Probably because time flies so fast, there are solar terms to remind people what year and month we are living in.
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Unknowingly, it got colder.
In the capital city after the snow, the silent surface is surrounded by layers of flames inside.
It's like a woman who has lost her youthfulness and gone through restlessness, and now she has become calm and calm. Although she is not charming and charming, and she is aloof and repulsive, she still has a unique charm.
Just like a cold and affectionate lady!
"call!"
In the backyard of Zhu Gaochi's royal residence, Peony puffed up its cheeks and carefully blew the flames on the coals.
She is from the north and is used to the thousands of miles of ice in the north, but she is still not used to the humidity and cold in the south. She had put on a fur vest early, and her round cheeks had a hint of red from the humidity.
The charcoal fire was burning hot. She carefully put the yellow copper pot into the pot with tongs, then looked back at the kitchen.
"Has the meat been cut?"
The cook in the kitchen nodded and bowed, "Girl, they are all cut up. According to your instructions, they are all cooked with 30% fat meat. At the bottom of the pot are sea rice, dried mushrooms, and also prepared winter melon, winter bamboo shoots, chrysanthemum, tofu, and yam.
..."
"In addition, the villain also prepared sheep tripe mixed with coriander, white-cut sheep head meat, and oily nuts. The sheep that were just killed today were nourished and freshly steamed in several pots. They were as tender as tofu. The staple food is fresh
Baked sesame pancakes and a plate of hand-pulled dough!"
Shaoyao listened and nodded with satisfaction.
It’s winter and you need to eat some winter food. What’s more suitable than a pot on this cold day?
Actually, it's the hot pot with sauerkraut and white meat that's hotter, but today I'm entertaining guests, so I can't handle the hot pot with sauerkraut and white meat.
"Prepare some more yogurt!" Shaoyao said, flipping her hair, "I've been talking about this for many days!" After that, he walked away holding the copper stove.
"Hey...hey, I understand!" The cook nodded and bowed to Shaoyao's back.
When Peony had gone far away, the cook straightened up and said silently in his heart, "This little girl is really exciting! Tsk tsk..."
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Front yard, main hall.
Zhu Gaochi wore a red satin lapel robe with a four-clawed golden dragon thorn ball, and sat at the main seat with a smile.
There were three people sitting under him, Zhu Bai, Zhu Zhu, and Zhu Zhen.
These are the few vassal kings who are currently in their prime among the clan lords of the Ming Dynasty. The others are either in remote fiefdoms, are too young to be on the stage, or are not senior enough.
"The sun has come out in the west!" Zhu Zhu peeled off the tangerine in his hand, broke off half of it and handed it to Zhu Bai, then smiled and said, "You're actually treating me too!"
"I have long wanted to invite some uncles to come over and sit down!" Zhu Gaochi said with a kind smile, "There is no good chance! It just happened that it snowed yesterday, so I invite some uncles to come over and enjoy the snow!"
"What's there to see in the snow!" Zhu Bai lowered his head and muttered, "The most annoying thing is the snow!"
Zhu Zhuan frowned slightly and said, "Brother Twelve, I'm so disappointed!"
"I'm just telling the truth, how can I spoil the fun?" Zhu Bai snorted, "I don't like to see snow at all. What's so good about it? The white flowers are like Xiaobu. It's bad luck to see them."
Zhu Gaochi was embarrassed, while Zhu Zhuan and Zhu Li frowned and smiled bitterly.
"Don't mind. Brother Twelve is just like this. He doesn't say nice things well!" Zhu Zhen said to Zhu Gaochi apologetically, "Actually, Brother Twelve is the most kind-hearted!" After saying that, he paused and said, "Before,
When my father was here, he said that Brother Twelve was impatient, righteous, and had a chivalrous heart!"
Hearing this, Zhu Bai's always gloomy face showed a bit of a smile, "Actually, I just... I just say whatever I want, and I don't want to be a hypocrite! I want to praise what is right, and I want to praise what is wrong.
I will tell you what is right and I won’t do anything unconscionable!”
After saying that, he sighed again, "In this regard, my fifteenth brother and I are very similar, we are both fucking straight!"
