Chapter 466 Who says wine can only be paired with food?
Ning Yu asked: "What book? Is it the book you had in your hand at that time?"
Zhang Yan nodded: "Yes, that's the book. Lin Sheng said he came to the bookstore to look for that book, and the shopkeeper said the last copy was bought by someone else. He insisted that I stole his book."
County Magistrate Li sat aside, listening quietly to the conversation between Zhang Yan and the two adults.
"Did he pinch you because of that book?"
Is it because of a book that Lin Sheng has to kill someone?
The bailiff who rescued Zhang Yan at that time recalled that Lin Sheng looked thin but was extremely strong.
It took several people in their group to pull Lin Sheng away.
The bailiff still felt a little scared when he recalled the situation at that time.
Looking at Lin Sheng's expression at the time, it seemed like he wanted to kill Zhang Yan.
The bailiffs were patrolling nearby at the time and had actually patrolled that alley once before.
When I returned, I happened to hear a strange noise in the alley.
At first, they thought it was a cat.
Later I felt something was wrong, so I went in to see what was going on.
If they had left like that, Zhang Yan would probably have lost his life there.
Zhang Yan touched his neck. Although he had applied medicine, the place where he was pinched still hurt slightly.
"I also find it very strange. Although I don't interact with Lin Sheng much, in my impression, he has always been gentle and polite to others. He never quarrels with others, let alone fights. But at that time, he seemed like a different person."
"At that time, Lin Sheng grabbed my wrist and snatched the book from my hand. My hand was hurt, but I couldn't get rid of it. He was very strong, so strong that it was a bit scary..."
Zhang Yan had never seen Lin Sheng like this before, and he never thought that a book would make him so crazy.
The book was a travelogue, and it wasn't a rare copy that was hard to come by.
He clearly remembered that when he bought the book, there were several identical copies in the bookstore.
The situation was so urgent at the time that Zhang Yan had no time to think carefully.
He tried to have a good talk with Lin Sheng and find out what was going on.
If Lin Sheng really wanted that travelogue, he could also lend it to Lin Sheng first.
But Lin Sheng became more and more angry. In a rage, he raised his hand and grabbed Zhang Yan's neck.
Zhang Yan's whole body was clamped, his throat felt tight and breathing became increasingly difficult.
"I tried my best to pry his hands apart, but he was too strong. I couldn't get free at all."
This is also what Zhang Yan found strange. He was obviously stronger than Lin Sheng, but the hand that Lin Sheng put on his neck was like an iron clamp.
Even though Zhang Yan tried his best and used his hands and feet to attack Lin Sheng, he was still unwilling to let go.
For a moment, Zhang Yan even felt that he was about to suffocate to death.
General Xie frowned as he listened to Zhang Yan's description.
Lin Sheng's situation was almost exactly the same as Wang Zhao's at that time.
He is also a mild-tempered person who never quarrels with others.
For some unknown reason, he suddenly went mad.
However, Wang Zhao broke into the post station and injured people.
Lin Sheng hurt someone in the alley, and the victim was his classmate.
Zhang Yan took a deep breath and said, "The adults already know what happened next. Fortunately, the people from the county government were patrolling nearby and heard the noise and went in to rescue me. Otherwise, I would not be able to stand here now."
Ning Yu: "Besides the strange look on Lin Sheng's face, was there anything else wrong with him?"
Zhang Yan thought about it seriously: "His eyes were red, scary red. He was also mumbling something, but I couldn't hear it clearly."
He paused, and added: "Anyway, Lin Sheng looked like he was going insane at the time."
At that time, Zhang Yan's breathing became more and more difficult, his consciousness had begun to become a little blurry, and he was unable to pay attention to too many clues.
He could only try his best to recall that horrific moment and say what he remembered.
“That’s right!”
Zhang Yan suddenly recalled a detail: "When Lin Sheng rushed over to grab my book, I smelled a faint fragrance from him."
Ning Yu: "What's that smell?"
Zhang Yan: "It smells a bit weird, like medicine."
Medicinal fragrance?? !!
General Xie and Ning Yu exchanged glances. This was a new clue.
Before Ning Yu and General Xie could speak, Zhang Yan said, "I have a very good nose. I can tell what ordinary medicinal herbs are just by smelling them. But at that time, the smell of medicine on Lin Sheng was very faint and a little weird."
Seeing that General Xie and the other two were all looking at him, Zhang Yan explained, "My family runs a pharmacy. I followed my grandfather to make medicine since I was a child, and I know a lot of medicines. Sometimes my father would take me with him when he went to other places to buy medicinal materials. I have seen a lot of medicinal materials. But I have never smelled the smell on Lin Sheng."
