Under everyone's surprised gaze, Li Hong commanded several soldiers to help him shed the wild boar's hair first.
Watching Li Hong throw the whole wild boar into a pot of boiling water to remove its hair, Xue Rengui asked in surprise: "Dadu protector, shouldn't this animal be skinned and then quartered? Why..."
"No matter how thick the wild boar skin is, it's not as thick as sheep skin. How can it be peeled? It can only shed the hair, and you won't eat it. Why do you care so much?" Li Hong looked at the disgusting looks in several people's eyes, and his heart had already begun. Think about how to deal with them later!
Want to eat? no way! Especially Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue, and yes, Ban Mei and Xun Lan, as if the wild boar is such a disgusting animal, as long as they touch the wild boar, the four girls will immediately take out a handkerchief to wipe their hands.
According to the vague impression in his memory, Li Hong finally chopped the pork into pieces. As for the pig ears and pig trotters, Li Hong naturally knew how to marinate them to make them delicious.
He pulled several cooks in the barracks over and whispered quietly into their ears. Pei Xingjian and others could only see a few cooks nodding, but could not hear what Li Hong was telling them.
But no matter what, every one of them was very happy. Just like the rumors, His Royal Highness did not act as noble as his status. Instead, he was very easy-going and could communicate with any soldier.
The cooks didn't know who Li Hong was at this time. They only knew that this person should be a descendant of a wealthy family, and they naturally showed great respect in their words.
Watching the cook follow Li Hong's instructions, he wrapped up the four hooves, two ears, and the big pig's head, and took them away carefully. It looked like he was holding gold and silver treasures in his arms.
After a while, the cook brought a lot of vegetables and condiments, including white tofu.
Then several people followed Li Hong's instructions and asked the cooks to throw them all into the pork pot that had been cooking for a long time, as if they were not cooking at all.
Chili peppers had not yet been introduced to the Tang Dynasty, so Li Hong didn't care very much. It was the same whether he had them or not. Onions, ginger, garlic and peppercorns were enough. As long as he could eat a big pot of rice that was absolutely hot in the cold Western Regions, what else could he do? All strong.
And the most important thing is that this kind of cooking is the simplest and does not require any extra ingredients. If you spread out two soldiers about the main ingredient pork, it will take less than half an hour. You can probably touch it with your eyes closed. Wild boars and the like are most suitable for soldiers marching and fighting in the Western Regions, and can be eaten with ice-hard biscuits.
In Li Hong's opinion, as long as there is salt, cabbage leaves and tofu, the big pot meal is enough. At this time, vermicelli had not been found, so he simply gave up.
As the lid on the big pot whirred due to the scalding heat inside the pot, a mouth-watering aroma also spread from the lid of the pot to the surroundings.
The expressions of disgust on the faces of Pei Xingjian and others disappeared, replaced by a look of shock and disbelief. Xia Zhi, Xiao Xue, Banmei and Xunlan, who were hiding far away, ran over involuntarily, curiously sniffing the fragrance in the air.
Li Hong signaled the cook to open the lid of the pot, looked at the pork, tofu and other ingredients mixed together to make a big pot of rice, and took out a dagger to pierce the meat.
Then I thought about it, this dagger can cut iron like clay, but it represents the most superb steel-making technology of the Tang Dynasty.
So I took the chopsticks in the cook's hand and found a large piece of pork and poked it. It felt soft and smooth, so I signaled the cook not to add more firewood and let the big pot of rice simmer for a while.
Li Hong happily took the bowl and chopsticks, took the Hu Pancake from the cook's hand, tore off half of it and handed it to Hei Te Changzhi, hehe said: "Today's pot of delicious food, besides you and me, there are only a few of them." You can eat them alive, but others can only watch.”
"Master, you can't..." Xiaoxue hesitated for a long time, then carefully stopped her.
If His Majesty and the Queen find out about this, and know that His Highness the Crown Prince eats that dirty pig that even ordinary people don’t eat, regardless of his status, His Highness the Crown Prince, not to mention them, will probably get another beating. .
Li Hong ignored Xiaoxue's stop, knocked the cold Hu Pancake in his hand, looked at Pei Xingjian and Xiaoxue, and said cheerfully: "I'm sorry, everyone, go and eat your food quickly, we have to start eating. ”
A full small bowl was brought over by Hei Te Changzhi and placed on the table. Li Hong was not polite, picked up a piece of pork with chopsticks, put it in front of his nose and smelled the aroma.
Looking at the twitching noses of everyone, he laughed and blew a few breaths on the pork, then put it in his mouth.
This move immediately caused a burst of exclamations from the girls of Xia Zhi, as if His Highness the Crown Prince had taken poison.
"Oh... oh... so hot... huh?" Hei Te Changzhi didn't have as many taboos as Pei Xingjian and others. Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince was already eating, he couldn't hold back for a long time, so naturally he hurriedly picked up a piece of pork and put it away. Entered the mouth.
