Li An naturally would not agree to let the young emperors and grandsons catch pheasants, it would be too dangerous, in case there was a good one, they would not be able to explain to the imperial court, after all, the identity of the emperors and grandsons was too noble, and they were destined not to go to the wild to catch prey like the children and grandchildren of ordinary people.

You must know that in many Orion families, boys can follow their elders at the age of ten or so, go to the wild to learn the experience of hunting, that kind of life experience is very happy and exciting, and the children of the royal family are destined to be unable to experience, even if they reach a certain age, it is also under the protection of many guards, rather than hunting with a good relationship with a companion, the feeling must be different, there is a sense of cage, which can be regarded as the sorrow of the royal family!

Life lies in experience, only experience and experience an extremely rich life, is a wonderful life, is the winner of life, if a person at different ages can not experience the happiness of this age, then his life must be sad, imperfect, is worthy of sympathy.

At this time, Li An is very sympathetic to these emperors and grandsons, they live in a cage all day long, and there is almost no freedom to go out, which is really a bit painful, but God is fair, since he has given you fine clothes and food, he will not give you freedom again, otherwise, the benefits will be left to you alone, so how can others live.

Since the emperors and grandsons have enjoyed the life of fine clothes and food, they will have to pay the due price for it, and the restriction of freedom is one of the costs, and at the same time, if they encounter a palace coup, these people are also very likely to become the ghosts of the sword.

For example, the Xuanwumen Incident was originally a battle between Li Shimin and his brothers, but the sons of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji also became the ghosts of the knife, and these children may not know what they did wrong when they were dying, and they became the souls of the knife for no reason.

And Liu Ziluan of the Southern Dynasty even said, 'May the next life not be born in the emperor's house.' The warning words of the world, so that many members of the royal family in later generations often laugh at themselves with this sentence, especially many frustrated and suppressed princes, but also often think of this sentence, it is estimated that the sons of Jiancheng and Yuanji, when they are dying, should also be in such a mood!

In the era of later generations, many people value the living conditions the most, rich and superior living conditions, have great advantages in all aspects, the life of the poor is very difficult, but if there is no freedom in wealth, then there is no meaning, and it will be very miserable.

People are like this, animals are the same, such as wild boars in the wild, the living environment is extremely bad, they need to forage for their own hard work, and they may be attacked by wild beasts at any time, and the domestic pigs raised in large farms are different, every day on time there are breeders to feed, the living environment is also very clean and tidy, every day someone gives them a bath with a water gun, and even, put some soothing music for them to listen to, so that their lives are comfortable and comfortable, look white and fat, not to mention how comfortable life is, But in the end, they were sent to the slaughterhouse and ended their lives, these pigs had almost no life experience except for eating or sleeping, and then they were slaughtered, how miserable life should be.

Sometimes, Ang Lee feels that these captive royal grandchildren are not much different from the big white pigs in large farms, they are all pampered and pampered, they have no freedom, and they have been cared for meticulously.

The difference is that the big white pig will inevitably be slaughtered, while the emperor and grandson are likely to survive as long as there is no bloody coup, and a very few lucky ones can even become the next emperor.

No matter how sympathetic he is in his heart, but the reality of the situation does not allow Li An to be capricious, he must ensure the safety of these emperors and grandsons, and not let them be injured, otherwise, some tenacious ministers will definitely be impeached to death again, so Li An will suffer.

"Sir, what important task do we have!"

Although Li Shi is a generation lower than other emperors' grandsons, he is the grandson of the grandson, so his status is higher than others, and his father Li Yu is here, so he has naturally become the leader of a group of little babies, and if there are any questions, he will ask them first.

Li An smiled and said: "Don't you want to drink local chicken soup, you must know that local chicken soup is not just about pheasants, you also need a lot of ingredients to have that fragrant taste, and there are several materials that need to be fresh to be the best, there are many in the grass here, which requires you to dig it yourself." ”

After speaking, he took the emperors and grandchildren to find angelica and other ingredients.

