Food in the Song Dynasty: My System Connects Mountains and Seas

Chapter 166
The little lady is not very old, she only has the appearance of thirteen or fourteen, but she has a stunning appearance, which is all over the country and the city.Seeing them looking over, she seemed a little cautious, she lowered her head slightly, and kept twisting the handkerchief.

Mrs. Li smiled and introduced to everyone: "This is a relative of my natal family, surnamed Mo, the third in the family, and her baby name is Wanwan. From today on, I will study and read with all the ladies."

When Miss Mo heard the words, she hurriedly blessed her body and saluted, and Wen Shu and other students got up to return the salute.

After meeting each other, Mrs. Li ordered the envoy to move the table and put it next to Wen Shu and others.

Qin Shan's eyes haven't moved away since Mrs. Mo came in. Seeing that the seat arranged for her by the master is right in front of her, her face flushed with excitement, and she turned around and murmured to Wen Shu: "This Mrs. Mo is really born. It’s pretty, like a fairy.”

Wen Shu laughed at her: "When did you meet the fairy?"

Qin Shan pursed her lips, "I really haven't seen it, I haven't seen the one on the painting." As she spoke, her eyes fell back on Miss Mo.

Wen Shu shook his head and laughed, thinking, a fairy-like little lady came after class, this girl might not be able to recover within three or five days.

After class, Wen Shu carried the bookcase to the master's study to borrow the Classic of Mountains and Seas as usual, but when he entered today, besides the master, there was a little lady Mo in the study.

After meeting each other, Wen Shu held the Classic of Mountains and Seas and sat by the door to study, while Mrs. Mo sat next to the master and rubbed ink for her.

Occasionally there was a low voice of conversation, but Wen Shu didn't listen carefully, because she was immersed in the book in front of her at this moment.

The grotesque Shan Hai Jing is definitely the most interesting book she has read so far. The animals and plants in it always amaze her, and what amazed her the most right now is that she turned to the book she met two days ago. That "monster."

What shocked her even more was that the other party was not a monster, but a god!
According to the Shan Hai Jing, the name of this god is Ji Meng. He has a dragon head, a human body with feathers on his arms, and can spray rain with his arms open. All descriptions are almost the same as what he saw that night.

The book also said that this god often appears in places with water, and his entry and exit will be accompanied by violent storms, so he is also called the god of rain, also known as the rain master.

She was indeed at the water's edge when she saw him.

In this way, she did not meet a monster that night, but a god, and it was the legendary God who Siyunbuyu, that is, the Dragon King.

It's just that he looks a little different from the Dragon King in New Year pictures and story books. The Dragon King in New Year pictures and story books either appears in the form of a dragon or in the form of a human, but he has never appeared in the form of a dragon head and a human body. .

However, knowing that the other party is not a monster but a god, the panic in Wen Shu's heart has been relieved a lot.

I read it for another quarter of an hour, until the words on the book gradually became blurred. When Wen Shu raised his head, he realized that the sun had already jumped down the hill, and it was already dark. He hurriedly got up and returned the book, and told Master crime.

Mrs. Li didn't blame her at all, on the contrary, she admired her reading very much. After she left, she said to Mo Wanwan who was grinding ink in front of her: "This young lady Wen has a lively temperament and is good at reading." One is very talented, if you don't understand something in the future, you can ask her for advice, she has a lively temper and a good heart, she will never refuse."

Mo Wanwan nodded slightly.

On the other side of the conversation, after Wen Shu trotted home, she put down her bookcase and was about to go to the kitchen to cook, when she saw her father come out of the kitchen with two dishes in his hand.

Seeing her looking over, Father Wen smiled and raised the dish in his hand: "The tea shed will open tomorrow, and you will be busy, so I have a rest and don't cook tonight. I went to the tea shop and ordered two dishes. Sitting on the pot, we father and daughter drink two cups together, it is time to celebrate."

Seeing the fried quail with fresh mountain bamboo shoots and the fried sheep with wine in her father's hands, Wen Shu smiled and said, "That's kind, I'm just trying to be lazy." Then, she turned and went to the kitchen to get the dishes.

At the dinner table, Wen Shu asked about the tables, chairs and cabinets. Father Wen said that they had sent them over, and even the pots and stoves were installed together, and they only waited for the opening tomorrow.

Wen Shu nodded again and again, saying that Dad is doing business, so I don't worry.Old Man Wen was very pleased with this, and drank a glass of wine with a smile.

After the meal, after a short rest, Wen Shu plunged into the kitchen.There is no other reason, because it takes time to make steamed buns, and it takes time to rise. In order not to be in a hurry tomorrow, she plans to knead the dough first at night.

Even if necessary, steamed buns can be steamed in advance, anyway, she has a storage basket to keep them fresh.What is the state when it is put in, and it is still what it is when it is taken out, so that it is not afraid of the cold, or it will affect the taste if it is hard.

Halfway through the kneading, her father came in and asked if there was any help. Wen Shu was used to being busy alone, and since he didn't have much to do, he said no.

Father Wen nodded, said to go out for a walk to digest food, and then left the yard.

Not long after he left, Wen Shu finished kneading the dough. Taking advantage of the rest time, she took out half of the Zhu Yu grass, washed and grinded the juice, and planned to make some Zhu Yu steamed buns.

Although the anti-hunger effect of Zhuyu Trowel is not as good as that of pure grass, but because of the small amount of pure grass, there is almost no sense of fullness after eating it. It takes half an hour for the stomach to digest it before you can feel it.

But that half a quarter of an hour is also a kind of torture for a very hungry person, but there is no such scruples when making steamed buns. Steamed buns are something that satiates the stomach. Generally, adult men are full after eating three. Yucao's steamed buns can double the duration of hunger resistance.

For example, if you eat ordinary steamed buns in the morning, you should be hungry at noon, but with the same amount, I wish Yu steamed buns can last until evening.

Grind Zhuyu grass into juice, add flour, mix well and knead into a ball, put it aside to wake up, Wen Shu squatted down again, took a straw and started to tease the bird.

The fat-stealing bird ate a few pieces of quail meat and mutton at night, plus a steamed bun, and its stomach was almost half full, and it was squinting its eyes and taking a nap.

When the straw brushed against its face, it shook its head and woke up from the daze, but saw a smiling face floating in front of its eyes, for no reason, it suddenly got excited, opened its beak, and sneezed.

A little bit of water was sprayed on the face, and Wen Shu's expression of watching the show froze, and his face was full of astonishment.

saliva!She was splashed with saliva by the bird!
Resisting the urge to crush the fat-stealing bird, she quickly rushed out of the kitchen and went to the well to wash her face.The fat-stealing bird behind him made a series of joyful "quacking" sounds, as if mocking her.

Wen Shu turned around and glared at it, but finally stopped teasing it, and went back to sleep after a brief wash.

Early the next morning, just as the rooster next door crowed, Wen Shu got up.

It was not yet five o'clock, the city gate hadn't opened yet, and the sky and the earth were dark. She lit the oil lamp and went to the kitchen. She kneaded the dough made last night into strips, cut them into small pieces and steamed them in the pot.

It was half past five o'clock, and the sky was getting brighter. She had already steamed five baskets of ordinary steamed buns and three baskets of Zhuyu steamed buns. At this time, her father also got up.

Zhuyu steamed buns are green and pleasing in color because they are mixed with Zhuyu grass juice. When you eat them, they taste sweet and have a scent of green grass, which is very suitable for this spring day.

Save a few for breakfast for the father and daughter, and let Wen Shu put the rest of the steamed buns into the storage basket while they are hot.

(End of this chapter)