It seems that I am still too full [travel]

The Paoxia Offering is just the main course, and there are many other dishes that will be presented one by one. They are all dishes with warm soup to drive away the cold, and each has a good start.For example, the second dish is a phoenix reincarnation chicken, commonly known as pork belly chicken, which is made by stuffing a whole chicken into a huge pork belly, and adding more than a dozen kinds of traditional Chinese medicines such as pepper, bamboo fungus, ginkgo, and Codonopsis pilosula, which are stewed for an afternoon. .The chef of the Han family is good at stewing soup. Although Xie Shi’s precise control of seasoning is not there, the pork belly is refreshing and springy, the chicken is fragrant and tender, and you can drink a clear and thick soup. The taste of pepper is not overwhelming , only acted as a supporting role, highlighting the flavor of pork belly and chicken, a bowl of lower belly, the cold will be dissipated, and the stomach will be warm.

As we all know, the Cantonese region is the most particular about intentions. Today is the feast of the New Year, which means to advance the reunion. It is absolutely impossible not to have a fish dish during the thank you.In fact, there are more than one dish, and all the ingredients that are presented next to the table are mainly fish, and all the dishes are wishful dishes. When the names of the dishes 'Long Xiang Feng Wu', 'Hong Yun Dian Tou' and 'Double Champion' were announced, everyone was at a loss, and they were still guessing which ones they were before the dishes were served sample dishes.

Cen Yu didn't wait for his attendant to move, he lifted the food cover in front of him, smelled the smell of wine, and the plate was vermilion, it turned out to be red fish.This dish is a special dish in Fuzhou, and it must be present in every festive season.The so-called red rice wine is the leftover distiller's grains after brewing red yeast rice wine. Fry the grass carp until golden on both sides, then add the red rice grains and fry until fragrant, cook with a little white wine and the rest of the seasoning, and boil it. Finally, it needs to be soaked overnight. The flesh of the fish is dyed bright red, and the aroma of the wine permeates the delicious flesh of the fish, which is the best time to eat it.

This was originally a slightly wild home-cooked dish, but after tasting it, Cen Yu felt that it was cooked under Xie Shi's guidance, which was more delicate than the outside, and the aroma of the wine was just right, so that it would not cover up the original taste of the fish, and it would not be unsightly. No trace of wine lees.The red fish cooked in some restaurants has an empty color but no aroma of wine. Can this still be called red fish?

Cen Yu clicked on it, and said: "This 'Fortune in the Head' must be a red fish, but what is 'Longxiang Fengwu'?"

Xie Shi pointed to the stewed grouper with pigeon that just opened the lid, and said with a smile, "Here, isn't this the 'dragon soaring and phoenix dancing'?"

The day before yesterday, when the Han family's sea boat was returning home, it happened to bump into a school of grouper fish. Among them, the huge grouper was packed by the captain and sent to Fuzhou overnight, as an auspicious gift to the master.Xie Shi was notified by Han Ji, and directly crossed out another big dish that was originally prepared, and went to pick a giant grouper that was eight inches wide, one meter long, and weighed [-] kilograms.

Groupers of this size are no longer common, and people called them dragon groupers at the time.After the grouper meal is washed, the fish maw is broken open, and a few fat and tender squabs that have just been slaughtered are spread on it. The two are stewed together. There was no trace of fishy smell, if Xie Shi didn't say it, everyone would have thought it was some rare and strange smell that they had never tasted before.

Naturally, such a big fish will not be used for only one dish, and other parts should not be wasted. A single fish head of dragon grouper weighs seven or eight kilograms, and it is split to make steamed fish head.There is no chili, Xie Shi still uses his own fermented spicy oil instead, and it is paired with garlic, ginger, oil and other condiments, and dried red peppercorns are added to it, and the hot oil and condiments are poured on the fish head again and again to make it Unlimited taste.

As soon as this booming dish was served, everyone laughed, and said without thanks, everyone knew that this was "the number one".Such a big fish head is full of fish fat and brains. The taste is fresh and tender. The fish head meat is infiltrated with spicy and spicy seasoning.

"In the past, I only knew to eat fish, but now I know that the meat in the fish head is the essence of the fish. I have discovered it, old man. In Sichuan rice, Xie boy, you are the number one Yiya in the world. The taste is overwhelming. I Travel all over the north and south, taste all over the place, even in the Sichuan and Sichuan regions, their craftsmanship is not as good as yours."

How could Xie Shi dare to accept such compliments, after all, his spicy dishes are not authentic, "I am just borrowing the taste, it is not a very authentic way, if I can find chili peppers in the future, I will always make better ones for you .”

The cuisines of this dynasty are not as detailed as the eight major cuisines of later generations. They are only slightly divided into three regional food factions: southern food, northern food and Sichuan food. This kind of chili pepper has not been introduced to China, so Mr. Song praised Xie Shi as the No. 1 Sichuan rice. In fact, he was right. This spicy and delicious Sichuan food can only be made by Xie Shi from later generations. .

More than 30 catties of dragon grouper, except for the part stewed with the squab, the meat of the remaining fish can be minced meat, kneaded into balls to make the staple fish ball noodles.The fish balls are round and full, white and snowy, and the mouth is tender and smooth. The top-quality mushroom soup can help freshness and flavor, and the cabbage heart is simmered, whichever is clear and fragrant. The soup is like jade liquid, and the noodles are like goose yellow jade. .

Halfway through the banquet, all the guests, except Mr. Song, toasted and congratulated the first seated Han Ji in order. When it was his turn to thank him, he first smiled at Han Ji and said, "Although there are not many dishes, most of them are made from From the body of the fish, I hope that the lord and all of you here will be safe and sound from day to day, and that you will always be here every year.”

