That day, Han Du stayed in front of Tang He's hospital bed for about two hours.
Tang He woke up from his drowsiness again and saw that Han Du was still there. He was moved and asked Han Du not to worry about him, and insisted on letting Han Du go back.
As a last resort, Han Du had to go back first.
The next day, Han Du was preparing to visit Tang He again, but his fifth uncle came to report that someone had been sent by the Duke of Xin State.
Han Du thought for a moment, put on his clothes and went to the lobby to meet the visitor.
As soon as he entered the lobby, people from Duke Xinguo's Mansion immediately came forward and bowed, saying, "Master Marquis, please come over to the mansion."
Han Du was a little helpless towards this man. Even though he had been deprived of his title, the people in the Xinguo Palace still used to call him Marquis.
"Is it the father-in-law?" Han Du suddenly became anxious, thinking that something had happened to Tang He.
"No, no, no, it's not the father-in-law, it's the fish that the marquis wants that has been found."
"Found it? So fast." Han Du was slightly startled, sighing at the power of the Xinguo Duke's government. The fish is very rare, and it is not easy to find it. If you want to catch it, Han Du estimates that it will take at least several days before there is any news. I didn't expect that I would catch it so quickly.
"Let's go and have a look." Han Du walked out of the door first, got on his horse and trotted towards Duke Xin's mansion.
Han Du went straight to the backyard of Duke Xinguo's Mansion, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Tang Ding and Zhu Ru there.
When Tang Ding saw Han Du coming, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "You're here just in time. Let's see if this is the kind of fish you mentioned?"
Han Du looked into the water tank and immediately recognized the sturgeon. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, that's it."
"Then what to do next? Do you want to use this fish for medicine?" Zhu Zhu was very curious about what Han Du planned to do. Should he use part of the fish for medicine, or prepare the whole fish for medicine?
Han Du smiled and explained: "What kind of medicine should be used? No medicine is needed. Didn't I say that what is needed is an ingredient on it. Since it is an ingredient, it is of course used for cooking."
"Cooking?" Zhu Xi asked strangely, "Are you going to use vegetables to treat my husband's illness?"
"Medicine and food come from the same source, so why not use vegetables to treat diseases?" Han Du smiled slightly, "But even with the miraculous effects of this thing, my father-in-law is too old after all, so he may only be able to delay it."
But he didn't expect that these words would sound like a bolt from the blue to Zhu Xi's ears. He was stunned and muttering: "Medicine and food come from the same source? Medicine and food come from the same source..."
"The delay is enough. You'd better hurry up and tell me what to do." Tang Ding didn't care about the origin of medicine and food. What he cared about was whether this thing was useful to his father.
Han Du nodded, and then directly ordered the servants of Duke Xin's Mansion: "Come here, find some cooks."
Soon, the servants came over with four or five cooks from Duke Xinguo's mansion. They first gave the soup cauldron a gift.
Tang Ding waved his hand directly, turned to the hurried Chao Handu and asked, "What should we do?"
Han Du pointed at a few people and said, "You guys catch the fish on the chopping board."
Several people obeyed the order and immediately rolled up their sleeves. Six hands reached into the water. As soon as they touched the fish body, a large ball of water exploded in the water tank, soaking all the clothes on the chests of several people.
The six hands also exerted force at the same time, locking the fish firmly in an instant. After forcing the fish onto the chopping board, Han Du looked closely for the thin black line he saw during the live broadcast.
Pointing with his hand, he said: "Use the knife from here, and cut to this position. Remember, you can't cut too much, and you can't cut too little."
Then, Han Du ran to the tail of the fish and said, "Cut it in a circle like this. Pay attention to the depth. It can't be more or less."
There are several cooks who can go to the Duke Xinguo's mansion. Naturally, their craftsmanship is unparalleled, and their skills in using knives are also top-notch. They cut as much as Han Du told them to cut, and they cut wherever they were told, exactly.
After the head and tail were cut, Han Du ordered: "You two, hold the head of the fish. You two hold the tail. Especially the two of you holding the tail, remember not to be anxious and be patient. Slowly pull out the dragon tendons, understand?"
"You guys understand~" Several people nodded and replied.
Then, following Han Du's instructions, the two held down the fish's head, and carefully pulled out the dragon's tendon bit by bit. By the time the dragon's tendon was completely pulled out, someone was already dragging a large porcelain plate underneath to catch the dragon's tendon.
"Is this what you are talking about?" Zhu Zhu looked at the crystal clear and white jade, which was thicker than a human thumb. Just the appearance alone makes people know that it is unusual at a glance.
Han Du nodded with a smile and said: "This fish is only a few dozen kilograms, not very big. Therefore, this means that its dragon tendons are not very big. If you can catch a fish weighing four to five hundred kilograms, That dragon tendon is probably about an inch in size."
"What do you call this thing? Dragon tendon?" Zhu Zhu's expression suddenly changed and he looked at Han Du with wide eyes.
Perhaps it was because his father was a real dragon and he was also called the son of a dragon. When Han Du mentioned dragon tendons, he always felt a numb and itchy feeling on the spine of his back.
