Chapter 104: Eat well in the spring
The polo match between the goddess of the Snow Mountain, Motuotiange, and the Rouge Tiger Linwushan, is just one of many polo clubs, although there are twists and turns, but it is wonderful and amazing, and in the end, both sides feel that they are still unsatisfied, and agree to fight again tomorrow.
Princess Yunlan had a rare opportunity to get together with Cui Hanzhang outside the palace, and because there were so many pairs of eyes watching, the two of them could only behave properly. After a round of polo, Yun Lan's face was ruddy and sweaty under her neck, and she suddenly thought that she could not miss the opportunity to pull Cui Lang to play together, so that she could cultivate and deepen the tacit understanding between the two.
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, I don't know how to play polo!" Cui Hanzhang spread his hands and said helplessly.
"How so? I think you're good at riding, but how can you play polo? "Princess Yunlan really didn't expect that Cui Hanzhang, who is both civil and military, can't play polo, you must know that this sport is quite popular in Taikang City, and even a family with a bit of foundation will train their children to practice polo from an early age.
"Weichen started at the end of the year, and no one in Xikou in Shanzhou can play polo." Cui Hanzhang had no choice but to explain that Xikou in Shanzhou is a small place after all, and the sport of playing polo is mostly popular among the powerful and noble.
"I was stupid and forgot about this stubble." Princess Yunlan slapped her head embarrassedly.
"It doesn't matter, the princess will teach you to play polo in person, your riding skills are no problem, you must know that playing polo is far from enough by brute force, but also by relying on strategy by brain, Cui Lang dumped them on ten Suzaku streets at this point." Princess Yunlan had a lively brain, and changed her mind to teach him to play polo.
Cui Hanzhang couldn't bear to brush off her kindness, and after watching the wonderful match between Motuo Tiange and Lin Wushan, his interest increased greatly, so he deliberately teased her and said:
"The master is above, please accept the disciple's worship!"
"Oops! Cui Lang, you are so bad! Yun Lan blushed with shame, but she still lifted her collar and deliberately pretended to be magnificent.
"Hey, hey, this scene of you and me, it's really not the right time to come!" Coincidentally, a voice came out, and it turned out to be Lingwu Hou Bai Yanqiu who came to find Cui Hanzhang after settling Linwu Mountain.
Yun Lan's face was red like a ripe apple at this time, and she kicked Bai Yanqiu's buttocks, and then ran away with a smile, this scene happened to be seen by the queen mother in the high place.
"How is Lin Zhan's condition?"
"I can't die, I have been hit by a hoof on each of my chest and back, and I am lying in the tent to mourn!"
"If you talk like this, be careful that your brother-in-law will find out and settle accounts with you in the future!"
"Don't talk about him, I'll talk about the future later. I'm looking for you to check on the horses of the few of them. Bai Yanqiu put away his hippie smile and asked seriously.
Cui Hanzhang looked puzzled, and then realized the main point, "Do you suspect that someone has done it?" ”
"I didn't know until I checked it, I just thought something was wrong. Lin Zhan is not an embroidered pillow, he was mixed in the southwest border when he was a child, and after returning to Taikang, he was mixed in the eight battalions of the rangers, his equestrian skills are not amazing, but he is definitely not weak, how could he roll off the horse and almost be trampled to death? Bai Yanqiu hugged his chest with one hand and rubbed his chin with the other and said.
"What about the motive? Lin Zhan, you don't know yet, the eight-sided Linglong never grudges with others, who would want to get him? "Two people deduce and analyze.
"Lin Wushan's marriage with you is scheduled for ten days later, could it be that someone wants to sabotage it?"
"It's hard to say, I'll arrange for someone to check on the horses." Cui Hanzhang's face was obscure, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and if someone did something under his nose, he was bullied and incompetent. shouted Liu Daring to tell him, and asked him to quietly get the list of people and horses at the Spring Outing, and check the suspicious characters one by one.
Bai Yanqiu didn't stop any longer, otherwise she would have to take another kick, although Princess Yunlan ran away, she didn't look this way.
"Come to Xiaolianzhuang in the evening, let's talk while drinking." Cui Hanzhang shouted at his back, Bai Yanqiu raised his arms behind his back and nodded at will, and the tacit understanding between the two was full.
