The dinner was arranged in the main hall, facing the small pond. It is said to be a dinner, but it is similar to the meals of ordinary people. It is just the first time of the year. For farmers who have worked in the fields for a day, it is the most suitable time to go home for dinner. After a simple meal, people gather in the streets and alleys, and Tiannanhai Bei's idle chat can not only enhance the relationship between neighbors, but also drive away the fatigue of the day.
For officials of the same level as Qi Moyan or those who are rich, the dinner that should be called a late-night snack will basically not start until dark and the lights are turned on. All kinds of birds and birds are called dinner parties. .
Admittedly, Qi Moyan doesn't have this habit. Regardless of whether the people he wishes are here or not, for him, he really can't fit into an occasion where they just drink and flatter each other or flatter each other.
Qi Moyan's good intentions can be seen just from the bowls, chopsticks and food on this table. The pair of ivory chopsticks, white porcelain tea bowl, and white jade spoon, which are rare even in the homes of some princes and nobles, were taken out individually to return the dishes. It's nothing, the key point is that this is obviously a set, and it is not something that ordinary wealthy people can have.
Naturally, the food must wait for the guests to arrive before it can be served. This is also very particular. After all, the temperature also determines the first impression of the dish to the diners. In addition, the control of time will also affect the taste of the dish.
This is not because Qi Moyan is particular about things, but because Qi Moyan knows that Ye Xiayou is particular about him.
The pre-dinner dessert is the apricot flower cake, which is not commonly seen nowadays. This thing is a seasonal snack. It uses fresh apricot flowers in season and is steamed with rice flour. Even the rice flour needs to be pounded with special equipment until it is sticky. What comes out is the softest and most glutinous.
The apricot blossoms mostly bloom at the end of February. At this time, you have to look for the buds that have not yet bloomed or have not yet opened in the milder places in the south. Unlike the osmanthus in autumn, it is a luxury to eat it in early spring. This apricot blossom cake Although it is not as rare as the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, it is still a delicacy that ordinary people would not dare to think of. In addition, the taste and texture are so unique that even gourmets may not be able to taste the difference inside.
Next to it is a celadon bowl with a pattern of magpies returning to their nests and willow branches shaking. Inside is white jade hibiscus soup, tender tofu ground from the most tender chicken breasts and mountain spring water, beaten with a wooden stick into a paste, and then stirred. Go up the strength; take the egg white without the egg yolk, beat it thoroughly until foaming, put the two into the boiling water pot one on the left and the other on the right, season with salt only, the soup will be clear and the bottom can be seen, the egg white is like hibiscus, and the chicken breast is like white jade, the two of them are combined. Extremely delicious.
One meat, one vegetarian, one sweet, one salty, one soup, they complement each other. Just the pre-dinner side dishes are so exquisite, which is enough to show Qi Moyan's intentions.
As the host, Qi Moyan arranged the seats one by one, and then started talking a lot, feeling uncomfortable leaving the two monks alone in the middle of the night.
The portions of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and the white jade hibiscus soup are only one bite per bowl. Even Ye Xiayou, who chews her food carefully, only half-rolls her red lips and fragrant tongue. The sweet-scented osmanthus cake that melts in the mouth is borrowed from the white jade egg white in the meat and the hibiscus in it. As soon as the soup was poured out, every plate and bowl was gone.
Two maids, who are usually well-trained, are in front removing bowls and replacing dishes, followed closely by the other, who is placing dishes on bamboo trays.
When the bamboo tray is close to the middle of the night, the faint smell of bamboo, plus a bit of mildness, all indicate that the tray has been heated before serving, which not only ensures the temperature of the dishes during transportation, but also keeps them close to the guests. The fragrance of bamboo stimulates the taste buds of diners.
The portions of the dishes in front of Ye Xiayou were less than one-tenth of those served by the two great monks. Ye Xiayou had to use small dishes or covered bowls, while the two great monks basically used basins, leaving them to watch the night shift. I have to re-examine this wishful thinking and sentimental chess master.
It has to be said that playing chess is the most test of a person's character and tempers a person's patience. As the saying goes, chess is like a person. Qi Moyan is so careful, which can also be seen from his attainments in chess.
First came the eight-treasure gourd chicken, followed by a dish of unicorn mandarin fish, and then the exquisite pomegranate buns, plus a piece of glazed meat that seemed almost transparent. Four small plates were placed in front of me one by one. I couldn't help but murmur at midnight. After all, I am still a rich family. .
