Chapter seven hundred and thirty sixth sumptuous dinner
Even though Li Qi said everything above, it cannot completely eliminate the grievances in the hearts of the people. His move is undoubtedly to bring him closer to the people of Fengxiang Mansion and eliminate their hostility towards him. This will provide him with a lot in the future.
Convenient. Of course, cooking for so many people would be difficult even for a Golden Knife Chef!
But the words had already been spoken, and Li Qi could only fulfill his promise. He immediately asked people to set up a long stove array on the street, and then asked people to prepare the materials he needed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he walked back
Went to the county government office.
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"Swish!"
"Uh-huh, what kind of noodles are these? It's really delicious."
On the street in front of the county government office, I saw people carrying hot instant noodles with canned food and sauerkraut. Ouch, it tasted delicious! But I saw the curved noodles stretching in the air.
Shrunk, swaying with alluring soup, sparkling water, extremely tempting. For these victims, this instant noodles is undoubtedly the most delicious delicacy in the world, not to mention the soup, not even the dregs are left. After eating
The bowl looked as if it had just been washed, not stained.
Li Qi, Zhe Yanzhi, Ji Minren and the soldiers ate the unknown dry food, which was dark, unappetizing and tasteless. It was said that it was made of glutinous rice and grass roots, and the grass was heavy.
More than glutinous rice. However, seeing the happy smiles on the people's faces, this dry food becomes extremely delicious. Even if it causes diarrhea, it is worth it.
Therefore, a corrupt official has the pleasure of being a corrupt official, and a good official has the happiness of a good official. Which one is better or worse depends on how you choose.
Unknowingly, Li Qi wiped out his share of dry food, took a sip of water, and said to Ji Minren: "Prefect Ji, didn't you say earlier that all the local landlords have left?"
Ji Minren was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Li Qi said lightly: "They made their fortune on this land, but when they encountered difficulties, they abandoned their homes and left. Since they don't cherish this land, they have no right to stay here. You will take their land away from them."
Distribute them all to the people who have no land. Also, Magistrate Ji, please count how many officials have escaped in the entire Fengxiang Mansion and write me a list."
"This---." Ji Minren frowned and said, "Bu Shuai, this seems to be against the rules."
Zhe Yanzhi rolled his eyes and nodded: "Yes! Bu Shuai doesn't know something. The wealthy people in the northwest are all deeply rooted here. Doing this may cause a lot of trouble."
Boy, you are a little too young to use aggressive tactics in front of me. Li Qi laughed and said: "Since I am here with the order, my words represent the emperor's words. Do you want to remind me that the emperor's words are yours?"
Even the imperial decree does not apply to them?"
Ji Minren hurriedly said: "I don't dare to lower my rank."
Li Qi's face sank and he said: "In that case, let's do it this way. In addition, Magistrate Ji and General Zhe, if anyone wants to return to the land in the future, let them know first. If they don't listen to the advice, they will be killed without mercy. Don't worry.
, wait for the matter to be clarified. After I return to Beijing, I will ask the emperor to issue an imperial edict to you. Their move not only limited themselves to an unjust place, but also almost caused a catastrophe and destroyed the foundation of the Song Dynasty. I don’t have such people.
It’s okay if I just make trouble for him, but if they still dare to do it, I won’t spare them.”
When Zheyan heard this, he was very happy and said hurriedly: "Commander Bu, please rest assured that I will not strictly monitor this matter and will never allow them to mess around."
Ji Minren saw that Zheyan said so, so he had to say: "I will handle it later."
"good."
At this time, a civil servant came over and whispered: "Bu Shuai." This man was the civil servant who guarded Bu. Li Qi's handwriting was not good, his articles were not good, and he was not very familiar with the rules of the Song Dynasty.
You know, it’s really hard to go on this trip without a clerk accompanying you.
Li Qi looked at it, nodded, and then said to Ji Minren and Zheyan: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"Please."
Li Qi smiled apologetically, and then walked to the side with the clerk. The clerk took out a piece of letter paper from his arms and whispered: "Bu Shuai, the letter has been written according to Bu Shuai's wishes. Please invite Bu Shuai."
Take a look."
Li Qi took the letter and read it carefully, nodded and said: "Very good. But you must not tell others about this matter, you know?"
