"Childe is awake, let's wash up first." In an independent small courtyard in the backyard of Cheng's house, Fuzhi gave Lu Ting a basin of warm water to wash.

Cheng Yanjin sent two maidservants to serve, but Lu Ting refused, and Fu Zhi used it more easily.

Lu Ting opened his eyes and looked out the window, it was about seven o'clock in the morning, it was still very early, but unfortunately he was not used to the sound of the dawn drum in Chang'an, wave after wave, it seemed endless, he really couldn't sleep, and complained while playing: "Living in Chang'an may not be a blessing, and it is not good to have a good night's sleep early in the morning." ”

Li Er also has to investigate and verify, from Chang'an to Suzhou, even if it doesn't stop all the way, it will take four days to go back and forth, and the road will be closed by heavy snow in winter, and it will take time to investigate, and the time may be longer, before the investigation is over, all he can do is wait, and there is nothing to do in the daytime, except for telling stories and being ranger chickens to those half-grown children who are full of ranger dreams.

Ranger Chicken... Forget it, I've been eating it for a few days, and I'm really a little tired.

"That's" Fu Zhi looked left and right, and said cautiously: "Cheng Guogong got up before dawn to prepare, to participate in the court meeting, the people in the house were busy before dawn, I heard that Du Ruhui is going to compete with Wei Zheng of the Prince's Mansion today." ”

Lu Ting glanced at Fu Zhi with some surprise, nodded and said, "Okay, I've just been here for a day, and I've heard so much news." ”

This is Cheng Mowang's mansion, not his own home, and Fuzhi adapts very quickly.

Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng competed for the household servant, this matter was mentioned by Changsun Chong when he was drinking yesterday, saying that the Qin Wangfu was going to fight back against the prince's mansion, and it happened that Zheng Yuanxuan of Honglu Temple presented a Ming Calculation artifact, just using it to block the Prince's Mansion to reach out to the household, the Ming Calculation artifact should be his own abacus for the little girl, Lin Zheng's family is from Xingyang Zheng's family, Zheng Yuanxuan's surname is Zheng, if you guess correctly, the little girl gave it to Lin Zheng's family, and Lin Zheng's family gave it to her mother's family in the imperial court, so as to maximize the benefits.

Amazing, it's only been a long time, it's been dedicated to Chang'an, and it's also invested in the battle between the Qin Wangfu and the Prince's Mansion, listening to the meaning of Changsun Chong to take down the household of the Tang Dynasty with a small abacus, there is a sentence that is right, the same thing can reflect different values in different environments.

A bottle of drink can only be sold for two yuan in a small shop outside, and it can be sold for a high price of thirty or forty yuan in a high-end hotel; A straw rope is worthless, and no one picks it up when it is thrown on the ground, and when it reaches the hands of the crab dealer, it is tied to the crab, and it becomes a hundred times the price, and the abacus is in his own hands.

Fu Zhi scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "It's all the blessing of the son, the people in the house all say that the story of the son is well-told, and he is very kind to the little one, and he is also willing to give advice when he asks for advice. ”

"Remember that this is the Cheng Mansion, not the Lu family, and you can't go beyond the norm." Lu Ting admonished.

"The little one knows, please rest assured"

After Lu Ting finished washing, Fu Zhi packed up his washing things and asked in a low voice: "Steward Cheng said that Childe's breakfast is hot in the kitchen, when will you wake up and get it, Childe, go get breakfast?" ”

As soon as the words fell, someone outside shouted: "Brother Lu Ting, are you awake?" ”

"Hee-hee, Ranger Chicken, don't get up yet, big lazy pig, Bi'er has already gotten up, and I'm not ashamed."

As soon as he heard it, he knew that it was the voices of Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi, and Lu Ting hurriedly responded: "Get up, get up, come in and sit." ”

I am a guest, Cheng Chuliang They are the masters, Lu Ting said while going to the door to welcome him, before he arrived at the door, he saw a group of people walking in, in addition to the Cheng family brothers, Changsun Chong, Hou Mingyuan, Du He, and several children they didn't know, looking at their clothes and decorations, they were also wealthy and noble sons, and many people were still carrying things in their hands.

Seeing that Lu Ting was a little confused, Changsun Chong took the initiative to introduce it, in addition to Hou Mingyuan and Du He, the rest were also children of the Qin Wangfu family, such as Wei Chi Jingde's son Wei Chi Baoqi, Zhang Shigui's son Zhang Baoyu, etc.

Children like to show off, Du He and Hou Mingyuan were itchy after listening to the story, showing off in front of their friends, adding oil and vinegar to the story they heard, and also painting how delicious the ranger chicken is, those friends can't stand the "temptation", and they all followed.

They are all in a circle, they are very familiar with each other, and they also have a friendship with the Cheng family.

