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

When Liu Mei saw Jia Lian for the first time, she felt strange in her heart.This feeling was like the first time she met Prince Zhongshun Shiqing.

It's just that this strange feeling was fleeting, Liu Mei was stunned for a moment, and then confirmed that Jia Lian had nothing to do with her determination.

At this moment, Jia Lian is acting like a coward.

"I heard that... that Zhao Er's family... hanged himself!" Jia Lian stammered.

Mother Jia was furious when she heard this, "Your daughter-in-law's life is so dirty and smelly, she died when she died, and she still said it in front of Feng girl..."

The panic on Jia Lian's face did not change, "But... I heard that Zhao Er's natal family... came from the natal family and said they wanted to sue the officials!"

"If you sue the official, you will sue the official. Aren't you afraid that he won't do it?" Jia's mother spat immediately after hearing this.

When such a scandal happened, the person hanged himself - the other party's natal family came over and made it clear that they wanted to extort money.Naturally, Jia's mansion is not afraid of being sued, but it's just that this matter has become such a mess, and it is afraid that some big sons will be found in the end, so as to eliminate the influence.

Jia Lian showed some hesitation on his face.

At this time, Sister Feng, who had been sitting silently, suddenly spoke slowly: "Second Master, it's all right, just watch me!"

She said this quite confidently, but her tone was as cold as ice, unlike the former Sister Feng who was very refreshing.

Jia Lian was overjoyed and knew that Sister Feng was willing to come forward to settle the matter.For a while, he repeatedly bowed to Sister Feng: "With the words of a virtuous wife, I feel relieved."

Seeing Jia Lian's change of attitude, others found it funny.Only Liu Mei felt heavy in her heart, this Jia Ershe could publicly plead and apologize to Sister Feng for such a shameful thing, but she didn't know to take Sister Feng's face into consideration.

Both Mrs. Jia's mother and Mrs. Xing Wang felt that Sister Feng's actions were magnanimous and virtuous, and they all praised her a few times. The wives and concubines, Ping'er and Ping'er, should be more considerate, take care of Sister Feng's fetus, and stop talking to each other.

Sister Feng didn't even show a smile on her face.Her eyes were cold and fierce, and she slowly flicked across the faces of everyone in the audience.The same is true for Liu Mei, who was forced to accept the "attention gift" from Sister Feng.At that moment, she only felt that Sister Feng's temperament today was very different from the past, as if she had been severely stimulated.She had seen a little bit of joy and kindness in Sister Feng's eyes when she was in Beijing Bieyuan, but it had all disappeared at this moment.

I saw Sister Feng's eyes turned around the room, and finally fell on Youshi's face beside her.

"Grandma Zhen, hello!"

Sister Feng stretched out her hand, patted the back of Youshi's hand, and then clasped her wrist.

You Shi felt very guilty. Seeing Sister Feng's appearance at this time, she really didn't know whether to cry or laugh. When she was about to free her hand, she remembered that Sister Feng was pregnant and couldn't do it by force, so she could only cry and say, "Feng Girl, Mrs. Zhao committed suicide by herself. There are some people in her family who can't think about it for a while. With me around, they must not be able to make a fuss..."

With Youshi's promise, Jia Lian seemed to have a sympathetic heart, and immediately understood what Sister Feng meant, and had already climbed up the pole, and said, "Sister-in-law Zhen, thank you so much!"

After finishing speaking, he seemed to let go of the matter on his mind, bowed to Jia Mu again, and retreated with ease.

Youshi still had a bitter face, feeling as if he was stunned.

Zhao Er's family was originally her accompanying room, and she was considered a confidant, but now it is in the hands of the couple, Sister Feng, but he still has to swallow his anger to clean up the mess.Youshi felt that he was so unlucky.

But it's not over yet!

After Jia Lian left, Sister Feng leaned into Youshi's ear sadly and said in a low voice, "My dear grandma, I heard that there are two other girls in your family, who were brought by your old mother... Not married yet? Huh?"

Listening to Sister Feng's tone, Youshi felt goose bumps on his back.

"Yes... not married," Youshi said tremblingly, "living in the ancestral house with my old lady."

Sister Feng smiled at her, but when You Shi saw her, she felt cold in her heart.

"Someday, when you two sisters have settled down with someone else, send me a message, so I can add makeup for fun!"

Youshi was confused, he really didn't know why Sister Feng asked her two sisters.It's just that after listening to Sister Feng's words, her heart felt hairy for a while, and then thinking about Jia Zhen's temperament at home, Youshi made up her mind and planned to write to her mother to urge her to marry both younger sisters as soon as possible.

Although Sister Feng and Youshi's words were low-key, Liu Mei listened to them.

Sister Feng really knew all this!

