Chapter 445: Wild Meat Family Feast
Zhu Yujiao realized that she was out of shape, and hurriedly smiled: "No, sister, I'm very happy." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Li Jing blinked and said with a smile: "Little sister, my mother said, now that you are married to my father, we will be a family in the future." You know, we have a good relationship as a family, and my brother and my sisters get along very happily. Sister, you should be happy in our family in the future. ā
Zhu Yujiao hugged her and smiled: "Yes, it's all a family, Xiaojing'er, you really know how to speak." By the way, my sister asks you, how do you feel about your father, and how are others? ā
Li Jing saw Zhu Yujiao's smile on her face, and laughed again: "Then it goes without saying that my father is the best father in the world, and he loves us." ā
"Yes, it seems that your father often has to go far away, I heard that he rarely comes home, but is it true?"
Zhu Yujiao asked tentatively again.
Before Zhu Yujiao got married, although she lived in the deep palace, she could hear a little bit of wind outside, and she knew that the most outstanding Tang Guogong of the Ming Dynasty had been fighting in the east and west for many years, and it was indeed difficult for the Gu family to take care of the family.
Hearing Zhu Yujiao's question, Li Jing's face also showed a look of loneliness, and she subconsciously pouted.
However, she blinked her eyes, and she still hurriedly helped Li Xiao explain: "Little sister, my mother said that my father has a high position, so naturally there are a lot of things." Moreover, my mother also said that because there is always a war outside, my father has to lead troops to quell the chaos, so there is no way to go out all the time. Li Jing paused, and said with a smile: "However, although my father always travels far away, every time he comes back, he will bring us delicious food and fun." Do you know, a few months ago, my father came back from Nanyang and brought us a lot of big coconuts, all of which were the size of a stone lion's head outside the house, and you could pour out the sweet and delicious coconut water from it by piercing a small eye on the skin with a sharp hammer, young lady, you must have not drunk it yet, right? Zhu Yujiao laughed, although she was a royal princess, she had never eaten something as novel as a coconut. Speaking of this, Li Jing said with a regretful face: "In addition to the coconut, Daddy also brought us a lot of delicious things like bananas, pineapples, mangoes, etc. Daddy said that these things were brought back from Nanyang thousands of miles away, and in order not to rot on the road, they were specially picked when these fruits were half-ripe, and they were naturally ripe after being transported to home. It's a pity that we have eaten all these things, young lady, you are too late to come to my house, otherwise, I will leave some for you to eat. Zhu Yujiao laughed, she couldn't help but kiss Li Jing's round and cute little face, and said: "It's rare for Jing'er to be so well-behaved, then sister, I thank you first." By the way, let me ask again, what about your father, what did he do? Li Jing grinned again: "Do you want to know?" "Of course I want to know." "Let me tell you, my mother gave my father the idea in the morning, let my father go to Dengzhou outside the city to get some game and come back, and give the princess a taste." Li Jing smiled. "Hunting game?" Zhu Yujiao was obviously a little unable to turn around. "Yes, my mother likes to eat game the most, so she gave my father the idea to go and get some game back, so that my sister can also have a good meal. My mother also said that when she met my father, it was my father who beat her a hare, which tasted delicious, and my mother finally decided to marry my father. "After listening to Li Jing's fifteen and ten, telling the love stories of her mother and ancestor Wan'er and Li Xiao, Zhu Yujiao was very happy, and she couldn't help laughing, and before she could reply, there was a sudden sound behind the door." Jing'er, what nonsense are you talking about? How can you arrange your mother and your father like this in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Zhu Yujiao looked up, and saw a young woman in gorgeous clothes walking in with a red face. Sister, this is my mother. Li Jing grinned. In Xia Zu Wan'er, meet Her Royal Highness the Princess. Zu Wan'er walked over with a flushed face, blessed Zhu Yujiao, and then laughed in a low voice: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the children have no knowledge, and their mouths are not stopped, don't take these nonsense words to heart." Zhu Yujiao hurriedly said: "Sister doesn't have to be polite, Jing'er and I are just chatting, please sit down." Zu Wan'er sat down sideways, she looked at Zhu Yujiao, but she didn't sigh in her heart. This Zhu Yujiao, although she looks good, but she is still young and her body is insufficient, and the emperor is so eager to marry her to Li Xiao, which is really emotional. Fortunately, her husband Li Xiaoguo is a righteous gentleman, and on this wedding night, he was very polite to Zhu Yujiao and did not do