The Red Mansions

Chapter 20 Jinling Cuisine

In the room, Jia Yun sat cross-legged on the cobblestone, silently doing exercises.

It wasn't until today that he discovered that he didn't need to run under the sun to practice.

The only thing is that there needs to be light. After the door is closed, the light is dim, and the exercises will be extraordinarily obscure. The brighter the light, the smoother the exercises will be.

Time passed slowly, and Jia Yun was addicted to cultivation and couldn't extricate herself.

Although there will be some after-effects in practicing "Yin Yang Wuji Gong", the benefits are obvious. This is a supreme opportunity. If he is lucky enough to get it, he will naturally cherish it and work hard.

After receiving the work, Jia Yun opened her eyes and frowned.

The after-effects are getting bigger and bigger, and the heat in his lower abdomen is driving the hotness in his heart. He resisted the discomfort and thought to himself: "It's getting bigger and longer, and the two kidneys are strengthening. This is going to turn into iron." Kidney?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Mrs. Bu came out of the room, carrying a sack of finished socks, with a worried look on his brows: "Brother Yun, will you really stop doing this needlework from now on?"

Jia Yun nodded lightly, held a piece of silver in her hand, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lai came over earlier, and Master Zhen invited me to cook. This is the wages."

"Mom, you can't earn a lot of money by doing needlework, but you broke your eyes. In the past, the family had no money and had to do it. Now it's so hard, it's not worth it!"

Seeing the money in Jia Yun's hand, Mrs. Bu showed a smile on her face. She smiled and said:

"Mother is not used to being busy. Since you can support the family, brother Yun, mother will not force you anymore. I will go and settle the previous bills, and I will not take jobs anymore."

These days, earth-shaking changes have taken place in the family. Not only is the food ready for use, but Jia Yun also earns the silver ingots that I haven’t seen for many years. dream.

Jia Yun said with a smile: "Mom, the living conditions at home will get better and better. You have to adapt slowly and learn to enjoy the blessings. Otherwise, why am I so busy being a son?"

He took a closer look at Bu Shi, and found that she had changed quite a lot during this period of time.

It may be because of eating space ingredients all the time, the originally sallow and thin Bu's face turned red and glowing, the vicissitudes of life have long since disappeared, and he has become refreshed and radiant!
"I'm only 36 and seven years old. If I cultivate myself well, I think I'll live younger and younger." Jia Yun thought.

Jia Yun is naturally happy that Bushi can live a long and healthy life. He has only one relative in this world, Bushi.

In the future, if no one shares his wealth and splendor, Jia Yun will have regrets in his heart, so he still hopes that Mrs. Bu can live a long life.

Mrs. Bu heard what his son said nicely, nodded with a smile and said, "I know Brother Yun, you are a filial son, mother, you can enjoy the blessings from now on!"

……

Bisha cabinet.

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Baoyu who was lying on the table and groaning from afar, and frowned, "No wonder you ate less at noon, and unexpectedly went out to eat again, isn't it afraid that the second uncle will beat you if he finds out?"

Although Jia Baoyu was struggling, he had a smile on his face. He shook his head and said, "Sister Lin, I really enjoyed delicious food. I really didn't lie to you this time. Please believe me."

"All right, all right, I believe you are done, go back and rest quickly, what's the matter with me?" Lin Daiyu waved her hand.

Jia Baoyu sighed, and said, "I know you still don't believe me, but when I'm free, I'll ask Brother Yun to cook a table of food for you to try."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "Then wait until you ask him to do it. This is empty talk. How can you make me believe you?"

After a pause, she blinked her eyes and said, "But don't tell me, since I ate the buns you bought every day, my appetite has improved a lot these days!"

"That's really a pity. I heard from Brother Yun that he only sells this bun for a month. From now on, he will study hard to take the imperial examination!" Jia Baoyu said regretfully.

It hurts his heart to think that a romantic man like Jia Yun is going to take the imperial examination and be the generation of the poor.

Lin Daiyu frowned when she heard the words, looked at her frowningly, and said sadly: "I think I'm an unlucky person, my appetite has just improved, and people don't do business anymore."

Jia Baoyu hurriedly said: "My good sister, I haven't finished my sentence yet. Although Brother Yun doesn't sell steamed stuffed buns anymore, he still wants to sell other food."

Lin Daiyu's expression froze, she gritted her teeth and stared, and said, "You came here to anger me, didn't you?"

