Oh my god, these distinguished guests are finally ready to eat.
The waiter, who had been waiting for a long time but didn't dare to feel dissatisfied at all, looked happy. He hurriedly approached and opened the copper hairpin. Suddenly a large stream of white air came out, giving off bursts of coolness.
Inside the copper steamer, a crab that was all red and as big as a basin was placed in the center. The waiter gently opened the lid of the crab, and saw that the crab was surrounded by white ice, but the crab roe inside the crab was blowing hot air, looking like molten lava in the ice and snow, with a strong contrast between ice and fire.
The waiter cleared his throat and introduced with a hint of pride:
"Noble ladies, this is the famous dish of our Daguanlou - Ice and Fire Crab..."
"This crab is taken from Daming Lake. The crabs in our Daming Lake are different from other places. We have to eat them now, at the beginning of autumn..."
"Our crabs, the crab roe must be eaten while it's hot, so that it can be salty, slightly sweet, and fragrant... The crab meat becomes more tender as it gets colder, and the texture is creamy, soft and hard. In this hot summer day, There is also a coolness that moistens the lungs and refreshes the heart and spleen..."
"We make this crab at Daguanlou. The crab meat is chilled and the crab roe is roasted with fire. As the saying goes, there are two heavens of ice and fire. You might as well taste it slowly..."
While the waiter introduced it skillfully, he picked up a long and thin silver spoon from the table, gave each of the three people a spoonful of crab roe, poured it into a small plate, served it with green onion and ginger, and placed it in front of the three people. Later, he used tweezers to open a crab leg, took out a bunch of crab meat, put it into three other small plates, then took the wine from Yang Zhen, and introduced the wine while dividing it:
"This is our famous "Da Ming Chun" wine from Daguanlou. This wine is mild in nature and has the effect of promoting blood circulation and warming the stomach. When eating crab meat, dip it in this wine to retain the freshness and sweetness of the crab meat and enjoy the taste. The alcohol and taste of the wine are almost perfect. Dear ladies, please give it a try..."
Only then did Yang Zhen realize that this was the kind of three-gold-coin-a-pot wine that Tie Zhu mentioned. Unexpectedly, it was only used as a dipping sauce here. The price of this huge crab is probably unimaginable.
How many biscuits are needed for this meal?
Judging from the way the woman and the girl were chewing slowly and taking small bites, they probably couldn't take more than a few bites of such a big crab. The girl, on the other hand, looked at the lady as she ate, but her speed was not slow at all. She had already eaten several plates of crab roe and crab meat. The little face was beaming with excitement, and his eyes were bent into crescent moons. It was obvious that he was eating very happily.
Yang Zhen couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
After the waiter finished dividing the dishes, he stepped back and waited on the side.
The nanny waved, took out a gold coin and handed it to the waiter: "This is for you."
Then he took out another silver coin and called Yang Zhen over: "I'll give you this silver coin to play with."
After saying that, he looked at Yang Zhen with eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Yang Zhen was a little confused, and her first reaction was: Why did you give him gold coins, but I gave them silver coins? But he soon reminded himself: You must not have this kind of comparison mentality! Don’t even question the woman’s assignment!
Yang Zhen took the silver coin, smiled slightly, and thanked her, but her voice was a little dry, but he didn't notice it.
"You guys go down, I don't need your service here anymore." Grandma waved her hand and ordered the two of them.
Yang Zhen was filled with bitterness, as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He once thought that he was close to success, but he didn't expect that he was sent away lightly in the end.
This feeling...
Just like in the previous life, I worked hard to participate in a tender. I went through all the connections, and the tender documents were colorful. I thought that even if I didn't win, I would at least get some success.
As a result, when the bidding was about to open, someone suddenly said: We have changed the plan and your things are temporarily unavailable. Please come back! Are you willing? Of course not willingly.
Give up? What else can you do if you don't give up? No one has this need anymore.
But is there really no chance? Is there anything else you can think of?
Yang Zhen's mind was spinning rapidly, and she forced a smile: "Well... there is actually a beautiful legend about the Ice and Fire Crab. Do you want to hear it?"
His voice was hoarse, like a drowning person trying to make a last ditch effort to crawl back to the shore.
"No need," the woman who spoke said calmly, "We..."
Before she finished speaking, the girl clapped her hands: "Want to tell a story? Okay, okay, I like to listen to stories the most! Mom, I want to listen to stories!"
The woman looked at her daughter lovingly, and nodded helplessly when she saw the expectant look on her face.
"Then let this little brother tell you." She pointed to the waiter.
The waiter was speechless, he didn't expect something like this to happen. Story, what story? This ice and fire crab has a story, why didn’t I know? Yang Zhen quickly picked it up: "Auntie, I read this story in a book, let me tell it!"
"Hmm..." The woman responded noncommittally, obviously not thinking that Yang Zhen could tell any good stories.
Yang Zhen secretly clenched her fists to encourage herself.
He stepped forward, moistened his throat, and began to tell:
"It is said that deep in the Jushan Mountain, there is a white snake that has been practicing for thousands of years..."
"One day, Lady White came to visit Daming Lake and met a shop assistant named Xu Xian..."
"At this time, it was stormy and Bai Niang took Xu Xian's boat home. After Xu Xian came ashore, he lent his umbrella to Bai Niang and went home in the rain..."
…
The story Yang Zhen tells is exactly the popular "The Legend of White Snake" in her previous life. When he saw the big crab just now, he remembered this story. They are all by the lake, and they all use crabs as a medium. Is there any more suitable legend than "The Legend of White Snake"?
Of course, Yang Zhen will not completely copy "The Legend of White Snake". Not only will she move the background of the story to Jushan Mountain and Daming Lake in this world, but also some plots that can be deleted, such as the story about drinking rice wine and showing up to scare Xu Xian to death, and going to the Heavenly Palace to steal Spiritual herbs and the like are also completely removed, and even the important supporting role of Green Snake is gone.
Soon the story tells about the appearance of Fa Hai...
"After Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi got married, they lived a happy life. However, one day, a monk came from the west with great magical power and called himself Fahai. He came to Daming Lake and built a Jinshan Temple here, which was open to the outside world. Promoted to respond to requests, so people from Shuyang County went there one after another..."
"One day, Xu Xian also went to see the excitement. As soon as Fahai saw him, he stopped him and said that he was bewitched by monsters. He was not allowed to go home and asked him to convert to Buddha..."
"The White Snake was furious and went to Jinshan Temple to find Fahai. After a fight, she rescued Xu Xian, but she was imprisoned under Jinshan Temple..."
"Xu Xian is a commoner. He feels powerless to deal with Fa Hai, so he has to focus on raising Xu Shilin, his and White Snake's child. Fortunately, this child is also very impressive. Not only does he have spiritual roots, but he also went to Yunxiao Sect to learn magic..."
Yang Zhen shook her head, becoming more and more involved as she talked. The three distinguished guests listened quietly, a little carelessly at first, but gradually they put down their tableware and were completely attracted by the story...
