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Chapter 598 Milk Tea
Bai Wanwan was also surprised: "What did you say? Brother Si Nian, you can actually cook?"
Gu Sinian smiled faintly, looked at her dotingly and said, "Why? What's so strange about me cooking? If it weren't for the fact that it's night time now, I would show you my skills. I've learned a lot of dishes recently."
The corner of Zhang Quande's mouth twitched. In order to learn how to cook, Gu Sinian had been giving the imperial kitchen's chefs a lot of trouble these days.
From sweet in the south and salty in the north to sour in the east and spicy in the west, he had read through several cookbooks and would pester the kitchen staff to ask for tips whenever he got the chance.
At first, the old men were patient in teaching, but later they hid when they saw Gu Sinian.
Gu Sinian is also very bad. Every time he learns a dish, he cooks it for Qi Guangheng. Qi Guangheng has gained weight recently.
He is cheerful every day and praises everyone he meets:
"Oh my! The food cooked by my old Eighteenth is still delicious. This kid is really something. He cooks delicious food for me every day.
Look at how much I've eaten. My belly has gotten so big."
Zhang Quande also wanted to laugh. How could Gu Sinian want to cook it for him?
Everyone knows that Qi Guangheng is very picky. As long as Qi Guangheng thinks a dish is delicious, it must be good.
So every time Qi Guangheng nodded, it meant that Gu Sinian cooked particularly well.
However, Gu Sinian not only delivered food to Qi Guangheng every day, but also woke Qi Guangheng up early in the morning to practice martial arts, which made him very tired.
But he couldn't say anything, because Gu Sinian was his most beloved son!
He really couldn't hide his love for Gu Si Nian. There was nothing he could do about it. The child looked more and more like him as he grew older. The key was his temperament and personality, which was also to his liking.
Naturally, his heart gradually leaned towards Gu Sinian, but if he really made Gu Sinian the crown prince, it would be like putting him on the fire.
That feeling is also very uncomfortable, so now Qi Guangheng also wants to recruit some capable people for Gu Sinian.
The original intention of letting him go to the Jiang family this time was to win over the Jiang family. The Jiang family's influence in the court was almost entirely invested in the salt administration.
The salt transport envoy Jiang Chongshan controls half of the salt fields in Jiangnan. Every time a salt explosion occurs, it stirs up undercurrents in the officialdom.
Jiang Zhenhai, a Langzhong of the Salt and Iron Department of the Ministry of Revenue, holds the power to calculate salt taxes. Any tampering with the account books can result in a hole of one million taels of silver.
The salt transport fleet was vast and mighty on the river, and the checkpoints along the way were useless. Every year, half of the salt tax from the imperial court had to pass through the hands of the Jiang family.
Qi Guangheng submitted a memorial to promote salt administration reform three times, but each time it was rejected by the Jiang family. Although the court seemed calm, there were actually undercurrents.
Everyone knows that behind this salt policy is the Jiang family's untouchable red line of interests.
If Gu Sinian could marry Jiang Shuying, the Jiang family would naturally stand on Gu Sinian's side.
Qi Guangheng had a good idea, but Gu Sinian didn't follow his idea at all.
He was furious tonight, but Gu Sinian went straight into the imperial kitchen and made some of his favorite desserts.
He couldn't get angry at all.
Gu Sinian looked at Bai Wanwan who had finished her meal and asked, "How was my cooking?"
Bai Wanwan nodded quickly and said, "It's delicious, very delicious, especially delicious. It would be even better if there was milk tea."
"What tea are you talking about?"
“It’s milk tea… hehehe! I plan to sell it in my shop.
I'll write you a recipe now, and you can go back and think about it and see if the milk tea tastes good." Bai Wanwan lay down on the table and wrote the milk tea recipe.
She planned to sell milk tea in ancient times, and this business had great potential in ancient times.
Today's tea is simply brewed tea leaves, and it doesn't taste good.
She plans to launch three signature categories.
The first recommendation is jasmine milk tea, which is made from carefully selected fragrant jasmine tea, simmered over low heat to bring out the rich tea flavor, then poured in fresh goat milk, and finally added with boiled honey.
The second is red bean milk tea. Soak the red beans in advance and simmer them over low heat until they are soft. They will melt with a light sip and then be added to the cooked black tea milk.
Take a sip and you can taste the soft, sweet red beans and drink the warm and rich milk tea. It is especially suitable for warming your body and stomach in the cold winter.
Finally, there is the original milk tea, which is made with rich black tea, fresh milk, and a little brown sugar.
It looks simple, but it strikes a perfect balance between the aroma of tea, milk and sweetness, with a rich and smooth taste. Men, women, young and old will all fall in love with this pure delicacy.
She secretly calculated that these unique milk teas would surely attract countless people to try them when they were put in her dim sum shop.
Bai Wanwan handed the recipe directly to Gu Sinian, who frowned and said, "How can tea and milk taste good together? Then why not just drink tea? I think tea will taste better."
Then I heard Zhiwei outside say, "Miss, the jasmine milk tea for tonight is already heated up, would you like to..."
Bai Wanwan said, "Zhiwei, come in!"
Zhiwei walked into the room carrying a teapot. When she looked up, she saw Bai Wanwan, then glanced at Gu Sinian beside her, and quickly bowed.
Gu Sinian stared at the teapot and asked, "Is this jasmine milk tea?"
Bai Wanwan nodded and said, "Try it."
She usually likes to drink a cup of milk tea before going to bed at night. The one she makes tastes almost the same as the one she drank in her previous life, but she deliberately puts less sugar in it so it doesn't taste so sweet.
Bai Wanwan poured out two cups. The milky white tea soup was filled with a faint jasmine scent, which was comfortable just by smelling it.
Gu Sinian took a few sips and frowned, saying, "This tastes really good. I'll try making it when I get home."
Bai Wanwan nodded quickly and said:
“Not only these two flavors, but also other flavors can be made, including fruit flavors.
For example, if you mash some strawberries and add some milk, it tastes pretty good.”
Gu Sinian glanced at her calmly and said, "Can it be delicious this way? Do you like it?"
"I like it! If I add some ice cubes in the summer, the taste will be absolutely amazing." Bai Wanwan smacked her lips.
Gu Sinian flicked her head and said:
"Girls can't drink ice cold drinks, or they'll ruin their bodies. But warm drinks are fine. I'll think about it when I get home, and go to bed early.
These are… these are the few farms I acquired. If you have time, take good care of them for me. Also, keep these banknotes.”
Zhang Quande quickly took out a few pieces of clothing and said, "These are all made by the master himself. You can try them on when the time comes."
Gu Sinian then waved his hand and said, "I'm going back to the palace first. I'll come find you when my teeth have grown back."
"No! Brother Si Nian, are you going to take part in this Tongsheng exam?"
Gu Sinian looked at her and said, "I am indeed planning to participate, and I will participate as an ordinary candidate. You don't want to participate too, do you?"
Bai Wanwan blinked her big eyes and looked at him and said, "You...how did you know?"