NOVEL NEXT Chapter 159 Stir-fried vegetables
Until the end of the food exchange meeting, Mu Zhiyuan was not seen in Judinglou.
Before the dance in the hall ended, Mao Xi and his party packed up the remaining ingredients, greeted Shopkeeper Gao, and returned with Liuxiang snacks first.
Shopkeeper Gao repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but Mao Xi declined on the grounds that there was something going on at the restaurant.
Mao Xi asked Lou Lan'er and the others to go back to Liuxiang Snacks to greet the diners, while he drove the carriage to the fruit cake shop in Kaitang County.
My mother-in-law, Mrs. Chen, was making fruit cakes in the shop. When she saw her daughter coming, she thought there was something wrong with the food exchange meeting: "Ah Shu, it's so early, so the food exchange meeting is over?"
"It's almost over. Now, the shopkeeper Gao has invited all the shopkeepers to the second floor to drink tea and listen to music. I didn't think it was interesting, so I went back with everyone."
The business of the fruit cake shop was pretty good today, and the food exchange meeting did not affect the customer flow of the Kaitang County branch.
Mao Xi told Mrs. Chen the results of today's dish selection.
"Zhouzhi County awarded two awards, and I won a 'delicious snack' award. After the plaque is completed, it will be hung in the cake shop in Kaitang County."
Mrs. Chen felt that this was just a cake shop and there was no need to hang a plaque: "Wouldn't this plaque be left in Liuxiang Snacks?"
"They also awarded a 'special snack' to pickled cabbage pancakes. Liuxiang Snacks can just hang this plaque."
Seeing that the bakery shop in Kaitang County was doing well, Mao Xi planned to renovate the shop and add a food outlet to sell hand-brewed coffee.
Once the decoration is complete, hang the plaque on the wall next to the cashier.
Ajiao fell asleep in the inner room, and Mrs. Chen woke her sister up and asked her to follow Miao Xi back to Lihua Town.
Ajiao has been following Mr. Chen at the cake shop all day today. The first thing she said when she woke up was: "Sister, I'm hungry and want to eat."
"Ajiao, wait a moment. When you return to the shop, my sister will cook for you. What do you want to eat tonight?"
"Ajiao wants to eat kebabs!"
What a carnivorous little cat!
Back at Liuxiang Snacks, the barbecued meats were skewered and ready to be sold for late night snacks.
Now that we make kebabs, we won’t be able to sell them as late-night snacks.
Mao Xi went to the kitchen to find some eggs, vegetables and vermicelli, and prepared to make "stir-fried vegetables" for everyone.
The vermicelli should have been soaked in water, but because there was no time, Miao Xi simply put it in the water and cooked it.
Quickly scoop out the vermicelli and quickly rinse it with cold water, add dark soy sauce and cooking oil and stir evenly to avoid sticking.
Mao Xi beat five eggs into egg liquid, quickly poured it into the oil pan, stir-fry until cooked, and set aside.
The eggs must be beaten as soon as they are formed, otherwise they will become tender when fried.
Add the spicy millet, minced onion, garlic and shredded bean sprouts to the base oil in the pot and stir-fry quickly until cooked.
Finally, pour in the noodles, leek segments, and eggs that have been mixed in advance, add seasoned salt, soy sauce, and stir-fry quickly.
Mao Xi poured the fried vegetables into a basin, cooked a pot of mushroom, vegetable and meat soup, and invited everyone to come for dinner.
I gave little Ajiao a bowl of stir-fried vegetables and she started eating happily.
After stir-frying, the vermicelli turns into a translucent light brown color, soft and waxy.
Ah Jiao enjoyed sucking the vermicelli and eating it happily. She kept biting the long vermicelli. The little girl unconsciously grabbed it with her hands and stuffed it into her mouth.
Since the vegetables were stir-fried over high heat and the smell of the pot was strong, Luda ate two bowls in one go.
If everyone eats happily, they will be more energetic at work.
Even the old-fashioned preserved dog at the door smelled the smell and ran under the table, sticking out his tongue and wagging his tail.
