"At this time in the past, you were nowhere to be seen in the East Market. Today, you have stayed until now. Could it be that you are waiting for me?"

"I made Mr. Zou laugh, it's a long story." The fish seller sighed, and said: "Half ten days ago, I traveled south to the south of the Yangtze River and wanted to see what new things were on the table of the Jiangnan wine shop. Who would have thought that he was deceived into buying this fish, brought back a dozen of them, and cooked them on the boat, the head was big and the meat was old, the taste was not as good as perch, and the appearance was not beautiful."

"After looking back at Wang'an, there are still three or five tails at home. I brought it to Dongshi today, thinking of looking for a chef who knows the goods. Who would have thought that the regular customers would not care about this."

He said with another sigh.

Zou Dequan touched his smooth chin, and said to him after a long while: "I want this fish."

When he went up and down the south of the Yangtze River today, he encountered a catastrophe. It was the silver carp meat that fed him. Zou Dequan believed that if he met this fish now, he might have hit the beauty of this fish and should pass through his hands. .

Unexpectedly, fate is impermanent, but today it was his new apprentice who took the school exam who solved the method of this flower chain.

The condiment was still brought out from the palace before he left, and he only wanted to make a festive red fruit during the Chinese New Year, and it was only for viewing.

To be able to handle fish so proficiently and make it delicious, one must have lived by the lake all year round, or lived near the water. Don’t you see that the seafood cooked in Wang’an City is not to mention compared with Jiangnan, it is compared with Luoyang , is also far behind.

In the blink of an eye, Zou Dequan had a guess about Le Silang's family background - maybe he is not from Wang'an, maybe he grew up in the south, but somehow came to Wang'an, and he knew that his family must be poor just by looking at his clothes.

Speaking of Southside...

He suddenly remembered something from a long time ago.

That was eight years ago, when he was still in the palace. At that time, this not yet a saint, the famous "Queen of Zhou" in the harem was only a noble concubine, and under her were Shu, Liang, Wen, and De. concubine.

He was favored by concubine Shu in his early years, and later he was recommended to the secretary's kitchen and then to the imperial kitchen, and he was always thinking of repaying his favor all the way.

Later, changes happened in the palace, Empress Lu became the emperor, Concubine Zhou was named empress, Shu, Liang, Wen, De, the four who had made things difficult for her, some died tragically, and some entered the cold palace.

Concubine Shu seemed to have foreseen her own end, when everyone guessed that she was trying to escape privately, or asking for help from her family, she didn't ask anyone, but unexpectedly called Zou Dequan——

She ordered someone to give him a baby, and asked him to find someone to take him out of the palace, as far away as possible, and never let the child return to the palace for the rest of his life.

At that time, Concubine Shu's tone was so weird that Zou Dequan still remembered it nearly ten years later.

"Think of a way to take him out of the palace, or find a tooth, or send her to the south, keep her as far away from Wang'an as possible, and it's best not to come back for the rest of her life."

When Concubine Shu said this, her eyes were heavy, without any light, and there was a smile on her lips, not as if she had relieved a heavy burden, but rather with a little pleasure.

She has been in the palace for many years, and has experienced many ups and downs in the harem. During this period, she inevitably cheated with other women. No matter how well maintained she is, she can't help such exhaustion. When Zou Dequan saw her again, she had two deep law lines on the side of her face , no longer the old days.

Zou Dequan's heart jumped violently at that time, he only knew that this child somehow offended Concubine Shu...

As for the others, he dared not investigate.

In a blink of an eye, nine years have passed. If the child had grown up back then, he would have grown up to be Shiro's age.

Zou Dequan narrowed his eyes slightly, and his usually sharp eyesight was slightly blurred. At this moment, several of his disciples began to discuss in a low voice:

"This thing is very overbearing. I just tasted it, and my clothes were wet with sweat!" One of the boys said, "However, there is no aftertaste in this overbearing. In my opinion, it may be used as a spicy ingredient for cornel!"

"Push this thing, look at its color, it is a sign of good luck! Identify its taste, it is spicy but not pungent, fragrant but not bitter, slightly sweet but not astringent! This silver carp head is a must. , with a long aftertaste, it will definitely make spicy lovers want to stop."

"What the second brother said is true, I already have one or two recipes in my mind, maybe I can give it a try."

"I also got something..."

Zou Dequan was distracted by this heated discussion, and immediately shook off the memories in his mind, sighing secretly that he was indeed old, and unexpectedly recalled the past for no reason.

He cleared his throat, drew the attention of several apprentices, and slowly said: "I have decided to find a couple of farmers to cultivate carefully, and offer this flavor to the palace in a few days, and leave it to the sage to decide." , this substance is hot in nature, eating it in winter may be able to drive away the cold, even if it is only used as a seasoning, it is also very promising."

If Le Ning hears this, she will be amazed at the ability of the ancients to draw inferences from one instance to another. She just made a fish head with chopped peppers, and Zou Dequan has already figured out from the overbearing taste of the peppers that this thing can drive away the cold. Even if she doesn't need to play a lot, she will automatically imagine the future of conquering people's taste buds with chili peppers.

"Tu'er has another idea." The oldest 16-year-old boy said.

Zou Dequan really loves cooking, and he doesn't restrict the performance of his apprentices, so he said very tolerantly: "Speak."

"In a few days it will be Qixi Festival, and there will be lantern festivals in various places in Wang'an City to celebrate the Qiqiao Festival. Although it is not as grand as Shangyuan and Zhongyuan, some restaurants in Suicheng City made some new gadgets last year. With some reputation, the pastry business in the Sizhong is booming all the way, and this morning I saw that the cake begging team outside the Sifang actually lined up."

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