"Okay, Brother Tang, don't lose your temper because of these guys. Where is the delicious food you mentioned?"
There is a reason why Balabu has grown so fat. In addition to not being active, it is also because he is also a glutton.
Tang Ping called his cook. He was the one who had been with Xiao Luo for the longest time in the family. It could be said that he had a deep understanding of Xiao Luo.
If Xiao Luo had not been asked to stay and take care of Tang Tang this time, she would have been desperate to follow him again.
Tang Ping's people brought the ingredients first, and soon the table was filled.
Balabu sighed inwardly after looking at it. It seemed that although the Tang brothers were very capable, their Tang Dynasty was really poor. They actually ate these seafood at noon.
You must know that the shrimps, fish, shellfish, etc. on the table now, in Balabu's opinion, are what ordinary fishermen eat.
However, due to the magic Tang Ping showed today and the fact that he saved his life, Balabu politely said nothing.
"Here, put the pot here!" Tang Ping put the solar cells in place. In Nanyang, the sun is more than 30 degrees every day, even if it is spring.
Sufficient sunshine ensures that the solar cells he brought are always fully charged.
"Brother Tang, you..." Balabu looked at Tang Ping and asked someone to put two small pots on the table, and said somewhat speechlessly: "Do you want to eat raw?"
Some people eat fish in the sea raw, but Balabu thinks that is the way of eating for lower class people, and it is difficult for him to accept it.
The main thing is that they don't know how to process it, so even seafood will have a strong smell of sea.
"You don't want to eat it raw, let's cook it."
"Cook!" Balabu tried his best to keep his eyes open: "Where's the fire? How can you cook without fire? Why don't you let me prepare today's lunch!"
Is it possible that the table where the pot is placed should be burned? But if the table is burnt, where should I put the dishes?
"Don't use fire, use electricity!" Tang Ping connected the power, turned on the switch, pointed at the soup in the pot and said, "It only takes a moment."
Balabu still doesn't believe it. Where can you cook something without using fire? He is not one of those ignorant islanders. If Tang Ping can really do it...
Balabu was stunned when he thought about it. He didn't know how Tang Ping broke his flagpole just now.
If Tang Ping could boil this soup without fire now...even if he really has the power of ghosts and gods!
As for using electricity, Balabu didn't believe it at all. Of course he knew what electricity was.
There are a lot of heavy rains in Nanyang. Thunder and lightning often occur when there are heavy rains. Lightning is not a good thing. He once saw some sailors on the mast of the ship. It rained but did not come down, and then was chopped into coke by lightning. , even the observation deck on the mast was chopped to pieces.
However, although the thunder and lightning was powerful, it was still on a rainy day. The sun was blazing today. Where did the thunder and lightning come from?
Just when Balabu was thinking about it, he suddenly realized that the soup in the pot was smoking.
No, I must have fainted just now, so I must be dazzled!
He rubbed his eyes, then pointed at the pot in horror and said, "Smoke, it's smoking, it's really smoking!"
That's right, there was indeed a touch of hot steam coming out of the pot, but they couldn't tell the difference between smoke and gas.
The pot that Tang Ping turned on was not that big. It was originally a one-person pot. When Balabu was startled, not only did it start to steam, but it also began to boil gradually.
"It's open, the soup is open!" At this moment, Balabu couldn't think of a big shot. He was just like a child who had just entered the city and had never seen the world.
A fat finger pointed at the soup pot, trembling slightly.
"Master Balabu, don't get excited. Don't fall down again soon. We haven't eaten yet!" Tang Ping comforted him with a smile, and then took a pot of pickled plum juice from the person below. , poured a glass into the glass in front of Balabu, and then put an ice cube on it.
"Ice!" Balabu was shocked again.
Is there ice in Nanyang? Yes, from
Businessmen from East Vietnam would sometimes sell some ice to the great nobles of Srivijaya, and the price was horrifyingly expensive.
No one in Sri Lanka knew how the ice was made, but if it was a banquet between nobles and there were not two pieces of ice on the table, it would be very shameful. Z.br>
But what did I see just now?
Tang Ping's subordinate named Lao Chui was holding a large bucket full of ice in his hand just now. Even he, Balabu, would feel pain if he had to buy so much ice.
Moreover, when the old man was picking up ice with a tong, he accidentally dropped an ice cube on the ground, but he didn't care.
After all the ice in the cup was gone, he actually distributed the remaining ice to Tang Ping's other men, not even the servants and guards who were following him.
Did I see it wrong again just now? This is actually not ice, but something similar to ice?
He picked up the cup doubtfully, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.
"That's right, it's ice!"
"What did Lord Balabu say?" After hearing Tang Ping's question, Balabu realized whether he had gone too far.
"Calm down, calm down." He said to himself in his mind: "Isn't it just ice? It's not impossible to buy it with more money."
But he said with a smile on his face: "What is this dark red soup?"
"This is sour plum soup. It's the best way to quench your thirst after summer heat. However, Master Balabu hasn't eaten yet. Why don't you eat something first and then drink it?"
As he spoke, Tang Ping picked up a shrimp and put it into the soup pot in front of him.
There was also a bright red soup in the soup pot, and it also had a sour taste.
Originally, as the weather got hotter, Balabu's appetite would be slightly worse, but now just smelling the sour smell, he felt the saliva in his mouth begin to flow out.
All of a sudden, Balabu felt that he had a strong desire to eat.
Following the same example, I put a shrimp in the pot. Soon I saw the body of the shrimp turning from transparent to red, and I quickly picked it out.