The literary official nodded and said, "I know."
"Go ahead."
"yes."
Li Qi waved to Yue Fei again, and Yue Fei hurriedly came over and said, "Commander Bu, what do you want me to do?"
Li Qi handed the letter to Yue Fei and said: "I ordered Ba Baili to send this letter to Qin Xuezheng as soon as possible. Remember, it must be delivered to Qin Xuezheng personally. This is a secret and there is no room for error."
"As commanded."
Yue Fei took the letter and quickly walked towards the military camp outside the city.
After having lunch, the people carried hoes and walked in groups together with the soldiers, talking and laughing towards the rice fields.
And Li Qi also started to prepare for tonight's dinner. Looking at the long row of tables on the roadside and the fire stove, his hands were itchy. He thought to himself, it seems that it has been a long time since he cooked this Shaanxi delicacy.
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In future generations, I believe that no chef will give up the study of Shaanxi cuisine. Because compared to the cuisine of other places, Shaanxi cuisine has a very unique advantage, that is, it is solid and has sufficient portions. Like Jiangnan cuisine, they
The emphasis is on appearance and taste. As for the portion, that is only secondary. Shaanxi cuisine is different. Its first requirement is to fill your stomach. This is a must. On this basis, you can improve the taste, so you must
It takes a lot of effort to make these simple ingredients delicious. Although the cakes are simple, it is actually not an easy task to make them well.
After all the materials were prepared, Li Qi began to work. Of course, he couldn't do it alone. He also asked some local women who knew how to make pasta and the chefs who came with the army to help.
Today's main dish is pasta, so the ingredients are naturally mainly flour. But when you see the bags of light yellow flour, just from the color, you know that they are authentic stone-ground flour, pure natural green food, nutritious
The value is quite high. The pasta made with this stone-ground flour has a soft texture and a rich wheat aroma. It looks like a lot at first glance, but compared to the people eating it, it seems a bit shabby, but this is already what Lin Lin is doing now.
The only flour left in You County was ground by the local people not long ago using the 20,000 kilograms of military grain. As for the side dishes, which were only some pickled wild vegetables, meat, etc., that was all a luxury.
"Bu Shuai, do you really want to do it yourself?"
Ji Minren saw that Li Qi had washed his hands and looked eager to try. He couldn't believe that this high-ranking official from the capital could actually cook for the people.
Li Qi asked: "What? Is there a problem?"
Ji Minren said sarcastically: "Does this mean you have an identity?"
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Prefect Ji, I have been cooking for more than ten years, and I have never felt that anything is authentic. But you mentioned that I am worried. If I stop cooking, won't I be ashamed of this golden knife chef?"
The title of the king."
Seeing that Li Qi had already said this, Ji Minren could say nothing more. He nodded and said, "Sorry. Sorry, I'm too pedantic."
After all, Zhe Yanzhi was young and was very curious about the cooking skills of the Golden Knife Chef King. He walked up and said with a smile: "Bu Shuai, let me cook with you too."
"What will you do?"
"Won't."
Aren't you coming back? Li Qi was stunned and said: "Then you just learn from the side. The food I made today can also be used during the march. I can also pour water by the way. You can do some chores. Learn to cook."
At least I won’t treat myself badly. When I went to the Kingdom of Jin as ambassador, their prince was a master of cooking."
Asking Zhe Yanzhi to do odd jobs? Ji Minren was shocked when he heard this. He thought to himself that this move by Shuai really has no taboos!
Orihiko didn't mind at all and nodded his head several times.
Li Qi was not in a hurry to do it himself. He first walked around the tables and instructed the women to knead the dough. Today he planned to cook three kinds of northern Shaanxi delicacies, two of which were among the famous Eight Eccentrics of Shaanxi.
The two weird things are trouser belt noodles and pot helmets, and the other is crystal cakes that originated in the Song Dynasty. Since pot helmets and crystal cakes have gradually spread, some of these women can also make them, which also saves Li Qi a lot of effort.
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However, these three kinds of delicacies are not mature yet and can only be said to be embryos. However, after a thousand years of evolution, the method brought by Li Qi is naturally not comparable to today's delicacies. It can be said to be another kind of delicacy.
Li Qi first taught them how to make advanced crystal cakes and pot helmets. As for the trousers noodles, he was not in a hurry to get started.
