It seems that I am still too full [travel]

In Mengchun season, it will become clearer and warmer as it goes on. Fuzhou is located in the southeast, and the spring returns faster. The snow that can still be seen occasionally at the end of the twelfth lunar month will quietly leave when the beginning of spring is approaching. Thank you The memory of the winter snow scene in the south this year is left.After the cold weather subsided completely, it happened to catch up with the last carnival celebration since the first lunar month in Fuzhou city - Shangyuan Festival.

Xie Shi got up early in the morning, opened the window, and saw that the sun was shining outside, and he became more and more happy.Before washing up, he put on thick clothes and went to the back kitchen specially set up for him in the west courtyard. He opened the plum blossom sauce brewed seven days ago and looked at its color. Then use clean chopsticks to dip a little on the tip of the tongue, and taste it carefully. It is sweet but not greasy, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing. It has been fermented.

The cook who was following him reported to him: "My lord, this morning, the eldest lady sent someone to bring the Lantern Festival."

Xie Shi put the lid on the glass bottle, and said to him: "Mrs. Han has a heart, today is the Lantern Festival, and it is indeed time to eat Lantern Festival, but every year Lantern Festival is eaten, this year we will change it, and add Let’s serve plum blossom crisps and fried spring rolls. Yuanxiao is not easy to digest, so eat them together with fried spring rolls. As for the plum blossom crisps, I’m afraid they won’t be able to catch up with them, so I’ll save them for lunch. I think there’s a lot of plum blossom sauce. You have worked hard, so I will make more plum blossom crisps, then everyone will take some, and I will send some to my colleagues."

Before, Xie Shi hadn't made up his mind to rebel, so he made delicious and delicious food, and only gave some to share with close friends such as Han Ji and Cen Gu'an. Later, two more Mr. Song and When Han Ning and the others arrived in Fuzhou, there were more Han family members who were lucky enough to get Xie Shi's handmade delicacies.Now he has decided to assist Han Ji and help him achieve great things, and he has many colleagues. Although he has no intention of wooing him, it is also a way of expressing his heart by sending some simple food during the festive season.

But what really made Xie Shi think this way was because of Cen Gu'an's gossip with him. Since the year-end banquet, many colleagues have privately begged him to come here, hoping to have dinner again...

When Xie Shichu first heard about it, he was very skeptical. Are Han Ji's subordinates really reliable? Why are they all foodies?However, since his colleagues appreciate his craftsmanship so much, this festive season will satisfy their wishes and deepen their relationship with colleagues.

Hearing Xie Shi's order, the cook of the Han family looked a little embarrassed, "Young master, to tell you the truth, the fried spring rolls and plum blossom crisps you mentioned are ignorant and ignorant, and you have never heard of them." However, naturally I don't know how to do it.

Xie Shi was a little puzzled. The custom of eating spring in spring has been around for a long time. Since the pre-Qin period, spring rolls should also be a traditional festival food. How could he have never heard of it? Suddenly, he thought again, maybe this is just a name and method. Seeing the difference, he asked again: "Have you ever heard of spring pancakes and spring plates?"

The Chef of the Chishi Han family is very familiar with it, nodded immediately, and smiled when he thanked: "The fried spring rolls I mentioned just now are not new, but it is just that there are two more steps in the making of ordinary spring pancakes-rolling and frying. " After Xie Shi finished speaking, he was afraid that they would not understand, so he ordered a few words. After he went to wash up, he came to the back kitchen again and set up a demonstration for them.

Spring is here, wild vegetables are blooming, and it is easy to prepare all the ingredients you need during the season, such as shepherd's purse and potherb mustard.Xie Shi picked some fresh, crisp and tender ones and put them aside, and first made lotus leaf cakes. The lotus leaf cakes are hot noodle pancakes used for stuffing in spring rolls. After oiling, use a rolling pin to roll pancakes as thin as cicada’s wings, bake them in the pan, take them out and peel them into two sheets. The ingredients are not very particular, it depends on the skill of the chef, whether they can make this lotus leaf cake Thin and transparent.

The cooks and cooks are all experienced in these tasks, and some of them made lotus leaf cakes better than Xie Shi. When I asked, they were from Yanjing, and they had been making pancakes for generations. No wonder they were so.

