Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 554: Has Aunt Seen It?

This was not enough, Hua Lei also held Rong Jin's face and gently pecked Rong Jin's eyebrows, nose, lips...

Only when Rong Jin was so happy that he couldn't laugh or cry did he have to get on the carriage with Hua Lei. It wasn't that Hua Lei was eager to please Pei Jingyang and his wife.

But Hua Lei felt that since she had promised Pei Jingyang that she would cook on her day off, she should not go back on her word. Although she could be lazy and just go to the kitchen to give some instructions, the intention was different.

Although Madam Han was not very kind to her, Pei Jingyang was really good to her, and it was only right that she should spend some time to cook for him.

Besides, the stack of house deeds that Uncle Dingsheng gave to Pei Jingyang was also given by Pei Jingyang with his money, and now they are in his pocket, so he should return the favor.

Moreover, she really likes Rong Jin because she loves him. In all aspects, Rong Jin is a very good husband. She doesn't know whether he will change his mind in the future.

But before others change their hearts, do yourself well first, this is the secret to a happy marriage. There may not be rewards for giving, but if you don’t give, there will definitely be no rewards. Hualei also understands this truth.

The carriages of Mr. and Mrs. Zhenzhu and Mr. and Mrs. Rongyu also followed behind.

The group went to the military camp family area in the northeast of the town. When the carriage stopped in front of Pei's house, the sound of fighting was heard in the yard.

When they entered the courtyard, they found that Pei Jingyang and his brother Pei Jingyuan were fighting. It turned out that Pei Jingyuan had also returned. When they saw Rong Jinhualei and his group coming in, the two of them stopped fighting and went into the main room.

Everyone went into the house and greeted each other formally. In fact, Hua Lei had met Pei Jingyuan once in Shangjing City. At that time, she and Xiaoyuan had just moved out of the Marquis' Mansion for more than a year, and Pei Jingyuan had returned to Shangjing City once.

However, Qian met Pei Jingyuan and Pei Jingyang for the first time as a new daughter-in-law. She respectfully offered them tea and accepted the gifts. Then everyone sat down and chatted.

After everyone sat in the main room for a while, the men went to the study to chat, and Hualei went directly to the kitchen. Zhenzhu and Qian chatted with Madam Han.

In the kitchen, the cooks were already preparing the ingredients. Hua Lei looked around and saw that there was everything, including chicken, duck, fish and meat, especially fish, which Pei Jingyang had prepared in sufficient quantities.

I looked into the wooden barrel on the side and found that there were quite a few blue-gray crabs and half a bucket of shrimps.

The cook explained that in addition to liking to eat fish, Pei Jingyang actually liked to eat all kinds of river food. Hua Lei asked the cook about how these ingredients were prepared in the past.

The cook said that they are usually steamed, and most of them are dipped in soy sauce and vinegar, and occasionally braised. Hualei nodded.

Looking at the fat and strong river crabs, Hualei decided to try a different method. She scrubbed the crabs clean with a brush, then broke off the crabs' large claws and cracked them.

Remove the crab's back cover, remove the internal organs, rinse it, and cut it into several large pieces with a knife. Put the cut crab pieces into a small bowl, add appropriate amount of flour, and stir evenly so that each crab is coated with a layer of flour.

Add a proper amount of oil to the pan, add peppercorns, chili peppers, garlic and ginger slices, stir-fry until fragrant. Add the marinated crab pieces to the pan and stir-fry until they turn red.

Then add Hualei's own seasoning, soy sauce and yellow and white sugar, and continue to stir-fry evenly. Add appropriate amount of water, cover the pot, and simmer for a while to make the crab more flavorful.

Finally, cut the potatoes, green peppers, onions, ginger and chili peppers into pieces or segments of appropriate size. Finally, put these vegetables into the pot and stir-fry until the vegetables are cooked, then you can serve.

In fact, in the past, this method usually used swimming crabs. However, there are no swimming crabs here. So Hualei used river crabs.

As for the plump prawns, the flower buds were also cooked with garlic steamed shrimp instead of blanching and braising. After cleaning the prawns, use scissors to remove the shrimp thread and the shrimp claws on the top of the head.

Peel off the garlic skin, flatten it with a knife, chop it into minced garlic, put appropriate amount of oil in the pot, heat it up, turn off the heat, pour in the minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

Add soy sauce, salt, brown sugar and other seasonings to the sautéed garlic and stir to make garlic sauce. Put the cleaned prawns on a plate.

Pour the prepared garlic sauce evenly over the shrimps, leaving the garlic on the shrimps' backs. Place the shrimps in the garlic sauce on a plate in the steamer.

Put the food in a pot with cold water and steam it over high heat for two cups of tea. Sprinkle some chopped green onions on it and serve.

While Hua Lei was cooking, she carefully explained the key points of cooking these dishes to the cook next to her so that she could cook them for Pei Jingyang in the future.

In addition to the spicy crab and steamed shrimp with garlic, Hua Lei also made pickled fish, chopped pepper spare ribs, and mushroom chicken soup.

Finally, seeing that there was still a lot of fish left in the bucket, Hualei temporarily added a grilled fish. Together with the many dishes that the cook had prepared, it should be enough.

While Hualei was busy cooking in the kitchen, Qian sat below Madam Han, picked up the teacup, and started talking with a smile.

"Aunt, you look so young and beautiful. If I didn't know you, I would have thought you were Pearl's sister."

"When you get old, what's the point of looking good? But you guys are still young and look very bright and beautiful." Madam Han patted the non-existent dust on her sleeves, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"How could that be? Auntie's dress is so beautiful and very tasteful." Qian continued to flatter her sweetly.

"You are such a good talker, kid." Madam Han said with a smile, "These are all old clothes that have been worn for several years, and the styles are no longer fashionable.

What does it matter whether it looks good or not? It’s good enough if it’s not torn. It’s cold here, and I can’t wear nice clothes. Keeping warm is the most important thing.”

"That's true. It's really too cold here. But I heard that my sister-in-law's wool sweater workshop has launched a new kind of cashmere sweater this year.

I heard that it is very soft and warm, very light to wear, and the color is beautiful. It is just right for wearing in Mobei, but I haven't seen the finished product yet. Has Aunt seen it?" Qian put down the teacup in her hand and asked with a smile.

Madam Han nodded slightly. Among the large cart of gifts sent by Hua Lei, there were indeed a few very soft wool sweaters, which should be the new cashmere sweaters that Qian mentioned.

"My sister-in-law is really capable. Not only is she doing well in business, but she is also working in the government office now. She follows Lord Zhang, Lord Yan and other lords in and out every day.

Even my husband follows my eldest sister-in-law to do things. My second sister-in-law said that my eldest sister-in-law is the husband among women. "Qian continued to "praise" Hua Lei.

Madam Han picked up the teacup, took a sip, and didn't respond.