Qiyang's fief is in Yongzhou, which is a month away from the capital. Especially when she was too hot, she stopped and walked to avoid the heat, and her one-month itinerary was infinitely stretched.
June is hot, July is hot, and the weather gradually calms down after August. After the autumn tiger, it was not until after the Mid-Autumn Festival that the weather became really cool and it was time to travel.
However, before that, Qi Yang disliked that the moving caravan was too large, and it attracted attention everywhere he went, so he sent a steward and consul to go to the Yongzhou Princess Mansion with extra luggage. As for her and Lu Qipei, they were not in a hurry. They led Lu Sheng's light car and continued to travel in the direction of Yongzhou.
Yongzhou is located in Hunan, and the closer you get to it, the more different you can find its customs and the like from Beijing.
On this day, the group finally stepped into Hunan and arrived at a small county town named Anping. Seeing that it was not early, they were not in a hurry to hurry, so they simply found an inn in the city ahead of time.
In August, it is the autumn harvest season. As soon as Lu Qipei and Qi Yang entered the city, they found that this small county seemed to be very lively. When I checked into the inn, I asked Xiao Er to inquire, and only then did I know that it was the local autumn harvest festival. The so-called autumn harvest festival is not a fixed date. It depends on which year the harvest is good, and it will be organized by the county government in the city and the rich grain merchants. Take the lead and have a good time in the city.
A bumper harvest is always a joy. Rao is that Qi Yang and Lu Qipei have never done farming at all, and they can't help but get interested when they hear that. The left and right happened to meet, and the two also planned to join in the fun at that time.
But before that, the group had also traveled all day, and naturally they had to wash up before filling their stomachs.
It was said that the servants who came from Qiyang were sent away, and the cooks brought from the Princess Mansion also rushed to Yongzhou, and the group no longer had a small stove to eat. Then along the way, you will eat wherever you go. Fortunately, although the food in the outside world is not as delicate and delicious as that made by the imperial chef of the Princess Mansion, it has a unique flavor, and it is enough to taste it occasionally.
After setting foot in Hunan, Qiyang and the others still ate Hunan cuisine for the first time, she didn't think much about it, so she instructed Xiaoer as usual: "Prepare some of your restaurant's specialty dishes, and then make a meal suitable for children. send."
The younger brother responded with a smile, turned his head and drank a few times in the direction of the back kitchen.
A small inn in a small county can't expect how good the environment is, only clean and tidy is commendable.
Qi Yang was from a noble background, and he was also a picky person. But after this journey, I also understand that I can't force it when I go out, and gradually I don't care about it.
After looking around, I think the room is fairly clean, so Qiyang is not picky anymore. Lu Qipei dismissed the second brother, and the two led Lu Sheng to wash up again. When the dust on his body was washed away, the second brother brought the tray again to deliver the dishes.
Three people brought four dishes and one soup. Except for the soup that looked lighter, the rest of the dishes were all red.
Qi Yang was a little stunned when he saw it, and couldn't help asking: "Are they all chili peppers?" She also specially ordered dishes suitable for children to eat. Is it all so exciting
The younger brother knew by listening to a few accents that they were all foreigners, so he explained with a smile: "This is the way our Hunan dishes are, and everything must be spicy. I know that several of the guest officials are foreigners. , I've asked the chef to make it less spicy, it's not that powerful. But if you are not used to this signature dish, you can also ask the chef to make some less spicy dishes, but the taste may be worse."
As for children eating spicy food, the second brother prepared a sweet pepper for Lu Sheng. According to him, the red and fleshy chili peppers are sweet, and local children will hold them and chew them when they have nothing to do, as snacks.
Qi Yang heard it in disbelief. He took a piece of chopsticks and tasted it. It was really sweet, not exciting. So she felt a lot more at ease with what the younger brother said, and looked at the few signature dishes on the table and did not let them change.
When the second brother left with the empty tray, Qi Yang said to Lu Qipei, "After dinner, let's go out to see the festival."
Lu Qipei nodded and said yes, raised his chopsticks and the first chopsticks caught Lu Sheng's sweet peppers.
At the same time, Qi Yang also took a chopstick to the entrance. But in the next instant, her complexion changed - the spiciness in her mouth seemed to be burning, filling her entire mouth in an instant, completely beyond her imagination.
However, Her Royal Highness the Princess is well-bred, and she really can't do the indecent attitude of spitting out the vegetables. After a little hesitation, he had to bite the bullet and chew it twice, swallowed the dish, and then poured all the tea at hand into his stomach in one breath.
Seeing that her eyes were red, Lu Qipei was also startled, so he hurriedly filled a bowl of soup and handed it over.
Qi Yang immediately took it and drank it, but the hot soup didn't seem to be very effective for relieving the spicy food. She found a teapot and poured two cups of herbal tea into her stomach. Only then did she feel that the burning in her mouth was fading away.
After drinking so much water, Qi Yang was almost full, and he didn't dare to touch the table full of food when he lost his appetite.
This lesson from the past is really scary, even Lu Sheng stopped his chopsticks early. Lu Qipei looked at Qi Yang's embarrassed appearance, and then looked at the table full of food. He couldn't help but ask, "Is it really that spicy?"
