Chapter 30 Roast Whole Lamb
The mutton in the steamed buns is fresh and tender as soon as it is eaten. The meat is still half fat and half lean. After steaming, the fat part has been dissolved in half, mixed with the seasoning, and turned into a delicious juice, which fills the lips and tongue when biting. .
Chu Qin only listened to Pei Yan, who was hanging on her shoulder, take a deep breath, and then felt that he was hugging her back. His tone was still sullen, but he gained some strength: "...No need, you sleep with you."
"I can sleep when I come back," she said.
This is the truth. Although there are a lot of affairs in the inner house, but she knows how to do it quickly. In this way, she has a lot of free time every day. When can she not sleep when she wants to sleep?
Pei Yan sighed and finally stopped hanging on her. He left her shoulders and sat up straight, smiled: "It's okay, I just complained a few words, you should just listen to the fun."
He knew that her proposal was serious, but he didn't want her to get up early. seriously. He asked himself that he was not so vulnerable, and he had survived this for more than ten years. How could he even ask his wife to accompany him in and out of the palace for such a small matter?
But Chuqin is also serious.
Seeing that Pei Yan refused, she stopped persuading her, but when Pei Yan got up the next day, she followed suit.
Seeing her sitting up, Pei Yan turned to look at her: "What are you doing?"
"I'll accompany you." Chu Qin stood up without thinking, and Pei Yan frowned, "No."
"I'm willing, leave me alone." She said In short, Pei Yan wanted to persuade him, but was blocked by these words, so he twitched the corners of his mouth, "What is fierce."
"Hey." Chu Qin also pouted. The husband and wife stopped talking, went to wash their hands separately, and then seized the time to have a simple breakfast before going out together.
It was less than six o'clock when they went out, and there was no one on the street. Occasionally, they saw a carriage. Eight or nine out of ten, they rushed into the palace to go to court.
Pei Yan sat in the car and yawned, leaned towards Chu Qin, and hung it on her.
Each of them is more than a head taller than her. Chu Qin, who was in a daze, only felt a shadow looming over him, and subconsciously hid, but he still didn't dodge, and said dumbly: "What are you doing..."
"Sleepy." Pei Yan He leaned on her shoulders and closed his eyes, "Sleep for a while."
Chu Qin's body was straight: "Then you have a good sleep!"
He smiled: "I can't sleep without you."
"Nonsense." Chu Qin frowned, "Once upon a time What about when I'm not here?"
He laughed again shamelessly: "Isn't this where you are?"
"..." Chu Qin was speechless. Once this person is shameless...others really can't do anything about him!
Chu Qin silently lost in his heart, and let him hold it like that. He really hugged her all the way, and seemed to really take a nap in the middle. The carriage stopped at about 6:30. Chu Qin lifted the curtain of the car window and glanced, and was moved by his shoulder. Moved: "It's here."
"Oh." Pei Yan yawned sleepily, then got up and got out of the car. She wanted to get out of the car to see him, but he blocked her.
As he strode off the bus, he said to her, "Go back to bed quickly, don't come at night."
"Oh." Chu Qin didn't insist much, and An Ran sat watching him get off, and ordered the driver to go back to the house.
As for the evening, she will naturally come. After he was coaxed by her, he seemed to be calm, and the sadness yesterday was also true, otherwise he would not drink so much. At such a time, of course she has to coax him well, all he needs is just a little bit of care.
Chu Qin thought about it to himself, and felt a little distressed, and sighed heavily while sitting in the car.
At the gate of the palace, Pei Yan stopped and stared at the carriage, a smile spread across his lips. Huo Qi just arrived, and when he got off the carriage, he saw him like this and looked at him like a ghost: "Why, is the newly bought horse or the new car?"
Pei Yan laughed: "Neither." Withdrew his eyes, stepped into the palace gate with Huo Qi, and went to the East Palace.
It was like this for nearly a month after that. Chu Qin accompanied Pei Yan to and from the palace, and even took a lot of restaurants that sold late-night snacks in Beijing. At the end of the month, it was the day of Pei Ye and Xie's family, and Pei Yan's pain was almost over, so the two of them went back home and had a good drink.
However, this "drinking wedding wine" also stopped at "drinking wedding wine". Chu Qin and Pei Yan returned to Dingguo Gongfu at noon, sent congratulations and said auspicious words. The guests were the same, and they didn't stay in the mansion for a moment.
