Chapter 63: Prince Zhou: I'm just passing by
Zhou Jin was surprised and discussed with Zhou Shaoyu: "Master, there is no place to buy chicken in the middle of the night. Can I go buy it in the morning?"
The master has been in Kyoto for 10 years. The prince and princess are not around, and he basically grew up with people like Zhou Jin.
The master has been smart since he was a child. He seems to be reckless, but he acts with discretion. He wanted to buy chicken feet in the middle of the night. This was the first time I saw him like that.
Zhou Shaoyu was helpless. He looked at the dark night sky. Why wasn’t it dawn yet?
Seeing him start to deal with the affairs, Zhou Jin casually said, "Master, yesterday His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned Xie Anfeng and his daughter, read the imperial edict, and gave Miss Xie a token that allowed her to meet officials without kneeling."
"Oh, he's a good man."
"Miss Xie made him fruit salad and cake to thank him."
"Did Fu Hong ask her for it?"
Fu Hong is so annoying. As a prince, he still asks the people for food. Shameless!
"Later..." Zhou Jin looked at his master quietly.
"Don't hesitate when speaking."
"Later, General Xie gave the prince a set of clothes that were impervious to swords and knives. I heard that Miss Xie exchanged three food recipes for them from a foreigner who passed by."
As soon as the words came out, the brush in Zhou Shaoyu's hand paused, and a large amount of ink appeared on the silk.
Zhou Jin knew what was going on, and immediately added, "It was sent by General Xie. Miss Xie didn't go, she was waiting in the inn. The prince wanted to eat the porridge she made, but she said it was too hot and the porridge couldn't be made well."
"You can get out now."
Zhou Shaoyu's tone was relatively calm, and Zhou Jin knew that he was unhappy, so he immediately said, "Zhou Huo discovered that there are archers ambushing outside Xiangyang City. The prince will return to the capital tomorrow and will pass by there."
Zhou Jin also told the story of how King Xi took Xie Xiangxiang away from the exile team today.
Zhou Shaoyu put down the pen, supported his chin with one hand, and tapped the table with the other hand.
Suddenly he stopped being angry and said, "Really smart."
Zhou Jin was stunned for a moment, then he understood after thinking about it, and nodded, saying, "Ms. Xie is indeed smart."
After thinking it through, Zhou Shaoyu decided to go directly to see Miss Xie tomorrow and ask her for some chicken feet to chew on.
At dawn, Zhou Jin went to the street and bought all the chickens from all the chicken stalls, both roosters and hens.
But there weren't many. I went around the whole Yicheng and only bought more than 30 chickens.
Zhou Shaoyu had no choice. There were more than 30 chickens and 60 chicken feet. It wasn't much, so he had to make do with this much for now.
He and Zhou Jin rode two fast horses and caught up with the exile team.
The exile team set out on their journey before daybreak while it was still cool. By noon, they had already walked nearly 20 miles.
Smoke and dust rolled, and two horses came roaring.
Zhou Shaoyu's horse rushed over, and Li Rong did not ask everyone to stop, but greeted Zhou Shaoyu.
"Is there something wrong, Prince Zhou?"
“Just passing by.”
Li Rong: I don’t believe you!
He knew clearly in his mind: Zhou Shaoyu was here to look for the Xie family, Xie Anfeng, or maybe even Miss Xie San.
Stop Xie Anfeng and Xie Yanyan's carriage, ask the Xie family to wait, and the others follow Liu Mingjie to continue forward
Xie Ning was driving the carriage, while Xie Yanyan, Xiao Baozi and Song Lingling were in the double-wheeled carriage. She was teaching Xiao Baozi to read, while Song Lingling was making clothes for the child beside her.
Li Rong asked them to stop, but Xie Yanyan did not stop teaching the little bun. The little bun was also very smart and continued to read until his aunt told him to stop.
"Geese, geese, geese, they sing with their necks bent toward the sky. Their white feathers float on the green water, and their red feet paddling the clear waves."
When Zhou Shaoyu heard this baby voice, his heart skipped a beat. What kind of poem is this? The image of the goose is very vivid and full of layers.
Xie Anfeng got off the car and looked at Zhou Shaoyu's smiling face, feeling a little puzzled. How many times had he seen Zhou Shaoyu during his exile?
"Prince Zhou is well! Where are you going?"
"Thank you for all the best, General! I'm passing by on my way to Jin."
