Chapter 186 Stir-Fried Chestnuts with Sugar and Roasted Pork with Chestnuts (3)

Ever since the half pack of sugar-fried chestnuts given by Zhao You was placed on Lin Shaoqing's case, Lin Shaoqing's painting movements had obviously slowed down a lot.

After seeing that he had just made a stroke, Lin Fei involuntarily reached for the chestnut beside the table, pressed it gently, removed the shell, and threw it skillfully into his mouth. Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu looked at each other, He winked and said nothing.

After they told Lin Shaoqing about the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, Lin Shaoqing did not shirk and nodded in agreement.

Liu Yuandong Bai Zhu was not surprised by this reaction at all. Lin Shaoqing, who was rumored to have a "Shura heart" by outsiders, clearly couldn't be easier to talk to! This "Asura Heart" always targets extremely vicious people, not one of our own.

Lin Fei happened to have a rare free time, so he took a piece of drawing paper on the spot and prepared to draw a pattern for the beauty lantern in Dali Temple. However, Lin Shaoqing, who always worked neatly and neatly, immediately started procrastinating when he came across the bag of sugar-fried chestnuts.

I drew two strokes with my pen, then put down the pen in my hand and went to peel the sugar-fried chestnuts beside the table. In one afternoon, Lin Shaoqing left behind a half-painted beauty lamp surface and a pile of peeled chestnut shells beside the table.

It seems that only one Master Wen is enough to bring Lin Shaoqing down from the "altar".

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"Sneeze!" Wen Mingtang sneezed after being chanted, washed his hands, and returned to the public kitchen to prepare for the evening meal.

The bell for the evening meal rang, and the public kitchen immediately became lively.

After all, I have been talking about roasted chestnuts with sugar all afternoon, and finally I can just come and get it during the evening meal. How can I not be in a hurry?

Ji Caimai, who had expected this coming, simply put the portion of stir-fried chestnuts that everyone could get at the takeout stall, and with a serious face, tried to bluff the people from Dali Temple who came to get snacks. Be more disciplined.

But no matter how serious he was, what expression on Ji Caimai's face had no one seen before? As soon as everyone arrived, they crowded into the takeout stall following the smell of the sugar-fried chestnuts. They ignored the serious face and kept urging: "Ji Caimai, hurry up!"

Ji Caimai, who had already divided the pieces in oil paper bags, rolled his eyes, and while handing over fried chestnuts with sugar, he said: "Isn't it just a snack? Why are you in a hurry? Don't rush! Take it home and eat it slowly..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a few guards at the front. Those guards pointed at the corners of their mouths and said to Ji Caimai: "Ji Caimai, if you wipe the corners of your mouth clean before you say these words. It’s even more convincing!”

Look at the chestnut meat that has not been wiped clean at the corner of his mouth. One look at it and you know that Ji Caimai must have eaten a lot of it this afternoon!

Ji Caimai, who didn't scare everyone, said: "..."

After receiving the sugar-fried chestnuts, the guards couldn't wait to go to the counter to receive the evening meal. However, they were stunned when they saw the meat dish in today's evening meal.

"This is……"

Pork meat and shelled chestnut meat were wrapped in a thick layer of brown sauce and lay quietly in a small beige casserole: the braised pork meat had already turned a very beautiful agate color after stewing for a long time. The fatty part is slightly translucent, and the braised sauce slides from the top, slowly flowing into the depths of the pork.

Everyone who had tasted braised pork a few times could already taste the thick and delicious braised pork gravy with a slightly gelatinous texture as soon as they saw this scene. The fat meat melts in your mouth, the lean meat is soft but not rotten, and the fat and lean flavors are distinct. Add a spoonful of soup and mix it with the rice, and you can easily finish more than half a bowl of rice with the smell of the braised sauce.

This time, Chef Wen, the partner of the braised pork, chose chestnuts. Everyone who had not yet recovered from the caramel-sweet chestnut flesh of the candied chestnuts quickly turned to another chestnut recipe.

