Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

When Mrs. Liang was deliberately thinking about getting rid of Lian Fangzhou, Lian Fangzhou was arranging to receive a gathering of the ladies.

This time, all the young ladies who were about her age were invited. The wife of Liang Yi in the Liang Mansion and the second young wife of the Liang Family were also invited.

For those elderly ladies, even though Lian Fangzhou had not invited him, he submitted a post saying that he did not dare to work with the elders. He only got together with his peers, joking and joking, and waited until the first month of the first month to hold a formal meeting for the elders. The old ladies and the old ladies all gave gifts: the best soothing spices obtained in the capital of the slap big one brocade box, a pair of cloud splendid purses that refreshing and soothing chest tightness, a pair of horn combs produced in an old store in Beijing, and a pair Eighteen bracelets made of amber or beeswax.

Things are not very valuable. They are better than they are hard to find. After all, they are all good things that can only be found in the capital. In this Nanhai City, money cannot buy them.

Mrs. Liang in Liang's mansion naturally also received such a gift.

Opened it out of curiosity and looked at it. Seeing that Lian Fangzhou was prepared to do everything thoughtfully and properly, he was even more upset and depressed. He pushed aside and ordered people to put it away and stop appearing in front of her again!

I gritted my teeth with hatred: This woman is very scheming!So willing to hook, how can you not hook a man?No wonder my son, who is too smart and never cared about women, was hooked by her!

The day of Lian Fangzhou's treat was set on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month. It happened that the weather was very good on this day. The bright sunlight was shining down, and it was warm and warm, which made people feel a little lighter.

A rectangular flower hall on the top of Xieshan in the small garden of the post of the Chief Minister's Yamen has already been cleaned and arranged as early as yesterday.

Early this morning, the courtyard under the outer porch was strewn with blooming rhododendrons, camellia, four seasons osmanthus, lilies, rose, cyclamen and other flowers in full bloom. It was splendid, radiant and elegant in the sun. The floral fragrance adds a touch of coquettishness.

In the hall, chic flower arrangements are placed on the window sills of the coffee table, the chairs and seats are laid out with delicately embroidered thin cotton brocade cushions, and the copper incense burner is lit with elegant plum blossoms. Hexiang.

At the corner of the door porch, the small red clay stove and silver frost charcoal for making tea are also ready, just waiting for people to come and make ready-made tea.

The kitchen is also busy.

All kinds of snacks and cakes have been prepared one after another since three days ago, and the preparations are naturally exquisite things that can only be found in Beijing.

Some have been stored for a long time and won't change their taste. Some have been prepared yesterday, and some are tedious, but they need to be cooked and eaten to perfection. Then they are ready together. It is estimated that the guests will not start until almost there.

There is also the luncheon noodles, and they are busy preparing.

The menu was prepared three days ago and is fully purchased. The plan is to cook roast duck, hibiscus chicken slices, cherry meat, Vance tofu, fish paste in golden soup, longjing shrimp, several main dishes plus some local delicacies, plus a longan Bamboo sun duck soup, a total of 13 dishes.

The chef is naturally the chef from the Jingzhong Mansion who followed.

It is not easy to choose these dishes. Lian Fangzhou finally made it easy to find out the tastes and taboos of these young banquet ladies.

It is even more difficult to make. The hibiscus chicken slices alone are trivial and demanding. It is a dish that tests the chef's skill the most. If you are not careful, the chicken slices will not be as white as the tender hibiscus. The effect, the smoothness and deliciousness of the taste will be greatly reduced.

For example, when smashing chicken mash, not only should the chicken be smashed into mud, but even the slightest fascia must be carefully cleaned, otherwise the taste of the chicken slices will not be tender enough!

For example, when adding broth hanging from old hens, chicken bones, old ducks, pigeons, pork bones, scallops, longan meat, ginger, white pepper, etc., and egg whites to the smashed chicken mud, how much at a time, How to stir after adding it all depends on the chef's experience. If this critical step is not done accurately and in place, the final chicken slices will be granular and will not easily become flakes and will be easily scattered.

For another example, when cooking chicken slices, the oil temperature should not be too high. If it is too high, honeycombs will appear, and the color will be incorrect; when thickening, it should not be too thick or too thin. It must be just right to form a transparent glass gorgon, which will not only be poured on the chicken slices The surface layer is crystal clear and attractive, and it tastes more delicious!

All in all, this is a very troublesome table of dishes.

Lian Fangzhou relied on these to gain the favor of the young ladies, and naturally he was very willing to work hard to break into the local gentry ladies.

Not long after breakfast, the guests came one after another!

Bi Tao greeted her at the door with her decent maids, while Lian Fangzhou was waiting in the hall of flowers in the front yard of the back house.

When the guests entered the second door, they also welcomed them out.

Most of the guests banqueted today have met in the Qiuxing Temple last time. Everyone has seen this young and beautiful chief envoy’s powerful methods and bright personality, plus they are not there at all. The political ambassador fell out of favor in front of her, and thunderous means cleared the back house again. No one dared to trust her when she saw her, and she couldn't help feeling a little awed.

When we met each other, we were courteous and thoughtful, and there was no situation where anyone was arrogant and deliberately making things difficult.

When the guests arrived, Lian Fangzhou smiled and got up and invited everyone to take a tour in the back garden.

Everyone naturally smiled and said okay, and surrounded them with laughter.

Today is pure play and relaxation. Lian Fangzhou’s sincere enthusiasm and conversation topics are all the clothes, rouge, gouache, jewelry, and various gossip anecdotes that women’s natural favorites. Everyone gradually relieved their hearts. People are easy-going, talking and laughing more casually.

Speaking of it, everyone has never been to the garden of the back residence of the chief ambassador. The wife of the former chief ambassador did not like to socialize. First, the relationship between the government and the local tyrants was antagonistic, and secondly, she despised these remote places. The women in the area think that their characters are vulgar, the etiquette is impenetrable, and they are not worth socializing at all!

Stepping into it this time, I couldn't help but look around because of curiosity, joking and talking.

Lian Fangzhou also showed great interest. He listened to what everyone said with a smile, and said with a smile: "This garden is empty, and it looks really boring. When next spring comes, I still want to rearrange it. Sisters, who knows who is best at designing and decorating gardens in Nanhai County? Anyway, I recommend one or two. What kind of flowers and grass do you have in your house? I beg to go, don't be stingy!"