Pastoral little master

Chapter 152

Xu Ronghua's pretty face was as red as a ripe persimmon.

She bit her lower lip tightly, as if controlling her emotions.

Unexpectedly, Wen Xiuyi actually let her go to work with an unintentional remark.

Looking at this appearance, Qiduo was really worried that she would cry.

He squinted at Wen Xiuyi, disapproving of his actions, thinking it was a little too much.

Xu Ronghua is just admiring you, no matter what you think in your heart, you can't push her so hard and embarrass her.

Seeing that she couldn't take back the lotus root in Wen Xiuyi's hand, Qiduo had no choice but to choose another three lotus root, and then she was going to wash it, but she didn't want to play these tricks with them.

"I'll wash it!" Xu Ronghua gritted his teeth, and took the little bamboo basket containing lotus root from Wen Xiuyi's hand.

Wen Xiuyi nodded slightly.

"Get out of the way." Xu Ronghua pushed Qiduo who was about to take the lotus root.

She was angry in her heart, she didn't dare to get angry with Wen Xiuyi, but she let it on Qi Duo.

Under the rage, her strength was really not small, Qiduo was too late, and was pushed back several steps, just in time to be blocked by the table behind her, otherwise, she would have really fallen.

But the waist was on the hard table, and there was a little pain.

Qiduo frowned in displeasure, what are you doing, the sympathy for Xu Ronghua suddenly disappeared.

Looking at Wen Xiuyi, Qi Duo said, "Mr. Wen, the kitchen is very dirty, it's really not suitable for you to stay here."

The tone is already a little unhappy.

Wen Xiuyi put his hands behind his back, his phoenix eyes drooped, and his thin lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

But after all, he didn't say anything, just nodded, "Okay, if you have something to do, just tell Miss Xu to do it."

Qiduo nodded, then turned around to do other things, and ignored him again, as her waist still hurt.

Wen Xiuyi left the kitchen with her hands behind her back.

But before he left, he walked up to Xu Ronghua and whispered a few words.

Xu Ronghua's complexion turned from red to white.

As soon as Wen Xiuyi left, Xu Ronghua immediately dropped the lotus root in his hand to the ground.

The kitchen was not lively at this time, and the movement of the lotus root falling immediately made everyone turn their attention to it.

There was obvious disgust in the seven eyes, what a savage lady.

She ignored it, and continued to cut the lean meat into pieces, and then chopped it into a meat paste, which will be used to make lotus root clips later.

A handyman walked over carefully, picked up the shattered lotus root from the ground, and cleaned up the lotus residue on the ground.

"Miss Xu, let me wash it for you." The chefs knew Xu Ronghua's identity, and some immediately ran over to please him.

"Hmph, you guys are acquainted." Xu Ronghua stomped his feet resentfully, left the pool, and let others wash the lotus roots for him.

She looked at Qiduo, and gritted her silver teeth.

'Deng Deng', she walked over angrily, raised her chin and said to Qi Duo, "Hey, boy, let me ask you, if my brother Yi asks who washed the lotus root later, do you know how to answer?"

"I don't know." Qi Duo shook her head, but did not look at Xu Ronghua.

She didn't have the time to talk to Xu Rong, she wanted to cook these few dishes quickly, I don't know how their father's lotus root is selling, she has to go and see.

"Bah, idiot, let me tell you, if brother Yi asks, you can say that I washed all the lotus root, and I help you do everything, you know?" Xu Ronghua's tone was a bit domineering.

"Okay." Qiduo nodded, not caring about her attitude and tone.

She knew that Xu Ronghua, a pampered rich lady like her, was arrogant and superior to others. In her eyes, she was just a country boy with nothing, reasoning with her and looking for troubles.

Satisfied with Qi Duo's obedience, Xu Ronghua walked out of the kitchen with his hands behind his back, and went to the yard to enjoy the scenery.

Without Xu Ronghua's instructions, the chef with his own mind and nimbleness stepped forward to please him.

The handyman brought over the washed lotus root, Qiduo smiled and thanked her.

