Mr. Minguo's kitchen

Fourth Madam Lin is in a very good mood these past few days, her face is ruddy, and she walks lightly, "It's time to eat, Mu Ying, go to the study and ask your father to come out for dinner."

Lin Muying, who was passing by the corridor, responded, and asked expectantly: "Mother, do you still have those green dumplings today?"

"I told you it's called Qingtuan. We don't have to eat Qingtuan today. The glutinous rice flour that the child Ruirui specially sent us has run out. If we want to eat it, we have to wait until it grows in his field."

Lin Muying was obviously very disappointed, "I also heard that my elder brother will personally direct the spring sowing at the farm, but is it reliable? My elder brother has never encountered such a farmer's talent before. I thought my father was joking."

Mrs. Lin Si is very confident, or she is quite optimistic about the children's abilities in her nature, "That child is very powerful, just wait and see."

At this moment, Fourth Master Lin also came over from the study in the front yard, and the family of three sat down.There is no rule in the family not to talk when eating or sleeping. Mrs. Lin, halfway through her meal, suddenly remembered the two bottles of wine her nephew had given her, and immediately ordered the people below to fetch them from the storeroom.After a while, the people who spoke back and forth said that the wine was taken away by the fourth master.

The fourth master next to him was also surprised. After thinking about it, he patted his head and said to his beloved wife: "I'm really sorry, Ah Ying. When I went to the banquet for the new governor's appointment the day before yesterday, I left in a hurry. I guess it's time to pick out gifts. , I took your wine cork gift pile by mistake."

"It's a pity, the things Rui Rui made must be extraordinary." Mrs. Lin can't blame him, she just regrets in her heart that she has no good luck and exposed this stubble.

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Apart from the famous fairy legend, there is nothing unusual about Fuxian Mountain. The terrain is high and steep, and there will be snowfall on the mountain in winter. The mountains from the foot of the mountain are bare for a while, and the nearby farmers like to come here to chop firewood and boil water for cooking.

On the contrary, after walking another 200 meters, there is a bit of a forest appearance. Some fruit trees that grow naturally and those planted by the predecessors are now abandoned. What's more, weeds grow under the trees.

"In the past, there was a wealthy family who owned the entire mountain and wanted to run an orchard. They moved some fruit trees from other places and planted them here. They looked good. I didn't expect that the family would be copied by the government because of corruption. This land became a government office, and was later bought by the Chen family at a low price, and now it’s in your hands, it’s a mess. I don’t know how long this mountain has been deserted.”

"Young Master, be careful. There are vegetation, branches and leaves everywhere in this mountain, and occasionally there are small animals. Be careful to trip you. This mountain is very dangerous. Except for those who hunt, they usually don't go up to such a high place. "

The leader in front of him was Lao Heng, the person in charge of the Jiangzhuang property of the Lin family. At this moment, he followed his master carefully behind him, while he led the way.He murmured in his heart, these days the rich people really like to see new things, they are dressed so neatly and say they are going to patrol the mountains, what is so good about this mountain?It's not all green, isn't this a mess!But he didn't dare to ask this in person.Although the master's family is young, they are extremely powerful, and they can make people look weak when they glance over.

"Young master, what are we doing up the mountain?"

"Mountain Patrol." Ah Fu obviously choked.

"Is there any livestock such as cattle and sheep?" Lin Weirui picked up the fruit from the tree and looked at it in his hand.

"That's not true. The cattle are used for farming, and Xiangcheng doesn't have the habit of eating mutton in winter. However, there is a circle of chickens, ducks, geese and other animals scattered around the mountain, and the weeds and bugs that are cut off on weekdays are fed to them. It’s just that it doesn’t grow fast.”

"Go back to the nearby villages to see who produces lambs or calves, buy as many as you can, and enclose a part of the mountain and raise them on the mountain."

"..."

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, I'll write it down." Originally, he wanted to say that it was a waste of money to raise them casually. Lao Heng, who was not easy to raise these two kinds of animals, immediately shut up when he saw the look in the eyes of the young master.Forget it, it's not my money that I lost anyway.

A few people walked down the mountain, and Lin Weirui asked as they walked, "How's the harvest in the fields around the foot of the mountain in recent years?"

