Ancient Foodie Survival Guide

The next day after Jiang Shuyao greeted the old lady, he was stopped by the Xu family after leaving Shouning Hall.

"Three younger brothers and sisters." Xu's money came, she was thirty or two, but the years did not leave too many marks on her face.

Xu seldom spoke to Jiang Shuyao actively. Jiang Shuyao was slightly surprised and stopped to look at her.

She smiled softly as always: "Could you please ask your younger siblings to go to our courtyard for a comment."

Jiang Shuya hesitated for a moment, nodded in response.

The maid drew on the curtain, Zhou came out of the house, listened to the conversation between the two, and frowned at them.

Zhou's temperament matches her appearance very well, with bold eyebrows, aggressive and straightforward, but he has to wear a virtuous and upright attire and try to get closer to Xu's family. One word describes it as "twisting Ba".

"Sister-in-law, younger siblings." She raised one eyebrow. "When did you two get so close?"

Xu's expression did not change, and he replied gently and softly: "We must work hard to get close to each other."

Zhou gave a disdainful "humph" and laughed, ignoring the presence of Jiang Shuyao, and said directly: "Pretending to be, you and I have never been close."

Xu's said: "You don't have to be like this for younger brothers and sisters." He didn't want to care about Zhou's.

Zhou's fist hit the cotton, and he felt boring and aggrieved, but after so many years, he had become accustomed to it. He glared at Xu's, then stared at Jiang Shuyao for a few times, curled his lips, and left in a hurry.

"She's just this temperament, she's covered with thorns, just get used to it." Xu clan said while leading Jiang Shuyao to the big house.

Jiang Shuyao never thought that the Xu family was a person who would say that others are bad, and looked at her strangely.

Xu knew what she was thinking and didn't want to explain, the two came to the big room in silence.

Jiang Shuyao sat down and watched Xu's leisurely pouring a cup of tea for her. He finally couldn't help it, and asked, "Is there anything wrong with my sister-in-law calling me?"

Xu's gentle smile turned a little unnatural, he let out a sigh of relief, and said: "My younger brother and sister are quick to talk, and I won't be circumspect anymore. I don't want to conceal it, I want to ask my younger brother and sister to clarify something."

"But before that, I should apologize to my younger siblings."

"Huh?" Jiang Shuyao was staring at the various pastries on the table. He was taken aback when he heard these words, and took his gaze away from the pastries.

"Sister-in-law, what does this mean?" Apologized to her for no reason, giving her the feeling that the Xu family wanted her to do something big.

Xu's face was a little embarrassed: "I used to be prejudiced against my younger siblings and deliberately alienated me, and even managed to keep my two children in the younger siblings' courtyard. Later I gradually realized that I was narrow-minded and narrow-minded."

At the beginning, the uncle Xiangyang had somehow moved the queen, deliberately letting her marry Jiang Shuyao and Xie Xun. If the queen gave the marriage, it would not be so easy to get married. Xie Xun had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush to propose to Jiang Shuyao before his marriage. As the eldest sister-in-law, Xu's sister-in-law, Jiang Shuyao, was very picky.

But Jiang Shuyao was not as absurd as the rumors after he married into the mansion, and he got along well with Xie Xun. Her estrangement and picky made her appear mean. In addition, Jiang Shuyao was very fond of the two children and did not thank her for her actions. Zhao Xie Yao was dissatisfied, and she was the one with bad temper.

"Why did my sister-in-law say this?" Jiang Shuyao was a little slow in interpersonal communication, and did not notice Xu's thoughts of alienation.

Xu clan was even more ashamed when he heard the words, and once again sincerely explained his mind and apologized to Jiang Shuyao.

Jiang Shuyao was really a little dumbfounded. She quietly turned her head to look at Bai Zhi, but she saw an expression of raised eyebrows on Bai Zhi's face.

What the co-author Xu said is true, but does it feel like she is alone?

Seeing Xu's more remorse, Jiang Shuyao's guilt and gentle appearance made her very uncomfortable, so she interrupted: "Sister-in-law, just tell me something."

Xu pulled the handkerchief tighter and explained a little eagerly: "My younger brother and sister have misunderstood. If I have nothing to ask you, I will still apologize to you."

"Uh, I didn't mean that..." Before Jiang Shu's words were finished, a small meat ball flew from a distance and hit her.

"Three aunts!" Xie Zhao hugged her arm and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Azhao!" Xu Clan scolded.

In front of the Xu family, Xie Zhao still didn't dare to be too lively, let go of Jiang Shuyao's arm in aggrieved manner, and salute respectfully: "Mother, third aunt."

