Datang First Chef

Chapter 68

"Great~"

"Great~"

"Mo Dalang~"

Mo Wenyuan: Scared!

He was startled, his body was not under the control of his brain, he shuddered a few times before slowly opening his eyes, without him, in the middle of the night he was called out like a ghost in his dream, even he was also taken aback.

He still thought silently, who would fall into his dream?

When Mo Wenyuan opened his eyes, his heart was about to stop suddenly. The Bodhisattva's handsome face almost hit his own, and his expression could only be described in two words of resentment.

It scared me to death!

Mo Wenyuan immediately retreated like a dog, and only opened his mouth after one meter away from the Bodhisattva: "Dare to ask the Bodhisattva what's the matter?" He also thought about whether he was short of offerings recently, probably not?

"Jiangnan River Food Fair, how well it's going?"

"Thanks to the blessings of Bodhisattva, it's done very well."

The Bodhisattva sighed quietly and said, "It's not because of me, but because of the monkey grandson."

Mo Wenyuan: "..."

He thought to himself: Bodhisattva, I am so cautious when you speak like that!So what exactly am I doing wrong?

Bodhisattva: "Hey, Sun Monkey can do it, can't I?"

"very?"

Bodhisattva finally let go of his extra restraint and said: "If you want to make He Xianhui famous, you can find me. Sun Houzi has only become famous in the past two years, and he became famous by popular sayings. I am different. I was very famous before Sun Monkey jumped out of the cracks in the rocks."

Mo Wenyuan finally knew what Bodhisattva meant, but he was still a little unbelievable: what happened, Bodhisattva wanted to be the judge of the Hexian Association?It's unbelievable!

He didn't know whether he should lament that Bodhisattva loves food so much, or lament that he compares with Monkey King.He promised again and again: "I know, I know, if there are any activities in the future, I will definitely inform you Bodhisattva, and please spare your time to come."

The Bodhisattva first said, "That's about the same," and then took a deep look at Mo Wenyuan and said, "You can remember what I said today, and I will keep watching you." The dream was finally over.

Mo Wenyuan sat up startled at night, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and Zhong Heiyang was also woken up lying on the ground, and he quickly bleated and asked him what happened.Mo Wenyuan talked about the conversation with the Bodhisattva in this way, Zhong Heiyang was also very speechless, his eyes turned into peas full of contempt.His contempt is for the Bodhisattva.

Zhongheiyang: What a shame!

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Not long after the end of the Jiangnan River Food Fair, the collection came out. This collection is not so much a collection of literati poetry, but rather a collection of materials about the River Fish Festival. Who were the chefs at the meeting, what kind of food they cooked, and who were the sponsors? , The review comments are recorded one by one in the book, and some good poems praising the delicious food are also included in the appendix.

Those poems are not exquisitely written, but they are aimed at Zhang Duzhi, and everyone in Jiangnan has a copy of this book; the gentlemen of the two capitals are for Wang Wei and the others. The princes of the aristocratic families in Luoyang acted as judges, and after they returned to their hometowns, they wrote a special book about this meeting, making it seem like a fairyland on earth; It became an episode in the Western Paradise to learn from the scriptures.

All in all, this meeting has penetrated into all aspects of the social class. If the track of its spread is concrete, Moyue can go around half a circle in the east.

After the reputation spread far and wide, not only the three religions and nine streams, but also the demons, ghosts and gods heard about it.After the delicacies from Li Sanniang's restaurants poured into the heavenly world, the gods seemed to be opened the door to a new world, and began to pay attention to the food in the human world.

In the process of queuing up, they heard ordinary people talking about it. Nine out of ten people were talking about the grand occasion of the Jiangnan Hexian Festival. Out of curiosity, they found this brochure. In this way, the reputation of the meeting spread in the world.

"Jiangnan? Is it Shennong's favorite land of fish and rice?"

"Now it's not called the land of fish and rice, it's better to call it the land of fresh fish."

"I heard that Mo Dalang cooks a new dish in the south of the Yangtze River, but it's called Hexian Datang?"

"I read the descriptions in the collection, but I prefer Luoshen fish noodles, shrimp dumplings, etc..."

"Your eyelids are too shallow. Li Sanniang's is the only restaurant in the south of the Yangtze River. I think Wei's restaurant is also very good. I must go to eat next time I go down to earth."

