Volume 1: Once Upon a Time in the Capital Chapter 115: Dinner with King Ning
The small courtyard of the capital city does not have a good position on the Chuxiu Peak to enjoy the beautiful sunset of the whole land, but the blue sky that is reflected on the red ground and the layers of colorful clouds is intoxicating.
Li Xiangru sat on another rattan chair in the courtyard, holding a book in his hand, looking up at the sky in a daze.
Yan Ruyu was familiar with the furnishings of the house, and after driving away those freshnesses, the heat of the three minutes became interested. She propped her elbows on the balcony and stared at the clouds in a daze. She found that since listening to Lee Sang-ru's poignant story about the monkey demon and Zixiadi, she also began to like watching the sunset.
She asked Li Xiangru to change the poignant ending and reopen a story called "Journey to the West", and the demon monkey became a serious Monkey King under the transformation. It's right, and it's also exciting to listen to the havoc in the Heavenly Palace, but it always feels like something is missing. It seems that it is still a mutilated and poignant ending that can be memorable.
Looking at Li Xiangru sitting motionless downstairs, looking at the ugly lady who was busy revealing half of the stove, and then looking around at the brand-new small courtyard, she suddenly felt homesick.
Although the small courtyard of the paper horse county that belonged to her did not have so many good wood porcelain and precious flowers and plants, and there were not so elaborate window flowers and balconies, it still reminded her of Qiuhe's shouting "Miss, Miss", and remembered the sweet potato fruit snacks sent by Lao Yan with a flattering face...... That little yard, warm and warm.
Missing hometown not only comes from touching the scene, but also from inadvertently scattering and embellishing the ordinary or up-and-down life with those small things.
Yan Ruyu's mood became extremely corrupt, this corruption made her suddenly irritable, just when she wanted to do something, Xiaobai, who was sleeping soundly, didn't know when she ran to her footsteps and bit her trouser legs.
Yan Ruyu was startled, her steps were chaotic and she almost stepped on Xiaobai.
When he looked at Xiao Bai's innocent two black eyes, he squatted down angrily and picked it up, pointed his finger at its nose and said: "You little thing, you should make a little noise when you come over next time, otherwise you will be trampled to death with a kick, and you can't blame me." ”
Xiaobai let out a few low whistles, licked his nose with his tongue, and then enjoyed the towering gentleness of Yan Ruyu, buried his head in and rubbed it a few times.
Yan Ruyu "giggled", patted her fingers on the white ground a few times, and scolded a few times in a low voice, and then her mood slowly improved.
Li Xiangru heard the laughter like a jade silver bell, turned his head to look at the looming figure in the window pane on the second floor, stood up and turned his gaze to the busy ugly girl, and smiled.
Tranquility and tranquility are the real life.
He put down the book in his hand, gently rolled up his sleeves, walked into a large pot in the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot, smelled the fragrance of the soup, stirred the bottom of the pot with a spoon, and said with satisfaction: "It's okay, take out all the washed vegetables, today, let's eat in the yard." ”
The ugly lady who was busy cutting the last piece of shredded meat and putting it on a small plate answered, wiped her hands in her apron, and took out the two plates of meat first. By the way, he cleaned up the table before entering the kitchen again, and asked as he walked, "Big brother, didn't King Ning say that he was coming? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"
Li Xiangru scooped a spoonful of the soup into the small pot with a small spoon, blew it to test the taste, smashed his mouth, nodded with satisfaction, and replied firmly: "Don't worry, this paragraph is probably taboo by 'order to lose weight', otherwise I wouldn't have made this hot pot utensil, let alone let people send vegetables and fruits." ”
Li Xiangru picked it up a few times, turned his head and looked at the ugly lady who kept on his hand and said in a mocking tone: "The world envies the emperor's house of fine clothes and jade food, but this dignified prince, why is he so sad?"
Thinking of King Ning's chubby face when he was a child, he laughed more and more, and quipped: "You didn't know that when I first met him, it was so big." His face is full of fat, and his smile is like a big steamed bun that has been squeezed, and his eyes are a little bigger than mung beans. He drooled over the bit of meat in my hand, and replaced him with a knife that sharpened iron like clay. ”
The ugly lady smiled "poof", stopped busy in her hand for a moment, lost Li Xiangru a roll of her eyes, and said, "How can you talk about your friends like this." ”
Thinking about it, she has also heard about some imperial families from the storyteller in all dynasties, but this is really the first one to lose weight. If this news is known to the world, I don't know how long it will be secretly laughed at. This King Ning is still a greedy person, and he actually remembers the hot pot he said in the chat five years ago clearly and understands, and he never forgets it. It's hard to catch a big reason to be lazy and greedy, but you can't give up.
In the market, they all feel that fat is a blessing. Women can't wait to have that money and food to raise their sons and daughters to be fat and fat, so as to show that their families have enough surplus food and live a rich life.
Those who have had contact with King Ning also think like this, and they will only envy his big fish and meat. That's not at all the body that a dozen dry and bitter white buns can create. Besides, the chubby King Ning is very good, he is not domineering, but amiable with a smile on his face. So, it's better to be fatter.
People who love to eat are good people, because they put their time and energy into food, and they don't have more time to think about how to hurt people.
Speaking of which, the old man in the palace was also a little angry, forbidding him too much to eat for fear of ruining his spirit, but for a person who can gain weight by drinking water, no matter how you torture him physically, he is still the same fat. Fortunately, the fat on the stomach is missing, and the bones of the body have become stronger. The old man is content, this is considered the fulfillment of the holy order?
