After the salted fish is married

Stewed Beef Brisket with Potatoes

When Yan Xining woke up, it was already high in the sun, and he stretched comfortably.The mat under his body is cool and comfortable, and the blanket on his body is also what he is used to.There was an ice bucket in the room, and a familiar scent wafted in the air.For a moment, he felt that he had returned to Wenzhang Garden.

But when he turned his head and looked, he saw a difference.This room is two or three times larger than the room where he and Ji Song lived in Wen Zhangyuan. There are carved screens in the room, which is obviously not the style of Prince Rong's Mansion.

Yan Xining stood up, and just as he put on his shoes, he heard footsteps, following the sound, he saw that Bai Tao was tiptoing into the door with water in his hand.Seeing Bai Tao, Yan Xining was overjoyed: "Bai Tao, why are you here?"

Bai Tao smiled so much that he showed his white teeth: "Master, are you awake?"

After parting from Yan Xining and the others yesterday, the carriage of the palace continued to head westward, and after walking for half a day, the sky darkened.They lived in Noda County under the rule of Taichang County next door.In the middle of the night, the Chi Ling Army suddenly found Bai Tao in the inn, and asked them to rush to Pingchang City overnight.Bai Tao and the others didn't dare to delay, so they rushed to Pingchang City in the morning and entered the new palace.

Bai Tao handed the wet handkerchief to Yan Xining, and he said excitedly: "Young Master, you and the prince are really good, you killed so many corrupt officials when you first arrived in Pingchang County, what a pleasure!"

As soon as he arrived in Pingchang City, Baitao heard the common people talking about it.After hearing that he was Yan Xining's personal servant, the servants of the new palace respected Bai Taoke.From these servants, Bai Tao learned about the feats of the young master and prince yesterday.He was a little annoyed: "If I had known that I wouldn't have separated from the young master yesterday, I didn't see the beheading scene."

After a pause, Bai Tao comforted himself: "It's okay, there will be many corrupt officials who will be dealt with."

Yan Xining wiped his face, he couldn't laugh or cry: "I don't have the ability to kill corrupt officials, only the prince has this ability. By the way, where is the prince?"

Bai Tao said: "My lord left early in the morning, should I go to the county office? Or to the governor's mansion. Young master, are you going to see my lord?"

Yan Xining put the handkerchief in the basin, he stretched his body and said: "I used to only make trouble for him, let's take it easy." He wants to take a look at the new palace first, if he is not mistaken, this is his place I will be staying at home for a long time.

The mansion has just been renovated and the furniture is new.Yan Xining first walked around the house where they lived, and he found that the layout of this house was similar to that of Wenzhangyuan, except that each room was bigger than the previous one.Maybe because of the decoration of the house, the house looks very dark even in the daytime.

After leaving the house, he saw a large yard with a rockery, pond and corridor.Bluegrass is planted on the rockery, koi fish swim in the pond, and countless luxuriant ornamental flowers and trees are planted on both sides of the corridor.The breeze blows, and the garden is full of fragrance.A cobblestone-paved path is inlaid in it, and the layout is grand and elegant at first glance.

Yan Xining: ...

He had never lived in such a nice courtyard in any prince's mansion in the capital, and he never expected to live in such a nice house in Liangzhou.I swear to God with my conscience, even the place where Emperor Pingyuan lives is nothing more than that, right?

Yan Xining was too shocked to speak, he pinched his arm and rubbed his eyes: "Good guy..."

Prince Rong's Mansion in Liangzhou is really willing to do so. It costs a lot of money to build such a courtyard, right?Liangzhou is suffering from a drought, how much time and effort does it take to take care of the yard like this.

The hot wind mixed with the coolness of the courtyard blowing on his body, Yan Xining rubbed the goosebumps that appeared on his body, and he complained: "It's really a mountain pig that can't eat the chaff..." Just standing in such a courtyard, he would feel ashamed. I feel uncomfortable all over.No, he had to find a less luxurious yard to live in.

However, after walking around the palace, Yan Xining fell silent.The new palace is about the same size as the Rongwang Palace in the capital, and the courtyard that Ji Song chose for him is already the simplest.The other courtyards are more luxurious than the other, and most of them are so resplendent that their eyes are blinded.

Yan Xining sighed and compromised: "Forget it, let's live first."