"Let's go together!"

"Hey, I heard that Monkey King and Marshal Tianpeng also went to Jiangnan?"

"Shhh, don't say anything about it. I heard that Tianpeng violated the precepts this time and was well trained by Master Xuanzang."

"Master Xuanzang is the reincarnation of the golden cicada?"

"That's terrible. When Jin Chanzi got angry, he subdued millions of demons and blood flowed for thousands of miles."

"It's miserable! It's miserable!"

Zhu Bajie: All the teeth were knocked out.

……

In addition to the immortals, demons and goblins also heard about this, but most of them did not dare to have a different heart. Whether they wanted to catch Mo Wenyuan as a cook, or those who wanted to eat his nourishment, they did not dare to act rashly.The ghosts who attacked Mo Wenyuan were not one or two, not to mention Shuo Shujing and the like who have not yet entered the house, the bone spirit in Baihuling is the most powerful in the demon world, and tens of thousands of monsters have fallen under his hands. If you say kill, you will kill them. Maybe these little guys will be settled?

However, a very small number of elves had other ideas, and one of them was very eager to see Mo Wenyuan's true face.

There are many kinds of monsters in the Tang Dynasty, some of which are very special, even monks and Taoists will not be too embarrassing when they meet them.This kind of monsters are all "things old enough to become fine", and they were considered great antiques in the Tang Dynasty. The mirror of Xi Shi, the clothes of King Wen of Zhou, and the wine cup of King Zhou of Shang all became ghosts in Tang Dynasty.

The old man who wants to meet Mo Wenyuan also has a lot of background. He is Yi Ya's bronze tripod for cooking soup.

The tripod has a long history. It evolved from the tableware in ancient times, and it is composed of a pot, a pottery leg and a stove.In the Spring and Autumn Period, tripods, especially bronze tripods, were very expensive and were rare objects. They were more often used as ritual utensils than for cooking, so there was a saying that "the emperor has nine tripods, and the princes have six tripods". Yi Ya can use tripods to cook Food is because he has a high status in the Qi country, and at the peak he has reached the point where he can be involved in politics. In addition, he is a high-ranking cook, so the kitchen utensils are naturally more exquisite than others.

As recognized as the number one kitchen god in ancient times, regardless of Yi Ya's character, his status in the culinary world is still very lofty. Many chefs in the Tang Dynasty would secretly enshrine Yi Ya, and his bronze tripod was also very important. It is self-satisfaction, thinking that only the world's top celebrity chefs can be worthy of themselves.

The Bronze Ding Jing has heard many things about Mo Wenyuan one after another for more than ten years, and finally made up his mind to meet him, but there is a problem. Although he has become a Jing, he has not cultivated a human form. I don't know how long it will take to walk to the south of the Yangtze River, so he asked the Taishang Laojun to take him to the south of the Yangtze River.

Taishang Laojun not only refines alchemy in the alchemy furnace, but also occasionally uses the tripod. Now the bronze tripod of Yi Ya is the most capable of controlling the temperature of the tripod in the world. He is not a domineering person, and he did not take it back by force. Instead, he would go down to earth to look for him when he needed it. In recent years, he has been looking for bronze tripods more and more times, because Taishang Laojun discovered that the sauerkraut elixir refined by him is the most delicious.

Yes, he not only cooked sauerkraut in the alchemy furnace, but also made golden pills with a similar taste.

"Want to find Mo Dalang?" Taishang Laojun stretched out his hand to stroke his triangular beard, "It's not impossible, the crane under my seat happens to be doing odd jobs at Mo Dalang's place, if you want to find him, I will let the crane take you there. "

Bronze Cauldron Essence: "Thank you so much, Laojun!"

What neither of them expected was that before Crane Sixteen came, Guanyin Bodhisattva would come to his door. He had something to discuss with Taishang Laojun, and happened to see this bronze tripod essence.After listening to its appeal, Guanyin Bodhisattva was very enthusiastic: "If you want to go to the lower realm, I will take you there."

Bronze Ding Jing: "Yes, is it?" The Bodhisattva is so enthusiastic?