After he finished the salute, Xie Yao would rush over, walking so quickly that he was a little out of breath.

He followed to salute, Xu nodded, and asked the grandmother next to him: "Why are they here?"

"In response to Madam, there is something urgent at the Master's house, and he just handed out a letter to ask for leave."

Xu said: "If the Master is not in you, please review the book yourself, don't be greedy."

"I heard the maid said that the third aunt came, and only brought the fourth younger brother." Xie Zhao pulled Jiang Shuyao's sleeve.

Jiang Shuyao said in a slightly embarrassing manner: "That... I wonder what the sister-in-law wanted to say?"

Only then did Xu think of the business, put aside the matter of disciplining his son, and said to the mother: "Take them down and wipe your face."

After sending away the two little guys, Xu said, "What I asked for was related to Ayao. I must have heard about Ayao. Ayao has been weak and sick since he was a child, and his appetite is extremely bad. I had a bite of rice, and I heard someone say that he liked the meals made by my younger siblings, so I shyly came to ask my younger siblings for some recipes."

Jiang Shuya was silent.

Xu knew that his words sounded a little shameless, and his tone became more ashamed: "I understand if my younger siblings mind, please feel free to ask me if my younger siblings have any requests, and I will do my best to satisfy them."

Jiang Shuyao helpless: "No, I just don't think there is anything special about my recipe."

She carefully recalled Xie Yao's favorite meals and found that he didn't seem to be picky eaters.

"My sister-in-law has worked **** Ayao's meals for so many years. She must be a good cook and doctor. I don't think I can give a recipe that satisfies my sister-in-law."

Seeing her serious tone, Xu couldn't help being stunned. After a long while, he fell in frustration and drooped his head: "I owe it to you. I hope my younger brothers and sisters don't mind."

"But I have some thoughts. It's still early noon. Why don't you let my sister-in-law borrow my kitchen?"

Xu's head suddenly looked up, with an unconcealable surprise in his eyes: "Okay, okay, thank you."

She followed Jiang Shuyao into the kitchen.

Jiang Shuyao swept around in the kitchen and picked up a piece of hind leg meat: "Let’s eat dumplings at noon today."

"Dumplings?" Xie Guogong's mansion does not often eat dumplings, which are often used as one of many New Year foods during the New Year.

"Well, although the season is not right, you can eat delicious food anytime." Jiang Shuyao **** his cuffs, "The most important thing is that making dumplings is fun."

Dumplings have existed in ancient times. According to legend, they were originally called "Jiao'er". They were invented by Zhang Zhongjing to treat cold ears. They have been passed down as "dumplings" over time.

But the source is not important, just delicious.

Xu's family had never cooked before, and when he made the most of the soup, he came to the kitchen and stirred it as if he was cooking himself. Seeing Jiang Shuyao's battle, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Regardless of what she is thinking, Jiang Shuyao is her home court when she arrives in the kitchen.

After washing her hands, she began to make dough. She became more skilled, and her hands were also fast. In a short while, she kneaded dough with moderate hardness and covered it with wet gauze.

Xu's family watched, and when Jiang Shuyao picked up two kitchen knives and started to chop stuffing, he finally found the opportunity to speak: "Brother and sister, it's good to let this kind of thing happen."

Jiang Shuyao "banged" the kitchen knife into the chopping board and asked: "Why do you think I like to cook?"

"Uh..." Xu looked at the two sharp-edged kitchen knives, racking his brains to answer.

Jiang Shuyao didn't test her. Seeing her face like an enemy, she was very helpless: "Because I think cooking by myself is a very happy thing."

"This matter sounds very mysterious, but from the processing of the ingredients to the proportioning of the seasonings, every step is handled by oneself, and the ingredients made will also bring their own hearts. This may be what everyone often says,'cook your own meals.' It's incense."

From a young age to most of the Xu family's strict requirements for being generous and decent, seldom expressing his thoughts on her face, but at this moment, her face showed a dazed look.

"Let's put it this way, have you ever cooked your own food?"

Xu shook his head.

"Then your mother cooked for you?"

Xu shook his head again.

Jiang Shuyao was speechless and asked, "Where is the mother?"

Xu recalled carefully, and replied: "Yes, when I was sick as a child, my mother made porridge for me."

It was too long, and Jiang Shuyao couldn’t ask anything, so he gave up and said directly: “When I was sick when I was young, my mother would cook for me, but I don’t know how to make delicate delicacies, mostly just plain rice porridge. Or steamed eggs. Steamed eggs only need to be stirred and salted and steamed in the pot. White rice porridge is even simpler. Just set a little bit of chopped vegetable leaves, add a little salt, and drop a few drops of sesame oil. To me, these are the most delicious in the world. food."

