Ancient Foodie Survival Guide

The old lady sat on the collapsed face with a black face, her expression of joy just now shattered.

The mother reminded her: "Old lady, although the prince doesn’t need to mobilize the teachers, we still have to save face. The maids in the three-bedroom courtyard can’t hold the stage, so we have to dispatch people quickly. There is also the big kitchen. Hurry up to prepare the banquet."

The old lady did not speak, and tightly squeezed the Buddhist beads in her hands.

"Old lady?" The mother called her anxiously.

The old lady said with a calm face: "You said, what the **** did the prince come over?"

The mother was stunned for a moment, and said in a stupefied manner: "Didn't His Royal Highness say that he wanted to get together with his subordinates?"

The old lady sneered: "Gathering? Can't gather in the East Palace? Can't gather in a restaurant? Even the painting boat is more suitable than the Third Court of Xie Guo Gong's Mansion, why come here?"

Mother was so silly to be asked, it made sense.

Jiang is still hot, the old lady quickly figured out the key points, and mocked: "It's really a skill. Yesterday I said that the Jiang family is not beneficial to his career. Today he can invite the prince to Xie Guo Gong's residence to give Jiang Make a face. Go, let someone open the small kitchen, and ask for what ingredients."

The mother heard the old lady's plan, and said in amazement: "This..." That's the prince. Wouldn't it be negligent to entertain only in the small kitchen?

The old lady said in a hurry, "I order the big kitchen to prepare a banquet, how to do it, after all, we can count on the big kitchen to save the field." She turned the Buddhist beads in her hand again, "If you want to hit me in the face, you have to look at her. If you have this ability, don't put your slap on your face."

After she finished speaking, she slapped the Buddha beads on the table angrily: "It's in vain that I look at the youngest, but I didn't expect to be so fascinated that I would dare to invite the prince over to carry her sedan chair."

This was wronged by Xie Xun, and the decision of Xie Guogong Mansion by His Highness the Prince was completely beyond his expectation.

Things should start at noon today.

Xie Xun thought about what the old lady said yesterday, afraid that Jiang Shuyao would be angry, and specifically went to the prince, hoping to reward his wife next time he has merit.

He has been accompanied by the prince since he was a child, and the two grew up together, and the relationship was close. The prince agreed without thinking.

After Xie Xun left, the Prince thought more and more interesting. This is Xie Boyuan, he will beg for his wife!

The gossip flames in the prince's heart were burning, and the big mouth Lin Cheng was immediately found.

Lin Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard the gossip, and he stomped his feet excitedly: "Xie Boyuan is possessed by a monster, right? How can a Taoist priest move his heart?"

The prince nodded in agreement: "This Jiang family is really a strange woman. I have heard the rumors about loneliness in Manjing City before. At that time, it was worthless for Bo Yuan. He wanted to go to his mother to make a theory, but he didn't realize that a person made of ice sculpture was actually warmed. It's gone!" His face was serious, and he spread out the papers, as if he was discussing political affairs in harmony, "Is the Jiang family beautiful?"

Lin Cheng recalled for a moment, folded his fingers, and nodded, "Beautiful."

"But Xie Boyuan is not the one who likes beauty, right? Every time he is'encountered' by a lady, his face is stinky."

Lin Cheng smirked: "I think Xie Boyuan's fascination has nothing to do with beauty. His wife cooks a good dish, the key is the style that has never been eaten, the taste that has not been tasted. Let alone him, whoever replaces it You have to be tempted, suck—"

The prince recalled the fern root powder he had eaten that day, and swallowed his saliva.

As a prince, he had never tasted the delicacies of mountains and seas, but it was the first time he tasted the spiciness that day, and the smooth, sour and spicy fern root powder was also the first time I saw him.

Lin Cheng smashed it, smashed his mouth, and said with joy: "Bo Yuan has not brought any food these few days. I have a bad appetite for everything. Alas, I feel picky. But Bo Yuan agreed to let me go to Xieguo Mansion for dinner. , Hehehe. I hope to see my sister-in-law, so that I can persuade her to let Lin quickly open some restaurants."

In fact, Xie Xun refused Lin Cheng Cengfan, but he hesitated thinking that the old lady said that Jiang Shuyao was not a good wife who could assist her husband.

Isn’t it good for official career to let colleagues come to Xie’s government office because of Jiang’s face?

So he reluctantly agreed.

When the prince heard this, he became interested: "Go alone."

Lin Cheng dumbfounded: "Huh?"

The prince went to Xie Xun with great interest. Of course he wouldn't say clearly that the rhetoric he gave was the same as the rhetoric that fooled the old lady, but what kind of person Xie Xun saw through his plan at a glance.

