Chapter 183: Submission
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Qianling really liked this little jade rabbit, but after knowing its price, she wanted to persuade ng Chuyuan not to buy it, but she couldn’t.
Now when she saw this little thing, over her fondness for it she felt her heart ache more.
Grandma Lu did not have much of a reaction. She lowered her eyes and looked at the jade in her hand again.
A few seconds later, Grandma Lu’s deep and ancient voice sounded in the quiet hall. “Seven million is indeed a little expensive.”
“I also think it’s too expensive.” It was rare for soone to be on the sa side as her, so Lu Qianling’s sense of superiority rose.
ng Chuyuan appeared very calm. Her emotions were not affected at all. She even sat beside Grandma Lu and listened attentively.
She saw that Grandma Lu was very serious. She must have done a lot of research on jade. She might be able to learn sothing from Grandma Lu.
Grandma Lu weighed the weight of the jade with her hand and said indifferently, “This jade is indeed not bad, but its weight is still a little lacking.” “Grandma, how much do you think this piece of jade is worth?” Out of curiosity, Lu Qianling helped ng Chuyuan ask in advance.
“About six million yuan.” Grandma Lu paused for two seconds and added, “But you said that this is the treasure of the shop. It’s already very kind of them to sell it to you for seven million yuan.”
Grandma Lu had been staying here for two days, and ng Chuyuan cooked almost every al herself.
She knew that the teeth of elderly were not good, so she specially stewed the at until it was soft and chose so relatively tender dishes to make.
That day, ng Chuyuan heard from Grandma Lu that she wanted to eat braised pork knuckle. Then, the next day, she woke up early and went to the market to buy fresh pork knuckle. She also bought ingredients for a few other dishes that everybody liked to eat.
The pig trotters were especially hairy. ng Chuyuan had spent a lot of ti removing the fur on the surface of the pig skin.
Lu Qianling’s happy weekend was about to end today. After finishing the howork she had left behind last week, she ca to the kitchen because she was bored.
Looking at ng Chuyuan’s busy figure, Lu Qianling stood at the side, unable to help at all.
“Did you buy pork trotters?”
ng Chuyuan humd softly. “Grandma said she wants to eat it.”
Grandma Lu was going back after lunch, so ng Chuyuan wanted to make this braised pork knuckle for her to try.
Lu Qianling raised her head and looked at her in surprise. She asked in confusion, “Grandma said she wanted to eat it and you’re making it already? Why do you know how to make all kinds of dishes?”
“It’s not a difficult dish.”
After ng Chuyuan cleaned the last piece of pork knuckle, she used clear water to wash pork knuckles and cut them on both sides. She put them in the pot and added so seasoning wine. When they were almost done cooking, she fished out the pork knuckles and drained the water from them.
Then, she heated the oil in the pot and placed the pork knuckles in, frying them till their skin turned golden before fishing them out.
Imdiately after, ng Chuyuan scooped a pot of clear water. She added various seasonings to it and left it to boil before putting the pork knuckles in to stew. After the bones were removed from the pork knuckles, she fished them out. Finally, she boiled a portion of sauce made from the remaining juices left behind from cooking the pork knuckles and its ingredients…
Lu Qianling watched as ng Chuyuan went back and forth several tis before finally completing this braised pork knuckle dish.
Looking at the entire process, Lu Qianling beca a little dumbfounded. ” This is considered easy? The pork knuckle has to be cooked several tis again and again.”
Because stewing at took a long ti, ng Chuyuan took nearly three hours to cook this dish alone.
ng Chuyuan glanced at Lu Qianling and said with a faint smile, “If you want to cook delicious dishes, of course you have to put in so effort.”
She enjoyed the process of cooking. ng Chuyuan was willing to invest more ti.
ng Chuyuan washed the pot clean and looked back at Lu Qianling. “Shall I make you tiger skin chicken feet?”
When Lu Qianling heard this, she nodded excitedly. “Okay, show .”
In fact, Lu Qianling did not really like places with heavy oil and smoke. Usually, when dishes were being cooked at ho, she would not co to the kitchen.
For so reason, she liked to co over and watch ng Chuyuan cook seriously.
ng Chuyuan poured the bag of chicken feet into clear water. She cleaned
them with salt water before cutting off the sharp toenails of the chicken feet. Then, she blanched them in a pot. She added ginger slices, chopped green onions, and cooking wine to the pot.
Then, she grabbed a handful of rock sugar and placed it in a clean pot. She added so water and stir-fried the sugar until it was the color of caral and placed it aside to use for later. Then, she washed the pot and poured in a suitable amount of oil. She poured the plate of chicken feet into it and fried them for a while. When the surface of the chicken feet turned golden yellow, she scooped them out.
She turned her head to look at Lu Qianling and said, “Get a bag of ice and a few bottles of ice water. I’ll need them later.”
“Oh.” Lu Qianling turned around and ran to open the refrigerator. She found a bag of ice and two bottles of cold mineral water.
ng Chuyuan told her, “Pour these on the chicken feet and let it soak for a while. Then the chicken feet will have the texture like that of a tiger skin.”
“I see.” After Lu Qianling understood, she imdiately poured the ice cubes in and added the two bottles of mineral water to the chicken feet.
While ng Chuyuan was preparing the next seasoning, Lu Qianling was observing the soaked chicken feet in the basin. She was a little curious. “Will it really start to look like a tiger’s skin from this?”
“Wait a little longer. It’s still too soon.”
About 20 minutes later, the chicken feet really slowly had the texture of a tiger’s skin.
ng Chuyuan poured the ice water out of the basin. After draining the chicken feet of water, she poured them into the pot and stir-fried them. She added so seasoning and the ice-sugar water that she had just stir-fried, as well as a suitable amount of bean paste.
Lu Qianling stood at the side and slled the fragrance coming from the pot. She could not help but lick her lips. “It slls so good.”
ng Chuyuan smiled and said lightly, “It’ll be done soon after I collect the remaining juices for sauce.”
After the tiger skin chicken feet were out of the pot, Lu Qianling secretly tasted one in the kitchen. The taste of the chicken feet was very good, and the at was unbelievably soft. Once it entered her mouth, the at could easily be removed from the bones.
“You think too highly ot .”
Lu Qianling looked at her sincerely and said, “It’s true. It’s much better than the food outside.”
She had always thought that the chefs hired by her family were already the best. As a result, when they went out to eat, they would always complain that it was not as delicious as the food at ho.
However, today, Lu Qianling felt that ng Chuyuan’s culinary skills were not inferior to that of a well-paid chef.
ng Chuyuan smiled. “If you want to learn how to cook this dish, I can teach you.”
“Is there a 100% guarantee that I will be able to cook it after I learn from you?”
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Lu Qianling. Without thinking, she said,
“Of course.”
Grandma Lu basked in the sun outside the courtyard for a while and slowly walked into the living room. She slled a strong fragrance and took the initiative to co to the dining room.
Seeing that ng Chuyuan and Lu Qianling were both in the kitchen, Grandma Lu walked over curiously and asked softly, “Is it ti to eat?”
ng Chuyuan said, “Grandma, we can eat soon.”
She had chatted with Lu Qianling for a while just now and that wasted so ti. At this mont, ng Chuyuan was making fried tofu. There was still one last stir-fried Dutch beans left.
When Lu Qianling saw her grandma walking over, she suddenly moved to the side and helped her grandma over. “Grandma, she even made your favorite braised pork knuckle..”
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