Xue Huan, or more accurately, one of her aliases, Zhao Xiaoxian, had received an invitation from the Ye family. Madam Ye's sixtieth birthday was in three days, and the entire upper class of Fengchi County would likely be invited.
Wouldn't that be a good opportunity for her to promote herself?
Ye Diao personally delivered the invitation to the Zhao Mansion, but Xue Huan was not there at that time, so the invitation was handed to her by the housekeeper.
The housekeeper also said: "Mr. Ye wants to order a unique large cake for the old lady, and would like you to do it yourself."
Xue Huan looked at the invitation and said, "Okay, I understand." Then she went to Zhao Ji and listened to Zhen Niang's report on what had happened in the shop recently.
The next day, it was the monthly cooking lesson. Ye Diao came with Ding Er, who wanted to learn how to cook, and Chef Xiao.
Xue Huan first taught Ding Er and the other two how to cook boneless chicken feet.
Before this, she had taught them the representative dishes of Sichuan cuisine that require the use of chili peppers, including spicy chicken, boiled fish, husband and wife lung slices, mapo tofu, and fish-flavored shredded pork.
Yingxianlou is also able to launch new dishes every month.
For food lovers, every day of trying new dishes is a feast for the senses. Yingxianlou is now undisputedly the number one restaurant in Fengchi County.
After all, with the fall of the previous county magistrate, the imperial restaurant that he opened as the behind-the-scenes boss could no longer operate. It was sealed and liquidated by the government and finally re-auctioned.
At this time, Ye Diao did something very outrageous. He asked someone to secretly buy the Imperial Kitchen and put up a new sign - Zuifenglou!
Even if Phoenix comes, he will get drunk! His tone is really big.
Then Ye Diao spent a lot of money to buy a secret recipe for wine-making from Xue Huan (Zhao Xiaoxian), secretly brewed a batch of wine, and then opened the business with great fanfare, as if he was openly challenging Yingxianlou!
In fact, what he originally wanted to buy was the recipe, but Xue Huan had no intention of selling all the recipes in his hands at once. Like now, teaching the chef of Yingxianlou a dish every once in a while is the right way to go.
Otherwise, if all the recipes are sold out, how can she still be the culinary consultant of Yingxianlou?
But she doesn’t have a recipe, she also has a “secret recipe” for making wine.
The concentration of alcohol nowadays is generally not high, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people who drink alcohol like water. Otherwise, they would have died of alcohol poisoning long ago.
What Xue Huan taught Ye Diao was not actually a secret recipe, but just how to purify the wine.
She drew a set of distillation tools for him and asked him to make one according to the drawing. Then she poured the ready-made wine into the tools and distilled and purified it again and again. In this way, the alcohol content of the wine was increased and the wine became much clearer.
The wine in our impression (especially white wine here) is colorless and transparent, like a clear spring, but the wine of this era is far from that level.
The turbid wine in "Laodao Xinting Muddy Wine Cup" and the green ant wine in "Green ants new wine, red clay stove" both show that the wine in ancient times was quite turbid and could not be as clear as water like modern liquor.
After trying the recipe provided by Xue Huan, Ye Diao's wine cellar produced a wine that was far clearer and more mellow than all the current wines!
The main purpose of a restaurant is to sell alcohol. At this time, the restaurant also served as a wholesale wine merchant. Many of the small wine shops and taverns under it needed to buy alcohol from the big restaurant. They did not have the ability or qualifications to brew their own wine.
After Ye Diao tasted the distilled liquor, his face turned red on the spot. He had one feeling: this liquor is really fucking powerful!
After tasting it, other winemakers were also amazed and praised it as a heavenly wine, saying it was simply the legendary nectar that the gods drink.
"Isn't this the same wine the gods drank at the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet?"
A bowl filled with wine was passed from Ye Diao to each person one by one. By the time it reached the last person, the wine in the bowl was empty. The last person simply licked the bottom of the bowl.
"This wine is called Drunken Phoenix Wine!" Ye Diao said excitedly.
A few days later, Zuifenglou launched Zuifeng Liquor, which became a huge hit, attracting many wine connoisseurs. Even Yingxianlou's business was somewhat affected.
After this, Fengchi County once again saw a situation of confrontation between two major restaurants. Yingxianlou had an endless supply of delicious food, while Zuifenglou had intoxicating wine!
The two businesses are located opposite each other, and battles often occur there, which makes customers watch a lot of excitement. However, what no one knows is that the owner of these two businesses is actually the same person.
As the person who provided the wine recipe, Xue Huan naturally made a lot of money, and most of the money he earned was used to purchase jade.
Back to the present, after Xue Huan taught Ding Er and the other two how to make boneless chicken feet, she went to the living room with Ye Diao to listen to his requirements for the cake he had ordered for the old lady.
Xue Huan said that it was no problem and she would prepare it for him in advance.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the old lady's birthday banquet. Xue Huan arrived at a time neither too early nor too late with a birthday gift.
As for the cake, she had it delivered to Ye Mansion early in the morning. Actually, the cake had been made yesterday, but to prevent it from being left outside and affecting the taste, she placed it in the space's warehouse and waited until the morning to take it out.
After arriving at the Ye Mansion, Xue Huan went to the old lady's yard.
She had been to the Ye Mansion many times, so she didn't need a maid to lead the way.
In Chunxuan Hall, the old lady, who was the birthday girl, wore a black silk gauze forehead scarf embroidered with pearls and a peony, and a dark red cloud-patterned gown. She looked dignified and wealthy, with a smile on her face, and was being talked to by the crowd in the middle.
The hall was bustling with activity, and everyone was saying auspicious and festive words.
When Xue Huan entered, the old lady saw her immediately and waved at her: "Little Fairy is here, come to me quickly."
As a close partner of the Ye family and the owner of Zhao Ji, a lucrative snack shop, Zhao Xiaoxian was a household name in Fengchi County's current wealthy circles. However, witnessing the old lady's warm and welcoming attitude towards her still surprised many present.
The young women present were more focused on Xue Huan's outfit today.
She wore a cross-collared, wide-sleeved Liuxian dress. The style of the dress was nothing special, but the color was eye-catching because it was a gradient dress that naturally transitioned from moon white to smoky blue. The dress had a good drape, but at the same time gave people a feeling as light as a snowflake.
As she walked, the blue skirt swayed like flowing water, making the person wearing the skirt look like a fairy walking on the waves.
Secondly, the texture of the skirt is very rare. At different angles, the skirt will naturally show different hidden patterns, giving it a sense of low-key luxury.
As for her jewelry, she only wore a white magnolia hairpin in her hair and jade gourd earrings in her ears. It could be said that she was extremely simple. But simple does not mean shabby. Anyone who saw her would have to praise her elegance and grace.
Although she has an ordinary appearance, her skin is smooth and white, and her eyes are clear and her temperament is bright, making it difficult for people to feel disgusted with her.
The girls were all wondering where her dress was made.
The ladies were thinking about their sons/nephews/grandsons of marriageable age. It was said that Miss Zhao was still unmarried. If they could marry her home, wouldn't it be like bringing home a treasure pot?
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