anything rude, which is really rare. Thinking of this, Zu Wan'er smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, from now on, we will be a family." If you have anything to say, what is on your mind, you can talk to us, don't hold it in your heart. Even if there is anything unhappy, you can say it, and we will help you solve it. Zu Wan'er's words made Zhu Yujiao's heart warm, she hummed, and then chatted with Zu Wan'er about Yan Yan, and gradually chatted more and more intimately, and the two suddenly felt that their relationship had become much closer. At noon, because Li Xiao did not return, Zhu Yujiao also went to Zu Wan'er's side to dine with her. After the meal, Zhu Yujiao, Zhuo Naxi and others also came over, and several of Li Xiao's wives and concubines chatted together about some short words in the parents, but the atmosphere was also harmonious and happy. It wasn't until nearly dusk that Li Xiao returned from Longshan with a group of entourages and the Mongolian concubine Ingmar. Originally, Li Xiao went out hunting this time because he wanted to go with only his own guards, but he didn't expect that after Ingmar got the news that he was going to hunt, he clamored to go, and Li Xiao had no choice but to take her there. Ingmar took her bow and arrows and stepped on her horse, her smile brighter than the sun in the sky. This daughter of the grassland really likes this feeling of going out to hunt so much. Because it was early summer, the weather was very warm, and there was a lot of prey in the forest, the hunt went very smoothly, and a wild boar, a wild deer, three pheasants and three rabbits were killed. Later, seeing that it was getting late, Li Xiaocai took Ingmar and his subordinates and returned to Dengzhou City together. Li Xiao gave the wild boar and a pheasant and a rabbit to the guards, and let them go down to get food by themselves, which was regarded as a consolation for their hard work that day, and the guards accepted Li Xiao's reward, and everyone's faces were full of joy, so they took the prey and retired happily. As soon as he entered the Tang State Mansion, Ingmar couldn't hold back anymore, so he took matters into his own hands, set up a posture in the courtyard, and began to have a live barbecue. Of course, at this moment, Tang Guogong Li Xiao took two little servants and smiled at her on the side. Li Xiao's wives and concubines took their children and watched from the sidelines. The princess of Kunxing, Zhu Yujiao, was also very curious and came to the courtyard to watch, a live barbecue that she had never seen. She saw that Li Xiao and the two little guys were setting up a stove and setting up a grill, and Li Xiao's concubine Ingmar was extremely skilled in skinning the wild deer, removing it from the water, and then forking the entire deer body with a steel skewer, fixing it on the grill, and then cutting a deep hole in the deer with a knife. After cutting the whole deer body, she dipped the brush in honey and sauce, and wiped it off the whole deer one by one, especially the deep cuts, which were filled with honey and sauce. Soon, the deer body, which was originally bloody, was smeared into a uniform dark brown. Next, Ingmar began to do the same with the two hares. The two pheasants, after only being plucked by the servant and removed from the water, are also forked with a steel fork and fixed on the grill. Soon, the fire was lit, and Ingmar roasted the prey herself, and in a short time the game gradually turned an enticing brown color, and the rich aroma of meat filled the whole yard. "Princess, see it, our little Sao Tartar at home has very good craftsmanship." Zhu Yujiao on the side turned her head and said to Zhu Yujiao with a smile. Zhu Yujiao pursed her lips and smiled, to be honest, she has always been dressed in fine clothes and jade food since she was a child, and she has never seen such a bold and direct way of eating. She couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, this Li Xiao's wife and concubine, it seems that the relationship is really good, maybe, at home in the future, she can live peacefully and quietly. At this time, seeing that the meat was almost roasted, Ingmar shouted: "Li Xiao, it's almost baked, go and let the next person bring the wine, today our family will have a good meal in the courtyard." Li Xiao promised loudly, and soon with the assistance of the two servants, the tables, chairs, tables and stools were set up in the courtyard, and the wine, vegetables, melons and fruits, and the roasted game meat had also been cut by Ingmar himself and the two servants, and the roasted meat was cut with a knife, and served it on a plate, and it was piled up on a full table. Ingmar, who was busy with sweat, sighed while busy cutting meat: "Alas, actually, in our grassland, these roasted game meats are interesting to eat by themselves, but now it's good, I will come to be a cook for you." When Li Xiao heard this, he joked beside him: "Hey, those who can work harder." Look at you, do a little bit of things and your tail, there is a way to follow the local customs, so that you can eat cleaner by dividing the meat into plates. Ingmar gave him a sneer, but smiled