After finishing speaking, Xie Shi drank the plum wine in the wine cup in one gulp, so fast that Han Ji didn't have time to stop it.Han Ji then ordered his attendants to replace the wine cup in his hand with rose dew. Fortunately, he probably knew his drinking capacity when he thanked him, so he leaned over his ear, smiled and whispered to him: "I will drink it for you, and I will drink it later. Not going to continue."

Han Ji glanced at him and said, "You don't need to drink when you toast me from now on." Maybe it was because of the wine, Xie Shi's cheeks were flushed a little, and even his naturally smiling eyes seemed to be full of sparks. Wang Shui smiled at him with his chin in his hand, and said, "It's okay, brother Ji is here, it doesn't matter if you're drunk."

Han Ji looked at him, and suddenly wanted to reach out and touch his cheek, whether it was as soft as imagined.But in the end, he just restrained and said: "Okay."

It is snowing outside the court steps, the wine is warm and the food is fragrant in the house, a group of people savor the delicacies on the table, and then drink a few cups of plum wine collected by Han Ji, it is like being a fairy for a while.Unexpectedly, today's happy event was not limited to this one. Before the banquet was over, a fast horse from Tingzhou entered the city gate and stopped hurriedly in front of the gate of Han Mansion.Zhou Ping got the news from the concierge, stepped on the snow, his feet creaked, stepped into the hall quickly, and whispered a few words to Han Ji.

Han Ji was surprised when he finished speaking. At this time, the voice of Sizhu stopped knowingly. He glanced at Xie Shi and said to the crowd: "Everyone, General Qi sent his soldiers to report that Tingzhou is dead. Down!"

It coincided with the festive season, hearing the good news, everyone present was overjoyed, Cen Yu was the first to congratulate his master, and the rest quickly followed.

"Congratulations, my lord, for taking the whole province into my pocket!"

"Congratulations, my lord! Three blessings are coming to the door today, and it's the festive season. After being thanked by Mr. Xie, he is like a tiger with wings, and conquered all the states in Fujian."

"If you want me to say, Mr. Xie should be my lord's lucky star! With the addition of Mr. Xie, the lord will be victorious."

"Come on, come on, this good news should come to light!"

There are also people who remember Qi Teng, who led the army to fight abroad, "It's a pity that General Qi is not here today, and he missed this feast, and he couldn't taste the delicacies with us."

"It's okay, when General Qi returns, there will be a celebration banquet waiting for him."

Everyone talked happily about the wine and drank happily.While the wine was hot, some people were very fond of poetry, and some people took over the jobs of musicians and played music for those who recited poems as an accompaniment. When Xie Shi thought he was illiterate, he would only act as an atmosphere group for this group of literati at the banquet. in it.

After the banquet, it is New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.The New Year's Eve of Xinmao year was different from previous years. The Xie family and his son spent it at the Han family in Fuzhou, but the two did not feel the slightest discomfort of being strangers in a foreign land. Instead, they were very well received by the Han family. entertain.Mrs. Han presided over Zhongfu. She was considerate and thoughtful. She even cut a few sets of new clothes for Xie Shi and Xie Ju and sent them over in advance.One pile after another, all reflect the importance that the Han family attaches to Xie Shi and his son.

The lineage of the Han family is thin, and the ancestors have all passed away. There is only one old grandmother and two wives on top. The matter; the two Ru Furen have no children, ever since Han Ji's father died of illness, they have stayed out of the house and lived in their yard. Anyway, Mrs. Han has never treated them badly, and the Han family does not lack them. That little bit of silver for food and clothing.

In the lineage of the eldest son of the Han family, brother Han Ji passed away early, and now there are only two orphans and widows left. Four people were killed - Han Ji's uncle and nephew and their father and son.Across a screen, there was another table where Mrs. Han and other female relatives were placed.

At the reunion dinner, because there were no outsiders, Han Ji did not stop him. Xie Shi rarely got drunk. It's not good at all, when you are drunk, you will answer all your questions, and they are always telling the truth!

"Brother Shi is not a drinker, he only drank a few cups, and he is so drunk." Xie Ju also drank a lot tonight, this Han family plum wine is really a rare wine, but he It is the master who never gets drunk after a thousand cups, and this meeting will still be very sober.

Xie Shi didn't speak, just stared at Han Ji beside him, Han Ji took the wine cup from his hand, and asked him softly, "Would it be uncomfortable?"

Xie Shi shook his head obediently, still staring at him, "It's not uncomfortable, I'm very happy."

Han Ji then said, "Are you full?"

Xie Shi nodded honestly, and Han Ji signaled to Xie Ju that he would take Xie Shi back to the west courtyard to rest first, just as the reunion dinner was almost over.Xie Ju naturally had no reason why he shouldn't, so he told his servants how to take care of Brother Shi when he went back, so that he wouldn't wake up with a headache the next day.

The two were talking, and Han Ning saw that the gentleman next to him had been staring at his uncle, and asked curiously in a low voice, "Why does the gentleman keep staring at my uncle?"

Xie Shi turned his head, pinched Han Ning's young man's face, and said very seriously: "Of course it's because Brother Ji is good-looking, such a good-looking person, one more look is worth it."

Han Ji: ...

Xie Ju: ... My son, although Patriarch Xie is indeed a rare and beautiful man in this world, you are not being reserved!Is it too late for me to pretend to be drunk?

Xie Ju and Han Ji looked at each other, pretending not to hear Xie Shi's muttering.Xie Ju originally wanted to help Xie Shi go back, but Han Ji waved his hands and hugged Xie Shi directly, and asked someone to say hello to the female relatives, then turned and went back to the west courtyard.