Stir-fried Datang: The Strongest Daughter

Chapter 11 Scary Meals
"I've been talking for a long time, Jin Gu, I... my father, oh no, who is grandpa?"

Yang Xiaoran asked suddenly.

In fact, she already had a faint guess in her heart, but she couldn't believe it.After all, she has also heard of the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the name of the cheap second brother seems very familiar, he is the son of Li Cheng Yaojin in the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties...

Thinking that she might be Cheng Yaojin's daughter, Yang Xiaoran felt a little embarrassed. Could that demon king be the real father of this body?

"oops!"

Jin Gu laughed and said, "Your grandfather is the famous General Cheng!"

"..."

I didn't say it, but it seems that the humble people are not allowed to call the master's name directly these days. It was Meng Lang too.

Forget it, I'll ask Mrs. Cheap later.

Several people talked for a while, and then Jin Gu led them to the front hall. The cheap mother was already sitting in the lobby. The Tang Dynasty still practiced the meal sharing system, especially for the dignified families like them who pay more attention to etiquette. The masters of the family have been seated according to seniority and juniority.

Yang Xiaoran took a look, and found that there was an empty seat under Pei's, which was clearly reserved for himself.

Yang Xiaoran saluted, and said in a low voice: "Mother, seniors and young are in order, how can I sit in front of my elder brother."

Mrs. Pei smiled and nodded, "Your master must be a great sage. Although you have suffered a lot in these years, judging from your behavior, it is very decent. I chatted with your two senior brothers just now. They , I can praise you as a god. My son is smart and sensible, and I am very relieved."

After a pause, he continued: "Okay, today is a special day, and you are the only girl in this family. In terms of status, you are the eldest daughter of our country's government, so you can sit in this position."

"Yes!"

Since the cheap old lady said so, Yang Xiaoran was not hypocritical, so he sat down generously.

After sitting down, I saw my two senior brothers sitting at the end, not looking at me at all, just sticking out their long tongues and drooling at the delicious food in front of me.

Suddenly I really want to leave here...

What a shame!

He glanced again and found that there were still a few new faces. He looked towards Mrs. Pei, only to see a trace of disgust flashing in Mrs. Pei's eyes, but it was fleeting, and he smiled and said: "These two are your concubine brothers This is Cheng Chuli, you can call him fourth brother; this is Cheng Chucun, who is about the same age as you, but born in spring, a few months earlier than you, you can call him fifth brother."

"Sister has met two brothers."

Yang Xiaoran stood up and saluted, the two concubine elder brothers said "you're welcome", and did so after a few polite words.

Yang Xiaoran lowered his eyes, and thought to himself: It seems that the water in this house is quite deep, so I have to be careful not to let anyone catch me.

It's true after thinking about it, this wealthy family looks magnificent, but the filth in the backyard is unknown, and my cheap mother looks like a terrible place, I just hope that the aunts at home don't come to make trouble for me.

"Speaking of which, it will be my son's birthday in ten days or so, and this time we have to take care of it." Mrs. Pei continued in the upper seat, "Recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan is a big event, right now your grandpa and elder brother are still here. Bianguan, I will do this grand ceremony when your grandpa comes back, but..."

Mrs. Pei chuckled, and said: "This birthday can be made more lively first, so that people in Beijing can know your identity."

Yang Xiaoran felt her scalp tingling when she heard it. She was most annoyed by this kind of human interaction, socializing, and having a ghost in her heart, so she always felt that it was easy to show her feet.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaoran said: "Mother, I have just experienced a catastrophe in the Tang Dynasty. At this time, the grand celebration of my daughter's birthday may be a source of controversy. My daughter is still young, so why don't you make a big fuss?"

"How can that be?"

Pei said dissatisfied: "This is a great joy for my Cheng family. Even if His Majesty knew about it, he would send someone to congratulate him. He came back quietly, isn't it to make people laugh?"

