With the assistance of Qin Jingru, Liu Ying and Wei Wanqing, Duan Hongxian showed off her skills in the kitchen. Soon, the aroma of mouth-watering food filled every corner of the kitchen. As each dish was cooked, Liu Ying and the others
Every time they took a plate of food, they tried their best to hold back their saliva. In the end, they couldn't bear it any more. They put the prepared dishes on the table without caring about anything and took a bite of each one to satisfy their cravings.
Say it again.
When Duan Hongxuan saw them stealing food so openly, he laughed and said, "Okay, let's see how greedy each of you is. The meal will be served soon. You can't wait for this little time?"
Liu Ying was more familiar with Duan Hongxuan because she had received several mothers who had been accompanied by Duan Hongxuan in the obstetrics department, so she said to Duan Hongxuan unceremoniously: "Uncle, your cooking is so fragrant, plus this
We are all hungry now, and smelling the fragrance of your food, the gluttons in our stomachs can't help it anymore.
Don’t worry, Uncle Master, we will only eat one bite of each dish, we won’t eat more, I guarantee they won’t notice it after a while!”
"Am I afraid that they won't be able to see it? Is there something wrong with your understanding? I'm telling you not to eat it secretly!"
"It's okay, Uncle Master. After all, the food is cooked for people to eat. It doesn't matter if the time difference between what we eat later and what we eat now is just this little bit!"
"Pfft!" Wei Wanqing never expected that her sister-in-law would be so bold just to have a bite. She couldn't help but look back at Duan Hongxuan who was cooking, and then at Qin Jingru who was eating with them next to her. Qin Jingru happened to look over at this time,
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Qin Jingru stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
The two of them stopped their chopsticks in embarrassment, but Liu Ying continued. Duan Hongxuan just finished frying a plate of spicy chicken. After saying hello, Qin Jingru quickly handed over two plates. When Duan Hongxuan finished loading, Qin Jingru took the two plates of spicy chicken.
He came over and put it on the table. When Liu Ying saw it, she immediately cheered. Then she picked up the chopsticks and couldn't wait to pick up a piece of diced chicken that had just come out of the pot. She blew it a few times and threw it into her mouth.
Then I heard Liu Ying yelling: "Hoo, ah, it's so hot, so fragrant, oh, so spicy!"
Duan Hongxuan really couldn't do anything about Liu Ying's shamelessness, so he shook his head helplessly: "Liu Ying, you've had enough, you're such a grown-up, how can you be so greedy!
You are the oldest among them, and you don’t set a good example for them!”
"Uncle Master, your cooking skills are truly unparalleled. The dishes you cook are so delicious. Later I will let us, Daosheng, learn from you, Uncle Master."
Duan Hongxuan didn't look back and asked while cooking: "Oh? Let Daosheng learn cooking from me? Who usually cooks in your family?"
"Uncle, which family are you referring to?"
"Ah? You still have many families?"
"Uncle, we are all married now and have children, plus my dad usually likes to read and be quiet at home, so as soon as Daosheng and I got married, we moved out and lived alone, and it was the same in the late Qing Dynasty!
At first we didn't live near my parents, but now we've all moved together, not far from him, just walking out the door!
For my parents, my mother usually cooks. Since I can’t cook, Daosheng and I do all the cooking.
Wan Qing does know how to cook, so he and Yan Hui both cook in Wan Qing!"
"You don't know how to cook?" Duan Hongxuan felt very strange. In later generations, it would be normal for girls not to know how to cook. But in this era, there are no girls who don't know how to cook. So he became interested in Liu Ying's family.
Curious.
Speaking of which, Duan Hongxuan seems to have never asked about Liu Ying and Zhang Yanhui's family situation. It was just by chance that he learned about Zhang Yanhui's family situation a while ago, but not about Liu Ying's.
So Duan Hongxuan said curiously: "Liu Ying, it's inappropriate for a girl like you not to know how to cook. By the way, I don't know what the situation is like in your family. Could it be that your not knowing how to cook has something to do with your family? Is it possible?
Are you from a high-ranking family?"
Liu Ying chuckled: "Giggle, uncle, you guessed wrong, our family is not a high-ranking official!
The reason why I can't cook is because my dad is a cook. He is the chef of the State Guesthouse. Because my dad cooks delicious food, he usually cooks at home.
Later, when we grew up, my brother was not good at studying, so my father taught my brother cooking since he was a child. Because my sister and I were good at studying, our mission was to study hard.
Later, when my brother could cook properly, all the cooking at home was handed over to him, so neither my sister nor I knew how to cook!"
"Oh? Your dad is also the chef of the State Guesthouse? That's not easy!"
"Uncle Master, but why do I feel that the food my dad cooks is not as delicious as the food you cook? My dad's cooking skills can make him the chef of the State Guesthouse. Uncle Master, you just rely on your cooking skills, no matter what.