Although there are many kinds of rare herbs in the grass of Lishan, it is not something that can be found by squatting down and looking for it, and sometimes it takes a long time to find an angelica plant.

"Be careful, don't fall."

Since the road is not smooth, if you are not careful when walking, it is very likely to fall, and Ang Lee must open his mouth to warn.

"Angelica, I've finally found one."

Li An led the emperors and grandchildren to search for a long time, only to find an angelica plant, and gently used the tools in his hand to collect it.

"You see it! This is angelica, which is a necessary ingredient for our stewed local chicken soup, you all looked carefully, and then, everyone went to look for it, and they all looked carefully. ”

Li An took out the collected angelica plants and asked the emperors and grandchildren to observe them carefully, until, all the emperors and grandchildren had looked at them several times, and then let them go separately to collect.

Of course, each emperor has an attendant and two guards by his side, which can be regarded as a group of four, so the probability of finding angelica plants is greatly increased, and enough materials for stew can be collected as soon as possible.

"Sir, I've collected one."

As soon as Li Shi walked a few steps, he dug up a plant with his own hands, and ran to Li An in a hurry, wanting to ask for credit.

Li An glanced at it casually, took out the angelica plant in his hand and compared it, and said with a smile: "Shi'er, you can see clearly, is the angelica in your hand collected?" It's not angelica! Ha ha! ”

"Sir, isn't this angelica, then what is this!"

Li Shi asked curiously.

Li An took a closer look and said, "Shi'er! This is Qianhu, which is also a Chinese herbal medicine, which is similar to that of Angelica, so it is easy to be mistaken, but if you look closely, you can still find a difference. ”

"Oh, it's Qianhu! Got it. ”

Li Shi gently threw away the front hu, and then continued to look for angelica.

In fact, Qianhu is also a very good Chinese herbal medicine, the main function is antipyretic, expectorant, treatment of colds, coughs, bronchitis and other diseases, is a very good Chinese herbal medicine, but Li An wants angelica, casually change the ingredients, it is likely to change the taste of the chicken soup, so, you still have to find angelica.

"Father, I found a lot of wild garlic."

Tang Er soon ran over, holding a large handful of wild garlic in his hand and handing it to Li An.

"Tang'er, my father asked you to find Angelica, what are you digging wild garlic for?"

Li An asked curiously.

Tang Er looked at Li An mischievously, and said with a smile: "Father, isn't wild garlic edible, when I drank local chicken soup yesterday, I ate garlic, if you use wild garlic, it will taste better!" ”

After saying that, he ran away mischievously.

Li An thought about it, wild garlic is similar to garlic, and it doesn't matter if you replace it, as long as the ingredients of angelica and pheasant remain unchanged, there is no big problem with the taste.

The search for the emperors and grandchildren continues, and from time to time a royal grandson runs over and hands over the harvest in his hand to Li An, some dig up the real angelica, but there are also some emperors and grandsons like Li Shi, who mistake other plants for angelica, after all, these emperors and grandsons have not usually been exposed to too many herbaceous plants, and it is normal not to recognize these plants, and Li An will not blame them.

The nearby terrain is undulating, and there are many protruding stones and shrub roots, if you are not careful, there is still a high possibility of falling, and Li An prepared protective gear for the emperors and grandchildren, in order to prevent the emperors and grandsons from letting themselves on their hands because of falling.

This invention turned out to be very important, in the process of searching for Angelica, several emperors and grandchildren fell, and due to the protective effect of the protective gear, none of these emperors and grandsons were injured, at most the clothes were a little dirty, as long as the person was okay.

After searching for a period of time, Ang Lee got a total of six angelica plants, and the guards who went out to hunt pheasants, no one came back, it can be seen that it is not so easy to fight pheasants, pheasants are animals, they can run around, and angelica is a plant, as long as you observe carefully and carefully, you can always find it, and there is an essential difference between the two.

"I'm tired, so let's rest!"

Li An saw that the emperors and grandsons were tired after being busy for a while, so he let them rest, and everyone waited quietly for the guards to fight back the pheasants.

"Sir, they've been gone for so long, why haven't they caught pheasants yet, and when will we be able to drink the chicken soup!"