Lao Heng hurriedly replied: "My dear, you have also seen that, except that there is a river passing by in the upper reaches of our field, and the land is more fertile, other people's land will be short of water in the season when wheat, corn, and sorghum need water. If there is a lack of water, the crops will die, and there is no discussion. In addition, in recent years, there have been severe droughts or floods, and when there is no end, the harvest in our fields is getting less and less. There is no way, It’s like this everywhere, it’s not a good year.”

"Die if you run out of water?"

"That's right, these crops are quite delicate."

"Is there only such a river in Fuxian Mountain?"

"There are also other places, but this is not a drought year. Most of them have stopped flowing, or the water is relatively small. Only the Fuxian River next to us is still the same as before."

"Take me to the source to have a look."

"Which one does the people in the village use for water?"

"In order not to grab water from the fields, we use water from a river in the northeast."

The three master and servant walked around all morning before going down the mountain hungry.Before saying goodbye, Lao Heng was stopped by Lin Weirui and told: "Tomorrow, we will gather the long-term and short-term workers in the field, and we will start plowing and planting."

"Do you still use the seeds of previous years for this rice and corn?" Although this place is in the north, because of the Fuxian River flowing through, and the climate and soil are extremely humid, for greater economic benefits, farmers are planting seeds. rice.

"It's enough to prepare half of last year's quantity, and use the improved species I brought back from abroad for the rest."

In the dead of night, when falling asleep, Lin Weirui entered the small cave again by feeling, and checked the soaked seeds that she put in the cabin yesterday.

When he was abroad, he accidentally discovered that the crops planted in this small world grow extremely fast, far exceeding ordinary people's imagination, and the quality is excellent, and the taste is even more impressive. , Chefs who have tasted countless delicacies are amazed.

Later, after completing the Bachelor of Science degree proposed by the original master, he unexpectedly applied to the Department of Agriculture and Planting of another university.There, he used the knowledge he learned in the university and the unexpected harvest in the small world to try to breed a lot of high-quality improved varieties of food crops, and successfully planted them in space.Today, within the visible range, a small half of the land is planted with his improved crops.

The seeds sown in tomorrow are currently soaking in transparent water. If you put your hand into the water, you can find the difference between this water and ordinary water. Ordinary water flows without stagnation, but the water in it is slightly viscous and thick. This water is called Lingtan water, because it is taken from that small pool, and it is also water from a small cave in another world.

After hundreds of experiments by Lin Weirui, if the seeds are soaked in such water before sowing, and the leaves of the trees on the side of the pond are added, the variety of crops can be raised to another level.For example, ordinary seeds out there, even without any cross-breeding, as long as they go through this process, they can have the characteristics of drought resistance, disease and pest resistance.

This is the first time that Lin Weirui has planted seeds cultivated by this method on a large scale in the other world where he lives, and he has no idea what to say.

Early the next morning, when Lin Weirui came to the farm from the small villa, Lao Heng was already waiting with more than [-] short-term workers and a dozen long-term workers.Ah Fu distributed the dried seeds to them, which contained not only rice and corn seeds, but also other vegetable seeds.Lin Weirui ordered Lao Heng to sow these vegetable seeds on the field he pointed out yesterday, and then let the people disperse, and went up the mountain by himself, even Ah Fu didn't let him follow.I heard that the seeds were brought back from abroad. The farmers are all very fresh, and they are all veterans of the work, so they started without saying a word.Ah Fu watched helplessly as the young master went up the mountain, so he had to stay at the farm to work as a supervisor.

However, Lin Weirui at this end came to the source of the Funiu River on the mountain according to yesterday's route, and squatted down. The water in the stream was crystal clear, and there were faintly small silver fishes flowing in the stream, which turned out to be the best. The small whitebait is smaller than ordinary whitebait, and when it flicks its small golden tail in the water, it disappears in a blink of an eye.There was no one around, so Lin Weirui took out the kettle prepared yesterday, unscrewed the lid, and poured the water and leaves from the small cave into the stream.

