Chapter 468 Looks Like a Painting

Wang Zhao was already seriously ill at the time, so how did he recover?

How did he possess such terrifying strength?

Also, they all attacked suddenly and injured people, so why were the people in Pingyu Town in much better condition than Wang Zhao and Lin Sheng?

What’s even more strange is that the person who attacked the post station happened to be Wang Zhao, whose situation was the most serious.

Thinking of the strange medicinal fragrance that Zhang Yan said he smelled on Lin Sheng, General Xie's brows furrowed more and more.

The bailiff who subdued Lin Sheng at the time said that he did not smell any strange smell. After Zhang Yan was detained, no one else could smell it either.

They even specially asked someone to take Zhang Yan to see Lin Sheng, hoping that he could tell whether the smell he smelled at that time was the smell of medicine.

What’s strange is that Zhang Yan also said that he could no longer smell that smell.

Later on, even Zhang Yan couldn't tell whether the smell he smelled from Lin Sheng was real or not.

Or maybe it was just his illusion.

The doctor couldn't see any problem either.

So they didn't know whether Lin Sheng was affected by the drugs when he suddenly attacked and hurt people.

General Xie picked up the teapot and filled the cup in front of Ning Yu.

"When will the imperial physician arrive in Yuzhang County?"

Just because ordinary doctors can’t see any problem doesn’t mean the imperial physician can’t see it either.

This is also the main reason why Emperor Jingning specially appointed several imperial doctors to follow the people from the Dali Temple to the northwest.

Ning Yu: "They just left Pingyu Town yesterday and are now heading here."

He also hoped that the imperial physician could arrive in Yuzhang County as soon as possible, so that he could ask the imperial physician to take a look at Lin Sheng's condition.

The imperial physician has already been to Pingyu Town and met Wang Zhaohe and the townspeople.

It would be the most appropriate time to let them check on Lin Sheng's condition.

Furthermore, although the letter did not explicitly state it, the fact that the imperial physician and his team left Pingyu Town must have meant that they had acquired some important information.

Maybe with that information, all problems will be solved.

*

General Xie chatted with Ning Yu for a while, and it was almost time for dinner.

He cordially invited Ning Yu to stay for dinner, and Ning Yu pretended to decline a few times before staying.

Just when General Xie was about to continue eating barbecue with Ning Yu, someone came in from outside the door to report that the young lady had sent something over.

General Xie was stunned. What did Aruo want someone to send at this time?

Could it be that A Ruo knew that he had guests, so he sent food over? ?

"Let someone in quickly."

Soon, a maid came in from the door, holding a food box in her hand.

General Xie looked up and saw that it was Yun Ruo's maid, Bi Tao.

"General, the young lady asked me to bring these dumplings over."

General Xie looked at the food box in Chuntao's hand and asked, "What kind of dumplings are these?"

Chun Tao said respectfully, "General, these are mutton dumplings. The young lady brought them back from the inn."

Since there was so much mutton in the kitchen that it couldn't be eaten up, Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia made a lot of mutton dumplings.

It happened that Yun Ruo went to the inn today, so Zhou Ying asked someone to pack some for her and bring it back.

After Yun Ruo returned home, she had someone divide the dumplings into two portions, one for her and Xie Yanqing to eat together, and the other for General Xie.

General Xie nodded: "Put it down."

Chuntao put the food box on the table and then walked out.

Ning Yu looked at the food box on the table and felt delighted.

That’s great, now I can have some mutton dumplings again.

The dumplings brought back from the inn are made with Ru'an mutton, which is definitely incomparable to those from other places.

During the rest of his stay in Yuzhang County, he would visit Lao Xie whenever he had time.

Maybe I can get some delicious food every time I come.

Hahaha! !

General Xie didn't know that his friend was thinking about how to get delicious food from him. His mind and eyes were only on the food box on the table.

"Let's go, we've almost finished discussing things. I'll have someone cook a few dishes and heat up a pot of wine. We can have a nice drink together."

The mutton will be the staple food. If it is still not enough, ask someone to bring some steamed buns.

Even though the steamed buns look dry, they taste delicious when paired with the sauces made by Master Shen.

If someone else came, he would not be willing to share it.

Ning Yu was already prepared. He stood up instantly and said, "Let's go!"

General Xie: ...

Why does this guy look so impatient? ?

However, how many people can resist the temptation of delicious food?

Besides, considering that Ning Yu has come all the way here, we have to treat him well today no matter what.

*

In the inn's kitchen, Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying were standing together, watching Chen Huazheng busying herself.

Princess Lejia looked at the various ingredients in front of her, then looked at Chen Huazheng: "Zhengzheng, are you going to make sweet soup or cakes?"

