Chapter 79 Kitchen
Qin You saw her walking farther and farther away, so he immediately chased after her and asked her, "What's wrong? What happened?" Li Zheng didn't answer him. She waited until they arrived at the tent before telling him what happened in the tent.
Qin You was shocked when he heard this, "What? The prince was poisoned with the same poison as Cheng Ze?" No wonder the King of Qi disregarded his own dignity and used the medicine that was originally for Cheng Ze.
Li Zheng heard Qin You's tone as if he knew that person, so she asked him, "Are you familiar with that prince?" Qin You glanced at her. He didn't look like the kind of person who would ask about others. "Why are you asking this?"
Li Zheng rolled her eyes at him. "Isn't it okay to be curious?"
Qin You also put away his nonchalantness and said: "Actually, we are not familiar with each other, we just know each other. This prince was only recently named. After he was named the prince, he came to the military camp to study, so we have only met a few times." What Qin You did not say was that this prince was also unusual. The prince had four children, and he was neither the eldest nor the legitimate child, but he surpassed all his brothers to become the prince.
Li Zheng thought to herself, "No wonder it's like this." She then asked Qin You where she could cook. Qin You immediately showed her the way, excited. Qin You thought, "This is good. I don't have to eat from the same pot anymore. It should be okay to eat from Gu Chengze's food."
Arriving at the kitchen camp, Qin You said to Li Zheng, "Wait here. I'll go in and talk to them." Li Zheng watched the cooks bustling about, seemingly without a spare moment. Suddenly, she wondered if it would be a bad idea to disturb them. But there was no other way. Gu Chengze hadn't eaten in days, so she had to make some nourishing food.
Li Zheng watched Qin You go in and say something to a cook. The cook turned around and glanced at Li Zheng. Li Zheng saw him and nodded. The cook turned around and said something to Qin You. Qin You came back and looked like he was better. Sure enough, Qin You came out and said to Li Zheng, "Okay, go in."
Li Zheng followed Qin You to a vacant chopping board and pot. "You do it. Let me know if you need anything." Qin You also planned to stay here, otherwise it would be inappropriate for all the men to be here. Well, this guy also forgot that he was a man.
Li Zheng looked at the ingredients in the kitchen and asked Qin You to get an old hen, some vegetables, and some mushrooms. She planned to make vegetable and mushroom porridge and chicken soup for Gu Chengze. The main reason was that there was nothing suitable for patients in the military camp. While cooking, Li Zheng saw that there was fish in the basin, but no one was cooking it. So she asked Qin You to get a few more. However, when Qin You brought it over, the chefs all looked at Li Zheng. However, Li Zheng was cutting vegetables and didn't notice. Qin You was thinking about what delicious food Li Zheng was going to make.
Li Zheng took the fish and thought that there was nothing to reward Qin You for working so hard for so long, so she cooked some food for him first. Besides, it was not very good to use other people's kitchen, so she cooked some for them to taste, after all, people should be grateful for the food they have eaten.
The fish looked to weigh five or six pounds, and Qin You grabbed three at once. Wow. She prepared the fish first, scoring them a few times and marinating them with onions, ginger, garlic, and some wine. Luckily, she had some hot pot base in her space, so taking some out shouldn't be a big deal. She planned to make a simple grilled fish, saving the trouble of filleting the fish. Besides, there wasn't any pickled cabbage here.
Li Zheng started to heat oil in a pot for the three big fish. Fortunately, the iron pot in the military camp was big enough, otherwise it would not be able to hold them all. When the oil was hot, she put in the hot pot base, stir-fried the oil until it turned red, then put in the fish and fried them on both sides until they were set. She then added a little water and boiled it. She also added some side dishes, otherwise it would not be enough for so many people.
What Li Zheng didn't know was that the chefs behind her all looked in her direction, sniffing and drooling, but they were still reserved and didn't go over. When it was done, she told Qin You: "Okay, this big fish is for you, but we have limited supplies now, so this is all we can do for now. I can only thank you later."
Qin You saw a large fish being served nearby and swallowed hard, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, I don't mind." Then he saw two more fish in the pot nearby and asked, "What's in this pot..."
"Oh, this is for the chefs. I feel embarrassed to trouble them for so long, so I'll make some for them to try." Li Zheng said as she packed the food she had prepared for Gu Chengze, "I'm leaving now. Remember to go back and rest after dinner." Seeing the darkness in his eyes, it seemed that he would die suddenly if he didn't rest. She didn't want to see anyone around her die suddenly.
Qin You looked at the food in the pot. Although he thought he could finish it, he still held back. He could feel the eyes staring at him from behind! But it was okay this way. After they finished eating, wouldn't it be legitimate to come to the kitchen again in the future? Poor him, the five taels of silver he just took out.
"Ahem, here are some side dishes I made for you to try. Please make room for us." Qin You turned around and saw the chefs busy with their own things, as if they didn't see him. But Qin You was not embarrassed and took his own meal out.
The cooks saw Qin You leave and stopped what they were doing. The bustling kitchen suddenly became silent, with everyone looking at each other. It was unclear who started first, but soon, others followed suit, chopsticks in hand, reaching for the pot. In a matter of moments, the pot was completely clean. Some even ran their hands around the bottom, smacking their lips and muttering something about bay leaves, tsaoko, and dogwood...
The chef who had borrowed Li Zheng saw it and immediately said, "Why don't you leave some for me? I was the one who vacated this seat." Someone immediately disagreed, "Hey, that's not right. They clearly said they wanted us to taste it together. Why should they leave more for you?"
"That's right, that's right. I only took one bite and it was gone. I left some more for you."
“…” Everyone started talking at once and arguing with each other.
"Okay, okay." The chef with the highest seniority among the chefs said, "People will probably come again tomorrow, so be quick when you see them coming, don't act like you did today and ignore them. Maybe tomorrow you can get some food and learn the skills at the same time. As a chef, you don't have to improve your skills and keep cursing here." After saying that, he walked out with his hands behind his back, looking like a master.
But someone exposed his plan with a single sentence: "Master Yu was right in the front. He probably ate the most."
"Yes, that's right. I was right next to him just now, and I couldn't even grab it."
"Yes, yes, I saw it too."
Li Zheng went back and fed him some porridge with a spoon. Of course, she also put spiritual spring water in the porridge.
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