Liu Rusi was not the kind of person who was easily fooled, but she still gave him a little sweetener, deliberately lying down very close to Gao Bin, so close that Gao Bin could kiss him on the lips just by raising his head.
The two of them looked at each other, and their gazes collided, causing sparks. This lasted for less than a few seconds. Liu Rusi was the first to be defeated, feeling her face getting hot.
"When you get the answer I want, I will satisfy you."
"Tsk, not sincere."
If Gao Bin wouldn't try to trick Tian Dan for Liu Rusi, he wouldn't know which one is lighter and which one is heavier.
Liu Rusi fled, leaving Gao Bin with no interest in life.
With nothing to do, he went to Pingyuan Alley to chat with Xu Yunnuo, and then spent a long time teasing with the half-awake and half-confused Mr. Guan, and finally found something interesting.
Coming out of the backyard, Xu Yunuo was stuck here and asked embarrassedly:
"Master Gao, Xu Tian and Jin Hai..."
"Let Xu Tian apologize to Brother Hai later, and let this matter be over."
"Okay, okay! I'll just say they're fine." Xu Yunuo was happy.
But it soon became awkward again:
"Then you and Xu Tian..."
"The fate between us has ended. Without this master-disciple fate, we can't be brothers. We can just be acquaintances."
"Alas... Xu Tian is not so lucky."
"Don't say that, everyone has their own destiny."
Gao Bin didn't like to talk about this. He looked at the darkening sky and couldn't help but said:
"How about I have a meal at your place tonight?"
"That's good, I'll send someone out to buy some cooked food, and we can have a drink together."
Xu Yunnuo still values Gao Bin very much. In his heart, to a certain extent, Gao Bin has the same status as Jin Hai.
"Okay, let's drink some."
Gao Bin is actually not a drinker, but living in the world, it is inevitable that he will get a little bit of the atmosphere of the world. How can the world be without alcohol?
Xu Yunnuo sent the coachman who chartered the carriage out to buy groceries, and went to the kitchen to bring some snacks:
"First take a sip and drink some tea."
"Thank you, Uncle Xu."
It was a coincidence that Tielin and Guan Baohui came back to see Mr. Guan and learned that Gao Bin was also there, so Tielin went into the house to say hello.
"Binzi."
"Let's have a drink tonight?" Gao Bin invited.
"Okay, I'm worried about what to eat tonight."
"Okay, Uncle Xu, it looks like we need to add more food."
"I'm so happy that you want to stay for dinner. How about adding some meatballs?"
"Why don't you just eat boiled mutton? It's such a cold weather." Tielin suggested.
"That's a good idea, Uncle Xu. Let's buy 10 pounds of mutton, and some frozen tofu. Are there any sesame cakes?"
Gao Bin took out a wad of money, meaning that the meal was his.
"Can I take the money? Take it back quickly. Don't worry, I can still afford a meal of meat. Don't worry about it. I'll let someone arrange it."
Xu Yunnuo went out to do some work, and Tielin sat opposite Gao Bin:
"I just have something to ask you, Binzi, what are you and your eldest brother busy with recently? Why are you still dealing with Tian Dan?"
"We have our own arrangements, don't worry about this." Gao Bin blocked his head.
"That's not possible, Tian Dan is still hanging in our secrecy bureau."
Gao Bin took a piece of mung bean cake, ate it with scented tea, and said vaguely:
"That's your business, we won't interfere with each other."
Tielin had nothing to do with Gao Bin, so he lay there alone and sulked.
At this time, Guan Baohui came in, rolled up her sleeves, and became angry when she saw Tielin's appearance:
"What are you doing here?"
"I didn't do anything. I just ate here tonight, mutton-boiled."
"Shabu-boiled mutton, I'm really hungry."
Gao Bin raised his eyes and looked at Guan Baohui, thinking: You are half responsible for Tielin's tragedy.
If it weren't for this woman behind his back, or if he had a more virtuous wife, Tielin wouldn't have gone astray.
Of course, these two people are also a perfect match. They are both complete egoists, so they can coexist in front of incompatible moral principles and rules.
The only better thing is that Baohui still has a few more bones, but that's all.
People in Sijiu City pay attention to being polite, not only in their speech and behavior, but also in eating in a reasonable manner. You should not mess around with what you eat at any time and what you drink.
It’s the ninth cold winter, and according to the rules, it’s time to eat hotpot mutton.
