lcionline Chapter 216 Yun Hu Visits
Chapter 216 Yun Hu Visits
Yikang Medical Clinic.
After seeing Zhang Xiuqiao off, everyone suddenly felt the atmosphere become deserted. After all, the clinic really didn't have much business.
Sun Qingyuan's eyes moved and caught a glimpse of Du Kongqing standing behind the counter, her face supported by her elbows, looking out the door with a distressed look. He probably knew what she was thinking and couldn't help but find it funny.
"Congratulations! Doctor Du!" Sun Qingyuan suddenly said loudly.
"Congratulations to me?" Du Kongqing pointed at his face and asked in disbelief.
"Hmm!" Sun Qingyuan raised his eyebrows. "The slow business here just shows that the villagers in Hexi are less likely to suffer from diseases and disasters. Isn't this worth congratulating?"
"You're right!" Du Kongqing nodded, his eyes full of sincerity.
"I am naturally happy that everyone is not sick. No doctor would always hope that healthy people would get sick so that he can support them."
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It was already noon, and Luo Xiaoran invited everyone to have dinner at Luo's house, but unexpectedly, there was already a guest waiting in the yard.
The man was tall and slender, standing with his hands behind his back, his back to the crowd, staring up at several fruit trees in the yard.
The apple and pear trees have already grown fruits, green, in small piles, twice smaller than eggs.
The jujube trees and persimmon trees have just bloomed. Beneath the thick green leaves, the small pale yellow flowers flutter in the wind, looking delicate and lovely.
"Yun Hu?" Luo Xiaoran raised her eyebrows.
The guest turned around and it was indeed Yun Hu.
Today he was wearing a white straight-collared robe, a silver-embroidered cloud-patterned belt around his waist, his hair tied casually with a silver ribbon, and a pair of black satin white-soled court boots on his feet.
The more Luo Xiaoran looked at him, the more she felt that what he was wearing today was a little... flirty.
Luo Xiaoran looked at Yun Hu's cloud-patterned belt and the more she looked at it, the more familiar it looked. She remembered that this was among the embroidery pieces that Qiu Niang asked her to help sell on consignment.
It was also the first time that Qiu Niang saw Yun Hu dressed so refreshingly. She was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head unconsciously, but the moment her eyes moved down, she saw the belt.
She heard that men's belts in Yizhou were in great demand recently, just like women's handkerchiefs, so she hurriedly made two, one of which was now tied around Yunhu's waist.
Qiu Niang's eyes flashed with panic: Just a coincidence, right? She thought.
Luo Xiaoran's words successfully interrupted Qiu Niang's confusion: "Yun Hu, you actually came to visit me. You took the initiative to come to my house today. Could it be that you found tomatoes and sweet potatoes?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Yun Hu's face. He had thought that the Dongfeng caravan was all over Daliang doing business and collecting information, and should be able to find the three agricultural products mentioned by Luo Xiaoran soon.
He didn't expect that half a year had passed and he couldn't find even one of them, which made him feel ashamed.
Yun Hu laughed dryly twice, his eyes wandering left and right, and after a long while he slowly spoke:
“I haven’t found it yet.”
"So why are you here this time?" Luo Xiaoran still asked directly.
Yun Hu glanced at Qiu Niang without leaving any trace. Seeing that she lowered her head and said nothing, he felt a little disappointed. He then turned to look at Luo Xiaoran:
"Didn't you save some chili seeds? I figured the chili should be grown, so I wanted to come and take a look."
vegetable garden.
A large area of soil was divided into criss-crossing squares, with paths between the squares for people to walk on.
Each block is a vegetable garden, in which various vegetables are planted.
Amaranth, eggplant, cucumber, winter melon, edamame, celery...
In one of the vegetable gardens stood more than twenty two-foot-tall pepper vines, with green leaves piled up in layers, and a few bright red pepper tips popping out from time to time in the middle.