However, it was said that there were two horse races in the afternoon, and the young children of all provinces were eager to try it, ready to take this opportunity to show their talents, hoping to win the favor of the Chinese and Italian women.
Cui Hanzhang lost interest after watching it for a while, mainly because the gap between the horses is too big, the best one is the first-class war horse of the North Hugabu Lake Ranch, the second is also the hybrid horse of the border trade, and the worst is the southwest Tianfu horse, the gap between the explosiveness and durability of these horses is too big, and I don't know who made it up if they want to compete together, so it is not interesting.
In spring, they tend to feed in shallow waters where aquatic plants are abundant and plankton gather, but if the temperature plummets and cats winter they dive into the deep waters. Therefore, the wild fishing crucian carp must choose the spring just thawed in the river slices, the water can not be too deep not over the thigh roots can be good, then the aquatic weeds and reeds are subject to half cut under the water, such a river crucian fish frozen will not be too thick, leave plenty of space for the fish to move, the winter sun can shine through the ice into the water, once the spring thaws that hold back the winter crucian carp can not help but surface to blow bubbles, experienced old fishermen are naturally waiting for the net. However, they will not catch them all, and select some to release back to nature, and the March crucian carp and Maybird will let it go if they can. With these cooking experiences, Tao Fu was able to talk to Cui Bo, which made Cui Bo love her more and more, thinking that the woman my uncle was looking for was really a good housekeeper.
Tao Fu said that the face of cooking eyebrows fluttered, "my crucian carp soup ingredients are selected from the wild crucian carp of the river, not the spring thawing just caught I can't look down on it, first fry the crucian carp with boiling oil until golden brown, immediately transferred to the casserole, with tender spring bamboo shoots fresh mushrooms and newly made spring water tofu, put enough chives and ginger plus a little September cream in the casserole to simmer the soup, must simmer for two hours, until the brine tofu simmer through the hole, so as to maintain the freshness of the crucian carp, It can also enhance the taste of fish with other auxiliary materials, lift the lid of the pot and fill the garden, the soup is milky and delicious, and the storage allows you to have an endless aftertaste, and eat three or five bowls of rice. ”
"I'm drooling over the old man that Miss Taofu said, where is it enough to eat three or five more bowls of rice, I have to cook another pot of rice." Cui Bo's eyes narrowed and he couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and he got up and went to wash the rice and put it in the pot.
"Only the white rice stewed in a bamboo tube by Cui Bo is worthy of my pot of crucian carp and tofu soup!" Tao Fu smiled and showed a small tiger tooth, and said with a pout.
Cui Hanzhang happened to return home, and when he heard this, he asked: "It's better to come early than to come by chance, I'll order two tubes of rice first." ”
"Uncle knows the goods!" Traber came out of the kitchen and gave a thumbs up.
The Taofu girl stepped forward and took the horsewhip in Cui Hanzhang's hand, patted the dust on his clothes and said, "Look at this dusty and dusty one, the mud on the boots is a foot thick, Cui Bo will boil another pot of hot water, hurry up and take a bath and come to eat." ”
"Order!" Cui Hanzhang clenched his fists and walked quickly into the inner room to take a bath.
"Tao Fu will help me prepare the dishes, and when I take a bath, I will show you my hand, and the hometown vegetable will be scrambled with vegetables." Cui Hanzhang returned as soon as he left, and said with a probe.
Tao Fu came over and pushed him away with a look of disgust, "Wash it away!" ”
The shepherd's cabbage of Qianyanzhou is famous for its freshness, and it is picked at will all over the mountains, and the merchants of Jianyang Mansion will come here to purchase it in the spring of March and transport it back to the city to sell at a high price.
The country proverb "March 3, shepherd's cabbage as a elixir" is its mystery, Cui Hanzhang often took his sister to dig wild vegetables in the field when he was a teenager, and washed and dried it with spring water after returning home, and then gently cut it into pieces with a knife and spread it on the board, and then beat the three eggs into a bowl and stir evenly, a little coarse salt particles, and after the eggs were stirred into a viscous liquid, pour the prepared shepherd's cabbage into the bowl and stir together, be sure to let the egg juice wrap each piece of shepherd's cabbage, and then form a layer of coating, In this way, when frying on the fire, the nutrients of the shepherd's cabbage can not be damaged, and the color can be observed when frying on medium heat, and do not use high heat, otherwise it is easy to scorch, and the dish will lose its level.