At least he had never smelled that smell among the medicinal herbs he had come into contact with.
Thinking back now, Zhang Yan began to doubt whether it was the smell of medicine.
The taste is indeed a bit strange.
*
Jiang Jinrong held the teacup and looked at Jiang Huai beside him.
"Dad has been a little flustered lately. He always feels that something is wrong, and he doesn't know if Xiao Ran will get into trouble."
Jiang Jinrong finally breathed a sigh of relief since Marquis Wenxin agreed to help find Jiang Ran's whereabouts.
The Wenxinhou Mansion has many more information channels than his. As long as Wenxinhou is willing to intervene in this matter, I believe there will be news about Jiang Ran soon.
Sure enough, not long after, Marquis Wenxin brought news about Jiang Ran.
Marquis Wenxin said that Jiang Ran left Luzhou with a few new friends.
He also said that according to the information he received, Jiang Ran seemed to be heading towards the northwest.
When Jiang Jinrong heard what Marquis Wenxin said, he instantly realized that Jiang Ran must have gone to find Princess Lejia.
In his heart, he was angry at Jiang Ran for being ignorant, and also angry at Xiao Han for having taught his son bad things.
Instead of studying hard in the academy, he just makes friends with bad people.
He just believes everything he hears and has no judgment of his own.
When Wen Xinhou asked Jiang Jinrong if he knew why Jiang Ran was going to the northwest, Jiang Jinrong felt guilty and did not dare to tell him the contents of the letter that Jiang Ran had sent back.
Jiang Jinrong knew that Marquis Wenxin loved Princess Lejia very much, and if he knew that Jiang Ran was going to cause trouble for Princess Lejia.
Jiang Ran will definitely be severely punished when he comes back.
He did not dare to tell the truth to Marquis Wenxin, but pretended not to know.
Jiang Jinrong was thinking about waiting for Jiang Ran to come back and then teaching him well.
At least Jiang Ran will no longer be easily influenced by his biological mother and sister.
But after that, Marquis Wenxin never brought any news about Jiang Ran again.
Jiang Jinrong went to find Wen Xinhou, but he just said that he had not found Jiang Ran's exact location yet and asked Jiang Jinrong to wait a little longer.
The Northwest is very large, so it is normal that we cannot find Jiang Ran’s exact location for a while.
But for some reason, Jiang Jinrong still felt inexplicably uneasy.
Jiang Huai knew what Jiang Jinrong was worried about, and he comforted him slowly, "Dad, don't worry. Uncle never breaks his promise. Since he said he would help us find Xiao Ran, he will definitely do it."
Jiang Jinrong took a few sips of tea and calmed himself down.
"You're right, Dad thinks too much. He always scares himself."
Jiang Huai also took a sip of tea and sighed silently in his heart.
With my elder brother being like that and my father being distracted all day long because of Xiao Ran's affairs.
Xiao Ran is really too unreasonable. I have to teach him a lesson when I come back this time.
*
"Before I got married, I brewed a few jars of wine. When I got married, the wine was sent to the Xie family along with my dowry."
Yun Ruo pointed to the wine jars on the table and said, "This is one of them. If I have time today, I will bring it to you to taste."
After returning to the northwest, Yun Ruo has been busy with various matters. Today, she finally got some free time, so she came to the inn to play with Chen Huazheng and others.
Princess Lejia loved drinking fruit wine the most. When she heard that the jar contained wine, she was immediately delighted.
"Aruo, you came just in time. I'm craving for some fruit wine."
Zhou Ying wanted to laugh when she saw Princess Lejia's expression: "A Ning usually likes to make her own fruit wine. This time she finally met a soulmate."
Chen Huazheng: "We just prepared some grape milk soufflé today. Now that A'ruo is here, it's a good opportunity to try it."
Princess Lejia smiled even more: "Yes, grape wine and grape milk soufflé sound like a good match."
As she said that, she looked at Yun Ruo and said, "A Ruo, this grape milk soufflé is made with goat's milk. You have to try it."
Yun Ruo: (.＾▽＾)
This dessert is made with goat's milk, it must be delicious!!
She knew that when Lady Yinghua came to the northwest, she would definitely use local ingredients to make some novel delicacies, but she didn’t expect it to be goat milk dessert! !
It seems that she is luckier than her husband, as she ran into the county lady and others making snacks as soon as she arrived.
If I tell my husband about this, he will definitely be jealous.
Hehehe~~
Yun Ruo looked at the tempting golden grape milk puff pastry on the table and said, "This dessert is called grape milk puff pastry. In addition to goat milk, are there grapes added to it?"
“It’s raisins.”
