Datang First Chef

Chapter 98

A narrow aqua-blue belt strangled Yingying's unbearable waist. Under the white-haired cloak, Qin Weilan wore light-colored thick clothes.It stands to reason that in the cold winter, people would like to wear layers of clothes on their bodies. If they wear too much, they will inevitably become bloated, but the girl in front of her is not like this. Her palm-sized face is embedded in white velvet, which makes her face smaller and more beautiful. In addition, the color is fair, and it looks like a fairy.

The last time I saw Qin Weilan, Mo Wenyuan felt that this girl was slightly sensual, but she was still fair and cute, but today when he saw the fairy-like figure who had successfully lost weight, he said in his heart: How fat did she eat before!

The difference of one or two catties can only be seen by myself, but when it rises to ten catties or twenty catties, everyone can see it.

Hey, the girl from the Qin family has great perseverance.

Qin Weilan greeted: "Mo Dalang, there are some delicious foods." She is so majestic and arrogant, she is so tall and wants to eat even if it doesn't matter.

Mo Wenyuan said: "Coincidentally, I just came back from carrying fish with Wei Lang, and they are all very fresh. How about making a whole fish feast for the girl?"

Qin Weilan looked distressed: "Fish?" She really didn't want to eat fish.

"I've eaten a lot of fruits and vegetables these days, and I've never touched oil. I just want to eat something with a strong oily taste." I mean it."

Mo Wenyuan: "..."

If you eat like this, you will gain weight soon.

……

Qin Weilan is a girl, and she ate in a private room with her elder brother. She wanted to eat too much, and even Qin Weishan was frightened. In the end, she always ordered a table, and the main dish was grilled fish.

The fish is herring, which is very big. According to modern conversion units, it weighs about five kilograms. The iron plate holding the fish is made into a square shape with raised edges to lock the soup. The soup is bright red. There are not only fish marinade, but also bean sprouts, cabbage, duck blood luncheon meat and so on.

Before grilling, the gigantic herring was split in half with superb skills. Except for a big bone in the center, the internal organs of the small thorns were all removed, and then it was covered with an oil net. Fit snugly together.

During the grilling process, the herring was turned over, and both the front and the back of the fish skin were burnt.

Mo Wenyuan made it, and the diners were not dissatisfied. This dish is really just old wine in a new bottle. It is improved on the basis of broiled fish, but just right, the surface of the herring is covered and penetrated into the surface of the meat texture. Lard, as well as sliced ​​vegetables soaked in red meat soup, perfectly meet the requirements of salad essence.

She wants to feel the taste of meat, and she can feel it!

Qin Weishan is a big fish businessman, so he can see more and more profound things through this fish, no longer playful as before, his eyes are very sharp, the length and width of the fish, the elasticity of the fish skin, and the firmness of the meat , a pair of naked eyes, and a pair of chopsticks that can be poked on the fish can be judged.

"A five-kilogram herring is two winters old?" Mo Wenyuan and Wei Wen happened to walk into the room, and the former said, "It's not two winters old." Mo Yue was half a year away.

Qin Weishan said firmly: "This fish must not be caught from the river." He said, "However, there are few merchants in the south of the Yangtze River who have such strength, and my family is very difficult." Fish in the Tang Dynasty Smaller than the modern ones, plus time and other factors, the average fish weighs about two to three catties, not to mention that he just heard from fishermen a few days ago that this year's herring is not growing well.

Wei Wen knew where the fish came from, but he didn't say anything, just waiting for Mo Wenyuan to speak.

Mo Wenyuan said: "These fish are all caught in the pond I dug."

Pond fish?Qin Weishan's eyes are wide open, he has heard the truth first and then, and he has a specialization in the art. He is not a professional fisherman, but his theoretical knowledge of fishery is no less than that of a fisherman. People have raised fish since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but after thousands of years, fish farmers The technology has not been fundamentally developed and is still very rough.In addition, there are quite a lot of differences between the south and the north. There are many rivers in the south, and there is no shortage of fish. Under normal circumstances, only people in the north dig ponds to raise fish, and the production is only self-sufficient.

"The fish in the pond are better than the fish in the river?"

