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

King Beijing Jing will come to this other courtyard in a while?

When Liu Mei heard such news, her heart suddenly brightened.

She had long felt that it was a coincidence that she was invited by Concubine Bei Jing.At this moment, Sister Feng's meaning is even more obvious——

Since Daiyu entered the Rong Mansion, she has been living in the garden, never going out, never going out to socialize, and has never seen anyone except her "relatives" in the Jia Mansion.Now Daiyu finally has a chance to be seen by outsiders, lest the pearl be dusted, it is a good thing.

Liu Mei then turned around and went into the kitchen, turned over the steamed rice that was simmering on the stove, then bent down, turned the hearth of the stove, watched the dancing flames inside, and continued to listen to the wall.

The servants outside are still gossiping——

"I heard that the prince plans to stay with the concubine in this other courtyard for a few days!"

"Yes……"

"Look, should we tidy up another yard and come out to greet the girl who lives in the Rong Mansion? The concubine seems to be treating her well..."

Liu Mei was busy with her hands, muttering in her heart: I don't know how this matter has anything to do with Sister Feng's work.

Ordinarily, the pair of the King of Beijing and Daiyu, Mr. Cao once secretly drew a line in the original book: a string of wagtail incense rosary beads presented to Baoyu by the King of Beijing was almost given by Baoyu to Daiyu. In Yu's hand, Daiyu threw it away.

But Liu Mei thought about it again, the Dream of the Red Chamber is not over, and no one knows what will happen after the eighty chapters.And she is a spoiler who has only watched the first [-] episodes. What if Sister Feng is a reborn and has more spoilers than her?

While she was in a trance, Liu Mei suddenly heard someone whispering behind her: "It seems that Rong Mansion's cook is really not good! Look at the few ingredients she prepared, which are all aquatic plants that are not usually eaten, and there are finally some. The fish was raw and chopped to make minced fish... What kind of decent noodles can be made out of this?"

Liu Meixiu's eyebrows trembled: ...you call this a water plant?

"That's right, it's almost this hour, and I haven't seen her cook anything except for the rice... But we don't eat much of the rice on weekdays! Our concubine probably hasn't even seen it before." .”

"That's right, look at the Rong Mansion, the family status is not as good as it is..."

"It's just that a new noble concubine has been appointed, after all, it lacks the foundation... You can tell by looking at the skill of this cook."

"It's not... who else has been insulted!"

When Liu Mei heard this, she straightened up with a "crack"——

Now is really not the time to think about things, Liu Mei's first task now is to increase the favorability of Daiyu in the Beijing Palace.

"It's time, you guys, come over and heat up the stove."

Now that Liu Mei is in the other man's mansion, she inevitably bears the title of "Rong Mansion"; since Daiyu trusts her and recommends her, she is determined not to embarrass Daiyu, it's that simple!

Although it is cool in the other courtyard, once the fire is under the stove, the kitchen will be unbearably hot.Many servants and kitchen assistants in the palace avoided going out.

But Liu Mei was concentrating on cooking in the kitchen alone, forgetting about the rolling heat wave.

With only one stick of incense, four cold dishes and four hot dishes have been cooked.Liu Mei wiped her face with a towel, walked out of the big kitchen, and greeted everyone, "The dishes can start!"

So fast? !

This speed first shocked the servants of the Beijing Prince's Mansion, and everyone looked at the freshly baked dishes——

Obviously it’s just four cold dishes and four hot stir-fries, it’s not rich, but looking at the refreshing color of the dishes and smelling the bursts of fragrance, it makes people feel sick in the hot summer. Come hungry.

"Wait, this container won't work!" Liu Mei stopped the palace maid who was carrying the food box and was about to start loading the dishes, "Change to these other containers!"

Liu Mei pointed at the pots and dishes she had picked out in the kitchen in advance.

"Miss Liu, are you sure you want to serve with these?"

The servants of the palace couldn't understand it even more, "Our concubine always said that she never tires of fine food and fine meat. Could it be that these containers are too rough..."

"The concubine doesn't like it, of course it's mine, I can't blame you!" Liu Mei patted her chest and assured, "Hurry up! Don't call the boss to wait!"

The servants looked at each other, and finally started to put these together in the food utensils designated by Liu Mei, put them into food boxes, and sent them to the main courtyard.

Liu Mei calmed down and continued to stay busy in the kitchen.

Not long after, I heard hurried footsteps outside, and a servant woman who had questioned Liu Mei's cooking skills ran over panting, and said, "Miss Liu..."

"The Biography of the Concubine...well, please go..."

"You want me to explain what those dishes are, don't you?" In Liu Mei's hands, the seasoned fish paste was being squeezed into balls, and one after another jumped into the boiling pot, sinking and floating, becoming the same Fishballs of various sizes and shapes.

"That's right! The concubine said the taste is very good, and it looks novel, but I just want to hear the girl's story..."

Liu Mei's subordinates kept on saying, "I can't do it now, I still have two hot bowls—"

Four cold dishes, four hot fried dishes and two hot bowls are the minimum standard for a simple lunch meal.This servant of the palace also knew it very well, but the concubine was urging her so tightly, she rubbed her hands and stood beside Liu Mei, not knowing how to respond.

At this time, another woman in charge rushed over and said, "Miss Liu, you can rest easy here..."

Liu Mei turned her head and raised her eyebrows in confusion: I don't need her to explain it?

