The princess relies on the cat to ascend the throne

According to Le Ning's idea, since it is going from north to south along the Grand Canal, it should start from the north, and gradually appreciate the flavor along the way, and can adapt to the water and soil. After all, this is in ancient times, with the development of modern technology, extending in all directions The transportation in each city is different, and the characteristics of each city should also be very different.

However, senior brother Su Hanzhang had another idea. The plan he proposed was to go directly to Yuhang by boat first, and then slowly return from south to north.

Le Ning thought about it, and decided to make a bold compromise:

"From Zhuojun to Yuhang, first enjoy the scenery of rivers and seas along the way, and then go overland from south to north, and you can also see the scenery of Bashu in the southwest."

And this must be a slow journey. If they went directly to the south, maybe the acclimatization would kill them both. After all, the medical conditions in this era are so backward.

Maybe it's because of Le Ning's brilliant brains in the kitchen, and Su Hanzhang's temper has always been gentle, and he doesn't despise her just because she is young, so the communication between the two is fairly equal.

only……

It's not that Su Hanzhang has never thought about the plan that Le Ning said, and even his real intention is to follow this route, but now he is not alone, with his younger brother by his side, he wants to take a safer route to protect himself Junior brother An Wei, now he heard that his junior brother also proposed such a long-time-consuming method, he was a little surprised in his heart.

Zou Dequan knew of his fatherless and motherless life experience. As long as Zou Dequan allows it, there is nothing wrong with traveling far away, but Su Hanzhang remembers that the younger brother's parents are all in Wang'an. If he follows this route, he will be safe. I can't load it back.

What's more, sometimes you have to stay in one place for a year or so before you can know the eating and living habits of the people here.

Thinking of this, Su Hanzhang couldn't help asking:

"This method is a solution for both worlds. However, the land route is not as safe as the water route. Moreover, the southwestern land is extremely steep. There are inherent obstacles such as the dangerous sky and miasma, and then I heard that the people in the southwest are tough... Should I think about it again?"

Of course Le Ning knew what he was thinking, but after thinking about it, it was not Xu Xiake who wrote his travel notes with Su Hanzhang. He insisted on walking through every mountain and every river in person. It took more than 30 years. In this era, there is only one way to go. That said, it may take a few years on the road.

Yet this is exactly what she needs.

It is enough to get rid of the entanglement of the blood-sucking parents for a while.

Le Ning thought about the current hot pot business in Zou Gong's restaurant. Zou Dequan had promised her to take a share of the profit from the hot pot business every month, which would be divided into many shares according to the money she earned as an apprentice. The servants hand it over to her parents every month.

Under this situation, Le Ning wished that he could return as late as possible.

Seeing the younger brother's look like a fish in water and full of interest in everything after he left Wang'an, Su Hanzhang thought that he would stay in Zou's mansion during the Le Ning New Year's Day, and only vaguely heard that he brought some meat for the family, and the rest would come again. Without further ado, he also guessed that maybe the junior brother's family also had difficult scriptures to recite, so he didn't say much, and acquiesced to this matter.

Under the intentional or unintentional procrastination of the two, and the fact that there were many obstacles along the way, when the two of them returned to Wang'an...

It is eight years later.

……

Many memorable events happened during the trip.

Let's start with the nearest Luoyang.

Luoyang peonies are famous all over the world. When the peonies are in full bloom, the whole city of Luoyang seems to be submerged in a sea of ​​peonies. Scholars from all walks of life in the city hold flower viewing parties one after another, or hold flower banquets. The most proud peony species, if this is the title of a poem, it will be another way to become famous all over the world.

In addition, some Luoyang famous chefs may be invited to decorate the dishes with peony petals at the flower banquet, which is considered arty.

After all, the Peony Banquet has not been around for a long time, and it is normal for the people of Dali not to be so open-minded enough to study directly how to eat peonies.

Although the peonies were not eaten directly, the water mats of the peony flower banquet were extraordinarily grand. In later generations, the Luoyang water mats, the Longmen Grottoes, and the Luoyang peonies were also called the "Three Wonders of Luoyang".

The feature of this water banquet is that there are soups and soups along with the dishes, and they are served on the table one by one in turn. They are both hot and cold, sweet and salty, and both hot and sour. There are 24 dishes in total, and among these 24 dishes, peony jelly dishes are the first.

