Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 382
When it comes to summer food, as a person who has lived in the south for a long time, the first thing Xue Lang thinks of is porridge. A bowl of cold porridge, served with hot and sour cold dishes, is simply not too appetizing.However, his old father-in-law, Comrade Li Yuan, a sage, has a stomach that is used to eating pasta, and he probably doesn't like gruel.

Xue Lang went around the kitchen and saw wild boar among the wild game. He already had a recipe in his mind, and said to Lu Yuesheng: "Mr. Lu, I have a cook. Since the sage is interested, the kitchen will be handed over to my family." Is your cook presiding over it?"

Lu Yuesheng was startled for a moment, and then asked respectfully: "If a saint asks..."

Xue Lang naturally knew what he was thinking, and said calmly, "Of course I will take care of it."

Lu Yuesheng smiled flatteringly and said: "In this way, I will resign from the humble position!"

After speaking, he turned and went out.Xue Lang didn't say anything, he just asked someone to call Xiuniang.Xiuniang had cooked several meals for the saint, but she was much calmer this time.After washing his hands, he asked, "Dare to ask Da Lang, what kind of food do you want?"

Xue Lang had already made up his mind, and said: "For the main food, make two kinds of pancakes, cucumber omelette and buckwheat spinach omelette. For vegetables, you can make six, and the portion should be a little more. Steamed fish, minced meat tofu, garlic eggplant, Braised wax gourd in soy sauce, grilled ribs, and finally a dish of boiled cabbage."

Xiu Niang wrote it down attentively, and replied: "Here, this servant has remembered, let's start preparations now!"

"Use the hunted wild boar for meat, not mutton."

"Here."

Xiu Niang took the order and began to prepare methodically.When she came, she brought two little girls from the kitchen as assistants, three of them were enough.

I was about to go out, Xue Lang suddenly remembered, and explained: "First boil a pot of sour plum soup and chill it with ice."

"Here."

When the sage got up from his lunch break, he cut up all kinds of fresh fruits and mixed them with crispy cheese. It could be regarded as the Tang Dynasty version of fruit salad. It was paired with sour plum soup. Although it was a bit strange, it was appetizing enough. At least the sage enjoyed it very much.

I took a lunch break. It was too hot in the afternoon, so I didn’t arrange any outdoor activities. I drove all day yesterday. Although the carriage has been refitted, I was actually quite tired. Xue Lang didn’t bother to go out, so he stayed at his residence and read a book until the sun was a little lower. Then I went to the polo field to watch the match between the polo team of Saints and the polo team of Princess Pingyang.

Although Princess Pingyang's injury has healed, Su Han doesn't advocate strenuous exercise. Therefore, even though she attaches great importance to this game, Princess Pingyang just sits on the sidelines and directs. His body looks like a little old man in his fifties at all!
Xue Lang suddenly understood how the group of young girls in the Saint's Palace got here!
Learn how to keep in good health from the saints!

Xue Lang quietly set ambitious goals and firm determination!

The game was very exciting, Xue Lang's mind diverged for a while when the Saint came on the field, and then he was completely attracted by the wonderful game——

Needless to say, this time, of course, I wholeheartedly support the cavalry of Princess Pingyang!This is a matter of principle, don't be careless!

"Oh, that girl Jianling, is she treating me like an enemy?"

The saint didn't play the whole game, and came down after playing for almost half the time.

King Qin, who was watching the battle, said: "My sister has been a soldier for a long time, and she is quite unique in the art of war. Judging by her momentum, I think she treats the game like a war!"

The sage nodded, the expression on his face was proud and speechless. To use Xue Lang's words to describe it, it was indescribably painful.

King Qi remained silent, looking at Princess Pingyang on the sidelines, his eyes flickering, he didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't have enough momentum, could it be that he was frightened by his elder sister?
Even after only half the match, Xue Lang expressed his admiration for the father-in-law's physical strength. However, he had nothing to say to the saint's casual complaints. He just waved silently and called for someone to serve the saint with cooled boiled water. , Advised: "Sage, after strenuous exercise, add some water, it is better for the body, please drink water."