As a result, his mouth went from being hot at first to being overflowing with fragrance and hungry, and his whole expression became as if he had eaten something delicacies from the mountains and seas.
Ignoring the eyes of Pei Xingjian and others who were still watching, Li Hong smiled, took a bite of the chewy Hu Pancake, and then ate it with relish with a piece of steaming snow-white tofu.
Although the cooks didn't know Li Hong's true identity, they also knew that Li Hong was probably the biggest official in the barracks. Otherwise, why would he be the only one sitting while everyone else was standing.
So I followed Li Hong's example and took a small bite first, and then my whole expression seemed to freeze. This pork... This pork tastes different from mutton. It has a delicious and satisfying aroma.
After swallowing the first bite, he immediately started to devour it, as if he and Hei Te Changzhi were competing to see who could eat half the food faster. Each person had a small bowl. When Li Hong had eaten only one third, the cooks and Hei Te Changzhi The small bowl has bottomed out.
Several people looked at it and saw that the thick soup was still steaming and gurgling. They immediately picked up the ladle and a small bowl. After filling it up, they squatted next to the big pot and started to feast.
The expressions and devouring expressions of several people made Pei Xingjian and others swallow their saliva for a while. Seeing how delicious the food was, it was as if they were eating half of the delicacies. Everyone's expressions were full of enjoyment, and they were not artificial at all. of.
"Hey, Black Teeth, don't keep biting the biscuits, like me, soak them in the hot soup, it will taste delicious." Li Hong was sweating from eating, and broke off the small half of the biscuits in his hand. Dip it into small pieces and soak it in the hot soup, and start eating happily again.
If there were censors here at this time, they would definitely treat Hei Qichang and others as being disrespectful. When the prince talked to them, they just lowered their heads to eat, just nodded symbolically, and then imitated His Highness the prince's way of making biscuits. , and no one thanked His Highness the Crown Prince.
Xue Rengui's stomach made a gurgling sound. Everyone looked at him in surprise. He looked at the big pot with a red face and moved his lips. In the end, he couldn't resist the temptation of food. Hehe said: " That... that... Lord Protector, please come and taste this dirty... How does this pork taste?"
Xue Rengui seemed to feel it as he spoke, and his own saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth.
"Go away, I'm giving you something to eat but you won't eat it, and you still have a look of disgust on your face. Why should I give it to you now? Go and eat your cold biscuits." Li Hong took the handkerchief handed over by Xia Zhi and wiped his mouth. , there was still hot sweat on his forehead, he said sarcastically after eating and drinking.
"The last general will realize his mistake, and the last general will try it." Xue Rengui is a famous foodie in history, and after Hei Te Changzhi arrived, the two of them competed for appetite more than once or twice.
Seeing Hei Te Changzhi now holding the small bowl and scooping out the third small bowl, it would be really strange for him if he could still stand.
"Then you apologize to me, and I'll let you eat." Li Hong took the boiled water, sucked the residue between his teeth with his tongue, and said.
"Uh..." Apologize? How difficult is this? It couldn't be easier.
"Yes, Protector General, I will realize my mistake. Please punish me, Protector General."
"Oh, then I'll punish you to watch them eat." A hint of cunning flashed across Li Hong's face, and he laughed out loud as he watched some soldiers coming over smelling the fragrance. With a wave of his hand, he immediately asked the soldiers to taste it. .
When Pei Xingjian and others took a look, was this really a big deal? Once these wolves come up, what will be left? I'm afraid that when they leave the pot, the bottom of the pot will be gone.
"Stop, don't eat." Pei Xingjian swallowed and hurriedly stopped.
"Hey... Pei Xingjian, come back." Just as Li Hong was about to say to Pei Xingjian, he saw Xia Zhi holding a small bowl and secretly running to the big pot, wanting to get some to try with Banmei and the others, but he was still caught by the sharp eyes. The prince found out.
"When I first started killing pigs, look at the virtues of each of you, especially Pei Xingjian, you looked disgusted and disdainful, as if it was a bunch of... Forget it, let's not talk about it. And Xia Zhi and you guys Why are you running so far away? The food in this pot is a plague. I'm afraid I can't avoid it. Now, if you see someone eating, you want to eat it. How can you do that? Just wait until next time. Come on. Hurry up and serve it. It's best not to leave the bottom of the pot for them." Li Hong scolded a few people arrogantly.
At this moment, Xue Rengui was holding a big bowl filled with air. He was already on the verge of tears. Especially when he saw the black-toothed Changzhi still eating there, he felt so regretful that his intestines were almost green with regret.
Xia Zhi and others were unhappy. Who knew that just now, they were not old enough to serve His Highness the Crown Prince, yet they still ran so far away. In the past few years, they have been frightened by the prince's amazing talent and beauty. Today, for some reason, they have forgotten His Highness's ability to turn clouds and rain with his hands.
Yes, they forgot about His Highness the Crown Prince's character of retribution. The unhappy people had no choice but to pack up their bowls and chopsticks and go gnaw on the cold biscuits with boiled water.
(End of chapter)