Chapter 213: Eating and Shopping Again
"Princess, thank you for accompanying me today."
Princess Yun Ruo and Princess Le Jia walked out of the cloth shop, and the maids beside them were carrying a lot of things in their hands.
Originally, Xie Yanqing had made an appointment with Yun Ruo to take her for a tour around the capital today, but he suddenly had some business to attend to, so he asked Princess Le Jia to accompany her.
Yun Ruo was a little nervous at first, wondering if she would disturb Princess Lejia and interrupt her original plan.
Unexpectedly, Princess Lejia not only agreed immediately, but also enthusiastically took her around.
They visited all the famous cloth shops in the capital and also went to a jewelry store.
The Northwest is different from the capital. It was the first time that Yun Ruo saw so many beautiful jewelry. She immediately bought a few beautiful headpieces and hairpins that suited her.
I also bought some cloth and planned to make some clothes when I get home.
Princess Lejia waved her hand and said, "What's the big deal? A new batch of jewelry arrived at the Treasure Pavilion these past two days, and I was going to find time to come and take a look. Besides, I have nothing to do today."
She received another sum of money for her writing, and had originally been thinking of finding some time to go to the Silver Shop to pick out some suitable jewelry for Princess Yi'an and Shen Huazheng.
Just as Xie Yanqing spoke, she accompanied Yun Ruo out for a walk.
Princess Lejia looked at Yun Ruo and added, "Besides, there's no need to be so polite between you and me. You're going to get married to Xie Yanqing soon, and we'll be family from now on. If you continue to be so polite, I'll be angry."
Although they had not known each other for long, Princess Kelejia could feel that Yun Ru was a very good girl.
Seeing that Yun Ruo was about to marry Xie Yanqing, in Princess Lejia's heart, she was almost like her brother's wife.
Although Xie Yanqing is a little older than Princess Lejia, she has always treated Xie Yanqing as her younger brother.
Yun Ruo was stunned for a moment, as if she had not expected Princess Lejia to say such a thing.
She subconsciously wanted to say "thank you" again, but soon she remembered that Princess Lejia had just asked her not to be so polite, and she forced herself to hold back the words "thank you".
Princess Lejia looked at the light blush on Yunruo's face and couldn't help but smile, her eyebrows and eyes curved.
This sister-in-law is so cute.
It turns out Xie Yanqing likes this type, hahahaha.
Princess Lejia: "I'll take you for a walk, and then we'll go eat. Is there anywhere else you want to go?"
Yun Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Princess, can you take me to the bookstore? I want to buy some storybooks."
Princess Lejia blinked. She didn't expect Yun Ruo to still be reading the storybook.
She has visited almost all the bookstores in the capital. She knows which one sells what type of novels and which one has new novels published faster.
She dared to guarantee that there was no other bookstore in the entire capital that knew more about these storybooks than she did.
Princess Lejia stepped forward and took Yunruo's hand, "Come on, tell me what type you want to find, and I'll take you directly to buy it. I know the capital best."
Yun Ruo was overjoyed and listed the types of books she liked: "That's really great. I like the ones that are different from everyday life and don't follow the routine. There are ghosts and..."
A moment later, the two appeared in a bookstore.
Princess Lejia sat on a chair, waiting for Yunruo to pick a book.
Yun Ruo's eyes were sparkling, and she looked here and there, brighter than when she was in the Treasure Pavilion and the Cloth Shop.
"Princess, you are really amazing. There are many things I like in here. Not only is there "Southern Branches and Northern Paths", but also "Meeting Qiao", which are very hard to find."
Princess Lejia: ???
Aren’t “Nanzhi Beizhi” and “Yu Qiao” both stories about a dandy young master and a handsome little book boy?
No wonder Yun Ruo said she likes people who don’t follow the rules, it turns out she likes that.
Tsk tsk tsk, does Xie Yanqing know about this?
Princess Lejia picked up the teacup beside her while thinking.
She had just taken a sip of tea when Yun Ruo's excited voice rang out again -
"Ahhh, there are new copies of 'The God of Cooking' and 'The Madness of the Immortal'. And 'What Can Fox Princess Do?' is so good!! I've been chasing them, but they're hard to buy in the northwest."
Princess Lejia almost spit out her tea and finally swallowed it down with great difficulty.
“Cough cough cough!!”
Princess Lejia started coughing violently.
Shishu and Shihua hurried forward, took the teacup, and patted her back.
Yun Ruo also came over, looking worried: "Princess, are you okay?"
