Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

Zhao Hu's first reaction was that the two of them just happened to be surnamed Zheng, just like two people who met by chance on the street and asked each other that their surname happened to be Li.But then he thought that since Zheng Hong and Qian Shu's family were both dead, there might be some connection between the two families, for example, because they offended the same enemy, which caused the murder.

This matter must not be delayed, Zhao Hu immediately reported it to Bao Zheng, and Bao Zheng also felt that this place might be a very important clue, so he sent Zhao Hu and Zhang Long to Chenzhou to investigate.According to the time calculation, Zheng Hong's younger brother Zheng Tu should also be escorted to Beijing soon.Bao Zheng sent someone to urge him again, and ordered him to escort him into Tokyo City, and then immediately sent him to Kaifeng Mansion for trial.

At this time, the small kitchen is free.

Bai Yutang was squatting in front of Lan Er, teasing her with a grasshopper woven from grass leaves.After he heard about Lan'er's life experience, he originally wanted to lie to Lan'er, but after teasing him a few times, he found that the little girl didn't even smile, let alone snort, except for looking at him timidly.

Zhao Hanyan was drying the cleaned cabbage leaves, wrapped them on the red carp, tied them with strong straw ropes, put them in the oven, and baked them slowly with pine sawdust.When the pine wood is burning, it emits a light and pleasant smell of rosin.In the hot summer afternoon, everyone is hot outside and dry inside, and Bai Yutang is no exception. He feels that he is similar to that red carp put in the oven.But now the pine scent that wafts out repeatedly has the effect of calming the mind, calming down, and naturally the body does not feel so hot.

Seeing that Lan'er hadn't talked to him for a long time, Bai Yutang asked Zhao Hanyan when he had nothing to do, "What's so special about using pine wood for grilling fish?"

"Rosin has the medicinal effect of expelling wind and dampness, expeling pus and detoxification. Eating grilled food in summer is easy to get internal dryness. I use pine wood to grill fish, which can relieve a little bit." Zhao Hanyan explained.

"You cook more carefully than I eat. It's interesting."

"It's natural. If you don't pay attention to cooking, how can you pay attention to eating, otherwise can you eat right now?" Zhao Hanyan asked back with a smile.

Bai Yutang nodded, "That makes sense."

Seeing that Bai Yutang was still teasing Lan'er, Zhao Hanyan wanted to ask him why he was so free and spent so long in the kitchen?But in a blink of an eye, although Lan'er was a little afraid of Bai Yutang, her eyes were fixed on the straw grasshopper in Bai Yutang's hand. It can be seen that this little girl really wanted to play, but she was just afraid of life.Thinking about how this child usually doesn't have anyone to play with, it's good to have someone to tease her at the moment, besides, Bai Yutang is a man, teasing the child is not the same as her and Xiuzhu's, so it's not bad to try something different.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Hanyan wanted Lan'er to recover his language ability.Anyway, the child doesn't seem to have any resistance at the moment, maybe Bai Yutang is really charming enough to make her talk, but he can't say anything and he won't lose anything.

Zhao Hanyan ignored the two of them, grabbed a handful of cumin, dried it in a hot pot, and then crushed it with a stone mortar.Freshly baked cumin has a particularly strong aroma. Imagine how fragrant and delicious it will be if you sprinkle this special flavor of cumin on the grilled fish that is still sizzling just out of the oven.Zhao Hanyan couldn't wait, but he still had to wait, so he continued to bake some cooked sesame seeds.

Laiwang, who was in charge of the fire, turned on the oven from time to time to check the condition of the grilled fish inside. Brother Chunlai, who had gone out to buy, also came back at this time, and each of them carried three fat carps strung together with wicker.The two brothers were chatting and laughing when they came in through the back door, but when the brothers accidentally saw the snow-white figure under the sycamore tree, they fell silent at the same time. After looking at each other cautiously, they silently looked at Zhao Hanyan at the same time. .

As expected of brothers, the two looked in sync, and expressed the same meaning: Why is Bai Yutang still here, why hasn't he left?