"But mother, my daughter heard that the saints in the palace live very frugally these days. If there is a lot to do for my daughter's birthday, my daughter may not be able to afford it!"

"What kind of blessing is life-threatening?!"

Mrs. Pei was not happy, "How can my daughter, Pei Cuiyun, be blessed with such a bad life?"

As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt that I was a little harsh. Seeing my daughter's frightened appearance, she quickly smiled and said: "But my son is really sensible, okay, okay, it's up to you, if it's not a big deal, I'll just talk to your grandpa." A few good old friends are invited to support the scene, with them here, no one will dare to underestimate you."

"Thank you, Ma'am, for worrying about my daughter."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are my daughter, how can mother treat you badly? Well, today is a day of great joy. After a long day of travel, I am hungry. Let's eat quickly. Our Chengfu's food is also excellent. .”

"Yes."

With an order from Mrs. Pei, they can start eating.

There were two cold dishes on the table, which were shredded chicken with green onion and vinegar, and cold bean sprouts, and then there were maidservants coming out in a file. Every time a dish was served, the servants would roll their names. Just hearing the name of the dish, Yang Xiaoran became dizzy. What is this all about? !
"Chopsticks spring!"

"Jin Suping!"

"Red sheep stick!"

"Cool and shattered!"

"Immortal leg!"

"smallpox!"

"Snow Babies!"

"Damn! This name is getting more and more scary, smallpox, snow baby..."

Yang Xiaoran's face was embarrassed, but the singer continued to hit her nerves, "Brahman light high noodles! Phoenix fetus!"

Completely dizzy, especially when those dishes were served, Yang Xiaoran was even more speechless.

For example, this brahman light high noodles are just steamed buns with the flavor of sucrose... Because the sugar production method has just been introduced from India, and Brahman is the name for India and Indians in the Buddhist scriptures familiar to people in Tang Dynasty, so this sugar steamed bun has Such a strange name.

As for the frightening name of smallpox, it is actually a kind of steamed stuffed bun made from a kind of mushroom near Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province, stuffed with this fungus, added with rice and a spice called "Jiulianxiang"...

Snow baby...it is a frog wrapped in flour and deep-fried. It is so named because it is white and looks like a baby.

Listening to the singer's introduction, Yang Xiaoran couldn't help thinking, "Then the ginseng fruit in Journey to the West came from this?"

But what interested Yang Xiaoran was the dish called "Jin Su Ping", no need to introduce it, it's caviar!How about the elegance of the ancients? Caviar has such a nice and vivid name, and it really feels more interesting to eat.

As for Zhutouchun, it is actually roasted live quail, and the red sheep branch is just roasted whole sheep. It is only because the ancients were superstitious that Bingwu and Ding Weinian were prone to disasters, and it was called "Red Sheep Calamity". Take an auspicious meaning.The so-called "branch stick" means four legs and four hooves supporting the roasted lamb body.

Xianren 脔 is a common food in the mouths of later generations of mothers, just stewed chicken with milk.The only thing that made Yang Xiaoran feel terrified was that "cool and broken"!
It was good that the boy didn't introduce him, but after the introduction, Yang Xiaoran was so frightened that he immediately pushed the plate far away!It's not good to eat anything, but to use civet cats in the dishes, this is courting death!

Seeing Yang Xiaoran's appearance, Mrs. Pei asked curiously: "Little lady, what's wrong with you?"

"This this……"

Yang Xiaoran's face turned pale, "This civet cat is a very poisonous thing, how can mother eat it?"

"poisonous?"

Cheng Chuliang looked puzzled, "My sister was joking, this civet cat is a great tonic, even His Majesty often eats it!"

"my God!"

Yang Xiaoran has subdued this group of people, seeking death is not the way to die!

Swallowing her saliva, she said, "Daughter once heard from Master that this civet cat has cold poison, and if it is accidentally triggered, it can become a plague."