But how could Sister Feng have imagined that everything in this world could gradually return to the track full of mishaps—in short, Jia Lian's stabbing at Sister Feng's heart could not escape.

However, Sister Feng is shrewd. Even if such a thing happened, even if Jia Lian caused her huge reputational damage and spiritual loss, she knew that in this short period of time, she would try her best to save her and strive for the greatest benefit for herself. : First, he wins over Ping'er and obtains Ping'er's absolute loyalty in this life; then he shows virtuousness and generosity in front of Jia's mother and others, and understands the general situation; then he manipulates You Shi, making You Shi feel guilty, and be driven by her , Eliminate hidden dangers...

Liu Mei believes that Sister Feng has the strength to win all the wars in the back house - the only thing she can't handle is that man's heart.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei lowered her head—there is only one thing she still hasn't been able to confirm, and that is whether Sister Feng ordered their mother and daughter to deliver things to Jia Lian's yard today, whether she did it unintentionally or on purpose.

But there is one thing she has figured out: she has been in this world for so long, Mother Liu has become her weakness, and Liu Wuer is Mother Liu's daughter, if something really happens, she can't completely leave Liu Wuer alone.

As for Sister Feng, Liu Mei was sympathetic, but also a little more vigilant; she rejected Baochai because she was unwilling to be used blindly by Baochai. If Sister Feng only wanted to use her blindly, she would also be on guard.

"Girl Feng, you didn't eat much this morning, and you made such a fuss again that you missed lunch even more." Mother Jia asked Sister Feng with concern, "What do you want to eat? The best chef in the house Mother is right here, if you don't believe they can't do what you want."

When Sister Feng saw Mother Jia asking, a trace of gratitude and exhaustion flashed across her face, and when she looked up, the smile on her face was particularly weak, "Thank you, old lady, for thinking...well, I want to eat some sweet, soft, glutinous I want to eat something crispy and salty, preferably sweet and sour, and chewy.”

After hearing this, Jia's mother turned to look at Liu's mother, "Have you written it down?"

"Crispy, salty, sweet, sour, and chewy..." Mother Liu returned to the small kitchen and sighed depressingly, "Grandma Lian just said that she can eat whatever she wants." ?”

Liu Mei makes up for it in her heart, and there is still "sweet, soft and waxy"!

When she first heard Sister Feng's statement like this, she was absolutely stunned—it seemed that Ah Feng was really stimulated, and all the adjectives were repeated, as if a little girl was flirting with her relatives.But this kind of attitude of a child should also please Jia's mother!

"Second Grandma Lian has two bodies. If something like this happened today, it will be somewhat affected. It is best to eat some food that can relieve the fetus and nourish Qi. Mother, let's press this first, and use the materials that are commonly used in the small kitchen. Put them all out, and then pick a few more to see how it can be made into the taste Lian Er|grandma wants."

Mother Liu also knew that the efficacy of diet should come first, so she nodded immediately and said yes, and worked with her daughter to take out suitable ingredients and put them on the table.

The porridge and water are relatively simple, and there are good purple glutinous rice in the small kitchen.Mother Liu said: "Let's soak it in warm water quickly, soak it until it's soft, and then put it in the pot to make porridge, and it will be soft and sticky."

Liu Mei nodded, thought for a while and said, "You can add some crispy yam to the purple rice and cut it into small cubes. The yam tastes smoother, but it can make the porridge softer and better for the human body."

Mother Liu agreed, "Add good rock sugar to cook the porridge, and it will be sweet and soft."

The porridge and water are done in this way, but the other one is more difficult.

Liu Mei was in the small kitchen, frowning slightly, walked around in a circle, pointed at the same thing and said: "Mother, why don't you just make this!"

Mother Liu went over to have a look, and saw that it was a crucian carp caught by the servant of Jia's mansion before. Because it was not bought outside, it was very small, and the biggest one was only the size of a palm.

"Crucian carp is a good thing, but, don't you think the masters will be negligent in sending this up?" Mother Liu didn't have much confidence in her heart. She originally wanted to dry these small fish that no one would eat, and then give them to the back of the garden. A few cats ate it.

"Mother, listen to me, it's like this, so it's easy to taste. If it's a large whole crucian carp, it won't be able to produce the crispy, fragrant effect."

Liu Mei leaned close to Mother Liu's ear, and told Mother Liu what she wanted to do.Mother Liu thought about it, although she was a little dubious, but considering that the method Liu Mei came up with was always more reliable, Mother Liu finally decided to do what her daughter said.

Mother Liu had to do the job of disemboweling the crucian carp, because Liu Mei was really inexperienced. She couldn't even catch such a small crucian carp, let alone kill it.Mother Liu, on the other hand, probably used to make cat food a lot, and this kind of work was very smooth.

