In fact, peppers can be found everywhere in modern times, and a few dollars can buy a lot of them. However, in this era, it is a real rare commodity. In Su Nuannuan's opinion, it is not too much to give this family one thousand taels of silver. However, at this time, she and Duan Tingxuan were incognito and in danger, and their actions and words had to be in line with their status, so they couldn't really spend a lot of money on peppers. With their status, two taels of silver to buy this bunch of peppers was considered very generous, but the young wife said that she looked down on them, so the money could not be given. Su Nuannuan had to hide this gratitude in her heart, secretly thinking that when the King of Xiangyang was executed in the future, she would send someone to give money to thank the other party.
With this great harvest, Su Nuannuan was very satisfied. She excitedly rushed back to the palace with Duan Tingxuan. They happened to meet Lu Fengyu coming out of the kitchen. When he saw them, he smiled and said, "Where did you go? It was so easy for me to find you."
Su Nuannuan said quickly, "What did the master want to talk to us about? Because I wanted to see the prosperity of Nanjing, I went out with my husband today to broaden my horizons. Unexpectedly, there were so many people on the street, and we were planning to come back, but we met an injured old woman. We had to help her find a doctor and medicine, and then send her back, which delayed us until now."
Lu Fengyu smiled and said, "Nothing. I really like the snack that the kitchen sent after lunch today. I heard it was made of sweet potatoes? But they couldn't tell clearly, so I came here in person and wanted you to make it in front of me, but you two went out." After saying that, he looked at the two strings of peppers and asked curiously, "What is this? It looks good in bright red, but I've never seen it before."
Su Nuannuan raised the chili pepper and said with a smile, "It can be considered as an ingredient, right? I encountered it once before and was deeply impressed by its taste. I never thought that when I sent the mother-in-law home, I saw this planted in their yard. It was a big surprise. Master, please be patient. I will use this thing to prepare a few delicious dishes for you, and I guarantee that you will have a great appetite. To be honest, if you don't know this taste in this life, you will have lived in vain."
This pepper should not be easily exposed. However, it was obtained by chance, and it was expected that it could not be hidden from others. So Su Nuannuan simply did not hide it at all. She thought that with the increasing number of ships going out to sea in recent years, peppers would definitely be discovered. Now that there is a family growing it, there must be people growing it in other unknown places, but it is not popular yet. Even if she knew about this ingredient, it would not be a big deal.
Sure enough, Lu Fengyu showed a very interested expression, and said eagerly: "Since my lady said it is so good. Why don't you give me one to try?"
Before Su Nuannuan could say anything, Duan Tingxuan said hurriedly, "Master, please don't be curious. This thing has a strong taste and must be eaten with other things. Otherwise, there is only this much. If you eat it all at once, where can you find it in the future?"
Lu Fengyu felt even more itchy after hearing this, he just liked strong flavors. Just when he was about to forcefully ask for one to try, he heard someone outside shouting that the King of Xiangyang wanted to see him. He had no choice but to go out reluctantly, looking back at the red pepper in Su Nuannuan's hand every few steps. For the first time, he became impatient because of the special favor of the King of Xiangyang. He thought to himself, what an incompetent guy, can't you make decisions on your own? You have to ask me about everything, I'm your father? You want to control everything? With this character, you are still trying to usurp the throne. If it weren't for the trump card in your hand, I would have stayed away from you long ago.
Of course, this is just a thought. Lu Fengyu doesn't want to die yet, so when he meets the Queen of Xiangyang, he still acts like a chief think tank. It can be seen that Su Donglou's description of this person is correct. He is absolutely a rotten rag inside. Under the appearance of outstanding grace, there is a ruthless, hypocritical and shameless cunning heart.
Su Nuannuan and Duan Tingxuan returned to the house and saw her husband hanging the red peppers in a less conspicuous place on the wall. He even hung two decorative patterns to cover it up. She squinted her eyes and said, "I smell a conspiracy. What you said to the master just now sounded like you were harboring evil intentions. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
Duan Tingxuan jumped off the bed, clapped his hands and looked outside to see if there was anyone. Then he smiled and whispered, "We can't let this thing only harm me. Logically, Lu Fengyu is the one who deserves to be harmed the most. I won't be willing to let him have a taste of this."
"Be serious, I'm counting on this pepper to help me, don't ruin my plan for your own selfish reasons." Su Nuannuan was both angry and amused, but she heard Duan Tingxuan curl his lips and say, "This thing can help me? Well! Well, if it's as delicious as you said, it won't matter if Lu Fengyu suffers a little. Haven't you noticed? He cares more about food than we do. Harming him once won't extinguish his enthusiasm, don't worry."
