Chapter 2272 Light Gate Lintel 72
After all, she is a dragon and a phoenix among people, with green mountains and green waters, and amazing beauty. The brocade with dark patterns on the body clearly shows that it is a high-end product from the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is a bit plain and elegant, it makes the person look more like an immortal and not from the world. Seeing the little maids serving next to them, all of them lowered their heads, their hearts pounding.
After Guo Siyuan arrived, he took a look and sat directly next to Xi Ning. Looking at the dishes in the drawer, the first drawer is full of fish: "Braised tiger head fork (four-cheeked bass), steamed anchovy."
Two pieces of fish were brought to the table. The other four dishes were moved to the side with the drawer, and the ones inside contained mandarin fish, stewed fish fillets, and fish pieces, which should be herring and carp.
When the second drawer was served, Guo Siyuan continued to announce the names of the dishes: "Beef, roasted deer tendons, and stir-fried phoenix tongue."
The four-cheeked bass is only 2 taels each, and the meat is very tender, with no fishy smell and no fine spines. Anchovy, with thick oil under the scales, is steamed with fish scales. Although there are still many such fish at this time, it is located in the north and it is winter. If the fish is transported from the south of the Yangtze River, if it is guaranteed to be fresh, it will cost more than five taels of silver per fish.
In this dynasty, cattle were not allowed to be killed at will. Only those who died of old age or illness could be eaten after being reported and approved by the government, or beef cattle sent from outside the customs. The price of beef cattle was extremely high. Let’s not talk about deer tendons. Phoenix tongue is made from grass and bird tongue. Such a small dish requires at least twenty or thirty birds.
Each of the following dishes can be brought into the palace and served during the feast.
Xi Ning's brows twitched, he was so proud, so proud. The money for one meal today is enough to feed an ordinary farmer for two to three years. If you want to deal with her, any martial artist will be willing to do it for the money of this meal. There was a retired man next to him. If Wu Jue had been given fifty or one hundred taels of silver before, he would have pulled out his knife and chased her to chop her without even thinking.
The last cage is soup, snacks, sugar water and desserts.
Xining asked: "Do you have hot and sour soup?"
The maid next to her lowered her head and smiled: "As for the little miracle doctor, we don't have it here." Hot and sour soup is something that poor farmers drink. There are five kinds of soup here, and none of them is made with three or five taels of silver. But I want to think about hot and sour soup. , after all, it is impossible to get on the stage.
Guo Siyuan said: "Go to the kitchen and ask for a bowl to be cooked."
Xining added: "I like to drink sweet and sour food, so add more vinegar and some sugar."
Guo Siyuan looked completely dependent on him: "Go and do it, bring it while it's hot."
The maid said "yes" and went out.
Xining picked up the chopsticks and ate it. It was indeed a live anchovy, but the dead one had a different texture.
I saw that the first few bites the little miracle doctor ate were all fish. The fish should be hot while it will become fishy when it is cold. It can be seen that he is knowledgeable in how to eat, and the maid and mother-in-law, who was initially dismissive, immediately stopped thinking.
Seeing that Wu Jue was still sitting across from him and not using his chopsticks, Xi Ning greeted him: "Dragon protector, you can eat too. Since you're here, you're welcome. If you need someone to serve you tonight, just go and pick one. The young village master will certainly not be reluctant to part with you." ”
Seeing her eating, Guo Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed immediately when he heard this.
The maids immediately lowered their heads, and many even blushed. They understood what this meant. Although their lives and deeds are in the hands of their master, who would be willing to accompany this old man with scars on his face?
Wu Jue picked up the chopsticks and just ate in silence, as if he didn't hear what he just said, and didn't even look at the group of young and beautiful maids standing next to him.
Guo Siyuan picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of beef and put it into Xining's bowl: "This is a cow shipped from outside the customs. This year is relatively stable, and hundreds of them can be shipped. I ordered someone to pick a smaller one and choose tender ones." I made this dish, but I don’t know if it suits the little miracle doctor’s taste.”