But the liveliness of the Dingguo Gong's mansion actually ended when it was dark, because this wedding was supposed to be highly anticipated, and the lintel of the bridegroom and the bride alone was dazzling enough.
Therefore, when she finally rested, even Madam Hu was already a little dizzy from exhaustion. Madam Cui helped her back to the main courtyard, she still had a smile that could not be concealed on her face, and as she walked, she instructed Madam Cui: "Remember to go to Deyuan to pass a message and tell the fourth daughter-in-law that she will come back tomorrow after she has slept enough. Tea is, she has worked hard today."
Cui Ma couldn't help but looked up at her, because although she said it politely, she was not polite, she really wanted her new daughter-in-law to get enough sleep.
But in the past, Mrs. Hu was very powerful to her daughters-in-law. Even Mrs. Miao, who was also her own daughter-in-law, had not received such care. She had to get up early on the day of serving tea and knelt in front of her and was trained for a while.
Now that she is like this, there are only two reasons. One is that the family behind the Xie family makes her have to give some face, and the other is that she is really satisfied with this marriage to the extreme - thinking about it, with this marriage, Mrs. Hu has just climbed up with the current queen, how can there be dissatisfaction?
The joy continued until Madam Hu stepped into the main courtyard, and when she walked into the bedroom, the atmosphere turned cold.
Ding Guo Gong Pei Kangyi was sitting on the tea couch, as if he was thinking about something, but his face showed no emotion. Madam Hu couldn't help being stunned, but her remaining smile was still hanging on, and she walked over and said, "What's wrong? Why do you have a sour face on a happy day?"
Only then did Pei Kangyi realize that she had come in and raised his head. , said silently: "You can see the third child today?"
Madam Hu was stunned for a moment, then said, "I see, isn't the husband and wife here together?" Not
only did they come, but they seemed to have prepared a generous gift. Madam Hu was busy at the time, so she didn't bother to inquire, she just thought the etiquette was acceptable.
Pei Kangyi sighed: "Except that he came to greet me when he was seated, and this kid didn't say a word to me. It's really... ah..." He sighed, full of depression. Madam Hu's displeasure passed by in a flash, but she quickly stabilized and showed her usual generosity: "He is now a messenger in front of the prince, and he has to deal with a lot of things. There are so many guests today, so I will pay respects everywhere. Toast, the afternoon is over, you still care about this with him? If you want to see him, you can ask him to come back and live for two days another day."
Pei Kangyi raised his eyes slightly: "I haven't seen their husband and wife come back to ask a question for the past few days. An."
Madam Hu replied fluently: "I have inquired about it, and it is true that Saburo has been very busy recently. It is said that he can go home to rest every day at night, and then rush into the palace again before dawn." After a while, "
Okay , it's rare for you to come back, so don't be so lazy. Go to bed earlier, my daughter-in-law will come to offer tea tomorrow." Go to bath and go to bed.
Madam Hu looked at him with some resentment in her heart. This person, when he was young, was involved in flowers and troubles. He had been in the concubine's room and the outer room, and even moved the dowry maid who was closest to her. Now that I am a little older, I am not as energetic as when I was young, no longer going back and forth between fat and powder, turning my head and wandering outside, leaving the concubines and children of Yifu to him.
On the other hand, he has so many children, just talking about boys, four are married now, and there are three younger ones behind. It is even more troublesome for the girls to prepare for their marriages. From choosing a husband to preparing a dowry, which one is not her support?
It's rare to come back now, and he still has the face to complain that the third child doesn't come to see him!
——Miss Hu, for the first time in so many years, looked at Pei Yan more pleasing to the eye than Pei Kangyi.
In the blink of an eye, another half month passed, the joy of the big wedding gradually dissipated, and the Xie family gradually became familiar with the Dingguo Palace.
Before she got married, the queen specially called her to her and warned her. The queen said that the lintel of Pei's family was dazzling, so she must not feel that she would be confused in the Pei's family because she was close to the queen, and she had to be careful.
After hearing this, Mrs Xie only said that the days of marrying into Duke Dingguo's mansion must be difficult. Unexpectedly, after half a month, she felt quite at ease.
Her husband is ranked fourth, and everything in the house is handled by her elder brother and sister-in-law, so she doesn't have to worry about it. Moreover, her husband is still a direct descendant. Madam Hu, the biological mother, is both powerful and friendly. Comfortable at home.