This time it's not the sweet aroma of caramel, but the braised sauce mixed with a hint of sweetness that blends into the chestnut meat. Picking up a piece of chestnut meat and putting it into your mouth, the glutinous and sweet taste is not inferior to the sugar-fried chestnut at all, but compared with it, each has its own merits.

"This roasted pork with chestnuts is really good for rice!" Liu Yuan sighed, and simply poured the whole bowl of rice upside down in the small beige casserole, mixed the rice with the sauce, and put the roasted pork with chestnuts into his mouth. Get rid of it.

There were many people who were eating as boldly as him. Looking at the people in Dali Temple who were busy cooking, Yu Jijiu, who had come for a while tonight, was startled. When he saw this, he let out a "hiss" and couldn't help but sigh: "With such a way of eating...no wonder many familiar faces are getting rounder and rounder!"

Ji Caimai, who was sitting at the takeout stall sharing sugar-fried chestnuts, heard this and looked up at Yu Jijiu. When he saw the wealthy customer coming, he immediately said with a smile: "Can you smell the fragrance of Jijijiu? That was made by Master Wen. The sugar-fried chestnuts and the sacrificial wine, can you please come over and try it?"

Only then did Yu Jijiu lament that all the familiar faces were becoming more and more rounded: "..."

When a true gentleman should bow his head, he should do so immediately before anyone sees it!

After sniffing his nose, Yu Jijiu decisively approached Ji Caimai's stall, coughed slightly, and said, "I smelled it when I walked into your Dali Temple. Share it with me and try it!"

As it becomes mellower, it becomes mellower. Didn’t you see that there is an old saying called “sticking to autumn fat”? It’s almost Mid-Autumn Festival, what’s wrong with Tie Yi Tie?

After that, they finished eating and took out as usual. Yu Jijiu waved his hand generously. Since Wang He and others were still in the capital, this time they took away not only the family members' portion, but also Wang He and others'. On.

Ji Caimai was always generous to wealthy customers like Yu Jijiu. Not only did he give an extra portion of fried chestnuts and Yu Jijiu, he also personally summoned a few powerful servants to help Yu Jijiu pack the take-out lunch boxes and other items. Send things back.

Watching Neng Deji buying the Yu Ji wine as a gift, Liu Yuan went back to try it with his family with a portion of roasted chestnut meat and a portion of stir-fried chestnuts. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's true that rich people can make a fortune! Yu Ji The wine can actually be delivered to me personally by Ji Caimai!"

Ji Caimai, who had not yet returned after seeing off the man, turned around and glanced at him sideways after hearing his emotion, and said, "You also want me, an old man, to come and see you off?"

Liu Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking of the mountain-like pile of food that Yu Jijiu had bought, and quickly shook his head, saying, "That's not necessary!"

There aren't that many people in his family, so why buy so much food? Isn't it a waste of money?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and Wen Mingtang has also begun to prepare the mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ji Caimai has hired a carpenter to start customizing the Mid-Autumn mooncake gift boxes for Dali Temple. He is bound to prepare to take advantage of this Mid-Autumn breeze to give the Dali Temple public chef a good blow. name.

Compared with the busy people in the public kitchen, the officials in the lobby of Dali Temple have nothing to do and are very leisurely. They are busy studying how to make the lanterns participating in the lantern festival look better on weekdays.

"Our Dali Temple is doing fine these days, but when festivals are approaching, Jingzhao Mansion is always the busiest time!" Bai Zhu inspected the lantern's frame while chatting with Liu Yuan, who was peeling candies and frying chestnuts. stand up.

"Let's not talk about holding lantern festivals and having fun with the people. Whenever the festival is approaching, the officers of Jingzhao Mansion will go out to patrol the streets. Sometimes, they can catch several people a day!" Bai Zhu Having said this, he sighed and said, "When I came here this morning, I passed by the gate of Jingzhao Mansion and saw someone reporting to the official that someone at home was lost!"