Chapter 114 Xiaolong Soup Dumplings (2)

Of course, Ji Caimai would not say this immediately. Instead, he found a nearby dining table and sat down, watching the three of them divide their duties to prepare the morning meal.

By the time the three of them had finished making the jelly, mincing the meat, and rolling out the dough, there was less than an hour left before the start of the morning meal.

"Pi jelly will take some effort." Ji Caimai saw this and said, "I knew I should have given it to you last night."

Wen Mingtang nodded, looking at the getting brighter sky outside, mixing the skin jelly with the minced meat, and said, "I don't have enough time."

Ah Bing is very proficient in making dumplings and dumplings. Together with Wen Mingtang, the two of them rolled out the dough and made two bags. After wrapping, they placed the stacked soup dumplings in a pot to steam.

When the tall stack of soup dumplings comes out of the pot, the bell rings and it’s time for breakfast.

Not every day the first wave of people who come to the public kitchen for breakfast are the same, but among them there must be a few regular customers.

For example, Liu Yuan, and Zhao You.

It’s really no surprise to see these two! Today’s portion of Xiaolong Soup Dumplings is shared with each person. There are eight in each cage, and there are no more...

Since there wasn't much pork meat dumpling prepared today, Ji Caimai personally distributed the food for the morning.

Zhao You specially bought a larger food box but could only get two portions. He couldn't help but be disappointed, so he took his and Lin Fei's portion and left with a sigh.

"It would be nice to eat some!" Ji Caimai said when he saw this, and glanced at Liu Yuan who was sighing aside.

Each person is given a steamer. In the middle of the steamer is a pleated soup dumpling, surrounded by others arranged in a circle, totaling eight.

This soup dumpling is obviously different from the buns next to it: the skin is thinner, so thin that you can see the soft and sloshing soup inside through the skin. I guess it is the soup.

How on earth is it possible to pour soup into steamed buns? Liu Yuan looked at it with curiosity.

However, because the skin is thin and there is soup inside, compared to the buns next to it, due to the existence of the soup, the bun cannot stand completely, but is half "lying", and the soup sloshes slightly when it is carried.

Liu Yuan looked curious. When he was about to take the steamer to sit down at the dining table to eat the morning meal, he heard Ji Caimai telling him: "Don't eat in a hurry. Take a small bite at the edge first and suck the soup inside." Take it down, or else..." When Ji Caimai said this, he paused and reached out to cover his mouth subconsciously. Only then did Liu Yuan notice that Ji Caimai's lips were much redder than usual, and then he listened to him, "Be careful of burns!"

Liu Yuan: "..."

It seems that this is a lesson Ji Caimai has experienced personally. No matter what you say, nothing is as effective as this personal experience!

Looking at Ji Caimai's red lips, several people in the queue nearby were suddenly stunned. They swallowed their saliva while looking at the small and cute soup dumplings in the steamer, and they also became a little more wary.

The soup dumplings are the same as the pan-fried dumplings and pan-fried thumb dumplings. You can bring a small plate and prepare your own dipping sauce.

For example, Liu Yuan only poured vinegar and two drops of sesame oil and sat down.

When the first chopstick was about to be taken down, Ji Caimai, who had "experience", added: "Be gentle when picking it up, and pinch it carefully. When pinching the edge of the bun with chopsticks, be gentle."

Everyone was stunned again. When Liu Yuandai was about to touch the soup dumpling, he immediately became much lighter. He clamped the edge of a soup dumpling, lifted it up slightly, and separated the soup dumpling from the steamer. Then he lifted it and put it on the plate.

After holding the edge of the bun, he rolled it around and soaked it with some vinegar. Liu Yuancai lifted it up again, blew on one area, and gently bit down to open a small mouth.

The heat wrapped in the dough immediately surged out, feeling the small burst of heat. If Ji Caimai hadn't reminded him, the heat would have burned his tongue.

After blowing on the pork belly and soup from the torn hole, Liu Yuan began to suck the soup inside.

The soup is salty with a slight sweetness. The salty-sweet taste is a bit surprising compared to the pure saltiness, but because of the addition of sweetness, it has an inexplicable umami flavor.

After all the soup inside was absorbed, Liu Yuan could finally stop being so "gentle" and bit into the thin dough. The skin was thin but soft yet tough, completely different from the soft and fluffy skin of ordinary steamed buns. The pork meat inside is equally salty and sweet, with a chewy texture while being sweet. The dipping sauce of vinegar and sesame oil not only makes it not greasy but also brings out the sweetness in it.

Liu Yuanji likes the Xiao Long Tang Dumplings, but he doesn't like the fact that he is "forced" to be polite when eating them. After all, the Xiao Long Filled Soup Dumplings have a "coquettish temper" that will burn his mouth if he is not polite.

Seeing some impatient colleagues burning their mouths and yelling "ouch" at the side, I asked people to eat more carefully.

After this "gentle" meal, he had to work on the case again.

Liu Yuan rushed out of Dali Temple with several well-fed and drunk servants, and headed straight for Yishan Mountain.

Today we will bring the mountain man Zhou Dagui to Dali Temple for questioning.

Because Zhou Dagui was most likely the real culprit who killed Zhuang Meiniang's husband and his wife this week, when Liu Yuan led people there, he specially asked people to "ambush" around his house to prevent anyone from escaping or killing someone in a panic. possible.

As a result, when he knocked on the courtyard door and went in, Zhou Dagui was still chopping his firewood in the courtyard. When I saw them and heard their purpose, I said "oh", looked calm as usual, wiped my hands, and followed them to Dali Temple.

The process of bringing people in was incredibly smooth.

When Liu Yuan took the people back to Dali Temple, he couldn't help but mutter: This is much smoother than when he first searched for Ruan Zhan and Han Jun! But every time one of those two people is found, the person will die before they are found.

I don’t know if this matter has anything to do with Zhou Dagui.

The person who asked the question was still Liu Yuan. Lin Fei just looked on and shook his head, as if he didn't intend to speak.

When Liu Yuan asked whether Zhuang Meiniang's husband and Zhou Dagui's wife were killed by him, his answer was exactly the same as Zhuang Meiniang's.

"No." Zhou Dagui said, "They were punished by God. They died on their own and had nothing to do with me. I had witnesses when the accident happened."

In fact, Zhou Dagui didn't need to say this, they all knew it.

Liu Yuan frowned, of course that was not what they wanted to know. After a pause, Liu Yuan asked Zhou Dagui: "Do you recognize Han Jun and Ruan Zhan?"

Zhou Dagui nodded and said, "I recognize it. It was the two of them who told me about my daughter-in-law and the husband of Madam Zhuang."

This is the same as what Zhuang Meiniang heard from her mouth.

"Then what's your relationship with these two people?" Liu Yuan frowned more and more, and continued to question Zhou Dagui.

Zhou Dagui said: "It's just a message, I'm not familiar with it."

Then why did these two people die inexplicably? Could it be that it was really just a coincidence and had nothing to do with Zhou Dagui? Liu Yuan's heart sank, and when he was about to continue asking questions, Lin Fei who was standing aside suddenly said, "Could the death of Han Jun's scholar have something to do with you?"

As soon as these words came out, even Liu Yuandu was stunned subconsciously and looked at Zhou Dagui instinctively.

Zhou Dagui, who was originally extremely calm when facing their sudden visit, suddenly froze when this question came up.

Happy National Day!