"But the old lady also talked about it." Butler Liu said, "She even mentioned it in front of Old Madam Gu. I dare not say much to the old lady..."

　　"I'll talk to my husband when he comes back." Mrs. Liu couldn't directly criticize the old lady, so she could only wait for Liu Hanlin to come back and let Liu Hanlin talk to his mother.

　　Gu Baiyuan and Gu Baijin had no idea what was happening at the Liu Mansion, nor could they care.

　　When they returned home, they saw a long iron frame set up in the yard.

　　The iron frame was the size of a musical instrument case and was supported by a bracket at the bottom.

　　"What is this?" Gu Baiyuan and Gu Baijin came closer and asked.

　　The cook was standing in front of the grill and said, "Madam San said this is a grill, used for grilling meat."

　　There were many skewers of meat on the table next to it.

　　There are fish and shrimps.

　　"What kind of meat is this?" asked Gu Baijin.

　　Li Mumu came over and said, "These are pork skewers, chicken skewers, lamb skewers, and beef skewers. This is pork belly. This is mushroom tendon."

　　"What are mushroom tendons?" Gu Baijin asked curiously.

　　"It's the piece of meat connected to the pig's kneecap. It's chewy and crispy and has a very special taste. Fat will burst out when you take a bite." Li Mumu said.

　　"Aunt San, what are these white things?" Gu Baiyuan asked.

　　"The thicker piece is the pig's throat, which is the pig's heart tube. The thinner piece is the beef tendon, which are the two main tendons on the cow's back that connect the muscles of the whole body to each other," Li Mumu explained.

　　"I've never heard of it. Why didn't we grill these in our shop before?" Gu Baiyuan asked.

　　"The taste of grilled food on the iron plate is different from that on this grill. Grilled food tastes better." Li Mumu said, "The food grilled on the iron plate tends to burn easily, so it was not served before."

　　"There are also roasted chicken feet and roasted chicken tendons." Li Mumu had someone chop off the leg bones of the chicken feet, leaving only the palm part of the roasted chicken feet.

　　The chicken tendon from the leg bone can be shaved off separately and it can be made into a grilled skewer.

　　Li Mumu introduced them one by one and told them which parts they were.

　　"This is grilled chicken intestines. This is called the treasure in the palm. It is the cartilage bone at the chicken knee joint." Li Mumu said.

　　The treasure in the palm of hand in later generations is actually in this position.

　　At first it was on the palm of the hand, but the amount was too small, so it gradually evolved into the chicken kneecap area.

　　"This is roasted dried tofu, and this is roasted sweet potato skin." Li Mumu said, "The sweet potato skin is actually made of sweet potato flour. Our hot and sour noodles were previously made into round strips. This time, they are made into this wide shape, with pickled sour beans, chopped green onions and coriander in the middle."

　　In later generations, people in Sichuan, Chongqing and Guizhou would also add Houttuynia cordata to the mixture.

　　However, not everyone can accept the taste of Houttuynia cordata, and there are still many people who cannot get used to it.

　　And there is no Houttuynia cordata sold in Beijing.

　　So Li Mumu didn't add it.

　　"These are grilled chicken hearts and grilled chicken gizzards."

　　Gu Baiyuan looked at the stacked vegetable skewers in surprise, "Can cabbage be grilled too?"

　　"Of course." Li Mumu nodded. "Cabbage, potatoes, eggplants, can all be roasted. And these mushrooms, when roasted, are as tender and smooth as meat. They are very delicious."

　　"This is tofu skin roll with cilantro, and this is grilled beef brisket."

　　"What is a cow's chest?"

　　Li Mumu further explained the texture of beef brisket, "It tastes a bit similar to mushroom tendons, but it has more fat and tastes a little crispier."

　　"Sister-in-law, when do we start grilling?"

　　Li Mumu looked up and saw Gu Shangqing, Zhu Yaoming and Huang Kexiao coming over.

　　The person who spoke was Huang Kexiao.

　　"Why did you come together?" Li Mumu asked with a smile.

　　After Gu Shangqing went to the East Suburb Camp, although they came back on the same day, they did not make appointments to come together, and they arrived one after another.

　　"It was a coincidence today that we met at the door. As soon as I entered the door, I smelled a very special fragrance." Zhu Yaoming said with a smile, "When I came in just now, Shang Qing said that you made a new drink called fruit tea today. It tastes very good."

　　Li Mumu sent someone to deliver it to Gu Shangqing. Zhu Yaoming and Huang Kexiao naturally had no share because they were not with Gu Shangqing.

　　But the two of them had heard Gu Shangqing talk about how delicious the fruit tea was along the way, and they were really looking forward to it.

　　"I've prepared it. It's just right for you to drink it to cool down." Li Mumu said.

　　When everyone was present, Li Mumu asked the chef to start grilling the meat.

　　When Li Mumu saw that the fire was almost ready, she instructed the chef how to sprinkle the ingredients.

　　The fragrance came out long ago.

　　The aroma of barbecue can spread from far away and is particularly tempting.

　　Especially since the cook fanned the food while grilling, the aroma would spread even further.

　　Gu Baiyuan and Gu Baijin originally thought of a way to make the barbecue smell spread further away, preferably to the Liu Mansion next door.

　　Unexpectedly, there was no need to think of a way, the fragrance had already drifted far into Liu's mansion.

　　As soon as Liu Hanlin entered the house, he asked curiously, "What delicious food did you cook today that smells so good?"

　　Madam Liu's stomach growled at the smell. "It's the Gu residence next door. Zizheng heard from Bai Yuan and Bai Jin from the Gu family next door that they are having a barbecue tonight. I don't know what new dishes Madam Gu San has come up with. The aroma was already coming over before you came back."

　　Mrs. Liu has been greedy for a long time.

　　Liu Hanlin sniffed, "Then they didn't tell Zizheng how the barbecue was made tonight?"

　　"Not really." Madam Liu said, "Zi Zheng naturally asked, but they said that they would sell it at Gu's Snack Shop in a few days, so for the sake of confidentiality, they didn't reveal it to anyone, so Zi Zheng couldn't tell them for the time being."

　　"The two children also said that it's not that they are worried about Zi Zheng, but there are many servants in the mansion, and it is inevitable that someone will leak it." Mrs. Liu said.

　　Liu Hanlin shook his head and said, "Those two kids are too cautious. Can we tell others about this after we have restrained the servants in the mansion?"

　　"No wonder those two kids are so worried." Mrs. Liu told Liu Zizheng about the fruit tea that Gu Baiyuan and Gu Baijin had brought in the afternoon, and also mentioned about the barbecue tonight.

　　"After the two children finished talking, they left. Zizheng felt strange. They had only been here for a short while, and then left after talking to each other. They did not say why they came to see Zizheng. If they came to play with Zizheng, they should not have left so quickly."

　　Liu Hanlin laughed, "He must be here to show off to Zizheng. Although Gu's Baiyuan is gifted in studying and looks steady and mature at a young age, he can be childish sometimes."

　　Madam Liu shook her head. "Zi Zheng thought so at first, but then he felt something was wrong. Zi Zheng thought about the gossips about the Gu family being spread outside, right?"

　　"Are you saying that the Gu family relies on Third Madam Gu, that General Gu is henpecked, and that Third Madam Gu has the final say in the Gu family?" Liu Hanlin had of course heard that before.