Chapter 849 Only Sweet Snacks!
"Fifth Miss, this snack is not from our house. It is the mold and usage sent by Zhao Shangshu's house. After the third lady asked the slaves to try it, she found that it was really good, so she asked the slaves to make it today. Come out and treat the ladies and ladies who are here today to a treat!" the steward explained with a smile.
Shao Wanru picked up a piece of pastry with chopsticks, took a bite, and then nodded: "It's indeed good, tastes good, and looks good."
"Fifth Miss, I heard that Miss Zhao prepared this recipe herself. The Zhao family has never brought it out in the past. This time, it was because Miss Zhao was getting married that this recipe was sent to our house! "The stewardess smiled like a ball of flowers. It is naturally a great thing to be praised by the master.
The fifth young lady is not just the same fifth young lady as before. When it's time to fawn over, you have to fawn over her properly.
Shao Wanru nodded, and after having a piece of snack, he stood up and looked around the side room. At this time, some female relatives came over sporadically, and Shao Wanru didn't go out. He just sat in the courtyard where tea was prepared, accompanying the guests. Shao Cailing and Mrs. Tai were involved in the matter, so naturally it was not his turn.
You can take some time off by yourself and just sit here.
But in the end, she didn't succeed in stealing. After sitting in the yard for a while, she saw a woman running over in a hurry. When she saw Shao Wanru sitting in the yard, she hurriedly came over to salute: "Fifth Miss, Madam, please." You can make some good tea and add some snacks. There is no need to add more sugar. It is not good for an old lady to eat too much sweets!"
"Go prepare some snacks that are not too sweet and send them to Madam!" Shao Wanru nodded and ordered the steward who had been standing beside him.
"Fifth Miss..." The nanny in charge had a bitter look on her face.
"What's wrong? What's the problem?" Shao Wanru raised his eyebrows, put down the tea cup in his hand leisurely, and asked.
"Fifth Miss, those pastries are basically sweet, and the recipe sent by Zhao Mansion is even more sweet..." the steward said awkwardly.
"That means you haven't prepared any less sweet pastries?" Shao Wanru narrowed his eyes and his eyes became cold.
For a banquet, it is natural to have as many flavors as possible. A single flavor can only be liked by some people, but most others will not like it.
It's hard to adjust, so you should always have a few extra ones.
"The pastries sent from Zhao Shangshu's house are very good. The slaves all think they are freshly made. Many people like them. Unexpectedly..." the steward said in a confused voice.
"Fifth Miss, please hurry up, the Madam is still waiting!" the mother-in-law sent by the Madam said impatiently, then turned around and left.
"Fifth Miss...what...what should I do?" the stewardess was dumbfounded and stammered.
Shao Wanru took a deep breath, calmed down the anxiety in his heart, stood up, and walked to the largest room, which was mainly used for making snacks.
The steamed snacks inside are steaming hot, and the air is full of white water vapor. When you come in, you feel like you're dizzy and you can't see clearly.
A stream of dessert overflowed from it, and it smelled very good, but if you smell it too much, it does feel a bit cloying!
Older people really shouldn’t eat more of these overly sweet snacks.
"All the dim sum molds we used to make in our house are gone?" Shao Wanru asked after looking at the situation in the house.
"It happened in the past, but now it's too late!" said the steward, shaking her hands.
To make a pastry, it takes a while just to knead the flour, steam it, and other times. Looking at the current situation, I am afraid that the pastry may not be available at noon.
The madam is urging me urgently. If I don't send it quickly, I'm afraid they will come again soon.
"What's that?" His eyes slid over the small leather pieces beside the stove and he asked.
"They are for spring rolls. The kitchen bothered us to make them. There is also a large pot of red bean paste. It is said that when the dishes are officially served later, our place is still empty. It will be sweet to help prepare such a snack!"
The grandma in charge spread her hands helplessly.
"There should be minced meat stuffing in the kitchen. Go get a basin, wrap some minced meat stuffing in it, and make it like the original spring rolls!" Shao Wanru ordered.
"Five... Miss Fifth, can this be eaten?" the steward said with wide eyes, astonished. Spring rolls are always wrapped in bean paste, but she has never heard of it being wrapped in minced meat.
"Go and ask someone to get the minced meat quickly." Shao Wanru said calmly.
This snack has always been sweet in the capital, but in Jiangzhou, it can also be wrapped in other things and made salty to eat.
Seeing that Shao Wanru was so decisive, the nun in charge had no choice but to obey her words and ordered someone to get some minced meat. She also freed up a few people to make salty spring rolls under the leadership of Yu Jie. It was actually very simple. It’s quick, just wrap it up and fry it in a pan, and it’s basically done.
There is very little minced meat wrapped in it, that is, it is adjusted. After turning it over a few times, it floats and is ready to use.
The first pot of fried salty spring rolls was ready quickly, and the stewardess put down the chopsticks in her hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fifth Miss, the Madam urges you to move faster!" At the door, the mother-in-law sent by the Madam came again. The fog inside was too heavy and she couldn't find Shao Wanru for a while, so she stood at the door and said inside.
