By Jia Xiuzhen

When it was time for dinner, everyone knew that the rough food Li Wan was talking about was Leng Tao.

On the table are four vegetarian plates of bitter gourd, vinegared lotus root, green spinach, and crispy bamboo shoots. There are also cold meats such as drunken chicken, fried sausage, black fish slices, and shrimp cakes. Eggplant meat sauce, sour plum and egg flower marinade are served in a blue and white melon-shaped bowl. , fragrant milk sesame sauce, chicken minced cheese green sauce, pepper beef sauce, five kinds of marinade, juicy king melon shreds, blanched bean sprouts, water radish shreds, cress shreds, tender bamboo shoots, etc. Shredded chicken breast, shredded ham, shredded scallops, shredded cured fish and more than a dozen kinds of side dishes with different meat and vegetables. Two kinds of noodles that have been boiled in warm water are left in the green bamboo basket. One is wide and the other is thin. .

There are also two pot-bellied pottery pots, one is fresh lotus root stewed with lean meat, and the other is hot summer soup with double melons and ears.The small sauce jars and flasks on the side are much bigger than Jalan's dim sum.

Suyun came up to arrange the bowls and chopsticks, everything else was normal, except that the bowls were replaced with blue and white sunflower bowls, which were a few circles larger than the usual rice bowls.Li Wan said with a smile: "You study poetry and books, don't look down on our rough food, but there are allusions. In the Song Dynasty, when it was summer, the imperial dining room specially prepared cold noodles to reward the ministers.

Pasta has the function of dispelling heat.In the notes of the people of Song Dynasty, there are also the sayings of silver silk Lengtao and chamomile Lengtao. Although we have the name of Lengtao today, we are not completely cold. We are all lukewarm water. In summer, the heart and kidneys are weak, so it is not suitable to eat Something too cold.And on our side, the abundance and frugality are up to the people, and the ingredients and sauces are selected according to each person's preference. After eating the noodles and drinking a bowl of soup, you will know the beauty of this folk coarse food. " After saying that, he asked people to come up to serve him.

Jia Lan is the most familiar with the way. First, he picked a bowl of wide noodles, put shredded king melon, radish, tender bamboo shoots and wind chicken, topped with sour plum and egg flower marinade, and added pepper oil, pepper oil, Add another teaspoon of garlic sauce.No need for help, I took the chopsticks and mixed it well, and then I started to eat it.

Xichun motioned for Ruhua to have a copy like Jia Lan's, and Qing Yu took the bowl with a smile. Ruhua knew that they were the only ones who knew how to do it, so she didn't give in.Putting it in front of him, Xichun saw that the color was juicy and attractive, and the slightly sweet and sour sauce was even more appetizing. When I ate one bowl and looked at it again, I already missed Jialan's second bowl.Just about to be in a hurry, Qing Yu hurried up and said, "Fourth Miss, don't worry, I remember the sesame sauce that Brother Lang just ate."

Xichun said: "You choose less noodles for me, I want to taste more."

Qing Yu hurriedly agreed, and went to meet again.Daiyu was also in a normal state of mind, Suyun knew that she had a very small appetite, so she would only pick a few mouthfuls of noodles and carefully mix the ingredients with her, so Daiyu had to taste three or four flavors, and then drank a few mouthfuls of soup, Said: "I can't do it anymore. This meal is more than what I eat in a day. I really can't eat at the same table with Lang Geer."

For this meal, Jia Lan ate five big bowls, and ate all kinds of marinated ingredients, but his combinations also made sense, and he was drinking soup at the moment.After hearing Daiyu's words, she said with a smile: "I'm looking forward to my aunts coming here often. Although I usually eat this noodles, they don't prepare them so well. Ask me first, and I'll be sent away with two kinds of stew and three kinds of ingredients." .”

Li Wan scolded with a smile: "You have a big table by yourself, how can you eat it?"

Biyue smiled and said, "Grandma said that, my brother can't eat it, and there are us."

Seeing that the few people had finished eating, Li Wan said, "I know you have secretly saved a lot of noodles. We've finished eating too, so let's replace you. If you don't have enough ingredients, you don't have to save it for me."

Biyue hurriedly responded loudly, served everyone once, then they all went to the east room to make another tea, leaving Suyun to wait on them, Fang all retreated to eat, hurriedly ate and then came to exchange Suyun.Li Wan pushed Suyun and said: "You don't have to hurry up, Biyue is worried that you won't be able to eat." Suyun smiled and retreated.

