The sea bass is delicious when it is ripe with wine in spring; the mandarin fish and sea bass are ripe in autumn in rivers and lakes. Spring and autumn are both good seasons for eating seabass. The meat of seabass in spring and autumn is as white as snow, delicate and fragrant. Whether it is steamed or fried, it is a beautiful delicacy.
When the various seabass delicacies with different methods were brought to the table, Gu Ruosu smelled the fragrance and wanted to eat the clouds immediately. She also couldn't help but think of the sentence "On the river" that she had learned when she was studying with Fan Wenzhenggong when she was young. People come and go, but they love the beauty of seabass." It expresses the tenderness and plumpness of seabass.
When I was studying "The desolate land of Bashan and Chushui, abandoned for twenty-three years" by Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, I also developed a strong interest in Liu Yuxi's poems because of my inexplicable preference for him. I remembered " There is a sentence in "The Collection of Liu Yuxi": "The red gate is near the water, and the perch is not visible", which describes the preciousness of the perch.
Naturally, there are many other poems like this, such as: "Enjoying the new sea bass, pouring fine wine", "Dongting returns to happiness, fragrant citrus mangroves, sea bass silver thread." and other excellent chapters show the ancients' love for sea bass.
Gu Ruosu is naturally yearning for the taste of sea bass, but Gu Ruosu's mother has a special constitution and is allergic to all fish and seafood. Therefore, for many years, under the guidance of Gu Ruosu's "chef" father, they There will never be any opportunity to serve fish and seafood on the dining table at home. Even occasionally, in order to let Gu Ruosu improve the food, he will go out and order some yellow croaker, but at such times it can be said that it is basically a handful. number.
Moreover, most of the modern river seafood is artificially cultured and polluted, so naturally it cannot compare with the original and delicious taste at this time. Thinking of this, Gu Ruosu couldn't help but swallow again.
"Grandma, wait a little longer. Although the dishes are ready, Uncle Six and the others haven't come yet~" Xie Yilin helped Yuan Yao place the seabass dumplings he had made in front of her and Gu Ruosu, and said to her Gu Ruosu said.
"Why are Xiao Liu'er and the others so slow today? They used to come the fastest~" Gu Ruosu couldn't help but muttered.
"Ah, Uncle Six, when Yi Lin and I returned home today, we saw Uncle Six leaving the house with a little sister I had never seen before, and two sisters together." Yuan Yao suddenly He spoke.
"You haven't seen her? How old is that sister?"
"She looks about the same age as Yi Yi, but she is probably a year or two younger than Yi Yi, but her behavior seems to be more stable than Yi Yi's sister."
"That should be Yihua's sister that you haven't seen yet. In the whole house, the only two people who are as big as Yiyi are Yihua and Yinyian. You should have seen Yihua, the girl, and she is the only one. Unexpectedly, these three I actually got together today~ I don't know where they went, and they didn't take me with them~" Gu Ruosu said the last word with a hint of resentment.
"My uncle should be taking my sisters to some young poetry gathering. It's very boring. Grandma, you probably won't like it, so it's okay if you don't go." Thanks Lin coaxed.
"Yes, yes, A Lin is right. Those poems and so on are very boring. They are all arty and reciting poems. I think you don't like it, grandma." Yuan Yao agreed.
"But Ah Yao, how did you see it? I obviously came back with you, why didn't I see it?" Xie Yilin looked at Yuan Yao who had been obediently agreeing with her, and suddenly the conversation changed and he asked doubtfully road.
"At that time, you were chatting with Auntie Zanglan Biyun. Uncle and the others slipped out through the small door on the side. I only saw it inadvertently."
"Then Ah Yao, why didn't you tell me?"
"I...I was too nervous to see my grandmother just now, so I forgot..." Yuan Yao scratched his head in embarrassment, and then whispered.
"You, really, it's so easy to forget things like this~"
"You don't have to blame your husband. It's easy for me to forget such a small thing. Since they haven't come for a long time, then why don't we wait and eat first? What do you think? ~" Gu Ruosu smiled and said rather embarrassedly.
"Eat, the secret guards around Xiao Liu'er came back to report to me, saying that they went to see the performance of the new courtesan in Kyoto today, and they won't be back until late, so there is no need to wait for them."
