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"Yao Niang, a big banquet is complicated, just like a big tree with many branches and leaves. But as the master, we only need to order the servants and arrange the servants, and we can handle it well. These people are old people from the Xi family. , If you have anything to do, just tell them directly." Sitting on the head, Zhou pointed at the many servants standing outside the courtyard.

Thun smiled modestly, "The banquet is a university question. I came to study with my aunt. How dare I make my own decisions. But please tell me, my aunt. I will make a model according to the gourd, and I need my aunt to inspect it. Don't lose face to our Xi family."

Mrs. Zhou also laughed, and the two flattered each other while being humble to each other.In the end, Tuen took over the work of cooking, and Zhou taught her the rules of welcoming and sending, and commented on the characters of each family in detail.Who is related to whom can be seen from the clan records, and who is close to whom can only be passed on by word of mouth.

After receiving the task, Thun called up his generals to assign the task.

In the kitchen, there were three or five people standing, and Thun sat on the bed, far away from the oil pan and stove.In this way, the people in the kitchen can rest assured.Thun said loudly: "Ah Tu, you are good at dim sum. These days, it is very handy to make dim sum for grandpa, but now it's just too much, and there is no difference. Don't be afraid, you just need to show your skills. Ah Yao, you You are good at stewing, stewing, roasting, and simmering. My family members are full of praise for the dishes you cook on weekdays. The dishes for the big banquet are only beautifully arranged, so they can be played normally. Abai, I have high hopes for you, you We use filial piety oil and iron pans for cooking, and my mother and I rely on this dish to build our reputation, so don’t let us down.”

Those who could stand in the kitchen were the confidantes of Thun's mother and daughter. Ah Tu wiped his hands on the apron and smiled apologetically: "Little lady, this is a big banquet where the entire Kuaiji family will attend. I'll wait... I'll wait... "

"Atu, are your dim sum delicious?"

"Nature is delicious."

"Have you heard of it anywhere else?"

"No, this is the little lady's unique secret recipe."

"Yeah, such a unique delicacy, why can't it? What about the famous family in Kuaiji, are we so bad? Others come back from the capital Jiankang, wishing to have eyes on their heads, but you are too humble, thinking that you are not human everywhere?"

Being aroused, Ah Tu didn't talk nonsense, "Since the little lady is interested, Ah Tu will go all out and never embarrass the little lady!"

"Ah Yao/Ah Bai, I will not disappoint my little lady!"

Seeing their seriousness, Thun smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, don't be nervous. You do it first. In the few days before the banquet, the prepared dishes will be sent to both the great grandfather, the great uncle and the great aunt." For the portion, I am not sure about my own taste, and the knowledge of the elders will not be bad."

Several people breathed a sigh of relief, and someone helped to taste better.

Ah Tu was the first to learn how to cook from Tu En, and he was also a cook. He stood next to Tu En and asked in a low voice: "Little lady, what do you think is the dessert for the first day's dinner?" It must be a blockbuster!

"You're sure!" Thun was very relieved.

"Little lady, how can a servant be settled down, you have taught so many delicious recipes, all of them are good."

"Atu, that's not the only expectation I have for you. In the future, you will have to develop dim sum by yourself and be on your own. You can't listen to my instructions in everything. You will be solely responsible for the dim sum for this banquet."

Ah Tu couldn't hold back her hands rubbing her apron again. She was just a helper before, and accidentally caught the eyes of the little lady, and was taught the treasured dim sum recipes, which are the capital of her life.Now that she is expected to be alone, Ah Tu is both moved and anxious. Her status as a woman, as a servant, as a helper, there are too many things pressing on her, and now she suddenly emerges, like a seed that has accumulated strength in the soil, and finally reveals its green shoots. After a long drought and rain, suddenly enlightened, elated... Ah Tu is illiterate and does not know how to describe his complicated mood.

"I'm afraid that if I can't do it well, I will embarrass the little lady."

