By Jia Xiuzhen

Still at the beginning of life, Li Wan was reading jade slips while lying down, the names of delicacies and delicacies were also different from ordinary characters, and there always seemed to be the aroma of fireworks oozing between the lines, and it was quite enjoyable to read late at night.Looking back now, people in the past twenty years really did not have much fun.When at home, following the teachings of his father, he naturally had to behave properly; after getting married, there were many turmoil, and he went straight into the dry well without waves.Taking this food as an example, outsiders only say that it is a delicacy, but in fact, it is to observe the words and expressions, and carefully weigh the words and deeds, so that they can leave a little bit of attention on the taste of the tip of the tongue.The taste is the same, and the interest is dull.

It's mostly like this for a daughter-in-law, even if a smart person like Sister Feng has passed on others, she will be too tired to speak.The most thoughtful and considerate daughter-in-law of Rudong Mansion Rong, is called "the proud No. 1 great-grandson's daughter-in-law" by Jia's mother, but it takes a lot of thought to manage the inside and outside of the house properly.When others say something, I have to go back and forth several times in my heart. When I say something, I should be careful before I say it, and after I say it, I have to think about whether there is any mistake.Not everyone can bear the pampering of Tongfu. "If you think about it this way, it's better to be dull."

It was late at night, Li Wan took the jade slips, secretly released his consciousness, and listened to the night watch women drinking and cursing.Li Wan has had this problem since he accidentally discovered the magical effect of divine consciousness last time.Maybe it's because my life is too meager. I heard the women talking about it from inside the mansion to outside the mansion, from the secrets of the palace to fox fairies and ghosts. At one time they talked about the dishes in the big kitchen, which are rare in the world, and at the other they talked about the new restaurant in the street. No matter how novel the shop is, I think the women are well-informed and lively, which is very interesting.

When I get up early and do my makeup in front of the window, and see the pot of chrysanthemums sent by Zhuangzi, I feel that it has been a long time in autumn.Went to greet Jiamu, Yuanyang came out and whispered: "Yesterday I squinted for a while at dusk, and then I didn't sleep well, and I gradually fell asleep when it was almost dawn. I just woke up and drank the soothing soup. Let the wives and grandmas go back, you don't have to come over to serve breakfast, and you don't have much appetite, just make some light porridge." Everyone took their orders and dispersed.

Li Wan returned to the courtyard and told Suyun to find someone to light the charcoal stove and find a clean casserole.Someone moved the chair and put it in the corner of the yard, and sat the pot on the charcoal stove. He only said that he had got some new rice from Zhuangzi before, and cooked porridge with his own hands to honor the old lady.

First pour bitter tea spring water into the pot, bring it to a boil, and put the powdered pearl rice in it. For a moment, it looks like a lotus blooming at the bottom of the water, and I take a long-handled wooden spoon and stir it slowly.After looking at the heat for a while, he ordered to lower the charcoal fire and let it cook slowly.According to the Food Classics, the key to making porridge is to cook the porridge in boiling water over a low heat. The rice grains rub against each other when rolling, the color of the water gradually thickens and the shape of the rice does not disperse. Greasy as one, so it is top grade.

The scent of clear spring rice and charcoal fire gradually diffused in the courtyard, and the slight coolness in the wind added to the warmth.Then she said to Nanny Chang, "Mommy, take a dime and go to the kitchen to ask for some quinces, water vegetables, and good sesame paste."

Nanny Chang took the money and went, and came back later with a bamboo food box. "Grandma, the kitchen told me that these things cost a lot of money. I only took a hundred dollars. The warm quinces and vegetables can be cleaned up."

Suyun took it and lifted the cover for Li Wan to see, Li Wan nodded. "Mommy Qian, keep it for now, I'm afraid I have to ask for things in the afternoon." Nanny Chang responded and stood aside.

