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In the kitchen.

Shen Zhu walked in and looked around. It was a very spacious place, and all sorts of tools were in use. There were even many rare spices in the village, just that …

Her gaze landed on the long table. The chopping board that should have been filled with ingredients was empty and clean to the point of making one's hair stand.

Other than some old and wrinkled vegetables, there were only two baskets on the floor. The baskets were slightly deeper than the ordinary vegetable baskets, and there was a cloth covering the top of the baskets, as if there was something inside.

"This … how come all the ingredients in the kitchen look like this?" Aunt Liu looked at the pile of cabbage and radishes in the corner, and his face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Her gaze landed on the two baskets at the corner of the table. She took a few steps forward and lifted the cloth covering the baskets, causing her face to instantly change.

She stared at the big bug shaped, dark-red item in the basket, and instantly became angry, she did not even need to think to know that it was Zhuer's doing. Other than her, no one else had the guts to do so.

"This Zhuer actually brought the lobsters to the big kitchen! How could such a thing be placed at Master's table? She really went too far this time! " said angrily.

After Shen Zhu heard this, his expression became happy. She quickly stepped forward and stood beside the Aunt Liu, looking over suspiciously. The last time he went to Hundred Fragrance House, he heard the chefs in the kitchen call them lobsters.

Thinking about that, she looked towards the direction of Aunt Liu's hand gesture and saw that the dark red item in the basket waving pincers was actually the little lobsters.

As Shen Zhu looked at the lively little lobsters, he had an idea in his heart.

This lunch had finally arrived.

"This Zhuer is too much, I will go and find her right now!" The Aunt Liu stared at the little lobsters in the basket and became more and more angry, he then started to walk out.

This was the first time Shen Zhu cooked for the main house. If the food wasn't fresh, how could he make more? Zhuer was simply messing around.

"Aunt, forget it. The dog bit me. Do you think I will bite it back?" Shen Zhu immediately pulled Aunt Liu.

She scoffed at Zhuer's actions in her heart.

"How can we just let it go like this? How are you going to cook without ingredients? Zhuer is obviously deliberately making things difficult for you! " Aunt Liu frowned as he spoke.

"It doesn't matter, these ingredients are enough." Shen Zhu picked up the two baskets and smiled confidently.

Seeing that Shen Zhu was not angry, Aunt Liu felt it was strange, and, how did he say it? Looking at Shen Zhu's expression, it seemed that he was happy?

Could he have gone stupid?

Aunt Liu thought that it was her first time seeing this kind of thing, and immediately explained: "Yue Niang, you cannot use this kind of meat, these things are usually only used as decorations in restaurants or in the dishes of powerful families …"

Shen Zhu suddenly understood and nodded her head, thinking: I thought that in a restaurant with such a famous Hundred Fragrance House, why is there no crayfish on the menu, and it turned out that it was for such a reason, no wonder Zhou Muqing was so surprised when she ate the crayfish that she made last time.

"Aunt Liu, why don't the people here eat crayfish?"

Shen Zhu felt that it was a bit strange. In her previous life, the little lobsters were a popular dish, and their cooking methods were all different. They were spicy, spicy, thirteen-spiced, red-spiced, and spiced.

This kind of shrimp usually only perches in permanent streams and swamps. Our Clear Water River has many of these shrimp. In the past, there would be people who would catch them to eat.

The Aunt Liu said a lot of things, but seeing that Shen Zhu did not budge, he continued, "Its outer shell is still very hard, and there is a fishy smell coming from its body."

"It doesn't matter. I have my own ways to make it taste good." Shen Zhu looked at Aunt Liu and smiled, "Aunt Liu, you go ahead and busy yourself, leave this place to me."

Although the name was different, she could still recognize it. This was the little lobster that she loved to eat the most in her previous life, people from Clear Water Town wouldn't be able to cook it if they didn't eat it.

"Alright then. If there's anything you need help with, just call me." Aunt Liu looked at the lobsters again and sighed.

Finished, she decided to look for Uncle Chen later.

If Shen Zhu really got the conviction, at least Uncle Chen could still go and plead his case.

"Alright, I'll be troubling Aunt Liu."

Shen Zhu took off the covers of the two baskets. Looking at the many small lobsters, he didn't know what kind of taste the masters had, so after thinking for a bit, he decided to make two, one was spicy, the other was garlic.

Once Aunt Liu left, Shen Zhu was the only one left in the kitchen. She had thought of a plan, and with a quick thought, she entered the Cloud Pavilion. She first asked Boo for some seasonings that did not exist in the kitchen, and then asked for some fresh vegetables.

Then, with a thought, she went back to the kitchen, casually threw the vegetables she had gotten from Abu into an unremarkable corner, and began to make crayfish.

Shen Zhu looked at the baskets, the two baskets of lobsters had been washed clean, which saved her a lot of effort.

She picked up a kitchen knife and cut all the seasonings first before heating up the oil in the wok. After the oil was hot, she poured the scallion, ginger, and garlic into the wok until the fragrance overflowed. Then she added the red pepper and dried pepper into the wok and continued stir-frying until the spicy taste came out.

After the spicy fragrance spread out, the small lobster was immediately boiled.

At this time, you can put in the grass fruit, star anise, cinnamon and other supplementary ingredients into the wok, and finally add in water. The water will be as deep as half of the ingredients and simmer for half the time it takes to burn an incense stick. In the end, you can collect the juice and start the wok, and you'll be done with a spicy crayfish.

After making the first dish, Shen Zhu started to prepare the second garlic crayfish.

After cooking the oil in the wok, she first added spring onion, ginger, and garlic. After stir-frying, she added in the sauce that she had prepared beforehand, and then added in the lobster to stir-fry. This ensured that the smell of garlic and other seasonings could fully permeate the crayfish.

Since he did not have any wine to cook, Shen Zhu used his homemade white spirit mixed with water. The white spirit that was mixed with water only needed to soak two-thirds of the lobster's body, then turn the fire and stew it in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. The small lobster's aroma mixed with the garlic fragrance floated out, allowing Shen Zhu to fish it out.

She narrowed her eyes. This time, she used the spices from the Cloud Pavilion. These two dishes could be said to be extremely tasty.

No matter what plans Zhuer had, it was all for naught!

After the small lobster was done cooking, Shen Zhu cooked a few dishes using the ingredients that he obtained from the space, and also made some green balls and egg rolls. Finally, he added a ribs and winter melon soup and steamed an entire big pot of rice.

When Zhuer saw Aunt Liu come out with a darkened face, he squinted his eyes proudly. In his mind, he was already thinking about how Shen Zhu would be punished by the Duke.

She was in a good mood, so after giving a few words to the person who picked the dishes, she ran over to the east yard to look for Meier with a face full of joy.

When Zhuer arrived at the East Branch, he was resting on a soft couch.

He understood that Mu had gone to pay his respects to the prince and had yet to return.

Zhuer entered the room. Seeing the exquisite decorations and the warm coal furnace, a hint of envy flashed across his face.

"Elder sister." When Zhuer saw the person on the bed, he immediately walked over with a smile.

"Zhuer, why did you only arrive now?" Meier heard the commotion and opened his eyes, his eyelids raised, his gaze sweeping the incoming person, and speaking with a tinge of reproach.

"Elder sister, I came late for a reason." Zhuer hurriedly opened his mouth to explain. With a slight smile on his lips, he said, "I'm afraid that Shen Zhu won't be able to jump for long."

"Oh?" Meier sat up on the bed. Hearing Zhuer's words, he became interested.

"In a moment, let's wait and see a good show!" Zhuer spoke with undisguised hatred in her eyes.