The first thing that matters about this pot helmet is the water temperature, which needs to be adjusted according to the season; the second thing is skill. When frying the pancakes, you need to turn them over quickly, commonly known as "turning them three times and two times" until the fire color is even and the skin is slightly puffy.
, it is cooked when the bottom of the skin turns golden.
The craftsmanship of crystal cakes is more complicated and detailed, and the special filling is more troublesome. But this trouble does not exist now. There are not enough materials here, so Li Qi used the existing materials to prepare a simple filling.
The women were a little nervous when they first saw Li Qi coming to teach them in person, but after a while, they got used to it. They felt that this high-ranking official from the capital was too approachable. He was not only good at cooking, but also told jokes.
There was no official airs at all, and the enthusiasm of the people followed. They were doing it in full swing, and Li Qi was also talking and laughing, and had a great time.
When Zhe Yanzhi saw this scene, he was filled with admiration for Li Qi. This was the first time that he saw the government and the people working together so harmoniously. Even the Zhe Family Army had never done this.
Happy time always passes quickly, and before you know it, the sun is flying to the west.
At this time, the street was full of fragrance, but next to the table, there were piles of large pot helmets that were about a foot and a half long. Their colors ranged from yellow to brown and red, to white to milky yellow, exuding...
Waves of tempting aroma. Those children squatted under the table, supporting their chins with their little hands, looking up at the pot helmets, their eyes wide open without blinking, and their saliva was flowing out and swallowed in. They were so cute.
Li Qi smiled knowingly and asked someone to take three pot helmets and cut them into small pieces to satisfy the children first. In fact, let alone the children, the women couldn't resist the temptation. The lady who was cutting the pot helmets cut them hard while cutting them.
His nose twitched.
Li Qi was also frightened when he saw it, and said hurriedly: "Auntie, please do it, but don't drop your saliva on it, otherwise this whole piece will be yours."
The aunt seemed to have only heard this last sentence and asked hurriedly: "Sir, do you think it is true? This whole piece belongs to me."
"ah?"
Li Qi was immediately stunned.
Everyone burst out laughing.
The children took the pot helmet and said thank you politely, then gathered around and stuffed the pot helmet into their mouths vigorously, eating it very deliciously.
After a while, Li Qi saw that the time was almost up and shouted: "Let's boil the water."
He rubbed his hands and started making trouser noodles. This trouser noodles are a bit similar to ramen. In terms of technique, it may not be as demanding as ramen, but in terms of elegance and characteristics, it is not inferior to ramen at all!
Knead until soft, roll out thickly, and cut into widths, these are the first three main steps of trousers noodles.
Li Qi first rolled the noodles into centimeters thick and half a meter long, then cut them into over an inch wide, stacked several pieces together, pulled them, and then pulled them... The noodles seemed to have spirituality in his hands.
The agility rotated in the air, getting longer and longer, and the speed of Li Qi's hand became faster and faster.
The villagers were dumbfounded, and even Yue Fei and others were dumbfounded. This was still cooking, and it was clearly a magic trick.
After pulling more than ten times in succession, Li Qi shook his hands violently several times, and the noodles slammed onto the table, making loud "bang bang bang bang" noises.
The villagers' hearts also beat violently several times.
I saw that the noodles are now one meter long and three inches wide. As for the thickness, it is like a trouser belt, but because it is stacked together, it is probably about two or three centimeters. But looking at the layers, the people don't seem to believe it.
With my own eyes, I wondered how many noodles there were in these three centimeters, and I saw Li Qi suddenly waving his hands back and forth a few times. The noodles immediately spread out, like the roaring river and the stormy waves, and I saw that the noodles were as thin as cicadas.
The wings are almost transparent and dance in the air.
The whole set of actions from start to finish happened almost in an instant, so fast, so fast.
Then, Li Qi put the noodles into the pot, stirred them gently with long chopsticks, and covered the pot. A new round of "trick" performance began.
The common people clapped when they saw the back. They had seen the strength of the Chef King.
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"Hey, can you smell it? It smells so good!"
"Yes! What smells so good?"
"Ouch, the smell makes me hungry."
"It must be our Bu Shuai who is cooking. We Bu Shuai is the best chef in the world, the Golden Knife Chef King."
