At this time, Huang Rong came over and knocked open the soil wrapped around the lotus leaves.
The fragrant aroma blew in from the cracks in the soil, and even the lotus leaves couldn't cover it up.
“It smells so good.”
Li Xiuzhu looked at the greedy little cat Chen Yuanyuan beside him and said with a smile: "Little greedy cat, aren't you afraid that Qianqian will be angry?"
Li Xiuzhu said as he picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and broke open the eight delicacies.
Huang Rong cooked this chicken using some of the same cooking methods as the Eight Treasures Duck, removing the bones and stuffing to seal the chicken.
Finally, the chicken is stewed using the beggar's chicken method.
When the chicken's belly was opened, the aroma became even stronger. Judging from the external taste alone, Kanan lost.
Li Xiuzhu tasted the eight delicacies and the chicken in turn, then looked at Huang Rong and sighed, "Rong'er's cooking skills are indeed ingenious, but the taste of the spices themselves is very obvious."
As he said this, he handed the little fish soup left in his bowl to Huang Rong.
"No matter how much I say, it won't be as real as if you try it yourself. You'll know once you try it yourself."
Although Huang Rong had already had some guesses, she still had some guesses after hearing Li Xiuzhu's words.
However, she did not refuse Li Xiuzhu, but took the bowl and took a bite.
The salty, fresh and sweet taste instantly exploded on Huang Rong's taste buds, causing her to pause for a moment.
This... is too fresh.
Xianxian also tried the Eight Treasures Beggar's Chicken made by Huang Rong. It was indeed fragrant and very satisfying to eat, but the lingering taste of puffer fish soup in the mouth was like a killer, covering up a lot of this ultimate taste.
As expected, puffer fish is worthy of being the top-grade ingredient as the chef said. Even such a high-end cooking method cannot match the original flavor of the ingredient.
However, she was also very convinced of Huang Rong's skills, and it would take some time for her to master this cooking skill.
If she could get the hang of it for ten days, she was confident that she could reach Huang Rong's current level, but to surpass her, at least she had to consider age.
Plus Huang Rong will also make progress, so this time may be even longer.
But it doesn't matter, she won.
"Sister Rong'er, try the dish you cooked again and see if my sister wins."
Huang Rong did not refuse after hearing this. She had to try it to know the difference.
The chicken was tender, firm and fragrant. Overall, her cooking skills had improved and were above her standard. However, the salty and fresh taste left by the puffer fish was so overbearing that it reduced the original flavor of the chicken.
Is that so?
Huang Rong put down the bowl and said, "I lost, Sister Wan Wan."
Xianxian smiled complacently and said, "I took advantage of the situation. When sister said it was a joke, she called me sister and it made me sound old. I don't like that."
"I just want to prove that I am the all-round genius that my master said I am, that's all."
Huang Rong nodded upon hearing this.
"Indeed, even if it's not just this competition, I've seen your progress. Of course, it's all thanks to your husband, but you're also really insightful in this field."
Kanan laughed and did not deny it. She stood proudly next to Li Xiuzhu.
She is the master's pride, hehe!
The matter basically came to an end here, and everyone tasted the Eight Treasures Chicken made by Huang Rong.
Compared to the amount of fish soup that Kankan took, the Eight Treasures Chicken had more, but at the same time they both noticed the difference in taste.
"Of course I have. I will consider going to sea when I have the chance."
"But going out to sea is extremely dangerous. I won't take you out to sea without your peerless cultivation."
Donghai, the head of Huang Rong's family, naturally had the most say. Hearing this, he said, "It's okay near the coast, but the deep sea is really scary. If you're not careful, the ship will be destroyed and everyone will die. Although you don't have to be a peerless master to survive as my husband said, a first-class master can only struggle at sea."
Upon hearing this, the eyes of several women who had just learned martial arts suddenly darkened.
They have all just learned martial arts, and although they don't know what level of martial arts it is, they think that being just third-rate is already difficult.
"Why, are you all discouraged, sisters? Qianqian has only been learning martial arts for a year, and has already reached the pinnacle of martial arts. Why are you so discouraged?"
Du Sanniang also said, "Yes, I was only at the second-rate level half a year ago, but I improved very quickly."
Huang Rong and Bi Xiuxin's mouths twitched. You two are so lucky, aren't you?
Thinking about how they had worked hard for more than ten years and finally became a peerless person with the help of Li Xiuzhu, the two felt very upset.
Why didn't this bastard show up earlier?
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Wang Zhaojun and Wang Xianyuan looked at Li Xiuzhu, not knowing what they were thinking.
But what is certain is that Wang Xianyuan's eyes are filled with an emotion called ambition.
Time flies, and the Su family's pleasure boat has been in Heluo for ten days. During these ten days, the Su family has been really struggling, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a den of infamy.
Which girl from Suzhou and Hangzhou doesn't want to try it out? What's the difference between them and the locals? There are also famous artists' painted boats, and which elegant people who claim to be literati don't want to stand out.
As for the pleasure boat of the courtesan Li Xiangjun, it was even more unattainable. Only the best of the best were allowed to board the boat, and at least five people were allowed to board at a time.
These people came here hoping to have a chance to get close to her, but ended up returning disappointed.
Forget about trying to get close to the oiran, even those things are not allowed to be touched by anyone. You can't even hold their hands when they sing a song for you, play the piano for you, or talk about calligraphy.
It’s no different from going to a concert to take a look at your idol in later generations.
On this day, the Su family's pleasure boat lowered anchor and set sail for Shangjing. There were many people on the boat who did not belong to the Su family.
These were naturally all women from the Wang family. In addition to them, there was also Li Xiuzhu. A letter came from the capital saying that Li Biyao's grandfather had gone there and brought hundreds of carts of food and fodder with him.
This is just the first batch, and more will be delivered in the future.
The old man wanted to meet his granddaughter-in-law, so when he received the letter from the capital, he naturally went back to see him.
This time, he still brought Kankan with him, and Huang Rong was still in charge of Heluo and had not returned.
Huang Rong is indispensable there. At least the army arranged by Huang Rong is better than that arranged by Li Xiuzhu.
Huang Rong is not only a peerless master, but also a female general who is a master of military strategy and is particularly good at defense.
The boat was stable and went at a decent speed, but because it used axle wheels, it wasn't particularly durable and could only travel for about two hours a day.
So after lying down for two days, on the third day Li Xiuzhu took Kankan to land alone.
As soon as they stepped onto land, their speed increased immediately. They walked lightly all the way, rushing towards the capital city like immortals.
Lingbo Weibu is different from other light skills in that it can help people travel longer distances and accumulate internal strength.
So, on the third night, the two arrived at Shangjing City. Strictly speaking, they just had a relaxing day and did not rush to get there.
As soon as they entered the city, Xianxian said, "Master, I won't go back with you. I'm going to go see my sister Wenjun."
(End of this chapter)