Chapter 382 Cooking
By the peach blossom forest and by the Bibo River, several bonfires were lit, and orange flames were scorching the rabbits on the rack.
Yongfu sat next to Qin Lei, watching him carefully flipping the roast rabbit while repeatedly brushing the sauce prepared early onto it.
Ruolan and Jinwen were placing the cup and plate from the basket to the wide carpet on one side. A little further upstream of the river, Shi Yun was cleaning the fruits and cherries in the basket with Yun Shang. I don’t know what tricks Qin Lei had changed, such as strawberries and peaches, which should have been seen in summer, are now worth eating.
"Brother, how did you do it?" Yongfu asked curiously while carefully peeling a longan.
"Green." Qin Lei took a sip of apple sweet wine and said with a smile: "In the Rongjun Farm, there are hundreds of acres of fruit and vegetable fields like this, and the fruit and vegetables produced are very popular in Beijing."
"What is a greenhouse?" This answer obviously cannot satisfy Yongfu's curiosity.
"It is the shed covered on top of the planting crops," Qin Lei explained while flipping the iron drill in his hand, "A five-foot-high earth wall is erected on the north side, and a semi-circular shed on the south side; it is covered with straw mats to keep warm."
"Why can this kind of greenhouse be confused about the season?" The little princess broke the casserole and asked to the end while sending the peeled longan into Qin Lei's mouth.
"Because the heat cannot escape, it can keep warm. Even if the outside is icy and snowy, the inside is still very warm, so the crops can naturally grow." Qin Lei said in a little bit: "Why can the crops grow if warm? Because the weather is warm and the crops can grow."
Yongfu covered his mouth and smiled, "Brother is anxious."
Qin Lei rolled his eyes, took the baked rabbit off the rack, quickly tore off a rabbit leg, and handed it to Yongfu with a white towel. He said angrily: "Clog your little mouth."
Yongfu stuck out his tongue, took the roasted golden rabbit legs with a smile, and smiled and said with a smile: "It smells very fragrant. What ingredients did the elder brother use?"
Qin Lei smiled and said, "Just eat some resting fennel and the like, no matter what money you want."
Yongfu glanced at him charmingly and whispered: "Brother is the best and the worst." After saying that, he shouted to Shiyun, who were busy in the distance, "Sisters are here to eat the roasted rabbit, brother is ready..."
Qin Lei laughed and scolded: "What does the big brother have baked it? Am I a hare?"
Yongfu giggled and said, "It was baked by the eldest brother. Brother is so stingy." Shi Yun and Yun Shang looked at each other and agreed crisply. Then they put the washed fruits and vegetables back into the basket and walked back hand in hand.
After putting the watery fruits and fruits on it, Qin Lei also roasted all the hares. Ruolan came over to bring the roasted rabbits to the plate. Qin Lei also patted the soil on his butt, helped Yongfu up, and walked to the edge of the blanket.
Bo Shang Saiyue, who was educating the little fat man in the distance, also came over with the fragrance, and Li Sihai, who looked depressed, followed behind him.
Qin Lei smiled and greeted the two of them, "Go to the table quickly, it will be no more delicious if it is cold."
The little fat man said happily when he heard this, "Okay, OK, Yue'er, I caught it here with my own hands." While saying that, he gestured excitedly: "You don't know. The roe deer rushed towards me at that time. It was too late to do it, so he clamped his legs and just grabbed the roe deer..."
The girls were quite interested in the only roe deer, but after hearing what he said, they couldn't help but turn their attention elsewhere...
Bo Shang Saiyue glanced at him and said in a low voice: "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute."
Li Sihai nodded aggrievedly and said, "The biggest one is that you have to eat more later."
Bo Shang Saiyue frowned slightly, but he asked someone else to touch him and wouldn't eat the roe deer later. He couldn't bear to see him being too disappointed, so he nodded and sat down next to Shiyun. Li Sihai wanted to sit down next to her, but was intimidated by her murderous gaze, so he had to reluctantly walk to Qin Lei and whisper: "Isn't it okay for me to sit here?"
A group of people sat on the ground, and each of them got a roasted rabbit. But when they saw the roasted rabbit, they were golden and red, and the aroma was scented. They were burnt and tender outside the food, fresh and salty, and fragrant. They couldn't help but praise them. When Yongfu moved, they started to taste it.
Perhaps because I was a little tired of playing in the morning, the girls felt a little hungry. They laughed and stretched out their fingers like onion tubes and tore off a few pieces of meat from the rabbit's legs. They ate the gentle mouthful of small mouthfuls, and did not forget to nod to Qin Lei, the chef, to show their appreciation. Qin Lei was naturally happy and said to Li Sihai: "Let's eat too."
Qin Lei and Li Sihai's eating habits were not so delicate. The two of them took off their oily rabbit legs and ate meat in big mouthfuls. They drank a lot of joy for a while. Seeing their two extremely happy appearances, Yongfu pouted and said, "Brother, it's unfair that you just drink, but let us eat meat."
