As a qualified member of the big foodie empire in later generations, Zhang Shou has a high tolerance for food - except for fried insects, which is really unacceptable, and he will never touch such bloody and cruel things as digging monkey brains, he has no taboos. As for the various snacks made in human shapes, he was under the impression that things in human shapes, from various sugar figures to fondant cake chocolate dolls, never hindered the taste of humanoids.

It's just that ordinary people can't bear to eat it, that's because it's too delicate to be reluctant, and it's rare to be reluctant to eat it...... I have to say that people in this era are actually very strict in terms of morality - of course, those who say one thing and do another do not mention it.

Therefore, after laughing at this time, he explained: "Don't be angry, princess, don't be angry, Yingying, I think, I'm afraid this dim sum may not be for everyone to taste the taste of this so-called ginseng fruit." Princess, don't forget, when you asked the question before, you also limited the cost of this snack, and you have just tasted more than 30 dishes, even if some dishes are only slightly touched to the lips, they are almost full, right? ”

Seeing that Princess Yongping was silent, and Zhu Ying was looking at herself curiously, Zhang Shou raised his hand and motioned to the little eunuch to bring over a basket of ginseng fruits, and then stretched out his chopsticks and took the longevity peach held by the ginseng fruit doll, and then said to everyone with a smile: "If I guess correctly, I'm afraid this is the dim sum that the chef really wants to taste for everyone." As for the ginseng fruit, it should be good-looking. ”

Zhu Ying's eyes widened suddenly: "According to what you say, if you really let people withdraw like this according to Yongping's intentions just now, maybe you will be laughed at?" Oops, I'll taste it! ”

Although the stomach is already very full, the longevity peach held by the little ginseng fruit is only slightly larger than the thumb nail, and when you swallow it, you may not be able to taste what it tastes like. In order to taste it well, Zhu Ying directly reached out and took it from Zhang Shou, and after putting it in her mouth, she deliberately closed her eyes and chewed slowly.

When the sweet taste spread in her mouth, she opened her eyes in surprise and said, "Such a small one actually has a filling!" It tastes so strange, it doesn't look like red bean paste, it's not like mung bean paste, it's not like jujube paste, and it's not like sesame filling...... But it tastes sweet but not greasy, and it's delicious. ”

Zhu Ying reported a lot of various types of fillings in one breath, and in the end, her brows were almost twisted into a knot, and she was very confused. She can be regarded as a person who has eaten a lot of good things, how can she not eat what this delicious filling is made of?

Seeing Zhu Ying frowning and racking her brains to think about this scene, and seeing Zhang Shou smiling and making a gesture of inviting herself, Princess Yongping, who was originally in a complicated and delicate mood, finally made up her mind and stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a small longevity peach.

When she chewed slowly, an indescribable taste spread in her mouth, and she couldn't help but feel a sudden and inexplicable pleasure. She has always disliked eating things that are too sweet, and her diet is mainly plain, which was also said by Concubine Yu.

Even the emperor often nagged in her ear, saying that girls don't need to suffer too much about themselves, and the emperor's daughter doesn't worry about marrying and so on, but she still goes her own way. Of course, it was probably because the desserts in the imperial dining room were unpalatable, and even my mother's small kitchen couldn't make good sweets.

But when she came back to her senses, she said thoughtfully, "This stuffing...... Seems to be taro? ”

"How can it be taro, I can't eat the taste of taro?" Zhu Ying immediately raised her eyebrows unconvinced, this time she sandwiched a longevity peach with chopsticks, and didn't consider at all that if the chef didn't make a little more preparations according to the number of judges on today's preliminary competition day, he would not rob others of his share.

And after entering this time, Zhu Ying snorted lightly: "This seems to be different from just now, it's jujube paste!" It seems to have been peeled, quite fine...... Hey, is it because the taste of each longevity peach is different? ”

Seeing this scene, Princess Yongping immediately tasted another one without showing weakness, and then the cage of ginseng fruit dolls holding longevity peaches in front of her became a stage for Zhu Ying and Princess Yongping to compete. Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and simply stood aside with his hands at the moment, and did not compete with the two female birthday stars.

As for the uncles and grandparents at the other three tables, they don't care about their share being eaten.

Even Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing, it is rare to see two daughters - after all, he doesn't say it on his face, let alone show it, but in his heart he has always regarded Princess Yongping as his daughter - competing for food, his mood is very relaxed, and he even said to Zhang Chuan, the prince of Qin, with great interest: "It seems that the chef's mind is very ingenious, but it is just a little trick, but it is a little new." ”

And Chu Kuan saw that Princess Yongping was arguing with Zhu Ying, and there were only three of the little longevity peaches left in that cage in an instant, so he whispered a few words to the little eunuch next to him, and asked him to go downstairs to the second floor to say a few words to Lu Sanlang.

