Chapter 8: The Cart and the Chicken

The moon is cold and windy, and the morning dew in late autumn is extremely heavy, and those who get up early will not be able to stand the cold without wearing a long shirt. Chen Wanqing didn't expect that the autumn morning in this era would be so cold, but fortunately, it was close to his house, and he could add clothes in time if he couldn't stand the cold

"Princess, how's the fire?" Li Le watched curiously as Chen Wanqing lit a fire on the chicken wrapped in lotus leaf mud yesterday, the sound of crackling chopping wood being burned was endless, and the faces of the two people reflected in the red flames were extremely red

"Almost, I'm going to turn off the torch, take what I carved yesterday and this lotus leaf chicken and follow me for a while, now prepare breakfast for me" Chen Wanqing yawned and went back to the house to change clothes, this night's busy work and getting up early again can make Chen Wanqing, who likes to sleep, miserable

Because he got up early, Chen Wanqing finally had a beautiful breakfast, and when the two of them waited for the eunuch who was leading the way outside to shout, they were already ready. When Chen Wanqing walked out calmly, he looked like the little eunuch who led the way a few more times, thinking in his heart that this little princess had a strange smile on her face, and she didn't know what good things she had thought of

When Chen Wanqing walked into the upper study, the three princes who had arrived earlier were discussing something in a low voice, Chen Wanqing took a look, but the four princes were not there, which surprised him, because yesterday the four princes were clamoring to tell the story of Journey to the West to the other princes earlier today, why was it too late today

The crown prince was frowning and talking to the second prince and the third prince in a low voice, but when he saw Chen Wanqing coming in, his eyebrows raised, and he hurriedly beckoned to him: "Sister Jingyun, you came early enough today, did you wake up?"

"Jingyun, you're here! Hurry up and show the second brother what good things you have brought that you haven't seen" "Sister Jingyun, the third brother has not forgotten the delicious food that he has not seen, haha" The other two princes also stopped talking and asked Chen Wanqing impatiently

"The two elder brothers, don't be in a hurry, things are naturally ready, but why don't you see the fourth brother" Chen Wanqing was uneasy and asked the fourth prince

"I don't know, that kid is never late on weekdays, is he sick today" The prince is also inexplicable, he knows the four princes better, he is timid and afraid of things on weekdays, and he also abides by the rules very much. Because I was afraid of being reprimanded by the lecturer, I was very strict with my homework and discipline, and I never had such a late arrival

"Yes, the fourth child has not missed a day of class in the past few years, and today I see that Mr. Liu is about to arrive and I don't see his shadow, it's really strange" The third prince said, and the second prince also agreed

said that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and as soon as the words fell, the fourth prince broke in with his companion reading, his face was covered with sweat, and he was panting in his mouth, and he actually trotted all the way

The fourth prince came in and saw the puzzled expressions of several people, and he didn't have time to explain that he hurriedly found his place and sat down, just when his front foot came in, Mrs. Liu came in with his heels, and several people hurriedly sat down, not daring to speak again

After Mrs. Liu came in, she first glanced at the four princes suspiciously, thinking about it, she also wondered why the four princes, who were never late, came so late today, and then swept her eyes downward, and when she saw Chen Wanqing's figure, she smiled and nodded

"What does this old man have to do with my little princess, it's too weird" Chen Wanqing smiled back, although he looked normal on the surface, he had already scolded Mrs. Liu's special treatment in his heart for a while

Mrs. Liu's morning class was still dry and difficult to understand, but Chen Wanqing had a rare good listen, and he was going to study hard for a while to decipher the booklet, and he couldn't do it without hard work

Waiting for Mrs. Liu to have an early class, Chen Wanqing hurriedly asked the fourth prince: "Fourth brother, why did you come so late today, Jingyun thought you had already come."

"Yes, fourth, aren't you afraid that Mrs. Liu will blame you?"

The fourth prince slapped the table and sighed: "It's really a strange thing, I rested early yesterday morning, who would have thought that everyone in the entire courtyard overslept this morning, even the personal little eunuch who never slept to death overslept, and everyone who went back today was probably punished by the concubine."

These words made Chen Wanqing's heart sink, this Ning Meiren's sense of smell is so sensitive, and the means come so quickly, I went to the fourth prince yesterday, and I am afraid that I will come to Jingyi Palace tonight

"The fourth brother and his subordinates seem to have fallen into the sleepy worm of Sun Monkey, it's so interesting" Chen Wanqing said deliberately, firstly, to divert the topic, and on the other hand, to introduce his Journey to the West to others through the mouth of the fourth prince

When the fourth prince heard this, he really took the bait, and asked excitedly, "Does Sun Monkey still have such a spell?" Sleepy Worm is a good name, oops, I forgot that today I came to tell the story of Journey to the West to the three brothers, but it doesn't matter, I don't tell it as well as Xiao Jingyun."

The other three princes are very confused, this is Sun Monkey and Journey to the West, what the hell is it

"The fourth brother has won the award, by the way, the second brother, Jingyun made a gadget in his spare time yesterday, take a look, see if you know" Chen Wanqing motioned to Li Le to take out the car he made yesterday, Li Le had already prepared it, and covered the car with a layer of red cloth with a tray and presented it

"Oh? What did Jingyun do? Then the second brother should take a good look."