at the corners of her mouth, and continued to keep busy. Li Xiao took one of the plates of barbecue meat and asked the two servants to bring it down, so that they could also share the game they had hunted, and if they were fine, they wouldn't have to come over. The two little guys were overjoyed and retreated again and again. At this time, the sky was already dark, the sunset was in the distant mountains, and the red clouds in the sky were all over the sky, drenching the whole yard into a misty dark red. At this time, Li Xiao had already let people hold the lamps and candles, and the whole courtyard was brightly lit, Li Xiao sat at the head of the table, drinking with his wives and children at the same table, and sharing the joy of family. The order of each person's sitting is on a large round table, Li Xiao sits in the direction of due north, next to it is Princess Zhu Yujiao of Kunxing, and on both sides, there are his wife Zhu Yujiao and Zu Wan'er, and at the bottom of the table, there are concubines Zhuo Naxi and Ingmar, and at the bottom of the table, sitting diagonally, is Li Xiao's maid Makata. Li Xiao first poured a full glass of wine for Princess Zhu Yujiao of Kunxing. Zhu Yujiao was a little flustered, and hurriedly said: "Husband, this palace is not good at drinking and sprinkling...... Li Xiao smiled: "It's okay, this sprinkling of glutinous rice is not high, princess, you drink it slowly." These are the closest family members, even if they are drunk, there is no need to be suspicious of gaffes. Zu Wan'er on the side smiled and persuaded: "Princess, this wine is very shallow, it's okay, you really can't get used to it, just drink a little." Seeing that everyone came to persuade her, Zhu Yujiao's face turned red, so she took the cup of wine full of sieves and put it in front of her. Afterwards, Li Xiao poured himself a full cup, then raised his glass and persuaded her: "Princess, just one word for your husband, you are welcome to come to my house, and no matter what happens in the future, you can discuss with them." Anyway, if you come to my house, you won't let you suffer the slightest grievance for your husband. The rest of the words are all in the wine, and the husband does it first as a respect. After Li Xiao finished speaking, he tilted his neck and drank the wine in the cup. Zhu Yujiao's eyes were slightly red, so she took a sip gently. Next, Li Xiao filled a glass for all his wives and concubines, and then returned to his own position, and poured himself a full glass of wine. "For my husband, let's toast the princess again, welcome the princess to marry into my family, and hope that in the future, you can care for each other and live in harmony." As soon as Li Xiao's words came out, everyone laughed, and then, everyone raised their glasses together and toasted Zhu Yujiao one after another. When Zhu Yujiao saw these smiling faces, she was also very happy in her heart, and she drank this cup with everyone. After the family ate a few bites of food, Li Xiao raised his wine glass again and persuaded his wife Zhu Yumei affectionately: "County lord, my husband is busy with government affairs, and the family affairs are entrusted to the county lord to manage, it is really hard for you, this cup of wine, I Li Xiao respects you, thank you for the county presiding over the family governance." The time at home for the husband is always short, this princess Kunxing, I entrust it to you for the husband. She is still young, and I would like to ask you to take care of her at home in the future. After Li Xiao finished speaking, he let out a sigh and leaned his neck first. Listening to Li Xiao's words full of expectation and affection, Zhu Yumei's eyes flashed with tears, she covered her sleeves with one hand, held the cup with the other and said: "Husband, between husband and wife, why be so polite." As an eldest woman, I should be in charge of the whole family, so why should I say thank you? But you, husband, for the sake of family and country affairs, fought in the east and west, attacked in the south and the north, and did not have a day to rest, but the heart of the county was very distressed. Don't worry, the princess is my cousin, and I, as a cousin, have no reason to take care of her wholeheartedly. After she finished speaking, the wine glass was raised, and it was also a full glass, and in an instant, a beautiful pink face was like a layer of tempting rouge on the cage. Next, Li Xiao toasted one by one, persuaded almost every wife and concubine, and told everyone again, hoping that after they left home, they could take good care of the princess, and everyone agreed not to mention it. Seeing Li Xiao telling all his wives and concubines to take care of themselves, Zhu Yujiao was very moved, but she felt that her nose was sore, and she wanted to cry very much. Subsequently, Li Xiao continued to talk and laugh with a group of wives and concubines, staggered cups, and ate wild game, and the atmosphere was very harmonious at the whole family banquet. This family banquet was eaten until late, the bright moon hung high in the sky, and the clear moonlight reflected the courtyard of laughter and laughter more warm and happy.