Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Bai Yutang grabbed a handful of osmanthus and put it to his nose and smelled it. The osmanthus smelled pleasant, and it was really fresh, "I see you are not in the mood because the murderer didn't catch you these two days. There is no need to rush to do this. What am I waiting for?" Any time."

"Aren't you in a hurry to remind me every day?" Zhao Hanyan knew that Bai Yutang didn't always come to Kaifeng Mansion to eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, so he teased him half-jokingly.

Originally, she thought that Bai Yutang would be arrogant and would immediately refute herself, so she knew the purpose of Bai Yutang's coming here every day.Unexpectedly, Bai Yutang looked at him, hesitated, turned around and sat under the plane tree.After sitting for a while, he probably felt that something was wrong, so he came over again.

"Do you need help?" Bai Yutang asked.

Zhao Hanyan was picking sweet-scented osmanthus. When picking, there were some dead leaves, broken flower stalks, and small bugs mixed in, so he had to pick it carefully.

After Zhao Hanyan heard the words, he was not polite, so he took the flowers to the plane tree, poured the sweet-scented osmanthus on the table, and the two picked them together.

Zhan Zhao also came over at this time, he happened to have something to chat with Zhao Hanyan, so he joined in the fun, washed his hands and sat down.

Zhan Zhao put the selected sweet-scented osmanthus into the basin, and asked Zhao Hanyan, "Why are there only you and Xiuzhu, and the rest of the kitchen?"

"Li San was chopping firewood in the backyard, and spring went to spring to buy vegetables. Laiwang's daughter's birthday is today, and I stewed a goose for him to take back. I won't let him come today, let him spend time with my daughter."

Bai Yutang couldn't help laughing, "Did you give a stewed goose for her daughter's birthday?"

Zhan Zhao said to Bai Yutang, "You don't understand this. His stewed goose is very delicious. Children like to eat meat, which is exactly what they want. Laiwang and his wife just happened to be lucky enough to eat it as a family. Be happy, is there anything better than this?"

"Well, that's true," Bai Yutang agreed, turning his eyes to look at Zhao Hanyan seriously, "The roast goose you made...I didn't eat it."

Zhan Zhao noticed that Bai Yutang seemed to be obsessed with Zhao Hanyan's food, and he thought about it, and said to Bai Yutang, "There are many delicious dishes you have never eaten. After all, you are not us. At the small dining table, all the dishes are cooked by Brother Zhao."

Zhan Zhao's heartfelt voice: I didn't expect that Bai Yutang, who was smart and arrogant, would be overwhelmed by one bite. Mr. Bao has always admired Bai Yutang. It would be a good way to lure him with the delicious food made by Brother Zhao.It's just that there will be one more person at the small dining table to grab a meal with everyone, and I don't know if Zhao Hu will be happy to know about it.

After Zhan Zhao finished thinking about this, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, maybe he didn't notice it, because soon he continued to focus on picking osmanthus without thinking about it.

Zhao Hanyan couldn't help laughing and was very happy. As long as someone affirms her cooking skills, Zhao Hanyan will feel satisfied.This is probably an 'occupational disease' that every chef will have. It is inevitable that the things they cook will be more popular and recognized by diners.

So Zhao Hanyan was very happy when he found out that he still had 'use value'.It is not in vain that she has done so much preparation before cooking. In addition to understanding the combination of ingredients and all the cooking methods on the recipe, she will also carefully study and taste the dishes made by others.She will first imagine in her mind, how to operate this dish if she cooks it herself, and what it will look like in the end.In short, she will try her best to make dishes she is not familiar with palatable, which is also out of respect for food.

When Bai Yutang heard Zhan Zhao talk about the small dining table, he seriously considered whether he wanted to join the small dining table.But he is a man of the rivers and lakes, he is used to being casual, there are many rules in the officialdom, and there are many things, he will definitely feel bound.Besides, if his purpose of joining Kaifeng Mansion was for the stuttering made by Brother Zhao, it seemed a bit too 'impure purpose'.

But I can't eat the delicious food made by Brother Zhao, and I'm also troubled.

Thinking of this, Bai Yutang couldn't help but glance at Zhao Hanyan.She was smiling, her face was as clean as water, and it was as sweet as osmanthus.

Zhan Zhao finished picking out a handful of sweet-scented osmanthus flowers and put them in the basin. Before Bai Yutang could reply, he observed him for a while, and followed Bai Yutang's gaze to look at Zhao Hanyan.

The little cook is smiling, although his eyes are looking at the sweet-scented osmanthus, but his eyes are narrowed, and there is a smile.Brother Zhao picked an osmanthus, why did he still laugh?

But this little brother Zhao really looks a bit girly when he smiles, if he dresses up like a girl, he might be a pretty lady.

Zhan Zhao just thought about it casually, he must have decided that little brother Zhao couldn't be a woman.Not to mention anything else, just because he saw the naked man's corpse and observed the place where he was smashed without changing his face, he can be sure that he is a man.