Eldest Sun Chong put the food box in his hand on the bed, and said with a smile: "Brother Lu Ting, don't you have breakfast yet, this is the most famous Yang Ji water basin mutton in Chang'an City, and I specially brought it for you to taste today." ”

Water basin lamb? I have the impression that I have read a miscellaneous book called the Tang Dynasty Food and Goods Chronicles, and I know that it is the evolution of "Yang Zhen" in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the original meaning of Zhen is mutton soup. The mutton in the water basin is based on the lamb belly, and the secret of boiling mutton soup is revealed in the "Shanjia Qing Offering", "the sheep is made of the belly, placed in the casserole, in addition to the green onion and pepper, there is a secret method, only a few almonds are used, boiled in live water, and the bones are also eroded", it is said that the taste is a must.

Lu Ting said a little embarrassedly: "How embarrassing is this, let the eldest grandson brother break the bank." ”

"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, eating so many ranger chickens made by the Lu Ting brothers can be regarded as a courtesy." Eldest Sun Chong said with a smile.

"I borrowed flowers to worship the Buddha, and the materials were all from Brother Liang's house."

Cheng Chuliang waved his hand and said: "It's just a few worthless chickens, it's nothing, if Brother Lu Ting likes it, I'll have someone prepare a hundred, no, two hundred." ”

"Don't, don't, don't" Lu Ting was startled, and hurriedly said, "I'll talk about the chicken later." ”

Cheng Chuliang is a real person, he said that he prepared 200 chickens, if he didn't stop it, he would really get 200 chickens to deal with for himself, wouldn't that exhaust himself? Lu Ting hurriedly refused.

"Brother Lu, this is Jushengnu Hu Cake, the most delicious Hu Cake in Chang'an City, it's still hot, try it." Du He took out a plate from the food box and put it on the table with a smile.

A charcoal fire was placed in the food box to keep the temperature at all times, and the cakes were still hot when they were taken out.

"Brother Lu, this is Lin Ji steamed meat, it tastes good, and there are people lining up to buy it every day, so it's not appetizing to taste it."

"This is the most famous brocade meat dumpling in the West Market, and it's fresh."

The eldest grandson Chong took the lead, and everyone successively put the breakfast they brought on the table for Lu Ting to eat, and after a while, a small half table was set up, with broth, Hu cakes, dumplings, all kinds of snacks, snacks, etc., which stunned Lu Ting.

"It's too much, how can you finish it? You're so kind. Lu Ting said with some emotion.

Cheng Chuliang waved his hand and said with a big grin: "Brother Lu Ting, you can eat with peace of mind, that is, a few bites of food, it is not worth a few dollars, it should be regarded as a reward for them to listen to your story, even if you go out to drink flower wine, you have to spend money, right?" ”

This metaphor... Let yourself answer how to answer.

The eldest grandson rubbed his hands together and said, "That's it, this is just a little bit of our mind, if Brother Lu Ting is not good, just tell two more stories." ”

"yes, make us something more delicious, that would be even better." Mingyuan, the snack waiter, also chimed in.

Lu Ting listened and nodded: "Okay, I'll make it delicious in a while." ”

Everyone thought that what Lu Ting said was delicious, that is, to make ranger chicken, Lu Ting finished breakfast and finished talking about the three times of the Legend of the Condor Heroes, and asked Cheng Chuliang directly: "Brother Chuliang, is there a blacksmith in the house?" ”

"Blacksmith? Yes, Brother Lu Ting, what do you want the blacksmith to do, aren't you going to be a ranger chicken. Cheng Chuliang was a little confused.

According to the previous habit, Lu Ting was a ranger chicken after finishing the story, how did it change today?

Lu Ting shook his head and said, "Still eating Ranger Chicken?" Aren't you tired? ”

"It's not as fragrant as the first time, but it tastes good, and if I have it, I'm still willing to eat it." Cheng Chuliang said honestly.

Hou Mingyuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Brother Lu Ting, if you don't make Ranger Chicken, do you want to make new delicacies?" ”

When it comes to eating, Hou Mingyuan is more active than anyone else.

Lu Ting nodded and said: "There are many ways to make chickens, not necessarily only as ranger chickens, but today we also eat chicken, but in a different way." ”

Every day Ranger Chicken, Lu Ting is about to vomit.

"Okay, the new way to eat is good, it's time to change the taste." Hou Mingyuan readily agreed.

"No, Brother Lu Ting, you can't favor one over the other, we haven't eaten it yet, so we came here to taste it." Yu Chi Baoqi on the side said anxiously.

Zhang Baoyu also said anxiously: "I want to eat Ranger Chicken and be a Ranger." ”

Several teenagers who came with him also shouted to tell the Ranger Chicken, Hou Mingyuan and Changsun Chong wanted to try a new way to eat, and the two sides quarreled, Lu Ting couldn't do it, so he had to promise the Ranger Chicken to do it, and the new way to eat it was also done, which calmed them down.