The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter 30: The Impermanence of Chinese Darkness

Mrs. smiled and said, "Wei Ying, your eldest uncle has learned therapeutic cooking skills from Caozhou famous chef Yi Yuanchao for two years, and has learned to cook dozens of famous dishes."

As soon as the words fell, Xu Gai walked into the main hall and said with a smile: "When I entered the courtyard gate, I met the housekeeper Xu Quan, she said that there were guests at home, and I hurried to the main hall.

Wei Rui and Wei Ying stood up and said in unison, "Hello uncle."

Xu Gai said: "Wei Rui, Wei Ying is good, you can continue to eat, I will go to make a simmering stew of male duck, and I will invite you to taste it tomorrow." After speaking, he turned and left.

Wei Ying asked, "Auntie, why did the aunt-in-law make a simmered male duck, please invite us to taste it tomorrow."

The lady replied, "Wei Ying, stew the male duck for twelve hours, do it now, and you can eat it tomorrow by this time."

Early in the morning of the twelfth day, after breakfast, Mrs., Wei Rui, and Wei Ying chatted for a while in the main hall, Wei Rui came out of the main hall to find Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Turning around, Wei Rui found Xu Maogong (Li Ji) in the backyard, Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and Xu Mouse were installing the victory hook bird wing ring on the big white horse.

Xu Rat smiled and said: "Young master, the master said: he brought the blacksmith Zhang from the bazaar to his home, carefully measured the size of the Bagua silk winding gun, and made this victory hook bird wing ring according to the measured size."

After the two of them installed the victory hook bird wing ring, Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said with a smile: "Xu rat, you go and bring the gossip silk winding gun and hang it on the victory hook bird wing ring to try it."

Xu Mouse responded: "Yes." "Turn and leave.

Wei Rui smiled and asked, "Brother Xu Maogong (Li Ji), you asked Xu Mo to teach me eighteen strokes of Huaxia sticks today, okay?"

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied with a smile: "Wei Rui, after Xu Rat brings the Bagua Silk Wrapping Spear and hangs it on the Victory Hook Bird Wing Ring to try it, let him teach you the eighteen strokes of the Huaxia Stick."

Wei Rui happily exclaimed, "Wow, wow."

As soon as the words fell, Xu Rat walked over with the gossip silk winding gun in his right hand, Xu Rat walked to the big white horse, raised his right hand upward, grabbed the tail of the gossip silk winding gun with his left hand, and the tip of the gun rushed forward, and gently hung on the wing ring of the victory hook.

Xu Mouse smiled and said, "Young Master, hang up."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) walked to the side of the big white horse, grabbed the barrel of the gossip silk winding gun, shook it slightly, and said with a smile: "Xu rat, this gossip silk winding gun is hanging very firmly."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) turned around and said with a smile: "Xu Rat, you can teach Young Master Rui eighteen strokes of Huaxia sticks now."

Xu Rat smiled and said, "Young Master, the little one went to find the top door stick, and turned around and left after speaking."

After a while, Xu Rat walked back with two top door sticks.

Xu Rat handed a top door stick to Wei Rui, Wei Rui took the top door stick, and Xu Rat said: "Young Master Rui, you can take a good look, eighteen moves Huaxia stick."

After speaking, Xu Rat walked into the courtyard, danced another top door stick, and opened it with one move and one style, and the eighteenth Huaxia stick was completed in one go.

Xu Mouse said: "Young Master Rui, you stand behind the little one, the little one practices a move, and you follow to learn a move."

Wei Rui stood behind Xu Mouse a foot away, learning the appearance of Xu Mouse, Xu Qi practiced a move, and Wei Rui followed the analogy. Drill up one move at a time.

Xu Mouse practiced a move in detail, and after two hours, eighteen moves of Huaxia sticks, Wei Rui's practice was ripe.

Xu Rat said: "Young Master Rui, practice for half an hour every day in the future, remember: practice makes perfect."

Wei Rui clasped his fists and saluted, and said, "Xie Xu Mouse passed me the stick method."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said with a smile: "Wei Rui, you are young and lack strength, don't show off in front of others."

Wei Rui said: "Brother Xu Maogong (Li Ji), I wrote it down.

At this time, the housekeeper Xu Quan came to the backyard and said with a smile: "Madame ordered, invite the two young masters to the main hall for lunch."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and Wei Rui came to the main hall, the main hall had set up a table, Xu Gai sat in the center, Mrs. sat on the left, and Wei Ying sat next to him.

Xu Gai beckoned to Wei Rui and said, "Wei Rui sits here with me." Wei Rui walked over and sat on Xu Gai's right, and Xu Maogong (Li Ji) came over and sat next to Wei Rui.

Xu Gai said with a smile: "I made three famous dishes, and I invite two distinguished guests to taste them."

Xu Gai pointed to the big disc in the middle and said, "This dish is called Hanmen Fu." ”

Wei Rui and Wei Ying looked in the direction of Xu Gai's fingers, but saw that in the middle of the big disc stood a large golden ball, eight emerald green fried rape hearts, neatly and evenly surrounded around, and in the outermost circle, there were ten golden round cakes, which were very beautiful in yellow and green.

Wei Ying said with a smile: "Uncle, you know that this dish is delicious when you look at it."

Xu Gai said with a smile: "Wei Ying is right: this dish is a delicious dish with all colors, aromas and tastes.

Xu Gai pointed to a large casserole on the left and smiled: "This dish is called Yiya Five-Flavor Chicken." Xu Gai pointed to the large plate on the right and said, "This dish is called pork sauce." ”

Around these three main dishes, a plate of steamed dried mackerel, a plate of beef in sauce, and a plate of spiced edamame are placed.

