During the meal, the family business was discussed again. Gu Li did not interrupt at first. She did not speak during the meal or sleep. She was not in the habit of talking during the meal.
It's not that talking while eating is uncultured, it's just that this has been her habit since childhood, it's hard to change, and it's not a bad habit.
Shen Rou was also silent at the table. She seemed to have been trained in etiquette by Mrs. Shen, but her way of deliberately hiding her words when she wanted to speak was a bit unnatural.
Gu Li put down his chopsticks, wiped the corners of his mouth gently with a handkerchief, and then said: "According to what my uncle said, we have been standing still for a while. If I am not wrong, it may be just these few days, Liu Pup and Song Germany will take the next step."
Gu Yuan originally felt that Gu Li was deeply scheming. Now she spoke. Although she thought she was quite reasonable, a hint of displeasure appeared on her originally smiling face and said, "Sister, a young lady from the general's palace, wants to say something about you." I still believe you can wield a knife and a gun, but you should learn more about business matters first."
Gu Yuan was always tactful, and he was rarely serious when he said something like this. Gu Li did not argue, but stood up and said calmly: "I'm done eating. Please be patient. I'm going back to the room first."
Gu Yuan thought that Gu Li would argue with him. After all, Gu Li seemed to have a very strong character. Unexpectedly, she just said lightly "I'm going back to the room first" and left directly.
Gu Yuan felt as if his punch had hit cotton, and he was choked and speechless.
"Wait a minute." Seeing the fourth brother being choked, Gu Li, who had been watching from the side, suddenly said, "Don't Sister Gu Li want to learn cooking from me? Can we start learning now?"
Gu Li paused in her steps, turned back to look at the serious Gu Li, tilted her head and smiled sweetly: "Now? Of course, I just bought a lot of ingredients."
The two of them walked to the kitchen together. The kitchen helper, Wu Ma, had just cleaned up the kitchen when she suddenly saw Gu Li and Gu Li coming to the kitchen together, followed by a silent Gu Lun.
Gu Li was a little surprised when he saw that Gu Lun followed him as if he was worried. You must know that Gu Lun is the most unkind person in the family. Unexpectedly, he was bribed by this scheming sister.
Also, although Gu Lun usually talks the least and seems inhumane, he is actually the simplest one.
Gu Li happened to go out and buy a lot of ingredients today. Gu Li looked at the ingredients Gu Li bought and said with a smile, "Let's make braised fish! Very fresh grass carp."
Gu Li was slightly surprised because the fish smelled fishy. Although it was delicious, it was quite difficult to remove the fishy smell. During the dinner, Gu Li also heard Gu Lun say that the fifth brother is best at cooking chicken and pork. .
"But isn't Fifth Brother the best at cooking pork and chicken?" Gu Li finally couldn't help but ask.
"Why, you think the braised fish I made is not delicious?" Gu Li looked a little unhappy.
Gu Li was speechless and could only nod: "Please teach me, Fifth Brother."
In fact, Gu Li chose to make braised fish because the most important step in braised fish is frying the fish, and it is difficult to fry the hydrogen fish well without breaking the skin.
It has almost strict requirements on the control of heat. If you put the fish in the pot and turn it over too early, the fish will be rotten. If you turn it over too late, it will stick to the pan or even burn. It may seem simple, but in fact it is a test for a person. cooking skills.
Thinking of this, Gu Li's usually serious expression revealed a smile.
Gu Li didn't know what Gu Li was thinking, so she stood beside him and watched carefully as Gu Li skillfully cleaned a fish, cut two sides of the fish with flower knives, and applied salt and rice wine to remove the fishy smell. It's easier to absorb the flavor, and then you can deal with some side dishes such as onions and ginger.
Then Gu Li threw the fish into the pot again. He didn't move it at first. He just fried the fish over low heat until the fish meat was firm. Then he carefully turned the fish over and started frying the other side. After frying both sides until golden, he started pouring in the onions and ginger. , add to simmer and add seasonings.
After the fish is thoroughly flavored, the juice is reduced over high heat, and then fried peppercorns are sprinkled on it. The fish meat is immediately fragrant, and the smell wafts far away, attracting uncles Chen Jue, Gu Yuan, and Shen Rou to come over.
"It smells so good, it smells like braised fish. Fifth brother is making braised fish!" Shen Rou's charming laughter came from far away.
Hearing Shen Rou's voice, Gu Li had a smile on his face. He stretched out his hand and tapped Shen Rou's nose: "You're the only greedy little cat with a good nose."
"I'll try to see if Fifth Brother's cooking skills have deteriorated first." Shen Rou's eyes rolled slightly, and she couldn't wait to step forward to take a bite with her chopsticks. Her eyes lit up, "Wow, this is so delicious. Fifth Brother's cooking skills are amazing." You have made great progress, even the West Lake Fish with Vinegar in Zuixianglou is not as good as yours."
Gu Li patted Shen Rou's head dotingly, but saw Gu Li on the side taking a pair of chopsticks, picking up a piece, putting it in her mouth and chewing it carefully. With all the accomplishments of a lady like us, she was allowed to eat. It also looks very good-looking.
Gu Li tasted it carefully. Gu Li, who was a Michelin four-star chef in his previous life, thought that considering the development level of the culinary industry in this era, Gu Li's fish was indeed very good.
Everyone looked at Gu Li, watching her carefully taste a piece of fish, taste the sauce, and then wipe the corners of her mouth gracefully. Finally, she raised her eyes and looked at Gu Li: "Fifth brother, I can improve your situation." A dish?”
Gu Li's expression turned cold almost instantly. He looked at Gu Li: "You mean I didn't do well?"
"It's not bad, it's just a little lacking in heat." Gu Li had a serious look on his face.
Shen Rou laughed mockingly after hearing this: "Gu Li, you said that Fifth Brother's cooking is not delicious. If you have the ability, you can make braised fish that is even more delicious than this."
indeed.
Gu Li's expression recovered a little, and he smiled and said, "Indeed, you won't be qualified to say this until you make fish that tastes better than mine."
Gu Li nodded slightly and began to handle the fish. She inserted two chopsticks into the fish's mouth and with a slight twist, all the fish's internal organs were pulled out.
Stuff the almost complete fish belly with green onions and ginger slices, drain the outside with clean linen cloth, put it directly into the oil pan, fry both sides until golden brown, take it out of the pan and put it on a plate.
Then start making the sauce.
The kitchen was so quiet that it was almost silent. Everyone was watching Gu Li cooking, her slender fingertips dancing on the chopping board and ingredients. With just simple movements, a beautiful radish flower took shape.
This is not the legitimate daughter of the General's Palace who was pampered since she was a child. She obviously cooks a lot.
Watching Gu Li skillfully stir the pot, Gu Li's face began to look ugly. She obviously knew how to cook, but she pretended that she couldn't. Was she trying to humiliate herself?
