Zhang Shize came from Nanyuan to find Yang Fan, and happened to catch up with Yang Fan's family who were busy getting food.
When the beast saw Yang Fan cooking at home, he immediately refused to leave.
The little girl wears an apron and uses flour to bake a dough on a eucalyptus board. Yang Fan was stirring the oven, adjusting the heat, and put the pancakes brushed with peanut oil into the oven to bake.
Lin Yueru is responsible for stewing the braised pork. Dozens of kilograms of donkey meat in the big pot are bubbling. Toss in marinade. Lin Yueru used a small fork from time to time to check the heat.
Zhang Shize volunteered to crack wood and light a fire.
The cooks at home used various processed donkey ingredients and began to prepare a donkey banquet according to the recipes given by the master.
The head chef Lao Zhang announced the name of the dish, his voice was cadenced, and it sounded very charming.
"Six cold dishes: donkey ears with garlic paste, donkey tripe with mustard, donkey heart in brine, donkey lips in ginger sauce, donkey liver in water, donkey mouth strips in soy sauce. Do you have any questions about the cold dish set?"
The two cooks replied loudly: "No problem, just half an hour will be enough."
"Twenty-three hot dishes: stewed money in astragalus red soup, donkey kick in abalone sauce, donkey skin pot with seasonal vegetables, kung fu donkey meat, donkey steak in soy sauce, roasted donkey tongue, donkey tripe with garlic, braised donkey heart, donkey holy in abalone sauce, silver Bud donkey rolls, nine-turn donkey intestines, rich soup donkey tendons, butterfly donkey health, crispy braised donkey willows, palm donkey treasures, cucumber donkey balls, pan-fried donkey steaks, aphrodisiac donkey four treasures, flavored donkey skewers, fish-flavored donkey shreds, Stewed donkey ribs with ginkgo and gastrodia elata, donkey strips braised with cabbage, and rich donkey meat soup. Are there any questions?" asked the head chef Lao Zhang.
The hot dish team has more cooks, six in total. Team leader Ding Dacheng said: "We operate on a rolling basis, serving every six dishes every quarter of an hour."
"Staple food: donkey meat roasted, whole donkey stewed cakes, white cakes roasted, donkey meat dumplings, donkey meat soup noodles. The master and his wife are responsible for this." Lao Zhang said.
Xiao Niangpi raised her hands and said, "No problem."
While answering, he happily continued to make the fire-roasted pancake crust.
She used to be a typical person who never touched the spring water. It was Mei Xiang who served her.
Now, since marrying Yang Fan, I have discovered that cooking is a very happy thing. Never tired of it ever since. He often takes Yang Fan to cook. Experience the joy of cooking delicious food yourself.
Today, the master said that each of the servants, maids, and various servants in the mansion in Beijing will be given three donkey meat to burn. A bowl of donkey meat soup, a portion of cold vegetables, and two taels of rice wine as a reward.
The servants were very excited. The master and his wife were cooking and actually just having fun.
However, one will be given to everyone every time. It can be considered that the master and the servants have fun together. These things are different every time. These are things I have never eaten before in my life.
After being busy until two o'clock in the afternoon, the banquet finally started.
The banquet was held in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion by the water in the garden. The pavilion has been closed, and there is a briquette stove inside, which is burning warm. The family ate while enjoying the scenery of Shichahai through the floor-to-ceiling windows on all sides.
There was a huge round table with more than thirty dishes on it. Use a rotating glass to move dishes in front of you.
"Wow, donkey meat turns out to be so delicious. How come I didn't realize that before." The little girl burned a mouthful of donkey meat and was so excited that she almost cried. Simply delicious.
"Master, why didn't you tell me earlier that this food is so delicious?" Lin Yueru also complained.
Zhang Shize almost wanted to swallow his tongue, and his donkey meat was on fire after just a few mouthfuls. No time for nonsense. His principle is that when there is delicious food, it is enough to just eat, what a waste of saliva.
"I only remembered it when I was thinking about other things. There are so many delicacies in the world. How could I think about this all day long? This is something I only thought of by chance."
