Chapter 233: Gifts
After Cheng Ruoqu returned home, he hurriedly summoned Xu Liang and ordered him to feast on the children of hundreds of officials, go to his suburban mansion to enjoy the lotus flowers, and told him to ensure the arrival of Cheng Chuyun in the Ming Palace.
When the news spread throughout the imperial capital, it was already a day later, and in a small remote inn in the south of the city, Zhuo Ren and the three of them were very happy to learn the news. All three of them had a smile on their faces.
Unexpectedly, the master was really fooled!
In the future, they will not be bandits!
"Big brother, is this true?" Leng Shi looked at Zhuo Ren excitedly, his voice trembling.
"Hmm. The master didn't lie to us! Zhuo Ren nodded heavily in response to Leng Shi.
Only Yingtan on the side was silent, his eyes flashing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Yunru didn't know how long she had been asleep, she opened her eyes with sleepy eyes, and saw through the paper window that it was a rainy day, about a little past noon.
Yunru rolled over and got out of bed and opened the door.
Sure enough, it was a rainy day, the sky was gray, it was drizzling, and the weather was cooler, and the fragrance of the earth came to Yunru's nose, which couldn't help but make her feel refreshed.
Yunru looked at Cheng Chuyun's house and thought to herself.
He shouldn't be angry today!
Nervously, he walked over and knocked on the door.
Cheng Chuyun was hesitating whether to go to Yunru to explain when he heard a knock on the door, walked quickly to the door, and saw that the figure was vaguely recognizable Yunru, so he couldn't help but frown and opened the door happily.
As soon as he opened the door, he met Yunru's thoughtful face, Yunru smiled awkwardly, shifted his gaze to look away and asked, "You...... Have you had lunch? ”
Cheng Chuyun was stunned for a moment, and then remembered the chicken he made that night, and couldn't help but draw a few black lines on his face.
Can she make something light?!
Yunru looked at it, Cheng Chuyun was writing with his head down.
Cheng Chuyun held up the notebook and wrote, "Uneaten." ”
Yun Ru said with a smile, "That's right, I didn't eat it either!" As...... How about I invite you to Malatang today? ”
Malatang?
Cheng Chuyun had never heard of it, and couldn't help but look at Yunru suspiciously.
Yunru smiled, how could they know about Malatang?
The style is rich and the taste is spicy, and I can't stop salivating when I think of that flavor Yunru. This delicacy is perfect for eating in this kind of weather!
"Hehe, when you've eaten it, you'll never forget it. Let's go! Yunru smiled mysteriously at Cheng Chuyun, pulled him and walked to the kitchen.
I didn't hold an umbrella, and the two walked in the drizzle, very happy, and in a blink of an eye they had arrived at the kitchen.
As soon as Yunru and Cheng Chuyun entered, the busy cooks and miscellaneous servants looked at Yunru and the others.
Seeing that it was Cheng Chuyun, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Second prince Wanfu Jin'an......"
Yunru waved her hand for Cheng Chuyun and shouted, "Get up......"
"Thank you, girl......"
The people in the house also knew that Liu Yunru was the one who could make decisions for the second prince, so they naturally listened to her words and stood up.
Yunru waved her hand and said, "You guys are busy with yours, leave us alone." ”
"Yes......"
The cooks saluted and went about their business again.
They had long heard that this Liu Yunru liked to cook by herself, and she even burned the kitchen not long ago......
Yun Ru glanced at Cheng Chu Yun, and seeing that he was indifferent, he pursed his lips and walked around on his own.
The kitchen is in full swing at this time, and the aroma of various foods is mixed together, which makes people appetize.
Yunru smiled, feeling like she was back in the orphanage again, and the place where the aunts cooked when she was a child was Yunru's favorite place to go, because she could steal some food while they were not paying attention.
Cheng Chuyun watched Yunru pick up a piece of beef and stuff it into her mouth, and the cook who was cutting the meat on the side didn't dare to squeak, so she had to smile at Yunru, and Yunru also smiled back and said, "It's cooked well......
"Yes, yes...... Thank you, girl......" replied the meat-cutting lady hurriedly.
