The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

After taking away the two big ones, Xia Anran glanced at the youngest one, and said kindly: "Ah Qing, don't go, there is a task of digging tofu for you. Remember, half of this dish is good or not. All the credit goes to digging the tofu." The little king handed over the sacred spoon to Wei Qing, who was infected by the solemn atmosphere, and his little face immediately tensed up.

Weiqing Xiaodouding held the spoon cautiously. He stepped on the small wooden stool, and under the guidance of King Zhongshan, carefully took the tofu block and slid it into the oil pan.His actions actually made everyone tense up. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the tofu cubes floated on the oil surface. At the same time, he heard Liu Zhi's panting.

It turns out that Liu Zhi just waited with bated breath.

Everyone looked at each other and smiled. From then on, the two children were responsible for one putting things and the other taking things. Liu Zhi looked at things very steadily. Although he was young, he could basically ensure that every piece of tofu was golden in color and fried just right.

Of course, the fire-burning craftsman in the kitchen has secretly contributed a lot of power, and has hidden merit and fame.

Xia Anran handed over the frying pan to the two children and served as a servant, while she went to deal with the lotus festival.

Autumn is also the season for harvesting lotus root.

Fresh lotus root is delicious any way you eat it, but in order to match the relatively light tofu dishes, Xia Anran still made fresh meat and lotus root cakes with a strong taste.

The pork is fresh and tender small fat pigs from the manor in Zhongshan country. The pigs in Zhongshan country are all black pig breeds, big in size and long in mane.All of these pigs have been cut off from offspring, and the tusks of the boars were removed at birth. This special operation method has made the pigs on the Zhuangzi almost no combat attrition this year, and there are no scars on their bodies.

The piglets who eat with peace of mind and have fun regularly even have people cleaning the nest frequently. The straw for sleeping has to be replaced every few days. These little fat pigs are naturally fat with a generous heart. I bought a delicious and qualified little fat pig.

In order to thank the enthusiastic father for sending batches of spices and sponsoring the gourmet cause of Zhongshan, Xia Anran specially asked someone to make a truck with animal fences, and sent several Zhongshan small fat pigs to Xi'an, but the convoy had just left. Dad probably hasn't received it yet, so he didn't give any feedback.

However, although black pigs are not as fat as white pigs, they also have a natural advantage, that is, the meat head is firmer. Although the meat quality is not as delicate as that of large white pigs, it is more fragrant and chewy.

With eyes full of love and appetite, Xia Anran scanned the pork slices prepared by the cook for him, and then chose the piece of pig's hind legs near the belly.The fat-to-thin ratio of the meat here is exactly [-]%, Xia Anran, as a modern person, still prefers to eat lean meat.

The pretreatment was handed over to the chefs. After soaking in salt water to remove the blood, the chefs picked up two large Chinese-style kitchen knives that are unique to Zhongshan kitchens, and easily removed the parts designated by Xia Anran.

I am ashamed to say that these two kitchen knives are the products of Zhongshan's new steelmaking method. Although they are not tempered thousands of times, there are still dozens of hammers.

If you look carefully, you can find the extremely beautiful forging patterns on the two kitchen knives... If outsiders know it, they will definitely despise the extravagance of King Zhongshan. The place where the iron lumps retire and re-employ, such as the big iron pot is made of iron blocks that failed to make steel.

Because it is based on forging weapons, the big knives in the chef's hands are extremely sharp, and even a pig's big bone is capable of fighting.

Xia Anran dug out some prickly ash while the chefs were chopping the stuffing, then ground the prickly ash and put it on the gauze cloth, then put it in a small bowl of warm water together with the gauze, the damaged prickly ash The aroma of the skin layer seeps out, and all of it is melted in warm water. When the stuffing is almost chopped, you can use it to remove the fishy smell.

In the era without ginger and garlic, removing fishy smell can only be so simple and rude.

Autumn is the season for chestnuts to mature. The climate in Zhongshan is very suitable for the growth of chestnut trees. In addition, chestnuts are delicious no matter how they are made. In this era without toothpaste, chewing one in the mouth can effectively suppress bad breath.

Of course, the sugar content in chestnuts is not low. Although it can suppress bad breath, if you eat chestnuts before going to bed and don’t brush your teeth, then tooth decay will definitely come to give its greetings of love.