"When I grew up, I always thought about the meals I ate when I was sick, but I didn't have the taste of what I did. Even when I went to the best porridge shop, I couldn't eat what I wanted. Only when I returned home, my mother personally That bowl of porridge can give me peace of mind."

Xu's listened quietly, seemingly understandable.

"So the porridge I made is not really delicious in the world, probably because Ayao watched me cooking and saw what I wanted, so I had the peace of mind."

After she finished speaking, without leaving Xu's reaction time, she suddenly dropped the knife and began to chop the meat.

Xu clan was startled, and silently stepped back.

The filling process can chop off the blood in the pork a little bit, which improves the umami taste and retains the texture of the pork itself. It will not be as soft as the machine wringed.

For the meat, choose the pork belly with fat and red meat. Chop the tender white fat and bright red lean meat, and then chop them slowly. The meat filling will be thick, tender and not woody.

Jiang Shuyao picked a cabbage that had lost moisture in the corner of the kitchen, chopped the heart of the cabbage, and squeezed out the moisture to prevent the meat from getting too watery and affecting the taste.

The minced meat will not be sore if you master the skill, and the process of chopping is very decompressive, just a bit noisy.

This voice drew Xie Zhao Xie Yao, who was in the study room, and they took a peek at the kitchen door and saw Xu standing inside. They were very disappointed and winked at the other party and planned to retreat.

Jiang Shuyao just finished chopping the stuffing, and was seasoning the meat stuffing. When taking the sesame oil jar, two small figures floated over his eyes, and quickly stopped them.

When Xie Zhao heard Jiang Shuya call his name, he stopped and turned to look at Xu's family carefully.

Unexpectedly, Xu did not blame them for being playful, only smiled at them.

Xie Zhao was bold, and ran into the kitchen when he saw this. Xie Yao couldn't hold him behind, and he pursed his lips helplessly.

"Three aunts, what are you doing delicious?"

"Dumplings." Jiang Shuyao said, "Hurry up and wash your hands. Let's make dumplings together."

When Xie Zhao heard this, he ran to wash his hands, leaving Xie Yao standing next to the kitchen door, neither entering nor retreating.

"Ayao also go." Jiang Shuyao said.

Xie Yao did not leave immediately, but first looked at Xu's face.

"Go." Xu nodded.

Xie Yao then left slowly.

When they came back, Jiang Shuya had already finished the potion neatly, and the rolling pin played with flowers in his hand. With the press and turn, the potion was rolled into a thin circle, one by one flying from under his hand. Out.

After Jiang Shuyao made the dumpling wrappers, only dumplings were left.

She asked the maid to fetch four stools, and several people sat down directly in the kitchen to make dumplings.

Jiang Shuyao spread the dumpling wrapper in the palm of his hand, picking up a tuft of meat filling and placing it in the center, dipping his fingers in water and drawing a circle on the edge of the dumpling wrapper, and then pinched and flipped his fingers, and a plump dumpling was wrapped. .

Xu followed her movements and wrapped one, his hands were rusty, and the dumplings he made were similar to Xie Zhao.

She was a little embarrassed, Jiang Shuyao certainly wouldn't laugh at her, and patiently slowed down and taught again.

Xie Zhao is making dumplings for the first time in his life. It's like discovering the New World and wishing to make dumplings like buns.

Xie Yaoan sat quietly next to Jiang Shuyao, studying carefully without blinking his eyes. The results of his studies were quite fake, and the dumplings he made were regular and looked decent after a few moments.

The Xu family was still a little uncomfortable at the beginning. Later, after hearing Xie Zhao and Jiang Shu’s happily talking, his body gradually relaxed, and the dumplings in his hands became more and more beautiful. Later, he could make good-looking dumplings without squeezing the shape.

Xie Zhao also wanted to spoil the dumplings, and was held down by Jiang Shuyao: "I can eat it myself."

Xie Zhao looked at his dumplings, then at Jiang Shu's, and gave up.

Xie Yao was slow to pack, just scoop the stuffing carefully for a long time, too much, too little, too, with a serious face.

Hearing Jiang Shuyao's words, he counted the size of his bags, fearing that there were too many bags to eat.

There are not many counted, his bright eyes are smiling, and he can play for a while.