After the words fell, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Zhen smiled bitterly again.
After the changes in the past year, their twelfth brother's temperament has actually changed a bit, and he has become full of sadness.
Zhu Gaochi looked into the distance and saw that the pavilion by the plum blossom forest was well prepared.
"Uncles, please!" Zhu Gaochi stood up and said, "We uncles and nephews will enjoy the plum blossoms, drink wine, and talk about our daily lives today!"
"Drinking is just drinking, don't use those clichéd words!" Zhu Bai stood up and said with a smile, "I'll rest after getting drunk today!"
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Gulu! Gulu!
The soup in the copper pot is boiling and steaming.
The hot air rushing towards the face immediately dissipated the cold air from the person's body without a trace.
"Mutton?" Zhu Zhu couldn't move his eyes away when he saw the dishes on the table.
"The sheep outside the mouth were just delivered this morning, the lambs from that year!" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile, "The most delicious!"
Zhu Zhuan seemed to be thinking about things, and said in a deep voice, "It's not easy to eat delicious mutton in the capital! The sheep from Jiangnan seem to have a bit of odor no matter how you eat them!" He said with a smile, "
In fact, if we really want to talk about the quality, the sheep outside the mouth are still not as good as the short-tailed sheep of Ningxia. They are cooked when put in the water, and the meat slices are pink in the mouth, tender and juicy..."
At this point, he suddenly sighed again, "Hey... I can't eat anymore!"
"It's not easy to eat delicious mutton!" Zhu Bai searched the table and said while looking for wine, "Just tell the people below to do it!"
"It's not that easy!" Zhu Zhu said with a smile, "How did you transport it all this way? It's not worth it to mobilize an army just for a mouthful of mutton..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Bai said with a smile, "It's not worth it, so there's nothing we can do about it, right?" He said with a smile, "Who cares about the powerless vassal king? If you are like Hong Xi,
It’s Minister Wang of Nanshufang, look at how flattering those local officials are... Don’t say you want to eat mutton from Ningxia, even if you want to eat human flesh from Ningxia, they will rush to bring it to you!”
"Twelve, you..." Zhu Zhuan frowned, "The more you say, the more outrageous you are!" After saying that, he glanced at Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Bai's words were strange and insinuations. Moreover, it was on this occasion, and Zhu Gaochi was kind enough to entertain guests, so his words were really a bit deliberately disappointing and hurting the host's face.
Zhu Gaochi was still smiling, and followed Zhu Bai's words, "Actually, Uncle Twelve is right, these people are all snobbish with red hats and white hair!" As he said that, he poured a plate of mutton into the soup pot.
, did not change his chopsticks, stirred a few times casually, and continued to laugh, "The people are poor and have no one to care about in the busy city. We, the descendants of Tianjia, are also hairless phoenixes and not as good as chickens!"
At this point, he turned over the meat slices in the pot a few more times and said with a smile, "That's why a man can't lose power for a day! If you have no power, you have to stand aside!"
"But, come to think of it! Don't I still have my nephew?" Zhu Gaochi put down his chopsticks, "Uncle Sixteen wants to eat mutton from Ningxia? I will send an official document to Ningxia later to see if they dare to neglect it?"
Then he looked at Zhu Bai and said, "Uncle Twelve wants to eat Huguang's specialties? I'll do it!"
"The phoenix has no hair, so it's a fucking phoenix, not a chicken!" Zhu Gaochi laughed again, "It's not like anyone can deal with it, or ignore it!"
"Hey, the meat is cooked! Uncles, please keep it hot, it won't taste good when it's old!"
After saying that, Zhu Gaochi picked up a chopstick of mutton and put it in the mixing bowl.
The tender mutton is covered with sesame sauce, and the mouth is full of fragrance.
"Hey, peony, give me the pepper oil!" Zhu Gaochi shouted, and used the chopsticks he had just eaten with the mutton to go into the pot and stir it up.
"Hong Xi!" Zhu Xi said with a smile, "There's something wrong with you today! When I used to eat with you, I would share the pot with each other, eat my own food, and use serving chopsticks to pick up food. Why do you... feel like eating now?
Like a big pot of rice?"
This chapter has been completed!