Bai Tao almost laughed out loud: "Young Master, seeing you look so unhappy, if you didn't know it, you would have thought that the lord let you live in the cowshed."

Yan Xining sighed: "I'd rather live in the cowshed." Living in the new palace was frightening, far less secure than living in the cowshed.Looking at these luxurious furniture and utensils, he thought of those corrupt officials from the fish and meat villagers.I don't know how much people's fat and anointing those corrupt officials have corrupted after the completion of Prince Rong's Mansion.

Talking about the cow, Bai Tao remembered an important thing: "By the way, young master, Lao Zhang sent a lot of beef this morning, and put it in the small kitchen in the yard. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Yan Xining's eyes lit up, he said yesterday that he wanted to cook beef brisket stewed with potatoes, today Lao Zhang brought the beef.It can only be said that the eyes of foodies are so similar, he quickly got up and walked towards the yard where he came: "Let's go, let's go cook."

The kitchen of Wenzhangyuan is in the west side room, while the kitchen of the new yard is in another adjacent yard, which can be seen only through the arch.The new kitchen is big, but the stove is pitifully small.The firewood and seasonings had been put away in the kitchen, and Xiao Song was lying on the side of the bamboo basket filled with beef, almost falling asleep.

Baitao is very satisfied with the new kitchen, there is only one thing that he is not used to, that is, the water in the new kitchen is not convenient.When he lived in Wenzhang Garden, Bai Tao picked vegetables in the courtyard, and then he could wash them in Lanyue Lake.However, the yard where the new kitchen is located does not even have a pond. There is only a large vat in the kitchen, and the servants will fill the vat with water every morning.

After a few laps, Yan Xining got used to it: "It's already very good." The kitchen was much better than he imagined, and before coming to Liangzhou, he was actually prepared for the inconvenience of taking a shower.

Potatoes are not uncommon in Liangzhou, and beef stew with potatoes is not uncommon, and ordinary people can afford it.However, before the potatoes and beef stewed by Yan Xining came out of the pot, the aroma wafted out of the yard.

It was already afternoon at this time, Yan Xining looked up at the sky, he suddenly found a magnificent circle of light appeared beside the sun.He was overjoyed: "Bai Tao, come and see, there is a sun dizziness!"

Bai Tao looked up in a daze, and was startled when he saw it clearly: "Master, what's going on? There is a circle next to the sun!" In the clear sky, there is such a big circle next to the sun. Bai Tao has never seen it before. Pass.

Yan Xining explained: "This is called a solar halo. After a solar halo, it is very likely that it will rain the next day." Liangzhou has been dry for such a long time, if there is a hearty heavy rain, how great would it be?

No, he had to tell Ji Song the good news, and he happened to be able to send Ji Song some goulash with potatoes.The bowls in Liangzhou were astonishingly large, and Yan Xining filled the dishes with the bowls filled with beef soup yesterday.A large bowl of vegetables in the food box was heavy to lift. After he lifted the food box and walked a few steps, he felt distressed: "It seems to be too much..."

Bai Tao chuckled: "Master, wait for me, I have a surprise for you." After Bai Tao ran away, Yan Xining couldn't laugh or cry: "What surprise? It's mysterious."

After a while, Bai Tao led a gaudy pony to the door of the kitchen.Bai Tao happily said: "Look, young master!"

Yan Xining was taken aback: "Short leg?" Who is this short leg?

He was so surprised that he stepped forward and stroked the little short leg: "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at the racecourse in the outskirts of the city?" There are thousands of mountains and rivers from the capital to Liangzhou, when did the little short leg come here?

The little short leg saw its owner, snorted and affectionately rubbed against Yan Xining's fingers, and gnawed at his sleeve.Bai Tao said happily: "Little short leg arrived in Liangzhou before us, but it has been raised in Yongchang County. The general of the Chi Ling Army brought the little short leg this morning. Master, look, you have a small short leg, right?" Don't you have to worry about not being able to lift your things?"

Yan Xining gently stroked the short-legged head: "Good boy, thank you for your hard work."

After a while, there were two more frames on both sides of the little short leg's body.There are food boxes in one frame, and melons and fruits in the other frame.The temperature difference between day and night in Liangzhou is large, and the melons and fruits produced are as sweet as honey.If you don't keep a glass of water by your side when eating melons, you will be easily stunned.