After the lotus leaf cake was baked, Xie Shi first made the most common three delicacies stuffing. As soon as it came out of the ground, the fresh and tender shepherd's purse and the soaked and blanched black fungus were chopped into fine pieces, and served with fried golden eggs , then season with a little vegetable oil and salt, mix well and start rolling spring rolls.

When thanking you, put the fillings prepared above on the lotus leaf cake one by one, and then ask someone to bring a chopstick and put it on the cake, roll up one side with the chopsticks in hand, roll up the lower end and pinch it with your hands, Repeat this action at the same time, and finally pull out the chopsticks one by one after rolling. In this way, the rolled spring rolls will not be easily scattered, and the size is like a human mouth. It is more convenient to bite the spring rolls, and it will not be hard Make a fool of yourself.

According to Xie Shi's method, the chefs helped to roll a lot of spring rolls with other fillings, such as the five-spicy plate filled with onions, garlic, leeks, brassica, and coriander, which followed the ancient method, and winter bamboo shoots, yellow leeks, etc. Stir-fried with white radish and used as filling in Yangzhou.In addition to vegetarian stuffing, of course, meat stuffing is also indispensable. There are green leek and mandarin fish spring rolls with green and snowy white, earthy treasures and seafood, and the strange and unique taste of mustard and small yellow croaker. The best spring rolls with shepherd's purse and fresh meat.These stuffings, seasoned by Xie Shi's skillful hands, are all just right and delicious. This spring roll, rolled up, is a natural gift of the whole spring day.

The little spring rolls were played with by Xie Shi, but Xie Shi still felt that it was not enough, and sighed: "If you put some duck slices on the slices, wrap them in and roll them up, and then spread some sweet bean sauce, you can eat Peking duck. "But it's definitely too late to roast the duck. It can't be roasted simply by putting it on the oven. Even the duck breeds have a lot of background, so I have to try it later.

Thinking of this, Xie Shi took out the smoked duck sent by Cen Yu years ago, steamed it softly, sliced ​​it into duck slices, and cut it into thin shreds, and rolled them together with mung bean sprouts and shredded green bamboo shoots in a lotus leaf cake.There is no authentic Peking duck, and the smoked duck is not bad.However, although the smoked duck tastes good - after all, it is something that can be presented to Cen Yu. After Xie Shi tasted it, he felt that the smoked duck from the Chaoshan area was more delicious.Most of the world-famous famous duck dishes have their own unique fuels for roasting, such as the fruit wood used for Beijing roast duck, and the smoked duck in Chaoshan area is smoked with waste sugarcane bagasse as fuel, which is another time-consuming and costly process. It's a famous dish for workers.

After the stuffing is rolled, the spring rolls are thrown into the hot oil one by one, and fried until golden on all sides, then they can be drained and eaten.There is no technical content in fried spring rolls. You don't need to ask Xie Shi, and the chef who is proficient in this skill will take up the post immediately.

Xie Shi took advantage of the period before the spring rolls were baked, and made the plum blossom pastry and water oil skin.Sprinkle a little beetroot powder on the sifted fine noodles for dyeing, then put in a piece of lard and knead to form a shiny, plum-colored pastry; the water and oil skin is not complicated. Ruxue's icing sugar blended with water, kneaded into flocculation with plain hands, and kneaded into a smooth ball, let it relax for a while, and explained in detail how they should roll the dough after the dough is relaxed.

All kinds of spring rolls are also out of the pan, Xie Shi couldn't help but use chopsticks to pick up one first, the small one, biting down, there was a crisp sound immediately between his lips and teeth, it was golden and crispy lotus leaf cake, The stuffing inside is green chives and mandarin fish. The green leeks are the first crop in spring, so they are so fresh and tender. The mandarin fish is white and thornless, and it is extremely fresh. If it is served with a bowl of clear soup with bamboo shoots, it will be really delicious. It seemed as if he had taken in the freshness of a whole spring day in his mouth, even the god of spring, Jumang, might be envious.

Taste a little, wash your hands when thanking, and go back to the house to change your clothes.When I opened the suitcase, I thought about picking out a simple and elegant gown as usual, but when I caught sight of the vermilion gowns made a few years ago hanging in the closet, I thought about how to dress festively for the Lantern Festival today. Alright, otherwise these red clothes would have been gathering dust in the depths of the closet, so he took a navy blue and vermilion gown with flower and bird patterns, and put a white silk jacket on it as usual.

