The Zhenguo General's Mansion has not been so lively for a long time!
Since the death of Ji Jinchu, whenever this day of reunion comes, the General's Mansion has always been deserted, without any festive atmosphere at all!
Now, Bai Yanqing has grown up. Not only does she look 70% like Ji Jinchu, but her temperament is also 70% like Ji Jinchu! She was thinking about the Ji family and her blood relatives. Therefore, the things she sent to the Ji family, no matter how big or small, were all from her heart. No matter if others didn't know how precious they were, the three descendants of the Ji family must regard them as treasures!
"Father, the chrysanthemums seem to be in bloom this year, especially beautiful!"
General Ji stood in front of the flower garden, looking at the colorful chrysanthemums in the garden, and his eyes gradually filled with tears. Seeing this, Ji Jinxiu on the side quickly stepped forward, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it over silently.
"Yes, your sister used to...favoritely stay in this garden full of chrysanthemums in autumn. She often stayed there all day long, and I didn't know what she was doing in there. If you can't find her when it's time to eat, come and look for her in this garden, and you'll be sure to find her!"
General Ji slowly took the handkerchief, wiped the corners of his eyes, and stared at the chrysanthemums in the garden, lost in thought!
Ji Jin was born in the same family and has been a close friend since childhood. They even have similar preferences, especially chrysanthemums in autumn! In the early years, Ji Jinchu took care of this chrysanthemum garden himself! After she passed away, General Ji couldn't bear to destroy it, so he hired a gardener to take care of the garden! Every autumn, when the chrysanthemums were in full bloom, General Ji would often stay alone in this garden, thinking about his lost daughter and falling into grief, unable to extricate himself!
"Yan Qing is like her, but not like her."
General Ji stared at the chrysanthemums in the garden and suddenly said this.
"Yes, I heard that the Third Prince sent Phoenix Zhenyu to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
Ji Jinxiu supported his old father and spoke leisurely.
Phoenix Zhenyu?
General Ji was stunned. That flower... hadn't appeared in Chen Country for many years, right?
"In the early years, we were gifted a pot of flowers to our house! But the flowers were very delicate and difficult to care for. They died within a few days. Your sister has been distressed for a long time!"
Recalling these past events about Ji Jinchu, General Ji could always blurt out that he had never forgotten everything about his daughter!
"Father, how many days do you think Fenghuang Zhenyu from the Bai Mansion can live?"
Ji Jinxiu asked with a smile.
"this……"
General Ji was stunned. Let him guess? He intuitively felt that with the temperament of his precious granddaughter, he would definitely not have the patience to raise these things.
"Father, the crabs are steamed! Smell it, it smells like it's coming from Juyuan!"
Ji Jinxiu squinted his eyes, raised his head and sniffed in the air again and again. His greediness made Old General Ji laugh!
"Okay, we, father and son, will stay drunk today!"
General Ji changed his previous melancholy and became full of fighting spirit! Ji Jinxiu had never seen him look so happy during the Mid-Autumn Festival in many years!
It seems that Bai Yanqing is really the happy fruit of the entire Ji family!
White House.
Huzhou's crabs are best eaten fresh, but because there were too many crabs delivered this time, they couldn't finish them all at once, so Li Qinru thought of making some crab roe cakes for Bai Yanqing and the others! No, even Cai Xing was called to help!
Because the first step in this crab roe cake is also the most troublesome, which is to peel the crab! First, you need to steam the crabs, then while they are still hot, remove the crab roe and crab meat. The crabs in this autumn are the most plump, with thick meat, and the crab meat picked out is tender and abundant. Then, you need to adjust the meat paste, chop the fat and lean meat into meat paste, then pour the soaked onion, ginger and garlic water into the meat paste in batches and stir, be sure to stir vigorously! Add salt, sugar, a small amount of ground chili pepper and other seasonings, stir again and mix well!
