Chapter 228 The Love of Life (4) [Additional update for the little flower leader who lights up the lamp! 】
As soon as Xia Mubing walked outside, Wen Er greeted him enthusiastically. Seeing this, the other tea servants could only stay where they were angrily, cursing Wen Er secretly in their hearts.
Xia Mubing has lived in this hotel for so long, almost all the tea waiters know that he is generous and not difficult. They all want to get to know Xia Mubing, but it is a pity that the other tea waiters are not warm. Er is not as smart as him and does things as safely as he can. Xia Mubing usually goes to Wen Er when anything happens.
"Can your kitchen be loaned out?" Xia Mubing asked.
“Mr. , A place like the kitchen is not clean, it’s not appropriate for you to go there.” Wen Er’s good words came out as if he didn’t want money.
"I want to use the kitchen to cook a dish." Xia Mubing said.
"I'll take you there. You can use the things inside as you like. I'll buy whatever you want." Wen Er led the way.
The hotel's kitchen was not big, but it was fully stocked with basic condiments. Xia Mubing looked around and thought about it in her mind.
"Shaoxing wine, sugar, the cabbage leaves are gone and I'll bring some fresh ones, chicken breasts and flour." Xia Mubing gave the money readily.
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll bring your things to you soon." Wen Er ran out in a hurry.
Wen Er went to buy ingredients. Xia Mubing tried the seasonings in the kitchen one by one, held the kitchen knife and flexed his fingers.
It had been a long time since he had touched a kitchen knife. Since leaving Peiping, he had touched a large knife much more often than a kitchen knife.
Wen Er was very efficient and brought back what Xia Mubing wanted in a short time. The only thing he bought was not chicken legs but a whole chicken.
"Mr. Xia, I'm so sorry. The vendors who sold chicken breast alone didn't sell it, so I bought the whole chicken." Wen Er smiled apologetically.
"It's okay, come and light the fire for me." Xia Mubing said.
"Okay!" Wen Er went to light the fire.
Xia Mubing started to kill the chicken, very quickly and skillfully. He had been working as a helper in Tai Feng Building for so many years and had done a lot of killing of chickens and ducks. Even if he hadn't touched a kitchen knife for a long time, he was still very proficient.
After killing the chicken, bleeding it and removing its feathers, Xia Mubing skillfully cut off the strips of meat from the chicken breast, which is the chicken fillet. After taking out the desired part, he put the whole chicken aside first.
He cut the chicken fillet into strips of very similar width and thickness, and marinated it with ginger, chopped green onion, Shaoxing wine, sugar, oyster sauce, light soy sauce and soy sauce. While marinating, Xia Mubing started to process the chicken. other parts of.
"What chicken dish do you like?" Xia Mubing asked.
"Ah?" Wen Er was immersed in lighting the fire, but after a moment of reaction, he realized that Xia Mubing was actually asking him, and said, "Mr. Xia is really joking. Tea servants like us can't eat chicken twice a year. Meat is pretty good, so what else can you choose?”
"But if you want to eat it, you must like to eat it braised. Although the braised braised food is waste of oil, it tastes delicious!" Wen Er smacked his mouth, as if the chicken had already been eaten in his mouth.
Xia Mubing continued to lower his head and handle the chicken.
After finishing the chicken, he started working on the cabbage. The water in the pot was already boiling. Xia Mubing threw the cabbage leaves into the boiling water and quickly ran it through the hot water. He spread it on the table and then reached out to knead the marinated chicken fillet to see how it was marinating. .
There was no clock in the kitchen, so Jiang Feng couldn't tell the time, but he estimated that the chicken tenders had been marinated for nearly an hour.
Xia Mubing looked at the color of the chicken tenders and thought it was OK. She put the chicken tenders in the cabbage, wrapped them up, and placed them on a plate with the seal facing down. Xia Mubing made three, which was just enough for Yan Zhi.
After setting it up, Xia Mubing beat only the egg whites, mixed the egg whites and flour, and stirred into a thick egg white paste. Use chopsticks to pick up the egg white paste in the bowl. When the egg white paste becomes streamlined and strong, slide it down and it's done.
Cover the chicken with vegetables and fry it in a pan with egg whites. After frying for half a minute, Xia Mubing quickly took them out and asked Wen Er to turn the heat on.
Wen Er added some hay and firewood to the stove, and the flames inside suddenly burst into flames. The oil in the pot burned even hotter and crackled outwards.
That's it!
Put the chicken wrapped in Xia Mu and vegetables back into the oil pan, flip it over with chopsticks until the surface is slightly brown, then take it out and drain the oil.
Chicken with vegetables is a very authentic Peiping dish. It is characterized by crispy skin and tender chicken. Almost every household in Peiping makes it. Ordinary families can only eat this dish during the Chinese New Year.
"I've already taken care of the chicken. You can take it home." Xia Mubing walked away with the plate.
Wen Er froze on the spot, knelt down, and kowtowed firmly to Xia Mubing.
"I want to thank you on behalf of my parents and sister." Wen Er said, even though he didn't know if Xia Mubing, who had already left the kitchen, could hear him.
