Chapter 102 Octagonal Rice Dumpling (3)

By the end of the day, the star anise rice dumplings were more than half done.

Ji Caimai took the initiative to help put the rice dumplings into the pot and cook them. When he came out of Lin Fei's house, he could already smell the aroma of rice dumplings standing in the lobby.

Rolling up the file marked "Painted Skin" in his hand, Liu Yuan and Wei Fu looked at each other and said, "Going to the public kitchen?"

Wei Fu stroked his beard and nodded, thought for a while and said, "I don't know what's wrong with it."

You'll know what's going on when you get to the chef.

The cooked rice dumplings have been arranged on the counter in categories, with a sign in front of each category.

They are glutinous rice rice dumplings, fresh meat rice dumplings, bacon rice dumplings, red bean rice dumplings and egg yolk fresh meat rice dumplings.

Liu Yuan couldn't help but rub his hands, pointed at the sign, and said: "I want one with egg yolk, fresh meat, red bean, bacon..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ji Caimai who was dividing the rice dumplings.

"The rice dumplings are full, can you eat them?" Ji Caimai glanced at him, put the two rice dumplings in the bowl and handed them over. He blew his beard and said, "If you can still eat it after eating, come back and get it!"

Liu Yuan: "..."

This Lao Ji Fencai is much more tempered than A Bing and Tangyuan.

Taking the two rice dumplings he received, he and Wei Fu walked to the nearest food table and sat down.

Untie the colorful rope wrapping the rice dumplings and uncover the rice dumpling leaves. There are several grains of brown glutinous rice stuck on the oily green rice dumpling leaves. The compacted glutinous rice soaked in meat juice is shiny.

It smells so good! Liu Yuan took a deep breath and pulled the rice dumpling leaves to the side of the food table. He felt that it was difficult to hold the chopsticks, so he simply started to use them. The moment he entered the mouth of the rice dumplings, the pork meat was delicious, the egg yolk was crispy, the glutinous rice was fragrant and sticky, and it was paired with the rice dumpling leaves. The refreshing taste fills your lips and teeth.

Especially the thick and alternate pork meat, the lean part is slightly chewy, and the fat part is fragrant with oil. When squeezed slightly, the pork oil squeezes out, adding a bit of moistness to the firm-tasting glutinous rice dumplings.

The crispy salted egg yolk adds a rich texture to the already delicious pork rice dumplings. Liu Yuan found the taste really addictive.

When the meal was fragrant, I accidentally caught a glimpse of Wei Fu opposite him eating white rice dumplings. The square octagonal white rice dumplings peeled off from the rice dumpling leaves. On the side of the small plate was sugar with the white rice dumplings, and white glutinous rice dipped in it. Add the sugar, and when you lift it up again, the sugar sticks to the white glutinous rice, as if covered with a layer of ice and snow under the light.

After taking one bite, Liu Yuan could still hear the crisp biting sound of sugar between Wei Fu's lips and teeth. Seeing Wei Fu's intoxicated expression while eating the white rice dumplings, Liu Yuan swallowed subconsciously and looked at the empty rice dumplings. He touched his belly with both hands.

My stomach is mostly full, and I'm afraid I won't be able to eat anymore by the time I eat the second red bean dumpling.

If his stomach hadn't restrained his mouth, he could have done at least ten or eight more.

After tearing open the rice dumpling leaf, Liu Yuan turned to the red bean rice dumpling with glutinous rice and red beans mixed together in the rice dumpling leaf. He dipped it into the small plate on the side. When the red bean rice dumpling was coated with sugar, he immediately took a bite.

The cooked red beans have a unique bean aroma and glutinous aroma mixed with the glutinous rice. Set off by the fragrance of the rice dumpling leaves, the sweetness and mellowness are simply too much.

After finishing a red bean rice dumpling, Liu Yuan left the kitchen burping and stroking his stomach that was full of food.