You are a favorite wherever you go!
So uncle, you are really amazing, I really can’t figure out how you can do so many things, and at your age, how can you learn so many different trades so well!”
"Haha!" Duan Hongxuan smiled and changed the subject: "It's a pity that you can't cook. Can you cook in the late Qing Dynasty?"
Wei Wanqing nodded subconsciously, not realizing that Duan Hongxuan was facing away from them. Duan Hongxuan couldn't see his nod at all, "Uncle, my brother and I both know how to cook. Although our cooking skills are not as good as yours, uncle."
It’s not a problem, there’s nothing wrong with cooking a few home-cooked dishes!
You will be in our house. My dad doesn't know how to cook. My mom usually does the cooking. But as you know, my mom is very childish sometimes and will act like a child.
My mother would sometimes stop cooking when she was having a bad temper at home. When my brother and I were in our teens, we slowly learned to cook from my mother. When we were almost there, my mother became lazy and took care of all the cooking at home.
It’s up to my brother and me, and gradually we can cook almost as well as we can!”
Duan Hongxuan couldn't help but laugh. He didn't expect that his senior brother's family would have such a thing, so he smiled and said: "That's fine, it's a good thing that you can cook by yourself.
You and Daosheng both know how to cook. It just so happens that I will write down some medicinal recipes for you two later!
Our traditional Chinese medicine diet is also a very important one. Lu Jiuyuan in the Ming Dynasty wrote a book called "Miscellaneous Stories about Diet", which emphasized the relationship between diet and health. It discussed the characteristics of different foods and how diet affects physical health. It is very important to traditional Chinese medicine.
Diet therapy has made an important contribution.
Our traditional Chinese medicine not only uses acupuncture and medicine, but diet therapy is also a very important method of treatment and conditioning."
"Uncle Master also knows about medicated food?" Wei Wanqing asked in surprise.
Liu Ying didn't think there was anything strange. She was an obstetrician and gynecologist and studied Western medicine, so she didn't have much experience with medicated diet. She said to Wei Wanqing, "Why is it so strange that Uncle Master knows medicated diet? Uncle Master."
My medical skills are so high and my cooking skills are so good, wouldn’t traditional Chinese medicine combined with cooking skills be a medicinal diet?”
"Haha, Liu Ying, medicated diet is not what you said, just because you know Chinese medicine and cooking skills, you must know medicated diet!
Medicinal diet is a type of traditional Chinese medicine diet. In the broad sense, medicated diet is simple. As long as you can cook, for example, when you make porridge, add some red dates, lilies, etc., when you steam egg custard, add some tamarind powder, or stew meat.
When cooking, add some angelica root, etc., these are considered medicinal foods!
However, a simple medicinal diet like this does not need to be targeted at special groups of people. It can be eaten by adults and as long as there are no special health conditions!
But in the strict sense, medicated diet is much more particular. It pays attention to one person and one prescription. Different medicated diet formulas are used according to different people, especially for some seriously ill patients who need to recover. For patients who need to recover, if the formula cannot be used, recovery will be difficult.
The effect will be very good!
Strictly speaking, medicated diet is a little more troublesome and demanding than ordinary medication. You only need to consider whether it can cure the disease, and you don't need to consider whether it is painful or not.
But medicated diet is different. After all, medicated diet is diet therapy and food. Therefore, when using medicine in a medicated diet house, you must also consider the final taste of your medicated diet. Not only should it not be bitter or unpalatable, but it must also be well-done.
Just eat it!”
"Wow! Uncle Master, medicated diet is so troublesome!" Only then did Liu Ying realize the troublesomeness of medicated diet. Duan Hongxuan smiled: "What do you think! Medicinal diet is not just about frying a few vegetables!"
In the late Qing Dynasty, you and Daosheng can both learn medicated diet. Your parents are getting older, and some medicated diet methods are just right for them!"
"Yes! I understand, uncle!" Wei Wanqing nodded, "Thank you, uncle!"
Duan Hongxuan shook his head: "What's the point of thanking you for a few medicinal recipes? As long as you can learn what I know, I can teach you. You should learn more from Liu Ying and learn from her shamelessness. Don't spend the whole day
Thank you for coming!"
"Giggle!" Wei Wanqing and Qin Jingru couldn't help but laugh. Liu Ying was so angry that she glared at Duan Hong's back and said, "Uncle, how can you be an elder like you? I'm just trying.
I took a few bites of the dishes to appreciate your cooking skills, Uncle Master. Why am I so shameless? Uncle Master is bullying others!
Humph! I really think I haven’t eaten good food, but my dad is the chef of the State Guesthouse!”
Duan Hongxuan shook his head and said nothing. He shook the frying spoon in his hand a few times and said without turning his head: "Nine-turn large intestine is ready, plate!"