The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

In the moon of autumn, Ju has Huang Hua.

The undamaged summer chrysanthemums and the newly bloomed autumn chrysanthemums are taken care of by the gardeners so that they bloom first. They are outstanding. Wang Guizhi is dazzled by the green peonies, the snowy moon, the golden back, the yellow warbler green, and the true smile. At this time, Chrysanthemum is one of the Four Gentlemen, and it has a very good metaphor. The old lady has many treasures here that were given by others, and she has never seen them in her previous life.

Seeing that she liked it, Jia Mu asked her to put the banquet in the flower hall, "In this case, let's enjoy the flowers and taste the vegetables."

"Okay." Wang Guizhi held a branch of chrysanthemums in full bloom in his hand. This was one of the chrysanthemums that someone cut with scissors and gave her in a large plate after seeing her take a second look.Seeing that Mother Jia chose first, and even helped Yuan Chun choose a branch for her to hold, she no longer restrained herself from being a flower cherisher.

"I've read all their menus. You don't have to serve dry noodles, candied fruit, pastry pastry, pickled vegetables, and just serve the main dishes." Mother Jia ordered.

Wang Guizhi nodded and asked someone to go to the kitchen to spread the word.

After a while, Li Gu Nian, Feng Dao, and Mrs. Qin each presented their own delicacies. In the past, others passed on the delicacies, but this time the wife said that whoever made the dishes will be brought up and introduced. Time to win the hearts of others.

Li Guyian did his part and spoke first.

"This little border has no words in red and white."

Feng Dao followed closely, "The small one is braised prawns in oil."

After seeing the dishes of the two, Aunt Qin was a little relieved. She didn't have as many good ingredients as they had used before, "The little one is Tianxiang abalone." Knowing that it was a rare opportunity, her father strongly agreed with her to fight for it, On the contrary, the sour scholar at home didn't have a good word to say.Hmph, she must make it for them to see, women cook in the kitchen, why do they always praise men when it comes to great chefs!

Seeing that Wang Guizhi's saliva was about to flow out, her eyes were hooked, and she was so greedy for Jia's mother. While picking up vegetables with chopsticks to taste, she asked Yuan Chun, who was sitting next to her, to call her mother. Come over, "Look at your mother, she is greedy like a child, quickly pull her over and let her have a bite too."

Embarrassed by Wang Guizhi's words, she stroked her hot face and gave way, "Looking at what the old lady said, it might be because the weather is too dry."

Jia Zheng wandered over, "Greetings to mother." He smiled, "It's so rich and lively, my son wants to ask for a bite too."

"You two monkeys, you have both!" Jia's mother knew that her daughter-in-law and son were just dressed in colorful clothes, so she was really hungry, and there were no outsiders at the moment, "You two sit at the same table." She Looking at the three cooks, "You divide the next dish into two plates."

"Yes."

Jia Mu tasted all three dishes, and chose the Jiang Wuzi red and white double combination made of salt water beef and red oil tripe. "This beef double combination is good, let's use it as an appetizer." The old chef can make the beef so chewy and elastic that even the tripe is soft and not loose, and it melts again after chewing.

The clever girl hurriedly sent a flower to Li Gunian, and Jia's mother asked Mrs. Jia Zhengwang to bring the dishes to the table, "You guys should try it too."

Jia Zheng glanced at his wife, and saw that she was wearing a pale gold gown and a blue printed shawl, and a little tiptoe was exposed under the floral pleated skirt trimmed with red gold thread. She sat comfortably. He held the flower in his hand and swayed gently, and the phoenix hairpin and kingfisher tassels on his temples trembled, making his heart itch again.

After the rain, the lotus flower bears grace and dew, and the whole city reflects the morning sun.

Then there were ten exquisite dishes in a row. Wang Guizhi tasted each of them, and felt that it was lucky that she didn't need to be the referee, otherwise she would definitely not be able to choose, after all, she thinks all dishes are delicious...

Seeing her rolling eyes, Jia Zheng thought she was planning something, so he asked in a low voice, "Who do you think wins?"

"It doesn't matter who wins." Wang Guizhi looked at him strangely, "Whose craftsmanship do you like?" Anyway, she had already figured it out, she was going to open a restaurant next, and not one, but at least two, one specialized Do rich people's business, but a family is cheap home-cooked food.

Anyway, rich people have money, so they cook some dishes that sound expensive and ingenious, such as Zhangzhongbao (one chicken is no more than two), clear soup Caixin (soup made of fish and mutton, only cabbage is very tender) The part of the heart is boiled), and the live pigs are freshly roasted with roasted back meat, braised fish lips, etc., let them spend the full price of these ingredients to eat a dish, and the remaining corners will be sent to ordinary restaurants for cooking~ The ingredients are not wasted, and the things are extremely fresh, and both sides can make money!

