After the salted fish is married

80. Horse meat buns

The day in May had already started to be stuffy, and even though Ji Song was in the side hall on the side of the lobby of the Ministry of Industry, he still felt a little suffocated.He frowned slightly, and stretched out his hand to loosen the skirt of his shirt.

After feeling that the clothes restrained his body a little better, Ji Song's eyes dimmed a bit.Back in the Chi Ling Army, even in the scorching summer, he never felt as uncomfortable wearing armor as he does now.After he came back from wandering around the ghost gate, his physical fitness was indeed not as good as before.

Ji Song is not the only one who has the same idea, Sun Huaiying, the newly appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, also has the same feeling.Sun Huaiying just took office, although Ji Song is nominally one level lower than him, but Ji Song is the prince, so Sun Huaiying dare not put on airs in front of him.

In order to win over his subordinates, during lunch time, Sun Huaiying specially asked the servants of the Ministry of Industry to gather in a side hall where only Shangshu could enter.When he first took office, extravagance and waste were not allowed, so Sun Huaiying could only ask the cook from the Ministry of Industry to cook a few dishes in the side hall.

The cooks of the Ministry of Industry have a strong taste, and the fish they cook are greasy and strong.He also likes to put soy sauce. At first glance, all the meat dishes on the table are black, and the only bright color is the green vegetables soaked in oil.

The heavy official uniform seemed to be covered with a shell. In the oppressive atmosphere, everyone was depressed.

Among them, Dr. Mizubu has a round figure, and he complained in a low voice: "What the hell, why is it so hot? When will summer official uniforms be issued?"

They were still wearing winter official uniforms, and they were sweating from the heat without doing anything.Don't talk about eating, just look at the food on the table, and you will be sweating all over.

Sun Huaiying said with a smile: "Usually, the official uniforms will be issued at the end of May. This year, the heat is early, and the official uniforms will be distributed earlier. Let's bear with it for a while."

When the temperature is high, people will lose their appetite.Ji Song picked up the tea in front of him and drank it down. Seeing the greasy meat on the table, he lost his appetite.

At this moment, Yan Ke quickly walked into the side hall with a food box: "Master, the princess brought you lunch."

The big food box was placed in front of Ji Song, and Ji Song frowned: "Lunch?"

After uncovering the lid of the food box, the smell of vinegar and sesame seeds enters the nostrils.There was a hint of refreshment in the side hall full of turbid meat fragrance, which shocked people's spirits.

The colleagues looked towards Ji Song's direction one after another, and they saw Ji Song bring out a large bowl of food that they had never seen before from the food box.Like noodles, but wider than noodles, like bait silk, but thinner than bait silk.

I often heard that Princess Rong is good at cooking and often cooks some strange delicacies. I don't know what delicious food he gave to the prince.

After taking the Dahai Bowl out of the food box, Ji Song saw the white Liangpi covered with bean sprouts and peanuts.Just looking at this color scheme makes people have an appetite.

Yan Ke reminded: "The princess said, let you mix well and eat."

Ji Song raised his eyes to look at the officials of the Ministry of Industry, and said slowly, "My lords, please do your own thing." Don't stare at his bowl, eat well.

He picked up the chopsticks and stirred the cold noodle and seasoning in the bowl, and the white cold noodle was covered with a layer of sauce.For a while, the smell of sour and garlic filled the air, and Ji Song's stomach finally had a little appetite.

Pick up a chopstick and stuff it into the mouth, and the coolness spreads from the mouth.The fresh and fragrant Liangpi tastes strong and smooth, mixed with bean sprouts and peanuts, it will whet your appetite.

The smooth Liangpi came into the mouth with a light inhalation, and the chili powder stained on the powder skin was red. Although it looked scary, it was only slightly spicy, which made the Liangpi taste even better.

Just the smell of cold noodle made the officials of the Ministry of Industry present feel hungry.The prince obviously didn't eat meat, but he was more attractive to them than meat.Seeing that Ji Song swallowed the cold skin, they also swallowed their saliva.

Colleagues stretched their necks to quietly observe the cold skin in the bowl. This dish is strange, it can be used as a dish and a meal, and it smells delicious.It's a pity that it was Ji Song who was holding the bowl, if it was someone else, they would still have the cheek to taste it.

Ji Song ate several mouthfuls before putting down his chopsticks satiated, the spicy taste remained in his mouth, tiny beads of sweat formed on the tip of his nose, but his whole body felt much cooler.

