Blissful Days After Widowhood Chapter 57: Food Conference

It is said that Jun Qianyu took Ningxi to Lezhou City, where he found Mrs. Qin, Princess Qi's nanny when she was young, found the taste that Princess Qi was most familiar with when she was a child, and hurried back. Speed, the night of the third day should be able to reach the capital.

I just didn't expect that something happened on the road. Although it was resolved quickly, after all, it took a little time. When I rushed back to the capital, it was already the morning of the fourth day, that is, the food conference in the Qi Wangfu was held. day.

Fortunately, the water chestnut, glutinous rice and brown sugar that Ningxi needs to use are all prepared in advance, and the water chestnut porridge is also very simple, so don't worry, but there is one more thing, Ningxi wants Meng Shuangshuang to help.

For the thirteen dishes Ning Xi promised, Jun Qianyu simply helped people to the end and accompanied them all the way. In fact, he also wanted to know, the so-called taste in memory that they had recovered from a long distance. Can you successfully arouse Princess Qi's appetite?

As soon as Ningxi returned to Shuangxi Tower, he dragged Meng Shuangshuang to find an empty box, and regardless of Jun Qianyu's presence, he hurriedly said to Meng Shuangshuang: "Shuangshuang, I will teach you Sing a song, you have learned it, help me to sing it to Princess Qi later."

Meng Shuangshuang didn't understand: "Ah? Why is this? Is Princess Qi still missing someone from me to sing to her?"

"Don't ask so many questions. In short, this matter is very important to arouse the princess' appetite."

"Oh, I see, like I was the other day, right?"

"Yes, that's right, listen carefully." Ning Xi sang from the tune that Qin Xiaomei taught her.

"Pfft!" Meng Shuangshuang couldn't hold back, covering her mouth and laughing out loud.

Ning Xi glared at her angrily: "Did you listen carefully!"

Meng Shuangshuang smiled and said, "Listen, I'll sing it to you, right!" After speaking, she began to sing.

Ning Xi listened halfway and said anxiously, "No, no, that's not how it's sung here, please listen to me again."

Meng Shuangshuang listened and said, "Yes, that's how you sing."

"No!"

Jun Qianyu couldn't listen anymore, so he cleared his throat and said, "I'll sing it once, you listen." After that, he really sang, with a mellow and pleasant voice, such a light folk tune , he also sang a unique taste, and more importantly, it was really nice.

After listening to it, Meng Shuangshuang looked at Ning Xi with a look of contempt: "Listen, it's called singing. What did you sing just now? It made me crooked." /

Ning Xi said: "Don't talk about it, have you learned it?"

"You think I'm you, of course you'll learn it!" Meng Shuangshuang sang it again, and sure enough, the tune was exactly the same as that of Qin Xiaomei. There's no way to do it. Singing is also about talent. Incomplete Ning Xi, that is what you want to envy but can't envy.

The so-called food conference is actually the birthday banquet of Princess Qi, but this birthday banquet was held for a long time, from the morning to the evening of Youshi. Except for the dishes made by the chef of Qi Wangfu, the banquet came from The dishes served by famous or unknown cooks from all over the world are the highlight.

When serving dishes, the male and female guests were separated, and Princess Qi was alone in the inner room separated by bead curtains, not affected by the crowd. The dishes are served in three copies, one is sent to the inner room for the princess to taste, and the other two are sent to the male and female seats respectively. The number of dishes is not large, and naturally everyone who cannot be present is eligible to taste, usually only Sent to the main table, and the guests at the main table, of course, are rich or expensive, and they are all gluttonous eaters.

Even if the dishes delivered are not recognized by Princess Qi, a single word of appreciation from the guests at the main table is enough to make the chef famous. Therefore, in the past ten years, although no one has It can successfully arouse the princess's appetite, but more and more cooks come to the food conference.

As for the place to cook, it's up to you to choose. The Qiwangfu provides a large kitchen with dozens of large stoves for people to use, but you can also make it at home and bring it over. In short, you only want the result, not the process.

Ningxi's water chestnut porridge is simple to make. Naturally, it can be boiled in Sungai Tower in advance, and then sit on a small stove. It's good to keep it warm, but it can be dipped in the honor of Jun Qianyu, a distinguished guest, and sit I spent a lot of time waiting for all kinds of food to come on the table, but unfortunately I couldn't sit at the main table, and couldn't taste the food presented by the chefs from all over the world. Fortunately, it was not far away, but I could feast my eyes.

The list of the order to play was decided by lottery as early as after the registration. Ning Xi took a closer look. They were in the middle of the Shuangxi Building, neither in front nor behind. The name of the residence is impressively ranked in front of Shuangxi Tower.

After the dishes were presented, the dishes in front of Ningxi seemed to be very common. Some of them even learned the dishes from Shuangxi Tower, but they were not very good at home. It was really boring and could only eat while While ordering something, I chatted casually with Meng Shuangshuang.

