Chapter 39: The Joyful Imperial Dining Room (Part II)
When Zhao Fuqing heard He Lan talk about the menstrual matter, he immediately remembered that it was already the thirteenth of March, so he approached her and said in a low voice, "Your own menstrual matter is coming, don't just care about others." After saying that, he smiled and walked away from her.
When He Lan heard this, his face suddenly turned red, he didn't expect that this Zhao Fuqing was so shameless, but he brought up the menstrual affair, damn the menstrual matter, can't he come later? Wait until the ginger sugar tea is ready.
"I wonder if it's good for a few of us to drink it?" Zhao Changde interjected at this time and asked.
"Generally don't drink it, unless you have a cold and fever. However, women can drink it, as well as pregnant women, and don't drink it at night, because drinking it at night will cause fire. He Lan pointed out one by one, at this time, the brown sugar had been put in, and the water in the pot was slowly about to turn into a bowl, so the fire was extinguished, and then poured out and served to Muping.
"Come, drink this bowl of water, and you'll be fine."
"Thank you, sister." Mu Ping nodded, revealing tears of true feelings, and then drank a bowl of ginger syrup in one go, and then under He Lan's gentle gaze, he climbed onto the bed and covered it with a quilt.
He Lan stepped forward and touched the quilt, noticed that it was a little wet, and said, "Your Majesty, the courtiers want a few sets of quilts, after all, this quilt is all damp, and it is not good for Mu Ping's body." If possible, change the place for Kiping, after all, it's too humid. Also, I hope that Your Majesty will go to check the latrine, why Muping will get sick when he goes out to the latrine, which makes the courtiers puzzled. ”
"Okay, I'll order someone to bring a few new quilts, and then send someone to look after the latrine." Zhao Sheng Rong nodded, and then asked, "Can you play with confidence now?" ”
"Of course." He Lan saw that Zhao Sheng Rong had been staring at the simple playing cards he had made, and nodded.
"Okay, you teach me, how to play this?"
"I'll make another pay, now there are more than a dozen of us, and one set of playing cards is not enough." He Lan thought for a while, said, and then took out the paper again, cut it into square paper again, and then drew it carefully with a pen, red hearts, squares, spades and black plum blossoms, and even painted the queen and the emperor.
"He Lan, didn't you say that you can't paint, how can you draw so realistically?" Zhao Fuqing saw He Lan's painting and asked.
"I said the prince, you seem to be mistaken, what I said is that I can't be a woman, like embroidery or something, but my painting is not very good, I have a friend, named Huo Rui, she is a real painting master, I am a big difference compared to her." He Lan shook his head and said, "Come, come, I'll teach you." ”
"Dry staring is to come out in order, for example, 3 first, it must be 4, 4 is followed by 5, 5 is followed by six, three of the same is a bomb, four of the same is bigger than three of the same bomb, and two of the same ......" Speaking of this, seeing a dissatisfaction on Zhao Shengrong's face, He Lan added, "I said the emperor, don't worry about it so much, besides, I just said that you must give up your son to play this, and this king is different from you, the emperor, what should you really do?" The king is the king, and the emperor is the emperor. ”
"You're painting me and Zitong." Zhao Sheng Rong looked at the painting and muttered.
"Oh, you're really ridiculous, and it's not just you, the emperor, there are other emperors, tsk, really. The heart is so small, and he is so emperor. It is said that the prime minister's belly can support the boat, presumably the emperor has a bigger belly than the prime minister, why is the emperor unhappy when these two kings are mentioned? Not happy, who dare to play with you? If you don't dare to play with you, who can really be happy? He Lan chattered a lot, and seeing that Zhaosheng Rong still had no change in his face, he turned around and left, "That's it, I'll go to see Muping, you guys can sit down." ”
"He Lan," Zhao Fuqing hurriedly grabbed her, "The imperial brother is like this, he has been cultivated by his father and the emperor since he was a child, don't you mind, he is already quite good, and he is not as picky as the fifth brother, but you also know that 'one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers', so when you heard you say two kings, you are naturally a little unhappy." ”
"I didn't say tiger, I said two...... That's it, it's a mistake I just said, Brother Liu, you teach them first, I'll see if Muping kicks the quilt, and then I go to make some potato chips or something, and eat while playing, it's the best. He Lan admitted his mistake at this time, and then said.