The short-legged horse carried Ji Song's lunch steadily out of the gate of the palace. The passing servants saw the hard-working short legs and the princess holding the rein. They lowered their heads and tried to hold back their laughter, but their shrugging shoulders had already betrayed them. over them.

Yan Xining is not annoyed either, he has a small trailer in Hyundai, which saves a lot of effort when picking up express delivery or going to the supermarket.Isn't it nice to have short legs?Isn't it more labor-saving than a small trailer?

He patted the little short leg on the head: "Go our way, let them laugh." The little short leg said "哕哕" twice, and seemed to agree with his own words.

As a result, as soon as he left the gate of the palace, Yan Xining was frightened by the crowd at the gate: "Hey, what's going on here?"

Bai Tao explained: "Master, you don't know yet, do you? These are people who went to the yamen to answer the call."

The generals of the Chiling Army wrote a notice overnight, and they needed someone to write clearly.

There are three biggest problems in Liangzhou today, namely corrupt officials, locust plagues and drought, among which corrupt officials are the most serious.There are too many officials involved in the corruption case, beheading alone is not enough to anger the people.Every time an official is interrogated, the people must clearly know what they have committed, how much money they have embezzled, who they have shielded, and who they have harmed.

Only by clearly informing the world of the crimes of these people can the people trust the government more.The people in the 56 counties of Liangzhou's eight counties have been persecuted by corrupt officials for so many years. If you want them to trust the government, you can't just rely on your mouth.

The yamen of Pingchang city is two streets away from the palace. Dozens of notices were posted at the gate of the yamen early this morning, Ji Song wanted to select people of insight to stabilize the situation in Liangzhou.The folks who saw the notice rushed to tell each other, so this scene appeared.

Yan Xining gasped: "Can Rong Chuan be busy?" With so many people applying for the job, Ji Song couldn't be too busy?

However, when Yan Xining arrived at the gate of the yamen, he found that the situation was not as chaotic as he had imagined.No matter who came to file a complaint or apply for a job, there were special personnel to guide them. The Liangzhou yamen is not big, and there are people crowded inside, but there is no noise.Everyone lined up quietly, with eager expectations in everyone's eyes.

As soon as he stood still, Yan Ke quickly ran over from the yamen: "Princess, why did you come to the county yamen?"

Yan Xining smiled and said, "I came to look for the prince, am I disturbing you?"

Yan Ke wiped the sweat from his forehead, he said with a smile: "That's not true, it's just that the prince is not here, he is in the Governor's Mansion."

There are too many people, it would be too much for Yan Ke to start a small stove openly, Yan Xining thought about it for a while and said to Yan Ke in a low voice: "There are potatoes and beef stew in the pot of the palace for you, and there are melons beside it, I will go to it myself when I get hungry. eat."

Yan Ke cupped his hands happily: "Thank you, Princess."

Seeing that Yan Xining was about to leave, Yan Ke quickly called Yan Xining: "Princess, the city of Pingchang is not stable now, let the brothers escort you." In fact, they should send people to guard the palace, but the master is too short of people now, they I really can't get away.

Hearing this, Bai Tao cleared his throat: "Ahem~"

Yan Ke looked over suspiciously, and Bai Tao took out a stick out of nowhere.It was too late to say it, but then it was too late, Bai Tao suddenly put on a posture, and he swung a long stick tightly.Even people who don't know martial arts can see that if they are rammed with this stick, they will fall down.

The long stick made a "huhu" sound in the air, and Baitao's neat movement attracted the applause of the onlookers.Even Yan Ke gave a thumbs up: "Yes, there is progress."

Yan Xining was shocked, his silly little Bai Tao turned out to be a master?After a while, he was full of pride and even more happy in his heart.Ever since Bai Tao trained with the guards, his progress was visible to the naked eye.

After a set of stick techniques, tiny beads of sweat oozed from Bai Tao's face, he grinned and patted his chest: "Don't worry, young master is by my side!"

Only then did Yan Ke feel relieved, and he smiled at Yan Xining, "Although Baitao still has some flaws in his body skills, he can withstand ordinary assassins for a while."

Yan Xining patted his right arm: "I'm not a vegetarian either." He had a sleeve arrow tied to his arm, so he wouldn't allow himself to be slaughtered at a critical moment.

