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----------Dividing Line----------Yunzheng also visited Suzhou in his previous life and lived here for two years. From the perspective of his previous life, he had no interest in Suzhou cuisine.
I have a special favorable impression. This is not to say that Suzhou food is not good, but... he has never tasted the good ones.
It's a pity that he was just a young boy who had just graduated from a second- or third-rate university. It was pretty good to be able to make a living in a foreign country like Suzhou. He had no spare money to eat famous dishes! According to his Hunanese taste,
The Suzhou dishes usually served in small restaurants are not spicy enough, so how can they please him?
But things are different now in Tingshui Villa. Just look at the Suzhou signature dishes on the table in front of him: squirrel mandarin fish, shark fin in clear soup, eel paste with oil, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, emerald shrimp bucket, lotus stew
... plus snacks such as honey-glazed dried tofu, shrimp roe anchovies, jujube paste sesame cakes, lard rice cakes, etc., the table was full and Yun Zheng, who had been traveling for most of the day, was all excited to see it.
Yunzheng smiled and got a Taihu whitebait, without any formality as a guest, and said: "As far as I know, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Taihu Lake was rich in whitebait. In this dynasty, whitebait was even listed as a tribute, and
Plum bream and white shrimp are both known as the three treasures of Taihu Lake. Brother Li, you see, this whitebait is shaped like a hosta, color is like ivory, cartilage has no scales, the meat is tender and delicious, and the Japanese even call it "fish ginseng". In addition, this
Whitebait can be stir-fried, deep-fried, steamed, or made into soup. Whitebait scrambled eggs, whitebait soup, whitebait meatballs, hibiscus whitebait, etc. are all famous dishes in Suzhou cuisine. Look at this hibiscus whitebait, just make it.
It’s very good. Brother Li, please don’t be polite and give it a try. This is my uncle’s wish.”
Li Mo quickly said a few polite words to express his gratitude. Ning Hongtao smiled and said: "I didn't expect Zheng'er to be really particular about eating. This is beyond my uncle's surprise... Then Zheng'er must also know about the Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.
Really?"
Yun Zheng laughed in his heart. After all, he had stayed in Suzhou for two years. If he didn't know about Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, he would have seen a ghost. He smiled and said: "Yangcheng Lake has three treasures, one is Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, the other is river shrimps, and the third is Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs."
It is mandarin fish. The open surface of Yangcheng Lake is an ideal place for the growth of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs. It also makes the Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs have four distinctive characteristics: first, the green back, and the Yangcheng Lake crab shell is blue-gray, smooth and shiny; second, it is white.
The belly, the umbilical belly stuck to the mud, is crystal clear and white; the third is yellow hair, the leg hair is long and straight; the fourth is golden claws, Yangcheng Lake crab claws are golden, strong and powerful, and can stand upright on eight legs when placed on the glass, with two pincers flying in the air. Adult crabs are strong.
Thick, bright orange-red color after cooking, fresh and sweet taste. According to my nephew’s knowledge, the way to eat crabs is to distinguish between big and small crabs. The two are different: female crabs that are more than two and a half, and male crabs that are more than three and a half usually use water.
Methods of boiling and steaming; for smaller ones, it is better to use noodles and choke with wine. Because crabs are cold in nature, when cooking, you need to add more ginger to relieve the cold, and you also need to rub your hands with chrysanthemum to relieve the fishy smell.
Chrysanthemum is also used to fight the smell, and ginger is used to prevent cold accumulation. Some fastidious eaters also have special tools for eating crabs: scissors, clips, thorns, hammers, etc. They can be carefully pounded and peeled, and the flavor is endless. I heard that some crab-eating experts can
Restore the crab shell after eating the crab into a whole crab! His crab-eating skills are very good."
What Yun Zheng said made Ning Hongtao and his son stunned. Ning Hongtao was even more stunned. Even he, a native of Suzhou, didn't know that eating crabs could be so meticulous. Can the shell be restored? Is that for eating crabs or playing with crabs?
Ning Hongtao couldn't help but ask: "Zheng'er, is it your mother who told you this?"
Yun Zheng laughed loudly: "No, no, haha! Don't be surprised, uncle. My nephew also heard it when he was in Luoyang... I heard it from Mr. Shen Ju. As for whether it is yes or no, there is no guarantee."
Ning Hongtao suddenly understood and nodded: "The Shen family is the civil servant leader of the country. It is normal for them to be very particular about these things. Maybe this is true... Haha, let's not talk about them. They eat crabs, eat crabs... But this hairy crab The best time to eat is in autumn. It's early spring right now, and I always feel a little bit worse. If you have time to come over in autumn next time, my uncle will definitely send someone to prepare the best food for you early..."