The most common version of mutton-shabu-shabu is that one year, Kublai Khan led his troops to fight. During the war, Kublai Khan was a little hungry, so he remembered the delicious mutton stew in his hometown, and he immediately ordered the chef to make it.
Lamb stew.
But if it takes time to stew the mutton thoroughly, who knows that the enemy's counterattack will come quickly. Before the mutton is stewed, the battle report will come from the front.
Kublai Khan was in a hurry and ordered people to cut the mutton into thin slices. The mutton slices cooked quickly, rinsed them in boiling water, took them out, sprinkled them with seasonings and ate them. This was the prototype of the mutton-boiled dish.
After the Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan established its capital in Sijiucheng, hotpot mutton became a long-lasting delicacy on the local people's tables.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, two emperors, Kangxi and Qianlong, once held the grand "Thousands of Old Banquets". It is said that the Thousands of Olds Banquet included hotpot mutton.
At this time, hotpot mutton was still a palace dish!
It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that it became popular among the people.
In the evening, Xu Yunuo's room was very hot, and a square table was placed in the middle. Gao Bin, Xu Yunuo, and Tie Lin each occupied one side.
Set up a copper pot on the table, put the charcoal in it, and wait for the water to boil.
At this stage, it is time for everyone to chat, Xu Yunuo said:
"If you want to talk about the hotpot mutton, it has to be Donglaishun. Their founder, Ding Deshan, even chartered a car with us."
When Gao Bin heard this, he thought there was such a story?
"Uncle Xu, can you tell me?"
"Okay, let's talk about it. Ding Deshan lives over at Dongzhimen. At first, he was not a Qinxing business, but a loess seller."
People in Siqiu City burn briquettes in stoves, and the briquettes cannot be easily molded unless mixed with loess, which acts as an adhesive.
There is basically no cost to this kind of business, it just depends on your strength.
"Because Ding Deshan was selling loess, he often went to the Dong'an Market in Wangfujing. When he saw that business was booming here, he started thinking about opening a small restaurant.
Relying on the little capital he saved and patchwork, Ding Deshan's restaurant was opened.
At first, he only did the bean juice business, but later he gradually added stuffed pancakes, millet porridge, and home-cooked side dishes.
Because Ding Deshan's family lives outside Dongzhimen and comes to Sijiu City to do business, and hopes that everything will go well, it means "coming from Jingdong, everything goes well", so it is called "Dong Laishun".
But the good times didn't last long. In 12 years, Cao Kun launched a mutiny. The mutiny affected the Dong'an market at that time. Cao Kun's troops looted and burned, almost destroying the Dong'an market.
Ding Deshan came to Dong'an Market to set up a stall in 2003, and gradually became famous little by little. Later, he built a simple house. Until the Dong'an Market caught fire in 2012, he worked diligently here for nine years.
To say that such a change has happened, no one can bear it!
But Ding Deshan did not blame others. Instead, he decided to make his business bigger than before and converted the former bungalow shop into a building.
Around that time in 2014, the new Donglaishun store was completed and the name was changed to Donglaishun Mutton Restaurant.
The business has grown, and there are more waiters in the store than before. Halal stir-fry dishes have also been added to the business, and the hot-boiled mutton in Dong Laishun was only added this year.
I even went there to eat there, and I saved up money for several months with some brothers to have a meal, and I still can’t forget the taste.”
In fact, sometimes people think a certain kind of food is delicious not because of its taste, but because it contains a certain memory.
Xu Yunnuo continued:
"There are too many things to pay attention to when it comes to mutton-shabu-shabu. The top choice is Xikou sheep, followed by Beikou sheep."
The so-called Xikou sheep are produced in the Ganning area. Xikou sheep have small tails that are rolled inward, small bones and tender meat, and are not smelly. Because they grow on the Hetao shoals of the Yellow River, they are also called Tan sheep.
Beikou sheep are produced in the Zhangbei area, and are inferior to Xikou sheep.
On the contrary, local sheep cannot be used for mutton shabu-shabu because the meat is rough and has a strong smell.
In those days, Madian was a famous livestock market. Sheep dealers drove sheep from the west entrance and the north entrance to find buyers here.
After you buy the sheep, you can't eat them right away. At that time, there were no big trucks for sheep trafficking, so the sheep were driven to Beijing. After a long journey, the sheep were very tired, and the meat quality was naturally poor.
Therefore, the sheep you buy must be carefully raised for a period of time before they become delicious.
