Cypress Boat Floating

Chapter 170 Rejecting Internet Depression

In midsummer, it always gets completely dark later.

It was getting completely dark, but Lu Ci Qiu still locked himself in the room and refused to see anyone.

Since he came back from the Dali Temple this morning, he has not eaten lunch, and it seems that he has no intention of eating dinner. Since he doesn't want to eat, the servants dare not act rashly. Even Ye Jianqing feels uneasy when eating, and Huai Xi is extremely worried. The few white hairs he had were destroyed by him and almost nothing is left.

In order to prevent Huai Xi from keeping his remaining hair, Ye Jianqing, who couldn't bear it any longer, stood up, took the food box from Huai Xi's hand, and knocked on Lu Ci Qiu's door.

"Lu Ci Qiu." Ye Jianqing called out, but no one answered. However, Ye Jianqing knew that there was someone inside.

No one answered, and Ye Jianqing was not in a hurry. He sat down on the ground leisurely, put the lunch box beside him, and opened it directly. It seemed that he was going to eat right at the door of Lu Ci Qiu's room.

Lu Ci Qiu, who was hiding in the dark, was afraid that Ye Jianqing would really eat Lu Ci Qiu's meal. He was very worried and had a lot of ideological struggle. In the end, he forced himself to endure it with the attitude of believing in Ye Jianqing.

"Okay, if you don't want to come out, then stay here. It seems that you are in good health. You are not hungry even though you haven't eaten for a whole day. Just now, Eunuch Huaixi asked Chef Zhang to prepare a lot of your favorite dishes. Since you don't plan to come out, I will help you eat your meal directly."

The food in the lunch boxes had just been prepared and put in, and when they were taken out they were hot and full of fragrance.

"Hmm~ It smells so good. Today, Chef Zhang Yu made pork ribs with soy sauce. This is my favorite dish. The aroma right out of the pot, the sauce is so thick, and the ribs are so soft. I can eat one in one bite. Oh my god, it's so delicious. I feel like I can eat two bowls of rice in one go." Ye Jianqing took out the ribs, picked up a piece for himself with chopsticks, and ate it with satisfaction. He didn't care about Huai Xi who was hiding outside and worried.

"This is for the prince, why is Miss Ye eating it by herself?" Ye Jianqing spoke softly, and her main purpose was to maintain a volume just loud enough for Lu Ci Qiu to hear. Huai Xi and the others who were hiding outside the yard and observing had no martial arts skills, so they naturally couldn't hear what she was saying. They just watched her open her mouth and mumble something, then she opened the food box and sat on the ground to eat.

These dishes were specially prepared by Huai Xi at the request of Zhang Yuchu. They were all Lu Ci Qiu's favorites and were meant to appease him. But now they were in Ye Jianqing's mouth. Although he couldn't say that he was reluctant to part with them, he still had some opinions. He wanted to go out to dissuade Ye Jianqing, but was held down by Yuqin.

"Eunuch Huaixi, don't be anxious. The girl is not the kind of person who doesn't take things lightly. She knows what she is doing. Don't go out and ruin her plan."

Yuqin's words grabbed Huaixi's mind in time. He thought about it carefully and felt that Miss Ye was not that kind of person. Besides, she might really have a way to get the prince to come out for dinner. Anyway, things had come to this point and it couldn't get any worse. So he might as well believe her for once.

"Oh my, these ribs are so delicious! How can there be such delicious ribs in the world? It's a pity that some people don't have the good fortune. Chef Zhang Yu finally thought of cooking the sauce-flavored ribs today. If you miss it, you don't know when he will make it again." Ye Jianqing said loudly in a pretentious manner. What he said made people want to laugh. It was really full of acting.

But who knew that Ye Jianqing was really craving for these ribs. If she had known that tonight's dinner would be the braised pork ribs, she would have come after dinner. These ribs are best when they are freshly out of the pot.

You should know that it is a bit time-consuming to make these sauce-flavored spareribs. Although it is slightly simpler than those at the banquets the emperor eats in the palace, it still takes at least an hour to make. For Ye Jianqing, who has always been accustomed to convenience and speed, this is the first and most difficult dish she has learned, and it is also a dish she is willing to waste time on.