It went on like this until March 13, when Xinyuan's second sister-in-law, Mrs. Miao, came over and handed her a message, saying that the day after tomorrow, the kitchen would prepare a few more dishes for their husband and wife to use together.
It’s okay to have a meal book together among the family, but everyone’s relationship is so close that they all live in the same house. If you want to have a meal together, you only need to say it half an hour in advance. If you say it two days in advance, it means that there are business.
Xie's response was quick, and she immediately asked the maid who passed the message: "Second sister-in-law, is there a happy event?"
The maid was thirteen or fourteen years old, and smiled deftly: "It's our son who has a happy event - the son is cheering the king. I got a good job in front of me, and the lady said it was worth a drink."
"Oh..." Xie Shi was stunned, and then smiled, "This is really a happy event, tell my sister-in-law, and say that I will be there on time.
" ." The maid was blessed and swiftly retire. Xie Shi was still sitting on the tea couch, weighing the weight and thinking about right and wrong, and before she knew it, it was four o'clock in the afternoon.
Pei Ye was still studying at the school in Dingguo Gongfu, and most of the time he returned to Deyuan around four o'clock, and when he came back, he went to Deyuan to rest first.
The two were newly married Yan Er, Xie was from a famous family and had a gentle temperament. Pei Ye got along well with her. She also likes Pei Ye. At this time, she will probably sit in the yard a moment in advance and wait for him while reading.
But today, Mr. Xie didn't care because of his thoughts. Pei Ye excitedly entered the main courtyard, but saw that there was no one in the courtyard. He couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and then he continued to walk in. After turning into the bedroom, he saw his wife sitting on the tea couch in a daze.
"What's wrong?" He stepped forward and waved his hand in front of Mr. Xie. Xie shi suddenly came back to his senses and looked up to see that Pei Ye was taking two sips of tea to drink tea.
She hurriedly instructed the maid: "Go and make a new one." The
maid led the order away, and Pei Ye snorted: "It's okay, I'll moisten my throat." Then he sat down beside her, looked at her, and smiled He said, "You didn't go out to wait for me today."
There was no reproach in what he said, but it sounded like he was lying. Xie Shi's slender body was straight, she glanced at him with bright eyes, and said with a straight face: "I'll tell you something."
Seeing her suddenly serious, Pei Ye was inexplicably nervous, so he quickly put away his smile and sat up straight: "You said."
Xie Shi pursed her lips: "Second brother got an errand in front of King Li, do you know?"
"I know." Pei Ye nodded as a matter of course, "I just went to the school today and heard from the second brother. It is said that he is helping in the Ministry of Industry. It is not easy to enter the sixth department. The second brother is very happy!
" Feeling a little happy for the second brother, Mrs Xie was overwhelmed by his reaction, so she could only look at him helplessly, with a sentence in her eyes: Are you stupid?
"...What's the matter?" Pei Ye was quickly panicked by her.
Xie Shi sighed: "The third brother went to the East Palace first, and now the second brother goes to King Li's place. I know all the rumors about King Li, and you should have heard some of them. Do you think the second brother is deliberately talking to the third brother? Challenge?"
Pei Ye was stunned, dumbfounded, and shook his head blankly: "No way... Even if the third brother goes to the East Palace first, it is normal for the second brother to find an errand by himself. It is from the original wife, who is the serious eldest son. This title can only be his in the future, and of course the brothers have to find a way out by themselves."
This also makes sense. Shi Xie sank and said again: "Then I'll ask another question - if the Crown Prince and Prince Li really don't deal with each other, then your second brother and third brother will be their own bosses. When they meet in the future, should they be brothers or enemies? You are the younger brother of the second brother and a compatriot. When you meet the third brother, are you a brother or an enemy?"
"I..." Pei Ye was stunned when asked.
Xie shi looked at him intently: "Do you want to be the enemy of the third brother?"
"...Of course I don't want to!" Pei Ye answered quickly.
He knows some old things about the third brother's biological mother, and he also knows that the mother doesn't like the third brother. But for a long time, the third brother treated him well, and he didn't have any desire to be competitive. He just felt that the harmony of the brothers was very important, and there was no need to make the family uneasy.
Xie's expression became more and more serious: "I tell you, the second brother is going to vote for the king's door, we can't stop it, and we can't stop it, you have to think clearly about the relationship with the third brother in the future. If you sit back and ignore this matter, it's fine, but in the future, we have to walk around less with the third brother and the third sister-in-law to avoid embarrassment. But if you want to maintain a good brother relationship, you can't play stupid and be too human. When you're here , let the third brother read you."
