spring and autumn officials

The Son of Heaven has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he has good ears and eyes, so he naturally knows that there are people behind the stove, and there are several people at that.

But the emperor pretended not to hear it, and said, "Is there any? Why didn't I hear anything, I'm afraid it's a rat."

After hearing what Qi Lu and the Son of Heaven said, the monarchs and princes who were hiding behind the stove immediately covered their mouths, fearing that they would be discovered. If they were discovered, it is really unclear.

Qi Lu nodded and said, "Maybe Lu got it wrong."

Qi Lu didn't delve into it, which made all the people hiding behind the stove heave a sigh of relief, thinking they just escaped like this.

However, none of these people saw the smile on Qi Lu's lips. Taifu Qi's smile widened little by little, and his eyes were full of cunning. The good show has just begun, how could it end so cheaply?

There is oil rolling in the pan, the fat is already hot, and it keeps bubbling, even children know this truth, the oil should not touch water, once the oil touches water, it will explode like an explosion.

In fact, the reason is very simple, because the boiling points of oil and water are different, it can be easily explained by modern science.Qi Lu is proficient in food management, so he naturally understands this truth. He deliberately did not let these monarchs experience the pain of flesh and blood. How can they remember this special day today?

Qi Lu used to boil lard by himself.Although there are a lot of edible oils in modern times, such as peanut oil, olive oil, etc., Qi Lu feels that the vegetable oil used for stir-frying vegetables lacks a little taste, so he often boils some oil by himself for stir-frying. Vegetarian dishes, that is quite experienced.

When boiling lard, you need to add water. If you want the oil and water to not splash so badly, in fact, it will be better to add cold water when cooking. However, today, Qi Lu deliberately let the oil splash, so naturally he did not pay attention to these reasons.

The oil pan was still boiling, and the oil stars were splashing. The monarchs and princes hiding behind the stove all covered their mouths tightly, not daring to say anything, for fear of being dragged out by Qi Lu, so they could only endure it. It was tantamount to torture, and soon, the gorgeous robes of the monarchs became mottled, not to mention the smell of oily smoke, and all the splashes on the clothes were oil stars, which might not even come out after washing.

Qi Lv boiled a pot of lard, specially added some Chinese prickly ash to it to remove the fishy smell, then controlled the oil, scooped up the oil residue in a small bronze bean, found loose salt, sprinkled some in it, and stirred it with chopsticks.

There was a scent, it was the smell of oil.The fat is boiled out of oil, which can be used for cooking, etc. After the oil residue is refined, all the oil has been boiled out, and the rest is full of "essence". It feels like fried chicken skin. People think that fried chicken skin sounds oily, but it doesn't actually taste very oily, but it is fragrant and crispy, with endless aftertaste.

Qi Lu fished out the oil residue, the emperor had never eaten these before, and was very interested immediately, seeing Qi Lu mix the loose salt in, he said: "Teacher, this is... okay?"

Qi Lu said with a smile: "Okay, it's going to be alright, the Son of Heaven might give it a try."

Ji Lin couldn't wait to take the little bean, and took out a piece of oily residue with chopsticks. It was ugly, small, wrinkled, and even a little ugly. No matter how simple something is, it can become a delicacy in the world, so Ji Lin couldn't wait to throw the oil residue into his mouth.

"Hey..." Ji Lin took a deep breath, and sucked in the oil residue.

Qi Lu quickly said: "It's hot!" But he was a step too late.

That's oil residue, covered with oil, how can it not burn your mouth?

The Son of Heaven was scorched, but his eyes widened slightly, and he said in surprise, "This...is really delicious!"

Don't look at it's just oil residue, the extract of fat oil, it's so delicious that you didn't expect it to be. It's crispy in the mouth, and it makes a creaking sound when you bite it lightly. The skin is crispy and melts in the mouth. Satisfied, the taste of meat melts in the mouth, and it is a mellow aroma that cannot be compared with ordinary meat.

The Son of Heaven took another piece and threw it into his mouth, saying, "I have never thought that this oil refining residue can be so delicious."

As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, many types of oils had appeared.Many people think that the food in the Spring and Autumn Period is relatively poor, and there is no such thing as oil, but it is not the case.In this era, oils and ointments have been clearly distinguished. There are strict requirements on what oil to use in spring, what oil to use in summer, what kind of ingredients to use with what kind of oil, and even what kind of condiments to match.

As an aristocrat, Ji Lin cannot live without oil for three meals a day. He has always known about boiling oil and refining it, but he has never eaten the leftover oil left over from boiling oil. Today can be regarded as an eye-opener.

Ji Lin cleaned up all the oil residue in three or two strokes. In fact, there was not much oil residue, just a small bean. In addition, Ji Lin was tall and was "growing his body", so he had a big appetite, and he ate it all in a blink of an eye.

Ji Lin couldn't stop thinking about it, and suddenly thought that Grand Tutor Qi hadn't eaten at all, and he ate everything up, and he was a little embarrassed, and said, "Teacher, the widows have eaten everything, and I forgot to leave it for the Grand Tutor."

Qi Lv smiled, looked up and saw a small oil residue hanging from the corner of Tianzi's lips, he was afraid that he had eaten too much just now, so he didn't pay attention to the pretense.

