Life is a Game

The back kitchen of Yonghe Residence is not too busy, probably because it’s not time for meals, everyone gathers in twos and threes in the back kitchen, chatting and working at the same time, very leisurely.

"I remember that the daughter of Manager Yin next door is a few years younger than me. She seems to be still in junior high school. Is she in such a hurry to get a dowry?" Cao Guixiang obviously has a good relationship with Qin Guisheng, and whenever he has free time, he will be by Qin Guisheng's side .

"Manager Yin wants to build a thousand-work bed. It takes a good carpenter 1,000 working hours. If she only hires Jin Carpenter, even with the help of two apprentices of Jin Carpenter, it will take several years for this bed alone. time." Qin Guisheng did science popularization for Cao Guixiang.

"So long!" Cao Guixiang exclaimed that she had never seen the world before.

"Carpenter Jin is the best carpenter in our city of Beiping. Manager Yin always only wants the best. She must have only hired Carpenter Jin. She must start preparing now." Qin Guisheng said, looking at Cao Guixiang, suddenly Thinking of it, his little junior sister seems to be not too young, and it is time to say that she is married.

Cao Guixiang was still shocked in her heart, so it turned out that the rich people were playing like this, and when she looked up, she saw Qin Guisheng looking at her with a half-smile, with malicious intentions.

"Junior sister, you are not young at this age. I remember that your elder sister has already said that she is married at your age. Your parents haven't urged you yet?" Qin Guisheng said.

"What nonsense are you talking about? My sister is in free love, and she will naturally get married when the time comes." Cao Guixiang said unconvinced, lowering her voice, "I will be a regular worker soon, so my parents won't rush me."

"Congratulations, Junior Sister." Qin Guisheng smiled.

While the two were talking, a middle-aged woman wearing an embroidered cheongsam, slightly curly hair, lipstick, and light makeup came in from the back kitchen.

Although he is middle-aged, he looks young, his skin is well maintained, and he is very energetic with a smile on his face, and he is still carrying a bag of things in his hand.

"Manager Yin?" Master Cao Guixiang saw that Manager Yin was a little surprised, wondering what she was doing in the back kitchen.

"Master Peng, I'm busy." Manager Yin greeted him with a smile, "I don't know the dishes I told you about yesterday..."

"It's all ready, no problem." Master Peng thought she was worried, so he came over to take a look.

"I know your level best. How could there be any problems? I have one more thing to trouble you when I come here this time." Manager Yin said with a smile, and put the bag in his hand on the kitchen table .

Jiang Feng noticed that there seemed to be something alive in the bag, because he saw something moving inside.

"Some time ago, I found out that Jin Carpenter's favorite thing is crab stuffed oranges, and it must be made with the ancient method of Song Dynasty. You also know how difficult it is to find crabs and oranges in this season. I asked someone to find them. The man never gave me any news, so I thought he hadn't found it, so I didn't tell you. I didn't know that he was unreliable, and he didn't notify me when he found it. He just sent it to me this morning, so I still have to Please again..." Manager Yin apologized, and his attitude was very sincere.

"I know it's inappropriate for me to come to you temporarily like this, but crab oranges are hard to find at this time, and I'm a person who doesn't know how to cook. Wouldn't it be a waste for me to put this good thing in my hands? I know, apart from Jiang Chengde, the head chef of Taifeng Building back then, who else has cooking skills comparable to yours? It would be a waste of good things for me to cook, and it is an honor for you to cook these ingredients."

Manager Yin praised Master Peng with a rainbow fart, and he agreed after a little thought.

"How many do you want?" Master Peng asked.

"Three are fine. Carpenter Jin will bring his young apprentice here at noon today. That young man is so handsome. My girl couldn't look away when she saw him for the first time. I'm sorry to trouble you, but I'll go back first." Manager Yin Laughed and left.

