Although the people of Dunhuang were very enthusiastic, blocking the north gate to watch the arrival of Ren Hong and Princess Wusun, when Ren Hong appeared, the young men of the light heroes shouted all kinds of cheers, so that the envoys followed the drumbeat of Yumen Pass, and once again enjoyed the treatment of heroes.Although old acquaintances such as the county guard, the captain, and Chen Pengzu tried their best to retain them, Ren Hong only stayed in Dunhuang City for one night.But he stayed in the hanging spring for three whole days."
The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels!"
After all, it is a place to be a home, everything in Hanging Springs is so familiar, the dry and cold dawn, the snow-white outline of Qilian Mountain in the distance, the avenue leading to Chang'an, and the endless post rides on the road every day, of course, and the place where Ren Hong feels the most intimate: the kitchen.It has been almost two years since he left Hanging Spring, but the kitchen has not changed much, the walls seem to be darker all year round, and the beams of the roof are full of air-dried chickens blackened by the stove.There are also a few sausages marinated by Ren Hongjiao Xia Dingmao, according to Lao Xia, this thing is very popular with the past officials."
The officials and canal guards who go to the outside of the fortress have to walk a lot every day, and they sweat heavily, they don't need any delicious food, it smells of meat, it is full of oil and water, and it is salty enough, so they can eat."
But Ren Hong finally came back, of course, he couldn't cut sausages every day to deal with it, he wore a short dozen today, with a linen skirt tied around his waist, and was busy in the kitchen early in the morning.But unlike in the past, Ren Hong no longer needs to cook to please outsiders, just to treat himself and his family.At this time, a tall man walked in with a large wooden basin: "Ren Jun, the mutton has been cut into small pieces according to your instructions." ”But it was Hanging Springs that put the chef Zoro puppy, Ren Hong left for the past two years, as Xia Dingmao's apprentice, Luo puppy completely provoked the beam.Lao Xia only needs to give a few words of advice on the side, just put some materials at the critical moment, and he will do all the work with all his strength, and Hanging Quanzhi has also won the "most" in the county evaluation for two consecutive years, which makes Xu Fengde, the husband of the house, smile a little more.But today Ren Hong said that he wanted to cook by himself, and the old man in the hanging spring knew that he must be making fresh food.When Ren Hong turned around, Luo Xiaogou found that his eyes were full of tears, and he couldn't help jumping: "Why is Ren Jun crying?"
”"If you cut this shallot, you will cry too."
Ren Hong was actually holding a kitchen knife, cutting the onions brought back from Shanshan in front of the cutting board.In the vegetable garden of the mud, the onions have been harvested twice, but the Tuntian officials did not find the right way to eat them, and they were not used to this taste.After more than a month of trekking, the onions were very shriveled, and Ren Hongde peeled them off layer by layer, revealing the fresh scales inside, and cried when he cut them.Seeing that Luo Xiaopu couldn't help laughing, Ren Hong wiped his tears while sending half an onion in his hand to Luo Xiaopu: "Let's try it." ”So a moment later, Xu Fengde and Xia Dingmao, who were basking in the sun in the place, saw that the tall Luo puppy ran out of the kitchen shouting, crying so much that it was a pear blossom with rain.And Ren Hong actually played up, and he was happy to chase after him, and when he saw someone, he took the onion and sent it forward, whether it was the envoy or the apprentice of Hanging Spring, all of them were smoked by him, and tears were spilled on the spot."
Ren Hong!
You little shaft. ”Even Xu Qifu was not spared, he was so spicy that he closed his eyes, and subconsciously scolded Ren Hongyitong.After scolding, I remembered that this kid was not the same as in the past, not to mention that he had made great achievements and became famous in Hexi, and even his current official position was more than 600 stones, which was several levels higher than himself.Ren Hong didn't care, and said with a smile: "When I was in the Western Regions, I didn't have Xu Qifu scolding me, I really missed it."
Wait, I'll cook it myself today and make it ready for you to taste. ”Xia Dingmao showed suspicion of onions: "Gentleman, this thing is so terrifying, isn't it poisonous, can it really be eaten?"
