It took Su Erya two days to dry the sesame, and then she took out the glutinous rice which was used to make the Zongzi last time, grinded it into powder, and dried it. Then she started to separate the white and black sesame. The black sesame and sugar were used as fillings while the white sesame was fried and put aside.
After Nanny Li made the sugar water, Su Erya poured the glutinous rice powder into it and made the power into a dough then into glutinous rice balls that were not too soft or too hard, and then she kneaded them into small bowl-shaped wrappers, stuffed them with the fillings, and made them into balls. After that, she dipped the glutinous rice balls into water and put them into the sesame dish.
Watching Su Erya cooking so skillfully, Nanny Li was stunned.
When Second Miss was a child, she only did the laundry and wood chopping and she never went into the kitchen. How could she be so practiced, was she… a so-called genius?
“Mother, what’s wrong with cousin Yang? He is now a high-ranking official. If I were his wife, I wouldn’t need to look at anyone’s face. What’s wrong with that?” Su Zipei retorted straightforwardly.Snap!She felt piercing pain in her palm. Su Zipei raised her head and looked at her mother’s eyes which were full of disappointment. she couldn’t understand her mother at all. It was her mother that taught her how to be a follower of the rich and powerful, but why did her mother refuse to recognize her decision.“Mother, I don’t buy it! You were not born in an official family. Can you find a better husband for me than Yang Wei? If you can, please show him to me, otherwise I will marry cousin Yang today!”Zhu Yan was so angry that she even thought of killing someone. She looked around and found no one was here to eavesdrop, then she made a decision instantly.Seeing her mother shut the doors and windows in the daytime, Su Z
“Excellent! We will see that the three families fight with each other. Uncle, you are so wise!” Li Wei said and immediately made arrangements.With the deliberate promotion of Li Wei, the news about the Su Family’s genius cooking girl spread widely. Schemes were cooked up by all. Yang, Zhu, and Su Families all fell dead silent.“Who on earth did this? Who released this?” Su Huanli was furious. “Fortunately, the outside world knows nothing about Erya. They think that Zipei did everything. But the reality will be exposed sooner or later. Butler, do you have any method to deal with this?”Li Yin frowned tightly and analyzed, “The news is not good for the Zhu Family or the Yang Family. I think it is the county magistrate’s last fighting move. Now Zhu and Yang Families maybe more anxious than us.”Su Huanli’s expression turned to serious, “It seems that they will visit us soon.”“Lord, a two-faced person is always uncomfort
Outside Su Erya’s room in Jinyuan Court, Nanny Li felt terrified and kept knocking at the door. She shouted, “Miss, are you in the room? Miss, don’t frighten me.”“Leave it to me!”The old butler looked serious and came in a hurry. As he was about to kick the door, the door suddenly opened. Su Erya came out with a thin lining. Looking confused, she said, “Nanny Li and butler, what happened? Why do you knock my door so late at night? I was sleeping so deeply that I didn’t hear you until just now.”Nanny Li felt relieved. She patted her chest and said, “You scared me. Miss, an assassin came to the Su House. The Third Miss was almost killed.”“Ah?!” Su Erya’s eyes opened like almonds. She looked terrified.Li Yin was still concerned. After he went into the room and checked it carefully, he was relieved. There were no traces of people entering the room. It seemed that this assassin’s target was only the Third Miss.
“How foolish I’ve been! My wife was so cruel that she left Erya abandoned outside. Alas…How will I get along with Erya in the future…”Su Huanli paced back and forth in the house and thought about the plan, “If Erya is resentful, the that ten percent profit from the Baiwei Building will be lost. No! Even if Zipei and her mother are not punished, I will give Erya compensation...”In the Jinyuan Court, Su Erya was squatting on the ground to separate the ingredients and poisonous weeds.In order to prevent accidents, she only mixed a small number of poisonous weeds in the photo album and did not completely list herbs on the Collection of Poison. With these poisonous weeds, however, she could refine many things.As for her daddy, she didn’t have much time to take care about him. It was easy to make him uneasy. If she could gain larger advantages by taking advantage of it, it would be unexpected pleasure.“Miss, I’m back.”
“Nanny, where is the small jar I asked you to wash the day before yesterday?” Su Erya’s voice interrupted Nanny Li’s thinking. Coming to her sense immediately, the nanny bent down and took the jar under the stove out on the table.“Nanny is so considerate. The jar is perfect in size.”After the praise, Su Erya put the whole hen into the jar, added the soy sauce, yellow rice wine and salt sealed the jar. Then she found a piece of while cloth and covered the jar with it.“Nanny, attend to the chicken. It has to be marinated for half an hour. I’ll come back after doing some reading.”Su Erya ordered and left. Nanny Li immediately replied and looked back how long had passed by counting her fingers.She brought an hourglass and waited while counting the time. This was a very big deal for the Su Family’s restaurant. She hadn’t expected the Second Miss to trust her to oversee it.“I won’t let the miss down. Half
“Pei, you cannot reveal your intentions or you will lose your last role in the family. Your father may ask you to get married immediately. If you can act like Su Erya when outside all the time, there is no need to worry about your marriage.”What her mother warned rang through Su Zipei’s ears. Her cool reason returned.At this time, her father said, “Zipei, you made many mistakes before, but I didn’t blame you. You need to do a good job in front of the Zhu and Yang Families this time. Don’t damage the reputation of our Su Family.”As her father’s tone was mild, Su Zipei felt better and nodded obediently, “Daddy, rest assured. I will be careful.”Seeing his obedient daughter, Su Huanli became more relaxed. Children will grow up sooner or later. After experiencing so many things, Zipei finally understood how to care for her family.“Your Second Sister is intelligent and a rare genius. She will probably become a famous fe
Time passed as Su Erya studied Nothing Unusual.Finally, the Baiwei Building, decorated with lanterns and festoons, was ready for its grand reopening. As soon as the waiter opened the door, a large number of customers flooded in!The entire Baiwei Building had a different layout, after being refurbished under the cooperation of the three families. The large sign placed on the shopkeeper’s counter struck people most.“Beggar’s Chicken!”“Is that the new top dish?!”“Strange name.”The guests seated themselves and kept talking. Seeing the bottom of the sign, someone suddenly screamed, “Are you kidding me?! Fifty taels for a dish of Beggar’s Chicken? Shopkeeper, why don’t you rob someone else?”This scream attracted other guests’ attention. The noises of protest grew louder. Other guests began to scold.“What kind of chicken is worth fifty taels? It doesn’t cost that much money to sp
Hearing what the shopkeeper said, everyone was shocked. Wasn’t this delicious chicken the famous top dish?Are you kidding?The shopkeeper continued, “The real Beggar’s Chicken has strict requirements for the duration and degree of heating. Only when the miss of the Su Family, that is, the owner of the restaurant, spends a large amount of time cooking it by herself can the real dish be made. Unfortunately, the miss of the Su Family is still young. How much could she possibly make on her own? So, the miss figured out the way to reduce the process and increase the output. As a result, everyone just tasted the Beggar’s Chicken which is a less flavorful version.”“It turns out that the miss of the Su Family is a genius.” Mr. Zhou was moved to tears, “Such a chef! I hope to see her someday.”“Thus…”The shopkeeper pointed at the sign placed aside, “The price of the real Beggar’s Chicken at 50 taels isn’t high at all. Our re