Lu Qipei's hometown is near the sea in the south of the Yangtze River, where the taste is sweet and definitely not spicy, so she never thought about trying the power of these spicy dishes. It was Qi Yang. She was born in the imperial palace. She has eaten all the delicious food from all over the world. Of course, she has also eaten spicy food, and even liked it a little bit. That's why she entered it unprepared on the premise that the second brother guaranteed less spicy food. mouth.
The result... seems a little tragic. It's just a mouthful of food, Qi Yang poured so much water into it, not to mention, his eyes are still red and moist, and it's not too pitiful to look at.
Lu Qipei's eyes flickered for a while, and it settled on her face.
Qi Yang frowned and endured the spicy food. He didn't have the time to take care of others. Hearing this, he quickly warned: "This dish is very spicy, Ah Pei, don't try it. From now on, it's better for us to eat less outside. If we knew earlier, we wouldn't let the cook go back with us. already."
Lu Qipei nodded obediently, but then said softly, "I still want to try it."
Qi Yang was slightly surprised when he heard it. She turned her head and was about to say something, but she saw Lu Qipei covered Lu Sheng's eyes with one hand, leaned over and kissed him... As for the so-called taste, it was naturally from her lips.
A meal, eating is equal to not eating.
Qi Yang filled his stomach with water in one bite of the dish. Seeing her tragic appearance, how could Lu Qipei dare to follow in her footsteps? She filled a bowl of soup, rinsed the dish before eating, but still couldn't match the remaining spicy taste, so she could only eat some more sweet peppers, and it was not good to always grab the dish with Lu Sheng.
So in the end, no one was full except Lu Sheng. As for calling Xiao Er to change dishes? Qi Yang felt that she was overshadowed by the dishes of this inn, and did not want to try the "not spicy" in Xiao Er's mouth again. I simply went out to have a look. The festival days will always be busier than usual, and there will be many snacks for sale. If you look for it, it is not difficult to find non-spicy flavors.
With the purpose of going out for food, the group left the inn after dinner. Two attendants followed, and the family of three walked on foot, and soon merged into the flow of people in the county seat.
The small county is indeed very lively, and from time to time, you can see groups of teams walking down the street. The gongs and drums were loud and noisy, and the farmers gathered from all directions to the north of the city with the harvested rice ears. There is a temple of the earth, and the land ensures the safety of one side and a good harvest for the other side. Not to mention the incense in other land temples, at least in Anping County, where there is an autumn harvest festival, there will be no shortage of incense.
Qi Yang was not in a hurry to go to the Earth Temple to join in the fun.
In the past, Qi Yang was not fond of sweets. She was used to gourmet food and could eat any kind of food. But since she was almost cried by Hunan dishes in the inn, she has become insensitive to the spicy food... She really has lingering fears.
Right now, this glutinous rice ball is very good, one bite, wrapped in soybean noodles and sugar, much cuter than Hunan cuisine.
Qi Yang ate two of them and thought it tasted good, remembering that Lu Qipei hadn't eaten a few bites before, so he fed one to Lu Qipei's mouth. It's just that she had just fed her sweetheart, but when she lowered her head, she met Lu Sheng's bright eyes...
The summer is over, and the autumn is cool. Lu Sheng, who once hugged the rabbit to the point where both of them suffered from heat stroke, abandoned the cage and held the fat rabbit in his arms again. She looked up at Qi Yang, with a vague expectation in her dark but bright eyes.
Qi Yang looked at the glutinous rice ball in his hand and realized that he was not stingy. He smiled and fed the little radish head once.
A bowl of glutinous rice balls was eaten by three people, and it was finished in a few minutes. Qi Yang was naturally not full, and wanted to find something else to eat, but inadvertently raised his head, but in the congratulatory procession passing by, a big man was holding rice ears in his hand, but there was a ring of chili peppers hanging around his neck - red and bright, It's hot and spicy, and it makes people feel like the peppers from the mouth all the way to the stomach!
Seeing this, Qi Yang couldn't help pursing his lips, as if the hot taste from before had returned to his mouth.
At this moment, the rabbit in Lu Sheng's arms suddenly jumped out of her arms with a kick. Lu Sheng was startled, hurriedly shouted "Little Rabbit" and chased after him.
There are so many people on the street at the moment, how dare Qi Yang and Lu Qipei let Lu Sheng run around alone—you must know, when there are many people, it is most likely to cause trouble, and it’s not too much for kidnappers to take children away— The two quickly chased after them.
Fortunately, the rabbit didn't run very far. After thrashing down to the ground, it only took a few steps and suddenly stopped again.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei chased after them and saw a red hot pepper lying on the ground in front of the rabbit. I don't know if it fell from the neck of the big man before. But that's not the point, the point is that the two of them watched the rabbit curiously staring at the pepper, and then bit into the bright red fruit in one bite...
In the next instant, the rabbit's hair exploded, jumping three feet high on the spot, so excited that he couldn't stop.
Qi Yang pursed the corners of his lips and laughed unkindly.
The author has something to say: Lu Qipei (light cough): Your Highness, be more restrained. You were like this when you were so hot.
Qi Yang (… ): Do you believe it or not