The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 529
Xuan Shijing is young, although he doesn't come to Zhuangzi many times, but when in contact with the farmers on the Zhuangzi, he always looks approachable, without any airs of a prince, and can chat with the farmers , When the old man heard Xuan Shijing mentioning that he used to farm with Taoist Yuan Shoucheng in Longxi, he felt aggrieved in his heart. Such a good boy, how could he be plotted against by traitors? , even his own grandson grew up safely and healthily under the care of his parents when he was four years old.

"Master Hou, pardon the old man, Master Hou might as well live in the house on our Zhuangzi, in Chang'an City, it's good, but it's too chaotic. Now that our Tang Dynasty is strong and prosperous, Chang'an City is the capital of our Tang Dynasty. , all the three religions and nine streams go to Chang'an City, it's too chaotic, our Zhuangzi is better, at least, it can be clean."

Xuan Shijing smiled: "Yes, the old man is right, our Zhuangzi is doing well, but now is not the time."

Hearing this, the old man smiled and scratched his head. He is a farmer, but he really can't understand the messy things in Chang'an City. The biggest thing.

"Old man, is there any clean place in this village? The scenery is better. I plan to take the people from the house out for an outing tomorrow." Xuan Shijing asked.

"Yes, the artificially dug lake on our Zhuangzi is a good place. Now the peach trees by the lake are blooming, which is really beautiful. Now there is a pier built by the lake. In autumn, our Zhuangzi Many people in the world will row boats to the lake to cast such a net, hehe, sometimes if you are lucky, you can catch a few fat fish.”

Xuan Shijing nodded. I have never been to the artificial lake. I have heard that it is well built. Peach trees are planted around the lake, including on both sides of the canal.

There are boats in the artificial lake, which is beyond Xuan Shijing's expectation. I didn't expect that I could go boating on the lake during this outing. Like Xuanwu Lake, it becomes crowded in spring.

Sitting on the field ridge with the old man and chatting for a long time, Xuan Shijing looked at the sky, said goodbye to the old man, and rode back to Chang'an City.

Back at the Hou's Mansion, Xuan Shijing informed Wang that she was going to travel tomorrow, and then went back to the study by herself.

If it wasn't for the old man in the Zhuangzi in the afternoon who said that the peach blossoms were blooming, Xuan Shijing would not have noticed that the peach blossom trees in the yard of his study were really pink, and they always come and go on weekdays. I was so busy that I didn't have time to stop and look at the scenery around me, but I failed to live up to the great scenery.

After reading in the study for a while, subconsciously wanted to ask Long'er to go to the kitchen to prepare something to eat, only to find out that Long'er was no longer in the Hou's residence.

Xuan Shijing laughed at himself: "It's been such a long time, and I still can't get used to it."

The landlord's life has been lived for a long time, and it has become corrupted a lot. Everyone around him who helps with things feels uncomfortable and depraved.

But now it seems that it is really inconvenient to have no one around, so it is better to find a suitable person to be by my side.

With an empty stomach, Xuan Shijing could only put down the books in his hands and went to the kitchen to find food by himself.

It was already evening, and the couple in the kitchen had already gone back to rest. At this time, the kitchen door was ajar, and there was no one inside. Xuan Shijing pushed open the kitchen door and walked in.

The stove was cold, Xuan Shijing looked around, there was never any food left in the house, if the food made that night was not enough for the host family, it would be left for the people below to share and eat, so at this time, the kitchen With the cold steamed buns in it, there is nothing else.

There is refined lard on the chopping board next to the stove, and it is the only one in the Marquis of Chang'an City to eat stir-fried vegetables. It was Xuan Shijing who told the people in the kitchen that they can cut off the fat from the pork, cut it into small pieces, and put it on the table. It is made into lard in a pot, so, in this way, the food in Hou's house will naturally be a little more delicious than other people's.

Xuan Shijing picked up two steamed buns and squeezed them with his hands. The temperature at night was still very low, and the steamed buns had been frozen hard in the kitchen. He walked to the chopping board with the two steamed buns and picked up the kitchen knife. , Cut the buns horizontally into slices.

After cutting, he squatted in front of the stove again, carefully lit a fire, uncovered the lid of the pot, and after drying up the water in the pot, he picked up the clay pot containing lard and scooped a spoonful of lard into it.

After the lard was heated, it gave off a strong aroma, and the hunger in his stomach became even worse. Xuan Shijing took two slices of steamed buns, put them into the pot, and kept turning them over with long chopsticks. Be more diligent, but it's better than a paste.

Gradually, the two sides of the steamed buns turned golden brown. After a while, Xuan Shijing took out the fried steamed buns, scooped another spoonful of lard into the pot, and put the other steamed buns in. .

Although it is not good to eat such greasy food at night, this thing is really delicious when it is made. It is crispy and crispy when you bite it. The golden crispy skin on the outside becomes soft when the inside is heated by the high temperature of the oil. When it rises, it is really crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

There are also some small pickles in the kitchen, which have been marinated long ago and placed in a jar. After being marinated, they are very resistant to storage, and you only need to take them out of the jar and put them on a plate in the morning to eat .

Xuan Shijing found a small bowl, fished out some pickles from the jar, nestled in the kitchen with fried golden slices of steamed buns, and ate a whole two steamed buns.

Just as Xuan Shijing finished eating, the kitchen door was pushed open, and the night watchman of the Hou Mansion walked in. Seeing that the person in the kitchen was Xuan Shijing, he relaxed, and bowed his hands to Xuan Shijing in salute.

"Master Hou."

Xuan Shijing knew that it was normal for him to make a lot of noise in the kitchen and alarmed the night guards. He took a towel and wiped his mouth. Xuan Shijing stood up and said to the guards: "It's nothing. , I felt a little hungry just now, so I came to the kitchen to get something to eat, by the way, you are all here, so please help put out the fire under the stove, I will go back to my room first."

"Yes, Lord Hou." The two guards responded.

Xuan Shijing nodded, then lifted the hem of his clothes, and left the kitchen, leaving two guards in the kitchen smelling the residual fragrance in the air.

It's the middle of the night, who is not hungry, but I didn't expect myself, Master Hou, to cook the food himself, and it was so delicious.The two guards looked at each other, and both swallowed, suddenly feeling hungry.

(End of this chapter)