Chapter 154: Brine and Tofu

I slept happily, took a hot bath, changed into clean and refreshing clothes, and drank a few sips of the 'wild chrysanthemum tea' brewed by Yang Chuan himself.

Huo Quzhi and the Yulin orphans lay flat on the Mazha Zi to bask in the sun, humming comfortably, leisurely and lazy, and they were a group of uneducated rich people, and they simply didn't see it.

Tangyi's father led a group of black and thin half-sized sons, killing chickens and sheep, chopping wood and making fires; Aunt Sarina led a group of women to wash vegetables and rice at the kitchen door, so busy that their feet did not touch the ground.

The midday sun, bright and clean.

In the chimney of Yang's kitchen, the smoke curls up, and when you look at it from a distance, it will make people feel inexplicably warm and serene; On the side of the Huangni official road, the weeping willow branches on both sides of the Weishui River are soft and gentle, swaying gently in the breeze.

Spring is coming.

At the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, the snow on many peaks and peaks quietly melted, and some of them turned into dripping snow water, which flowed into gurgling streams, flowed down mountain streams, and finally merged into Weishui;

Under the warm sun, another part of the snow turned into a cloud of steaming mist, adding a bit of mystery to the clouds and fog of this vast mountain.

Spring is coming, everything is reviving, the earth is full of life, and many small flying insects have hatched, flying in the warm air, making some inaudible chirps.

The suite of Yang Chuan's kitchen is quiet, the sunlight is pouring in, bit by bit, clean, and the faint smell of beans is refreshing.

Sister Leopard looked very sad.

It lay softly on Yang Chuan's lap, looking at the direction of Qinling, its eyes reflecting a large area of greenery, snoring in a low voice, drowsy.

What are the big hairs and little hairs doing? Are they still alive? If you're still alive, have you learned to engage in objects?

Infected by Sister Leopard, Yang Chuan stopped what he was doing, and was stunned for a while, reaching out and rubbing Sister Leopard's head: "They're fine......"

Then, I started to get busy again.

A basket of beans that had been soaked for more than three hours, a small water mill, a jar of white gypsum powder, and a large pot of water were sizzling;

Yang Chuan pushed the small water mill, leisurely added beans to the hole above the stone mill, and looked at the soybean milk foam slowly flowing out of the grinding eyes, with a warm smile on his face.

He felt the little girl's gaze, and couldn't help but turn his head and laugh and scold: "Naren Toya, you want to learn my cooking skills again?" ”

Naren Toya's skin is very white, her hair is slightly curly and yellowish, and it seems to have a hint of goldenness, if not too thin, but it is actually quite beautiful, a bit like the 'doll' that people often call in later generations.

Yang Chuan has always been a little puzzled, the face of the Huns of his cousin's father is actually similar to that of the Han people in the Central Plains, but his body is stronger, why is his daughter Naren Tuoya more like a Persian Hu?

was ridiculed by Yang Chuan, and the little girl's face turned red: "I won't steal school!" ”

"And what are you looking at?" Yang Chuan pushed the small water mill under his hand and asked with a smile.

"Naren Tuoya is looking at Brother Yang Chuan," Naren Tuoya said a little embarrassed: "That red-faced Sima Qian once said, you are handsome, like a girl, why don't I look like it at all?" ”

Yang Chuan smiled casually: "Sima Qian is talking nonsense, don't listen to his nonsense." ”

Naren Tuoya nodded heavily, 'um', thought about it sideways, and asked: "Cao Xiang also said the same, Naren Tuoya didn't believe it, Brother Yang Chuan, don't you know, that guy with a big head and a thin neck is very bad, and he has said bad things about you many times behind his back." ”

Yang Chuan laughed and deliberately asked, "What did he say bad about me?" ”

"He said that Brother Yang Chuan is actually a girl, a woman pretending to be a man to deceive people," Naren Toya scolded indignantly: "He is obviously talking nonsense, he is a little girl without crickets, a stinky liar!" ”

In order to show her emphasis, she stretched out a fist and waved it vigorously a few times: "Big liar, stinky liar!" ”

Yang Chuan nodded again and again: "Yes, Cao Xiang is a big liar, a stinky liar...... By the way, what else did he say bad about me? ”

Naren Toya opened her mouth to speak, but she seemed to remember something, her little face flushed, and she shrunk her neck and remained silent.