The rain breaks the frost in the grain, the rain produces a hundred grains, the first Hou Ping is born, the second waits for the dove to brush its feathers, and the third waits for Dai Ren to descend to the mulberry.Lin Weirui did see Cuckoo on a branch this morning, and in the days before seeing Dai Renniao, he plans to come here every day to pour water in the Lingtan, hoping that in the coming year, he can pass through an ordinary channel that is not suspected Use these ingredients.Good ingredients are one of the lifelong pursuits of a chef.

Because of the Lingtan water, the creatures in the water follow the source instinctively, and soon many small whitebait and other fish species gathered nearby. Lin Weirui picked up a bag full of small whitebait with a water bottle, and walked down the mountain Lin Weirui accidentally found a few peach blossoms that were just in bloom, picked some of the freshest ones, and returned with a full load.

As soon as she entered the door, the fat aunt exclaimed when she took the fish handed over by Lin Weirui, "Oh, young master, you are so lucky to have met a Fuxian fish, which has not been seen for decades! Pink fisheye!"

Lin Weirui rolled up her sleeves and went into the kitchen, "What's wrong with the pink fisheye?"

"Hey hey, I heard from the people around me that this fairy fish was left by the immortals who came down to earth in the past. A hundred years ago, some people came across a fish with such long arms and said that it was a fairy fish. If you eat it, you can live forever. If you meet pink fish eyes, it means that if you eat them, you will find a good marriage. People in the vicinity will catch them, and they will be worth a lot of money if they are sold in those big restaurants in the city! If you catch a lot, these small fish are now No trace."

The fat aunt was talking and helping to deal with it.Regardless of whether it is called whitebait or Fuxian fish, it is a rare delicacy anyway. Although the fish is small, it does not have a single fishbone. I don't know how this kind of fish can swim in the water.In the past, these rare little things could only be seen in Mount Lu, Yunmeng and Daqing River in Tianjin.

Pick the finger-long whitebait and drag it with the batter soaked with freshly picked peach petals, quickly fry it in the oil until it turns slightly yellow, then put it on the pan, dip it in pepper and salt, and open a pot of peach blossom wine The current wine and dishes, one bite at a time, are crisp and refreshing, and the whole body is crispy. The deliciousness of river products and the fragrance of peach blossoms blend together. The wild food in the mountains and forests is another kind of delicacy.

The fat aunt ate in the kitchen until she couldn't stop, and her admiration for her young master's cooking skills reached a new height in her heart.How can it be so delicious that you can make it casually, so that people suspect that the food you ate in the first half of your life is not what people should eat!No, maybe what I eat now is what gods eat.

"I'm back, Auntie, I'm hungry."

"The young master is back!" Aunt Fat heard the voice of the young master Zhenpeng outside and rushed out to welcome him, "Did you make any friends in the school? Do you understand all the classes of the master?"

"Yeah..." Lin Zhenpeng originally had a drooping face and looked weak, but when he entered the room, he immediately went to the kitchen in high spirits, he smelled it!It must be that the eldest brother is making something again!

"Oh, run slowly, young master, the eldest master has reserved it for you! It's the Peach Blossom Immortal Fish!"

The fat aunt saw that he was eating fiercely, and asked the boy behind him what happened in the school today.

Accompanying the young master was the original long-term worker Ah Qi, although he was dull, he was better than being honest and strong. "Today, the young master had lunch in the school, but the food didn't satisfy his appetite, he ate less, and was scolded by the master."

"Oh, since the eldest young master cooks at home, the young young master's food has indeed improved more than a little. It's all because of being tricked." But this is something that can't be helped, even the fat aunt herself can't eat it sometimes Cooking by myself, every day I hope that the young master will be in a good mood and start a fire in the kitchen, and then eat some food to improve the meal.Isn't this person alive just for one bite to eat? He worked so hard to make a mouth.

In the study room, Lin Weirui nodded after reading the homework handed in by Lin Zhenpeng with her name written in big characters, and it was considered a pass.

Xiao Zhenpeng's dimples appeared immediately.But in the next second, "I heard from Ah Qi that you were scolded by your teacher in school, is that true?" Brother Lin, who was leaning on the sofa with his elegant Erlang legs crossed, was reading a book while asking casually road.

"Well... yes. My husband scolded me for saying that there is a severe drought and a famine, and I don't even cherish food." But he obviously just looked a little ugly, but he didn't just throw down his job willfully and refuse to eat. It was their Chinese teacher who scolded him directly, and took his bowl away to another classmate who was dressed poorly without asking why.Afterwards, he was hungry, and no one spoke to him in school.

