Zhang Gui watched the old man and the young man walking slowly in front of him, gossiping about homely things, and suddenly felt that his people were very ridiculous, and it was extremely incongruous with the warm picture. Thinking that she had a good life in this mountain, the imperial court sent the forbidden army to arrest people for a while, and then made the county lord for a while, and also sent people to serve the guards, which messed up this day alive.

This farmhouse is not the place for them at all!

He walked silently, with mixed feelings.

As silent as him, there is also Hu Jian.

He also looked at a pair of grandchildren in front of him, and the meaning in his eyes was inexplicable.

Back next door, everyone was already busy.

At that moment, Du Juan and Mrs. Lin sat at the round table under the porch, and Yuan Yuan threw herself into the old lady's arms and twisted it. The little palace maid Cai Wei came over with a plate of lotus root slices mixed with honey and said, "County Lord, this is the new lotus root that was just picked." Aunt Lin mixed it with honey. ”

Rean Xue hurriedly picked up a few pieces with a small saucer, first gave them to Mrs. Lin, and then put them in front of the cuckoo.

The cuckoo nodded appreciatively at her, ate two slices, and couldn't help but praise "crispy", because she asked the big aunt, "The water is so deep, who went down to dig it?" ”

The eldest daughter-in-law smiled: "Xia Sheng dug it in the morning." Finches love to eat. ”

The cuckoo smiled and said, "Brother-in-law feels most sorry for my sister." ”

She ate two slices and said to Mama Hua and the others: "Mama also tastes it." It's sweet and crispy. So saying, he got up and went to the house to look at the fish he had just gotten.

Two and a half large wooden basins were placed on the table in the hall with wooden lids.

The cuckoo lifted the lid and looked at it, and felt that it was almost there, so he said to the eldest daughter-in-law, "Auntie, scoop some sauce." Just scoop ...... Two bowls, two large bowls are enough. ”

The eldest daughter-in-law hurriedly went to the kitchen to scoop the sauce.

Wait for the sauce to be scooped. Pour into the pot with less salt and stir well with chopsticks.

See that the fish pieces are evenly dipped in sauce. The eldest daughter-in-law asked again, "What else do you want to put in it?" ”

Cuckoo shook his head and said, "No need." There's everything in the sauce, and then put something else. If the umami of the fish is spoiled, it is not good. This is because I can eat spicy food in Chunsheng; Otherwise, if you don't put anything, just put salt, and that's fresh. I'll dry it later, and my aunt will know when she tastes it. I don't think it tastes bad. ”

Although it was the first time she had done it, she would never miss out on her experience.

The eldest daughter-in-law smiled when she heard this, imagining that her son would eat fish.

Lunch is Huang Queer's spoon, and it is all home-cooked food.

Recently, people have been eating too much of the exquisite food made by the imperial chef, so they are especially fond of these home-cooked dishes. Moreover, Huang Que'er's cooking skills are also self-contained - the Huang family, or from the cuckoo, is not comparable to ordinary rural village women. From Mama Hua to Zhang Gui and others, they all felt satisfied.

After the meal, the cuckoo wants to take a nap, and the first moon and others are busy to serve.

The Lin family built a wooden house for the cuckoo on the island, which is next door to the east. Most of the belongings inside were moved from Quanshui Village, and they were originally placed in Lin Chunxi's wing.

The craftsmen put a lot of thought into the construction: first reserved space on the wall or partition fan, and inlaid various small pieces such as pine, cypress, bamboo orchid, tiger, leopard, deer and crane, sun, moon and stars on the wooden board wall, and then matched the antique beds, tables and chairs, cabinets, tables and tables and tables furnished in the house. Elegant and rustic.

Mama Hua ordered people to pick out the rare objects brought by the palace and put them on the simple and elegant bronze or jade and ancient paintings, and then hung the curtains, mosquito nets, bedding, etc., and this wooden house became a very delicate boudoir, revealing a low-key luxury under the simple appearance.

Wait for the cuckoo to lie down on the stepping bed. Xianyue put down the pink magpie and covered it with the plum gauze tent, and then went out and sat under the porch with the flowing wind to do needlework.

The cuckoo woke up. It's already early afternoon.

She said to Mama Hua: "Mama, I don't learn the rules today." ”

She said this because she has been learning the rules from Mama Hua recently. From sitting and lying down to dietary standards, from the hierarchy in the palace to the etiquette regulations for worship. It's very cumbersome and strict.

Mama Hua nodded and said, "It's okay, the lord of Hengzhu learns quickly, so he will rest for a day." ”

Liufeng hurriedly said: "Our county lord is practicing every move at any time, and when he doesn't learn, it's the same way, so he doesn't have to specialize in learning." ”

Mama Hua smiled and nodded, looking at the cuckoo's gaze with great appreciation.

At that moment, everyone came to the next door with the cuckoo, and the big-headed daughter-in-law had been waiting for a long time and asked, "County Lord, is this fish pickled?" What to do again? ”

The cuckoo said, "Try a few pieces of roasting on a slate first." ”

So Huang Que'er and her mother-in-law hurriedly erected the stone slab and burned charcoal fire underneath.

This time, the cuckoo did not let people interfere and did it himself.

She sat sideways in front of the stone slab, took a piece of sauced fish and plain fish fillet with chopsticks, and rested it on the stone slab. Just a few pieces are enough. ”

Huang Que'er hurriedly used tongs to pull out a few pieces of red and prosperous coals and avoided them in the tandoor.

The cuckoo fried the fish on this small charcoal fire, and then turned it over again; Look at the color, poke it lightly with chopsticks, and then continue frying; I felt that it was almost enough, so I used chopsticks to clip a small piece of fish in the corner, put it in my mouth, and savored it carefully.