Ah Jiao used chopsticks to pick up a strip of vermicelli on the ground and ate the preserved egg in one bite.
Thinking it was fun, Ajiao kept putting the vermicelli in the bowl on the ground and feeding it with preserved eggs.
Don’t let your little sister develop the bad habit of wasting food!
Mao Xi took away Ajiao's bowl and began to educate him: "If you throw the vermicelli on the ground again, don't eat at night."
Ajiao showed her pear curls and smiled lightly: "Sister, sister, I understand, I want to eat vermicelli."
While Mao Xi was eating vermicelli, he didn't see Mu Zhiyuan, so he asked Lou Laner if he had seen him after returning to the shop.
Lou Lan'er shook her head: "No, I feel strange too. I haven't seen Brother Mu all day today."
Mao Xi then looked at Luda and asked, "Luda, did Brother Mu say where he went today?"
Lu Da shook his head. If there was any special action on weekdays, Mu Zhiyuan would usually ask Lu Da to go with him.
Mu Zhiyuan did not come today, which was unexpected.
"Isn't he sick?"
After dinner, Mao Xi went to Prince Jia's Mansion alone to find out.
Not far from the gate of the palace, she saw a carriage parked at the gate of the palace, and a woman got out of the carriage, wearing a white thin silk curtain hat with a graceful figure.
Butler Wang respectfully invited her into the palace.
Mao Xi turned around and walked back, her heart exploding: "I was worried that he was sick, and after not seeing him for just one day, he actually called a beautiful woman back home..."
She didn't dare to think any more, she just felt like the world was spinning and stars were appearing in her eyes.
He stumbled and almost fell down, but was caught by Zhe Mei who was passing by.
"Sister Mao Xi, what's wrong with you?" Zhe Mei asked with concern.
Mao Xi stood firm and saw that the person in front of her was Zhe Mei: "Thank you sister Zhe Mei. I didn't stand firm just now and almost fell down."
Zhe Mei just came from the direction of Prince Jia's Mansion. She also saw a woman entering the Prince's Mansion, so she comforted her: "Sister Shu Xi, are you going to Prince Jia's Mansion to find your Brother Mu?"
"Whoever wants to go to Prince Jia's Mansion has nothing to do with me! I still have things to do at the restaurant, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, Mao Xi turned around and ran towards the food shop.
Zhemei looked at Ma Xi's hurried away figure and said, "Why does this girl want to run away when something is happening to her? I have to help her."
Zhemei sat down in a small teahouse nearby, ordered a pot of tea, and stared at the gate of Prince Jia's Mansion from a distance.
Returning to the shop from outside, Mao Xi plunged into the kitchen and got busy, either preparing ingredients or kneading dough.
Lou Laner stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter? You looked wrong when you came back. Where did Brother Mu go today?"
Mao Xi's face turned livid, and she choked to Lou Lan'er, "I don't care where he goes."
Lou Lan'er was stunned: "What's wrong? They had a fight?"
No one dared to ask any more questions, but Lou Lan'er didn't give up. After processing the ingredients for the oven, she ran to Prince Jia's Mansion to investigate.
Passing by the teahouse, Lou Lan'er was called by Zhe Mei: "Lou Lan'er, I'm here, come here quickly."
Lou Lan'er was startled: "Miss Zhe Mei, why are you here?"
Zhe Mei handed Lou Lan'er a cup of tea: "I was passing by here just now and saw that Miss Miao Xi was going to Prince Jia's Mansion. It happened that a young woman entered the palace and was caught by Miss Miao Xi on the spot. She went back to the restaurant alone. I have already I've been staring at the palace for half an hour, but I haven't seen the woman come out, so I don't know what the situation is now."
Lou Lan'er almost choked on the tea she just drank: "Woman?! She even entered the palace! Miss Zhemei, it's hard for you to keep an eye on our family, but there won't be any progress if you keep an eye on her here."
Zhe Mei said with a smile: "That's right. Ah Shu helped me a lot before. Do you think it's useless to stare at me like this? Is there any way? I see that the woman's clothes don't look like a local. Could it be that she belongs to Prince Mu... …A good old friend?”