"How about it? Do you want to consider joining our small dining table?" Zhan Zhao knew that Bai Yutang chose to look at Zhao Hanyan at this moment because he was really thinking about his proposal and hoped that he would agree.

Bai Yutang immediately shook his head, "Forget it, people like me are not worthy of your Kaifeng mansion."

Zhan Zhao smiled, and didn't mind his half-sarcasm, he just said to Bai Yutang, "Then think about it again."

As usual, Bai Yutang was going to reply to Zhan Zhao immediately so don't even think about it.It just so happened that Zhao Hanyan got up and went to the kitchen at this moment, Bai Yutang subconsciously glanced at her again, and swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

After thinking about it, it would be embarrassing for me to give up my integrity for the sake of two bites, so I added something to Zhan Zhao.

"Don't bring this up with me in the future, I'm not interested."

Bai Yutang flung out a cold face on purpose.

Zhan Zhao smiled again, knowing in his heart that Bai Yutang was shaken, but he also knew that he was arrogant and would not change for a while, so he followed his words and agreed.

"I've finished picking osmanthus flowers, I'll come back later." Bai Yutang felt that Zhan Zhao was giving way to him, and felt even more upset, so he got up and said goodbye.

"Hey, are you leaving now?" Zhan Zhao was surprised, his eyes followed Bai Yutang's figure.

Bai Yutang went to the kitchen first, said goodbye to Zhao Hanyan who was scooping up water, and left in a hurry.

After watching Bai Yutang leave, Zhao Hanyan came over with a basin of water, and asked with a smile what Zhan Zhao had just said to him, so he ran away in anger.

"Didn't say anything." Zhan Zhao saw Zhao Hanyan put the selected osmanthus into the water, and asked her, "Do you think Jinshuilian will give up revenge, otherwise why has there been no movement for so long?"

"She is a cautious, bold and careful person. Unless she feels sure that her idea can be successfully succeeded, she will not act casually. For example, the four cases that happened before are all under her control. Now the Kaifeng government is strictly investigating, She won't be able to touch Mrs. Qiao when she is taken into prison, and Grand Master Pang will definitely strengthen her guard. She may not be able to think of a suitable solution for a while, so you probably have to wait for a while." Zhao Hanyan explained.

Zhan Zhao nodded after understanding Zhao Hanyan's words.

"Where Grand Master Pang is, there is still no way to convict him?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

"Yes, Grand Master Pang admitted it, but he insisted that he didn't know the origin of those women. He only said that it was just a warm invitation from Tianyang, so he reluctantly went there. He just thought it was an invitation." The beauties raised by Tianyang outside, men in official circles often encounter this kind of scene in private entertainment, and he didn't feel anything. He only reflected in front of the Holy Master, saying that he shouldn't be tempted to play with women for a while. But in fact, there is no reason at all , His Majesty can’t punish him with this.”

"What about those beauties who were arrested? When they were being bullied, they didn't call for help and let Grand Master Pang know that they didn't want to?" Zhao Hanyan asked.

Zhan Zhao glanced at Zhao Hanyan meaningfully, and said in a heavy tone: "At that time...they had no chance to open their mouths, and they were all gagged. Grand Master Pang said that it was a new game that Tianyang invited him to try, so he didn't Ask more. Now that Ying Tianyang is dead, the Minister of Rites who also went there also used the same rhetoric as Taishi Pang. After all, it is what the two of them said at the moment, and there is no proof of death."

Zhao Hanyan: "It's pretty clean."

"Wang Chao and the others were so angry that they kicked the table to pieces." The reason why Zhan Zhao said this was to express that they were very angry.

"Since there is no evidence, don't bring up this matter again. If you talk too much, you will be suspected of framing the court officials, and let others take advantage of it." Zhao Hanyan asked Zhan Zhaoduo to persuade everyone, "This series of cases is very likely to be the case. Some people are secretly targeting the Kaifeng Mansion and Mr. Bao, so it is better to advise them to be as calm as possible when encountering troubles in the future."

Zhan Zhao shook his head, thanked Zhao Hanyan for his reminder, and said that he must mention Chao Mahan and the others later.

"I'm actually here today to discuss with Brother Zhao and see if there is any way to get the murderer to show up early. If this case can be concluded earlier, everyone will feel at ease. After all, Kaifeng Mansion will still receive people in a few days." That young prince Duan will definitely spread his hands."

"It depends on who the murderer wants to deal with next. The reason why she suspected that Grand Master Pang was also in danger was that she hadn't figured out Jin Shuilian's motive for killing at that time. But now, it seems that Jin Shuilian killed her because she was sent to the random fast. Those people who changed his life. If it is confirmed that Grand Master Pang went to Random House later, then it should not be included in her revenge plan. So I prefer her next person to be Qiao Shi." Zhao Hanyan pondered, "But It is not ruled out that Taishi Pang and Minister of Rites are also in danger."