Xie Zhao couldn't harm the dumplings anymore, so he came to pester Jiang Shuyao, acted like a baby and stretched out his hands to make trouble, and finally was successfully subdued by Jiang Shuyao threatening to wipe flour on his face.

After making dumplings in the frolic, the cook hurried forward to clean up the mess of counters.

Dumpling dipping materials have different tastes. Some people like to eat it with vinegar. Some people like to add dark soy sauce, sesame oil, mashed garlic, and **** juice. If the taste is heavy, add a spoonful of spicy oil.

She made several flavored dips, and when the dumplings were out of the pot, the maid brought them all to the table, just in time for lunch.

The dumplings that come out of the pan are white and fat, with thin skins and thick fillings. A bowl is full of six or seven. The skins are slippery, steaming, and there is a salty fragrance.

Jiang Shuya let the maid serve the noodle soup, sprinkle it with chopped green onion, each person has a bowl.

"Let's eat." Jiang Shuyao said, "Look at which flavor of seasoning suits your mind, and scoop out a small bowl yourself."

The Xu clan was a little awkward at first, embarrassed to move his chopsticks, but the awkwardness disappeared when he saw the two sons immediately start to move.

She picked up a dumpling. The skin of the dumpling was slippery and almost slipped out of the chopsticks. Fortunately, the dumpling was so stuffed that it sank and got stuck.

She had never eaten such real dumplings. Now she looked at the white dumplings between the chopsticks, smelling the garlic flavor of the seasoning in front of her, and she was suddenly hungry.

Put a bowl of seasoning, roll the dumplings into it, wrap the skin with a light brown sauce, dip in sesame oil, and instantly become mottled.

Xu picked up the dumplings, opening his mouth slightly, otherwise the big round dumplings would burn the corners of his mouth.

After blowing off the heat, I took a bite of the dumplings, the heat dissipated in my mouth, and the scent was full, with both the scent of pork and the scent of cabbage.

The minced meat has a thick, delicate and chewy texture. After a little chewing, the hot and fragrant water splashes in the mouth. It is not known whether it is cabbage juice or gravy.

The sauce is salty, the soy sauce has a mellow sweetness, the garlic is spicy but not irritating, and the sesame oil has a light taste, which greatly enhances the umami taste of the meat filling.

After swallowing the dumplings, the moist and savory taste in my mouth lasted for a long time, and the tip of my tongue was slightly numb.

Because it was watching Jiang Shuyao make it, and he also participated in the stuffing, Xu felt that the dumplings were extremely delicious, and he couldn't wait to swallow the remaining half of the dumplings into his abdomen without having to blow the heat again.

Xie Yao is no better than Xu. What he eats is small, and the big white dumplings wrapped by Jiang Shu are really big for him.

He gripped the dumplings tightly, dipped them in a little vinegar, and took them back, preferring the original flavor of the dumplings.

The skin of dumplings is very slippery, soft and chewy, and it is delicious just to eat.

Stopping to blow for a while, biting open the dumplings, the heat still rushed out.

The dumplings full of moisture are delicious and delicate, the meat filling is thick, and the chewing head with finely minced meat particles. Because of the fat and thinness, the dumplings are chopped hard, and the meat filling is very delicate and smooth.

The savory flavor of the dumplings dipped in vinegar is enhanced. Compared with the complex flavors of other dipping materials, the dumplings only have a light vinegar aroma. Swallowing the soft fillings, it seems that the whole body is soaked in warm water.

He sipped it, and after eating a big dumpling, he showed a triumphant smile on his face. He did not hesitate to clamp another big dumpling, not at all like an anorexic child.

Xie Zhao ate it deliciously, stuffed the big dumpling in one bite, his cheeks bulged, and he squinted happily while chewing.

The dumplings were swallowed without chewing carefully, and the tender dumplings slipped along the throat, and the food was a joy.

Swallow the dumplings and have another refreshing noodle soup with the fragrance of green onions, which is a satisfaction.

Xu seldom ate at the same table with the two children. Seeing them like this, his appetite improved a lot. He kept chewing smooth and tender dumplings and kept watching them eating.

When she saw Xie Yao had the sixth one, her eyes were slightly round and she looked at Jiang Shuya in surprise.

Jiang Shuyao was not surprised, and looked at Xu clan in doubt, "Is there something wrong?"

Xu Shi smiled at her, looked back, and finally understood the meaning of Jiang Shuyao's words.

In addition to the taste of food, it turns out that there is also a heart to eat.

Participating in it for the first time today, she finally understood why Xie Yao liked Jiang Shuya so much. Who could not like this kind of person with warmth and peace of mind.