Next, there is a very important step, which is "speculation"! Pour the removed crab roe and crab meat into a hot oil pan, stir-fry until the water is dry, stir out the crab oil, scoop it out and let it warm. Fried crab roe, crab meat and crab oil
Put it together with the minced meat and stir evenly with chopsticks. If it is too dry, add a small amount of onion, ginger, and garlic water to dilute it, stir well, and put it into ice water and let it stand!
Finally, wrap the rolled dough with pastry, roll it into a round shape, flatten it, add the fillings, seal and pinch tightly, finally make a round shape, brush with a thin layer of egg wash, and bake slowly over low heat Bake until cooked and the skin shows signs of cracking slightly, then it’s ready!
When the crab roe cake with the overflowing crab aroma comes out of the oven, the whole Baifu is filled with that delicious aroma!
"Good aunt, let me have a taste!"
Bai Yanqing has been waiting for a long time, just for this bite of crab roe cake. What kind of food has she never tasted? But this crab roe cake is really the first time Bai Yanqing has seen it in her life!
"You! Blanch it carefully and wait until it is warmer before eating. It will taste the best then, and it will be crispy and crumbly!"
Seeing Bai Yanqing's impatient look, Li Qinru was afraid that she would burn him, so he interrupted her by talking to her and asked Cai Xing to find a fan and fan it to the side so that the crab roe cake could be warmed down as quickly as possible!
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, the crab roe cake finally warmed down. Bai Yanqing eagerly stepped forward, stretched out her two slender fingers, pinched a piece and put it into her mouth.
Crispy skin, take a bite and the crumbs will fall off. The juicy filling bursts out in your mouth, with a sweet and salty flavor, without feeling greasy at all! The fat of the pork mixed with the delicious aroma of the crab spread on the tip of the tongue. After eating a crab roe, Bai Yanqing really felt that it was not satisfying at all!
"Okay, miss, eat less! Otherwise, you won't be able to eat lunch again later!"
Seeing Bai Yanqing reaching out to get the second one, Cai Xing quickly raised his hand to stop him. Not to mention, Bai Yanqing's spleen and stomach are weak and it is not suitable to eat more crab food. She is so gluttonous now that she will have no appetite for lunch later.
Bai Yanqing looked at the crab cakes on the table with eager eyes, and had to swallow her saliva reluctantly. She knows that picking stars is for her own good, but this crab roe cake is too tempting!
"Miss, just listen to Cai Xing!"
Aunt An walked in from the outside and couldn't help laughing when she saw Bai Yanqing's appearance. She, after all, still looks like a child!
Seeing Aunt An back, Bai Yanqing knew that her matter was done! Bai Yanqing couldn't help but feel happy when she thought that her grandfather and uncle could eat such fresh and delicious crabs. She was really happier than eating them herself!
Today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is held in the evening. For lunch, Bai Yanqing originally planned to make do with some food for a few people in the house, and then celebrate in the evening. But who would have expected, man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation!
"I'm afraid I'm going to have to add some extra dishes for lunch today!"
Just when Bai Yanqing and Li Qinru were discussing what to prepare for lunch, Bai Junzhi ran over and stunned everyone with just one sentence!
Extra food? Why?
Several people looked at each other, looking at the half-grown man in front of them, very puzzled!
"Uncle brought back two distinguished guests! As soon as he returned home, he rushed into uncle's study!"
Bai Junzhi, this guy, the gossip comes faster than Cai Xing!
Two people? Distinguished guest?
Everyone was stunned again.
"One of them...is the third prince who sent chrysanthemums a few days ago!"
Bai Junzhi continued.
"You brat, can't you talk without gasping for breath? If you finish speaking at once, you're wasting a lot of saliva, right?"
Bai Yanqing was angry. She slapped Bai Junzhi on the head, feeling angry! Why do these three princes always run to her Baifu whenever they have nothing to do? How much does he like the Bai family?
However, besides the third prince, who is the other one?
Not only Bai Yanqing was curious, but everyone present was also a little curious.