"Not necessarily, my way of raising pond fish is quite different from that of ordinary people." He scratched his cheek behind him and said, "It's not a big deal, Qin Lang wants to come and see it?"

Qin Weishan opened his eyes wide and said, "Come and see? It's not good." He thought to himself that Mo Wenyuan's breeding method should have some other mystery, and he directly invited him to watch it. Did he trust him too much, or... …

Mo Wenyuan said: "It's not something that people don't know. I just tried to raise it first, and the effect is outstanding now. I want to dedicate it to the Holy One soon." There are many places in the north and other places where fish can be farmed, and the area in the south of the Yangtze River wants to benefit more."

Speaking of dedicating to the Holy One, Qin Weishan knew that his breeding method was by no means a trivial matter. When he thought about it, he was really curious and wanted to learn a thing or two from it, so he said to Mo Wenyuan: "If Dalang doesn't care much Get in the way, take me to have a look."

"It's time to watch it after eating. Now the night is coming later than winter, and it's just an hour and a half to call back and forth."

Qin Weilan didn't go with them, she just lay down on the chair with her stomach full after eating, and said that it would be fine for the maid to go home with her, brother just go with Mo Dalang.

Mo Wenyuan saw this woman who practiced the weight loss system and ate grass for many days, and said: "If a girl wants to keep her body shape, just drink a few cups of tea before meals." Using water without energy to support the stomach is a way to lose weight that kills two birds with one stone.

After hearing this, Qin Weilan repeatedly said it was a good match, and took Mo Wenyuan's words as an imperial decree.

……

After more than a year of operation, Mo Wenyuan's fish pond is no longer what it was at the beginning. In addition to the vibrant big lake in the center, he also worked together with the big black sheep to clean up the surrounding areas, planted many mulberry trees, and Several small fish ponds were dug.

Anyone who has studied geography in junior high school has always heard the name of the mulberry fish pond.Mulberry fish pond is an efficient agricultural method of digging deep fish ponds, raising the base field, planting mulberry at the pond base, and raising fish in the pond to make full use of the land in the Pearl River Delta region of my country. It can combine silkworm farming and fish farming Two in one.

When getting out of the car, Qin Weishan's eyes almost popped out of the frame. In his impression, Mo Wenyuan's pond should be silent and elegant, much larger than the "half-acre Fangtang Yijiankai". In the past, the surface of the lake should have been flat, sparkling, and occasionally fish broke the calm of the lake and jumped out.

The scene in front of him was completely different from what he had imagined. The pond he saw was huge, and even though the density of fish was high, he didn't worry about whether they would not have enough to eat, nor did he worry that they would not have a comfortable environment to rest.

Around the pond, mulberry trees are planted, and the mulberry trees surround the pond airtightly, like a natural barrier.Behind the mulberry tree is a fish pond, which is different from the big fish pond dug at the beginning, and the area is slightly smaller. This is newly dug by Mo Wenyuan after he built the mulberry fish pond. There are more than ten or twenty similar ponds.

The mulberry trees and ponds are criss-crossed, like pawns scattered on a chessboard. If you can look down on the field, you can see the overlapping of emerald green and light-colored ponds.

Qin Weishan stammered, he didn't know whether he was shocked by the scene in front of him, or because he couldn't understand Mo Wenyuan's behavior, he said, "Why are you planting mulberry trees around the pond?"

Since ancient times, China has had the activities of planting mulberry, feeding silkworms, and weaving silk. At the beginning, it was to collect and utilize wild silkworms. A method capable of controlling the differentiation time of the silkworm.In the Tang Dynasty, this method was further developed, and quite a few people in the south of the Yangtze River lived by raising silkworms and silk.

Therefore, Qin Weishan can recognize that the trees here are all mulberry trees.

Mo Wenyuan said with a smile: "Although my family started with cooking and food, there are other livelihoods. For example, silkworm rearing. I hired many skilled hands to do it. When weaving into silk, I can sell it at a good price."

Qin Ulsan: No, I didn’t mean that...

I am more interested in knowing why mulberry trees are planted by the pond...

