Chapter 373: Peacock Loves to Spread Its Tail
Shen Huazheng and Zhou Ying walked in with a smile on their faces, and were surprised to find that there was another person in the room.
Before they could react, Jiang Cheng walked forward with a smile.
"County Lady Yinghua, Miss Zhou, Happy New Year."
Shen Huazheng smiled and said, "Brother Jiang, Happy New Year."
Zhou Ying also smiled: "Mr. Jiang, Happy New Year."
Jiang Cheng looked at the plates held by the maids behind him and said, "It looks like we'll have another treat today."
He and Princess Yinghua were really in sync with each other, and they both made fresh food today.
Chen Huazheng knew that Jiang Cheng was a greedy person: "I just made some snacks. If Brother Jiang doesn't mind, why not share some with us."
Jiang Cheng nodded hurriedly: "How could I dislike the county lady's craftsmanship?"
He seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly slapped his head: "County Master, I also made some candied bananas today, just in time for you to try them too."
As he spoke, Jiang quickly snatched the food box from Shen Keting's hand, and then returned to Shen Huazheng.
Shen Keting, who was planning to secretly hide the food box just a moment ago:...
Before he could react, the food box was taken away.
Wenyuan usually does everything slowly, like a turtle.
Why is the action so fast today?
Under Shen Huazheng's gaze, Jiang Cheng's ears turned red again——
"On weekdays in the Hanlin Academy, Jin Yu always shares the food he brings with me, and the county lady always invites me to taste various delicacies. I made these snacks, and it just so happens that everyone is here today, so you can all try them as tea snacks."
Zhou Ying glanced at Jiang Cheng, then quickly looked away, smiling without saying anything.
Shen Keting narrowed his eyes slightly, and Shen Kesi and Zhou Zeyan also looked up at Jiang Cheng.
He didn't say just now that he wanted them to try it together.
Why did he go up to Zheng Er and show his courtesy as soon as she came? ?
Also, why did you act like that in front of Zheng Er? ?
That coquettish look is like a peacock spreading its tail.
He said that we could try it as a snack, which clearly showed that he had bad intentions towards Zheng'er.
Only Shen Keheng was unaware and was still happily eating the kumquat preserves.
In addition to New Year's fruits, snacks and nuts, there are also various candied fruits on the table.
Among them was Zhou Ying’s kumquat preserves, which Shen Keheng loved to eat.
One bite at a time, sour and sweet, very delicious.
Jiang Cheng ignored the death stares from the Shen brothers and Zhou Zeyan and continued to open the screen: "County Lady, I am a bit clumsy and my hands are not that dexterous. I can only make some ordinary snacks. I hope you don't mind."
Chen Huazheng looked at the opened food box: "Is this a snack made of sugar and bananas?"
At first glance, I thought it was dried banana chips, but upon closer inspection, I realized that it was made from fresh banana pulp.
However, Shen Huazheng was quite surprised that Jiang Cheng could think of making snacks with banana pulp and sugar.
Jiang Cheng nodded: "This is a candied banana, would you like to try it, County Lady?"
"Okay, I'll try it."
Shen Huazheng picked up a piece and tasted it.
With a "crunch" sound, the sugar coating on the outside broke open and scattered into the mouth.
The sweet taste melts bit by bit on the tip of the tongue and spreads between the lips and teeth.
After the outer sugar coating is bitten off, the banana flesh that was originally tightly wrapped inside will rush into the mouth.
The rich fruity aroma mixed with the sweet taste suddenly jumps onto the tip of the tongue, making people feel satisfied.
Shen Huazheng swallowed the banana chips in her mouth and praised sincerely: "It's delicious. Banana pulp can also be made into snacks after being dried, which is also delicious."
The candied banana reminded her that she could make some dried fruits and vegetables mixed together, such as banana chips, taro chips, and sweet potato chips.
There is no need to add sugar at all, you can taste the sweetness of fruits and vegetables themselves.
After being dried, the fruit and vegetable slices are fragrant and crispy. Not only can they be eaten as snacks, they are also nutritious.
Even when you are on duty after the New Year, you can take a bag to the government office to eat.
When Jiang Cheng heard the affirmative answer from Chen Huazheng, he smiled so hard that his mouth almost reached his ears.
"Since the county lord said so, I will try it next time."
Zhou Zeyan snorted coldly, peacocks just love to spread their tails.
Zhou Ying said at the right time: "Let's go have some refreshments."
Chen Huazheng: "Yes, let's eat egg tarts. They are not tasty when they are cold."