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Chen Huazheng rushed into the kitchen and said that she wanted to make a delicious dessert for them to try, and then asked someone to bring various ingredients.

There are red dates, ginkgo, white sesame, red bean paste, sugar-coated winter melon, pine nuts, water chestnuts...

What surprised Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying was that there were tangerine cakes.

Isn’t tangerine cake a candied fruit? Do we still need to use tangerine cake to make dessert? ?

Zhou Ying asked the question in her mind: "Zheng'er, why is there a tangerine cake?"

Chen Huazheng: "I plan to make eight-treasure rice. One of the ingredients is tangerine cake."

"Eight Treasure Rice Pudding?"

"Is it to turn eight-treasure porridge into rice?"

The voices of Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia sounded at the same time.

Chen Huazheng: "Of course not, Eight Treasure Porridge and Eight Treasure Rice are different. Eight Treasure Rice is a dessert made with glutinous rice and other ingredients."

There are many kinds of eight-treasure rice pudding, and the one that Chen Huazheng is going to make can be eaten as a dessert.

In her original world, some wedding banquets would use this eight-treasure rice as one of the desserts at the banquet.

Some wedding banquets emphasize sweetness from beginning to end, with one dessert being served at the beginning and another at the end.

The sweetness at the beginning is light sweetness, while the sweetness at the end is rich sweetness.

At this time, Eight Treasure Rice Pudding is usually served as the last dessert.

It symbolizes happy reunion, good luck and prosperity.

Princess Lejia understood that the eight-treasure rice pudding that Zheng Zheng was talking about was glutinous rice, and all those ingredients needed to make it.

But there was one thing she found very strange.

"Zheng Zheng, can tangerine cakes be used as ingredients to make meals?"

According to Zheng Zheng, these ingredients are to be added to the glutinous rice and cooked together.

The rest of the ingredients are understandable, after all, they are ingredients usually used to make sweet soups or cakes and desserts.

But the appearance of tangerine cake is a bit strange.

Tangerine cakes are first-rate whether eaten directly or used to make tea, but they feel a bit weird when used to make desserts, especially when made with glutinous rice.

Chen Huazheng smiled and said, “Of course, then you will know how fragrant the tangerine cake in the eight-treasure rice is.”

There are no strict regulations on the ingredients of Eight Treasure Rice Pudding, and you can mix them according to your preferences.

But Chen Huazheng thinks that the most indispensable thing is the tangerine cake.

Whether it is eight-treasure rice or other desserts, you can use tangerine cake to add flavor.

[If Ning and cousin Ying like this eight-treasure rice, then we can use the tangerine cake to make other desserts. Like tangerine-flavored glutinous rice balls, tangerine-flavored snow fungus, tangerine-flavored sweet potato soup, tangerine-flavored ginkgo taro paste...]

Princess Lejia: (ω)

There are so many delicious foods~~

How come Zheng Zheng knows so many delicious foods? ?

No, I have to write down everything I eat.

Especially the tangerine-flavored glutinous rice balls and tangerine-flavored ginkgo and taro paste, you know they must be delicious just by listening to them.

What if Zheng Zheng gets busy and forgets about this?

She had to find a way to remind Zheng Zheng.

However, I can't always ask Zheng Zheng to cook delicious food for her.

She also had to figure out some new and delicious food on her own for Zheng Zheng and A Ying to try.

Zhou Ying: (*^_^*)

Every time Zheng'er thinks of delicious food, she thinks of her relatives and friends around her.

But according to Zheng'er, there are actually many ways to eat tangerine cakes.

I wonder if the method of making tangerine cake into sweet soup is the same as usual.

Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying were still daydreaming, while Chen Huazheng had already started to get busy.

Qingzhi followed the instructions and brought the glutinous rice that had already been soaked.

As soon as the water in the pot boils, put the glutinous rice in to steam.

While the glutinous rice was being steamed, Shen Huazheng and others in the kitchen began to prepare other ingredients.

Peel and cut the ginkgo nuts, remove the core, and set aside after cooking.

The white sesame seeds should also be fried first to bring out the aroma.

Soak the red dates first so that they will be more flavorful when cooked with syrup later.

Clean the water chestnuts, peel them and cut them into pieces.

Chen Huazheng lit a pot, poured in the prepared syrup, then put in the red dates and ginkgo nuts, brought to a boil and then turned to low heat to start cooking the cake.

Zhou Ying helped to chop the sugar-coated winter melon into pieces, and Princess Lejia also obediently cut the tangerine cakes into small pieces.

Seeing that it was almost cooked, Chen Huazheng asked someone to take the red dates and ginkgo nuts out of the pot.