Pei Ye understood this a little bit, but he didn't fully understand: "What do you mean?"
Xie shi lowered her eyes: "This is a big event, but you and I have just lived in the mansion. Yes, do you know that the third brother and the third sister-in-law know?"
"That's definitely not..." Pei Ye suddenly realized, slapped his thigh, stood up and walked out, "You have a good meal, I'll go right now!"
Xie Shi saw him like this In a hurry, he couldn't help but want to laugh, but he didn't stop him. Because the news in Beijing always spreads very fast, if he doesn't rush today, the third brother will probably know it himself tomorrow, and he won't be able to sell his favor.
In the house more than ten miles away, Chu Qin rarely waited until Pei Yan rested. The two slept together for most of the day, got up in the afternoon and ate a little something, and then told the pantry: Tonight, roast whole lamb.
The weather is getting warmer recently, and it will be dry to eat sheep if it is hotter. At this time, Xiao Zhang said that the pantry had bought a few new lambs, all three months old, when the meat was the most delicious.
When Chu Qin said this, he became greedy, and the deliciousness of the March sheep would be understood only after he had eaten it. And roast lamb is not Sichuan cuisine, but mutton is eaten a lot in Beijing. Pei Yan also drooled when he heard it, and immediately said, "We will eat it when I rest."
So before five o'clock, the husband and wife would eat together. Sitting at the dining table, waiting for the sheep.
At early six o'clock, the roasted whole lamb was served. The head and tail of the sheep have been removed. They are split vertically from the belly and roasted flat. After roasting, the thickest part of the meat is about an inch or two thick.
Xiao Zhang, who was always busy cooking in the pantry, came over and said that the roast lamb was made with their ancestral secret recipe, and stood at the table to tell them how to eat: "Look, sir, this lamb's skin is half-baked. , it's crispy when it's hot, but it's not delicious when it's cold." The
husband and wife looked at each other and shredded the sheepskin on the ground without restraint. It was really crispy when chewed in the mouth, and it was full of mouthfuls.
Xiaozhang followed up and said, "The two pieces of meat on both sides of the spine are also the most tender and delicious. You can try it, ma'am."
Chu Qin stopped doing it this time. He picked up the chopsticks, and the roasted mutton immediately loosened. Come down, clip effortlessly. Taste it in the mouth, it is fresh and tender, and there is no smell of mutton at all, it is comfortable to eat.
Xiaozhang continued: "Some parts with a lot of fat are easy to feel oily when they are baked. The slaves cut them off in advance to make buns, and they will be steamed immediately. The slaves will bring them."
"And the buns?!" Dilian's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xiaozhang, his eyes full of praise, "You are really good at cooking and good at doing things. If you want a reward, tell your son later.
" , then turned around and ran away, running to the dining room to serve buns.
Chu Qin smiled to herself, put down her chopsticks and started again - she found that roasted whole lamb is still delicious with her hands. She carefully tore off a piece of tender meat next to the spine and handed it to Pei Yan: "Try it. Hey, as soon as we called the meal like this, I felt that it was indeed better to move out and live."
Pei Yan listened while eating . Laugh: "I know how to eat."
Chu Qin pushed the porcelain jar in front of him: "Cumin and chili, would you like some? It's not too spicy.
" Unceremoniously scoop the seasoning and eat lamb to your heart's content.
They ate like this for about half an hour, and Xiao Zhang came back with a mutton bun. But before Chu Qin had time to eat the buns, Qingqiu came in and said, "Young Master, the Fourth Young Master is here."
Chu Qin was stunned when he heard it, and just wanted to ask, "Is something wrong?" : "Please."
Chu Qin: "..."
In a blink of an eye, Pei Ye entered the room. Going around the screen in front of the door and paying attention, he looked at the third brother and the third sister-in-law whose hands were covered in oil, and they were all stupid.
"...Brother?" Pei Ye was stunned for a long time before he called out. Pei Yan finally came back to his senses, realizing that he shouldn't see him, but he couldn't shoot people out again, so he calmly greeted: "Fourth brother, long time no see, sit down, have you eaten yet?"
"No..." Pei Ye regretted as soon as he spit out such a word.
Chu Qin said stiffly, "Let's eat together?"
Qingqiu lowered her head and stepped forward to add tableware and chopsticks to Pei Ye. Pei Ye sat down, but didn't move for a long time.
