Liang Chuan picked up the red lacquered bamboo chopsticks in front of his seat, picked up another piece of crystal shrimp, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully, with his eyes closed, and fully experienced the shrimp like a food critic. The meat tasted in his mouth, and then he looked like he was about to start a performance, and said: "When eating shrimp, pay attention to the taste and sweetness. There are many delicious river shrimps in Nanxi. This kind of shrimp tastes sweet, but the meat is loose. I'm afraid these nine-section prawns were also transported from other places, but the journey was damaged. This seafood has a unique character. The tiger spot shrimps from Dongshan Island have a sweet taste and are firm and crispy, which is related to the environment in which they grow."
Liang Chuan talked about eating shrimp, starting from the growth of shrimp. Several people had never heard such anecdotes, and they were all attracted by Liang Chuan. Liang Chuan continued: "The tiger spots produced on Dongshan Island in Longhai County can be regarded as the best in the world, but there is a place where the tiger spots are even better than those on Dongshan Island."
Zheng Zuliang asked: "Is there any seafood that is fresher than the tiger spots on Dongshan Island?"
Liang Chuan said: "There are many. Let me give you a simple example. The tiger spots produced at the mouths of some rivers in Lingnan have a better taste than those from Dongshan Island. They can have the freshness of river shrimps and the taste of sea shrimps. Crispy. When eating tiger-spotted shrimp, you have to look at the tiger stripes on the back of the shrimp. The deeper the stripes, the higher the quality of the shrimp. People in Lingnan no longer call them tiger-spotted shrimps, but call them ghost shrimps because the stripes on the back are too deep and look like ghosts. .”
"You will definitely ask, which kind of shrimp is the most delicious?" Liang Chuan glanced at the three people who were listening intently. He said to himself: "Because the ghost shrimps here eat the seashells and sea worms that grow together with the crabs, which are pure natural seafood. In addition, the waves are rough and the amount of exercise is high, so the ghost shrimps produced are world-class. A must."
Experienced people are interested in the process, while young people generally like to pursue results, such as stones. He is not interested in these, where is the shrimp delicious and why is it good? He also picked up a piece of shrimp meat and put it into his mouth. It really tasted different from the usual river shrimp. He asked eagerly: "You have been talking for a long time and you still haven't said how to make this shrimp delicious!"
What do you know, little kid? Liang Chuan slandered in his heart, and then said: "Eating, if it is just to satisfy the appetite, it would be too vulgar. When the mouth is satisfied, the spirit also needs to be satisfied. Stone, sometimes the dining table is not for eating, but for eating. It’s for learning. The quality of wine is the character of a person. You can tell from the wine table whether a person can be handed over or not, and you can see a person’s level and background. These are all places where you can learn.”
Zheng Zuliang knew that Liang Chuan had some knowledge. There were many unique places in his hometown. The method of making tea that Liang Chuan told him last time made him yearn for it. He didn't expect that Liang Chuan would be able to make tea from all over the world at his fingertips at the dinner table! He thought he knew enough things, but he still enjoyed listening to Liang Chuan's talk about good shrimps and ghost shrimps. When he listened to Liang Chuan's words to teach his son, he hit the nail on the head and said with relief: "Brother Liang Chuan said It’s true, but it’s a pity that I’m still young and can’t understand my brother’s painstaking efforts!”
"What did we just say? Now let's get to the point!" Liang Chuan continued: "There are three ways to eat shrimp that I like. The first one is drunken shrimp!"
Somewhat famous! Can shrimps get drunk? Since ancient times, we have only heard of people getting drunk without being drunk, but we have never heard of drunken shrimps. The preparation of this kind of dish was unheard of, and several people’s ears stood up.
