noffsinger Chapter 122 Various Wire Drawings
Chapter 122 Various Wire Drawings
When Zhu Jingxing walked into Shu Le Zhai, Luo Xiaoran was making candied apples in the small kitchen with a group of maids.
Wash the apples, peel them, cut them into pieces, coat them with a layer of batter, fry them in a pan until golden brown, and then take them out.
There is still oil in the pot, don’t waste it, add sugar, stir constantly with a spatula and boil it into syrup.
Finally, add the fried apples and stir-fry, making sure to evenly coat the apples with syrup, then serve.
Since Luo Xiaoran is now frail and easily pushed down, the whole process is narrated by Luo Xiaoran, while Mother Xu, who has the best cooking skills in the kitchen, is in charge of cooking. The final product is evaluated by the maids around her.
"Wow, this is so delicious. I've never eaten such a delicious apple."
“It’s a candied apple.”
"It's sweet and fragrant, like candied fruit or a dessert."
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Seeing the little girls' comments, Mother Xu was so happy that her face was wrinkled:
"Our young lady's method is very good. It can not only be used on apples, but also on candied bananas, candied pears, and candied grapes!"
"Mother Xu is right!" Luo Xiaoran praised loudly, "Sweet-pull is a cooking method that is not limited to apples. It can be said that most fruits can be made into sweet-pull."
At this point, Luo Xiaoran looked at Mother Xu: "Mother Xu is not only a great cook, but also able to draw inferences from one example. This is really amazing. I'll go to Zhu Qiu to get the reward later!"
"Oh, Miss Xie!" Mother Xu hurriedly bowed to Luo Xiaoran.
"Hurry up! By the way, this sugar-coated silk can be made not only with fruits, but also with sweet potatoes. Using sweet potatoes to make sugar-coated silk is a classic, but you probably don't have sweet potatoes here, so you can make it with eggplant." Luo Xiaoran continued.
"We have never heard of sweet potatoes, but eggplants are used for cooking. Wouldn't it be strange to make them into a dessert by using the sugar-coated method?" Mother Xu questioned.
“No, after peeling the eggplant, don’t cut it into pieces. Cut it into strips about the size of a finger, and then add vinegar, which is the bitter wine you have here, the sour one.
Marinate it with vinegar, and when coating it with batter, crack a few eggs into it. This way, the eggplant strips will be very crispy when fried.
When you eat it, the syrup on the outside is sweet, and the eggplant on the inside is sour, which is a unique taste! "
"Miss, what you said made my mouth water. Shall we make candied eggplant?"
"I want to eat candied grapes and candied bananas."
"I, I, I want to eat them all..."
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The maids immediately became a mess, scrambling to order dishes.
Han Shuang, who was next to Luo Xiaoran, coughed lightly, and the noise in the kitchen disappeared immediately.
Luo Xiaoran immediately gave Han Shuang a thumbs up and said, "You are really dignified, old man."
After these days, Luo Xiaoran has come to realize that Han Shuang's status among the servants in the Zhu Mansion is higher than that of the housekeeper Liu Zhong.
"How about this, Madam Xu? You take a few people to Zhu Qiu later. In addition to taking your reward money, ask her for some money to buy all the ingredients. Then, make this whole candied silk family bucket tonight."
After that, Luo Xiaoran waved for Mother Xu to come closer and whispered in her ear, "By the way, bring me two bags of melon seeds without salt."
Mother Xu nodded repeatedly and agreed, promising to get the job done.
"And you!" Luo Xiaoran pointed at the girls who were most interested in ordering food, "Don't just think about eating and not doing anything. Come to the kitchen to help when the time comes. Do you hear me?"
"Yes!"
As one of the most experienced elders in the Zhu family, Han Shuang had developed the ability to listen carefully and observe all directions very early on.
Therefore, she was the first person to discover Zhu Jingxing standing outside the kitchen window.
Han Shuang leaned over to Luo Xiaoran's ear and reported the matter. Luo Xiaoran turned around and saw the elegant Zhu Jingxing.
"Okay, all of you go and do your own things!" Luo Xiaoran sent everyone away and instructed:
"Mother Xu, make all the candied silk I just mentioned, give me some of each, and send it to my room in the evening, along with the melon seeds."
"Yes, ma'am."
When Luo Xiaoran took Han Shuang out, Zhu Jingxing was no longer under the window.
By the time Luo Xiaoran slowly walked to the reception room on the first floor, Zhu Jingxing had already drunk two cups of tea. Han Shuang did not follow her in, but considerately closed the door from the outside.
"Master Zhu looks so tired and exhausted. Have you not washed, bathed or changed your clothes yet?" Luo Xiaoran asked with a frivolous look on her face.
Seeing Zhu Jingxing lowering his head to drink tea without saying anything, Luo Xiaoran continued:
"I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting for so long! It's mainly because of the medicine Zhu Qiutian gave me. You know, it made me weak all over and walk slowly."
Zhu Jingxing finally put down the teacup and looked up at Luo Xiaoran, "Are you blaming me for drugging you?"
"Um!"
"You're so straightforward."
"If it were you, you would have been feeling weak all over for a whole month and a half. Would you feel happy about that?" Luo Xiaoran sneered.
Zhu Jingxing blinked his eyes, as if he had thought of something, and raised the corner of his mouth: "I... don't need it."
Huh? Luo Xiaoran was speechless.
"You came all the way here to tie me up, what on earth do you want to do?"
Luo Xiaoran sat on the table opposite Zhu Jingxing, yes, on the table, not on the chair, and crossed her legs.
Zhu Jingxing put down the teacup, with an elegant posture, then slowly stood up and walked in front of Luo Xiaoran, squinting his eyes:
"With a native body and a soul from another world, how can I live in the mountains and wilderness without any worries?"
Luo Xiaoran's nonchalant expression froze on her face. It would be better for Huineng, the old bald man, to tell Zhu Jing!
"Is this sentence special?" Luo Xiaoran said stubbornly.
"I went to Kyoto to report on my work this time. I asked around and found out that the Empress Lin of the Taizong Emperor identified Concubine Yun as a resurrected demon!"
At this point, Zhu Jingxing paused, his eyes scanning Luo Xiaoran's face inch by inch: "Do you want to try it?"
Luo Xiaoran looked at him without fear, but inside she was as panicked as a puppy.
She really didn't expect that Zhu Jingxing would use his ultimate move as soon as he came back!
"Sir, Zhu Qiu requests to see you." Zhu Qiu's voice came from outside the door, accidentally interrupting the subtle mutual testing between Zhu Jingxing and Luo Xiaoran.
"Come in." Zhu Jingxing sat back in his original seat.
Zhu Qiu pushed the door open and saw Luo Xiaoran sitting at the table opposite Zhu Jingxing. His temples began to throb with pain.
"Sir, Zhu Qiu has something important to report to you."
"Is it something about the mansion?"
Zhu Qiu glanced at Luo Xiaoran and said in a deep voice, "Yes."
Then, the living room fell into silence.
"Oh, you can't let me know, and you need me to step away?" Luo Xiaoran suddenly realized the reason why Zhu Qiu didn't speak, and asked.
Zhu Qiu nodded, "Miss, please step aside."
"I can avoid it, but if you want to talk about Lin Qianqian, I think it would be better for me to tell Lord Zhu, after all, I am the person involved."
Zhu Qiu: ...You guessed it again? ? !