Liu Mingzhi walked out of the kitchen while cleaning the scales and internal organs of the second fresh fish, while winking and teasing the beauty who rolled her eyes frequently.
"Uncle, fish, let's make braised fish for the second dish."
Young Master Liu looked at Chen Jie, whose cheeks were constantly blushing at the teasing look in his eyes. He smiled and walked into the kitchen again carrying the cleaned fresh fish.
"Hey, do you know how to cook braised fish? Not even the royal chef in the palace can cook this dish!"
"Of course! I remember when my father was here, my son, my second brother, and my sister Jingyao often went to your house to have a tooth ceremony.
Later, I went to the kitchen in your backyard to ask the chef for the recipe, but due to various reasons, I never had the chance to cook it myself.
Now that I am here, my days are extremely idle, and my children are also idle. I recall the recipes I vaguely remembered and tried to restore them.
Sweet and sour fish, spicy fish head, pickled fish... all of them are now available to the child. "
"You boy, it seems that you stole many lessons from me back then. My uncle and your mother are very lucky today."
Chen Jie looked at Young Master Liu who came out of the kitchen and continued cooking fish scales, and squatted in front of Young Master Liu with a curious expression.
"When I was still in the prince's palace, I asked myself that I had eaten all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas. Why did I have never heard of the names of the dishes that Ye'er mentioned?"
"Of course, the names of these dishes are all chosen by me myself. Except for the cooks at my house, most people don't know them at all.
Later, the cook in Penglai Restaurant learned 30% to 50% of the skills from my cook, and the business was always full every day, and it was very prosperous! "
"Then you can do it too?"
"That's not true, but I know the approximate recipe. As for the final product, the cooks figured it out on their own after listening to my words.
I can't do it either. "
"After you return to Beijing, tell me the recipe. When you come to my house again, I will cook it for you to taste. How about it? I won't embarrass you, right?"
"That's a good relationship. After I return to Beijing, I will find a complete recipe book for you and send it to you. You can just learn it slowly."
"Um!"
"Hey, Mr. Liu, how could you do such a thing? Come and leave it to us. You and my wife can go to the room to rest first."
Young Master Liu looked up at Xiao Dezi who hurriedly put down the bamboo basket and ran over, waving his hands nonchalantly.
"Li Ye can cook, and Mr. Liu can naturally wash fish. Go ahead and do your business, and don't worry about me."
"But you are a guest, and you are of high status..."
"Um?"
Xiao Dezi watched Young Master Liu suddenly pillow his face and could only nod helplessly.
"Yes, yes, the little one is going to work first. If you have anything to do, just call on the little one."
About three o'clock in the morning, the smoke from the kitchen in the courtyard gradually disappeared into the sky.
Together with the grilled fish cooked by Mr. Liu himself, a total fish feast of seven dishes and one soup was placed on the bamboo table in the main room.
"Uncle, I didn't know that you and your mother would come unexpectedly. I hope you don't mind having a glass of wine. I'd like to propose a toast to you."
Seeing this, Xiao Dezi, who was forcibly pulled to the dinner table by Liu Mingzhi, also raised the wine glass in his hand tremblingly.
"We also dare to offer a toast to Mr. Liu and the Queen Mother."
Liu Mingzhi silently raised the wine glass in his hand: "This is just a family dinner, don't worry about too many false gifts, cheers."
Chen Jie also raised her wine glass with a smile.
"cheers."
After finishing the glass of wine, Liu Mingzhi picked up a chopstick of grilled fish and put it into Chen Jie's bowl. He looked at Chen Jie happily and said, "Try how good my craftsmanship is."
"You too, all eat, eat together."
Chen Jie glanced at Li Ye, Xiao Dezi and his servant also picked up the bowls and chopsticks, nudged Young Master Liu with their elbows, and picked up the bowls and chopsticks in front of them with a slightly unnatural expression.
"I have my own hands, so I don't need you to pick up the food."
“Yes, yes, I’m kind enough to treat this young master as Donkey Ganfei’s boss.”
