Chapter 4: Food and Wine (Part 2)
Cui Hejin's face looked unhappy, but Young Marquis Yan was still looking at the food in amazement.
Young Marquis Yan was a cheerful person. At this moment, he only had food in his eyes and smelled the fragrance. He didn't notice that Cui Hejin's face was not looking good at all.
Chen Qianye, the son of the Minister of Rites, was actually more curious about Cui Hejin's legendary wife.
No one was curious at first, but Cui Hejin seemed to care a lot about his wife.
In addition, there were some rumors in the capital that his wife was a shrew from the countryside, and he was most afraid of what his countryside wife would do.
Some of them couldn't help but come over out of curiosity.
Thinking back to the brilliant and talented prince of Duke Cui's mansion, who was now the new top scholar, he was actually devoted to protecting his country wife.
He was also afraid that some officials would have their eyes on him, so whenever they gave him a hint, he would say that he already had a wife and was extremely loyal to her and would never take a concubine.
So everyone was really curious about what kind of woman could make Cui Hejin do this.
It can be said that she is good at controlling her husband.
"This food is indeed different. Brother Cui's chef's cooking skills are indeed excellent."
Some dishes may not even be available in the imperial kitchen.
Prince Rong was a member of the royal family and often went to the palace to eat food from the imperial kitchen. He had never seen some of the dishes before.
Cui Hejin naturally didn't want others to call him a cook.
He didn't like others showing any disrespect to his Zhiluo.
"Today, my wife cooked this to celebrate my success in getting the top spot in the imperial examination."
"If you hadn't come at the right time, you wouldn't be able to eat the dishes my wife personally cooked."
“Let’s all have a taste!”
Some were curious, while others looked at him with disdain.
The hostess of a noble family never cooks.
Your value will drop for no reason.
But this food looks delicious!
Although they had some thoughts in their minds, everyone still picked up their chopsticks curiously to taste it.
Young Marquis Yan was straightforward and said directly, "So this is the meal made by my sister-in-law herself. We are so lucky! We must try it carefully."
Cui Hejin personally picked up his chopsticks and led everyone to eat.
Seeing him move his chopsticks, everyone started eating with their chopsticks.
Young Marquis Yan looked at the dish in front of him. It looked like meat, probably braised pork.
Just because the color was different from what he had eaten in the restaurant, he was too embarrassed to go directly to others to pick up food and taste the food in front of him first.
When he put it in his mouth, Young Marquis Yan was stunned.
"This braised pork is delicious, soft, tender and full of flavor. It tastes amazing and delicious."
Young Marquis Yan had eaten too many delicious foods and knew every way to cook meat, but he never expected that he would be so amazed by such a dish.
And strangely enough, he found that the meat had a faint sweetness.
“There are chestnuts in it.”
Cui Hejin explained: "This is braised pork with chestnuts!"
"tasty!"
Prince Rong also ate the dish in front of him. He had never seen it before and didn't know what it was, scrambled eggs.
He thought this kind of dish was very ordinary and didn't think much of it. But after taking a bite, he was shocked by the taste.
He found it incredible and took a few bites with his chopsticks again, only then he realized that the seemingly inconspicuous meal tasted delicious.
"What is this red dish? The eggs in it taste very unique and different."
Cui Hejin continued to explain: "This is scrambled eggs with tomatoes. The vegetable inside is tomatoes, also called tomatoes."
Zhiluo usually cooks these dishes for the family, so Cui Hejin is very familiar with them.
He can also cook many dishes himself.
When helping his daughter Zhiluo with the housework, Cui Hejin would also learn to do these things.
He didn't have the idea that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen.
"What are tomatoes, Brother Cui? We have never heard of this vegetable."
Cui Hejin said gently, "This is a vegetable my wife discovered. It's not available on the market."
It’s only available at Zhiluo’s place.
In Zhiluo's words, a lot of tomatoes were planted in the space.
Moreover, the food that comes out of space will taste delicious even if it is not cooked, and it is good for the human body.
Some people also have four-happiness meatballs in front of them.
Although all major restaurants make meatballs, only when you eat them now can you tell the difference in taste.
Even if you don't admit it, you can't help but admire it in your heart.
There are also Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, sweet and sour pork ribs, pickled fish, spicy chicken, Longjing shrimp, braised pig's trotters, fried pork with leeks, etc.
A table full of dishes.
There are also staple noodles.
Even if it's just noodles, everyone can taste the deliciousness.
The noodles are extra chewy.
A servant quickly brought out the osmanthus wine.
"This is the sweet-scented osmanthus wine brewed by our wife herself. It's not available anywhere else. When we learned that distinguished guests were arriving at the mansion, we brought it out specifically for you all to taste."
Everyone was even more stunned, because brewing wine is a skill.
If you don’t know how, you can’t make good wine at all.
When the servant opened the jar of wine, everyone smelled the fragrance, and those who loved wine were moved.
“Good wine!”
Just by smelling the smell, everyone knows it is good wine.
Jiang Zhiluo also asked someone to bring glass cups from the space to treat everyone to drinks.
Everyone felt it was a pleasure to watch the osmanthus wine being poured into the glass cup.
After drinking the wine, he repeatedly praised the quality of the wine.
I wish I could take it back home and let the elders at home have a taste.
They all came from noble families, so naturally they had seen all kinds of good things.
Everyone enjoyed this meal very happily.
Naturally, they also sincerely congratulated Cui Hejin on his success in the imperial examination and wished him a bright future.
However, when everyone thought of Cui Hejin's wife, they guessed that she was a fat country woman who might only know how to cook with kitchen utensils.
Thinking of that scene, everyone looked at Cui Hejin with sympathy.
Cui Hejin doesn't care at all what others say or think.
He wished he could hide his wife at home so that no one could see her.
But he also wanted to let everyone know how good his Zhiluo was.
But his wife Zhiluo told them that they should keep a low profile since they had just arrived in the capital.
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much, and of course everyone brought precious gifts to show their respect.
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When everyone left Cui's house, Young Marquis Yan said, "No wonder Brother Cui loves his wife so much. Her cooking skills are truly amazing."
“It really makes me happy to be able to eat such delicious food every day.”
"Not to mention the wine I brewed myself. It's top-notch wine, priceless."
"Although Brother Cui's wife is from the countryside of Beizhou, it can be seen that she is also capable."
“Even if you don’t know poetry or songs, being able to cook is also a skill.”
After eating such delicious food and drinking such fine wine, they naturally felt a little reluctant to leave, and even wanted to come to Cui's house more often.
Of course, it might be harder to find an excuse next time.
But now they are more curious about what Brother Cui's wife looks like.
Imagination alone can only lead to guesswork.
After finally getting everyone away, Cui Hejin went to find Jiang Zhiluo first. He didn't say anything, but just hugged her with heartache.
Jiang Zhiluo could sense that Cui Hejin was in a bad mood and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
"Did those gentlemen make you unhappy today?"
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