Lin Ji didn't plan to go to the restaurant. Since he had nothing to do today, he simply went home and started cooking by himself. He thought that his cooking skills were no worse than those of the chefs in the restaurants. According to Lu Cong, if Lin Ji opened a restaurant,
It will definitely become popular throughout the Qin Dynasty.
He sent Lu Cong to buy five kilograms of pork belly, and asked him to go to Ruyilou to cut a few kilograms of soy sauce beef.
After bringing the Taoist priest home, Lin Ji asked the Taoist priest to sit in the yard, and Lin Ji started to move.
Find spices such as peppercorns and bay leaves in the kitchen and put them in a small cloth bag for later use.
Steam the rice by the way.
Lu Cong came back soon after buying meat.
Lin Ji scalded the meat skin in a dry pot, removed the black mud, and blanched it in water.
Then cut the meat into small pieces of equal size.
Fry the sugar color, add the ingredients, add the meat, add water, and start cooking.
He also thought that the stove fire was not big enough, so he used spiritual energy to stimulate the flames.
In less than half an hour, the aroma of braised pork had already spread from the kitchen to the street along the courtyard.
Outside the open courtyard gate, many vendors setting up stalls on the roadside frequently poked their heads into the courtyard.
"What are you looking at? It's none of your business!" Lu Cong said carelessly.
"This Lao Lu's son hugged Mr. Lin's lap and turned against him!"
"Lu Cong, you kid, you peed on me when you were a kid. In terms of seniority, you have to call me uncle!"
"You are my father and it's not your fault, haha!" Lu Cong said with a smile and closed the courtyard door.
In the kitchen, a pot full of braised pork has been boiled dry.
Every piece of meat is alternately fat and thin, and the color is dark red.
Lin Ji picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
The fat meat melts in your mouth, and the lean meat is rotten but not burnt, just right.
"Come in and serve the food!"
"Come on, come on!" Lu Cong ran into the kitchen excitedly, picked up the big pot and poured it into the basin that had been prepared nearby.
A bowl full of braised pork was brought out.
Then Lin Ji cut the soy beef into equal-sized pieces, poured the balsamic vinegar and chili oil he made, and served himself a bowl of rice.
After taking the beef out, he saw that Lu Cong and the Taoist priest could not wait to pick up the braised pork and start eating. Lin Ji smiled and said: "Hurry up, you can serve the rice yourself in the kitchen."
"Okay." Lu Cong quickly stood up and filled the meal.
"Boy, help me fill a bowl, a big bowl!" the Taoist priest said quickly.
After Lu Cong came out with the rice, none of the three people spoke again, and they all ate their heads in silence.
Lin Ji didn't put down the bowl until he finished the bowl of rice.
"Doesn't it taste good?" Lin Ji wiped his mouth, "This is delicacy you can't eat anywhere else."
Lu Cong nodded repeatedly.
The Taoist priest also smiled and narrowed his eyes: "It's not bad. I haven't tasted such delicious food for a long time, but..."
"But?" Lin Ji looked at the Taoist priest.
"Unfortunately, there is meat but no wine."
"There is wine." Lin Ji patted Lu Cong, who was still working on the meal, and said, "Don't eat, there is still half a basin, no one is going to snatch it from you! Go to my cellar and bring up a jar of wine."
Lu Cong nodded and quickly ran to move a jar of wine.
"This wine is called Erguotou. I brewed it myself. Try it to see if it suits your taste." Lin Ji introduced.
"Erguotou? What do you mean?" The Taoist priest didn't understand.
I poured a glass and after taking it into my mouth, my eyes widened suddenly: "It's so spicy, so satisfying!"
"When making wine, the wine is divided into three pots. The first pot has too many impurities, and the last pot has a bland taste. Only the second pot is clear and transparent, and the wine has a rich flavor."
The Taoist priest cheered loudly and drank two more cups.
Seeing the Taoist priest drinking, Lin Ji couldn't help it.
