"Two masters, Shangguan Shanggong, Cui Langjun, I invite you to come to the mansion today, I will not let you down!" Lu Xiaoxian said to the four of them in turn.

Cui Xiang can be regarded as one of the few close friends of the Zhang brothers, and the Zhang brothers enter the palace every day to accompany Wu Zetian, and he and the Zhang brothers have not seen each other for a long time.

Originally, Cui Xiang originally wanted to invite the Zhang brothers and Lu Xiaoxian to his mansion together. But the Zhang brothers insisted on being the east and invited Cui Xiang, Shangguan Wan'er and Lu Xiaoxian to their mansion.

Later, Lu Xiaoxian learned about the matter and took the initiative to ask to handle the matter in his own house.

Where are the Zhang brothers willing, but Lu Xiaoxian only said one sentence, and the two of them had to agree: "Two masters, I have a lot of fresh tricks to do, if the two masters think that there are more tricks than mine, then I will give them up." ”

The Zhang brothers thought to themselves that they were definitely inferior to Lu Xiaoxian in this regard, so they had no choice but to agree to Lu Xiaoxian's request.

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Zhang Yizhi frowned and said: "Master Lu, how many times have I told you, don't call me the old man anymore, just call me Wulang, just call Changzong Liulang!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian smiled and said: "Anyway, I am still the housekeeper of the two old man's mansions, wouldn't it be a violation of the rules if I shouted like this?" ”

"The rules are set by people, we are all our own people, no need to be polite, let you shout like this, you just shout like this!" Zhang Yizhi said dissatisfied.

Zhang Changzong also chimed in: "Young Master Lu, don't mention any housekeepers." It was a few years ago to be a housekeeper, and the housekeeper is a subordinate person in the eyes of outsiders, and I will resign from you as a housekeeper tomorrow, so there are no bad rules. To tell the truth, my fifth brother and I have never regarded you as an outsider, and we recognize you as a friend from the bottom of our hearts. ”

Lu Xiaoxian hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Master, you must not quit my housekeeper, it is much more convenient to have this identity to do things outside." To be honest, this is even more effective than the name of the prime minister of the imperial court! ”

Zhang Changzong was unhappy: "Why are you still called master!" ”

"I can't change it for a while! Don't be angry! Lu Xiaoxian scratched his head and said seriously: "Wulang, Liulang, Lu is polite!" ”

Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong nodded again and again: "It's about the same!" ”

"Master Lu, listen to Wulang Liulang, you will have a lot of new tricks for us to feast today, can you tell us about it?" Shangguan Wan'er asked curiously.

Although the meeting with the Zhang brothers and Lu Xiaoxian was proposed by Cui Xiang, the initiator was Shangguan Wan'er.

Wu Zetian gave Shangguan Wan'er an explanation, and asked her to see the right opportunity to contact Lu Xiaoxian and ask about the next step. Shangguan Wan'er herself was also full of curiosity about Lu Xiaoxian, so this party came into being.

Lu Xiaoxian said with a pretentious matter: "It's nothing more than eating, drinking, and having fun, but what I say about eating, drinking, and having fun is very different from what you imagine!" ”

"What's the difference?" Shangguan Wan'er asked with interest.

"I can't say it yet!" Lu Xiaoxian sold a pass, "Shangguan Shanggong will wait and see!" ”

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er frowning, Lu Xiaoxian smiled and said, "Shangguan Shanggong is not anxious, this is the same as guessing a riddle, isn't it very boring to reveal the mystery early?" ”

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nodded on the side, and also persuaded Shangguan Wan'er: "Yes, Wan'er, don't ask, you are here anyway, and you are not in a hurry!" ”

"Alright then!" Shangguan Wan'er said helplessly, "I want to see what the difference between what Lu Gongzi said is very different." ”

The mansion that the Zhang brothers gave to Lu Xiaoxian, although it is not as good as the mansion given to the two of them by His Majesty, it is much stronger than Lu Xiaoxian's original mansion. Especially the back garden, although not too big, is very chic.

Lu Xiaoxian invited a few people into the pavilion in the back garden, and all kinds of snacks were already placed on the stone table. A few people chatted while eating snacks and drinking tea.

At this moment, I saw four or five cook-like people and seven or eight strong slaves holding all kinds of things, rushing in from the arch of the backyard to the open space outside the pavilion.

They didn't seem to see the people in the pavilion at all, and they began to get busy without squinting. After a while, he neatly placed all kinds of items one by one.

Lu Xiaoxian introduced to Cui Xiang and others: "Since it is to eat, drink and have fun, then eating must come first." Now, it's time to get ready for eating! ”

"Let's see! See what is new about Lu Gongzi's food? Cui Xiang proposed.

Everyone readily agreed, and they walked out of the pavilion together and came to the clearing.

There were several strange-looking objects standing in front of the chef, which looked like they were made of iron.

Cui Xiang asked curiously: "Master Lu, what is this?" ”

"This is a barbecue grill that I designed myself!" Lu Xiaoxian said in detail, "Cui Langjun, you see, this kind of furnace is divided into two layers, the upper layer is a long groove-shaped furnace body, and the bottom has a strip-shaped perforation; The lower layer is a shallow disc quadruped base, which is used to undertake the soot leaked from the furnace body. I installed animal head rings on the four walls of the oven and hung them on chains, so that I could move them around at will without getting burned. The corners of the oven are slightly upturned to prevent the skewers from slipping off the edges. ”

In later generations, Lu Xiaoxian was a senior foodie, although the conditions are more simple now, but the design of his oven is quite thoughtful.