Li Shi couldn't help but ask.

Li An also felt that it was not a way to wait all the time, so he looked at the remaining half of the guards and said: "There must be a brave man under the so-called heavy reward, from now on, who can bring back a pheasant and reward two strings of money." ”

"Li Shilang, we all go hunting, will it be dangerous?"

The captain of the guard is not greedy for this reward, in case there is an accident with the emperor and grandson, let alone a reward of two strings of money, and if you don't have a small life, you have to take it in.

"Don't be afraid, the personal guards of King Guangping are here to protect everyone, you go and come back quickly."

Li An opened his mouth and ordered.

The guard nodded and asked everyone to go hunting, but he himself was reluctant to leave, and he couldn't rest assured if he didn't look at these imperial grandsons in person, and Li An would not force it.

"Sir, isn't this angelica a medicinal herb, why is it used to cook."

Li Shi asked.

"The so-called medicine and food are of the same origin, medicine is food, and food is also medicine, there is not much difference between the two, but food can be eaten every day, while medicine cannot be eaten often."

Ang Lee opened his mouth to explain.

In many eras, many staple foods that people eat are medicinal herbs, and in the era of abundant materials, these have become the food of ordinary people's homes, so there is not much difference between medicine and food, both are in order to allow people to grow up healthily.

However, some of the former medicinal materials can be eaten as rice, but the flavor of angelica can not be eaten as rice, at most it can only become an ingredient in dishes, such as the local chicken soup needs to add some angelica as an ingredient, in order to squeeze out the herbal flavor, at the same time, it is also for the health of the human body.

Angelica sinensis as a medicinal material, the main effect is to replenish blood and invigorate blood, regulate menstruation and relieve pain, moisten the intestines and laxative, is a relatively mild medicinal material, but also a relatively common medicinal material, many people should have heard of the name of Angelica.

"Li Shilang, the pheasant didn't touch, and he shot two pigeons."

A guard returned and placed the two shot pigeons in front of Ang Lee.

"Father, the pigeon meat is also delicious."

Tang Er often eats pigeon meat, so he naturally knows how delicious pigeon meat is.

In the daily life of later generations, the most poultry food that people eat must be chickens and ducks, in addition, quails and geese are also more common, as for pigeons are not strangers.

However, relatively speaking, the price of chickens and ducks is the cheapest, and it is also the most eaten by people, the price of geese and quails is slightly higher, and ordinary people eat less, as for pigeon meat, it is more expensive, and fewer people eat it, and in terms of nutritional value, the nutritional value of pigeons is undoubtedly the highest, far exceeding the nutritional value of chickens and ducks.

"Alright! Since the pheasant has not been hit for the time being, let's make pigeon soup first! Come on, clean up the pigeons. ”

Li An said.

It's almost noon now, and many of the emperors and grandsons are hungry, so it's time to make some snacks for them, even if it's really a soup.

The practice of pigeon soup is similar to that of local chicken soup, the most basic ingredients are the same, are the main ingredients and angelica, in addition, you also need to add a variety of spices, such as, ginger slices, green onions, red dates, wolfberry, angelica, mulberry, poria, lotus rice, ganoderma lucidum, etc., put in a pot to stew.

After the guards processed the pigeon meat, Ang Lee personally cooked and cooked food for these royal grandchildren, and the place where the food was made was on a meadow, and the necessary materials were all prepared.

Li An first boiled a pot of water, put the pigeon meat in it and rolled it a few times to remove the blood and dirty gas on the pigeon meat, then took it out and washed it with water.

The second step is to pour water into the pot again, add ginger slices, green onions, wolfberry, red dates, angelica, Ganoderma lucidum and other ingredients, after the water boils, put the washed pigeon meat in, and then simmer for about half an hour, almost ready to get out of the pot.

In order to make the pigeon meat ripe earlier, there is a small trick when making, that is, to use chopsticks to gently poke a few small holes in the pigeon meat, so that the pigeon meat can be in better contact with the soup, so that it can be cooked earlier.