Chapter 256 Foodies' Concerns
"That's right." Shen An expressed partial affirmation.
"I heard that His Majesty's old illnesses often relapse, and he occasionally suffers from illness, which is very troublesome. My abilities are limited, and I can't help with national affairs. However, I can still do something to help His Majesty recuperate."
"So, you're going to make medicinal wine?"
"Drink it? Or apply it on it?"
Shen An carefully picked there, and the few accompanying him were also unambiguous, especially Ah Qian and Hibiscus. Compared with mugwort, the plants of Polygonum spp. are much shorter, and the stems and leaves are not thick and hard, so even if it is The little lady hibiscus with its thin skin and tender flesh can also be done properly without much effort.
Xiao Yu is responsible for taking care of his little grandson. Although Polygonum spp. is very soft, Xiao Xian is still too young after all. If he scratches his finger, Mr. Xiao still won't allow him to do it.
If he was as old as Li Zhi, it would be about the same, but now he can only watch on the sidelines.
Children of Xiao Xian's age are the most curious and find everything novel. They squatted next to Shen An and watched his operations carefully.
"Mr. Shen, is this spicy grass really spicy?" Although he was very curious, the questions were actually silly and made people laugh.
"It's not too spicy, just a little worse than pepper." Using pepper is a very accurate metaphor. As the main spice of the Tang Dynasty, although pepper was imported, it has been widely used in cooking in this era. among.
When it comes to pepper, everyone can think of the spicy and choking taste. However, Xiao Xian obviously does not fully understand what it means to be as spicy as pepper.
He saw a bunch of pink inflorescences and found them quite cute and attractive. When Shen An wasn't paying attention, he had already grabbed a handful.
As he spoke, he was about to stuff it into his mouth. Fortunately, Shen An didn't pay attention, and his grandfather Xiao Yu didn't let down his guard.
"Xian'er, put it down!"
"You can't eat that!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen An had already snatched all the Polygonum in his hand. Unfortunately, even with such a quick reaction, he still managed to eat one or two.
"Ahhhhh!"
"It kills me!"
He kept shrinking his tongue, and tears oozed from his eyes. Shen An couldn't help but wonder, what good could this little baby do if he didn't listen to the old man's words?
However, he is too exaggerated, how can it be so hot!
"If you don't obey me, just stay here!"
Mr. Xiao grabbed Xiao Xian, patted his head, and protected him behind him.
Xiao Xian was still unconvinced: "Ah Weng, I'm just trying to see if it's really spicy. Why are you beating me?"
Hey, if you don't teach him a lesson, he'll still be more energetic.
"Is that food edible? It's so dirty, didn't you see it?"
"It can definitely be eaten." When talking about this, the little doll made a lot of sense: "Didn't you say that this thing can make wine?"
"Since you can make wine, you can certainly eat it. Otherwise, if you put it in wine, wouldn't the wine become undrinkable?"
Seeing his big blinking eyes and innocent look on his face, everyone present was speechless for a moment, as if he really made some sense.
Especially Xiao Yu, who is too old after all. At such an important moment, he couldn't answer the question.
In the end, Shen An had to take action himself.
"Xiao Langjun, it's not that you can't eat this, it's just that you can't eat it if it's not been washed."
"Think about it, all the food you eat is clean, right? Have you ever seen this black mud?"
Shen An picked up a cluster of Polygonum spp. and showed him the black mud covered in the leaves. Xiao Xian curled his lips in disgust after looking at it.
"Hey, this thing is so dirty!"
"Of course!"
"If you really want to eat, young man, after the work here is finished and cleaned, I will cook something for you to eat."
"Seriously?" If he had used his strength in the right place, Xiao Xian wouldn't be that difficult. You see, such a simple lie deceived him.
"Of course it's true. Young Master has seen my craftsmanship before, just wait and see."
Xiao Xian nodded repeatedly. With this promise, he let Shen An go.
Thinking of Shen An's good wine and food, his mouth almost watered.
"Shen Lang, do you really know how to cook?"
"Just use Polygonum spp.?" Xiao Yu held up the grass with disbelief on his face.
Polygonum is edible. This is what Xiao Yu guessed. In ancient times, we often encountered disaster years and famine years. There were originally few vegetable varieties. As long as we encountered bad years, not to mention Polygonum, just those mustard greens. Tong, as long as you don’t have diarrhea or poisoning after eating it, you can put it all in your stomach.
We will not let go of brewing raw materials like Polygonum spp.
Let’s not talk about the hardships of life for the ancients. In these days, the farmers would not eat the food that even if they were fed to pigs in modern times.
Therefore, in Xiao Yu's understanding, Polygonum spp. is indeed edible, but the taste is definitely not good. After all, it is a food for crossing the famine, and ordinary people will not touch it unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Don't worry, Mr. Song Guo. I'm really good at cooking. I should be able to make spicy Polygonum delicious."
"That's right, that's right, Aweng, you've never tasted it. Shen Lang's craftsmanship is incomparable even to Zhang Meishou's chef."
Shen An still wanted to be modest, but Xiao Xian had already started to brag, and the way he was spitting like flying stars successfully seduced the greedy people out again.
But he saw that the eyes of his little followers, Furong and Ah Qian, were both green.
Oh, new food.
The mouth is blessed again.
Ever since they heard that Polygonum can be used to make delicious dishes, these greedy cats worked even harder. Soon, a large flower field was cleared by them.
Not only Shen An's small basket, but also Furong's and the others' baskets were also filled to the brim.
There was a look of joy on their faces, like farmers who had a bumper harvest, excited and satisfied after picking.
With this little cooking incident, the Xiao family's grandparents and grandsons couldn't be driven away, so they were so happy that they had to drive a carriage and follow them back to the Shen Mansion.
Shen An was really speechless. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to go out of the city to buy some other necessary items. With the two of them involved, he couldn't even think about it.
Putting this matter aside for the time being, Shen An put the basket on the carriage. Seeing that Xiao Yu hadn't gotten on the carriage yet, she moved closer to him.
"Song Guogong," Xiao Yu also felt something strange when he saw Shen An secretly approaching.
It's very strange, this young man.
He looked very enthusiastic just now, but now he seems to be full of conspiracy and conspiracy.
"Mr. Shen, I'm so naughty that I'm burdening you." Although Xiao Yu also wanted to enjoy good wine and food, she still felt a little sorry when she thought about Shen An's age.
If he remembered correctly, Shen An was only fourteen years old this year. It was really not appropriate to not be busy solving life-long events but to keep busy with these useless trivial matters.
However, he also understands very well that this kid has many evil intentions. Although it will hurt him, he will never suffer any loss.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. It's not troublesome at all."
Chapter completed!