"I didn't expect that Miss Lin in your house is really particular," the lady in charge couldn't help sighing, "Not only did she know all the ingredients, but she also told the concubine a lot of poems and essays about the dishes. The allusion, not only the concubine, but even us have heard it..."

"I didn't expect there to be such a smart person in this world." The lady in charge turned around, "Miss Liu, please be busy first, I will rush back to the main hall to listen to Miss Lin's allusions."

Liu Mei was startled when she heard the words, and then she was overjoyed.

It was a mistake, it was a mistake!

But even though it was a mistake, the effect was surprisingly good——

This time, in order to increase her favorability in the Beijing Prince's Mansion, Liu Mei chose to take an unusual path: the heat is unbearable right now, and when this happens, everyone will inevitably lose their appetite and not think about eating.Therefore, Liu Mei specially selected some materials that can cool off the summer heat and look refreshing - juicy and tender red water chestnut, finger-thick lotus root belt, newly served water chestnut and chicken head rice, and water shield that has just grown young leaves , and the wild rice stems that are in season.

All of these are among the "Eight Immortals of Water", also known as "Eight Immortals of Water" by people in the south of the Yangtze River.

Liu Mei’s cooking techniques are also as simple as possible, either by boiling them in boiling water and serving them immediately, or by quickly frying them with raw seasoning, in short, they try their best to lock in the moisture and freshness of the ingredients.

However, these materials are not commonly seen in Beijing, so that many of them have been planted in the pond in Beijing Jingyuan, and even have been fished out of the pond. Those servants of the palace who have lived in Beijing for a long time don't know how to get it. vegetable.

But Daiyu is from the Lin family in Gusu and has lived in Yangzhou for a long time, so why doesn't she know this?

Thinking of Daiyu, Liu Mei couldn't help snickering in her heart: That one, I'm afraid he is also a foodie who hides deeply.

Daiyu usually doesn't pay much attention to food, of course, this is mostly because the food sent by Jia's kitchen doesn't suit her taste very much.But Liu Mei heard from Zijuan that in fact, Daiyu would move a little more chopsticks when she saw something that suits her appetite.And Daiyu usually does not hide that her taste is different from others, just like the Siam tribute tea, no one in Jia's house likes it, but Daiyu alone agrees.

This time, Liu Mei used Daiyu’s hometown ingredients to make such a noodle table, which naturally aroused Daiyu’s infinite nostalgia. In addition, she is full of poems and books, and her natural witty words are like pearls. Be very interested.

After a while, Liu Mei personally led two servants to the main hall with the food box containing the two hot bowls.

Concubine Bei Jing was sitting around a table with Daiyu and Sister Feng.

This table is not an ordinary square table, but a huge boxwood root polished. The wood grain on the tabletop is just smooth, and it is not even varnished, revealing a full of natural wildness.

There are four cold dishes and four hot dishes on the table, but they are served in rough pottery dishes, not the fine and fine porcelain that is often used in high-end households.Piansheng is just this coarse dish, placed on this boxwood table, and set against the green trees and mulberry trees in the other courtyard outside the hall, it looks extraordinarily harmonious.

As soon as Liu Mei turned around, she was going to take out two hot bowls from the servant woman behind her.

"Mei'er, come quickly!" But Daiyu greeted Liu Mei first, "The concubine stopped me."

Daiyu smiled, pointing to a sweet and sour lotus root belt on the table, "I recognize all the other items, but this is the only one, not only the material is novel, but the taste is also fresh."

Sister Feng also simply picked up one, looked at the thin and small holes in the section of the lotus root and said: "Look at this, it is obviously a young lotus root that has not yet grown up, but how did you come up with it, and eat such a small lotus root?" lotus root."

Concubine Bei Jing also said, "It tastes crisp and sweet. Compared with the big and heavy lotus root, it should be two kinds of food!"

Liu Mei replied with a smile: "Returning to everyone, this is called lotus root. It is indeed the tender root of lotus root. It is only produced in May, at most ten days, and it will get old immediately, and you will not get this flavor."

This sweet and sour lotus root is Liu Mei's most proud stir-fried dish. In addition to the extremely precise cooking time, which fully sets off the crispness of the lotus root, the taste is exactly the famous lychee flavor, which is sour in the mouth and sweet in the end. It is delicious and appetizing.

Princess Bei Jing laughed when she heard the words, and said: "This girl is also smart. This is to remind me that I must eat more chopsticks. I only eat once a year, and I won't be able to eat it in two days!" said Everyone laughed.The concubine did not move her chopsticks, but instead looked curiously at the food box behind Liu Mei.

"Is this new soup?"

"If you go back to the concubine, there are two hot bowls, one is water shield and fish ball soup, and the other is braised water bamboo."

Daiyu couldn't help laughing when she heard the name of water shield and fish ball soup.

The author has something to say: Water Eight Immortals: water bamboo, lotus root, cress, gorgon (chicken head rice), citrus, water chestnut (horseshoe), water shield, and red water chestnut; due to seasonal reasons, only six are listed here.I once ate lotus root in Hubei two years ago, and it is still unforgettable. In fact, the hot and sour taste is more delicious, but it is a pity that the magical seasoning of chili is not mentioned in the whole article of Red Mansion.

There are three kinds of aquatic plants clearly written in the red building: lotus root, chicken head rice, and red water chestnut, so Liu Mei has completed a little task, and the task bar is advancing slightly——