He pressed his face against the ice block: "Your Royal Highness." Xie Xun and the prince are more like good brothers. There is no separation between monarchs and ministers, and he bluntly said, "Your status is honorable, I am afraid that Xie Guo Gong's mansion will not be well served."

Lin Cheng probed his head: "Zhou's Zhou's."

The prince nodded in agreement.

"There is no such reason." Xie Xun said as he squeezed a gentle smile.

Langyue's breezy smile, soft and soothing tone...appeared on Xie Xun.

terrible!

The prince pushed Lin Cheng, Lin Cheng shivered: "Bo Yuan, I think you are right. His Royal Highness is very honorable, and he is indeed afraid of improper hospitality. I am different, I can do anything! My sister-in-law does what I do. Eat it all!"

Prince: ...for so many years of love, so fragile.

The prince said: "Bo Yuan, you want to turn off. When you and I were ordered to inspect the Huaizhou army, weren’t it also a solar eclipse and some coarse tea and light rice? When I went there was a hurry, I hurried on the road and swallowed dry food for several days without any hot food. Touched."

Prince Yizheng said: "I just want to get together with his subordinates. Why pay attention to so much? Can't the East Palace hold a banquet?"

Xie Xun thought silently for a few seconds. If you want the old lady to completely throw away the contempt for Jiang Shuyao, the prince's visit to the house is indeed a good opportunity.

He still agreed: "Okay."

Before Lin Cheng had time to be happy, a group of people came out behind him.

"Ah, Your Highness, what do you mean by gathering with your subordinates?"

"Bo Yuan, did you plan to host a banquet at Xie Guo Gong's Mansion?"

There was so much noise that Xie Xun's temples jumped.

"I--" He said, everyone was quiet immediately.

"I don't mean to host a banquet at Xie Guo Gong's Mansion, you are confused."

Naive, too naive. Who can be mixed up to this point, who is not a person who has been in the family for several generations and has been in contact with tactics since childhood?

As soon as the voice fell, the colleagues spoke up and down:

"Well, since the prince is going, the minister will send it off?"

"Bo Yuan, our two mansions happen to be on the same street, shall we take value together?"

"Yes, your Royal Highness is out of the palace, how can we not go with you?"

Xie Xun gritted his teeth and decided to fix him together, right?

So supported by various reasons, a group of people from the East Palace arrived at Xie Guogong's mansion mightily.

There are the crown princes high above them, as well as the descendants of the aristocratic families. Every single item is full of weight. A stop at the door is completely a gathering of the future leaders of the court, the emperor and the courtiers.

Jiang Shuyao was faced with such a scene as soon as he returned from the second room, with a dazed expression on his face.

Xie Xun placed the group of people in the hall, found Jiang Shuyao in the wing, and explained it carefully.

Jiang Shuyao nodded in a daze, and asked Xie Xun how to arrange.

Xie Xun thought about the group of them and had a headache: "I asked the big kitchen to move the table for the banquet, and the dinner will be prepared for the banquet."

Jiang Shuyao looked at the sky and wondered: "Is it time?" The ancient banquets were not exaggerated from preparation to serving.

Xie Xun is actually very worried: "The simpler one shouldn't be a problem."

Jiang Shuyao didn't know how Xie Xun was in the East Palace. To her, she felt like her husband's colleague and boss came to the house for dinner. If she didn't bring out the signature dishes, she would always be afraid of her husband's shame.

"Or, let me prepare?" She still has this confidence.

"No." Xie Xun refused without thinking, "It will tire you."

Jiang Shuyao said: "No." She used to have no pressure to be a chef alone when friends had dinner, not to mention that she didn't plan to make sophisticated noodles today.

"The pot I made for people to beat has already been done. It just so happened that today I was practicing frying hot pot ingredients in Erfang and Ersao, which just happened to come in handy."

"Hot pot?" Xie Xun blinked.

"Yeah." Jiang Shuyao nodded and pushed his shoulders, "Don't worry, go chat with them and wait for a while to eat."

Xie Xun was confused and pushed out of the room door by her. Looking back at her with a bright smile, she suddenly felt soft.

He strode over, bowed his head and said to Jiang Shuyao: "Thank you."

Jiang Shuyao was embarrassed by his serious tone: "It's really nothing, you go quickly, don't leave the guests hanging out."

Prince Lai had previously estimated in his mind that he didn't think Jiang could make any delicious food that would surprise everyone.

One is that there are too many people, and she can't make a meal for so many people in a short time.

Second, it is easy to be delicious but hard to be amazing. The fern root powder ate that day was indeed amazing, but he did not believe that Jiang Shuyao could casually make a delicacy beyond fern root powder.

