hsntnovel Chapter 449 Steamed Buns
Chapter 449 Steamed Buns
"Brother, Brother Zhao, Brother Zhe, Brother Zhao Zhe, do you really need so many things to make a bun?"
Zhao Zhe looked at half a pig and two bundles of green onions on the table, and scratched his head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, every time I mix the stuffing, I always make this much. If it's less, I don't know the specific number. I'm afraid of the taste. wrong."
Lu Ruan and Li Chengqian watched Zhao Zhe picking meat and chopping stuffing, and the two skinny little Kalami couldn't help much.
Zhao Zhe's skills did not fail, and he quickly mixed the stuffing. After washing his hands, he wiped them with his apron and put his hands on his hips: "Phew, the stuffing is ready, it's time to make the buns."
Li Chengqian poked half of his head out to watch Zhao Zhe kneading the dough, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I thought he would stir the stuffing, but it's okay, otherwise it would be a complete waste."
Twenty minutes later, Li Chengqian and Lu Ruan were impatient to wait, and were afraid that something might happen to Zhao Zhe in the kitchen, so they entered the kitchen and saw the chopping board in front of Zhao Zhe and the basket with the steamed buns on the side.
"Is this a bun?"
Zhao Zhe was a little embarrassed: "Usually it's my younger sister who does the job, so let's make do with it?"
Lu Ruan picked one up: "Where's the pleat?"
Li Chengqian clasped his hands behind his back and stared at the "baozi" in Lu Ruan's hand: "I think I have seen this thing before. Is it called glutinous rice dumplings in Jiangnan? Are there any with meat fillings? In the palace, I have only eaten bean paste fillings. .”
A voice came from outside the door: "Is His Royal Highness here? Is anyone there?"
Lu Ruan put down the "baozi" and turned around to lift the kitchen door curtain: "His Royal Highness is right here. Who are you? What do you want to do with His Highness?"
The visitor gave a gentle salute: "You must be the steward Lu Ruanlu. My Excellency, Li Feng, came to Lingnan to build roads under the guidance of the British Duke. It happened that the construction section was not busy, so I came to see His Royal Highness."
Lu Ru'an bowed back: "You don't need to salute a county man. I'm just a white man. I don't deserve the etiquette of a Li County man."
Li Feng also exchanged a few words of greeting: "The counselor next to His Royal Highness is also a person favored by the British Duke. Li Feng must be more polite."
Lu Ru'an smiled and nodded, and let Li Feng into the kitchen. Li Feng raised his hand and saluted Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, Li..."
Li Chengqian raised his hand to stop him: "Li Feng, the first county man in Lingnan and the newly promoted head of the Li family in Longxi, there is no need to introduce yourself."
Li Feng smiled and nodded, but his eyes were attracted by the "baozi" in the cage: "Is this some new food? The meat filling looks delicious just looking at it. Wow, I really miss my days in the Central Plains. Where can I get good food here? Such a delicate thing.”
Zhao Zhe's face turned dark, and Lu Ru'an and Li Chengqian were shaking from laughing so hard. Li Feng looked at the two of them and thought he had said something to make people laugh.
Li Chengqian patted Li Feng on the shoulder: "My guard used to make buns, snacks, and all kinds of white goods. He and his sister depended on each other. His sister was responsible for making the stuffing, and he was responsible for stirring the stuffing. This is the result."
"He knew how to stir the stuffing, but not how to wrap it, so he had to make glutinous rice balls one after another."
Li Feng was a little nervous after knowing the inside story, but he thought that this was an opportunity to get in touch with the prince: "There are cooks among the people I brought, and there should be someone who can cook. I will ask him to come over in a while."
Li Chengqian didn't expect such a good thing to happen: "It's awesome, so thank you to the head of the Li family."
Li Feng waved his hand quickly, and then explained the purpose of his coming here: "Your Highness, I heard that you came here to develop Lingnan, but the indigenous people here are all criminals and prisoners. After several generations, they disobeyed discipline, and the imperial court The officials here are also declining day by day."
Li Chengqian waved his hand: "The British Lord once said that it is impossible for you to ask a group of people who can't afford to live to abide by your rules. The ancient saying goes: 'A person with solidity knows etiquette; a person with enough food and clothing knows honor and disgrace; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace. Du means the six relatives are strong. 'I came here to improve the lives of the people in Lingnan, why should I disobey discipline?"
Li Feng said, "His Royal Highness cares about the people, and his broad mind is impressive." In his heart, he slandered, "You know what a hammer is, these people are very cunning. I don't know how many times I have changed my ways. Officials are completely If you don't do anything, you will sit in the government office every day and wait for death."
After Li Feng complimented Li Chengqian, he changed the topic and said, "I'm just here to drop by. I still need to go back to take charge of the overall situation. I just happened to call the cooks that His Highness the Prince needs, so I'll leave first."
Li Chengqian didn't care and waved his hand: "Please, I will talk to the head of the Li family some other time."
After Li Feng left, Lu Ruan walked up to Li Chengqian and said, "If you talk like this, he won't treat you as a fool, right?"
Li Chengqian shrugged: "It doesn't matter. What's the difference between a prince who invited himself to Lingnan and a fool? Others only go to the political center and run away alone. Besides, you can also see that Li Feng is a person who can assess the situation. A good hand, as long as Gu is still the prince, he will do what I say, even if I ask him to lead people to fight with the natives, he will go."
Zhao Zhe directly filtered: "Fight? Who? I'll do it!"
In less than ten minutes, the cook Li Feng brought from Chang'an arrived in the kitchen. He obeyed orders, was respectful, and worked very carefully.
Zhao Zhe looked at the beautiful bun with eighteen pleats: "It's really good. It's not much worse than my little sister's craftsmanship. Okay, I'll bother you."
The cook was frightened: "I don't dare to say it's troublesome. I'm helping His Royal Highness and the officials. The little old man is happy in his heart."
Li Chengqian snatched the folding fan from Lu Ruan's hand and fanned it fiercely at himself: "It's really unbearably hot in Lingnan. How can I steam it and send it to the fellow villager?"
Zhao Zhe nodded: "His name is Chen Zhixin. Now that you know his name, don't call him by fellow villagers. It's not good."
Li Chengqian's eyes widened: "When did you get his name? That smelly and tough old man, how easy it is to talk to me and Lao Lu when you think our eyes are not eyes and our noses are not noses?"
Zhao Zhe nodded: "I told him my name and place of origin, and he told me. In fact, Old Man Chen is just a bit talkative and not very forgiving, but he is still a nice person."
Time passed quickly while chatting. Zhao Zhe opened the cage and took a look: "The bottom one should be done."
Then he used all his strength to lift all the drawers onto the table, and put the top five drawers back on the stove. Lu Ru'an couldn't hold back her hands as she looked at the steaming buns.
Li Chengqian also swallowed his saliva a little: "I've been here in Lingnan for so many days, and it's either canned food or rice. It's not like in Liangzhou City, where my godmother cooks so many delicious things for us every day. I've long wanted to eat some!"
Lu Ru'an directly reached out to pick up the bun. Zhao Zhe didn't have time to stop it. Lu Ru'an had already picked it up and was burned immediately. He couldn't bear to throw it away, so he tossed it back and forth with his left and right hands.
Lu Ru'an shouted to Li Chengqian while tumbling: "Hi! Ha! Uh! Lao Li, help me quickly, ah, I can't last long, hot, hot, hot!"