Lan Tian and Lu Lingqi returned to the back house and found that Deng Ai was also here, so they curiously asked: "Quanling Academy has recently graduated from many subjects. How can Shi Zai have the time to come here?"
"I...I'm here..." Deng Ai didn't know whether it was because he was still stuttering or because he was nervous, but he couldn't speak for a long time.
Seeing that Deng Ai was getting older and older, there was no way to keep stammering like this. At the beginning of the year, he met Zhang Ji while delivering letters in Jiangling. He planned to have him and Hua Tuo come for a consultation, so he took him back with him when he left.
Quanling.
Originally, they had the idea of ​​giving it a try, but it turned out that Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo actually found a way. Deng Ai had improved after taking the medicine for two months, but now it seems that the root problem has not been eliminated.
Seeing this, Lu Lingqi explained: "Isn't this corn porridge? I specially asked Shi Zai to come and taste it."
"Oh? What do Shi Zai think of Master Mu's porridge?" Lan Tian guessed that Lu Lingqi had made something similar to eight-treasure porridge.
Deng Ai looked at Lu Lingqi lowering her head and said, "Master's porridge is very...very special..."
It turned out that Deng Ai was really nervous. Lan Tian nodded, "Then I must try it."
Lan Tian sat down at the table in the corridor, looking forward to Lu Lingqi's porridge with joy. At this time, the window in the east wing opened a small crack, and Lan Yuan, Lan Ji, and Adou squatted under the window to peek.
Adou turned around and asked doubtfully: "Do you think uncle can eat it?"
Lan Ji glanced at him: "Anyway, I'm not as good as you. I actually finished a bowl just now. The food made by my father is so delicious. How come my mother made it like this? If I were my father, I wouldn't eat it..."
Adou argued awkwardly: "My aunt's eyes are so fierce. How dare I not finish the meal? Besides, Shizai also drank two bowls..."
Lan Ji: "He is different. He went into battle and killed enemies at the age of thirteen..."
Adou continued: "Uncle even punched the bad guy through with one punch..."
Lan Yuan patted the two of them on the shoulders, "Mom brought it over, we'll know after taking a look, but I think father will finish it."
"Brother, why are you so sure? Didn't you just make an excuse and run away without even taking a bite?" Lan Ji asked doubtfully.
Lan Yuan asked in surprise: "Did you see that I was making an excuse? Didn't my mother also see that?"
Lan Ji chuckled, "My aunt told me. Fortunately, my eldest brother is usually calm, so my mother won't be suspicious, but you just looked like you were pretending to be full..."
Adou suddenly understood, took Lan Yuan's hand and said, "Brother, please teach me more, otherwise I will suffer a loss every time..."
Lan Yuan shook his head: "If you can endure things that others cannot tolerate, you will be able to achieve great things that others cannot achieve in the future. Adou, you are not an ordinary person."
"Did uncle say this?" Adou asked curiously.
"Yeah." Lan Yuan nodded and said.
Just when Adou was secretly chuckling, Lan Ji leaned into Lan Yuan's ear and whispered: "Brother, you know the principle of forbearance, why did you make an excuse to escape just now?"
Lan Yuan spread his hands and replied in a low voice: "I can't swallow it either..."
Gan Qian heard the whispers of the three little ones, and she agreed with Lan Yuan's point of view. Lan Tian would never dislike Lu Lingqi's food. After all, this sworn brother is not an ordinary person, and the harmonious relationship between their husband and wife is particularly enviable.
Thinking of this, Gan Qian brought the chair to the door, and the breeze from the courtyard came to her face. The refreshing south wind is the best friend in summer.
At the small table under the corridor opposite, Lan Tian looked at the lump in the bowl and didn't know how to describe it. In short, the shape was very Xiang-like. What kind of dark cuisine was this?
It may be that the corn porridge has been overheated and has now become completely viscous. In addition to the beige base color, there is also dark brown stuff, and it has been cooked to a soft and glutinous state. In Lantian's impression, this ingredient is not at all, and it smells a bit...