The ugly lady opened her mouth and praised: "That's the eldest brother's craftsmanship, and anyone who has eaten the food made by the eldest brother will be infatuated." ”
Li Xiangru smiled "hehe" and said proudly: "That's it, I'm the son of a chef, and I'm proficient in food." Whoever has eaten the food in my hand doesn't praise it a few times......"
"Shameless!"
A cold voice behind him interrupted Li Xiangru's boastful speech.
Yan Ruyu walked behind them at some point, holding Xiaobai in a daze in her arms, and said coldly to Li Xiangru.
This can be regarded as a kind of evaluation against his will, and he is completely unaccustomed to Li Xiangru's boastful talk about the "villain".
When she followed thousands of miles away, she saw that the two women around Li Xiangru were all beautiful, not very beautiful, but their temperament was excellent. couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and when I caught the loophole, I couldn't help but scold him.
Li Xiangru smiled "hehe", didn't dare to fight back, put down the soup spoon and picked up the pot, and said with a smile: "Let's go, I'm ready for dinner!"
When the dishes on the table were neatly arranged, a hearty and panting voice came from outside the courtyard, saying, "I'm coming, I'm coming!"
Li Xiangru, who was about to move his chopsticks, paused slightly and continued to pour a plate of dumplings into the pot. The ugly girl stood up, ready to meet her. The person who came came to him in a few steps, smiled at the ugly girl and waved his hand, and sat down in an empty position.
A picturesque, childish, beautiful maid followed behind, because she was running all the way, and she was panting slightly. Looking at Ning Wangdi's back with some resentment in his eyes, if it weren't for his urging and even sprinting all the way, he wouldn't be so tired. And this small courtyard is also a little remote, from the intersection to the alley here has walked more than 100 meters.
The ugly lady was busy adding a pair of chopsticks and arranging for her to sit down, but she hesitated and looked at Li Xiangru. At this moment, King Ning was already facing away from her, so naturally he couldn't get a hint from his eyes.
"Sit down, in this courtyard, everyone is equal. Li Xiangru smiled at the maid with a round and cute face.
Ning Wangman sat down and looked at the peppercorn side dishes that were constantly tumbling in the red and spicy soup, swallowed a few saliva, and when he heard Li Xiangru speak, he seemed to remember the maid who was arguing to follow, so he turned around and squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Yes, sit down." There is no need for etiquette here. ”
You glanced at King Ning angrily, thanked Li Xiangru, sat down next to the ugly girl, and politely took the chopsticks in her hand.
She naturally knew Ning Wangdi's eyes, and she always wanted to see who Li Xiangru was, who was praised by her own prince. What is particularly boastful is that Lee Sang-ru's cooking skills are unparalleled in the world. She didn't believe it, so King Ning rolled his eyes and bet with her that if she couldn't help eating all the time, she couldn't go to the princess to complain that she was greedy. When King Ning said these words, the grief on his face made her very funny. Later, when I thought about it, King Ning could not take her out at all, so I didn't know how much he ate. After hesitating for a moment, he agreed, thinking to himself: Even if it is delicious, as long as he says that it is not delicious, then the princess will not be considered a breach of promise when she tells the truth. So she agreed, and the look that King Ning gave her was nothing more than this.
Under the dim lights, several people silently ate the food and kept evaluating the food.
Yoyo was already getting carried away at the moment, and his eyes were shining. At first, he could still say a few words, but when he got to the back, he didn't want to speak anymore, and the so-called etiquette and femininity were all thrown away.
In the face of good food, everything is illusory.
King Ning looked at Youyou with a smile and asked proudly, "How is it? It's worth trotting all the way, right? Have you never eaten such a delicacy before?"
Youyou stuffed a scalded duck intestine into his mouth and chewed, nodded busily, chewed and swallowed hard, and smiled at Li Xiangru: "Childe is a good craft, before my prince said that Childe not only has many ghost ideas, but the most amazing thing is this extraordinary cooking skill." When I saw it today, it was true. These are so delicious, I never thought there would be such a way to eat them. ”
Li Xiangru smiled slightly and said, "Eat more if it's delicious, don't talk about you." It's the first time for your prince to eat it, otherwise you can't help it when you see him sweating profusely. ”
Ning Wang raised his head and smiled "hehe" when he heard this, rolled a piece of hairy belly from the pot and put it in a bowl, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, exhaled with satisfaction, and said with a mouth full of oil: "I haven't eaten so much for a long time." To be honest, this is the second delicious meal I've ever had, and I've been thinking about it for five years just by cooking it. I thought I would never have the opportunity to enjoy this way of eating again, but fortunately, Jiren has his own nature. Make sure my eldest brother is safe and secure, otherwise I will really regret it for the rest of my life. ”
"I'll regret this hot pot for life, right?" Li Xiangru said angrily: "In order to eat, can you have a bit of your dignified image of Ning Wangdi?" Look in front of you, it's already the third bowl of ingredients, right? Don't ask the ugly lady to serve it to you again, fortunately, you only come once in a while, otherwise this family will be eaten up by you alone sooner or later." ”
When the girls heard this, they covered their mouths and snickered.
When King Ning heard this, he said aggrievedly: "I...... I didn't eat much......"
Yan Ruyu couldn't help laughing "haha" and said, "If the ugly girl doesn't go to Sheng, I'll help you Sheng." What's wrong with being able to eat? It's a blessing to be able to eat, but don't be like Li Xiangru, who eats all for nothing. It doesn't grow meat at all. ”
These words caused King Ning to laugh heartily, and he squeezed his eyebrows at Li Xiangru, as if he was mocking.