After taking a walk to collect food and walking down the hall, he saw Wen Mingtang and others still making the last few rice dumplings. Liu Yuan burped and walked over to say hello to a few people.

Abing, who had been robbed of sour plum drink, stared at Liu Yuan with hostility.

Liu Yuan opened his mouth and was about to speak when he heard Zhao You's voice behind him.

"Master Wen, are you okay?"

Wen Mingtang said "hmm", pointed to the small wooden bucket beside him, and said: "The rice dumplings are ready, just take them!"

Zhao You said "Oh", picked up the rice dumplings tied together with strings in the small wooden barrel, said hello to Liu Yuan, turned around and left.

Looking at the long string of rice dumplings in Zhao You's hand, Liu Yuan was filled with envy and couldn't help but ask Wen Mingtang: "Master Wen, can you take away the rice dumplings? How many can you give me? I'll take the same rice dumplings as Zhao You." Go back and cook it!”

Wen Mingtang glanced at Liu Yuan, pointed to the ingot of silver at his feet, and said, "That was bought by Zhao You."

Liu Yuandai, who was about to pay, was shocked when he saw the silver at Wen Mingtang's feet: "Is this rice dumpling so expensive?"

Although the rice dumplings made by Master Wen are indeed delicious, he is willing to spend money on them. But this bunch of rice dumplings costs so much? It’s too expensive! Also, when did that person named Zhao become so wealthy?

Wen Mingtang said: "It's the money Zhao You threw down himself. I guess this generosity is probably a Dragon Boat Festival gift sent by Lin Shaoqing."

Liu Yuan said "Oh" and suddenly said: "I asked him when did he become so rich? It turns out it was Lin Shaoqing who did it!"

Then he could afford the rice dumplings. Liu Yuan calculated the market price of the rice dumplings outside, added a few big bucks, bought a bunch of rice dumplings, and took them back to cook and eat.

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The aroma of the rice dumplings on the small stove filled the air. Lin Fei looked at the rice dumplings slowly cooking in the stove and turned a page of the file in his hand.

While he was sitting under the tree, cooking rice dumplings and flipping through files, someone walked in from outside the courtyard.

"Afei."

Lin Fei put down the file in his hand and looked at the person.

The person who came was wearing a purple robe and jade belt, with a beard and an elegant face.

"Dad!" Lin Fei stood up and called Marquis Jingyun.

Marquis Jingyun said "Hmm", looked at what he was doing, walked over, glanced at the rice dumpling water rolling in the stove, and asked: "Is A Fei enjoying himself cooking rice dumplings?"

Lin Fei nodded and said, "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival."

Marquis Jingyun walked to sit opposite him, looked at the file in the second son's hand, and asked kindly: "Have you brought the file back to read again?"

Lin Fei reached out and closed the file in his hand: "Just take a look."

Marquis Jingyun looked at the date on the file and said, "Looking at old cases?"

Lin Fei said "hmm".

Marquis Jingyun looked at the date, suddenly sighed, and said: "At that time... it was also the Dragon Boat Festival."

Lin Fei was silent for a moment, pushed the file in his hand forward, and said, "Too many people have died."

Whether it's the battlefield or the court.

The great Confucian who was famous all over the world for his uprightness turned from being admired by thousands of people to being reviled by the world. Marquis Jingyun sighed and said: "Both the battlefield and the court have lost good generals and famous ministers."

Lin Fei added a spoonful of water to the boiling rice dumpling stove, lowered his eyes and said, "And he was a good general who was harmed by famous ministers."

How can the world accept this?

Seeing Lin Fei cooking rice dumplings as if making tea, Marquis Jingyun paused and asked a rare question about three meals a day: "A Fei didn't eat the evening meal? Why are you cooking rice dumplings at this time?"

"Eat, eat the rice dumplings from the chef." Lin Fei replied, looking at the rice dumplings boiling in the pot over low heat, "I just want to cook them!" He said this and frowned slightly, "I It always seems to be a pleasure to see someone cooking.”