When making grape milk soufflé, Princess Lejia participated in the entire production process and knew the ingredients used in it very well.
In addition to raisins and goat's milk, butter and the best honey are also added.
When Yun Ruo heard that raisins were added to the snack, her eyes lit up.
"Then I must give it a try."
Yun Ruo prefers goat's milk to cow's milk.
Many people say that goat's milk has a strong smell, but she doesn't think it has a strong smell at all. Instead, she finds it very fragrant.
Raisins are also one of Yun Ruo’s favorite snacks, and this grape milk soufflé has all of her favorite ingredients.
She just said that she has a better appetite than her husband, hahahaha!!!
The maid poured the wine that Yun Ruo brought into the cups and presented them to everyone.
Yun Ruo smiled and said, "Try this wine and see how it tastes."
Princess Lejia picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
As the wine slides into your mouth, you can instantly feel the fresh grape aroma and the slight astringency from the grape skin on your tongue.
The various flavors are fully mellow, forming a wonderful balance with the wine.
Shen Huazheng also brought the wine glass in front of her, smelled the rich aroma of the wine, and took a sip.
The wine has just the right amount of sweetness and sourness, rich fruit aroma and a long aftertaste.
She couldn't help but sigh: "Good wine."
I didn’t expect Yun Ruo to be a master at brewing wine.
Zhou Ying swallowed the wine in her mouth and said, "This wine is fresh and refreshing, with rich taste. It's really good wine."
The maids had already poured the wine from the jars into the wine jugs, filled everyone's glasses with wine, and then placed the wine jugs on the table.
Princess Lejia finished her glass, then picked up the wine jug and poured herself another glass.
"Aruo, I didn't expect you to be good at brewing wine."
She had made wine before, but it wasn’t as delicious as Aruo’s.
I don't know what went wrong. I'll study it more carefully when I have time.
You should be able to figure it out yourself.
She used to think cooking was extremely difficult, but now she has learned how to make all kinds of food and snacks, and has her own specialty dishes.
Winemaking already has its foundation, so it should be easier to control.
Yun Ruo smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll have someone send some back when I get back."
When Aning and the others are ready to return to Beijing, I can give them the remaining things and let them take them back to Beijing.
This wine is not a rare thing. If she wants to drink it, she can just brew more.
When Princess Lejia heard that Yun Ruo was going to send her some fine wine, she immediately became more attentive to her.
"Aruo, try this grape milk soufflé. You will definitely like it."
Yun Ruo had been craving for the snack in the first place, so upon hearing this, she immediately agreed.
She picked up a piece of grape milk crisp, brought it to her mouth and took a light bite.
The surface of the grape milk soufflé is golden and crispy when you bite it.
Different from the shortbread I've tried before, the grape milk shortbread has a soft and crispy filling.
The crust is crispy, the inside is fluffy and crispy, and there are sour and sweet raisins in the middle.
As you chew, the rich and mellow milk aroma mixed with the milk crisps spreads between your lips and teeth, and gently leaps onto the tip of your tongue.
If you taste it carefully, you can also smell the aroma of butter and the sweet taste of honey.
The crispy outside and soft inside texture of the milk puff pastry have a rich flavor and are delicious.
Chen Huazheng and the other two were also eating the grape milk soufflé happily, with the corners of their lips raised and their brows relaxed.
The grape milk is crispy and dense, with a rich milky flavor, and the raisins inside are soft and chewy.
Every bite has a crispy texture, and you can feel the fragrance of goat milk and the crispness of the cake.
The addition of butter and raisins makes the taste of the cream puff even richer and full of surprises.
It's sweet with a slight sourness, which balances the sweetness just right.
As you chew, various aromas pass over the tip of your tongue. The fragrance is so strong that it makes you intoxicated.
Yun Ruo ate the grape milk soufflé and sighed repeatedly.
"The cream puff pastry is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It has a rich milk flavor and the raisins are sweet and sour. It's really delicious."
It turns out that desserts made from goat’s milk are so delicious.
The addition of raisins makes the overall taste of the milk crisp even richer.
She announced that from that day on, grape soufflé would be her favorite dessert.
Yun Ruo was eating grape milk soufflé, and her mind was calculating.
Isn’t Princess Yinghua planning to open a food shop and a restaurant in the northwest?
She was determined to persuade Princess Yinghua to open a pastry shop in Yuzhang County and sell grape milk pastries.
By then, she can ask people to buy it every day.
Princess Lejia picked up the wine glass again and took a sip.
"Sure enough, this grape soufflé should be drunk with wine."
Who says wine can only be paired with food? It's also delicious when paired with snacks.
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