Si Li vaguely heard Meng Taotao laugh. When she looked up after tidying up her clothes, Meng Taotao looked calm. "It seems that Miss slept well. I made some side dishes for breakfast, so get up quickly."

Having her speech taken away from her, Si Li suddenly had the illusion that Meng Taotao was the master of this place. Xiao Que came in from outside with hot water, and when she saw Si Li, she opened her mouth and asked, "Miss, what delicious food did you dream of?"

Si Li touched the other corner of her mouth, quickly erasing the suspicious wet marks, and said calmly, "You're wrong."

The morning side dishes were white porridge and cold potato shreds. The main kitchen didn't have many dishes, but the potatoes looked particularly delicate after being prepared by Meng Taotao. The red peppers cut into narrow strips became the only bright spot in the potato shreds. The pepper and the faint vinegar aroma went well with rice, complementing the bland white porridge and making the act of filling one's stomach a kind of enjoyment.

After breakfast, Si Li held the kitchen knife and felt inexplicably ashamed under Meng Taotao's gaze. With her zero-level cooking skills and only three-level knife skills, she seemed to be showing off her skills in front of an expert.

"Miss?" Meng Taotao asked doubtfully.

Si Li calmed himself, picked up the kitchen knife, cleared his mind, peeled and sliced ​​two washed potatoes, put them in the pot and steamed them while preparing the sauce.

With a thought, Si Li opened the system panel. Meng Taotao said it tactfully yesterday, but the reality is that it depends on her level and the sales plan is based on her level of cooking skills. All the dishes that can be made now must be displayed. Yesterday I made the persimmon heart rice cake, and today I will make another pastry to have a look.

With the success of Persimmon Rice Cake, Si Li's confidence is extremely strong.

The process of making mung bean cakes is relatively complicated compared to persimmon rice cakes. It involves boiling mung bean paste, mixing water and oil for the dough, and putting the dough into the pan. There is no oven or stove in the small kitchen on the farm, so Si Li can only bake the cakes in a dry pan according to the alternative method indicated in the system ratio.

There was no oil in the pot, and the pan-fried noodles were fried purely by the oil released by the skin and the filling. The old-fashioned large iron pot did not have the excellent performance of modern flat-bottomed non-stick pans, and could only be stirred every once in a while to prevent them from sticking to the bottom. Si Li stirred the noodles in the pot and bent over to take a look at the flames in the stove. Just as she kept the fire burning, the system's "beep" reminder sound urged her to take a look at the pot quickly.

When she stood up, a piece of firewood that was not properly placed fell from the stove. Si Li held the spatula with one hand and bent over with the other to pick up the firewood. Before she touched the firewood, Meng Taotao stepped forward and picked up the firewood and put it back into the stove. "Let me help Miss watch the fire."

Si Li shook her head, "It's almost done. I'll stop after I finish this, you still have work to do later."

The system's reminder was accurate. The few seconds of delay caused the edges of the first green bean pancakes in the pan to glow dark brown. Layer after layer of crispy crust was fried until the center was golden brown, and the light green fillings soaked in oil inside released oil as they baked. The light sweet aroma of green beans and the aroma of pork fat that blended the fillings and crusts blended together, making people itch.

Si Li quickly picked up the green bean pancake that was about to burn. The skin of the green bean pancake was greasy and a little hot. Si Li stuffed a piece into Meng Taotao's hand, blew on it twice, and pinched her earlobe with her red fingertips to dissipate the heat.

The unique greasy aroma of lard lingered around her as she raised her hands. Relying on the countdown reminder of the system, Si Li rescued the cake and scooped the other mung bean cakes out of the pot and spread them out on a plate with paper to absorb the oil. Meng Taotao stood by with the mung bean cakes, feeling a little complicated.

She could see that Si Li's cooking skills were quite unfamiliar. Mixing the filling, watching the fire, and staring at the pot seemed to be full of dangers at every step, but Si Li still managed to make the finished product. It must be said that it was a bit of luck.

[System: Ding Dong, a plate of green bean cakes that were not baked evenly and the fillings were not cooked enough has been completed, achievement points +2.]

Judging from the reviews, this plate of mung bean pancakes was probably just barely passable, but Si Li didn't care and happily picked up a piece of mung bean pancake.

After the comparison experiment with the persimmon rice cake, this time she directly cooked according to the system ratio. Thinking about the taste of yesterday's rice cake, she was very excited to see how the mung bean cake would taste.

There are many cakes made in the oven, but this is my first time to eat dry-baked mung bean pie. The crispness of the puff pastry when it comes out of the oven is the most important to the teeth. The mung bean pie is pinched small, and you can bite off half of it in one bite. The thin and white puff pastry with a golden center can be heard when you bite it. The mung bean paste becomes particularly soft and glutinous after boiling, stirring and baking. The old-fashioned snack filling mixed with lard and sugar is smooth and sweet, and the dough is dyed with the sweetness of beans.

I never thought she could make such delicious snacks.

Si Li selectively ignored the help of the system and swallowed the last bit of biscuit crumbs. She tilted her head and saw Meng Taotao staring blankly at the biscuit. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? It won't taste so good if it gets cold."

Meng Taotao looked at Si Li deeply. The mashed potatoes just now were mellow and fragrant, and the green bean cakes in her hand were delicately seasoned. Although Si Li's skills were still immature, her flaws did not outweigh her merits. Mother said that a humble person should be a teacher, and she underestimated this little girl. Thinking about it, Meng Taotao said, "I wonder what kind of person Steward Wang is. Time is tight, and the young lady is of noble status. If she wants to do business, she needs to convince Steward."