The method of this peony jelly dish is quite complicated, with white radish as the finishing touch, side dishes are mushrooms, ham, eggs, soft fish, winter bamboo shoots, chicken, crab meat, etc. , Soak in water, then spread the eggs to make skins, shred them finely, and cut out a few triangles for subsequent use.

Soft fish is the modern dried squid, which is soaked with the same dried shiitake mushrooms and then shredded. Such dried mountain and seafood can bring out the most umami taste when cooking soup. The soaked shredded radish is mixed with another A whole soft fish, shiitake mushrooms, ham, eggs, chicken, chicken bones, and large bones are boiled together for several hours.

Then, retake the previous seasoning, shredded shiitake mushrooms, shredded soft fish, shredded ham, shredded eggs, and shredded chicken, all spread on a white porcelain plate, making a square arched moon, with the egg skin as the petals in the center, and roll out a The color of a golden peony, and then pour it with milk-white broth, and garnish with shredded green onion at the end.

It has five colors and five flavors, so it is called Luoyang Yancai.

Regardless of the soup base, the selection of materials, or the final form, it is in line with the style of a literati, and the taste is outstanding. Therefore, this water table is an indispensable top card for the annual peony flower banquet.

When Le Ning and Su Hanzhang passed through Luoyang together, they happened to catch up with the peony flower banquet. They were all amazed when they had to taste the peony and jelly dishes while enjoying the flowers.

The ingredients and implication are all excellent, even the soup is extremely delicious, when the thick white soup entered the mouth, Le Ning almost scalded his mouth.

She licked her lower lip and asked Su Hanzhang next to her, "What do you think, big brother?"

Su Hanzhang looked at her with a smile: "I have something to gain, I think the younger brother will not miss me."

Le Ning rubbed her nose. She didn't think that she had a modern memory and a cooking system. In many cases, the wisdom of the ancients was better than hers, but their vision was not as broad as hers. Being famous at the banquet is just a way to attract jade.

She thought of something——

scented tea.

Nowadays, people in Dali have a prosperous way of drinking tea, but they haven't learned the original taste of this tea. Maybe it's because Lu Yu's "Tea Classic" hasn't been published yet. She thought, maybe she can try to make a scented tea, and she will definitely become a scholar. They were happy at the banquet.

……

Three days later.

Wang Zhu, a scholar from Luoyang, heard that Zou Dequan's apprentice passed by here, so he came to visit him. He saw a white porcelain teapot in the hall. The tea poured out of it was light and clear, but the tip of his nose was scented with flowers. He was curious and asked about it. What is it? After getting the name of "Peony Tea", she clapped her hands and said:

"This tea is elegant! Can you invite the two of you to help me with my flower banquet?"

Tea was Le Ning's idea, but Su Hanzhang's dim sum hadn't been released yet. The two thought it would be great to see the different characteristics of this flower feast, so they accepted the invitation.

Therefore, on the day of the flower banquet, the scholar's mansion was extremely lively.

Calling friends and bringing companions, bringing prostitutes, you can find everything you need. People are smiling, which complements the red and white peonies in full bloom in the courtyard.

After everyone was seated, a maidservant took a few dried pink and white flowers and put them in a teapot, and then added a spoonful of crystal clear wild mountain honey. A friend of Wang Zhu was more courageous and asked curiously:

"Brother Qingya's tea today seems to be different from the past?"

Nowadays, spices are expensive in Dali, so people think that adding pepper to tea is the most expensive.

"It's different, how can the tea in the peony flower banquet be compared with the usual one?" Wang Zhu waved his fan on the first seat, shaking his head to show off.

The rest of the people looked at each other and decided to see how to eat the tea.

Soon, the tea bowls were distributed in front of them, everyone looked down, there was only clear tea soup in it, no other ingredients, but there was a delicate fragrance floating out with the heat.

The person who proposed it first picked up the tea bowl and sniffed it curiously, then took another sip curiously.

The smell of flowers is strong, but tasted is very light. There is a hint of honey-sweetness in the fragrance of flowers. It is not very special, but there is a kind of elegance that sticks to my heart.

He was curious, and asked the maid to bring the teapot, wanting to find out——

When the tea cover is lifted, there is a pink and white peony slowly blooming in the tea room in this uniquely shaped white porcelain pot. The texture of the petals is fully revealed in the clear tea soup. What I drank in one gulp was nectar.

Immediately, the man patted his thigh: "This tea is wonderful!"

Whether it's the white teapot with small mouth or the peonies soaking in it, they all won his heart.