After confirming the heat of the fish in the stove, Laiwang got up and winked at Brother Chunqu and Chunlai, and pointed to the stove in front of him, intending to answer: I just didn’t leave, waiting for the fish in the stove here.

Chun Lai Chun Qu brothers laughed quietly, and the voices that came out were almost the same: Hey, this has been "protecting food" by the stove and waiting to eat, poor Jiang Ping brothers were sent back early by Bai Yutang after seeing Mr. Bao In the inn.He loves to eat fish so much, it's not a mouse, it's clearly a cat!

Zhao Hanyan couldn't help but smile a little when he heard their brother's voice, thinking it made sense.I will tease Bai Yutang with this in a while.

However, Bai Yutang didn't notice that his own existence had become the focus of everyone's discussion in the small kitchen. He continued to try to chat with Lan'er patiently, but after still failing, he simply gave Lan'er the straw woven grasshopper.Lan'er is a child, he likes this thing very much, and laughed the moment he got the grasshopper.

Bai Yutang smiled and said to Lan'er: "I will make up other things, do you like butterflies?"

Lan'er pursed her lips and looked at Bai Yutang, her eyes were still timid, but not as scared as before.After struggling in her heart for a long time, she couldn't help but nodded to Bai Yutang temptingly.

Bai Yutang grabbed a pile of grass that he had prepared earlier on the ground, and put it on his knees. Looking at his white clothes, he knew that he was a very clean person, and he didn't feel dirty at the moment. A pair of white jade-like hands moved back and forth on the grass blades, Make it up very carefully.It didn't take long for a flying green butterfly to be finished. Bai Yutang also deliberately picked two thin grasses and put them in front to serve as the antennae to protect the butterfly, making the grass butterfly look more realistic.

Lan'er clapped her hands happily, and immediately reached out to ask Bai Yutang for butterflies.

Bai Yutang immediately raised his hand, "Your big brother Bai worked so hard to make this up, you can take it away if you want, how about saying thank you?"

Lan'er raised her head to look at the butterfly she liked, and opened her mouth hard, babbling, a sound came out of her throat indistinctly, her face turned red, but she still couldn't speak a complete word.

"Lan'er is already very powerful, here you are." Bai Yutang smiled and gave the grass butterfly in his hand to Lan'er.

Lan'er was very happy after getting the butterfly, jumped up a few times, and dared to get close to Bai Yutang.This approach is important, she found that this big brother is very good-looking, he is the most beautiful person she has ever seen, no, it is the second most beautiful.The first thing to see is Brother Zhao who can cook very delicious things.Lan'er happily took Bai Yutang's hand, and pointed to Zhao Hanyan.

Bai Yutang asked Lan'er unclearly, "What do you mean?"

Lan'er couldn't say anything, just smiled with the corners of her mouth curled up.

Bai Yutang couldn't understand the child's thoughts, so he could only choose to laugh along with him, and then he looked towards Zhao Hanyan, only to see a busy figure.

Zhao Hanyan was bending over to check with Laiwang how the fish in the oven was doing.Then Bai Yutang saw her take out the grilled fish, and the faint smell of fish soon permeated them. Bai Yutang secretly took two more breaths, thinking that the fish was ready, he held Lan'er's hand, Going to come and eat fish.When I walked in, I found that Zhao Hanyan just peeled off the dried and burnt cabbage leaves on the surface of the fish. The taste of the cabbage is relatively mild. Fishy smell, because the taste of the dish is light, and it is just right not to infect the deliciousness of the fish.Because of the wrapping of the cabbage leaves, most of the fish fragrance emitted by the fish body during grilling is retained, so the moment the cabbage leaves are peeled off, the tempting fresh fragrance is released instantly like lightning, very strong, which makes people smell it Intense hunger in the abdomen.

The body of the fish with the cabbage peeled off is very intact, looking fresh and tender, but the surface is still very moist, and it doesn't look like it has been roasted at all.Bai Yutang was wondering that the grilled fish was too tender, and then he saw Zhao Hanyan hook the fish head again with an iron hook, and put it into the stove again.

