Chapter 256 Sister

Xu Qingmeng just listened to He's words quietly, feeling mixed emotions. She actually felt a little sorry for He, as she had gone through so much alone.

In fact, she had vaguely told Gu Yunyi about He's identity before, but she didn't expect that He's identity was so powerful.

"Mom, now that Pei Cheng has found you, we can't just pretend that nothing happened? Moreover, Yun Yi and I thought that Pei Qingwan knew where you were all along?" Xu Qingmeng said softly.

He turned to look at her daughter-in-law and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Mom, do you still remember the time Yun Yi was reported?"

"What do you mean? After so many years? Why doesn't she want to let me go?" He looked devastated.

"Mom, because Madam Pei and General Pei have been looking for you."

He's tears fell all of a sudden. She only thought about herself. She was so unfilial!

“Mother Meng, did I do something wrong? The wealth and glory of the Pei family is like clouds to me. I don’t care about it. But because of my weakness, I almost harmed Yun Yi... and also made Yun Yi’s grandmother..."

Xu Qingmeng held He's hand, shook her head and said, "Mom, why do you think so? This is not your fault. Everyone has their own choices. There is no right or wrong! Grandma and the others will only feel sorry for you."

At the same time, the atmosphere at the dinner table outside was a little awkward.

Pei Cheng was preoccupied with He's affairs. Although he ate his meal with relish, his mind was clearly not on the dumplings. Kang Hongxuan saw what he was thinking and patted him on the shoulder: "Pei Cheng, I know you are very excited, but you have to give Madam Gu some time."

Pei Cheng frowned: "I know, but you know, I have waited for this day for too long. You know, we have never given up all these years. Mother has been blaming herself all these years, thinking it is because she did not protect my sister well and lost her again. Her health is getting worse and worse. I must take her back to the Pei family. All these years I..."

Mr. Shen: "Pei Cheng, don't be too anxious, you have to respect her wishes."

Although Gu Yunyi didn't say anything, he didn't agree to let his mother go back, because he didn't have the ability to protect her now. In fact, after Pei Cheng said that, he had guessed that it was Pei Qingwan who was targeting them behind the scenes. He was grateful for Pei Cheng's persistence, but he cared more about He's feelings: "General Pei..."

Pei Cheng was a little excited: "Yun Yi, why call me General Pei? Call me uncle."

Gu Yunyi: “…”

"Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. You've waited for decades, so a little more time is not a big deal."

"that is."

Here, He had calmed down under Xu Qingmeng's guidance, and even went to the kitchen to prepare the meat that Pei Cheng brought.

After feeding the child, Xu Qingmeng went to the kitchen. Pei Cheng brought various kinds of meat, including rabbit, pheasant, wild boar meat, and venison. Fortunately, they had all been skinned, but the others had not been processed yet.

After this happened, it seemed that several people would definitely stay for dinner in the evening, so Xu Qingmeng asked someone to prepare it. Then he thought about how to eat so much meat, and how to store it if he couldn't finish it.

Although there were quite a few people in the evening, there was too much meat, and Mr. Shen and Fang Ziheng brought quite a lot. Even if they pickled some of it for hot pot, they would not be able to finish it.

In the end, some meat was cut out and saved for hotpot in the evening. Xu Qingmeng cooked the wild rabbit separately because there was also venison, but the pheasant was not cooked.

After all, there is an old saying that venison cannot be eaten with pheasant (wild pheasant meat) because it is easy to cause ulcers. From a medicinal point of view, venison is warming and tonic, while pheasant is cold. The two have conflicting properties. Eating them together may cause indigestion or cause skin problems.

Deer meat should not be eaten with fish or shrimp: "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Deer meat should not be eaten with fish or shrimp, as it will cause ulcers.

However, modern research shows that fish and shrimp are rich in enzymes, which may react adversely with the hormones in venison and affect health.

Deer meat should not be eaten with Pubai: "Golden Chamber Essentials" mentioned: "Deer meat should not be mixed with Pubai to make soup, as it will cause malignant sores."

Pubai is cold in nature, which conflicts with the warming and tonic nature of venison. Eating them together may cause discomfort.

Venison should not be eaten with abalone: ​​"Venison should not be eaten with abalone" is recorded in "Yinshi Zhengyao". Abalone is sweet and flat in nature, which is not contrary to the medicinal properties of venison, but from a biochemical point of view, eating the two together may cause adverse reactions.

Other taboos: Venison should not be eaten with catfish, as it may affect the nervous system and even cause tendon and nail shrinkage. Venison should not be eaten with pumpkin, as it may cause abdominal distension or discomfort.

Deer meat is actually quite scarce. Fang Ziheng didn't bring much at noon, but Pei Cheng brought quite a bit. I think it should be enough for everyone to eat after stewing it.

The rabbit meat is just right for braised dishes.

Chop the rabbit meat into small pieces and soak it in clean water for a quarter of an hour to remove the blood and fishy smell.

After taking it out, drain the water and set aside.

Heat the pan, pour in oil, add ginger slices, minced garlic, dried chili peppers and other spices and stir-fry until fragrant.

Pour in the rabbit meat, stir-fry over high heat until the surface changes color, squeeze out excess water, pour in rice wine, stir-fry evenly to remove the fishy smell.

Add soy sauce and sugar, stir-fry evenly to color the rabbit meat, add boiling water to cover the rabbit meat and start stewing (cold water will make the meat tighter and difficult to stew, so be sure to use boiling water).

Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat, cover the pot and simmer for one hour until the rabbit meat is soft.

Open the lid of the pot, cook over high heat until the sauce thickens, add appropriate amount of salt to season, sprinkle with chopped green onions, stir-fry evenly and serve.

Rabbit meat is easy to overcook, so the stewing time should not be too long, but it must be made sure to be cooked thoroughly. Rabbit meat itself is relatively lean, so some potatoes, carrots and other side dishes can be added during stewing to enhance the flavor and nutrition. However, the ones Pei Cheng brought over were relatively fat, so Xu Qingmeng did not add any.

He had recovered and was now talking to Xu Qingmeng.

The two of them were whispering to each other, while Pei Cheng slowly walked to the kitchen.

Pei Cheng no longer had the intimidating aura he had just had, and acted like a fawning puppy in front of He.

Xu Qingmeng was stunned watching from the side. This was General Pei. How could he become a different person at this moment?

Actually, to be honest, shouldn't Pei Cheng have a better relationship with Pei Qingwan? After all, we grew up together, right?

Now it seems that blood ties are really something that is innate and cannot be changed.

"Sister." Pei Cheng called softly with a cautious look.

When He heard the word "sister" in Peicheng, her body trembled slightly and the movements of her hands paused for a moment.