Chapter 827: You Can only Look but Not Eat

People at that time were particular about elegance and presentation. Just like the chrysanthemum banquet held by the Wuan people, even the dishes on the banquet were mostly based on chrysanthemums, using its petals in dishes and pastries. A single golden chicken shred is a chrysanthemum shape.

Whether it is similar in shape or directly used in dishes, it is inseparable from today's theme.

The banquet ended smoothly with no more moths in the amazement of everyone.

It was not until Bai Yunxi's family got on the carriage to go home that Mrs. Du breathed a sigh of relief. Attending a banquet is really not something that ordinary people can do. For most of the day, they have to be upright and pay attention to the surrounding things at all times. They can't be distracted or slumped.

If there is anything wrong, it is easy to be criticized and bring shame to the family.

And her face, her smile is stiff. Don't look at her smooth clothes. She didn't do anything, but it was more tiring than doing farm work. It's really suffocating.

Listening to Mrs. Du's inner complaints, Bai Yunxi curled her lips, "How is it, didn't you eat well?"

The Wu family's banquet was elegant and ornamental. The food was small and delicate, so she couldn't bear to pick up her chopsticks. Instead, she drank a cup of chrysanthemum soup, which tasted good and was fragrant.

Mrs. Du covered her stomach and smiled awkwardly, "Mother, the food in the Wu family is too beautiful, but it is not practical.

Each dish is arranged in a flowery way, branches are branches, leaves are leaves, and flowers are flowers. Whenever she picked up a chopstick, it was like an embroidery being cut, which was very embarrassing.

Besides, the other people at the table didn't eat much. In addition to talking and chatting, they just drank tea and occasionally picked up a piece of snack to taste.

Fortunately, when she came out in the morning, she drank a bowl of meat porridge and a tray of small buns. Otherwise, she would be starving now.

The more she thought about it, the more Mrs. Du shook her head,

"Mother, I think this food is not for people to eat, but for the eyes to see. ”

Bai Yunxi: “…”

In front of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Du did not feel ashamed.

“This is really incomparable with our country. When we have a banquet in the country, although the dishes are worse and the meat is less, we also use large bowls to fill them up, so that people can fill their stomachs.”

“This rich family is good. In addition to the beautiful plates and bowls, the dishes are also arranged in various ways. Just like that plate of shredded chicken, it is made into a golden chrysanthemum. Whenever you pick it up with chopsticks, it looks like it is broken. If no one eats it, I am embarrassed to reach out. ”

Hearing Mrs. Du’s sighing tone, Bai Yunxi and Zhang Yishan looked at each other and couldn’t help laughing together. It took a long time to stop.

“Sister-in-law, you are right. Today I only drank a bowl of chrysanthemum soup and a piece of chrysanthemum cake. I am already hungry.

As she said, Zhang Yishan touched her stomach and agreed.

No one goes out to a banquet just to eat.

"Since we haven't eaten enough, we'll have a meal when we get home."

Bai Yunxi chuckled. She was worried that someone would take the opportunity to embarrass Du and Yishan when she attended the banquet today. She didn't expect that the other party would come directly to her, which made her feel relieved.

"Don't worry, mother. I'll go back and cook for you. There's still a lot of broth from last night. It's the best to use it to cook scallion oil noodles. It's more comfortable to eat at home."

Listening to her mother-in-law's tone, Du agreed immediately.

Today, she was so suffocated that she gasped for breath. She didn't feel the joy she had when she first received the invitation from the Wu family.

I thought that I would attend a banquet of nobles in my lifetime to broaden my horizons. Even if I returned to the village in the future, I would have something to show off. Now she is just tired. After today, she has no interest in attending banquets.

Mrs. Du sighed and stroked her clothes. The ladies who attended the banquet today were all dressed decently, wearing festive clothes, and talking with a smile, but she always felt that those people were smiling with daggers hidden in their hearts, with bad intentions, which made her tremble all the time.

Listening to Mrs. Du's thoughts, Bai Yunxi curled her lips. In fact, she also agreed with Mrs. Du's idea. Attending the banquet was really not an easy job.

Returning to her own yard, Bai Yunxi changed out of her gorgeous clothes and put on her usual home clothes. She leaned on the Luohan bed. Zhu Pozi took a pair of beauty hammers and gently tapped her calves to relax her muscles.

After a while of comfort, Bai Yunxi sighed. No wonder everyone wants to get promoted and make money. It's really a good enjoyment to have a group of servants.

Just as she squinted her eyes and prepared to take a rest, a fragrant smell of scallion oil noodles wafted from her nose.

"Mom, the scallion oil noodles are ready. I also put the shrimp powder I brought from home. It's very fresh."

As she spoke, Mrs. Du came in with Gan Ju. Looking at her mother-in-law leaning on the bed, she asked the maid to put the noodles on the kang table.

Bai Yunxi was a little drowsy at first, but when she smelled the fragrance, she felt empty in her stomach.

"I'm really hungry after smelling it."

Bai Yunxi sat up and looked at the clear soup, the fine white noodles, sprinkled with a few chopped green onions, and a few drops of bright oil. After taking a bite, the noodles were chewy and smooth, which was the work of Mrs. Du.

Apart from anything else, Mrs. Du's cooking skills were really good, no worse than those of the outside cooks.

"You're busy cooking right after you get back. Why don't you take a break?"

"After I got home and washed up, I felt hungry, but not tired."

Mrs. Du smiled awkwardly,

"This soup is made with old hen and pork bone soup. It took most of the night to make the soup. It's perfect for noodles and meatballs."

"Well, your cooking skills are still good. I'm used to your cooking, and other people's cooking is always a little off."

Since arriving in the city, the kitchen has been managed by Zhang Mama, who is beside Yishan, and the cook was also brought by the younger daughter-in-law. Although the food she cooked is okay, she is used to Mrs. Du's cooking skills and always feels that the taste is a little off.

It's just that she's not picky about food, so she doesn't care about this.

Listening to her mother-in-law's praise, Mrs. Du looked happy and said, "Mom likes to eat the food I cook. From now on, I will cook it for you alone. It will be very easy."

She used to be in charge of the kitchen at home, but it was only after she came to Fucheng that she stopped doing it. The cook's skills were not bad, and she was the fifth younger sister. At first she volunteered to help, but she was politely invited out, saying that the kitchen was very oily and there was no reason to keep the owner busy.

She didn't understand at first, but later she realized that Zhang's mother didn't want her to get involved.

After that, she never went to the kitchen to find something to do.

A few days ago, she felt unhappy and was pointed out by her mother-in-law to go to the kitchen in front of her fifth younger siblings. From that day on, she has been busy until now.

Now it is much more convenient for her to do whatever she wants to do in the kitchen.

After a bowl of scallion noodles, Bai Yunxi picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands. Listening to Du Shi's thoughts, he also understood in his heart that the kitchen was the weak point of the mansion, and no matter who took over, he didn't want anyone else involved.

Firstly, they are afraid of conflicts, and secondly, the kitchen is such a big place that if something happens, the person in charge cannot bear it.