Chapter 904: Anticipation
"Stewed beef brisket with tomatoes" The beef fully absorbs the flavor of the tomato. The tomato sauce is also blended with the beef as it is slowly boiled. That taste made Princess Hejia want to swallow her tongue. Even a few children love the taste
"Black Pepper Beef Tenderloin" beef tenderloin is fresh and tender, lined with the special fragrance of black pepper, salty and delicious, which makes people's taste buds get great satisfaction.
"Boiled beef" is served with bean sprouts, duck blood, broth, lettuce or other vegetables, and vermicelli. The spicy flavor is thick, smooth and palatable, the fragrance is strong, and it has the flavor of numb, spicy and hot.
On the way back, Princess Hejia touched her round belly, raised her eyebrows proudly at her son and daughter, and said, "How is it?" Mother didn't lie to you, did she? Coming to my cousin's aunt's house is definitely worth the trip. ”
Situ Xuan endured it, but finally couldn't hold back: "Mother, can we eat and hold it?" Even if the dim sum is enough, I also asked for people's spiced braised beef and beef sauce. Will my cousin and aunt find us annoying? ”
"How could it be! What do I have to do with your cousin? This is full of capital, who can eat and take it in King Ning's Mansion? You and I are the only one...... Don't worry, your cousin and aunt are used to it, otherwise they wouldn't have prepared the braised beef and sauce earlier! ”
Princess Hejia touched the packing box next to her with a smile. The beef sauce is paired with steamed buns and noodles, and it is very delicious. Isn't two cans a bit less? Let's come back to the autumn breeze in a few days!
Situ Xuan sensed her thoughts, and looked at her again and again-alas, forget it, my mother can't listen to what I say, so let's go home and let my father persuade him. To deal with the princess's mother, it is the best way to deal with the horse daddy!
"Alas! Today's goal is only half accomplished! Princess Hejia sighed, "The post for the good sister has not arrived. Princess Ben regretted it, regretted that she shouldn't have said it so full. ”
Situ Xuan rolled his eyes in his heart, and he regretted it until he posted it - it was too late! Who was full of confidence and patted his chest to promise people? Princess, please restrain yourself. It's close to my cousin and aunt, we just need to know it ourselves, and we don't have to show it off so that everyone knows!
"Brother, my cousin and aunt brought me a box of snacks, so I don't tell the princess ......," the second brother Situ Xian whispered in his ear, and asked him not to expose it. If you let your mother know, their box of snacks will be confiscated.
"Where are you hiding?" Situ Xuan saw that when he got into the carriage, he didn't have anything in his hand, and couldn't help but ask.
"My cousin and aunt asked the nurse to wrap her in a bag and take her to the next person's carriage. Your little servant seems to have a copy of it too. Situ Xian's eyes were shining. Brother and sister have it, and he can eat a whole box of dim sum by himself!
"Then don't eat it all at once, lest you spoil your appetite!" The corners of Situ Xuan's mouth hooked slightly, and he couldn't hold back a smile. After all, he's only an eight-year-old kid, and he doesn't have much resistance to delicious dim sum.
"What are you two whispering? Speak up and let your mother hear it. Princess Hejia is thinking about coming to the door tomorrow to beg for it, to see if she can make her cousin-in-law soft-hearted. When I looked up, I saw the two sons muttering head to head and asked.
Situ Xian was flustered for a moment, he looked at his brother pitifully, for fear that the dim sum would be revealed. Situ Xuan said calmly: "The second brother said that the fried beef brisket with tomatoes at noon tastes very good, and asked if our family can also make this dish." ”
"Silly son! The craftsmanship of our chef is far from the Ningwang Mansion. Besides, this ingredient is not easy to get, and killing a ploughing cow casually is punishable. And this persimmon...... There are no plants on our hot spring village, and there is nowhere to buy them in winter! ”
Princess Hejia reminisced about the noon food, if she hadn't been afraid of her cousin's force value, she would have robbed the cook of King Ning's Mansion back to the princess's mansion. It would be great if she could live in King Ning's Mansion permanently!
"That'...... How did my cousin get tomatoes there? Situ Xian saw that the alarm was lifted, and the little question mark in his stomach began to be thrown out.
"Your cousin Ning Wang doted on your cousin and aunt, and built a glass conservatory in the back garden, not to mention persimmons, even watermelons and melons can be grown. Your cousin's family has no shortage of fruits to eat in the winter! You kid, I gave you to my cousin and aunt as a godson, and you still don't want to, I really don't know how to enjoy happiness. Princess Hejia nodded at the second son's head.
Situ Xuan's face was black: "How can you sell yourself for a stutter?" The second brother really readily agreed, and the princess should say that he is a white-eyed wolf and has no conscience. The pros and cons are yours. ”
"Stinky boy, are you fat? Dare to pick up the old lady and look at my finger tickling magic skills! Princess Hejia knew that her eldest son was afraid of itching, so she began to move. Situ Xuan was so frightened that he hurriedly pushed his younger siblings to the front.
