Six palaces without concubines in the Red Chamber

0165 Qiao Lanliu asks Xi steamed crabs, Hui Daiyu answers house trivia

Because it was the time when crabs were on the market, and the owner came back again, the boy who delivered the food specially brought in a basket of crabs.Although Lan Liu had learned Subang cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine in Shangshi Bureau for a while, she still couldn't know what to do when she saw crabs.Because I heard that both Lanling and Jixue are from the south, especially Jixue, who can cook Huaiyang cuisine.

So I approached Jixue and asked, "Look, sister, should I use all of it to make crab roe noodles, or make crab meat soup buns?"

Jixue didn't mind being dirty, so she picked up a crab by the rope and looked at it. After thinking for a while, she smiled and said, "No need. I see that the crabs are all fat and heavy. I think they are meaty and fresh. The crabs are delicious, after scrubbing and cleaning, just put them in the steamer and steam them over water, and then add a bowl of ginger silk osmanthus vinegar, and that’s it.”

"No condiments?" What is this way of eating, is it delicious?

"Crab is the freshest and most beautiful thing. If you put other things on it, it won't taste as good as it used to be." Jixue ordered the little girl to take out the sweet-scented osmanthus vinegar, and added an extra sentence: "Remember to wait until you start eating, and then eat it again." Ask someone to steam the crab."

Crabs have to be eaten while they are hot, as they will smell fishy when they are cold.But if you eat it at the beginning, after eating one crab, it will be tasteless to eat other dishes.

Jixue also laughed at Lan Liu: "I steamed one, you try it?"

Lan Liu's face turned red all of a sudden: "I'm not that greedy, I want to eat everything I see."

He is not greedy, and when he talks, his eyes are fixed on the crab and he doesn't move.

"Okay, okay, our Miss Liu is not gluttonous." Putting the crab back, Jixue picked up the soap and washed her hands: "The soap in the kitchen is not good, and the skin peels off your hands after using it for a long time. After a while, ask someone to put it in our room. Bring a piece of fragrant soap from here, remember to use that to wash.”

She can't stay in the kitchen for a long time, Daiyu is resting in the room right now, and she will look for her when she wakes up.So after Ji Xue said this, she wanted to go outside.When I went to the door and opened the curtain, I looked back, and said with a smile: "My lady is weak and can't stand the cold. At most, I can eat some crab leg meat. I will save the rest for you, and you can taste it too. Anyway, I came back to Suzhou , You also have to taste the taste of crab."

Ji Xue left, but Lan Ling didn't leave immediately, he stood by the basket and looked at the crab: "I haven't seen this thing for many years."

Being a court lady in the palace is not for enjoying the blessings. When you go in and look at the colorful flowers, in fact, only you know how bitter you are.A maid of honor never dares to eat enough, seven or eight cents is enough.The smell of fish and shrimp is too strong to eat, and the smell of mutton is too strong to be served on the table. The meat dishes all year round are either chicken, duck or meat.At first I could bear it, but as time went on, I became more and more homesick.I miss the crabs from my hometown, the salted duck eggs pickled by myself, and the clam meat cooked with pickles, but I can only think about it, and I dare not eat it when I see it.If there is a bad breath for the master to smell, it will be a big mistake enough to lose the job.

Lan Liu had already thought about today's menu, and was watching the cooks pick up the ingredients one by one.I had no work to do, so I told Lan Ling about Yunyao, who was married only two days ago: "Your Majesty personally escorted her out. She went out through our corner door, and in a blink of an eye, she entered the main door. The lady at the head didn't leave any children, and there was only one old lady in the family. The family looked very kind, and she even bought a servant girl to serve her. This is called luck, and she fell into the soft pillow of the high bed. It's nothing to look at idea?"

"Me?" Lan Ling was suddenly involved in her head, and Lan Ling was stunned, and then he supported her shoulder and smiled: "What do you say about me? I see that you hate to marry? You are so envious, you have a thin face, why don't I Go beg your mother for you, beg for a favor, and let you go out?"

"You still want to push it on me now?" Lan Liu hit her with her waist, "I saw it when we got off the boat a few days ago. You go back and get the fan that your mother left behind, and then you slipped on your feet, and finally How did you stop?"

How did you stop?Naturally, I asked people to support me to stop.

Just for a moment, Lan Liu actually saw it?Lan Ling's face was flushed, and he couldn't help but glared at her: "I don't know what you're talking about. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll go back to your mother and tell you that your heart is moved, and I will send you out to marry someone."

She opened the curtain and went out, refusing to pay attention to Lan Liu.Lan Liu seemed to have discovered a big secret, and shouted out: "If you tell me to find out, you will be ashamed."

At night, Daiyu and Xunyu had dinner with Jia Min. After two days of rest, Jia Min felt better, but still a little weak.Daiyu was worried, and called Lu Yisheng to ask for pulse every day.Lu Yisheng said that the fetal phase is very stable, but he just wants Jia Min to rest well and not worry about it.So Daiyu was still taking care of the family affairs, and Xunyu was learning how to cook.

A few days ago, she caught a mistake and spared He Du's family from errands.

"It's strange to say." Xunyu said: "I heard that she is used to being violent, and I prepared for her to make trouble. Unexpectedly, she came in, thanked her, and went out. She didn't say anything else. It looked like As if willingly."

