Chapter 231: Husband and wife both play tricks and sing
After Hua Manxi cooked the meal, Feiying and the others helped to bring the meal out, and set up a full table, with black bean sauce and dace, browned luncheon meat, green and green black bean sauce fried oil and wheat vegetables, and cold eggplant that looks very good at rice, it is really full of color and flavor.
A total of three tables were opened, one table for Hua Manxi, Xu Jinfei, Xu Yang, Danyun, Wang Shishi, Bao Gonggong and others, and two tables for other soldiers and guards.
A large pot of steamed rice was quickly divided, because Hua Manxi made all the meals for the next meal, so he specially steamed some more rice.
Unfortunately, just as the meal was about to start, Zhao Yi and his party arrived. They entered the post station, and looked at the steaming and appetizing meal on the table, and their stomachs couldn't help but rumble twice.
"Yo, Lord Zhao, you arrived so late, your horse can't do it." Seeing this, Xu Yang couldn't help but tease.
Zhao Yi's face was not good-looking, but it was not easy to tear his face with them, so he could only say coldly: "It is indeed not as good as your war horses, I heard that the prince of Zhenguo is very willing to his subordinates, and he buys all the sweat and blood horses of the Western Regions to use as war horses." ”
Xu Yangyu replied: "That is, our family is not to say anything else, that is, to be generous to his subordinates, if he didn't buy the sweat and blood BMW of the Western Regions, how could he win the high-headed horse of the Beidi people?" ”
"Really? The prince of Zhenguo is indeed a brilliant figure, but it's a pity, it's a pity. Zhao Yi's gaze lightly swept to the wheelchair where Xu Shizi was sitting, and sighed twice in a row.
"Lord Zhao feels sorry for this son of the world, this son of the world understands it, everyone is returning to Beijing, and it is also a kind of fate, why don't you sit down and use it together." The masked Xu Shizi was not angry at all, but said politely and modestly.
"Since the prince is gracious, then the official is disrespectful." Zhao Yi hooked up a smile, lifted his robe, and sat down.
Hua Manxi asked Danyun to bring him a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks.
"Lord Zhao, please, I am a reckless man, I don't have as many rules as your Kyoto nobles, and I hope Lord Zhao will not dislike it." Xu Shizi said lightly, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.
Zhao Yi was choked by his words, he grew up in the atmosphere of Kyoto aristocracy since he was a child, and rarely left Beijing, if it wasn't for the secret of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time, he wouldn't have come in person, he did have quite a rule.
How can this Xu Shizi say that he is also a dignified general, and he is from the Zhenguo Mansion of the three generations of nobles, and he actually eats with the cook and his subordinates, it seems that he has indeed stayed at the Beidi border for a long time, and has been contaminated with the vulgar habits of the Beidi people. Besides, His Majesty was already estranged from the Zhenguo Gong.
Zhao Yi's heart turned a thousand times, but now he was eating people's soft mouth, and he could only force himself to suppress the displeasure in his heart, and said perfunctorily: "The prince is laughing, and the official is not so particular." ”
He was also very hungry, Xu Jinfei and his party had a full meal at least in the morning, but Zhao Yi and the others didn't even eat enough in the morning, this time they were already hungry, and they didn't care about what to think about, so they picked up chopsticks and began to pick up rice and vegetables.
He saw that the luncheon meat was fried in excellent color, and a piece was sandwiched, well, it did taste good, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the dace made of tempeh, which had no thorns at all, but he was amazed. This tempeh was not a first-class thing, he had never eaten it, but with this dace like this, it had an unusual taste, and this tempeh could be used to fry vegetables, he also saw it for the first time, and he didn't want this little chef in the countryside to make something, but it was a novelty.
It was a simple bowl of cold eggplant, and it also made an unusual taste, and he couldn't imagine that he had just tasted every dish and ate a bowl of rice!
"Lord Shizi, this is the tempeh dace I am talking about, this is luncheon meat, how do you feel about eating it?" Hua Manxi saw that everyone had already tasted the food, so he asked out loud at the right time.
"I eat very well, dace is tender, tempeh is delicious, salty and umami is delicious, and it goes well with rice, this luncheon meat bar is not as good as dace, but it is better than a full stomach, which can provide energy." Xu Shizi said lightly, and the words changed, "But whether it can or not is still a question." ”
"Don't worry about the prince, I also have a way to store it, as long as the prince thinks it's good, it's fine." Hua Manxi has a bamboo road.
"Wow, Lord Shizi is really good, if you can eat such a meal in the future when you are out in the army, you can't be too happy." The Flying Eagle exclaimed.
"That's right, the prince is great, so is Chef Hua, if this can be carried to the battlefield, then so many soldiers on the front line will thank you, Chef Hua!" Someone chimed in.
"Mmmm, it's so delicious, I have a lot of this dace at home, but the dace we make, although the meat is smooth and tender, it is spiny, and it often gets stuck in the throat, my mother and my father don't give us food, but Chef Hua, you don't have any thorns at all, it's so godly! It's amazing! ”
This question was exactly what Zhao Yi was puzzled about, so he couldn't help but raise his eyes and glance at Hua Manxi.