Speaking of chestnuts... Xia Anran, a southerner, said that there is no doubt that the perfect dish is roasted chicken with chestnuts!He soaked the chestnuts handed over by his helper, and was taken aback for a moment, by the way, how long have Han Yan and Zhang Qian been gone?Why haven't you come back yet?

The little king took a handkerchief to wipe off the wetness on his hands, and after thinking about it, he sent someone to see why the two children were delayed.

The person he sent came back within half a cup of tea, and he brought back two children who were extremely embarrassed with chicken feathers, and Dou Wan, who was holding the chicken and had a strange expression.

Xia Anran's eyes silently shifted to the fattest rooster in the yard where the wings were lifted, and he was used as a breeder rooster. In addition to taking care of the hens, there are also big roosters who take credit for guarding the house, crowing and announcing the dawn.

Now, it has a bald spot on its neck.

Looking at the little bean dices with chicken feathers on their heads and several black spots on their faces, the latter has a serious expression.

Although the big rooster was lifted by the wings, it still frowned and refused to admit defeat.Noticing Xia Anran's gaze, the latter let out a sad and angry "goo" from his throat.

"...What's the matter?" The little king looked at the only victor here - Dou Wan in confusion.

Dou Wan glanced at the little king, and slowly turned his body sideways, revealing Duo Duo Ya standing behind him.

Duoduo Duck puffed out his small chest and slapped his pair of powerful wings at Xia Anran, and then put them behind his back, with a very reserved and calm posture.

Xia Anran: ...? ? ?

Han Yan and Zhang Qian were very depressed. They had just been ordered to go out to catch chickens. How could the two children put a few flat-haired beasts in their eyes? After the two went to the chicken farm together, they began to pick and choose. .

The so-called chicken farm is actually just a small livestock pen surrounded by Xia Anran in the palace.

Because there were no regulations on the size of the royal palaces in the Western Han Dynasty, and the land was sparsely populated, they were basically made larger.In addition, with Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace as an example, the size of the palaces of the vassal kings is equivalent to a modern film and television city. The big ones are like King Liang, whose palace is almost copied from Weiyang Palace, and has not even been downgraded.

Such a huge palace is bound to bear part of the pressure of self-sufficiency, so for convenience, there are basically specific locations for livestock breeding in the palace, in order to deal with the dilemma that the owner can't buy as much as he wants.

However, Xia Anran used this place as a testing ground, and besides the livestock pen, there was also a small piece of farmland, which was used to grow spices and seasonal vegetables.

By the way, in this small garden, there are a few pepper trees that the little king begged from his father, and these "delicate guests" also welcomed the treatment of planting by the little king himself, maybe they are blessed by the king's spirit, Looks very good.

In addition to farmland and livestock farms, there are actually various handicraft workshops that provide clothing and various needs for vassal kings and future queens, heirs, and are also members of the palace group.

When the two children passed by, it was just in time for the chickens to be fed. They looked around, and all their eyes fell on the most powerful rooster with a particularly red comb and long tail feathers.

In particular, there is a small open space around it, which is particularly conspicuous among the flocks of chickens that are fighting for being fed.

The two children rushed forward almost without hesitation.

Most of the chicken flocks in Zhongshan have had their beaks broken.Beak trimming is a technique used as a protective measure to deal with the intensive breeding of poultry, that is, a small part of the bird's sharp, barbed beak is cut off at birth.

Beak trimming can effectively prevent chickens from developing a pecking habit, and can also prevent them from hurting themselves when grooming and scratching themselves, thereby avoiding unnatural attrition in high-density breeding, and can effectively reduce feed waste.

After all, chickens have barbs in their beaks. These barbs help them plan food from the ground in the wild, or hook out insects for a meal. In fact, they are not very suitable for eating artificially prepared food.

Of course, it is also to reduce the aggressiveness of the chickens. For humans, it is not a good experience to be beaten when catching chickens.

However, for the purpose of protecting the flock, the cockerels are usually kept with beaks.

And the one that was targeted by the two children was a fighting chicken who was fighting alone on the front line of protecting the flock of chickens, fighting raptors first and driving weasels away.

The two children were quickly chased by a rooster that spread its wings in a threatening posture. The chicken's wings had basically degenerated, but this rooster's wings were so strong that they could even fly at low altitudes.

This will undoubtedly increase its pursuit speed.

