Chapter 80 Pickled Fish (3)

He hurriedly took the bowl of pickled fish and found a nearby seat to sit down. Liu Yuan couldn't wait to stretch out his chopsticks to pick up the fish fillets.

There are almost no bones on the extremely thin slices of fish. When you put it into your mouth, it is broken into pieces with a slight sip. The meat is extremely smooth and tender. There is no fishy smell in the fish slices soaked in the soup, leaving only the unique freshness of the fish. taste. The fresh fish is mixed with the spicy and sour soup, and the sour, refreshing, spicy and fresh flavors are blended together. Not only is the dish poured with hot oil not greasy at all, but it is surprisingly appetizing.

After swallowing the tender and delicious fish fillet in one bite, Liu Yuan's chopsticks reached for the side dishes at the bottom: the fungus was crispy, the mushrooms were delicious, and they were wrapped in the spicy and sour soup. Several kinds of umami flavors were combined. , the flavors are layered and rich to the extreme.

The most surprising thing among them is the sauerkraut, which originally looked ordinary and was only used as a side dish with porridge. He had eaten the sauerkraut served at Zhuangzi, and it tasted good, but the ones he tasted on weekdays were far less amazing than the bowl of pickled fish with fish. It seems that Master Wen has specially added ingredients and stir-fried it. The sour aroma has a different kind of deliciousness. A mouthful of sauerkraut paired with a big mouthful of rice is really incomparable when used as a meal.

Liu Yuan ate hard, and one bowl of rice was still not enough. He walked twice, and when he added the third bowl, the glutinous rice balls glanced at his bulging belly through his clothes, and said: "Liu Sicheng , it’s almost night, I’m afraid I’ll accumulate food if I eat too much.”

Liu Yuan: "..."

Can you blame him? Isn’t it because the bowl of pickled fish is too appetizing?

However, although he felt that he was not fully satisfied, it was indeed not advisable to eat too much at night. Liu Yuan did not ask for a third bowl of rice, but returned to his bowl of pickled fish, picked up the pickled fish with only some soup left, and poured out the soup. After drinking it all in one gulp, he licked his lips and left.

Looking at the empty rice bucket on hand, Tangyuan couldn't help but said: "If we continue to eat like this, everyone in Dali Temple will probably gain five or ten pounds."

Wen Mingtang: "..."

After enjoying the meal, Ji Caimai, who was picking his teeth at the side, paused when he heard this, as if he had not remembered this until now. He reached out and touched his bulging belly. He was silent for a moment, then turned and left.

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Early the next morning, Wen Mingtang looked at Ji Caimai when he saw that the ingredients were much smaller than usual.

Ji Caimai said: "I've eaten a lot these days, and occasionally I need to change my appetite, so I'll make porridge and serve it with steamed buns!"

Today’s breakfast at Dali Temple is mushroom and pork porridge with steamed buns. It is really a rare breakfast that everyone knows.

However, even if it is the same breakfast, I don't know if it is due to psychology, but I always feel that the pork cooked by Master Wen seems to be more delicious than the pork cooked by others, and the pork meat is also more tender!

After eating the morning meal, Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu went out.

When the morning meal time passed, Wen Mingtang handed over the kitchen to Master Sun, who took over lunch, and went back to the small courtyard to make sauces.

Whether it's bean paste, sweet noodle paste, soybean paste or plum paste, she has almost used all the sauces she brought from the palace, and it's time to prepare some.

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After running around for a day, it was already sunset. Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu rushed back to Dali Temple and ate a bowl of ice powder distributed by Dali Temple before going to see Lin Fei.

When he saw Lin Fei, he saw Zhao You holding a soft sword in his hand and showing it to Lin Fei.

"Lin Shaoqing, what do you think?"

Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu looked at the slightly modified soft sword: compared with the previous one, the biggest difference is probably the gem that was dug out.

Lin Fei took the soft sword, weighed it briefly in his hand, said "hmm", put the soft sword aside, and then looked at Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu who came in.

The two of them were shocked by the sight, and quickly handed over the files in their hands, and then started talking.

"Lin Shaoqing, we found it! In addition to her daily opera performances, family banquets, and visitors, Mrs. Zhou once served porridge outside the city more than a year ago." Liu Yuan said, "Huaishan County Prince's Palace has always had a good reputation. It seems that he has done a lot of charity work such as giving out porridge. More than a year ago, that is, before Fuzi started to find an opera troupe to sing, a little beggar starved to death in a temple outside the city. Mrs. Zhou came forward and gave him three meals in a row. Mrs. Zhou showed up in person when we were giving porridge on those three days."

A powerful person like Mrs. Zhou would not appear in front of others easily. They had lived peacefully together for so many years, but something happened at that time. It was most likely that someone looked at her when she showed up.

But...why is it that the Prince of Huaishan and his family, who are out and about every day, are fine when they show up, but something goes wrong when Mrs. Zhou shows up?

Lin Fei took out four chess pieces from the chess set on the corner of the table and put them on the table, and said: "A couple with the same child died in place of the Huaishan County Prince and his family. The couple replaced the Huaishan County Prince and his wife, and the child replaced each other." Li Zhao is fashionable in his infancy," he said, pushing three of them aside, pointing to the only remaining chess piece, and said, "No one can replace the remaining one."

An accident must have occurred when the Prince of Huaishan County and his family took a detour to Salt Lake City, and the replacement was a last-minute idea. Naturally, most of the escorts that ordinary people bring with them when traveling are in their prime. For example, the steward and his wife in the Song Dynasty brought an infant child with them. Perhaps it was because the child was too young to be separated from others. But if this family had another purpose in going to Salt Lake City, they would not bring an elderly person with mobility issues.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhou herself is very likely to be irreplaceable.

Lin Fei picked up the remaining chess piece, held it in his hand, and said, "At that time, Mrs. Zhou thought that she and the two of them had gone to another place with their infant Fuzi. Then, I don't know what happened, something happened. , the couple died, Fuzi was also considered dead, only Mrs. Zhou saved her life."

In this way, some things will make sense.

Can……

"If it is just an ordinary matter for a servant to take over, what will happen to Mrs. Zhou even if she is alive?" Bai Zhu frowned and said, "Even if his personal ethics are lacking, how can he and his family not be harmed? Why does Mrs. Zhou Will he die of a sudden heart attack?"

What did the Huaishan County Prince and his family do back then? What secret is being kept hidden?

Lin Fei lowered his eyes and stared at the file for a moment, then suddenly pulled out a piece of paper from the corner of the table, then pointed to the names of the people on the paper and asked Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu: "These retired Salt Lake City residents How are veterans doing now?"

The two of them were startled when they heard it, and Liu Yuan instinctively replied: "They all live in the third street and nine lanes in the west of the city. They are ordinary people and not too wealthy. Two of them still have old injuries on their bodies, and their lives are particularly tight. bar……"

When Lin Fei heard this, he interrupted him: "Giving porridge outside the city. Will those two people who live a tight life go to pick up porridge outside the city?"

The two of them suddenly understood what Lin Fei meant: "So, it is very possible that those two veterans met Mrs. Zhou more than a year ago?"

Lin Fei was noncommittal, and no matter how accurate the guess was, evidence was needed to prove it.

"Go and find them quickly!" Lin Fei said this, paused, and then said, "I also want to ask where the old injuries on the two veterans came from?"

I have an assignment today that I need to write first. The next chapter may be late, or it may have to wait until tomorrow.