"No, how dare I be angry with you, it's too late for me to care about you!" Jia Baoyu said hurriedly.

……

At noon the next day, after Jia Yun ate at home, she talked to Mrs. Bu and went out with the seasoning bag.

When they came to the gate of Ningguo Mansion, Jia Yun cupped his hands with the door and said, "Please inform Manager Lai that Jia Yun is coming from the West Corridor."

"Are you here to cook?" Menzi asked.

Jia Yun nodded in agreement, and Menzi said kindly: "Okay, Director Lai has said hello, please wait a moment, brother, I will report."

The door went in to report, and soon, Jia Rong ran out of the mansion, enthusiastically said: "Brother Yun is really a trustworthy person, he said he will come at noon, so he will come at noon, let's go, I will take you to the kitchen."

Jia Yun followed Jia Rong into the Ningguo Mansion, which was the Duke's Mansion after all. The house was majestic, with an elegant layout, bright and spacious, antique, and full of grace and luxury.

When they arrived at the front yard, Jia Yun glanced roughly, fearing to be impolite, so she didn't take a closer look, followed Jia Rong's figure, passed a moon gate, turned around and came to a kitchen with an area of ​​about a hundred square meters .

"This is a small kitchen, and there is a bigger one." Jia Rong said with a smile.

There were maids and maids waiting in the kitchen, but Jia Yun ignored them, and went directly to the place where the ingredients were placed, and examined them carefully.

While arranging the ingredients, Jia Yun asked Jia Rong, "Do you have any specific requirements?"

Jia Rong shook her head and said: "There is no requirement, but the guests at today's banquet are all clan elders from the south, just do what you see."

"Let's cook Su cuisine, but Su cuisine can also be divided into Jinling cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Suxi cuisine, Xuhai cuisine, etc." Jia Yun pondered.

Jia Rong asked curiously, "Is there any difference between these distinctions?"

Jia Yun smiled and said: "Jinling cuisine is mellow, exquisite and exquisite, Xuzhou cuisine is rich in color, and five spices are traditional, Yangzhou cuisine is light and palatable, and the knife is exquisite, and Suzhou cuisine is sweeter and more elegant."

After a pause, he continued: "Generally speaking, Su cuisine is good at stewing, stewing, steaming, and frying. It pays attention to adjusting the soup to keep the original juice of the dishes. The flavor is fresh, thick but not greasy, light but not thin, crisp and loose. Bone without losing its shape, smooth, tender and crisp without losing its flavor."

Jia Rong heard the words and sighed: "I didn't expect that there are so many specialties. I used to be ignorant, so tell me about Jinling cuisine!"

Seeing that he was interested, Jia Yun was willing to tell him about it anyway.

He said: "Jinling cuisine is mostly made of aquatic products. It pays attention to freshness, fine knife skills, and good use of cooking methods such as stewing, braising, roasting, and simmering. The taste is mild, fresh, crispy, and tender."

"The dishes are delicate and exquisite, with an elegant style. They pay attention to knife skills, are good at fire skills, are rich in changing techniques, and have taste characteristics suitable for both the north and the south.

"Jinling cuisine pays attention to seven flavors, fresh, rotten, crisp, tender, crisp, thick, fat, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, fragrant, and smelly."

"Basically salty, suitable for salty sweetness, sour but not astringent, bitter but fragrant, spicy but not strong, crisp but not raw, thick and mellow, fat but not greasy, light but not thin, representing luxury, elegance and beauty , The atmospheric style of the ancient capital.”

Jia Rong was taken aback when she heard this, and stroked her hands and said, "Just cook Jinling cuisine, there is nothing more suitable than cooking Jinling cuisine today!"

Next, Jia Yun listed the dishes according to the ingredients, a total of twelve dishes: "Hundred Flowers Spring Garden" large cold dish, jar meat, money fish maw, ladle pigeon eggs, wine condensed golden legs, gourd beauty liver, Yuhua anchovy shrimp , Braised Duck with Eight Treasures, Cicada Cabbage, Mingyue Vegetarian Sea Cucumber, Butterfly Steamed Dumplings, Bibo Vegetarian Fish Ball.

After the dishes were listed, there were still some ingredients missing, but it was not difficult for Jia Rong. He called a steward and explained the list of ingredients that needed to be supplemented. After the steward read it carefully, he went out to buy.

"One hour at most, make sure that all the ingredients are in place, and it will be up to you, Brother Yun." Jia Rong said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)