Taking care of Ye Xiayou's blindness, Qi Moyan introduced the names and preparation methods of the dishes one by one. Qi Moyan also explained some of them well with allusions, which made Ye San Geng feel that they were too verbose, and he could not rule out the suspicion of being a mastermind.
Ye Xiayou only chewed slowly and did not speak. Occasionally, he just
"Hmm" is used to tell the other person that you are listening. After finishing the four appetizers, there was a meat and vegetable stir-fry.
One is the seasonal vegetable spring bamboo shoots in oil, which are pickled in advance and slightly blanched before serving. They are heated with special oil and then poured on the surface. The temperature is properly controlled and the time is right. There is still a slight sound when it is served to the diners, and it is hot. Take a bite under the aroma of oil, it is crisp and delicious.
There is also a dish that is supposed to be a meat dish, but people who chew peonies like midnight still haven't tasted what it is after eating a whole bowl.
The grains are as clear as a bird's tongue, which reminds me of a county magistrate from the previous dynasty who claimed to be considerate of people's livelihood and care about the sufferings of the people. There is also a song with the last two lines.
"Who would have known that every grain of rice on the plate is hard work?" The world-famous five-character poem "Compassion for the Farmers" has been handed down from generation to generation and is a poem that children in elementary schools must memorize.
But what is absolutely unexpected is that this person appears to be honest and upright on the surface, but in private he eats so little that it is appalling. He uses various methods to collect people's wealth and wealth, which is just the most basic method of corruption. It is said that he eats a plate of chicken tongue for every meal. It is indeed unbelievable. There are rumors that after a month in his backyard, chicken carcasses with their tongues pulled out piled up in a mountain, which could be seen from a distance.
Looking at Ye Xiayou who only took one bite from the bowl
"Beautiful tongue", Ye Sangen even began to guess that Qi Moyan wouldn't be so extravagant. Even with such top-notch conditions as the Ye family, this was the first time Ye Sangen had eaten such delicious food.
Unlike Ye San Geng and Ye Xie Yu, the big monk beside them was quite taken care of. He knew that these two people were not particular about eating. They had big plates and big bowls of meat. Even their bald heads were shiny with oil. They had a great time eating. Huh.
Ye Sangen, who had originally planned to get more from these two monks, gave up the idea of killing them.
He snatched the night away unceremoniously. This time, Zhu Bajie no longer gulped down the dates like he was eating ginseng fruit. He chewed the dates carefully and slowly, but he still didn't taste it. It was just a little chewy in the mouth, which was really hard to find. Identify what the ingredients are.
Having the small bowl taken away from his hand, Ye Xiayou had a pretty good guess as to what his brother, who was not particular about food, would do. He put down his jade chopsticks and said, "This should be stir-fried intestines with melon seeds. Judging from the taste, , if you guessed it right, it should be the fried chicken tongue imitating the three hundred chickens that I ate the other day. The melon seeds are soaked in advance and then cooked to remove the bitterness and make them soft as meat. The intestines are cooked in advance and cut into small pieces. The grains are simply rolled in hot oil and then stir-fried. It is taken out of the pan and plated. It is a Kung Fu dish that relies on heat and time. If the time is too fast, it will not be cooked enough and tasteless. If the time is too slow, it will be sour and difficult to swallow. Who came up with this dish?" Qi Moyan said proudly: "It must be me." Ye Xiayou lacked interest. He was doing nothing all day long, relying on the wealth passed down from his family and his generous monthly salary. , I am afraid that apart from playing chess, I enjoy it.
Ye San Geng showed great interest and said: "This dish is good, I can recommend it to the saint to try." Another maid replaced it with a pot of Bazhen soup, which was completely prepared for Ye Xiayou and had the effect of replenishing Qi. The effect of nourishing blood and nourishing skin.
Qi Moyan was very considerate and served a bowl for Ye Xiayou. Without waiting for others to react, the other two great monks moved in front of them very rudely.
Qi Moyan said: "We are all lowly arty people. I don't believe that a saint would eat pickled filth like pig intestines."
