[Pride and Prejudice] Lady Makes Money

Seeing Jean like this, Howard was a little anxious.

Just when he couldn't bear it anymore and was about to greet the servants himself, the door of the restaurant was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Then I saw a cook in a white uniform and a tall cloth round hat walking in pushing a dining cart.

And what came in with her was a very strange smell of burnt meat.

Everyone has a barbecue.

But this kind has no meaty smell at all, instead it has an unidentifiable fruity or woody smell, but none of the people present have smelled it before.

"what is this?"

Sophia suddenly stood up from the chair, facing the dining car, and shouted in surprise.

Such behavior is totally against table manners, but no one cares about it now.

Because following her words, everyone present couldn't help standing up, and stared at the dinner plate on the dining car with the same expression of surprise.

At this time, Martha had already pushed the dining car to the middle between the host and the guest of honour, where Mr. Bennet and Marquis Gavin were sitting.

Marquis Gavin thought that he had experienced many big scenes, and he didn't even know how many times he had participated in the banquets in the palace.

But at this moment, he looked at the huge silver plate in the middle of the dining car, and the little beast lying in the middle of the silver plate with a big red flower pinned to its head and its whole body baked into a golden-red color. Eyes wide open.

Not to mention whether you have eaten...

What is this thing?

He has never even seen it!

He couldn't help but glanced at the younger brother next to him again, and there was a bit of imperceptible complaint in his eyes.

Did this kid do it on purpose?Deliberately making himself appear ignorant in front of his future father-in-law's family?

Gene's eyes twitched.

He proactively confessed: "I don't know what this is, and I've never seen it before."

His tone was calm and unwavering, but after he finished speaking, he still couldn't help pursing his lips, showing a little grievance in his expression.

"The name of this dish is roasted suckling pig, which is roasted from the piglets just out of the mother's womb. Because this kind of piglets have never fallen to the ground, the meat is fat and tender without any bad taste. Roasted In the end, the skin is crispy and the meat is tender, and the taste is excellent. You can taste it first."

Mr. Bennet hurriedly read out the introduction that Manli had taught him before and asked him to memorize it, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief after reading it.

In fact, at this moment, he was also a little uneasy, wondering how this thing tastes like?

It can't be blamed that Manli didn't cook it for them before, so that they could have a basis in advance.

In fact, it was my brother-in-law who spent a long time trying to find a piglet that met Manli's requirements.

There is no material for her to practice in advance.

"The best part of this roast suckling pig is the skin, which is even better when dipped in a little powdered sugar."

Manli took the plate that Martha handed over, looked at the irregular slices of crispy skin inside, and secretly sighed a little disgusted.

The workmanship is so poor that I can hardly see it!

However, Manli also knew that there was absolutely no way to do it.

After all, she didn't even have a chance to practice, let alone Martha.

She tried her best to ignore Martha's clumsy knife skills, and used a silver fork to pick up a piece of crispy skin that looked a little more regular, and dipped it in the pre-broken powdered sugar beside the plate, making a demonstration for everyone.

Others are not as demanding as her.

They couldn't help being amazed by the unique shape and the novel way of eating it.

"Oh my God, it still wears a flower on its head! It's so cute, how can people be willing to say it?!" Sophia stared at the still intact suckling pig's head on the dining car, and sighed loudly .

But while talking, it didn't take long for her to follow Manli's example, dipping a piece of crispy suckling pig skin into powdered sugar, and put it in her mouth.

"No!" She shut her mouth instantly.

The hands and feet were stiff, and the whole person was fixed on the seat!

God, what a taste!

Crisp and crisp, it melts in your mouth.There is a hint of sweetness in the thick meaty aroma, and you can even feel the feeling of small particles exploding in your mouth after chewing!

Sophia was even a little reluctant to swallow, wishing that the taste could stay in her mouth longer.

……

The dining table became very quiet for a while.