Chef Song, who made this dish, was a very interesting person, and he was also surprised when he asked people to check the background one by one.

After a while, the little eunuch hurried back, but whispered in his ear: "Lu Sangongzi has also seen through the mystery, and everyone below is also pondering the taste of these longevity peaches. However, probably because the taste is just sweet, so some say it is good, some say it is bad, the slave maid told Princess Lu Sangongzi and Miss Zhu about the competition, and Lu Sangongzi said that he knew. ”

Since Lu Sanlang had already said that he knew, Chu Kuan was also determined. Such a well-informed little fat man will definitely be arranged properly and thoughtfully, so as not to let Chef Song, who is clever-minded, skillful, and has an interesting background, work in vain.

And at this moment, Zhu Ying and Princess Yongping have also eaten a basket of longevity peaches. Zhu Ying, who was still reminiscing, said with a smile: "I know what the first shou peach I ate was filling, it was pumpkin filling." The second one is jujube paste. The third one is jasmine-flavored, and I probably added other ones, but I didn't eat it. The fourth is a sweet and sour plum flavor......"

Zhu Ying was gushing about what she had tasted, while Princess Yongping was silently counting in her heart. The first one she ate was definitely taro-flavored, the second one had the fragrance and intoxicating flavor of sweet wine, and the third one seemed to be pureed with fruit that she didn't know...... I have to say that if the former imperial chefs in the imperial dining room had one-tenth of the dedication of this person below, my father would not be so disappointed.

Of course, people who are too dedicated will not always get good results, if it weren't for Zhang Shou's sensitivity just now, maybe she would have missed this very good dessert after dinner.

However, when she heard Zhu Ying's dry cough, Princess Yongping, who came back to her senses, saw that people got up and apologized to Ge Yong, Zhu Jing and a group of other elders, saying that she shouldn't have eaten and robbed all the longevity peaches, and her face suddenly turned redder, and her whole face was like a fire.

Oh my God, what did she just do? actually grabbed food with Zhu Ying, or on his seventeenth birthday!

She's never been so ashamed!

Princess Yongping's embarrassment, Zhang Shou saw it in his eyes and smiled in his heart.

Although he is not very familiar with Princess Yongping, and he usually stays away from this too heavy hearted golden branch and jade leaf, but just looking at Zhu Ying saying that he can't get along with her, but in fact he often helps others, he can realize that this princess is not a bad-hearted girl, but she is a little trapped in herself.

In the final analysis, it is a girl with a noble and dignified and talented girl, that's all.

So, knowing that Princess Yongping might be in a dilemma about how to apologize to a few elders, he said with a smile: "It seems that this dessert is quite popular, but even if it is a mouthful, for the forty people who picked it out as an additional judgment, I am afraid it is too small, and it will be gone before it tastes good." And I don't know if they will be taboo about the ginseng fruit shape. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled at Ah Liu beside him and said, "Ah Liu, you go and inquire quietly, where is this chef?" If this person is not selected, Yingying and I can take care of the business of that crescent moon restaurant next time. ”

Seeing Ah Liu immediately go downstairs quietly again, Zhu Ying immediately nodded in agreement and said: "That's right, the desserts in my small kitchen have always been good, but they are not as good as this chef, the pumpkin I saw for the first time can also make such a good taste, and I am very heartfelt." ”

Although he has never been a big foodie with full marks, the old salted fish saw that Princess Yongping and Zhu Ying were so praised, but he was quite curious, and he was itching what the longevity peach tasted like. But at this moment, he suddenly heard Zhang Shou ask.

"Old Salted Fish, since you and your friends often go overseas, have you ever heard of the real ginseng fruit?"

The old salted fish was slightly stunned, and then said with a dry smile: "Isn't the ginseng fruit an elixir made up in "Journey to the West"? How have I ever seen such a blessing...... It's just that I often drift overseas, what kind of abbot Penglai Yingzhou and other fairy islands, but I don't believe it for a long time. You know, in the years when I went to sea, I saw countless large and small islands, and I encountered many near-fatal storms. ”

As he spoke, he crooked: "But only Xiandao, I really haven't encountered it once!" Sometimes, when the weather is nice, you can see endless mountains and forests in the distance, but when the boat gets closer, it will be gone. Later, I had the pleasure of reading a volume of Taizu's handwritten notes that was circulating, saying that it was a mirage, but in fact, it was those towns near the sea that were refracted into the air, and I didn't understand the rest. ”