Several people's eyes were staring at the tray in Li Le's hand, Chen Wanqing reached out and slowly uncovered the red cloth, and a wooden model of a modern sports car was displayed

As soon as this small car was presented, it caused everyone to exclaim, they had never seen such a strange shape, and it looked so beautiful, and the sports car model that spanned countless years was displayed in front of everyone's eyes for the first time

The second prince trembled and touched the car, because of Chen Wanqing's transformation yesterday, the tires of the car can be moved, after the second prince's touch, the car ran forward for a while, and everyone was amazed

"It's a chic and special thing, this, is this a car? I can't believe it, it's beautiful, but how do horses pull it? I always feel that horses are superfluous things" The second prince is a person who is obsessed with strange lewd skills, and he analyzes this cart very well

"Second brother, it's a car, people on the fairy mountain in my dream are sitting in this kind of car, it doesn't need horses, you can run by yourself with something called an engine, you can travel thousands of miles a day, sit in it to shelter from the wind and rain, and it's very comfortable" Chen Wanqing's face was proud, and there was a feeling that the nouveau riche showed off to the poor relatives in the countryside

The prince said with a smile: "Jingyun Imperial Sister has a wonderful mind, and she can carve it out, it's really rare, let me wait for today It's really an eye-opener, but does this car have a name?" ”

Chen Wanqing thought for a while and said: "People call it a car, because it needs a kind of gasoline to realize its walking, but we can't do it now, I hope that in the future, we in Chen Guo and our people in China will build it first, so let's call it Huache."

"Haha, what Jingyun said really makes me admire my brother, okay, this Huache brother is good to preserve, so that skilled craftsmen can come to observe it, and make it as soon as possible" The second prince touched the car and was happy like a child, so that people put it away

"Don't be busy, we haven't touched it yet" The fourth prince was not happy, the second brother had already regarded the car as his own, and Jingyun didn't speak

"Second brother, I said that I took out something you haven't seen and done it, and you also took it away unceremoniously, don't you give Jingyun some return gifts?" Chen Wanqing was full of smiles, and the time to knock on the bamboo had come

The second prince laughed: "Sister Jingyun wants whatever she wants, just say it, as long as the second brother has it, everything will be given to you"

"Don't want anything else, just invite the second brother to come to Jingyi Palace in a few days to participate in the barbecue meeting held by Jingyun" Chen Wanqing's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, but this different light flashed

Hearing this request, the second prince was obviously stunned, but he didn't agree, everyone in the palace knew that there was nothing to do, don't go to Jingyi Palace, so as not to dislike Emperor Yongchun, then the gain outweighs the loss

The second prince's face first showed embarrassment, and then he looked at the delicate car, and then bit his silver teeth and stomped on the ground: "Okay!" Since it's the one held by Sister Jingyun, the barbecue conference, the royal brother must be there"

"If Jingyun is ready, I will inform the second brother" Chen Wanqing's heart was relieved, as long as someone could agree first, it would be much easier to let others come

The other princes were surprised when they saw that the second prince agreed to go to Jingyi Palace, these two princes were a little reckless, and they were not afraid that their father would blame him, but they also admired his courage in their hearts

"Third brother, do you want to see the never-before-seen food that Jingyun prepared for you, I make sure you like it" Chen Wanqing turned his gaze to the third prince again

"Naturally I want to know, but Sister Jingyun, you must know that the third brother doesn't have many hobbies, but he has a soft spot for this delicious delicacy, and the whole country of Da Chen has already eaten it all, and I may not recognize what you take out" The third prince's chubby face showed a triumphant smile, and he glanced directly at Chen Wanqing

Chen Wanqing didn't care, and said calmly: "Okay, Jingyun will make a bet with the third brother, if the third brother recognizes this food, Jingyun will bow down, if the third brother doesn't recognize it, Jingyun will also invite the third brother to participate in the barbecue conference."

The third prince slowly put away his smile: "Since you are so sure, the third brother will bet with you, just see how capable Sister Jingyun is"

Chen Wanqing clapped his hands, Li Le picked up a tray and came in, a red cloth covered with a tall thing, and when he came to everyone, Jingyun stretched out his hand to lift the red cloth, and a big mud ball was exposed, causing everyone to look at each other

"Sister Jingyun, are you kidding, what kind of food is this mud ball? Do you want us to learn from earthworms to eat this soil?" the third prince frowned tightly, pointing to the mud ball and said dissatisfiedly

Chen Wanqing smiled and grimaced: "The third brother is really anxious, there is something in my mud ball, don't blink."

Raising a small hammer, Chen Wanqing smashed the yellow mud wrapped around the lotus leaf chicken with a few snaps, and a unique fragrance of lotus leaves and the meat fragrance of the three yellow chickens diffused, and everyone stretched out their noses and sniffed a few mouthfuls, and the fragrance made the three princes swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva

"This, what is this, it smells like chicken, but why does it taste so sweet, and the fragrance of lotus wine, it's really peculiar" The third prince first squinted his eyes and sniffed carefully for a moment, and then opened his eyes and asked Chen Wanqing

"This is indeed chicken, this dish is called Fugui Ronghua Qinghe Chicken, the sweetness comes from the fresh and tender chicken is wrapped in lotus leaf yellow mud, all the essence is locked, all the fresh and tender. And this wine aroma is because I specially asked Li Le to take the wine jar mud, and the wine aroma has already tasted."

Chen Wanqing picked up the chopsticks prepared by Li Le and gently pounded the whole chicken, and the original intact chicken body immediately opened a hole, and the fragrance rose to the sky, and a few shrimps and a little matsutake mushrooms flowed out of the chicken body, which made everyone salivate

Not only did the three princes drool at this time, but the other princes also secretly swallowed their saliva, and even the eunuchs serving around and the prince's companion couldn't help but move their throats a few times

"Third brother, do you want to eat?" Chen Wanqing brought the chicken to the eyes of the third prince, deliberately fanned the wind a few times, and asked with a smile

"Think, think! Your third brother at the barbecue conference is going to decide" The third prince nodded again and again like a pig brother seeing a stripped chick