Delicious Delicacy of the Demon Spirit

For Li Kuer, the days after Sun Fu Festival were sadly unchanged.Why is it so sad, but I can count two reasons.

One was that she mentioned to the steward of the palace that day that she wanted to change to... um... let's say it was a more difficult job, which would cost her a few more wages, but the steward said that she would not be able to adjust the time in a while, When someone leaves someday, there will be a suitable job for her.That's right, but when will it be?Li Kuer didn't even have the strength to think.

Another one is about the new cook, He Weiran, since they ate a gardenia cake that day, the two of them haven't met each other.In fact, Li Ku'er has always wanted to tell her her own name, but she didn't have time to say what she wanted to answer. This feeling is really awkward.It's just that every time I go back to the back kitchen, He Weiran is busy getting familiar with the back kitchen affairs and preparing meals, so I don't have time to take care of her, a small vegetable seller. Even if I follow all the servants to eat in the back kitchen yard at noon, I can't see her She, it is said that Prince Qiao asked her to give a lecture every time he had lunch in the past few days, and when he came back after the lecture, all the diners dispersed, and Li Kuer had to go home to farm.

In fact, she didn't know why she was so obsessed with this matter, she just wanted that sister to recognize her, so that she could call her by her name when they met again.Xiaoqu said that He Weiran went to her own room to pack her luggage that afternoon, and then came back to meet everyone one by one. She is really a kind and gentle sister, and her cooking skills are simply amazing. She is not Mama Zhang at all. Comparable, delicious.Li Kuer didn't believe it, and asked her if she really ate that sister's meal, Xiao Qu was embarrassed and stubborn, anyway, seeing her cooking, she felt dazzled and delicious, it must be delicious!

On the one hand, Li Kuer disliked the conspiracy-theory-running Miss Xiaoqu who seemed to be a supporter of the new cook, and at the same time envied her for having a good job. She didn't think so when Mama Zhang was in charge, but now she was replaced by a young, beautiful and For those who are kind, I feel that Xiaoqu's errand, high monthly salary, and high status can satisfy both the taste and the eyes, and it can't be more beautiful.When I think that I am about the same age as her, and many years earlier than her, but I still do the work that a child could do five years ago, and I still get the monthly money like pocket money, I really want to cry...

Xiaoqu saw that she was not happy with her pursed mouth, so she smiled and promised her that she would introduce Li Kuer to Miss He.

So today...

Li Kuer was talking about who would like her to introduce him, strangely, while putting on the new clothes in the box.This is what she asked Tailor Lu to make in the spring of last year, and it was purposely made bigger, just waiting to wear it this year.The bunt style is made of blue-gray material as a whole, and the skirt and belt are dark blue. It is not too eye-catching but it is very refreshing.

Li Kuer also felt that he was so ridiculous. He was nervous early in the morning. He went to the vegetable field to cut the best vegetables, washed every leaf of the vegetables, and tied them neatly with straw. Qi, and went back to the house and changed into new clothes... This is exactly the attitude she had when she went to the palace to beg for work.

Carrying the basket and entering the back door of Prince Qiao's Mansion, Li Kuer pulled himself together and went to find Xiaoqu first.It's still early, and the kitchen is still making breakfast.The boys Yiyuan and Ertong were chopping firewood by the well. Just like in the past, they had to chop enough firewood for the whole day in the morning.Zhang's mother was holding a big spoon and was cooking porridge in front of the big stove at the door with a full face of disgust. It was the breakfast food for the servants.Xiaoqu was at the side helping to cut pickled vegetables, pickled cucumbers and dried radishes, and had to put them on plates according to the number of people, so she didn't have time to pay attention to her for a while.There are four other maids, A Chu, A Chuan, A Zhu, and A Liao, who are also busy with various chores at the moment.Although they work in the back kitchen, they are not very good at cooking. They mainly pass the dishes to the four masters. Before the meals are ready, the chickens in the chicken coop need to be fed and the water in the water tank needs to be filled. The vegetables and fruits used must be washed, and the inside and outside of the back kitchen must be cleaned and scrubbed every day.

Li Kuer put down the vegetable basket, seeing that everyone was busy with their own activities and no one was paying attention, so he planned to sneak into the kitchen silently to have a look.Mother Xu, who specializes in making dim sum, is making cornmeal, probably to make corn buns.Mama Zhang's son, Zhang Da, was chopping meat stuffing, and he was bored in the kitchen on a hot day. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was sweating profusely.He Weiran was wrapping siu mai, her technique was extremely fast, the skin and stuffing were turned over in her hands, and it became a plump little pomegranate, look at the skin, it was as thin as paper, as white as snow, looking at it The stuffing is not glutinous rice, but diced shrimp mixed with eggs marinated. After wrapping the two drawers, cut golden fried egg shreds and sprinkle them on the opening of the siu mai. After the siu mai is steamed, He Wei Ran cooked millet porridge in the pot again, stopped by Zhang Da, looked at it, sprinkled some seasoning on the minced meat, and said: "It's not thin enough, continue." Zhang Da wiped his sweat resentfully, Holding two big knives and continuing to chop and chop, it was scary.

Li Ku'er swallowed her saliva, and didn't dare to take any further steps. She stepped out of the door with one leg, and decided to just watch silently for a while before leaving.

At this moment, He Weiran turned around and noticed her, pursed her lips for a moment of thought, and suddenly smiled and said: "That's right, you are the little girl who ate goat's milk and white bean paste that day."