Tanchun said: "On weekdays, the mansion also eats vegetarian noodles on birthdays, but I have never eaten such noodles, and the noodles are also chewier than others. My sister-in-law really has nothing unusual here."

Li Wan said: "It's just rough food. The wheat heart powder used in this noodle, put more duck eggs and less water when kneading, so it tastes more chewy."

Yingchun said: "This stew is so different and delicious that I can't move anymore."

Xichun laughed and said: "Sure enough, I am smart this time, I only eat with Lan'er, I am really an expert."

Li Wan said with a smile: "He eats more than others, so he has more experience." Daiyu couldn't help laughing.He said in a soft voice: "I don't think so when I eat on weekdays, but today I saw the cold arrangement of my sister-in-law, so I felt that the ancients said that the five flavors are harmonious. There are all kinds of combinations. After thinking about it, it is wonderful. Impossible. This is not only true for this dish, but even more so for every table and banquet. In this way, the way of eating is unfathomable.”

Li Wan smiled and said: "You are really careful, that's true. In ancient times, the seasoning was not as good as salted plums. Gradually, all five flavors were used by people, and when they were subdivided, it was like yin and yang in yin. There is also yin in salty. It can be divided into five flavors, and the details can also lead to the road."

Yingchun nodded and said, "It's the yang in the yin, and the yin in the yang." After a few words, when Suyun and the others had finished their food, they figured that Jia Mu's place should also have finished their food, so they went up together.

When we arrived, as expected, Mother Jia and others were already sitting and talking in the hall. When they saw everyone coming, they laughed and said, "What's delicious about your sister-in-law again?"

Everyone came forward to greet An, Xichun smiled and said: "Today, I will eat some rough food with Da Shouzi, we can't move anymore."

When Jia Mu heard this, she smiled and said, "You are also a lady of the family. You can't move. What kind of rough food is it?"

A few people chattered at one another, and Xiangyun smiled and said: "Okay, you are sneaking away to eat fresh food while I am here, you are trying to anger me."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Isn't it okay for you to eat with your ancestors? Let's eat at the same table with Brother Lang, I'm afraid you will burst your stomach."

Xichun said to Jia Mu: "Old ancestor, Lan'er has eaten five big bowls of noodles." While talking, he gestured for the shape of the sunflower bowl with his hands, and said: "Now he has just taken a medicine bath, and he has to eat it every day." Five or six meals, get up in the morning and eat a big bowl of dumplings."

Jiamu was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, she nodded her nose and said, "Why did I hear the sourness in Si Yatou's words, I think it's because Brother Lang has a good appetite, and I'm in a panic."

Daiyu said: "Don't talk about the old ancestor. I just said that I can't eat with Lang Geer. He tastes really sweet. I couldn't help myself, and I ate too much."

Jia Mu said: "Come here and let me have a look. I don't want to eat more at night. You can't compare with Lang Ge'er's current physique. If you eat too much, be careful and save food."

Daiyu said: "That's the most annoying thing. I took this trip, thinking of Lang Geer's way of eating noodles, and felt that I should eat a few more bites just now." Everyone couldn't hold back their laughter. stand up.

Jia's mother asked Li Wan again: "The imperial physicians have been coming every month, and they all say that they are strong, but it's a pity that they don't know the prescription of the medicinal bath."

Li Wan said: "I asked someone to inquire with my brother. It was my mother's prescription. Then she went away. I'm afraid only my father knew about it. Now my father is gone, and no one in the family knows. I still have I got some medicine kits, none of my brothers have heard of this. I don’t know where this prescription has gone.”

Jia's mother said: "It's a pity, Lan'er's body has grown stronger, so it can be seen that it is an effective test. Your mother gave the prescription to your father, and your medicine bag, which also meant to keep the prescription at home. It's just that most men are careless, or don't take it seriously."

Li Wan nodded and said: "If the nanny I accompanied didn't mention it, I wouldn't remember it, and I haven't seen anyone use it before, so I don't know if it's really effective."

Jia Mu asked, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

Li Wan said: "Last time, my wife gave up two used medicine bags. I have already given them, but I don't know what happened."

Mrs. Wang got up and said: "I asked last month, and the imperial doctor said that they could only recognize less than [-]% of the medicinal materials together. And the medicinal materials that I know are not easy to get. Ginseng is more than a hundred years old. , Ganoderma lucidum is a hundred-year-old purple lucidum. I asked about the suitable people, but it didn’t say that it must be under five years old to soak it.”