"Not necessarily, not necessarily." Ye Sangen shook his head and said,
"The late Emperor Wu Jian was very fond of eating chicken butts. Who would believe this? Every time chicken delicacies were made in the palace, the chicken butts would be left alone. The first Empress Dowager loved chicken stuffed with rice and glutinous rice the most. A piece of chicken rice always oozes when served to the table, because Emperor Wu Jian cuts off the butt of the chicken before serving it to the Empress Dowager." Naturally, Qi Moyan also shared the secrets of the imperial court. The first time I heard about it, I heard Ye Hao say: "Don't spread this kind of thing around to others. Back then, your bigger kid was the one who filled the inner city with yahoos. Emperor Wu Jian ate chicken butts and got a good meal." Beating will not make your memory long." Qi Moyan became interested and was about to speak. A porter boy ran in and whispered a few words, which made Qi Moyan frown and give instructions.
After saying "don't worry", he arranged for the maid to serve the food, apparently forgetting about the late emperor eating chicken butt. This kind of serving of dishes takes the most effort, such as the eight-treasure gourd chicken, two pieces per person, and choosing the tenderest breast skin to wrap the eight treasures is actually much more troublesome than cooking the whole thing.
For example, three pieces of fish meat are sandwiched with two pieces of smoked ham, so that the flavor of the ham can penetrate into the fish meat during the steaming process. Then, two pieces of rape leaves blanched in chicken soup are sandwiched to match the color. This process is the most cumbersome, and one mistake can cause The fish becomes tattered and has to be cooked again.
I think it takes a lot of ingredients to make these dishes, otherwise the two great monks' bowls and bowls of miscellaneous dishes and plates of assorted platters would be quite colorful.
Not only was the cook in trouble, but the diners were also in trouble. It took more than an hour to finish the meal, and the key was that they were still not full.
In the middle of the night, I really wanted to eat next to the monk, but I doubted whether those things were for human consumption. The two big monks were easy to take care of. Drinking wine and eating meat was much more enjoyable than the way hens feed their chicks here.
The dish that was served at this time was the wonton that Qi Moyan had just mentioned on the way, and next to it was a small bowl of soup. The wontons are big and dangle in the spoon. The skin is thin and the meat filling can be seen inside. According to Qi Moyan's introduction, it is the most suitable type of pork, Panax notoginseng, and there is lotus root in it to increase the taste.
Stir-fried soup is a delicacy in Luoyang, the eastern capital. Add some green vegetable leaves to the batter made with boiling water, add a few slices of mutton, spread a thin mung bean flour pancake, and sprinkle with a large amount of minced green onions. Then use a spoonful of pepper to remove the fishy smell and add fragrance. While it is hot, sip it in a circle against the edge of the bowl. The most important thing is to make the least fussy sound. This is the most satisfying way to eat it.
Obviously, when the wontons and soup are served, you can smell the spicy smell of pepper that is washed away by the heat. As a gourmet, it would be a bit unreasonable if you don't move your index finger.
Ye Xiayou fumbled for the porcelain bowl painted with koi and lotuses. As soon as he touched it, it made a sound that was absolutely impossible to make in front of the elders, and there was a non-stop chirp. It was a pleasure to watch its expression.
"Look at City Lord Qi, he's at least better than your brother." There was only one side of the pond where a woman's strange aura could be heard. The woman who suddenly appeared in the yard looked like she was wearing an expensive short-style softsuit. The mink is draped over the shoulders, and the upper body is only wearing a tube top. The large area of white flowers is exposed to the public, which can indeed attract the attention of more people - including men and women.
After all, who would be willing to refuse such a beautiful thing, especially a woman who is dressed so voluptuously and has an absolutely outstanding appearance?
If Ye Xia You's beauty is beautiful and smart, which makes people look at it endlessly and the more they look at it, the more joyful they become. This woman shows off her figure and appearance vividly in order to give people the impression at first glance that she is... good-looking, but not beautiful. .
Needless to say, the lump in the tube top is ready to come out under the curvy figure. The roundness of the robe slit to the crotch as the legs alternate naturally adds more charm to the swing.
I don’t know if the curvature of the front and back is intentional. The first impression is that it is too deliberate, and even walks like a duck.
This made Ye Sangeng's first thought when he saw her was that Qi Moyan found this as an entertainment show in the city.
It's just that this woman who suddenly appeared in the yard was so charming from her dress to her behavior. As she walked closer step by step, Ye San felt that it would be worse than Qi Mo Yan suddenly appearing in front of Ye Xiayou in the afternoon.
The woman deliberately opened her short mink back, exposing her dazzling white skin to the setting sun and to the eyes of everyone. As she took steps, something seemed to tug her eyes up and down. .
The woman smiled broadly.
"In just over three years, how has your brother grown up? He's just a skeleton?"
