Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 173 Xiangyang Beef Noodles

Hibiscus Garden.

Huang Ye looked at the snowflakes falling above his head, and his thoughts drifted away.

When she was leaving the palace, she and Wang Yuan had already made an agreement that if both of them failed, they would visit each other when they returned, so as not to let down the friendship they had established in the palace for the past month. Unexpectedly, although only five were selected in the end, Wang Yuan was also chosen and named a talented person. She entered the palace on the same day as her after the Chinese New Year. It seems that they have a deep bond.

Since receiving the imperial edict, Huang Ye asked the prince to send a letter to her second brother, asking him to see if he could ask for leave to come back and see her. If she entered the palace, it would be extremely difficult for them to meet in the future.

"Is it time for the prince to come back?" she asked Hongdou who was watching the snow with her.

"The snow is not heavy and will not affect the prince. He should be back tonight." The prince kept Huang Ye's instructions in mind and never flew over the capital during the day. When he was at home, he went out early and came back late, so no one knew of his existence except those in the mansion.

"Where are the green beans? Are the beef offal we brought back yesterday braised?"

"Don't worry, miss. I guarantee that you can have the beef offal noodles you mentioned tonight." Green Bean, who was busy in the kitchen, replied crisply.

After returning from the palace, Huang Ye started to prepare for this matter. This was also inspired by the old man's love of eating臊子面. The old man loved noodles. Huang Ye tried to make clear soup noodles for him, but he just loved the spicy taste. So,臊子面 became the old man's favorite. After returning from the palace, Huang Ye began to prepare to make the Xiangyang beef noodles that she had eaten in her previous life.

Speaking of Huang Ye in her previous life, she was an out-and-out foodie. Unlike her peers, she did not like fast food such as chicken steak and hamburgers, but preferred some local delicacies and snacks. During the winter and summer vacations, she would pack her bags and travel around the country with her brother just to taste the delicacies from different places.

During the summer vacation that year, she brought her brother to Wuhan and tasted the authentic Wuhan hot dry noodles, three-fresh bean curd, and Zhou Hei Ya. Then they went to Xiangyang and ate beef noodles for breakfast for a whole week.

To be precise, it is not beef noodles. Beef noodles is just a name, which includes beef offal noodles, kelp and tofu noodles, pork intestine noodles, big bone noodles, pig blood noodles... and so on. People in the Xia Dynasty could not have imagined that in a big room, the electric fan was squeaking and blowing out hot air. People sitting on the seats eating noodles were sweating on their heads and seemed to be enjoying it. As for which restaurant tastes better and more authentic, you can tell by looking at which restaurant has the longest queue at the door and which restaurant has the most people eating at the door.

That week, Huang Ye finally tasted the essence of beef noodles. Because she liked it so much, she went there again. In fact, the noodles were also sold where she lived, but she always felt that she was not in that atmosphere and could not taste the flavor.

Huang Ye had thought about making beef noodles before, but it required mung bean sprouts. Mung bean sprouts are the soul of beef noodles. Beef noodles without mung bean sprouts are not beef noodles. Unfortunately, there were no mung bean sprouts in the Xia Dynasty. After Xiao Zhao came to the capital, she asked Xiao Zhao to keep an eye out for where mung beans were sold. Fortunately, she bought them in a very inconspicuous small grain shop.

Huang Ye asked Xiao Zhao to buy all the mung beans. She planned to plant them on the farm next year. With this, she would not have to worry about having no iced mung bean soup to drink next summer.

A few days ago, she took out some mung beans and let them soak and sprout. Mung Bean finally knew what it looked like, which made Red Bean laugh at it. That small and ugly mung bean was nothing like the red bean, which was plump and beautiful. Mung Bean was depressed for a while. Later, Huang Ye explained the great function of mung beans, and Mung Bean became happy.

The mung bean sprouts were ready yesterday. These original mung bean sprouts are different from the modern ones. Each one has a long thin leg, but this does not affect its crispness at all, which makes Huang Ye very satisfied.

Uncle Chen, the manager, also put in a lot of effort. Yesterday, he heard that a butcher was slaughtering a cow, so he waited there and bought all the cow's internal organs. Lung Dou and his men spent a whole day preparing them, and only put them in the pot to stew this morning. There were too many things to stew in one go, so Lung Dou started stewing another pot just after lunch.

"Sister Ye..." The familiar voice came as expected. It was Qiu Yun'er. Huang Ye turned around and looked towards the door, and saw Qiu Yun'er wearing a fiery red fur cloak and walking in with big strides.

Huang Ye came forward, and the two of them walked into the house hand in hand and sat down to warm themselves by the fire. The chestnuts buried in the brazier were already ripe, and Hongdou picked them up with tongs and put them in a small dish, waiting for them to dry for a while before peeling them.

"Sister Ye, what are we having for dinner tonight?" Qiu Yun'er looked at Huang Ye with sparkling eyes.

"You little foodie." Huang Ye scratched her nose with amusement. Because she walked so fast, a few beads of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose.

"I brought back boiled fish last night. It was such a big pot, but I only ate two pieces." Qiu Yuner complained to her, "You haven't seen my cousin. She eats a lot. And my grandfather, he glares at anyone who stretches out his chopsticks quickly. My second uncle is not a face-watcher. He eats with chopsticks one after another..."

She laughed as she spoke: "I mixed noodles with fish soup and ate two bowls. If the soup hadn't been snatched away, I could have eaten another bowl."

"Fortunately, our two homes live close to each other, otherwise the food would be cold and not tasty when you get home." Huang Ye said to her.

"Well, just heat it up if it's cold. As long as it's food you take back from here, there will be no leftovers." Qiu Yun'er was not afraid of being laughed at. In front of her sister Ye, she didn't want to pretend to be a lady.

"We're having beef noodles tonight. I've asked the kitchen to prepare the alkaline noodles. I'll have Green Bean teach you how to stir-fry the noodles. You can bring some home to your family to try in the evening."

The Qiu family was not stingy. Although Xiao Yuner only brought back some food, they brought a lot of things. The brocade alone was very valuable and was perfect for making new clothes for her grandmother and mother for the New Year.

"Sister Ye, you are so nice..." Qiu Yun'er didn't know how to praise her sister Ye. How could she have so many good ideas and come up with so many delicious foods?