”Ren Hong said with a smile: "It's just a shallot, the people of Daxia west of the Green Ridge love this thing very much, and when it is cooked, the taste will not be so rushed, but it will have a different flavor." ”It is said that during the Olympiad, the Greeks first killed a pound of onions, drank onion juice, and rubbed onions on their bodies to stimulate their blood.However, the people of the Central Plains have never seen this thing, and how to eat it has to be led by Ren Hong.After the mess was over, Ren Hong returned to the kitchen and took a little wilted carrot in another big bag.The carrots in the mud were harvested once, there were thousands of catties, Ren Hong only brought a small part back, and half of the radishes were eaten on the way, well, the radishes ate carrots, there was nothing wrong with them.He cut the onion into thick strips, cut the carrot into strips, put the anointing oil in the large iron pot on the stove, put in the mutton pieces, stir-fry for a while on high heat, dry the water vapor of the mutton, add the onion and carrot and fry until soft, and add some benzoin celery, that is, cumin powder, which has a better and richer aroma."
Puppy, bring the corn."
What Ren Hong is cooking today is not a dish, but rice, authentic Xinjiang mutton hand pilaf!
This food should have used rice, but there was no way, Dunhuang was dry, there was very little rice, and everyone was not used to eating it, but unfortunately Zheng Ji's inspector was not there.Ren Hong spread the corn little by little on the fried mutton carrots, add boiling water, and after the amount of water is not over the rice, you can add a wooden lid and simmer slowly like cooking rice on weekdays."
The knife work has not regressed."
Xu Fengde had already smelled the fragrance and came in with his hands behind his back.Ren Hong smiled: "Does Sifu know what kind of sword practice I am taking in the Western Regions?"
”"Cattle and sheep?""
No, it's Hu Lu's head!
I'm a Hun with a knife!
”Ren Hong scared him.Xu Fengde suddenly sighed and said, "The Western Regions are very bitter?
”Ren Hong was stunned for a moment, and said with his head bowed: "There are hardships and joys, just like the days when Sifu and Xia Weng were in the Hanging Spring." ”Xu Fengde waved his hand: "The old man only arranges others to do things every day, but he is comfortable and leisurely, where is the suffering?"
But then again, it's worth it for you to suffer, these people who pass by Hanging Springs these days, and talk about it during dinner, are all the big things you did in the Western Regions, what one person destroys a country, the fire ox breaks the Hu soldiers, the old man's ears can hear the calluses coming, you are now famous in Dunhuang, it is famous in the four counties of Hexi!
”Ren Hong laughed: "Sifu is still too narrow-sighted, too small, soon, I will be famous all over the world!"
”"I believe it."
Xu Fengde raised his hand and patted Ren Hong's shoulder: "The old man has no other skills, so he will guard the Hanging Spring Place, waiting to hear about those merchants who pass by, talk about your reputation in Chang'an, and your feat in the Western Regions."
When they were amazed, I held the wine cup, brought a plate of side dishes, sat down, and told them" Xu Fengde smiled proudly: "What you said turned out to be Ren Hong's little son, but he walked out of my hanging spring!"
”For some reason, Ren Hong heard this, and obviously didn't have onions at hand, but he wanted to cry a little.When he was closer, he found that he hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and Xu Fengde and Xia Dingmao had a few more gray hairs.Ren Hong raised his head high, looked at the preserved chicken sausage above his head and said loudly: "That's right, Xu Sifu and Xia Weng, both take care of their bodies, I will definitely ask Sifu to sit in the hanging spring, but I can hear my reputation and deeds every day!"
”Xu Fengde didn't answer, but leaned in front of the stove and said coldly: "Is the heat of your rice stew too late?"
”Ren Hong glanced at it, and he didn't have it at all.After boiling for a while, the pot was raised and the lid was gently lifted.But I saw that the water in the pot had been completely boiled dry, a large pot of corn rice was steaming, the rice grains were bright and golden, and when I took a deep breath, my nose was full of the smell of mutton and benzoin, which made people's appetite move."
What is so fragrant, and what is so delicious that Ren Jun made?"
The voice of the young man came from outside the door, but it was Liu Wannian, the prince of Wusun, who went to the surrounding poplar forest with Princess Yaoguang to walk his horse and came back.Ren Hong evenly sprinkled the raisins that he also brought back from the Western Regions on the rice, and asked Luo Xiaogou to bring out the pot, today they did not sit separately, but gathered around and ate a big pot of rice.When Liu Yaoguang bolted the horse in, he saw that everyone was already kneeling and sitting in a circle on the pu mat in the courtyard.Seeing that Princess Wusun and the prince had arrived, Xu Fengde, who was still talking to Ren Hong, hurriedly stood up, and Xia Dingmao and others also bowed."
Xu Qifu, Xia Qifu, it's not the first day, you don't have to salute every time you see us."
However, Liu Yaoguang didn't care about humility, and took a few Wusun people into the table with a big grin, and sat down beside Ren Hong unceremoniously, unguarded at all.This scene, Lao Xu and Lao Xia were stunned for a moment, and after glancing at each other, the two old guys laughed meaningfully.I see!