"How about I help you?" Zhao Fuqing asked suddenly. Suddenly frightened, Liu Feiping stood up, "Lord Qing, that's not good, that's ......"
"Why not?" He Lan asked Liu Feiping rhetorically, "If it weren't for me, you would ask your Qing prince, who cooked for him in the days he was outside, and how did he do it?" Isn't that what I did? Therefore, in my opinion, there is no distinction between three, six, nine, etc., as long as it is a person, you have to learn to cook, otherwise, if you become a lazy person, you will starve to death. ”
"I remembered that Sister He said a few days ago that a lazy man married a daughter-in-law, but the daughter-in-law wanted to go back to visit because her mother was sick, so she made a round cake for the lazy man's husband, and put it around his neck, saying that he would eat in a circle every day, and he could eat for about three or four days, and he would not starve him. When the daughter-in-law came back and found that the lazy man was dying of hunger, and there were only two mouthfuls of bread on it, the daughter-in-law asked him why he didn't turn in circles, but the lazy man said, 'I'm too lazy to go in circles.' Feng'er answered, "So, since then, not only me, but even Xiao Anzi and Xiao Shunzi have also worked one by one." With that, she covered her mouth and smiled.
"Well, it seems that I should also learn more, and if my princess leaves me in anger, I will suffer." Zhao Fuqing raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Sheng Rong, Zhao Sheng Rong did not have any expression on his face at this time, but looked down at the playing card.
"In that case, then come with me." He Lan smiled, then came to the place where the vegetables were placed, and picked up the potatoes, "Wash them with water first, and then use this to peel off the skin." She handed over a homemade razor, which was more rudimentary, but better than a knife.
"How to scrape?" Zhao Fuqing took it and asked softly.
"How do you think you can scrape it, as long as you don't scrape too thickly, or you won't be able to eat the fries."
"How do I know that the fries are sweet potatoes?" Zhao Sheng Rong may also feel strange, so he walked over and asked. Of course, as soon as the emperor came, naturally the others followed closely.
"This potato is called a potato, and a sweet potato is called a sweet potato, and these are two different kinds. There are many times when everyone will use French fries and potato chips as raw materials for making sweet potatoes, and both sweet potatoes and potatoes can be made, but sweet potatoes are not ...... Why don't you let your fifth brother steal some back when he stays abroad? ”
Zhao Changde interjected, "He Lan, it seems that I, the prince of De, can't do anything in your eyes except steal, right?" Although it was a complaining tone, it was not angry but had a joking taste.
"That's, you didn't say it yourself, you stole the sesame oil, you stole the brown sugar, and you probably stole the salt, so well, this sweet potato is estimated to be ...... You have to steal it, too. He Lan smiled, without any pretentiousness, and even less fear.
"Haha," Zhao Sheng Rong and Zhao Fu Qing suddenly laughed, and Zhao Changde shook his head helplessly, "Brother Huang, Ninth Brother, you are really good, just let He Lan make fun of me." I...... I'm not here anymore. When Zhao Changde was just about to leave, He Lan asked him to stay again, "Hey, if you don't stay here and can't eat my He fries, then this will be rewarded to your Tingjiao Imperial Brother and the abducted Ninth Brother." ”
Hearing this, Zhao Changde retracted his hand again, "That's it, I'm the prince, how can I be so angry, no matter how big the prime minister is, it's not as big as me, the prince, so my stomach can not only support the boat but also the river, so I won't mind what you call me." There is also a listening horn royal brother and the abduction of the ninth brother to accompany me, and I will not leave. This can't be cheaper for them. ”
"That's a good boy!" He Lan's last sentence made everyone laugh again.
