Chapter 210 Oops, the Osmanthus Cake is so salty
The next day, Jiu regained his energy.
The painful experience of tidying up the study yesterday made her understand a truth - a head-on confrontation will not work, and strategy is required.
So, she once again took out the book "The Tyrannical Prince and the Beautiful Lady" which she regarded as a treasure from under the bed and turned to the key page.
In the book, there was a note written in large red characters: "If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach."
Ajiu's eyes lit up instantly.
Yes, why didn’t she think of it?
A study is a place full of paper, pens, ink and inkstone, which is not suitable for a worldly person like her.
But the kitchen is different.
She watched Chef Wang and his team cook every day, and it looked so simple.
She can definitely do this.
Ajiu jumped out of the bed and rushed to the kitchen in a hurry.
"Chef Wang, Aunt Li, Brother Zhang, all of you, get out."
Before she even arrived, her voice had already spread throughout the kitchen.
Chef Wang, who was kneading dough, suddenly had his hand shaken and flour spilled all over his face.
"Oh, my little ancestor, what's wrong with you?" Chef Wang came up with a pale face, feeling both amused and helpless.
Ajiu put his hands on his hips and raised his chin.
"Today, this kitchen is under my control!"
"Ah?" Everyone in the kitchen looked at each other.
"What? Today I want to show off my skills and make loving snacks for the prince! All of you go out and don't peek!" Ajiu waved her little hands and started to drive people out.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally turned their eyes for help to the housekeeper who came after hearing the news.
The housekeeper was also in a dilemma, but seeing how enthusiastic Ah Jiu was, he couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he could only sigh and wave to everyone.
"Everyone... everyone, go out first. I'll watch here."
"Butler, this..." Chef Wang looked worried.
"Don't worry, I'm here." The housekeeper patted his chest and assured, but his heart was beating fast.
Soon, the only people left in the huge kitchen were the ambitious Ajiu and the worried-looking housekeeper.
"Miss, what kind of snacks do you want to make?" The housekeeper watched Ajiu tie her apron seriously, but ended up tripping and stumbling, his heart in his throat.
Ah Jiu steadied himself, dusted off the dust on his body, and announced confidently, "I'm going to make Xiong Xiong's favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake!"
The butler felt a little relieved when he heard this. Osmanthus cake was not that complicated and he could give some pointers.
But he soon discovered how wrong he was.
Ajiu first scooped a large ladle of flour heroically, but his hand tilted and most of the flour flew into the air, choking the two men and making them cough violently.
"Ahem...girl, you don't need so much flour..."
"You don't understand, this is called preemptive action!"
Housekeeper: "..." Is this cooking or fighting?
Ajiu went to get some candy again, but was puzzled when he saw a row of jars.
She opened each one and smelled it, then pointed to a white jar and asked uncertainly, "Housekeeper, is this the sugar? Why isn't it sweet?"
The housekeeper leaned over to take a look and almost fainted.
"Girl, that's alkaline flour, it's used to make dough!"
After finally finding the right sugar bowl, Jiu started adding water to the basin. She felt it was too troublesome to use a ladle, so she simply picked up the bucket.
“Crash—”
After half a bucket of water was poured in, the flour in the basin instantly turned into a bowl of paste.
The butler closed his eyes in despair.
Half an hour later.
The housekeeper looked at the unidentified object in the basin, which not only did not solidify but became thinner and thinner, and had a strange color, and fell into deep self-doubt.
Should he call a doctor to see if the girl's brain had been hit by something?
"Miss... is that really what it says in the book? You need to add three spoonfuls of this... white powder?" The butler pointed to the salt shaker beside him, his voice trembling. He had watched Ah Jiu scoop out three full spoonfuls with his own eyes, and he couldn't stop him.
"That's right," Ah Jiu explained confidently, one hand on his hip. "The book says that if you want sweetness, add salt first! This will maximize the sweetness of the osmanthus flowers."
"But...but you seem to have put in three tablespoons..." The housekeeper's voice was almost crying. Ordinary people would use their fingertips to pinch a small amount when cooking, but this master used a spoon directly!
Ah Jiu waved his hand dismissively. "You don't understand. This is called doubling your love. Think about it, the more salt I put in, the more the sweetness of the osmanthus flowers will be stimulated. How delicious will that taste? When Xiong Xiong eats it, he'll definitely feel my overflowing love."
housekeeper:"……"
He felt that what the prince would sense later might not be affection, but malice, the kind of monstrous malice that wanted to choke him to death and then inherit his palace.
After going through a series of horrific production processes, the earth-shattering and tear-jerking "Love Osmanthus Cake" was finally out of the pot.
It is called osmanthus cake, but in fact it looks more like a plate of flattened, crooked mud cakes.
As for the color, it is yellow with gray, and the gray has a suspicious black color. The osmanthus flowers dotted on it are also wilted, giving off a strange smell that is sweet and salty, and salty and fishy.
The housekeeper could no longer bear to watch, so he quietly retreated to the door and began to think about the possibility of going to the accounting office to withdraw the resettlement fee and then running away overnight.
Ajiu was extremely satisfied with his shocking masterpiece.
"Look, what a unique shape. This is called unrestrained imagination and unconventional." She picked up the plate excitedly and trotted towards Xiao Yu's study.
At this moment, in the study, Xiao Yu was discussing matters with Chu Xuanyi.
"...The memorial submitted by the Ministry of Revenue states that the tax deficit in Jiangnan this year is too large. I believe there must be something fishy going on." Xiao Yu's voice was low and cold, and his fingers tapped lightly on the table.
Chu Xuanyi was leaning lazily in his chair, fanning himself, and was about to speak when he heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Brother Xiongxiong, Brother Xiongxiong, I made something delicious for you!"
The voice arrives before the person arrives.
The next second, the door of the study was pushed open with a "bang", and Jiu rushed in holding the plate of "unknown objects" like a little cat offering treasure.
The conversation between Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi came to an abrupt end.
"Oh, has Ah Jiu developed something new today?" Chu Xuanyi's eyes fell on the plate of dim sum that looked extremely bad, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
But he has always loved Ah Jiu, and in the great spirit of selflessness, he took the initiative to extend a hand.
"Come, let me taste it first and see if our Ah Jiu's cooking skills have improved."
"You are so kind, sir!" Ajiu immediately handed over the plate.
Chu Xuanyi elegantly picked up a piece of the most normal shape and put it into his mouth with a smile.
Then……
His expression froze.
He snatched the teacup from Xiao Yu's hand with lightning speed and gulped it down.
“Cough…cough cough cough cough!”
Chu Xuanyi held onto the table and coughed violently. His handsome face turned purple and tears streamed out.
"Sir, what's wrong with you?" Ah Jiu was startled by his violent reaction and asked timidly, "Is it not to your liking?"
Chu Xuanyi was coughing so hard that he couldn't utter a word. He could only pinch his throat tightly with one hand and wave his other hand desperately, pointing at the plate of osmanthus cake in horror. Six big words were clearly written on his face - "It's highly poisonous! Run!"
Xiao Yu's eyes instantly became alert.
He looked suspiciously at the plate of extremely lethal pastries, and then looked at Jiu, whose face was full of innocence and expectation.
"Brother Xiongxiong, please try it." Jiu didn't receive Chu Xuanyi's death signal at all and pushed the plate in front of him again. "I made this specially for you. I've been researching it for a long time!"
Looking at the girl's sparkling eyes that were full of expectation and admiration, Xiao Yu fell silent.
He couldn't bring himself to refuse.
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