Xiao Yunying took her seat: "Stop staring, everyone pick up your chopsticks! If you're not going to eat, I'm going to eat! I'm starving!"
Perhaps it's in a woman's nature to like cute things, but both Chen Yuanyao and Cheng Yue picked up a custard bun first.
Chen Yuanyao said, "This steamed bun is so cute."
"This isn't a steamed bun, it's a custard bun."
"steamed stuffed bun?"
Xiao Yunying swallowed the cabbage in her mouth: "Yes, it has filling inside."
Chen Yuancheng took a bite and looked at the yellow filling inside with surprise: "It's fragrant and sweet, so delicious! Sister Yunying, how did you make it?"
Xiao Yunying briefly explained: "The lava filling inside is made by mixing butter made from milk with sugar, egg liquid, flour, and milk into a paste, then cooking it in a pan over low heat until it solidifies, letting it cool, and cutting it into appropriately sized pieces for later use."
Do not use water to knead the dough; use milk instead. After the dough has risen, wrap the filling inside and steam it.
How do you make butter from milk?
"Alright," Chen Yuancheng stopped his sister, "Let's eat first, we'll talk after we finish eating."
Xiao Yunying said, "The villagers like to eat strong-flavored, oily dishes, such as rabbit meat and chili peppers. You may not be used to it. I made you shiitake mushrooms and bok choy and stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with meat. Eat more of these."
Chen Yuanyao picked up a small bok choy and put it into Chen Yuancheng's bowl: "Sister Yunying said she specially prepared a special meal for you, brother, try it and see if it's good."
Chen Yuancheng gave his sister a warning look, ate the rapeseed, swallowed it, and said, "It's delicious."
"If you like it, I'll teach you how to make it in a bit."
Xiao Yunying glanced at Ling Qi standing next to her and said, "Why are you standing there? Sit down and eat with us."
Ling Qi shook her head in alarm: "Ling Qi is a servant and cannot eat at the same table as the master."
Xiao Yunying pointed to the bowls and chopsticks on the empty seat: "I've already gotten you bowls and chopsticks. We don't have so many rules in the countryside. Yuancheng, why don't you ask him to sit down and eat with us?"
Chen Yuanxuan turned his head and said, "Don't think I don't know. When we can't eat with our elder brother, you always eat with him. So don't pretend to be so proper."
Chen Yuancheng said, "Sit down and eat with us."
"yes."
Ling Qi sat down, first eating a piece of rabbit meat with restraint, then widening her eyes, abandoning all rules, and quickly starting to eat the dishes.
Chen Yuanxuan picked up a piece of large intestine: "What's this?"
Chen Yuanyao picked up a piece, smelled it, and wrinkled her nose: "The taste is a bit strange."
Xiao Yunying suppressed a laugh: "Try it first. If you can eat it, I'll talk to you. If you can't, just spit it out. Don't force yourself."
Chen Yuanyao put it in her mouth first before Chen Yuanxuan dared to eat it.
Chen Yuanyao's furrowed brows slowly relaxed: "It's alright, it doesn't smell as bad as it should, but it's a little pungent on the tongue."
"That's spicy. See that red one? That's a chili pepper."
"What is this?"
"This... is pig intestines."
"Pig... large intestine?!" Chen Yuanyao drew circles on her stomach: "This large intestine?!"
She wasn't a pampered young lady raised in seclusion; she had seen pigs being slaughtered on the estate.
"Yes, but don't worry, I washed it several times with salt and vinegar, it's absolutely clean."
Xiao Yunying picked up a piece and put it in her mouth: "Look, I dare to eat it myself."
Chen Yuanyao is quite receptive, and picked up another piece to eat: "It smells a bit, and it tastes pretty good. What is that?"
"That's spicy stir-fried pork lung."
What about this one?
"This is a braised platter, with pork liver, pork heart, pork stomach, and so on. People who like it strong can dip it in the minced garlic on the side."
Chen Yuanyao, like a tomboy, wasn't scared at all. She tried them one by one, nodding as she ate.
Xiao Yunying ate two custard buns and a lot of vegetables before she felt less hungry.
They slowed down their eating pace and chatted with Cheng Yue and Chen Yuanyao about how the dishes were made.
She ate quickly and was the first to finish. She put down her chopsticks and told them to eat slowly. She went to the kitchen to cook wide noodles and make noodles with soybean paste.
They're all adults; a few custard buns won't fill them up.
He served the children a small bowl, and then brought out a wooden bowl for his own table: "Have you almost finished eating? I made some noodles with soybean paste, is anyone interested?"
Everyone wanted to eat.
Xiao Yunying estimated their appetites, served them noodles, ladled out sauce, added cucumber shreds, and handed them over.
"Stir it well and taste it first. If you think it's too bland, add more meat sauce. You can get more when you're done eating."
Chen Yuanxuan, while eating noodles, said, "Why don't you reconsider becoming a cook at my house? I'll offer you the highest monthly salary."
Xiao Yunying served herself a small bowl of noodles: "How much can you give me?"
"Two hundred taels?"
"You think you can restrict my freedom with just two hundred taels? Dream on."
"How many do you want?"
"I wouldn't go no matter how many times I wanted to."
In those days, to become a servant in a wealthy family, you had to sign a contract of servitude. Whether it was a contract that was legal or illegal, if the master didn't release you or the time wasn't up, the master could punish you however he wanted.
How desperate must she have been to sell herself?
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