Feng Sui: “Ah?!”
Li Shushu: ...
Feng Sui was so shocked by his monarch's sudden and unusual behavior that his jaw dropped to the ground.
Li Shushu was secretly pleased with himself:
It seems that the story I worked so hard to write yesterday was quite effective.
"Yes!" Li Shushu answered happily, "Of course I can. Besides roast chicken, roast fish is my best dish. Your Excellency has asked the right person."
"Yeah," Ao Yan nodded slightly, perhaps feeling embarrassed to go back on his word, so he just took out a big fish weighing about two kilograms from the fish basket. It seemed that all his eyes were on the fish, and he didn't even look at her.
Li Shushu knew that now was the right time to give him a way out.
She hurriedly dropped her bag, ran over attentively, took the fish from his hand, and asked casually, "How about I make this grilled fish for you first before we go down the mountain?"
only……
The process of grilling fish is complicated. The fish needs to be marinated for at least three hours before being grilled so that it can be flavorful.
By then, it will probably be late…” She held a fish in one hand and pretended to scratch her head with the other, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, stammering in embarrassment.
"No rush, we can leave tomorrow." Ao Yan knew what she meant and just went along with it.
Yesterday, he didn't eat any earthly food, but still had such a dream. Perhaps, it had nothing to do with him.
I thought that the day of sending him off was only postponed by one day, so there shouldn't be any major changes.
"Okay." After getting his promise, Li Shushu grinned and responded quickly.
If you can spend one more day, then that’s it.
Feng Sui was also very happy beside him: It seems that there will be delicious food tonight!
In the kitchen.
Li Shushu began to process the big fish skillfully. First, he scraped off the scales, then cut open its belly, took out all the insides and threw them away.
Then he used a knife to make several diagonal cuts on the thick part of the fish's back.
Then sprinkle with salt, cumin powder, pepper and other seasonings. These seasonings are all brought by the foodie Li Shushu. He hardly cooks in the mountains, so the seasonings are naturally very few...
Li Shushu was frowning, putting her hands on her waist and looking worriedly at the fish in front of her when Ao Yan quietly came behind her.
As if he could see that she was in trouble, he gradually approached.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but I actually smelled a pleasant, light peach scent on her...
He frowned, feeling that he had been practicing too hastily recently and had gone astray.
He shook his head, dismissed the distracting thoughts in his mind, and asked, "But what's the difficulty?"
Li Shushu didn't expect that the emperor who was not tainted by the mundane world would suddenly come to the kitchen.
Hearing the clear sound, he was startled for a moment, quickly turned around, and responded respectfully: "To make grilled fish, we need some seasonings to remove the fishy smell and bring out the best flavor.
Those spices would be very common in the mortal world, but unfortunately, in our mountains, covered with snow all year round, they might be hard to find..."
"Which seasonings?" Ao Yan asked again
"There are ginger, perilla, onion, bay leaves, and dogwood. Oh, and it would be best if there were some dried chili peppers and fresh chili peppers. That would complete the recipe."
Li Shushu bent her slender, white fingers, tilted her head and counted seriously.
But I was thinking in my heart, this emperor has not tasted worldly food for tens of thousands of years, I am afraid he cannot recognize many of these seasonings. Even if he can transform them, I wonder if he can produce something he has never seen before?
Ao Yan slowly extended a hand from behind his waist, palm facing upwards...
But in a moment, a small winnowing basket appeared in the palm of her hand, and in the winnowing basket, weren't the materials she wanted lying quietly?
Li Shushu was not stingy with her surprise and praise: "Wow, nothing more, nothing less, nothing wrong, it's all done!
Lord, you are so awesome, aren't you? Haha!
I think you, a deity who handles countless affairs in a day, can actually recognize this little thing that is rarely used by mortals. My admiration for you is like a surging river, endless and unending!
Ao Yan: I see that woman in my dream has made grilled fish countless times, and she always helps out. Even if she doesn’t recognize these ingredients, she has to get to know them.
However, after hearing the praise, for some reason, my heart, which had always been calm, still felt a little proud.
For a hundred thousand years, no one had ever dared to tease him like this. Even when praising him, no one dared to be so presumptuous.
He raised the end of his eyebrows slightly, put the small dustpan in her hand, flicked his sleeves, and put his hands behind his back again. "You're surprised by something you haven't seen before," he said coldly.
He took a long step and walked out of the kitchen without looking back, but he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
Li Shushu stuck out his tongue and continued to process the fish.
At dusk, when Li Shushu came to the front yard again to prepare to grill fish on a rack in the snow, he was stunned by the scene in the front yard.
The yard was covered with thick snow, which was cleared away at some point.
Even the ground was dry.
It turns out that the small courtyard under the university's roof looks like this:
Several pots of green plants that are not afraid of the severe cold are neatly placed around the fence, adding a lot of vitality to the yard.
In the corner of the yard, a red plum tree is blooming alone.
In the center of the courtyard, a lot of things had been added at some point.
A few more rocking chairs, flower stands and small benches were added.
Surprisingly, there was a flat stone pot in the courtyard...
Li Shushu's eyes lit up, he looked at Feng Sui and gave him a thumbs up: "Wow, Feng Sui, you did all this yourself? You are really capable, aren't you?"
Feng Sui waved his hands hurriedly, "No, no, it's all thanks to your Majesty.
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