Xie Yunjiao put the hot spring water into the washed eight-treasure rice and boiled it.
Zhong Wanshan said that the eight-treasure porridge looked like porridge but without rice, so after cooking the porridge, the rice grains were filtered out, leaving only the sticky porridge water.
She then took out the cooked chicken, chopped the chicken meat into minced meat and mixed it into the rice porridge and continued to simmer for three quarters of an hour. She then added a simple seasoning of salt, and a fragrant eight-treasure porridge was ready.
She asked Gu Huai and Dou Dou to try the food. It was the first time for them to eat such delicious food. They gobbled it up as soon as it was served on the table and finished the whole bowl in no time.
When asked how it tasted, Doudou said he finished it before he could even taste it, so Xie Yunjiao scooped him another bowl.
Doudou ate happily and exclaimed that it was delicious.
Apart from saying it was delicious, he couldn't find any more adjectives to describe it.
Xie Yunjiao looked at Gu Huai. Gu Huai was a rough man. He was good at hunting and working. But when asked to give his opinion, he held it in for a long time before finally squeezing out two words: "Delicious."
Xie Yunjiao laughed. She looked at Gu Huai's flushed face and thought he was very cute.
***
"Miss, it's time for some porridge." Xiaohuan walked in with a bowl of porridge. She had a smile on her face and seemed very happy.
It was the first time that Zhong Huaishuang saw Xiaohuan with such an expression. She put down the embroidery thread in her hand, straightened her clothes, stood up, and slowly walked to the table: "What delicious food did Miss Xie cook for me today?"
"Open it and take a look?" Xiaohuan said mysteriously.
Zhong Huaishuang opened the lid and a familiar smell hit her nose.
Perhaps the heat made her eyes red and sore.
"This porridge...is it grandma or my brother coming?" She tilted her head slightly, secretly took out her handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Neither. This is what Miss Xie made for you. She asked you to taste it."
"Okay, I'll try it."
Zhong Huaishuang's eyes dimmed, but she knew in her heart how could her grandmother and brother come here.
Her grandmother didn't like her at all and kicked her out of the Yang Mansion.
She couldn't go back to the Yang Mansion.
She thought she would never be able to eat Eight Treasure Porridge again, but she didn't expect to taste it again now.
“This porridge…”
Zhong Huaishuang showed an incredible expression. She took another bite and was sure that it was not her illusion.
This eight-treasure porridge tastes even better than the one my grandma made. It is more delicious and has a smoother texture.
"Xiaohuan, please invite Miss Xie over. I want to ask her how she made this porridge." Zhong Huaishuang said.
"No need to ask, I'm right here."
Xie Yunjiao popped her head out and grinned at Zhong Huaishuang.
Zhong Huaishuang stood up and personally welcomed Xie Yunjiao into the house.
"You cooked this porridge very well. It brought back the flavor of home and relieved my homesickness." Zhong Huaishuang paused, "But this porridge is even better than any I've ever had. Dear sister, can you tell me how you made it?"
"Of course."
Xie Yunjiao told Zhong Huaishuang every step of how she cooked the porridge.
The confusion that had troubled Zhong Huaishuang for years was finally revealed. She stood up excitedly and said, "I'm going to tell my grandmother that I finally know what my grandfather meant by what he didn't finish saying."
But she suddenly thought of something, her expression suddenly changed, and she sat down weakly.
"What's the matter?"
Xie Yunjiao didn't know what Zhong Huaishuang was thinking, she just felt that her mood changed too much.
She seemed a little sad.
Zhong Huaishuang pursed her lips and shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just that this eight-treasure porridge is our Yang family's signature dish. Now that you have cracked it, if my grandmother knew about it, she would think it was me..."
"Then don't talk about it. Let's talk about it when we find a chance." Xie Yunjiao held Zhong Huaishuang's hand and smiled at her. "Why don't we go to the greenhouse and take a look. I think I see some flowers blooming."
"Really?"
Zhong Huaishuang's depressed mood was somewhat relieved. She followed Xie Yunjiao to the garden and saw that the originally dried flowers in the greenhouse not only had new buds sprouted, but some also had flower buds, making the scene look full of spring.
It was the first time that Zhong Huaishuang saw such a scene in winter, and she couldn't help but marvel at it.
"Miss, there are flowers blooming here." Xiaohuan suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Zhong Huaishuang looked over and saw, as expected, a hydrangea!
"It looks nice, but it wasn't this color before. I don't know why, but it changed color as I kept it."
"You can use different water for watering." Xie Yunjiao said.
"Change the water? What does that mean?" Zhong Huaishuang asked curiously.
“I haven’t done much research on this, but I read an ancient book before that said the color of hydrangeas is determined by the water used to water them.
You can use rice water, honey water, or water with vinegar to water the plants, and you might get different colors."
Zhong Huaishuang wrote down everything Xie Yunjiao said. She decided that starting from tomorrow, she would try everything Xie Yunjiao said one by one.
"This Xie Yunjiao is good." Zhong Wanshan looked at Xie Yunjiao who was interacting with Zhong Huaishuang and nodded with satisfaction.
He never thought that Xie Yunjiao could actually make Eight Treasure Porridge, and it tasted even better than the one made by Old Lady Yang.
If Old Lady Yang knew about this, it would probably cause a huge uproar.
Butler Zhong looked at Xie Yunjiao with a sweet smile. Although she was calculating, she was not excessive and always did things according to her heart.
Yuemanlou launched the Nine Dragon Pearls, attracting nearby Taotie to come and try it.
They thought it was just a gimmick of Yue Man Lou, but they didn't expect that they would never forget it after trying it. Anyone who has tried Yue Man Lou's Long Pan Jiu Zhu will never go back.
However, the Nine Dragon Pearls are not available every day. They have to make a reservation and wait in line.
The longer they waited, the more anxious they became and the more they missed it.
Soon the news that the Yuemanlou in Qinghe Town had the Nine Dragon Pearls spread to the surrounding towns. More and more people came here because of the fragrance. However, since they could not eat the Nine Dragon Pearls for the time being, they had to stay in the Yuemanlou and wait.
Yuemanlou's turnover has skyrocketed, from being the worst store in the entire Kyushu region to almost catching up with the main store in the capital.
Seeing this result, Zhong Wanshan couldn't help but secretly admire Xie Yunjiao's original proposal. He originally wanted to directly launch the Dragon Nine Pearls like ordinary dishes and make it as long as the customers ordered it.
As a result, Xie Yunjiao made such a suggestion. He was not very happy at first, but Xie Yunjiao asked him to try it first. If it didn’t work, he could try another method. Unexpectedly, it really worked!
"Xie Yunjiao, how did you come up with this idea?" Zhong Wanshan asked.
"Scarcity makes things valuable." Xie Yunjiao replied with a smile.
"Master, something terrible has happened." Butler Zhong hurried into the accounting office of Yuemanlou. When he saw Xie Yunjiao there, he stopped in his tracks and did not continue.
"No problem, go on."
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