Lingquan after kitchen

Chapter 75
Ma Qi clicked his mouth, swallowed, and said: "The mutton bone soup has been boiled to milky white, and the smell is so delicious."

"Stay away from that pot, don't let your saliva splash into the soup!" Ma Dabao kicked his son.

Ma Qi grinned and said: "Father, I have eaten mutton and drank mutton soup. I won't be so greedy that I drool."

In front of He Jiu was a large copper basin of mutton sliced ​​as thin as a piece of paper, and the knife in his hand was still falling rapidly to cut the mutton on the chopping board.

Ouyang Jinhua told He Jiu that the key to mutton hot pot is the mutton, which must be freshly killed, and the meat must be cut so thin that it will be cooked immediately after being scalded with boiling water, and it will be extremely tender when put into your mouth.

"Old Nine, I've finished all my homework." He Wu didn't have to cook vegetables for his master at noon today, so his homework was reduced a lot, and he said with a smile, "Don't be in a hurry when you watch me rest, cut the meat carefully."

After kneading the dough, Ma Dabao decided to wake up for a while and let the dough rise thoroughly, so that the cakes baked would be more fragrant.

Two guards came in with smiles on their faces to deliver the guy pretending to be eating, and praised: "Uncle Ma's cakes are getting better and better."

"The skills of the four of you are becoming more and more exquisite. Yesterday, many of us were overwhelmed."

Four cooks have gotten more praise lately than they have in decades.

Ma Dabao waited for the guards to leave, and said with emotion: "Miss can teach you and me in cooking for a few days, and it will be enough for you and me for life."

He Wu said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law He has only been with Miss for a few months, and she is much better than the two imperial chefs in front of the princess."

Ma Dabao said coldly: "They don't even know how to serve such simple noodles as pancakes, gold and silver rolls, steamed dumplings in steamed noodles, and they deserve to be called imperial chefs?"

Murong Yu's two imperial cooks were brought over by dowry, and they received the lowest monthly salary among the imperial cooks in the palace. Teaching cooking skills righteously.

After a while, Ouyang Jinhua came in accompanied by Xiao Chuan and Xiao Cheng, and the kitchen suddenly flourished.

The four quickly bowed and saluted.

"I just learned that there are guests coming to this mansion. I'm afraid this mutton is not enough, so I need to cut a few more catties." Ouyang Jinhua's eyes fell on the two large copper pots of mutton slices, and he thought to himself: He Jiu's knife skills have also improved.

These days, she and Mrs. He have been teaching with all their heart, and the four of them have also been very hard at learning. Their cooking skills have improved rapidly, and they have already been able to cook a few decent banquets.

He Jiu replied very respectfully: "Yes."

Ouyang Jinhua told He Wu and Ma Qi the soup base and seasonings for making shabu-shabu, and asked them to perform their duties.

After half an hour, Steward Qian sent his servants to the kitchen to report to Ouyang Jinhua, "Miss, the three Generals Qi and the four Young Masters Qi have already entered the mansion. The Duke said that the banquet will be held later."

It turns out that the guests of the Duke's Mansion today are Qi Haitao and his descendants.

Qi Haitao is less than 50 years old, and his two sons have already passed their thirties before he got married, and his official position is a fifth-rank general in the army. The oldest of his four grandchildren is 16 years old, and the youngest is 12 years old.

The eldest grandson, second grandson, and third grandson are all military officers, and they hold seventh-rank official positions in the military camps around Chang'an.

The youngest grandson, Qi Zhan, is both civil and military. He is superb in martial arts and archery and has a reputation as a scholar. He is well-known among the children of powerful families in Chang'an.When he becomes an adult, he will participate in the selection of the army, at least he can be an officer of the seventh rank.

When Qi Haitao introduced the four grandsons to everyone, he said proudly: "My family's three generations of martial arts finally produced a literati, and that is my fourth grandson Qi Zhan."

Qi Zhan was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was handsomer and better-looking than the Qi family, but he was far behind Dongfang Xuanyi and Ouyang Jinyu.

Ding saw that Qi Zhan was sitting upright with energetic eyes, and was about the same age as Yu Zixi, so she asked him a few words, and the answers were fluent, with clear thinking, and he looked like a smart person.With a change of mind, he sent Qiu He, his personal servant, to convey a few words to Ouyang Jinhua.

Duke Ding praised: "Your little four is very good!"

Qi Haitao laughed loudly, and then said in a flaunting tone: "He passed the examination of scholar this spring, and originally planned to study in Chang'an Academy. Let him go to the academy."

"You are fooling around." Ding Laojun shook his head, "All the babies are admitted as scholars, and if you work harder to pass the exams for Juren and Jinshi, you will be able to walk the path of civil servants."

Qi Haitao said with some emotion: "Our family is straightforward, and the civil servants I know are dissatisfied with a slap in the face. I am afraid that I will suffer losses if I become a civil servant."

Duke Ding said proudly: "My daughter's family has civil servants. My eldest grandson is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, my second grandson-in-law is the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and the third grandson is a fifth-rank Wensan official. I will introduce their brothers to your family."

"Father, listen to his nonsense. He has been in Chang'an for so many years, and he must know more civil servants than us." Ding Jungong grinned silly, seemingly simple and honest, but in fact he heard the meaning of Qi Haitao's words, but he refused to let him go. If he wished, he had to ask him to take the initiative and ask him to receive a favor recommended by the Ding family.

"Oh. I'm so confused." Duke Ding shook his head and said, "I'll stop causing trouble for their brothers."

"Don't. My fourth grandson is just waiting for you to introduce him." Qi Haitao hurriedly said, "After I recover from my injury, I will set up a few tables in the biggest restaurant in Chang'an and invite you to drink."

"Isn't the biggest restaurant in Chang'an just the time-honored Fuqinglou, I think the food there is just the same." Ding Laojun finished talking, looked at Dongfang Ding who had been silent but smiling, and asked, "Master Guo , do you think the food in my great-granddaughter’s kitchen is better or worse than that in Fuqing Building?”

Dongfang Ding replied decisively: "Okay!"

Duke Ding looked at the seven members of Qi's family triumphantly, and said with a smile: "You guys have a good meal today, and you can eat meals cooked in my great-granddaughter's kitchen."

When the banquet was about to start, Dongfang Xuanyi and Ouyang Jinyu just rushed back from outside.

When there were no two of them just now, Qi Haitao's four grandsons were all handsome and handsome, but now they were immediately compared, even Dongfang Xuanyi's four nephews and nephews were inferior.

"I see Uncle Qi alive and well, it doesn't look like there is a hidden wound on his body." The last time Dongfang Xuanyi took Ouyang Jinyu to the Qi residence, Qi Haitao lay on the bed with dull eyes and pale face, he was a completely different person from now.

"The medicine that nephew Ouyang Xian gave me is very effective. I took it for less than a day, and I can walk on the ground with strength in my legs." Qi Haitao stood up and bowed to Ouyang Jinyu, and the Qi family came forward to salute and thank him.

(End of this chapter)