Mo Wenyuan didn't tease him either, and gave a serious explanation after a narrow smile: "I read ancient books, and there is a saying in the book that silkworm excrement can raise fish." The so-called silkworm excrement is the feces of silkworms, which is very good for pond fish. Feed, in addition to silkworm cocoon reeling, silkworm chrysalis, and silk reeling waste water are also good materials for fish farming, and the silt in fish ponds is good fertilizer, which can be used to fertilize mulberry trees.

He carefully and comprehensively explained the relationship between raising mulberries and raising fish. It is for these reasons that he can obtain so many excellent ingredients without careful and proper care of the fish.

Qin Weishan was even more surprised. If he was staring at him originally, then his expression now has reached the point of funny, with question marks all over his face, as if he was saying to Mo Wenyuan: How can you tell me?How could you tell me so bluntly?Are you not defensive?

Seeing his expression, Mo Wenyuan couldn't help laughing. He thought he was a person with a good sense of humor, but his friend's expression was so gorgeous that he didn't know what to say.

The Big Black Sheep’s thinking was completely different from Mo Wenyuan’s. He stared at Qin Weishan with unkind eyes, and even made a threatening voice, but his threatening voice was so gentle that the person involved didn’t hear it at all.

Big Black Sheep: What look in your eyes!look again!Look again and I will eat you up!

Very Wangzai milk type threat.

"Don't look at me like that, of course I know it's supposed to be a secret." Mo Wenyuan stretched out his hand and scratched his face, "But as I said before, this method is intended to be dedicated to the Holy One, and it will be popular among farmers sooner or later. Popularity, it’s not a big deal to tell you first.” He added, “It’s better to say that if you tell others, I will be happier.”

After listening to Mo Wenyuan's words, Qin Weishan became more and more helpless. He couldn't help but wiped his face with his hand, trying to wake himself up, and after a long while muttered, "Mo Dalang, you are really a fairy."

I am afraid that only people like Shennong can teach the people without asking for anything in return, right?

……

Li Xiyu received a letter from Mo Wenyuan.

The official position of his long history is extremely secure. In recent years, the weather in Huaiyang area has been smooth and the people are happy, so there is no big deal.So peaceful and peaceful, when he received Mo Wenyuan's letter, he read it dozens of times and treated it strictly, so it is not difficult to understand.

Li Xiyu pondered for a while, and went directly to Mo Wenyuan to see the new agricultural model he proposed. Seeing the fat mulberry leaves and the big fish in the fish pond, he let out a long sigh.

This sigh was not dissatisfaction, but full of respect. He said solemnly: "I will definitely tell the sage about this method."

"So, thank you Li Changshi."

Because of the principle, how to operate, and the results of the mulberry fish pond, Mo Wenyuan recorded everything in detail, and even accompanied it with explanatory pictures. Li Xiyu's work is very easy, as long as the attached letter Sealed to show that what Mo Wenyuan said is true.

The letter was transmitted through the official route, and it was placed on the sage's desk for more than ten days. In the past two years, Li Shimin has grown older and has shown signs of fatigue. Officer, let him start promoting.

I think it won't be long before the policy of mulberry fish ponds will be spread all over the south.

……

Besides, Chang'e Guanyin Bodhisattva and others, after finishing the purse, Guanyin Bodhisattva was temporarily purified, and finally no one chattered in his ears, saying, "Let's go with Mo Xiaoyuan."

In the morning, I got up from the hard bed in the Sengliao, feeling quite refreshed, thinking that I had disturbed Fairy Chang'e a lot before, so I happily went to Li Sanniang's restaurant, bought some recently popular beauty and food, and wanted to send God to reward Fairy Chang'e.

I don't know when, there has been a new tradition in the heavenly world. If you give gifts when you meet people, it is more dignified to use delicious food from the human world.

Chang'e lives in the Guanghan Palace, also known as the Moon Palace, which is a palace built by the gods of the upper realm for the fairy Chang'e, standing on the moon.The Bodhisattva was walking on the moon, and he saw that the surroundings were deserted and deserted. There were no flowers, green trees, pines, cypresses and green bamboos. There was only one osmanthus tree leaning on it. There was a sound of "哐——" and "哐——".

This scene should have been lonely, even a little empty, but in the overwhelming silence, the Bodhisattva caught the tail of the noise, and his sensitive ears allowed him to hear the rustling sound, which seemed to be It came from Guanghan Palace.