Eat the chicken wrapped in vegetables while it's hot when it comes out of the pot. Xia Mubing went back to the room and asked her mother-in-law to go out. She helped Yanzhi up and let him lean on the edge of the bed. He handed her a pair of chopsticks and placed the plate in front of her.
"I'll just eat one. I can't eat the others. You can eat it." Yanzhi didn't really have any appetite, so she picked up a vegetable-wrapped chicken and took a small bite.
As if a switch had been turned on, Yanzhi took another big bite before he could swallow it. This one bit off half of the vegetable-wrapped chicken, and it was difficult to hold it in his mouth and chew it.
Rouge chewed hard, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
After eating a vegetable-wrapped chicken, Yanzhi looked at Xia Mubing and asked, "Who did you ask to make it?"
"I did it," Xia Mubing said.
"Who are you? Do you know Master Chen? What is your name?" Yanzhi had tears in her eyes.
Xia Mubing didn't answer, but moved a chair to Yanzhi's bedside and put the plate on the chair.
"If you're hungry, eat." After saying that, he left.
Xia Mubing left the city again. Jiang Feng thought it was because he was leaving by train tomorrow, so he had to take away all the buried money today. However, Xia Mubing was the same as before, only taking a few oceans and a stick. The little yellow croaker buried the baggage back under the tree.
Isn't he going to leave?
Jiang Feng followed Xia Mubing, guessing as he walked.
Jiang Feng's guess was correct. Xia Mubing was not ready to leave. He asked Wen Er to book train tickets for next week. Yanzhi's health had not recovered, and he was worried about letting her get on the train at this time.
"Mr. Xia, your two train tickets can still be transferred out. Do you want me to ask someone to transfer them out for you? I am sure that I can transfer them out for you at the original price." Wen Er said.
Xia Mubing nodded and gave Wen Er the train ticket.
Xia Mubing returned to his room and did not go to Yanzhi's side to take a look. Instead, Jiang Feng ran over there and took a look. Yanzhi had already fallen asleep, and her mother-in-law was watching over her. The two chicken wrapped in vegetables on the plate were still untouched, and looked cold when they were placed on the table.
Jiang Feng felt strange in his heart that this memory was Xia Mubing's memory, and the recipe should be an impressive dish that Xia Mubing had tasted, but in the past few days, Xia Mubing's only rice porridge was steamed buns, and the only vegetable wrapped chicken she made personally was Rouge. Food.
He has been in this memory for almost 10 days, and there is still no sign of being able to get out.
That night, Rouge developed a high fever.
A high fever that persists is simply a symbol of death in this era when quinine is worth its weight in gold.
Wen Er invited the doctor over overnight, but the doctor could only shake his head and say to Xia Mubing, "Get ready for the funeral."
"Xia Mubing, I'm almost dead. Can you tell me what your name is?" Yanzhi's voice was hoarse because of the high fever.
"My name is Xia Sheng." Xia Mubing said.
Rouge squinted her eyes, trying her best to remember who Xia Sheng was, but she couldn't.
"Did you admit the wrong person? I don't know you." Yanzhi said, "You are so unlucky. You spent so much money on the wrong person and now this person is going to die."
"I am Chen Qiusheng's apprentice." Xia Mubing said.
At this time, Yanzhi was already burned out and confused, her logic was confused and her speech was unclear.
"Chen Qiusheng, who is Chen Qiusheng? I only know Master Chen, I don't know Chen Qiusheng." Rouge murmured.
"Ah, I remembered, Master Chen's name is Chen Qiusheng."
"Yes, I seem to have heard from my aunt that Master Chen's apprentice is also called He Sheng, and he is the cook at Tai Feng House."
Yanzhi suddenly started crying, crying and shouting: "I want to go home, I want to eat the chicken wrapped in vegetables made by my mother."
"Who are you?" Rouge was so burned that she could no longer distinguish between people.
"I am Xia Sheng." Xia Mubing said.
"Who is Xia Sheng?"
"Xia Sheng is Chen Qiusheng's apprentice."
"Master Chen's apprentice? Are you sent to find me by your aunt? You came too late. I'm almost dead. My aunt will definitely scold you when you go back."
"Yes, Mrs. Li sent me to take you home." Xia Mubing said.
Jiang Feng saw Xia Mubing crying.
Yanzhi said some vague nonsense intermittently, and suddenly she became more awake, forgetting what Xia Mubing said to her before.
"Xia Mubing, why are you crying?" Yanzhi asked, "Did you see that I was about to die, and you felt sorry for spending money on me. I told you that I am a short-lived ghost, and you spent money on me. It’s just a waste of money.”
Yanzhi turned her head and saw the chicken wrapped in vegetables on the table: "Why don't you eat it? You are so wasteful."
"I'll eat it," Xia Mubing said, without using chopsticks, she directly picked up a piece of cold chicken wrapped in vegetables and put it into her mouth.
"Xia Mubing, do you know what my original name was?"
Jiang Feng began to be gradually shrouded in thick fog and could not see Rouge clearly on the bed.
"My name is Li Fen, fragrant Fen."
"Can I ask you to burn me to ashes and send me back to Peking when I die?"
"I want to go home."
There are expected to be one or two more updates in the evening. My head is bald (;Д`). I will try to pay off the arrears this month (I am dreaming)
(End of chapter)