Shao Wanru was actually standing by the door. When she heard the sound, she turned around and left the dim sum room in the middle. The mother-in-law didn't expect Shao Wanru to be standing so close. She was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly followed out: "Fifth Miss..."
Yujie came out of it and handed the plate in her hand to the mother-in-law: "Here, give it to Mrs. Tai quickly!"
"Isn't this...isn't this sweet? Madam Madam just now meant that even the cakes shouldn't be too sweet, let alone the ones with bean paste filling inside!"
The mother-in-law glared at Yujie displeasedly.
"Just take it, and if anything happens, I'll take care of it!" Shao Wanru said, walking into the courtyard and sitting back where he was before.
Seeing Shao Wanru like this, and looking at the newly fried spring rolls in her hands, the mother-in-law stamped her feet helplessly, turned around and left. Since the Fifth Miss said she was responsible for this matter, of course she, a servant, could not really talk to this The fifth young lady is on top. When the madam gets angry, the fifth young lady will just wait for the madam to reprimand her!
In the flower hall, the concubine and several older ladies and concubines were chatting and laughing, and the conversation was lively.
Seeing the mother-in-law bringing a plate of spring rolls, the dowager's face looked a little ugly. She had already told her before not to make it sweet, but it looked like it was even sweeter.
"Madam, the Fifth Miss asked my servant to send this specially. She said that Madam will like it!" The mother-in-law did not dare to complain openly, but she secretly pointed out that it was Shao Wanru's idea.
The Dowager's face became increasingly ugly, and the smile on her face was a bit unbearable. When she just gave the order, she said it in front of all the Dowagers, but now that Shao Wanru was so embarrassed, she felt like she was slapped in the face.
"It smells quite good, let me try one!" Another lady nearby raised her nose and smelled it, and said with a smile.
A woman following behind her hurriedly brought a small plate and placed one in front of her. The lady picked it up and took a bite. She was shocked at first, then surprised, and finally nodded, "Okay, it's really good, it smells really good!" "
After saying this, he actually ate all the spring rolls in front of him in three bites.
"Is it really delicious? Isn't it sweet?" Another lady asked in surprise.
"It's not hard, it's a little loose, it's a little salty, and it tastes very good!" The lady smiled and motioned to the woman next to her to get another one, and then ate it with relish, nodding as she ate.
Seeing that she was so satisfied with the meal, the other ladies couldn't help it. They picked one up one by one. After tasting it, they all nodded. They were used to the sweet ones, but this salty one had a unique flavor and was newly made. When it comes, it tastes very delicious, with a bit of fried crunch, so even the elderly can eat it.
The anger on Mrs. Tai's face slowly subsided, and she asked Aunt Yu to pick one up and take a bite. She felt a very good taste, very tempting, and she nodded calmly. He nodded, indicating that he was satisfied with Shao Wanru's matter.
"Madam, you are a very capable granddaughter. You can actually make such good spring rolls. I will try it at my house later. I am getting older and I will get tired of eating too many sweets!" Madam, who was the first to eat, put it down. With chopsticks in hand and a smile on his face, he was eating with great satisfaction.
"He is indeed a capable one!"
"The Queen Mother personally selected Princess Chen, how could it be bad?" Two more ladies joked.
Although the Mrs. Tai didn't like Shao Wanru, she was still very happy to hear Shao Wanru being praised like this. She narrowed her eyes with a smile and said modestly: "She doesn't know anything about a child, so let her take care of it." You can’t just know nothing about things over there in the future, you have to learn slowly.”
Shao Wanru is the future Princess Chen. When she marries Princess Chen, she will definitely be the head of the inner court. She should indeed learn some management methods of the inner court, but neither the Tai Furen nor Shao Jing seemed to have thought of this matter, nor did they. I was thinking of taking her with me, but now that the wife has brought it up, it seems that there is such a thing.
"All the ladies in the house are smart. Even the youngest Miss Shao Wu is so smart, which is really lovable."
"If you don't say how good you look, you can't say anything about your character."
"None of my granddaughters have thought of such a method!"... The ladies flattered the lady with every word, and the lady smiled so hard that she kept saying, "The ladies in your house are all as tall as flowers..."
Even though this matter was over, it was rare for the Madam to let her mother-in-law pass on her words of praise to Shao Wanru.
Since they liked it, Shao Wanru asked the tea room to make some more and sent them to other female relatives.
Two plates of different snacks were sent out together, but according to the report from the maid who came back, what everyone liked the most was not the previous plate of sweet and glutinous pastries, but the salty spring rolls that Shao Wanru came up with, and even Some maids from Beppu also pulled the maids from the tea room and asked them how they made it, what to prepare and what to pay attention to.
Shao Wanru, who was sitting in the yard, heard such a message and sneered. Someone was sure that she would take care of this matter, and deliberately let her get into trouble today, lose face, and give her a blow...