Taking away my family's luck? I won't stand it!

"Have you heard? The young master's meals are specially prepared by that family!"

"They look like ordinary people. What delicious food can they make?"

"They're all just a bunch of random dishes. They're not as delicious as Chef Zhang's!"

Several old women gathered together to discuss, and the words they wrote were full of contempt for the Yuan family.

Even they looked down upon the hodgepodge. They didn't know what was wrong with the master. Chef Zhang was a great chef from the capital, and he had worked as the chief chef in the imperial kitchen of the palace. How could he be compared with those peasants?

"Ladies, please don't say that. The master must have his reasons for doing this. We just need to watch." Although Zhang Xin was persuading her, his chin was actually raised higher than anyone else.

"Yes, let's go see what they are going to cook for the young master. If it's not clean and the young master eats it, we will be able to find out in time."

Several people walked towards the Yuan family in a mighty manner.

Ali also noticed them, thought about it, and followed them.

Shen Chulan and Ye Wan were discussing what to make for lunch when a group of people came towards them in a mighty manner, looking at them with their chins raised and their noses raised. The two of them frowned. Were these people here to cause trouble?

Sure enough, they guessed correctly, this group of people came here to cause trouble.

"The young master likes the food made by the lady, so we came here specially to take a look."

"Yes, let's see what delicious food you can make for lunch that our young master will like."

"What delicious food can they make? Can they even come up with fresh food? Even we don't have any fresh food. If it's pickled food, forget it, lest the young master get sick from eating it."

"Young Master doesn't even like the food cooked by our Chef Zhang, so how delicious can their food be?"

Zhang Xin hid behind a few old women and watched the fun, with a gloating look in his eyes.

Even with this, you still want to compete with him for the job of head chef.

As soon as they came over, they started talking at once, fanning their noses and looking disgusted.

Shen Chulan and Ye Wan looked at each other. They had originally planned to have braised pork with pickled vegetables and fish soup for lunch, but now they had to show some real skills.

"Then let's make pickled fish! The pickled cabbage I made a while ago is ready to eat."

As soon as Shen Chulan said this, several old women laughed out loud. They were not in the city. The fish in the river had been caught clean by now. To make pickled fish, fresh fish was needed. Were they dreaming?

The two sisters-in-law ignored them and came to the cart loaded with several barrels. They opened the oilcloth covering it. The fish in the barrels were frightened and started shaking their tails, splashing water everywhere.

Several women gasped in shock as they looked at the fish jumping around in the bucket. There were many kinds of fish in it, including bighead carp, grass carp, carp, snakehead fish, sea bass...

What shocked them even more was that there were fresh pork, mutton and fresh vegetables in the other barrels. These ingredients were rare in their place, not to mention pork and mutton which were difficult to preserve.

It seems that the Yuan family used some special method to preserve the meat.

Under the oilcloth were several chickens and rabbits kept in cages. One of the rabbits had given birth to baby rabbits, which were leisurely eating their mother's milk. They were particularly adorable.

Ali was also shocked. He didn't expect that the Yuan family was so well-off.

Boss Yuan came back carrying a large bucket in both hands, and not a drop of water spilled out of the bucket.

I saw Ye Wan catching a few fish and skillfully using a knife to scrape off the scales and kill the fish.

I chose a bighead carp that has few bones.

Shen Chulan sliced ​​the fresh fish into thin slices and marinated it with salt and cornstarch. She also cut the sauerkraut into sections, minced the ginger and garlic, and cut the dried chilies into sections.

Heat the pan with cold oil, add chopped ginger, garlic and dried chili segments and stir-fry. You will hear a pleasant sizzling sound and the air will be filled with a spicy aroma. This smell constantly stimulates people's sense of smell, and just smelling the aroma will make people's mouths water.

Shen Chulan added the pickled mustard greens and continued to stir-fry. When the time was almost up, she poured in an appropriate amount of water, brought it to a boil, added the fish fillets, and cooked until the fillets changed color and were cooked through. Finally, she added an appropriate amount of salt and pepper, sprinkled with wild onions picked from the roadside, and served.

"Ali, do you want to try it?" Shen Chulan said this deliberately when she saw Ali.

Ali stared at the pickled fish in the big wooden plate with his mouth watering. He couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fish with chopsticks. When the fish entered his mouth, he gave a thumbs up in amazement.

The fish is tender, the sauerkraut is sour and spicy, and the soup is rich and delicious, leaving a lasting aftertaste.

After eating it, I want to eat it again.

Zhang Xin squeezed up from behind, picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and tasted it. He was overwhelmed by the taste as soon as he took a bite.

He will never be able to create this taste in his entire life, no wonder the young master likes it.

"Madam, may I ask if your family works in the imperial kitchen of the palace?"

Shen Chulan smiled and said, "Well, three generations of our grandfather's ancestors were chief chefs in the imperial palace. Later, there was unrest in the palace, and my great-grandfather fled north and settled in Shouhe."

Even though her great-grandfather fled to the north, he never forgot to pass on the ancestral cooking skills. In addition, Shen Chulan loved to tinker, so although she did not learn the ancestral cooking skills completely, she did learn about 80% to 90%.

Three generations of his ancestors served in the imperial palace, no wonder they could make such delicious food.

Zhang Xin knew that his skills were not as good as others, so he became more respectful and raised his hand to salute Shen Chulan with a desire to learn.

"I wonder if I can watch while my wife is cooking in the future?"

She wanted to learn cooking. Shen Chulan looked at Old Lady Liu, who was holding Yaoyao and standing behind her. Seeing her nod, she said, "Okay."

What she cooked were just some home cooking dishes. How much could Chef Zhang learn from her?

Old Lady Liu patted the extremely excited Yaoyao and said, "Yaoyao, do you want to eat the pickled fish made by your mother?"

"Ahhhhhh!" Yaoyao was drooling and moving around in Old Lady Liu's arms.

It smells so good, so good, I want to eat it!

I’m so greedy.

"When you grow up a little, ask your mother to steam fresh fish soup for you." Old Mrs. Liu coaxed Yaoyao with a smile.

When Yaoyao heard this, she stopped making a fuss and looked at Old Lady Liu with a smile while sucking her fingers.

"You little greedy cat." Old Mrs. Liu tapped the tip of her precious granddaughter's nose and walked forward with her in her arms.

Shen Chulan thought that the young master had just woken up from a coma and couldn't eat sour and spicy food, so she planned to make another bowl of fish porridge and fish balls.

Slice the fish, marinate with salt and set aside. Cook the white rice until it blooms and add some shredded ginger. A pot of sweet and fresh fish porridge is ready.

Beat the fish meat into a paste, squeeze it into balls and put them into bubbling water. When the fish balls float to the surface, add some pepper and salt and sprinkle some chopped green onions. The fish ball soup is ready.

Zhang Xin stood by and watched in amazement. There was clearly no seasoning added, but after being cooked by Shen Chulan, one dish after another exuding an enticing aroma was created.

It looks good and tastes great.

Shen Chulan stir-fried another dish of wood ear mushroom and cabbage.

"Ali, the young master's dishes are ready. Please help me bring them over." Shen Chulan looked up at Ali.