Watching the back of Yan Xining's master and servant go away, Pang Wenyuan came out from the room on the side, he stood beside Yan Ke and said softly: "The princess is not bad."

Yan Ke responded: "Yes." After a pause, he looked at Pang Wenyuan: "Old Pang, are you hungry? Do you want beef stew with potatoes?"

Pang Wenyuan looked confused: "Potato beef stew?" Is Yan Ke crazy hungry?Where can there be goulash with potatoes at this point?

Not long after, Yan Xining touched the gate of the Governor's Mansion, and there was a large amount of blood on the ground in front of the Governor's Mansion.Today, the gate of the governor's mansion has become deserted, and there are soldiers of Chi Ling Army standing at the gate of the governor's mansion.Yan Xining cleared her throat and said softly, "I am..."

The soldiers took a step back with a smile on their faces: "Wangfei, please come inside." They have been reminded by General Yan long ago, if they see Wangfei coming, they will let them go without passing through.

After entering the Governor's Mansion, Yan Xining was stunned for a moment, and then even greater anger rose in her heart.What a Liangzhou governor, Jiang Yi, the mansion he lives in is even more luxurious than the palace next door.The screen wall at the entrance alone is carved from a whole piece of white jade. Looking at the other furnishings, which one is not priceless?

The people in Liangzhou were miserable, but the officials lived like emperors.These corrupt officials should be killed!If they hadn't met the people who complained when they entered the city, they don't know how long they would be deceived by these officials.

Yan Xining gritted her teeth against the screen wall, when Ji Song called from behind: "A'Ning? Why don't you come in?"

Ji Song was sitting in front of the governor's mansion hall, and dozens of officials stood behind him.Dozens of pairs of probing eyes stared at her, and Yan Xining was embarrassed as soon as she turned her head: "Are you done?"

Ji Song laughed and said, "How can we finish the matter in Liangzhou in a day or two?"

There are always some conscientious officials in the Liangzhou officialdom. When Ji Song was not in office, they were marginalized because they did not associate with corrupt officials.Now that Ji Song came to Liangzhou, these officials finally had their day, including Pingchang Sima Huang Xingjian.

Huang Xingjian was a muscular middle-aged man, his complexion was withered and yellow after being in prison for several days, but relying on his strong body, he only had one night's rest before rushing to see Ji Song.If it weren't for the evidence that Huang Xingjian had worked so hard to collect, Ji Song would not have been able to launch a sweeping operation against Liangzhou.

As soon as he saw Yan Xining, Huang Xingjian gave him a big gift: "Your official, Huang Xingjian, pay my respects to the concubine. Yesterday, my family members were taken care of by the concubine, and I am very grateful."

Yan Xining waved his hand: "It's easy to do." After a pause, he praised: "Master Huang has collected so many incriminating evidence, and my daughter Huang Caiwei risked her life to send the incriminating evidence to Rong Chuan. Your family is full of courage and courage. "

Huang Xingjian was ashamed: "The concubine praises you, if the prince hadn't rescued the subordinate in time, the subordinate and his dog would have died long ago, and there will be no day of recovery."

Ji Song said softly: "I have appointed Huang Xingjian as Inspector of Liangzhou." Based on the evidence presented to Huang Xingjian, it is only natural to promote him to be Inspector.Besides, Huang Xingjian has been in Liangzhou for many years, and he knows the officialdom in Liangzhou better than himself. With his help, Ji Song can get twice the result with half the effort.

Yan Xining didn't know much about official affairs, but he believed in Ji Song.Hearing this, he nodded again and again: "Congratulations, Mr. Huang."

Huang Xingjian had just been promoted to governor and had a lot of work to do, and Ji Song, who had been busy for half a day, could finally sit down and take a breather.Seeing Yan Xining bring out the food box, Ji Song smiled and said, "Aning still loves me, and came here specially to deliver food for me. What's for today?"

Yan Xining lifted the lid of the food box: "Potato stewed beef, and egg soup."

Ji Song reached out to take a large bowl of vegetables out of the food box, and took a deep breath looking at the delicious potato stew: "It smells so good."

Before finishing speaking, Yan Xining handed over a pair of chopsticks: "Quickly try to see if it suits your taste."

Yan Xining likes to use fried potatoes to stew beef, so that the potatoes are soft and not scattered, and the stewed soup will not be sticky and full of mashed potatoes.The potatoes are golden and the beef is dark, and the color is distinct and very beautiful at first glance.