Seeing everyone's look of surprise, Lu Xiaoxian said proudly: "For this party, I specially made four different barbecue grills. ”

Shangguan Wan'er pouted on the side and said, "Master Lu, it turns out that you are preparing a scorching banquet, and there is nothing special about this!" ”

The barbecue that Lu Xiaoxian said does exist in Luoyang City, but it is not called barbecue, but it is called barbecue, and the barbecue banquet is also called a barbecue.

Shangguan Wan'er has been in Luoyang for so many years, and of course she has seen a lot of hot feasts.

Heartless burning, Xiaoyao burning, Lingxiao burning, Tianbei burning, clam burning, cockle burning, cattle burning, duck burning, muddy burning plough cow, small clam meat burning, dragon whisker burning, dry burning full of stars, golden bell burning, bright shrimp burning, Shengping burning, and so on, Shangguan Wan'er has seen it, so she doesn't think there is anything special.

"Neither nor not!" After listening to Shangguan Wan'er's question, Lu Xiaoxian shook his head and said, "The barbecue you said is very different from my barbecue, not only the methods are different, but the condiments and ingredients are also different. For example, the charcoal used in barbecue, such as charcoal, firewood, bamboo, grass fire, and hemp fire, has different smells, and the ingredients used to match it are also different. ”

What Lu Xiaoxian said was unheard of by the Zhang brothers and Cui Xiang, so they couldn't help nodding.

Lu Xiaoxian then said: "There is also a difference between the new fire and the old fire, and only in the details must be compared, and the taste of the fired food can be different." ”

Shangguan Wan'er frowned and said, "I heard the imperial doctor in the palace say that eating too much roasted things is not good for your health!" Besides, after eating, my mouth was full of smoky taste, and it was also very uncomfortable. ”

"Turnip greens have their own love!" Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Shangguan Wan'er, shook his head with a smile and said, "Some people never eat, and some people eat every day." Not necessarily a person who does not eat will be healthy, but a person who eats every day may not get sick. People, it's still rare to be confused, don't be too high. ”

Seeing Lu Xiaoxian refuting himself unceremoniously, Shangguan Wan'er pursed her lips and stopped talking.

The words between several people did not affect the people working next to them at all, and the cook and the strong slave were all busy concentratingly.

Some people slaughter sheep and cut meat, some people wear skewers, some people barbecue, and some people serve plates, just like a set of assembly line operations with meticulous division of labor.

Lu Xiaoxian looked at these busy people like a general inspecting the troops, and said to Cui Xiang and the others without looking back: "These chefs are all specially transferred from the hall after the autumn wind breaks, I have taught them for three days, and now they finally have some appearance!" ”。

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but look sideways.

Originally, Shangguan Wan'er said that Lu Xiaoxian was an all-rounder, and there was some joke. Now I see that Lu Xiaoxian has studied barbecue a lot, and he has some contempt in his heart.

Cui Xiang looked at one of the chefs with interest, who was eviscerating the whole goose and starting to marinate it after the whole thing was bone-out. Then the whole sheep is taken again, the internal organs are removed, and then the goose is stuffed into the sheep cavity, and finally the cut is sutured.

Seeing that Cui Xiang was so engrossed, Lu Xiaoxian explained to him: "This dish is very labor-intensive, after the whole sheep is roasted in the oven, it should be roasted on a slow fire for a long time until the mutton is cooked and removed from the fire, and then take out the goose and put it in a large tray to change the knife while it is hot, and eat it with various flavors." ”

Cui Xiang couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "Master Lu, do you mean that the sheep is just a concocted wrapper here?" ”

"It's still Cui Langjun who knows how to do it!" Lu Xiaoxian stretched out his thumb, "I can see the doorway at a glance!" ”

Scrapping a sheep to eat roast goose, Lu Xiaoxian's barbecue is indeed luxurious enough, and even the Zhang brothers and Shangguan Wan'er are amazed. It seems that the imperial food of the palace does not have this way of eating.

"It's a bit troublesome, but you are all my guests, and you deserve it!" Lu Xiaoxian's words gave them enough face.

Another chef is deboning and dicing a fat duck and marinating it with wine, sauce, ginger, green onions, orange peel, etc. After about a pillar of incense, the duck pieces were skewered and roasted in the oven.

There are different skewers on the grill, and the chef in charge of the grill keeps turning over the food on the stove. This is the key to grilling, and if you don't turn it over in time, it will be charred and uneven.

When the firepower in the furnace was not enough, the strong slave next to him kept fanning with a pu fan.

In the mist of smoke, a smell mixed with charcoal burning and barbecue oil came to the nostrils, and before they knew it, Cui Xiang and the others had a great appetite.

Soon, the chef put the baked food on a plate and placed it on a stone table in the pavilion.

The pork belly is fat and oily, the green leeks are smoking, and there are potato chips, mushrooms, tofu, etc., and the pavilion is suddenly filled with various aromas.