Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 212 Cake
When I got home, the food was on the table, and Xing Xiuyan walked in.

After seeing that the dishes on the table were different from usual, and there were even some seafood, he smiled and said, "Is this made by Yu Chuan and his wife?"

Xing Xiuyan walked up behind her and rubbed her shoulders while smiling: "I thought that after all, I am Yuchuan's family. If I ask them to be in charge of the kitchen rashly, it would be difficult to remove them, so I asked them to make a table first. Sir, Taste to see if it suits your taste.

Furthermore, it is best to tell Qingwen about this matter first and then make arrangements. "

Xing Xiuyan came in late and didn't know that her nutritious meal in the morning was learned from Yuchuan's mother, but her idea was indeed more appropriate.

He pulled her into his arms, picked up a piece of steamed sea bass, and handed it to Xing Xiu's cigarette holder.

He smiled and said: "Uncle, I can eat whatever I want, but I want to try the Xiuyan to see if it suits my appetite!"

“It’s indeed much more delicious than before!”

Xing Xiuyan took a sip, took the chopsticks from Lai Shangrong's hand, and started feeding.

Lai Shangrong secretly thought, no wonder they all fantasize about time travel. The days when clothes come to stretch out hands and food comes to open mouths are indeed delicious.

Just when I was thinking about whether there was enough or not, I heard Xing Xiuyan say: "The snacks and preserved fruits bought outside are too sweet. I don't know if Jin Chuan and her mother can make them."

In ancient times, it was an agricultural society. Limited by manpower, food was mainly grown, and cash crops were rarely grown.

The lack of raw materials has caused sugar prices to remain high, making it a luxury product that ordinary people cannot afford.

Therefore, snack shops that make candied fruit often put in as much sugar as possible.

And those rich households, in order to show that they are not short of money, also consider sweetness as the first consideration when making snacks.

In the past, the Lai family lacked talents in this area and could only buy them outside. If Jin Chuan and Bai Lao Niang can make them, they can make snacks that suit their own tastes in the future.

Although Chinese food is broad and profound, it is good to make some Western-style snacks occasionally. Although Lai Shangrong has never made any in his previous life, he still knows the making principles of bread and cakes. Besides, he is indeed a little greedy after not having tasted them for many years.

It is said that Lin Daiyu often has no appetite for eating, and many girls in her previous life liked this cake.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "Tomorrow at breakfast, ask Jin Chuan and her mother to come over and talk. I'll ask them something."

It took you and me less than half an hour to finish our meal.

Lai Shangrong came to the front yard. This month, he stopped his evening classes. He came here just to tell Qin Zhong alone to have a good relationship with Qiu Yijun in the future.

Go back to your own study in the back garden.

Limited by the material of the broach, we can only make a rifled barrel with a large twist first, and then improve it step by step when the steelmaking process improves.

Of course, the bullets also need to be modified. Smoothbore guns are round ammunition and are not suitable for rifled guns.

After initially completing the details and just putting away the drawings, Qingwen walked in.

"Uncle! It's the third watch, do you need to rest?"

"Don't worry, I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing that he was serious about his matter, Qingwen was confused for a moment. She frowned and said, "If you have something to do, just give me an order. Why do you still discuss it with me?"

"You know that the Yuchuan family has entered our house, right?"

"My slave, I heard about it." Qingwen nodded.

"I was thinking about it. I don't think my cousin is in the mood to do anything. Jin Chuan and her mother are both good cooks. I'll leave the kitchen to them from now on."

Hearing what Lai Shangrong said, Qingwen said with red eyes: "My mother-in-law only has an uncle and a brother, and the uncle rejected his job. What will happen in the future? Besides, Yuchuan and his family just moved into the house and asked my brother to move. The uncle This is too biased!"

Qingwen was the only one in the family who dared to say that Lai Shangrong was partial to his face.

The concept of family in ancient times is different from that of modern people. Although a married daughter throws away water, her natal family is also related to her status in her husband's family.

This can be seen from the situation of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang in Rongfu.

