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

With willow eyebrows, Xueyan carefully walked around the East Chan Hall of Quicui Temple.

Seeing many maids and daughter-in-laws waiting outside the East Meditation Hall, Liu Mei knew that Mother Jia must be bringing Grandma Liu to Miaoyu's place to drink tea at this moment.

Xueyan winked at Liumei and came to the other side room.Liu Mei only saw Daiyu and Baochai, one sitting on the couch and the other on the futon.A nun, who is wearing paddy field clothes and practicing on behalf of Fafa, is making tea with her back to the stove.

"Miss Lin came here to...?" Liu Mei probably guessed why Daiyu ordered her to come here, but pretended not to know.

Daiyu was sitting on the small futon that was used for meditation in Changcui Nunnery, and smiled at Liumei.But Baochai next to her said, "Meier..."

Liu Mei was a little vigilant: Baoyu and Daiyu called her "Meier", she didn't feel anything, but when Sister Bao called her, she would feel nervous for no reason-what was going on?

I just heard Baochai say with a smile, "Miaoyu here cooks wonderful tea; when I'm free, I'll talk about your wonderful delicacy, so I want to work for you and make a snack. To match Miaoyu's tea. I wonder if you have the skill?"

Baochai was talking when Baoyu came in, clapping his hands and applauding loudly, saying, "How can you eat Tiji tea without Meier's dessert?"

Daiyu apologized a little, and said, "Mei'er, if you have other things to do, you don't have to take care of us."

Liu Mei smiled and said: "Miss Lin, I'm fine and I'm not busy. It's just that it will take some time to make this dessert, can you wait?"

When she said this, the nun inside who was practicing on her behalf, that is, Miaoyu, raised her body, turned her head to look at Liu Mei, and said softly: "There is nothing to wait for. You must greet the people outside first. Only when we turn around can we take care of this place.”

Liu Mei was stunned when she heard this: Unexpectedly, Miaoyu is cooking tea here now, but it is for Jiamu, Grandma Liu and others outside.

This extraterrestrial expert who lives in the Grand View Garden seems to be far away from the world and is an "outsider", but in fact he needs to greet Jiamu and Jiamu's guests. He must firmly remember Jiamu's taste and clearly know Jiamu's taste. My mother does not drink "Liu'an tea", and presents "Laojunmei" to the old Fengjun in due course.

——If you want to clean He Zengjie, the clouds may not be empty.

At this time, Liu Mei thought about it, although a woman like Miaoyu was born in an official family, but she fell into such a field, she was not even as good as ordinary working people like them relying on craftsmanship and hard work to earn a living.

She looked up at Miaoyu, but Miaoyu was also looking at her.Seeing that her whole body was clean and tidy, Miaoyu seemed to heave a sigh of relief, so she was relieved to let her make refreshments.

"You go! Remember that the utensils and utensils used for making things must be scalded with boiling water. In the ingredients of dim sum, only vegetable oil can be used. Those meaty things should never be touched." Miaoyu opened her mouth and gave instructions.

Liu Mei felt a little dissatisfied in her heart, this Miaoyu seemed to have retained the daily habits of the official lady, and she gave orders without ambiguity at all.

Thinking of her Liumei, when cooking any dishes, whether it is dishes or desserts, the cleanliness of utensils and utensils is the top priority.Usually, before she starts work, she will sterilize all the things she needs to use with boiling water.As for meat oil, she will definitely respect the eating habits and physical conditions of the eaters.

It's just that Miaoyu gave such instructions, as if she didn't trust her very much, and questioned whether she had the basic professional ethics of a chef.

Liu Mei originally wanted to say no, but seeing that Daiyu was here, she finally nodded, "Yes, I understand."

After finishing speaking, she turned around and left, walking back to the small kitchen in one breath.Under the big sun, she felt sweaty on her forehead and warm all over, which made her feel more comfortable.

She took off the veil, wiped off the sweat from her forehead, and went to check the suitable materials in the small kitchen.