Then he blew it casually twice and put it into his mouth.
"Hmm..." The chewed shrimp meat has a hint of sweetness, and then coupled with the sour, spicy, and salty taste of the soup, Balabu actually felt that countless wonderful flavors appeared in his mouth. inside.
As a gourmet, he admits that he has eaten a lot of delicious food, but today this strange soup dish is really the first time he has tasted it.
Sea shrimps, which are usually looked down upon, are actually so delicious!
"How's it going? Balabu, is it still to your liking?"
"It's delicious, it's really delicious! What's the name of this dish?" Balab asked.
"Tom Yum Soup!" Seeing that the interpreter didn't know how to translate it, Tang Ping told him to just pronounce it this way.
Anyway, later we called Tom Yum Kung soup based on the transliteration of the Thai pronunciation.
"Dongyangkong?" Balabu said it again, which surprised Tang Ping, because the non-standard pronunciation of Balabu was closer to the later Thai pronunciation.
So Tang Ping raised his thumb and said to Bala Bu: "Dongyangkong!"
"Dongyangkong! Hahahaha!" Balabu laughed, and then quickly put some shrimps and prepared crabs and fish in the soup.
"Brother Tang, can you tell me how this soup is made?" Balabu didn't care too much. This soup really suited his appetite.
He had fainted just now and his head was still tight, but now that he had taken a few mouthfuls of the soup, the spicy and sour taste actually made him sweat slightly on his forehead, and he felt much more relaxed.
Tang Pingxin said that his decision was indeed the right one. In modern Southeast Asia, Thailand and other places, there is a reason why locals love to drink Tom Yum Goong soup. Various reasons such as the climate and humidity here have contributed to the popularity of this soup.
At first, he thought that he hadn't had Tom Yum Kung soup for a long time anyway, so he gave it a try at Balabu. He didn't expect that Balabu would like it so much.
"Of course, it's not a secret
dense! "Tang Ping's tom yum soup is not the kind of packaged ingredient package that you buy directly, but is actually prepared with spices by the chef who comes with you.
The recipe was taught by Xiao Luo's modern cheap master, Master Gu.
"Many of the spices used here are found in Nanyang. If they are not available, they are suitable for growing here. I can provide the seeds to Lord Balabu, and then I can ask someone to plant them."
"As for the cooking method of the soup base, Master Balabu can ask your chef to learn from my chef. It is very simple and can be learned easily."
This is originally a special delicacy from Nanyang in the future, and the ingredients used are also ingredients originating from Thailand such as lemongrass, Thai lemon, hot pepper and green curry.
As long as you put them into the pot in proportion and order, the taste will be the same.
To unite with the death of Sri Lanka, the eight-legged divination is the key. Of course, Tang Ping will not be polite to such insignificant things.
After hearing this, Balabu was overjoyed. He fished out some seafood from the soup, ate a few bites, and then took a big mouthful of ice-cold sour plum juice, shouting that he was happy.
"Brother Tang Ping, I don't know how you want to unite with us Sri Buddha?"
This is the time when I feel happy and can start talking about real things slowly.
Tang Ping secretly sighed that whether it was modern times or the Tang Dynasty, the wine table culture was really the same.
"Actually, I said at the beginning that the Wei Dynasty was not a good thing for Srivijaya. What Srivijaya was only afraid of was the powerful navy of the Wei Dynasty." Tang Ping said with a confident smile: "I won't hide it from you. He said, in fact, I gave them the drawings and models of the warships of the Wei Navy."
"Did you give it to them?"
Sri Lanka opened his eyes wide: "Didn't you say that you and Zhen Xiong have enmity?"
So Tang Ping briefly explained why he gave away the drawings and how Zhen Xiong later betrayed the East Yue royal family. Of course, he ignored the matters related to his father-in-law and the East Yue harem.
Although there is no way to verify these things, Tang Ping's logic is clear. When Zhen Xiong came to Nanyang, he naturally wanted to inquire about the other party's information.
Some things that were unclear or illogical at the time were now straightened out after Tang Ping said this.
Therefore, he judged that Tang Ping did not lie to him.
"As long as Lord Balab can ensure that Zhen Xiong's retreat on land is cut off after his defeat. Before that, Srivijaya does not need to do anything. After that, I am also willing to give the drawings of the East Vietnamese Navy warships." Give another portion to Lord Balabu, so that Srivijaya can also build his own powerful navy."
"Haha, Brother Tang." Balabu chuckled and said with squinted eyes: "I heard that Brother Tang only brought sixty warships when he came, but now he says he can defeat the navy of the Wei Dynasty. I'm afraid your navy of the Tang Dynasty will be even more powerful. Strong, right?"
Regardless of whether the strength of the Tang Dynasty's navy is related to Tang Ping's inexplicable ability, but if we can only obtain the blueprints of the Wei navy, then the navy after Sri Lanka's death will only be as powerful as the Wei Dynasty, then it will still be He is no match for Datang.
Tang Ping did not expect that Balabu would think of this so quickly, and nodded without concealing it and said: "That's natural, otherwise why would I have come all the way from the Tang Dynasty to come here. But don't worry, Mr. Balabu, we Datang treats its friends with friendship, but only treats our enemies with anger."
Balabu touched his three chins: "This matter is of great importance. Although I like Brother Tang and am willing to join forces with you, the final decision on this matter must be made by our king."
"Of course." Tang Ping raised the cup in front of him: "Then I wish Srivijaya can form an alliance with our Tang Dynasty, cheers!"
"Okay, cheers!"
"Also, tell that old blower to add more ice to me!"
