"Hey!" Tang Shiyue was immediately displeased, "What's that tone of yours? Is this a small matter? The son of the commander at the border is so jealous of A Jing that he wants to get rid of him as soon as possible, and he still comes to the door eagerly, sandwiched between them. Who knows what will happen? A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, right?"
"Besides, A Jing wants to go back to Northwest Pass mainly because of the Huo family, not because he doesn't have the ability to leave Northwest Pass. Since he can make a name for himself elsewhere, why does he choose to go to dangerous places? He wants to defend his country and make achievements, not to engage in infighting."
Yan Dong thought for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense."
He still said naturally: "So, where does he want to go?"
Tang Shiyue said: "He seems to want to go to Anlan Pass. He is learning about naval warfare! He told me a lot, but unfortunately I can't remember it clearly. Anyway, he said that Northwest Pass and Anlan Pass are two unstable places in Dayan, which are hidden worries! So if you want to join the army, these two places are the first choice."
Yan Dong nodded.
He then said, "Sure, I can recommend him."
Tang Shiyue's eyes lit up: "Is it reliable?"
"Don't worry," Yan Dong said, "Sheng Qi's brother-in-law is the deputy envoy over there. Just ask him to write a letter to recommend him. Yan Shiwei is a generous person who knows how to appoint people to the right positions. If he is really capable, he will not treat him badly."
"Oh?" Tang Shiyue's eyes rolled, and she immediately said, "Then this can't be considered a favor from you! I can obviously go directly to Sheng Qi!"
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Yan Dong held his forehead with his hand: "..."
"Isn't it?" Tang Shiyue said, "I can cook any dish and Sheng Qi will definitely agree."
Yan Dong said, "What do you want me to do? Just want the emperor to say a word?"
"Let me think about it again," Tang Shiyue said, "I have to use this favor in the most critical place! I can't waste it!"
She said it very frankly.
But to someone like Yan Dong, who has been involved in scheming since birth, it sounds doubly pleasant.
Yan Dong nodded with a smile: "That's right! Then think about it carefully."
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Yandong's men were incredibly efficient and produced the experimental products the next day.
They are made of wood.
Tang Shiyue also held back and did not tell them to use clay. She would never underestimate the wisdom of the craftsmen and believed that they would be able to make improvements step by step soon.
In the blink of an eye, it is New Year’s Eve.
Shopkeeper Shen came over to give her New Year gifts, all kinds of snacks, candies, and a lot of aquatic products. In this dynasty, there are fish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish, a dazzling array, but you can't usually eat them, and the journey is far, so it's rare to get such fresh ones.
He also brought some kombu.
Tang Shiyue took a look and thought, what is kelp? Isn't this just kelp? She immediately prepared to cook some crispy pot to eat.
There are only a few things involved in making a crispy pot. It doesn't require any technical skills, but it does require a lot of fire.
First, boil the kelp thoroughly, wash it, and cut it into strips. Cut the tofu into rectangular strips, cut the lotus root into dices, and pick the back of the pork, also cut into long strips. Tang Shiyue also added some fish cubes.
Then mix the brown sugar, salt, cooking wine, soy sauce and aged vinegar, and chop the onion, ginger, garlic and aniseed.
First put pork bones in the pot, then add kelp, meat, cabbage, lotus root, tofu, fish pieces, onion, ginger, garlic and star anise, pour the prepared sauce, and cook for two or three hours, until the dish is "crisp" and can be poked with chopsticks, then it is ready to eat.
After Sheng Qi tasted it, he started to flatter her again, and said, "Ayue, I actually felt very close to you the moment I saw you!"
Tang Shiyue said faintly: "You feel familiar when you see my dishes, right?"
"No!" Sheng Qi said, "Although I love to eat, I am not the kind of person who talks nonsense! I really think you are kind! You look very much like an elder in my family, really, very much like me, especially your eyes."
Tang Shiyue didn't believe it at all: "Really? Who does he look like?"
Sheng Qi said: "Like my sister's mother-in-law."
