Farmer's Head: Busy farming

Chapter 139
Chapter 139

"But it's getting late, look at your elder sister Xi'er, she's gone to wash up, don't hold back." Seeing the reluctance on Zhu'er's face, Hongmei smiled slightly, her tone was Much softer.

Zhu'er was a little angry at getting up, but seeing Hongmei like this, she couldn't get angry anymore, so she could only nod her head.

When she got off the bed and got dressed, Xi'er had already washed up.

Seeing that Xi'er started combing her hair, she couldn't help being anxious, she hurried to wash and dress up, and waited for the two of them to sit at the table and drink porridge, but her mind was still in a daze.

Seeing that the two of them were not energetic early in the morning, Hongmei said, "What's wrong with you? You wake up so sluggish in the morning?"

"I'm sleepy!" Zhu'er couldn't help complaining, and took a bite of the big soft bun.

Xi'er didn't say anything, just ate with her head down.

Hongmei and Zhu'er chatted a few words, waited for the two to have dinner, and then prepared to take them to the back kitchen.

"The back kitchen is the place where troubles are most likely to occur. You two should be careful. They are all things that the master puts in your mouth. You must strictly control them and use them as dim sum." Hongmei continued to babble as she walked.

Xi'er and Zhu'er naturally responded, looking very cautious with their cautious appearance.

When we got to the back kitchen, it was already in full swing. There were seven or eight pots cooking at the same time. The vegetables and meat were all busy, and there were several people cooking and lighting the fire.

In the place where the rear window is close to the back wall, a high platform more than one meter high is built. There are more than a dozen small stoves on it, and there are casserole pots on it. I don’t know what is cooking.

When Hongmei entered the kitchen, her conversation became much less, and she took them to greet the people in the kitchen, and then led them to the small high platform.

"These are the places where tonics and medicines are cooked for the masters. The pots and stoves of each master are special, so don't confuse them." Hongmei's voice was much softer, but Xi'er could still hear it clearly .

As soon as the introduction was over, someone said that Guanshi Yang had come. As soon as the person finished speaking, Xi'er saw Guanshi Yang appearing at the door of the kitchen.

His hair was combed meticulously, and he looked like a very serious person.

Steward Yang walked straight towards the three of them, with a calm and frightening expression on his face.

"You are Xi'er, right?" Steward Yang saw that Xi'er was wearing the maid's clothes in the house, which seemed to be the case, so he asked knowingly.

Xi'er nodded respectfully, and then said, "Yes."

"Well, I heard from Hongmei that you know how to cook. Our house is just hiring a cook. It's hard to find someone near the end of the year. If you really know how to cook, I'll save my worries a lot." Not as harsh as before.

"I know a little bit of superficiality, I wonder if I can get into Yang Guanshi's eyes." Xi'er said this very modestly, after all, how could Chu Zigui's culinary skills be praised so badly?
Guanshi Yang felt a little pain in his hands when he was flattering like this, so he said with a smile, "You can say, but you don't know if your craftsmanship can pass the test. Can you stew bird's nest?"

"Bird's nest?" Xi'er was taken aback for a moment, didn't she say that she is good at cooking?
But seeing Steward Yang staring at him flickeringly, he replied honestly, "I'm just a peasant girl, how can I cook bird's nest, but I've heard of it before."

"Let's hear what you said?" Steward Yang was very satisfied with Xi'er's candor.

If you don't know it, just say no, you can learn it if you don't know it, it's much better than pretending to understand it.

Xi'er paused for a moment, trying to find out how to eat bird's nest from his head. This bird's nest was eaten once or twice when he was in modern times.

"After all, this bird's nest is soaked in clean water first. After soaking the hair, wash it slowly. After washing off the dirty things inside, put it in a stew pot and add boiling water. Then put the stew pot in a casserole and add water to it. Half an hour is best, wait for the bird's nest to be stewed, then boil the syrup and those red dates into a juice, and pour it into the bird's nest." Xi'er said it completely according to her own method, after all, she has done it once or twice, This is still somewhat impressive.

When Guanshi Yang heard it, he still looked good, not to mention whether he could, but it was already pretty good to be able to tell the truth.

After all, she is a country girl, so it is strange to be proficient in it.

"It just so happens that there's a piece of bird's nest in the kitchen. I'll take it to stew. Let Hongmei help you with whatever is missing. It's nice to say, but it's important to do it." The backyard management of the Chu Mansion is docile and obedient, and their tone has softened a lot at this moment.

Xi'er nodded, and replied, "Yes."

Steward Yang's gaze fell on Zhu'er, seeing that she was younger than Xi'er, and thinking that she was born at home, he didn't want to make things difficult, so he said, "You just follow Xi'er and help her."

"Yes!" Zhu'er's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, she was afraid that Manager Yang would give her some hard work.

After sending Steward Yang out of the kitchen, Xi'er turned back and looked at the fist-sized bird's nest on the counter, feeling a little uneasy.

Seeing her staring at the bird's nest in a daze, Hongmei said, "Xi'er, don't be stupid, do it quickly, do it well, and your life will be easy when Manager Yang is satisfied."

"Ah? Yes!" After being reminded by Hongmei, Xi'er came back to her senses, nodded, and started to fight.

This bird's nest looks very good. Although it is winter, it still needs to be soaked in cold water. It becomes very crystal clear when I fall asleep.

Xi'er patiently washed out the impurities and fine hairs, while Zhu'er and Hongmei looked at it dumbfounded.

It needs to be so meticulous. No wonder Manager Yang said that this cook is hard to find.

After the bird's nest was washed, Xi'er began to stew it in the pot, let Zhu'er watch the slow fire, and she was busy making syrup again.

The red dates and wolfberries are boiled in a casserole with sugar and water, and slowly change their color, turning into maroon red, and exuding a faint jujube fragrance.

Although Hongmei has never done it or eaten it, she has seen it anyway.

He couldn't help but asked curiously, "Xi'er, why did you boil the syrup? The cooks in the past just stewed it and sent it away."

"I heard that this bird's nest has an egg white smell in it. Boil some syrup to cover the bad taste and make the smell and taste better." Xi'er is very patient. Whenever she encounters cooking matters, she Just very serious.

Hongmei nodded thoughtfully, then smiled, "You know a lot, you don't look like you came from the countryside."

"Hey, I also heard from others, how can I know so much." Xi'er hurriedly explained after hearing this.

She still understands the truth that a big tree attracts the wind. What the Chu family of Nuoda has to do is to be a low-key person.

　There is a new chapter added in the early morning, I wish you all a happy weekend.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)