It turned out that it was just a step in the grilling of the fish, and it was not finished.

After a little thought, Bai Yutang realized that the main purpose of Zhao Hanyan's wrapping the fish with cabbage leaves just now was to prevent the skin from getting burnt before the fish was fully cooked.After half-cooked, peel off the vegetable leaves and bake for the second time to avoid the situation where the inside is raw and the outside is burnt.

This cooking feels almost like marching and fighting. For a proper dish, in addition to mastering the key points of "time, place and people" such as heat, saltiness, etc., it also needs to pay attention to methods and skills, so that it can be perfectly presented in the end.

Bai Yutang rubbed his chin, continued to look at Zhao Hanyan's busy back, and realized more and more how difficult it is to be a cook.

When the second time of baking is about a stick of incense, the smell of fish is getting stronger and stronger in the stove.Zhao Hanyan took the fish out again, brushed the surface with sweet and spicy sauce, cumin and sesame seeds, and then baked it in the oven for a while before taking it out.

Heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the bean sprouts and green vegetables, add soup and salt to taste, then put the oiled tofu, bamboo shoots, etc.Then take a shallow hot stone pot, put the freshly baked red carp with crispy skin, and then pour the side dish soup on it. The heat of the stone pot keeps the soup slightly boiling, and then sprinkle with With green onions and cilantro, this grilled fish is completely completed.

Bai Yutang immediately sat down at the table, looking at the delicious grilled fish in the pot, his face showed a rather smug expression, as if this dish seemed to be made by him.

While grilling the fish, Zhao Hanyan made pretzels, bean paste cakes and sugar cakes by the fire.After she put two of the three kinds of cakes on a plate and served them to Bai Yutang, she propped her hands on the table and tilted her head to look at Bai Yutang's expression.

"See what I'm doing?" In the midst of delicious food, Bai Yutang even spoke a little less fiercely than before, and he looked like a little yellow-billed sparrow waiting to be fed.

"Look at your strange expression, what are you proud of eating a fish?" Zhao Hanyan asked bluntly.

"The grilled fish made in this way is so fresh. Most people have never eaten it. I ate it first. Of course I want to be proud." Bai Yutang called Lan'er, hugged her and wanted to eat fish together, but was stopped by Zhao Hanyan.

"No, she can't eat spicy food. Besides, she just finished her meal not long ago, so don't worry about her. Just eat your own food, criticize and tell me if there are any deficiencies, and I will give it to you later. Lan'er is not spicy."

Lan'er looked at the pot of fish greedily, pouted, leaned against Zhao Hanyan awkwardly, and swallowed.

"The meat at the bottom is not spicy, shall I give her this kind of head office?" Bai Yutang discussed with Zhao Hanyan, his tone was very soft, he had never talked to anyone so politely.

Lan'er regained her energy immediately, tugged at Zhao Hanyan's sleeves, raised her head with a pair of black and white clear eyes, and looked at Zhao Hanyan beggingly.

"Okay," Zhao Hanyan reluctantly agreed, and added to Bai Yutang, "Pick them clean, no thorns allowed."

Bai Yutang nodded straight, smiled and stretched out his arms to hug Lan'er, let her sit on his lap, then picked a piece of fish meat for her, picked out the thorns, and put it in her mouth.

After all, Lan'er has a small appetite, she will be full after a few mouthfuls of fish, and she will be sleepy when she is full, and then she is taken to take a nap by Xiuzhu.

Zhao Hanyan saw that Bai Yutang, who had been waiting to eat the red carp, could bear it until now, and asked him with a smile if he liked children very much.

Bai Yutang immediately shook his head, "I don't really like it."

"I see you are very patient with Lan'er."

"Because she is pitiful. Her relatives are dead, and she is so scared that she can't even speak. Think about the scene at that time. Isn't she a child who witnessed everything, isn't she pitiful?" Bai Yutang asked back.