"Actually, the lotus root powder and cinnamon sugar cake I made just now is very suitable." Liu Mei muttered—it's just that the cake was mixed with other goose oil rolls and crab-flavored siu mai. Use, not suitable!

Then she would have to do it all over again.

Liu Mei rummaged in the small kitchen, and found a good thing - a few days ago, the water channel at the Qinfang gate was opened, so many old water chestnuts came up.Mother Liu begged for some and took them to the small kitchen, steamed them all and dried them, then finely ground them into powder to make a bag of water chestnut powder.

This water chestnut powder is actually similar to lotus root powder, but each has its own fragrance.And water chestnut powder has another advantage: it is not as cold as fresh water chestnut, but it also has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, which is very suitable for Daiyu.

Do it when you think of it!Without further ado, Liu Mei started to work and measured out the water chestnut powder.In addition to one portion of water chestnut powder, two portions of glutinous rice noodles are needed to make this water chestnut powder cake. Coincidentally, there are soaked glutinous rice in the small kitchen. It is not troublesome for Liu Mei to grind the rice noodles. The water chestnut powder is mixed together.She went to get the best snowflake foreign sugar again. After testing the sweetness, she printed the shape with a mold and steamed it in a pan.

By the time all the water chestnut cakes were finished and pulled out of the mold, the sun had already begun to slant westward.Liu Mei counted the time, and felt that Daiyu and the others had been in Changcui Nunnery for a long time, and Jiamu and the others had probably come out of the nunnery.

In order to avoid Daiyu and the others being anxious, Liu Mei hurriedly put the cakes in a food box, carried the food box and went to Changcui Temple.

Qiuhu, the sun at this time, although it is almost evening, is still very poisonous.When Liu Mei arrived at Changcui Temple, apart from a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, she also felt dry mouth.

Since she finished making snacks and poured herself a cup of strong tea, she hasn't had a drop of water.In this kind of weather, Liu Mei was really thirsty.

Entering Miaoyu's ear room, Liu Mei saw that Baochai and others were still sitting at Miaoyu's place.A Taoist lady came in from outside, and she took away the used teacups outside and was about to send them in.

Miaoyu hurriedly said: "The cups of Chengyao are placed outside, don't bring them in."

After hearing this, Liu Mei vaguely knew that Miaoyu disliked the teacup used by Grandma Liu, even if it was a good thing from Chengyao, she didn't want it and planned to throw it away.

It just so happened that at this time, Daiyu saw Liu Mei, with sweat on her forehead, carrying a food box, her little face flushed coming in, her lips were so dry that they were about to split.

Daiyu didn't think much about it, and conveniently stuffed a rhinoceros in her hand to Liu Mei, which was exactly the cup of tea that Miaoyu poured for her just now, it was full and untouched.

Liu Mei didn't think too much, took the tea, and drank it down in one gulp, after she drank the tea cup upside down, Liu Mei finally felt refreshed, and relieved the thirst she had endured for a long time.Only then did she notice that Miaoyu, who was opposite her, completely changed her face.

And Daiyu looked nervously at Miaoyu, Baoyu and Baochai were on the side, looked at Liu Mei, and then at Miaoyu, the expressions on her face were all--so embarrassing.

Liu Mei immediately knew that she had probably violated Miao Yu's big taboo.

Miaoyu's big taboo is, firstly, that she dislikes the industrious and simple working people. Grandma Liu has to throw away the kiln multicolored cups that she drank a sip of tea outside; It is said that it is tea, two cups is a fool to quench thirst, if she drinks three cups of tea, it is drinking cattle and horses.

Furthermore, Miaoyu also said that Grandma Liu's five-color cup from a kiln was never used by her, so it's okay to give it to someone else.If she used it, even if it was smashed, she would definitely not give it to anyone.

But the rhinoceros that Daiyu gave Liu Mei just now is worth more than a kiln teacup—Liu Mei thought wickedly, if this cup of tea is drunk by herself, Miaoyu will be fine. If you want to smash the teacup, I'm afraid it will be very painful!

