Chapter 875 The evening wind blows, and the appetite whets.
The evening breeze blows, and the appetite whets.
At dusk in midsummer, the rolling heat wave is gradually cooled by the evening breeze. It is the most appropriate thing to do at this time to sit at the table and have a big meal in the cool dusk.
Especially when the table is filled with sumptuous and fragrant delicacies, your mouth and appetite will not be disappointed.
Yellow braised shark's fin, using the precious shark's fin sent as tribute from Luzon, is golden and bright, full of elasticity, and the texture is soft and waxy and easy to absorb. The stewed soup is old chicken soup that has been simmered overnight, which is fresh and delicious. Fragrant, the combination of chicken soup and shark's fin brings a sublimation of taste and vision. It nourishes qi, strengthens muscles and bones, which is wonderful.
The sika deer tendons are made from Changbai Mountain sika deer donated by Jianzhou Sanwei. The deer tendons are used as a dish, and are paired with hare and pheasant native to Changbai Mountain, as well as ginseng, wolfberry and white beans that are easy to absorb the soup. After cooking, the sika deer tendons are fresh and fresh without any fishy smell. The soup is still rich and mellow. The whole dish is neither fat nor greasy, and has a special game flavor.
The most conspicuous plate of lamb ribs in the middle of the table is made from Yanchi Tan sheep in the Hetao area. The Tan sheep that grow here eat Chinese herbal medicine and drink ditch spring water. Their meat is red, fat and white. It tastes delicious, fragrant but not overpowering. After being stewed, the aroma of the meat reaches the tip of your tongue.
One after another, delicacies from mountains and seas, and plates of delicacies, all made of precious ingredients, and all exuding an alluring fragrance.
But
Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting behind the table, looked at the delicacies and delicacies on the table, but had no intention of doing anything.
Similarly
Yang Guoliang, who was two rooms away from Zhang Juzheng, was also faced with the same table of delicacies and delicacies. He also seemed to be abstaining from meat, vegetarian and soup, and he did not eat a single bite.
The reasons are the same.
No chopsticks.
Yes, the waiter served them a table of delicious food, but forgot to give them a pair of chopsticks.
Neither did the spoon.
How to eat food without chopsticks? ! How to taste soup without a spoon? !
This is just like there is no pen in the examination room or there is no weapon on the battlefield. You have no ability and you cannot use it.
Faced with a table of royal meals that were both delicious and delicious, I could only stare.
Of course, there are also tough men who bite off their fingers to answer questions written in blood and tear apart Japanese soldiers with their bare hands. Well, that is Zhu Pingan, who is two rooms away from them. At this moment, two lamb ribs were missing from the plate in front of Zhu Pingan, and there was one clean lamb rib on the table. The lamb rib in his hand was half eaten.
When Zhu Pingan finished chewing the second lamb rib, Zhang Juzheng, who was two rooms away from him, finally moved.
"I'm sorry to bother you, my father-in-law, could you please ask me to fetch a pair of chopsticks for Zhang?"
Zhang Juzheng turned around and cupped his hands towards the nearest eunuch, and apologized apologetically. Ask him to get himself a pair of chopsticks.
"Ah, chopsticks. They all belong to the Zajia family. I forgot to set out chopsticks for Mr. Zhang. Damn it. How can I eat without chopsticks? Mr. Zhang, wait a moment. The Zajia family will get you chopsticks right now. .”
Hearing this, the waiter glanced at the table and was "surprised" to find that he had forgotten to serve Zhang Juzheng with chopsticks. He hurriedly apologized to Zhang Juzheng, then immediately turned around and went out to get Zhang Juzheng chopsticks, spoons, etc. tableware.
The tableware in the palace naturally had different reactions. What the chamberlain brought was a pair of white ivory chopsticks and a jade spoon.
“Thank you, father-in-law.”
After Zhang Juzheng took the chopsticks, he cupped his hands and thanked him, sat upright, and started to use the royal meal in a noble style from the inside out.
Ivory chopsticks, fragrant with vegetables, the royal meal truly deserves its reputation.
While Zhang Juzheng was taking the first bite of the dish, Zhu Pingan had also gnawed clean the second lamb rib. When Zhu Pingan was about to reach for the third lamb rib, the waiter on the side seemed to "finally" Realizing that he had forgotten to set the chopsticks for Zhu Pingan, he hurriedly came forward to apologize to Zhu Pingan: "Ah, damn it, Zajia just forgot to set the chopsticks for Mr. Zhu, please forgive me."
"Ah? Haha, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an pinched the third lamb rib and was startled for a moment. He glanced at the table and suddenly realized that there were no chopsticks on the table, and then he said honestly He smiled, waved his hands carelessly, and then continued to put the mutton rib meat in his mouth.
The waiter on the side has been paying attention to Zhu Pingan's expression.
At this moment.
He was deeply impressed by Zhu Ping'an's "acting skills".
The slightly raised eyebrows, the slightly opened mouth, the flash of surprise in the pupils, the bulging curve of the cheeks...
Even Mr. Zhu’s breath when he heard me saying that I forgot to place my chopsticks All with surprise.
Master Zhu's expression of "surprise" and "sudden realization", everything is so natural, everything is so real, everything is so just right...
The waiter saw this , thinking about my performance again, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.
The expression I showed just now when I "discovered" that I forgot to put on the chopsticks was really very different from the expression when Mr. Zhu "discovered" that I didn't have the chopsticks. Although I couldn't see my expression at the time, But the chamberlain also knew that his expression was a bit stiff and unnatural, and there were many flaws in his expressiveness.
Mr. Zhu is truly worthy of being the number one scholar in his weak years, worthy of being a rising star in officialdom who rises to the top in three days, enters the cabinet in two months, and rises to the top in three months.
At this moment, the figure of Zhu Pingan sitting on his knees and eating was so tall in the eyes of the chamberlain, it was as tall as ten thousand feet...
With admiration, the chamberlain turned around and fetched it for Zhu Pingan The chopsticks were placed on the table in front of Zhu Pingan. They were also a pair of ivory chopsticks.
“Thank you.”
Zhu Pingan took the chopsticks, thanked the waiter, continued to eat the unfinished lamb rib meat with his hands, and then picked it up and put it aside. He wiped his hands with a wet towel, then picked up the sika deer tendon with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth and started to eat it.
At this time, both Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Ping'an had chopsticks, either enjoying themselves like nobles or devouring their meals.
But
Yang Guoliang, who was two rooms away from them, still looked like he was quitting meat, vegetarian and soup. Facing a table of delicious food, he sat upright without moving. A plate of food, hesitating for a long time on his face, struggling for a long time, but finally nothing He opened his mouth and poured himself one cup after another of hot tea, drinking tea, drinking tea, drinking tea.
Come on, drink this cup, and have another cup.
< br>The tea in the palace is so delicious that you can’t stop drinking it
Yang Guoliang, who was drinking tea, felt so excited that he kept drinking, one cup after another.
The waiter in the room never realized that he had forgotten to set chopsticks for Yang Guoliang, and just watched Yang Guoliang drink one glass after another. (End of this chapter)