"Don't be afraid, I believe in you. Now it's just for family members to taste, let me remind you that the dishes at the banquet must be complete in color, fragrance and taste."

Ah Tu nodded, stood in front of the table, and began to think about what dim sum is suitable for the banquet.

After a while, A Yao already had an idea, and he stepped forward and said: "On the basis of color and fragrance, the banquet dishes should be easy to divide and each portion should be exquisite. Not only the finished product must be beautiful, but also the division should be exquisite. Stewing, stewing, roasting , Stewed dishes are just right for these.”

Thun nodded, "Ah Yao deserves to be the most talented, he thinks very well, let's do it according to your idea."

At dinner time, Xi Chao came out of the study early, and Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "I'm not fascinated by the book today, did I get attracted by the scent?"

Facing the ridicule from his old wife, Xi Chao nodded with a smile and asked, "Have you changed the cook at home?"

"Where, Yaoniang trained/taught a good cook, I didn't say that Yaoniang is really talented as a cook."

"I see." Xi Chao sat down and carefully looked at the dishes on the low table.It is said that the best dishes are full of color and fragrance, not to mention the fragrance. Today, Xi Chao was attracted by this fragrance from the study.Looking at the color again, every dish is very exquisite, and the husband and wife knelt down before sitting on the table, and they couldn't bear to eat chopsticks.

"What is this?" Xi Chao asked, pointing to one of the dishes.

"I don't know either, but Yao Niang sent a cook over to explain, I wonder if Mr. Lang is interested in meeting you."

"See you!" Xi Chao waved his hand, not knowing how many ideas his little niece still had hidden.

"My servant, Atu, I have met the Dalangjun and the eldest lady." Atu was neatly dressed, and there was no smell of oily smoke on his body, and he didn't look like a cook at all.Looking at such a cook with neatly combed hair, clean nails, and neat face, there are fewer worries.

"Get up and talk."

Ah Tu stood up, respectfully stood beside the table, and explained in a low voice: "Master, Mrs. Rong, my little lady prepares dishes for the big banquet, and I invite you to taste them first. The dishes are divided into cold dishes, hot dishes, The order of soup, snacks, and tea is presented one by one. The cold dishes that have been presented before the table are Linglong Yuxin, Green Bamboo Herald Spring and Hydrangea Knot, please Dalangjun and Da Niangzi taste it."

You can know what each dish refers to just by hearing the name. Xi Chao first picked up Linglong Yuxin with chopsticks.The dishes are exquisite and the names of the dishes are ingenious.On the pale yellow-white pottery plate, the outer ring is surrounded by a layer of emerald green vegetable leaves, and about ten small and exquisite flower-shaped foods are placed inside. The white petals are embedded with yellow-red stamens, which are bright and attractive.

Xi Chao tasted a piece and nodded with satisfaction: "Exquisite and clear, fresh and salty and fragrant, not bad, how do you make it, can there be meat?"

"How dare, how dare! Lord Dalang is keeping his filial piety, how dare the servants break the filial piety of Lord Dalang, even the oil is made of filial oil, and there is absolutely no meat. This exquisite jade heart is carved with radish, embedded with dried beans, Steam it over high heat in a wok, then season it with thick sauce, and serve with only salt and sesame oil on the side.”

"Smell it as if you were there, and you continue to explain." Mrs. Zhou nodded in satisfaction. Unlike the elders who just eat and don't care about cooking, Mrs. Zhou is also proficient in cooking. This explanation sounds like the dishes are in front of her. When it was done, she felt delicious just listening to it.

"Yes, ma'am. If Linglong Yuxin is making a banquet dish, you can replace the dried bean curd with scallops, which tastes better. This dish is called Green Bamboo Herb Spring, and the container is intended to be green bamboo." Cucumbers, with various fruits and vegetables inside, imply that the garden is full of spring.”