Xie Shi thought about it, then walked into the room again, took out a sandalwood box from the shelf in front of the bed, opened it, carefully took out the contents, and hung it solemnly on his waist.It is a piece of Tianhuang jelly stone accessories carefully carved into a raccoon cat. With the help of the texture of natural jade, the cat's demeanor is vividly depicted. present.

When Xie Shi received it, his first reaction was to ask him: "Why is it a cat?" Others carved bats, tortoises, cranes, dragons and phoenixes to symbolize good luck, longevity or a happy marriage, or carved three friends of plum, pine, bamboo, year and winter. To show the virtue of a gentleman, what does it mean to engrave a raccoon cat?

At that time, Han Ji smiled without saying a word, and there was a subtle playfulness in his eyes.Xie Shi didn't get the answer in the end, so he had to comfort himself. Brother Ji might have been inspired by seeing the kitten Fenyuan. Although the carved raccoon cat is not at all similar to Fenyuan, it has a pair of smiles that are exactly the same as Xie Shi. Eye.

Xie Shi changed his clothes, and when he came to the hall, he met the steward Zhou Ping who had been waiting for a long time. Zhou Ping was the old man serving Han Ji. He must be here because Han Ji had something to do.

"Boss Zhou, but brother Ji, what orders do you have?" Xie Shi stepped forward and asked.Manager Zhou was respectful and smiling, as if seeing his other master, he bowed and said: "Young master, the master has no other orders, but just entrusted the old slave to deliver the message. He has something important this morning and needs to go to the government office , I can’t come over to eat the morning meal with you, and I’ll come back at night to make amends.”

Xie Shi thought to himself, brother Ji is out of luck, the fresh and crispy spring rolls are just out of the oven, and it is the time when the taste is the best.However, he still asked someone to fill a box full of spring rolls with various flavors, and said to Zhou Ping: "This is a freshly made spring roll, please give it to Brother Ji, and eat it as a snack." Some food boxes were handed to him, "This is for you. After eating the spring rolls, I wish you a healthy spring and everything goes well."

Zhou Ping was flattered to accept it, and he didn't expect that he would have a share as a servant. The food made by Mr. Xie himself is a precious thing that no one can ask for. Many adults are asking openly and secretly, when will Mr. Xie come again Throw a party!Moreover, he has been serving the two of them all the time, so he naturally felt that Mr. Xie's food is like the jade food of the gods. If he eats a lot, it will have many benefits for the human body, especially for the elderly with Shen Ke. !Isn't it also because of this that those Han family elders who stretched their hands too long looked at Mr. Xie differently, and then tried to curry favor with him!

Zhou Ping walked out with the food box, feeling deeply, this may be the reason why everyone loves Mr. Xie, whether it is the servants around him, or the cook in the back kitchen, or even the one who is in charge of cleaning. He regards all his subordinates as equals, as if no one is distinguished as high or low in his eyes, and he cannot see the slightest contempt and arrogance in his eyes.It's no wonder the master cherishes him so much, and all the servants are loyal, and after only serving for more than a month, they treat Mr. Xie as their real master.

The man of Si is tall and tall, like the chirping crane in Jiugao, people admire his magnificence, like the bright moon in the dark night, people bathe in its soft light, in troubled times, people in the mud, how can people not follow and admire?

Xie Shi did not know that because of his casual gift, Zhou Ping had so many emotions and associations. He made so many spring rolls that even the cooks who helped in the kitchen got a share. Naturally, Xie Shi would not miss out on Zhou Guanshi who helped run errands.After seeing Zhou Ping off, Xie Shi planned to sit down and eat Yuanxiao and spring rolls with his father.Unexpectedly, this early in the morning, another guest came, after the concierge announced, Xie Shi asked the attendant to bring an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks on the table, and after a while, there was a foolish voice outside.

The visitor still couldn't leave his hand, his mouth was not always closed, and he said with a smile: "It seems that a certain person came at the right time?"

Xie Shi said directly: "Have you eaten yet? Sit down and eat some spring rolls."