------------------------------- Yun Zheng waited until the feast was over before talking to Ning Hongtao about the business that was going on in Ning. After Hong Tao personally checked that Yun Zheng's injury was not too serious, he said: "Do you have to go to Taihu Lake tomorrow? I see that even though your bones have been treated with the strange medicine given by your master, you still have to recover as before. Four or five days, and the residual poison in your body has not been completely eliminated... No, you still can't go tomorrow. Otherwise, uncle will go and help you run, isn't it just to observe the terrain? Uncle, I am also in Tingshui Villa after all. The owner of the village is also a native of Suzhou. When I go to Taihu Lake to play, even the Qinglong Sect will not suspect anything."
Yunzheng thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "It is precisely because my uncle is the owner of Tingshui Villa that it is even more difficult to go there. Although Suzhou is a big mansion, no matter how big it is, it only has such a big place. As the owner of Tingshui Villa, your uncle has a lot of people who know you. There must be a lot of people in the Qinglong Sect who have met your uncle. If your uncle goes there in person, although they can't do anything to you, they will definitely do something to you. Be careful not to let you get close to their secret place. After thinking about it, it is better for my nephew to go and see it himself. Besides, my nephew also needs to evaluate their abilities based on the level of their layout of Jinlin Villa! Uncle doesn't want it. advised”
Although Yun Zheng was Ning Hongtao's nephew, he had a special status after all. Ning Hongtao, his uncle, could not help but say that he was not allowed to go. Seeing Yun Zheng's insistence, he had to say: "Since Zheng'er's decision has been made, then uncle also It’s hard to persuade, but it’s still too dangerous for you and Nephew Li Xian to go alone...Uncle Zhong, Uncle Cheng!”
Following Ning Hongtao's voice, two old men suddenly walked in from the door. Ning Hongtao stopped them from saluting and said: "Uncle Zhong, Uncle Cheng, this is the second sister's son Zheng'er. He just arrived today. He will be here tomorrow." Go to Taihu Lake to check out Jinlin Villa... He is injured, and I will ask two good people to take care of him tomorrow to make sure nothing goes wrong."
Yun Zheng looked at the Uncle Zhong and Uncle Cheng mentioned by Ning Hongtao and found that these two old men were at least sixty years old. However, they did not look old with their white hair and boyish faces. Moreover, these two old men were very tall. Even at this age, they were still still alive. They are about the same height as Yun Zheng. It can be seen that they must have been two majestic men when they were young. However, the eyes of these two elders are a bit...
"Is this the second lady's son?" The thin old man on the left looked half excited and half doting. He walked over two steps and actually reached out and touched Yun Zheng's head.
Talking about a man's head and a woman's waist, how can they be touched casually? Yun Zheng is also a grown man who has lived for two generations. Naturally, he subconsciously pulled his head back, and his movements were extremely fast. Unexpectedly, the old man seemed to have been there for a long time.
As if prepared, when Yun Zheng's neck moved, his hands suddenly accelerated. Yun Zheng's action just now was just a subconscious behavior. He could see from the old man's eyes and expression that he had no ill intentions towards him.
, so...the old man's hand touched Yun Zheng's head impartially, neither lightly nor lightly.
After caressing him lovingly for a few times, the old man said: "Second Miss's son is so old... Haha, we old guys are really old... Look at this child, his eyes are just like his mother's when she was a child, I'm sure
Very skinny...but also very smart..."
Yun Zheng felt a little embarrassed when the old man said this. You said that in front of me, a son, you said that my mother was very naughty when she was young... This is really... speechless.
I had no choice but to laugh dryly and ask Ning Hongtao: "Uncle, who are these two?"
Ning Hongtao pointed at the old man who just touched Yunzheng's head and said: "This is Uncle Cheng, and that is Uncle Zhong. These two are the elders of our Tingshui Villa. They watched your aunt and your mother grow up."
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When Yun Zheng heard this, he immediately bowed solemnly and said: "Grandpa Zhong, Grandpa Cheng, I was rude just now. Don't blame me, grandpas."
The doting look on Uncle Cheng's face became even brighter, and he patted Yun Zheng on the shoulder: "Master, don't listen to your uncle's praise. Lao Zhong and I are just the guards of the two young ladies. After the young ladies went to Yanjing,
, it is very safe, and there is no need for me to protect you. The young lady took care of my old bones and let me keep them in Tingshui Villa... Oh, Lao Zhong is a mute, don't blame him for not speaking, the eldest lady married that Shui Xiao
After becoming a monster, he has been raising it in the village..."
Yunzheng nodded repeatedly and said: "How dare you?" but in his heart he was thinking, why did he call my master a "little water monster"? How did he say this?
Ning Hongtao then introduced: "Uncle Zhong and Uncle Cheng have been practicing the magical power of Dragon and Elephant Prajna ever since they can remember. I'm afraid they won't be able to do it for a while now. With them protecting me, no matter how big the world is, they can go anywhere!"