The expressions of several people were slightly different, and they all wanted to know how to get this shrimp drunk. Liang Chuan continued: "Eating shrimps pays attention to the freshness, but today the chef at Zheng's house stir-fried such delicious food, completely losing the freshness of the shrimp meat, which is not advisable. As for drunken shrimps, choose the best quality. Shaoxing Zhuangyuan Red, cut off the shrimp gun, shrimp whiskers and shrimp feet from the live shrimp, put it into a pickling jar, then pour the rice wine, add chili, ginger, green onion, soy sauce and salt. Although the wine is sweet, the live shrimp Don’t drink it, or you will die of drunkenness after being put in the pickling jar for a while. This is drunken shrimp. You can not only taste the deliciousness of fresh shrimps, but also taste the sweetness of fine rice wine. It will make people have endless aftertaste and leave a fragrant mouthfeel!”
Liang Chuan's words made several people stunned for a moment. Their eyes were carefully observed, and several people's throats were secretly trembling. They don’t know the taste of the drunken shrimp, but they know the taste of the top-quality Shaoxing rice wine, Zhuangyuanhong. Shaoxing people look forward to giving birth to a son in high school, and bury the rice wine until he is the number one in high school. He takes it out to drink. This is called Zhuangyuanhong, a daughter of gold. It’s hard to buy champion red.
There is an ingredient called chili pepper in Liang Chuan's words. Zheng Zuliang has only heard of Sichuan peppercorns but not this thing. He doesn't know what it is, so he asked: "I wonder what kind of plant this chili pepper is?"
Liang Chuan slapped his head and shouted that he had let it slip. This chili pepper was only introduced to our country in the Ming Dynasty. Where can he find chili peppers to make drunken shrimps for them now? He hurriedly explained: "This chili pepper has a unique taste. It is not grown in our country. It comes from Qingyuan." The county went southeast from the boat to Luzon Island, where this product may be found, but it was also introduced to Luzon Island from other places.”
Zheng Zuliang was shocked when he heard this: "Could it be that Brother Liangchuan has been to Luzon Island?"
Liang Chuan waved his hand and said: "I have never even been to Fengshan, how can I go to Luzon Island!"
Zheng Zuliang's vision is not limited to a small place like Fengshan, Xinghua. On the contrary, he is a person who has big consequences. In the early years, he had set his sights on the treasure land of Qingyuan for his business. Therefore, he had also heard of the name of Luzon Island, but he did not expect that he would mention it so casually from the mouth of a small farmer in Helu.
Moreover, Liang Chuan seemed to be a commoner, but he was not blind enough to believe Liang Chuan's lies. If a farmer could have such knowledge, then Zheng Zuliang's ability to judge people's behavior would not be all lost on him.
Zheng Zuliang believed that he could not learn about Luzon Island from the books of sages for twenty years. Zheng Zuliang paid more and more attention to Liang Chuan and even thought of allocating his daughter to Liang Chuan. However, he spoiled his daughter since she was a child and raised him. She has developed a fierce and overbearing temper, and if she doesn't want to do something, she may turn this good thing into something bad, and besides, Liang Chuan may not be willing to do it.
On the other hand, for my niece Ruoying, although Liang Chuan has a family, it is not just right. If she marries in the future, she will have to find a son of a rich and wealthy man from several surrounding counties, who will have a lot of potential.
Don't think it was Liang Chuan who climbed up to the Zheng family. If you look closely in the next few years, if Ying can be by Liang Chuan's side, it's probably because there is smoke rising from the ancestral graves of their old Zheng family. It's not certain who will climb up with whom. If you don't believe it, leave. Wait and see.
Zheng Zuliang tried his best to facilitate this matter, otherwise he would not have supported Liang Chuan so much, but his uncle was too narrow-minded. Even his niece could see that Liang Chuan was a rare commodity, so she took the initiative to invite him to his home. Zheng Yiqian never looked at him seriously. In his eyes, Liang Chuan was just dog meat and couldn't be served at a banquet.
Zheng Yiqian snorted and said: "Shaoxing Zhuangyuanhong, have you ever drank it? Do you know that even if you have money, you can't buy this wine? Let alone drink it, you still want to use it to make drunken shrimps!"
The maid brought a few more dishes, a braised chicken nugget and a plate of open-tailed carp, which meant good luck. There are also a few side dishes, which are several levels better than the Liang Chuan family’s New Year’s Eve dinner, but they are also several levels lower than the delicacies of Zheng Zuliang’s family.