Jia's mother was very depressed because of her beloved daughter's early death. Although she had sent someone to pick up her granddaughter, she was still worried if she couldn't see her.At one moment, he was worried that Lin Hai would continue to marry an unworthy person, at another moment, he was sad that God had no eyes for his daughter's fate, and at the same time, he felt powerless when he thought about the ups and downs of the family.Fortunately, it also passed through the wind and waves. Back then, the Duke's war was in danger, and he had misreported that he was killed in battle. He had to support the huge mansion with all kinds of sadness, without showing a trace of timidity.After thinking about it, my mind was a little flat, but I was just lazy and eating, so I never got better.

After ordering the mandarin ducks that day, he was still leaning on the couch to rest, squinting for a while, and when he woke up, he felt empty in his stomach, but he had no appetite.Suddenly, there was a smell of porridge, which was unusual.Then he called the mandarin ducks and asked, "What time is it? Is there a meal outside?"

The mandarin duck hurried up to wait on her, and replied: "It's past the usual breakfast time, and the food from the big kitchen has been delivered, and it's warming up in the side room. The grandma just came over and said that she made porridge for the old lady with the new rice from the village. And two small dishes, send it to see if it suits the old lady's taste."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "I've already smelled the fragrance here. What are you asking? Help me out to have a look." Mom comes out.

Seeing a double-layer carrying box with carved lacquer flowers and birds on one side of the machine, Jia Mu said, "I'll have some porridge today and put it on the kang table." Then she asked, "Baoyu and her sisters have used it before." ?”

Amber replied from the side: "Second Master Bao was sent by his uncle and wife to pick him up today. He got up early and kowtowed and went with his wife. The girls' orders were delivered at the same time as usual, and they have already been used outside. However, I just said that the old lady is still resting, so they all dispersed."

Jia Mu nodded and sat on the kang first.Li Wan washed his hands, opened the lid of the box, first took out two dishes of side dishes, and then took out a thick-walled purple casserole with an amphora lid from the high box below.Lifting the lid of the tower, the pinkish-white and reddish rice porridge was steaming. Yuanyang took another bowl and spoon that Jiamu used every day and passed it. Li Wan scooped a bowl of porridge and put it in front of Jiamu.

Jia Mu took the spoon and said with a smile to Li Wan who was about to serve dishes with the chopsticks: "That's it, you don't have to work too hard, these two dishes are placed in front of me, and you can eat them by yourself."

Yuanyang ordered to get the porridge from the big kitchen, and Jia Mu waved her hand: "You guys take it and share it, I have enough."

There was nothing to talk about for a while, so Jiamu added porridge again, and spent a lot of money on the two side dishes.After washing her mouth and washing her hands, Yuanyang smiled and said, "Grandma's porridge suits the old lady's taste."

Li Wan came in with a smile, put a tureen on a small asparagus tea tray, put it in front of Jia Mu, and said, "The old lady has been sleepy for the past few days, so I'd better stop drinking tea. This is lemon rose dew. I'm good at it." Make up your mind, please give the old lady a try.”

Jia Mu took a sip and said with a smile, "This tastes good." Yin asked again, "The two small dishes just now are novel and taste good. Are they all from your farm?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "Nurse Xu bought that rice from a merchant. I wanted to ask him to buy rice seeds, but this time I didn't get one. One side dish is sesame sauce and water vegetables, and the other is warm quince mixed with shredded pears. I think the old lady I don’t think about food these few days, these two dishes may be appetizing, they are all fresh fruits and vegetables from the kitchen.”

Jia's mother said, "They are all from the kitchen? Why don't you have such a taste in your daily life?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "The fruits and vegetables are taken from the kitchen, but the craftsmanship is mine, but can it still catch the eyes of the old lady?"

Jia Mu smiled and said, "It's incredible, I didn't expect you to have such a skill!"

Just as they were talking, Sister Feng and Sanchun happened to be here. After hearing what Jiamu said, she said, "My sister-in-law surprised my ancestors with all her skills."

Jia Mu pointed at her and said with a smile, "Look at her, I'd be ashamed to ask about her skills."

Yuanyang quickly came up and said, "The old lady is exaggerating about the porridge that grandma brought."

