farmer's wife

Chapter 165 Fragrance
Fu Yan did what she said, and when she returned to Duke Yongyi's mansion, she personally cooked a table of big dishes.

Xiao Lie doesn't know what his uncle Ye Zhuo's taste preferences are, these days when eating together in the house, he has never seen anything that Ye Zhuo particularly likes.Ye Zhuo never refuses the dishes served in the kitchen, and he has a very good appetite.

Therefore, Fu Yan went to ask the princess for advice.

Qi Tong smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Your uncle, he really has a good appetite. As long as the dishes are delicious, he will eat salty, sweet, spicy, and sour." Very easy to feed!
Qi Tong pondered and said: "If you have to say what you like, he loves meat."

Fu Yan nodded thoughtfully.

If you love meat, it's easy to handle.

"Then I have to borrow the big kitchen today. I'm afraid the small kitchen in my yard will be too busy. Uncle and princess will have a taste of my cooking skills tonight." Fu Yan is full of confidence and ready to do a big job field.

"That's great!" Qi Tong's phoenix eyes widened a little, "When Butler Wu came back, he praised your cooking skills. To be honest, I have long been looking forward to tasting that delicacy in the world. "

Fu Yan blushed a little from her praise: "Wu Shumiao praised it, I only know some common dishes."

"It's all right. You can use whatever you want in the big kitchen today. Qing'er, you go to the big kitchen with Ah Yan. If there is anything missing, just send someone to buy it."

"Yes." Zhong Qing agreed, and went to the big kitchen with Fu Yan, "Madam Biao, come with me."

Fu Yan stood up: "Then I'll go to work first and don't disturb the princess."

"Go."

In the big kitchen, a group of cooks and maids hurriedly put down their work and came to salute when they saw Zhong Qing and Fu Yan coming in.

Zhong Qing is a big celebrity next to the princess, and also helps her manage the affairs of the palace's back house.

And this new Mrs. Biao, although the family background is not enough, but who let them fall into the eyes of the Duke!
Now that the two of them have arrived in the big kitchen, everyone is waiting respectfully aside, not daring to look at them without authorization.

"Nurse Gao?" Zhong Qing called out with a straight face.

"What is Mrs. Zhong's order?" Nanny Gao responded.Her family's ancestors were imperial cooks, and the old man enlightened her to learn from her when she was young.Later, when the Yongyi Mansion was completed, she was found by the princess, and she was the lady in charge of the big kitchen.

Zhong Qing stepped aside to let Fu Yan out, and said: "Mrs. Biao is going to use the kitchen to prepare dinner today. The princess wants you all to follow her orders. If Mrs. Biao needs anything, you can just use the right cards to open the warehouse or You can buy it now."

Nanny Gao lowered her head and replied: "This old servant understands, I will follow Mrs. Biao's orders."

Fu Yan said gently to Nanny Gao: "Nurse Gao, there is no need to be nervous and polite. I have already decided most of the dishes I am going to make tonight, and I would like to trouble you to show me the ingredients first. I'll write another list, just let people buy it."

Nanny Gao breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that Madam Biao knows well, they just follow her orders and do things.I'm most afraid that those who don't know how to pretend to understand will not know what to make to show their embarrassment in front of the Duke and the princess, and even the people in their kitchen will be punished.

Seeing that the two of them had talked, Zhong Qing said softly to Fu Yan: "The young lady is busy here first, I'll go and see them clean up the hall for the evening."

Fu Yan: "Ms. Zhong just go and do her own thing. I have Madam Gao here to help me. She has rich experience and excellent cooking skills. Cooking dinner is nothing but a trivial matter."

Gao Momo took a look at Fu Yan, and said with a smile: "This old slave will definitely help Mrs. Biao wholeheartedly, Madam Zhong, don't worry."

Fu Yan was willing to help her show her face in front of the princess's big celebrity to seek a good fortune. Madam Gao thought to herself that if Fu Yan's cooking skills were not good, she might not be able to help her out.

Seeing that the two of them got along well, Zhong Qing felt relieved and left.

Nanny Gao led Fu Yan around the large kitchen first, and showed Fu Yan the stove, tools, seasonings and various ingredients in the kitchen.

Tonight is an ordinary family feast, when the three members of the Ye family and the three members of the Xiao family will have dinner together, Granny Shi will still look after Xiao Nuo Nuo in the yard.

Fu Yan listened to Madam Gao's introduction while estimating the ingredients for a table. By the way, she asked the snow geese beside her to pick them up and put them in a small basket.

Fu Yan had two maidservants beside her, Qingque was eloquent and Xueyan was quiet and calm.The two of them observed their words and demeanours, and they were very organized. They were worthy of being the ones who came from the princess's side. Fu Yan was very comfortable and easy to use.Because of Qingque's sharp mouth, Fu Yan left her in the yard to take charge of all matters, and Xueyan and Shiyu followed her out.

Xueyan followed Fu Yan silently, listened to her instructions and carefully took out the ingredients Fu Yan pointed out and put them away.

After walking all the way, Xueyan was holding a big full basket in his hand, and Shiyu was also holding two full small baskets.

Fu Yan looked at these things, and then said to Nanny Gao: "The mansion is rich in ingredients, and most of them are here. I will write a list of the other things I need, and you can ask people to go out and buy them now. They are not rare. , you can buy it in spice shops and some seafood grocery stores.”

As soon as Fu Yan finished speaking, the clever little maid brought a pen and paper.She wrote it in one book and handed the list to Nanny Gao.

Nanny Gao took it and looked at it. She had heard of most of them, but she didn't know what delicacies could be made with these things.Madam Gao recruited a little maid and asked her to send out the list to find someone to buy.

There is no need to worry about the ingredients in Yongyi's mansion, Fu Yan is ready to show her skills.For example, the classic famous dish Wuwei Smoked Duck requires more than [-] kinds of traditional Chinese medicines and seasonings such as star anise, pepper, clove, cumin, etc., which can be prepared by smoking first and then marinating.

Although the Li Dynasty opened up sea transportation, there were many merchants coming and going, but spices and other things were not as modern as modern ones.Fu Yan can only make the most delicious dishes under limited conditions.

In addition, there are Buddha Tiaoqiang, West Lake Vinegar Fish, Dongpo Pork, Spicy Chicken, Feilong Soup, Yangzhou Boiled Dried Shredded Shreds, Boiled Cabbage...

Sure enough, from the afternoon, the big kitchen began to smell fragrant.

At first the fragrance is still faint, the longer the time, the stronger the fragrance.

The maids and servants in the courtyard near the big kitchen couldn't concentrate on their work.

They stopped from time to time and tried to sniff the aroma of food in the air, and their saliva drools did not know how much their throats dried up.

"It's so fragrant! What delicious food is Gao Nanny's big kitchen doing today?"

"Yeah, I ate several steamed buns just because of the smell!"

"Is there anything good going on at the house today? Can we have the honor to have a taste of what's left?"

"Don't think about it! My daughter-in-law's aunt's little girl is working in the big kitchen. I heard that it's our new Mrs. Cousin who is cooking."

(End of this chapter)