Li Nian returned to his yard, took a quick shower, and went to the kitchen.
At this time, the servants in the kitchen were busy preparing dinner.
When I heard that Li Nian was going to occupy the kitchen at this time, I immediately felt unhappy.
"Why don't you come back at another time? Everyone is busy right now! We really don't have time to make snacks for you," said the oldest and most experienced nanny in the kitchen.
"It's okay, I don't need your help." Li Nian packed the things he brought into the basket and prepared to wash the ingredients first.
There was a well in the small courtyard of the kitchen. She carried the vegetable basin and basket directly to the well and started washing the ingredients.
She planned to make watermelon jasmine drink for today. There were many vendors selling dried flowers on the street, which were mainly used by girls to make sachets. The raw materials were pure and clean.
She bought several kinds of dried flowers and put them in a set of wooden boxes.
Each small wooden box is separate and combined into a large empty wooden box. It is very convenient to take it out when you need it.
She bought a watermelon today and planned to make a watermelon jasmine drink.
For food, she made fried chicken and French fries. She just made some casual dishes to test the feel. After all, there was only a stove here, so she still needed to get used to making them.
Fried chicken needs to be marinated first. There is no ready-made marinade here, so she bought a grinder for crushing medicinal herbs from the pharmacy in advance and ground out the marinade first.
After grinding the marinade, marinate the young chicken and set aside.
Then we started making drinks.
After cooking the jasmine flowers, let them cool down, then add appropriate amount of honey and mix well. Finally, cut the red watermelon flesh into small pieces and place them in it.
Just as I finished all this, Li Sisi, wearing a peach-pink Jinsha Luo dress, ran over with excitement on her face. The gilded swallowtail butterfly hairpin on her head swayed slightly as she ran, and she was holding a bowl full of ice cubes in her hand.
"Nian Nian, Bing is here!"
"Just in time," Li Nian said as she took the ice cubes from her hand and poured them all into the freshly prepared fruit tea. "By the time the fried chicken and fries are done, the fruit tea will be almost ready to drink."
She covered the iced fruit tea and placed it in the coolest place in the kitchen, then started frying the chicken.
Seeing her busy and sweaty, Li Sisi asked, "Niannian, what can I do?"
"No need." The oil in the pan was already warm. Li Nian coated the marinated chicken in batter and said, "I can do it myself. There's nothing you can do here."
Li Sisi felt a little bad. She wanted to eat but she let Nian Nian do it all by herself. Seeing the beauty watching the fire under the stove, she walked over and said, "Let me help you light the fire."
"No, no, no," Li Nian quickly held her back, "Sister, you can't do this. If you burn the kitchen down, we won't be able to eat in the future."
What Li Nian said was not groundless. Once, Li Sisi wanted to make a bowl of braised pork on a whim, but not only did the braised pork turn into charcoal, but the pot was also broken.
Fortunately, Li Nian came back early. When she smelled something wrong in the house, she quickly ran to the kitchen to turn off the fire.
"Hey, you can't stop trusting me just because I made a mistake once!" Li Sisi tugged at Li Nian's arm and shook it. "It's just a fire, and you're still watching here! Nothing will happen."
"My dear sister, please don't cause me any trouble," Li Nian said as she pushed Li Sisi out, "Go back inside and wait. I'll bring the food over when I'm done. I really don't need your help!"
Li Sisi pouted and said unwillingly, "I knew you disliked me. Oh well, I'll be obedient and wait for you in the house."
"Okay, go ahead." Li Nian was thinking about the fried chicken in the pan, and when he saw her agree, he immediately turned around and went back to the kitchen.
Dining in the Xiao Mansion is separate for each courtyard, and each courtyard has an independent dining hall.
After returning home, Xiao Yunchen went to the study to handle official business. He just came back after finishing his work and saw that Li Sisi was not in the yard. He guessed that she must be in his sister-in-law's yard again.
Just when I was about to call her back, I saw Li Sisi striding into the yard while humming a song.
He shook his head helplessly and told the maids to serve dinner.
When dinner was served and the maids finished setting the dishes, Li Nian just happened to come over with something.
Xiao Yunchen looked at the bowl of brightly colored drink on the table and asked curiously, "Is this the watermelon jasmine drink you were talking about today?"
"Yes," Li Sisi poured him a bowl and said with a smile, "Husband, try it. I tell you, these made by Nian Nian are my favorite!"
Xiao Yunchen took a sip out of curiosity, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's sweet and cool, it's really a holy product to relieve summer heat. Sister-in-law has great skills."
"Delicious, right?" Li Sisi smiled and tore off another piece of chicken leg and handed it to Xiao Yunchen, "Try the fried chicken and French fries, they're also super delicious."
"What smells so good..." a familiar female voice came.
Everyone looked up and saw Xiao Yunya, wearing a goose yellow gauze dress, walking in with light steps.
"This is the food your sister-in-law specially prepared. Now that you're here, please sit down and eat with us," Xiao Yunchen instructed the maid beside him, "Go get some more bowls and chopsticks for the young lady."
"Yes," the maid responded and went back to get the dishes and chopsticks.
Xiao Yunya pulled out a chair and sat down without hesitation. Her eyes fell directly on the bright golden fried chicken and she asked curiously, "Second brother, is that a chicken?"
"Yes, that is the fried chicken made by your sister-in-law herself. The fragrance you smell is the taste of this fried chicken," Xiao Yunchen explained.
When Xiao Yunya heard that it was made by her sister-in-law, her interest immediately faded. She said sarcastically, "Oh, it was made by my sister-in-law. No wonder it has no taste at all."
"If you think it's tasteless, don't eat it," Li Sisi said unhappily. She was about to reach for another chicken leg, but Xiao Yunya quickly intercepted it.
She glared at the culprit and said, "You're still trying to steal something so tasteless?"
"What do you mean by robbing? I see that my sister-in-law is working hard, so I have to give her face, right?" Xiao Yunya raised her eyebrows proudly, opened her mouth and bit off a piece of meat.
Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fresh and fragrant when you put it in your mouth, wow, delicious!
Xiao Yunya's eyes lit up, but then she remembered that it was her sister-in-law who did it, and quickly restrained her expression.
"The taste is just so-so." After saying this, she couldn't wait to continue eating.
When the maid brought the dishes and chopsticks, the chicken leg in Xiao Yunya's hand was already boneless.
After finishing the chicken drumstick, she set her eyes on the brightly colored drink and pointed at it, asking, "Second brother, what is that?"
Xiao Yunchen smiled and said, "This is the fruit tea your sister-in-law made." He went to pour a bowl for Xiao Yunwan himself, "You little girl should like this taste."
Xiao Yunya said with a reluctant expression: "Oh, then I'll try it."
As Xiao Yunya took a sip of the sweet and refreshing fruit tea, her eyes lit up again. It had the sweetness of watermelon and the fragrance of jasmine. Is this the taste of these two things put together?
"Second brother, why is this fruit tea so cold?"
"Ice is added to it," Xiao Yunchen replied.
Xiao Yunya was full of surprise. It was such a strange combination, but the taste was indeed excellent.
"Wow, it's so lively in the yard, second brother." A familiar male voice came with a sarcastic tone. I knew who was coming without having to look.
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