[System: Employee "Meng Taotao" loyalty +1.]

It was a good thing for employees to take the initiative to do things, but she did nothing just now, so why did her loyalty suddenly increase? Si Li was confused for a long time and could not guess that Meng Taotao took the system formula as her credit.

When Xiao Que was called over to eat the cake, she frowned, "Ten, nine... was it ten or nine? Miss, do you remember how many there were on the plate yesterday? Was it ten or nine?"

Si Li was startled, and suddenly remembered the plate that she submitted to the tasting system last night and had not yet been retrieved, and she thought to herself that something was wrong.

Meng Taotao recalled for a moment and said affirmatively, "Ten."

"Isn't it nine?" Si Li said vaguely, diverting the two's attention, "Come, eat the cake first, and then go find the manager."

With the delicious food in front of her, Xiao Que really gave up thinking about how many plates there were. Si Li slipped away and hid behind the house, preparing to take the plates and pretend that she forgot to take them back when she took a bath last night to get away with it.

However, things did not go as planned. Si Li looked at the round table of the tasting system, which was as clean as before, rubbed her eyes, and did not even bother to pick up the fallen note, "Where is my plate?"

The system won’t go so far as to not even return the money, right?

Not only the plates, but also the motivational notes and pastries written last night were all gone. If Si Li hadn't vaguely remembered the system prompt she heard in a half-awake state last night, she would have almost suspected that she hadn't submitted the dish tasting yesterday. Looking at the props column again, a bag of colorful popping candy with a sign saying "16-hour countdown" was left, and Si Li had a headache.

She doesn't want to be a hard worker, so what's the point of this?

The disk was gone, Si Li closed the system panel angrily, looked down and saw the note that had just fallen to the ground, and turned it over to take a look.

Invite her again during a drought? What does that mean?

Si Li casually pocketed the note and took a few steps before reacting.

Rubbish system, scolding her again in a roundabout way! What's the harm in complimenting someone?

However, compared to the previous failure, the Sora Hoshina, which was rated as garbage, this time the review sounded more like a joke. Realizing this thought, Si Li sighed silently. She didn't know when she had become familiar with the dog system's dislike. This was not a good sign.

Meng Taotao was chatting with Xiao Que while eating cakes when she saw the young lady coming back angrily with a bad look on her face. She immediately stopped talking. Xiao Que came over and handed Si Li a green bean cake, "Young lady, have a cake."

Si Li now looked at the mung bean cake, which had the same star rating as the persimmon rice cake, and her brain automatically replaced it with an E-grade rating. She no longer had any appetite. "You guys eat it."

If a qualified one-star dish can only get an E, then wouldn't it be impossible to get an A rating? Si Li felt that there was no future.

【System: Host, please actively complete the task. 】

Si Li, whose sarcastic thoughts were detected, became angry and said: Shut up and give me back my plate.

Xiao Que and Meng Taotao each ate some of the green bean pancakes and took the remaining nine to see Manager Wang.

Si Li was busy when she arrived. Steward Wang was sitting in the main seat, and the servants were reporting everything from inviting tenants to meet with the village chief to the details of purchasing a piece of cloth. The affairs were quite complicated. Si Li didn't want to cause more trouble as they were here to bother others, so she waited outside the door for them to finish.

Most of the maids who left passed by Si Li and bowed to her knees. Some pretended not to see her at the door. Si Li silently memorized their looks. They probably knew the inside story of the Si mansion, and would use her status as a young lady to deceive people in the future, so she would be more strict in her words to these people.

When most of the people had left, Manager Wang turned his head and saw the girl standing under the eaves. He was startled and stood up and said angrily, "How long have you been here, young lady? How could I ask you to wait?"

Si Li brought Meng Taotao in and bowed, smiling and saying, "I am an idle person. The steward is already busy with his work. If I am delayed, wouldn't that be a bother? I made some new mung bean cakes and changed some of the recipe. Can the steward try them and see how they taste?"

"Young lady's matter is of course urgent, there is no need to worry about it." Steward Wang took Si Li's arm and sat down warmly. He glanced at the maid behind her, paused, took another look, and said hesitantly, "This child looks a little unfamiliar..."

Si Li took over the conversation, "I was just about to mention it when your sharp eyes saw through it. This is Meng Taotao, who was staying at the Huang family before. The Cuicui you brought is the Huang family's granddaughter. It was my fault yesterday. I was not careful enough and let Cuicui be replaced by someone else. I don't know where to find her, and I'm worried about it." Si Li first pointed out herself. As for how the person was replaced and why Cuicui ran away, it was up to Manager Wang to figure it out.

Manager Wang's face changed. It was a good thing for the tenant's daughter to be a maid for the young lady, but the Huang family had changed the person. Daning would be sued for buying and selling a good family's daughter privately. It was simply a disaster that came out of nowhere.

Suppressing his anger towards the Huang family and Huang Cui, Manager Wang called someone to get the indenture, then turned to Si Li and said, "I will discuss the Huang family's affairs with them myself. Since it has nothing to do with Miss Meng, I will return the indenture. I wonder where it can be taken?" Manager Wang must not let her cause trouble. He was prepared to be verbally abused by Miss Meng.

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The author has something to say:

It is best to use a non-stick pan to bake pancakes. Ordinary iron pans will get burnt in a few minutes. Lili has a system to help us, but we don’t... by The pan was burnt and the bottom of the pan was so hard to clean.