Xu Gai used chopsticks to clamp the golden balls in the middle plate into four pieces, and then used a big spoon to take out a large piece from the middle plate, put it in a small plate in front of Wei Rui, and said with a smile: "Wei Rui, please taste it." ”

Wei Rui used chopsticks to clamp a large piece of the small dish into four small pieces, put a small piece in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and said as he chewed: It's delicious. ”

Xu Gai took out a large piece from the middle plate with a big spoon, put it in a small plate in front of Wei Ying, and said with a smile: "Miss Ying taste it." ”

Xu Gai took out a large piece from the middle plate with a big spoon and put it into a small dish in front of Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Xu Gai took out the last large piece from the middle plate with a big spoon, put it in a small dish in front of Mrs., and said, "Madam, try the master's craftsmanship." ”

Madame smiled and did not speak.

Xu Gai took the big spoon in his left hand and pasted it to the edge of the big round in the middle, and with his right hand, he gently flicked the golden round cake on the edge of the big round with chopsticks, and the golden round cake happened to fall into the big spoon, and then put the golden round cake into a small plate in front of Wei Ying, and said with a smile: "Miss Ying, taste this small round cake again."

Wei Ying put the small round cake in her mouth with chopsticks and chewed it slowly, nodded frequently, and said with a smile: "It's delicious, it's better than that big ball."

Xu Gai took a big spoon in his left hand and pasted it to the edge of the big round disc in the middle, and with his right hand, he gently flicked the golden round cake on the edge of the big round with chopsticks, and the golden round cake happened to fall into the big spoon, and then put the golden round cake into a small plate in front of Wei Rui, and said with a smile: "Wei Rui, taste this small round cake again."

Xu Gai said to the housekeeper Xu Quan: "Xu Quan, give each person a bowl of rice." Xu Quan responded, "Yes." "Stand up and go serve the rice.

Wei Rui asked, "Uncle, why do you want to stew the male duck for twelve hours before you can eat it?"

Xu Gai replied with a smile: "The ancients said: Birds are good at maintaining health, and male ducks are also. Rotten stewed old male duck, the effect is better than ginseng qi, stewed male duck stewed for a day and a night, stewed to a good degree, the effect is comparable to ginseng and astragalus, the effect of stewed male duck is good, there is no ginseng and astragalus medicinal taste, the elderly and children with weak physique and bad stomach are also willing to eat for a long time. ”

Wei Ying asked, "Uncle, according to what you say, stewed male duck is the best dish for the elderly and children?"

Xu Gai replied: "Among the famous poultry dishes I learned from Master Yi Yuanchao, the simmered male duck has the best effect on prolonging life. The advantage of stewed male duck is that it is smooth and soft, and the duck meat melts in the mouth, which is especially suitable for the elderly and young children. Stewed male duck is the first famous dish that Master Yi Yuanchao taught me to make, when I first learned it, my family made it once every two days, and now Xu Maogong is strong, and my family eats it five or six times a month. ”

In an instant, housekeeper Xu Quan put a bowl of rice in front of everyone.

Xu Gai used chopsticks to pick up a large piece of meat from the large plate on the right, put it in the rice bowl in front of him, and then scooped a spoonful of soup from the large plate on the right with a big spoon, poured it into the rice bowl in front of him, picked up the rice bowl, and ate a bite of the meat with juice and rice. Xu Gai put down the rice bowl.

While greeting: "Wei Rui, Wei Ying, eat this dish with rice, it's delicious, let's eat it." ”

Madame, Wei Rui, Wei Ying, and Xu Maogong (Li Ji) all followed Xu Gai's example, sandwiching meat, scooping soup, and eating meat with juice and rice.

Xu Gai pointed to the lid of the casserole and said, "This Yiya five-flavor chicken has a lid, and it won't be cold when we eat it in the end."

Xu Gai picked up the casserole lid and handed it to the housekeeper Xu Quan, who put the casserole lid on the corner of the table.

Xu Gai turned over the chicken in the casserole with chopsticks, then used chopsticks to tear off a large piece of chicken breast, put it in a small dish in front of Wei Rui, and said with a smile: "Wei Rui, taste it."

Madame tore off a large piece of chicken breast with chopsticks, put it in a small dish in front of Wei Ying, and said with a smile: "Wei Ying, taste it."

Wei Rui used chopsticks to tear off a small piece of chicken breast meat in a small plate and put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, chewing while saying with a smile: "It's delicious."

Wei Rui put down his chopsticks and said, "Auntie, we have to go back tomorrow, grandpa and grandma let us go back early."

Wei Ying said: "Wei Rui, play for two more days, and then go back."

Wei Rui said: "Sister, we only talked about visiting my aunt's house with my grandfather and grandmother, but we secretly went to the canal, and my grandfather and grandmother knew that they were unhappy."

Madame said, "Okay, let's go back early tomorrow morning, and when you two are older, we will stay longer."

Xu Gai said: "Xu Maogong (Li Ji), you and the housekeepers Xu Quan and Xu Mouse will get up early tomorrow and send Wei Rui and Wei Ying home."

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied with a smile: "Okay, Dad."

Xu Gai continued: "Son, this year, there were big floods in these nearby states, and there were too many refugees who couldn't eat, and some of them went to be scoundrels and bandits.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) asked with concern: "Dad, they didn't hurt you, did they?"

Xu Gai replied: "Dad brought a lot of family Ding, and the thieves were scared away."

After lunch, Xu Maogong (Li Ji) found Xu Mouse and said with a smile: "Xu Rat, we will get up early tomorrow morning, and we will go home together." My dad said: Now there are many scoundrels and thieves, and when you go out and meet bad people, don't report your name. ”

Xu Mouse smiled and asked, "Young Master, then what name should I report?"

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied with a smile: "Xu Rat, you just say that you are a black impermanence in Huaxia."

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