Zhan Zhao nodded, "Then how about using Mr. Qiao to lure the snake out of the cave? Taishi Pang and Minister of Rites will also send people to guard them."

"I think it's okay, but the murderer is very smart, so don't make it too obvious." Zhao Hanyan said.

"It makes sense, I'll go discuss it with Mr. Bao."

"By the way, did you find the cook named Qiao'er who escaped from Shuranzhai last time?"

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "We were all focused on finding the murderer, but we didn't pay much attention to her. Is she important?"

"It suddenly occurred to me that Jinshuilian treated her very special. There might be some clues about Jinshuilian on her body. Since we can't find Jinshuilian by going straight, let's take a detour. You can draw her portrait and ask. This child is a bit stupider, and may not be very good at hiding himself, and may be easier to find out."

"Good idea." Zhan Zhao said with a smile. Before leaving, he did not forget to ask Zhao Hanyan to make more sweet-scented osmanthus cakes. Not only he wants to eat it, but Zhao Long and the others definitely want it too.

Zhao Hanyan smiled, "That's why I prepared so many, and I took your share."

"Thank you." Zhan Zhao smiled even more happily, bid farewell to Zhao Hanyan, and immediately went to arrange the two things just discussed.

At this time, Xiuzhu also boiled the water, so she came to call Zhao Hanyan.Zhao Hanyan put the washed osmanthus into the gauze, shook the water, and sprinkled it into the boiling water.

The small red osmanthus flowers densely float on the surface of the water one by one, the color is very beautiful, soon as the water boils, the waves of flowers come out, and the faint scent of osmanthus flowers also floats out.

Zhao Hanyan quickly stirred the osmanthus with long bamboo chopsticks, let the osmanthus stay in the boiling water for about 1 minute, then quickly scooped up the osmanthus and floated it in cold water.After the sweet-scented osmanthus is cooled, put it into the pot and boil it again, stir it gently like the first time, and then quickly remove it. Do not overcook it, otherwise the color of the sweet-scented osmanthus will become ugly.

If you want to store it for a long time, remember not to dip the sweet-scented osmanthus in cold water after you take it out for the second time, and put it directly on the gauze to drain and let it cool. The sweet-scented osmanthus made in this way will be easy to store and will not deteriorate, and there will be no problem for three years.

However, the sweet-scented osmanthus that Zhao Hanyan made will be used in making osmanthus cake immediately, because there will be no surplus due to the large number of diners, so she doesn't have to be so particular about this step.

Finally, gently press the cooled osmanthus, squeeze out part of the water, add sugar and stir evenly, and it will be made into honey osmanthus.

In the step of adding sugar, Zhao Hanyan divided the sweet osmanthus into three parts according to the sweetness, less sweet, medium sweet and more sweet, so as to meet the different needs of different people for sweetness.

During the time when the sweet-scented osmanthus was pickled in sugar, Zhao Hanyan spread the glutinous rice that had been soaked for two hours in advance on the steamer and steamed it.The heat of the steamed rice is also particular, not too big or too small, about half an hour, the aroma of the glutinous rice wafts out, and the rice grains are the most suitable if they are not soft or hard when chewed.

Zhao Hanyan planned to add some nuts to the traditional osmanthus cake today. After all, everyone often eats ordinary osmanthus cake. After making Bai Yutang wait for so long, he should eat something new and different.

After Zhao Hanyan took out the steamed glutinous rice, he put in the freshly prepared sweet-scented osmanthus and added some sesame oil.Repeatedly pounding, stirring and turning with a thick wooden stick, the glutinous rice grains will be crushed during the pounding process, becoming softer, finer and full of stickiness, and the glutinous rice fragrance will be hammered to the most fragrant.

When the osmanthus glutinous rice is kneaded and no grains can be seen, it is considered complete, and then the freshly baked sesame seeds, pine nuts, and hazelnuts are crushed into powder as much as possible with a stone mortar. It does not matter if it is a little grainy.Spread sesame powder on the bottom layer of the noodle table, then put the freshly made sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice, flatten it with a rolling pin, and then spread a layer of pine nut powder, and also flatten it.Spread osmanthus glutinous rice according to this method, then spread a layer of ground hazelnuts, and finally roll with a rolling pin to ensure that the hazelnuts on the surface are compacted.

Repeat this to complete three kinds of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.

Then make the second taste, which is a layer of crushed raisins, a layer of crushed peanuts, and a layer of crushed apricots.Osmanthus glutinous rice is sandwiched between each two layers.

Honey osmanthus and glutinous rice are smashed together and let cool. It tastes soft and springy, sweet and refreshing.Cold glutinous rice is not as sticky as hot ones, and the chewy texture is very good.On top of this, the added chopped fragrant nuts and dried sweet and sour fruits will make the dried fruits and nuts that you usually eat in your free time better released in the mellow rice fragrance and sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance.

In short, this kind of small dessert with multiple taste layers is so delicious that it is impossible to refuse.