Yang Fan didn't eat the fire roast, but had donkey meat dumplings.
Dip some Shanxi mature vinegar, put it in your mouth, chew it for a while and swallow it. He said with satisfaction: "The ancients said that the meat of dragons in the sky and the meat of donkeys on the ground really do not deceive me."
Many people don’t know the difference between Shanxi mature vinegar and Shanxi old mature vinegar. In fact, vinegar that has been aged for half a year can only be called "mature vinegar", and vinegar that has been aged for more than one year can be called "old mature vinegar".
If Yang Fan wants to eat, he will eat the best. Yangfu's mature vinegar is produced in Qingxu, Shanxi, and is a fine product that has been aged for ten years. It's most delicious when dipped in dumplings.
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru only dared to take one bite of each dish, tasting the taste carefully. Because there are so many dishes, more than thirty dishes, it is easy to feel full, and there is still something left to eat.
Halfway through eating, Yaoguang came back. Xiao Niangpi greeted her happily and sat next to her to eat together. The maids gave Yaoguang a pair of bowls.
"Master, the small train we bought has arrived. There are five locomotives in total, and more than a hundred carriages. As well as more than 500 kilometers of rails, sleepers, and other equipment. They are all in the warehouse in Zunhua New City."
Yang Fan said excitedly: "Great, I didn't expect it to be so fast. His Majesty has agreed to pilot municipal transportation in the capital. The goods have arrived in just a few days."
Yaoguang ate a donkey meat dumpling and nodded with satisfaction.
Putting down Kuaizi, he said, "Don't be too happy. These things can be transported by water. But what to do when we get ashore? How to transport such heavy things into the city."
Yang Fan was suddenly dumbfounded.
Yes, the small train is also a train. The head of the train is 20 tons. How can it be transported in?
I don't dare to take this apart for fear that I won't be able to put it back together. These are all debugged and sent here. Daming does not have modern flatbed transport trucks.
Yang Fan thought for a long time and said: "There is only one way. That is to start laying the rails from the shore. When the rails are laid, just drive the train in."
Yaoguang said: "In this case, we need to add a new line from a city gate to connect to the ring line in the city. I'm afraid you have to communicate with His Majesty again."
Xiao Niangpi said: "Master, there is another way. You can take the boat along the moat to Jishuitan, and enter the North City from the water gate. Follow the Shichahai to the Lotus Market on the edge of the North Street of the Imperial City. Isn't that the northern line of the ring line? Besides, , the Ring Line has not been repaired yet. Only the Northern Line has reserved space for laying tracks."
Yang Fan's eyes lit up, yes, this is okay.
Lin Yueru asked: "Master, what is the size of your locomotive? If it is too big, it will not be able to cross the Water Gate and Yinding Bridge."
Yinding Bridge was built in the Ming Dynasty. With a history of more than 500 years, the current bridge was rebuilt between 1984 and 2011. The Yinding Bridge in the late Ming Dynasty was different from the one seen in modern times. It was taller.
Yang Fan said: "It's ten meters long, two meters wide, and three meters high. The water gate is fine, you can come in. The Yinding Bridge is not clear, we need to measure it."
Zhang Shize said: "This broken bridge was built in the Xuande year. It is very dilapidated. If it doesn't work, I went to Yingtian Mansion and said that we would fund the reconstruction of the bridge and demolish the bridge first."
Yang Fan was also convinced. Zhang Shize, the second generation ancestor, had the courage to handle the matter directly. This method is the simplest. Otherwise, it would take a long time to get it to His Majesty, which would be very troublesome.
Yang Fan made a decision and said: "Let's do it this way. Anyway, we have developed Huangcheng North Street and built a lot of municipal facilities. I think Shuntian Prefecture will be happy to agree. We don't need to allocate funds from them."
Yang Fan said to Yaoguang: "Don't worry, let's set up the framework of the railway construction company first, and transfer all needed personnel from Zunhua. We are recruiting some local construction workers. In terms of materials, we will transport rails and sleepers first. Ballast. Dig out the green belt in the middle of Huangcheng North Street and lay it here first."