Hearing that the old salted fish actually shifted the topic to Taizu's notes in a rhetorical manner, Zhang Shou narrowed his eyes slightly, but at this time, Ge Yong said thoughtfully: "The ginseng fruit was indeed only in "Journey to the West", but because of the relationship between Emperor Taizu, the book "Journey to the West" is popular in the country, so everywhere claims that they have something similar to ginseng fruit. ”

"No, Wu Si Zang Xuanwei Division, it is claimed that there is a Tibetan medicine, called ginseng fruit, and it has been paid tribute before, and it looks very ugly, but it is claimed to have a variety of effects. What strengthens the heart and kidneys, invigorates the spleen and stomach, relaxes menstruation and invigorates blood...... In short, it is a miracle medicine. It was said that the monks liked to eat it, so they paid tribute like a baby. ”

"Xiao Yingying, Princess Yongping, if you want to live forever, come to my house, I still have a pile of more than ten or twenty catties there, all of which were given to me by the emperor, my dumb servants are boiling porridge and cooking soup, I was going crazy for a while before, and there are still a bunch of them left after eating, if you are really interested in ginseng fruit, I will send it to you!"

Hearing Ge Yong talk about ginseng fruit, Zhang Shou suddenly said: "I have also seen ginseng fruit in a tattered handbook of maritime merchants. Legend has it that a ship arrived on a strange continent after traveling offshore for countless days. However, the fruits and vegetables on the ship had long since been eaten, and many people were sick. As a result, guided by the gods in the dream, they found a magical fruit forest. ”

Anyway, it was a tattered handwriting, and when Zhang Shou was talking nonsense at this time, there was no psychological burden at all.

He said matter-of-factly, "It was a low grove, about the height of our waist, and there were a dozen fruits on each one, about the size of a fist, white and purple in color, with a light fragrance, and crisp and sweet in the mouth, and the crew were overjoyed to bring the fruit back to the ship, and fed it to the sick, and then within a few days the crew were miraculously cured." ”

Speaking of this, he said with a smile: "These crew members originally only thought that this fruit was sweet and delicious, and the color was gorgeous, so they called it Yanguo, but when they found out, it could really save lives, and as soon as they saved many people, they immediately remembered "Journey to the West", so they renamed it ginseng fruit. It's a pity that the boat later encountered wind and waves at sea, and the seeds were lost......"

Zhang Shou told the story of the ginseng fruit from discovery to loss, and the crew from distress to survival and then to distress, as if they had seen it in person, and the people present also listened with a smile, as for the truth or falsehood, no one cared, just listened to it for fun.

You must know that the literati notes of these years are the most undisciplined, and they dare to write on paper according to hearsay if they have never seen anything at all, which is more ruthless than the hunting on the Internet in later generations, and it is also exaggerated when it is written, plus literati often love to spread these true and false stories, and in the end, the story has already deviated from 108,000 miles, and no one can see the true face.

Therefore, Zhang Shou can only rest assured and boldly make up nonsense - in fact, it can't be regarded as completely nonsense, because he has really eaten ginseng fruit in later generations. But this ginseng fruit is not the other ginseng fruit, it is said to be a fruit that originated in the northern foothills of the Andes Mountains in South America, and the taste is very special, and the ginseng fruit in "Journey to the West" is not matched, and I don't know where the name comes from.

And in this year, since someone has arrived in the Americas, then he casually takes ginseng fruit out for fun, so what does it matter?

When Zhang Shou made up the story blindly, two more dim sum dishes were sent one after another, however, compared with the ginseng fruit He Shou, the taste was acceptable, and the innovation was insufficient, so everyone just tasted one or two bites at will. At this moment, Ah Liu, who had just quietly descended downstairs, came up again. However, he did not come up empty-handed, and he even held a plate with two delicate porcelain bowls on top.

At this time, Zhang Shou had already pulled the topic from ginseng fruit to the history of bloody sacrifices in Native America, and still pushed the matter on the so-called maritime merchant notes, and didn't notice this kid who was as light as a cat at all, but Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing and Wei Nanbo Zhang Kang were just listening casually, and they found out about the movement at the first time. And Chu Kuan, who was distracted, also looked at the staircase.

Seeing Ah Liu come up with this obviously dim sum thing, the eunuch who was the master of ceremonies immediately greeted him with a smile, and then deliberately said with a straight face: "Could it be that those people down there are so lazy that they even want you to come in person for this little thing?" ”

"It's not." Ah Liu didn't seem to be used to talking to Chu Kuan, and after taking a step back, he whispered: "This is the dessert that Chef Song made with the rest of the ingredients, it seems to be called ...... Taro balls? ”

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