Xie Ruqing's voice suddenly came from the door, and everyone looked at the door. They saw Xie Ruqing wearing black boots, a gold bag and Lian Jue jade on his waist, holding a delicate small sandalwood box, and Wearing a purple and gold dragon-style official robe, he walked in slowly. (The official robes here follow the classification of official robes in the Song Dynasty. According to my research, generally speaking, purple is the most expensive and can only be worn by officials of the third and higher grades. Officials of the fourth and fifth grades use vermilion, which is vermilion; 26 Officials of the seventh rank wear green official uniforms; officials of the eighth and ninth ranks at the end wear cyan uniforms.
However, later data said that the division of official robes in the Song Dynasty was changed to purple for officials of the fourth rank; official uniforms of the fifth and sixth ranks were scarlet; and the uniforms of the seventh to ninth rank officials were green. Then we will continue to use the original division of official robes here.
In addition, the patterns of official uniforms are also clearly divided into levels. The first and second ranks are dragons, the third, fourth and fifth ranks are landscapes, and the fifth and lower ranks are flowers and birds. Xie Ruqing here is the Duke of the country, so he wears a purple dragon-style official uniform. Don't be dissatisfied with the introduction of robes here, because later there will be a lot of descriptions of using official robes to divide characters, so I will introduce them first. )
"You put a secret guard next to Xiaoliu? What kind of flower girl? Is she very beautiful? By the way, when you went out this morning, didn't you say that you had invited someone to dinner today? Didn't you ask me not to wait for you? Why are you back? "Gu Ruosu looked at Xie Ruqing who suddenly appeared in front of him in surprise, and asked several questions in a row.
"Originally, there were secret guards around Xiao Liu, but they were not allowed to follow him closely. But after he was beaten last time, I asked them to keep an eye on him all the time."
"As for today, I wasn't originally going to come back, but those people invited me to watch that girl's performance. I am a family man. They are setting me up for injustice. I won't go. I'm afraid You taste it."
"Since I'm not going, I naturally don't know what that girl looks like or what her style is. These have nothing to do with me. If you are interested, wait until Xiao Liu'er comes back and I will ask them to come to you and talk to you. He said, if it really doesn't work, it's okay to invite that person to your house or go and have a look in person. But if you are going to go out, remember to tell me and I will arrange more people. Zhangtai Liu always lets me I'm a little worried about you going."
"Let's talk about it~ Our little Liu'er is the most picky. If Xiao Liu comes back today and says she's beautiful, then she must be a real beauty~ I want to meet him hehehe~ By the way! Then you're not You should be back as soon as you go to court, is it time for lunch now?" Gu Ruosu asked still confused.
"I was supposed to come back as soon as I went to court, but didn't you say before that I felt that the jewelry box was empty, so I went to the gold workshop to choose some new jewelry for you, but I looked around and saw that their new ideas were quite different. It still looks better than the previous jewelry styles, so I picked some pearls and came back, then I drew the styles myself. How about I picked more good pearls and gave you a set of pearl headbands?"
"But I don't know why those pearls are not in good quality recently. I picked them here and there today, and I just picked a few. Look, here are the pearls I picked for you." As he said that, Xie Ruqing said Standing next to Gu Ruosu, he handed the box to Gu Ruosu. When Gu Ruosu was curiously playing with the small box, Xie Ruqing took the opportunity to wink at the person below. Zanglan and Biyun immediately understood and stood next to Gu Ruosu. Added a spot for Xie Ruqing.
"These pearls are so beautiful, big, round, and very clean, but there are only a few of them. If you want to make your own pearls, it must take a lot of time and energy, right?" Gu Ruosu opened the small box and saw that there were Among the seven or eight round and plump white pearls, Gu Ruosu picked up one and said to Xie Ruqing while admiring it.
"The most important thing is that you like it. It's just a set of appearance. It won't take much of my time and energy. I can at most read a few miscellaneous books. It doesn't matter. If your jewelry box is empty and it affects your mood, then That's my big deal." Xie Ruqing smiled and sat next to Gu Ruosu and said.
"You... we... we... let's eat first. You have worked hard for so long today, so you must be hungry. Come on, eat." Gu Ruosu suddenly blushed at Xie Ruqing's words, and hurriedly picked up the chopsticks. He picked up a piece of seabass with chopsticks and put it into Xie Ruqing's bowl, but he didn't dare to look at Xie Ruqing.
This really can't be blamed on Gu Ruosu. She felt that these words seemed to be just sweet words, but Gu Ruosu didn't know why. She always felt that these seemingly sweet words coming out of Xie Ruqing's mouth seemed to be deeply affectionate words. Be convincing.
