Chapter 166 Lychee Complex
Speaking of this matter, Zhong Jing was also a little helpless, so he could only explain with a smile: "Then you must have noticed that those lychee trees are of various sizes, and some of them are so thick that they are so thick that they don't know how to live. How old is it!"
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan nodded quickly: "Yes, yes!"
Zhong Jing sighed with a smile: "That's a long story. At the beginning, the soldiers stationed in Lingnan were all soldiers sent by the imperial court from the north, and they did not recruit local people from Lingnan. Many local people. Haven’t we northerners never seen or eaten lychees? I’ve always heard that lychees are delicious, so I don’t come here anymore and I don’t have anything else to do. Litchi. Don’t worry about it, you may be able to eat as much as you want now, and it’s a kind of comfort! It’s not like every year, more and more lychee trees are planted, and around the barracks There are lychees everywhere, on the mountains, on the edge of the fields. Later generations have also inherited this tradition, but when they come here, regardless of other things, the lychees must be planted."
"I'm not afraid of your jokes, now we grow some every year. Of course, everyone has long been tired of eating hahahaha."
"So it is like this!" Zhao Liya suddenly realized, and basically understood.
Lychee is indeed a "legendary", extremely delicious and precious fruit in the north. Countless literati have written poems about it, which further deepens this stereotype. In particular, the story of Concubine Yang and Lychee and the eternal swan song "a concubine laughing while riding the world of mortals" have touched the hearts of many people, and even made people elevate the status of Lychee.
Lingnan is remote and remote, and they were sent to garrison here. I am afraid that none of the soldiers in the north is happy in their hearts.
But they can't say no.
When you come to this place, it is not surprising that you will use lychee, a legendary fairy-level delicious fruit that the northern people can’t ask for, to talk about comfort, self-comfort and comfort, in order to find peace of mind and stability, and calm depression and unwillingness. up.
So far, planting lychees has probably become a tradition for soldiers. Even if there are countless lychees and they can’t eat them all, they still have to plant them when they should.
It seems to be at ease only after planting it.
Zhao Liya saw a lot of lychee seedlings on the mountain, which should have been planted in the past two or three years.
Shu Yan also understood a little bit, and said with a smile: "Then there are so many lychee trees now, I'm afraid I can't eat them all every year."
Zhong Jing laughed and said, "Where can I eat all of it? This lychee is delicious, and it's easy to get angry. Some people don't dare to eat more! Besides, I used to think about how precious and rare it was in the north. Now that the mountains are full, it is not rare, who is not tired of eating it, but still eats it rarely! But it is still planted every year, and everyone is used to it."
Shu Yan was surprised: "It's still planting, and when it matures every year, there are so many lychees, how do you deal with them?"
Zhong Jing smiled indifferently: "Who cares about it! If someone wants to eat it, pick it up, and when it's too ripe, no one picks it up, just drop it on the ground! This stuff is not worth much in Lingnan."
He thought of something, and couldn't help laughing again: "The leaders of the Huotou army had a whim a few years ago, using lychees to cook, and fried a big pot, and they almost lost their temper The sergeants were beaten up, that stuff was too bad! Later they didn't dare hahahaha!"
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan couldn't help laughing too.
Shu Yan smiled and said: "It's really thanks to them that they figured it out!"
Zhao Liya's heart was moved, and she said with a smile: "Actually, cooking lychee is not bad, but the cooking method of the Huotoujun masters is too simple and rude. Not only lychee, but also many fruits can be used in dishes. If they are well matched, the taste Still pretty good."
These words made Shu Yan and Zhong Jing's eyes brighten, and they both looked at Zhao Liya.
"real?"
"Really!"
Shu Yan took Zhao Liya's hand and said with a smile: "My good sister, you are the smartest. You have so many weird ideas! You teach me quickly, and I will definitely make it out for everyone to try."
"Yes, yes, yes! Sister Xiaoya, tell me quickly." Zhong Jing felt that his heart was itching to salivate.
Zhao Liya couldn't laugh or cry: "Did you forget that there are no lychees in this season!"
Zhong Jing, Shu Yan: "."
"Oh, I forgot! What a pity!"
"This is also easy to handle. Now there are dragon fruit, papaya, jackfruit, and mango. Sister Xiaoya, can you see if there is anything you can use?"
Everyone is a fruit, lychees are fine, so should they be too?
Shu Yan's eyes lit up again when she heard this, and she looked eagerly at Zhao Liya—the eyes of the top students are definitely like this, full of strong desire to acquire new knowledge!
Zhao Liya is funny and heart-moving—she wants to try it herself, so she said with a smile: "Well, let me think about it carefully!"
"well!"
"Okay, okay!"
Zhong Jing and Shu Yan are not all happy.
It’s too late for dinner today, but it should be fine tomorrow.
Dinner was served by Shu Yan, and Zhao Liya helped her.
Zhong Jing originally wanted to call two fire-headed soldiers over to do odd jobs, but the two resolutely declined.
That can't be done!
The two of them cook their own meals, at most they can cook some more, and give Zhong Jing a large portion. The two of them are more than enough to do it themselves. How can they ask someone to come over to help?
That's too hypocritical.
Shu Yan’s main dishes for dinner tonight are barbecued pork in honey sauce, fried bacon with bracken and sauerkraut, roasted old chicken with spring bamboo shoots, two vegetarian dishes, and a soup with shredded bacon and bamboo shoots.
With Shu Yan's skillful hands, each dish is endowed with a more delicious taste, and everyone will never get tired of eating it.
The next morning, Zhong Ming came with two sergeants, each holding a basket of fruit in front of them.
"Ms. Zhao, Mrs. Lin, our general said that you two can use these fruits. If you don't have enough or need something else, just tell the little one, and the little one can find it as much as possible."
Shu Yan cooked a lot of dishes on purpose. As Zhong Jing's right-hand man, Zhong Ming naturally ate some, so he was very active in giving fruit.
Zhao Liya took a general look, oh, it's really rich, besides what Zhong Jing said yesterday, there are also grapefruit, orange, banana, pineapple, and coconut.
Zhao Liya nodded and smiled: "These are enough. You can't use so much for cooking, but it's cheaper for us!"
Zhong Ming laughed: "Miss Zhao likes to eat, and the villain will send you a basket every day. We have a lot of them here!"
Zhao Liya laughed and waved her hands: "That's not necessary!"
(end of this chapter)