"Yeah." Zhao Hanyan agreed, looking down at the grilled fish, "Eat it quickly, I'm still waiting for your judgment."

Bai Yutang agreed, and raised his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish with the skin on. The skin was covered with sauce, cumin and sesame seeds, and there was a little soup.After chewing the first bite, the soup sprays out. You can feel the crispy skin of the fish, the softness of the fish meat, and what is the spice called cumin that was put on the barbecue last time. Together with sesame seeds and spicy sauce, the fish meat is fragrant to The most just right level makes the whole taste more flavorful, tender, crispy, spicy, and the more you eat, the more addictive it is, so delicious that the tip of the tongue dances in the mouth.One bite after another, people forget all the sorrows and unhappiness, and just want to enjoy the food at the moment.Vegetable dishes such as bamboo shoots and bean sprouts, heated by the waste heat of the stone pot, are full of the fresh fragrance of the grilled fish in the soup. When eaten together with the fish, it not only enriches the taste, but also has a unique taste.

Soon the whole pot of fish was eaten to the bone, and Bai Yutang put down his chopsticks after finishing the last piece of red bean paste cake.

Zhao Hanyan saw that Bai Yutang was sitting upright while eating without making a sound, knowing that he was particular about this aspect, so he didn't disturb Bai Yutang when he was eating.

Only then did Zhao Hanyan come over, and before he wanted to comment, he did not forget to tease him with a joke: "If you love fish so much, you might as well be a cat."

Bai Yutang's evil spirit was immediately aroused by Zhao Hanyan, which can be described as 'talking about a cat's color change'.

"Actually, you and Zhan Weiwei have their own strengths, and it's hard to compete with each other. But if you insist on competing with him, you will lose."

"How?" Bai Yutang asked puzzled.

"There are many people in this world who feel that they are not as good as others, so they often want to take the initiative to compete and prove themselves, don't they?" Zhao Hanyan knew that Bai Yutang would not be provoked, so she said this to prevent Bai Yutang from leading his five brothers. Nao' Zhan Zhao, the current case is getting more and more complicated, so it's not good to be distracted by fighting.

Bai Yutang's weakness was hit, but he didn't want to show it on his face, so he changed the subject and asked Zhao Hanyan how he knew that his coming to Beijing was for Zhan Zhao.

"Fourth brother beat him to death last night and refused to admit it. Based on my understanding of him, I still don't recognize him at this point. It's not what he said."

"You don't need him to tell you. I can make a good guess after seeing how Guard Zhan talks about Guard Zhan." Zhao Hanyan half-jokingly reminded Bai Yutang, "I'm not only a cook, I'm also good at reading people's hearts. Be careful. gone."

"Nonsense, I don't believe it," Bai Yutang said with a casual smile, "Then guess what I'm thinking right now?"

"The grilled fish is so delicious, I was wondering how I can get the little cook to cook me another meal? Otherwise, I would stay in Kaifeng Mansion, and just eat and drink at the little cook's place every day. Life is nothing more than this, satisfying one mouthful and eating everything The injustice in front of me is considered complete." Zhao Hanyan immediately explained, in order to prevent Bai Yutang from being too smart to suspect her, Zhao Hanyan slightly changed his heartfelt words into plain and simple language, and there was a slight deviation.

But even so, after hearing Zhao Hanyan's words, Bai Yutang was so shocked that he immediately put away the smile on his face, with a stern face, his eyes wandered up and down, left and right on Zhao Hanyan several times.The reason why he kept a straight face was not because he was angry, but because Bai Yutang felt that he must have eaten too much and forgot to be prepared for a while, so that all the thoughts in his heart were expressed on his face, which made the clever little cook guess A transparent.As for constantly looking at Zhao Hanyan with his eyes, it was because he also wanted to try to see if he could read the other party's thoughts.It failed in the end, Bai Yutang couldn't guess what the little cook with 'expression and mischievous smile' was thinking.

For the first time in his life, Bai Yutang began to suspect that he might not be smart enough.