The empty-handed children were soon at a disadvantage. Seeing this, the healthy servants rushed forward to help, but the big rooster seemed to have identified the enemy, and it persisted in chasing the two fearless children, and then It uses big wings to fan and claws to kick.From time to time, the assistant threatened with a sharp cock crow, which to the ears of the two embarrassed little Douding was simply mocking them.

The two children, who had never experienced such an unconventional attack method, had no way to use their strength. Later, Zhang Qian pulled out a big broom from the side to stabilize the situation in a stalemate.

In this case, it is obvious that there is no end to death.

The two children who were defeated in the first round regained their strength. They refused the health servant who wanted to help catch the chicken, and each took a broom, and they cooperated with each other to attack the chicken.

However, the rooster Doudou narrowed his eyes and radiated fierce light. It judged that Han Yan was the weaker of the two almost immediately, so it gave up Zhang Qian's attack and grabbed the two claws on Han Yan's head with two paws. Xiaojiao slapped the person.

It occupies a favorable terrain, and Zhang Qian only felt that it was a mouse attack for a moment while holding the broom.

What he was holding was the big broom that the waiter used to clean up the fallen leaves. This broom would not only hit the chicken, but also hit Han Yan on it.Moreover, Han Yan has been struggling to save herself, and her activities are irregular. Zhang Qian has no doubt that even if he holds the broom horizontally, he will bump his head on it.

Feeling helpless for a moment, Zhang Qian had an idea and reminded: "Go away, Ah Yan, go away!"

Han Yan who was reminded immediately crouched down and rolled her eyes in her heart, what rolling, this is strategic crawling!

This action was very effective. His sudden short body made the rooster lose its balance for a moment, and it hurriedly spread its wings and tail feathers, so the enlarged rooster was immediately thrown away by Zhang Qian.The big rooster took advantage of the force in mid-air, flapped its wings twice and landed on the ground, even more angry.

The two sides returned to confrontation.

"What are you doing?" Just as Han Yan and Zhang Qian were about to work together to take down the chicken, they heard the voice of someone asking. Han Yan thought that he was so embarrassed and was seen by others, so he was not angry at all. He snorted: "Catch the chicken! Eryan..."

He swallowed the following words because he saw who was coming.

Dou Wan.

They are considered to be of the same generation as them, but because His Majesty asked him to bring them here before, Han Yan and Zhang Qian felt a generation shorter in front of him.

Moreover, he is also the younger generation that Han Ying is full of praise for.

Unlike Zhang Qian, Han Yan, who has relatives in Zhongshan, naturally lived with his uncle, so he inevitably encountered attacks from "other people's children".

Han Yan has heard more than once an old uncle facing the moon behind people sighing something similar to "Hey, why are you from the Dou family, and why am I surnamed Han?" He really admired this person must be because of Dou Wan's high force value.

When they were traveling eastward, Dou Wan, who was only a few years older than them, was already able to lead a hunting team. They also encountered bandits who wanted to rob them on the way, and now those people have become Dou Wan's own. personal soldier.

Maybe because they thought they were children, and Dou Wan didn't hide his personality when he was walking with them. At that time, he was not what he is now. Oh nerd!

Just like this, he tricked King Zhongshan's companion into a fight with him last time. It is said that he has had a psychological shadow for a long time, and now he turns around and walks away when he sees this person.

Han Yanke was different from these people, he felt that he was a very witty child, so he showed a docile attitude in front of Dou Wan, "Your Highness asked us to catch the chicken."

"Chicken?" Dou Wan was taken aback for a moment, as if thinking of something, he couldn't help but raise his lips, "So you...caught it like this?"

The two children looked at each other's distressed appearance and felt very wronged.Where did they think that chickens are so difficult to catch!This thing has wings, it fouls!

Dou Wan glanced at them, the original intention of the little king asking them to bring the chicken back was to let them come over and find someone to catch a chicken for them, and then the two of them would sneak back together, instead of letting the two little ones whose total age was just over one hand The cubs go to a duel with an adult rooster.

He turned his gaze to the majestic rooster that had just rubbed its two cubs on the ground for a round. The latter sensed danger under his sight, and slowly lowered its body, spread its wings, and stretched its wings. The hair on the back was all blown out, and it looked more than twice as big as usual.

However, before it could make an attacking action, it was suddenly covered by a cloud of ash falling from the sky.