Ji Song looked up at Yan Ke: "Did the princess tell me what this is?"

Yan Ke looked at the Liangpi eagerly, and if he had known it earlier, he would pick out a Liangpi and taste it first: "The princess said that this food is called Liangpi, which is most suitable for summer. Is it okay for the prince to eat it?"

The corners of Ji Song's lips curled up: "Not bad, very refreshing." Even though chili was added, the texture and taste made him feel very comfortable.After taking a few mouthfuls, his appetite whetted and his hot mood was suppressed.

During this period of time, the officials hardly saw Ji Song eat anything, but now seeing Ji Song holding a big bowl and chomping down on cold skin, their stomachs made gurgling noises.

I really want to have a taste!

Seeing Ji Song enjoying the delicious food in a happy mood, and looking at the meals made by the cooks, they felt that all their appetites were taken away by the bowl in the prince's hand, and they couldn't even arouse their interest in eating the food on the table.

At this moment, the officials looked at each other, and in each other's eyes, they saw the same resentment.If the prince does not eat, they will lose their appetite; if the prince eats, they will lose their appetite even more.

It turned out that watching others eat good food can be so tortured.

Ji Song unhurriedly finished a large bowl of Liangpi, and even drank the soup at the bottom of the bowl.He put the big bowl in the food box: "Tell Wang Hao not to get tired."

Yan Ke turned around with the food box in hand: "Yes." There was wind under his feet, he couldn't do it, he had to climb over the fence to go to Wenzhang Garden.If he doesn't eat a bowl of Liangpi, he won't be happy today.

After wiping his mouth, Ji Song rinsed his mouth with tea, looked up, and saw the eyes of his colleagues with resentment.Especially Tuntian doctor Wang Wenyue, whose eyes were about to glow green.

Ji Song was in a good mood when he was full, he said slowly: "This king is full, colleagues take it easy."

Looking at Ji Song's back as he drifted away refreshed, Sun Huaiying was extremely envious: "Tomorrow, I'll ask my wife to bring me lunch..."

I just don't know what kind of milky white noodles the prince ate, they look so delicious.

Langzhong Shuibu hugged the rice bowl in front of him sadly: "It's over, I'm so hungry..."

Yan Xining didn't know that the Liangpi had aroused the grievances of the officials of the Ministry of Industry. After lunch, he was kneading the dough into strips, and then pulling them into pills.

The horse meat stuffing has been adjusted, and a lot of chopped green onion is added to the stuffing. After marinating with five-spice powder and various seasonings, the bloody smell of the horse meat is suppressed. At this time, there is only a smell of raw meat. breath.

Yan Xining rolled the dough into a thin skin, wrapped a large ball of meat filling in the skin, stretched the four sides of the skin and folded it on top.Palm-sized rectangular cakes appeared on the chopping board, through which the red meat filling could be seen clearly.

Bai Tao looked curiously at the horse meat steamed buns dipped in flour: "Young master, didn't you mean to make steamed buns? Isn't this a cake?"

Yan Xining smiled and said, "This is a dead bun. They say it's a bun, but it's actually a cake."

At this time, Wang Chunfa and Han Jin strode in: "Princess, the pot has been moved out for you."

The movable pot that Butler Leng sent was very heavy, Yan Xining and Bai Tao couldn't move it at all.At this time they placed the pot under the eaves, and Yan Xining finally realized her beautiful dream of cooking under the eaves with the wind blowing.

Bai Tao rubbed his hands expectantly: "Master, I'll go to light the fire first." He had long wanted to light a fire in the moving stove, and thanked the young master for finally giving him the chance.

After Bai Tao lit the flame in the stove, Yan Xining poured a layer of oil on the side of the pot.He neatly pasted the horse meat buns to the side of the pot, with the closed part of the dough facing the bottom of the pot, and it didn't take long for the pot to turn white.

Yan Xining took care of Baitao: "Baitao, turn the fire down a bit, the fire is too big and the skin is scorched and the meat is still raw."

It would be great if there is a kiln. The horse meat buns are pasted on the side of the kiln. When baked by heat, the dough will be golden brown and crispy in the mouth. The fat of the horse meat will be forced out, and the taste will be more mellow.However, there is no kiln, so he can only use the heat of the oil pan to fry the horse meat buns.

Bai Tao responded: "Young master, don't worry."

When Yan Ke climbed over the wall and came in, he could smell the smell of meat wafting from Wenzhang Garden.He sniffled: "It smells so good, what delicious food is the princess doing?"

