Chapter 180 Bamboo Rice (3)

Where did you find the cook? Yu Jijiu stroked his beard, coughed slightly, and said, "I borrowed it from the front office."

Qiantou Yamen? All the celebrities were startled: The person in front of the Imperial College is not...

"The public kitchen of Dali Temple actually has such a cook?" one of the celebrities asked curiously, "I went to Dali Temple when I passed through Chang'an a few years ago, and the level of the cooks in the public kitchen was only mediocre. There’s no comparison!”

"Isn't it just that there is no comparison?" Another celebrity answered, "I have a friend who came to Chang'an at the beginning of the year. When he returned, he told me interesting things about the public chef of Dali Temple. He said that the public chef of Dali Temple was called Quan Jingcheng. The cook couldn't avoid it, and said that since the original chef of Dali Temple was sent away and beheaded by his own people in Dali Temple, the food has become tasteless, how come in just a few months..."

A celebrity on the side couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this: "Although it is rare to choose a cook with such skill among the people, it is not impossible. Compared with this, the cook is actually willing to join the public kitchen of Dali Temple as a cook. It’s a strange thing!”

At this point, someone squinted, took a chopstick and picked up a mouthful of Yu Jiji wine, and said: "Brother Shinan, why don't you think of a way to get people to come to the Imperial College? Being a public cook in your Imperial College is comparable to being in Dali Temple , it’s much better to deal with those Dali Temple officials who arrested people all the time!”

These words can be considered as piercing people's pain point! Yu Jijiu couldn't help but hold his forehead and sighed: "Hey! Stop talking about it! Every time I talk about this, it makes people sad!"

It was really a mistake, otherwise, Master Wen would have gone to the imperial palace's kitchen! But it didn't matter now, the Dali Temple's public chef was right in front of them, so they went to eat and took a walk before the meal.

The group of people were chatting happily, but Wang He in the other room was rare and silent. He seemed to be really hungry. After looking at the pleasing "bamboo boat", he picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of rice into his mouth. middle.

When the celebrity who came to his case specially to take a look saw it, he hurriedly asked Wang He: "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Wang He ate his rice, squinted his eyes, and uttered two words: "Not bad!"

The evaluation of "fairly acceptable" may sound a little unsatisfactory, but as an old friend for many years, I know Wang He well, and I know that the evaluation of "fairly acceptable" coming from the mouth of this great talent Wang He is not ordinary, so For him, "fair" is a very high rating.

Therefore, when he heard "It's acceptable," the friend's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at the remaining "bamboo boat" that had not yet opened its "bamboo window" and said to Wang He: "Open the remaining one and have a look! "

Wang He glanced at him sideways, and although he didn't answer him, the next moment, he stretched out his hand and opened the "bamboo window" as he said: In the bamboo boat, white rice grains and red beans interacted with each other. Mixed together, red and white intersect, it looks extremely pleasing to the eye.

"Excellent!" The celebrity just took one look and couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised, "It looks good!"

"Not only does it look good, it also smells great!" Wang He said, taking another spoonful of the bamboo tube rice mixed with red beans, dipping it into the crystal fine sugar on the small plate next to the bamboo boat and putting it into his mouth. He narrowed his eyes and said repeatedly, "Good! Excellent!"

Because it is fired in a bamboo tube, the fragrance of bamboo has already been mixed with rice grains, red beans, bacon and other items. The already fragrant and glutinous and delicious rice grains carry that unique fragrance, which makes people feel not only satisfied but also satisfied. I found it boring, but the more I ate, the more I couldn't stop eating.

Seeing Wang He putting the bamboo tube rice into his mouth one spoon after another, everyone was already salivating. They all followed Wang He's example and asked for the rice to be served first. They wanted to taste the taste of the bamboo tube rice.

Those with a salty taste prefer the salty, fresh and rich flavor of bacon, especially the aroma of meat with smoked pine branches, which makes people take spoonful after spoonful and cannot stop at all.

Those who prefer sweet food will love the crispy red bean paste paired with the soft glutinous rice mixed with the fragrance of bamboo. When dipped in fine sugar, the layer upon layer of sweet fragrance will make you want it.

It is obviously a staple food that is used to fill the stomach after eating half of the food and drinks, but it makes people want to eat more. Yu Jijiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but fortunately, although they were reluctant to part with the bamboo rice in the bamboo boat, they were still thinking about the next meal, so everyone gave up and continued to taste the dishes next to them.

Wen Mingtang was busy in the kitchen with others. Since it was a banquet dish, Wen Mingtang also made some decorations compared to the dishes from the public kitchen on weekdays.

Putting the radish flowers carved like peonies on the plate, Wen Mingtang nodded and waved his hand to the waiter beside him to bring the dish up.

By now, the main courses were almost ready. For the last dessert, Yu Jijiu chose Wen Mingtang’s mung bean cake with mint leaves and ice powder covered with rice dumplings. Wen Mingtang breathed a sigh of relief as these had been prepared in advance. , leaving the kitchen to the boys aside for the time being, and preparing to sit down in the pavilion to rest for a while.

But before she could walk into the pavilion and sit down, she heard a voice ringing behind her.

"But...but Miss Mingtang?"

The voice was a little unfamiliar, and there was some hesitation in his tone, but he still called her name accurately.

Wen Mingtang frowned. It was probably a habit born from staying in Dali Temple for so long. He instinctively thought about the people on Lishan Mountain at this time, and a name quickly appeared in his mind.

Xunzhou! The new and proud disciple that Wen Xuance took in shortly before his death turned to Wang He's disciples.

She turned around and looked at the person who came, her eyes unconsciously filled with the usual scrutiny of Lin Fei and Liu Yuan.

At eighteen or nineteen years old, the age is right!

She has a delicate appearance. Since Xunzhou's sister can win the favor of King Yu, she must be beautiful. With such a beautiful sister, my brother will probably not be ugly. The appearance is also right.

Next is the sachet hanging on his waist. The surface of the sachet is embroidered with the word "Moxiang" written in large seal script. If it was a gift from a woman, it would probably not be written in a "dignified and solemn" font such as large seal script. The embroidered characters, therefore, should be the sachets bought in Xiangzhai.

What a coincidence! There is a time-honored brand in Xiangzhai called Moxiangzhai, which seems to be very famous among literati. She has seen Wei Fu and Bai Zhu wearing Moxiangzhai's sachets, and Moxiangzhai's head office is located there. It is Shuozhou, and it is the most famous in Shuozhou.

With a quick glance, the young man with a slightly excited look in front of him could match Xunzhou. It seemed that he was probably that Xunzhou.

The excited Xunzhou was shocked when he met Wen Mingtang's scrutinizing gaze. He suddenly thought that he was facing an official from Dali Temple. He was about to explain his identity when he heard Wen Mingtang speak: "Xunzhou?"

Xunzhou, who no longer had to explain his identity: "..."

After a moment of silence, he nodded and said "yes". Although he was happy that the girl in front of him didn't hate him for switching to Wang He, he still felt uncomfortable looking at her with such a scrutinizing gaze.

"Since you were able to find me here, you must have asked about me." Compared to Xunzhou's discomfort, the girl's reaction was ordinary. She looked at Xunzhou in front of her and said calmly, "When you know that I will I was released from the palace not long ago and I don’t know anything about my father. So, why are you here to find me?”