"Two gentlemen, Shangguan Shanggong and Cui Langjun, I invite you to come to the house today. You will not be disappointed!" Lu Xiaoxian bowed to the four of them in turn.

Cui Shi can be regarded as one of the few close friends of the Zhang brothers. The Zhang brothers go to the palace to accompany Wu Zetian every day. He and the Zhang brothers have not seen each other for a long time.

Originally, Cui Shi wanted to invite the Zhang brothers and Lu Xiaoxian to his residence. But the Zhang brothers insisted on making a request and invited Cui Shi, Shangguan Wan'er and Lu Xiaoxian to his residence.

Later, Lu Xiaoxian found out about this matter and took the initiative to handle it in his own house.

The Zhang brothers were not willing, but Lu Xiaoxian only said one sentence, and they had to agree: "Two gentlemen, I have many new tricks for hosting. If you think the tricks are better than mine,

If it’s too much, then I’ll give it up.”

The Zhang brothers thought to themselves that they were definitely not as good as Lu Xiaoxian in this regard, so they had no choice but to agree to Lu Xiaoxian's request.

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's elegant words, Zhang Yizhi frowned and said: "Master Lu, how many times have I told you, don't call me "Master" anymore, just call me Wulang or Changzong Liulang!"

Lu Xiaoxian chuckled and said: "No matter what, I am still the housekeeper of the two masters' house. Wouldn't it be a violation of the rules to shout like this?"

"Rules are set by people. We are all our own people. There is no need to be polite. If you are asked to shout like this, just shout like this!" Zhang Yizhi said dissatisfied.

Zhang Changzong also echoed: "Mr. Lu, don't mention that the housekeeper doesn't care about the house. Being a housekeeper was only a few years ago. In the eyes of outsiders, a housekeeper is a servant. I will resign you as a housekeeper tomorrow. That's it."

There are no bad rules. To be honest, Fifth Brother and I have never treated you as an outsider and considered you a friend from the bottom of our hearts. If you do this again, you will be too outsider."

Lu Xiaoxian hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Master, you must never quit my role as housekeeper. It will be much more convenient to work outside with this status. To be honest, this is more useful than the title of Prime Minister of the Imperial Court!"

Zhang Changzong was unhappy: "Why are you still calling me master!"

"I can't change my words at the moment! Don't be angry!" Lu Xiaoxian scratched his head and said seriously: "Wu Lang, Liu Lang, Lu is being polite!"

Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong nodded repeatedly: "That's pretty much it!"

"Master Lu, I heard from Wu Lang and Liu Lang that you will have many new tricks for us at the banquet today. Can you tell us about it?" Shangguan Wan'er asked curiously.

Although Cui Shi proposed this gathering with the Zhang brothers and Lu Xiaoxian, the initiator was Shangguan Wan'er.

Wu Zetian told Shangguan Wan'er that she should find a suitable opportunity to contact Lu Xiaoxian and ask about the next step. Shangguan Wan'er herself was also full of curiosity about Lu Xiaoxian, so this party came into being.

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Lu Xiaoxian said seriously: "It just means eating, drinking and having fun, but what I mean by eating, drinking and having fun is very different from what you imagine!"

"What's the difference?" Shangguan Wan'er asked with interest.

"We can't say for now!" Lu Xiaoxian said, "Shangguan Shanggong will just wait and see!"

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er frown, Lu Xiaoxian said with a smile: "Shangguan Shanggong, don't be impatient. This is the same as guessing riddles. Wouldn't it be boring to reveal all the answers to the riddle early?"

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The other side nodded and advised Shangguan Wan'er: "Yes, Wan'er, don't ask anymore. I'm here anyway, so there's no rush!"

"Okay then!" Shangguan Wan'er said helplessly, "I want to see what the big difference Mr. Lu said is."

Although the house given to Lu Xiaoxian by the Zhang brothers is not as good as the house His Majesty gave them, it is much better than Lu Xiaoxian's original house. Especially the back garden.

, although it is not big, it is very unique.

Lu Xiaoxian invited a few people into the pavilion in the back garden. Various snacks were already placed on the stone table. They ate snacks and drank tea while chatting.

At this moment, I saw four or five chef-like people and seven or eight strong slaves carrying various items, filing in through the arch in the backyard and arriving in front of the open space outside the pavilion.

They seemed not to notice the people in the pavilion at all, and began to get busy without looking away. After a while, they neatly placed various items one by one.

Lu Xiaoxian introduced to Cui Shi and others: "Since we are eating, drinking and having fun, eating must be the first priority. Now, we are preparing for eating!"

"Let's take a look! See what's new about Mr. Lu's food?" Cui Shi suggested.

Everyone readily agreed and walked out of the pavilion together to the open space.

There were several strange-looking objects standing in front of the chef, which looked like they were made of iron.

Cui Shi asked curiously: "Master Lu, what is this?"

"This is a barbecue grill that I personally designed!" Lu Xiaoxian introduced in detail, "Cui Langjun, you see, this kind of stove is divided into two layers. The upper layer is a long groove-shaped furnace body with strip-shaped holes at the bottom.

The lower layer is a shallow plate-type four-legged base, which is used to absorb the charcoal ash leaking from the oven body. I installed animal rings on the four walls of the oven and hung chains, so that it can be moved around at will without being blocked.