At this point, seeing that Su Nuannuan seemed somewhat interested, the young marquis then stepped up his game and tried to tempt her: "Don't you want to see the snake jumping up and down because of the spicy pepper? Think about those dogs that died tragically, how pitiful they are, aren't they? This time, we can avenge them."
The last string of reason in Su Nuannuan's heart finally broke. She nodded and said in a deep voice, "Okay, it's okay if it happens once. It actually doesn't have much impact. But how do you know he will be fooled? What if he doesn't?"
"He will definitely be fooled. Just based on the specious words I said in front of him, if he doesn't fall for me, I will take off my head and let you kick it like a football. Don't forget, this is a foodie who is even greedier than you..."
Duan Tingxuan patted his chest confidently. Before he could finish, Su Nuannuan became unhappy and gently pinched him: "What do you mean? How can you say you are greedier than me? If I am greedy, what are you and the old lady? Now I think of being modest."
Duan Tingxuan smiled awkwardly, and suddenly saw Su Nuannuan muttering: "We should strike while the iron is hot and let him see the benefits of peppers as soon as possible, so as not to ruin my plan." After that, he jumped onto the bed and picked seven or eight dried peppers, and said to Duan Tingxuan: "Let's go to the kitchen. Today, I will let you see the magic of this thing. No one who loves food can resist the temptation of peppers. If you have the ability to insist on drawing a clear line between you and it after tasting it, then I will respect you."
Duan Tingxuan was stunned at first, then he understood Su Nuannuan's intention and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "My wife is really thoughtful." After that, the couple went out to the kitchen. As soon as they entered the door, they saw the daughter-in-law of the Liu family coming to greet them. She smiled and said, "The master came to the kitchen earlier and said that my wife's sweet potato snack was very delicious, and asked me to make some more tonight. I have already roasted the sweet potatoes and they will be ready soon. The peanuts, various dried fruits, honey and milk are also ready, just waiting for my wife to come and make them."
Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you how to make it? It's so simple, you can just do it yourself. Why are you waiting for me to come over? I have something else to do today, so I don't have time. Just do it yourself, sister-in-law. If you have any questions, come and ask me."
After hearing this, the Liu family's wife couldn't help but be overjoyed and nodded in agreement. She looked at the pepper in Su Nuannuan's hand curiously, but was smart enough not to ask more questions. After three years in this kitchen, anyone who had a little unique cooking skill would treasure it. Su Nuannuan was willing to teach her how to make the cream fruit crushed sweet potato, which made her overjoyed, and she didn't dare to be greedy and think about it anymore.
So he got busy, picked two big roasted sweet potatoes, cut them in half, took out the pulp and mashed it into a paste, beat an egg and stirred it evenly, stuffed the pulp back into the sweet potato skin, put it in the pot to steam, added milk, and spread the chopped fruit on top. He looked at it and felt very satisfied, then showed it to Su Nuannuan, who praised him, "Not bad, not bad, it looks no worse than mine. I said, someone as smart as Sister Liu would definitely learn such a simple thing in one go."
The Liu family's wife smiled and said, "As for the method, it's not difficult. What's rare is your ingenuity. For example, this fruit paste, milk, eggs, sweet potatoes, who doesn't have them in the kitchen? But I haven't seen anyone come up with such a method, turning the unpresentable sweet potatoes into delicious snacks. Is your mind really full of tricks?"
"Okay, stop praising me." Su Nuannuan smiled. The dried chili peppers had been cut. She carefully wrapped the chili seeds in paper and poured oil into the pot. When the oil was hot, she put the chili peppers into the pot and stir-fried them. In an instant, a very pungent and spicy aroma wafted through the kitchen. The Liu family's wife was so close that she coughed and cried. She kept fanning the smoke and said, "What is this? Why... why is there such a pungent smell? What is Madam Wang cooking?"
"This is a flaming pepper. Actually, I think it's more appropriate to call it a chili pepper. Just use it to make some spicy oil, and then some spicy beef sauce. It's the most appetizing thing." Su Nuannuan said with a smile. Before she finished speaking, she heard Duan Tingxuan muttering in a low voice: "Does our master need to whet his appetite? He can already eat a lot without it. If he does, I don't know what will happen."
Both of them laughed at what they said, and suddenly a voice outside the door asked, "What's that smell? Why is it so pungent?"
Everyone looked back and saw Su Donglou standing outside the door. When he saw Duan Tingxuan looking over, he waved and said, "Come here. I want to ask you, how is your life here? If you are not satisfied, come back to my place."
Duan Tingxuan knew that Su Donglou wanted to talk to him, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Thank you, Master. My husband and I are living well here, and the master thinks highly of us..." Before he could finish, Su Donglou glared at him, then he pulled Duan Tingxuan to a nearby place and whispered to him, "There's news from Suzhou that someone from the Xiangyang King's guards got off the boat and went to the Fairy Ridge on the day when the gods descended."
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