It’s September in the golden autumn, and midsummer has passed.
The sun in the sky has become extremely soft, and the breeze is blowing on the path leading to the pavilion by the river, making people feel so refreshed.
There were several boys standing along the way to guide the way. From a distance, there were no guards. There seemed to be only one person in the pavilion in front, not even a maid.
Lu Su then asked his fellow guards to wait for him by the river. He believed that neither Guan Yu nor Lan Tian could harm him, so he still needed to be more generous.
In the pavilion, Lantian saw Guan Yu and Lu Su approaching, and he hurriedly greeted them and saluted.
"Mr. Zijing, are you okay?" Lan Tian greeted him with his hands raised.
Lu Su pointed at him. He was about to blame him, but suddenly he remembered what Guan Yu had said to him before, so he smiled bitterly and said, "You Lan Ziyu, you are Liu Shijun's General Jingnan..."
Lan Tian smiled awkwardly and led Lu Su into the pavilion to sit down.
There is a cauldron on the table in the pavilion. The boiling soup inside is rolling like waves in the river. You can vaguely smell the fragrance. There are various kinds of fresh meat, vegetables and other raw and cold food cut around it. In addition, there are ten The chrysanthemum stuffed by Lu Su a few days ago, and the coconut in the corner on the ground.
The three of them sat opposite each other. Lu Su pointed to the pot and raw meat on the table and asked, "Could this be the shabu-shabu that General Guan mentioned?"
"Good ingredients often only require simple cooking. The meat Zijing eats has been cooked for a long time and has lost its original delicious taste. It tastes fresh and juicy, especially in winter." Guan Yu Pick up a piece of meat and put it in a pot to boil. Because the slices are quite thin, it will change color quickly and take it out.
The cooking method of scalding has been tried among the people, but Lu Su actually knew about it, so he frowned and said, "It is indeed possible to cook it like this, but it is not as delicious as General Guan said, right?"
There is a shortage of condiments in this era, and spices are more expensive than gold. The common method is to use meat such as fish and mutton to make a soup to enhance the freshness, and then add some side dishes to the pot. This is the collision of meat aroma after all kinds of meat are cooked, commonly known as chaos. stew.
Guan Yu pushed a wooden lacquer bowl in front of Lu Su and said mysteriously: "Shabu-shabu alone is not impressive enough, but using the cooked meat wrapped in this dipping sauce will definitely open your eyes."
Lu Su was doubtful, so he dipped it in the lacquer bowl and chewed it in his mouth. As expected, the taste was extremely rich.
"Yun Changcheng doesn't deceive me. It's really delicious. Please tell me the recipe for the dipping sauce." Lu Su's eyes widened.
Guan Yu raised his wine glass and laughed, "Today at Jiangxia's Double Ninth Festival banquet, Zi Jing serves the wine and I serve the meat, and the dipping sauce comes from Ziyu. Everyone is sincere, hahaha..."
Lu Su raised his glass and took a sip, then smiled and said to Lan Tian: "I almost forgot that Ziyu is good at cooking. I'm afraid this way of eating was also invented by you, right? You can't hide the dipping recipe."
"There's actually no fixed formula for this dipping sauce. It's just soy sauce, minced garlic, green onions, salt, black bean, starch syrup and other common condiments. You just need to mix them at will." Lantian answered, pointing to the lacquer bowl.
Lu Su looked at the dipping sauce in the bowl and continued to ask: "What is the amount of each condiment?"
Lan Tian shook his head and said: "There is no fixed method, just choose according to your own taste..."
"It makes sense. I'll try it myself when I go back to Chaisang. Is this dipping sauce brought from Lingling or from Jiangxia?" Lu Su asked again.
"It's not a rare thing, it's naturally taken from Jiangxia." Lan Tian replied with a smile.
Lu Su thought of Lan Tian's concealment of his identity and teased: "Since the dipping sauce is from Jiangxia, Ziyu's sincerity was not seen..."
Yes, Lan Tianxin said that this guy has finally started.
Lan Tian picked up two coconuts from the ground and put them on the table. He smiled and said, "I brought these from Lingling. I will smash them open to quench your thirst."
Lu Su was well-informed and recognized coconuts. He knew that this thing was only produced in Lingnan in the Han Dynasty. Did this guy really interfere in Jiaozhou affairs? My heart said that I finally got the handle.
"I remember that this thing is produced in Lingnan. Did Ziyu go to Jiaozhou?" Lu Su asked deliberately.
Although Guan Yu didn't change his expression, he was shocked. He saw coconuts when he walked into the pavilion just now. He also didn't understand Lan Tian's behavior. He thought that the officials in Jiangdong were already suspicious. Why did you take the initiative to expose yourself?
Lan Tian smiled and said: "Don't Zijing know about the existence of merchants? Lingling is adjacent to Yulin County in Jiaozhou. There are often merchants traveling between Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. The products in Lingnan are not rare."
Lu Su was rebuked by Lan Tian and felt that this person was more magnanimous, but he was worried and asked: "Since there are caravans coming and going for business, Ziyu knows the situation in Jiaozhou very well, right?"
Lan Tian nodded and said, "I heard that General Ziming suffered a setback in Jiaozhou. Is Mr. Lai Fu so powerful?"
"Uh... I've been in Chaisang and I don't know much about Jiaozhou..." Lu Su looked ashamed and had no suitable excuse. He didn't expect Lan Tian to be so calm.
Lan Tian said seriously: "Lingnan is remote and full of miasma. I heard that the people are fierce and aggressive. Maybe they are not accustomed to the climate. Zijing should ask General Lu to be careful. Lingnan is not accustomed to the climate, but it can be fatal..."
Of course it's fatal, Bu Zhao has already explained it.
Facing such an "open and honest" Lan Tian, Lu Su didn't know how to reply. He just nodded slightly and said, "I will convey Ziyu's kindness to my lord. Let's not talk about official matters today during the Double Ninth Festival. Let's try the chrysanthemum wine I brought." "
Since people in Jiangdong like to backstab, Lantian not only used a silver needle to test the poison in advance, but also brought his own wine to fool around. The wine on the table now is Lu Su drinking Jiangdong wine, and Lantian and Guan Yu drinking chrysanthemum wine produced in Jingzhou.
Although Lu Su's character was reliable, Lan Tian really didn't dare to gamble. If something happened to him and Guan Yu, everything would be over.
"It's rare that Zijing is interested. Guan and Ziyu will have fun with you." Seeing Lu Su change the subject, Guan Yu quickly raised his glass in agreement.
"Very good." Lan Tian also raised his glass.
The three of them ate and drank, and soon each drank a jar. Guan Yu's face was redder than before, and Lan Tian and Lu Su looked a little drunk.
Lu Su took Lan Tian's hand and muttered: "Since the Sun and Liu families are in-laws and allies, we should treat each other sincerely. Why didn't Ziyu tell me earlier? When we were in Chaisang, my lord and I were both negligent. ..."
Lan Tian said with drunken eyes, "What? Tell me earlier? We were each our own masters at that time. Xuande and I had almost no contact, for fear that our old master Liu Jingzhou would be suspicious. Who does Zijing think I am?"
Lu Su was startled when he heard this. Lan Tian was so loyal to Liu Qi. Are we really overly concerned?
He had indeed tampered with the wine, but it was not poison, but a wine specially brewed to make people drunk easily. Before coming here, he had taken anti-alcoholic medicine specially. Unfortunately, Lan Tian and Guan Yu had already done something wrong.
Guan Yu watched in amazement and thought that Lan Ziyu's acting was so similar that I wouldn't be able to do this.