He thought to himself: Could it be that someone visited Guanghan Palace today?

Fortunately, he brought enough beauty and food, not enough for two or three fairies to finish, otherwise it would be embarrassing to rush there.

After entering the palace, Guanyin Bodhisattva broke into a cold sweat again. There were more than ten female fairies in the palace than he thought. Flowers, colorful.

When the shining eyes of the fairies fell on him, the Bodhisattva didn't feel very honored. On the contrary, he was sweating coldly, like a poor monk who fell into the Pansi Cave and was about to be captured by a beautiful banshee. It's a big deal.

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is here..."

"Since it's him, don't you know more?"

"The mortal Mo Dalang..."

"Don't talk about the mortal world, with Mo Dalang's achievements, I'm afraid he can become a fairy after death."

"Since I can become a fairy, wouldn't the restaurants open to the heavens?"

"It's so good..."

"No, no, no, think about that Taotie, if Chang'e is right..."

Guanyin Bodhisattva pricked up his ears to listen to the babbling words of the female fairies, but after hearing "open Li Sanniang's restaurant to the sky", his expression cracked, his fair face was like a shattered mirror. It's not as calm as before.

The gushing resentment flowed to and fro in his heart, he said in his heart: Everyone, do you still remember that you are the immortal of Bigu, didn't you just open the restaurant to the heaven, and even attracted you to gather together?

He is also one of the people who completely forgot to indulge in delicious food in the human world.

Chang'e, who was surrounded by the crowd, still maintained a calm appearance, holding up her white neck, like an elegant crane fluttering its wings to fly. Chang'e, wait for her words.

Chang'e had asked about Mo Wenyuan's relationship with the big black sheep when she was in the human world, and she was prevaricated by Guanyin Bodhisattva, but she obviously refused to let it go, so this time the question was more straightforward, and the words were not elegant at all.

"Bodhisattva, don't gossip about others, tell me, can Mo Dalang and Taotie get along?"

Guanyin Bodhisattva let out a series of earth-shattering coughs: "What, what is good?" Is this what you, a tall and cold fairy, should say?

It's a pity that Chang'e is completely different from her appearance. She is very talented as an explorer, possesses keen insight, and has the insight to deduce theories from countless formulas: "I heard rumors that Chang'an Mo Dalang was the same There is an affair with a female fairy in the sky, at that time I thought that if this person exists, I am afraid that it is not a female fairy, but a male fairy is also very likely."

"I've seen the Taotie human figure before. It's beautiful, and Rao's fairies are as delicate and beautiful as spring flowers, but they can't surpass him."

"Looking at his attitude, he has a lot of heart for Mo Dalang, and he is willing to be a purse to please the person he loves. I think there must be an inexplicable connection with Mo Dalang."

Chang'e stared at Guanyin Bodhisattva with sharp eyes, forcing him to retreat again and again, cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Guanyin Bodhisattva: Do you want to say it?

……

The urban layout of Huaiyang City also followed the consistent Lifang system of the Tang Dynasty. The comprehensive staggered walls divided various areas, such as commercial areas, residential areas, and handicraft areas.

This layout is the general system of important state cities with governors and envoys stationed in the Tang Dynasty, which is convenient for management and clear at a glance.

Mo Wenyuan took the big black sheep to the business district. This district was not far from his family's restaurant. The restaurant was full of merchants traveling from all over the place, and local people were relatively rare.

High and low bungalows are clustered on both sides of the street. Compared with the strictly regulated capital city, there are slightly more small second floors here. The walls are white or khaki, while the roof tiles are red. Through the open windows , it seems to be able to see busy guys, or piles of goods in the room.

The businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, whether they are stationed in the local area for a long time or occasionally stop by, all know Mo Wenyuan. When they saw him coming, they all waved and greeted him, and even the handsome young lady plucked up her courage and said: "Mo Dalang, come in!" Sit down?"

It was warm spring at this time, the sun was shining obliquely on the girl's clothes, and the jet-black hair became more shiny after the sunlight refracted.There was even a warm and shy smile on her face, and a light red filled the girl's cheeks, just like a budding flower.

