73 Cosmetic Surgery 4 (2/2)
”Ok, then we will have chicken.”
Dolseok murmured.
When Ganghyuk said good food, it meant meat.
If fellows did not like beef or pork, then they would have chicken.
Of course, they had horses at home, but it was very unusual to eat horse meat.
It was especially true in the inland. In Jejudo, they might have eaten the meat of their horses.
”Sir, do you want a chicken soup?”
Dolseok asked Ganghyuk while he walked towards the chicken coop.
”Ah, chicken. Heum.”
Dolseok was a good cook.
He could cook better meat dishes than cooks in the kitchen.
That is why Ganghyuk did not have cooking maids.
The chicken soup Dolseok cooked was exceptional with salt and pepper Seongyong gave.
He did not want boiled one today though.
”Let's fry it.”
”Fry?”
”Yes, we planned to have fried chicken last time but we couldn't.”
”Yes, I remember. Shall I fry it now?”
Dolseok looked around the kitchen.
All the necessary materials were set.
There was enough amount of oil to fry 10 chickens.
”Ok. Let's try this. Hey guys, get up. Help Dolseok dry chickens.”
They got up with the command of Ganghyuk.
Then they went to the kitchen right away.
Ganghyuk went to the kitchen too. That was very unusual.
'I have not fried chickens either.'
Ganghyuk had never fried chickens even in that world.
He did not have part-time jobs either.
'I should have done many part-time jobs before I came here. What I did was learning and teaching only.'
Tutoring was a good part-time job that pays well.
Once he started working as a tutor, he would never be able to work in other jobs.
While wondering how he could fry them, Dolseok attracted his attention.
”Sir, we need to boil them first, right?”
”Eum.”
He did not know the answer. He had no experience after all, but he nodded his head and the fate of chickens was determined.
Splas.h.!.+
Five live chickens were put in the boiling pot.
Makbong and Yeoni closed the lid so none of them could escape.
Sometime later, featherless chickens were delivered to Ganghyuk.
”Shall I put them in the oil?”
”Eum!”
He did not know anything about fried chicken, but he knew it should not be put into the oil at this status.
It should be seasoned and powdered to remove the moisture on the skin.
'They called the flour real powder.'
In Joseon, the flour was very expensive.
It was a precious commodity, so it could be used in the royal kitchen only.
”Eum, I think we need to remove the water.”
”Water?”
”Yes, if it is put in the oil like that, it will cause some problem.”
”I see, hey, get the things to wipe out the water.”
”Yes, bro.”
The Flail got some papers.
They were Hanji, which were very expensive, but n.o.body scolded the Flail.
They were already accustomed to Ganghyuk's spending.
”They are dry now.”
”Then we will fry them. Is the oil hot enough?”
”Yes, sir. It seems very hot.”
Dolseok pointed at the pot in which the oil was boiling.
The expensive perilla oil was boiling in the pot.
Makbong murmured, smelling the oil.
”Oh, it smells good even if we're just heating oil.”
”Yes, now put the chicken.”
”Yes, sir.”
Dolseok put the chicken pieces in the oil pot one after the other.
They rose to the surface soon when they were cooked.
”Oh…”
The smell was fantastic.
Some of the pa.s.sengers stopped and wondered what the smell was.
Among them was Lee Hangbok who came to visit.
He sent his servant to invite Ganghyuk, but he could not wait for tomorrow because he was curious about how Ganghyuk could treat his wife.
”What is this smell. Hem.”
He made some throat-clearing sounds, but the people within did not hear him.
Ganghyuk and his fellows were too absorbed in cooking.
”Let's take them out one by one and eat.”
”Yes.”
They were all charmed by the fried chicken's smell and color.
They took out tonight's dish from the oil pot posthaste.
”Wow”
Ganghyuk exclaimed after he tasted the chicken leg.e
It was the most exquisite dish he had since he came to Joseon.
Ganghyuk was quite picky in his food, but even he was moved by how the food tasted. Not to mention, the others…
”I have tasted heaven.”
Makbong, Dolseok, and the Flail said a similar compliment.
Even girls like Yeoju and Yeoni couldn't help themselves from exclaiming.
They ate chicken without worrying about their swollen lips.
They were too busy eating, n.o.body noticed Hannbok as he opened the door by himself and let himself in.
”n.o.body was answering. It seems you are all at home.”
Hangbok joked.
Ganghyuk dopped the bone quickly and greeted him.”
”Sir?”
”Haha. Sit down. What is so tasty?”
”We fried some chickens. Would you like to eat some?”
”Oh. Well, why not?”
Hangbok sat beside Ganghyuk unreservedly.
”It smells very good…Even though I had my dinner already, it made me hungry.”
”Please help yourself.”
”Ok, then.”
Ganghyuk looked at Hangbok like he was expecting something from Hangbok.
'You will be surprised, Oseong.'
Hangbok took a wing and ate.
”Wow, wonderful.”
Fried chicken made him feel dumb.
He stopped thinking of the purpose of his visit for a while.
After some time of eating, he realized he should talk with Ganghyuk.
”Ah, I did not come here to eat food.”
”What brought you here?”
”I was curious about the treatment tomorrow. Can I know what you will do?”
”Yes, of course. Dolseok, get the book Yeoju made.”
”Yes, sir.”
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