Roasted whole lamb is not uncommon in Beijing, but everyone also uses tableware and chopsticks when eating it. He didn't expect to bump into brother and sister-in-law today.
But as his guest didn't move, Pei Yan and Chu Qin couldn't continue eating. The two had just been enjoying their meal again, and it was really uncomfortable to watch the mutton cool after being interrupted this time.
Therefore, the two exchanged eye contact for two back and forth, and Pei Yan finally felt that it was all family members who did not need to be so polite, so he smiled lightly, took off another piece of mutton, and put it calmly on Pei Ye's plate: "Try it."
Pei Ye was still blindfolded: "Okay..."
Looking sideways, Qingquan had silently walked to his side with a copper basin.
He had to wash and dry his hands in a daze, and after brewing for a long time, he finally bit the bullet and learned his brother and sister-in-law to grasp.
good.
Pei Yan was satisfied. Seeing that the guest moved, he also tore off another piece of meat, and asked, "Why did you come here all of a sudden? Is there something wrong?"
"Oh yes!" Pei Ye returned to his soul, cleared his throat, and said, " There is something, I think I have to tell the third brother."
Pei Yan nodded, and thoughtfully scooped a spoonful of chili peppers and a spoonful of cumin into his plate: "Tell me."
Pei Ye said while dipping in cumin: "Second brother, he... got an errand from King Li."
The atmosphere in the room turned cold, Pei Yan's heart skipped a beat, and Chu Qin couldn't help but take a deep breath: "When did it happen?"
Pei Ye Honestly said: "I only heard about it today, and I guess it was the earliest... It was decided yesterday. I think the third brother is doing an errand in the East Palace, and the relationship between King Li and the crown prince is not very good. I think I should tell the third brother. One."
He tried his best to speak softly, but the atmosphere was still cold. He stared at Pei Yan closely, Chu Qin also stared at Pei Yan, Pei Yan didn't look at anyone, lowered his head and was silent for a while, and finally let out a slow laugh: "I see, thank you."
"Third brother..." Pei Ye was very nervous, and Pei Yan calmly took a bun to him: "Listen to what brother said, you should pretend that you haven't been here today. Don't tell the second brother that you came to tell me about it, Don't let your mother know you've been here."
They wouldn't want to see Pei Ye "turning his elbows out".
Pei Ye's mind suddenly relaxed. The third brother's reaction just now made him think that the third brother was angry with the second brother, and then he resented him for being the younger brother. But the latter sentence is the elder brother's concern for his younger brother, indicating that the third elder brother read his goodness.
After returning to Deyuan, he hadn't eaten, and he felt uneasy on the way there. Now he was hungry after relaxing, so he took the mutton bun sent by Pei Yan and took a bite.
In the next moment, Pei Ye's eyes widened and he praised: "This is so delicious!"
The mutton in the buns was fresh and tender as soon as it was eaten. The meat was still half fat and half lean. The ingredients are mixed together and become a delicious juice, which fills the lips and tongue when biting down.
Chu Qin had expected that the steamed buns would be delicious too, and laughed when he saw his reaction: "If you like it, then go back and let the kitchen in the house make it for you. Today's roast lamb and steamed buns are from Master Zhang. What my son did, Master Zhang must have done better."
What, the cook in the house can still cook roast whole lamb?
- Pei Ye was shocked.
He always thought that the house could only prepare some decent dishes, but when he saw that his brother and sister-in-law were eating so "wildly", he only envied them being able to move out, but he didn't expect that the cook in the house made it.
The author has something to say:
There is a shop in Beijing that sells roasted whole sheep, called Xiangmu Xiangyang, which uses three-month-old Tan sheep, which was pulled from Ningxia to Beijing to kill and roast.
As for mutton buns, there is a shop in Beijing called Qingyi Grassland, which actually eats shabu-shabu, but I was really surprised by its mutton buns. I don’t remember the specific variety, maybe it’s Sunite sheep? Anyway, it's from Inner Mongolia.
Btw, a sincere suggestion for friends who come to Beijing to travel: If you come to Beijing to eat mutton and don't know which restaurant to choose, then check whether the mutton in this restaurant is made from live sheep from Inner Mongolia.
Because Beijing is very close to Inner Mongolia (4 hours by car), it is really easy to buy fresh Inner Mongolian mutton. We only buy Inner Mongolian mutton when we eat mutton at home.
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