Scrambled eggs with shepherd's cabbage are simple to cook but not easy to master, a plate of freshly baked delicious steaming, golden brown dotted with some green buds, accompanied by two taels of wine, that is the world's deliciousness.
Cui Hanzhang didn't like to be watched to eat the most, and finally under his many insistences, Cui Bo was pulled to a table, and the two of them didn't mean anything, saying that they wanted to take the peach fu girl and Brother Xuan to make up the number of four people, so whenever Cui Hanzhang was at home, the dinner in Xiaolianzhuang was a table of four people to eat together.
As soon as he was packed up and ready to eat, he heard Bai Yanqiu's voice outside the door, "Delicious with good wine, no wine is not a feast." ”
He didn't know how to write the word polite, so he walked to the dining table in three or two steps, put a jar of old wine on the table, "What?" It's not for nothing, you have delicious dishes, and I have clear spring wine. ”
"Uncle Cui, add a pair of chopsticks to Master Hou!" Before Cui Hanzhang finished speaking, Cui Bo had already gotten up to get it.
"Hmm!!!! The fresh fish soup, spring tofu neutralizes the oil of the fish soup, making people fat but not greasy. Bai Yanqiu, a foodie, sat down and filled a bowl of fish soup by himself, and drank it first regardless of the hot mouth.
"Peach Fu girl is a good cook!"
"It's delicious, you can drink more, and half a pot of fish soup!" Peach Fu's two eyes smiled into a crescent moon, and said lightly.
Bai Yanqiu patted Cui Hanzhang's shoulder next to him and said enviously: "You kid is still blessed!" ”
"I'll have to pack a copy for Lin Wushan in a while, so that she can learn a little bit too."
Cui Hanzhang was amused by his words, put down his chopsticks and teased him: "You have itchy skin, right?" Lin Wushan: That's the hand who dances the big gun, you let her cook and stir-fry? I'll give you an idea, you still send the fish soup to Lin Zhan, I can't say that if your brother-in-law is moved, I will respect you a little in the future, and I can still behave on my mother-in-law's side. ”
"If a dog can't spit ivory out of his mouth, will I scarce him? Come on, let's go! "The two of them hurt each other, and at the end of the conversation they were in wine.
"Hmmm! This wild vegetable looks good, the golden and tender green are fused together, the mastery of the fire is very exquisite, what else does the peach fu girl have to do, take it out together and open my eyes! Bai Yanqiu didn't forget to tease the peach charm when he ate.
Tao Fu sandwiched a big egg for him and said, "Master Hou guessed wrong, this scrambled egg with shepherd's cabbage was cooked by my young master himself." ”
"Oh? Come on, come on, go again! The two clinked glasses and drained another bowl of old wine.
Bai Yanqiu wiped his mouth and sighed: "You are better than me, I still have a little bit of research on eating, but I just need to cook." ”
"I am a child of a poor family, and I can't compare with you, the eldest son of Houmen, when I was a child, I encountered a spring famine, and I relied on wild vegetables to survive." When Cui Hanzhang said this, he recalled the hardships of his childhood.
"I remember that the Southern Dynasty Huangmenlang's "Food Treasure Record" has recorded the principle of medicine and food homology, you don't have to look down on this wild vegetable, shepherd's cabbage can be used in medicine, cool the liver and eyes, cool and relieve fever, and the best combination with warm ingredients."
"Don't drop your bookbag, know the family history of your Houmenwang family. Hurry up and drink and grind the chirping fish? Treber: Let's make this bowl together. Cui Hanzhang picked up the bowl and touched him.
Cui Bo silently watched the two high-spirited young men chatting nonsense at the dinner table, and couldn't help but moisten his eyes, "Life is so good, why doesn't Miss live long!" ”
The old man couldn't say thousands of words in his heart, so he had to drink with his head bored, and as a result, he was the first to get drunk on the table.
In the drunken dream, the old man thought that he would personally go and pull out the king of Yama and ask, "Is it blind that you took the young lady away?" ”