When it is served, you will also find that the mutton slices you are cooking are not general mutton slices, but are divided into many types, such as big three fork, upper brain, ground crotch, mutton tendon, etc. The fat and thinness are different, and the taste is also different.
The mutton should be freshly cut, spread on a plate without any blood in the soup, and turn the plate over so that the mutton sticks to the plate and cannot fall off.
The condiments probably include sesame paste, chive flowers, fermented bean curd, sesame oil, vinegar, soy sauce, chili oil, chopped green onion, coriander, and braised shrimp oil. There are basically two ways to eat the condiments.
One is that the store prepares it for you according to its own recipe, and the other is that you bring all the ingredients on a large tray and mix it yourself according to your own taste.
Because I was eating at home, I didn’t pay too much attention to it. Xu Yunnuo prepared sesame sauce, chive flowers and fermented bean curd, and adjusted it according to his own taste.
When the water boiled and the meat was put in, Gao Bin suddenly realized that it was different from his experience in the human world.
At that time, everyone was poor, and they didn’t even see meat in a month. Seeing meat was like seeing relatives.
As soon as the water in the pot boils, pour all the vegetables and meat into the pot. This is not called mutton-shabu-shabu, but stewed.
Mutton-shabu-shabu is different from hot pot, because hot pot has various flavors of base ingredients, while mutton-shabu-shabu must be a copper pot clear soup, with some onions, ginger, wolfberry and the like in the base soup.
In a good mutton restaurant, after rinsing all the mutton, there will be no foam in the pot.
When eating hot-pot meat, the mutton should be boiled first, and the order of the meat is also particular. The fat meat should be added first, which is called "fat fat soup".
Rinse the fat from the fatty meat in the soup, and then rinse it with the lean meat or vegetables to make it more delicious.
Don't leave the chopsticks when you put the meat into the pot. You have to control the mutton you put in. If it floats in front of others, it's rude. Do you want to grab it or not?
Secondly, you have to cook it at any time, and take it out of the pot as soon as the meat changes color, because the cooking time is too long, which is called "cooking the mutton".
There are also specialties when it comes to dipping sauces for shabu-shabu. Some people put the mutton in a small dish and use a spoon to dip the seasonings into the meat slices. This can ensure that the seasonings are not diluted and do not taste bad.
Another method is to drain the boiled meat and dip it directly into the seasoning bowl. The hot meat and cold seasoning will give you a different feeling in your mouth. As for these two ways of eating, sometimes people always like to argue about "who is the authentic one", but in fact they are both.
It doesn’t matter, it all depends on personal preference.
After rinsing, take a break after eating. While chatting, eat two cloves of sugared garlic to get rid of the greasiness, and then rinse with vegetables and tofu to clear your mouth.
After we finished eating, we ordered some mixed noodles, mixed with seasonings, poured some soup, and then served a sesame sesame pancake. This meal of hot-pot meat was considered a serious meal.
There may not be so many options for eating hotpot mutton, and it cannot match the delicacies of mountains and seas, but in special seasons, the charm of hotpot mutton is greater than the Manchu and Han Dynasty Banquet.
Imagine that it is snowing heavily outside, covering the gray walls and tiles of the alley, and the north wind is blowing and shaking the dry tree branches. In the house, there are three or five friends gathered around the steaming copper pot, eating a meal of mutton-boiled meat and chatting for a while.
, have a drink;
If the Grasshopper in your arms can scream a few more times in response to the situation, this will actually be the most real happiness for the people.
Gao Bin felt it today. The grasshopper in Xu Yunuo's arms screamed twice from time to time. The temperature in the room was no different from summer.
During the meal, Tielin and Guan Baohui did not feel uncomfortable. They ate steadily and chatted leisurely. The atmosphere was great.
They were almost done eating, and when they were about to turn off the heat, Xu Tian came back, and his eyes lit up when he saw the pot:
"You are quite capable of eating hotpot mutton behind my back and without saying hello to my eldest brother."
Tielin clenched his teeth happily:
"That's because you have no luck."
The four people ate ten pounds of mutton, plus cabbage and frozen tofu. The table was empty and there was nothing left.
After all, I feel sorry for my son. Seeing that Xu Tian hasn’t eaten yet, Xu Yunnuo said:
"There is some beef left at home. Can I cut it up and boil it for you?"
"It's okay." Xu Tian is not pretentious, it's all meat anyway.
"Brother Bin, I checked the files according to the ideas you provided."
