Chapter 12: Walking towards the rabbit with a sharp knife

On the way back.

Su Changan didn't take what had just happened seriously, his mind was full of the rabbit head.

The main ingredient for making spicy rabbit head is actually rabbit head, and the main ingredients are the seasonings.

Fortunately, Su Changan learned that this dynasty was similar to the Tang Dynasty in the previous life, and had extensive trade relations with other regions.

So after simply telling Yan Ruyu what was needed, Yan Ruyu immediately understood what he meant and took Su Changan and the others directly to a spice shop called Xiangcaoju.

In addition to the necessary star anise, the store also has many other dried herbs.

This actually aroused the cat's interest, and he bought a lot of things.

but

What surprised Su Changan was that pepper was ridiculously expensive!

But on second thought, Su Changan could understand it. After all, although this dynasty was not the history he really knew, it was similar to some extent.

Pepper was extremely precious even in the Song Dynasty, not to mention the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Even though there are a lot of Sichuan peppercorns and Sichuan peppercorns, they don't have the same inherent fragrance as pepper, so they can't replace pepper's position at all.

But it is very popular and the demand is too high.

In addition, since it is an imported product, it has become one of the rare treasures that many people hoard.

but

Is Su Changan short of money?

lack!

Although he is now the future empress's man, and nominally the eldest daughter of the Su family, but to be honest

Su Changan doesn’t have a penny on him!

But what can he do? Yan Ruyu, who is beside him, is rich!

Yan Ruyu just waved her hand and bought the whole small bag of pepper stored in the store.

In Su Changan's view, this behavior can be summed up in two words!

Rich woman!

Apart from pepper, other ingredients such as star anise, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, etc. are all common commodities, very cheap and easy to buy.

So they soon returned home.

Yan Ruyu had someone deliver those rabbits to Su's mansion in advance when Su Chang'an and his friends left the farm.

So when Su Changan and the others returned to Yimeiyuan, one corner of the yard was filled with cages containing rabbits.

"So, what's next? Are we going to start making the spicy rabbit head you mentioned?" After Maomao put all the spices on the table, she looked at Su Changan.

Su Changan rolled up his sleeves and looked at Maomao: "How is that possible? Spicy rabbit head is not something that can be made so easily."

Maomao looked at Su Changan in confusion.

"Yan Ruyu." Su Changan looked at Yan Ruyu, "Please ask the cook in our small kitchen to come over."

Yan Ruyu clasped her fists and went to call for help.

Su Changan had also rolled up his sleeves and casually tried to tie up the hem of his skirt that was in the way.

Seeing Su Changan like this, the cat on the side squatted down to help Su Changan clean up, and complained a few words: "Looking at the outside today, everyone treats you as a great talent and a fairy. If those men and women see you like this, they will probably despise you."

Su Changan looked down at the skilled movements of the cat and said with a smile: "What I have to do now is much more important than writing poetry or something like that."

And I don't need those people to treat me like a fairy!!

Although he was smiling on his face, Su Changan was complaining in his heart.

Not many times.

Maomao helped Su Changan to pack up his skirts, and even found a few cheap-looking skirts to tie around Su Changan's waist.

Holding spices

Su Changan naturally went straight to the small kitchen in the courtyard.

In the huge Su Mansion, every courtyard has a small kitchen, which is also for the convenience of the courtyard owner.

As for Su Changan, ever since he was poisoned three days ago, he has been eating meals prepared by the people in the small kitchen.

Seeing that the small kitchen had everything, Su Changan saved a lot of trouble.

Yan Ruyu also found three cooks to wait respectfully.

"Just help me light the fire and add some firewood. I will do the rest myself." Su Changan said as he looked at the three honest cooks who had pretty good cooking skills.

The three of them responded respectfully immediately.

Su Changan looked at the things there and naturally started to work on them.

Make a rabbit head.

There is actually no need to clean up the rabbit head early.

The important thing is the brine!

The marinade made with chicken and pork leg bones is a must-try!

Su Changan didn't need anyone's help, so there was no one else in the kitchen except the cook who helped to light the fire and her.

Even Maomao, Yan Ruyu and others were standing outside watching.

"What kind of food is it?" Yan Ruyu didn't have any particulars about food on a daily basis. When she was young, she either practiced martial arts or learned how to lead troops in battles. As for food, she always believed that it was enough to just eat enough.

But seeing Su Changan busy in the kitchen with great interest, she also became a little curious.