Cen Yu followed good example, cupped his hands to Xie Jugong who was next to him, and said: "Xiaosheng is sorry to bother you, I would like to wish my uncle a happy old age, and wish you good health and a happy life."

Xie Ju hurriedly got up, waved his hands and said, "I dare not be a Cen official, just say uncle." This was his immediate boss in the past, but now his son interacts with other people's peers, and he has become an elder instead. Xie Ju couldn't adapt to it in his heart very.

Xie Shi still said to him: "Father, Gu'an and I are good friends, and we have met in the same generation. He called you uncle, it's nothing, there is no need to be restrained. You two, sit down and eat."

The two sat down, and Cen Gu'an said with a smile: "Tanwei is talking about extremes. I and Tanwei are friends of eight worshippers. Isn't it natural to say something about uncle? The past is the past, and the present is the present. Tanwei's position is different now." , and will not stop here, uncle will always have to adapt in the future." After all, he has heard that even the Lord calls Xie Ju his uncle!

Hearing this, Xie Ju took it for granted, and secretly thought that his mentality had not completely changed. His brother Shigeer had a great future now, and the people who came and went with him were all big figures who looked up to him on weekdays. As Shigeer's father, Naturally, you can't be weak and cowardly, and embarrass him for nothing. You should be more calm in the future, this is about Brother Shi's face.With a son, everything is full, and everything about his son is not a small matter. When it is about Xie Ju, even if it is just a matter of face, Xie Ju will always pay more attention to it. With Cen Yu's advice this time, Xie Ju will face such situations calmly in the future a lot.

Xie Shi glanced at Cen Yu and said nothing, he was not worried about his own face, but felt that Xie Ju should not look down on himself, so that he would feel more pressure when facing people like Han Ji and Cen Yu.A person's whole life, no matter what kind of situation he is in, should be supported by a sense of arrogance, neither conceited nor inferior, and it is enough to do his job well and live a good life.

This episode was quickly swept away. Although Cen Yu had eaten Chaoshi, he couldn't help but eat seven or eight spring rolls made by Xie Shi, each with different fillings. He also drank a bowl of clear bamboo shoot soup. The stomach is very comfortable, and even the spring sleepiness has dissipated a lot.If Xie Shi hadn't stopped him, he might have continued to eat.

"The method of spring rolls is fresher and more interesting than spring pancakes. I will ask my wife to make this next spring." Xie Shi then said that he would write the recipe to him some other day, and let his cook follow suit. He has never treated himself well. Hide and tuck.Cen Yu nodded calmly, there is no need to say anything else when a gentleman meets a gentleman.

"Let's talk, you came to see me today, surely you didn't come here for dinner?" After the meal, Xie Ju went about his own business, and Xie Shi and Cen Yu moved to the flower hall to talk.

"Of course, I'm here with a serious business, and there's more than one thing. This one is the Shangyuan Festival today, Bazhen Pavilion will launch the lipstick and eye shadow you developed before."

Xie Shi suddenly realized that these two things were made by him to prepare gifts for Mrs. Han, and he had been troubled by the rotatable lipstick tube for a while.Later, although he met Mrs. Han very few times, he saw these eye shadows and lipsticks on her makeup every time. Knowing that he had given the right gift, he casually gave the making method to Cen Yu, and never paid attention to it again. No, I didn't expect that Cen Yu was already planning to go on sale.

"This is a good thing. These two things should be easy to sell, but I shouldn't be able to help." These commercial matters, Xie Shi's role is one of the product developers. When things are made, methods are given out. , teach the craftsmen, and you only need to wait to collect the money later. Sometimes even the craftsmen don’t need to teach, it’s very easy.

Although Cen Yu felt that he was exhausted because of this matter, he still didn't dare to blame his God of Wealth for not working, and he only persuaded him: "Since you came to Fuzhou, you haven't visited Bazhen Pavilion here. As for the branch store, it is my own property anyway, so I should go and identify the door. Besides, there is a rare visitor at Bazhen Pavilion today, so you have to take a look at it anyway."

Xie Shi was curious, "Which rare customer is so valued by you, Mr. Cen? Do you still need me to accompany you?"

Cen Yu said: "The son of Shen Wansan, the current Patriarch of the Shen family in Suzhou, is this status qualified enough for us, Mr. Xie, to save face?"