Wang Chunfa replied: "Boss, the princess made horse meat buns, they are delicious!"

Yan Ke understood: "It's a pony from the racecourse, right? Hey, there's no way to grow up to become a military horse, so I can only kill it for meat. It's not a loss."

Yan Xining laughed when she heard this: "That's a military horse, Guard Yan, you are so willing."

Yan Ke put the food box on the table: "Princess, it's not that my subordinates are willing. A horse with a broken leg is really a dead end. If it can be made into delicious food, at least some losses can be recovered."

Yan Xining responded, "That's the reason, but it really hurts."

Yan Ke brought out the sea bowl that Ji Song had finished eating: "It's not bad. There is enough rain this spring, the pastures are rich in fodder, and the mare has given birth to many foals. I don't care about one or two. Only horses that have experienced many battles are eligible. Go to the battlefield. Princess, don't feel sad, I will take you to the racecourse when I have a chance, so that you can see the horses in our palace."

Yan Xining said enviously, "Really? I haven't ridden a horse yet."

Yan Ke said seriously: "That's still fake." After a pause, he remembered the business: "Hey~ Princess, can you let my subordinates taste the Liangpi you gave to the prince?"

Yan Xining was happy: "Okay."

Not long after, Yan Ke squatted under the eaves of the corridor with a big bowl in his arms, and he ate the cold skin with big mouthfuls: "It's so delicious, you two boys made a lot of money, and you ate such delicious cold skin before the master and me .”

Wang Chunfa had a cheeky face: "Hey, this is called getting the moon first."

Han Jin added a knife: "Not only that, the princess said, the horse meat buns will be ready in a while, let us eat them first." Because they spent a lot of effort chopping the meat, Yan Xining felt that the two should be let eat first.

Yan Ke rolled his eyes: "It's unreasonable."

81. Horse meat buns

While talking, the first pot of horse meat buns was already fried. Yan Xining had already turned the buns over. At this time, the buns were golden on both sides, especially the buns at the bottom of the pot, which were soaked in golden oil. They all exploded into golden drums.

Yan Xining took out a few buns from the bottom of the pot and put them on a large plate on the side. He raised a kitchen knife and cut a bun into two. The hot meat juice flowed out from the cut surface and accumulated on the bottom of the plate to form a layer. Golden grease.

The hot meat filling was thick and tender, and the fragrant taste directly attracted the palates of everyone present.Yan Xining looked at the minced meat and said with satisfaction: "It's done."

Although he doesn't have a kiln, he also cooks a pot of fried buns, which is really a bold challenge and attempt.

Bai Tao was so greedy that his saliva was drooling: "Master, the horse meat buns are delicious."

Yan Xining hurriedly picked up the steamed stuffed buns in the pot and put them in the bamboo basket: "Don't worry, wait for a while before eating, it's too hot now."

After the second pot of horse meat buns was attached to the pot, the temperature of the buns on the plate finally dropped.While it was still hot, Han Jin picked up the half bun that Yan Xining had just split into two. On the section, a large piece of horse meat stuffing could be seen, and the stuffing was so plump that it almost fell off.

After taking a bite, the crispy dough shattered, and the fresh and tender horse meat smelled slightly spicy and instantly spread throughout the mouth.The rich gravy fell straight down the gap, and Han Jin couldn't bear to part with the dripping juice, so he quickly licked the juice off his hands.After confirming that there was no juice to continue to slide down, he held the bun with both hands and ate it with big mouthfuls.

Drink the gravy first, and then taste the minced meat. Every bite is solid and satisfying.When they saw Yan Xining pour seasoning into the horse meat, they were still worried whether the meat would be unpalatable.Looking back now, they didn't know each other.

Wang Chunfa was so beautiful that he forgot where he was, he took a big bite of the horse meat buns: "Damn it, it's so delicious! Isn't this more delicious than the roasted horse meat we ate before?"

After every battle, horses are lost.In order to reduce the loss and replenish the strength of the soldiers, the damaged horses will be distributed to the army.The soldiers used all eighteen kinds of martial arts, and the horse meat they made was not as delicious as the roasted horse meat buns.

Han Jin was moved: "Yeah, I didn't expect to be able to eat such delicious food in this life."