Then he knew that there was a reason for the Bodhisattva's enthusiasm. He narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully: "You are a thousand-year-old man who has become a spirit, and was once used by Yi Ya to cook soup. You have amazing magical powers and you must be loved by the chef. If you want to be used by Mo Dalang, you have to test him."

The Bodhisattva of the Bronze Tripod Meticulously Dao really talked about his heart, and said reverently: "How should the test be tested according to what the Bodhisattva sees?"

"Of course it's to test his cooking. Make him ten to eight vegetarian dishes that I can eat, and let Mo Dalang pass the test after I'm satisfied."

Bronze Cauldron Essence: "..."

It's too naked, right?

……

The business of Li Sanniang's restaurant in the south of the Yangtze River is booming. Sanniang strikes while the iron is hot and wants to open another restaurant in Jinling. Mo Wenyuan sees that Li Sanniang is in a hurry and doesn't go to other restaurants, so he helps out locally and researches new dishes by the way .

Mo Xiaogou and Zhao Erniang are also very busy, so on Yuanri, their family lived separately for the first time. Those in Chang’an were in Chang’an, those in Luoyang were in Luoyang, and those in Huaiyang were in Huaiyang. They could only entrust pedestrians to bring letters to each other. Words, to express the feeling of missing.

Zhong Heiyang wanted to reunite his family with the teleportation method. Mo Wenyuan was very moved after hearing this, but when he came to Li Sanniang, he was rejected without hesitation.

She said earnestly: "Since the two of you have become acquainted because of cooking skills, you can use the magical powers in cooking. If everything is solved with the magical powers of the middle black sheep, then the inertia of people will gradually breed. In addition, the laws of heaven and earth are constant." Both have their constant principles, you and I can walk in the world, just use the power of the world, the shortcut is better not to take it."

Zhong Heiyang seemed to understand, he could feel that there was some simple truth in Li Sanniang's words, and this truth was beneficial to him and Mo Wenyuan. After hearing this, Mo Wenyuan sighed even more. There are few in the world.

We can’t spend the year together, but we can still pursue some similarities when eating. The poet said that he and his friends live in two places, but the same round of bright moon hangs above his head. But you can eat sausages with the same taste every day.

When it comes to food that must be eaten during the New Year and can be preserved for a long time, sausage is definitely the number one in the hearts of modern people. Unless it is in the extreme south where there is no winter, most areas must pickle sausage during the New Year.

Sausages were probably invented before the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The "Enema Method" was mentioned in "Qi Min Yao Shu". However, in the Tang Dynasty, sausage methods were not popularized. No.

The sausage casings that wrap the pork can only be made by Mo Wenyuan himself. He uses pig small intestines as the casings, and there is no need to buy small intestines. Li Sanniang’s restaurant sells too much meat every day, so they need to use several pigs. They still need to cook the large intestines, but The pig's small intestine has only the fate of being discarded. He collected the offal that should be discarded, which can be regarded as waste utilization.

It is not difficult to make the casing. He first washed the small intestine with water, and then scraped off the excess fat.Flour and salt were in Mo Wenyuan's hand. He used these two things to wash the intestines several times until there was no smell at all. After making sure they were clean, he proceeded to the last step, removing the tendons and white oily film on the small intestines.

The milky white transparent film obtained after several steps of processing is the casing he needs.

Zhongheiyang was very curious about every step of Mo Wenyuan's processing. He couldn't help but rest his chin on the stove, and asked Mo Wenyuan: What is this and what is it for?

Mo Wenyuan laughed and said, "This stuff is used for stuffing meat. The finished product can be preserved for a long time, and it's also delicious. You're guaranteed to eat it from ear to ear."

It can be preserved for a long time... Zhong Heiyang had an idea and bleated: Is it a new pickle?

"It's much more delicious than that!"

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Sausage has a long history and there are many kinds, such as Guizhou spicy sausage, Sichuan spicy sausage, garlic sausage, etc., spices, meat filling, drying time... a little bit of difference will cause the taste to change.

Mo Wenyuan has always been expensive and not expensive. Considering that the spices in the Tang Dynasty were far less than those in modern times, he only planned to marinate three flavors this time, namely the original sausage, the sausage with garlic flavor, and the sausage with garlic flavor. Spicy sausage.There was no chili in the Tang Dynasty, so he decided to use cornel and dill seeds to replace it, hoping that the taste of the finished product would be as good as he imagined.