Meng Shuangshuang suddenly said: "Ningxi, the water chestnut porridge you made this time is so simple and the taste is ordinary, you must not be able to temporarily show up in the food conference, what should you do?"

Ning Xi smiled and said: "What's the matter? Our Shuangxi Tower tastes good, so it will naturally have a good reputation, and the reputation will gradually sound, but if this time it can really help the princess regain her appetite, it will be a surprise. A great merit, isn't it much better than a mere reputation?"

Seeing that the dishes that were brought in were delivered intact, Meng Shuangshuang held his wrists to support his chin: "Then do you think this water chestnut porridge can really arouse the princess' appetite?"

Ning Xi thought for a while: "I'm not sure, it depends on your singing!"

"But I seem to be a little nervous!"

"Don't be nervous, it's okay if you don't succeed!"

The two chatted for a while, and suddenly Meng Shuangshuang patted Ningxi nervously: "Look, it's Pinxianju's turn, it's coming to us soon, what should I do?"

Ning Xi got up and picked up the warm casserole, intending to go to the back to divide the porridge, and suddenly heard a familiar dish name: "Pin Xian Ju, chicken marrow shoots." Ning Xi was stunned, standing there until Pinxianju's dish was presented, and when she probed into it, not only the name of the dish was the same, but the ingredients, method, and even the platter were exactly the same as what she tried a few days ago.

Meng Shuangshuang also felt strange: "Chicken marrow shoots, isn't this what you did?"

Ning Xi sneered: "It seems that there are ghosts in our Shuangxi Tower." Chicken marrow bamboo shoots originally came from the later generations' "Dream of Red Mansions". Ning Xi believed that if it hadn't spread from himself, this era would have been This dish will never appear, but now it not only appeared, but also from Pin Xianju, and it is still ranked in the front of Shuangxi Lou. It really is a good plan, and even the reaction time is not left to Shuangxi. Creek Tower.

If she really used this dish to participate in the food conference today, she would really have no choice but to change a dish temporarily, and she was taken advantage of by Pinxianju. The diners were preconceived and would naturally think that Sungai Tower was plagiarized. It's a good plan!

Ning Xi whispered to Meng Shuangshuang: "Don't worry about him, let's go." The two walked together to the place where the dishes were to be served at the back. There are people here who specially try dishes. Things flow into the palace at will.

There were two people who tried the dishes. They tried them first with silver needles, and then tasted them one by one. These two people had eaten too many good things before, especially the chicken marrow shoots they just ate, and they were still a little unfulfilled. When they came in, the two were still discussing: "This chicken marrow bamboo shoot is the best dish I have eaten today. Do you think it can catch the princess' eyes?"

"It's possible, you can see that they were sent out as soon as they were sent in, but this dish hasn't been sent out yet, and this dish is so clear and lovely, maybe the princess will really know how to do it. How about a few bites!"

As soon as I finished speaking, when I saw the three bowls of porridge brought by Ningxi, I couldn't help but look at her strangely: "This is it?"

Ningxi nodded confidently: "This is it, water chestnut porridge."

It looks ordinary on the outside, but there is a lot on the inside. After trying it with a silver needle and nothing happened, the chef took another small bowl and spoon and put it in a small bowl. After tasting it, his eyes were full of doubts. Color: "It's just such an ordinary bowl of sweet porridge, is it to fool people?"

This sentence expresses the thoughts of all who saw this porridge. The little girl really knows the sky and the sky. She can make an ordinary sweet porridge as a treasure.

Suspicion turned into suspicion, and things still had to be done according to the rules. The waiter who delivered the dishes came out, and many people gathered around to see: "How is it, has the princess eaten?"

The waiter shook his head: "I didn't eat." Everyone said "Oh!" and dispersed.

Then it was the turn to bring Ningxi's sweet porridge in. The waiter brought the porridge and sang his name aloud before entering: "Shuangxi Lou, water chestnut porridge!"

Ning Xi and Meng Shuangshuang followed to the door, Ning Xi winked, Meng Shuangshuang sang lively: "We are rowing a boat to pick red lings, picking red lings, sister she is so happy, sister she is How happy, it's like two rhomboids, born from the same root, we have one heart." She has a beautiful voice and sings very cheerfully. In a trance, it seems that she really sees the lovely and lively maiden in the lakes of the Jiangnan water town. Jiaoqiao is holding the boat, laughing and playing with each other.

Everyone seemed to be stunned for a while, until Meng Shuangshuang sang for the third time, no one thought to stop them, then suddenly heard someone inside the curtain: "Take the people who sing outside and the people who do it." Anyone who wants this water chestnut porridge, please come in."

Since someone came out and led the two in, Meng Shuangshuang stopped singing and asked Ning Xi quietly, "Is it all right?"

Ning Xi lightly patted the back of her hand as comfort. The two followed behind the curtain, and vaguely saw a luxuriously dressed figure sitting behind the table. After going down, I had to follow her respectfully and say: "The girl sees the princess."