Looking at his daughter's sweaty forehead and red face, Shao Lin felt both happy and distressed.
Shao Mo smiled and said, "It's not all my credit. Ling Chuan and Uncle Fu also helped."
"I just helped pass the plates and serve the dishes. I didn't do anything. It was the eldest lady and the eldest brother-in-law who were busy."
After hearing what Wei Fu said, Shao Lin raised his hand and patted Ling Chuan on the shoulder, with a look of relief on his face, "Xiao Ling, thank you for your hard work."
"Dad, don't say that. It's all my responsibility. And I didn't do much. Every dish on the table is Momo's credit."
Shao Mo smiled and took over the conversation, "Okay, if we continue talking, the food will get cold. Dad, go wash your hands and prepare to eat. I'll go call grandma."
"No need to call, I came here by smelling the fragrance."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Shao's smiling voice came from the door.
Sister Hua followed Madam Shao and continued with a smile, "Madam and I smelled the fragrance while we were still in Lanju. Madam couldn't wait and changed her clothes and came over."
Shao Mo came forward and said, "Grandma, you're here just in time. We can have dinner now."
Looking at the table full of delicious dishes, Mrs. Shao nodded happily, "Not bad, not bad, Ah Hua, Momo's cooking skills are comparable to yours."
Mrs. Hua smiled and said, "No, Miss's cooking skills are much better than mine. My cooking skills are just more in line with your and Master's tastes. Miss's dishes are as exquisite as works of art. I can't bear to eat them just by looking at them."
“Food is made to be eaten, and beautiful presentation is only to make eating more enjoyable.”
After hearing Shao Mo's words, everyone nodded.
When Shao Lin came back from washing his hands, Shao Mo handed him a snow-white porcelain plate.
Like Xie Linan, Shao Lin thought the plate was for him to eat, and said thank you with a smile.
It wasn't until Shao Mo explained that the plate was used to cut suckling pig that curiosity began to show on everyone's faces.
Under Shao Mo's guidance, Shao Lin successfully cut the suckling pig open.
Shao Mo introduced to everyone in detail how to eat suckling pig, while Ling Chuan used a knife to cut the suckling pig into five portions of similar size.
Except for one portion kept for themselves, the other portions were sent to each of the two courtyards, and the rest were given to Hua Sao and Wei Fu, so that they could eat together with the servants from the main courtyard and the Lanju courtyard.
The East Courtyard always has dinner early. When Shao Mo had the roast suckling pig delivered to the East Courtyard, the East Courtyard was also having dinner.
Today is the weekend, and Shao Yuan is out for something, so the second wife of Shao, Shao Yiqian and Shao Ying are having dinner together.
At Shao Ying's age, she is very greedy. When she saw the golden and crispy roasted suckling pig, she immediately reached for her chopsticks to grab some.
But when she heard that the suckling pig was roasted by Shao Mo, she immediately put away her chopsticks.
Humph, she would rather starve to death than eat Shao Mo's food! Mrs. Shao didn't care so much. She conveyed her gratitude through the servants, and then picked up a piece of roast suckling pork with skin and tasted it with great interest.
“Crack.”
The roasted suckling pig skin is shiny and golden in color, and it tastes as crispy and delicious as rice crust when you bite it.
"Yeah, not bad."
After hearing what Mrs. Shao said, Shao Yiqian also picked up a piece of roast suckling pork and ate it, agreeing as he ate, "It's quite delicious. Sister looks delicate and unsophisticated, but I didn't expect that she has such good cooking skills."
Listening to the mother and son praising the roast suckling pig and smelling the unique aroma of the roast suckling pig, Shao Ying swallowed her saliva and made disparaging remarks.
"It's just roast suckling pig. What's so delicious about it? There are plenty of restaurants out there. I don't believe she can cook better than the chef."
Mrs. Shao Er could see that her daughter was feeling awkward. Considering the overall situation, she didn't want her daughter and Shao Mo to have a bad relationship, which would affect her son's future campaign for succession. So she deliberately said, "You'll know if it tastes good after you take a bite."
"Forget it, Yiqian and I will eat it."
After that, Mrs. Shao picked out a piece of roast suckling pork with even fat and lean meat, dipped it in a little five-spice pepper salt, and then wrapped it with shredded green onions and lettuce leaves and ate it together.
"This way of eating is quite fresh, almost like eating roast duck." Shao Yiqian followed suit and took a piece.
"I'm full, you guys take your time eating!" Shao Ying was so angry that she put down her chopsticks and left.
Looking at her daughter's angry back, Mrs. Shao shook her head angrily and turned to her son, "Don't worry about her, just eat more."
Shao Yiqian didn't comment, but the chopsticks in his hand never stopped moving.
Shao Ying returned to her room. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Normally at this time, she would definitely run to the West Courtyard to talk to Shao Ya, but Shao Ya had gone out shopping with her friends today and would not be back until after dinner.
Shao Ying lay on the bed, sulking while waiting for Shao Ya to come home, and before she knew it, she fell asleep.
When she woke up, it was already 8:30. She immediately put on her shoes and went to the west yard to find Shao Ya.
As soon as I walked out of the east courtyard door, I saw two servants hiding by the wall, discussing something excitedly.
"The suckling pig that Missy roasted is so delicious. I think it tastes better than the roast duck made by Sister Hua. The suckling pig skin is especially crispy and smells just like rice crust."
"I envy you so much. Working in Moyuan, you can often eat delicious food."
"Hehe, there's nothing we can do. The young lady is kind and beautiful. Whenever she has something delicious, she never forgets to give us a portion..."
Hearing this, Shao Ying was so angry that she walked up and yelled, "You guys are not doing your job properly, you just chat here, believe it or not, I will deduct your wages!?"
The two servants were frightened by Shao Ying. They apologized repeatedly and ran away with their heads down.
Looking at the servant's panicked back, Shao Ying's anger subsided a little.
In the west courtyard, Shao Ya had just returned home and was preparing to take a shower with clean clothes. She was a little surprised to see Shao Ying.
"Xiaoying, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
"Second sister, I'm in a bad mood."
Seeing Shao Ying's depressed look, Shao Ya probably guessed the reason. Although she did not eat at home, she learned from the servants that Shao Mo had sent someone to deliver a roast suckling pig for dinner.
For a family as wealthy as the Shao family, roast suckling pig is not really considered a delicacy, but the fact that Shao Mo roasted it herself and sent it over specially was a gesture of goodwill, and Xiyuan still appreciated the kindness.
But Shao Ying and Shao Mo have always been at odds, so of course she was displeased with Shao Mo's advances.
"I'm going to take a shower first. Please wait for me. Don't rummage through my things."
"knew."
After Shao Ya entered the bathroom, Shao Ying couldn't help but look at Shao Ya's bedroom.
Shao Ya is the eldest daughter of the West Courtyard. Mrs. Shao San and Shao Hong have high hopes for this daughter, so they are never stingy with food and daily necessities. If there is any good item on the market, it won't take long to see it in Shao Ya's room.
For example, on Shao Ya's dressing table there was a silver-white pager that was slightly larger than a matchbox.
Pagers have only become popular this year. Her father bought one for her brother Shao Yiqian last month. Although it is small, it actually cost more than a thousand yuan.
Shao Ying couldn't help but pick up the pager and play with it.
Second update~ (End of this chapter)