Tang Shiyue: “…”
Damn, she’s only thirteen and looks like an old woman?
She turned and left.
Sheng Qi still didn't know what the problem was: "Hey? Why did she leave? I didn't lie, it really looks like her!" He pulled Yan Dong: "Uncle, don't you think so?"
Yan Dong said helplessly: "Say less, it's too much, she must be tired of listening to it."
Tang Shiyue was not really angry.
She didn't dislike enthusiastic people like Sheng Qi. She would listen to storytelling when she was bored. He was quite handsome and didn't have to spend any money.
Chinese New Year is all about eating and drinking. Tang Shiyue even made salad dressing with egg yolk and flour, which can be mixed with pears, apples and drunken dates for a sweet and refreshing taste.
She also worked hard to make fried dough sticks.
Yes, there was no fried dough sticks in this dynasty. You should know that the earliest name of fried dough sticks was "fried Qin Hui", which was not available until after Yue Fei. She just gave it to the butterfly.
After frying them, Tang Shiyue saw Sheng Qi standing at the kitchen door waiting to eat. Suddenly, an idea moved her. Then she turned around holding the plate of fried dough sticks with a somewhat confused expression, the kind of confusion that felt like "I actually made it."
Sheng Qi also ate one: "Mm, not bad, not bad! It tastes quite good. What is this called?"
"We haven't come up with a name yet," Tang Shiyue said, "How about calling it a dough stick? A dough stick? Or a fried dough stick? Deep-fried dough stick?"
Sheng Qi didn't care about the name and ate another one: "Ayue, how come you are so amazing? I have never eaten anything you made! How did you come up with this idea?"
Tang Shiyue shook her head and said with a complicated expression: "Actually, I can't explain it clearly."
Sheng Qi looked up while chewing: "Huh?"
She seemed to be in a talkative mood all of a sudden, and lowered her voice: "Did you know that I was a fool before?"
Sheng Qi was a little surprised: "Really?"
Look, there are very few truly simple people in this world. No one would believe them if they said they hadn't checked on her. But even for Sheng Qi, who looked heartless, this surprised expression was very sincere and flawless.
"Of course it's true." Tang Shiyue showed off her best acting skills: "I was stupid for several years. When my grandmother kicked me out of the house, I almost died. When I woke up later, that feeling... was like I had slept for a very long time and suddenly woke up."
Sheng Qi was surprised and asked, "When you are stupid, is it like a nightmare, unable to move?"
"Not really," Tang Shiyue said, "After I woke up, I thought back to the time when I was stupid. I still remember most of the things, but... I felt uneasy."
He asked, “Like other people’s business?”
"No," his question made her secretly alert, frowning and said, "I can't explain it clearly, I just felt that at that time, I just looked, I didn't think... How should I put it, for example, if you are Sheng Qi, when I see you, I will think whether you are a good person or a bad person? Whether you are good-looking or not, or whether you like to talk, etc., I have many thoughts, but at that time, I just seemed to know that you are Sheng Qi, but I didn't think anything."
"Oh!" Sheng Qi said, "So after you wake up, you will know everything?"
"Not really, it's a feeling." Tang Shiyue said, "Take this thing for example, I suddenly had an idea that it would taste good if I cooked it this way, and then I tried it based on my feelings. After trying it, I felt that, yes, it's like this... Do you understand? That feeling is like I've seen it before."
Sheng Qi looked at her: "How amazing! She's like one of those people who is born with the knowledge!"
Tang Shiyue asked: "Have you ever had this feeling of déjà vu when you see a person or a place?"
Sheng Qi's expression gradually became a little dazed: "It seems to be true."
Tang Shiyue asked: "Do you know any eminent monks?"
"High monk?" Sheng Qi asked, "What do you want to see the high monk for?"
Tang Shiyue said, "Because," she said halfway, then waved her hand, "Nothing, I just want to ask him."
"Speak now!" Sheng Qi shamelessly grabbed her collar and acted like a spoiled child: "Although I love to talk, I will never say anything that I can't say!"
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