Chapter 3 It’s better to have a daughter
The original owner had his own small kitchen in his yard, but it was rarely used.
Chen Huazheng went into the small kitchen early in the morning and was busy. She was a picky eater and had no other hobbies except to tinker with some delicious food.
Although I have decided to stay here and be a rich salted fish, I can't treat my stomach badly.
Since there is nothing delicious in this dynasty, she has to make her own food.
A year's plan starts with spring; a day's plan starts with the morning.
If you skip breakfast, you will feel tired throughout the day.
Therefore, breakfast is very important.
Shen Keting got up late today. After getting dressed, he hurried out.
The servant followed behind him and said, "Sir, why don't you take some cakes with you for the journey?"
Shen Zhaonian and Shen Keting usually don't have breakfast at home. They just go out and buy a few buns or a cake.
But today Chen Ke Ting got up late, and it might be too late to buy breakfast.
Shen Keting said calmly, "No need."
Those cakes were greasy, and he never liked them.
On the way to have breakfast with Zhou, Shen Huazheng happened to meet Shen Keting and his servant who were in a hurry.
"Brother," she stopped to greet him, "Just in time, take this breakfast with you."
As soon as the voice fell, Shen Huazheng's maid Qingzhi presented the food box in her hand to Shen Keting.
Chen Keting thought it was some sweet food like cakes and was about to refuse.
[It’s best to eat multi-grain pancakes and soup dumplings in the morning. They are nutritious and delicious. I think my brother will like them. ]
Shen Keting's words of refusal turned around and then swallowed, "Okay."
Seeing this, the servant behind him immediately stepped forward and took the food box from Qingzhi's hand.
After thanking Shen Huazheng, Shen Keting left in a hurry.
Shen Zhaonian also received a loving breakfast from his precious daughter. He happily carried the food box and got on the carriage.
The aroma of food kept entering Shen Zhaonian's nose, and as soon as he got on the carriage, he couldn't help but open the food box.
There are two multi-grain pancakes on the first layer, with golden outer skin and full of fillings, which look delicious.
Shen Zhaonian picked one up and took a light bite. The delicious taste of the multi-grain pancake instantly burst out in his mouth.
The thin and crispy crust, the fragrant sauce, the tender meat in the middle, and the fried crispy pancakes constitute a unique charm.
Shen Zhaonian ate the multi-grain pancakes with a "crunch, crunch" sound and finished both of them before getting off the carriage.
After breakfast, Shen Zhaonian felt full of energy.
He walked lightly and his steps were like the wind, and he was smiling whenever he met or greeted his colleagues along the way.
Daughters are the best, they are well-behaved and considerate, and they will carefully prepare breakfast for their father.
Those three brats never cared whether he had breakfast or not.
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Unlike Shen Zhaonian, Shen Keting went on duty on horseback, so it was not convenient for him to have breakfast on the road.
When they arrived at the Hanlin Academy, Shen Keting saw that there was still some time, so he took out the lunch box.
Looking at the breakfast prepared by Shen Huazheng, Shen Keting chose to eat the soup dumplings first.
The skin of each soup dumpling is crystal clear, the folds are evenly distributed, and the skin is as thin as paper.
You can even clearly see the meat filling and the soup sloshing around inside, and it seems like it will break with the slightest touch.
Shen Keting picked up a steamed dumpling gracefully and put it into his mouth.
As soon as you bite open the translucent outer layer of the bun skin, the delicious soup overflows in your mouth.
The tender and juicy meat filling and the very tough thin crust make every bite a pleasure.
The soup dumplings were small in size, and Shen Keting chewed them a few times before swallowing them.
He picked up the second soup dumpling and put it in his mouth.
A voice suddenly sounded beside him, "Jinyu, what are you eating?"
Jin Yu is Chen Keting's pen name. The person who was talking to him was named Jiang Cheng, the grandson of Lord Jiang.
Jiang Cheng was also a Jinshi this year, and he served in the Hanlin Academy with Shen Keting.
The two of them have been playing together since they were young and have always had a close relationship.
Shen Keting swallowed the soup dumplings in his mouth slowly, "Soup dumplings."
Jiang Cheng looked at Shen Keting eagerly, "Jin Yu, can you give me one?"
He was used to being shameless in front of Shen Ke Ting and had no sense of not taking food from others.
Shen Keting looked at Jiang Cheng with disdain, as if he was drooling, and finally took out the spare chopsticks from the food box.
"Eat it."
"Jinyu, I know you are the best."
Jiang Cheng took the chopsticks with a smile, picked up a steamed dumpling and put it into his mouth.
The soup dumplings have a delicate and rich taste. After swallowing one, the delicious taste still remains in your mouth, which completely arouses your appetite.
Jiang Cheng couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food and stretched out his evil hand to the second soup dumpling.
Shen Huazheng prepared ten soup dumplings for Shen Zhaonian and Shen Ke Ting respectively. After Jiang Cheng finished the second soup dumpling, Shen Ke Ting would not let him eat any more.
Allowing Jiang Cheng to have a taste was already a favor out of their childhood friendship; he himself didn’t have enough to eat.
"This soup dumpling is really delicious. I didn't expect there is such a novel delicacy."
Jiang Cheng touched his chin, still savoring the moment.
When he got back, he asked the chefs in his house to try to make such a delicious dish.
"Jinyu, where did your family recruit the cook from?" Jiang Cheng had eaten at the Shen residence before, and he remembered that the chef's skills were not so superb.
Shen Ke Ting quickly finished the remaining soup dumplings and was packing up the food box.
Hearing this, he paused, the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously, and a smile appeared on the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. "It's not the cook, these are all made by my sister."
Jiang Cheng was stunned. The fourth daughter of the Shen family?
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Shen Zhaonian looked at his colleagues with a smile, "These are all made by my daughter. She has always liked to study food."
This was the external rhetoric that the Shen family had agreed upon, in order to prevent outsiders from finding Shen Huazheng's cooking skills strange and thinking of something supernatural.
Anyway, Shen Huazheng seldom interacted with outsiders before, so it wouldn't be a mistake to say this.
Hearing this, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Revenue were secretly surprised, but did not show it. "Miss Shen is clever and skillful, Lord Shen is really blessed."
Shen Zhaonian was much more generous than Shen Keting. The Vice Minister and the Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue each received two steamed dumplings.
They both had breakfast, but when they saw the delicious-looking soup dumplings, they couldn't help but want to try them.
The soup dumplings are as delicate as white jade cups, like small works of art.
Gently bite it, and the delicious soup will flow into your mouth instantly. The richness of pork and the freshness of vegetables blend together, giving people a layered taste.
Like Jiang Cheng, they also wanted to ask the Shen family how they found a cook with such good skills, but they didn't expect that it was the fourth daughter of the Shen family who made it herself.
Shen Zhaonian was proud in his heart, but he was modest in his words, "My daughter's craftsmanship is not that good, but what is rare is her thoughtfulness."
The Vice Minister and the Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue both had no daughters. They just pretended not to see Shen Zhaonian's smug look, and at the same time sighed in their hearts that having daughters was still the best.
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