Xue'er couldn't help laughing. She tasted a small piece of the steamed cake made by Shu'er and couldn't help frowning. Her face looked as ugly as if she had eaten a fly.
"How is it? Miss Xue'er, did I do okay?" Shu'er looked at Xue'er expectantly, like a child waiting for praise.
"Shu'er, I think you should stop making pastries. Maybe you can learn to cook some home-cooked dishes from Miss Xiangping." Xue'er recalled that when she was on the top of Tianshan Mountain, the environment was so harsh, but she could still make a delicious barbecue to meet everyone's needs.
"No... I'm making this for my husband. As long as he thinks it's good, that's enough. If you think it's not good, that's because you have poor taste!" Shu'er said complacently, turning her head away arrogantly, not taking everyone's words to heart at all.
"Hey, Xiangping, I'm really sorry for you. Shu'er studied medicine with me for a while before, but now I guess she has forgotten everything."
Gu Yunru looked at Shu'er, who gave up halfway through everything she learned, with a smile and tears in her eyes. At this moment, Shu'er became unconvinced.
"Of course not, I also know witchcraft!" Shu'er blurted out in a hurry, but Xue'er frowned in confusion at this time.
"Why do both of you know how to do it?" Xue'er couldn't help but wonder where they came from. This was not what Gu Yunru had told her before.
"It's like this, Xue'er. Actually, I didn't intend to hide this from you. Shu'er's real identity is the Princess of Dongping. She was taken away by foreigners when she was very young and was brought back to Da Qi when she was fifteen. The purpose was to seek revenge. She also learned the art of witchcraft in a foreign country for a period of time.
But later, after a witchcraft incident broke out, the emperor of Da Qi issued an order strictly prohibiting the use of witchcraft, so I did not pass on the witchcraft that I practiced in the mountains to Shu'er, and Shu'er never used witchcraft again."
It was the first time that Xiangping heard them talk about what happened in the capital. The stories were so exciting that he couldn't help but listen quietly with a plate of sunflower seeds.
"Ahem. Let's get back to the point, Shu'er. You're learning cooking just to please Ji Heng. If you combine these medicinal foods and stew a delicious Sichuan ginseng and red dates stewed pig's trotter for Ji Heng, the effect should be very good."
Xiang Ping stood up excitedly and said, "I know this! Soak the Sichuan ginseng overnight, peel it, wash the red dates, remove the core, remove the hair from the pig's trotters, wash them, split them into two pieces, and stew them in the medicine pot. But Shu'er is so clumsy, I really don't know if she can learn it well."
Shu'er had been full of confidence, but after hearing what the two said, her confidence was instantly shattered. She walked to Gu Yunru, took her arm and said, "Why don't you teach me how to cook this medicinal stew, and I'll cook it for my husband when I get home. What do you think?"
Gu Yunru nodded, "How about this, Xiangping and I will show you how to do it, and then you will remember what our steps are. This medicinal cooking stew must combine the raw materials of food and medicine, and they must not be mutually reinforcing. Add seasonings and cook it. It will have a good color, aroma and taste, and people who eat the medicinal food will feel refreshed!"
Soon, Xiangping prepared all the corresponding ingredients, including ginseng, pig's trotters, cooking wine, pepper, salt, ginger, onion and red dates. Xue'er watched with great interest. She had never eaten pig's trotters in Tianshan Mountain, and this was like a stew, which really aroused her curiosity. Xiangping first put the pig's trotters into the pot, and poured in the red dates, cooking wine, onion, ginger, Qingshuichuanming ginseng. All he had to do was wait quietly for half an hour.
"You only need to make this stewed pig's trotter for him twice within seven days. It can beautify the skin and is also suitable for people with weak qi and blood. This effect is perfect for your husband!"
Gu Yunru snapped her fingers and just had to wait quietly for it to come out of the pot.
This delicious medicinal stewed pig's trotter is ready.
"Auntie, it smells so good, I can't help but take a bite!"
Seeing Shu'er's anxious look, he immediately slapped her hand away.
"This dish is a sample. You have to learn it well. The taste must be exactly the same as it is. There cannot be the slightest deviation!" Gu Yunru can be said to be a strict teacher. Shu'er is her disciple in her eyes. A strict teacher produces an excellent disciple. There are some requirements, which are inevitable.
"Okay... Then I'll send someone to take this medicinal stewed pig's trotter back..."
"Okay." Gu Yunru nodded with satisfaction. She still liked this result very much.
Xiangping was humbly asking questions and was very interested in the medicinal stew she created, which involved sautéing medicinal herbs and food essential oils in a wok and then simmering them over low heat with sauce until they were tender.
"Boss, if we also launched the course of medicinal stewing in Dongfang Ye, would this course be popular and loved?" Gu Yunru's eyes lit up and nodded, "It's very likely, then we should also fill this course, and there will definitely be a lot of people signing up by then!"
Xue'er looked at the two people who not only opened the Huajianlou, but also founded the Oriental Night Class. She couldn't help but feel longing for it. She didn't expect that life at the foot of the mountain could be so colorful.
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That night, Gu Yunru cooked a dish of braised bacon with green onion and ginger and braised ham with mushrooms and brought them to the dining table in the room. Seeing him make these two dishes in such a hurry, Rong Zhen came closer out of curiosity, "Didn't we just have dinner? Why are you cooking again?" Gu Yunru smiled and handed the chopsticks to him.
"You don't understand. I've also started thinking about combining medicinal food with food to create a few dishes. When I sell these dishes, I think there will be a lot of spectators. This is called carrying forward the tradition."
"I see. You seem to be relaxed, but I have been running around like crazy these days."
"Really? If you feel your legs and feet are sore, this dish of stewed ham with mushrooms is just right for you. I use finely chopped ham, sugar and sesame oil, soak and wash the mushrooms, slice the ham, slice the ginger, and slice the green onion and ginger, then put them together and thicken with starch. It has the effect of stimulating appetite, resolving phlegm and detoxifying. If you have a poor appetite or phlegm and heat, you can try this stewed ham with mushrooms!"
Rong Zhen looked at Gu Yunru with shame on his face. Gu Yunru realized that they had gone off topic and quickly brought the subject back.
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