Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 370 Are there any eggs in the kitchen? I can make fried rice with eggs.

"Chef Xu is here, but the food he prepared today is the Eight Treasures Steamed Cake, which the Master and the two Masters have already eaten."

"I've seen the Eight Treasures Steamed Cake. There's a big piece left. It's sticky, soft, sweet, and cold."

"It would be better for Mr. Bu and Miss Shen to go to Guang'an Temple to have a vegetarian meal. There are more varieties there."

Lu Lang was a little embarrassed for a moment.

This was the first time he invited Miss Shen to have dinner at the county government office.

Only then did he remember that Chef Jiang had come over yesterday and said that he would attend a prayer ceremony today.

I was busy at that time and just agreed to it casually. Because I had a lot of things to do, I put it out of my mind as soon as I turned around.

As a result, even though people have been invited, there is nothing to eat. We can't invite Miss Shen and the others to eat the eight-treasure steamed cake.

Just as he was hesitating, Shen Yu asked calmly: "Are there any eggs in the kitchen? There should be some cabbage and tofu."

Qi Xi didn't know what Shen Yu meant, so he said, "Although I didn't look carefully, these are what the kitchen always has, so I think there should be some left."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "These are enough. I'll make some egg fried rice for everyone to eat together."

"Fried rice with egg?" Lu Lang and Qi Xi repeated in confusion.

"Yeah, there's a stove and ingredients, how can we not have food to eat?"

"Make an egg fried rice and a cabbage stew with tofu. It's a good meal with soup and rice."

"Is it made with eggs and rice? Can these two be fried together? I've never heard of such a method." Qixi tried to understand it himself.

Shen Yu then remembered that there were no fried dishes here. No wonder they didn't know what the most common dish, fried rice with egg, was.

Just as I was about to speak, I heard footsteps outside the study.

Several people stopped talking, Qi Xi turned around and went out to greet them, and then Master Qian walked in behind him.

Master Qian came in with a smile on his face. He wanted to say hello to Lu Lang, but when he entered the room, he saw Shen Yu and his sister and brother.

A trace of surprise flashed across his face, but he quickly returned to his normal expression and said with a smile, "So Miss Shen is here too. I hope Miss is well."

Shen Yu, along with Yu Tao and a few others, hurriedly bowed and greeted Master Qian.

Master Qian agreed with a smile, and then said to Lu Lang: "I heard that the young master has returned from his inspection, so I came here specially to see if there is anything wrong."

Lu Lang smiled and said, "Fortunately, the two masters have made thorough preparations. Nothing is happening outside. What is father doing? Is he playing chess with Master Liu?"

Master Qian smiled faintly: "The county magistrate is not in the county government office. He took Master Liu to Guang'an Temple."

"It is said that the flower-shaped pastry cakes at Guang'an Temple have changed their designs this year, and he wants to get a few pieces of flower-shaped pastry cakes that have been offered to the Buddha."

"I said that the county government office must be guarded. We can only stay in the county government office after the young master comes back."

After Master Qian finished speaking, he smiled disapprovingly and said nothing more.

Lu Lang was stunned after hearing this. In the past few days, Qi Xi had brought a lot of pastries from the Shen family's restaurant, and he had specially sent a few pieces to his father to try.

Today, my father promised to stay on duty at the county government office, but he ended up slipping away to Guang'an Temple. He never thought about what would happen if the runners asked him to make a decision and couldn't find him.

Shen Yu could roughly guess Lu Lang's feelings. Although he sympathized with him for having an unreliable father, he could do nothing to help and could only stand by and watch.

Lu Lang was depressed for a moment, trying to cover it up by arranging the papers on the desk.

After calming down, he put on a gentle and calm face and asked Master Qian, "Master Qian, have you had lunch yet?"

When Master Qian heard this, he couldn't help but smile helplessly: "Well, the county magistrate insisted on eating some eight-treasure steamed cake today."

"I have never liked this kind of sticky sweet food. I reluctantly accompanied the adults to eat half a piece, and then I couldn't eat any more."

"I'm a little hungry right now, and I was thinking of waiting for you to come back. If there's nothing else, I'll go outside and find something to eat."

"Chef Jiang is also at the prayer ceremony today, so there is no one cooking in the big kitchen up front."

"It's the birthday festival these days, I wonder if there are any restaurants open for business."

After pouring out his grievances, Master Qian muttered something more uncertainly.

Shen Yu smiled and continued, "What a coincidence! We didn't have lunch either, and we were just about to go to the kitchen to make fried rice with eggs."

"Master Qian, if you don't mind, please eat with us later."

"When I came out of the house this morning, I saw that all the shops along the way were closed. I hope you won't go out and make a wasted trip."

Master Qian had eaten dishes cooked by Shen Yu before. The boiled pork slices ordered by the county magistrate from the restaurant, and the amber meat and sour soup wontons that he and the young master had eaten in the past few days were all extremely delicious.

At this moment, when he heard that Shen Yu was going to cook for him, he smiled happily and nodded repeatedly, "Miss, you are joking. If I still dislike your cooking skills, how can I get better food?"

"The food the young lady cooked is very much to my taste. It is moderately salty and rich and delicious."

"It's a pity that I'm so busy with my daily affairs. Otherwise, I would like to go to your restaurant every day to enjoy lunch."

These words of praise made Yu Cheng and the others smile happily, looking as if they were proud of themselves.

Seeing that no one objected, Shen Yu said, "Why don't you wait here? I'll go to the kitchen and call you when it's ready."

Yu Tao said, "Sister, I'll go with you. I can help you cut the side dishes so you can cook faster."

Yucheng and Dundun also said, "We will go too. We can help Big Sister light the fire, and when the food is ready, we can help Big Sister serve the dishes."

Lu Lang thought for a moment and said, "Let's all go together. The weather is cold now. We can eat in the dining hall next to the kitchen after we cook it. There's no need to bring it to the back hall."

Master Qian smiled and said, "Just listen to your order, sir. It doesn't matter where you eat."

A group of people went to the big kitchen in the front yamen in a mighty manner.

After Shen Yu entered the kitchen, he first opened the wooden rice bowl and took a look. The rice was probably steamed in the morning. Although it was placed in the thick wooden rice bowl, it had already gone cold.

Shen Yu picked up the wooden rice spatula, pressed it down, and with a little force, he broke the rice in the rice bowl evenly.

The good news is that Chef Xu doesn’t add much water when steaming rice, so the steamed rice is relatively hard, which is just right for making egg fried rice.

There were three large stoves against the wall in the large kitchen of the front yamen, and two small stoves next to them. At this time, the pots and stoves were cold, but there was plenty of firewood for burning.

Chef Jiang is a capable man. Although the kitchen is large, it is kept clean and tidy. Some daily vegetables are placed on the wooden shelf on the other side, a few pieces of old tofu are kept in a basin of water next to it, and a basket of eggs is placed in the corner.

Seeing that there was no shortage of ingredients, Shen Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Lu and Master, please go to the dining hall and wait. We will be ready soon. When we fry the rice later, I am afraid that the fumes will bother you two."