The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

He was also a little surprised that Li Fu could cook. Although Li Fu's life was not very rich and he suffered a lot when he was wandering outside, he still had housekeeper Zhao and several servants who were always loyal to him.

Where did he learn cooking?

"The kitchen is a place where you can't condescend to me." Li Fu said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. I'm idle anyway." Li Yuan was in the mood, so how could he be easily persuaded to go back?

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Li Fu let Li Yuan go and told Lao Zhou to take good care of Li Yuan.

Lao Zhou responded repeatedly.

This is the current emperor, how can he not take good care of him? If there is any mistake, his head will be moved.

Therefore, in the kitchen yard, under the shade of the tree, a reclining chair was arranged, and fresh fruits, wine and cakes were placed on the stone table.

Lao Zhou carefully helped Li Yuan sit on the reclining chair.

"Oh, this thing is good." Li Yuan swung twice on the recliner, and felt very novel, so he swung twice again.

This thing is comfortable.

"If your majesty likes it, when you return to Chang'an, let the guards bring it to you." Lao Zhou said.

His majesty has said so, if he doesn't have some sense, it will be bad.

After all, he has been working in the Li family for so many years, and he can still hear the tone between the words.

And this thing, as Langjun said, is not worth money, as long as you find a carpenter and give them the drawings, you can make it.

So, since your majesty wants it, just give it to your majesty.

Li Yuan was thinking about how to ask Li Fu to take this thing back.

After all, he is the emperor and the elder, and he can't wipe his face if he asks directly.

At his age, it's not good to ask for things from a kid.

In Li Yuan's eyes, Li Fu is just a kid.

And Lao Zhou's words just fulfilled his wish.

"Didn't you discuss this with your husband?" Li Yuan asked.

"Your Majesty is your husband's elder. Your husband said that it is the filial piety of the younger generation to give things to the elders. Besides, your husband has the blueprint of this chair, and we can ask the carpenters to make one later." Lao Zhou said, "Originally, my husband had some things to give to your Majesty, but your Majesty's food, clothing and daily expenses are all managed by special people in the palace, and my husband is also afraid that something will embarrass you."

Lao Zhou's words were extremely smooth.

It's not that my husband has some good things and refuses to give them to you.

It's really that you are the emperor, and the things in the palace are the best. If we give them to you, if we embarrass ourselves, you will also lose face, right?

It's because of this consideration that we haven't given them to you.

If you think this is a good thing, then we will give it to you, so that we won't lose face for you...

Li Yuan nodded slightly after hearing this.

"This child is filial." Li Yuan said with emotion: "No matter what he sends me in the future, I will like it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Old Zhou bowed.

Li Yuan was enjoying the cool under the tree, while Li Fu had already started to work in the kitchen.

If people are hungry, what do they want to eat?

The first thing that people in Guanzhong think of is a bowl of noodles.

After eating a bowl of noodles with soup, all worries are gone.

Li Fu skillfully kneaded the noodles, added his own yeast, and after kneading the noodles, he put them aside to wake up.

Then he started to make two dishes.

He asked the servants at home to get the pork meat to make sauerkraut.

Some farmers in Li Fu's farm raised pigs. According to Li Fu's previous requirements, the pigs must be castrated.

There were not many families raising pigs, only a few. Every year, Li Fu would give them an extra sum of money, and when it was time to collect the pigs and slaughter them, he would give them another sum of money.

Even if Li Fu paid them to raise pigs for him.

But now, the breeding industry in the manor has not yet developed on a large scale, and at most it can only satisfy the appetite of Li Fu, the master of the house.

Therefore, the pork eaten in Li Fu's house does not have that unpleasant fishy smell.

After a pig is killed, the meat and the water can be eaten for a long time. Now the weather is hot, if it is stored normally, it will not be long before the meat goes bad.

But the ancients also had their own ways.

There is a cellar and a well in the house. It is cool under the well. There is such a special well, which is covered with a large stone that can block the entire well mouth, and the stone is tied with a straw rope.

A large piece of pork meat is tied to the stone with a straw rope and then falls into the well.

The temperature in the well is low, and the meat can be preserved for a long time.

The servants in the house brought the pork meat over, and Li Fu began to show his cooking skills.

I took a piece of pork belly and put it onChop it on the chopping board, stir it with soy sauce and flour, and then chop the green onion, ginger and garlic for later use.

There is no pepper now, but there is dogwood, which is the main source of spicy food.

After the noodles are ready, Li Fu starts to roll them out to make noodles.

Hand-rolled noodles, Li Fu always feels that the noodles rolled out by hand at home are much more chewy than those pressed by machines outside, and they are also delicious.

After the noodles are done, put them aside.

Heat oil in a pot.

Take the jar with lard, Li Fu digs out a piece of lard and puts it in the pot to melt, and stir-fry the chopped green onion, ginger and garlic in the pot.

Just this moment, the fragrance immediately fills the whole yard, making people very appetizing.

There is no such thing as stir-frying in Tang Dynasty cooking, but Li Fu can't do it. What Li Fu values ​​most is eating.

Eating is more important than anything else.

Therefore, even the big iron pot in the kitchen of the house was specially made by a blacksmith, hammer by hammer, just for cooking.

Then, Li Fu poured the minced meat into the pot, and kept stir-frying it with a spatula to bring out the meat aroma, and then put some onions and garlic in it to enhance the flavor.

After the fried minced meat was served, there was no need to clean the big pot, just add water to cook the noodles.

When the noodles were cooked to 90%, they could be taken out of the pot.

The fresh cucumber was cut into thin strips, spread on the noodles, and then scooped a spoonful of meat sauce.

Regarding the cucumbers in the Tang Dynasty, Li Fu knew why the original cucumber was changed to cucumber. The cucumbers were old and turned yellow, and they were picked and eaten... because they believed that after turning yellow, they were ripe and could be picked...

As for the original cucumber, it was said that it was for taboo.

The cucumber is the white cucumber, and the eggplant is the Kunlun purple cucumber.

No color is made up out of nothing......

The old cucumbers are all yellow, can they still be eaten?

So, after planting cucumbers in his own yard, Li Fu didn't care so much. When they grew, he picked them and ate them while they were still tender.

He didn't eat the good young cucumbers, but had to eat the unpalatable old cucumbers.......