Chapter 6: The Man Who Rubbed Rice
Yan Yue's most dissatisfied thing after having time is the problem of three meals a day, one is that Yan Yue's stomach is nourished by the craftsmanship of the cloves, and the other is that the food in this courtyard is really poor, and such good ingredients are ruined by them. Every time she faced a table of dishes, Yan Yue had the feeling that she couldn't swallow it, and looking at Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu, Yan Yue believed that they must feel the same way as herself.
So, when she returned to her residence from the medical place to eat at noon, facing the tasteless dishes again, Yan Yue was the first to put down her chopsticks. Looking at Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu, who looked helpless like himself, he said: "Lei Zhentian, you go to their kitchen here to take a look, what ingredients are there." Lei Zhenyu, you go to the small kitchen in the back and brush all those pots and pans, and then prepare some dry firewood, and we will cook and eat by ourselves today. ”
There is a separate small kitchen in the courtyard where Yan Yue lives, and the guys who cook in it are all available, and Yan Yue moved the idea of making a fire by herself two days ago, just because there are too many patients to be busy. In the past two days, the patient has gradually recovered, Yan Yue has more and more time, and the more he eats this food, the more he gets tired of it, he is ready to make full use of this resource to improve his life. When the two big men heard this, they immediately threw away the chopsticks in their hands, and they all acted like the wind and left quickly. Yan Yue's craftsmanship has always been good, and she often communicates with Lilac on how to cook. As long as he is not busy, he always likes to show his hand in the kitchen, and the dishes made by Yan Yue are always fresh, so when these two people heard that Yan Yue was going to cook, they didn't run fast.
Lei Zhentian quickly came back from the big kitchen, but unfortunately there were fewer ingredients left in the big kitchen today, only a few potatoes, a few eggplants, a few cabbages, and a fish. It's a pity that this big man didn't know that cooking not only required ingredients, but also condiments, so he was driven back to the big kitchen by Yan Yue again, looking for oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, green onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and so on. Yan Yue quickly cut the potatoes, soaked the eggplant, cooked the rice, and washed the fish. When Lei Zhentian came back from the big kitchen again, the smell of rice could already be smelled in the small kitchen.
Lei Zhenyu lit the fire below, Yan Yue took the spoon, and soon four dishes and one soup were freshly out of the pot, a sour and hot potato, a fried eggplant, a braised fish, a fried cabbage, and a fish head soup. There were too few ingredients, so Yan Yue could only make such a few dishes because of her simplicity. But just by smelling the smell, Yan Yue's appetite increased.
When the food was placed on the table, Yan Yue found that there were two guests in the small courtyard, Wan Yan Xiao and Chen Jian. Not to mention that Yan Yue was in a hurry to eat, then Wan Yan Xiao and Chen Jian were also surprised, Wan Yan Xiao calculated the time that he should have had lunch here, and came over to say something, but he didn't expect to hear that Dr. Hua was cooking in the kitchen after entering the hospital.
Wan Yan Xiao's first reaction was ashamed, since Yan Yue was admitted to this hospital and began to treat patients, Wan Yan Xiao did not take care of the food problem, and required that the meal must be guaranteed to have ten dishes, two snacks, and two soups every day. But now it seems that it is not enough to have the quantity, it must be that the taste of the dishes made in the big kitchen is too bad, so I will do it myself.
Wan Yan Xiao decided in his heart that from Ming'er, let the small kitchen in charge of his own meals make an extra one every day and send it to Hua Shen Yi, otherwise the Shen Yi will be busy seeing a doctor and will have to cook by himself since he came back, which is really unreasonable. After Yan Xiao's ashamed thoughts, the meal was soon put on the table, and Yan Yue was very happy: "Has the prince eaten it?" Why don't you eat and talk? ”
Yan Yue greeted him out of courtesy, but she didn't expect that Yan Xiao would sit down directly. Wan Yan Xiao just wanted to taste what flavor the doctor liked at first, so he could go back and arrange the dining room according to the taste, and he didn't plan to really sit down and eat. In this way, after all the seats were seated, only Li Jian was left standing there alone. Yan Yue was a little embarrassed for a while: "I'm sorry, because I went late at noon, there are too few ingredients that can be found, so I can only make these four dishes, and please don't dislike it." Guard Li, you can sit down and use some too. ”
Li Jian shook his head again and again and said, "Thank you, the divine doctor, I have used my humble position, and I invite the divine doctor to dine." ”
In this way, Yan Yue was no longer polite, and immediately picked up the bowl and started eating. After that, Yan Xiao wanted to taste it, but when he moved his chopsticks, he realized that this ordinary dish had a different taste. Let's talk about the fried cabbage first, on the plate of delicate blue flowers on a white background, the white raw and tender vegetables are steaming and fragrant, and the appearance and fragrance are enough to make Wan Yan Xiao want to eat. Sure enough, this cabbage made Wan Yanxiao eat a completely different feeling. The most common stir-fried cabbage is crisp and refreshing, and it maintains the crispness and water spirit of the cabbage, and the entrance is excellent.
Even that eggplant is also a taste that Wan Yan Xiao has never tasted. Because there was no meat, Yan Yue cut the eggplant into round slices and then stuck the noodles on both sides, fried them in oil, and fried them until they were browned on both sides before pouring them into water and boiling. The eggplants that Wanyan Xiao usually eats are processed through many procedures, such as roasted eggplant in sauce, eggplant with meat, eggplant in oil, eggplant with tiger skin, fish-flavored eggplant, etc., but they are not as delicious as this ordinary fried eggplant.