At this time, the red dates and ginkgo nuts have been cooked to perfection, and the glutinous rice has also been steamed.

Chen Huazheng asked someone to bring a large porcelain bowl, poured the glutinous rice into it, and while it was still hot, poured in white sugar, white sesame seeds, and sugar-coated winter melon shreds, and then added a few spoonfuls of special scallion oil.

Then she took the spoon and started stirring the glutinous rice in circles.

Since the glutinous rice is very hot at this time, the white sugar and scallion oil poured into the porcelain bowl can be easily dissolved and stirred evenly.

While stirring, Chen Huazheng said to Zhou Ying and Princess Le Jia: "In addition to the ingredients, the cooking time of the glutinous rice is also very important in the eight-treasure rice."

As she spoke, she gestured to them to look at the glutinous rice in the bowl: "If the glutinous rice is still intact after mixing, it means that the glutinous rice is not overcooked. If the glutinous rice becomes broken after stirring, then the glutinous rice should be a little soft."

Zhou Ying nodded and silently took note of it in her mind.

Princess Lejia's eyes still did not leave the glutinous rice in the bowl. She uttered "hmm" softly to indicate that she understood.

As Shen Huazheng stirred, the aroma of scallion oil slowly overflowed along with the fragrance of glutinous rice, with a charming sweet aroma.

The tempting aroma kept drilling into people's noses, arousing the gluttony in the stomachs of everyone around.

Princess Lejia stared at the glutinous rice in the porcelain bowl and couldn't help swallowing.

The glutinous rice grains are crystal clear and plump after being taken out of the pot. Now after adding sugar and scallion oil, they look even more fragrant.

This dessert looks neither like a dessert nor like a meal.

But it smells so good~~

No matter what it looks like, what matters most is that it tastes good.

However, it seems like something is missing.

Princess Lejia looked at the red bean paste, tangerine cakes and other ingredients that seemed to have been forgotten, and couldn't help asking, "Zhengzheng, should we put these up there too?"

Chen Huazheng carefully mixed all the seasonings, ingredients and glutinous rice in the bowl thoroughly: "They are not placed on the glutinous rice."

As she spoke, she asked someone to bring a large porcelain bowl, spread oil evenly inside, flattened the red bean paste and placed it in the middle of the bowl.

Then place the tangerine cakes and red dates in the order of one tangerine cake and one red date around the edges.

Ginkgo nuts and horseshoe pieces are placed above the tangerine cakes and red dates. At a glance, there are all kinds of colors, including vermilion, dark red, orange, yellow, white, and light green.

Princess Lejia & Zhou Ying: つ_ つ

Aren’t these ingredients served with the sticky rice? Are they to be eaten separately?

Or, do these ingredients also need to be cooked and then put into the glutinous rice? ?

Just as they were daydreaming, Shen Huazheng poured the glutinous rice into the porcelain bowl again, covering the colorful ingredients underneath.

Use a spoon to smooth the glutinous rice, put it back into the steamer and start steaming.

Princess Lejia: (╯□╰)

Zheng Zheng had just arranged the dish so beautifully, and now she was covering all the ingredients with glutinous rice.

Then why put it there? ?

Also, isn’t the glutinous rice just out of the steamer?

"Zheng Zheng, wasn't the glutinous rice already steamed? Why do we need to steam it again?"

Shen Huazheng couldn't help but smile as she looked at Princess Lejia, who looked like a curious baby.

"The glutinous rice has indeed been steamed just now. Steaming it again now is to make the glutinous rice softer and smoother, and to allow the aroma of other ingredients to blend better with the glutinous rice."

In fact, there is another more auspicious saying that steaming glutinous rice twice means prosperity.

About a quarter of an hour later, Shen Huazheng had someone take the pot off the stove and neatly turned the large porcelain bowl of glutinous rice upside down on the plate.

This eight-treasure rice pudding, just like the original preserved vegetable and braised pork, landed safely on the plate.

At this time, Princess Lejia, Zhou Ying and others finally understood why Shen Huazheng had arranged the dishes just now.

Princess Lejia couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's so beautiful. It looks like a cake."

Ahhh, looking at this glutinous rice, she suddenly wanted to eat cake.

The kind with various fruits and cream decorations on top.

Zhou Ying: “It is indeed very delicate, and looks like a painting.”

On top of the white glutinous rice, there are dark red bean paste, bright red red dates, orange tangerine cakes, white water chestnuts, yellow ginkgo nuts, and tender green sugared winter melon...

The colors of the various ingredients complement each other, making them look bright and giving people a strong visual impact.

This rich color combination not only makes people's eyes bright, but also makes people can't wait to taste the deliciousness of this dish.