Volume 18: The Third Master's Sword Chapter 433 Eight Treasure Tofu
The backyard of Liu Mansion.
The kitchen was built on the east side, with flowers and grass on both sides of the road. In spring, there were big trees providing shade and bees and butterflies flocking to the nectar.
There is also a very old tung tree rooted in front of the door, with lush branches and leaves displayed, like a crown or a canopy, which can be regarded as a beautiful landscape.
This place is not too far from the main hall. There is only a straight and flat path. If you jog there, you will arrive in a short while.
When the housekeeper arrived, Xiaoyun was sitting at the kitchen door in a daze.
He was only responsible for the dozen or so dishes on the main table and didn't have to do anything else. He was very fast at work, so he completed all the processes in less than half a day, quietly looking at this huge, magnificent, layered, and deeply dense Liu Mansion.
"Cook, cook."
The housekeeper came hurriedly, shouting, "The master and the young lady asked you to make a plate of crispy chicken and a bowl of eight-treasure tofu. You must be quick and make it before the evening."
Xiaoyun saw that it was him and said leisurely, "Crispy chicken and eight-treasure tofu? Great!"
After he said the word "OK", he stopped talking, but still stood there, with no intention of moving.
The housekeeper urged, "Hurry up! If you are late, it will be too late. The young lady is a little upset, and I need your bowl of eight-treasure tofu to help her out!"
Xiaoyun smiled and said, "Oh? Miss, you are in a good mood? Great, then start begging me, otherwise I won't do it."
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then stamped his feet and said angrily: "Please? What are you talking about? Cooking is your job as a chef, and you still want me to beg you?"
Xiaoyun smiled and said, "Others don't need to beg me, except you, because I really hate you."
The housekeeper almost burst into a swearing voice and said, "Hurry up and do it! It can't be late, otherwise I will hold you accountable and make you pay for it!"
Xiao Yun said calmly, "Why are you asking me? I just haven't made two dishes yet. Can you call the police and have me arrested?"
Seeing Xiaoyun's fearless look, the housekeeper couldn't help but feel anxious. For Xiaoyun, this matter was indeed just a matter of two or three ordinary dishes, but for the housekeeper, it was a big event that could ruin the wedding banquet.
After all, this was Liu Rushui's last request before getting married.
"You...you...you, a lousy cook, actually dared to be rude to me. This is outrageous. Go and cook! Go!"
The butler was so angry that his face turned red as blood, and he shouted at the top of his lungs, mustering all his strength.
Xiaoyun just looked at him quietly like an expressionless wooden man without saying a word.
The housekeeper stared at Xiaoyun for a long time and said, "Okay, I beg you, please go and cook, okay!"
After he said this, he was so angry that he looked like a human. In all the years he had been a butler, no one had ever dared to treat him like this.
Xiaoyun said calmly: "Okay, you can go. I will deliver the food to the table on time."
"Hmph, you'd better send it here right away. Don't delay. Otherwise, I'll make you pay!"
The butler left after saying something harsh, as if he had completely forgotten that he couldn't do anything to Xiaoyun just now.
And the servant Zhang who had previously falsely accused Xiaoyun was running back and forth between the kitchen and the main hall, over and over again, until he was exhausted and out of breath.
But in this tiring situation, he still had to be respectful to Xiaoyun and respond to her requests.
"Chef, what else do you need?"
“…”
Xiaoyun did it on purpose. He deliberately made Zhang the servant run more trips and made things difficult for him several times.
He finally got his revenge.
But at this moment, Xiaoyun did not feel happy, nor did she feel proud, nor did she feel the relief after taking revenge.
He realized that he still had not cleared the suspicion of "Dung Husband Xiaoyun", he was just punishing the culprit in another way.
If he wanted, he could even draw his sword on the spot and kill the butler and Zhang the servant with one blow, but that was not what he wanted.
"What exactly do I need..."
Xiaoyun also didn't want to show his strength or reveal his identity to prove his innocence.
That wasn't what he wanted either.
After many twists and turns, Xiaoyun discovered that if a small person loses his power, it seems really "unsafe".
This kind of "insecurity" is not about swords and swords, or life-and-death crisis; rather, it is situation where you may lose "confidence" and "self-esteem" at any time and anywhere.
"Self-confidence" and "self-esteem" are originally a kind of spirit that one possesses, but Xiaoyun now discovers that this kind of spirit can actually be cruelly taken away by the outside world.
——So Xiaoyun must first prove that he is absolutely "safe" before he can give it a try, put his worries aside, and thoroughly complete a state of enlightenment.
"No... there must be a way..."
Seeing Xiaoyun in a daze, Zhang Jiading reminded her, "We were making the crispy chicken earlier. It's almost done. Can we serve it out now?"
"You go ahead."
Xiaoyun waved her hand, and Zhang the servant immediately went out happily holding a large plate.
Crispy Chicken was originally one of the main dishes of this main banquet, and only the "Eight Treasures Tofu" was added temporarily; it is said that "Crispy Chicken" is the favorite dish of the head of the Liu family, that is, Liu Rushui's father.
The master's favorite food is crispy chicken. If Zhang the servant can serve this dish himself, it will be an opportunity for him to show off.
Xiaoyun looked at the kitchen in front of her, which was full of food but seemed empty and deserted. She sighed and continued to be in a daze.
Suddenly, a white vapor rose up, accompanied by a very strong fragrance. Xiaoyun leaned over to smell it, then opened the wooden lid and continued to add some seasonings into it.
After a while, the tofu is out of the pot.
The tofu is white and tender, smooth as fat, the eight treasures are crystal clear and fragrant, and the style is exquisite.
The pure white tofu is surrounded by golden corn, emerald green vegetables, bright red acacia beans, and is sandwiched with mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, lotus seeds, lilies, and finally a piece of lotus root.
Including the tofu itself, there are a total of nine ingredients. When mixed together, the vegetarian fragrance it emits is not something that ordinary people can smell.
Eight Treasure Tofu, eight ingredients, eight flavors, isn’t it just like life?
Xiaoyun put the tofu very slowly into the plate, as if she was a clam girl carefully counting the mermaid's tears one by one under the moon, and then silently watching the tears turn into pearls.
Human figures gradually emerged in his mind.
Jia Huo, Pang Da, Zhang Jiading, the housekeeper, Li Anzi, the master chef, his junior fellow apprentice, and the last person was Magistrate Gou, whom he had never met before.
Exactly eight people.
Xiaoyun poured all her hatred for these eight people into this plate of eight-treasure tofu.
Skills can move emotions, and skills are close to Tao.
This is a mysterious and profound state, a perfect display of skill that cannot be understood by ordinary people.
Xiaoyun suddenly fell into this state at this moment, which could almost be regarded as an epiphany, but it was not an epiphany in the realm of martial arts, but an epiphany in cooking and culinary arts.
call.
As the last ladle of soup is poured on, the aroma spreads and the eight treasures shine.
This plate of "Eight Treasures Tofu " can be regarded as the pinnacle of the food world.
Xiaoyun took a deep breath and exhaled little by little.
"Alas, rather than letting you be ruined by those fools, I would rather destroy you with my own hands!"
Xiaoyun's mood was neither sad nor happy, but she couldn't say whether she was sad or happy. There was a faint sorrow lingering around, but she was also filled with satisfaction and relief.
He picked up the eight-treasure tofu and walked out without looking back.
He would personally deliver the dish to the banquet and then destroy it with his own hands.