"They used only high-end stuff. If the food doesn't taste good, it would be a complete waste. I'll scold her then." Maomao still had no expression on her face, but was full of curiosity.

But just as the cat finished speaking

The two heard this: "Well, I am also a little curious. What will this child do?"

Looking back

Then he saw that it was Su Liu.

"Madam." The two of them saluted immediately.

"Commander Yan." Su Liu bowed slightly in return, and then looked curiously at Su Changan who was standing in front of the cauldron: "Do you know?"

"It's a dish I've never heard of, but it looks a bit complicated to prepare." Yan Ruyu said.

Su Liu nodded slightly, and then looked at the cage of rabbits on the side: "I am looking forward to it, but I am afraid that Han'er doesn't know how to think about An'er."

On the other side, Yan Ruyu and Maomao heard Su Liushi mumbling to herself. After looking at each other, they said nothing. They just looked at Su Changan who was still busy in the kitchen.

Su Changan's technique is very skillful.

In fact, there is no special technique. You just blanch the pork leg bones and old hen together, and then start to make the soup.

Add some edible spices and some liquor and start boiling.

The main problem is fire.

That's why Su Changan asked the three cooks for help.

As for other things like the marinade base, it’s even simpler!

So Su Changan was not in a hurry and just took the knife to deal with the rabbits first.

"mother."

When he saw Su Liu at the door, he naturally bowed and greeted her.

Su Liu smiled slightly, then asked, "What do you want with the knife?"

"Kill the rabbit and take the rabbit head." Su Changan said as a matter of course.

"Ah?" Su Liu was born in the Liu family. She was indeed a lady from a prominent family. Although she had entered the kitchen, she had never touched anything like slaughtering. When she heard Su Changan's matter-of-fact words, she was stunned.

"I'm afraid that others will damage the rabbit's head if they kill it, so I do it myself for peace of mind." Su Changan said as he hid the knife behind him and stared at the rabbit that was closest to him and was looking at him curiously.

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In the huge Su Mansion, there are more than ten courtyards like the Plum Courtyard.

Among them, the courtyard named Zhulinxuan is where Su Linhan, the second daughter of the Su family, lives.

but

Different from the current situation in Yimeiyuan where everyone was stunned, there was also a bloody scene.

This Zhulinxuan is as elegant as ever.

There are mostly green bamboos in the yard, and a cobblestone road extends all the way to the house.

It was a sunny day today. Su Linhan, dressed in green, was sitting on the steps, leaning against a nearby green bamboo. She looked a little lazy and idle, holding a book in her slender hands.

Savor it carefully and you will find it elegant yet not vulgar.

Beside her, on a bamboo rack, there were books hanging out to dry.

A maid looked at each book carefully.

The little maid, who looked about the same age as a cat, was reading a book while glancing at her mistress from time to time. Her cute little face looked as if something was wrong.

"I asked you to dry your books, but you were absent-minded." Su Linhan raised her eyes and looked at her childhood playmate.

The little maid followed Su Linhan, who liked green bamboo, so she also got a bamboo-related name, Zhulin.

When Zhu Lin heard his young lady finally speak, he immediately said, "Young lady, you are really not in a hurry. That person..."

At this point, Zhu Lin saw Su Linhan staring at him, and immediately changed his words: "Zhu Lin was wrong, it was the eldest lady. Since the eldest lady came, you have been overshadowed. In the past, the old man always took your poems to appreciate, but these days, he always took the three poems written by the eldest lady."

"And today, when he saw the two rabbits you raised, he said he wanted to eat rabbit meat and went out to buy so many. I just heard that even Madam went to see them."

Su Linhan had a delicate face, not a first-class beauty, but her face was angular and extremely gentle. She smiled and said, "Why, do you want me to go and quarrel or fight with my sister?"

Zhu Lin's eyes widened immediately and he said, "How can you beat her? Even if several people from our courtyard come together, we can't win. You can see that the eldest lady is accompanied by the Red Cloud Army! I'm scared just looking at those people. I heard from the guards in the courtyard that each of them is at least a fourth-rank master! If we pick one of them alone, he can beat us all to the ground!"

Su Linhan was amused by her maid, so she asked, "With your mouth, let alone the fourth rank, even if that Deputy Commander Yan came, he would be amused."

Zhu Lin was anxious: "Miss, you still know how to tease me! If you don't do something, you will lose your limelight!"

