"Why don't you try it?" Yuanyuan looked at Nanxing and said with a smile, "You've lost weight too, eat more."

Nanxing glanced at Yuanyuan several times. Her sun-darkened, chapped face revealed nothing, but the base of her ears was bright red.

Xie Zhaozhao saw it, but didn't point it out.

Nanxing sandwiched the beef sauce between his buns, took a bite, and exclaimed with satisfaction, "So delicious!"

"tasty?"

"It's so delicious!"

Nanxing ate six steamed buns with beef sauce and also finished half a bowl of beef sauce.

"Manman, make some beef chili sauce and beef jerky for the Grand Secretary."

"Alright, Madam, please make yourselves at home. I've made something really delicious."

Manman practically skipped and jumped as she called out to Aunt Cui to do it together.

Aunt Cui watched Gu Shaoyu grow up since he was a child, and she was like a mother to him. When she heard that Nanxing could bring beef sauce to Grand Secretary Gu, she was even more enthusiastic than Manman.

One of them prepared the beef, and the other prepared the other ingredients.

Fry the peanuts until crispy, then remove them and let them cool. After cooling, peel the peanut kernels and chop them into small pieces.

Chop the Qin peppers into Qin pepper sauce, dice the mushrooms, and prepare various seasonings such as shallots (onions), coriander, scallions, ginger, and garlic.

Soak the washed beef in salt water, pat it dry with a cloth, and cut it into small cubes about the size of a fingernail.

Heat oil in a wok until it reaches about 30% of its maximum temperature. Add scallions and other spices and sauté over low heat until fragrant. Remove and discard the spices. Then add the beef cubes to the wok and stir-fry over medium-low heat.

Stir-fry the diced beef until cooked, then add soybean paste and granulated sugar. Stir-fry over low heat until the beef and soybean paste are fully combined and the granulated sugar is fully dissolved.

Add the Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry, then add the chopped peanuts and stir-fry over high heat until the moisture evaporates.

Turn off the heat.

The fragrance has already permeated the entire Qingpu Garden.

Nanxing sniffed and said, "It smells so good."

After returning from the palace at noon, Aunt Cui and Manman spent the entire afternoon preparing the dish.

They were making beef sauce, and Xie Zhaozhao looked in the mirror and drew a "realistic" portrait of herself in small regular script.

Dark clouds gathered gracefully, embroidered ribbons fluttered lightly, she wore a plain silk robe and a brocade skirt; her eyebrows resembled the crescent moon, her eyes like stars. Her jade-like face was naturally joyful, and her lips were a touch of red.

Her face was round, her belly was round, and even her hands looked chubby.

The main feature is its rounded shape!

In the upper left corner of the portrait, there is a four-character inscription: We are fine.