Everyone seemed to be intoxicated, quietly feeling the taste in their own mouths, even reluctant to say anything.

Sure enough, this kind of sweet taste is more pleasing.

Looking at the expressions of everyone, Manli made a silent comment in her heart.

"Can you give me another copy?"

Howard couldn't bear it anymore, and didn't count on Gene, so he simply begged himself.

Naturally, Manli would not stop it.

Martha quickly pushed the dining cart in front of him, and sliced ​​a few large pieces of crispy skin onto his plate.

"Give me some more, too."

Marquis Gavin's throat twitched, but he couldn't hold back after all, and asked aloud.

Then, everyone made the same appeal.

"Wait a minute, everyone, there are still a few big dishes..."

Manli didn't finish speaking, but made a gesture to the servant next to her, and that person quickly walked out of the restaurant.

Everyone subconsciously put down the tableware in their hands, and at the same time cast their gazes in the direction of the restaurant door.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, the tall and strong servant came in carrying a silver tray several times larger than his head.

Then the tray was sent directly to the emptied dining car next to Martha.

Only then did everyone see that there was a roasted duck on the tray.

They ate too much roast chicken and roast duck, but what they ate before was cut into pieces.

It is the first time I have seen such a way of serving a whole one, with sliced ​​green onions, baked pancakes, and unidentifiable brown sauce on the side.

This time, no one asked any more questions, and everyone turned their attention to Manli in unison.

"This is roast duck. It is eaten in a similar way to roast suckling pig. It also mainly eats the outermost layer of crispy skin. But the way of eating them is slightly different. The roast duck should be eaten with the skin and meat, and noodles should be used to eat it." Roll up the pie."

As Manli said, she stood up from her seat and walked to the dining car to demonstrate for herself.

She washed her hands in the porcelain basin brought by the servant behind her, picked up the long and narrow knife placed beside the silver tray, skillfully sliced ​​a piece of meat from the roast duck, and placed it on a pancake.

Immediately afterwards, she put a few shredded green onions in the cake, smeared a little homemade sweet bean sauce, wrapped it skillfully, and handed it to today's guest of honor, Marquis Gavin.

Marquis Gavin took a bite and chewed a few times in his mouth.

Everyone looked at him expectantly, waiting for his evaluation.

But he didn't say a word, but quickly put the remaining half of the cake in his mouth, and then stretched out his hand towards Manli.

……

The dishes were brought up one after another, and then removed again.

At the end, when Manli signaled the servants to put away the plates in front of everyone on the dining table, and placed plates of lettuce of various colors on small plates in front of them, everyone could guess that this was another It will be a delicacy they have never seen before.

But they couldn't help rubbing their stomachs subconsciously.

Only then did they understand why each dish was served in such small portions on their plates.

It was obvious that Manli was thinking of them.

I'm afraid I won't be able to eat it later!

But even so, everyone couldn't help but want to move the belt out a button again.

Manli signaled the servants to remove the lid of the hot pot in front of everyone.

Everyone looked at the milky-white boiling water boiling in the pot and couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.

There is nothing here?

Could it be that Manli wants everyone to drink soup?

Manli picked up the plate in front of her with the ingredients on it, and introduced to everyone: "This is soup, and each piece has a different taste. The reddish-brown one, and the one with whole peppercorns in it is the pepper-numbing flavor. , the light yellow one is for three delicacies, and the white one is for clear soup, you can choose according to your preference, and then put it into the hot pot."

As she spoke, she demonstratively picked up a piece of chili pepper and put it into the hot pot.

Soon, the ingredients package melted in the boiling water, and a layer of red oil suddenly floated on the milky white broth, and a tingling, numbing, but pungent smell came out.

Manli stirred the pot with a silver fork, and after making sure that the whole package was melted, she put the tofu and bean curd sticks in the side dish first.

