After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Responding to their gazes, Qin Yaoguang smiled and said, "Okay, it just so happens that I also want to try the flavor of your Zhufeng Courtyard, so let's do it today."

Yan Jinyin's eyes lit up, and she said hurriedly, "My daughter will go to the kitchen and take a look."

Nanny Deng taught her that as a girl in the boudoir, she should not only know etiquette, rules, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also learn needlework, cooking and the management of household chores.

She has to learn much more every day than her brothers.

But when she thought of her mother's ease, she didn't feel tired anymore.

The power of role models is infinite.

As she spoke, she told Chun Xing, who was serving her, to hurry back to Huamu Hall to report the news, firstly to inform her mother that she would stay in Zhufeng Court for dinner, and secondly to ask for leave for teachers Qin Ying and Qin Li.

Qin Yaoguang was quite pleased to see that Yan Jinyin's arrangements were well organized.

It turns out that each of these children is very easy to take care of.

All she had to do was to guide them onto the right path.

At the moment, the results seem to be significant.

Even the second brother, who had been doing business with the Xiao mother and daughter, was no longer on their side.

This made Qin Yaoguang feel much more at ease.

Seeing Yan Jinyin was about to go out, Qin Yaoguang said, "I'll go take a look too."

There are six people in total, including five children and her.

It's winter again.

Isn't it just right to eat hotpot?

She had to go and see if the ingredients in the kitchen were enough to make a hotpot.

"My son is going too."

There was also joy in the old man's voice.

I don’t know why, but he likes staying with his mother and feels particularly comfortable.

The second brother stood there for a while, then sent a pen to find the third and fifth brothers, asking them to come back before dinner, and he followed them.

So, Qin Yaoguang took the lead, followed by a series of small followers.

Guyu and Bailu smiled at each other and followed her closely.

It is only the twentieth hour now and the food is being prepared in the kitchen.

A kitchen servant brought out a basin of vegetable washing water and was about to pour it out when she saw the eldest princess and a group of people coming over in a mighty manner. She hurriedly put down the basin in her hand and kowtowed to greet them.

"No gift."

Qin Yaoguang walked towards the kitchen without stopping.

She also had the idea of ​​conducting a surprise inspection in her mind.

Let’s see what Zhufengyuan is like now under the joint management of Bailu and Lao Er.

The kitchen is the place that best reflects the management level of a place.

"Your Highness Jin An."

"I have met Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess."

"Greetings to Your Highness."

As soon as Qin Yaoguang came in, everyone in the room who was busy with their work immediately put down their work and greeted him.

"Get up."

Qin Yaoguang stopped and quickly looked around the room.

There are a lot of things in the kitchen, but they are kept tidy.

Next to the two main stoves, there is a steamer and a stove for making soup. The seasonings are placed in white porcelain bowls on one side for easy access at any time.

There are two wooden shelves against the wall, and the bamboo baskets on them are filled with various fresh fruits and vegetables waiting to be processed.

On the shelf next to it are the washed, cut and prepared vegetables, they look fresh and juicy and very pleasing to the eye.

On the chopping board, there were shredded radishes that were halfway through being cut but were interrupted when she came in.

On the other side is the red case, which is responsible for processing meat dishes such as chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Lean against the window to get rid of the fishy smell.

The boiling water was steaming, and inside was a duck that had been half-plucked.

There are many people and many things to do, but everything is in order.

Seeing Qin Yaoguang looking at the featherless duck, the housekeeper in charge of the kitchen boldly replied: "Your Highness, we are going to make a dish of eight-treasure duck to nourish the young masters."

The Eight Treasure Duck is complicated to prepare, no wonder we start preparing it so early.

"good."

Qin Yaoguang nodded.

Bai Lu stepped forward and said, "Your Highness has honored us by having dinner in our courtyard today. All of you should cheer up and show us your unique skills!"

When everyone in the kitchen heard this, they immediately smiled.

The eldest princess would eat in the yard, which meant that as long as she served well, she would receive extra rewards.

Now that they have hope, how can they not be happy?

At this time, Qin Yaoguang had searched his memory and found that there was indeed no such thing as hot pot in Dajing Dynasty.

However, there are so many ingredients in the kitchen that it is completely possible to make it.

“Do you have a copper pot?”

Qin Yaoguang gestured and said, "This big."

The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then said, "Yes, there is, but... I don't know what Your Highness will use it for?"

Bai Lu pursed her lips and smiled, then asked, "Are you talking about the charcoal basin used for heating?"

"Yes Yes!"

The housekeeper nodded hurriedly and said, "The weather got cold early this year. A few new ones were sent in from the outer courtyard a few days ago. I haven't had time to use them yet. They are all brand new."

Qin Yaoguang suppressed her laughter and said, "A charcoal basin will work too. Bring it over and let me see."

It turns out that in the era when hot pot was not popular, copper pots were only used to make charcoal for heating.

It has to be a princess's mansion, ordinary families mostly use iron basins.

The copper pot was brought in quickly, and it was indeed brand new and of the right size.

Since it was a spur of the moment idea, just use it temporarily.

I'll ask someone to make a few copper pots specifically for hot pot.

Qin Yaoguang ordered: "Today, I will teach you how to make a hot pot."

The housekeeper quickly responded: "Please give me your guidance, Your Highness."

"Prepare the onions, ginger and garlic, stir-fry the fish heads, lamb bones, chicken and duck skeletons, and then use the broth as the base to make a delicious pot."

She has never seen chili peppers since she traveled through the book, so spicy hotpot is definitely not suitable for her, but northern mutton hotpot is fine.

When the housekeeper heard this, she understood.

This method of making soup is often used in the kitchen.

"Your Highness, should we add yam, red dates, angelica, gastrodia, red ginseng, scallops, etc. and boil them together?" she asked.

Qin Yaoguang nodded and said, "Yes."

Adding these medicinal herbs and seafood will make the soup base more delicious and nutritious.

"Cut the fish, meat and mutton into very thin slices, and prepare a few more kinds of meatballs..."

Qin Yaoguang looked at the bamboo basket filled with ingredients and pointed with her finger. "Peel and slice this, wash the clams and spit out the sand, remove the shrimp threads from the prawns, season with chives and salt, mash them into a paste, add appropriate amount of starch and mix well for later use..."

She explained the solutions one by one. Although the housekeeper didn't understand what she wanted to do, her eyes became more and more admiring.

How come I never knew, after living in the mansion for so many years, that His Highness was actually an expert in cooking?

Qin Yaoguang had no idea what was going on in her mind.

As the saying goes, even if you haven't eaten pork, you have seen pigs run. She has been eating hotpot for so many years and has learned the basic hotpot ingredients and cooking methods.

When it comes to cooking, she is really not good at it.

I'm so busy, how can I have the leisure to think about food?

On weekends when she is not on business trips or working overtime, she usually spends her weekends eating, drinking and having fun with her good sisters.

When she is at home, she relies on ordering takeout.

No matter how complete the kitchen utensils are, their greatest use is to cook instant noodles and make dumplings.

At this moment, Qin Yaoguang just gave a method. As for the specific cooking, it is better to leave it to professionals.

She was gentle in her attitude, and the cooks just supplemented her comments.

Just as the party was going on, Xiaowu jumped in from the door and said happily, "Mom! They said you were going to make us something delicious!"