"Don't look at this kind of crucian carp as small, but it has grown until September, and it is fat enough. It's just that this kind of fish is like this. It doesn't grow up, and it will always be like a slap." gossip.

There is often a folk saying that "crucian carp is eaten in September". At this time, crucian carp is fat and tender, with a thin layer of fat under the skin, so it is particularly fragrant when fried.Liu Mei noticed that many small fish still had fish roe in their stomachs, so she hurriedly said, "Mother, keep the fish roe, we will fry them together later!"

Mother Liu agreed immediately, and said with a smile: "Is it more fragrant like this!"

When Mother Liu was cleaning up the fish, Liu Mei packed up two sauces, both of which were marinade, mainly made of clear sauce, wine, green onions, etc., mainly to give the fish a "salty" base flavor, and in addition It also enhances the fragrance and removes the fishy smell.

The other sauce is the dipping material, but it is not an ordinary dipping material. It is a sweet and sour taste made of sugar and a small amount of vinegar, plus anise and cinnamon.After the dipping ingredients were prepared, Liu Mei took a small pot, poured the ingredients into the pot, heated it to a slight boil, and then set it aside.

On this side, Mother Liu also processed the slapped crucian carp. After marinating it for half an hour, it was immediately deep-fried until the fish bones were crispy, and then handed over to Liu Mei.

Liu Mei dipped the fried crucian carp in the dipping material, and timed it in his mind. After soaking for 15 seconds at most, he took it out and drained.When all the crucian carp are ready, they will be placed in a small bamboo basket, and sesame seeds will be sprinkled on top.

Liu Mei poked her head around and felt that this slapped crucian carp was very good looking, so she stole one and put it in her mouth, chewed it, it was really crispy, salty, sweet and sour, and fragrant.

Mother Liu also tasted it, and finally put her mind at ease and put the things away, and said to Liu Mei: "Let's go, Lian Er|Grandma is afraid that she will feel unhappy, let her eat some warm food, and maybe her heart will feel better."

Liu Mei couldn't agree anymore, so she accompanied her mother to Rongxi Hall.

Sister Feng was placed in a house on the west side of Jiamu's courtyard. When the mother and daughter of the Liu family arrived, Sister Feng was half-lying on the kang, resting her head on the kang, quietly lost in thought, until Mother Liu slapped a basket. The crucian carp was taken out of the food box, and Sister Feng woke up from her contemplation when she smelled the fragrance, and sat up half propped up.

Ping'er hurried to say hello, thanked Liu's mother solemnly, and handed over a small pouch, but Liu's mother stopped her and refused to accept it no matter what.

"As long as grandma is willing to show her face and use the food we cook, our mother and son are already very satisfied!" Mother Liu said very sincerely, "Grandma can use as much as possible while it's hot, it's all good for grandma's body."

Seeing this, Ping'er knew that Mother Liu would never accept a reward, so she had to thank her again, and went to help Sister Feng to the table, and put a pair of chopsticks in her hands.

I saw that Sister Feng took a slapped crucian carp and put it in her mouth for a little chewing.

Liu Mei knew that the slapped crucian carp was deep-fried until it was fragrant and crispy, and the last process of soaking in juice ensured that the crucian carp was fully tasty and the taste would not be particularly dry.

Sister Feng only took a sip before putting down the chopsticks in her hand.The mother and daughter of the Liu family looked at it, and they all raised it in their hearts.

"Ping'er, go get a jug of wine!"

But I heard Sister Feng say coldly.

"Grandma, you forgot, you are healthy...you are not suitable for drinking." Ping'er stepped forward and whispered comfort.

"Go and get a pot, here are some delicious dishes, I want to pour myself a drink." Sister Feng said calmly, not listening to persuasion at all.

Ping'er couldn't hold back Sister Feng, so she straightened up helplessly and turned to look at Liu Mu and Liu Mei.Liu Mei quickly gave her a wink, signaling her to pour a pot of white water into the jug before bringing it to Sister Feng.

Ping'er understood and went there immediately. When he turned back a little while, he really took a black and silver plum blossom and poured it into a pot with clear water in it, and put it by Sister Feng's hand.

Sister Feng made a glass for herself, drank it with her neck up, took another piece of crucian carp, chewed it carefully in her mouth, and drank another glass with her neck up.

Liu Mei knows that Sister Feng's heart is full of bitterness at the moment, she may not be able to taste whether it is wine or water in her mouth, but she can only watch her like this, sitting alone, "drinking" by herself.

After a long time, Sister Feng ate all the crucian carp, and finally drank two bowls of porridge.

Ping'er helped her back to the couch, and Liu Mei watched from the side, feeling that Sister Feng's eyes were slightly softer, more or less alive.