Jiang Cheng's smile deepened: "Okay."
Everyone sat down, and the maids brought egg tarts, Portuguese tarts and freshly brewed tea to the table.
Shen Huazheng introduced: "This is egg tart, and this is Portuguese tart."
Everyone had different thoughts, only Shen Keheng was staring seriously at the two plates of exquisite-looking and fragrant snacks on the table.
Chen Keheng suddenly asked: "Zheng'er, why are there dark spots on the Portuguese tarts? Is it burnt?"
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at the two kinds of snacks on the table.
The egg tarts are bright yellow in color, like little golden suns.
The color of the Portuguese tart is darker, with some small spots on it, and it really looks like it is burnt.
But it doesn't smell burnt.
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "That's not burnt. Those burnt black spots are actually caramel. Portuguese tarts have more sugar than egg tarts, and they also have butter and milk. These dark spots will appear under high temperatures."
If it is baked in an oven, you will see the tart liquid in the middle of the tart slowly solidify during the baking process, and then it will be like blowing bubbles.
Little bubbles pop up one after another, which is very cute.
Those dark spots are not burnt, but the color produced by the combination of sugar and cream at high temperature.
The tart liquid does not contain cream or dairy products with high milk content, so this color will not appear and the surface will be smoother.
Shen Keheng suddenly realized: "So that's it."
Zheng'er knows so much~~
In fact, he didn't quite understand what was just said, but he couldn't show it.
I can't let Zheng'er think that her brother is a fool.
In addition to them, Zhou Ying also had someone send a copy to Old Madam Zhou and Grand Tutor Zhou.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw the tempting golden snacks in front of them.
Lord Jiang was secretly delighted but remained expressionless.
That’s great. I didn’t expect to have such an unexpected gain when I came to pay New Year’s greetings to Old Man Zhou.
This must be the fresh food that Lady Yinghua had just made, and he actually caught it.
Thinking that Jiang Cheng suddenly insisted on following him to the Grand Tutor's Mansion today, Lord Jiang became uneasy.
That brat couldn't have guessed that there would be delicious food here.
The more I think about it, the more possible it seems.
As the host, Grand Tutor Zhou spoke first: "Let's all try it together."
He paused, his tone still carrying a hint of barely perceptible boasting: "My granddaughter is very filial. Every time she comes back, she will cook delicious food for me in different ways with my granddaughter."
Shen Zhaonian and other members of the Zhou family: …
Is it possible that it is not specially made for you, but for everyone to eat together?
Lord Jiang: ...
Old man Zhou loved to show off when he was young, and now that he is old, he has not changed this habit.
Forget it, forget it. Don’t bother with him.
It’s more important to eat delicious food.
Master Zhou picked up an egg tart and took a closer look.
This egg tart looks exquisite, especially the golden surface, which looks a bit like stewed eggs.
The surface of the egg tart is smooth and sparkles in the sunlight, looking like egg liquid that is still slowly flowing.
Lord Jiang also picked up an egg tart and started eating.
As soon as he took a bite, he was stunned.
I didn't expect that under such a crispy outer skin, there is such a soft and tender inside.
When you take a bite, the warm sweetness and egg aroma along with the rich butter flavor instantly burst out on the tip of your tongue.
The tart bottom is crispy and fragrant. When you chew it carefully, you can taste the combination of two completely different textures, crispy and soft, which makes it taste unique.
Lord Jiang swallowed the egg tart in his mouth and looked at Grand Tutor Zhou who was eating with relish.
He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
Old man Zhou does have the capital to show off, because he has such outstanding descendants.
Not like that little bastard in his family.
When he thought of Jiang Cheng, Lord Jiang felt his fists harden again.
Jiang Cheng suddenly became fascinated with cooking for some reason, and would go into the kitchen to tinker with food whenever he had time.
A few days ago, he made candied banana chips for Lord Jiang as a snack.
Lord Jiang was originally quite touched. He didn't expect that his grandson would cook for him.
Who knew that when he bit down, he almost lost his tooth.
He looked closely and found that the sugar on the outside was thicker than the banana flesh on the inside.
Lord Jiang was so angry that he pointed at Jiang Cheng and cursed him, but he looked innocent.
He said that although the candied banana was only a half-successful product, he would slowly improve it according to the tastes of Lord Jiang and other family members.
Upon hearing that Jiang Cheng dared to give him the failed product for tasting, Lord Jiang was so angry that he picked up a stick and was about to hit him.
If he hadn't run fast, his legs would have been broken.
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