When they were in the Chiling Army, they usually only ate fried beans and miscellaneous grains.Except for the occasional meat-tooth festival, the usual three meals fade out.Unexpectedly, when they followed the master to the palace, they could taste the delicious food made by the princess.From the perspective of diet, it is indeed a wise thing for them to come back with their master.

However, when thinking of the brothers who stayed in the army, Han Jin felt sour in his heart.It would be great if the brothers in the army could also eat delicious horse meat buns. If there were no wars in the frontier, the brothers could go home and live a happy life without using a knife to lick blood.

Holding the delicious horse meat buns, Han Jin sighed and said, "It is said that I would rather be a dog in a prosperous age than a person in a troubled world. I never thought that I would be able to be a dog in a prosperous age once in my lifetime."

Yan Xining said: "Guard Han, this is wrong."

Han Jin was puzzled: "Princess, did you say something wrong?"

Yan Xining smiled: "If we want to do it, we must be the people of the prosperous age, and Xiao Song is the dog of the prosperous age."

Han Jin and the others looked at Xiaosong, who was rolling on the ground in the yard, and laughed happily: "Yes, yes, Xiaosong is the dog of the prosperous age, and we must be the people of the prosperous age if we want to do it."

Yan Ke ate three bowls of Liangpi. He added a lot of chili, and he was sweating profusely. He still refused to stop his chopsticks: "It's so delicious, princess, can we eat Liangpi more often in the future?"

Yan Xining said straightforwardly: "Okay, I'll send the prescription to Lao Zhang later, and the brothers can eat Liangpi tonight." His ability is limited, and there is really no way to ensure that so many guards can eat what he made thing.

Fortunately, Old Zhang, the royal chef of the Wangfu, has experience, and he can reproduce the recipes given to him by Yan Xining, nine out of ten, and sometimes the improved recipes are better than his recipes.With the chef Lao Zhang, the brothers can realize the freedom of Liangpi.

Yan Ke couldn't be more grateful: "Thank you, Princess, then my subordinates will be waiting for the Liangpi at night. The subordinates will go to the master first."

Seeing that Yan Ke was about to climb over the wall, Yan Xining called him: "Wait a minute, bring him some horse meat buns."

The steamed stuffed bun tastes the best when it is freshly made, but the taste will change when it is cooled and reheated.So when Yan Ke went back, he took the food box again, and there were more than a dozen steamed and warm horse meat buns in the food box.

Seeing Yan Ke carrying the big food box again, Ji Song raised his eyebrows in surprise: "What did the princess ask you to give?"

Yan Ke chuckled: "The horse meat buns just out of the oven, the princess said that the taste is the best at this time, and the taste will not be good after a while. He asked his subordinates to bring you a taste."

Yan Xining's steamed buns are solid, each one as big as a palm.It's heavy in the hand, and it's full of meat after you bite it open. People with small appetites can eat a bun.

The meat stuffing is seasoned with thirteen spices, and a little chili is added to it.After eating a steamed stuffed bun, people broke out in a sweat.But it is strange to say that after sweating, the whole person feels comfortable, and the stuffy feeling dissipates a lot unconsciously.

Previously, there was only one bowl of Liangpi, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry could only watch Ji Song feast on it.However, the number of baked buns this time was quite a lot.Each of the four Langzhong and Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry was given a steamed stuffed bun.

After eating the first bite of the baked buns, the hungry officials realized that they can eat meat even in hot weather.It turns out that whether there is an appetite is directly related to the food cooked by the cook. People with good craftsmanship can make people eat heartily in whatever they do.

Among all the people, only Wang Wenyue, the Tuntian doctor, was the most peculiar. Others were eating meat with baked buns, only he carefully took out the veil.He wrapped the bun in the handkerchief, and put the handkerchief on his chest.

Because of the special position of the pocket and the weight of the baked buns, Wang Wenyue's chest bulged up, which looked weird.The doctor from the Ministry of Water next to him is very experienced: "Doctor Wang wants to bring the buns back to the child?"

Tian Youliang, a doctor from the Ministry of Water, was transferred by Ji Song from the prefectures and counties below, and he is not very familiar with other colleagues in the department.Hearing his question, Wang Wenyue lowered his head slightly and blushed: "Wang is not married yet."

Tian Youliang was surprised and said: "Young talents like Mr. Wang are not yet married?"

Wang Wenyue blushed even more: "Although he is not married, Wang already has someone in mind."

Tian Youliang suddenly realized: "Understood, Mr. Wang brings buns for the person he likes, right? With the help of the doctor's deep friendship, on the day when the doctor marries the person he likes, Tian will definitely go to ask for a glass of wine."

