Yesterday, Zhang Xiancheng stepped on a good painting boat, and today it was more decorated yesterday, not only with lights, but also with a red carpet. Zhang Xiancheng and others bowed their waists and diligently introduced Father-in-law Qian into the painting boat.

"You have a heart."

Father-in-law Qian pinched his orchid fingers, swayed his body, walked into the painting boat, and naturally sat on the main seat. Before sitting down, the humble father-in-law wiped the chair with an embroidered handkerchief, and saw that there was no trace of dust on it, and nodded with satisfaction.

Got the affirmation of Father-in-law Qian, Zhang Xiancheng and his people suddenly drank a mellow wine, not beautiful, and felt that their slaves who had advanced a day in advance were not in vain, and they became more and more attentive.

In order to please Father-in-law Qian, Zhang Xiancheng deliberately entrusted several layers of relationships, and invited three chefs from Fucheng to cook all kinds of delicacies and delicacies regardless of the cost.

On both sides of the riverbank, there are more stray dogs chasing the boat......

Zhang Xiancheng and the others spent a lot of effort to carefully prepare the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but they failed to satisfy Father-in-law Qian.

"This Longjing shrimp, pay attention to the shrimp meat is white and tender, the buds and leaves are fragrant, but unfortunately, this plate of heat is not enough, shallow three points, tender is tender, the fragrance of the buds and leaves has not been immersed in the shrimp......"

Under the diligent recommendation of Zhang Xiancheng, Father-in-law Qian tasted a bite of Longjing shrimp, and the shrimp was only half eaten, so he put down the chopsticks, wiped his lips with an embroidered handkerchief, and commented lightly.

Can't get the heat?

A ganxu tasted a bite of shrimp and almost swallowed his tongue into his stomach, how can we eat so delicious!?

"Ahem, Gonggong Qian tasted this West Lake vinegar fish, this dish is a well-deserved 'leader' of Jiangnan cuisine. Chef Liu, whom we specially invited from Taizhou Fucheng, is the chef who is best at making vinegar fish from West Lake in Taizhou Prefecture. ”

Zhang Xiancheng saw that his father-in-law Qian did not eat well, and couldn't help but be a little anxious, just at this time a West Lake vinegar fish came up, Zhang Xiancheng's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly took the dish with his own hands, and put his hands in front of his father-in-law with his hands.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, Father-in-law Qian stretched out his chopsticks and put a piece of fish meat in his mouth, and took a bite.

As soon as he took a bite of the fish, he chewed lightly for a moment, and slowly spit out a few fine fish bones.

Everyone looked at Grandpa Qian expectantly, waiting for Grandpa Qian's evaluation.

This Master Liu is an expert in vinegar fish in West Lake, and he is a well-known existence in the entire Jiangnan.

Zhang Xiancheng and others are full of confidence and believe that this West Lake vinegar fish will definitely be praised by Father-in-law Qian.

However, they were disappointed again.

"The so-so sauce is quite good, and the fish is tender enough, but this fine strength is not good, and the imperial chef in the palace makes this West Lake vinegar fish, but he can't eat a single fish bone. Before cooking, the chef had already jumped out of each thorn, and the fish bones were put on the plate, just to form a fish shape......"

Gonggong Qian wiped his mouth with an embroidered handkerchief, shook his head slightly, and did not have a high evaluation of this dish.

"Hehe, too, what kind of delicacies and seas have not been eaten in the palace by Grandpa Qian, I am waiting to be smiling and generous."

Master Yao smiled slightly and said complimentally.

"Where, the miscellaneous family is to serve the mother, and the grace of the mother is followed by a little light......"

The humble father-in-law embroidered the papa, half-covered his lips, and said modestly, his words were modest, and his face was full of pride.

is neither male nor female, it is really difficult to serve!

Li Dianshi was slandered in his heart, but he didn't dare to show anything on his face, Zhang Xiancheng specially explained to him, he wanted to offer his father-in-law Qian as his own ancestor, coaxed him to Jingnan, and dealt with Zhu Ping'an.

Although Father-in-law Qian is more picky about meals, under the deliberate flattery and compliments of Yao Zhushu, Zhang Xiancheng and others, as well as the endless flow of mountains and seas regardless of the cost of work, this banquet can be regarded as a pleasure for the guests and hosts. At the banquet, it was natural to talk about the errand of Father-in-law Qian's trip to Jiangnan.

"Father-in-law Qian, it's right to buy Jinbao pearls and come to our Jingnan. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the hometown of our famous pearls, and Jingnan is the famous pearl treasure land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the famous Zhuji is not as good as our Jingnan. Zhang Xiancheng held the wine glass in both hands, respectfully saluted his father-in-law, and said after drinking.