Although there is no such thing as a maid like Qingwen getting married, whatever her parents' family does in the house is still related to themselves.

Although Lai Shangrong never thought about indulging anyone, Qingwen's friendship since childhood lasted for a long time, which was different from others.So he reached out and grabbed her fingertips, pulling her into his arms.

He coaxed: "If the uncle wants to be partial, he will only be partial to you. Uncle is not rich and everyone loves him. There are always some people who can't be dealt with in the court. If someone is ruthless and starts at home, this kitchen is the breakthrough point. If your brother has the intention Regardless of whether he is good at anything or not, I will not ask anyone to replace him, but you still don’t know what’s going on with him?”

Qingwen heard that it was related to the safety of the house, so she twisted her waist and said: "That's not what I meant, I just called Yuchuan and the others..."

Lai Shangrong pretended to be angry and said: "Who is so merciless? Didn't you know that you are the uncle's favorite?"

Qingwen was so ashamed that she buried her head on Lai Shangrong's shoulder.

He said angrily: "Uncle!"

Lai Shangrong said with a smile: "You can look for him in the house and see if there is any maid he likes. I will make the decision to allocate him to him and concentrate on passing on the family line. When your nephew comes out, I will deregister him. I will tell Xiuyan later that he There are constant monthly payments over there, so you can just subsidize more."

After hearing this arrangement, Qingwen finally turned her worries into joy.

Lai Shangrong patted his waist and said, "You said that I am partial! This punishment is indispensable. Go and take out the largest bathtub."

As soon as she heard about the largest bathtub, Qingwen pushed Lai Shangrong away and said coquettishly: "Uncle is playing tricks like Fang again. I'll call Xiangling!"

Turn around and run away.

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The next day.

Lai Shangrong felt refreshed and not tired at all.

After your workout, head to the backyard dining room.

Bai Lao Niang and Jin Chuan stood in wait with their heads bowed.

"Uncle! This is a popular seafood in the south. I heard from Yu Chuan that you like to eat this. Try it to see if it tastes like it."

"Eight Treasures of Ginseng Wings?"

"The uncle is indeed well-informed!"

He had tasted the Bazhen of Ginseng Wings and the Bazhen of Mountains and Waters at Qingzhu Yayuan. He didn’t expect that Mrs. Bai could make them, but she really found a treasure.

“There’s no need to do so much in the morning, just steamed sea urchin eggs and a few side dishes.”

"Hey! Uncle, Jin Chuan is very good at making dim sum. What do you want to eat?"

Lai Shangrong nodded and said, "Have Aunt Xing told you? From now on, you will be responsible for the kitchen. As long as you work hard, if there is any trouble in the Rong Mansion, I will stop it for you."

After all, he had been master and servant for decades. If he wanted to break off the friendship between the two parties, he would certainly not say that Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang took the initiative, but that he had asked for the jade bracelet so that they could be grateful.

Fortunately, it was impossible to make a confession, and Jin Chuan was kicked out of the house again. Once the reason for Baoyu's beating was revealed, the family would have no choice but to give up.

"Don't worry, uncle. Thanks to you for not giving up and arranging errands for us. If we don't know how to repay you, we will be worse than pigs and dogs!"

"Jinchuan don't go to Rong Mansion from now on. This time Baoyu was beaten because Uncle Zheng knew about it. I was afraid that the second wife would see you... It cost me... Oh! If you don't say it, you will feel at ease in the future. Stay here!"

Several times he hesitated to speak, and did enough superficial work.

Jin Chuan didn't know what he thought of, and said with red eyes: "Don't worry, sir! I will never go there again to cause trouble to you!"

"Well! It's not that troublesome. Now that you have nothing to do with that place, even the second wife doesn't dare to do anything. But you all know that there will be some gossip in that house, so it's better to avoid it if you can!"

Then, he told Jin Chuan how to make bread and cakes.

"You can try it at home later!"

"Uncle! This pastry doesn't look like preserved fruit. It's best to use snowflake marshmallows to make it, otherwise the color will turn black..."

(End of this chapter)