The golden and jade of the peasant girl in charge

Chapter 127 Bazhen Cake vs Fresh Milk Feast (1)
Today's highlight is the contest between Ruyi and Huo Yun, and the appearance of Shen Yuanhui makes this contest even more tense.

Near noon, Ruyi and Huo Yun entered the kitchen respectively.

The kitchen was separated from the middle by a screen, and the two of them were doing their own thing. In the small courtyard outside the kitchen, the servants had set up refreshments. Zheng Ze offered Shen Yuanhui to the upper seat. The group chatted and waited for the people inside to come out. .

Pei Yurong and Zheng Ze have been married for many years, and they are already familiar with such scenes. However, Xiangzhi has never seen any big scenes. When she came out, if Pei Yurong hadn't spoken for her, she would have been ashamed, but Pei Yurong had spoken for her, she still felt ashamed!
Not long after, the two people in the kitchen started to steam pastries, and the servants who helped them invited them out for a short rest.Xiangzhi sat for a while, and wanted to leave because she was not feeling well. Zheng Ze nodded, and Pei Yurong said a few more words of concern before letting her leave.

On this side, both Ruyi and Huo Yun were invited out and sat down with everyone. Zheng Ze brought the topic to Ruyi with just a few words.

Shen Yuanhui also seemed very surprised that the famous cook in Dongqiao Town was such a little girl. After being surprised, he inevitably became a little more puzzled: "I heard that Master Huo is the number one pastry chef in Qingcheng, and Miss Ruyi is also a chef in Dongqiao Town. A first-class cook who does her part, but she doesn't know who is more powerful when the two compete today."

Ruyi replied with a smile: "Master Huo has profound qualifications and experience, and he is even more accomplished in pastry. Ruyi has only learned a little superficiality. From any point of view, Master Huo should be better."

Huo Yun was very useful and agreed with Ruyi's words, and replied politely: "It's not bad that you have such skill at such a young age."

There was a burst of fragrance from the kitchen, and Shen Yuanhui became interested: "What do you each do? After all, you have to talk about it. If you are idle around, you are also idle. Why don't you two describe your pastries first?"

Few people would disagree with Shen Yuanhui's suggestion.Huo Yun's Bazhen Cake is well-known far and wide, and he was unambiguous, taking the lead in saying: "I make Bazhen Cake, the secret recipe is passed down from ancestors, unless someone with a good sense of taste tastes it blindly, otherwise it is really inconvenient to reveal it. What is the result, you all have to taste it before making a judgment.”

People like Huo Yun were the most boring, and Shen Yuanhui was inevitably a little disappointed, so he set his sights on Ruyi.Ruyi stood up and bowed to everyone, saying: "Compared to Master Huo's, Ruyi's pastries are nothing rare. It is well known that Master Huo's Bazhen cakes are famous far and wide. Wubai Cake, I don’t know how it compares to Bazhen Cake.”

Wubai cake?Shen Yuanhui became interested: "Why is it called Wubai Cake?"

Ruyi smiled calmly: "Wubai cake is made from white lentils, white lotus seeds, white poria cocos, white yam, white chrysanthemum and sugar flour. , Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, barley, lotus seeds, Gorgon fruit, yam, almonds, rice, glutinous rice and other ingredients, both of which have the benefits of invigorating the spleen and dehumidifying, and also have the effect of beautifying the face. Mr. Zheng..."

"Impossible!" Huo Yun stood up suddenly, and looked at her in disbelief: "Bazhen Cake is a secret recipe handed down from my ancestors! You can't possibly know! What kind of Wubai Cake are you using to fool people now! What the hell are you doing?" What tricks are you playing!"

Zheng Ze glanced, and saw Shen Yuanhui's complexion darken, and immediately persuaded him with kind words: "Master Huo, there are people outside the people. This ancestral recipe was thought of by your ancestors. Is it possible that others can't think of it? I think Miss Ruyi The Wubai Cake sounds similar to your Bazhen Cake, so why don't you compare Wubai to Bazhen?"

Master Huo became very excited when he heard Ruyi tell his secret recipe. Hearing Zheng Ze's words this time, he raised his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense! Let someone take out the pastry. I want to see it, you What kind of tricks can the little girl play!"

Mrs. Zheng winked at the servant, and the servant immediately went to the kitchen to present the pastry, who would have thought that the maid on Ruyi's side yelled as soon as she entered, and then ran out in a hurry, faltering: "Husband... Ma'am...Ms. He's steamer has a lot of water for some reason, and the water has overflowed the cakes...all...soaked..."

When Huo Yun heard this, he glared at Ruyi immediately: "You really are playing tricks!? You are playing tricks here, what kind of Wubai cake! If you don't make it clear today, I, Huo Yun, will never give up on stealing my secret recipe!"

Huo Yun's words drew everyone's attention to Ruyi, and even Mrs. Zheng had a look of worry on her face.

Huo Yun glared at Ruyi excitedly, as if he had already determined that his ancestral secret recipe was stolen by her.

The ancestor of the Huo family was indeed the dim sum chef in the palace, and Bazhen Cake is the imperial dim sum. Its nourishing effect is very obvious, and it is deeply loved by the masters. This secret recipe has also been passed down from the ancestors. Huo Yun's statement is not an exaggeration .

Although it is disappointing that the secret recipe is not circulated, it is a taboo to steal the secret recipe. Faced with Huo Yun's questioning, Shen Yuanhui was silent for a moment, and said: "Miss Ruyi, you also admit that Master Huo is experienced, and the Huo family is very experienced in making Bazhen Cake. It has been on the market for many years, this is indeed the secret recipe of his ancestors, how did the girl know about it? And what is the matter with this Wubai cake?"

The atmosphere gradually became tense. Xiangzhi, who had left the table before, walked over coquettishly from nowhere, bowed slightly to the crowd, and stood quietly beside Zheng Ze. Looking up at the atmosphere, she couldn't help asking curiously: "Master, what's the matter?" ?”

Zheng Ze gave her a displeased look, Xiangzhi was startled, and quickly lowered her head.

The Wubai Cake was already soaked in water, but the Bazhen Cake was presented in front of everyone intact. Ruyi took a piece unhurriedly, took a sip, and suddenly smiled and said, "I was wrong."

Mrs. Zheng's face changed slightly: "Ruyi...you..."

Huo Yun immediately became even more arrogant: "Good girl! You really admitted to stealing my ancestral secret recipe!"

Ruyi threw the Bazhen cake back casually, her face suddenly turned cold, her eyes sharpened, and she looked at Huo Yun without dodging or avoiding: "Master Huo, listen to me. I said I was wrong, pointing to Huo Yun." It’s the ingredients of the Bazhen Cake I mentioned just now, and it’s a few flavors wrong.”

Huo Yun's expression changed, and he looked at Ruyi in surprise. His expression made several people beside him look over.Ruyi clapped her hands, then took the handkerchief she carried with her to wipe her hands, and then said: "Bazhen Cake and Wubai Cake have the same principle, they are both made of materials that can be used for both medicine and food, they are sweet in taste and have beneficial effects Obviously. Bazhen Cake is the secret recipe handed down by Master Huo, but Ruyi has also seen this kind of cake in the book. And as you know, the main ingredients of Bazhen Cake are not always the same. Master Huo must have figured it out This is where the white lentils are replaced with almonds, and the roasted malt is added."

(End of this chapter)