Originally, this braised pork ribs with soy sauce has always been Ye Jianqing's favorite. This was the most delicious dish made by the kitchen staff before she traveled through time. She had always been thinking about it, but she hadn't had a single bite of it since she came here.

Zhang the royal chef in the palace can indeed cook all kinds of delicious dishes, and he often prepares various palace banquets, but he has feelings for Lu Ci Qiu, so when Lu Ci Qiu came out to set up the palace, he followed him here.

But Chef Zhang Yu, who is proficient in all kinds of cuisine, may not be able to cook every dish. For example, no matter how he cooks this braised pork ribs, he can't make it taste like what Ye Jianqing wants.

So one day, Ye Jianqing, who was really greedy, finally decided to cook for himself and satisfy himself.

To make this sauce-flavored spareribs, she had to use pork ribs. That day, she specially asked someone to buy the best piece of pork ribs. After purchasing all the necessary things, she took Yuqin and prepared to start cooking in the afternoon when no one was in the kitchen.

After the ribs are boiled in boiling water with onions, ginger, garlic, etc. to remove the fishy smell, they are taken out and washed with warm water. This way, the washed ribs will not be tough and woody. This is the most important thing. She didn't know this method when she was cooking before. She always washed the blanched ribs with cold water, and the washed ribs were hard to bite. After getting acquainted with the squad leader of the kitchen squad, she learned this method and learned this delicious meat sauce ribs from him.

After washing the ribs, prepare star anise, cinnamon, homemade dried chilies, bay leaves and other spices.

Heat oil in a pan, add rock sugar and stir-fry the sugar color. After the sugar color comes out, add the ribs. When it is almost done, you can add the spices and continue to stir-fry. After the aroma of the spices comes out, add hot water to cover the ribs. Cover the lid and wait for an hour. After an hour, open the lid, pick out the spices and collect the sauce.

The flavor of the spices permeates the ribs. The stewed ribs are full of sauce flavor, soft and delicious. Add a bowl of rice and pour the sauce on the rice. Just this dish can make you eat two large bowls of rice.

The sauce has absorbed the tender taste of the ribs and the aroma of the spices, and has become thick. After eating the ribs piece by piece, if you are still not full, you can cook a bowl of noodles with clear water, rinse the noodles with cold water, and pour the hot sauce on them. It will be a bowl of delicious noodles with sauce. The chewy noodles absorb the aroma of the sauce, and the aroma is fully displayed between your teeth. After eating one bowl, you will want another bowl.

Ye Jianqing waited for a long time until the sauce-flavored spareribs came out of the pot. The moment she opened the lid, the aroma filled the air and the aroma of the sauce hit her face. Before she could try it herself, the aroma attracted Zhang Yuchu, Lu Ci Qiu and others. When they came to the kitchen and smelled the aroma, they forgot why they came and looked at Ye Jianqing eagerly, hoping to have a taste of it.

Needless to say, Lu Ci Qiu had to try it no matter what since he was here. Yu Qin had been accompanying him so she had to try it too. The only one left was Zhang Yuchu. Looking at Zhang Yuchu, his eyes were almost glued to the ribs, and he kept swallowing his saliva. He was obviously a man who had eaten countless delicious food, but at this moment he was staring at a plate of ribs.

His eyes were shining with desire, and Ye Jianqing couldn't refuse, so he had to give him a few pieces. Several people gathered together at a table and finished the whole plate. Ye Jianqing didn't cook enough rice, not enough for everyone.

Chef Zhang volunteered to cook the noodles and used the remaining sauce to stir-fry some tofu, which tasted great when poured over the noodles.

Ever since he ate the ribs that day, Lu Ci Qiu excitedly listed them as one of his favorite dishes and asked Chef Zhang Yu to learn how to cook this dish no matter what.

The host regarded this dish as a new favorite, so as a chef, he naturally had to learn how to make it so that he could serve it to the host. In addition, Zhang Yuchu really liked this dish. So Ye Jianqing was in trouble.

During those days, Chef Zhang Yu did not let Ye Jianqing go. When he saw that she was free, he would take her to the kitchen to teach him how to cook this dish. Fortunately, Chef Zhang Yu really had this talent and knew how to cook. He did not need Ye Jianqing to teach him. He just told him a few key points and he was able to make it after trying a few times.

There were even some improvements afterwards, and after those improvements, Ye Jianqing and Lu Ci Qiu liked it even more, which made him very proud.

