When all the pieces of sauce were finished, it was almost dusk.
Tao Hongying put away the pots and stoves early and prepared to cook.
Mrs. Li invited people to stay, "You all have dinner at my house today, I'll ask Hongying to cook something delicious for you!"
The women had long heard from their men that the Li family's banquet was delicious, and now Li The old lady sincerely tried to persuade him to stay, so she only half-heartedly persuaded him to stay.
There were still some bones left from the red deer earlier, so Tao Hongying made soup and stewed the radish.
I also took a dozen dried small fish, fried them, added sauce and soup, stewed two pieces of tofu, and finally cut up cabbage and fried fungus.
Zhao Yuru put thick flour pancakes in the sauce fish pot, and soon the dinner was ready.
When the women finally tasted Tao Hongying's craftsmanship, they couldn't help but say yes.
"Hongying is really amazing. She makes cabbage and tofu so delicious! Why can't I make the same dish with this taste?"
Second Sister-in-law Zhang, who is most familiar with the Li family, responded at this moment.
"You don't know, right? An ancestor of Hongying's family had a royal chef, and her craftsmanship is passed down from family to family!"
After hearing this, the woman didn't know what she thought of, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Tao Hongying with obvious enthusiasm. .
Holding her rice bowl, she changed seats with the woman next to Tao Hongying and asked with a smile.
"Hongying, what kind of dishes do you know how to cook?"
Tao Hongying thought the woman wanted to learn, so she didn't care and casually mentioned a few dishes she knew how to cook.
"I can basically cook home-cooked dishes such as crystal elbow, sweet and sour fish, and Sixi meatballs."
After hearing this, the woman's expression became even more joyful, and she quickly asked.
"You can also cook for the banquet, right? Can you take over the banquet work?"
Tao Hongying blinked, her mind quickly turned around a few times, and she smiled.
"I can make ordinary banquets, but they are definitely not as exquisite as those made by restaurant chefs."
"Oh, that's good!" The woman clapped her hands happily, as if she had found a treasure.
Tao Hongying didn't know why. The other women also heard their conversation and asked curiously.
"Aunt Wu, why are you asking this?"
Aunt Wu was the happy woman. She quickly took Tao Hongying's hand and explained.
"That's right, I have a cousin from my parents' family, and her son is getting married in three days. The cook who was scheduled to prepare a banquet broke his arm when he went out at night and can no longer take the job."
She curled her lips secretly and added.
"My cousin-in-law is a child, and the most important thing is respectability. He doesn't want the women in the village to help him cook, and he is asking around if there is anyone who can replace the cook to prepare a banquet for his family!"
she said, smiling. He patted Tao Hongying.
"Your ancestor was an imperial chef. The food is delicious and the work is neat. I think you are a good fit."
"But..." Tao Hongying thought that there was so much work at home that Zhao Yuru could not handle it alone. Good news. Not even a hundred days later, there was still some hesitation.
"Hongying, go and try it." At this time, Mrs. Li spoke.
"You don't have to worry about me and Yuru at home."
Tao Hongying thought for a while and then nodded.
"Okay, Auntie, then I'll go with you tomorrow and try my craft first?"
"Hey, that's the best!" Aunt Wu quickly agreed.
Soon, everyone dispersed after dinner and cleaned up the kitchen. Tao Hongying went back to the house and told Li Laosi about the matter.
"I remember Aunt Wu's natal family is in the next village..."
Li Laosi said, feeling a little worried about his wife going out alone.
"I don't have anything to do tomorrow, so I'll go with you then!"
Tao Hongying was of course happy, and glanced at him with a smile, "Okay."
Jiayin was sucking milk secretly, looking at her parents with big eyes, and she was also shaking in her heart. With a small calculation.
I've been wandering around Li's house lately, and it's really boring. Do you want to go for a walk with me tomorrow?
Early the next morning, before Jiayin could use her coquettish skills, Mrs. Li changed her granddaughter into clean clothes, wrapped her tightly and handed it to Tao Hongying.
Jiayin danced happily and almost kicked off the quilt.
Aunt Wu's cousin lives in the next village. It is a large village with more than a hundred households. It is closer to the county seat and is obviously much richer than Qingshui Village.
A few people walked for two-quarters of an hour and arrived. Aunt Wu's third cousin's husband's surname was Sun, and he was a small landowner.
The large brick courtyard with three entrances looks very neat and elegant.
Mrs. Kong's relationship with Third Aunt Wu was pretty good, and she heard about Aunt Wu's intention.
Seeing that Tao Hongying was dressed cleanly and taking good care of the child in her arms, she felt a little more willing.
"Sister Hongying, it's not that I don't trust your craftsmanship, but there are a few distinguished guests at the banquet tomorrow and I really can't neglect you. How about you cook two dishes first and let me taste them?"
Tao Hongying of course agreed, So Aunt Wu stayed to talk to Mrs. Kong, and one of Mrs. Kong's personal wives took the three members of the Li family to the kitchen.
Li Laosi carried his daughter on his back and helped light the fire, while Tao Hongying prepared the vegetables and cooked the pot.
The Li family bought a few carps from somewhere. They were jumping in the bucket from time to time, with water splashing everywhere.
Tao Hongying asked, then killed one, briefly soaked fungus, and sliced cabbage.
In less than half an hour, the two dishes were ready.
One carp jumps over the dragon gate, which is carp in sauce, and the other dish is crisp and refreshing cabbage fried fungus.
One meat and one vegetable, complete in color, flavor and flavor.
Mrs. Kong only glanced at the fried golden carp, as if she was about to jump over the dragon gate at any moment.
She smiled happily, it meant good things and was a good omen.
Taking another bite, the skin is crispy, the fish is tender, and the soup is sour and sweet. It is a rare good craftsmanship.
It happened that Mr. Kong came over from the study after smelling the smell. The couple ate a lot in one go and were both extremely satisfied.
Mrs. Kong immediately appointed Tao Hongying as the chef and gave her a salary of twenty taels of silver.
Tao Hongying held back her joy and said.
"Then let's decide on the menu first so that we can prepare the ingredients at home. I will come over tomorrow afternoon to prepare the dishes, and we will have three or four people from our family to help with it."
Mrs. Kong quickly took out the original menu. There was also braised fish, but I immediately deleted it and added this carp leaping over the dragon gate.
Apart from anything else, the distinguished guests are all scholars, so a dish with such a good name will definitely please everyone.
Everything was discussed and it was almost noon. Everyone said goodbye and went home happily.
Aunt Wu helped her cousin solve an urgent problem and got a piece of fine cloth, enough to make a coat and skirt.
She was so happy that there was wind under her feet as she walked, and she said that the remaining cloth would be used to make a pair of shoes for Tao Hongying, so she should be thanked.
At the Li family's lunch table, everyone was surprised to hear that there was twenty taels of wages.
Mrs. Li hugged Jiayin and smiled happily, kissing her again and again.
"Oh, we Fu Niu'er are so lucky, we can always bring good things to the family! Your mother can also make a lot of money now."
Everyone laughed, Jia Huan was shy, holding the bowl and wanted to talk, but I couldn't say anything, and my face turned red from anxiety.