Yang Chuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Cao Xiang is a bastard, the dog will definitely not be able to spit out ivory in his mouth, who knows what bastard words he said to the little girl, she deserves to be chased and beaten by others......

Talking and laughing, a basket of beans, most of which has been ground into white flowers and slimy soy milk, exudes a strong bean fragrance.

Use a special basket to filter the ground soy milk juice several times, and the rest is pure soy milk.

"Naren Toya, come and help," Yang Chuan stood up and casually threw her a long-handled spoon, "I'll pour soy milk into the boiling water, and you can stir it vigorously for us." ”

Naren Toya let out an 'oops' and jumped to her feet, standing by the steaming cauldron.

"Remember, be sure to stir while pouring, lest our soy milk stick to the bottom of the pot," Yang Chuan picked up a large bucket of soy milk and began to pour it slowly into the pot of boiling water.

The bright soy milk is poured into boiling water, and in a blink of an eye, it turns into a white paste, which gradually becomes viscous with the constant stirring of the long handle, and then becomes thin and transparent.

After stirring for a while, the soybean milk paste in the pot began to boil and tumble, Yang Chuan shoveled out the charcoal fire in the stove fire, and closed the stove door: "Continue to stir, count two hundred sheep in your heart." ”

Naren Toya nodded, and counted directly: "One-five, one-ten, fifteen, twenty-two, twenty-five......"

Yang Chuan was laughed at by the success.

On the way back to Han, when he was bored, he once taught some simple arithmetic, and he didn't expect to learn so well......

"Yes, just keep counting until you get to a thousand sheep." Yang Chuan commanded, but his subordinates were not idle.

With a graduated spoon, he took out some gypsum powder from the jar, and according to the ratio of one to five, he melted it with water, stirred it lightly, and put it at hand for later use.

In addition, he brought two large wooden barrels and put them on the side of the cauldron for later use.

"Brother Yang Chuan, Naren Tuoya has counted a thousand sheep," at this time, Naren Tuoya asked sweatingly, "Do you want to count another thousand?" Heck, my favorite thing is counting sheep! ”

Yang Chuan smiled: "Okay, okay, count a thousand more sheep, I'm afraid we can only drink soy milk." ”

Scooped the soybean milk in the pot into two large wooden barrels with a wooden scoop, and after a few stirring strokes, he chatted with Naren Toya without a match, not to mention, this little girl knows a lot of things.

For example, her father's father looks very strong, but he is actually very cowardly, and he was once kicked out of the room by Aunt Sarena in the middle of the night and squatted at the door for half the night;

For another example, Cao Xiang's guy was very bad, carrying Yang Chuan on his back, and ran to tease the twelve little chefs, but he was joined forces and directly blasted out...... And so on and so forth.

Yang Chuan couldn't help laughing when he heard it: "Well done, go back and give Aunt Sarena and the twelve little chefs a reward of one or two gold each!" ”

"By the way, there is also a reward for our Naren Toya, two taels of gold."

Naren Toya shook her head and said, "No, I can't ask for Brother Yang Chuan's reward. ”

Yang Chuan asked with a smile: "Why?" ”

The little girl said very seriously: "My Abba said, we are a flock of birds in the sky, and the sun gives us warmth and light, so we can't expect it to guide us at night; We are all cattle and sheep on the earth, so we can't ask for it excessively, so that the pasture has no time to recuperate.

