Mrs. He twitched the corners of her lips, "In the final analysis, this is because of jealousy, and the second reason is that Xiao Nizi spoke frankly and hit on their pain points. Naturally, she was dissatisfied. If she didn't make up some words behind her back, how could she swallow this in her heart? Tone? ”
"It's hard for this little girl, after living in the capital and palace for so many years, to still maintain her original intention and not be dyed by that big dyeing vat."
"Actually, in the final analysis, it is because of the protection of the Fan family." Gui's mother lamented, "This Lady Fan can have such a temperament, which shows that the tutoring of the Fan family is also very good."
It is very rare for the emperor's newly rich favorites to be neither arrogant nor impatient, not colluding with those aristocratic families with ulterior motives, and not having other selfish thoughts.
"Indeed." Mrs. He nodded repeatedly, "The emperor has good vision, is capable, and is a wise king. The only bad thing is that he did not educate his son well."
The power struggle between the princes and the undercurrent are surging, which can be said to be harmful to the stability of the government and the governance of the world.
It's really a headache.
"When the new dynasty was established, the late emperor and the emperor successively conquered the world. In order to stabilize the new dynasty, there were many choices that had to be made." Gui's mother comforted her.
There is indeed a last resort.
In order to stabilize the government, even the emperor could not expand his power through marriage and gain the support of aristocratic families. Children born to women sent by aristocratic families to the palace would be regarded as dependence and bargaining chips by the aristocratic families.
The princess will continue to marry, and the prince will naturally have to compete for the throne.
Naturally, it is a mess.
Even though the Queen Mother is shrewd and the Queen is virtuous, she has nothing to do in the middle palace, and she cannot teach the children of the beloved concubines too much. Over time, even the Emperor can only sigh for a long time when he sees such scenes.
Now it can only be said that the emperor is in his prime, and there are still various possibilities in the future. The future situation is still uncertain, so we can only take our time to see it.
Mrs. He sighed and brought back her wandering thoughts, "We are not going to deliver some good things in two days. When they arrive, you can pick some and send them to Madam Xia."
The good things the old lady refers to are some seafood specially sent by the eldest master.
Sun-dried shellfish, abalone, sea cucumber and other items, as well as fresh shrimp and fish.
The former is fine, but the latter is extremely difficult to preserve because of its freshness. It can be said that it took a lot of energy to transport it all the way here.
But the elder was concerned that the old lady was getting older, so the doctor suggested eating more seafood to nourish and maintain her health.
The old lady hadn't even tasted it in her mouth, but she was thinking about Madam Xia.
Mother Gui smiled and said, "The old lady really loves Madam Xia."
"Of course this child is worthy of heartache." Mrs. He sighed with emotion.
When discussing Fan Jinglan just now, I said that because she has the Fan family behind her, Fan Jinglan can be straightforward and casual, not afraid of power, and maintain her original intention.
Then think about it from another step, if there is no force like the Fan family behind it, how rare it is to be able to maintain the original intention in this chaotic world?
Someone should feel sorry for what Xia Mingyue did.
In addition, Xia Mingyue is also a rare filial piety.
I was very busy during this period. When I was making peace charms for the City God's Temple, I didn't forget about her as an old woman. I made the peace charms for her with my own hands. I also remembered that there were many mosquitoes in summer, so I sent her a medicine sachet. It's not right for him to love her more.
"Besides, didn't the Erlang of the Fan family specially beg my old lady to help take care of Xiao Nizi? I see that Xiao Nizi is also a greedy person. I will send more of these things to Xiao Nizi, and Xiao Nizi will also eat a few mouthfuls. My wife didn’t agree in vain.”
After all, judging from the current situation, Fan Jinglan has nothing to offer her old wife, so she can just be the icing on the cake.
"Yes." Gui's mother agreed with a smile.
On Xia Mingyue's side, because she had previously planned to add more mixed rice noodles to Xia Ji's food stall, she had been thinking about how to make it while making peace charms.
After thinking about it for several days and trying for several days, Xia Mingyue finally decided to make it according to the Guilin rice flour mixing method.
The first step is to make rice noodles.
Grind the rice soaked in water into a fine rice paste, dry it in the sun and then knead it into a dough. After steaming it in a steamer, use a noodle press to press the rice dough into round rice noodles.
The pressed rice noodles can be boiled and eaten directly, or they can be completely dried like vermicelli and stored for a long time.
Xia Mingyue kept part of it fresh and dried part of it, so that she could take it out at any time when she wanted to eat it in the future.
The second step is to make brine.
This is the key to the delicious rice noodles. At the same time, there are subtle differences in the production process because of the different tastes in different places.
Relying on her memory, Xia Mingyue used a brine method that she had tried in her previous life, using a chicken rack to cook it, adding ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, pepper, star anise, fennel, grass fruit, cloves, licorice and other seasonings and Chinese herbal medicine. Cook over high heat, simmer over low heat for an hour, then use gauze to filter out all the residue in the brine, leaving only clean brine for easy use.
The third step is to make braised vegetables.
Braised vegetables are a side dish mixed with rice noodles. They are also the key to enhancing the flavor and aroma of rice noodles, and raising the taste of rice noodles to a whole level. There are also various forms of braised vegetables, and they are not the same, but the most representative one is undoubtedly the pot. Roast meat.
Select fresh pig head meat, braise it until the flavor is absorbed, and then fry it in a pan. After the surface of the fried pig head meat bubbles, take it out and cut it into thin slices, and spread it on the rice noodle bowl.
None of the three key steps can be omitted, and each of them must be taken seriously to ensure that no mistakes are made.
Xia Mingyue made it from memory, so the production process was not that smooth.
Either the proportion of water in the dough was not well controlled during the process of making rice noodles, and the rice noodles produced were not chewy enough, or the taste of the brine did not taste right, or the taste of the roasted pork in this pot was not perfect...< br>
The frequent occurrences made Xia Mingyue a little annoyed, but at the same time it also aroused her desire to challenge.
I can't believe it. I've done all the difficult food and things, but I can't make this rice noodle?
So, after three or four days of trying, Xia Mingyue finally made Guilin rice noodles that satisfied her.
The rice noodles are chewy and chewy, the brine aroma is fragrant, and the taste is mellow. The pot-roasted pork is really charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and is extremely fragrant. When mixing the rice noodles, add some minced coriander, fried peanuts, pickled mustard shreds...
With a "sip", the rich and wonderful taste spreads in the mouth, constantly impacting every part of the mouth. Even if it is swallowed, the delicious food still stays between the teeth and cheeks, which is wonderful.
"This rice noodles is so delicious!" (End of Chapter)