Mrs. Xiangyang scolded the old bastard in her heart. His ability to pretend was really good, but what did those two short words mean? Why not say a few more words? Where is his usual skill of coaxing concubines?
She hurriedly broke the situation and said with a smile, "Move your chopsticks and eat."
The corner of her eyes swept to Lord Xiangyang who moved his chopsticks to pick the boiled fish filet. She couldn't help but wonder, this old thing was so spoiled, but this time he sacrificed a lot for his daughter's face.
However, noble ladies didn't need to be good at cooking, it was enough to have filial piety.
She scooped a spoonful of mutton soup, the minced meat was stewed so badly that it melted in the mouth, but the aftertaste was tainted and could not go away. She hurriedly picked a pair of chopsticks and took pickled celery to suppress the taste. After only two bites, she lost her appetite.
Jiang Shuyao took a bowl of chicken soup with bamboo fungus and fresh abalone for her at the right time, "Mother, this chicken soup has been simmered with wood fire for a long time, and a thin layer of oil is simmered on the noodles. It's so fresh that I have to swallow my tongue. Try it."
As she was persuaded, Mrs. Xiangyang couldn't refuse even if she had no appetite. She took a sip. It was indeed a savory chicken soup, which was full of flavor, but she was used to drinking it, and she felt that it was boring.
"Father." Jiang Shuyao served Lord Xiangyang a bowl of chicken soup, playing as a filial daughter handily.
Lord Xiangyang enjoy it very much. A thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, his tongue was slightly numb, and he couldn't stop after the stimulating and spicy taste.
"What soup to drink. Come here, bring wine!"
Mrs. Xiangyang finally noticed something was wrong, and took a few glances at the two brightly colored dishes. Jiang Shuyao immediately scooped a spoonful of Mapo tofu for her with a public spoon.
The tofu was fresh and tender, covered in brown-red sauce, paired with crystal clear white rice, it really made people curious about the taste.
She picked up rice mixed with Mapo tofu and put it in her mouth.
The first reaction it was hot. The starch used for thickening retained the heat of the tofu and makes the cornel flavor better. Perhaps it was not hot, but tingling. The fragrant and heavy cornel taste awakens the taste buds. The plump and soft refined rice was matched with the soft tofu that melted in the mouth. The taste was rich, and there was still an endless aftertaste in the mouth until it was swallowed.
She looked at Jiang Shuyao in amazement, and when she saw her eyes full of smiles, she immediately understood.
As a mother who knew her own daughter, it must had been the chef that this girl found. She lied that she cooked it herself, but she was a lot smarter.
She looked up at Xie Xun. She was about to say a few words such as "little girl's poor craftsmanship", but she saw that the bowl of white rice in front of Xie Xun was already halved!
Then she looked at the chopsticks of Lord Xiangyang which kept scooping into the boiled fish fillets, making his face flushed.
Her words choked in her throat, and she couldn't control that much, so she quickly scooped a few spoonfuls of mapo tofu into the bowl.
She stirred and swallowed it in a big mouthful, making it even more delicious. She forgot that she had a bad appetite just now.
Xie Xun's rice bowl soon bottomed out. His posture eating rice was elegant and decent, unlike the Lord Xiangyang who just gobbled it up. When he finished eating, no one noticed that he was eating too fast and had lost his grace.
He glanced at the side dishes that were about to be swept clean, frowned slightly, retracted his gaze, and sat quietly waiting for Lord Xiangyang to finish.
He was born handsome, with a cold and detached temperament. At this moment, because he frowned slightly, his sense of indifference became heavier, and caused the maids standing around to take a peek.
Not sure why such an immortal-like son-in-law looked troubled.
"The immortal-like son-in-law" looked at the soup cup. It was so hot and spicy, he really wanted to drink a cup of tea...
Noblemen usually paid attention to keep only to 80% fullness, but today several people ate very well, and Jiang Shuyao revealed that lazy and boneless appearance again.
The two of them bid farewell to Lord and Mrs. Xiangyang and returned home. The sun was just right in the afternoon, and it was so warm that they almost couldn't open their eyes.