"It's a good thing if she doesn't make trouble. Don't you expect her to make a fuss?" Daiyu laughed at her childishness, and reached out to pick up a pearl duck ball on the table and sent it to Jia Min's bowl: "This is today's meal." The master took the wild duck brought by Si Rui, and made a soup stewed by a wild quail, eating it to invigorate Qi and relieve dryness, Madam Zhengyi will eat it right now."

Pearl duck balls are made from the breast meat of wild ducks, and then kneaded with a small amount of lard into a thumb-sized garden. It looks as delicate and round as pearls, hence the name.Daiyu has been weak since she was a child, and because she was afraid that her deficiency would not be nourished, she often ate warming duck.Now Jia Min is in the same situation, thinking that the wild taste is more delicious, so Lin Hai specially led Lin Jue to hunt ducks and quail every two days.

Jia Min ate the duck balls and drank a bowl of soup, it was really fresh and smooth.

Daiyu also gave Xunyu a bowl for her to eat, and told Jia Min some trivial things about the house in the past two days, so that she could feel at ease.

"He Du's family came back and forth today, saying that her sister-in-law is the one named Kongbi. I heard that my wife is back, and I want to come in to kowtow to my wife. On that day, my wife allowed her to go out to get married and gave her the body certificate. I am grateful to Mrs.

But Jia Min said: "It's not worth anything. I've been lazy lately and don't want to move, and I don't want to see anyone. If she insists on coming, just ask Shan Liang's family to see her." She paused, then said: "He Du bought the errand for you. He Ai's housekeeper Quan also said that he was getting old and said that he would change again. Now there is only one He Qitan left in the He family. What are you going to do? The He family took it out?"

She knew that the He family was greedy for money.Originally, they wanted to deal with them, but the old lady had some connections with the He family, so it was delayed.Later, the old lady disappeared, but Lin Hai didn't bother the He family either.According to his meaning, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. Who in the world can not be greedy, and there is no need to go to war within the limit.But if Daiyu thought about giving it a try, it wouldn't be a big deal.Zuo is just a servant of the family. If it is not good, it doesn't matter to change to another family.

"The He family has been looking after the house for us all these years, among other things, the house is not damaged, and the errands are still in order. It doesn't matter, according to my opinion, it's better to let He Qitan take care of the retreat garden. You can't let people work hard for a lifetime, and they don't even have a place to eat in the end. Small punishments and big warnings are enough. It can't be too strict, but it will make them feel resentful."

On that side, Lanliu asked someone to serve crabs, and ordered eight pieces of crabs to be delivered.Daiyu washed her hands and peeled the crabs, because she said: "I have already asked. He Du has a cousin named He Huanlai, who is He Qitan's nephew. I heard that he is very experienced in his work, and he is a loyal and capable person. You may wish to mention it. Look at what he's capable of."

Jia Min didn't dare to eat crabs, so he put away his chopsticks after eating.Asked Lanliu if crabs could be sent to the front yard, Lanliu said they had been sent, and Jia Min ordered Liuli: "Go and tell me, the master's legs hurt a lot, please don't eat too much. Send a cup of rice wine to warm it up." It's better to eat it."

Xunyu winked and smiled at Daiyu, Jia Min turned around and saw it, and said angrily, "This food is cold, you are all girls, let alone eat more."

Xunyu was not often sick, so he ate a whole one regardless.Daiyu only ate some meat from the pincers and put it down. Seeing Lanliu and Lanling standing beside her, she really rewarded them: "You can eat it while it's still hot. After eating, drink some rice wine." It’s good to drive out the cold.”

They thanked Daiyu and went with the crabs in their hands.

Jia Min in this room waited for her to wash her hands and rinse her mouth before saying, "You are very mature in your work now, so I don't worry about it anymore. You can make up your own mind about what happens in the future. If you keep going back and forth with me, those slaves at home will Only when you have no right to dispose of them, then despise you."

Xunyu snorted and laughed: "They don't dare. Knowing that the big sister is now named queen, they can say yes with a smile."

"It's easy in our family, but what about the inner court?" After all, Xunyu was young, so he didn't expect this level: "Our family has a simple population, so the servants who serve it are easy to take care of, but it's still complicated. It will only be worse in the inner court. They are used to serving their masters, and their hearts have grown. Sometimes there is no need to do anything, just saying dirty words behind their backs can make people feel uncomfortable. If your elder sister is fighting against them, it sounds nice It's condescension, and it's downfall if it's ugly. She has to say that one is one. With such an aura, they are also three-pointed. Get used to it at home now, and wait until the inner court, others will try to manipulate her , she can taste it immediately."

"I've been at home for a long time, thinking about the inner court..." Daiyu murmured in a low voice.If it wasn't for the emperor not being able to leave the inner court in this life, she really wanted to leave everything behind and not go back.

The emperor sneezed solidly, and Xi Shiyue, who came in to answer in fright, was shocked: "Don't tell me you were frozen at the memorial the night before?"

Of course the emperor would not return to him, and after Daiyu left, he became more and more impatient.Even when the Empress Dowager talked to him, he could still answer a few sentences, but when the people below answered, he didn't even want to lift his eyelids, he was really not interested, and it would be annoying to see everyone holding his breath.

"Your Majesty..." Xi Shiyue took two steps forward, bowed to his side, and said with a smile on his face, "The empress's Kunning Palace has almost been repaired, but the plaque has not been hung yet. Coincidentally, you will not come to court tomorrow after taking a bath." ..."

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