Su Linhan closed the book in her hand and looked at the bamboo leaves being blown gently by the breeze. "She is my elder sister. Although we have never met, she is still my elder sister. Why should I compete with her? Besides, those three poems are far better than anything I have done. As for saying that seeing the rabbits I raise makes you want to eat rabbit meat, it is targeting me. There are so many people in the world who eat rabbit meat. Are they targeting me? I don't have that much face."

"Only you can come up with such a unique targeting. You must be very ambitious to make snow less fragrant than plum blossoms and plum blossoms less white than snow. You would never think of such a thing. Besides, she is a wonderful person. Mother always comes to praise me a lot. And don't you have a lot of fun playing the Go game she created?"

At the end of her speech, Su Linhan lowered her head and looked at Zhu Lin.

Zhu Lin gritted her teeth and said with a look of dissatisfaction: "I can never convince you with big principles, but I just don't like her. Although she is pretty and talented, and I heard that she is also very good to the maids around her, and she is also very good to the other sisters who sent gifts over, but I just can't like her!"

Su Linhan smiled helplessly and gently hit Zhu Lin on the head with the book in her hand: "You, what can I say about you? If you had read more books instead of listening to those mothers-in-law gossiping about family matters, you wouldn't have had this idea."

After that, Su Linhan thought for a moment and stood up. "Well, even though my family told me not to disturb my sister while she was recuperating, I still have to show my respect. And if I don't stop the rumors, I'm afraid you gossipers will say something that will hurt my sisterly relationship with her."

Zhu Lin blinked and watched Su Linhan nod vigorously, but as if he had thought of something, he immediately shook his head, then looked around and picked up a short bamboo nearby: "I will protect you, young lady."

Su Linhan was extremely helpless, and then said: "Just don't leave me and run away when the time comes."

"No way!" Zhu Lin said stubbornly.

Su Linhan smiled and said, "Okay, put it down. Go to my study and get half a ream of Chengxintang paper."

"What do you want to do with such a good thing? You are even reluctant to use that paper." Zhu Lin spoke immediately.

Su Linhan immediately frowned: "Why don't you go now? Why are you talking so much?"

Zhu Lin puffed his cheeks, and no matter how reluctant he was, he turned around and ran into the study.

Su Linhan smiled gently and turned to look outside.

Thinking about meeting that sister soon, I felt a little nervous and even a little overwhelmed.

after all

She has always thought of herself as the eldest sister since she was a child, and she really wants to have a sister or brother who loves her. Now she suddenly has such a sister.

All in all, I feel a little confused.

When Zhu Lin came out, he was carefully holding a piece of paper wrapped tightly in oil paper in his arms.

Then, she reluctantly followed the lady, whom she thought was very silly, towards Yimeiyuan.

Along the way, Zhu Lin was still worried that Su Linhan would be bullied, so he gave her various instructions.

Su Linhan also listened, but she let it go in one ear and out the other. However, she knew in her heart that she must keep this girl away from those mothers-in-law, otherwise, sooner or later, this nagging girl would surpass her parents.

but

We walked all the way towards Yimeiyuan.

The closer

Su Linhan and Zhu Lin also noticed that many servants left with bad faces.

Especially when you reach the road outside the yard, you can see many people standing at the door and peeking at the scene inside.

In particular, many of the maids looked extremely pale.

Even the servants looked unhappy.

But even so, many people still crowded at the door and kept looking inside.

"It's terrible, Miss, why don't we come over another day? Look at the situation. If a fight breaks out, getting beaten is a small matter for us. We will be embarrassed then." Zhu Lin looked at so many people, and something completely different came into his little head.

Su Linhan was very curious at the moment, so she didn't try to understand Zhu Lin's nonsense and walked much faster.

It is possible that the maids and servants around here did not know Su Linhan.

While seeing everyone bowing one by one, he tried to stop Su Linhan, wanting to prevent her from seeing what was happening inside.

but.

How could it be stopped?

Hence.

The originally crowded courtyard gate suddenly made way for Su Linhan and Zhu Lin.

But it's okay if they don't allow it, after all, there are so many people, it's blocked! You can't see anything.

But this gave way.

Su Linhan and Zhu Lin saw everything inside.

on the spot!!

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PS: One chapter is 4,000 to 5,000 words. Due to the new book period, it is currently updated once, so it is not convenient to exceed 5,000 words. After it is put on the shelves, it will start to be 10,000 words.

PS: I just want to ask how many people have read this, please leave a message or something, please, ah!! Otherwise I really feel like I am alone, so lonely, I am about to cry~~~~

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