"Oh? Then let's go and take a look."
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the villagers who had gone to farm were returning one after another. As soon as they reached the city gate, they were greeted by a strong fragrance, and they hurriedly ran towards the city with their hoes on their shoulders.
Those soldiers also wanted to go in and have a look, but unfortunately there were many military orders. Without Li Qi's order, they could only go back to the military camp obediently.
When the villagers who had returned from farming arrived at the gate of the county government office, they saw that the table was filled with delicious food, including large, round and attractive pot helmets, crystal clear crystal cakes, and bowls of them.
Hot noodle soup.
What a great dinner for them!
"Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu"
Everyone's stomachs resonated in unison.
Li Qi laughed and said: "Fellow folks, please line up quickly, it's time to eat."
Boom, boom, boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers quickly lined up. I'm afraid they had never been so obedient in their lives.
While Li Qi was hurrying to cook, he ordered people to distribute food to the villagers, giving priority to the men who had returned from farming, with a bowl of noodles, a crystal cake and a pot helmet for each person.
After everyone received the food, they squatted by the wall and started eating.
The first thing they chose was the crystal cake. I have to say that this crystal cake was so tempting. It was crystal clear and translucent like a crystal stone. These were not literati. They chewed their food slowly and bit off more than half of it in one bite.
When the puff pastry fell off, those people's expressions tightened and they quickly used bowls to catch the fallen puff pastry, but then their expressions seemed to freeze.
Delicious! It’s so delicious!
It is cool on the tongue and penetrates the teeth, sweet and delicious, smooth and delicious.
"Uh-huh---!"
In just two strokes, the villagers wiped out the crystal cakes in their hands. It was an endless aftertaste! Take a sip of the noodle soup and the warmth flowed down, making you intoxicated.
"Swish, swish, swish---."
An interesting scene happened. The villagers kept chattering, but the noodles seemed to be infinitely long and could never reach the end. The anxious people were sweating profusely, but they were secretly happy. Some of them were really
They thought they would never be able to finish the noodles, until they couldn't eat anymore. They finally remembered that they could actually bite them off.
After one bite of the noodles, my mouth was full, but the noodles were soft and slippery and had a refreshing texture. Everyone ate them with gusto. If this scene could be filmed, it would undoubtedly be the best commercial of the year.
However, in fact, there are only three noodles in a bowl of noodles at most. Those people eat half of them when they see one, and they feel like crying without tears!
As for those who were still lining up, when they saw this scene, not to mention saliva, tears and snot were almost flowing out, and their stomachs kept making alarm sounds. But their appetite also increased greatly. As soon as they got the food, they squatted
I didn’t have any time to spare and just ate standing up.
Perhaps the noodles were too long. Halfway through the meal, those people felt a little tired despite the endless aftertaste. They took another bite of Guokui, and with this bite, a strong aroma suddenly burst out, hitting them directly.
On their faces, it penetrated into their nostrils, as if the pot helmet would smell fragrant.
Guokui has four characteristics: dry, crispy, white and fragrant.
Dry means dry, hard, chewy, and crispy. It means crispy on the inside and crispy on the outside. White means white and shiny, and the aroma naturally means mellow and delicious.
It is conceivable that if these four things are combined into one kind of food, it will be unpalatable no matter how delicious it is.
Some people felt that the Guokui was a little too dry, so they took the Guokui and stirred it for a few times before eating it, and the taste became more authentic. Others quickly followed suit.
At this time, an aunt came up to Li Qi and said honestly: "Sir, would you like me to give some to the military men?"
These people are all simple-hearted, and they always think of others first.
Li Qi smiled and said: "No need, they can just eat some godmother."
The soldiers he brought had all gone through the difficult wilderness survival training and were not as delicate as before. They were already satisfied with dry food. Of course, after all, this was the food cooked by the Golden Knife Chef, and the soldiers still felt
It's a pity, especially for the Zhe family army, they only heard about its name but never tasted its food.
When the people had almost eaten, Li Qicai, Ji Minren, Zhe Yanzhi, Yue Fei, the generals and those who helped began to eat.
They didn't get any special treatment, so they just sat on the steps of the county government office and started eating. The common people didn't leave in a hurry, they squatted together and talked about Li Qi's cooking skills, and they all gave a thumbs up!