But instead of drinking Erguotou, he went back to his room and took out his own wine gourd.
As soon as I opened the cork of the gourd, a rich fruity aroma wafted out.
Even Lu Cong, who was concentrating on cooking, subconsciously turned to look at the gourd in Lin Ji's hand.
The Taoist priest's eyes widened even more.
"This is..."
"When I was on a business trip a few days ago, I was lucky enough to get a gourd of fruit wine brewed by monkeys in the mountains." Lin Ji smiled and poured a cup.
The fruity aroma is more intense.
The fruit wine is light green in color, like emerald. It is obviously a liquid, but it is somewhat gelatinous.
When sloshed in a wine glass, it looks like jelly, which is quite magical.
Lin Ji drank it all in one gulp, and then felt hot all over his body. The spiritual energy in his Dantian had been suppressed last night, and now it began to stir again.
"Boss, give me a taste too."
"You can only drink half a glass."
Hou'erjiu is full of spiritual energy, but Lu Cong is only a monk in the first realm of body tempering, so he can't bear it.
Sure enough, Lu Cong drank half the cup and his face suddenly turned red and black.
He didn't eat any meat, said hello, and left Lin Ji's house in a hurry.
"When he finishes his training this time, he might be able to enter the second level of nourishing Qi." Lin Ji said with a smile.
Then he realized that this Taoist priest had no cultivation skills, so he stopped talking.
The Taoist priest watched Lin Ji pour himself another glass of monkey wine, his eyes wide open.
"Here... give me a taste."
"With your body and bones, I'm afraid you'll die on the spot if you drink it." Lin Ji shook his head.
"After tasting this kind of wine, you will never regret it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the wine glass that Lin Ji had brought to his mouth suddenly appeared in the hands of the Taoist priest.
Lin Ji was stunned for a moment, then his face changed slightly.
"you..."
The Taoist priest has already drunk the monkey with wine.
His face remained calm and his heart did not beat. He breathed a long sigh of relief and gave a thumbs up: "Good wine, come again!"
"Senior?" Lin Ji was extremely surprised. This Taoist priest turned out to be an expert who had hidden his cultivation. Even he couldn't tell it with his clairvoyance.
"Drink, drink, nothing else." The Taoist waved his hands repeatedly, grabbed Lin Ji's wine gourd and poured himself another glass.
Seeing this, Lin Ji stopped talking and had a drink with the Taoist priest.
This drinking session lasted an entire afternoon.
The monkey wine had been shared by the two of them early on, and then Lin Ji went to the cellar to move several jars of Erguotou.
Neither of them used their cultivation to suppress their drunkenness, so in the evening, they had already begun to hug each other, talking loudly and slurring their words.
After eating the last piece of soy beef on the table, the Taoist patted his belly and grinned.
The drunkenness on his face disappeared instantly, and the dust and even oil stains on his body disappeared.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ji also activated his spiritual energy to get rid of the drunkenness on his body.
Before he could speak, the Taoist stood up and said with a smile: "My little friend, I had a really good time drinking this wine. I can't remember the last time I had such a good time."
"senior..."
"Don't call me senior, we are on equal terms."
The Taoist priest waved his hand, walked twice in the yard, and said, "A person like you shouldn't just stay in this small county town and be a head catcher."
"What do you mean?" Lin Ji was confused.
The Taoist priest looked deeply at Lin Ji, and a golden light flashed in his eyes.
"The blessings are profound and the destiny is extraordinary. No matter how many blessings there are, even a poor man will not be able to see them."
The Taoist priest suddenly reached into his robe and searched for a long time, and finally pulled out a shabby ancient book whose cover had been eaten away by insects.
He threw the ancient book on the table casually.
"Let this be used to pay for your meal." With that said, the Taoist priest walked out with his hands behind his back.
But as soon as he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.
"By the way, there's one more thing."
"What's the matter?"
"Thank you for cleaning up the poor Taoist family. After all, the disciples I have taught since childhood are somewhat reluctant to do anything."