If His Majesty were to describe Cheng Xiao Kui with an animal, he would say a hedgehog.
And it's a hedgehog in the palm of his hand!
When he held it in his hands, the hedgehog's belly lay soft and tender on his palm, a wonderful sight.
But once he tries to tighten his grip and completely control Cheng Xiao Kui, the thorns on Cheng Xiao Kui prick his palms, making him completely unable to control her!
His brows were furrowed, and he said slowly, "Cheng Xiao Kui! I have to say you have some skills. Every step you've taken has satisfied me!"
But you can't escape my grasp! Hehe! You'd never guess that the reason I sent Night Owl out was so you could send out a distress signal to save yourself.
You didn't disappoint me at all; you summoned Song Jingchuan and Ye Feng in the shortest possible time and successfully brought me back!
He took off his clothes, crawled into bed, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.
However, his dreams were filled with Cheng Xiao Kui, this hedgehog that he didn't know where to begin with.
However, he had absolute confidence in himself. With his face that looked exactly like Si Muyang's, it was only a matter of time before he could get Cheng Xiao Kui to have sex with him and do some physical activity in bed.
The next morning, His Majesty woke up naturally.
Cheng Xiao Kui and her mother-in-law sat in the yard preparing various seasonings for braised meat and chicken frames.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted idly while working, and their two children ran around them.
The blacksmith from the blacksmith shop brought over the iron plate that Cheng Xiaokui had ordered.
To be honest, even after the iron plate was made, he couldn't figure out what it could be used for.
There are grooves on the iron plate. The grooves are round and just big enough to hold a piece of rice cake.
He guessed that the iron plate might be used to make steamed rice cakes.
He moved the iron plate into the yard, which immediately attracted the attention of the aunties and grandmas who were working, as well as the curious Lin Qiuru.
Lin Qiuru looked at the iron plate and asked, "What is this thing?"
The blacksmith at the blacksmith's shop said, "Auntie, I don't know either. Your daughter-in-law asked me to make this. Judging from the size, it's just right to hold a piece of steamed rice cake. Is your daughter-in-law making steamed rice cake or sponge cake?"
Cheng Xiaokui walked over and said, "Uncle, if you put this in the oven, you can make steamed rice cakes, sponge cakes, or bake some small breads."
However, I don't use this thing for that; I use it to make egg burgers!
The three unfamiliar words, each easily understood on its own, are completely incomprehensible when put together, yet no one can figure out what an egg burger is.
The blacksmith asked, "What's this egg burger? What kind of treasure is an egg burger?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Egg Burger isn't a treasure, it's something to eat! I just happened to buy some minced meat today. Uncle, if you're not too busy, come over and chat for a bit, take a break. I'll make some egg burgers for everyone."
The blacksmith chuckled sheepishly, "This... I can't possibly eat your food. That stuff must be quite expensive, right?"
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You've done so much blacksmithing work for my family. It's nothing for me to treat you to an egg burger."
Lin Qiuru said, "Xiao Kui keeps praising your skills, saying that your work is particularly exquisite!"
The blacksmith chuckled and said, "This is all craftsmanship passed down from our ancestors. It's just so-so..."
He smiled sheepishly, but curiosity ultimately overcame his embarrassment, and he decided to stay and see what Egg Burger was all about.
Cheng Xiao Kui pushed out the large, square furnace that the blacksmith uncle had made before.
The iron plate is the perfect size for this stove.
She poured some coal briquettes into the stove. Coal briquettes were much cheaper than honeycomb briquettes, so she used coal briquettes when doing business, but honeycomb briquettes were used for burning in the stove at home.
As the coal briquettes burned, Cheng Xiaokui placed her hand on the iron plate to feel the temperature.
She brushed oil onto the hot plate with a small brush, and cleaned the freshly made hot plate. Now she needed to season the hot plate properly, otherwise food would easily stick to it.
The process of seasoning an iron plate is the same as seasoning an iron pot; both require lard to season the pot.
She used chopsticks to pick up slices of fatty meat and rubbed them continuously on the hot plate, soaking every part of the plate until each small groove was filled with a thick layer of oil.
In this era of oil and salt shortages, let alone meat slices and eggs, even the simple aroma of oil can whet people's appetites.
By this time, passersby and neighbors had already run into the yard to see what delicious food Cheng Xiao Kui was going to make.
Cheng Xiao Kui prepared a flour paste. She could have used only eggs, but eggs were too expensive in those days, and ordinary families had to count them carefully when eating eggs.
Therefore, if she were to use only eggs to make her egg burgers, the cost would be too high, and if the price were too high, ordinary people wouldn't be able to afford them.
So she chose a different way to make egg burgers, not just using eggs, but also some batter.
She poured the batter into the grooves one by one, then put the minced meat in, cracked an egg on top, and waited until the egg was almost cooked.
Pour some batter into the empty groove, then place the nearly cooked egg burger into the groove where you just poured in the batter.
The entire courtyard was filled with an enticing aroma, and those watching the spectacle unconsciously swallowed their saliva.
This is all delicious; it contains eggs, minced meat, and batter.
The meat filling is seasoned, so the egg burger is delicious even without any toppings.
However, after Cheng Xiao Kui skewered the cooked eggs with small bamboo skewers and placed them on a large iron plate, she brushed on a layer of her homemade tomato sauce and garlic chili sauce.
The aroma of the egg burger instantly became even stronger.
She wrapped each egg burger in yellow straw paper and handed them to Lin Qiuru and the blacksmith uncle first.
She said, "Mom, Uncle, why don't you try what I made? How's the taste? Is there any chance it will sell well?!"
After she finished speaking, she took two more and handed them to the two children. As for the other egg burgers on the large metal plate, she asked the aunties and grandmas to share them so that everyone could have a taste.
The blacksmith was initially hesitant to eat it, but it smelled so good.
He thought that he might as well eat one, and when Cheng Xiao Kui asks him to buy things in the future, he can charge Cheng Xiao Kui less and make up the cost of the egg burger for her.
With that one bite, the aroma of the meat inside instantly filled the air.
The blacksmith uncle nodded as he ate, "Delicious, so fragrant! I've never tasted anything so delicious in my life! Auntie, you're so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter-in-law."
Lin Qiuru nodded as she ate, "I always said that my good fortune must be due to my ancestors' graves emitting auspicious smoke."
"Xiao Kui, this egg burger smells so good, it's so delicious! If we sold it, it would definitely be a huge hit!"
The emperor pushed open the door and came out. He walked to Cheng Xiao Kui's side and asked with a face full of affection, "Wife, what's this delicious food?"
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