readx;??? When Mrs. Liang was thinking and thinking hard about getting rid of Lian Fangzhou, Lian Fangzhou was arranging a reception for the ladies. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

This time, the invitees were all young ladies who were about the same age as her, the wife of Liang Yi of the Liang Mansion, and the second young lady of the Liang family were also invited.

For those elderly ladies, although Lian Fangzhou was not invited, he submitted a post saying that he did not dare to work with the elders, and only got together with his peers to laugh and laugh, and waited until the first month to hold a formal church banquet to invite the elders, and each eldest lady and old lady gave gifts: a large brocade box of the best soothing spices from the capital, a pair of Yun Jinxiu purses that refreshed and soothed chest tightness and stagnation, a pair of horn combs produced by the old store in Beijing, and a string of amber or beeswax Eighteen bracelets.

Things are not very valuable, it is better to be attentive and rare, after all, they are all good things that are only available in the capital, and in this Nanhai City, money can't buy them.

Mrs. Liang in the Liang Mansion naturally received such a gift.

I opened it out of curiosity and looked at it, and saw that Lian Fangzhou was well prepared, but my heart was even more depressed and depressed, and I suddenly pushed it away and ordered it to be put away and not to appear in front of her again

I gritted my teeth with even more hatred: this woman is very scheming, so willing to work hard, and wants to hook up a man, no wonder her son, who is shrewd and has always been very arrogant and never cares about women, was also hooked by her

Even the day of Fangzhou's reception is set on the sixth day of the lunar month, and the weather is very good on this day, the bright sun shines down, warm, and people's mood is also a little lighter.

A rectangular flower hall on the top of the hill in the small garden of the back house of the political envoy's yamen had been cleaned and arranged as early as yesterday.

Early this morning, the courtyard under the porch is full of blooming rhododendrons, camellias, four seasons cinnamon, lilies, moons, cyclamen and other flowers, a gorgeous, brilliant like a brocade, exuding an elegant floral fragrance in the sun, adding a bit of coquettishness.

In the hall, there are unique flower arrangements on the coffee table, desk, window sill, etc., and the chairs and couches are carefully laid with delicate and soft embroidered thin cotton brocade cushions, and the copper incense burner is lit with the fragrant and elegant plum blossom incense.

In the corner of the porch outside the door, the small red clay stove and silver frost charcoal used for cooking tea are also ready, just waiting for someone to come and make ready-made tea.

The kitchen was also busy.

All kinds of dim sum and pastries have been prepared one after another since three days ago, and the preparation is naturally a delicate thing that can only be found in the capital.

Some of them will not change their taste for a long time, and some of them are cumbersome to prepare, but they need to be cooked and eaten to perfection, so they are ready together, and they are estimated that the guests are almost there before they start to do it.

There is also a lunchtime banquet, which is also busy starting to prepare.

The menu was prepared and purchased three days in advance, and the main dishes planned to be roast duck, hibiscus chicken slices, cherry meat, Wensi tofu, golden soup fish puree, Longjing shrimp plus some local mountain dishes, plus a longan bamboo and duck soup, a total of 13 dishes.

The chef in charge is naturally the chef of the Jingzhong Mansion who came with him.

It is not easy to choose these dishes, and it is easy for Fangzhou to inquire about the tastes, preferences and taboos of these young ladies who go to the banquet in terms of food.

It is not easy to make, just this hibiscus chicken slices, it is extremely trivial, very demanding, it is the most test of the chef's kung fu dish, a little careless, the result will not achieve the effect of "chicken slices are white and delicate hibiscus", and the smooth and tender taste will be greatly reduced.

For example, when smashing the chicken puree, not only must the chicken be smashed really rotten like mud, but also carefully pick even the slightest trace of fascia, otherwise the texture of the chicken slices will not be tender enough

For example, when adding the broth and egg whites hung out of old hens, chicken bones, old ducks, pigeons, pork bones, scallops, longan meat, ginger, white pepper, etc. to the smashed chicken puree, how much to add at one time and how to stir after adding all depend on the chef's experience.

For another example, the oil temperature should not be too high when cooking chicken slices, too high will cause honeycomb, and the color will be not right; When thickening, it should not be too thick or too thin, it should be just right to form a transparent glazed thickener, so that when poured on the chicken slices, not only the surface of the surface is crystal clear and attractive, but also the taste is more delicious

All in all, it's a very laborious meal.

Lian Fangzhou wanted to rely on these to gain the favor of the young ladies and break into the local gentry and ladies, so he was naturally very willing to work hard.

Not long after breakfast, the guests came one after another

Bi Tao greeted her at the door with her decent mother and maids, and Lian Fangzhou waited in the flower hall in the front yard of the back house.

When the guests enter the second door, they will also be welcomed out.

Most of the guests invited to today's banquet were met in Qiuxing Temple last time, everyone has seen the young and beautiful Mrs. Buzheng Lady's powerful means and cheerful and bright personality, and people have not fallen out of favor in front of the political envoy at all, and thunderous means to clean up the back house, no one dares to see her, can't help but have a little awe.

When they met, they were courteous for a few weeks, and there was no arrogant and arrogant situation, and they were happy.

When the guests arrived, Lian Fangzhou got up with a smile and invited everyone to visit the back garden.

Naturally, everyone smiled and said yes, and they hugged each other with laughter.

Today is purely for fun and relaxation, even the sincere enthusiasm shown by Fang Zhou and the topics of conversation are the dressing, rouge gouache, jewelry and various gossip anecdotes that women naturally love, and everyone gradually let go of their hearts, and gradually became more easy-going, and they were more casual in their laughter.

Speaking of which, everyone has never been to the garden of the back house of the political envoy Yamen as a guest, the wife of the former political envoy does not like to socialize, first, the relationship between the government and the local tyrants is antagonistic, and secondly, she looks down on these women in remote areas in her bones, thinking that they are vulgar, have no etiquette, and are not worth socializing at all

This time, I had to look around out of curiosity, giggling and laughing.

Even Fang Zhou also showed full interest, listened to what everyone said with a smile, and said with a smile: "This garden is empty, it's really not interesting to look at, and when next spring comes, I still want to rearrange and build it, sisters, who knows who is the best at designing and arranging gardens in Nanhai County, so I can recommend one or two to me, what flowers and grasses do you have in your house, I want to go, but don't be stingy."

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