Before Ah Tu finished his introduction, Mrs. Zhou had already put down her chopsticks.After tasting it, he said with satisfaction: "It's refreshing and crisp, which suits my appetite. Can the vegetarian dishes in it be replaced by meat dishes, can they also have such a crisp taste?"

"Yes, changing to meat food will have a richer taste, but it will never lose the crispness." Seeing their interest, Atu introduced another cold dish, hydrangea knot, in detail. "Wheat flour is dyed with vegetable juice, kneaded into long strips, braided into hydrangea knots, steamed over high heat, soft and sweet when eaten hot, and has a unique flavor when eaten cold."

"It's small and exquisite, and the color is beautiful. I really don't know how you made it. It's really ingenious."

"The old lady praised it, the dyeing juice alone has changed many kinds. For example, it can also be dyed with Artemisia annua. The kneading dough is green and dripping. Once it is steamed in a pot, the green color becomes much duller. In order to try out a bright and beautiful green color, The little lady led her servants to try all the green and edible vegetables and fruits, and finally they used courgette rind to infect it with juice. The same goes for red and yellow."

"Success can only be achieved through hard work and hard work. This is the truth." Xi Chao nodded. The food in the days of keeping filial piety has always been simple, even if the family is big and the business is big, there is nothing to do.He only tried three dishes for this meal today, and all of them satisfied him. "There are more, and they will be presented one by one."

Hawthorn sauce yam, Qibao moon, veggie rolls, dry-stir-fried vegetarian shredded pork, stir-fried lily... a series of exquisite dishes were served, and the well-informed couple listened to Ah Tu's explanation and kept moving .After a while, the dishes were wiped out.

After taking the last sip of Sanxian Bamboo Fungus Soup, Ah Tu waved his hand and asked the maidservants to continue serving the dishes: "Next are three desserts and the last tea soup."

"No, no, I can't eat any more." Xi Chao waved his hands. In order to present the dishes beautifully, each dish was not light in weight. After more than ten dishes of this hot and cold meat and vegetable soup, Xi Chao no longer had enough stomach to fill.

"Your Majesty used to say that you eat three-percent full food, but today you've accomplished a lot."

"That's why I haven't met Yaoniang for a long time." Xichao night school, he has two daughters under his knees, and he would honor the soup before he married, but they were all ready-made from the kitchen, and he did not have his own innovation and ingenuity.Xi Chao has never experienced being supported by his daughter, so he couldn't help sighing: "No wonder my daughter is the jewel in the palm of my hand. This pearl shines brightly, and it shines on me!"

Mrs. Zhou cast a sideways glance at him, "Our Yao Niang, it's a good thing. By the way, can the dim sum be eaten cold?"

"Back to the lady, yes."

"Then save it and eat it later in the evening."

The servant girl next to the Zhou family smiled and said: "Young lady, will you still be filial tomorrow? Today, my lady will also open the eyes of the slaves and maidservants!"

"What a girl, you're jealous of our Yaoniang."

Ah Tu is also small: "More people can taste it and give more opinions, so that we can improve it." Let Da Langjun and Da Niangzi eat up all at once, wouldn't they offend others.

"Yao Niang's delivery of food is for improvement, so I have a few words to say. The color and fragrance are enough, but the name lacks elegance. Su Lily is exquisite and beautiful, and its shape is similar to the conch in my study. It is not as good as Changed it to Baihesu Snow Snails. Hawthorn sauce yam is too straightforward, this red and white color is festive and warm, why not call it Red and White Double Happiness.”

Hmm, I want to change my name, as expected of father and son!

When Ah Tu stepped back, Zhou finally remembered, "What is stir-fried? What is dry-stir-fried? The vegetarian shredded pork just now, since there is a word for vegetarian, it seems to be the material. Where did the shredded pork come from?" Yao Niang will definitely not serve meat dishes, what is that?"

It was rare for Xi Chao to see his old wife so lively, and he said with a smile, "There's still tomorrow!"

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