"I've only seen the picture you drew before, but now I finally see the real thing." Yun Hu said to Luo Xiaoran while looking at the pepper.
Luo Xiaoran found it funny that Yun Hu's eyes were almost as big as peppers.
"I really treasure these pepper seedlings. No one else in my family has eaten them yet!
But since you are here, you must try the chili!
I just so happen to have some chicken at home, so I'll cook you a spicy chicken dish myself. I guarantee it'll be so spicy that it'll make you cry!"
Ever since Aunt Ji took over the kitchen, Luo Xiaoran only occasionally gave her some guidance on cooking and rarely went into the kitchen.
Today, for Yun Hu's sake, Luo Xiaoran went into the kitchen again and made this very appetizing spicy chicken.
Ask Aunt Ji to help process the chicken. Remove the hair and cut into pieces. Blanch it in boiling water and add salt and vinegar to the water to remove the fishy smell.
Slice the peppers just picked from the vegetable garden, chop the green onions into sections, mince the ginger, and prepare the peppercorns and star anise.
After preparing the dishes, heat the pan and add oil.
When the oil is hot, sauté the minced ginger, peppercorns, and star anise, then add the scallion and chili peppers, and finally a little sugar. You want a spicy taste with a hint of sweetness.
Then put the chicken pieces into the pot and stir-fry over high heat. To ensure the chicken pieces are cooked through, add a little water and cover the pot and simmer for a while. Remove from the pot after the sauce is absorbed.
In addition to the spicy chicken, Luo Xiaoran also prepared a cucumber dish with chili peppers. The other six dishes were prepared by Aunt Ji earlier, making a total of eight, which could be said to be quite sumptuous.
After everyone sat down, Luo Xiaoran took the lead in picking up the unused chopsticks, picked up a piece of chicken and put it in Yunhu's bowl, "Try it!"
Yun Hu was flattered. Luo Xiaoran had always been hot and cold towards him. This time she took the initiative to pick up food for him, so he was afraid that she had bad intentions.
"Do you need my help with something?" Yun Hu did not eat the fragrant chicken, but asked this question first.
Luo Xiaoran saw the expression on Yun Hu's face that said "there are always villains who want to harm me", and responded with an elegant eye roll. Then, without hesitation, she took the piece of chicken back and put it into her mouth to chew.
"It's really delicious! It's spicy and stimulating, with a hint of sweetness. The meat is tender and delicious. It seems that my cooking skills have not deteriorated. Come and eat!"
As the host, Luo Xiaoran spoke, and everyone at the table naturally began to feast.
There is a magical phenomenon at the dining table in Luo Xiaoran's home. That is, everyone enjoys their meal very much. They eat very happily. They are completely immersed in the food and enjoy it with their heart.
Yunhu had just arrived and he unconsciously integrated into the atmosphere. He ate until he was sweating (because it was spicy) and his face was greasy (to say the least).
Seeing Yun Hu enjoying his meal, Luo Xiaoran was also happy.
Judging from the situation in the military camp that day, Yunhu should be a subordinate that King Yan trusts more.
Since Luo Xiaoran has made up her mind to cling to King Yan's thigh, she must build a good relationship with Yun Hu.
"Suck—suck—"
Yun Hu gasped because of the spiciness of the chili pepper. Luo Xiaoran stood up and went to the small square table next to him, poured him a glass of boiled water and handed it to him.
Yun Hu took the teacup and drank it all without thinking, and he felt much better.
"Suck - Xiao Ran, you are right, this pepper is really delicious and stimulating, suck - and it makes you sweat!"
The tip of Yunhu's nose was covered with fine beads of sweat. He had never eaten chili peppers before, so it was normal for him to have such a big reaction the first time he ate it.
Except for Luo Xingchen and Qiu Niang who had eaten chili peppers several times with Luo Xiaoran while fleeing famine, the other people at the table, Sun Qingyuan, Niu Dan, Du Kongqing and Xiang Shu's family, were eating it for the first time and they all "sucked" it up.