"It's okay," Princess Lejia finally recovered, tears still in her eyes. "I just drank the tea too quickly and choked."
Yun Ruo said in a gentle voice: "Princess, drink slowly next time. Don't drink too quickly."
Princess Lejia nodded and gave an awkward yet polite smile.
Yun Ruo bought all the notebooks she wanted, and then they left the bookstore.
Yun Ruo looked very happy, probably because she bought the storybook she liked.
When she got on the carriage, she was still telling Princess Lejia about her love for those storybooks.
"…Especially this book "Madness of the Immortal" I think the author is really great. There doesn't seem to be a specific protagonist in it. Everyone can be the protagonist in their own chapter, even if they are just a minor character."
“Do you think this is the highlight of this book?”
It was the first time that Princess Lejia heard such remarks. She had always thought that this storybook sold well because it was crazy enough.
At the beginning, the owner of Xinlin Bookstore even advised her not to write a story with multiple protagonists because it would be easy to mess up.
Princess Kelejia felt that even the most ordinary characters should be the protagonist in their own world, so she wrote it according to her own ideas.
Although this storybook sold quite well in the later period, Princess Kelejia never thought that this was an attractive point.
I didn't expect to hear Yun Ruo say such things today.
Yun Ruo: "Yes, I think the author must be a very good person. Because the characters he created are of all classes and genders. They all have advantages and disadvantages. But everyone has a wonderful personality and lovely qualities."
She paused and continued, "I've read so many storybooks, and most of them portrayed men very well, while women were either glossed over or had a miserable end. But this author did not favor men, but treated them equally, which is really rare."
Princess Lejia knew why she used the word "biased". In the eyes of the world, usually only men can write books or even storybooks.
There's no way she could be a woman.
She looked at Yun Ruo and suddenly asked, "What if the author of that book was a woman? Would you still praise it so much?"
Yun Ruo's eyes were burning: "If the author is a woman, wouldn't it be even more amazing? Then I would like it even more."
Princess Lejia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
At this time, the carriage just stopped.
"Let's go to the food court. I'll take you to eat something delicious."
Just like Zheng Zheng said, it’s time to start shopping and eating again~~
I haven't seen Zheng Zheng and A Ying for just one day, and I miss them already.
I will go find Zheng Zheng and A Ying tomorrow and give the jewelry to them. They will look very beautiful wearing them.
…
In the big kitchen of the Shen Mansion, Shen Huazheng and Zhou Ying were cooking chicken stewed with mushrooms.
The most important thing about chicken stewed with mushrooms is not the chicken or vermicelli, but the hazel mushrooms.
Among the wild mushrooms I picked last time in Shanglin Weichang, there were wild hazel mushrooms, the kind with thin stems and small caps.
Now it has been dried and is perfect for making chicken stewed with mushrooms.
Clean the hazel mushrooms and soak them in warm water. Drain and set aside.
The water used to soak the hazel mushrooms was not poured out, but the impurities were removed and set aside.
The cook prepared the chicken and chopped it into small pieces.
Chen Huazheng lit a pot and put the processed chicken pieces in to blanch and remove the blood foam.
Then take it out and set it aside.
The chicken pieces are half cooked at this time and look white and tender.
Shen Huazheng picked up another pot and poured a proper amount of oil into it and heated it up.
After adding the Sichuan peppercorns and sautéing them until fragrant, use long chopsticks to pick out the Sichuan peppercorns. Then pour the prepared star anise, cinnamon, and angelica into the pot and stir-fry until fragrant.
Seeing that it was almost done, Chen Huazheng poured the ginger, onion and garlic into the pot and sautéed them.
After high temperature heating, the aroma in the pot overflowed little by little, and Shen Huazheng poured the chicken into the pot and stir-fried it.
The chicken sizzled as soon as it touched the boiling oil, and Shen Huazheng held the spatula, her hands moving non-stop.
Cook until the chicken changes color and the moisture is slowly dried up.
Qingzhi poured cooking wine, light soy sauce and appropriate amount of sugar into the pot as instructed.
Shen Huazheng poured a little more water into the pot and continued to stir-fry.
The aroma of the chicken continued to overflow from the pot, and the skin had turned slightly yellow.
Seeing that it was almost done, Shen Huazheng asked someone to pour the sauce into the pot and continue stir-frying.
The sauce was poured into the pot and quickly blended with the chicken.
The chicken also slowly changed from light yellow to brown.
Chen Huazheng poured the hazel mushrooms with roots and impurities removed into the pot and stir-fried them with the chicken pieces.