"I can't move my eyes when I see it. Is it such an exaggeration?" As the saying goes, opposite sexes attract and same sexes repel. Qin Guisheng also claimed to be a handsome young man, so he was naturally not convinced by Manager Yin's words.

"Is it that exaggerated? You'll know if you go out and take a look at this afternoon." Cao Guixiang said, staring straight at the bag that Manager Yin brought.

If you want to find crabs and oranges in this season, even if the quality is not very good, they are very rare and precious ingredients.

Seeing Cao Guixiang staring at the bag, Master Peng knew what she was thinking, and said, "Guixiang, steam the crabs, and pick the crab meat later."

"Good master!" Cao Guixiang beamed and started to work.

"Guisheng, don't be lazy, you go and help senior brother deal with the river prawns."

Qin Guisheng could only do it obediently when he got the task.

Crab Stuffed Orange is a dish that has been handed down since the Song Dynasty. It has been passed down to this day and has evolved a variety of methods, and the original ancient method has not been abandoned.

Lin Hong recorded in the recipe of "Shanjia Qinggong": "The big orange is truncated, the scorpion is cut off, and a little liquid is left, and the crab paste meat is used to fill it, and the pedicle is still covered. Steam wine, vinegar, and water, add bitter wine and salt, and serve. It is fragrant and fresh, and makes people feel like new wine chrysanthemums, oranges and crabs."

This famous dish of crab meat and orange meat, served with rice vinegar and Shaoxing Xiangxue wine is not very difficult to make, but it is very complicated and time-consuming.

Cao Guixiang went to steam the crabs, while Master Peng started to process the oranges.

Now is not the season for oranges to be on the market at all. The quality of the oranges that Manager Yin got is not good, they are not big and plump, and it is quite laborious to handle them.

Master Peng cut off 1/4 of the top of the orange, carefully cut off the orange fascia of the orange with scissors, and then carefully dug out the orange flesh inside with a small spoon, leaving nothing but some orange juice.

This process is very long and time-consuming. After Master Peng dug out all the inner meat, Cao Guixiang began to pick the crab meat.

Picking crab meat is also a labor-intensive and meticulous job. Remove all the crab roe and crab meat, and put the orange crab roe and snow-white strips of crab meat in a small bowl for later use.

Master Peng finished processing the three oranges and saw that Cao Guixiang was still picking the meat of the second crab, so he started to dice the fat and water chestnuts, beat the eggs into egg liquid and mixed them with minced ginger, wine, vinegar, salt and other The seasonings are put one by one into the oranges that have been hollowed out and only have some orange juice left.

"Guixiang, have you picked the crab meat?" Master Peng asked.

"Soon."

Master Peng glanced at the bowl containing crab meat and crab roe in front of Cao Guixiang, and felt that the amount should be about the same, and said, "This much is enough, bring it here."

Cao Guixiang handed the small bowl to Master Peng, who took the bowl, stuffed the crab meat and crab roe into the orange and sealed it, while Cao Guixiang continued to pick the crab meat.

After the three oranges were sealed, Master Peng looked at the crab meat that Cao Guixiang had picked out, and said, "There are still two oranges in the bag, you can practice with the rest of the crab meat later."

"Okay, master." Cao Guixiang was waiting for this sentence.

Master Peng spent a lot of time making crab-stuffed oranges. He walked to the pot where black ginseng was steamed and looked at the heat. He said to the big brother, "Chang Ping, go outside to see what time it is."

The elder brother went outside to check the time. There was a wall clock on the wall behind the counter on the first floor.

"Dad, it's twenty past ten." Peng Changping came back within a few seconds.

It was only then that Jiang Feng noticed that Peng Changping did look somewhat similar to Master Peng, but he didn't pay attention to their faces so he didn't notice it.

Master Peng started to process the sunflower duck.

Sunflower duck is the representative dish of the Tan family's cuisine, and Jiang Feng has already experienced the knife work. Now what Master Peng has to do is the most difficult part besides the knife work, which is also the soul of this dish.

seasoning.