"Oh?" Hearing the pearl, Grandpa Qian was obviously interested. "Shaoxing Zhuji, the ancient capital of Yue, the hometown of Xi Shi, is the hometown of my famous pearls in the Ming Dynasty, this miscellaneous family knows, it is said that the fairy of the Moon Palace Chang'e has a big pearl that crowns the world, often playing in the palm, and the fairy spirit is full of fairy energy. One day, Fairy Chang'e couldn't bear to be lonely, so she secretly had a private meeting with Wu Gang under the osmanthus tree, leaving the pearl to be guarded by the golden rooster. The golden rooster, as usual, threw the pearl and arched it, playing secretly, and accidentally, the pearl fell into the mortal world. The golden rooster chased the pearl down to earth, and the pearl fell into the Huansha River in Zhuji. The pearl has spirituality, and seeing that the beautiful Zhuji is far better than the cold Moon Palace, he refuses to go back. In order to avoid the golden rooster chasing, Mingzhu flew from Huansha Creek into the mouth of the woman in Huansha by the stream. The woman gave birth to Xi Shi with a pearl, so there is an allusion to 'taste the mother's bath in the stream, and the pearl shoots the body and is pregnant', and Zhuji is therefore called the hometown of pearls. However, what Zhang Xiancheng said that Zhuji is not as good as Jingnan, what is the saying? ”

Seeing that Father-in-law Qian was interested in his words, Zhang Xiancheng worked hard, "As we all know, this pearl is conceived from the shell, Zhuji is located inland, there are river shells, and I Jingnan is backed by the boundless sea, not only with river shells, but also sea shells. Both in quantity and quality, it is far better than Zhuji. ”

"Oh."

Father-in-law Qian sighed lightly.

Obviously, Zhang Xiancheng's rhetoric did not convince Gonggong Qian.

Zhang Xiancheng's face turned red.

"Ahem, does Father-in-law Qian know He's Bi?" Master Yao coughed, took over Zhang Xiancheng's words, and said to Father-in-law Qian.

"He's Bi is world-famous, how can the miscellaneous family not know." Father-in-law Qian narrowed his eyes slightly, and said lightly,

"Gonggong Qian knows that He's Bi, can he know that He's Bi is as famous as He's Bi, and is the pearl of the Sui Marquis that is the same as the emperors of all dynasties, and is also the 'treasure of the world'?" Master Yao smiled slightly and continued.

"The Pearl of the Marquis of Sui?!" Father-in-law Qian was slightly stunned, and then nodded slightly, "This miscellaneous family seems to have heard of it, but it doesn't know much." ”

"The book "Han Feizi" has a saying: 'The wall of the He clan is not decorated with five colors; The pearl of the Marquis of Sui is not decorated with silver yellow, its quality is beautiful, and the thing is not enough to decorate'. "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period: Guansheng Chapter" also said: 'Today, someone plays a thousand birds with the pearl of the Marquis of Sui, what is it?'. This famous book has a detailed description of the Pearl of the Marquis of Sui. Master Yao said slowly.

"Could it be that the Pearl of the Marquis of Sui has something to do with your land?" Father-in-law Qian listened to Master Yao's words and asked with interest.

"Humble and wise, guess and win." Master Yao complimented, "Sui Hou of the Western Zhou Dynasty went out to patrol the fiefdom to the slag water, and found that there was a giant snake dozens of zhang long on the hillside, which was stopped and slashed by someone, and he was dying. A year later, the Marquis of Sui again toured to the slag water and rested at a mountain post station at noon. In his sleep, a yellow-haired boy knelt down in front of him, saying that he was the incarnation of the giant snake that was rescued last year, and came to offer pearls in order to thank Sui Hou for saving his life. Sui Hou woke up suddenly, and sure enough, he found that there was a huge pearl at the head of the bed, white and round, dazzling, like a crystal candle in close view, like a bright moon on the sea in the distance, and it was a treasure pearl at a glance. After the news that the Marquis of Sui got the jewel came out, it immediately aroused the coveting of the princes of various countries, like the Heshi Bi, which was fought over by the people of the world, and finally the Sui bead fell into the hands of King Wu of Chu. Later, Qin destroyed Chu, and Sui Zhu was taken possession by Qin Shi Huang and regarded as a national treasure of Qin. It is as famous as the Heshi Bi in the world, and it has been fought for by the emperors of all dynasties. This slag water is located in the territory of Jingnan, and my Jingnan County Chronicle has a clear record of this, and you will know it when you check it. ”