All the monarchs hid behind the stove, they could only hear the emperor talking to Qi Taifu, but they didn't dare to raise their heads to look. Qi Lu raised his eyebrows, chuckled, and suddenly leaned forward, grabbing the emperor's front lapel , pulled the person down, and then kissed the corner of the emperor's lips. With a slight twist of the tongue, he sipped the little oily residue into his mouth and said with a smile, "Mmm...it's really delicious."

The Son of Heaven didn't expect Qi Lu to be "playing hooligans" in public, he was slightly stunned, and then his eyes deepened, as if he had switched from a puppy to a wolf in an instant.

Seeing that the emperor's eyes were not right, Qi Lu immediately changed the subject and said, "If the emperor hasn't eaten enough, why don't Lu cook another pot of oil for the emperor? Anyway, this oil can be used every day and can be stored. No need to worry about spoilage and waste.”

As soon as he said this, the monarchs hiding behind the stove trembled in fright, covering their mouths one by one, their eyeballs rolled around, and they looked at each other, which meant——come again? !

Looking at Qi Lu's sly eyes, Ji Lin knew that Qi Lu hadn't been stubborn enough. It was a coincidence that the emperor hadn't eaten enough, so the emperor followed Qi Lu's words and said, "Okay, since If so, there will be Mrs. Lao."

Qi Lu said "politely": "It is Lu's good fortune to be able to serve the emperor."

As he said that, he immediately picked up another piece of lard suet and was about to start cooking it. "Hey hey hey" he walked into the stove with a smile. He didn't look like a cook at all, but like an executioner!

The monarchs behind the stove heard the sound of "tattling" footsteps, they were too scared to breathe, and they looked at each other, but no one could think of a way to resolve it, so they had to continue to swallow their anger.

Qi Lu started to boil the oil again, scooped up a spoonful of water with a "grinning grimace", and said in his heart that it wouldn't blow you to death. With the sound of crackling oil, a spoonful of water was poured in. Qi Lu was already prepared, and immediately retreat back.

When the oil touched the water, it instantly "split" and splashed like an explosion. Because Qi Lu boiled more oil this time, the reaction was naturally more violent than last time.

The monarchs behind the stove have already had experience. They covered their mouths one by one in advance, held their breath hard, and wanted to bear it for a while, and the sea and the sky will be bright for a while. How could they have imagined that the oil star splashed so much this time, Juzi The first one couldn't hold back, "Ah!" screamed out.

Followed by Hou Wei, although there are clothes blocking the oil star, but the oil star does not control the direction, a large drop of oil star splashed out, directly splashing on Wei Hou's face.

"Ah!" Wei Hou also screamed out, one of them couldn't hold back, and even jumped up.

Followed by Lu Gong, and the prince Zhu'er, the prince Zhu'er was even worse, covering his eyes, shouting: "I'm splashed to death! I'm splashed to death!"

In an instant, all four of them jumped out and stood "naked" in the dining room without any cover, staring at Qi Lu and the emperor like this.

Qi Lu couldn't hold it back, he burst out laughing and said, "Who, who is this, who is so cheap?"

The prince Zhu'er said "splash to death", of course Qi Lu knew which "splash" it was, but he interpreted it as another "cheap", which is very appropriate.

Four people jumped out, and fled from the stove by rolling and crawling. As You Xing calmed down, these four people realized that they had exposed themselves, and stood there awkwardly.

On the other hand, Qi Lv showed an expression of astonishment, and said strangely: "This... Duke Lu? Duke Wei? Duke Ju? And Prince Qi, what are you four doing here?"

The four of them were scalded badly, but after jumping out, there was nothing wrong with them. They looked at each other with panic in their eyes.

The four people were not only burned, but behind the stove was dark, full of oily smoke and mud, and there was no range hood these days, so the black smoke from the fire fell on the four of them, as if rolled out of a coal pile Same.

Duke Lu is a first-class duke who has never suffered such a great humiliation. He stammered and said: "This...in fact...actually we..."

When Lu Gong said this, he didn't think of any good excuses for a while. They came to secretly discuss how to deal with the "emperor's tyranny/government", but they were caught by the emperor and they were still in the dirty dining room. How to explain this To be convincing?

Duke Lu hesitated, Juzi next to him disappeared, Marquis Wei was so timid that he didn't dare to look at the Son of Heaven at all, and Prince Zhu'er covered his face, like "holding a pipa and half covering his face", Absolutely "shy".

As soon as Qi Lu clapped his hands, the four of them were all shocked, and Qi Lu said: "Yes, the four of you come to the dining room, I'm afraid it's—"

Listening to Qi Lu's elongated voice, the four people felt their hearts tighten, their throats became dry, and their backs felt cold. Just when they were extremely nervous, Qi Lu said: "I'm afraid I'm hungry, I'm here to look for food." stop!"

When the four people heard Qi Lu's words, the tone was half-truth, half-false, true and false, making the four of them seem to have a furry rabbit in their hearts, but they couldn't expose themselves, so they followed Qi Lv's words , hahaha dry laugh.

"Yes, yes, what Taifu Qi said is very true, very true! We...we are here to find food, and we are very hungry!"

Qi Lu was full of amiability, pointed to the oil pan, and said: "It just so happens that Lu boiled lard and refined some oil residue. If you don't give it up, why don't you stay and eat together?"

When the four of them heard the words "boil lard", it was as if they had been fried by an oil star for the third time. Once bitten by snakes for ten years, they were afraid of well ropes, and waved their hands palely: "No, no, no, no need !"