0p0 Chapter 306 3 Incense
Chapter 306 3 Incense
Everyone assigned their work as the county lady had said and got busy.
Zheng Sisi asked, "Madam Gui, do you still have the medicine powder that I asked you to grind last time?"
Aunt Gui said immediately, "Yes, I put them away. I'll find them right away."
Nanny Gui took out the key and opened the kitchen cabinet door, then took out a large jar which was also covered tightly.
Zheng Sisi asked: "Don't you usually use it when cooking?"
Nanny Gui said, "The county lady was not at home, so I kept a small jar for use outside, and sent the rest to the restaurant, which used a lot of it, so I put away the rest."
In fact, she put it away as soon as the county lord left. These things were all made of ground medicinal herbs. She asked Madam Hong and was told that these herbs were not cheap and were made of powder made from thirteen kinds of herbs. The county lord said that these herbs were combined to form the thirteen spices, which could increase the flavor of the dishes.
It's fine for the master to eat such precious food, but it would be a bit of a waste to give it to so many servants. The county lady doesn't care, but the other elders still have to consider the county lady more.
Zheng Sisi opened the lid and said, "It smells so good! Aunt Gui, if everyone has time, please grind more. Several restaurants will need it in the future."
Nanny Gui replied, "Okay, County Lady, I'll ask Nanny Hong to buy some more herbs."
Zheng Sisi said, "Okay, you guys decide. If someone asks about it in the future, maybe we can sell this Thirteen Spices."
Nanny Gui nodded. She was very happy to share some of the burden with the county lady.
Zheng Sisi: "Madam Gui, please take care of this place. I'll go see my grandmother."
Aunt Gui: "Okay, County Lady."
Zheng Sisi came to her grandmother's yard, and the maid assigned to serve her said that Old Madam Zheng had taken Nanny Zhou and two maids to take a walk in the back garden and had been gone for a while.
Zheng Sisi was speechless. She didn't see anyone when she just came back. Maybe they missed each other because they took the wrong road. Anyway, her grandmother brought Nanny Zhou and the maid with her, so nothing would happen. So she didn't go to the back garden to look for anyone, but went back to the front yard.
In the back garden, Madam Zheng and her group walked around slowly, not in a hurry. When they came to the vegetable plot that Zheng Sisi had cultivated, the two old ladies were surprised. When they heard that Zheng Sisi was going to farm in the mansion, they thought she would simply plant two vegetable plots to pass the time and let the mansion have fresh vegetables to eat. They didn't expect that she had turned the entire back garden into a vegetable garden, and planted vegetables all around the lotus pond. It should be arranged this way for the convenience of watering.
It is shocking to look at this lush green area, much more shocking than the feeling given by a garden.
The two maids said proudly, "Of course, our county lady is so powerful, everyone in the county lady's mansion admires her. And the county lady is also very good to us servants, never beat or scold us, and often gives us rewards. She is the best master in the world."
When Mrs. Zheng heard that the maid was so supportive of her granddaughter, she was very happy and relieved. At such a young age, she was in charge of such a large family and managed it in such an orderly manner. She would not be bullied when she got married in the future.
The two maids took Madam Zheng around the vegetable garden, introducing what vegetables were planted in which plot of land and what they were called. The two old ladies were enlightened because there were many vegetables here that they had never heard of, but Zheng Sisi could grow them and knew how to eat them. They didn't know how Zheng Sisi lived outside the Xie Mansion, and they felt heartbroken for their granddaughter.
When they came back, it was already dark. Maybe it was about to rain, the sky was particularly gloomy.
Zheng Sisi was busy in the kitchen. The kitchen maids chopped the meat. She came back and adjusted the flavor. She added a lot of seasonings such as soy sauce, light soy sauce, salt, sesame oil, thirteen spices, etc. Of course, she also smuggled some seasonings from the space.
After stirring evenly, let the old women pour the meat paste into the lotus root eyes. Everyone swallowed unconsciously when they smelled the fragrance of the raw meat paste. It was so fragrant even before it was cooked, and I don’t know what kind of magical taste it will have when it is cooked. Everyone is looking forward to time passing quickly so that it can be time for dinner soon.
Place the lotus roots stuffed with meat paste in the steamer and arrange them. It takes three steamers to use up all the ingredients. Then put them all in a large pot and steam them. This takes some time.
Everyone started to prepare other dishes. When it was almost time for dinner, a maid came to report that the cousin master and cousin daughter had returned, and the third prince had also arrived with four guards.