Ji Song couldn't wait to grab a piece of beef and threw it into his mouth. The beef used was the fat and thin sirloin part, which was neither dry nor dry, soft and tender.The large pieces of beef are salty and delicious, and the mouth is full of fragrance.

If the beef has given Ji Song great satisfaction, then the fried potatoes are an unexpected surprise.Watching the porcelain potatoes soaked in the umami flavor of the beef soup, I picked up a piece and put it in my mouth. Between the lips and teeth, the slightly tough outer skin was broken, and the pink and tender inner part loosely filled the mouth.

The soft, sandy and fresh taste is addictive, and Ji Song feels that potatoes are no worse than meat.

He ate several pieces of potatoes and meat in a row before he stopped his chopsticks and sighed comfortably: "It's delicious." The food made by Ah Ning still suits his appetite, and he never gets tired of eating it.

After Yan Xining finished his meal, he looked around: "Why isn't Doctor Ye here?" He deliberately brought Ye Linfeng's bowls and chopsticks, but he didn't see him.

Ji Song put a piece of beef on Yan Xining's rice: "He is recruiting a doctor in the yamen."

Yan Xining was stunned for a moment: "Huh? Master Ye recruits a doctor? This is a good move!" No matter where it is, the role of a doctor is very important.If Ji Song has an excellent team of disease doctors in his hands, both the common people and the Chi Ling army will have a strong guarantee in the future.

Ji Song said slowly: "The Shence Gate... has always been a pain in my uncle's heart. He wants to pass on the unique knowledge of the Shence Gate as long as he lives. Therefore, I asked him to see if there are any good seedlings by the way. If possible, I also hope that the skills of Shence Gate can help more people."

Yan Xining's heart sank slightly, and he nodded slowly: "Okay." It's a pity that Emperor Pingyuan was responsible for the destruction of Shence Sect, and Ye Linfeng couldn't mention the name of Shence Sect even if he recruited good seedlings.

It would be great if one day the name of Shence Sect could appear in front of everyone, but it is too difficult for an emperor to admit the mistakes he made.

This topic is too heavy, Yan Xining shook his head, poured a spoonful of egg soup on the rice: "Eat, eat."

The two happily enjoyed their late lunch in the gazebo in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, the surroundings were so quiet that only the chirping of cicadas and birds could be heard.It wasn't until Yan Xining was full that he remembered the main purpose of looking for Ji Song: "By the way, it might be raining. I got dizzy from seeing the sun today."

As soon as Ji Song's chopsticks stopped, he looked at Yan Xining in surprise: "Is what you said true?"

Yan Xining replied: "Yes." As he spoke, he looked towards the sky, but unfortunately the sun halo had dissipated, so Ji Song couldn't see it with his own eyes.He had some regrets: "I saw it when I left the palace, I hope this rain will come down."

Ji Song also looked at the sky expectantly: "I hope God will open his eyes and let it rain soon." If there is no more rain, the people's crops will really wither.

The beef was solid, even though Ji Song had a big appetite, there were still many pieces of meat left in the bowl.These pieces of meat should not be wasted. When you are hungry at night, you can add a handful of noodles and cook them into braised beef noodles.

Yan Xining cleaned up the dishes: "You go to work first, I'll go back first."

Ji Song looked around and saw no one around, so he dragged Yan Xining into his arms and kissed her hard.At this time, Ji Song's mouth was filled with the smell of beef, and he touched Yan Xining's cheek with his rough palm: "A-Ning, it's good to have you here."

Yan Xining's face flushed suddenly: "Be careful not to be seen by others." Ji Song still has a bit of a princely posture in front of outsiders, but recently he has become more and more out of shape when facing him.This is the Governor's Mansion, if his subordinates see it, let's see how he sees people in the future.

Ji Song hugged Yan Xining and patted Yan Xining gently on the back. He really wanted to tell Yan Xining that there was nothing shameful about his own princess.However, the words changed: "I hope Liangzhou will stabilize quickly. I want to take my Aning to the frontier fortress to see the Sari grassland, ride a horse, drink a big bowl and eat meat..."

He wanted to give Ah Ning all the good things he saw in his eyes.

Yan Xining's heart softened, and he rested his chin on Ji Song's shoulder: "There will be. Everything will be fine."