Qin Lei patted his head and said, "Look at my memory." He said, and got up and went to the car to lift a pear blossom wooden box. After opening the lid, more than a dozen exquisite white porcelain bottles were exposed. Qin Lei smiled and said, "You try this, this is just produced by the farm. If you still have the appetite, let the farm provide you with it in the future."
Ruolan smiled and took the porcelain bottles, starting with Princess Yongfu, each of them divided them into one bottle. The girls curiously opened the cork bottle jar, and a fragrance of fruit came out. Saiyue was the most anxious, and without asking what it was, she put the bottle to her mouth, took a sip of the orange juice, and her eyes lit up: "This thing tastes orange, sour and sweet, so delicious."
Yun Shang also took a sip of the white juice in his bottle, shook his head and smiled, "Yue'er's words are wrong, it should be the taste of pears, which are fragrant and sweet."
Just as the two were about to argue, Yongfu smiled and said, "Don't argue, I'll do arbitration." As he said that, he drank a small sip of the green and yellow juice in his bottle and exclaimed, "It's delicious, really delicious."
Saiyue was impatient and asked repeatedly: "Is it orange or pear or not?"
Yongfu's eyes turned slightly and knew the truth. He smiled and said, "Whatever you said is the taste, it's the taste. Anyway, I'm peach-flavored."
Shiyun smiled and said, "Yes, I'm a grape-flavored fruit juice, I must be wrong."
Ruolan also smiled and said, "I'm apple-flavored, and the color is clear."
Yun Shang suddenly said, "It turns out that this is brewed with different fruits." As he said that, he looked at Qin Lei with an unfamiliar look and said softly, "Is the folk girl right?" It caused several girls to laugh secretly.
Qin Lei had no choice but to nod and said, "Ms. Qiao said it well. These are all made of juice from fresh fruits and then properly filtered. They are delicious and beautiful."
The girls said happily, "But you have to drink it often." Qin Lei agreed. The girls thanked the fifth prince one after another, and exchanged the white porcelain bottles in their hands and tasted different flavors of juice. It seemed that they were much more concerned about the roasted rabbit.
After seeing that most of the girls used up their legs, Qin Lei stopped moving the roasted rabbit and ordered Chen Ge who was serving him, "Dig out the things buried underground."
The girls were attracted again and looked at Shen Dazi curiously, wondering what new tricks Qin Lei had.
Chen Qi first put out the bonfire with sand, then pushed the embers aside, revealing the ground that was burnt black and steaming. Chen Qi took off the small rake at his waist, scattered the soil layer on the ground in a few seconds, and then pulled out several large mud blocks that were buried very shallow. The mud block was already roasted firmly, black and yellow, and it looked really unsightly.
Yongfu covered his mouth and chuckled, "Brother will not let us eat this, I can't bite it."
Qin Lei laughed and said, "It's just for you to eat this." Then he took the small rake from Chen Qi's hand, and knocked it on the mud ball, cracking the surface of the mud ball. Qin Lei knocked it a few more times, and the mud pieces fell off, revealing a ball of things wrapped in lotus leaves.
Everyone smelled the fragrance of the lotus leaves and soil, and then they realized that the mystery was inside the lotus leaves.
Qin Lei lifted the twine with lotus leaves, put it on a plate, and teased at Yongfu: "Do you want to eat it this time?"
Yongfu chuckled, "The appetite is high by the elder brother, and it is too hypocritical to say that he doesn't want to eat..." As he changed his mind, he giggled, "But the things that come out of the mud are afraid of being too bad." The girls heard what she said interestingly, and they covered their mouths and chuckled.
Li Sihai also smiled and said, "That's right, this dish is much worse than roasted rabbits. I'll eat roasted rabbits." As he said that, he tore a piece of rabbit meat with his hands and chewed it in big mouths, which naturally attracted the eyes of Miss Saiyue.
Qin Lei saw that everyone was not very cold about the things in the lotus leaf, and smiled distressedly: "Hey, Brother Chicken, Brother Chicken, you are so jewelry..." The girls thought he was really unhappy and thought to himself: 'It is not a once-in-a-lifetime thing to be able to eat what he cooked with his own hands today, but it is more rare than laying eggs on a rooster, but it cannot hit him... Isn't it just taken out of the mud? Even if it is really mud, it's okay to eat it.' Thinking of this, one by one, was prepared to be righteous.
Ruolan laughed softly and said, "I have been following Your Highness for so long, but I have seen your skills for the first time. I have to try it."
Yun Shang also smiled and said, "Following the prince's level of roasting hares, this mud cock must be wrong, and the folk girl should also try it."
Seeing that both of them supported each other, Shi Yun laughed softly at Qin Lei, "Your Highness, don't keep it a secret, open it and let's take a look." Sai Yue next to him also said, "That's right, I'll eat something, so why do you say you are my uncle..."
