Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 310 The shiny red casserole steamed meat is ready

"Then I'll talk to the young master and ask him to allocate some of the monthly food money from the back office to the young lady."

"There are only two masters in the back office, the old master and the young master. I would like to go to the young lady's place every day to get vegetables and stew them. It is convenient and delicious."

"It's not far. If I walk faster, it will only take me an incense stick to go back and forth. It's much easier than cutting and cooking it myself."

When Shen Yu heard this, he laughed inwardly: "They are planning to use my restaurant as a cafeteria."

The more Qixi thought about it, the more wonderful it seemed to him. He was so happy that his mouth almost stretched to his ears. It seemed as if he was living a good life with delicious meals every day.

He sat in front of the stove excitedly and patted his thigh: "This way I can follow the young master every day and eat something good."

"When the young master is done with his work, I will tell him. He will definitely be willing to eat this way."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "It's nothing for me. I run a restaurant, so having two more customers is a good thing. I just don't know if the county magistrate agrees."

Qi Xi blinked his eyes and smiled slyly: "The old master's letter is there. No matter how high the county magistrate is, he has to listen to the old master."

Shen Yu didn't dare to respond. He just smiled and didn't say anything else.

I looked at the time and estimated that it was almost time for lunch. I could hear Chef Xu in the kitchen next door starting to get busy, chopping vegetables and making soup, preparing lunch.

Shen Yu looked at the incense sticks and saw that the Dongpo pork here was cooked to perfection and could be served.

Shen Yu was about to open the steamer, but after thinking for a moment, he asked Qi Xi, "The steamed meat is already done. Should we put it here and wait until Chef Xu finishes cooking before sending it to the county magistrate?"

Qi Xi thought for a moment and said, "Since it was the young master who asked me to make this dish, let the young master introduce this dish to the old master himself. If it is sent together with the dish made by Chef Xu, the old master will think that he made it."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Well, let's turn off the fire under the stove first, and put the casserole in the steamer to keep it warm."

"It's cold, and the food will get cold soon after it's served. When the steamed meat gets cold, it will be too greasy to eat."

As the two were discussing, they heard a servant coming in and asking, "Chef Xu, is the lunch ready? The master has ordered that we should prepare to welcome the governor this afternoon, so we should have lunch early."

I only heard Chef Xu say, "It will be ready soon. Please wait a moment, little brother. I will season the soup and it will be ready to serve."

Qi Xi heard it and said, "Wait a moment, young lady. I'll go see if the young master has come."

As he said that, he stood up and walked out. Just as he reached the door of the small kitchen, he heard the servant outside the door respectfully call out, "Fourth Young Master."

Then Lu Lang’s tall and thin figure appeared in the yard.

Qi Xi stood there, and when Lu Lang entered the door, he said, "Master, I was just about to go look for you."

"The casserole steamed meat made by Miss Shen is ready. I want to ask whether the young master should deliver it himself or send it together with the food prepared by Chef Xu."

Lu Lang said: "I came here just to get this dish."

"Put it in the lunch box. I will have lunch with the master today. Let him taste the pork dish."

Lu Lang paused and said, "Miss Shen, I have already asked Chef Jiang in the kitchen to prepare your meal. Someone will bring it to you later."

Qi Xi agreed and hurried to get the box, while Shen Yu opened the steamer, cushioned his hands with a cloth towel, took out the casserole and placed it on the mat curtain next to it.

Shen Yu asked, "Master Lu, I've made two servings of this meat, which is quite a lot. Do you want to take it all?"

Seeing that there were two clay pots, Lu Lang asked, "Does this steamed meat have to be eaten in one clay pot per person? If it tastes good, I would like to let Lord Yang try it tomorrow. I just don't know if father is willing."

Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh: "Because Qixi couldn't find a suitable large casserole, it was divided into two portions and steamed in small casseroles."

"Each casserole contains six pieces of steamed meat. At a banquet, one piece of this kind of steamed meat is usually enough for each guest."

"If you have a big appetite, two pieces are enough. Don't eat too much at once, or you'll get a stomachache."

As Shen Yu spoke, he used a cloth towel to cushion his hands, opened the lid of the casserole, and said, "When you eat, use bamboo chopsticks to penetrate the straw mat and you can scoop the meat out of the casserole."

"Cut the straw with the silver scissors and remove it, then pour some of the soup from the casserole and you can eat it."

"If you can't finish it in one meal, you can steam it in the steamer for the next meal. It will be more fragrant, more glutinous and more delicious, so I made so much at one time."

Lu Lang took a look into the casserole and saw six pieces of pork belly that were shiny and red, square in shape, tied with straw mats that had been soaked in dark brown in a cross knot, which was pleasing to the eye.

As soon as the lid of the casserole was opened, a strong fragrance that I had never smelled before came to my nose.

After working for a whole morning, Lu Lang's stomach was now empty and it started to growl uncontrollably.

His ears turned red with embarrassment and he glanced at Shen Yu secretly, worried that she might hear him.

Shen Yu did not notice his expression, but quickly put the lid back on the casserole and put the casserole into the food box brought by Qixi.

After packing the food box, Qi Xi said, "Master, I'll bring it to you."

Lu Lang nodded and said to Shen Yu, "Then I'll go first. Thank you for your help today, Miss Shen."

Qi Xi said, "Miss Shen, you stay by the fire first, I'll be back after I deliver the food boxes.

After saying this, the master and servant left the room together.

Seeing that there was nothing for Shen Yu to do, he poured out the water in the pot, scrubbed it, and added some coal under the stove.

When the fire was strong, I used the sliced ​​pork belly to skillfully stir-fry a dish of twice-cooked pork with lots of ingredients.

Although there was no chili pepper, Shen Yu deliberately added some more garlic sprouts and black fungus. After stir-frying, it smelled rich and fragrant.

Just as I brought the dish to the small table, I heard someone outside calling, "Miss Shen, I'm here to serve you food."

Then a middle-aged man with a friendly face, a fat round face, came in carrying a large food box.

Shen Yu thought that this was probably the person Lu Lang arranged to deliver the meal, so he hurriedly went up to him and thanked him with a smile.

The middle-aged man put the lunch box on the dining table, and before he opened his mouth, his attention was attracted by the plate of brightly colored, steaming twice-cooked pork on the table.

He approached the table and sniffed hard: "What dish is the girl cooking? It smells so good."

Shen Yu said: "Today I made steamed meat in a clay pot, and I cut off some uneven edges and corners, so I made twice-cooked pork."

"Twice-cooked pork, what a strange name."

The man muttered something, then took a closer look at the plate of twice-cooked pork that looked delicious, before looking away.