Xie Anfeng was stunned. Last time Yan'er said that it would be dangerous for Prince Zhou to go to Jin, he had already reminded him tactfully. Why did he still want to go?
Zhou Shaoyu didn't explain, but just said: "I accidentally got a few chickens from my fellow villagers. It's inconvenient to carry them on the road. You have a carriage, so take them."
Zhou Jin's mouth twitched.
"I gave a can of the beef sauce that Miss Xie gave me to my aunt. It's hot and my aunt has a poor appetite. The beef sauce is really good, and my aunt asked me to thank Miss Xie very much." Zhou Shaoyu gave the reason.
Xie An believed it. The chili sauce made by Yan'er was indeed unmatched.
"We can't eat so many chickens while we are in exile..." Xie Anfeng refused to take the chickens.
More than 30 chickens, are they raised in the car?
After hearing what they said, Xie Yanyan said, "Father, let's keep these chickens from Prince Zhou. I'll make spicy diced chicken later. If Prince Zhou is not in a hurry to leave, I'll make some chicken feet salad. Prince, can you take it back?"
Zhou Shaoyu immediately smiled and said seriously, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss."
Xie Yanyan glanced at him and said nothing, and Zhou Shaoyu felt that she saw through him.
He grinned again.
Li Rong was actually craving for the boneless chicken feet, but since this was the chicken brought by Prince Zhou, he didn't dare to take advantage of it.
"Find a well to make chicken feet." Xie Yanyan said.
He glanced at Zhou Shaoyu and then at Li Rong.
Zhou Shaoyu immediately said to Li Rong in a dignified manner: "Master Li, go and take care of the prisoners first. Miss Xie will help me make the chicken feet later. I will be responsible for sending them back."
Li Rong did not dare to disobey, and said, "Then I will leave first."
"Let's go." Zhou Shaoyu waved his hand.
Only the Xie family and Zhou Shaoyu were left at the scene.
Several people drove the carriage to the nearest post station. Zhou Shaoyu had a token, and the postmaster immediately provided convenience and vacated the kitchen for Xie Yanyan.
Xie Ning helped wash the pots and collect firewood.
Xie Yong helped Xie Yanyan move a large wooden barrel from the car.
"Second brother, help me wash the chicken feet."
Xie Yong opened the lid of the wooden barrel and found that it was filled with white chicken feet.
A large wooden barrel contains at least three hundred chicken feet.
He was shocked. When did his sister buy so many chicken feet? And why are these chicken feet so fat?
Xie Yanyan said softly: "Brother, I bought this from a foreigner in Xiangyang City."
Xie Yong was puzzled, but apart from buying from foreigners, it seemed that there was no other place to get so much.
Cut off the tips of the chicken feet and rub them in salt water to clean them.
Put cold water into the pot, add ginger, shallot, cooking wine, star anise and cinnamon, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.
She took out the chicken feet and soaked them in the freshly drawn well water. In order to make the chicken feet crispy, she transferred some ice cubes from the space and put them in.
Zhou Shaoyu kept watching and was shocked.
First of all, there were so many chicken feet, so white and so fat, they definitely were not from the 30 chicken feet he brought.
Also, where did she get the ice?
But Xie Yanyan's face was serious, and Zhou Jin was standing next to him, craning his neck to look, so he didn't ask.
While freezing the chicken feet, Xie Yanyan began to prepare the marinade.
Pour soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, balsamic vinegar, salt into a bowl, then add two bowls of cold boiled water.
Dice the onion, slice the lemon thinly and remove the core, chop the chili into rings, wash and cut the coriander into small pieces, add them all to the sauce, and then add sesame oil.
When the chicken feet are cool enough, start to debone them.
Xie Yanyan demonstrated how to remove bones and asked the whole family to do it.
Zhou Shaoyu looked at Zhou Jin, who immediately rolled up his sleeves and said, "Miss Xie, I'll do it too."
Xie Yanyan nodded and told them the technique of deboning, telling them not to use brute force.
The little bun said, "Auntie, I want to peel chicken feet too."
Xie Yanyan said you don't have to work. Did you see that brother? Just wait to eat like him.
Zhou Jin burst out laughing.
Zhou Shaoyu said with a smile: "Call me uncle."
Yesterday, it was listed on "Today's Flash Sale" and I left a message in the comment section. I wonder how many items saw it.
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