, and quickly walked towards the corner gate of the Grand View Garden, thinking as she walked, this encounter with Liu Wuer Fangguan really offended people for no reason.It seems that Liu Wu'er still resents her admission to Yihong Courtyard until now.

Unexpectedly, when she came to the corner gate of the Grand View Garden, she bumped into Sister Feng, who was waiting at the corner gate with Feng'er and Xiaohong, as if she was waiting for someone.

When Liu Mei saw Sister Feng, she hurriedly saluted.She hadn't seen Sister Feng since the last time her eldest sister had acne. She didn't expect Sister Feng to still remember her at this time.Seeing Liu Mei, Sister Feng asked calmly: "Isn't it a girl from the Liu family, what are you doing out of the garden in such a hurry?"

Although Sister Feng's tone was light, there was a sense of power in her words, and there was no room for Liu Mei to be dishonest.

At the same time, Xiaohong was standing behind Sister Feng, winking at Liu Mei frequently.Liu Mei also knew how powerful this Lian Er's grandma was, she knew that she was very shrewd, and if she was such a small character who was not good at lying, if she had the slightest lie, she would be kicked out again and punished.

So Liu Mei honestly explained the cause and effect, but held back, and didn't complain too fiercely about spiced kohlrabi, sesame oil and vinegar. She just said that Daiyu didn't have much appetite in the morning, so she tried to make some cakes according to Bao Erye's instructions. , I want to ask Daiyu to taste it.

But who is Sister Feng, she just glanced at Liu Mei's face, and she has a rough idea.

"What kind of pastry?" Sister Feng asked seemingly casually.

"If you go back to grandma, it's jujube paste yam cake." Liu Mei replied cautiously.This dessert was originally made by the Jia family, so it shouldn't attract much attention.

Before Sister Feng spoke, Feng'er who was behind her sucked her nose twice.

"Feng'er!" Sister Feng scolded in a low voice.

Feng'er immediately bent her knees in confusion, and begged for mercy in a low voice: "Grandma, forgive me, but the maid only thinks the fragrance is surprisingly good. The maid lost her temper, and grandma should have punished her."

Sister Feng coughed lightly, and didn't say anything more. Instead, she turned around and went to the corner gate of the Grand View Garden, and said as she walked, "I'm always waiting here, and it's a bit tricky. Why don't you go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion with this girl first?" Look at Sister Lin."

As she said so, Liu Mei and Feng'er naturally hurried to follow Sister Feng inside.

Xiao Hong didn't say a word, and stayed outside the corner gate of the Grand View Garden, continuing to wait.

Liu Mei couldn't help wondering: who is this waiting for?

After a while, we arrived at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.As soon as Liu Mei opened the food box, the room was filled with fragrance.

Daiyu was not surprised when she saw what Liu Mei had made, she just nodded her thanks and said with a smile, "Mei'er has a heart."

Liu Mei knew that Daiyu lived in Yangzhou when she was a child, and that Huaiyang dim sum was famous all over the world, and her jujube paste yam cake, in Daiyu's eyes, might be unusual.

Next to Zijuan hastily spread out disks and silver chopsticks, brewed some Siamese tribute tea, served out pastries, and gave them to Sister Feng first, and then to Daiyu.

Liu Mei clenched her fists, nervously watching Sister Feng and Daiyu taste the cake.

I saw that after Daiyu tasted the chopsticks, she didn't put down the chopsticks, but raised her head to look at Liu Mei again, nodded slightly, her eyes were bright, and there was a slight smile.

Only then did Liu Mei feel relieved.

With a sound of "ding", a system prompt sounded in her mind, "Perfect reproduction of jujube yam cake, success! Get fifty money."

Liu Mei was very happy——she really made a fortune this time, and got fifty system gold coins without spending any money.

Sister Feng also took a sip, nodded and said: "This girl is really good at making cakes, and it's rare to have the heart to make things so delicate."

She said with a smile: "But it's also fortunate that the Siamese tribute tea I gave you is good, and it goes perfectly with this jujube paste yam cake."