Xie Xun walked beside her and saw her look. He couldn't help but resent her, but he still slowed down and walked slowly outside the house under the warm sunlight.
"You really made those two dishes just now?" Xie Xun asked while pacing.
Jiang Shuyao casually replied, "Yeah."
Xie Xun swallowed the rest of his words again, regretting that he has just talked to Jiang Shuyao. He was really dazzled by the sun.
He quickened his pace and quickly shook off Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao looked at his back and mumbled, "Inexplicable."
Lord Xiangyang's Mansion and Duke Xie's mansion were not far away, and the carriage swayed back. Jiang Shuyao opened the corner of the curtain, drooped her head and looked out. Xie Xun hasn't asked her at all and he was too lazy to stop it.
Along the way, there was nothing to behold except for the mansions. Just as Jiang Shuyao was about to put down the curtains, she saw a wooden cart coming in front of her, turning the corner to the back door of a mansion.
Seeing that it was a novel thing, she asked, "What is this?"
Bai Zhi was not quite sure, but the young man sitting in front of the carriage replied. "Responding to Madam, this is from Hui People's shop in Xishi which deliver goat milk."
"Goat milk? "Jiang Shuyao eyes light up, "There is milk?"
"In Hui People's shop, there is milk but the price is expensive. The four young master of the house usually drink some milk."
In this dynasty, the emperor reformed industry and commerce, and the Central Plains and the capital were connected to each other, which enabled dairy products to be introduced to the Central Plains earlier.
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In the Tang Dynasty, cheese and other cheese products were tribute to the Tang Dynasty royal family from the ethnic minorities in the frontier. Some pharmacists also listed cow's milk as a nourishing food.
A book once recorded that "milk from cows, butter from milk, pastry from butter, cooked pastry from raw pastry, and oil from cooked pastry". At this time, they had learned how to make refined butter such as ghee, not to mention the production methods of milk powder, cheese, cheese, dried milk, fermented cheese and other dairy products.
Not to mention dairy products, milk can make many simple and delicious desserts.
For example, the favorite milk tea of modern young people, there are many types of tea, such as black tea, green tea, oolong tea, etc, with ice cream in summer and taro balls with milk in winter, you would feel happy after a bite.
Jiang Shuyao immediately instructed Bai Zhi, "I want milk too!" Then she thought of the necessary cream for dessert, described it in detail, and asked Bai Zhi to go to the Hui People's shop for inquiries.
Bai Zhi nodded naturally.
When the carriage arrived at Duke Xie's mansion, Jiang Shuyao, who was excited, didn't even need a footstool, and directly jumped down with her big skirt.
Xie Xun saw that they both were separated from each other in Lord Xiangyang's Mansion, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Then he saw his eldest nephew, Xie Ye, and his second nephew, Xie Hao, who happened to return to the mansion behind them.
His face became stiff, Jiang Shuyao was shamed in front of his two nephews, he felt a little embarrassed.
Xie Ye and Xie Hao are also a little embarrassed, and they stepped forward to greet them, "Third-uncle, Third-aunt."
After the greeting ceremony, they saw that Jiang Shuyao was dressed strangely today. They couldn't help but look at her a few more times, and they froze. They suddenly remembered when visiting the lake in the spring of the previous year. Jiang Shuyao also dressed up like this, and peeped at young men of the poetry and literature society with a bunch of little sisters, and made a big embarrassment. They were also in that group that was "molested".
The two looked at each other and hurriedly run away, and feeling even more sympathetic to their third uncle.
Xie Xun could guess what they thought just by looking at their faces, and his expression became colder.
Jiang Shuyao didn't know about it at all, and hurried back to the house, "The powder on your face is too uncomfortable. Wash your face quickly."
Xie Ye and Xie Hao parted, and went to the main room to go to see Xu -shi first. He listened as soon as he stepped into the yard. As soon as they stepped into the yard, they heard Xu -shi 's shout, "Where are they? Didn't I make you look after them?!"