However, before Mo Wenyuan could even look at it, the big black sheep beside him turned into lemon essence, ahh, it bit on Mo Wenyuan's clothes, showing his presence.

In the past, the big black sheep was ignorant about the relationship between men and women. Even though he heard that Mo Wenyuan was getting married, he was jealous, but he didn't dare to tell him. He could only talk to the Bodhisattva by himself, and poured out the turbulent emotions in his heart to the tree hole However, ever since Mo Wenyuan wore a small purse, he seemed to have suddenly gained confidence and dared to express his opinion in front of the person involved.

Just like now, he tried his best to pull the hem of his robe, trying to pull him away from where he was, at least to keep him away from the girl who showed admiration.

What else could Mo Wenyuan do, he just smiled at the girl and walked away quickly, lest the sour lemon would become more sour.

The big black sheep bleated a few times full of jealousy: That girl looks mediocre, far from me.

Mo Wenyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he said that mediocre looks are definitely not considered, the girl is a delicate beauty, well-known in the commercial area, many men from other families go to her house to buy things just to see the girl, so there is absolutely no sheep to say so miserable.

But he is also a transparent person, why the sheep would say that Mo Wenyuan knew it well, and he had made up his mind before, to obey the subconscious thoughts and respond to the sheep's emotions, so naturally he would not be half-hearted, so he comforted him: "Yes Yes, how can the description of that girl be more beautiful than yours?"

The sheep is like a triumphant general who has won a battle, and he is happy with his head raised.

Mo Wenyuan came to the business district this time to visit the rice shop. It stands to reason that his family has a rice field, and the rice used in the shop can be self-sufficient, but his pursuit is farther away. If the rice is not enough, it must be edible and delicious. , The rice store I visited this time was opened by a grain merchant who traveled far and wide, not only had rice from all over the country, but even rice from Tianzhu, Annam, and Siam.

Annan’s name in later generations is Vietnam, while Siam is Thailand. These two places are well-known rice producing countries in modern times. The former has a large output, while the latter’s rice is of good quality, like the Thai fragrant rice that many people know. It is famous all over the world for its fragrant glutinous taste and unique pandanus fragrance.

Even in the Tang Dynasty, Thai basmati rice had already demonstrated its amazing power in later generations. There were fried rice and other foods in restaurants, which were often fried with Siamese rice.

The owner of the rice store saw Mo Wenyuan, and greeted him skillfully: "Today, there is new rice in the store, and it is from the Huan Kingdom. Dalang should buy it and try it."

Ring Kingdom?Mo Wenyuan managed to pull this place name out of his mind. Huan Guoguo and Linyi refer to the same place, which corresponds to the place in his mind, which is Zhancheng.

Champa rice, could it be the Champa rice that later generations said?

Hearing what the owner of the rice shop said, the people beside him interrupted quickly: "Why do you deceive Mo Dalang? The Annan people are not yet civilized. Even farming is like a savage, with rough hands and feet. It is said that the rice in that field is just sprinkled with seeds. In the land, they don't know how to turn the soil, sow, water and fertilize, so that the rice grains are small and rough in taste, why did you sell it to Mo Dalang?"

The man smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to speak.

But when Mo Wenyuan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said to the rice shop: "Give me a bag of this rice first, if you have any seeds, if you have some, help me get some."

"There are seeds, but not many." The merchant said, "Darang, you can think about it, this rice doesn't look very tasty."

Mo Wenyuan said: "It's nothing, I'm not going to use it for food." He bought it for other purposes.

……

When the big black sheep returned to Li Sanniang's restaurant with a bag of rice on its back, Mo Wenyuan, who was also on him, found a handsome monkey sitting in front of the hall, eating in the restaurant. Busy with the affairs in hand, while the other guests watched quietly from the corner of their eyes, cherishing the rare opportunity.

The customers in the store have already known that if they eat in the restaurant, they must meet the world-famous gods.

Mo Wenyuan just unloaded the rice and went to Sun Wukong and asked, "What is the purpose of the great sage here?"

Sun Wukong put down his chopsticks and said slowly, "I'm here to tell you something." His voice was not loud, only the people at this table could hear him.

"Heavenly Fairy, I know the relationship between you and the sheep, and you are making a fuss right now."