After chopping the meat and cleaning her hands, she scraped off the outer skin of the lotus root, cut off one end of the lotus root to expose the hole of the lotus root, but the lotus root can't be thrown away, it will be of great use later.

But the lotus root joint at the other end cannot be cut off, otherwise, the glutinous rice will be missed after being put in.

Then pour the glutinous rice into all the holes of the lotus root, and press it with chopsticks while filling it. After it is full, cover the lotus joint that was just cut off as it is, and fix it on the lotus root with a thin bamboo stick, as tight as possible. Do not reveal the rice inside.

In the same way, Qiduo filled the other two lotus root with glutinous rice, then put the three lotus root into the earthenware pot, poured water to cover the lotus root, added white sugar and rock sugar, covered the pot, and started cooking on the stove.

It is best not to use an iron pot to cook glutinous rice lotus root, otherwise not only the color will not look good, but the taste will also be affected.

At this time, the scented tea has also brewed its color, which is bright red and very beautiful.

Qiduo chose two pieces of crispy lotus root, washed them and sliced ​​them.

There are several kinds of lotus root, the color is darker, pink or brown, relatively powdery, suitable for soup and cooking, just like the glutinous rice lotus root just now, the lotus root is made of powder, so the cooked lotus root tastes more noodles.

The lighter color, white or light yellow lotus root is very crisp and sweet, especially suitable for cold salad and stir-fry.

Rouge lotus root is a cold dish, so it is natural to choose this kind of crispy lotus root. The taste of the lotus root is fresh and tender, crisp, sweet and fresh.

Qiduo put the cut lotus root slices into the boiling water in the pot, put some salt, and drop two drops of vinegar at the same time to prevent the lotus root from turning black. Drain the water in the basket.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, cut the lotus root for fried lotus root into thicker slices, and then cut the thick slices from the middle, but do not cut them off, soak them in salt water to prevent them from turning black.

The lotus root slices that were boiled before have almost drained the water. Qiduo put them into the brewed scented tea, added some white vinegar, and put them aside, leaving them alone for now.

After an hour or two, the white lotus root slices will turn into a beautiful flower brown color.
Of course, if you want a darker color, soak for a longer time.

The sweet and sour rouge lotus root is finished.

At this time, the glutinous rice lotus root that is being boiled in the pot has given off a sweet lotus root aroma.

Qiduo mixes the minced meat in the bowl with salt, soy sauce and chives evenly, then puts the minced meat into the middle of the lotus root clips that have just been cut, and squeezes it slightly so that all the holes of the lotus root are filled with the minced meat.

This is delicate work, so be patient.

After filling all the lotus root clips with meat, Qiduo cracked an egg into a clean deep basin, stirred well, then added flour and a little salt, added water and made a batter.

Put vegetable oil in another pan. When the oil is [-]% hot, Qiduo picks up the lotus root clip with chopsticks, puts it into the batter to hang the paste, and then puts it into the oil pan to fry.

Deep-fry the lotus root until golden brown, but it needs to be fried twice to prevent the lotus root from being undercooked.

When the sound of 'sizzling' came out from the pot, the fragrance also began to permeate the kitchen and float to the yard at the same time.

The flowers of the two peach trees in the courtyard have withered, and the branches are beginning to grow green leaves.

There is a stone table under the peach tree, with snacks and tea, and Xu Ronghua, who is bored, fell asleep lying on the stone table.

She really didn't want to stay in the kitchen, but Wen Xiuyi told her before leaving that she should always help Qiduo with work and not be lazy.

If Qiduo doesn't leave her kitchen for a while, she can't leave.

The warm sunlight shone on her body, making her feel dizzy and drowsy. In the end, she couldn't bear it anymore, and regardless of the coldness of the stone table, she fell asleep soundly.

Two bees were buzzing around her, maybe the pink clothes made the bees mistake it for flowers.

Xu Ronghua slept soundly. In the kitchen, Qiduo had fried lotus root.

"Come on, let's try it." Qiduo pointed to the golden lotus root and said to the chefs standing aside with a smile.

When she was making these dishes just now, let the chefs watch from the sidelines and tell them some details that need attention.