Duoduo, who was about the same size as it, slapped the head of the rooster with one paw, then stepped on the head of the rooster with the acceleration of gravity, and then slapped the rooster's body with its powerful wings. As soon as he picked it up, he bit the rooster's neck, and bit off a handful of feathers.

Duoduo has a huge body, and compared with the rooster's decorative wings that are far more useful than practical, Duoduo's wings can support it to fly. Although it is still young, its slapping force is enough to stun the rooster.

Zhang Qian, who had been attacked by a similar move before, gasped, and then he saw that the little king's duck was plucking the feathers at the same place on the chicken's neck, and the rooster pressed to the ground by the big flippers There was no strength left to fight back, and it only took a few breaths from the angry scream to the wailing.

Seeing it begging for mercy, Duoduo raised its neck proudly. It stood on the "corpse" of the defeated, elegantly wrapped a flower with its wings, and then closed it.

He glanced at the two children with peasy eyes, and then let out a crisp "Guga".

"So, it turned out that Duoduo caught it?" Xia Anran reached out and picked up the big duck, hugged it in her arms and rubbed the bird's head with her fingertips. An Ran smiled and praised, "Duo Duo is awesome, A Yan and A Qian are also very brave."

He paused, and silently shifted his gaze to the rooster in Dou Wan's hand, "Well...cough, how about this, we won't eat this rooster, Ayan and Aqian will also work hard in the future, this one The rooster will be your sharpening stone, and we will fight again next time."

Xia Anran signaled to the attendants to quickly take this wronged breeder chicken back. The next generation of chickens in the palace has not yet been raised, and this chicken cannot die on the dining table.

"Cuckoo, cluck!" The rooster was changed hands and left the bloody room, and immediately let out a burst of joyful and frenzied crowing, and finally even crowed from a distance, Xia Anran suppressed it Duo Duo Ya, who slowly spread its wings and wanted to beat the chicken again, still had a kind smile on its face.

The big rooster still has the job of protecting the family, so he must not lose his confidence as the number one rooster in the palace of Zhongshan.

The naive Zhang Qian and Han Yan didn't realize the little king's sinister intentions, they just thought it was specially left by Zhongshan King as a sharpening stone for them, and they all raised their little hands to say that they would be able to beat the big cock next month !absolute.

After sending out the big rooster, Duoduo stayed in the kitchen. Previously, Xia Anran was afraid that the ducks at home would be caught by the tough big Han people, so he made a collar around their necks with the words: It is clear that his name also belongs to the Zhongshan Palace.

But he is also aware of the allure of a duck that looks plump and juicy, with smooth feathers and clear eyes, to the working people, so the children are usually kept in the palace.

The palace has imported river water from outside the city, where there are live water, live fish, and earthworms to feed. The food itself is sufficient and the environment is beautiful. For Liu Zhi’s family of ducks, this territory itself is already very large, and the small life should not be too beautiful.But Duoduo has been an unusual duck since he was a child, and his flying ability is better than ordinary ducks. Since he can fly, this bird has been obsessed with hunting by himself.

It is said that after the autumn harvest a few days ago, when the rice fields were drained, someone saw this duck fishing there to eat at the farm.

In short, the ducks of the two little kings are all different from their names. Duoduo completely violated the owner's expectation and became a duck like the wind, while Liu Zhi's generals have developed a peaceful appearance.

By the way, after the ducks have grown up and started to be stocked, Liu Zhi finally no longer needs to sew diapers for the ducks.The resting nest of these ducks is just outside the gate of Liu She's Hall, where there are thick rice stalks and reed flowers, which are warm and safe. Yasheng's first gift - duck eggs.

Cough, although it is not an exaggeration that the three ducks are all female, but Liu Zhi's three ducklings are actually two males and one female. Recently, he always feels very troubled when he looks at his only daughter.

He has already started to show his daughter a handsome male duck. In fact, Liu Zhi wants to "marry" his brother, but Duoduo is not yet mature, so he completely dismisses his sister.

In this regard, Xia Anran comforted this six-year-old child who was full of thoughts about his son and daughter, who looked like a worried old father before the child was about to fill in the college entrance examination in modern times, "The children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and we will give them everything we can give." , the future is the child's" and so on.

But Liu Xiaoshen couldn't understand his brother's spirit of raising children at all. He felt that raising a baby should take care of everything.

On this point, neither of them can convince each other.