Ren Hong was responsible for dividing the food, holding a spoon to spoon the rice into everyone's rice bowl, starting from the first mud lamb neck, Liu Wannian did not eat less food made by Ren Hong along the way, smelling the fragrance of the food, he couldn't help but move the chopsticks."
Wait."
Ren Hong said: "Today's meal, you can't move the chopsticks, but you have to eat it with your hands!"
”Xu Fengde was stunned when he heard this: "Use your hands?
Isn't that the same as "He wanted to say the same as Yidi, but when the words came to his mouth, he saw that the Wusun people on the other side had already started directly, grabbed the food and sent it to his mouth.However, Liu Yaoguang hesitated for a moment, and saw that everyone was listening to Ren Hong's words and grabbing food with their hands, so he had to twist a few grains of corn and put them in his small mouth.The rice is simmered over low heat until the soup is drained, and the flavor of carrots, onions, and cumin seeps into each grain of corn, making it impossible to stop chewing.A bite of rice and a bite of meat, the sweetness and sourness of the grapes neutralize the heaviness of the mutton, which not only removes the oil and relieves the greasy, but also brings a rich taste level.After a while, the pilaf in the bowl was at the bottom, and everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and there was some unfinished business.If it weren't for someone else beside him, Liu Yaoguang would have wanted to suck his finger very undignifiedly.Seeing everyone's appearance, Ren Hong couldn't help laughing: "Don't panic, there are still two big cauldrons simmering in the kitchen, and everyone can take care of it!"
”After eating three bowls in a row, his stomach was about to bulge after eating again, and Liu Yaoguang stopped talking, and his hands were already full of oil stains.She took the towel handed by Ren Hong and wiped it, and sighed: "Leave the canal plough and come all the way east, as long as there is a chance, Ren Jun will change his tricks every day to make some food, and our tastes are all raised" "That's right!"
”Liu Wannian almost licked the bowl clean, and then said: "Don't say it's an ordinary meal, even if it's a banquet in Dunhuang, it tastes like chewing wax, but I don't know if you can still eat the dishes made by Ren Jun after arriving in Chang'an?"
”Who wants to do it for you?
Ren Hong disliked him very much in his heart, but looked at Liu Yaoguang and smiled: "Of course you can, as long as the princess and prince can go to Lin Le Mansion, they can go to my house at any time." ”Liu Yaoguang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Where is Ren Jun's family in Chang'an?"
I heard that there are 160 li lu in Chang'an City. ”"I haven't bought my home yet."
Ren Hong was a little embarrassed, he knew one thing he would do after he arrived in Chang'an."
Buy a house!"
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The happy days at home on vacation are always short, and the three days are fleeting, and Zhao Han'er, Han Gandang, and others, who were allowed to take leave by Ren Hong, came to Hanging Springs one after another, and the mission had to continue to set off eastward.But there is one more person in the team, and that is Xia Dingmao.Ren Hong is now a person who can speak in front of the Dunhuang county guard, the county guard gave an order, and the regulations of the post supervisor were handled quickly, and Xia Ding successfully resigned from his position as a cook, as a "private servant", he could go back to Chang'an with Ren Hong.Xia Dingmao waited for a long time for this day, he was very excited, but he was a little reluctant to put it in the hanging spring, when he said goodbye to Xu Fengde, who had worked with him for more than ten years, the old man's hand that never trembled when he cooked vegetables and salt was trembling slightly.Fifteen years ago, the Ren family was wiped out, Xia Dingmao, as the only loyal servant, escorted the young and weak little master to the west, and the hardships along the way can be seen from his frozen left ear.But Xia Dingmao was not concerned about returning to his hometown, but about another thing."
Gentleman, the road from Dunhuang to Chang'an should be the same as when you came, right?"
Ren Hong's head: "It should be the same, you have to go through Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Jincheng, and Youfufeng five counties before you can reach Jingzhao Chang'an, which is four thousand miles away, and I went from Dunhuang to Wusun, which is enough to walk for two months." ”He also has some expectations for the next trip, because out of Dunhuang, it is a land that Ren Hong has never set foot in his life, and all roads lead directly to the heart of the empire."
Fu Feng, right Fu Feng" Xia Dingmao raised his head, but he was already in tears."
Gentleman, the tomb of the old lord is in Youfufeng Wugong County!"
PS: The second chapter is in the afternoon, the third chapter is in the evening, and today I will end this volume in one go.