Knowing in his heart that Chen Jie couldn't let go because of the presence of Li Ye and his servant, Liu Mingzhi stopped being too intimate with the beauty, picked up a piece of steamed fish with chopsticks and tasted it carefully.
"You brat, your craftsmanship is pretty good!"
"Hey! If uncle likes it, eat more and try other dishes too.
Come, my dear, give you another drink. "
An unpretentious family dinner was carried out silently with several people changing glasses and cups.
Chen Jie clearly couldn't stop eating the grilled fish cooked by Young Master Liu himself, but whenever Young Master Liu asked how it tasted, Chen Jie always shook her head and denied it, saying that the taste was just average.
In order to prevent Liu Mingzhi from being satisfied, he resolutely refused to admit that the grilled fish tasted quite good.
Seeing this, Liu Mingzhi could only grind his teeth secretly, and he was already thinking about how to deal with this tough-tongued woman.
Li Ye, Xiao Dezi and the master and servant simply chose to ignore the intimate gestures between the two of them before, while silently tasting the delicacies on the table, and occasionally offering a glass of wine to the elders Liu Mingzhi and Chen Jie from time to time.
The whole fish feast came to an end only after the golden crow fell outside. Only Li Ye and his servant were left at the wine table, drinking with Liu Mingzhi. Chen Jie had already disappeared.
The moon rabbit was rising, and Xiao Dezi stared blankly at Young Master Liu who suddenly fell on the table, and looked at Li Ye in bewilderment.
"Sir, Mr. Liu is drunk, what should we do?
The younger one had originally made a deal with Brother Ding to arrange for Mr. Liu and his wife to stay at their house for one night.
Now that Mr. Liu is drunk like this, how can he get through? "
Li Ye breathed out drunkenly and stood up unsteadily while holding on to the wine table: "How dare you make your own decisions? When did I order you to arrange for your mother and uncle to stay at Brother Ding's house? Already?"
“Young Master, calm down your anger, Young Master, calm down your anger.
You also know that our family only has two bedrooms each for you and me.
Isn't it because Mr. Liu and the empress are of high status? Even if I have to work together in the woodshed for the whole night, it would be inappropriate for them to sleep in the side room.
So the younger one didn't discuss it with the young master, but first said hello to Brother Ding's house and asked him to arrange a private room for Mr. Liu and his wife.
It's just that Mr. Liu is very drunk now, what should he do? "
Li Ye shook his head and walked towards the door like a boat swaying in the wind and rain: "I... hiccup... I will stay with you in your bedroom tonight. My bedroom is free for my uncle and mother-in-law. It’s okay if they can’t live there.
What's there to be embarrassed about? My uncle was in the army back then and had never lived in a simple environment. He wouldn't mind. "
"Ah? Let Mr. Liu live with the two of you? Is this—is this appropriate?"
"There's nothing inappropriate, let's just arrange it this way."
"Okay! Okay! I understand. I will go to Brother Ding's house later if the situation is suitable and let them know."
"Okay, by the way, where is my mother?"
"Your Majesty is preparing sobering soup in the kitchen! Do you want me to go shout..."
Before Xiao Dezi finished speaking, Chen Jie's delicate exclamation came from outside the room.
"Ye'er! How can you, kid, drink so much wine?"
"Hiccup - Mom, the baby is fine. He didn't drink too much at all.
I am so happy today that I can meet my uncle and mother again. I am so happy. "
Chen Jie hurriedly handed the bowl of hangover soup on the tray to Li Ye's mouth: "Silly boy, no matter how happy you are, you can't drink so much!
Come on, open your mouth quickly and drink the hangover soup. "
"Hiccup - thank you, mother."
Li Ye took the warm sobering soup, put it into his mouth with drunken eyes, and drank it all in three gulps.
"It tastes delicious. The hangover soup prepared by my mother still tastes the same as before. I miss it so much..."
Li Ye said vague words and fell softly to the ground along the door. Seeing this, Xiao Dezi immediately rushed to help him.