Not to mention, if there are more people eating together, the food will be more delicious and the atmosphere will be the same.
"Bu Shuai, why do you have to squat down to eat!"
Orihiko couldn't help but feel curious when he saw that Li Qi was the only one squatting.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't you understand this? You have to squat down to eat this trouser belt noodles, because it is long enough, so you can enjoy eating it while squatting. You can't help but squat, and you have to straighten your waist.
Put the bowl to the lowest position so that you can enjoy the characteristics of the trouser belt noodles."
"Oh? There's something special about it, so let's eat squatting too."
Several people began to squat on the ground and began to eat like Li Qi. When the common people saw these usually serious officials making such an action, they all laughed happily.
Ji Minren took a mouthful of noodles and exclaimed, "This noodles is really fun to eat."
Zheyan said: "And it's quite delicious. This is the first time in my life that I have eaten such delicious noodles."
Niu Gao said carelessly: "Of course, Bu Shuai's cooking skills are unparalleled. Let alone noodles, even if you give him a piece of mud, he can make something delicious."
Ma Qiao shook his head and said, "I don't believe this."
Li Qi said seriously: "I don't believe it either."
Niu Gao's face suddenly froze, and he looked at Li Qi pitifully, as if to say, I am flattering you, and you are holding me back.
The drunkard suddenly sighed: "What a pity, what a pity!"
Ji Minren asked curiously: "What's a pity?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "It's a pity that there is no wine."
The drunkard nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, yes, Bu Shuai, you understand me. It would be perfect if I could have a glass of wine."
The eldest lady suddenly said: "I still have two or three jars of wine at home. It's not good wine. If you want to drink it, I will go get it now."
The drunkard couldn't close his mouth. He kept nodding his head and said, "Thank you, thank you so much. I never choose to drink."
You are not picky. You are clearly a mother if you have wine. Li Qi suddenly waved his hand towards the aunt and said: "Aunt, you don't need to bother me. I don't drink."
"I'll drink!" the drunkard shouted. If he is not allowed to drink, that does not mean that he is deprived of the meaning of living in the world.
Li Qi frowned and said displeased: "What are you yelling about? Drunkard, let me tell you this. I, Li Qi, swear to God, if you drink even a drop of wine here without my permission, when you return to the capital,
As long as you are one meter away from the wine, you will be greeted by hundreds of archers."
When the drunkard heard about hundreds of archers, he couldn't help but think of the scene he saw in those two nights. He trembled all over. He really believed that Li Qi could do such a thing. After all, Li Qi had done it many times before. He immediately glared at Yue Fei.
Yue Fei felt aggrieved. You can't look at me. I was just following orders. Otherwise, who would be willing to lead hundreds of soldiers to deal with a drunkard? If this spreads out, he will not be able to save his face.
Ji Minren saw that Li Qi and the others called this man an alcoholic, and he indeed looked like an alcoholic. He hurriedly came out to smooth things over and said, "If you want to drink, I have a few jars of good wine at home, but I haven't been willing to drink it.
Once this matter is settled, we will never get drunk again."
Ma Qiao shook his head and sighed: "If that's the case, then we can disperse soon. To be honest, he will fall down as soon as he drinks."
"ah?"
Ji Minren and Zhe Yanzhi were shocked at the same time and looked at the drunkard in surprise. They thought to themselves, since you dare to call yourself a drunkard, you must have a lot of alcohol. How could you fall down after just one drink?
The drunkard said angrily: "Xiaoqiao, what did you say? You can't be so bad as a teacher, can you?"
Ma Qiao said in astonishment: "Am I wrong? Every time I drink with you, you're already drunk before I even start."
You kid can't get drunk no matter how much you drink, how can I compare with you? The hatred in the heart of an alcoholic is that he loves wine more than anything else in his life, even more than practicing martial arts, but for what he loves most, he can't even lift a finger from Ma Qiao He couldn't accept it, so he immediately lowered his head and said: "Xiaoqiao, do you know what you regret most in your life as a teacher?"
Ma Qiao really didn’t know this, so he asked curiously: “What is it?”
"I just didn't teach you how to drink as a teacher, so you use this matter to humiliate me every day. It's so abominable."
"Ha ha!"
When Li Qi and others heard this, they burst into laughter. (To be continued...)