There are so many people and the time is short. It is estimated that Xie Guogong will let the big kitchen prepare the banquet. Jiang will cook the dishes casually. They will taste the dishes separately, which is in line with Xie Xun's mind to make her face and not neglect the guests. .

He thought so, and waited for the food with a thought of watching a show.

Unexpectedly, the speed of serving dishes was beyond his expectations, and the maids came over with three pots.

Everyone was stunned, staring at the empty weird-shaped pot, what does this mean?

Before guessing the purpose, the maids brought the dishes again, this time everyone had the dishes in their hands.

Everyone is a little surprised, is the food served so fast in Xie Guo Gong's Mansion?

When they put down their plates, they were all dumbfounded.

raw? !

When I looked at the table, there were green, white, red, yellow, and mixed colors. There were meat and vegetables, and the dishes were rich, but without exception, they were all raw.

Vegetarian dishes include cabbage, tofu, mushrooms, gluten, lotus root slices, kelp, oily tofu and so on. Meat rolls, beef rolls, spicy beef, coriander balls, quail eggs, tenderloin, fish fillets, etc.

There are also fish balls, crab sticks, blood prosperous, goose intestines, duck intestines, hairy belly, loin slices, etc. that can't be seen at a glance.

Everyone was dazzled and couldn't tell what was what.

Regardless of their status and taste, Jiang Shuya has prepared any side dishes. There are many internal organs that people think are dirty, but they can't recognize them at all.

"Bo Yuan, what does this mean?" The prince first asked everyone's doubts.

Xie Xun didn't figure it out either. If Jiang Shuyao were here, she would definitely explain the introduction patiently, but hate this group of people for running here today.

He unconditionally believes in Jiang Shuyao, not salty nor plain, "It's just a new way of eating."

He didn't want to say more, because a group of top aristocrats had a guilty conscience to enter the city, so they didn't dare to ask.

The dishes were ready, and the maids served a few more dishes.

The dry dishes are mainly crushed peanuts, sesame noodles, pepper, chili noodles, etc.; the oil dish is made with sesame oil, and minced garlic, coriander, salt, vinegar, etc. are added; the sesame sauce dish is the love of northerners, thick sesame sauce and red The fermented bean curd juice, sugar and other seasonings make the sesame sauce full of color and fragrant.

It’s not over yet. The maids put the hot pot base into the pot, and poured the rich milky white and clear broth with the pot. The charcoal fire in the hot pot set burned, and a hot, spicy and fragrant taste instantly emerged from the pot. Overflow.

This taste is extremely overbearing, rich and spicy, and instantly awakens people's appetite. The soup bottom in the pot was bubbling, and there was a layer of clear red oil floating on the surface, floating with the rolling of the hot soup, the color alone made people swallow.

Bai Zhi wrote down Jiang Shuyao's words and came to introduce them: "This thing is called hot pot, this pot is spicy, this is slightly spicy, and this is light mushroom soup."

"All the dishes on the table are side dishes. You can put whatever you want. Don't be afraid of the smell. Just pay attention to the heat. For example, this blood will grow old after being cooked for a long time. , The entrance is as tender as it melts quickly, and it is extremely fresh."

"There are also goose intestines. When blanching the hot pot, pay attention to the "several ups and downs". Don't cook it accidentally. It cooks quickly. When the time comes, you should fish it out immediately. This way the duck intestines will remain crisp and raw. The taste will not be too old to chew."

Bai Zhi introduced one by one. Everyone was dizzy. It was clear that the food on the table was raw, but everyone couldn't help drooling when she said that, not to mention the spicy and delicious smell floating on the nose. After tasting, there seemed to be a refreshing smell of Chinese medicine pouring into his nose.

Bai Zhi finally finished the introduction, stepped back and waited for instructions.

As the highest status here, the prince is naturally the first to speak: "You don't have to be cautious, move your chopsticks."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone was fully demonstrating what it means to be informal. They picked up the chopsticks in a swift manner, their eyes glowed, and they rolled up their sleeves and looked towards the table-and then they were in trouble.

What should I eat first?

Several chopsticks froze in the air. In fact, a pair of chopsticks that were extremely incompatible fell down.

Xie Xun elegantly picked the **** and explained calmly: "Just now the maid said, let's put the ones that are difficult to familiarize first."

Everyone praised secretly. Just now they were just taking their saliva, so pay attention to what the maid had introduced. As expected, Xie Boyuan was able to be elegant, calm, and sober no matter what situation he was in.

Xie Xun knew what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions.

Oh, I'm sorry, the daughter-in-law has fed too many delicacies, and he is not so ignorant and determined.