Then she pointed to the thinly sliced ​​beef and mutton on the plate, and explained: "Because the temperature of this hot pot is very high, and the meat is sliced ​​very thinly. When eating, you only need to roll a slice on the pot with a fork." Blanch it in the pot for a few minutes, and the meat slices can be eaten immediately after the color changes. Don’t pour all the meat into the pot directly, or the meat will be overcooked.”

After listening to Manli's introduction, everyone began to cook hot pot by themselves following her example.

Almost all the gentlemen are like her, choosing the one with peppery flavor, while the ladies, except Kitty, almost all choose the other two less exciting ones.

Gene didn't know what to say at the moment.

He himself didn't know what was going on in his mind at the moment, or he was so shocked that he couldn't think.

He didn't understand what kind of fairy character this woman he fell in love with was?

Why every time they meet, they can give him unexpected shock and surprise? !

What's going on in her head? !

Following Manli's example, he absent-mindedly put a slice of fat beef into the hot pot, and then found a servant silently placing a small plate in front of him.

Gene looked over in a little surprise, and then found that there was actually a plate full of oily peppers inside.

The last time she ate chili was at Netherfield, and that time Mary didn't even go there at all.

But she remembered it in her heart, and even on occasions like today, she could still take it into account.

Jean's heart began to feel sweet again, and the spicy taste in his mouth before seemed to be unbearable.

He raised his head and looked at Manli.

But he saw that the girl still didn't even look at him, she lowered her head, looking serious about eating.

It's as if the movement here has nothing to do with her.

If he hadn't been able to clearly see her long and curly eyelashes moving several times in a row, he might have really thought that her heart was as calm and calm as she showed at this moment.

Gene also lowered his eyes, hiding the smile in his eyes.

He knew that his girl was shy!

It's just that the way she behaves is different from ordinary people.

"What is this? Why is he the only one who has it?"

Howard, who was next to him, reached out and took the oily pepper in front of Gene.

I've never eaten something so satisfying!

At this moment, he was already flushed from the stimulation of the pepper in the hot pot, and the tip of his nose was sweating.

Although snowflakes were already falling outside the window again, he took off the scarf around his neck in heat and undid the top button.

Even so, there were still big drops of sweat streaming down his forehead.

"This is chili, the taste is too strong, you can't eat it."

Jean was in a good mood at the moment, and it was rare that he didn't fight against his brother-in-law, but explained patiently.

"Why can't I eat if you can? Tell me how to eat, I want to try!"

When Howard thought of being teased by this brother-in-law before, he couldn't help feeling anxious.

After hearing Gene's explanation, he wanted to try it even more.

"You really want to try?"

Gene explained several sentences in succession, and then found that the more he said, the more energetic his brother-in-law seemed to be.

A posture of wanting to fight myself to the end.

He raised his eyebrows involuntarily and asked.

"Of course!" Howard replied decisively.

"Mr. Howard, this chili...is really hot."

Watching the childish fight between the two, Man Li felt speechless for a while.

She winked at Jin several times, but the man just blinked at her, and then continued to fool his brother-in-law as if nothing had happened.

Manli felt that she was about to lose to these two people!

If it wasn't at her own home, she wouldn't bother to care about the childish anger of these two people.

But—that chili is really hot.

If she hadn't known in advance that Jin was fond of this taste, and the spicy hot pot was really lacking in flavor, she wouldn't have prepared it for him at all.

However, if someone who has never eaten before, especially someone like Mr. Howard, who has never even eaten Huaguo's food before, and is completely unprepared, she dare not imagine what it will be like after this one bite as a result of.

She was about to make a sound to stop it again, when Jin picked up the plate of chili and put half of it directly into his hot pot. After stirring a few times, he inserted a piece of soft boiled tofu from the pot and put it into his own hot pot. in the mouth.

Then he showed an expression of great enjoyment.

Seeing this, Howard imitated him without even thinking about it, and poured the remaining half plate of peppers into his own pot!