Xie Ye was a little surprised. His mother was a talented girl from a scholarly family, and she paid the most attention to rules and etiquette. He hadn't heard her raise her voice since he was a child.
"Mother?" He quickly stepped forward to Xu -shi .
Xu -shi saw him like she was seeing a savior, and said anxiously, "Quickly, go and catch your brothers back!"
"Ah Zhao and Ah Yao?" Xie Ye was puzzled.
Xu -shi was anxious and was about to stamp her feet, "Yes, go quickly, don't let them go to your third-aunt's yard." Everyone in the whole house was evading Jiang Shuyao, only Xie Zhao and Xie Yao always wanted to go to Jiang Shuyao's yard. After they came back that day, Xu -shi specifically watched them and not let them run around. Jiang Shuyao returned home today, and she sighed in relief and was busy with her affairs. When she turned her head, the two little guys had slipped away.
Xie Ye still wanted to ask, but seeing that Xu -shi 's complexion was not good, he shut up and went out to chase his brothers in a daze.
On the other end, Jiang Shuyao stared at two small carrot heads, one fat and one thin, wondering, "Why are you here?"
Ah Zhao spoke like a little adult, "Don't the third aunt welcome us?"
Ah Yao held a bamboo tube in his hand and nodded.
Jiang Shuyao was able to get along well with the children, and smiled after hearing this, "You are not here for a meal, right?"
Ah Zhao chuckled.
She moved her gaze to the bamboo tube in Ah Yao's hand, "What is this?"
Ah Zhao replied, "Milk, the doctor said that drinking it regularly can strengthen the body."
"Yeah." Ah Yao nodded and lifted the bamboo cover. After taking a sip, his little face wrinkled and he closed the lid again.
"Why don't you drink it?" Jiang Shuyao asked when he saw it.
This time Ah Yao spoke by himself, his voice was as soft as a mosquito, and he slowly said, "It's hard to drink."
He is short and looked up at Jiang Shuyao. His black and white eyes are wet, and Jiang Shuyao was hit in an instant with a warm heart, "Well, third aunts can make you dessert with milk?"
She took the bamboo tube, uncovered the lid, and smelled it. The smell of milk was indeed heavy.
Leading two small buns into the kitchen, Jiang Shuyao first heated the milk with almonds and jasmine tea to remove the fishy smell in the milk. Then she let the milk cool, while processing the egg whites.
While she was busy making double-skin milk pudding there, Xie Ye rushed to his uncle's study. He is at the same age as Jiang Shuyao. He wanted to avoid suspicion, so he asked the servants to lead him to Xie Xun's study.
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Xie Xun listened to his question, and suddenly thought of the rice noodles that he had eaten that night. He looked at the sky awkwardly to determine whether it was time for dinner.
"Third uncle?" Xie Ye called out to make him regain his senses.
Xie Xun's expression remained unchanged, "I'll see if they are in her yard."
Xie Ye blushed a little. The children looked for Jiang Shuyao to play, but they insisted on telling them to come back. This is like putting the disliked Jiang Shuyao on the table.
He swept over Xie Xun's face, and saw his expression unchanged, and he was relieved. Although she is the wife of the third uncle, the third uncle may hate Jiang Shuyao more than they do.
Xie Ye followed Xie Xun out, and stopped outside the courtyard. He didn't want to see this third aunt...
Xie Xun didn't say anything. He stepped into the courtyard and walked directly to the small kitchen.
Sure enough, he met the three people in the small kitchen.
Double skin milk pudding had just come out of the pot. Jiang Shuyao took the porcelain bowl out of the pot and touched her earlobe because it is so hot. From the outside, she glanced at a figure at the kitchen door. When she turned around, she saw Xie Xun and was shocked.
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[T/N: Double skin milk pudding is a Cantonese dessert made of milk, egg whites, and sugar. It was first invented in Shunde, Guangdong. It is a velvety smooth milk custard somewhat resembling panna cotta, with double skin. The first skin is formed during the cooling of the boiled milk and the second during the cooling of the cooked custard.]
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