The rise of the prince

Chapter 59
Although Li Ye said he would do the cooking himself, but an hour later, when he saw Li Ye skillfully cleaning the pork and dicing the ginger, De Gong and Gillian were still dumbfounded. was dismissed by him.

Degong stood far away, as if to draw a line with him: "You are so proficient, don't you often do this?"

Li Ye put the diced meat into the pot, and then added firewood to cook it: "I can't say often, I'm just interested." As he spoke, he put star anise, cinnamon, and fragrant leaves that he found accidentally in the kitchen of the palace in another mouthful. Fry in a pan.

The kitchen of the palace is very spacious, and there is more than one kitchen. After all, when the palace was in its heyday, there were hundreds of thousands of people eating during festivals. It is definitely a big job to take care of the food and drinks at the banquet. One or two kitchens and one or two cooks can handle it. not come.

A-Jiao came over curiously, frowned slightly, kept a distance, cautiously, as if the dark pot would bite, after all, she was the eldest lady of Xiangfu who never touched the spring water with her ten fingers.

"Can't you have some other interests, boy? Poetry, poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, no matter how good you are at martial arts, why hang around in the pot?" De Gong sighed, as if he felt sorry for him.

Li Ye used a wooden spoon to skim off the oily foam from the diced meat and said, "Why can't you cook if you have to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

Degong looked serious and stroked his beard: "This is the admonition of the sages and sages, and future generations should follow it carefully."

"Naturally remember what the ancestors said, but you can't follow the rules and stick to the words." After a while, the water was boiled, Li Ye annealed, poured out the diced meat, then rinsed it with cold water, and quickly cooled it down. Makes the meat chewy. ,

Degong opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by Li Yexian.

"What the ancestors said makes sense, but De Gong, the Han Dynasty was powerful and invincible in the world, so is there any poetry?" Li also asked.

"Of course not. Ci Fu began at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and it was not entered into the Hall of Elegance until the sages and capable men of our dynasty filled in the vacancies." Degong was obviously proud of this, and Li Ye also thought he should be proud.

What is a literary treasure, a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation?In fact, Li Ye doesn't know that much, but the way to distinguish is very simple. When you get old, what you will let your descendants learn is the treasure handed down from generation to generation.

Those poems and writings that were once controversial and derogatory in a special period are still read by future generations after thousands of years. No matter what kind of slander they have been, they are still beautiful imprints that flow in the blood of famous people and belong to China. National treasures.

Degong is worthy of pride, worthy of pride.

"That's right, so the ancestors did not pass on Ci Fu, but later generations created Ci Fu that they are proud of. Isn't this the best proof.

Respecting the ancestors does not mean following the rules and regulations, but cherishing the protection of the ancestors, inheriting the achievements of the ancestors, and striving to innovate.After all, one day our descendants will eventually become descendants. If we don’t make any progress in our life and don’t think about making progress, wouldn’t we be ashamed of the descendants. "Li Ye said, put the water-cooled diced meat into the pot, and fry it together with star anise, fragrant leaves, and cinnamon.

After hearing this, Gillian was stunned for a moment, she wanted to speak but couldn't make a sound, she just felt that Shizi seemed more distant and attractive, the radiance was so dazzling that people couldn't move their eyes.

Degong fell into deep thought, and it took him a long time to arrive: "But after all, it's still a woman's job."

Li Ye shook his head with a smile. The old man is not stubborn. De Gong is one of the most enlightened and transparent people he has ever met in this world, but no matter what, it is impossible for people to immediately change their beliefs for a lifetime.

"Soldiers die for things that ordinary people don't want to do, so people respect them. Isn't that cook woman doing things that ordinary people don't want to do, but she doesn't have to die. Great kindness is goodness, and small kindness is also kindness. What happens between the stoves?" Can you talk about humble things? In my opinion, nothing in this world that does good for others can be said to be humble.” Li Ye said loudly, this is a voice from a thousand years later, it is incompatible with this era, and these words are not good for others. Dare to talk nonsense, but it's okay for Degong.

The old man opened his mouth and was finally speechless. After a long time, he sighed and shook his head: "This old man has spent decades in vain, and this is the first time I have seen such a thorough insight from you. But it's good for you to tell this old man, but Don't spread it everywhere, or you may cause trouble." Then he solemnly urged.

Of course Li Ye knew this, and nodded with a smile: "Haha, I'm not stupid, so I just want to tell you that it feels good to have someone who can talk."

Degong also stroked his beard and laughed: "Hahaha, that's fine, then let me taste what kind of meat is your innovative pork."

When frying, Li also sprinkles Degong’s Meiyuan fine wine to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, fry until both sides are golden, then add soy sauce and stir well, finally add water, add ginger slices, red dates, sugar, cover the pot and simmer.

The other pot on one side is used to stir-fry peanuts.

"Your Majesty, can I help?" It seemed that after hearing what he said just now, Gillian saw his eyes full of respect, and she probably felt something in her heart and wanted to help.

Li Ye looked at her amusedly: "Then help me watch the pot and call me when the water boils." She was assigned a job with no technical difficulty, and the little girl nodded happily, feeling that she had also participated in it. .

Li Ye set up a new pot to wash and cook rice. The water in winter is so cold that it makes fingers hurt and numb, but this is nothing to him. After half of the cooking, drain the rice soup, then cover the pot, turn off the open fire and steam it with charcoal. After the rice is cooked, there is a crispy and delicious rice crust on the bottom.

After a while, Gillian anxiously asked him to cook the meat, add salt, and cook the meat on high heat to collect the juice. The braised pork was also ready. Li Ye was not in a hurry to start the pot, and simmered slowly on low heat to increase the flavor.

There was a strong charcoal fire in the kiosk, and a few simple dishes were placed on the stone table. The tempting braised pork, fried peanuts, dried radish pickled in the palace, and radish soup were all made by Li Ye himself.

Cushions were placed on the stone bench, and De Gong and Gillian in front of Li Ye looked at the plate of pork with hesitant expressions.

"Don't worry, I didn't poison you. If you don't believe me, try it." Li Ye ate a piece with his chopsticks first, and it tasted the same as he remembered. After coming to this world for more than two months, he tasted the taste of his previous life again after a long absence, and he also had five flavors in his heart Chen Miscellaneous.

"Is this the progressive and innovative work that Shi Zi said?" Gillian hesitated for a while, but also mustered up the courage to take a small piece, took a small bite carefully, and froze for a moment, saying in disbelief: "This, this is really pork." ?"

Seeing this, De Gong also put down his chopsticks. After one bite, he tasted another, and then he couldn't stop.

After eating several pieces, the old man said, "It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable. I clearly saw that it's pork. But this meat is fat but not greasy, soft and sweet. After eating, it leaves a fragrance on the lips and teeth. It's actually much better than lamb."

"How can this son be a mediocre person?" Li Ye said proudly.

"This is obviously pork, how could it be." Gillian also ate several pieces in small bites.

Li Ye waved his hand: "I said earlier that pork is not cheap meat, but it's just not cooked properly. Innovation and enterprising is the way to make money. If I listen to Yulou, this plate of meat can sell for four hundred yuan!"

When Degong heard this, he was filled with righteous indignation: "Well, you treacherous boy, the pork is only 120 yuan a catty, and your plate is less than half a catty, how dare you sell it for [-] yuan!"

Li Ye didn't care: "Oh, so what, mutton costs eight hundred coins a catty, and everyone flocks to it. Degong, if you want everyone in the world to eat meat, should you eat pork or mutton?"

Degong stared at him blankly, speechless for a moment.

(End of this chapter)