In ancient times when there were no meat grinders, the time it took to marinate sausages became longer. The reason is simply that it doesn't know how long it takes to mince the meat.Before starting to chop the meat, Mo Wenyuan first found a large pot, added star anise, pepper, cinnamon and other spices to it and boiled it for later use.

The meat of the sausage is also very particular, it should be fat and thin. In Mo Wenyuan’s opinion, he prefers the fat part of the sausage. After steaming, it will swell and become oily, and you can see the light yellow oil juice when you poke it with the tip of chopsticks It emerged from the sausage slices and dripped onto the fat white rice. He could eat a big bowl of rice with just this sausage.If you eat sausage without rice, the fat part is also very good. Unlike the lean meat that needs to be ground with teeth and has a umami taste like air-dried beef, the fat part is very refreshing to chew, not at all. Sticky, crisp and delicious, the meaty aroma fills the mouth after eating. Selfishly, he thinks the fat in the sausage is several times more fragrant than traditional lard!

As a matter of personal preference, his fat-to-thin ratio is close to six to four when stuffing sausages.

The pork was cut into small pieces, and the fat white meat and the lean red meat were tightly stacked in the basin. Such a large amount of meat did not need any seasoning other than salt. He started after adding enough salt Knead to make sure the meat is evenly mixed, and the salty taste of the salt penetrates into each diced meat.

The seasoning soup boiled with spices is evenly mixed with diced pork, and the meat is freshly baked after it has been left to stand for a while.

Compared with preparing ingredients, the sausage stuffing part is a bit simpler. Mo Wenyuan ordered a few guys to help him. The sausage casing collapsed on the mouth of the small wooden funnel, and the prepared meat was poured in continuously. The guys Under his guidance, the sausages were divided into sections, and the sausages were strangled with sheep catgut. The fat sausages were freshly baked and hung on the racks in the courtyard to flutter in the wind. It was Li Sanniang who wanted to drool after watching it.

Meat meat meat meat sausage!

Li Sanniang thinks that she eats a lot of meat on weekdays, but she salivates when she sees sausages. The feeling of sausages is different from that of large pieces of meat. Those who eat can’t get tired of eating, and for some reason, eating sausage can easily bring people a sense of spiritual satisfaction. All parts of the pig’s body are mixed together and gathered in a short intestine. wonderful.

"Baa baa baa baa baa!" Zhong Hei Yang, who was drooling three thousand feet, asked, when can I eat it?

Mo Wenyuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, at least it will take more than ten days to dry. The winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not cold enough, so it's better to spend more time in the sun."

After Zhongheiyang heard this, he even drooped his tail. Is there anything more sad than being unable to eat something delicious in the world?

……

Bodhisattva rushed to the south of the Yangtze River with the bronze tripod. After the bronze tripod arrived here, his heart became more excited. He wished to see Mo Wenyuan the next day and see how his cooking skills are.

The Bodhisattva was not in a hurry, he was well versed in the art of trickery, and he also knew that appearing in front of Mo Wenyuan rashly was not as lethal as appearing in front of the other party on important occasions, so he comforted the bronze tripod and said: "Wait a little longer!" Wait and wait, a good opportunity is coming.”

Mo Wenyuan said that deeds and deeds must be resolute. He said that he would worship the Bodhisattva, and this habit will be preserved. He will worship once a month, regardless of the weather. Even if he has too much work occasionally, he would rather ask his disciples for help than miss the Bodhisattva's attention. worship.

The good opportunity that the Bodhisattva said was to send the bronze tripod spirit down during the offering.

The place where he enshrines and eats is Daming Temple. Daming Temple is one of the largest temples in Huaiyang. This temple was first built in the Southern Dynasty during the Ming Dynasty of Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty. The name of the temple changed. Wait a minute, compared to other ancient temples that have been around for hundreds of years, it was not a very old-fashioned temple in the Tang Dynasty. However, the temple architecture is magnificent and there are eminent monks here, so the ranking is immediately higher.

Now the abbot of Daming Temple is an old friend of Monk Huiyuan. He maintains close correspondence with Monk Huiyuan. Knowing that Mo Wenyuan is half of Huiyuan's disciple, he takes good care of him.

