Chapter 85: Fish playing among lotus leaves, a dish that will win hearts
The corners of Zhao Xuan's mouth raised slightly, and she said: "Don't do this with me. Are you here to see Wu Zhaokun?"
"..." Zhou Shi was speechless.
"He Shouxin doesn't seem to want you to get involved in such a big case, but he also cares about your safety. Don't misunderstand him."
"I know...but Wu Zhaokun and I have a score to settle."
"What account?"
"Dead man's account."
Zhou Shi is talking about Xu Linger.
Zhao Xuan spread her hands and said, "I knew it. How do you want to check?"
Use a yellow beam pillow to directly enter his dream to see if he will dream about the source of the stolen money; or try to use gold wire to fish, his home has been targeted by Zhao Xuan, if there is anything that can kill him directly
He will definitely take the evidence with him... The two plans Zhou Shi originally thought of were ruined due to Wu Zhaokun's absence.
After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to let Zhao Xuan know his methods to a limited extent.
"I know a secret method that can spy on dreams. Wu Zhaokun must be struggling to clear his suspicions now. There should be clues in his dreams... But I didn't expect that he would claim to be sick and not come."
"Spying into dreams? Interesting..." Zhao Xuan rubbed her chin and said, "I also told you something interesting. Wu Zhaokun is really sick."
"Oh?" Zhou Shi was stunned, weren't you just pretending?
"The doctor who treated Wu Zhaokun is one of my people. According to him, Wu Zhaokun is suffering from liver disease, which is contagious. Now even the prefect's wife can only move out to live outside. However, the doctor also said that this disease is easy to cause.
It seems like he is going to do a whole show."
This old guy is really cunning, now no one can visit him openly...
"What are you going to do?" Zhao Xuan asked.
"I can't come here in vain. If Mr. Zhao is willing to help, we can..."
Zhou Shi told the countermeasures, and Zhao Xuan smiled and said: "Okay, let's do it like this."
"We'll start after we start singing."
After explaining the details of the operation, Zhao Xuan went back first to avoid arousing suspicion.
Zhou Shi glanced into the front hall and frowned.
"The second round of toasting has ended, so the troupe hasn't started singing yet? And Meng Xingyuan is not in the front hall..."
After thinking for a moment, he went straight to the kitchen from the back door.
"Are you kidding? The fish haven't arrived yet?"
As soon as he entered the door, Meng Xingyuan's shout pierced his ears.
"Serve whatever you want, don't let the front hall be in a state of silence!"
"I know, but the other dishes have been served!" Fatty Liang said while wiping his sweat, "Why don't we let the troupe start singing, and we need to stabilize the guests first..."
"But what should we do when the fish comes? How can it be appropriate to sing opera above and pass dishes downstairs? This troupe leader is very high-spirited. If we come to disturb him while he is singing, he is afraid that he will lead the troupe directly
Leave!" Meng Xingyuan's voice became hoarse, but he still refused to lower his voice.
"Please give way..." An actor dressed in Tsing Yi squeezed past Zhou Shi and walked into the kitchen, "Shopkeeper, are the dishes not ready yet? If the play doesn't start, I'm afraid it won't be finished until midnight.
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"You..." Meng Xingyuan was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but when the class leader urged him like this, he suddenly became angry.
Amidst the rising waves of complaints and angry scoldings, Xue An's voice appeared weak but powerful.
"Quiet, get ready to serve."
For a moment, everyone in the kitchen focused their attention on one corner.
Xue An stood next to a large pot in the corner, quietly pressing the lid as if he was completely unaware of the commotion in the kitchen.
Meng Xingyuan squeezed past the master in front of him and approached Xue An, wanting to see clearly what he was doing.
"Master Xue, there is no more food in the kitchen that can be put on the table..." Fatty Liang also squeezed in behind Xue An and said.
"How could it be possible? Aren't there very precious ingredients there?"
"You mean..."
Xue An opened the lid of the pot, and a scent rose from the pot, instantly permeating the kitchen and entering everyone's nostrils.
"This is..." Meng Xingyuan's eyes were as big as a cow.
"Just use this to buy time before the fish arrives."
After a while, there was an exquisite porcelain basin on every table.
"This is a dish I have never seen before...what is it called?" the prefect's wife asked with a smile.
Agui's mind was racing. Looking at the appearance of this dish, he suddenly had an idea.
"To Madam, this dish is called 'Fish Playing among Lotus Leaves'."
Green vegetables cut into lotus leaves and lotus shapes are floating on top of the clear soup lifted from a big bone. At the bottom of the bowl are strips of "fish" as smooth as jade.
In the back kitchen, Xue An rubbed his wrists and explained to others the origin of the dish just now.
"Those fish balls are filled with flesh worms and are not dirty. I cut the fish into small pieces, took out the adult worms and eggs, pounded them into a paste, stirred them with egg white, and finally made them into fish balls in the shape of whole fish," he said.
Then, he took the tea from Fatty Liang and drank it in one gulp, "This is the Lingnan way, I have slightly improved it."
Lingnan's approach... Zhou Shi glanced at Fatty Liang and saw that the latter's expression was a little twisted.
Yue Qing Restaurant specializes in Lingnan cuisine, and Fatty Liang is a master of Lingnan cuisine. Judging from his expression when listening to Xue An's explanation, he knows how to cook this dish.
"This kind of treatment method will be complained by people in modern restaurants..." Zhou Shi thought to himself.
"The fish are coming, the fish are coming!"
Xu Cong rushed into the kitchen. The cloth bag in his hand kept struggling and was obviously full of live fish!
"This is what I've been waiting for!" Meng Xingyuan moved forward excitedly, and when he saw what was in the net bag, his expression changed.
“Is it just grass carp?”
"Forget it, there are no fish in Wangjiang Tower. I almost knelt down before they gave me the address of a fisherman's family. I ran outside the city to bring the fish back..." Xu Cong covered his ribs,
Said breathlessly.
"This...what if the gang leader finds out..."
"Shopkeeper, don't worry about this for now, get out of the pot!" Xu Cong quickly smoothed things over.
But Zhou Shi heard it clearly.
The gang leader... refers to the gang leader of the Bai Tiao Gang? They have a monopoly on the Jiangdu Fish Market, and all aquatic products sales must be approved by them... If Xu Cong does this, he will easily be retaliated by the Bai Tiao Gang.
Now he couldn't care about that much anymore. Meng Xingyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Master Liang, are you interested in grass carp?"
Fatty Liang paused for a moment and looked at Xue An, who was sitting on the bench and flexing his wrist.
"Okay." Sensing the gaze, Xue An replied on behalf of Master Liang.
"But..." Seeing that Fatty Liang couldn't make up his mind, Meng Xingyuan also turned to Xue An and said, "The Jiang Tuan served just now was a good one! If this fish dish is not as good as that dish, the banquet will not end." The meat quality of Jiangtuan is definitely not comparable to that of grass carp, not to mention that this grass carp has not been selected and the quality cannot be guaranteed.
I’m afraid it would be very difficult to use grass carp like this to make it taste as good as Jiangtuan...
Xue An turned his neck and didn't seem to feel any pressure.
"Everything is inferior except for the art. Any cook who only relies on ingredients is second-rate." He stood up and said, "Let's get to work!"