She is no longer a female supporting character in period novels

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Chapter 17 The Wife of the Fifties (17)

  The canteen still had to cook on May Day. After lunch, Zhu Yun prepared the stuffing and directed the kitchen assistant Xu Xiaohui to knead the dough. She said to him and Qian Saozi, "We'll have steamed buns tonight. There are several flavors here. You can make them in different shapes."

  These tasks were already familiar to the two kitchen assistants. Qian Saozi smiled and replied, "Okay, Chef Zhu, you finally took a break for half a day, but you still have to rush to the market. Aren't they just chrysanthemum buns, willow leaf buns, and crescent buns?"

  "Ours are not as small and beautiful as yours, but they can still be distinguished into shapes. Just go with peace of mind."

  Zhu Yun smiled and nodded, took the side dishes she had purchased, and left with her bag.

  Tan Zhiming and his men had found a half-grown roe deer, two pheasants, five hares, and also caught three black fish from the river and a basket of river shrimp yesterday.

  They had great confidence in Zhu Yun's cooking skills, and they had taken great pains to collect food in the mountains, even wild vegetables and fruits.

  Mrs. Tan had already prepared all the ingredients. "Are you tired? Sit down and have a cup of malted milk first, and I'll clean up the fish."

  "It's still early for them to get off work, let's cook slowly, the men may drink until they're done. It's not too late even if we cook while we're cooking."

  Zhu Yun took the pot with a smile, drank malted milk, and wrote today's menu on paper.

  She went to literacy classes every night for a month. In order to improve herself both inside and outside, she worked hard. In addition to cooking, she started to learn to read. Now her handwriting is straight and straight, not beautiful, but barely presentable.

  Lychee fish is made with black fish, which is a famous dish in state banquets. It is beautifully presented and covered with oily soup. It is sweet and sour and delicious. It is a delicacy that diners who don't like fish can't refuse.

  Maoxuewang is a local specialty dish. It tastes spicy and fresh, the soup is bright red, and the flavor is rich. It has a lot of supporters. There are various side dishes in it. The most important thing is that the method is simple, and the ingredients are just what can be taken out in this season.

  Speaking of state banquet dishes, Zhu Yun must not forget the lion's head. This is a dish that the Prime Minister praised as "light but not bland, fat but not greasy". The selection of ingredients, knife skills and soup are all very demanding.

  Wild vegetables are fried with small river shrimps, dried chili peppers, and peanuts, and served with cornmeal steamed buns.

  Dried beans fried with bacon, lotus root stewed with pork ribs, beggar's chicken, spicy rabbit cubes, stir-fried roe deer meat, and salted egg yolk baked pumpkin can be said to be ten meat dishes, each of which is large and tasty.

  Then there are preserved egg tofu, dry-fried Chinese cabbage, steamed wild vegetables mixed with dry flour that can be eaten with dipping sauce, and mushroom rapeseed, so there are four vegetarian dishes that are refreshing and greasy.

  There is also a dessert of candied sweet potato, a radish dumpling soup, and the staple food fried buns!

  Zhu Yun listed the menu and told Mrs. Tan.

  "Oh my, sister Yun, you really know how to save money for our family. You only need pork belly, ribs, eggs, and vegetables. The rest are wild game and wild vegetables from the mountains, but you can prepare such a grand table!"