Everyone saw that she had a quiet smile on her face, like a loving mother, and like a daughter in love, all her attention was on the food she made, so focused that she forgot about the people around her.

Liufeng couldn't help it first, and asked, "Okay, county lord?" ”

Only then did the cuckoo wake up and hurriedly said, "I can eat it." ”

After speaking, he called for a plate to grab, divide it into small pieces, and give everyone a taste, and then each of them said how it tasted.

When everyone was eating, she fried two more pieces.

This time, the charcoal fire was removed a little more, and the frying was slower.

Next to it, everyone tasted a little fish, and they didn't know if it was too little, or if it was really too delicious, and they all exclaimed, saying that it was fresh and crispy. Fish fillet in sauce is especially popular, saying that it has more flavor than the original fish. That slight spiciness does not hide the original deliciousness of the fish, and the entrance is more appetizing; Besides, the sauce has prawns in it, which is fresh in itself; There are also chili peppers that are also grown in the wild goose valley, which are fresh and majestic when fried and eaten in the mouth on weekdays, and now the combination of the three really complements each other!

The cuckoo smiled, and it seemed that this new dish was very popular.

After the second fish was grilled, it was immediately sold out again.

Zhao Shucheng really couldn't stand it, and said, "County Lord, bake more." ”

The cuckoo smiled: "If you want to eat, you can go and catch fish and roast it yourself, and it is not a difficult task." I can't do this, I want to make dried fish to bring to Lin Chun. ”

Zhao Shucheng was speechless when he heard this, extremely jealous of Lin Chun.

He couldn't figure it out, where was Lin Chun good? The county lord has such blue eyes!

Huang Que'er smiled and said, "Okay, cuckoo, you come and let me roast it." I've seen it all. It's just a low heat to slowly kang it, right? It's not very difficult either. Go ahead and get busy with yours. ”

The cuckoo shook his head and said, "It's not baking here." Slowly kang in a large pot. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, and said in the wind: "Why does the county lord burn the slate if he doesn't bake it?" ”

"I'm just going to give it a try and see what kind of fire it can bring," the cuckoo explained. ”

Mama Hua hurriedly said: "It's good to bake like this just now." According to the slave's opinion, no matter how big the fire is, it is fine, the outside is scorched and the inside is tender, and it is slippery when eating. ”

The cuckoo nodded and said, "Mama is right. But we bake and eat it now, and we can make it whatever we want; If you make dried fish, you can't do it, if it's cold, the meat will be soft and not crispy. So I switched to a pot and slowly dried the fish with hot ash from the stove to dry the moisture in the fish. The fire can't be too big, and the dried fish is dry and hard; Bake slowly over a simmer, lift the lid of the pot at intervals in the middle to disperse the water vapor, and simmer until tomorrow morning, even if the fish is not as smooth as the freshly baked, it must be very soft. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard what they said.

How much work does this take?

It takes a lot of thought!

Zhang Gui looked at the cuckoo, stunned.

Hu Jian's eyes were heavy, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.

Huang Que'er reacted first and said, "Okay, you say, I'll use a cauldron to make the kang." ”

The big-headed daughter-in-law also hurriedly said: "Use the cauldron!" With a cauldron! ”

As he spoke, he picked up the wooden bowl containing the fish and walked to the kitchen.

After walking a few steps, he felt that it was wrong, and seemed to have neglected the guests, so he hurriedly turned around and said apologetically to Zhao Shucheng: "Young Master Zhao, I will ask his father to catch two more fish, kill and marinate you, and roast and eat them with this slate." I'll leave this to my family. It's easier for you to eat fish here than he is. ”

Zhao Shucheng was embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "I know my aunt." ”

The cuckoo smiled at him, "Do it yourself." ”

After saying that, he followed him to the kitchen.

When she spread the two pots of fish in two pots, and explained that she would burn a handful of firewood and grass every half an hour, turn the fish fillets over, and simmer them until tomorrow morning, when she came out again, the sun had already set outside.

Yin said to Zhang Gui: "Little Wangye, I will live here tonight." ”

Zhang Gui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "That subordinate ......"

The cuckoo said, "Go back." As long as you guard the entrance pass, it's done. If I'm not safe on this island, then there's no safe place in this valley, and I don't have to. ”

Although Zhang Gui hesitated, he could only obey orders.

He thought to himself, so he had to strengthen his protection outside.

So, he took Zhao Shucheng and Hu Jian away.

The cuckoo watched them leave, turned back to Mama Hua and said, "Mama, you also rest, go play if you want to play, don't always follow me." When there's no one, let's be casual. ”

Mama Hua asked Liufeng to go to the lake to play, but she moved a stool to sit next to her eldest daughter-in-law, and talked to her about family affairs, listened to her say some interesting things about the farm, and by the way, teased Yuanyuan and Qiusheng, who were not yet a year old, the little milk baby Doudou.

The cuckoo leaned against the railing under the porch and gave a, and kept blowing.

Looking at the county lord who was immersed in the sound of the flute, Mama Hua sighed slightly.

In the middle of summer night, the cool breeze on the wild goose island is blowing, the dragon is chanting, and there is no summer heat outside the mountain. Fireflies flutter in all directions, densely like sparks falling after fireworks, and they are not extinguished after falling, floating around. From the woods to the east of the lake, rough singing sounded the joy of migrant workers or dragon guards.

I don't know when, when I returned to the Wild Goose Valley, it was silent, and even the birds slept.

The cuckoo lay on the bed, his head resting on the Lantian white jade double phoenix jade pillow, and closed his eyes quietly.

Suddenly, a figure came by the bed, quietly approaching. Looking at the person on the bed, he hesitated for a while, and then heard a silence before he opened something and put it on the bed.

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Hurry up, folks, today it's going to be restored. Ask for pink ...... (To be continued......)