Chapter Seventy-Seven: Sweet and Sour, Spicy and Salty (Lifting the Ban)
When Chu Yu returned to the mansion, it was already twilight, and after a day of twists and turns, she was a little tired, but she didn't rest, but asked Rong Zhi in her yard, and went straight to him without changing her clothes.
In the car, she had already discovered the mystery behind her, and recalled the strange expressions of the palace people she had encountered, and suddenly realized that there would be rumors in the palace tomorrow.
She didn't care, though.
He didn't find Rong Zhi in the house, Chu Yu returned to the bamboo forest, this time Rong Zhi didn't sit on the bluestone platform that he could see as soon as he entered the forest, the bluestone platform was empty, Chu Yu reached out to touch it, and his fingertips were cold.
Rong Zhi must be the same as her in his heart, not very calm, right? The three-year goal disappeared abruptly, and it was difficult for anyone to accept such a sudden change.
Now the grace, perhaps in some hidden corner, quietly meditating.
Just as she was about to turn around and leave to look elsewhere, Chu Yu suddenly smelled a trace of aroma, as if it was the fragrance of barbecued meat, her heart moved, and she walked towards the depths of the bamboo forest, walking and walking, the fragrance became stronger and stronger, making Chu Yu remember in time that she had not eaten much when she went back and forth into the palace today.
Walking to the corner of the garden, which is also the edge of the bamboo forest, Chu Yu was not surprised to see Rong Zhi, he sat on the ground casually, with a wooden frame in front of him, there was a fire under the frame, and there was a branch in the wooden frame, and on the branch was a bird that was slightly smaller than a chicken, which had been plucked and roasted to a brown, I don't know what kind of bird it was.
The aroma comes from this barbecue bird.
My heart suddenly calmed down, and I didn't know if it was because of birds or people.
Rong Zhi's beautiful and elegant face was expressionless, his snow-white clothes were stained with a little soot stains, and the fire light was beating uncertainly, illuminating his dark eyes, and as soon as the light entered his eyes, it seemed to be completely absorbed.
Even at the barbecue, he still looks calm and elegant, and his movements are as natural as flowing water.
Picked up the bottle on the side and sprinkled some powder on the bird, the aroma suddenly became extremely attractive, Chu Yu couldn't help it anymore, stepped forward in three steps and two steps, sat opposite Rong Zhi across the fire, and said with a smile: "Half of the meeting." ”
Rong Zhi raised his eyes to look at her, not surprised, only smiled slightly, and said, "Are you sure the princess really wants to eat?" ”
Chu Yu smiled: "Could it be that you poisoned here?" ”
"Naturally, no."
"So what's the problem?"
Rong Zhi stared at Chu Yu for a moment, revealing a wonderful smile, he removed the wooden frame where the barbecue was held, and after cooling for a while, he took out a slender knife from his sleeve that was no more than the length of a palm, cut off a piece of meat on the bird's leg, about half the size of a palm, and put it on the blade and handed it to Chu Yu: "The equipment is not enough at the moment, please ask the princess to do it, but this meal has a different flavor, the princess may wish to try one or two." ”
The piece of barbecue meat was only less than half an inch thick, one side was browned and oily, the other side was white and tender, the color and fragrance were all appetizing, Chu Yu took the handle of the knife, carefully blew it a few times, and made sure that it was not too hot before sending it to his mouth.
After a while, Chu Yu stopped chewing expressionlessly, smiled knowingly, pointed to the fire, motioned for her to spit in the fire, and casually brought the knife in her hand over.
Chu Yu hesitated for a while, but still forcibly swallowed the things in his mouth, looked at Rong Zhi, and pondered the words: "You, did you use the wrong seasoning?" "The meat is grilled without a problem, the skin is crispy on the inside, and the bite is delicious, but the problem is the seasoning that seeps into the meat.
The taste of this barbecue is not exaggerated, unlike those novices who are new to cooking and make it too salty or too light, but there is a slight twist, and into the saltiness of the meat, there is a little more bitterness and sweetness that should not be there, and the two flavors are mixed together, and it tastes strange.
It's like a color mix, it's supposed to be green, but it's accidentally mixed with red and yellow paint, and the whole is very strange.
Looking at Rong Zhi's smart face, he doesn't look like a cooking idiot, how can this be?
Rong Zhi smiled faintly, didn't explain, only picked up the knife and looked at it, the blade was still wearing most of the leftover barbecue that Chu Yu had just eaten, he didn't throw it away, lowered his head and opened his mouth to bite it gently.