Miao Yu probably thought so too.

Liu Mei was opposite Miaoyu, and saw her face becoming more and more ugly.

"Oh!" Liu Mei exclaimed suddenly with an exaggerated tone, she became playful and decided to cure Miaoyu's habit of putting on a show of elegance.

"It turns out that this is plum blossom snow from five years ago. No wonder it has this taste!" Liu Mei looked at Dian Xiqiao in her hand, which she drank in one breath, and praised twice, and said, "The brewed tea is really frivolous. Incomparable."

This sentence really shocked Miaoyu, she stared at Liu Mei in a daze.

Baochai next to him was puzzled, so he took a sip and asked, "Is this five years of plum blossom snow? Isn't it the rain from the old year?"

Daiyu didn't drink that cup of tea, so she handed it to Liu Mei directly.At this moment, she only opened a pair of clear eyes, looking at Liu Mei and Baochai, and did not speak.

Ever since, Miaoyu turned her head and stared at Baochai: "You are such a common man, you can't even eat water."

Baochai was very self-restraining, so she didn't refute, just looked at Miaoyu and continued to smile, as if saying, "I really can't taste it, so what?"

And Miaoyu turned her head again, looked at Liu Mei with admiration on her face, and said: "This girl really has a good taste, she can tell that this is when I lived in Xuantou Panxiang Temple for five years. The snow on the petals of plum blossoms. I only got one urn in total, and I was reluctant to eat it. It only bloomed this summer. Today is the second time I eat it, so the girl recognized it."

Liu Mei thought, of course, am I a spoiler!

Baoyu heard this, and quickly clapped his hands to praise Liu Mei, "Mei'er is very capable! Miaoxian, don't underestimate this Miss Liu, this is the famous chef god in our garden, and you can tell even the slightest smell .”

Now Miaoyu respects Liu Mei in awe, and doesn't care about Liu Mei using her Rhinoceros anymore.

"Dare to ask girl, what water is better for making tea than this plum blossom snow?" Miaoyu asked sincerely.

"Eh——" Liu Mei didn't expect that she would get herself into the trap she had played. After thinking about it, she finally said: "Master Miao, please allow me to say one more thing. The Buddha said, 'The world is equal'. In this world, people are equal, and so is water. Whether it is water from plum blossoms or snow, rain from old years, or ordinary well water, they are all the same, it depends on the sincerity of the tea maker.”

What she said was magical, but Miao Yu stopped her.

"People are equal, and water is equal...Girl's wonderful solution!" Miaoyu, who had ruthlessly disliked Grandma Liu just now, suddenly thought deeply.

Baoyu clapped happily at the side, "the world and the law are equal" was originally a sentence he said earlier, and now he heard Liu Mei use it here, Bao Erye said that it was very good and incisive.

Du Baochai looked at Liu Mei, didn't speak, but frowned slightly.

"By the way, water chestnut cake!" Liu Mei also felt at this time that if she put it on again, it might reveal her stuffing, so she quickly turned around and took out the water chestnut cake from the food box.

"Is this water chestnut cake?" Baoyu reached out, took a piece of cake, put it in his mouth, tasted it carefully, and wondered: "Huh, it's not just the taste of water chestnut powder?"

Seeing what Baoyu said, Baochai asked, "What flavor? Osmanthus? Almonds? Jujube paste? ...Neither?"

Baoyu sat opposite Baochai, shaking her head all the time, and finally concluded: "It's a fragrance, especially refreshing and sweet, and I always feel... It seems that it is not usually used for making pastries... It seems that it is not used for eating. "

Baochai was curious, so she stretched out her hand, took a small piece of cake, put it in her mouth, and chewed it slowly, feeling puzzled, looked up at Liu Mei.

Liu Mei was standing there smiling and puffing herself up - at this moment she was secretly thinking, this is a secret recipe, let's see who of you can guess it.