The sage paused for a moment, then laughed, took the cool white tea offered by Xue Lang, gulped down a bowl, and then drank another bowl before giving up. After drinking it, he asked with some distaste: "Why is it white water? Why not sour plum soup?" without?"

Xue Lang said: "According to medical research, after strenuous exercise, the body loses a lot of water due to sweating. Drinking cold water is the best way to replenish water and relieve fatigue. Sour plum soup does not have this effect, but may increase the burden on the stomach."

Of course, if it is an exercise that consumes both physical strength and endurance, such as running a marathon, it will be better to drink light salt water. Sports drinks, fruit juices and the like are too high in sugar and are not suitable for drinking after exercise.

"Do you also know the way of self-cultivation? Pingyang said that you have learned a lot, today is just a glimpse."

"The saint is rewarded."

Saint's attention was obviously no longer on the playing field, but he took the initiative to find a topic to chat with Xue Lang.Xue Lang is not a particularly active person, and he doesn't know how to find topics, but if someone finds a good topic to talk to him, he can speak clearly.

This is a sequela of too many books and too many forums.He can talk about everything, but he is not professional enough, but it is enough to chat with saints.Moreover, Xue Lang was honest enough to say what he knew, and to say he didn't know what he didn't know, which won a lot of goodwill from the saint.

In the final result of this polo match, Princess Pingyang's team won with a goal difference of five goals, which was the same as King Qin's team with three points.

Xue Lang memorized the points and said: "Then tomorrow morning, King Qin's team will compete with Princess' team first? In the afternoon, the Saint's team will compete with King Qi's team?"

"Can!"

Seeing that everyone has no objections, let's go back to the palace together.The saint was very interested and asked Xue Lang to stay and have dinner with him.

After the dishes were served, Lu Yuesheng reported in a respectful voice: "I would like to inform the sage, today's meal is made by the cook in the son-in-law Xue's mansion. The menu is personally prepared by the son-in-law. Please the sage enjoy it."

The sage didn't think too much, he laughed and said, "Young Yang's intentions should not be disappointed, wait for me to taste it! Today is a family banquet, so you don't need to pay too much attention to the rules, let's use your chopsticks together!"

"Here!"

Princess Pingyang glanced at Lu Yuesheng indifferently, knowing his unspeakable carelessness, her eyes were a little cold.Xue Lang didn't take it to heart, it was just the words and deeds of the little man out of self-protection!It is not difficult to understand that it is not difficult to seek merit but no fault.

The saint was the first to pick up the braised winter melon, picked up a piece with his chopsticks, and let out a light snort. After eating it, he could taste the taste of the winter melon. The delicious taste filled his mouth. He couldn't help nodding while eating, and praised: "I thought it was This meat dish, you will know it is a vegetarian dish once you taste it, Youyang, is this winter melon?"

Xue Lang laughed and said: "Back to the saint, this dish is called braised wax gourd, with a layer of shiitake mushrooms on the bottom, after braised in soy sauce, it tastes extremely delicious, even though it is a vegetarian dish, it has a delicious meaty aroma, it is a typical example of vegetarian dishes eaten with meat. It's hot in summer, and eating too much meat can easily get angry and lose your appetite, so today's dishes are mostly refreshing and appetizing."

The saint nodded in satisfaction, stretched out his chopsticks to pick up other dishes, and nodded while eating, obviously extremely satisfied.Seeing this, everyone moved their chopsticks one after another. Judging by their expressions and the speed at which they moved their chopsticks, they were obviously quite satisfied.

The sage, who was satisfied with King Qi's first meal, and King Qin, who was eating on the opposite side, took another look at Xue Lang, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "I have seen Xue Lang's talents in political affairs in the past, and I thought Xue Lang was a capable minister. , today I have little knowledge, Xue Shilang is also extraordinary in cooking, he is really knowledgeable and versatile, and there are very few men in the world who can match him!"

(End of this chapter)