"Bang!"

Cheng Chuliang's wine glass fell to the ground, his face turned pale with fright, "Is this true?!"

"It's what Master said..."

Yang Xiaoran lowered his head, and said calmly: "There are so many delicacies in this world, my sister thinks it's better to be careful, this civet has a fishy smell, so you don't need to eat it."

Mrs. Pei glanced at Yang Xiaoran thoughtfully, and waved at the servant, who understood, and put away all the civet cats on the table.

Mrs. Pei took a sip of her wine, and then asked: "I heard from Hanniu that your master is a fairy-like person. Since he said so, I think there is nothing wrong with it."

After a pause, he asked again: "Xiao Niang, have you inherited your master's medical skills?"

Yang Xiaoran nodded, "I learned some medical skills from Master..."

After a pause, he continued: "Master's ability is too great, and my daughter can only learn a little bit."

Mrs. Pei smiled and said: "My daughter's family is a great talent if they can read and write. I heard from your two senior brothers that you can read at the age of three, memorize scriptures at the age of five, and poetry at the age of seven. Tsk tsk. Entering Taoism with martial arts, I never thought that there would be a talented girl like you in my family. Now our Cheng family can be regarded as both civil and military. Let's see how those people will laugh at my Cheng family for being unlearned and incompetent! Hmph!"

A cold light flashed in Pei's eyes when he said this, Yang Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, this cheap old lady of hers is really cute.

As for those elder brothers who expressed their respect to him with expressions of admiration, Cheng Chuliang swallowed his saliva, his eyes glowed green, and said, "My sister can read at the age of three? You can recite scriptures at the age of five." Are you still able to compose poetry?"

"That's natural!"

Before Yang Xiaoran could reply, the snot that was still buried in eating just now raised his head, and before swallowing the food in his mouth, he said vaguely: "Junior Sister is compassionate, when I was seven years old, I saw Master planting vegetables outside the Taoist temple. On the same day, my junior sister recited a poem of pity for farmers."

eat your food!If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dead person!

Now Yang Xiaoran really has the urge to kill the snot, and when he sees the idiot beside him making up the knife, he immediately wants to kill this guy as well.

"That's right, that's right, Junior Sister's poem is really well done, Master said back then that Junior Sister has a heart of compassion! No matter how well you read it, the day of hoeing is at noon..."

Yang Xiaoran covered his face, he really committed a crime of his own accord!At that time, the old Taoist called himself poems and songs all day long. He didn't want to learn, but also wanted to stop the old Taoist's mouth, so he found the right time to copy two poems. He didn't expect it to be turned up today. Sure enough, once the plagiarism was opened, There will be endless troubles!
　Ask for a recommendation ticket, everyone's encouragement is my motivation!Regarding the age of Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang, Yang Liu did not find out in many historical materials, but according to my inference, Cheng Yaojin married Pei after Pei Renji defected to Wagang in 617 AD. According to the records of old and new Tang books, Cheng Yaojin was already in his thirties at that time, and it was unrealistic for him not to marry a wife and have children at this age, and Cheng Yaojin was not born recklessly as said in the novel, not only was he not a grassroots person, but was born into a family of officials and eunuchs , how can such a person be in his 20s and have not married a wife and have children? Even if the children of high-ranking officials get married late, it is generally time for the weak crown to get married when they are 20 years old. The reason is that his wife passed away. After all, the world was chaotic at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and Cheng Yaojin’s family was in decline because of this, so he cut off the birth date, and Pei’s family should fill in the house. The eldest son Cheng Chumo should not be born to her, not even Cheng Chuliang. But for the needs of the plot, it is under Pei's name, and there is a slight discrepancy with history, please be objective and don't care about it.After all, A Chi is not an expert in history, so I can only read as much history as possible. Please bear with me for some places that do not conform to history, and everyone is reading novels, which are interesting, not history books, right? (*^__^*)
　　


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