Li Ku'er thought it was weird what she said, why did she use the words "eat-out-out"?It's as if the gardenia cake is not the stuffing for others to eat.But when she thought that the cook lady still remembered herself, she didn't have time to pay attention to the weirdness in those words, and she wriggled the hem of her clothes and hummed.

"Where do you work? I thought you were the cook back then, but I didn't know you disappeared after cleaning up the house."

Li Ku'er was still leaning against the door, and replied: "I'm a yard sweeper. I usually grow vegetables at home and sell them here. That day I came to sell the vegetables."

"So that's how it is." He Weiran said, took off the lid and stirred the millet porridge in the pot with a large spoon, and then put the lid back on.

"By the way, you haven't told me your name yet."

When Li Kuer heard that the opportunity had finally come, he quickly raised a bright smile and said, "My name is Li Kuer."

"Ku'er, she is clearly such a sweet little girl, why is she called Ku'er?"

Li Kuer was very embarrassed when she heard the words, and could only pull out what her father said to cover up the little excitement in her heart: "My father said before that if you call Kuer, you will be able to bear hardships in the future. Nothing to be afraid of."

He Weiran shook his head, raised his eyes to look at Li Kuer, and said in a rather pitiful tone: "Actually, it is not a good thing to be able to endure hardships. If there are such and such hardships in a person's life, if you swallow them all, Even I would be reluctant."

Li Kuer didn't quite understand what He Weiran meant by saying this, but just listening to the last half of the sentence, he felt his face was burning and his ears were hot, and he stood by the door for a long while not knowing what to say.

Seeing this, He Weiran couldn't help laughing: "How can you be so thin-faced, little girl, hehehe, come in quickly, come to me."

"Yeah." Li Kuer raised her right hand and rubbed her face, alas, it was still hot, she lowered her head and entered the door, walked slowly to He Weiran's side, staring at her secretly with round eyes.

He Weiran didn't tease her, lifted the lid of the steamer at hand, took out the two drawers of siu mai, put two in a small dish, put them on the table in front of Li Kuer, and whispered: "Golden wire Shaomai, help me taste it."

"Ah?" Li Kuer's eyebrows twitched in surprise, looking at Xu Ma and Zhang Da who were in the same room, neither of them noticed this side.Is it really just a test?Would it be too much to try two?Looking at He Weiran again, she hooked the corners of her mouth, raised her chin to Li Kuer, and mouthed: "Eat." She had already started cutting the wonton wrappers.

Li Ku'er had worked in Prince Qiao's Mansion for five years, and also worked as a back kitchen for five years. She had never received such good treatment, so she was really flattered for a while.This is the breakfast for princes and concubines. It has exquisite ingredients, fine cooking, and large pieces of shrimp meat... Li Kuer has not eaten meat for a month, and the dishes of the servants of the palace are always good The monk serves as a vegetarian meal, and occasionally adds a few meat dishes. With her small body, she can't grab a bite, let alone cook dinner by herself when she goes home. How can she be willing to buy meat? The vicious dog has come to block the door.

Li Kuer picked up the plate and chopsticks, tremblingly picked up a piece of golden shredded siu mai.This Jinsi Shaomai is bulging, much taller than the ones sold on the street, and the slender skin becomes translucent after being steamed, revealing the tightly wrapped pink shrimp meat, which is covered with Fried egg shreds, which is the origin of the gold wire in the name.Open your mouth and take a bite, the salty taste is suitable, delicious, the skin is not dry, and the shrimp meat is fresh and smooth. After chewing carefully, you find that the stuffing is mixed with water chestnuts. It is crisp and refreshing, and there is a sweet taste. Fragrant, really delicious.Li Kuer can guarantee that this is the best breakfast she has had in recent years.

After she finished eating, He Weiran took the minced meat that Zhang Da spent a lot of time chopping and gave it to Mama Xu, and asked her to make wontons, while making the broth by herself.After a stick of incense, the high soup wontons and millet porridge were out of the pot, and the cornmeal steamed buns were also out of the pot. He Weiran washed and dried his hands, and called Ah Chu and the others to bring the prepared breakfast to the prince's. In the dining room, the morning work is finally over.

They were still preparing breakfast for the servants outside, Yiyuan and Ertong went to help Mama Zhang after chopping firewood, Xiaoqu finished serving porridge and side dishes, and finally came to greet Li Kuer when they were free.Seeing that she seemed to have already chatted with He Weiran, she didn't introduce much. In front of the two of them, she automatically and consciously took out the scale from under the table, and went into the room to get the account book, pen and ink, and weighed the vegetables, forget it. The price was discounted to Li Kuer.

He Weiran was fine, so he looked at the dishes Li Kuer brought.Not to mention, it is fresh and clean, even in size, and the leaves are tender but dense. At first glance, it is something that the owner has carefully planted.

"Vegetables are pretty good. For these, let's count them as an extra penny per catty."

Xiao Qu was taken aback for a moment, there was no precedent for this before, but thinking that the back kitchen is in the hands of this sister anyway, so she re-booked and added four cents to Li Kuer.

Seeing Xiao Qu's smirk, Li Ku'er seemed to be saying that hugging the big tree would be cheap for you, wrinkled his nose and snorted proudly to Xiao Qu, then thanked He Weiran, and went to sweep the yard.

The author has something to say: I'm... hungry.By the way, in the gardenia cake in the last chapter, no one really understood my original intention. Does it mean that the filling of the gardenia cake will change with the change of people's heart, rather than a matter of personal luck?In fact, what I mean is that Zhang Ma is a black-hearted ghost, and Kuer is a white and sweet~