Xia Anran also scratched her head when she didn't know where her younger brother's strong sense of responsibility came from.Speaking of which, he was brought up by his grandparents since he was a child. His grandfather was an old pedant, and his grandmother was weak and gentle, and she was relatively open in educating children.Although he lacks fatherly love and motherly love, he really doesn't have the idea that he must let the cub experience fatherly love after giving birth.

Xia Anran patted Liu Xiaozhu's shoulder, and after thinking about it for a long time, said: "Hey, your nephew will also ask you to take care of him more in the future."

Liu Zhi wanted to agree, but suddenly thought of his brother's dream (that's right, Liu Xiaozhu completely regarded Xia Anran's previous words as his dream!) To have more than 120 children, he turned his head reflexively and looked at the only one A little girl duck, and then think of the proportion of girls among the 120 babies... suddenly the teeth are sore.

Xia Anran said it casually, but she didn't expect to completely stump her younger brother.After the bad brother finished speaking, he walked away with ease, not noticing that his younger brother, who had a certain sense of mission by nature, just tossed and turned on the bedding all night, and didn't sleep well at all.

Liu Zhi felt that the pressure was very great, how to raise so many girls!

Boys can be thrown out to let them start a family and start a business, but girls have to save their dowry and help them to see others?

When the little king didn't notice, his younger brother's vision of the world was a little off. He began to be full of thirst for resources, and at the same time, he had a very high sense of crisis.

Of course, you can also use the word stingy to describe it.

What this miser-like character will bring to his future ruling career is still unknown, but at least for now, it has promoted him to be more studious and eager to grow up.

When the servant brought the newly caught rooster, Xia Anran directly drove out the group of peas who blocked the kitchen.

They have been delayed long enough, and if they stay here, they may not be able to eat lunch on time today.

"But bro, you're still inside!" Liu Zhi and Xiao Douding were very dissatisfied, he thought it was unfair.

Xia Anran picked up Duoduo who had just been placed by the side of the water tank and stuffed it into his arms.Xia Duoduo's current weight is almost ten catties, and this burden immediately made the little prince feel bitter, but he just heard about the fighting power of this duck, and now he only thinks that this duck is not an ordinary duck, and he is really reluctant to let it go for a while .

"The sauce is a new thing. The chef hasn't mastered how to eat the sauce yet, brother has to teach him." Xia Anran poked his brother's forehead, "Let's go and play first, brother will come out in a while."

The door of the kitchen was mercilessly closed, and Liu Xiaozhu, who had just contributed his labor to fry a pot of tofu, was very unhappy after being driven away. Fortunately, the arrival of Dou Wan also brought them good news.

The people sent by the Zhongshan Palace to the Han-Hungarian Trade Point did not come back, but someone brought back a batch of supplies.

And in this batch of supplies, there are camels that are very rare in the mainland.

"Camel?" Liu Zhi had seen it in a book before. At that time, he was very curious about the strange appearance of this animal. When he heard that there were camels in Zhongshan, he couldn't help but want to see them immediately, but Dou Wan motioned him to take a look at the kitchen. Liu Zhi was very entangled in the position.

Brother is cooking for them, of course he can't leave, but he really wants to see the camels!

He wasn't the only one. Some of the other Douding knew about camels, and some didn't. However, these children were more curious about science popularization, and they were even more excited than Liu Zhi, who already had a general idea of ​​camels.

There are two small peaks on the back, people can sit in them!

You can live for a month without drinking water!You can also walk freely on the sand where people will fall!

Sounds like a great duck! !

want to see!

Want to see it?Dou Wan raised his eyebrows, then he pointed to the dining room, and hinted with his eyes, "Do you know what to say?"

The cubs nodded frantically, expressing their complete understanding, isn't it just a rainbow fart!

The author has something to say:

Xia Miao: Be a good child, be proud of being honest and trustworthy, and be ashamed of being unjust for profit!

Liu Zhi: Good brother.

Wei Qing: Alright, Your Highness.

Han Yan: Understood, Your Highness.

Zhang Qian: No problem, Your Highness.

Dou Wan: Do you want to see camels?

Liu Zhi: Rainbow fart!

Wei Qing: Rainbow Fart*2

Han Yan: Rainbow Fart*3

Zhang Qian: Rainbow Fart*4

Xia Miao:? ? ? ? ?