Lin Weirui listened to Ah Qi repeating all the details, so he just said: "Since you don't like the school's meal, you can bring a meal from home tomorrow."

Lin Zhenpeng: "Ha..."

Brother Lin turned to another page and continued reading.The child exited the study room lightly, closed the door, then grinned silently, jumped on the spot a few times, and ran downstairs with cheerful small steps, "Auntie, do you still have the fried fish that Big Brother made?"

Early the next morning, the Lin family's small villa welcomed a visitor.

"Eldest young master, it's young master Mu Ying from Fourth Master Lin's family who is here."

"Well, let him wait outside." Lin Weirui replied without looking back, and continued with the work in hand.Knead the top-grade Feiluo noodles and noodles soaked in Lingtan water, wrap the thin dough into the secret meat jelly, hold it up, and use a pair of skillful hands to quickly pinch it out on a piece of dough no bigger than a palm. 64 pleats, put in the steamer and turn on the gas to steam for a while.This is what Lin Weirui is most satisfied with about this small villa. This small villa that combines Chinese and Western styles even has a kitchen equipped with gas after imitating foreign countries, which is not in vain for him to spend so much money in the first place.Although the current gas is extremely expensive and not affordable by ordinary people, but Young Master Lin never forgets to make money at all times, so naturally there is no shortage of this money.Since then, Chef Lin, who is very unaccustomed to cooking with a bellows stove since returning to China, has become more comfortable in cooking and controlling the heat.

It is inevitable to eat soup dumplings with pure meat filling for breakfast. Carrots, coriander, special chicken and duck blood, eggs, and dried shrimps are used as fillings. There are 64 folds. The steamed blood swallow dumplings are beautiful and tight. The taste is even better than soup dumplings.

As soon as Lin Muying entered the small business, she didn't even bother to visit her cousin's villa. The scent in the air was too overbearing, making people restless and anxious.Lin Muying couldn't help but walked to the kitchen, just happened to meet the fat aunt coming out of the kitchen, she said with a smile: "Master Muying, the young master is making breakfast in the kitchen, you came at the right time, There will be something to eat later.”

Lin Muying could only smile reservedly, and sat back on the sofa.

Waiting until I don't know how many times I looked back at the kitchen, Lin Muying finally saw her cousin who hadn't seen her for a long time, and now it's been three autumns, coming out of the kitchen that exudes awe-inspiring aroma. I can't see them all, only the food on the steaming little plate is in my eyes.

Lin Weirui said to him, "Come here so early, you haven't had breakfast yet."

Lin Muying was looking forward to him saying this, and she would nod her head harder, "Mmmm!"

"Eat first, I'll go upstairs and change my clothes."

The fat aunt cheerfully held, "The eldest young master just likes to be clean. Although he likes to go into the kitchen, he can't get a little bit of oily smoke."

The stewed meat jelly just now has become the sloshing soup in the soup bag, which makes Lin Muying's heart flutter.Inside the small glazed blue porcelain cup with flying edge, there are six delicate and cute small soup dumplings, and the side is decorated with small blue leaves, which is full of beauty.

As a northerner, Lin Muying has never seen this kind of pasta. She ate it wrongly and was too impatient. She bit it down, and the tip of her tongue was so hot that she breathed out. At the same time, the plump soup exploded in her mouth. , I was reluctant to spit it out, so I could only eat while blowing.When Lin Weirui changed into a black fleece and came down, Lin Muying had already mastered the correct skill of eating soup dumplings while being scalded, and she couldn't get enough of eating one after another, and almost finished the plate of six in front of her.

Lin Weirui sat at the dining table, Lin Muying had just finished eating, and now she was picking up dried pickled white radishes and cold cucumbers from the plate next to her.The fat aunt has already gone to add some porridge for him.The porridge is seafood scallop porridge that has been boiled all morning. It is full of ingredients, warm, soft and salty. Even after cooking for so long, the rice grains have not completely dissipated and melted into juice. It has a strong taste!

Lin Weirui: "It's fourth uncle, what's the matter?"