Yi Tian listened quietly outside the door, extremely indignant in his heart, what a He Lan, he despised the emperor so much, and gave the emperor that unpleasant nickname, the emperor is really, he is so open, and he doesn't even pursue He Lan, this girl, it seems that it is really as the queen said, she is really a girl who doesn't know whether to live or die. And it's noticeable everywhere. He even tossed the imperial dining room into a mess, and at this time there was no place for his own foothold, and his heart was even more indignant.
"Your Majesty...... Oh, it's awkward to call this, why don't I call you a Zhaosheng Rong, I don't know if it's okay? As soon as He Lan's words fell, everyone except Zhao Shengrong responded, "No." ”
"Why?" He Lan looked up and asked.
"He Lan, the emperor is the emperor, how can he be like us ordinary people, how can we call his name? That's disrespectful to the emperor. Liu Feiping kindly persuaded.
"It's not a name, but it's really awkward to call the emperor. Besides, isn't the name of the person just called by Jean? Otherwise, I'll call you Brother Zhao, now it's okay, right? ”
"No way!" Zhao Fu Qing and Zhao Changde actually blocked the Dao again.
"Hey, I can't call him by name, I can't call him by name, I can't call him anything, I can't call him 'hey' or 'hey'...... Zhao Fuqing, your skin is too thick, put it down, or I'll come. Speaking of this, He Lan found that Zhao Fuqing had scraped the potatoes to a small piece because of his distraction, and he was immediately anxious, and couldn't help blurting out his name.
Zhao Fuqing smiled, "Except for my name, no one else's name is allowed, and my brother will also belong to me." Fifth brother, are you right? ”
"Right...... No, you are her ninth brother, and I am naturally her fifth brother, so you have to call me her brother. ”
"And me, you two are my younger brothers, so naturally I am her eldest brother." Zhao Sheng Rong also interjected and came in.
Liu Feiping pulled the corner of He Lan's clothes, He Lan turned around in surprise and asked, "Brother Liu, what's wrong?" ”
"Don't call me that, I can't afford to call me big brother, I don't dare to ...... with the emperor" Seeing that Liu Feiping's eyes kept aiming at Zhaosheng Rong, He Lan understood and smiled, "Then, I will call you Brother Feiping, this is not the same as others." Here, help me peel, I'll cut the chips. ”
"Oops, why did this potato change color?" At this moment, a startled voice sounded, and everyone looked at it one by one, and sure enough, the potatoes that were white just now turned dark red.
"It seems that it can't be eaten, I'll ...... it" Zhao Shengrong said and picked up the potatoes and was about to throw them out, He Lan hurriedly ran over, "It's not that it can't be eaten, it's oxidized, thrown away, but it's wasted." ”
"Oxidation?" Everyone swept their questioning glances towards He Lan one by one, a word they had never heard of.
"Uh......" The term oxidation is indeed difficult to explain, He Lan looked at the pair of inquisitive eyes, took a breath, and then said, "That is to say, potatoes will change color when they encounter air, and this phenomenon is called oxidation." It looks like a discoloration, but it's just the air that's doing the trick. She didn't want to talk too deeply, or she didn't explain much about the various chemistry and the like, but she didn't learn much about chemistry, so it can be said that she had forgotten it a long time ago.
"I'm going to cut the strips and cook them first." With that, He Lan hurried to do it. Zhao Fu Qing may have been able to see clearly and follow closely.
I saw that she first cut the potatoes into thick slices, and then cut the thick slices into strips of uniform thickness, and after washing them with water several times, she put oil in the pot, and when the oil was only about five or six percent hot, she put the potatoes in and fried them, and in less than a column of fragrant time, the potatoes turned golden brown.