Wen Yan took a small bite of the meat, and ate it very calmly and comfortably, as if it was not disturbed by the strange taste at all.
When Chu Yu saw him like this, he suddenly remembered a possibility: "You...... Can't feel the taste? If that's the case, then it makes sense, color blindness is difficult to perfect color mixing, and people who don't have a sense of taste don't know what is really delicious, and naturally it is difficult to make delicious meals.
But before the words came out, Chu Yu dismissed his guess: "No, I can't feel the taste, why are you seasoning?" Your palate ...... I mean tongue...... Is there something wrong? Chu Yu pondered.
Rong Zhi lowered his head and bit down on the last piece of flesh on the blade, his pale lips shimmered softly under the firelight, his eyes were like a fan, and his black hair slipped a little, covering half of his face.
When he raised his head again, he looked to the side and smiled: "Yue Jiefei, can you do me a little favor and send a message to the cook for me, so that they can cook a hare and bring it." ”
Yue Jie Fei usually went in and out with Chu Yu, like a shadow, but as a guard, he often hid in the dark where it was not easy to be noticed, and when he heard Rong Zhi's order, he first glanced at Chu Yu, who nodded before turning around and leaving.
Yue Jie flew away, and then Rong Zhi continued: "My tongue ......" He paused, as if thinking about how to express it, "The taste is a little different from others, people feel bitter, but I taste with a hint of sweetness, people say it is sour, but I feel a little salty, I think it is delicious, but others may not think so." ”
He shrugged his shoulders lightly, although helpless, but also full of care: "That's it." "The cooks in the princess's house knew that he liked different tastes from others, and when they prepared food for him, they always prepared a separate portion, but they didn't know why.
Chu Yu was stunned, and said after a while: "Who else knows about this matter except me?" ”
Rong Zhi smiled slightly, and picked a small piece of meat from the roast bird that had been slightly cooled, his broken right arm no longer needed to be hung with bandages, but it still couldn't be too forceful, but the intact left hand was extremely flexible, and his movements were as light as a dexterous swallow: "No one has ever asked about this, only because I have strange tastes, so only the princess knows the real reason for this." ”
Chu Yu frowned and said, "How can this be? "Isn't it very inconvenient for him to have such a sense of taste when he eats with others?
Rong Zhi smiled and licked his oily lips: "Actually, when I was a child, I was still like an ordinary person, maybe I tasted too much poison later, and somehow it became like this, and I don't know how to heal it, it's okay to be horizontal and vertical, and it's been like this all these years." Most of the things made by others could not be eaten, so he groped for himself to learn seasoning, but he also practiced a good cooking skill, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain.
Rong Zhi said easily, but Chu Yu understood a little that his "coming over like this" was not so pleasant, but seeing that he didn't want to mention it more, she was inconvenient to ask, so she could only divert the topic: "Why hasn't Yue Jiefei come back yet?" ”
Rong Zhi looked at Chu Yu for a moment, swept around her side with a somewhat playful gaze, and then smiled incomprehensibly, and said, "I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while." ”
Sure enough, as Rong Zhi said, when the rabbit that had been slaughtered, dissected and washed was sent by the people in the kitchen, Yue Jiefei had not returned.
And Rong Zhi moved neatly through the branches to cut the meat, put the rabbit on the fire, and smeared the salt and brush the sauce when turning the rabbit meat, and after a while, the fragrance wafted out.
Chu Yu glanced at the bird he hadn't eaten yet, and couldn't help but say, "How much do you want to eat in one meal?" "One bird isn't enough?
Rong Zhi smiled: "This is for the princess, although my taste is unusual, but if you want to make ordinary people's food, it is not difficult, the princess will stay for a while, and it will be fine soon." ”
Rong Zhi roasted the rabbit meat, extinguished the fire, and handed it to Chu Yu, who tasted it very delicious, so he simply solved the dinner here.
On the edge of the quiet bamboo forest, the twilight is getting darker and darker, a man and a woman, a bird and a rabbit, one person and one person, smiling relatively, although this scene is strange, but there is something unique.
After the two of them rested for a while, Yue Jiefei also came back, with a happy look on his face, as if he knew something happy, Rong Zhi smiled slightly, glanced at Yue Jiefei, and then looked at Chu Yu, then stood up, swept away the ashes on it with wide sleeves, and said: "The princess came just in time, I have something to tell you, please come with me." ”
Chu Yu subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Rong Zhi smiled: "Did the princess forget? Of the three things you asked me to do the day before yesterday, the first ......" is now done.
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In conjunction with the starting point activities, the three chapters have been lifted~~~