When other people heard this, they also asked to check it. Wang Zhu, who held the banquet, couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

He was very satisfied with the effect, clapped his hands and said, "Chuan Shan."

So, one dish after another was brought up one by one.

During the banquet, the guests and the host had a good time. Since that day, the big porcelain manufacturers in the city have received orders for this white porcelain teapot, and even scholars have asked for the skill of peony flower tea to entertain guests with peony flower tea. For the sake of honored guests, when Luoyang scholars go to other places, they feel that their scented tea is much more high-end than other people's tea with salt and spices.

In a word, everyone in the world smells like copper, but Luoyang is full of fragrance.

back kitchen.

Le Ning watched Su Hanzhang finish making peony dumplings, and picked a flower-shaped one next to him that failed to pinch to taste——

This peony flower cake has four fillings. The dough is rolled with amaranth juice, and then the dough is shaped like a flower petal. The center is filled with pork and cabbage stuffing. Chopped fungus, chopped carrot, and minced celery.

Gold, yellow, red, green, and black, like flowers in five colors, taste even more delicious, one bite, the celery is high in fiber and crisp, the fungus has a unique crunch, the chicken is fresh and tender, and the fried peony fish fillet is charred on the outside and tender on the inside. , coupled with the texture of the dough and the richness of the filling, the taste can be described as colorful.

The delicious juice of the coordinated ingredients flowed into the mouth, and the more Le Ning ate, the more delicious it became, and he even inhaled slightly because of the residual heat.

Su Hanzhang smiled and said to her:

"If Shiro likes it, I'll save some for you later."

Le Ning nodded, looked at Sesame who had just woken up in the corner, and immediately said, "I have to eat quickly, I won't leave Sesame."

Lu Wanzhen, who had just finished listening to the government affairs and drank some wine to relax during the lunch break, heard this when Fang came over, raised her buttocks and opened her little paws to stretch halfway, then she walked towards Le Ning arrogantly:

What's so delicious to carry her on your back?

"Meow meow meow~"

Longman:"……"

Her original chicken soup was half cooked, and the sesame seeds should not be eaten, so Le Ning picked up the kitten and went outside.

"Sesame Sesame, Auntie will take you to see flowers."

Lu Wanzhen: "..."

Auntie?

Where did this kid come from, so brave that he dared to be her mother?

Lu Wanzhen stared at her quietly, trying to take back the shame she saw, but Le Ning didn't panic at all, and put the kitten in front of a pot of wild peonies in full bloom, compared them carefully, and then nodded to himself:

"You are colorless compared to Huajiao Hua, and Hua is also dejected in front of you."

Lu Wanzhen: "...!" Again, again, did you think that praising her so much would make her forget about this man stealing food!

Le Ning thought for a while, and said again: "Only you are the real beauty—look, how beautiful our sesame seeds are." Le Ning quietly picked up a flower that was folded by some child and left beside it, Done in the center of the kitten's head, the big pink and white flowers set off the small one, which is very cute in contrast.

Lu Wanzhen's ears twitched, wondering where this kid learned those poems from.

Le Ning didn't think it was enough, and took the cat to a bucket with flowers in his arms, put the flowers on its head again, and said to it, "Look at Sesame, look at your peerless beauty!"

Lu Wanzhen was too lazy to pay attention to her stupid behavior, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of the reflection in the bucket.

then……

It pretended to be casual, and couldn't help poking its probe.

As expected of a raccoon slave who is destined to be with him, this appearance... is much better-looking than other guys with yellow and black ones.

The guy holding him is also more pleasing to the eye than other boys.

Thinking of this, Lu Wanzhen moved his head again, trying to remember the appearance of himself and the other party, but in the end——

With a "click", the flowers on the cat's head fell into the bucket, breaking the calm water.

Lu Wanzhen: "..."

Longman:"……"

Lu Wanzhen: "..."

Le Ning: "Pfft...hahahahaha!"

She was about to be teased to death by her narcissistic cat. Seeing that the cat tended to scratch her from embarrassment, Le Ning closed her eyes and kissed the kitten's face carelessly in desperation:

"Jiujiujiu, be good, sesame, I'll pick another one for you, don't be angry."

With a face full of slobber, Lu Wanzhen, who was still kissed by her on the mouth, froze: "..."

she thinks.

Her innocence was ruined.

The author has something to say: Le Ning:? ? ?Some people seem to forget that they are a cat?

Lu Wanzhen: She was so daring when I was a cat, but when she saw me in the future, wouldn't she be so daring? ?