When the new dishes arrived, Liang Chuan picked up his chopsticks, took a few bites of the delicate dishes, and stuffed them into his mouth. Sure enough, the dishes made by professional chefs tasted good, although the dishes made by Yi Niang were not bad either. Liang Chuan choked back when Zheng Yiqian used the word "you" three times in a row, and responded: "That's right, I haven't drank Zhuangyuanhong before, so I don't know what it tastes like. Besides, there are so many people who are not used to the taste of rice wine, and it's hard for everyone to agree. Not everyone is used to eating drunken shrimp. So, the second option is to boil it!"
"Boiled shrimp, as the name suggests, is fresh shrimp that has not been processed. It is thrown into a pot of water and cooked as it is. The fire under the pot should be strong. The shrimp should not be blanched in white water for too long, otherwise the shrimp will become old. The shrimp cooked in this way Only in this way can the original flavor of the shrimp be maintained.”
"Is it that simple?" Shitou asked, "I can do it!"
Liang Chuan did not refute Shitou. This is indeed the simplest dish. "Everyone can make it, but people who eat it can feel the difference."
"Finally, add a dish of Yangzhou soy sauce, add some Zhenjiang mature vinegar, and add the boiled prawns. The taste is amazing!"
On the table of food, Liang Chuan's chopsticks fell like raindrops, and the other three people didn't even move. It's not that they weren't hungry, but although these dishes were exquisite, they were eaten every month, every year, and during the holidays, they were like this. I was also tired of eating and too lazy to use chopsticks.
Listening to Liang Chuan's words, their throats couldn't help but tremble, and they had swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva. People are like this, eating what is in the bowl, looking at what is in the pot, and what they can't get, they can't eat. , is the best.
Zheng Zuliang was a literati. The literati of this dynasty believed in the unity of nature and man, and simplicity. Whether it is writing style or art, they pursue simplicity and artistic conception first. This method of cooking shrimp is similar to what Liang Chuan said before. There are different methods of making tea. He closed his eyes and savored this cooking method, and finally shook his head and said: "All the shrimps I ate before were in vain. The shrimps are already very delicious, and adding cooking materials will only weaken the freshness of the shrimps, without giving them any benefit." The shrimps add color, and blanching them allows you to enjoy the original flavor of the shrimps. This cooking method is truly divine.”
Zheng Yiqian came from a rough background. He didn't understand how it could be delicious. When cooking, you have to add aniseed and bean paste to it to make the taste stronger and thicker. The drunken shrimp must be delicious. Will it be delicious if it is boiled like this?
"Officials, don't rush to sigh. Even I have to sigh about this last way of eating. It's really called the way of heaven and man."
Zheng Zuliang had an eye-opener today. What the boy Liang Chuan said, even if it was just bragging and lying, he felt that Liang Chuan was quite capable and could scare him and his uncle into a daze, "Brother Zhang, please don't show off. Let’s talk about the last way.”
"Eat it raw."
All three people were stunned. After talking about drunken shrimps and boiled shrimps, the three of them were eagerly waiting for Liang Chuan to talk about another delicious thing that was difficult to make, but they didn't expect it to be like this. They don't even need to cook it, but eat it raw? To say that Bai Zhuo is already enough to save money, but now even people want to save money. What is the use of the pot stove invented by the ancestors?
Now even Zheng Zuliang couldn't accept it, and said with a smile: "Brother Liang Chuan, this way of eating... Haha, we don't dare to compliment you. Although the drunken shrimps are also raw, they are accompanied by rice wine, just like raw snake gall can be accompanied by strong wine. If it goes into the throat, there is nothing to accompany it, and if it is eaten raw, isn't it like drinking hair and blood, just like a wild beast?"
Liang Chuan smiled in his heart and said, let alone you, even I can't accept it. This is a unique way of eating in the island country.
Zheng Zuliang couldn't help but sigh. The two of them were at odds with each other. No matter how hard he pressed his head to drink water, he was afraid that he would not be a good person and would end up with a bad reputation. .
