Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu watched the little girl leave. When she walked away, he closed the door and started making fried milk.

When closing the door, she saw the chef of the villa standing in the corridor, peeking over here without saying anything.

For the food she made today, unless County Lord Jianing asked for the recipe directly or hinted at her to give it, she would not give it to him on her own initiative.

*

In a room not far from the kitchen.

Princess Jianing was lying on the chaise longue with her eyes tightly closed.

Suddenly, a voice of "Princess" woke her up. She yawned and sat up slowly, "Come in."

The door was pushed open from the outside, and the little girl walked in with a smile on her face, "The first dessert is ready."

Princess Jianing was shocked, put on her shoes and moved to the table, "What is it?"

"Double Skin Milk." The little girl placed the bowl with more red beans in front of Princess Jianing, and placed the bowl with less red beans in front of herself.

Princess Jianing lowered her eyes, looked at it for a while, sniffed and said, "Is this made of milk?"

"Milk and eggs." The little girl took a bite.

Princess Jianing waited for a while, and seeing that she was fine, she also scooped a spoonful and put it into her mouth. In a moment, the smooth, sweet taste spread on the tip of her tongue, with a faint aroma of milk.

"Princess, what do you think?" the little girl asked vaguely. This guy really knows how to cook. He clearly put eggs in the milk, but there is no fishy smell of eggs.

Princess Jianing gave a thumbs up.

I didn't expect that there would be a woman who could make snacks in this small county town. This trip was not in vain.

After eating her favorite dessert, Princess Jianing regained her spirits and asked the little girl to go to the kitchen with her. Now she was more curious about the desserts that were coming up and wanted to see how Li Yu would make them.

*

Li Yu is making fried milk.

Pour the milk into a clean pot, add starch and sugar, stir, and heat over low heat until the milk becomes thick and bubbly.

Then brush a square bowl with oil, pour the milk paste into it, and place it next to ice cubes to cool.

Li Yu put down the bowl only when Princess Jianing arrived. He turned around and was startled when he saw her.

"Princess." She bowed her head.

Princess Jianing waved her hand and looked at the bowl of milk. "What were you doing just now?"

Li Yu said: "Make milk cubes. One of the snacks today is fried milk."

Milk, fried?

It was the first time she heard about fried milk, and Princess Jianing was curious, so she sat aside and watched Li Yu fry the milk. But Li Yu turned around and started making glutinous rice and date cakes.

First, steam the red dates to make the date paste. Then make the skin of the date cake. There is glutinous rice flour in the kitchen, and a lot of it, so she doesn't need to add more rice flour this time.

Princess Jianing watched and finally realized something was wrong, "Aren't you going to make fried milk?" Although she couldn't cook, she could tell that what she was making had nothing to do with milk.

Li Yu stopped what she was doing and said, "My lord, the milk cubes haven't solidified yet, so I can't make them for now. What I'm making now is glutinous rice and date cakes."

Princess Jianing: "Okay."

Because only Princess Jianing would eat it, and at most the little girl would, Li Yu didn't make too many date cakes. He stopped after making twelve pieces.

At this time, the milk cubes are ready.

After placing the date cake on a plate and bringing it to Princess Jianing, Li Yu looked outside and said, "Princess, when we fry the milk later, there will inevitably be oil in the house. Do you think you can go out and wait?"

Princess Jianing thought about it and stood up decisively.

The little girl hurriedly followed with the date cakes.

*

Fried milk is not difficult. Just cut the coagulated milk into long strips, coat them with egg liquid and breadcrumbs, and fry them in a pan.

Li Yu has precise control over the oil temperature, and even when he is alone, he can perfectly balance the cooking and frying.

Soon, a plate of golden fried milk was delivered to Princess Jianing's room.

Princess Jianing had just finished eating a piece of date cake. She didn't like dates originally, but she found them very good when made into date paste. The dough wrapped with date paste was also delicious, soft and sticky, with a bit of stringy texture.

Seeing the fried milk just out of the pan, this time she didn't let the little girl eat it first. She took the initiative to pick up a piece and took a bite.

After a few breaths, Li Yu heard the expected praise.

"good to eat!"

*

Princess Jianing was satisfied with all the food made by Li Yu. When the news spread from the villa, the county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, and Li the yamen runner felt proud of it.

Li Yu was brought by him from Qingshui Village, and was familiar with him. At present, she was favored by the princess, and he also had face in front of other yamen runners.

In contrast, the chefs of the restaurants in the county were not so happy. Knowing that the princess was coming, they had not slept all night and got up before dawn this morning to make their signature dim sum. However, after serving them, the princess sent them away with one sentence saying that she had no appetite.

Now, Li Yu, who appeared out of nowhere and was unknown, stole their limelight, which they could not accept. And the things she made, double skin milk, fried milk, can milk be fried? !

There was one person who immediately thought of competing with Li Yu in cooking. He felt that as long as he could beat Li Yu, it would mean that his dish was also liked by the princess.

"Go to the other courtyard and wait for that Li to come out. Stop her and bring her to our Tianxiang Tower. I want to see what she can do to win the favor of the princess."

Some did not believe that milk could be used to make fried food, so they asked their apprentices to go find milk.

Others decided to take a shortcut and called out the original chef of the villa when no one was paying attention and asked him for Li Yu's recipe.

The chef was furious. "You ask me for it, who should I ask? I didn't even enter the room when the woman was making the snacks. I didn't see anything."

Looking across the entire county, there are only a few restaurants whose chefs are as stable as a rock.

A young helper asked why he was not excited, and the chef said slowly: "The girl must be good at cooking some dishes to win the favor of the princess. I have the time to bother her, so I'd better improve my cooking skills."

The helper seemed thoughtful.

*

Li Yu sat under the pavilion with Princess Jianing and talked.

Princess Jianing asked Li Yu where he learned to make desserts.

Li Yu was prepared for this question and said that she learned it by chance in a dream. She didn't mention the real people in order to avoid Princess Jianing asking questions.

The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things. Princess Jianing really had no doubts and turned to ask Li Yu if he wanted to go to the capital with her.

Li Yu first thanked Princess Jianing for her support, and then said, "I am a widow. According to the laws of Dayu, I can only leave my hometown if I am accompanied by my family." In fact, she didn't want to go with him. Although Huangmei Town was small, she had no worries about food and drink in Huangmei Town, and she was free. If she went with him, she would probably become a cook in the palace, losing her freedom and having nothing.

Princess Jianing didn't know Li Yu's true thoughts, and asked with wide eyes, "Are you a widow?" You couldn't tell at all. It's always been hard to be a widow. Even if it's a wealthy family in the capital, if a woman becomes a widow, she will soon become silent, no matter how glorious she was before. Now, Li Yu looks like she just got married, full of energy.

Seeing her shock, Li Yu said, "Maybe the princess thinks I don't look like that, but it's true. I'm like this now because I have brothers and sisters to support at home, and I have to stand up for myself."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yu discovered that Princess Jianing's eyes were red.