Qingtang followed the instructions, took the water used to soak the hazel mushrooms, and poured it into the pot.
The water soaked with hazel mushrooms is more nutritious than ordinary water, and the stewed soup is also more delicious.
The water covered the chicken pieces and hazel mushrooms, the pot was full.
Shen Huazheng picked up the pot lid beside her and covered the pot, then turned to medium heat and started stewing.
"Zheng'er, the vermicelli is ready."
Zhou Ying brought the soaked vermicelli over and put it aside.
"good."
Shen Huazheng estimated that the time was about right, so she asked someone to remove the lid of the pot.
As the lid of the pot was opened, an enticing aroma of meat wafted into the air.
The chicken soup in the pot was bright golden yellow, and tiny bubbles were bubbling away.
Chen Huazheng put the vermicelli into the pot. Under the high temperature cooking, the vermicelli was quickly softened and became crystal clear, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
As the pot made a gurgling sound, a rich aroma quickly spread throughout the kitchen, arousing the appetite of everyone in the kitchen.
It smells so good!!!
Chen Huazheng kept an eye on the situation in the pot, and when she saw that it was almost done, she added some heat to reduce the sauce, and the chicken stewed with mushrooms was ready.
Zhou Ying looked at the chicken stewed with mushrooms in the pot and couldn't help swallowing.
After boiling, the hazel mushrooms become shiny and turn from their original yellowish brown color to bright black.
The chicken is bright yellow and juicy, the vermicelli is smooth and chewy, the pot is full, it looks very rich and presents a great appearance.
The aroma of hazel mushrooms, chicken and vermicelli mix together to form a sweet and fragrant fragrance that lingers on the tip of your nose.
The appearance and aroma alone are enough to whet your appetite.
…
Food Court
Yun Ruo took a bite of the sweet potato cake. It was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and tasted sweet.
I didn’t expect that such ordinary-looking sweet potato cakes could be so delicious.
I don’t know how this sweet potato cake is made, but it tastes even sweeter than the honey-baked sweet potato just now.
She swallowed the sweet potato cake in her mouth and couldn't help but sigh: "The food court really has all kinds of delicious food."
Princess Lejia and Yun Ruo took a bite and felt that it was warm and firm, with a sweet and soft taste in their mouths. After strolling around the food street for a while and studying the new map for a while, they came to a place where all the food was made of sweet potatoes.
The various foods in the area that Chen Huazheng took them to last time were all made with milk, and now the foods in the area they are visiting are also made with the same ingredients.
But it’s not milk, but sweet potatoes.
As they looked along, they saw a wide variety of delicious foods made from sweet potatoes.
There are honey baked sweet potatoes, sweet potato cakes, sweet potato glutinous rice porridge, sweet potato balls, sweet potato mash, candied sweet potatoes, salted egg yolk baked sweet potato fries...
There is really nothing that cannot be done, as long as you can imagine it.
Princess Lejia took a sip of pearl milk tea, with a proud look on her face: "In fact, there are many areas in the food court that are still being gradually improved, and many foods and drinks are also being added slowly. Every time I come here, I always find something different, and every time there is a surprise."
Zheng Zheng and A Ying are truly the best friends and best business partners in the world.
They knew she was not good at business, so they took care of everything for her. They would only ask for her opinion when making decisions, or look for her when they needed to draw some picture albums.
She doesn't have to worry about anything else. Zheng Zheng and A Ying will think of all the problems in advance and even think of solutions to the problems.
Hehehe~~
Yun Ruo: "It turns out that the princess also feels different. Every time I come here, I always feel that there are changes, and there are always new foods and snacks."
Because of this, she has come to the food court so many times but has never been able to try all the food there.
Yun Ruo even felt that the frequency of new products released in the food court was much higher than when she went to the food court.
Princess Lejia smiled, picked up the sweet potato cake and started eating.
When you take a bite, you will feel it is warm and solid, and your mouth is full of sweetness and tenderness.
After swallowing, the unique sweet aroma of sweet potato still lingers in the mouth for a long time.
It's really delicious.
Yun Ruo picked up the spoon again, scooped a mouthful of sweet potato and glutinous rice porridge, blew on it, and put it into her mouth.
She had had glutinous rice porridge before, but after adding sweet potato cubes, the taste suddenly became different.
After being cooked in porridge water, the sweet potato cubes have a delicate texture and taste glutinous and smooth.
The unique sweetness of sweet potatoes and the fragrance of glutinous rice are perfectly combined together, and the two complement each other.
It makes the porridge richer and softer, more fragrant and smoother in the mouth.
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