Now, Lu Ci Qiu was in a bad mood, so the first thing Huai Xi thought of was naturally the sauce-flavored spareribs he made.

Seeing that Lu Ci Qiu had not come out after attracting her for so long, Ye Jianqing suddenly had an urge to eat all the ribs in front of her. Just when she was frantically struggling over whether to eat or not, the door finally opened.

She raised her head and looked up. Lu Ci Qiu was standing at the door with an expressionless face, but Ye Jianqing could see a hint of smile hidden under the mask of pretending to be cold and ruthless. It seemed that the performance just now had worked.

"Are you willing to come out?" Ye Jianqing retracted her sore neck. Seeing that Lu Ci Qiu came out, she didn't plan to be polite to him. She picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of pork ribs in one bite.

"Didn't you say it was for me? Why are you eating it yourself?" Lu Ci Qiu carefully walked around the food box and went to the other side of the food box and sat down there, imitating Ye Jianqing.

In fact, he had heard it in the room when Ye Jianqing just came. He didn't think too much at that time, he just felt uncomfortable in his heart and didn't want to see anyone, including Ye Jianqing. He didn't allow himself to bring his emotions to Ye Jianqing, and naturally he would keep her out of the door.

Just when he was thinking about whether to let Ye Jianqing leave, Ye Jianqing had already started her performance. It was very deliberate, but every word was funny, deliberately funny.

Lu Ci Qiu knew that Ye Jianqing did it on purpose.

But Ye Jianqing had tried so hard, how could he let him down, so he opened the door and came out.

"Let's eat together. Chef Zhang should have cooked a lot." Ye Jianqing ignored him and opened his mouth to take another piece of ribs. Anyone who didn't eat at this time was a fool.

"Tell me, am I really useless?" Lu Ci Qiu put his legs together, put his hands on his knees, and rested his face on the back of his hands, looking at Ye Jianqing obediently and innocently.

"It's not even night yet, and already people are starting to listen to music online?" Ye Jianqing glanced at the sky. It was still some distance away from midnight.

"What internet?" Lu Ci Qiu frowned slightly. He didn't understand.

"It's okay, I just said it casually." Ye Jianqing said "oh", then he realized that he had just said it casually and brought out a modern joke.

"Don't think about yourself every day. Everyone is born into this world with his or her own mission. Just do what you should do and do it the way you should do it. Just do what you can."

It’s not known how much of Ye Jianqing’s words of comfort Lu Ci Qiu listened to. All he knew was that he turned his face to the other side and stared at the sky in a daze.

Ye Jianqing didn't disturb him. Anyway, there were still a lot of dishes in the food box. She hadn't eaten yet, so she would eat first as a sign of respect. Ye Jianqing thought it was stupid to think about these trivial things at a time like this without filling her stomach first.

After a long while, Lu Ci Qiu's voice finally came out in a muffled voice: "Is what I did wrong? But the case has not been investigated yet, how can we return the body so easily?"

"How should I put it? You are not wrong, your second brother is not wrong, and those people are not wrong. You are just focused on solving the case. Your second brother is in this position, and the lives of the living people are also important to him. Those people have lost their families, they miss their families, they want to give their families a decent death, and they want to have a place to worship, so you are all right."

Lu Ci Qiu hesitated: "Then... why..."

"You are all right. It's just that we don't have enough technology to preserve the body completely. We didn't give the people the confidence. The murderer did it so well that you couldn't find any evidence."

Ye Jianqing glanced at him and took out a piece of dessert from the lunch box. Today it was sweet osmanthus cake.

“Everything you do now while alive is because you have a reborn perspective. You know what happened at this point in your previous life, so you have plenty of time to take precautions in advance.

But don't forget that what you know and see are what you saw and heard before you were reborn. There are still many, many things you haven't seen, and no matter how many times you are reborn, as long as you have not experienced them, you will never know them.

So you have to be mentally prepared, don't think that you are a man with a script and can do everything. No matter how many times you are reborn, this is the first and last time you are alive. We don't have so many lives, and we can't rely entirely on that unrealistic rebirth. "

Ye Jianqing spoke to Lu Ci Qiu in a serious and earnest voice. She also felt that Lu Ci Qiu was too successful. Sometimes having a God's perspective is not a good thing.