The daily offerings to Bodhisattvas are held in Daming Temple.

However, today's enshrining is different from the past, as soon as the food is placed on the low table, it will be full of golden light, not to mention the monks who accompanied Mo Wenyuan into the hall, even the monks outside are shocked, regardless of what they were doing originally , They all chanted the Buddha's name and prostrated themselves on the ground.The Buddha's light has the effect of enlightenment for monks. They are like stupid people who drink the nectar and jade dew that can make wisdom accessible, and they have a lot of epiphanies.

Mo Wenyuan, who was in the center of the Buddha's light, didn't feel the power of the Bodhisattva. He only heard the other party's voice rushing into his ears like a bell, and it kept echoing in the altar.

"Mo Dalang, this bronze tripod is old and refined. It was originally used by Yi Ya to cook soup. He said that it is only used by famous chefs in the world. Hearing your reputation, I want to see if your cooking skills are worthy of the name."

"The bronze tripod also has the magical power of ever-changing changes. It can be transformed into any kind of cooking utensils according to the owner's thoughts. It is a peerless famous utensil. I hope you can recover it for your own use."

After hearing this, Mo Wenyuan couldn't help but be moved, can it be turned into any kind of cooking utensil?Isn't it possible for any pot to be a frying pan, a pressure cooker, a steamer?I don't know if the material can be as ever-changing as his appearance. If so, it is simply a peerless artifact among peerless artifacts for him!

After he smiled, he said, "Thank you Bodhisattva, even if I work hard, I will definitely be recognized by the bronze tripod."

Bodhisattva: "Ahem, don't forget to let me taste the dishes cooked with this tripod."

"Vegetarian dishes will definitely be offered to the Bodhisattva."

Meat dishes?Let's forget about the meat dishes first.

The Buddha's light dissipated, and a simple and unsophisticated tripod suddenly appeared on the low table. Not only Mo Wenyuan heard the saying that things grow old, but even the monks in the monastery heard a few words. Zhizhi's eyes went back and forth between Mo Wenyuan and Dingzhong, sweeping him several times.

This is an old antique sent by the Bodhisattva!

Sent by the Bodhisattva!

Mo Wenyuan shuddered, the eyes of the monks were too hot!

Ding Jing looked Mo Wenyuan up and down, and felt the demeanor of a famous chef in the other party before cooking.He has lived for a long time and has seen many people. He seems to have a celebrity chef radar on him, and he is very accurate at seeing people.

Ding Jing said: "If you only use me to cook, I will know how good you are."

Mo Wenyuan said: "I now know that you can change into any cooking utensils. I don't know if the material can be changed?"

"can."

He thought that the sausage he had stuffed was almost ready to eat, and silently apologized to the Bodhisattva. The first dish could not be vegetarian, so I am really sorry for the Bodhisattva.

After the false confession, he was ready to start cooking. It was a sin to cook meat dishes in the temple, so he ran home with the bronze tripod. However, the monks wanted to know how the tripod given by the Bodhisattva was different from the ordinary tripod. , Many people ran with him.

Zhong Heiyang is full of hostility towards Ding Jing, he thinks that his lofty status has been taken away, and it is so crazy that this little Ding Jing wants to drive back to Li Sanniang's restaurant by himself!

Ding Jing didn't know what kind of monster the black sheep was, but he could feel the bad intentions in him, but his character was rather arrogant, and it could be said that he was not afraid of power. A pair of eyes, a nose and a mouth appeared on the bronze surface , and also stared at the sheep with a beard.

Bronze tripod: Humph!

I am Yi Ya's soup pot, how can I lose to the ingredients!

The middle black sheep became more and more angry.

……

What Mo Wenyuan was going to cook was sausage claypot rice.

Claypot rice is a special delicacy in Guangzhou. It belongs to Cantonese cuisine. It is not difficult to make. You just need to put rice and vegetables in the crock pot, control the heat, and simmer slowly.

Of course, not everyone can make delicious claypot rice. The simpler the dish, the more basic skills are tested. The most important thing for this dish is the grasp of the heat and the control of the temperature.

The big pot stoves in the Tang Dynasty are different from modern ones. The temperature and the size of the fire are not well controlled. It is difficult to make claypot rice well.