The eyes of everyone around him were stunned. The young master of the village actually gave this little girl food. On weekdays, probably only the princess and princess could make the young master take the initiative to talk. I have never seen anyone do it. Is it possible that this little girl is doing it? More valuable than a princess? Xining put the chopsticks together, put them in his mouth and chewed, "It's okay."
Such a good dish can only be said to be "ok", but it seems that it still won't make it to the table.
Just as he started to feel contemptuous again, he heard Xi Ning slowly say: "Tenderloin, moderately fat and lean, cut into strips and grilled until medium rare. Maybe it's because I'm afraid that I've eaten too much delicacies from the mountains and seas on weekdays, which will make the mouth heavy, so before grilling Marinate it with the ingredients first. Although the meat is infused with the flavor, the original deliciousness of the meat is lost. You can try not marinating it in the future. Put the ingredients on the plate next to it and dip it according to the diners' preference. It is the most tender when cooked medium-rare, but it may not be eaten half-cooked. It can also be grilled into three-quarter, five-cent, or seven-cent portions and placed on the plate, which looks good and makes it more valuable. ”
When Guo Siyuan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "It is said that the little miracle doctor has seen the big world, and he can talk about everything about food. Today, it seems that he is well-deserved."
Hehe, who said that? Was it a polite compliment, or someone really reached his ears. After eating the food sent by Zhao Kang from the palace in the house, the palace maid would naturally return to the palace and talk to her master, so how did Guo Siyuan know?
Seeing her curling up her lips, Guo Siyuan quickly brought her some food to stop her "crazy thoughts".
During this meal, Xining only tasted a small amount of each dish, and then moved on to other dishes after taking three or four bites at most. After tasting them all, I was almost full, so I finally drank a bowl of hot and sour soup to relieve my hunger. Wu Jue's stomach was almost full after eating, so Xi Ning asked someone to bring him strong tea and let him drink half a cup before going out for a walk to familiarize himself with the environment and enjoy the scenery inside the village.
In this way, he could talk to Guo Siyuan. Wu Jue picked up his saber and walked outside.
Holding the tea cup and using the tea lid to skim the tea foam that had not yet brewed, Xi Ning sat there silently.
Guo Siyuan didn't say anything and sat still.
After drinking half a cup, Xining said: "Although I never tire of fine food and delicate food, this is too expensive and does not live up to the reputation of Xuanhumen."
You eat dozens of taels of silver in one meal. How can you still eat like this? They say that eating people is soft-mouthed. Even if you have the courage to eat, such delicacies will make people sick. Even if Wu Jue could listen by the side, he had to go out to eat, and his stomach was almost bursting.
Guo Siyuan smiled: "I eat like this on weekdays, and the little miracle doctor is with me to eat together. I can rest assured that the little miracle doctor is here."
The young owner of the village has already been poisoned. If someone from Xuanhumen is dining with him, is he still afraid of being poisoned again?
Xining paused slightly: "Are you going to rely on that tree? Is it a big tree, or do you need to rely on the grass on the palace wall?"
The third prince is definitely going to offend him, it's either you or me. Since offending the third prince would mean death, it would be better to support another prince and fight for his life.
The second prince's mother-in-law is the former empress, and the current queen is the former empress's biological sister. The empress dowager and the empress are both members of the same family. This is a big tree with its roots growing red.
Zhao Kang was raised by the Queen Mother. Her mother-in-law was from a humble background, just living on the palace wall.
Guo Siyuan naturally understands, and he doesn't pretend to be stupid, saying that he doesn't understand, everyone is a good person, and pretending to be stupid will appear to be insincere. After thinking for a while, he asked: "What advice does the little miracle doctor have?"
Well, a ball was kicked back again. Who dares to come up with an idea for such a serious matter, which involves confiscating the family and exterminating the clan if it is not handled well!
(End of chapter)