Weirdly bitter taste.
"I've already cooled down, so I'll heat it up again. Husband, please eat quickly." Lu Lingqi said enthusiastically.
Lan Tian asked curiously: "Have all the children drank?"
Lu Lingqi nodded and said, "Well, Shi Zai also drank two bowls."
If Deng Ai can eat two bowls, it means there is no problem, but the appearance and smell are really bad, and the actual taste may not be ordinary. Lantian picked up the spoon and took a big mouthful and put it in his mouth. It felt like a mixture of five flavors, with a kind of sourness from medicinal materials.
bitterness.
"Husband, is this porridge delicious?" Lu Lingqi asked.
Lan Tian swallowed it with confusion on his face: "Xiaojun, you haven't tasted it?"
"My sister and I didn't make much rice and corn porridge to begin with, so naturally I want you and the children to eat enough. I can make it again tomorrow." Lu Lingqi replied shyly.
Lan Tian bravely emptied the bowl and then asked, "Is there anything else in the pot?"
"I left it specially for you. There are still two bowls in the pot." Lu Lingqi was filled with joy.
"Then pour it all out for me." Lan Tian said and handed the bowl over.
"Well, good." Lu Lingqi hummed as she walked, feeling very accomplished.
After three bowls of sour dry corn porridge, Lantian leaned on the porch chair to rest with his eyes closed. Deng Ai took advantage of the interval when Lu Lingqi returned to the house to deliver the bowls and poured him a bowl of water.
The three little ones peeking across from the other side were dumbfounded. When they ate, they all ate gruel that was easy to swallow. What Lantian ate was completely semi-dry.
Lan Ji said with a shocked face: "Father really hides his secrets. He eats faster and more than Shizai..."
Adou seemed to understand something, and then said to himself: "Brother is right, uncle is the most extraordinary."
Lu Lingqi returned to the kitchen, and there was only some sticky food left in the casserole. She was quite satisfied with her results today, especially since Lantian devoured three bowls.
Is it really so delicious? Lu Lingqi put the whistle used by Lan Tian on the bottom of the casserole, scraped out a small spoonful, put it in her mouth and took a sip. The strange smell directly filled her brain.
Lu Lingqi covered her chest and retched wildly. Lan Tian ate three bowls of such unpalatable porridge. Is he stupid?
After waiting for a while, Lu Lingqi returned to the corridor from the kitchen, where Lan Tian was chatting with Deng Ai about Quanling Academy.
Seeing Lu Lingqi approaching, Deng Ai walked aside knowingly and picked up the newly compiled Analects to read.
Lu Lingqi lowered her head and sat next to her. Lan Tian saw that she didn't speak for a while, so he asked doubtfully: "Xiaojun's face looks ugly. Is he feeling unwell?"
"The porridge just now tasted bad, wasn't it?" Lu Lingqi put her hands on her chest and moved her two index fingers irregularly.
Lan Tian was startled, "Uh... not really..."
Lu Lingqi patted Lan Tian's thigh and muttered: "Husband, are you stupid? I almost vomited to death when I tasted it just now. If I had known better, I would not have made this heat-clearing and relieving porridge. I have made pretty good food before..."
"Heat-clearing and relieving porridge?" Lan Tian scratched his head with questions on his face.
"I saw that the weather was relatively hot, and thinking that Mr. Hua's medicine was so miraculous, I asked him to get some medicinal materials and boil them together in the porridge. I didn't expect that the taste in the mouth was so bad." Lu Lingqi said frustratedly.
Lan Tian suddenly realized that the ingredients he didn't recognize were traditional Chinese medicine. He felt that Lu Lingqi was innovating, so he asked: "What medicinal materials did Madam add?"
"There are rehmannia glutinosa, scrophulariaceae, chrysanthemum, red peony root..." Lu Lingqi reported seven or eight Chinese medicines, but in the end she was embarrassed to continue talking.
Chapter completed!