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

Now that Baochai is here, there is no reason to keep the steamed astragalus and pheasant cubs in vain.Zijuan and the others moved very quickly, and immediately put a pair of dishes and silver chopsticks on Baochai.There was also a bowl of japonica rice porridge that had been simmering in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in front of Baochai.

Baochai looked up at Liumei, but said nothing.

Liu Mei could only smile awkwardly, mentioned Jia Lian's return to Beijing, and brought some wild game, and finally said: "Because I remember that the weather was cold, so Sister Ping'er brought it to my mother, and made it a nourishing meal." The dishes are for Ms. Lin. Ms. Lin, are you feeling better recently?"

Daiyu smiled at Liumei, nodded and said, "Thank you mother for thinking about it."

Seeing Liu Mei asked, Zijuan replied with a smile: "Tuofu, our girl is better this year. In the past, she would always have a cough at this time, but this year she just coughed a little. Doctor Wang also said that it was a lot Well, I just said that there is no need to take medicine, just follow the method my sister said before, get up early every day and drink a bowl of rice oil."

When Baochai heard that it was Liumei's prescription, she was refreshed and asked Zijuan what the "rice oil" was.At the same time, her pair of wonderful eyes kept turning around Liu Mei.

Liu Mei could only smile awkwardly.She was like this, the more Baochai showed how much she valued her, the more she wanted to back away.

"Miss Lin, Miss Bao, this astragalus steamed chicken is best eaten while it's hot. Miss Lin can dip it in this bowl of marinade, and Miss Bao might as well try this bowl of juice I made myself."

Baochai knew some medical principles, and when he heard that astragalus was steamed with chicken, he nodded and said to Daiyu, "I think that among the medicines you took in the past, ginseng and cinnamon are too hot. It is indeed not as good as this 'rice oil', taking a little of it every day can calm the liver and strengthen the stomach. When the stomach qi is not hindered, the diet can naturally nourish people."

This made some sense, even Liu Mei nodded aside after hearing it.

"It's just that your body still feels weak. If you add a bird's nest or two to the porridge you boil every morning, it will be even better." Baochai looked at Daiyu and sighed slightly.

When Daiyu heard the word "bird's nest", she also raised her head and smiled at Zijuan.

Zijuan immediately opened her mouth and said to Baochai: "It's also a coincidence. This morning, Lian's grandma also sent a pack of high-quality official swallows. It is said that Lian's second master was going to Ping'an Prefecture for business, and he met a student. The medicinal herb shop is on sale, and the boss is in a hurry to go back to the south, so many of the high-quality medicinal materials in it are cheaper by more than [-] to [-] percent. When the second master Lian saw it, he remembered that our girls usually eat this, so he brought two big bags with him. Come here. It just so happened that the previous wife had just finished eating, no coincidence, today will continue."

Liu Mei listened to it, and thought to herself——this is really a coincidence!

If it was written according to the original book, Jia Lian is definitely not someone who would care about Daiyu so much.It sounds like Sister Feng's handwriting, and it has the same meaning as Ping'er ordered the small kitchen to prepare pheasant cubs for Daiyu.

When Baochai heard this, he couldn't help laughing, pointed to Daiyu and said, "Look at you, you always say 'Sima Niu's sigh', look at you, even though you are here alone, the old lady will You are hurting in your heart, and there is a Feng girl who is so considerate and thinks of you everywhere. Not only these people, but even this little girl..."

When she said this, she pointed at Liu Mei.

"...I always think about you and protect you. Even the stew from this bowl of steamed chicken with astragalus will be kept for you." Baochai's words pierced Liu Mei's selfishness.

Liu Mei had no choice but to wrinkle her nose and apologize to Baochai with a smile, "Miss Bao, this is really not my intention. There is astragalus in the marinade for Miss Lin; but if you come to use this steamed pheasant, I’m afraid it’s too much. So I made another dipping sauce for you..."

For some reason, Baochai was particularly sharp today, and said with a smile: "So you expected that I would come to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion today?"

Liu Mei: Hehe...Life is already so difficult, there are many things, why do you have to expose them, Miss Bao.

After Baochai asked with a smile, for some reason, she finally felt a little sad, turned to look at Daiyu, sighed, and said, "Sister, you always envy me for having a mother and brothers, but how do you know that although I have A mother, better than you; but that elder brother... In fact, you and I have the same disease."

Zijuan and others listened to Baochai's confession in front of Daiyu, and they couldn't help feeling a little sentimental.Zijuan turned her back, took Daiyu's handkerchief, and held it in her hand.

Only Liu Mei is suffering from embarrassing cancer.

She always felt that Baochai's words were meant for her.

In fact, Liu Mei doesn't have much ill feeling towards Baochai. Sometimes she even admires Baochai. good thing.

But she didn't think much about it at the beginning, so she rejected Baochai's offer. The root cause was that her spleen and stomach were wrong, and she always felt that Baochai and herself were more estranged!

For a while, Chai and Dai were chatting in the flower hall of Xiaoxiang Pavilion.Xueyan secretly called Liu Mei out, and pointed to two big paper bags for Liu Mei to see.