"This kind of fish is called sturgeon. These things are actually the tendons on its back. Of course they are called dragon tendons." Han Du looked matter-of-factly.
Zhu Ji glanced at Han Du for a few times, shook his head and sighed: "Let's call it sturgeon tendon. Of course, if you dare to say that this thing is dragon tendon in front of your father, then just pretend that I didn't say that." .”
I'm sorry... Han Du immediately realized that if Lao Zhu knew that this thing was called dragon tendon, he would probably think that he had evil intentions and was cursing him.
"Your Highness reminds me that I remembered it wrong. It is indeed called Sturgeon Fish Tendon." Han Du gave Zhu Ru a grateful look. Fortunately, he reminded him, otherwise if these words reached Lao Zhu's ears, he might not be able to carry it around.
"How should I make this?" Seeing Han Du change his mind, Zhu Zhu felt relieved and noticed the sturgeon tendon that the cook had placed on the porcelain plate.
"It's very simple, just get some pork ribs and stew them. Wash the ribs and stew the sturgeon tendons, then add dried shrimps, scallops and mushrooms to enhance the flavor."
When Tang Ding heard this, he immediately said to several cooks: "Did you hear that? Hurry up and do it."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Several cooks quickly left with sturgeon tendons in their hands.
Zhu Ji originally wanted to go and have a look, but he thought of Junzi Yuan's instructions from the chef and had to stop. Then he saw the sturgeon fish left on the desk and asked curiously: "Is this fish useless?"
Han Du hadn't spoken yet. As soon as Tang Ding heard that the fish was useless and it was not far from the place where his father was recovering from illness, he immediately wanted to move the fish and the chopping board. "Someone, please move all these things away for us."
"Wait a minute." Before the servant next to him could make any move, Han Du immediately stopped him.
Seeing Tang Ding looking at him doubtfully, Han Du smiled slightly and said: "This fish... is pretty good. If you don't want it, then take it back to me."
Hearing what Han Du said, Tang Ding naturally knew that this fish was probably a good thing. However, when I heard that the cook of the Duke's Mansion had never even seen this fish, he obviously didn't know how to cook it. Secondly, my father is seriously ill now, and no matter how rare the things are, they are not as important as my father's illness.
"It's just a dead fish. Since you like it, we will send someone to deliver it to your house soon."
Zhu Zhu glanced at Arowana a few times, then at Han Du, and made a decision in his mind.
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Qianqing Palace.
Since seizing the title, Han Du had some complaints in his heart, and Lao Zhu had completely ignored Han Du in the past few days. If it had been in the past, when Han Du had just returned from overseas, Lao Zhu would have called him in front of him for questioning. He really liked hearing Han Du talk about his experiences overseas.
But this time, Lao Zhu tried to summon Han Du into the palace several times but resisted. Instead, he called Zhu Biao to him and told him about Zhu Biao's experiences overseas.
I don’t know what happened today. After getting a little tired from reviewing the memorials, Lao Zhu suddenly spoke while taking a rest with ginseng tea. Lao Zhu took a sip of ginseng tea and asked casually: "What has Han Du been doing these days?"
The old eunuch knew the emperor's thoughts, but he felt a little sorry for Han Du, so he deliberately ignored Han Du and ignored others. Now he suddenly heard the emperor asking about Han Du. The old eunuch did not dare to answer directly, but wanted to confirm again and asked, "Did the emperor ask Han Du what he has been doing these days?"
Lao Zhu just asked a question out of habit, but he regretted it as soon as he said it. Now when he heard the old eunuch asking in a low voice, Lao Zhu thought about it. Anyway, I just wanted to find out what he had been doing these days, and I didn't issue an order to summon him. What could be the problem? On the contrary, Lao Zhu felt that if he didn't ask about Han Du's current situation, this bastard might cause something else to happen to him.
"What has he been doing these days?"
This time it was confirmed, and the old eunuch immediately replied softly: "In response to the emperor's words, Han Du rested for a few days since he returned. Then he went to Xinguo Duke's Mansion yesterday..."
"He went to see Tang He?" Lao Zhu suddenly raised his head and immediately interrupted the old eunuch.
"Yes, Han Du already knows that Duke Xin is seriously ill." The old eunuch replied calmly.
Lao Zhu sighed, and Tang He, who was seriously ill, felt uncomfortable. Tang He was not only Lao Zhu's friend since childhood, but when Lao Zhu joined the rebel army, Tang He was the first person to stand firmly behind Lao Zhu and support him in becoming the leader.
Those friends and brothers of Lao Zhu had already established themselves in the rebel army, and all of them were either generals or lieutenants. Lao Zhu had just arrived, and his status was useless. Why did those people have to bow their heads and recognize Lao Zhu as the superior? It was because of the support of Tang He and Xu Da, who had the highest status at the time. Among them, Tang He contributed the most. At that time, Tang He's status in the rebel army was even higher than that of Xu Da.
Lao Zhu has always recognized this debt of gratitude, or rather the debt between brothers. Even Lao Zhu himself believed that he, Lao Zhu, indeed owed Tang and Tianda a favor in this matter.