But Daiyu stretched out her hand, took a piece of cake, put it on her nose and sniffed it carefully, and said, "It's like the aroma of the bergamot hands that the third girl kept in the Autumn Shuang Zhai."

Liu Mei nodded immediately with a smile, "It's still Miss Lin who is smart and beautiful! You can tell it right away."

Now is the time when autumn is refreshing, Liu Mei once thought about adding a refreshing aroma to the water chestnut cake she made.Water chestnut powder is originally fragrant, but the fragrance is strong and not obvious; in fact, osmanthus can also be added, but the lotus root flour and cinnamon sugar cake also added osmanthus. In one day, it is not Liu Mei that makes two cakes with the same fragrance. Favorite way of cooking.

"Buddha...you used it to make this cake?" Baochai still couldn't understand.Bergamot is not used for food, it is either used as medicine, or it is placed for fun.So even if Baochai thought of it, she didn't guess about it.

Liu Mei shook her head, "No, I just borrowed a little bit of its fragrance."

When she was making this water chestnut cake in the small kitchen, she took another steamer, put a bergamot in it, steamed it for a while, and then took the whole steamer down when the steamer was full. Put it aside to cool, and the condensed water will naturally bring the aroma of bergamot.

She added the water to the water chestnut cake, and the water chestnut cake had a little bit of sweet and sour aroma of bergamot, making the taste of water chestnut powder that was not obvious at first seem to be strong.

Miaoyu didn't dare to underestimate Liumei anymore, so she took out another teacup and handed it to Daiyu, Baoyu, Chai, Dai, and Liumei each poured a small cup of tea.Everyone ate water chestnut cake with tea, and they all thought it was very good.

For a while, Chai and Dai Baoyu drank tea and bid farewell to Miaoyu together.

Seeing Miaoyu carefully putting away the Rhinoceros Joe she had used, Liu Mei laughed so hard in her heart, but she could only hold back her face, enduring it very hard.She really wanted to tell Miaoyu that she was not really an elegant person, nor did she really taste the plum blossom snow five years ago, it was just that a man surnamed Cao spoiled it—but she was worried This word made Miaoyu's three views collapse, and it was out of control, so she could only try her best to hold back.

After leaving the gate of Changcui'an, Liu Mei said goodbye to Baoyu, Chaidai and others, and went back to the small kitchen with a small food box.

It was too long a day, Liu Mei thought that she could finally have a good rest at this time.

But before reaching the small kitchen, Liu Mei saw Fang Guan and the other twelve officials coming hand in hand.The twelve officials greeted Liu Mei warmly when they saw Liu Mei: "Little Liu of the Liu family!" "Xiao Meier!"

Liu Mei has been in the world of Red Mansions for so long, and only these officials like to call her ranking—but this is not surprising, because these officials are all friends with Liu Wuer, and in order, she is indeed Xiaoliu. .

"Meier," Fang Guan was the most enthusiastic, and smiled first: "I heard that you made the four dim sum rewarded by the superiors today? We have tasted them all, so I really have nothing to say! I even told Ling Guan, who To be able to marry you as a daughter-in-law in the future is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes."

When Liu Mei heard about it, she knew about the four-style dim sum made today. After Jia Mu and the others used it, she rewarded the rest to the twelve officials who sang operas at the Ouxiangxie.The twelve officials tried it, and naturally they all thought it was good.But I don't know who is so quick to publicize her making these snacks, and now her ability can't be hidden in this Grand View Garden no matter what——

But she didn't intend to hide and tuck it.

Speaking of this, the senior officer next to Fang Guan also smiled and said: "Yes, Aunt Liu is very happy today, look at that posture, but she will have to drink a few cups before she is willing to give up."

When Liu Mei heard this, she immediately remembered the situation when Liu's mother entered the small kitchen, using the strength of wine to "confide in her heart" to herself.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei faintly felt something was wrong——

Because there was no systematic reminder from time to time, she had already forgotten about her "pending" upgrade route.

The author has something to say: This is still the case today, the flag will not be set up, but there should still be a chapter tonight.