"Hmm~ This seabass is very delicious. It's more delicious than the ones I ate a few days ago. It's like fine wine."
"The fish are all caught in the same place. Except for the sea bass, they are all cooked by the same chef. Which one can be more delicious?" Gu Ruosu asked doubtfully.
This fish is delicious, but it's impossible for the meat quality to suddenly change to the point of exaggerating to the point of being comparable to fine wine, right?
"It's naturally different. The amount of feed each fish eats may be different, and the range of times each fish swims every day is also different. Then, the firmness of the meat of each fish will also be different. The most important thing is that When I ate this fish one day, I caught it myself, but today, you caught it for me. Naturally, it is different. The fish you caught is always more delicious..." Xie Ruqing said with a smile.
"I'm afraid you're drunk...all of a sudden you're talking so much nonsense..." Gu Ruosu's face turned red with embarrassment. Xie Ruqing was so unusual today. Even if she usually likes to be with Gu Ruosu, it's just because of herself. The room is so "sweet". Today, in front of my granddaughter and grandson-in-law, it is so overwhelming. It is really the first time...
"Pfft, you know that I rarely get drunk. That's all. I won't say these words to you in front of these juniors. I'll talk to you later at night. Let's eat food first."
"I heard that Mr. Sun is the best at seabass and clams. I think it is true. Looking at the knife skills, it is more meticulous than the master chef in our kitchen. The taste should not be bad."
As he said that, he picked up a chopstick and put the carp dumplings into Gu Ruosu's bowl. He watched Gu Ruosu eat it with a satisfied look on his face, and then he tasted the dish himself.
"It's indeed good. It shows that you are a meticulous person. I think, after a little more experience, you can return to Beijing and hold an official position."
"Thank you for your compliments, grandpa. This is all because of Yilin's good training. I didn't know how to cook this dish. It was because of Yilin that I learned how to cook it. In the future, I want to learn some strengths from Yilin that I don't have." ." Yuan Yao didn't know whether he really didn't understand or pretended not to understand what Xie Ruqing meant. He just kept praising his wife for teaching him well.
"Ah Yao, thank you grandfather!" Xie Yilin saw her husband looking at her with a crazy face and praising herself in all kinds of ways. She was really anxious and touched, so she had to remind Yuan Yao herself.
Yuan Yao looked at Xie Yilin in confusion. He didn't know why he wanted to thank Xie Ruqing again, but since his daughter-in-law had spoken, he just did as she was told. Then, Yuan Yao thanked Xie Ruqing again:
"Thank you, grandpa."
"Well, it doesn't matter. As a family, I am very willing to give you a chance. You are a good boy and a good official. Your boss and I often praise you. Now, I am just doing things to facilitate things. That's all, when you go back this time, just remember to help your wife pack away the gold and silver, get ready, and change your place to be an official." Xie Ruqing said straightforwardly.
"Ah! Yes, thank you for your love, grandfather. My grandson-in-law will definitely live up to the people's wishes. In everything, the country and the people come first, and... and... I will definitely treat Yi Lin well for the rest of my life." Yuan Yao once again Promise to the Xie family.
"Yes, I understand. For the rest, just show it to me with your actions." Xie Ruqing nodded slightly, and then expressed her gratitude to Lin and Yuan Yao for not having to talk about business anymore and just enjoy the family banquet.
He skillfully picked up the chopsticks, picked up a large piece of sea bass, and slowly picked up the fish bones for Gu Ruosu. When all the small fish bones were separated from the fish body, he put it into Gu Ruosu's bowl and said softly: "You've eaten less these days, and I've lost weight. Today's food is delicious. Eat more. If you don't eat, Yilin and his wife will finish all these delicious things. Bass is not easy to catch. Wait a minute. It will probably be a while before I go back to Xiaoliuer to catch bass again~ Let’s have a full meal today.”
Xie Xie Lin, who had just eaten a piece of fish, and Yuan Yao, who had just started peeling off the fish bones for his wife: [Have you finished eating? Didn’t we just start eating? When did my grandfather learn to tell lies with open eyes? Forget it... It's normal... In front of my grandmother, my grandfather is really willing to do anything as long as it's good for his wife... Oh, what's going on? We obviously haven't eaten much yet, but why do we feel so full for no reason? Well... we should be under the table at the moment, they don't seem worthy of being at this table...]
