Chapter 304 Liu Qianrou Delivers Suckling Pig
"No... Daiyu, wait a moment before coming over!" Liu Qianrou inside cried out in a panic.
Daiyu laughed heartily; she could almost picture Liu Qianrou scrambling around inside the tent.
"Okay, Sister Liu, I'll be going now. I brought you some snacks, I'll leave them here for now." Daiyu gestured for Zijuan to put down a basket of pastries, and then went to another tent.
Although she didn't get up very early and missed the sunrise, she was still considered early compared to others.
Without exception, all the female students woke up later than they would have at home today.
Firstly, because I went to bed later last night than I do at home, and secondly, because this place is so conducive to sleep, it's so good for me to fall asleep.
Several high-achieving students who have suffered from insomnia for years even thought about whether they could build a garden similar to this environment when they returned home.
But upon closer reflection, aside from environmental factors, the reason they slept so well that night was mainly due to a sense of relief and relaxation in their hearts.
Once they get home, the infighting and domestic strife within the household keep them constantly on their toes, making it difficult to get a good night's sleep again.
Daiyu sent the same pastries to several classmates nearby: four kinds in one steamer, simple brown sugar steamed buns, purple sweet potato and red bean buns, molten custard buns, and a ham and braised pork pastry bun.
One of their cooks on this trip was a cook from Yangzhou who was skilled at making pastries. She had also received training from Yuan Hongqu, so the dishes she made were now very much to Daiyu's liking.
Daiyu returned to her tent after making her way around, ready to have breakfast. She noticed that there were several breakfast items on her table that were not typical of her family's style.
The same crystal-clear jelly, the same crispy sesame cake sandwiched with bright red meat slices, and a dish of colorful shredded vegetables coated in flour, which must have been steamed... In addition to these, there was also Tai Chi steamed egg, yam and corn rolls, and Ruyi crispy shumai.
Just then, another person walked in from outside the tent and placed a large plate in the middle of the table.
"Miss, Miss Liu has brought you breakfast."
Daiyu blinked, thinking she had misread it. What was that in the very center just now?
Is that roast suckling pig?
She paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"It's said that martial arts practitioners usually eat a lot of meat, but to eat suckling pig so early in the morning, did Sister Liu's cook get up in the middle of the night?"
"You guys left early last night, but some others stayed up late. The cook from the Liu family insisted on learning how to roast suckling pig from our cook. Last night, he brought over two piglets, cleaned and roasted them in the middle of the night, and they were ready to eat this morning." Although Lan Su was far away, she was very observant and knew that while everyone else was resting last night, the people on night duty at each household were still awake.
Those on night duty receive a midnight snack, hence the need for a cook on duty.
Because there was a lot of leftover food from last night, the cooks simply gathered several barbecue grills together in one place, a little distance from the tent, and grilled meat skewers there while chatting and boasting, and that's how they spent the night.
No one knows what the cooks from the Liu family and the cooks from the Lin family were arguing about, but they both agreed that if there was anything better than roasted whole lamb, it would definitely be roasted suckling pig.
The people at the post station also came to join in the fun, saying that they had piglets in their backyard, which they had just caught and raised for a little over a month.
The two cooks actually started roasting a suckling pig together.
However, before they could even eat it after it was baked, Liu Qianrou sent someone to intercept it.
He kept one end for himself and sent the other to Daiyu.
"Sister Susu, if you want to eat it, then eat it. If you don't want to eat it, then send it back. There should be someone over there who would like to eat it." Daiyu looked at the suckling pig. Although it looked very tempting, she didn't want to try eating something like that so early in the morning.
"Who would eat this so early in the morning!" After hearing Daiyu's words, the others unanimously agreed that only someone with a brain full of water would eat roast suckling pig so early in the morning.
Eating something light and refreshing in the morning is so comforting.
The roast suckling pig was taken away again, and Xueyan then introduced the other dishes on the table to Daiyu.
"Young lady, these were just delivered by some girls from the neighborhood. This donkey meat sandwich was sent by Miss Liu's family; they said it's a specialty from their hometown. This steamed dish needs to be dipped in the oil and vinegar sauce on the side, otherwise it won't have any flavor..."
Just as Daiyu left, the gifts she sent out were quickly returned by each family.
Looking at the abundant breakfast selection, a diverse array of breakfast specialties from all over the country, Daiyu couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"I always thought that no one in Beijing could surpass my family's cooking, but I never imagined that everyone's secret menus were so unique!"
"Every family has a few good cooks! The cook is related to the food of the whole family. Good cooks are kept to themselves so that outsiders won't know about them and poach them."
Yuan Hongqu placed the few dishes that Daiyu could eat in front of her, and had the maids take away the dishes that she couldn't eat, so that the maids could eat them for breakfast later.
Daiyu nodded, "Granny, none of our cooks are allowed to work outside the family. I love all their cooking!"
Yuan Hongqu gave her a half-smile, half-smile, and Daiyu lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly and scooped up a spoonful of bird's nest porridge.
Daiyu has just been too busy lately to be picky about food. In the past, her picky eating made the Lin family's chefs want to resign en masse.
If it weren't for Yuan Hongqu's efforts to improve Daiyu's health and make her appetite better and less picky about food, the Lin family's cooks would probably have been replaced again.
Yuan Hongqu stopped teasing Daiyu and ate breakfast with her.
Daiyu tasted the steamed dish and thought that even without the sauce, it tasted very good. The flavor of the ingredients was wrapped in a thin batter, making it very refreshing and delicious.
She then took another bite of the steamed dish dipped in sauce. The tangy and savory sauce perfectly balanced the blandness of the steamed dish, and this one bite immediately whetted Daiyu's appetite.
Daiyu had just finished breakfast when she saw Liu Qianrou arrive with her entourage, her face showing a hint of anger.
“Daiyu, I had the suckling pig sent over this morning, why didn’t you eat it? You even sent it back. If that big mouth of the Ma family sees this, he’ll spread rumors that our relationship is fake, and he’ll laugh at us for being a pair of fake sisters, not as close as they think.”
Liu Qianrou was furious.
Daiyu smiled gently and took Liu Qianrou's hand.
“If anyone dares to talk nonsense, I’ll have them tear their mouths off. The palace matrons all have them. These matrons are the most disciplined and have the best aim. When they tear a mouth off, it won’t be crooked at all; both sides will be perfectly symmetrical.”
She wore a gentle smile, but Liu Qianrou felt a chill run down her spine.
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