Wan Yan Xiao's original intention of just tasting the food turned into a real meal, and it was like having never eaten lunch. Li Jian looked at the people eating at the table expressionlessly, but he was surprised in his heart. I didn't expect when my prince had a hobby of eating two stubbles at a meal, and the expression of eating, how could he look as if he had never eaten something delicious. Then look at the four people at that table, there is no dignity at all, each eats his own, does not interfere with each other, and is not polite, when did this prince have the habit of eating with a bunch of miscellaneous dishes.
But Li Jian's surprise was not limited to this, after finishing the meal, Yan Yuefang remembered to ask: "Is there something wrong with the prince?" The prince thought for a while before replying: "Today, this king is here to see what Dr. Hua needs, but fortunately, he also understands it." Tomorrow the king will order someone to bring more ingredients, and you can bring your own lunch, and the king will order someone to bring it from the king's dining room in the morning and evening. ”
Yan Yue also felt that this arrangement was very good, the morning time was in a hurry, it must be a little too late to do it by yourself, and she didn't want to do it after a tiring day in the evening. In addition, I believe that the meal sent by Yan Xiao should not be too bad, and I can improve the lunch food by myself. It's just that Yan Yue didn't expect that there were more ingredients at noon the next day, and there were more people dining in his own courtyard, and Wan Yan Xiao not only had to eat here, but even Li Jian's lunch also fell here.
Because today is an official improvement of the food, and there are many ingredients, Yan Yue doesn't mind two more people, anyway, just add two more pairs of chopsticks, Yan Yue decided to cook a few more dishes to comfort herself, Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu. Cold dishes include preserved egg tofu and cold fungus; Stir-fried dishes include fungus mushrooms, pork liver with green vegetables, fried kidney flowers, fried chicken slices with bean sprouts, sweet and sour pork ribs, etc., a total of ten dishes and one soup.
Since yesterday, Li Jian has been curious about why his prince would go to Dr. Hua's courtyard for lunch, and he insisted on bringing himself to eat today. But after actually sitting down to eat, Li Jian knew that this miracle doctor not only had amazing medical skills, but also had the pinnacle of cooking skills. Take that fungus mushroom, for example. The white bamboo shoots, the black fungus, the dark red mushrooms, and the green green pepper are bright and dazzling. After entering the mouth, the refreshing and fragrant flavor spreads in the mouth. Needless to say, the freshness of the bamboo shoots is also a highlight. What's even more evocative is the aroma of shredded shiitake mushrooms. The combination of these flavors is simply lovely.
Ten dishes and one soup were basically swept away, and after the meal, Yan Yue also deliberately boiled a pot of fruit tea, which put pineapples, apples, oranges, watermelons, mangoes, honey, etc., Wan Yan Xiao drank all kinds of tea, and it was the first time to drink this fruit tea, and then looked at Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu's calm faces, obviously it was not the first time to drink this fruit tea, for a moment, Wan Yan Xiao actually had a feeling of jealousy in his heart.
Yan Yue thought that the prince of Wan Yan Xiao was just out of curiosity, the so-called fragrant rice from the other house, he came to taste it from his side, but he didn't expect that for three days in a row, then Yan Xiao and Li Jian arrived on time to eat, and his feelings regarded this as his dining room. The three of them ate, some washed vegetables, some lit fires, and some stir-fried vegetables, but after Yan Xiao and Li Jian came, they sat there waiting for the sheet metal to be served, and the whole thing was similar to eating in a restaurant. Not to mention that Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu were a little annoyed, even Yan Yue was a little impatient.
It's just that how to make this prince not come again, Yan Yue really can't think of a good way. Directly saying "Please don't come here to eat" is it a little too hurtful to the self-esteem of the prince, or "I'm too tired, I won't have a gang here tomorrow", but if someone comes tomorrow and you start a gang again, wouldn't it be a deception, that would hurt people even more.
So after being full of wine and food on the fourth day, Yan Yue said directly: "Lord Wang, so many people eat together, it's a bit unfair to only let me work in the kitchen with Lei Zhentian and Lei Zhenyu, not to mention that we have to treat patients every morning." So starting at noon tomorrow, the prince and the Li guards will also go to the kitchen to help. ”
Li Jian's face was stunned and then blushed, Li Jian didn't dare to look at the prince, he didn't know what the expression on the prince's face was, but Li Jian could guess that his prince's heart must be turbulent at this moment. In the past, no matter where the prince dined, it was also someone else's honor. But at this moment, if the prince doesn't enter the kitchen, people won't even be ready to eat.
But then Li Jian was even more thundered by Wan Yan Xiao's words, as if Wan Yan Xiao had already expected Yan Yue to say this, as soon as Yan Yue's words fell, Wan Yan Xiao said: "Everything is arranged by Dr. Hua, and tomorrow this king and Li Jian will help." ”
Obviously, it was not only Li Jian who was thundered by Yan Xiao's words, Yan Yue thought that the other party would be unhappy and walked away, how could you go to the kitchen to help with a meal, but I didn't expect this Yan Xiao to really agree! In this way, Yan Yue stammered a little when she spoke, and could only say, "Okay, okay, then tomorrow - see you tomorrow." ”