"Just add more, we Bai family still need to have good hospitality! Then I'll trouble my little aunt to arrange some more good dishes!"
Bai Yanqing was a little helpless. Now that everyone was here, what else could she do? Of course it’s an extra dish!
But having said that, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Don't these princes and princesses need to eat with the old emperor? Why are you running out of the palace so blatantly? Is it because the food in the palace is not delicious? Or are there not enough beauties in the palace? Bai Yanqing is puzzled!
It wasn't until the meal that the two "distinguished guests" Bai Junzhi mentioned appeared! One of them is indeed the third prince Yun Ji, but the other one... is tall and thin, with a straight body, taller than Yun Ji! Naturally, his appearance is slightly better than that of Yun Ji!
"What? The eldest lady of the Bai family can't move her eyes away when she sees my brother? This prince is still here!"
Seeing Bai Yanqing staring at the person in front of him, Yun Ji said dissatisfiedly.
Brother?
Bai Yanqing was stunned. The third prince's brother, isn't that... the eldest prince Yunqi? !
"My little girl is rude, I hope the eldest prince won't take offense!"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Bai Yanqing's face, and she quickly bent her knees and saluted uprightly.
"Hehe, it's okay, it's okay..."
The eldest prince seemed a bit naive as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Bai Yanqing feel at a loss for a moment. This...
"You two princes, please take your seats quickly!"
Seeing that his daughter was at a loss, Bai Jingxuan hurried forward and asked the Yunqi brothers to sit down.
Bai Yanqing was a little puzzled. Even if the third prince ran to the Bai Mansion when he had nothing to do, why did the eldest prince come today? Not to mention, for the two princes to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion so frequently, in the eyes of outsiders, it might not be a good thing!
"What are you still doing, Miss Bai? Hurry, sit down and have dinner with this prince!"
Yun Ji saw Bai Yanqing stunned, so he waved to her and asked her to sit closer to him.
"Is the palace so poor that it can't take the blame? Why does the third prince come to our house to have a meal?"
Due to the presence of everyone, Bai Yanqing did not dare to refuse, so she reluctantly moved to sit next to the third prince. Then, in a voice that only a few people around them could hear, Tong Yunji said!
"I……"
"Pfft..."
The third prince was about to speak, but was cut off by the laughter of the eldest prince Yun Qi on the side!
"Brother Royal!"
Yun Ji was a little annoyed. His imperial brother was good at everything, but his brain was a little bad!
"The eldest lady of the Bai family talks so interestingly!"
Yun Qi looked at Bai Yanqing and smiled innocently. Looking like that, it seems that he is not very bright! It stands to reason that Yun Ji is angry. He should shut up or help. Why is he still praising Bai Yanqing? Does he really not understand, or is he pretending not to understand?
"The third prince is visiting our White Mansion today. Is it a business matter or a private matter?"
Bai Yanqing asked casually while picking up a piece of crab cake with chopsticks. In fact, she knew very well that the third prince was not doing his job properly, so how could it possibly be for official business?
"This prince is just here to take a look at Phoenix Zhenyu and see if you have raised them to death!"
Yun Ji turned his head and looked at Bai Yanqing who was concentrating on eating crab cakes. He felt that she was the cutest when she was eating!
"Cough cough cough..."
Now, it's Bai Yanqing's turn to be rude!
Phoenix Zhenyu? What is it?
When Bai Yanqing came to her senses, she suddenly remembered the two pots of tribute that Yun Ji had sent a few days ago! Damn it, she was so busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival these days that she completely forgot about those two pots of chrysanthemums!
Is this... considered a crime of disrespect?
"The eldest lady of the Bai family is so old, but she still chokes when eating! How interesting!"
The eldest prince on the side was speechless and nonchalant. After he finished speaking, he kindly handed over a handkerchief to wipe Bai Yanqing's mouth.
Bai Yanqing took the handkerchief and looked sideways at the eldest prince who was said to have a weak brain. For a moment, she didn't know whether he was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid!