When he said this, his tone was a little arrogant. After all, these two elders were from Tingshui Villa.
Yun Zheng was taken aback and asked involuntarily: "Dragon-Elephant Prajna Magical Skill?" His tone was extremely shocking.
Ning Hongtao laughed loudly: "It seems that Zheng'er also knows the name of this magical skill? However, what Uncle Zhong and Uncle Cheng practice is exactly this magical skill of Dragon Elephant Prajna!"
Yun Zheng opened his eyes wide and looked at the two old men in front of him, who had nothing surprising except for their height. He was about to ask if the Dragon Elephant Prajna Magic was the same as what he had heard about, but he saw Uncle Cheng smiling bitterly.
Said: "Master, please don't brag for us and me. I remember when the little water monster came to Tingshui Villa, we hated him for being rude to the eldest lady, so we joined forces to fight him, but unexpectedly we were defeated by him in ten moves...
…Hehe, even though Long Xiang Bo Ruo Gong is famous in the world, he still can’t do anything when he encounters that little monster…”
Ning Hongtao also smiled bitterly: "Uncle Cheng, my eldest brother-in-law's physique is different from that of ordinary people. There is no comparison... Isn't this the only one in the world whose water is still cold? After so many years, you still haven't calmed down?
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Uncle Cheng snorted: "At first, Lao Zhong and I only reached the seventh level. It was not surprising that we couldn't defeat that little monster. Now, the two of us have been studying hard for many years and have broken through the eighth level and entered the ninth level. If
Meet that little monster again..."
Before he could finish speaking, someone suddenly grabbed his wrist. When he turned around, he saw Uncle Zhong who had never spoken. Although Uncle Zhong was mute, his ears were not deaf, so he could hear people speaking.
Uncle's wrist, slowly shook his head
Yun Zheng was puzzled when he saw Uncle Cheng saying angrily: "How do you know we are not the opponent of that little monster now?"
Uncle Zhong glanced at Uncle Cheng and said nothing - of course, he was mute. However, Uncle Cheng suddenly looked shocked and asked: "You said he came to Tingshui Villa? When? What should I do?
Don’t know? Have you met him?”
Yun Zheng's eyes widened. He really didn't understand. Uncle Zhong obviously didn't say anything or did anything, but how did Uncle Cheng know what he meant?
Uncle Cheng's voice paused and he started to speak, but there was some confusion in his voice: "He's looking for someone? He's passing by Tingshui Villa and came to take a look? I know, he must be here to see the eldest lady... Hum,
Did he have the nerve to come? Didn't you do anything to him?"
Yun Zheng continued to be stunned, but Ning Hongtao came over and whispered: "Uncle Zhong and Uncle Cheng are twin brothers, and when they were born, their vests were connected together... This situation is likely to happen eight out of ten times.
Jiu was going to die young, but Uncle Cheng—your grandfather’s father—saved them and successfully separated them, so they have always regarded Uncle Cheng as their main one...Uncle Cheng has been able to sense what Uncle Zhong said in his heart since he was a child.
, Later, their dragon-elephant Prajna magic skills became more and more profound, and the distance between the two of them became wider and wider."
Yun Zheng was even more stunned, what is this? Radio waves? Brain waves? Damn it, sure enough, there are many times when science cannot explain everything.
Uncle Cheng said again: "What do you mean by knowing at a glance that he is not his opponent? I also felt that he was a monster at a glance!"
"Qi machine? Qi machine can be fake..."
"What realm is that?"
"You don't even know, how can I know anything?"
"That's it. According to what you said, even if we break through the ninth level and enter the tenth level, it seems that we are no match for him... What the hell, why did such a monster appear?"
"I know he is the young master's master, but the young master is the young master and he is him. I am scolding him, not the young master... Besides, he is a monster to begin with."
"What, you still don't agree? OK, let me ask the young master... Young Master, tell me, are you angry when I scold the little water monster?"
Yun Zheng finally got a chance to speak, but what he said...he coughed dryly: "Well, you are all relatives of this kid, this...well, I'd better not be angry." He thought to himself, originally I should be angry.
After all, he is the master, but this master is too harsh. He actually set me such an outrageous goal. Then don’t blame me for not speaking up for you.
"Look, the young master is the young master. After all, he is one of his own family... Oh, the young master knows?" Uncle Cheng said, turned his head and asked Yunzheng: "Young master, tell me, your monster master's martial arts is now
What state have you reached?"
Yunzheng was stunned for a moment, thinking that I know nothing, he didn't even move a hand in front of me, so he could only frown and shook his head.
When Uncle Cheng saw it, he was immediately discouraged and sighed: "Have you really reached a state where you can't even tell the state? But what kind of state is that?"