Yunru only felt bored, smiled back, picked up a plate, turned left around, picked up some ingredients casually, turned right to grab a handful, and after a while, the plate in her hand was already full of ingredients.
Yunru turned around and found some chili peppers, peppercorns, garlic, star anise and other flavors.
After finding an empty pot, he scooped up a plate of freshly cooked broth, grabbed a handful of beef cut by the cook, and poured it all in.
Yunru turned her head and saw a clever and cute little girl about eight or nine years old sitting in front of the stove.
Smiled and asked, "Will you light a fire?" ”
The little girl nodded, and only replied to Yunru with one word, "Yes." ”
Yunru smiled and said, "Okay, then can you help my sister and burn the fire?" ”
The little girl blinked her bright eyes twice, nodded and said, "Good ......"
Then he began to skillfully add firewood and pull the bellows.
After a while, the pot was boiling.
A mouth-watering scent wafted out.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Yunru with admiration, and saw Yunru open the lid of the pot and pour all the ingredients into it.
Everyone was surprised, what kind of practice is this?
Yunru didn't care that the whole kitchen was staring at her, stirring it with a large spatula.
Cheng Chuyun looked at Yunru's serious appearance, and couldn't help but be in a trance, this is what life really looks like.
Nice and quiet.
"Sister, what are you doing, so fragrant?" The little girl who burned the fire finally couldn't help it, and asked Yunru with innocent eyes.
Yunru stirred, looked at the little girl and said, "This is called Malatang, do you want to eat it?" ”
The little girl flashed her eyes twice, her aunt is the most powerful cook in the Ming Palace, she can sit all kinds of delicious food, why has she never heard of such delicious food?
Yunru saw the little girl's confused look, and said with a smile, "You can also call the miscellaneous pot to stew...... Hahaha......"
If you talk about what Yunru is best at doing, it must be this messy stew. It was her first to put all the ingredients into a pot and stew them together. She doesn't have that much talent and can't cook. It's nice to be able to keep yourself from starving.
The cooks watching from the side suddenly realized that Malatang is to cook all the food together!
"Oh...... All right...... I...... Is it OK to eat? The little girl looked at Yunru and asked cautiously.
Yunru replied cheerfully, "Of course you can!" ”
Then he turned around and brought two large bowls and scooped two bowls of mixed vegetables without chili peppers. Then, I picked up the chili pepper and garlic that had been prepared on the side and poured them all in.
Then she poured it all into a large basin.
In an instant, the red and attractive spicy hot ...... Oh no...... After a messy stew, it appeared in everyone's field of vision.
Yunru hurriedly brought the three bowls to the table while they were hot, and stunned the cooks on the side, master...... Want to eat here?
As soon as Yunru put down the bowl, he beckoned Cheng Chuyun, who was still standing at the door, and said, "Come and try it!" ”
Cheng Chuyun saw that Yunru was finally worried about not putting chili peppers this time, the corners of his mouth happily hooked an arc, walked to the table, sat down without awkwardness, took the chopsticks handed over by Yunru, and tasted them first.
His eyes lit up, this way of eating was very fresh.
When the ingredients are boiled in the broth, they give off a unique flavor that is very special.
Yunru walked over again, pulled up the little girl who was still sitting in front of the stove, squatted down, flicked the dust on her body for her, and said with a smile, "Is it okay to eat the spicy tang made by my sister?" ”
"Good!" The little girl's eyes were shining and she was very happy.
"Hmm......" Yunru nodded, turned around and led the little girl to the table and hugged her and sat on the bench.
Cheng Chuyun looked at the little girl, and the little girl suddenly became scared, and looked at Yunru vigilantly without moving her chopsticks.
The mother of the little girl on the side stared at her anxiously and didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of provoking the two princes, and hoped that her daughter would be well-behaved and not annoy the prince.
Seeing this, Yunru comforted the little girl and said, "Don't be afraid, the big brother is a good person and won't bully you......"
Hearing this, the little girl looked at Cheng Chuyun suspiciously, but Cheng Chuyun still had a cold face, Yunru frowned and shouted at Cheng Chuyun in a commanding tone, "Why are you so fierce?" Laugh a little! ”
Hearing this, Cheng Chuyun looked at Yunru, and finally, smiled kindly when he looked at the little girl.