It's hot to the touch. The four corners of the oven are slightly raised to prevent the skewers from sliding off the edge."

In later generations, Lu Xiaoxian was a veteran foodie. Although his current conditions are simpler, the design of his oven was quite thoughtful.

Seeing everyone's surprised look, Lu Xiaoxian said proudly: "For this party, I specially had four different barbecue grills made."

Shangguan Wan'er curled her lips and said, "Mr. Lu, it turns out you are preparing a roast banquet. There is nothing special about it!"

The barbecue that Lu Xiaoxian mentioned does exist in Luoyang City, but it is not called barbecue, but called barbecue, and the barbecue feast is also called a barbecue feast.

Shangguan Wan'er has stayed in Luoyang for so many years, and of course she has seen a lot of banquets.

Unintentional roasting, Xiaoyao roasting, Lingxiao roasting, Tianzhi roasting, clam roasting, grasshopper roasting, cow roasting, duck roasting, muddy roasting of plowed cattle, clam meat roasting, dragon beard roasting, dry roasting of stars, golden bell roasting,

Shangguan Wan'er has seen them all before, such as Guangming Shrimp Grill, Shengping Grill, etc., so she doesn't think there's anything special about them.

"No, no!" After listening to Shangguan Wan'er's question, Lu Xiaoxian shook his head and said, "The barbecue you are talking about is very different from my barbecue. Not only are the methods different, but the condiments and ingredients are also different. For example, barbecue

The charcoal fires, charcoal fires, firewood fires, bamboo fires, grass fires, and hemp fires used all have different smells, and the ingredients used to match them are also different."

What Lu Xiaoxian said was something the Zhang brothers and Cui Shi had never heard of before, so they could only nod their heads.

Lu Xiaoxian went on to say: "There are differences between new fire and old fire. Only by paying attention to details can the taste of cooked food be different."

Shangguan Wan'er frowned and said, "I heard the palace doctor said that eating too much grilled food is bad for your health! Besides, after eating, your mouth will smell like smoke, which is also very uncomfortable."

"Everyone likes radish and green vegetables!" Lu Xiaoxian glanced at Shangguan Wan'er, smiled and shook his head: "Some people never eat it, and some people eat it every day. It doesn't mean that people who don't eat it will be healthy, and people who eat it every day will be healthy.

You may not get sick. It’s rare for people to be confused, so it’s better not to be too arrogant.”

Seeing Lu Xiaoxian's unceremonious refutation of her, Shangguan Wan'er curled her lips and stopped talking.

The words between a few people did not affect the people working next to them at all. The chefs and slaves were all concentrating on their busy work.

Someone slaughters the sheep and cuts the meat, someone puts on skewers, someone barbecues, and someone serves the dishes. It's like a set of assembly line operations with detailed division of labor.

Lu Xiaoxian looked at these busy people like a general reviewing his troops, and said to Cui Shi and others without looking back: "These chefs are all specially transferred from Qiufengpohoutang, I have taught them a whole day

They have been there for three days, and now they finally have some appearance!”.

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but look sideways.

Originally, Shangguan Wan'er said that Lu Xiaoxian was an all-rounder, which was somewhat of a joke. Now that she sees that Lu Xiaoxian has a lot of knowledge about barbecue, she feels a little bit more contemptuous.

Cui Shi looked at one of the chefs with interest. He was removing the internal organs from the whole goose. After removing the bones, he began to marinate with ingredients. Then he took the whole sheep, removed the internal organs, then stuffed the goose into the sheep's cavity, and finally

Suture the incision.

Seeing how fascinated Cui Shi was, Lu Xiaoxian explained to him: "This dish is very labor-intensive. After the whole lamb is put in the oven, it needs to be roasted over slow fire for a long time until the lamb is cooked and removed from the fire.

Take out the goose and put it on a large tray while it's still hot, cut it into a knife, serve it with various sauces, and you're ready to enjoy it."

After Cui Shi heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised and said: "Master Lu, do you mean that the sheep here are just a coating?"

"Cui Langjun still knows his stuff!" Lu Xiaoxian extended his thumb, "You can see the secret at a glance!"

Sacrifice a sheep for roast goose, Lu Xiaoxian's barbecue is indeed luxurious enough, even the Zhang brothers and Shangguan Wan'er were amazed. It seems that the royal cuisine of the palace does not have this way of eating.

"Although it is a bit troublesome, you are all my distinguished guests and you deserve to be so!" Lu Xiaoxian's words gave them enough face.

Another chef was deboning a fat duck and cutting it into pieces, adding wine, sauce, ginger, green onions, orange peels, etc. to marinate it. After about a stick of incense, the duck pieces were skewered and grilled.

There are different skewers on the oven, and the chef in charge of the barbecue is constantly turning the food on the oven. This is the key to barbecue. If the food is not turned over in time, it will be unevenly browned.

When the firepower in the furnace was not enough, the strong slave next to him would fan him continuously with a cattail leaf fan.

In the misty smoke, a smell of burning charcoal and barbecue oil hit the nostrils, and before they knew it, Cui Shi and others had developed an appetite.

Soon, the chef put the baked food on the plate and placed them one by one on the stone table in the pavilion.
Chapter completed!