Liu Mei opened, and saw that it was indeed a high-grade official swallow. Although it was not a blood swallow, it was still a high-quality stuff.Liu Mei picked up a piece, weighed it, and smelled it, and felt that there was no problem, so she instructed Xueyan how to soak hair, how to wash it, how to cook it with rice, and so on.

When she was young, Zijuan took away the food utensils used by both Chai and Dai, and gave Liu Mei a wink of admiration.Liu Mei knew that it must be her steamed chicken with astragalus that got a good reputation.

She also packed up and went out, just in time for Daiyu to send Baochai out.

"Tomorrow is Lian's second sister-in-law's birthday, and Lian's second elder brother has also returned from Ping'an Prefecture. The old lady has spoken, and everyone joins in, and they are all ready to have a good time. It's just that Lian's second sister-in-law is pregnant now, so we can't make trouble with her." I reckon it's just a matter of everyone getting together to eat, drink and watch a play." Baochai said as she walked outside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"If you are in better health, remember to come and sit with me. First, Lian's second sister-in-law has been taking good care of you, and second, everyone has not seen you for a few days, and they are all thinking about you." Baochai walked leisurely Said to Daiyu.

Daiyu listened to them one by one, nodded and smiled, "My sister is right. I'm already feeling better, and I'm sure to come tomorrow."

When Baochai leaves, Liu Mei bids farewell to Daiyu herself.Daiyu once again asked her to thank Mother Liu, and Liu Mei naturally agreed.

She hurried back to the small kitchen, always feeling that the small kitchen was a little different from when she went out.

Mother Liu was talking to Zhang Cai's family.Liu Mei listened for a while, probably Zhang Cai's family was complimenting Mother Liu again, saying that the old lady in the house appreciated the two dishes delivered by the small kitchen today - according to what Aunt Zhang said, the pheasant soup, Mother Jia It is general appreciation; and the pheasant and pheasant rolls roasted in iron cannon, Jiamu appreciates it very much.

Mother Liu finally sent Zhang Cai's family away, with a smile on her face, she turned her head to look at Liu Mei.

Liu Mei could understand very well: her mother cooked the pheasant meat with all her heart, and she was naturally happy to be appreciated, even happier than to be rewarded.

"Mother, what are these?" Liu Mei had a chance now, pointing to a pile of ingredients piled up on the table, "There's a smell, weird! Is it dried razor clams?"

Mother Liu shook her head and said with a smile, "It's not close. It's not dried razor clam, it's dried abalone!"

Liu Mei watched her mother open a paper bag, and a tangy sea smell came out. It wasn't really smelly, it just smelled bad.Liu Mei stuffed her nose exaggeratedly, and said with a smile: "Mother, this dried abalone really smells bad. Have you been smelling it for too long, and you can't smell it anymore?"

Mother Liu was stunned, and said with a smile: "That's right, I've stayed in this room for a long time, and I really don't think so."

She also said: "Don't be afraid, sister, after a while Mother will wash and soak all these dried abalones, and stew them together with the meat, the taste will not be the same."

Liu Mei naturally knows that these seafoods do have a strong fishy smell after pickling and drying, but as long as they are cooked properly, the dishes will have a special umami taste.

"Mother wants stewed meat!" Liu Mei swallowed her saliva very consciously, full of anticipation for Liu's mother's upcoming dishes.

"It's not that mother wants stewed meat. It's your Aunt Zhang... No, in fact, the big kitchen outside is in charge of cooking noodles for Minger's grandma's birthday. There are too many people invited, and your Aunt Zhang is too busy, so just call me help."

Liu Mei let out an "oh".She knew that under Jia Mu's order, everyone gathered together to celebrate Sister Feng's birthday, and they made a lot of money, so tomorrow should be a big feast, eating whatever is expensive.

"Mei'er came to give mother a hand. Mother needs to boil a whole pot of hot water. The big kitchen sent a lot of southern goods, all of which are of the highest quality, but they all have to be prepared in advance. Tomorrow, mother will go out Do a favor in the kitchen, you just rest in the garden."

Liu Mei replied with a smile, "I'm fine, I just accompany my mother to help."With that said, she took a copper pot and went out to fetch water.As soon as she stepped out of the small kitchen, she immediately felt much better, the air was very fresh, and the weird smell that was lingering in her nose was gone.But as soon as she turned around and went back, she poured the fetched water into the cauldron on the stove, and the accompanying smell immediately surrounded her again.

"The abalone place really stinks." Liu Mei sighed, worried whether she had to change clothes today before going back to Yihong Courtyard.

"Abalone... abalone..."

Liu Mei unconsciously thought of one thing, reasoning, this thing will happen tomorrow - no, this thing, will it happen tomorrow?

Tomorrow is Sister Feng's birthday, and everyone in Jia's mansion pooled in money to celebrate her birthday, and gathered in Rong's mansion to eat, drink, and watch a play.At this time, Jia Lian committed an old problem and habitually cheated, and Sister Feng went back to change clothes because of drinking and sank. The cheating partner, Bao Erjia, hanged himself.

Originally, Liu Mei had forgotten the incident written in the book, but only because she saw the abalone, she thought of Bao Er's family, and then remembered it along the way.