Even if Liu Mei was unwilling, she still couldn't refute Sister Feng's words, who called her the little boss of Jia's mansion?

Daiyu couldn't help smiling: "Sister Feng is really true, she never forgets to put some gold on her face!"

But Sister Feng held Daiyu down, and said, "Sister thinks this pastry can be easily softened, so I use more. I came here today, just to ask your Zijuan something."

Daiyu nodded without knowing it.Zijuan is the maidservant of Jia's mansion, and Daiyu would not stop Sister Feng if she wanted to ask her something, but seeing Sister Feng calling Zijuan to a small flower hall outside, both of them lowered their voices and spoke carefully. speak carefully.

After listening to Sister Feng's question and Zijuan's answer, the two talked in a low voice for a while, then Feng'er came out with a serious face and called Liu Mei out from Daiyu's side.

Liu Mei saw Daiyu use the jujube paste and yam cake deliciously, and was a little reluctant to part with it. When she came out, she saw Sister Feng sitting on a sourwood armchair in the flower hall, with a serious expression on her face.

"Girl Liu, you will follow Feng'er back to the kitchen you used last time. Feng'er will tell the steward there that you can use that kitchen to make some snacks for Miss Lin in the future. Feng'er will follow up with the materials you need. Just tell me, you can use it anyway.”

Liu Mei never expected that Sister Feng could make such a promise.In other words, she will not only be able to make some small snacks for Daiyu in the future, but after Daiyu's foundation is recuperated better, she can also make other nourishing snacks, those Bazhen cakes, etc. one by one?

This is great!

It is said that where there is sincerity, gold and stone are opened.It turns out that her little effort can really have unexpected results.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei's face was filled with excitement.

She knew that Sister Feng had probably asked Zijuan about the actual situation of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so she gave Liu Mei such a "privilege".It's just that she still hasn't figured it out: this Sister Feng is a dignified order in Jia's mansion, why didn't she just punish the kitchen for this matter, instead let her cook for Daiyu every now and then?

Just as she was thinking, Xiaohong suddenly rushed to the Xiaoxiang Hall in a hurry.

When Sister Feng saw Xiao Hong, her two slender willow eyebrows slanted up.

"coming?"

Xiaohong nodded.

Sister Feng didn't speak, but lowered her head instead, took a sip from the teacup in hand, then got up calmly and helped Xiaohong's hand.

"Let's go! Since we're here, we should go out for a while!"

What Sister Feng said made Liu Mei confused, who——is here?

But she didn't have a chance to know who "comes", because as soon as Sister Feng left, Feng Er dragged her to the big kitchen.Feng'er is a girl who is extremely loyal to Sister Feng. If Sister Feng says it's one, she will never do another.

When Feng'er and Liu Mei came out of the big kitchen, they walked through a narrow passage to the corner gate of the Grand View Garden, and just passed a fork in the road leading to Rongxi Hall, only to hear the commotion over there.

"I heard that it was Ma Daopo who brought some unclean things to the door. She bumped into the second wife and Lian's second|grandmother, so she was twisted. The second wife was very angry and said that she would send a post to the Yamen to report to the officials!" The gatekeeper's mother-in-law was discussing, which was being heard by Feng'er and Liu Mei.

When Feng'er saw her, she said coolly, "Yes! This kind of uneasy and kind old woman pretends to be a good person, but she is full of harmful deeds."

Liu Mei heard this, but her feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and took root in an instant.

Her heart suddenly opened up.

Earlier, Sister Feng was waiting outside the corner gate of the Grand View Garden, not waiting for others, but waiting for Ma Daopo to come to hook up with Aunt Zhao.

That is to say—she is not the only spoiler party in this world.

The author has something to say: This chapter may be slightly revised later today, and typos and frames will be corrected, and it will be published first.I was really tired yesterday, so today's update is relatively late, sorry sorry!Chain reaction, tomorrow's update is also at night, at 08:30 in the evening.