"Anything gained?"
"I don't know yet. San'er is looking through the files. There are too many to look at."
"Well, take your time and look carefully."
"Got it."
...
Because of Gao Bin's intervention, Tian Dan and Xu Tian never met. In addition, Gao Bin kept intervening, and Tian Dan didn't cause any trouble in prison. It seemed that everything was going in the right direction, but things didn't work out.
No matter what one wishes, accidents still happen.
Little Ear, was subdued by Gao Bin and Jin Hai before. After going back to recuperate for a few days, he became more and more angry, so he led some of his strongest brothers to tie up Da Yingzi.
This made Gao Bin so angry that he led his people straight to Pingyuan Alley and surrounded Jin Hai's family.
Little Ear is also tough, so he dared to break into Cao's camp alone with four people.
Gao Bin saw him and asked:
"What? Is it because your brother doesn't have a long memory, or because you don't have a long memory? The knot on Mo Mo's head stopped hurting so quickly?"
Little Ear held a gun in his hand, pointed at Gao Bin and said:
"I just want my brother to come out alive, is there anything wrong with me?"
"There's nothing wrong with it, there's nothing wrong with me killing you now."
"Haha, try it. If you dare to beat me to death, sister Jin Hai will not even be able to live."
"Stop talking nonsense, where are we?" Gao Bin was too lazy to listen to his harsh words.
"I'm keeping you under lock and key, and I'm serving you delicious food and drinks. Don't worry, there won't be a single hair missing. As long as my brother comes out alive."
Little Ear was very angry today and sat there motionless. This is because he was running with all his strength.
"I can't let go." Jin Hai said simply.
"Master Jin, you don't seem to understand the current situation. I didn't discuss it with you. If you can't see my brother for an hour, I will chop off one of your sister's fingers."
"Don't threaten me, it's useless. You kidnapped my sister with someone, and even went to our house to have fun. Things that were originally discussed are no longer discussed." Jin Hai was not timid at all. If it were Tielin,
, maybe I peed my pants.
Little Ear laughed angrily:
"Master Jin, can we be reasonable?"
"Speak!"
"You hang out in the world, and everyone gives you face. Half of it is because of the warden. Everyone may fall into your hands one day, and the other half is because of loyalty. Tielin Xutian bows to you, and he also gets the fan of loyalty.
Right?"
At this time, Xu Tian rushed in. He happened to hear this and started scolding:
"Little Ear, I'm giving you face, right? What the hell are you talking about? This is kidnapping, do you know?"
"Xu Tian, you'd better shut your mouth. In the final analysis, this matter happened because of you."
"Since it's because of me, come on, I'm right here. You can kill or chop him as you please. Release Da Yingzi, or I'll never end it with you."
"Fuck, are you trying to be tough with me? Okay, then I'll be reasonable with you."
Jin Hai winked at Xu Tiantian, telling him not to speak yet, and pointed at his little ears:
"You said, I said everything I wanted to say."
"Master Jin, Master Gao, do you have to keep your word when you are walking around in the world? That day at the dog farm, you said with red lips and white teeth that you wanted to let my brother go. Master Gao slapped all three of me in the mouth, and I suffered.
Then shouldn’t you also be more honest?”
He pointed at Jin Hai and then looked at Gao Bin:
"If you can't let it go, don't say it. If you say it and don't let it go, you're trying to frame me. What would you think if this happened to you?"
Little Ear sat back down again:
"I am the master of suffering. I came to your house today. I didn't want to make things big, otherwise I wouldn't have brought four people with me."
Gao Bin laughed:
"Stop bragging, your men have become scattered, where is anyone left?"
"Yes, my people have all been scattered by you. You are awesome. I deserve it. But my brother, you must let him go. I will be responsible for the lawsuit until it goes to heaven!"
Jin Hai said calmly:
"Little Er, what you said makes sense, and what you do is considered a man, but I can't let her go, because the situation is not good recently, and the superiors are watching. Today, you let my sister back. Let the past be forgotten. I owe you a debt.
Please, my lord!"
"Bah!" Little Ear spat hard:
"You can't let people go, how can you repay this favor? Jin Hai, what kind of profession are you in? There are rules for being an errand, and there are moral principles for chatting in rivers and lakes. You can't have both. You really want to be the king of the world.
Already?"
Jin Hai smiled:
"I am not the King of Heaven. This matter is my fault. I will apologize to you. Can you get over it?"