Qin Lei's lips twitched, and he said laughing and crying: "Thank you for your care." Yongfu looked at them and said with a grievance: "It turns out that I am that bad guy..." Her pretended to be aggrieved made everyone laugh again.
Qin Lei stopped laughing and stopped keeping his composure. He gently lifted the twine in his hand and unbuttoned the buckle, then lifted the lotus leaves outside the bag to reveal the true face of the thing inside.
In the steaming heat, a golden-colored roast chicken appeared in everyone's sight. The girls couldn't help but exclaimed, and laughed, "It's delicious to see this way."
Qin Lei smiled and said, "I will know if it's good or not after eating it." As he said that, he pushed the plate in front of Yongfu and said seriously: "Please ask Your Highness the Princess to justify it."
Yongfu nodded with a smile and said, "If it is really delicious, I will apologize to it." As he said that, he tore off a piece of flesh with skin and put it in his mouth to taste it carefully, but he felt that the meat was tender, soft and fragrant, and it was more authentic than the chicken eaten in the imperial meal, which was refreshing and pleasant.
Swallowed this mouthful, Yongfu smiled and bowed to the "Milky cock" and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Chicken, I blame you wrongly. I didn't expect that although you look bad, you are very beautiful inside and fragrant." Her funny appearance caused everyone to laugh again.
Yongfu pushed the plate into the middle and smiled and said, "It's just good and delicious. If you don't believe it, you can try it." The girls also curiously tear some chicken and put it into their mouths to taste it. It was indeed extraordinary and delicious. They couldn't help but praise it: "It's extremely delicious!"
Qin Lei smiled and said, "You just want to eat, there are still some here." As he said that, he knocked on a few more, untied the rope, removed the lotus leaves, and sent it to Yun Shang and the others, and smiled and said, "If you taste delicious, eat more."
Although the girls were unable to say anything numb, they still used their talking eyes to convey the joy in their hearts.
Qin Lei took all the orders with a smile, picked up one, and shared the food with Li Sihai. The little fat man was impressed when he saw that the girls who never got tired of eating were all immersed, so he naturally wouldn't say anything like "I'll eat roasted rabbits."
Sure enough, after tasting it, I immediately felt my appetite. I held half of the chicken in my hands, bitten it with big mouthfuls, and chewed it while vaguely: "It's still about the appetite, it's tender, and it doesn't take tooth..."
At this time, Shen Qi came over the casserole sitting next to the fire and laughed in the jar: "The princess and ladies try the chicken soup I stewed, it's nourishing." Yongfu smiled and said: "Although you are not like a famous chef, I have learned a lesson and will not talk nonsense. You must taste it first."
Jin Wen took the casserole from Shen Qi's hand, scooped the clear chicken soup into a small bowl, and distributed it to Qin Lei, Yongfu and others in turn. Yongfu tasted it and smiled at Shen Qi, "It's really good, it's very delicious." He praised, "It's very skillful."
Shen Qi smiled shyly and said, "As long as the ingredients are good, the stew will taste the same." As if inspired, he brought the stewed fish soup, shrimp soup, and turtle soup, seven or eight casseroles, and several baked plates of shellfish, and placed everyone in front of him.
Qin Lei looked at it and whispered to him: "Don't go there again, the rest will be added to the brothers." These two men and five women, although they were both good at eating, they could not resist the cat-like appetites of the ladies, and the ones on the table were far from eating.
Everyone praised him for his goodness, so they stopped adding vegetables. They just started eating, drinking, and having fun with the ten plates and eight bowls in front of them. For a while, they were drinking and tearing each other, and they were very happy to guess the pie and throw it into the pot.
Looking at the rich banquet in front of him and listening to the laughter in his ears, Yongfu's eyes suddenly turned red. He poured the juice from the porcelain bottle into the wine cup, and picked it up and said softly: "Yongfu can fulfill his long-cherished wish today, all depends on the care and help of the elder brother and all sisters. Your kindness and friendship will never be forgotten in this life."
Everyone raised their cups when they heard this. Qin Lei and Shi Yun held Yongfu's hand one by one. They accompanied Yongfu all the way from the illness. They knew the pain and hesitation, struggle and hope in her heart best, and naturally they could understand the excitement in her heart at this moment. Qin Lei said softly: "We will always be with you because we are a family."
When the girls heard this, their eyes turned red, and Yongfu's tears rushed out. They nodded vigorously and said, "We are a family, we will always be." Even Li Sihai, who was rough and silly was moved by this strong family affection and muttered in a low voice: "The nose is a little sour..."
When the wine glasses are clinking together, emotions are also blended together. There is something called warmth that ripples and circles in the air. I believe that everyone here will never forget this feeling even when they are gray-haired.
After a banquet, everyone was full of wine and satisfied. Seeing that the girls were tired, Qin Lei ordered the guards to clean up the mess, and after a short rest, they went back to the middle.
Chapter completed!