In fact, these dishes are not difficult and easy to learn.

The chefs each took a piece of lotus root clip from the plate and tasted it.

"Well, it's crispy and crispy, delicious. I didn't expect that lotus root can be fried and eaten. It's delicious." After tasting, the chefs nodded their heads in praise.

Qiduo smiled and nodded, "There are many ways to make lotus root. In addition to what you usually know, there are also these three kinds that I make now, and there are many more. I will tell you now..."

Glutinous rice and lotus root take the longest time to cook. Taking this opportunity, she briefly talked about other ways of making lotus root, and at the same time encouraged the chefs to find ways to innovate and make more tricks.

The glutinous rice and lotus root were finally cooked, Qiduo took them out to cool, cut them into slices with a clean chopping board and knife, put them on a white porcelain plate, and sprinkled some sweet-scented osmanthus on the lotus root slices.

Then boil the glutinous rice and lotus root soup in the pot over high heat, stir while cooking, and cook until it becomes thick.

Pour the boiled juice on the glutinous rice lotus root. When the sweet-scented osmanthus is heated, it immediately emits bursts of light fragrance, which is refreshing.

Rouge lotus root also turned pink, Qiduo took a white plate, put some lotus root slices into the plate, and continued to soak the rest.

Thinking that Wen Xiuyi likes spicy food, Qiduo made Kung Pao diced lotus root with peanuts, diced lettuce and diced lotus root, stir-fried with chilli.

Well, it’s so sweet!

Smelling the aroma of chili peppers, Qiduo couldn't help but praise herself too.

Put the four plates into the food box, and Qiduo asked the chefs to make some rouge lotus root according to the law. It was soaked today, and it will be sold tomorrow. It is delicious and colorful, very happy.

The chefs responded and went to work, and Qiduo took the food box out of the kitchen.

She saw Xu Ronghua sleeping soundly at a glance, smiled, ignored it, and walked directly to Xu Youxuan's study.

Apart from Xu Youxuan and Wen Xiuyi, there are Guanshi He and Guanshi Liu in the study.

Guanshi Liu is the deputy steward of Chunfeng Deyi Building. He specializes in managing the staff, which is equivalent to managing personnel. Guanshi He is the chief steward, and all the deputy stewards belong to him.

Guanshi Liu has just been promoted as the general manager of the food city, and he will arrange the related matters of the food city in the future.

It was the first time to be the general manager, Xu Youxuan was worried that he could not do well in some areas, so he asked the manager to help, and is arranging the related matters of opening tomorrow to make sure nothing goes wrong.

Seeing Qiduo coming in, Xu Youxuan said with a smile, "Okay, let's eat first, and continue talking after eating, just to listen to Seventh Brother's opinion."

He turned his head and shouted towards the back of the study, "Xiu Yi, come out and eat some good food."

There is also an inner room in this study, which should be a place for rest.

Xu Youxuan was discussing business with his subordinates outside, while Wen Xiuyi was reading and resting in the room, it seems that the relationship between the two is really extraordinary.

Qiduo thought to herself.

Wen Xiuyi in a white robe walked from the inner room Shi Shiran, with a faint smile on his face.

Qiduo opened the food box, brought out the dishes, and put the chopsticks aside.

Red, yellow, pink, green, and white, the blooming colors have greatly increased everyone's appetite, not to mention the tangy fragrance.

It's just a pity that when everyone just took the chopsticks and was about to taste it, there was a hasty knock on the door of the study.

"Who is this? It's really not the right time." Guanshi He slightly annoyed, and opened the door with a smile.

"No, it's just in time, there's something delicious to eat." Xu Youxuan joked with a smile.

The study door was opened, it was the boy.

"Manager He, Manager Xiao Qi's father and brothers are looking for Manager Xiao Qi. They seem to be in a hurry, and they are waiting downstairs." The young man quickly explained the reason for knocking on the door.

Ah, what happened to Dad, Second Sister, and Liu Lang?
Qiduo's face darkened, she put down her chopsticks, and ran out the door without even saying hello.

(End of this chapter)