Jia Mu pondered for a moment and said, "They don't even recognize the medicinal materials. How can they say what is suitable for anyone." Then she asked Li Wan, "Do you still have the medicine packs that have been used? If sometimes, I will give some more to the imperial hospital. , if they can spell out this formula and let others use it, it is also a merit of yours."

Li Wan said: "Except for the primrose, they took apart two of them and made sachets and hung them in Lan'er's room. The rest were dried and stored. Next time, they will be given to the imperial physician."

Mrs. Wang said: "Let's send it to me first. Let's find a few more people to try, or we don't know who we don't know."

Jia Mu nodded and said, "Let's do it." Li Wan hurriedly agreed, and told Suyun to go back and send all the used medicine bags to Mrs. Wang.

Yingchun asked Xiangyun where he lived, and Xiangyun asked Cuilu, but Cuilu didn't know where he lived, so everything was put in the old lady's room first.After hearing this, Li Wan said: "It's a hot day, and I can't sleep in the same bed with the old lady. Why don't I make a bed in some sister's room, where I have to talk and can't keep warm."

When Jia Mu heard this, she called Sister Feng and said, "Then put a bed in the girl's room."

Xiangyun came up and hugged Jiamu's arm and said, "Old ancestor, let me stay in sister Lin's room. It's also close to my second brother. We can still discuss things."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, you two are naughty when you are together. Then stay in Miss Lin's room, but your elder sister Lin is weak and light, so don't keep chattering, if you are kicked out, I won't Reasonable."

When Xiangyun was so entangled, Daiyu said to Zijuan, "Go and help with the arrangement. Yun'er is afraid of the heat, so move the ice basin to her bed. I don't need that."

Zicuckoo answered and went to help clean up.Xiangyun let Jiamu go, took Daiyu's arm, and said with a smile, "Sure enough, Sister Lin loves me."

In the evening, when they entered the room, Zijuan and Cuilong just waited for them to freshen up. Xueyan brought Daiyu a cup of soup, and Daiyu drank and rinsed her mouth.Xiangyun then asked what it was, and Daiyu smiled and said, "I'm prone to summer sickness, this is a prescription given by my sister-in-law, it's called Wuzhiyin."

Xiangyun asked again: "What five juice drink?"

Snow Goose replied crisply: "It's pear juice, water chestnut juice, fresh reed root juice, radishes juice and lotus root juice."

Xiangyun shook his head and said, "It's really trivial." Then he looked at Daiyu's bed, and said with a smile, "Sister Lin still sleeps on a mat this summer, why don't you change to a mat?"

Daiyu said: "I changed to a mat earlier, but I couldn't stand the ice, so I changed the mattress."

Xiangyun said: "Fortunately, another bed has been made. If I sleep on the same bed, I can't stand the heat." Daiyu smiled and didn't say much.

Xiangyun was even more surprised to see that Daiyu was still under the quilt, so he came up to take a closer look.After sitting for a while, he said: "Sister Lin's quilt is strange, it's not hot, but very comfortable. No matter how many times I've been here, I haven't seen my ancestors use it for others. It can be seen that she really loves Sister Lin."

Zijuan came up to make the bed, listened to it and said with a smile: "This is not given by the old lady."

After hearing this, Xiangyun said that it was brought by the Lin family, and said, "Sure enough, you southerners are particular." After a few more gossips, each of them fell asleep.Xiangyun sleeps and chooses seats, so the night is not very peaceful. Daiyu had a good time at Li Wan's place that day, and also took care of herself well, so she slept soundly.Xiangyun was about to talk, but Daiyu was breathing evenly, as if she had fallen asleep, but she tossed and turned, and slept less than two times that night.

After getting up early, Baoyu was not very energetic. After Baoyu heard about it, he quickly took the Qingfengmengxiang to present the treasure. Xiangyun was naturally happy when he saw that Baoyu treated him as kindly as usual.She slept in the same bed with Daiyu during her afternoon nap, fearing that she would catch the cold, Zijuan found another blanket to cover her with, and when she woke up, she said that Daiyu slept comfortably in this bed.

Zijuan knew that Daiyu was very clean and didn't like to get too close to others, so she smiled and said, "Miss Shi tried the incense given by Master Bao, but I'm afraid I'll say it's good again. We haven't tried it either. I just heard Bihen say how the scent makes people fall asleep, and today she is also in the girl's light." Xiangyun was overjoyed, and at night he hurriedly ordered Cuilu to burn incense. As expected, he had a good night's sleep and praised Baoyu's It smells good.Because of her alone, the courtyard is full of excitement.