Chapter 244: The Gift of the Tang Envoy

Zhen Qian was thinking about whether Yuerong would come today, when he heard Wang Tianxing's voice coming from outside the door, "Da Lang!" The moon lady is here! ”

Now that he already knows the identity of Yuerong, if Zhen Qian pushes Yuerong out, it will seem that he wants to cover up the taste, it is better to be a thief and pretend to be nothing, and get along with Yuerong for a while, so as to eliminate the guardiness of the paralyzing secret spy against himself.

"Let her in!"

Until now, Zhen Qian couldn't understand why the secret spies of the government were targeting him, and if his whereabouts about going to the Japanese Kingdom were revealed, the government should come forward to stop it. For example, Jianzhen crossed to the east six times, which is not officially recognized by the private sneaky and shady behavior, which is not as bright and upright as later generations think, this kind of thing also happened before Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to learn scriptures, the Tang court was very strict with the management of monks leaving the border, and there was no cultural exchange like recorded in the history books, although there was no passport in this year, and the checkpoints were not very strict in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not easy to leave the Tang Dynasty.

Yuerong appeared at the door, with a heart-pounding smile on his face, that face was not beautiful, but there was a strange style, especially the devilish figure, if he didn't know Yuerong's identity, even Zhen Qian wanted to kiss Fangze.

Due to the deep vigilance in his heart, it was difficult for Zhen Qian's face to show his appreciation for the beauty, so he just tried to maintain a friendly tone and said, "Yuerong Lady is here?" ”

Seeing Yuerong appear at the door, Zhan He immediately got up to say goodbye, and when he left, he also asked Yuerong whether he had breakfast.

Beautiful women are popular everywhere!

Zhen Qian scolded in his heart, got up and asked Yuerong to sit down, poured a cup of black tea, and started a topic, and said without words: "I just heard the shopkeeper say that the competition in Yangzhou restaurant is very fierce, can Yuerong Lady tell me about Yangzhou restaurant?" ”

Yuerong often goes in and out of major restaurants in Yangzhou, and when it comes to understanding major restaurants, it is even better than Zhan He.

"Yangzhou Restaurant wants to say that the first is the Star Picking Building, although the Drunken Immortal Building stirred up the storm in a short period of time, but after all, the Star Picking Building has a very deep heritage in terms of scale, dishes, popularity, etc., and the Drunken Immortal Building can shake the ...... in a short time."

Zhen Qian nodded while listening, Yuerong's analysis is right, the speed of development of Zuixianlou is rapid, but there is a lack of precipitation and heritage of time, this is what Zuixianlou lacks the most, just like a shopping mall that has not formed a fixed source of customers, or those guests just want a fresh, food is a kind of culture, deeply rooted in everyone's daily habits, just like northerners like to eat noodles every day, and they feel uncomfortable if they don't eat it for a day.

"Yuerong Lady is reasonable, I don't know what to suggest?"

Yue Rong didn't expect Zhen Qian to seriously ask for his suggestion, and couldn't help but smile and said, "It's nothing more than the word fine!" ”

Zhen Qian pondered Yuerong's words in his heart, and said with a slight understanding: "Can you tell me more about it?" ”

"Yangzhou has been a place of food since ancient times, and the dishes are exquisite, which is different from the heroic in the north. In the past, when Emperor Yang of Sui was in Yangzhou, many dishes in the palace were spread to the people. For example, the suckling pig is cleaned, disemboweled, gutted, stuffed with dates, wrapped in a straw curtain, smeared with wet clay, and grilled. When the mud is dry, take out the suckling pig and wipe the pig skin, coat the surface of the meat with rice flour paste, and fry it in an oil pan. Then cut the suckling pig into slices, add spices to the ding, and put it in a large soup pot and simmer it for three days and three nights. Mix with vinegar and plum sauce. Another example is pickled meat, taking freshly killed beef and mutton, cutting it into thin slices against the grain, dipping it in fine wine, eating it the next morning, and seasoning it with plum sauce and so on. To sum up, there are eight kinds of cannons, pounding, staining, boiling, wetting, etc., each of which is seasoned with a variety of spices, and after a long time of flavoring, on the other hand, the dishes of Zuixianlou are much simpler....... ”

Yue Rong pursed her lips and chuckled: "The slave family doesn't mean to belittle the dishes of the Drunken Immortal Building, it's just a matter of facts, and please don't be surprised by Zhen Lang!" ”

On the exquisiteness and complexity of the famous dishes of the Tang Dynasty, it is not inferior to the production process of those delicacies in later generations, but it is a pity that Zhen Qian is not a real celebrity chef, and the dishes he made up can only be said to be a common delicacy in later generations.

Zhen Qian was not annoyed, what Yue Rong said was right, especially the famous chef of the Star Picking Mansion that Yue Rong said just now, it is said that there are a few disciples of the imperial chef in the palace, and the treatment is higher than that of the chef of the Drunken Immortal Building, and he doesn't even have the heart to dig into the corner.

The reason why she talked about the dishes of Zuixianlou with Yuerong was that she was bored and had nothing to say, and secondly, she often went in and out of major restaurants in Yangzhou, and even Zuixianlou had visited many times, and she also had to observe the delicacy of Yuerong's mind through this matter.

During the chat, Wang Tianxing appeared at the door again, glanced at the two of them and said, "Da Lang, the Tang envoy has been sent over, do you invite you to the restaurant seat, or bring it here directly?" ”

Zhen Qian is very interested in the restaurant, no matter how elegant it is, and he always feels that he is not comfortable eating at home, which is probably a habit developed by otaku.

"Please come here, let Zhan He prepare wine and food, and have a feast here!"

Zhen Qian got up and went to the door to greet him, and saw Fujiwara Shuxiong leading the two to appear in the backyard, and seeing that there was no figure of Abe Nakamaro among the visitors, Zhen Qian's heart couldn't help but move, it seems that Abe Nakamaro has a lot of prejudices against himself!

"The two ambassadors sent to Tang and Fujiwara-kun, please!" Zhen Qian didn't seem to notice that Abe Zhongmaru didn't appear today, and warmly welcomed the three of them into his room and said, "I'm used to being casual, I don't like any constraints, if you don't mind, how about we have a banquet in the room today?" ”

Fujiwara Shuxiong and Zhen Qian have been getting along for a while, and they should have told the two ambassadors about their preferences, so he saw Ji Bei Zhenbei smile slightly: "It's okay!" The family banquet is the best, without the annoyance of the sound of silk and bamboo, it is the most elegant, and I can't ask for it! ”

Fujiwara Qinghe also echoed, and asked Fujiwara Shuxiong to hand over the gift: "This is a lacquerware made by the Japanese people, although it is not as exquisite as the Tang Dynasty, but it is also a good product of the skilled craftsmen of the Japanese country, and I hope Zhen Lang will not refuse!" ”

Fujiwara Shuo held a large lacquer box, and opened it to the table, there are more than a dozen kinds of lacquer plates, lacquer bowls, etc., each of which is the best of the best. It may not be as good as the imperial lacquerware in the palace, but it is definitely a rare boutique, and even Yuerong, who was looking curiously on the side, showed a shocked expression on his face.

"This gift is a little too valuable, and it deserves it!"

Although he knew that his courtesy must be asked for by others, but the words on the scene were still indispensable, the two sides shirked, and finally Zhen Qian accepted it with a sad face, it is a fool to have a cheap person who does not take advantage of it, Zhen Gan's hand is not short, his heart is not beating, and he is not weak and grateful at all.