Wang Wenyue grinned with a smile, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes: "Okay, if there is a day, Wang will definitely invite Mr. Tian to have a wedding wine, and he will not return if he is not drunk."

Tian Youliang turned and left, Wang Wenyue clutched his chest and couldn't recover for a long time.The warm steamed stuffed bun warmed his chest, as long as he touched this warmth, Yan Xining's face would appear in front of his eyes.

He looked far away at Ji Song who was talking to the guards in the corridor, and there was resentment and helplessness in his eyes that he didn't realize.

Qinghe Wang's family is indeed a wealthy family, but compared with the royal family, it is still far behind.Ji Song is the prince, he is only a member of the royal family.Xi Ning married Ji Song, except for Ji Song taking the initiative to sleep with Xi Ning, otherwise he would not have the chance to marry him.

He really wanted to tell Ji Song that he should treat Xi Ning better, but he was afraid that his self-indulgence would get Xining into trouble.But he still couldn't help fantasizing, if one day Ji Song despises Xining, can he return Xining to him?

Ji Song turned around, but he didn't pay attention to Wang Wenyue's gaze at all.Yan Ke lowered his voice and said: "The princess said that he has never ridden a horse. Look, master, our racecourse is almost ready. Next time you take a rest, do you want to take the princess to the racecourse?"

Ji Song nodded slightly: "Okay."

After a pause, he remembered another thing: "Is Leng Jun ready?"

Yan Ke nodded: "When I came here just now, my subordinates saw that Leng Jun and the craftsmen were ready to start work. If the princess knew what the master wanted, he would be very happy."

Ji Song nodded slightly: "Let them be gentle on their hands and feet, so as not to disturb his cleanliness."

Yan Ke ordered: "Yes."

Yan Xining's hands were numb after finally wrapping up a big pot of baked buns.He dragged his exhausted body and lay down on the recliner under the eaves to take a nap. Smelling the scent of horse meat left in the air, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Your mouth hurts your body..."

Cooking and eating are too tiring, so I will have to do less in the future.

However, it is not always possible for him to come across such good horse meat. If he does not deal with it in time, he is afraid that the horse meat will turn bad.In contrast, he would rather be tired than waste ingredients.

He turned over and fell asleep, Cangfeng and Xiaosong lowered their voices and chattered beside him.Just as he was about to squat for a while, the geese on the Pinmei Garden made a high-pitched chirping sound.

Bai Tao rushed out from the house, with a harpoon in his hand, he hurried towards Pinmei Garden: "Master, I'll go and see!"

Ever since chickens and ducks were raised in Pinmei Garden, wild animals would disturb them from time to time.Fortunately, the geese were fierce, and these wild animals were not able to succeed once.

Yan Xining also stood up, hearing the goslings calling so anxiously, maybe the wild animals are a bit big this time.He walked quickly towards Plum Garden, but before he got close to the chicken coop, Bai Tao's voice came over: "Master, come and see!"

Several small boats appeared on the surface of the lake, on which wood and stone materials were placed, and people standing on the small boats were inserting these materials vertically into the lake water.The movement of the lake attracted the crowd of silly koi, and the goslings flapped their wings and neighed loudly.

After observing for a long time under the plum tree, Yan Xining came to a conclusion: "They seem to be building a corridor?"

Looking at the direction in which the boat extends, the corridor seems to lead directly to Pinmei Garden.Yan Xining couldn't understand: "What is Ji Song doing?"

At this moment, Butler Leng's voice came from behind him: "Princess."

Yan Xining and Bai Tao were taken aback by him, turned their heads and saw Steward Leng standing with lowered eyebrows, "My lord ordered someone to build a trestle bridge to connect Pinmei Garden. It might be noisy these days, and my subordinates will let them Notice."

The palace is not a square, but a rectangle. Wenzhang Garden is located in the northwest corner, and the only way to get in and out is to go around half of the palace from the corridor on the northwest side to get to the gate.With the trestle bridge, he can take a shortcut through the trestle bridge, which can save a lot of time.

Yan Xining scratched his cheek, and he said to himself, "Why did Ji Song build the trestle all of a sudden?"

Suddenly a light flashed in his mind and he understood.Ji Song finally realized how troublesome the detour is. With this plank road, he can delay getting up for a quarter of an hour.A quarter of an hour, what a precious time in the cold and windy winter.