He said: "Yi Ya Ding, can it be turned into an earthen pot? The belly of the earthen pot should be as round as possible." Yi Ya Ding is the name of the Bronze Ding Jing, and he is very proud of being used by Yi Ya, but there are only a few people with this name Only people know, after all, Yi Ya has a reputation for meddling in politics in history.

A dark light flashed on Yi Yading, and the casserole in Mo Wenyuan's heart suddenly appeared on the stove.

"Wow!" He couldn't help exclaiming, this is simply an artifact that chefs dream of!

Heiyang outside the door gritted his teeth, hating Yi Yading very much: Where did the little goblin come from!

Claypot rice is very particular about the rice. Mo Wenyuan uses fragrant rice harvested from the market. The rice grains are bright white, slender and long. This rice is ripe during the autumn harvest, and it is the latest rice of this year.

The new rice is stored in bamboo baskets, and after a few days, the rice grains are also stained with the fragrance of bamboo. This kind of rice is steamed white and plump, and the rice is fragrant.

He first grabbed the rice and put it in the earthen pot, first boiled it on a high fire, then simmered it on a low fire. When Mo Wenyuan was half cooked, Mo Wenyuan lifted the lid, and white air rose and rushed into his nose. It was Mo Wenyuan. They all took a deep breath, the rice grains had swelled, the grains were full of water, crystal clear, fragrant and lovely, he quickly spread the steamed sausage slices on top, most of the sausages were white fat parts, he wanted to wait for steaming When it's done, the oil is squeezed out of the sausage and poured into the rice.

The steamed sausage soup is mixed with soy sauce and star anise, boiled water, and finally a few drops of sesame oil. The soup is evenly poured into the rice, and the lid is covered again.

Smells of fragrance flowed into the air, the salty aroma of the sausage was extremely overbearing, the aroma of the rice was suppressed first, and as the part sticking to the edge of the pot became charred, the smell of scorched rice crackers also came out, Zhong Hei Yang couldn't bear it any longer. Unable to stop, the sheep's head squeezed into the kitchen, its nostrils opening and closing.

Yi Ya Dingjing's face appeared on the casserole noodles, and his eyes narrowed into straight lines, very intoxicated.

"It's so fragrant!"

"It's almost there." Mo Wenyuan said, "It's ready to eat."

Needless to say, among the testers, Zhongheiyang is the number one. He can't wait for the casserole to move out of the room, and he has already transformed into a human form.Open the lid of the casserole, and there is no trace of the big white rice. The right side is densely covered with a piece of light red sausage. The lean meat part of the sausage slice is red, and there is a layer of bright oil on the red surface, while the white fat part Needless to say, it is milky and transparent in color.

With a satisfied smile, Zhong Hei Yang quietly picked up the sausage slices, and the white rice underneath turned into a light yellow, shiny and oily.

The emerald green vegetables lying flat on the far left are the last to be put down. The steaming time is not too long, and they haven't turned yellow at all. It makes people's index fingers move.

Zhonghei Yang, who is very good at eating, first picks up a small piece of yellow and white rice and stuffs it into his mouth. The first thing his taste buds perceive is the aroma of fat, which is different from the aroma of lard. There was a slightly fried burnt smell in it, which easily aroused his saliva.

Then eat the sausage, no matter fat or thin, every shredded dried meat and every piece of fat meat is soaked in salt and soup. The shredded meat was originally twisted together, but when chewing, the meat becomes looser and more fragrant. He thought of Mo Wenyuan's Air-dried beef strips, but the taste of sausage is different from that of air-dried beef strips. After biting, the saliva becomes salty.

And the smell of fat made his ears turn into spiral propellers, the oil burst in his mouth, the aroma of pigs, spices, and salt blended together perfectly, leaving a fragrance on his lips and teeth!

Crispy rice, green vegetables, and the marinated eggs on the final decoration, each part has its own unique taste. They are like notes in a big ensemble. Without any part of the music, the music will not be formed, and when they are fused together, they will be woven into a perfect movement.

The movement danced in his mouth.

Zhong Heiyang said in a tender and gentle human voice: "It's delicious, it's delicious!" He ate so much that his eyes were full of tears!

Mo Wenyuan's eyes crooked with a smile: "Just eat it."

Yi Yading: "..."

anyone still remembers me? ? ?

It can be said to be very wronged.