Sister Feng pinched the corner of Jia Mu's clothes and said, "Okay, the old ancestor said he was not feeling well and didn't want us to wait on him. Fortunately, we were so worried that we wanted to run eight times a day, and we were afraid of disturbing the old ancestor's rest. It turned out that they were coaxing us. Yes! But they secretly hid from us to eat delicious food! If I didn’t go to the backyard today and smell the strange fragrance, I still wouldn’t be able to catch this trend!”

Mother Jia laughed, pointed at her and said, "Look, I just drank a bowl of porridge, and she missed it! I don't know how the nose was born, so I can smell it from a long distance!"

Suddenly Sanchun also came up to laugh and make trouble, and Jia's mother felt more and more happy.Then he took Li Wan's hand and said: "I haven't been energetic for a while, but I have suffered for these girls. Why don't you be a sister-in-law and help them for a while, so as to calm their hearts. After saving them Come and see me if you have nothing to do, and see what I eat!"

Sister Feng refused, and sat down beside Jia Mu, holding the handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes, "The ancestor only loved his granddaughter, not his granddaughter-in-law!"

Mother Jia tapped her forehead, "Your sister-in-law is going to make troubles for some girls, so you don't have to stay and make troubles for me? You actually ran off to eat, I still love you!"

Sister Feng immediately took Jia Mu's clothes and said, "The old ancestor loves me so much, I will go to make arrangements right now, and I will definitely satisfy the old lady. I only hope that the old lady will remember me when she has something delicious in the future."

Sanchun came up to surround Li Wan, and became a sister-in-law and a sister-in-law.Sister Feng said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, hurry up and avoid them. My ancestors won't let me rush to eat. All of them are much better than me."

Li Wan said with a smile: "Lan'er is also thinking of a few aunts. Don't worry, my ancestor, I can still afford this host. At that time, I will send someone to give my ancestor a copy."

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is really too honest, the old ancestor said that again specially, just waiting for your words!"

Li Wan said: "It's better to hit the sun than to pick it up, it should be today."

Jia Mu said: "That's it, you don't have to come here at night, you can take these with you."

Li Wan said to Sister Feng again: "Can I give you a copy too?"

Sister Feng immediately took Li Wan's arm: "Sister-in-law, you have heard my voice, so please ask sister-in-law!" Everyone laughed.

Let's say that Li Wan took Sanchun back to his yard.First let them go to Dongci room, order tea and fruit to be placed, and then ask someone to bring Jialan over.Jia Lan stepped forward to salute, and said to Madam Yan: "Serve the aunts with sherbet, green dough cakes, and milk rolls. The milk rolls should be in two colors!"

Nanny Chang smiled and said, "Brother is really filial to my aunts, and obeys my favorite food orders."

Yingchun teased Jia Lan: "Brother Lan, is the Qingtuan Cake delicious?"

Lan Geer nodded heavily: "Second aunt, the green ball cake is delicious, better than what is written in the book." Yingchun said: "How does Lan Geer know what is said in the book?"

Jia Lan touched the top of her head and said, "I only remember that there are hibiscus cakes, plum blossom cakes, Yuanhuanxi, milk cakes, and chestnut cakes in the book..."

Li Wan smiled and said: "I pointed it out to him when I was looking at Liang Lu in Mengmeng, but he remembered it." Then he ordered Suyun, "Upload all that Lan'er said. The fruit dew needs honey ginger pomelo. Today A little cold."

It was brought up at once.Green Tuan Cake is actually green wild rice. A box was peeled off and mixed with the things sent by the village, so that Jialan could eat it easily.The sherbet and milk rolls were bits and pieces I saw when I was studying Lingcooking Sect a while ago, so I hurriedly ordered people to make them.

This honey ginger pomelo is boiled with pomelo peel and shredded, pomelo meat and purple ginger, and then mixed with winter honey to collect the juice and put it in a jar. It can be boiled for a while when drinking, or it can be drunk directly when in a hurry.Milk rolls are made from dried cheese that is filtered out after boiling beef and adding wine, and then rolled into Beijing cakes or red bean sand.The two-color milk roll mentioned by Jia Lan is a product that is wrapped in two flavors and made into a figure-eight shape.

Li Wan asked them to bring out some calligraphy and paintings for their entertainment, and went out to set up a small banquet for the evening.