Li Shimin glanced at Wang Zi'an's nest and immediately had a general understanding of Wang Zi'an's living conditions.
Single, living alone, without servants.
So I don't expect to eat it directly. I can only hope that the rice cooked by Wang Zi'an will not kill people.
Wang Zi'an was squatting by the well in the yard washing mutton. When he looked back, he saw that Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were already sitting at the table waiting like uncles.
Hey - you really don't know how to be polite!
"Then who - Lao Li, don't just sit there, go and move the stove out of the kitchen! The sun is nice today, let's eat outside. Lao Cheng, don't just sit there, come over and help peel a few heads of garlic.
Clean the radish and cabbage—"
Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin looked at each other.
This treatment is really new.
Come on, I'm counting on this kid outside, and I don't know when I can eat. Anyway, this kid doesn't know the identities of the two of me, so just do it.
Two people, act separately.
"Is this the stove you are talking about? What is burning in it? It looks somewhat similar to coal - no, no, it is not coal. There is no smell of coal, and there is no poisonous smoke of coal. What on earth is this?
What is it?"
Before the mutton was put down, Li Shimin's startled voice came from the kitchen over there.
"That's it. It's made of coal, but I've processed it. Be careful when you move it. Hold the handles on both sides and don't burn yourself."
"knew!"
Li Shimin replied angrily, this guy just thinks he is a fool, with such a strong fire? Are you stupid? Grab it with your hands...
"Go, take out my Yuanyang Hot Pot - the iron pot with two ears next to the stove and clean it..."
Seeing Lao Li finish moving the stove? He was like a country bumpkin, circling around the stove. Wang Zi'an couldn't help but be speechless. These rich people, turning around and turning, don't see any work in their eyes? They don't know how to do it unless they give instructions.
"Ah - ah - good -"
Li Shimin was completely confused. He couldn't even react when Wang Zi'an called him. Just now, he was almost lying on the stove. Is it confirmed that it is coal? There is really not much odor.
If charcoal could be used for cooking and heating, how many people would freeze to death every year? There was an extremely eager look in his eyes!
No? This kind of technology must be found in a way!
So, Li Shimin, who was thinking about what pot he was talking about to Wang Zi'an, didn't take it to heart at all. After searching in the kitchen for a long time, he came out of the kitchen carrying a stir-fried ladle.
"I think this thing is somewhat similar to a pot? Is it this -"
Prince An was very angry.
"This is a stir-fried ladle - for cooking! The one with the ears, do you know?"
Li Shimin then ran back and took it out with an embarrassed look on his face, mumbling something while walking.
"You're talking about this cauldron, right? But this cauldron is so strange? Why is there a partition inside? Wouldn't it be in the way of use..."
"You say you have no knowledge? You still don't admit it? Let me tell you, this is called Yuanyang Hot Pot? I specially customized it. It is the only one in the world. I will let you know later - do you want to brush it up first? I will pick a few.
Green vegetables--"
Li Shimin was carrying the pot and was about to wash it when he suddenly froze.
"What did you say? Picking vegetables? This season, where are you going to pick vegetables-"
Li Shimin held the pot and looked at him with suspicion. He now had good reason to suspect that this kid was looking for an excuse to be lazy and ordered him to work.
"Where else, in the yard."
As Wang Zi'an spoke, he walked to the west wall of the yard and lifted up the grass thatch covering the low greenhouse, revealing a touch of green inside!
Leeks, cabbage, spinach, shepherd's purse, lettuce, peas, water spinach, daylily, radish, cress... If I read correctly, the row of leaves that have just sprouted should be courgettes!
Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.
It's been more than a month since winter, and when even wanting to eat a plate of vegetables is a luxury, this guy actually grew vegetables in his yard!
There is a whole table with all kinds of dishes!
The eyes of both of them were red. They thought that they were emperors (governors of the country). Compared with this kid, was the life they lived like that?
Not even a green shadow can be seen on the dinner table!
"You, who are you? You can actually defy the power of heaven and earth and make crops grow against the seasons..."
With such a talent, he was willing to live in this small courtyard. Li Shimin looked at Wang Zi'an with burning eyes. He must have such a great talent in his pocket, how could he live in the countryside!
"Stop making such a fuss, it's just a crude version of a greenhouse, look at you ignorant bears. Okay, okay, whatever you want to eat, you can pull it out yourself - by the way, be careful, don't step on me...
…”
Wang Zi'an casually warned him, snatched the mandarin duck pot from Li Shimin, who was stunned, and put it directly on the stove. Without induction cooker and gas, it is so troublesome, you have to use the stove to do it slowly.
However, Wang Zi'an really likes this pace of life.
Cook a pot of porridge slowly by yourself and drink a glass of wine leisurely. There is no need to panic or rush. You can feel that you are alive in a very real way. Unlike in your previous life, you hurriedly got up to go to work when the crescent moon was high, and you can only concentrate on the stars in the sky.
I went home exhausted. Not to mention having a leisurely drink, I could drink a bowl of porridge and wish it would become cold instantly.
Onion, ginger, garlic, red dates and star anise, plus a piece of radish, a handful of wolfberries, and a big meaty bone that has been stewed for a long time. Add some dogwood to the side of the clear soup, and the soup base of the Yuanyang Hot Pot is complete.
The taste of cornea was originally a bit different from that of chili peppers, but now his cooking skills have reached the level of a chef, which is enough to make up for this regret.
"Eating hot pot, without this thing, would be a little less interesting after all... I think"
Tofu, duck blood, and mung bean vermicelli, but unfortunately no sweet potatoes, otherwise sweet potato vermicelli would be more in line with his taste. Add the green vegetables that Lao Li and Lao Cheng had just washed, and just wait for the mutton to be sliced and the soup base to boil.
It’s time to eat!
He had just finished it, but when he turned around, he realized that Lao Cheng had gone too far and even pulled out all the cress he planted!
"Have you ever seen anyone eating hot pot with cress? Forget it, you haven't tried it..."
Cheng Yaojin's face was sarcastic and he spoke harshly.
"Who stipulates that you can't eat cress in hot pot? I just love this, right?"
"Okay, okay, okay, as long as you're willing, you can eat whatever's in here -"
You two idiots, I can’t be bothered to care about you!
He was carrying the mutton and the kitchen knife as if possessed by the god of cooking.
Swish, brush, brush!
The size of the mutton slices is uniform, and the thickness is equal, which is three times better than the previous machine slices.
Tsk tsk, it’s great that these arms are strong enough to slice the mutton heartily, which is a perfect match for my current little god-level cooking skills!
The essential skills for a leisurely life in Datang have taken the first step.
"Good sword skills!"
Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but their eyes flickered, and the look in their eyes towards Wang Zi'an changed unconsciously. Especially Cheng Yaojin's eyes were a bit complicated.
If this guy wasn't so deceitful, he would really be a good match for this girl!