Brother Yang Chuan, you are the sun of Naren Tuoya and her pasture, how can you eat and drink enough, and still want your reward? ”

At first, Naren Toya was speaking in Chinese, but as a result, as she spoke, she unconsciously changed to the Xiongnu dialect she was most familiar with, and her tone dragged on for a long time, like a yellow warbler singing, which was very good.

"Silly child," Yang Chuan rubbed her head, "Okay, the temperature is about the same, you can order tofu." ”

He stretched out a finger, poked it into the soy milk in the wooden barrel to test the temperature, and then began to pour the mixed 'brine' into it.

While pouring, I kept stirring with a long handle.

After pouring the brine, he stirred lightly more than a dozen times, and casually took two wooden lids and covered them: "Okay, you can eat tofu brain later."

Naren Toya, count three thirty thousand sheep......"

……

On the Huangni official road, in the direction of Chang'an City, a group of people walked in a circle, with fluttering flags and sparkling carriages and horses, and came straight towards the Yang fiefdom.

This group of men and horses was full of seven or eight hundred people, among them, two extremely extravagant carriages moved slowly; The front and rear sides of the frame are supported by cavalry guards, the iron armor is distinct, and the scarlet big hunting sounds.

Three or four hundred subordinates, miscellaneous servants, and women in palace costumes hugged each other in front and back, and also rode high-headed horses, which looked extraordinary, and at first glance they were from a big dog family in Chang'an City.

"Husband, that piece is Yang Chuan's fiefdom, look at it, it's not bad, right?"

The splendid curtain of a carriage was lifted, revealing a graceful and beautiful face, but it was Princess Pingyang: "This time I went to his Zhuangzi to relax, don't keep putting on a big black face, Yang Chuan's kid looks respectful, and he is very arrogant in his bones." ”

On the side of the carriage, Wei Qing, who was dressed in ordinary iron armor, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and said indifferently: "There is no arrogance in his bones, what kind of young man is he." ”

Princess Pingyang chuckled: "You elm pimple, do you still know young people?" ”

Wei Qing shut up.

He sat on horseback, looking at the fields and Zhuangzi under the warm sun, with a slight hint of tranquility and open-mindedness on his square black and purple face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"By the way, when you get to someone's Zhuangzi, don't beat people at every turn, be careful that bad boy treats you," Princess Pingyang said a word, and couldn't help but laugh herself, "Anyway, that guy Yang Chuan can suffer, but he will definitely not be humiliated." ”

"Alas, it's pitiful to say, I became a slave of the Qiang people at a young age, and I don't know how much suffering I have suffered and how many sins I have suffered."

"Listening to Cao Xiang, there are three or four hundred scars on Yang Chuan's body, which makes people feel distressed when they hear it, how can it be like those few bears in our family who are not angry, one by one, they are all dressed in fine clothes and jade food, and they are not at all promising!"

"This time, it will be sent to Yangchuan Zhuangzi to treat their illness......"

Listening to Princess Pingyang's nagging, Wei Qing finally looked sideways, frowned, and said: "A few children are disobedient, just whip a few whips, do you have to send others to rectify it?" ”

Princess Pingyang chuckled: "What, you, the hussar general, are still not convinced?" ”

Wei Qing snorted and stopped talking.

Princess Pingyang smiled, shook her head, and said angrily: "I can't talk to you about the elm pimple, Huo Quai, Wei Yan, Wei Budo, and Wei Deng are messing around in Chang'an City, and you have less whips to break?"

Is it done?

Anyway, you just wait and see, this palace will hand over these guys to Yang Chuan, and within three months, I guarantee that I will be more obedient than Cao Xiang......"

The preliminary foreshadowing is basically completed, and it is about to enter the real Chang'an City, and it will be more and more comfortable later.

The cook finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to ensure the integrity of the story and the fullness of the main characters, the chef sacrificed a lot of cool points, so that the reader could read the grievances, this is the chef's fault, the chef invites you to eat Lanzhou beef noodles! (Dog's Head Saves Life)

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