Situ Xian's children blinked their eyes wide, and continued the topic just now: "Princess mother, why don't we make a glass conservatory?" Aren't you worried that you don't have fruit to eat in winter, and your skin is not supple? ”
Princess Hejia let go of her eldest son, pinched her second son's little face, and sighed: "Do you think the glass conservatory is so easy to build?" Your cousin's aunt's glass conservatory, you can't get it out without tens of thousands of taels of silver. It's just your cousin's aunt, who has a lot of money, and is willing to spend this money! ”
"Don't we have any money? Mother, all my New Year's money is given to you, and you save to build a conservatory. Situ Xian took out all the red envelopes he received today from his purse, put them in the palm of Princess Hejia's hand, and looked at her with a pair of warm big eyes.
"It's still our virtuous and intimate," she gritted her teeth and said, "Build!" Isn't it just tens of thousands of taels of silver? The dividends of our daily chemical plant in the past two years can almost be built. Just ...... There are no dividends on these two years of investment! ”
Situ Xian clapped his hands and said, "Princess, then next winter, will we be able to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes and watermelon fruit plates?" ”
"Hmmm! Let's build a glass greenhouse in the spring, and go to your cousin's aunt's house in the winter to learn from it, so that we can eat the vegetables in the greenhouse next winter. I went to your cousin's conservatory, and in order to make the most of the space, the shelves were full of vegetables. ”
The mother chatted all the way...... In King Ning's mansion, Gu Ye and the eldest princess held their cheeks and looked at each other worriedly. Gu Ye sighed for the first time: "Mother, what do you say?" Everyone knows, who is invited and who is not invited, must not offend anyone? However, if all the relatives are invited, how many tables do we have to open? A few more cows won't be enough to eat! ”
"If you want me to say, this invitation will wait for Chen'er to come back, let him decide, and he will write it. Leave the work of offending people to him. Let's take a look at this menu again, it is said that it is a whole beef feast, and I think we still have to add a few other popular dishes...... "Pit son, Rong and the eldest princess are good hands."
"Hmmm! Brother Chen must have an idea, so leave it to him! I have a menu full of Han people, let's sift through it, pick a few that no one has tasted, and when the time comes, it will definitely be outstanding. The dim sum on the women's side is the most popular in Dingqing Fenglou and Fuxing Building. We are a party of pure food tasting, and of course we want to let the guests eat to the fullest! ”
"Okay, you're doing this, you can do it. The location is on the side of the East Cross Courtyard. The place is big over there, and the men and women are separated by a lake, so there is no need to make a screen or anything vain. The eldest princess clapped.
"In this winter, is it really good to put the feast outside? Don't come to the New Year's Snow and mess up our banquet! "Gu Ye really doesn't think there's any fun in eating against the cold wind.
The eldest princess smiled: "I have already calculated with the people of Qin Tianjian, and that day was a rare good weather. The female guest was in the plum grove, shielded from the cold wind on all sides. If you are afraid of monotony, you can make a painting competition before the banquet, and paste the paintings of the ladies and ladies on the film, which is very emotional! ”
"Mother, that's a good idea! It's not as good as the men's side, calligraphy and painting are not separated, and you may be able to earn the ink treasure of famous calligraphers and painters when the time comes! Gu Ye showed the expression of a little wealth fan.
"Those famous people are very high, if you post, people may not give you face! However, you're right, put the post down first, and see if you can't come to see them. If there are really one or two, our all-cow feast will be regarded as a return to the capital! The eldest princess was also assimilated by her daughter-in-law and wrote down the names of several famous calligraphers and painters. This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are really not a family that doesn't enter the door!
The two tossed for an afternoon, and finally sorted out the list of close people, which must be invited. When Ling Juechen came back, he saw the names of several famous families in the list who had been in the future, and looked at his mother and daughter-in-law suspiciously.
Gu Ye twittered all his little abacus to him. Ling Juechen nodded and didn't say anything. Several famous calligraphers and painters were stunned when they received the post: they had never had a friendship with Ning Wangfu, how could Ning Wang think of sending them a post?
While they were hesitating whether to go or not, their wives and children were cheerfully preparing the clothes and jewelry to wear on the day of the feast, and what gifts to bring with them for the first time.
When these highly respected calligraphers and painters announced that they were not going to go, they suddenly became the public enemies of the whole family, as if they were the sinners of the ages who had brought disaster to the family.
In the end, Ling Juechen made a decision, in addition to the clan relatives within three generations, friends who come and go more on weekdays, and colleagues in the army. Nothing else!
On the Ling family's side, there is a single lineage within five generations, so there are not many posts to make. On the eldest princess's side, the old Zongling of the clan, the two half-sisters, and King Jing...... King Qin's bloodline is much farther away from the royal family.
However, the youngest son of the family is powerful! On weekdays, I patted the sycophants of Ning Wangfu, and called "Aunt Cousin" one by one, but now it has finally worked.
In the envious, jealous and hateful eyes of his colleagues, Ji Xianrong showed his invitation: See? The post of Ning Wangfu's "All Cattle Banquet"! You didn't receive it? Oops, I'm so embarrassed. But...... It can open your eyes and see the appearance of the flower post of Ning Wangfu......