Hua Manxi smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Actually, it's not a difficult thing, this dace does have many spines, but its spines are not as good as other fish, the spines of dace are easy to crispy, when I made it, I fried this dace again, fried the spines inside, and then simmered slowly, so it's not that there are no spines, but the spines are crispy, and you can chew and eat." ”
I see.
Zhao Yi originally had no intention of having a relationship with them, but their words made him curious, and he didn't vomit or be unhappy: "I heard that the prince of the world means that he wants to bring these dishes to the soldiers on the front line to eat?" ”
Xu Shizi didn't hide his intentions, this matter, he must do it after returning to Beijing, since Manxi said that she had the confidence to store, it must be certain.
"Yes, Chef Hua said that this dish can be stored, made into canned food, and let the soldiers carry it with them, as a general of the Beidi Frontier, of course, I have the obligation to improve the food and living conditions of the soldiers, so I plan to explain to His Majesty after returning to Beijing that it will be produced in large quantities."
"Can this thing be brought to the border?" Zhao Yi didn't believe it at all, "If it's cold, you can leave it for a few days, but if it's a dog day, it's spoiled overnight, and it's nonsense to take it to the border." Zhao Yi didn't believe it at all.
"Xia worms can't talk about ice, the gentleman is far away from cooking, Lord Zhao has never done food, I don't understand this, it's not strange." Hua Manxi said lightly.
Being ridiculed like this by a little girl and a cook, Zhao Yi naturally couldn't hold back his face, and he was about to get angry, but after thinking about it, he was eating other people's things, and he was not too angry.
"I don't know how thick the sky is, little girl, don't talk too much, this official is not as knowledgeable as you." Zhao Yi snorted coldly and said.
"If you want to talk about major events in the DPRK and China, Manxi naturally doesn't dare to talk about it with adults, but when it comes to food, Manxi still knows a thing or two. Let's wait and see. Hua Manxi said lightly.
"At that time, I have to help me say a few kind words in front of Your Majesty, after all, my lord is in charge of the military department, and it can be regarded as working for the benefit of the officers and men in the army." Xu Shizi reminded him with a stitch.
Sure enough, there is no free lunch in this world! It's just that I want him to taste it, and there are many people who talk to him in front of His Majesty! Zhao Yi felt that this time the gluttony was really a big loss! Since he has already eaten it and eaten it in his stomach again, if this Xu Heng really mentioned this matter in the court, it would be impossible for him not to say anything!
"Xu Shizi is serious, this official is a little squire, if His Majesty's reward comes down, I'm afraid that the grade is not as good as the prince of the world, where will it be my turn to speak?" Zhao Yiqian said.
"Oh, Lord Zhao is modest, although this son has not lived in Kyoto for a long time, but the news of Kyoto can still be inquired about a thing or two, isn't the Ministry of War now Lord Zhao having the final say? Besides, this mouth, this Shizi will not let Lord Zhao open it, Lord Zhao only needs to affirm the taste of these two dishes in front of His Majesty. Xu Shizi smiled slightly, and through the silver mask he was wearing, it looked extremely weird, which made Zhao Yi feel like he was on a thief ship.
"That's right, Lord Zhao, don't you dislike the food I cook is not delicious?" Hua Manxi also sang and said, and also took the luncheon meat with chopsticks and chopsticks to Zhao Yi, and introduced, "My lord, you can taste it more really, this luncheon meat, but I chopped it with pork belly, and then steamed it with egg white, flour, and chestnut powder, and then sliced and fried it slowly, crispy on the outside, fresh and tender on the inside, this luncheon meat has a variety of methods, it can be used to cook soup, stir-fry, and it can be eaten directly in the pie crust, just like the bacon we sandwich today." ”
She said seriously, and Zhao Yi blushed when she heard it.
The mouth of eating people is soft, the hands of people are short, and the sages are honest and do not deceive me! He ate other people's cakes this morning, and now he has eaten other people's dinner, and he plans to visit other people's relatives, and wants to give her cured meat to the Queen Mother.
With so many facets, he couldn't get rid of this relationship anyway!
It's just that applying for military supplies is something that His Majesty is afraid of and dislikes, and if he interjects himself, it will be really a commotion! I should have kept my mouth shut! Gluttony is wrong!
They, they haven't been planning since the smell of grilled fish last night, what a big game of chess!
Zhao Yi's face was slightly ugly, and his heart was even more entangled, and he said perfunctorily: "No, Chef Hua's skills are excellent, but whether this thing can be preserved is another matter." ”
Hua Manxi excitedly said: "As long as the adults can recognize my Hua Manxi's cooking skills for thousands of soldiers, I can naturally do this preservation." ”
"This official is not a person who cheats, and at that time, he will naturally tell the truth." Zhao Yi finally compromised and said loosely.