Lin Muying shook her head, swallowed the stuff in her mouth, and said, "It's my mother's business. Didn't you give two bottles of wine to my mother last time? It's a pity that those two bottles of wine were taken away by my father." Carelessly took it by mistake and gave it to someone else. Although my mother is a pity, it is just a matter of her own family. I didn’t expect that what happened later was so bizarre that I had to bother my elder brother.”

Lin Weirui had already guessed what would happen next, because it was an ancient prescription he got by chance, and he used the crops in Xiaodongtian and a spoonful of Lingtan water to make wine. I will not take out my hand and give it away.

"That family is the new governor, and the governor's wife somehow took it to drink. After that, brother, you also guessed it?"

"Yeah," Lin Weirui didn't pay attention, and lightly bit the soup wrapper around her mouth. Her thin, bloodless lips parted slightly, and she sucked the soup inside with the tip of her tongue, before eating the skin slowly. .Lin Muying looked at her eldest brother eating elegantly, reflected on herself just now, and then happily put aside the title of noble son of Xiangcheng.

"Those two bottles of wine are osmanthus clear dew and rose clear dew. The wine is brewed with snow water and flower petals. You have seen the Dream of the Red Chamber, so it's from there. I originally wanted to take care of my fourth aunt's body, but it was a coincidence. Wrong, but since Auntie's altar has been taken away, you can follow me to get another altar later."The osmanthus clear dew and rose clear dew are brewed according to the ancient method, and the process and materials used are complicated, not simply pickled petals.If you drink a small cup before going to bed every day, it can beautify the skin externally and restore the body to a youthful state internally.

In fact, because the wine tasted so good, the governor’s wife saved it for a month and found that the white hair that had to be hidden in the sideburns was gone, and the body that had been prematurely menopausal at the age of 40 due to damage in the early years The menstrual event actually came, which surprised the governor's wife.Later, a doctor was invited to see it, and it was also said that it was because of the excellent health recently.The governor's wife thought about it, the only thing she did differently in the past half month was the drink.

Immediately, someone was sent to find out who gave the gift, and a phone call came, wanting to ask about the drinks.Only then did Fourth Master Lin and the others realize the power of this drink. It was simply a superb product, so they accidentally gave it away.Regretful and amazed at the same time, he hurriedly sent his eldest son over to ask his nephew.

"Anyone want to buy my wine?"

"Yeah! Brother, the governor's wife begged us to come here and said that she would buy it no matter how much money she had, so I just ask you to make a price. She gave a price and said it was not enough for you to increase it." Lin Muying stretched out With one hand, Zhang Jun smiled a bit wickedly on his face.

"Five hundred oceans, heh, it's a generous move."

"That's right, big brother, this price is simply a drop in the sky! But I heard that Mrs. Dudu has been looking for those famous Chinese and Western doctors to take care of her body these years, so she must have spent more money than this."

"Not for sale." Lin Weirui put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth with a tissue, and walked slowly to the basement.Lin Muying also put down the chopsticks that had not stopped since just now, and followed them.

The basement was shady, and Lin Weirui dug out a few bottles of wine that had been given to the fourth lady from a pile of snow. "Here. Here are a few bottles. It's none of my business what you do with them."

Lin Muying ate and drank enough, went home with a few bottles of wine, and repeated what Brother Lin said to her parents.

Fourth Master Lin laughed immediately: "This child is stubborn."

"How could Ruirui do this, but let us choose by ourselves, what should we do, I don't want to give such a superb thing to Mrs. Dudu at all!"

"Then don't give it away. This is a piece of filial piety from my nephew. Ah Ying, you keep it for yourself. I will tell them that there is no more."

"Hey, hey, wait a minute, I'll think about it again." Mrs. Lin hesitated when she saw that her husband loved her so much, and felt distressed for a long time. She reluctantly took out two bottles of clear dew and pushed them over, "Give it to her." , you don't have business dealings with the Dudu Mansion. You will say that it is the last two bottles of Rui Rui's batch, which are precious, and they are only given away for our sake." Rui's character is noble and pure, neither humble nor overbearing, which makes Fourth Master Lin proud.It also prevents the governor's wife from asking for it again in the future. This statement is ingenious and appropriate.