Lin Wanwan asked Huanong to prepare a new table and bowls and chopsticks, then brought new food and waited for Xiao Chong to come over.
The dinner prepared by Huanong today includes beef in sour soup, crab, steamed pomfret, scallion oil and sea melon seeds, dengying beef and several vegetables.
Among them, the chili pepper in the sour soup fat beef and Dengying beef appeared for the first time in the Tang Dynasty. Historically, the chili pepper was spread from America to China along the coastal road in the late Ming Dynasty.
It was first introduced to the southeastern coastal areas, but people in this area have a sweeter and lighter taste, and like seafood, and are not interested in chili peppers. On the contrary, people in the inland accepted chili peppers earlier because of the geographical and salt issues.
Although the appearance of chili peppers has increased the taste of Chinese people on the dining table, it cannot be compared with the status of pepper. The reason is that the nobles regard chili peppers as a vulgar and inferior thing. Even if they like to eat them in private, they have to pretend to be public.
I don't love it.
Lin Wanwan is also average about peppers. She would bring such a thing in casually. At first, she just sprinkled some seeds randomly in the vegetable garden in the yard, and it grew by itself.
Chili peppers are really easy to grow. How easy is it to grow them? A certain modern university was closed for eight months for some reasons. When the students returned to their dormitories eight months later, they found a chili pepper growing in the toilet bowl!
Lin Wanwan looked at tonight's dishes and wondered if Xiao Chong would like spicy food. As the legitimate son of the Xiao family, half of the Xiaos in the Tang Dynasty, his taste could probably represent the upper class of the Tang Dynasty.
After a while, several figures walked in under the moonlight in the courtyard.
A solemn and solemn figure was the first to catch sight of him. Wherever Xiao Chong was present, the moonlight became hazy. There really was a gangster and a gentleman, who was as close as discussing, as if polishing.
Lin Wanwan came out and after the ceremony, Xiao Chong introduced a very special person to her: "Cousin, this is my cousin, Dugu Xiwen."
The young man standing behind Xiao Chong took a step forward and made a cross-hand salute. A sweet voice sounded in Lin Wanwan's ears: "I am Dugu Di in Xiayun. I have the courtesy name Xiwen. I have met the Lord of Le'an Township."
Lin Wanwan responded: "Dugu Jun is polite."
The surname is Dugu, and he is Xiao Chong's cousin, so he must be the Dugu family of the Nine Queens. The Queen Mother of the Sui Dynasty is the Dugu family, Li Yuan is the nephew of the Queen Mother Dugu, and Xiao Chong's grandmother is also the Dugu family. The two families are closely related.
Deep down, they are all royal relatives.
Although the Dugu clan was famous and held high positions in the dynasties before the Tang Dynasty, and they were also relatives of Li Tang, there was no record in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and most of their descendants were unknown.
Especially after Li Zhi and Wu Zetian came to power, the Longxi nobles were too prominent and were severely weakened by a wave of bloodshed. Afterwards, the Dugu family, realizing something was wrong, began to hide their strength and only affected the overall situation of the world behind the scenes.
The situation of Nanliangfang of the Xiao family in Lanling is very different from that of the ancestors who had seventeen emperors and were one of the eight ministers in the Tang Dynasty.
The man in front of me is definitely a handsome guy with a sense of atmosphere. Even if he stands next to Xiao Chong, he is not overshadowed by the background. His speaking voice is gentle and pleasant, and his words are clear.
It was obviously a distance away, but it felt to Lin Wanwan as if he was talking to her ears.
Xiao Yixun, who followed Lin Wanwan to the town, had been eating his dinner silently like a shadow. Hearing the sound, he raised his eyes and glanced at the visitor indifferently, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes...
Dugu Di's eyes were tied with a two-finger-wide white ribbon, but judging from his graceful movements, it didn't look like he was visually impaired at all.
Xiao Qingyu gently pulled Lin Wanwan's hand, raised her head and whispered: "Mother, why is he wearing a band around his eyes? Is he playing hide and seek?"
Lin Wanwan gently shook her head at her and did not answer.
Dugu Di's hearing was obviously very good, and he said with a smile: "I've recently had a recurrence of my old illness. My eyes are hurting and I can't breathe, so I tied a streamer. It's funny."
Lin Wanwan said apologetically: "Dugujun, please forgive me for the child's unintentional words."
Dugu Di opened the folding fan in his hand, shook it twice, and said softly: "The country gentleman is too worried."
Xiao Chong glanced at Xiao Yixun who was silent, then withdrew his gaze and said calmly: "You two, please stop chatting. The food won't taste good when it's cold. Let's take a seat first."
Everyone was seated separately among the guests. Because they didn't know that Xiao Chong had brought another guest, there was originally a food table missing here. Huanong had quietly gone down to get it while they were chatting, and he just happened to bring it over now.
Dishes such as beef in sour soup and dengying beef are divided into small portions and are available on everyone's food table.
Xiao Chong has always loved food the most, and important matters should be discussed after enjoying the food. Therefore, Lin Wanwan did not ask him why he came, but only introduced today's dishes to him with great interest.
"Cousin, this sour beef soup is best served with rice. The beef is fat but not greasy, sour and appetizing. Try it."
"Okay, I'll give it a try." Xiao Chong picked up a piece of beef and put it into his mouth. Xiao Yixun had a faint smile on his lips, staring at his face, waiting for him to be embarrassed.
The first time Xiao Yixun ate this dish, she was instantly inhaled by the spicy food, burst into tears, and was in a mess. Xiao Qingyu was so scared that she didn't dare to move her chopsticks, so she thought Xiao Chong would definitely be hit by the spicy food too.
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But she was disappointed. Who was Xiao Chong? He would have kept his composure even before the collapse of Mount Tai. How could he lose his composure over a dish?
When the fat beef entered his mouth, the unique sour and spicy taste went straight to the nerve endings. It really shocked Xiao Chong's spirits and made his pupils dilate, but from the surface, there was no clue at all.
After silently swallowing, Xiao Chong pushed the small bowl containing the fat beef in sour soup away a little, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, and then said with a smile: "My cousin is very good at making wine. Brother Xiwen, I'd like to give you a drink."
, you should also try this wine."
After saying that, he drank another drink without waiting for anyone.
"Okay, since the ovary is so highly regarded, this wine must be really rare. Come and have a drink." Dugu Di put the folding fan into his sleeve, stretched out his hand to pour the wine for himself, but not a bit of it was spilled outside.
If it weren't for the white ribbon tied around his eyes, it would be impossible to tell that he was blind now.
I don’t know if Dugu Di was too good at identifying locations by hearing sounds, or if he secretly opened his eyes under the white ribbon and could vaguely see things.
Xiao Qingyu became very curious about Dugu Di and looked up at him from time to time during the meal. But she was also good, knowing that there were guests at home, and did not interfere in the adults' chat at will.
The first attempt at promoting spicy food failed. Xiao Chong, a foodie, was not interested in spicy food. After taking a bite of beef in sour soup and a bite of beef with dengying beef, he never used his chopsticks for these two dishes.