Cheng Chuyun looked at Yunru resentfully, who was she ordering in this tone!
The cooks' eyes widened, they didn't expect the second prince to listen to Liu Yunru's words like this, and couldn't help but think, in the future, I would rather provoke the second prince than Liu Yunru......
Seeing this, Yunru smiled with satisfaction, handed the chopsticks to the little girl, pushed the bowl without chili peppers in front of the little girl and said, "Eat it!" If it's cold, it won't taste good. ”
The little girl looked at the bowl in front of her, and then at the tempting luster in the large basin in front of Yunru, and whispered, "I want to...... I want to eat this ......," he said, biting his chopsticks and looking at Yunru tentatively.
Hearing this, the little girl's mother on the side was going to be in a hurry. My mother, little ancestor, do you know who you are facing!
Yunru touched the little girl's hair and said, "You can't eat this, it's too spicy, it's not good for your stomach." You might as well eat this without chili. ”
Hearing this, the little girl reluctantly pushed the bowl in front of her, took a piece of mushroom and put it in her mouth.
Seeing the little girl chewing, Yunru asked expectantly, "How is it?" Is it tasty? ”
The little girl swallowed the mushroom and smiled happily, "It's delicious!" ”
"Hey, eat more if it's delicious......"
Yunru was very happy, and turned to look at herself, but looked at a large pot and made a difficulty, this iron will not be able to eat!
Thinking about it, Yunru glanced at the cooks around her who were staring at her......
"You ...... Would you like to try a little? ”
Yunru asked tentatively.
The cooks hurriedly shook their heads and said in fear, "Slave maid...... The slaves and maids have eaten ......"
Seeing this, Yunru was not polite anymore, and said, "You're welcome, everyone eats a bowl, this kind of weather is the most suitable for eating spicy hot!" As he spoke, he picked up the basin and walked to the place where the bowl was placed, and then scooped eight bowls one by one, and then he picked up a bowl and walked to the table, and said to the cooks, "You're welcome, I'll eat first." Hurry up and eat it, for it won't taste good when it's cold. ”
After that, Yunru picked up a chopstick dish and put it in his mouth, as soon as he entered, the spicy and fragrant taste filled his taste buds, and Yunru couldn't help but sigh, "The taste that has not been seen for a long time......"
Hearing this, Cheng Chuyun frowned, she used to eat such stomach-hurting things before?
Seeing this, the cooks, you look at me, I look at you, I really can't stand the tempting fragrance in the air, you take away the spicy tang that Yunru scooped down one by one.
As soon as they entered, everyone's faces showed surprised expressions, it turned out that the dishes could still be eaten like this!
Yunru eats quickly and doesn't like to talk, Cheng Chuyun already knew that after he finished eating, he waited quietly for Yunru, and the little girl looked at Cheng Chuyun curiously.
Seeing this, Cheng Chuyun smiled slightly, a shocked expression appeared on the little girl's immature face, and she said in a childish voice, "Brother, you are so good-looking...... Are you a woman? ”
Hearing this, Yunru almost squirted out a mouthful of soup that she had just drunk.
She looked at Cheng Chuyun funny, and when she saw his gloomy face, she smiled even more happily.
"Hahaha...... She said you look like a woman! ”
Cheng Chuyun's face became darker and darker, and finally, he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the kitchen pretending to be angry.
Now, I'm full, oh no, I'm supposed to be full. Now it's time to get out and take a look.
It turned out that Cheng Chuyun had already eaten lunch, but he just wanted to eat Yunru's cooking, so he lied to Yunru that he hadn't eaten.
"Little sister, why did that brother leave? Is he angry? The little girl looked at Yunru suspiciously and asked.
Yunru put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at the little girl and said, "No, the little brother is going back to sleep." Okay, my sister is also gone, you eat slowly. After that, Yunru touched the little girl's hair, got up and said embarrassedly to the cook, "I'm really sorry, I'll trouble you to clean up here......"
Hearing this, the cook was even more frightened than Yunru, and they shook their heads again and again, "It's okay...... nothing"