After Lanting finished speaking, his face turned red with embarrassment, fearing that Xie Yushu would see through and make fun of him.
Unexpectedly, Xie Yushu believed it to be true!
"Infected with cold? This is really true. It's Chinese New Year, why are you still sick!
Nanxing, go to the pharmacy and get two bottles of pills to treat wind and cold. "
Then he said to Lanting
"Go back and take some medicine, and make some ginger syrup to make you sweat. You should be better soon!"
Seeing that Xie Yushu didn't mention it to Mr. Han, Lanting was secretly worried, thinking that his master's window paper was all broken and the cook was sick. If he couldn't come to Xiangjun to celebrate the New Year, wouldn't it be in vain? So he said
"Thank you, Mr. Xiang, for your concern. In fact, we servants are really tough. It's nothing to catch a cold. It'll be fine in three to five days. It's just a hardship for my family. We have to leave our hometown and come here to Tai'an Mansion. All our relatives here are here." No, those who celebrate the New Year may not even be able to have a proper New Year’s dinner...
well! …”
"Is the cook in the house feeling cold?"
"Isn't that right? It was windy last night and the windows were blown open. They live in the same house and they are all freezing!"
"How about I ask the two cooks from the villa to help?"
"That's not good, there are so many people in the villa, the manpower is not rich, and in the past two people couldn't cook a few dishes, but both sides couldn't eat well!
Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, since that person is used to being lonely anyway, so just let him make do with it alone!
It's just that our subordinates didn't learn the skill of cooking during training, so adults can only work hard! "
Xie Yushu saw Lan Ting being sentimental here, and lamented that Lan Ting, the leader of the secret guard, looked cold, but unexpectedly he was quite emotional!
At the same time, she felt that Han Zhongyu was alone outside during the Chinese New Year. Even if he couldn't reunite with his family, he couldn't even have a New Year's meal. It was really pitiful!
As for leaving one's hometown, that's not a big deal. Only those who work are called leaving one's hometown. Han Zhongyu can only be considered an outsider. She automatically attributed it to Lan Ting's choice of words and didn't even think about Lan Ting's deliberate betrayal of his master.
But even if it was an outing, it was true that there were no relatives or friends around, and the cook was still sick. Xie Yushu felt a little soft-hearted and sighed.
"Why don't you ask if you adults would like to come to the Villa to celebrate the New Year together?
Anyway, I am leaving my hometown. From now on we are partners again, so we can celebrate the New Year together? "
This was what Lan Ting was waiting for. He didn't even show humility and said immediately.
“My adults will definitely be willing!
I'll go back and tell him right now! "
After saying that, as if she was afraid that Xie Yushu would regret it, she turned around and ran away, even using Qinggong!
"Medicine! I haven't gotten the medicine yet!"
Xie Yushu shouted twice, but there was no sign of Lan Ting!
"How can my son run so fast when he's just having a New Year's meal?"
Xie Yushu was secretly suspicious. Seeing Nan Xing come back with the medicine, she ordered
"Go find a cook and bring some medicine to the Han Mansion to take a look. If the cook is really sick, just help cook for two days. Mr. Han may have to come to our place to celebrate the New Year. I'll go and take a look. , add some dishes!"
"Master Han is coming to celebrate the New Year with us? Is this okay?"
Nan Xing said in shock.
"What's the good thing? His cook is sick. There are so many people in our villa, so we have to borrow too many cooks, and we don't have enough. So we simply send someone over to give the guards in his mansion some advice. He comes to our place to have a bite of rice, and both sides are perfect, isn’t it just right?”
"Oh, that too!"
Nan Xing felt something was wrong and couldn't tell what was wrong, but she followed the instructions and went directly to the cook, while Xie Yushu went to see what ingredients were left in the kitchen and cook something to entertain Han Zhongyu, who was at least a third-rank official in the imperial court!
Xie Yushu's original plan was to have running-water banquets in the villa and make eight large bowls for everyone to eat together. It would be lively, and the eight large bowls were the highest table area for people to hold weddings, so it was not considered out of bounds.
Aunt Su's menu includes steamed large carp, chicken stewed with mushrooms, panlong pork belly, braised lion's head, ribs stewed with yam, stir-fried pork liver, stir-fried cabbage (Baicai Gathering), this is a must-have, and there is also a wooden Beard meat.
Make enough of the eight main dishes and steam a few more pots of steamed buns so that everyone is full and still have some left over, which means there will be more than enough every year.
If Han Zhongyu is coming, then he will add eight more things to this foundation. Anyway, her villa has only a few things to entertain Han Zhongyu, so no matter what she does, it will not go against the rules.
The menu for a third-rank official can eat about twenty dishes, and the emperor can eat hundreds of dishes. She can't think of anything that can be found in a hundred dishes, but a dozen dishes are still trivial!
Then braise a big pig's trotter, deep-fry prawns, add glutinous rice cubes, tiger cabbage, chicken gizzards, baby cabbage, and to relieve boredom, mix it with white sugar to make a "gathering of heroes" "The last one is to make authentic Northeastern pot-roasted pork buns that are delicious!
These are all things Xie Yushu is good at, and she is very confident!
After deciding on the dishes, everyone started to work. Manager Wang and a group of workers started cooking tofu alone outside. The two cooks were responsible for steaming the steamed buns to prepare for the first and second days of the Lunar New Year. According to custom, people eat and drink on the first and second days of the Lunar New Year. When having fun, it is best not to do any work. Even when eating, just heat up the leftovers from the day.
Aunt Su personally took a few little girls to cook the big pot of food, which was eight large bowls for everyone to eat together.
Xie Yushu cooked the six dishes that were added later, and Nan Xing took over.
Qu Xiaodie led people to set up tables in the large classroom.
Han Zhongyu arrived very quickly, along with Han Zhong, Han Yi, Lan Ting and four secret guards.
However, Xie Yushu's family also prepared a lot of food, including these few people.
Lan Ting had long been familiar with the guards of the villa. Seeing Han Zhongyu go directly into the kitchen, he and several secret guards went to find Zhao Hu and the others.
Han Zhong and Han Yi stayed outside the kitchen, eating melon seeds and watching the fun.
When Han Zhongyu came in, Xie Yushu was making the last dish of pot-wrapped pork.
The fried golden and crispy meat slices are just the right time to stir-fry, and the alluring aroma will make people drool.
“It smells so good!
What's this? "
"Eh? You're here!"
When Xie Yushu saw that it was Han Zhongyu, she looked at the pot of meat that was almost ready to be cooked, took a bite of it and put it to her mouth.
"The most authentic Guobao Pork in the north, how about trying it?"
Han Zhongyu blew in the air-conditioning at the door and ate a piece directly.
“Not bad, crispy and a bit sweet, very delicious!”
"I'll write you a recipe later. If you want to eat it, let the chef make it anytime!"
"That couldn't be better!"
While Xie Yushu was talking, she served the last dish and said hello.
"The table is set. Come over and serve the food. Let's get ready for the banquet!"
With an order, the idle guards, young girls and young ladies all came over to serve the dishes and rice.
The original classroom was simply large enough, but now it was set up as a circle of running water mats. Sixty or seventy people were not too crowded.
All the dishes are served in small pots, with two portions placed on each side to ensure that everyone can reach and be full!
Only the main seats where Xie Yushu and Han Zhongyu sat had sixteen dishes.
