Chapter 534 Hot Pot
After reviewing the soldiers outside the city, Luo Zhaoyun returned to his mansion. Ruyi was waiting in the lobby, wearing a white cloak, approaching the door of the house, looking at the floating snowflakes outside, with a pretty face as beautiful as a flower. Even without makeup, she was extremely delicate, with red lips and white teeth, and her eyebrows and eyes as picturesque.
"Husband, you are back."
"Why are you waiting at the door? Are you not afraid of the cold? Come into the inner room quickly and warm up."
Ruyi smiled and said, "I want to wait for my husband to return, just like an ordinary person. This kind of expectation and protection is much more comfortable than being in the house."
Luo Zhaoyun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized in his heart that Ruyi had been holding it in the palace for too long, like a canary in captivity, finally flying out of the cage, a little resistant to waiting in the house.
At this time, the maid walked out from both sides and wanted to clean the snowflakes on Luo Zhaoyun, take off her robes and armor.
"Don't move, you guys retreat aside and let me do it." Ruyi said, asking the two maids not to do it. She personally went to help her husband untied the lace of the cloak, took the helmet, and handed it to the maid.
The two maids looked at each other, with a little panic in their eyes, and thought they were not attentive to serve, which made the princess picky and disliked.
In fact, Ruyi is looking for a wife to feel like she is doing it, and she is wearing loose clothes and untied her husband. The joy in her heart and the happiness of protecting her return are very special.
A newlywed couple can easily make people fall in love with each other with just a small move.
Ruyi is sweet and sweet, and her heart is even sweeter. Therefore, she does not show off her princess at all in Luo Mansion, and never has the temper toward her husband. She likes to be by his side.
The chain mail, arms, basin collar, wrist guards, etc. took him off one by one. Ruyi smiled and didn't feel the hard work at all. She felt like a young wife, serving her man, guarding him to go home in the sunset, unarmed and changed clothes for him, and felt a sense of unspeakable fulfillment in her heart.
The maid next to him was stunned. He was amazed at the noble princess who served her men like an ordinary woman.
Luo Zhaoyun stood there motionless. Ren Ruyi removed all the armor for him, then put on a men's clothing, combed it briefly, held Ruyi's hand, and smiled and said, "Thank you, little lady!"
"Hehe, this is what I should do. I feel that this is more fulfilling, rather than the identity of a princess who was locked in the deep palace before." Ruyi was very calm.
Luo Zhaoyun held his slender jade hand and felt the warmth of going home. He smiled and said, "It's better to eat hot pot on heavy snowy days. Let's call him Yiyi and Mu He. Let's have a meal together."
"Hotpot?" Ruyi was surprised.
"Yes, this is a new product launched by my Yanyulou. I plan to open a chain store. Let's take the lead in tasting it." Luo Zhaoyun smiled slightly, and when he returned to Jicheng, his ideas became more flexible. In the future, the north will be his base. Therefore, now, he dares to display some new products and Xinming, so there is no need to worry about arousing suspicion and official suppression, etc. In Youzhou, he is the king of uncrowned.
Soon, Luo Zhaoyun ordered the chef to prepare utensils, bamboo charcoal, stove, special round tables and other utensils. At the same time, he also prepared mutton rolls, beef slices, fish balls, etc., seasonings such as leeks, milk tofu, garlic paste, pepper, mustard, etc. Some things such as peppers have not been introduced to the Great Sui Dynasty, but other spicy rapeseed and dogwood can be used instead.
When Xiao Yiyi and Ning Muhe heard that they were going to eat hot pot, they immediately became energetic. They had eaten it with Luo Zhaoyun before, but the ingredients and charcoal utensils were not as good as the current types, so I was even more looking forward to it.
The two girls entered the door and took off their outer robe. Xiao Yiyi wore a moon-white gauze shirt, a small waist and a long skirt that stretched out to the floor, and a long black hair tied into a "Jinghu bun", which was extremely beautiful.
Ning Muhe wore a scarlet double-breasted narrow-sleeved shirt and spring water-green tight-waisted trousers and skirts. She held her slender waist and her long legs were staggered, which was also beautiful.
The four of them sat around the high floor-to-ceiling table, sitting on wooden benches, with their feet hanging down. This was not the traditional kneeling in the Central Plains, which was more convenient.
Although it is the cold winter outside, the cold wind is blowing and snowflakes are dancing, the room is full of animal charcoal, which is as warm as spring. The smell of lamb is also produced in the hot pot, which seduces people's appetite.
At the same time, several types of green vegetables were also reserved, but there were not many types of green vegetables in the Sui Dynasty, including coriander, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, cabbage, etc., which had not appeared yet.
Magnolia and hordecay are one of the main dishes of the pre-Qin, Warring States Period to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but their taste and nutrition are poor. During the Kaihuang period of the Great Sui Dynasty, merchants from the Western Regions brought lettuce vegetable varieties and cultivated them in the Central Plains, which was considered an extra green vegetable.
The most common people in China consume cabbage, which is native to the Central Plains and has a long history of cultivation. It can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. Whether it is aristocrats or the people, it is used as the main dish.
Luo Zhaoyun also brought a delicious dish, that is chrysanthemum. It is a vegetable native to my country. chrysanthemum was born in the 9th month of the lunar calendar and when all things withered, it grew in the wind and frost. However, in the Sui Dynasty, no one recognized this dish. The earliest one seen in historical books was when Sun Simiao, the medicine king of the late Sui Dynasty, classified chrysanthemum into vegetables in his book "Qianjin Prescription", and recorded it as: "It tastes spicy, has a mild nature, is non-toxic. It can calm the heart, nourish the spleen and stomach, and eliminate phlegm and fluid."
But it has not been popularized yet. The Medicine King Sun Simiao is just a man in his thirties. He is not sure which mountain to practice medical skills. He has not yet become famous and has not written a book yet.
The soup stock of the bottom pot made of mixed vegetables and meat is cooked in this way, with ginger slices, chopped green onions, fine salt, oil, spine, etc., which tastes very good.
Ruyi grew up in the palace, but she had never eaten such things. Her eyes lit up, smelling the pure scent of lamb and the seasonings in the bowl, her index fingers fluttered.
"The water is boiling, you can eat it." Luo Zhaoyun smiled slightly and announced that he would start eating.
Princess Ruyi put down her reserve and was curious about this fresh dish. She picked up thin slices of mutton with chopsticks, then ordered some in the dipping sauce in the bowl, and put it in her mouth. She suddenly felt tender and delicious, with a mixture of various flavors, and a unique taste.
"When eating hot pot, you have to drink some wine. It's spicy to feel it." Luo Zhaoyun asked the maid to pour wine, and then he raised his glasses with his wife and two concubines to drink. The atmosphere was cheerful and happy.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, the three women's cheeks became rosy, they ate and drank happily. This hot pot, which is both rich and poor, and is suitable for both young and old, does have its unique charm.
At this moment, someone outside the door reported that the codeword was mixed and coach Qingshuang was mentioned.
Luo Zhaoyun immediately became concerned and pushed the door out. Through the warrior, he learned that Qingshuang had returned, but his injuries were not light and he was already in a coma.
Chapter completed!