Didn't it look like you made such an effort to ask, Jia Zheng wanted to say something resentful, Yuan Chun ran over to Wang Guizhi's side, his little face was full of confusion, "I like winter bamboo shoots with shrimp seeds, but the old lady likes white winter melons. I like roasted duck in a hanging oven, but my grandmother likes venison kebabs with hemp seeds..." Yuan Chun's childishness, compared with her fingers, her taste is lighter, so she either likes Feng Dao's dishes or Aunt Qin's, but the old lady After all, as I get older, I tend to be soft and rotten.

Wang Guizhi thought she was cute, hugged her on his lap and said to her little ear, "From now on, write a dish you like on your menu every day, okay?"

The little girl immediately became happy, and she nodded happily, "Can I write it myself?"

"Okay." Wang Guizhi is full of patience with the children, and she has to cook what she wants to eat before. Now she is just saying something, which is too cheap.

Jia Zheng pursed his lips slightly, and simply turned his eyes to look at Jia Mu.

After the last soup was served, the winner was indeed Li Gunian, although he only had two extra flowers.

Finally, Mother Jia decided on the menu, "There are six grades of glutinous rice balls in the palace. We can't exceed the sixth grade, two or two and six cents. Each table can only spend one or two or six cents at most." She took the tea and cleared it up. Clear the mouth, casually speaking, "The four dried fruits choose honey peanuts, walnut sticks, milky jujube treasure, and two-color soft candy; the four candied fruits choose ginkgo, cherries, melon strips, and red fruits; the desserts are money rolls, chestnut cakes, and hibiscus cakes. , Huazhan longan; four appetizers, Jiang Wuzi red and white double spell, Erlong Xizhu, sesame fish and Songhe Yannian; four stir-fried dishes, wild duck peach kernel, sand boat tacui, dragon hugging phoenix egg, orange peel Rabbit meat; two roasted dishes, oven-roasted duck, venison kebabs with hemp seed; two soups...the last is Longevity Longxu Noodles and Baishou peach." It was strange to say that she arranged it like this, and she found it very interesting.

"A table for ten people, don't be too extravagant and wasteful, just do it like this!"

Li Gunian held the flower in his hand, and the smile on his face was like a chrysanthemum blooming beside him.

And when everyone was gone, Wang Guizhi went back to his courtyard and called Li Gunian, Feng Dao and Aunt Qin one by one.

"Master Li, at your age, you have superb skills, and your sons and grandchildren are also proud. Don't you want to make them more promising? Besides, if you can hold a bowl of water, you have more than three bowls of water. It's meat, who do you choose then? Think about it, besides being in charge of our Jia's kitchen, do you also want to use Li's cuisine to occupy a place in my hotel?"

After serving tea and seeing off the guests, let Feng Dao come in.

"Master Feng, the people in Jia's mansion can count on ten fingers. I think you are very good at observing words and expressions, and your apprentice is also very good at it. This time, the loss is only because Li Gu Nian knows how to cook the old lady's favorite dishes." But have you ever thought about recruiting a few more apprentices, in addition to being able to cook in Jia's mansion, you can also go outside to cook for others?" Before Feng Dao agreed immediately, he also served tea, "I If you don’t want to hear insincere words, it’s impossible for you to repent at that time, so go back and think about it.”

Facing Aunt Qin, Wang Guizhi was even more gentle. We are all women, why should women make things difficult for women!Since Aunt Qin wants to make a career, she naturally wants to help, "Aunt Qin, I think the meat dishes you cook are very delicious, especially the pork. The grilled tender dish is really delicious."

Really lost, Aunt Qin, who was a little disappointed, raised her head after hearing this, "Madam..."

Wang Guizhi nodded to her affirmatively, "You are no better than Master Li and Master Feng, it's not that you don't know how to cook, it's not that you don't know how to cook, you don't work hard enough, but you lose more to them than you do. I know a lot."

Aunt Qin's eyes were red, "Ma'am!"

This is someone who really understands her. At the beginning, her father had no sons, and when she gave birth to several younger sisters, she often sighed, so she wrapped her hands with cloth and learned from her father how to kill pigs and chop meat. She began to learn how to cook. She often went to the restaurant where the meat was delivered to peep and learn, and then she learned how to cook. The dishes she made gradually tasted better than those in some restaurants, but no one wanted to invite her, so she Because she is a woman!

Most of the family cooks are women, but there are no women in the big kitchen, because how can women show their faces!Her only way out is to work as a cook in a rich man's house.She sold herself and came to Jia's mansion.