Chapter 23, Great Cooking Skills
In the kitchen, everyone in the room was pessimistic about the dumpling soup made from rice flowers, and some even felt sorry for County Magistrate Yan who wanted to drink the soup.
If other girls want to show their filial piety, they have to cook two things seriously. Even if they don’t cook a main dish, they have to at least cook two desserts.
I've never seen anyone as perfunctory as this young lady!
However, as the water continued to boil, the soup began to turn milky white and gradually became thicker, and a faint natural grain fragrance slowly emanated.
Sprinkle some salt on the rice flowers, add some chopped green onions, and then pour a few drops of sesame oil, and then the dumpling soup is ready.
It took less than a quarter of an hour from the time she arrived in the kitchen until the dumpling soup was ready.
Simple and fast!
"Let's go and send it to Daddy."
Daohua told Pingtong to serve the dumpling soup, and then she couldn't wait to walk towards the front yard of the county government office.
As soon as the two left, the sound of swallowing saliva was heard in the kitchen.
“I didn’t expect that pimple soup could be so delicious!”
Mrs. Ren looked at the soup pot several times. After a while, she forced her face away, swallowed her saliva, and waved her hand to let the maid take the pot to wash.
"Mother Ren, we just saw how the eldest girl made the dumpling soup. How about we try it too?"
The white flour that the eldest girl brought was used up, but there was still some in the kitchen.
Mrs. Ren also wanted to eat it very much, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's try it. If it tastes good, we can have another soup in the future."
The people in the kitchen started to move.
after a while.
Looking at the dumpling soup in the pot, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
"That's right, that's what big girls do. Why is there such a big difference?"
The fragrance of the one made by the older girls can be smelled from a long distance;
It’s not that their cooking is bad, it’s just very ordinary, without that mouth-watering aroma.
Mrs. Ren: "I've heard the old lady praise the girl's cooking skills before. I thought it was an exaggeration, but now I see that it is true!" She knows more about the kitchen than anyone else.
I understand that the simpler something is, the more it tests a person's cooking skills.
At the same time, in the front yard of the county government office, County Magistrate Yan, who had been busy all morning, was discussing the issue of refugee resettlement with the county magistrate, clerks, and legal advisors. Suddenly, a faint fragrance wafted over.
"It smells so good, what is it?"
County Magistrate Xu stretched his head and looked towards the door.
County Magistrate Yan also looked over, his eyes still gleaming with anticipation.
He remembered this scent.
This is the taste of the dumpling soup made by the eldest daughter on the day when the second and third sons came back.
The others in the room also looked curious.
Master Lin, relying on his relationship with County Magistrate Yan, smiled and said, "The lady in the backyard has brought food to you so early. I wonder what delicious food she made. It smells so good."
County Magistrate Yan smiled and said, "I'm hungry too." He waved and beckoned someone over, "Go, have someone bring the food over here." He then smiled at County Magistrate Xu and the others and said, "Wait a minute, let's eat together."
County Magistrate Xu and others smiled and nodded.
Under normal circumstances, they would definitely not do this, but today, the fragrance was so tempting that they had to stay shamelessly.
Even the aloof and proud Master Xiao sat still.
The temptation of delicious food is evident.
Soon, everyone saw a girl about 8 or 9 years old walking towards them with a faint smile, followed by a maid carrying a food box.
When they saw the person coming, everyone's eyes lit up.
What a charming little girl!
The demeanor around him and the eyes that look around with spirit make people forget the world.
County Magistrate Yan looked at Daohua in surprise and asked, "Girl, why are you in the front yard?"
Daohua was a little surprised to see so many people in the room. She graciously bowed to County Magistrate Yan, then said with a smile, "Mother said that Daddy has been very busy these days, so I wanted to come and see him."
Hearing this, County Magistrate Yan smiled with satisfaction: "You are thoughtful, but the front yard is where you work, so you are not allowed to run around in the future."
Daohua nodded obediently: "It's my fault for disturbing my father at work. I'll leave now."
County Magistrate Yan waved his hand. "We've already discussed this matter, and you didn't bother us." He smiled and looked at the others in the room. "This is my eldest daughter, who just arrived. I'm sorry to have caused you such a commotion. Daohua, why don't you come and meet the elders?"
Daohua kept smiling and bowed politely to everyone present according to their seating order.
During this time, everyone was looking at the young girl who handled the situation appropriately and had good manners and conversation.
Xu Xiancheng said with a smile: "So this is the eldest girl. No wonder the adults kept talking about her. After seeing her today, we finally understand why. Such a well-behaved and sensible girl must be kept by my side and taught personally."
Liu Dianli also laughed and said, "The eldest lady's demeanor is so dignified that it surpasses those crazy girls in my family."
The smile on Master Lin's face was a little forced, but he still smiled and praised Daohua.
Among the people in the room, Master Xiao was the only one who didn't speak. He just smiled and nodded to Daohua.
Everyone is used to this.
Mr. Xiao is a man of extraordinary talent, but he is too aloof. Apart from the official business in the yamen, he never cares about ordinary things.
County Magistrate Yan chatted and laughed with the others for a while before turning to Daohua and asking, "Did your mother ask you to bring some food?"
Daohua shook her head. "No, lunch won't be ready until a while. I was worried about Daddy, worried that he'd be too busy and hungry. I happened to hear that, so I thought of making him a bowl of dumpling soup to fill him up first."
When these words came out, the other people in the room were a little disappointed.
Pimple soup
With such a rich fragrance, they thought it was something good?
I didn’t expect it to be the ordinary dumpling soup!
Master Lin's face looked much better.
The dumpling soup is indeed from the countryside. It’s not worth mentioning that you don’t even know how to use something more expensive to show filial piety.
Just when everyone was disappointed, County Magistrate Yan looked expectant: "Really? I'm a little hungry."
Hearing this, Daohua smiled brightly, took the food box from Pingtong, walked forward, and opened the food box herself.
In an instant, a rich fragrance wafted out.
The people who had been disdainful before stretched their necks.
County Magistrate Yan took note of everyone's expressions and, seeing that quite a bit of dumpling soup had been served, said with a smile, "Everyone, try some." As he spoke, he glanced at the rice flowers.
Daohua was very tactful and started to serve the soup, first to County Magistrate Yan, and then to the others. After each bowl was served, she asked Pingtong to serve it.
Soon, the dumpling soup was distributed.
Not more, not less, just enough for everyone in the room to have a bowl.
Master Xiao glanced at the soup bowls in front of everyone, his eyes slightly surprised. He looked up at Daohua, his eyes flashing.
Daohua: "I won't bother you any more, Daddy. I'll take my leave now."
County Magistrate Yan nodded and watched his eldest daughter leave with a smile.
As soon as the man left, he said in a slightly hurried tone, "Everyone, come and try it!" After that, he buried his head in eating.
Others couldn't help themselves and started eating.
Master Xiao also slowly picked up the bowl and glanced in the direction where County Magistrate Yan's eldest daughter left. He thought to himself, "The lord's eldest daughter is quite smart and clever."
(End of this chapter)
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