Chapter 43 Those Quacks
"Who said I'm going to go back on my word? You little girl, not only do you not believe in my medical skills, you even doubt my character. I said I would heal your man's leg, and I will definitely heal it."
Xue Banxian was breathing out of his nostrils and looked very angry.
Seeing that he was angry, Jiang Tangtang was not afraid and said with a playful smile: "Then, great doctor, please check the pulses of my children first."
Xue Banxian opened his mouth to refuse, but just as he opened his mouth, his eyes suddenly rolled and he changed his tone, "Just take a look. I'll let you, an ignorant girl, experience my medical skills!"
Jiang Tangtang called all the children over. Xue Banxian only lingered on their wrists for half a second before withdrawing his hand. He said arrogantly, "These are congenital weaknesses. Those quack doctors will probably prescribe expensive tonics and tell them to take good care of themselves."
My goodness, the imperial physician in the palace became a quack when he came to him.
"But considering your child's physique and the fact that he was exiled, he shouldn't look so good. He must have had some kind of adventure along the way."
Xue Banxian frowned slightly, as if puzzled, but quickly put it aside and said proudly: "Fortunately, you are lucky to have met me. As long as you use the medicinal soup handed down from my ancestors, it will not only cure the weakness of your child in the womb, but also dredge the tendons and meridians, making him an excellent martial arts prodigy."
Jiang Tangtang could see that this old man was quite capable. But she didn't know how he developed this boastful nature, always boasting like a charlatan.
"How about it? Do you believe in my medical skills now?" Xue Banxian's eyebrows moved, and he was almost saying, "Come and please me, beg me to cure your child."
Jiang Tangtang was not in a hurry and talked about the beef offal. "Doctor Xue, do you want to keep the remaining beef offal for yourself, or should I help you prepare it?"
Xue Banxian didn't expect that even after showing off his skills, Jiang Tangtang was still so calm. Instead of asking him to treat the children, she turned around and talked about the beef offal. He was very unhappy and waved his hand, "You can do whatever you want with the beef offal."
Jiang Tangtang got a satisfactory answer and immediately started working with He Qiuniang and others.
All the newly bought beef was cut into pieces. Part of it was kept to be eaten fresh tonight, and the other part was marinated with salt and spices and put into a large vat. The beef bones were thrown into a large pot and boiled.
At the same time, Lu Shiyan took Lu Shili to clean the cow offal.
After a busy period of work, a strange fragrance rose from the simple stove.
The prisoners and officers in the camp were already accustomed to it, but Xue Banxian, who had just arrived, was drooling at the aroma.
He didn't care about being angry anymore, and walked over with his hands behind his back and said, "Girl, what are you doing?"
“Of course it’s delicious.”
Jiang Tangtang used butter and some new ingredients she bought at the pharmacy today to make her own hot pot base, planning to have hot pot tonight.
In order to create the feeling of hot pot, she also took out some fresh peppers from the space and pretended that they were wild animals found in the mountains.
Everyone was used to it now; she always found all sorts of strange and unusual foods on the mountain. With the exception of Lu Shiyan, who took a few extra glances at the newly revealed chili peppers, no one else looked surprised.
"I've traveled all over the country for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen you eat like this." Xue Banxian stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck to look at the big pot of red soup.
Jiang Tangtang didn't cook tonight.
After the soup was cooked, it was divided into two pots, one for the officials to eat, and the other was placed in their own iron pot.
Then he took a few pieces of wood and made a simple chopping board on the side, and placed the beef slices, tripe, pig throat, pork tripe, kidney, yellow mushrooms, pork tenderloin, chicken and other dishes on it.
Pork tenderloin, pork kidney, pork tripe and chicken were all sent by the officials when Jiang Tangtang was delivering beef tripe to the officials. The yellow mushrooms and wild vegetables were picked in the mountains by Su and a few servants when they went to the city to buy them.
Jiang Tangtang was the first to throw some beef slices into the pot. After waiting for about a minute, when he saw that the meat was almost done, he said, "Alright, let's eat!"
Jiang Tangtang chose beef belly and brisket for the hot pot. The meat in this part is coarser, but has a good bite and a rich flavor.
Jiang Tangtang doesn’t use a lot of chili peppers, which is only considered slightly spicy in modern times, but for those who are eating spicy food for the first time, it is still a little stimulating.
Xue Banxian took a bite and felt as if his mouth was on fire. He couldn't help but exhale. But he couldn't bear to spit out the meat in his mouth, so he swallowed it despite the spicy taste.
Except for Jiang Tangtang, most people who ate hot pot for the first time had similar reactions to Xue Banxian.
I always feel like my mouth is on fire, but the taste is so delicious that I can't help but eat it. So, one piece after another, the more I eat, the more delicious it becomes.
The Lu family's eldest wife and the officials were eating well, but the prisoners who had to eat only dry rations had a hard time.
Of course, the people who had the hardest time among them were the second and third branches of the Lu family.
After all, the other families have nothing to do with the Lu family's main branch, so it is only natural that they cannot benefit from it.
But the people in the second and third houses felt differently. They were all members of the Lu family, so why should the first house leave them behind to live a good life?
There was resentment in the eyes of Chen and others.
Jiang Tangtang ignored them and poured the boiled beef brain and meat slices into small bowls. He gave them to the group and said, "If you feel it's spicy, have a mouthful of porridge."
She had already cooked meat porridge for them in a clay pot on another stove. However, Jiang Tangtang felt that although they were young, a little spicy food would be good for their appetite.
However, considering their health conditions, she did not dare to let the children eat too much, so she only gave each of them a little to taste.
"Mom, it's delicious!" Lu Tiantian's little face turned red from the spiciness, and her eyes were as bright as stars.
"Brother, I'm a little hot!" Lu Jingheng called his brother, but looked at Jiang Tangtang with some longing.
Jiang Tangtang touched his vest and felt relieved when she saw that it was not wet with sweat.
Then he checked the backs of the other two children and said, "Open your clothes and button them up after you finish eating."
Although the three little ones are young, they are very good at doing things. They unbuttoned the buttons by themselves without Jiang Tangtang's help.
The meal lasted for more than half an hour, and everyone in the Lu family's main house had a full stomach.
Even Mrs. Lu, who always paid attention to her manners, followed Jiang Tangtang's example after dinner, crossed her legs, and half leaned against a rock to rest.
Su was also very satisfied with the meal. Looking at the remaining soup in the pot, she was reluctant to throw it away. She said to her sons, "Yan'er, Li'er, pour this soup into the big clay pot and save it for cooking mushrooms tomorrow."
The climate in this area is special. Although it is early winter, the forest is still lush green and there are many wild vegetables and mushrooms in the mountains.
Su was originally a noble lady who was ignorant of the ways of the world, but under the guidance of Jiang Tangtang, she now knows a lot of wild vegetables.
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