Guozijian little cook

For the arrangement of the aunts, Xiao Nianzhi is naturally obedient and obedient.

After eating buns and porridge, she got up and got ready to work.

It was at this time that Yan Xingxuan came over, bringing Laishun and the guards with him.

Knowing that Xiao Nianzhi had to grind soybean milk today, how could he still sleep in and not come to help?

Xiao Nianzhi nodded when he saw the person coming, "Brother."

Seeing the little girl turn her head, Yan Xingxuan felt his heart beating wildly again, he restrained himself and nodded: "Think about it."

There were no outsiders around, so Yan Xingxuan called Xiao Nianzhi by his nickname.

After approaching, Yan Xingxuan asked in a low voice: "Do you want to start now?"

Xiao Nianzhi pointed to the soy milk and nodded: "Let's make it now, and I will order tofu later, and I need to press the tofu, it will take time."

Because there is no lactone, it can only be replaced by plaster.

Hearing that Xiao Nianzhi said it was time to start, Yan Xingxuan directly arranged for the guards to go over.

How can a little girl do the physical work of grinding soybean milk?

The two guards passed by quickly, Lai Shun looked at the guards, then at the millstone, then at his master, and then decided to silently follow beside him.

Grinding soy milk...

His physical strength is really unbearable!
So, let's not join in the fun.

When Guanshi Qiu and the others heard the news, they also came to help.

They exchanged mills with the two guards, and soon the soybean milk was finished.

Because it has been ground three times, the soy milk is very fine.

Ground soymilk needs to be filtered, steamed, and then go through a series of operations before they become tofu.

However, the pressing time of tender tofu does not need to be too long, because it needs to ensure that there is enough water in it and it is tender enough.

One should have Yan Xingxuan as the material, but Xiao Nianzhi doesn't need to worry.

Because tender tofu is prepared for supper, so after grinding the soy milk, there is no rush to cook it. After filtering, it can be put aside temporarily. When it is used at night, cook it again, then let it stand, and press it into shape. up.

It doesn't take long, but the weather is hot, and the ground soybean milk needs to be kept in well water.

It's just that Xiao Nianzhi soaked a lot of beans. Chef Shui saw it and asked if it could be made into tofu. At night, he could make a meal for the students.

Xiao Nianzhi didn't refuse, she kept some of it for herself, and cooked the rest, then ordered it with brine, shaped it, and pressed it into shape.

At the step of pressing, Xiao Nianzhi only needs to tell the time, and the rest of the chefs can make it.

The early steps belong to the tofu craft, and none of the people in the cafeteria know how to do it...

Well, in ancient times, this was normal.

After finishing his work and having lunch, Xiao Nianzhi took Yan Xingxuan back to the backyard.

The previous fermented rice was delicious, and she planned to make some while she had enough time.

The koji needed to make fermented rice is different from that used in the previous brewing.

Jiu Niang is more inclined to add desserts, so Jiu Koji naturally needs to be sweet.

Therefore, sweet wine koji needs to be remade.

It takes a little time to ferment. The weather is good and the temperature is right now. It should be able to ferment successfully in two or three days.

On the way back, Xiao Nianzhi told Yan Xingxuan about this while walking.

This said...

Yan Xingxuan didn't want to leave at all!

He didn't want to borrow the process of making any kind of food, but when he thought of pomegranate candy, he felt that he should enter the palace.

Yan Xingxuan suddenly fell into a dilemma. When he reached the backyard, he didn't even think about whether to stay and make sweet wine koji, or go back to the palace to get the pomegranate.

In the end, Laishun quietly reminded: "Sweet koji will eventually be melted into the wine, so it's better to go back and get pomegranates."

After Yan Xingxuan listened, he thought carefully and felt...

Hey?
This makes sense!

Go ahead and get the pomegranates from the palace, and by the way, see if there are any good things in the imperial brother's private treasury.

After thinking about it, Yan Xingxuan said in a low voice when Xiao Nianzhi and Laishun finished reporting the materials: "Think about it, I'm going to enter the palace to see the pomegranate. If the pomegranate doesn't arrive, I'll come back at night. If it does, I will ..."

Speaking of this, Yan Xingxuan was embarrassed for a moment, but quickly recovered: "I will also come back at night."

Anyway, no matter whether Pomegranate comes or not, he must not spend the night in the palace.

Hearing what he said, Xiao Nianzhi nodded, and was about to ask Laishun about the materials, when Yan Xingxuan said: "You tell Laishun to prepare the things, and let the guards deliver them later."

"Thank you, brother." Xiao Nianzhi quickly thanked him when he heard that his materials were not affected.

Yan Xingxuan quickly brought people back to the palace, while Xiao Nianzhi followed Qiu Guanshi to see the preserved eggs.

I'm going to make a preserved egg tofu tonight, why don't I look at the preserved egg first.

If this thing doesn't work well, then she may have to change the menu.

After looking at it, I found that the craftsmanship of this thing is not bad, Xiao Nianzhi was very satisfied.

Back in the backyard, there was nothing else to do for the time being, Xiao Nianzhi went to see how the sweet-scented osmanthus was drying.

After two days in the sun, the water has completely dried up.

No matter what you do today, you need convenience.

Xiao Nianzhi took some of it first and prepared to make sweet-scented osmanthus honey.

Osmanthus honey actually put it bluntly...

It is the syrup produced by the fermentation between sweet-scented osmanthus and sugar. It tastes like honey, but the overall sugar content is quite high.

But who makes it taste good?

So, punch it!

Seeing Xiao Nianzhi making sweets, Aunt Yu, who was casually flipping through the Tao Te Ching, couldn't sit still and moved closer to watch.

At this moment, there are only two masters and apprentices, and there is no need to think about other things. If Aunt Yu is curious about something, she will directly ask: "What is this for?"

"With so much sugar, it must be delicious."

"Did osmanthus honey originally do this?"

"Isn't it the honey that bees gather?"

"It doesn't look like honey either."

……

The master and apprentice staged a show in reality, with a hundred thousand reasons.

After Yan Xingxuan entered the Empress Dowager's palace, what he met was Yan Changxia's sad and wronged eyes.

Yan Xingxuan was also inexplicably embarrassed that his eldest niece was still here.

After all, he didn't take her to meet with Xiangxiang, and even had a meal.

Ah, my heart hurts so much, I need to grow my conscience!
However, Yan Xingxuan pressed it back fiercely.

It is impossible to grow a conscience, so I can only pretend that I am helpless and show it to Yan Changxia.

Because it was in front of the queen mother, it was not easy for Yan Changxia to make too much trouble with Yan Xingxuan.

After the uncle and nephew exchanged simple greetings, Yan Xingxuan knew that Concubine Kang was afraid that Yan Changxia was in the mansion, and she couldn't stand it any longer, so she sent him directly to the palace.

Of course, Concubine Kang also came to the Empress Dowager's Palace recently, planning to stay for a while and improve the food. Right now, she is directing in the small kitchen.

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